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Oneworld Catalogue July – December 2009 Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Letter from the Publisher Coming Soon Welcome to Oneworld’s catalogue for Autumn 2009 We are delighted to announce the launch of our new fiction list with critically acclaimed author Marlon James’ extraordinary new release, The Book of Night Women. A sweeping, stylish historical novel set on an 18th-century Jamaican sugar plantation, it offers a startling, hard-edged dissection of slavery described by The New York Times as “beautifully written, but devastating”. Oneworld Fiction will focus on outstanding books that introduce the reader to diverse cultures, interesting historical events, and important social – or global – issues, each carefully selected and beautifully produced, in line with our commitment to publishing books that make a difference to people’s lives. Once again, we have some great non-fiction titles on our list.The 60 Second Philosopher and The Electric Toilet Virgin Death Lottery provide two wildly different ways to expand one’s mind. Journalist Ellie Levinson offers a fresh and incisive look at what it means to be female in The Noughtie Girl’s Guide to Feminism, and Plato’s Podcast provides an ancient guide to modern living. Dead Famous: The Final Hours of the Notable and Notorious offers an irreverent and addictive look at celebrity deathstyles, while our All-American Book of Lists provides a sweeping take on all things American, from pie to presidents. Finally, our Beginner’s Guide series goes from strength to strength, offering meticulously-researched and engaging examinations of everything from Buddhism to Journalism. That’s just the front list. Our backlist is packed with outstanding authors of international repute that we are extremely proud to publish. A heartfelt thank you to all of them. Enjoy browsing the list. Juliet Mabey and Novin Doostdar Contents Coming Soon 2 Recently Released 12 New in Paperback 17 Beginners Guides 19 Select Backlist 23 Contacts 42 For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Coming Soon The Book of Night Women Marlon James From a young writer who radiates charisma and • Advance copies talent comes a sweeping, stylish historical novel available of Jamaican slavery written “in the spirit of Toni • National review and Morrison and Alice Walker but in a style all his feature coverage own” • Trade advertising campaign Described by the New York Times as “both • Serialisation in the beautifully written and devastating”, The Book of broadsheet press Night Women is a startling, hard-edged dissection • Advertising in the of slavery – a true tour de force of both voice and consumer press storytelling. • Posters and other At the heart of the novel is the extraordinary POS available character of Lilith, a spirited slave girl struggling to transcend the violence into which she is born, her story narrated in one of the boldest literary voices to grace the page. Overflowing with high drama and heartbreak, at its centre is the conspiracy of About the Author the Night Women, a clandestine council of fierce slave women plotting an island-wide revolt. Rebellions simmer, incidents of sadism and madness run rampant, and the tangled web of power relationships dramatically unravels amid dangerous secrets, unspoken jealousies, inhuman violence, and very human emotion. Marlon James was born in Oneworld Fiction Kingston, Jamaica, in 1970. He graduated from the University This is the first novel in Oneworld’s exciting new fiction of the West Indies with a list, focusing on beautifully written books introducing degree in literature, currently the reader to diverse cultures, interesting historical teaches creative writing events, and important social – or global – issues. Each at Macalester College in will be carefully selected and beautifully produced. We Minnesota, and is working on hope you will find them memorable and enriching. his next novel. For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Coming Soon “Written in the spirit of Toni Morrison and Alice Walker but in a style all his own, James has conducted an experiment in how to write the unspeakable – even the unthinkable. And the results of that experiment are an undeniable success.” The New York Times “ This is a book to love … hard to pick up, even harder to put down.” Chicago Tribune “Darkly powerful” Washington Post “An epic novel of late-18th-century West Indian slavery, complete with all its carnage and brutishness, but one that, like a Toni Morrison novel, whispers rather than shouts its horrors.” Time Out • August 2009 • 9781851687084 • £12.99 • HB • 216mm x 135mm • 432pp For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Coming Soon The Noughtie Girl’s Guide to Feminism Ellie Levenson High Heels and High Ideals If you support women’s rights but are not into man-bashing and bra-burning, Ellie Levenson has the solution in this fresh, insightful, and witty new look at the F- word. As she addresses chick lit, condoms, bitchy bosses, and toe-cleavage, Levenson jettisons the misconceptions and misinformation surrounding feminism and proves that today’s feminist can strive for equality without sacrificing boyfriends or lipstick. Drawing on her backgrounds in both journalism and comedy, Ellie Levenson • July 2009 About the Author weaves a work that is ideal for women of • 9781851686834 Ellie Levenson has • £9.99 all ages, continuously smart, and always had a longstanding • PB funny. involvement with politics • 198mm x 129mm and feminism. A freelance • 216pp journalist by day and dabbling comedienne by night, she currently lectures in journalism at Goldsmiths College in London. For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Coming Soon Dead Famous The Final Hours of the Notable and Notorious Gordon Kerr Checking out how they checked out Dying with style can be just as crucial as living with it, and in this darkly humorous book Gordon Kerr spins the stories behind some of the most fascinating celebrity exits of all time. Dead Famous delves into the mysteries of Marilyn Monroe’s demise, vivisects the very visible circumstances of Ayrton Senna’s death, and turns up thrilling trivia on what exactly was hiding in Mary Queen of Scots’s skirt when she wound up on the chopping block. • September 2009 About the Author • 9781851686773 Gordon Kerr has worked • £12.99 in publishing and written • HB extensively for the book • 198mm x 129mm trade. He is now a full- • 208pp time writer. For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Coming Soon The 60-Second Philosopher Expand your mind on a minute or so a day! Andrew Pessin The Little Book of Thought This scintillating little book delivers 60 streamlined jolts of one-minute wisdom that will delight aspiring thinkers everywhere. Time travel, morality, happiness, and freedom all come under the scalpel as Andrew Pessin swiftly dissects a plethora of concepts with wit and insight. Expand your mind, pique your curiosity, and tickle your funny bone • UK Pub Date: About the Author September 2009 once a day – and all before your coffee Andrew Pessin is Chair of • US Pub Date: break ends. Philosophy at Connecticut September 2009 College. He is the author • 9781851686889 of The God Question: What • £6.99/$9.95 Famous Thinkers from • PB Plato to Dawkins have • 168mm x 118mm said about the Divine and • 144pp appeared as “The Genius” on The David Letterman Show. “Neat and provocative. The perfect start to thinking more deeply about life, the universe, and everything.” – Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy at the Open University For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Coming Soon Plato’s Podcasts The Ancients’ Guide to Modern Living Mark Vernon The ancients knew how to live it up. Now you can too! Do you ever get the feeling that something went wrong? What with credit crunches, wars, congestion charges, and unemployment, it is natural to hark back to less complicated times. In this witty and inspiring book, Mark Vernon does just that, looking all the way back to 400BC! Filled with timeless insight into life, relationships, work, and partying, Plato’s Podcasts takes a sideways glance at modern living and presents the would- • UK Pub Date: About the Author be thoughts of Ancient Philosophers on October 2009 Mark Vernon is a writer, • US Pub Date: various topics central to our 21st-century journalist, broadcaster, October 2009 existence. From Plato on podcasts to academic, and former • 9781851687060 priest. Author of Epicurus on bottled water, this is a funny • £8.99/$14.95 numerous books but profound take on what life means • PB including Wellbeing and today (and two thousand years ago). • 198mm x 129mm 42: Deep Thought on • 224pp Life, the Universe, and Everything (Oneworld), he is an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck College, University of London, and a regular contributor on various BBC radio and television shows. For more information visit www.oneworld-publications.com Coming Soon The All American Book of Lists A Unique Compendium of Bizarre and Fascinating Facts from Alabama To Wyoming Julian Ashe A heady mix of distilled Americana Discover the first jobs of the famous, as rat-catching actors compete with peanut farmers for the most embarrassing start to their careers. Find out which amendments never made it to the constitution, the questions the FBI asks its applicants, and the last words of the country’s presidents. Encompassing the full spectrum of American culture, The All American Book • UK Pub Date: About the Author October 2009 of Lists provides an enthralling collection Julian Ashe is the author • US Pub Date: of facts and trivia, which will keep of the bestselling Irish September 2009 readers intrigued with its broad appeal Book of Lists and an expert • 9781851686728 on American history and and amazing revelations.
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