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Winter 2020 Sourcebooks WINTER 2020 SOURCEBOOKS This edition of the catalogue was printed on August 23, 2019. To view updates, please see the Winter 2020 Raincoast eCatalogue or visit www.raincoast.com Sourcebooks Winter 2020 18 Tiny Deaths The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb The fascinating story of the forgotten woman who pioneered forensic science As America ramps up efforts toward victory in World War II, Frances Glessner Lee stands at the front of a wood-paneled classroom within Harvard Medical School and addresses the young men attending her seminar on the developing field of forensic science. A grandmother without a college degree, Lee may appear better suited for a life of knitting than of investigation of unexpected death. Her colleagues and students, however, know her to be an extremely intelligent and exacting researcher and teacher-the perfect candidate, despite her gender, to push the scientific investigation of unexpected death out of the dark confines of centuries-old techniques and into the light of the modern day. Lee's decades-long obsession with advancing the discipline of forensic science was a battle from the very beginning. In a time when many prestigious Sourcebooks medical schools were closed to female students and young women were On Sale: Feb 4/20 discouraged from entering any kind of scientific profession, Lee used her 6 x 9 • 336 pages powerful social skills, family wealth, and uncompromising dedication to 9781492680475 • $36.99 • cl revolutionize a field that was usually political, often corrupt, and always deeply rooted in the primal human fear of death. Notes 18 Tiny Deaths transports the reader back in time and tells the story of how one woman, who should never have even been allowed into the classrooms she ended up teaching in, changed the face of science forever. Promotion Author Bio A former EMT/paramedic and a nursing school dropout, Bruce Goldfarb has written for national and local newspapers, magazines, and web publications. He also wrote and edited several medical texts and reference books. This is his first book of popular nonfiction. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Sales Rep Page 1 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 All the Way to the Top How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by NABI Ali, foreword by Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins Sourcebooks On Sale: Mar 1/20 10 x 10 • 40 pages 9781492688976 • $24.99 • cl Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists • Ages 4-8 years Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 2 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Always More Love by Erin Guendelsberger For readers of Don't Push the Button and Press Here comes an all new interactive story full of humor and sweetness. Always More Love is a heartwarming title and fun experience for families to share together about how the love for those special ones in your life only grows more and more each day. So what happens if you tap or squeeze the heart, or shake or flip the book? There's always more love. I love you so much, but there's more in my heart. Howis that possible? Well, where do I start? Tap my arms and legs to see Just how much you mean to me. Author Bio Erin Guendelsberger writes stories and poems. Her work has appeared in picture books and magazines. She studied writing at Hamline University and Sourcebooks Bowling Green State University. She now pursues adventure in Ohio with her On Sale: Jan 1/20 husband, daughters, dog, and cats. 8 x 8 • 32 pages 9781728213767 • $15.99 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Valentine'S Day • Ages up to 3 years Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 3 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Baby Biochemist: DNA by Cara Florance With years of scientific experience, Cara Florance expertly conveys the tale of our body's ultimate messenger: DNA. No longer will DNA be some mysterious, twisty thing; kids will learn all the ways DNA helps us every day. This is the perfect book for any budding scholar, and it's sure to leave parents a bit more informed too! Author Bio Cara Florance has a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder and worked in biotech researching catalytic RNA. She also has a BS in Chemistry with work experience in astrobiology and radiation decontamination. Sourcebooks On Sale: Feb 1/20 8 x 8 • 24 pages 9781492694045 • $13.99 • board book Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Tech / Biology • Ages up to 3 years Series: Baby University Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 4 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Baby Biochemist: Enzymatics by Cara Florance Author Bio Cara Florance has a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder and worked in biotech researching catalytic RNA. She also has a BS in Chemistry with work experience in astrobiology and radiation decontamination. Sourcebooks On Sale: Mar 1/20 8 x 8 • 24 pages 9781492694021 • $14.99 • board book Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Tech / Biology • Ages up to 3 years Series: Baby University Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 5 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Baby Biochemist: Proteins by Cara Florance Author Bio Cara Florance has a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder and worked in biotech researching catalytic RNA. She also has a BS in Chemistry with work experience in astrobiology and radiation decontamination. Sourcebooks On Sale: Mar 1/20 8 x 8 • 24 pages 9781492694038 • $14.99 • board book Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Tech / Biology • Ages up to 3 years Series: Baby University Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 6 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Baby Biochemist: RNA by Cara Florance Have no fear, RNA is here! Part messenger, part translator, part protein- maker, is there anything this bodily superhero can't do? Kids will love following along with this fast-paced phenom called RNA, and growing their love of science the whole way through. Author Bio Cara Florance has a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder and worked in biotech researching catalytic RNA. She also has a BS in Chemistry with work experience in astrobiology and radiation decontamination. Sourcebooks On Sale: Jan 1/20 8 x 8 • 24 pages 9781492694052 • $13.99 • board book Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Tech / Biology • Ages up to 3 years Series: Baby University Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 7 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Bad Trust by Michael Kahn Author Bio Michael Kahn is a trial lawyer by day and an author at night. He wrote his first novel, Grave Designs, on a challenge from his wife Margi, who got tired of listening to the same answer whenever she asked him about a book he was reading. Not bad," he would say, "but I could write a better book than that." "Then write one," she finally said, "or please shut up." So he shut up-no easy task for an attorney-and then he wrote one. Kahn is the award-winning author of: seven Rachel Gold novels; an eighth novel, The Mourning Sexton, under the pen name Michael Baron; and several short stories. Sourcebooks In addition to his day job as a lawyer, he is an adjunct professor of law at On Sale: Apr 1/20 Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches a class on censorship 5.5 x 8.5 • 272 pages and free expression. Married to his high school sweetheart, he is the father of 9781464212550 • $38.99 • cl five and the grandfather of, so far, four. Fiction / Thrillers / Legal Series: Rachel Gold Mysteries Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 8 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Bad Trust by Michael Kahn Author Bio Michael Kahn is a trial lawyer by day and an author at night. He wrote his first novel, Grave Designs, on a challenge from his wife Margi, who got tired of listening to the same answer whenever she asked him about a book he was reading. Not bad," he would say, "but I could write a better book than that." "Then write one," she finally said, "or please shut up." So he shut up-no easy task for an attorney-and then he wrote one. Kahn is the award-winning author of: seven Rachel Gold novels; an eighth novel, The Mourning Sexton, under the pen name Michael Baron; and several short stories. Sourcebooks In addition to his day job as a lawyer, he is an adjunct professor of law at On Sale: Apr 1/20 Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches a class on censorship 5.5 x 8.5 • 272 pages and free expression. Married to his high school sweetheart, he is the father of 9781464212567 • $22.99 • pb five and the grandfather of, so far, four. Non Classified Series: Rachel Gold Mysteries Notes Promotion Sales Rep Page 9 of 143 Sourcebooks Winter 2020 Bad Trust by Michael Kahn Author Bio Michael Kahn is a trial lawyer by day and an author at night. He wrote his first novel, Grave Designs, on a challenge from his wife Margi, who got tired of listening to the same answer whenever she asked him about a book he was reading. Not bad," he would say, "but I could write a better book than that." "Then write one," she finally said, "or please shut up." So he shut up-no easy task for an attorney-and then he wrote one. Kahn is the award-winning author of: seven Rachel Gold novels; an eighth novel, The Mourning Sexton, under the pen name Michael Baron; and several short stories. Sourcebooks In addition to his day job as a lawyer, he is an adjunct professor of law at On Sale: Apr 1/20 Washington University in St.
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