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C A R O L M A N N A G E N CY 55 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10003 (212) 206-5635 FAX (212) 675-4809 [email protected] Translation rights controlled by CMA RIGHTS LIST (As of 10/5/16) Highlights 2 Business/Investing/Finance 4 Fiction 8 Health 10 History/Politics/Current Affairs 12 Humor/Pop Culture/Activity 20 Memoir and Biography 21 Relationships/Parenting/Advice 26 Science and Technology 30 Spirituality and Religion 32 General Nonfiction 34 Please note ● Carol Mann Agency (CMA) controls film/television rights for all projects ● Audio rights controlled by publisher, unless otherwise indicated 1 Highlights Paul Auster’s greatest, most heartbreaking and satisfying novel―a sweeping and surprising story of birthright and possibility, of love and of life itself: a masterpiece. Nearly two weeks early, on March 3, 1947, in the maternity ward of Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the one and only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson’s life will take four simultaneous and independent fictional paths. Four identical Fergusons made of the same DNA, four boys who are the same boy, go on to lead four parallel and entirely different lives. Family fortunes diverge. Athletic skills and sex lives and friendships and intellectual passions contrast. Each Henry Holt Ferguson falls under the spell of the magnificent Amy January 31st 2017 Schneiderman, yet each Amy and each Ferguson have a relationship like no other. Meanwhile, readers will take in each Ferguson’s pleasures and ache from each Ferguson’s pains, as the mortal plot of each Ferguson’s life rushes on. As inventive and dexterously constructed as anything Paul Auster has ever written, yet with a passion for realism and a great tenderness and fierce attachment to history and to life itself that readers have never seen from Auster before. 4 3 2 1 is a marvelous and unforgettably affecting tour de force. ENZO FERARRI: THE MAN, THE CARS, THE RACES, THE MACHINE–Brock Yates Brock Yates’ 1991 biography of Italian auto titan, Enzo Ferarri will be updated and published as a movie tie in to coincide with the upcoming movie directed by Michael Mann. To his legion of admirers, Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) was a genius who personally created marvelous cars of advanced design. But as Car and Driver columnist Yates points out in this captivating, demythologizing biography, none of Ferrari's racing cars "was a glittering example of daring technology," and he had almost no hand in the Random House U.S. making of the later road cars that bore his name. Penguin UK 2 Revealed as a hot-tempered megalomaniac given to loud 2018 belching and countless amorous conquests, Ferrari fathered an illegitimate child and led a shadowy second Rights sold: life as a respite from the "simmering hatred" of his marriage. He portrayed himself as a loyal "motorized Chinese knight-errant," defending Italy's national honor, but in Italian Yates's esimate he was interested solely in winning races Czech and sometimes pushed his drivers to dangerous extremes. Danish Yates deftly records the carnage of major races, business Ukrainian wheeling and dealing, and the political dimensions of motor racing from the pre-WW II Rome-Berlin Axis to today's ribbon-waving nationalism. Photos. IMPERFECT SOLO—Steven Sidley This is a literary novel set in California about Meyer, a middle-aged man adrift in anxiety, ill-fortune and comic mishap, caught in the netherworld between the reckless optimism of youth and the resignation of age and buffeted by the existential and prosaic concerns that modern life in Los Angeles inflicts. At once funny, intellectually probing, and poignant, Imperfect Solo follows the flailing and hapless Meyer as he seeks hope and redemption while his world unravels around him. Steven Sidley has won and been shortlisted for South African and French literary awards and this novel caused a sensation when published in France earlier this year: Elle wrote “if you Skyhorse like Philip Roth you’ll love Steven Sidley.” Fall 2017 Steven Sidley’s next novel, MICROPHONE, has so far Audio: CMA sold in France and South Africa. Rights sold: The protagonist, Max Lurie, is a provocative podcaster UK living in Los Angeles; his navel-gazing and often France shocking podcasts about his life have become a runaway South Africa success. But his embellishments and inventions have started to leak into his real life. As Max tries to navigate the gray areas between fact and fiction, things begin to spin out of control. Microphone takes a deep and richly entertaining dive into the worlds we imagine for ourselves and the lives we actually live. 3 Business/Investing/Finance ZOMBIE LOYALISTS: Using Great Service to Create Rabid Fans - Peter Shankman Marketing and PR expert and author of NICE COMPANIES FINISH FIRST, Peter Shankman has been working with the biggest companies in the world to create what he calls “Zombie Loyalists,” fervent fans that help companies massively increase their customer base, brand awareness, and most importantly, revenue. After all, why should you have to tell the world how amazing you are if you can have your existing customers do it for you? Imagine an army of customers who will do your public relations, marketing and advertising, without being asked, each and every time they give you their money. These are Zombie Loyalists. They are ready to buy what you sell, respond to your email offers and demand that their friends to do the same. Palgrave Macmillan January 2015 PDF Available THE LENOVO WAY—Gina Qiao and Yolanda Conyers Lenovo executives Gina Qiao and Yolanda Conyers explain what it truly means to “go-global,” showing how China- and US-based Lenovo grew to be the top manufacturer of PCs in the world, rapidly growing in the mobile space and leading a globally diverse workforce. THE LENOVO WAY balances both the human and business impact of diversity and cross- cultural management in a narrative that is as relatable as it is engaging and no other book has chronicled life as a global ex- patriot from both a Chinese and Western perspective. Told within the context of one of the most important technology mergers of the past decade, the book will appeal to business McGraw Hill leaders and professionals around the world, as well as general August 2014 readers who will be touched by its unique family perspective. PDF available Today, Lenovo is a US$34 billion personal technology company and the world's largest PC vendor with more than Rights sold: 33,000 employees in more than 60 countries serving customers in more than 160 countries. A global Fortune 500 company, Indonesian Lenovo have headquarters in Beijing, China and Morrisville, Chinese North Carolina, U.S.; major research centers in Yokohama, Russian Japan; Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Shenzhen, China and manufacturing around the world from Greensboro, North Carolina and Monterrey, Mexico to India, China and Brazil. 4 "If you want to grow your business and turn global opportunity into reality, read The Lenovo Way. From the new generation of female leadership, this book shares important business lessons for a global world."-- CAROL EVANS, President, Working Mother Media "The Lenovo Way is a must read for leaders who are seeking to apply global leadership attributes in a dynamic global marketplace. Read it!" -- RONALD C. PARKER, President and CEO, the Executive LeadershipCouncil & Foundation; former SVP of HR and Chief Global Diversity Officer, PepsiCo "Through vivid storytelling and filled with practical takeaways, The Lenovo Way shows, step by step, how this nimble company has become such a global player--and how their innovative team is on the cutting edge of best business practices." -- DAVE DUFFIELD, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Workday Foreign rights sold: Simplified Chinese (Beijing Huazhang Graphics And Information Co.) SECRETS OF BREAKING INTO THE FILM & TV BUSINESS—Dean Silvers Dean Silvers has helped many of today's most notable actors and filmmakers break into, and advance their careers in the entertainment industry. And as a successful, award-winning director, writer, producer, lawyer, distributor, he has seen and done it all. Silvers shows readers how to get into the film/television industry using his tried and true “three step method” and how to use the new media environment to their advantage. This is a must read for any filmmaker, actor, producer, writer, editor, and director who wants to know how to gain access to the entertainment industry. HarperCollins Dean Silvers, J.D., M.S., PhD., is an award winning producer, March 2014 director, writer, and entertainment attorney of many successful feature films, television shows, short films, and commercials. PDF available His films have made millions of dollars worldwide, and starred such actors as Ben Stiller, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore, Alan Alda, and others. 5 GENDER INTELLIGENCE—Barbara Annis and Keith Merron Barbara Annis and Keith Merron, in partnership with Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In Foundation, contend that the only way to achieve gender equality is by moving beyond arguments based on politics and fairness and building an economic business case for gender diversity. Barbara Annis is also the co-author (with John Gray) of the international bestseller WORK WITH ME: The 8 Blind Spots Between Men and Women in Business, which has sold internationally in 14 territories (see page 11 for more details). She is a world-renowned expert on Gender Intelligence and Inclusive Leadership and is the founder and CEO of Barbara Harper Business Annis & Associates, Inc, which has facilitated over 8,000 May 2014 corporate workshops, keynotes, and executive coaching sessions around world.