TRANSLATION RIGHTS LIST NON-FICTION SEPTEMBER 2021 O U R I M P R I N T S 2 T H E R I G H T S T E A M Kate Hibbert Rights Director US, worldwide Spanish and Catalan, Portugal, Far East, the Netherlands, Flemish Belgium, and the Indian Subcontinent [email protected] AndyHine Rights Director Brazil, Germany, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia and the Baltic States [email protected] Sarah Birdsey Rights Manager France, Greece, Turkey, Hebrew and Arabic rights, and all of Eastern Europe except Poland. [email protected] Ruth Case-Green Rights Executive [email protected] Jessica Callaghan Rights Assistant [email protected] 3 C O N T E N T S General 5 Highlights HUMAN FRONTIERS (page 5) IN TWO MINDS (page 6) History 10 Music 14 Highlights A LIKELY LAD (page 14) Memoir & Biography 15 Health, Self-Help & PopularPsychology 17 Parenting 21 Food & Cookery 23 Mind, Body & Spirit 25 A Brief HistoryOf… 27 Overcoming series 28 Workbooks 29 Titles in CAPITALS are published by Little, Brown, titles in Italics are not. 4 G e n e r a l n o n - f i c t i o n A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship WHEN THERE with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the 21st century. Birds are a joy and solace in troubled times, as well as a WERE BIRDS reminder of past experiences and a symbol of hope for the future. For centuries, they were also seen as a source of food, feathers and even fuel, and being so numerous, many were Roy and Lesley persecuted as pests. When There Were Birds is a social history of Britain that charts the complex connections between people Adkins and birds, set against a background of changes in the landscape and evolving tastes, beliefs and behaviour. Birds were once key elements of the nation's history, traditions and sports, and this November 2021 gave rise to a rich legacy of literature, language and myths. Little, Brown No other group of animals has had such a complex and lengthy Natural History relationship with humankind. Birds have been kept in cages as 512pp pets, taught to speak and displayed as trophies. More practically, they have been used to tell the time, predict the weather, foretell marriages, provide unlikely cures for ailments, ROY and LESLEY ADKINS are husband-and-wife historians and convey messages and warn of poisonous gases. authors of widely acclaimed books on naval and social history, including Jack Tar, Trafalgar, The War for All the Oceans and Although very familiar, birds have often seemed strange, Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England, which have been sinister and alarming. With their ability to fly, they bridged the translated into seventeen languages. They are Fellows of the gap between the earth and the heavens, and superstitions Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Historical were rife because they were presumed to be linked to the Society, as well as Members of the Chartered Institute for supernatural. When There Were Birds draws together many Archaeologists. disparate, forgotten strands to present a story that is an intriguing and unexpectedly significant part of our heritage. A provocative, exciting exploration of the future of ideas - and the HUMAN FRONTIERS: history of technological and cultural progress that has taken us to THE FUTURE OF today. We're at a curious juncture of history. New inventions, a digital BIG IDEAS IN A revolution, a colossal output of cultural production, and a sophisticated global economy catering to our every need have WORLD OF SMALL changed our lives in an incredibly short space of time. THINKING From quantum biology, nanotechnology and pictures of black holes, to nudge unit governance, blockchain and virtual worlds, the sheer Michael Bhaskar scale of progress over the last three hundred years is mind- boggling. Surely this is a uniquely fecund moment for humanity? September 2021 And yet a growing body of evidence suggests that big ideas have, The Bridge Street Press over the last forty or fifty years, become much harder. After half a Social forecasting century we have not been back to the Moon; we haven't cured cancer; life expectancy has stalled in some countries; we're still Rights Sold: 432pp addicted to carbon-based energy. Korean (Publion) Portuguese in Brazil (LVM Editora) In HUMAN FRONTIERS, Michael Bhaskar makes sense of this mixed Spanish (Fondo de Cultura Economica picture to offer a sketch of what comes next. Drawing on the latest US (MIT Press) cutting-edge research from economics, business analysis, cultural theory and the history of science and technology, Bhaskar shows MICHAEL BHASKAR is a writer, researcher and digital publisher. He is how important new ideas are getting much harder to find, and how Co-Founder of Canelo, a new publishing company. He has written the nature of world- changing ideas - however we might find them - and talked extensively about the future of media, the creative will shape humanity's next steps. industries and the economics of technology for newspapers, magazines and blogs. He has been featured in and written for the Click here to listen to Michael Bhaskar talking about Guardian, Financial Times, Wired and Daily Telegraph, and on BBC HUMAN FRONTIERS! 2, BBC Radio 4, NPR and Bloomberg TV among others. 5 G e n e r a l n o n - f i c t i o n An honest, enlightening and at times humorous account of Dr Das’s experience as a psychiatric doctor working with this dangerous IN TWO clientele, detailing his most extreme, heart-breaking and bizarre MINDS cases. Forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das diagnoses, treats and rehabilitates mentally ill offenders - or the 'criminally insane' - in prisons and secure hospitals, many of whom have committed Dr Sohom Das serious violence, some even murder. He is also an expert witness, and advises on insanity or diminished responsibility pleas - to either steer the incapacitated, the vulnerable and voiceless away March 2022 from a lifetime of incarceration towards recovery, or literally let Sphere them get away with murder. Forensic Psychology In this book, Dr Das tells the untold story of forensic psychiatry 304pp during his fifteen years as a psychiatric doctor, and what happens when an underfunded institution like this breaks - and how he's learned to live with his mistakes when the worse happens. He also writes very personally and movingly about the abundant tragedy he has encountered in real-life cases, and the human cost of violence caused by mental illness. DR SOHOM DAS is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, working in prisons, secure hospitals and criminal courts, assessing and rehabilitating mentally ill offenders. He works as an expert witness in criminal and civil court cases. 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