New Trade Books Q2 2020 Boiling Off: Maple Sugaring in Maine p.6 Biography 2 Children’s 5 Cookery 6 Crime 8 Film & Theatre 9 History 10 Linguistics 17 Media 18 Music 19 Politics 23 Reference 26 Science 27 Self-Help 30 Sport & Recreation 31 Travel 35 Follow us on rowman.com 1 Chasing Lemurs My Journey into the Heart of Madagascar By Keriann McGoogan June 2020 At age twenty-five, graduate student Keriann McGoogan traveled into the wilds of 240 pages Madagascar to study lemurs in their natural habitat and to set up a permanent field site in the remote northwest--a site to which she could later return to do research for her PhD Hardback in biological anthropology. Despite careful planning, the trip spiraled out of control. 9781633886209 Food poisoning, harrowing backcountry roads, grueling hikes, challenging local politics, £15.95 / $24.00 malaria, and an emergency evacuation would turn a simple reconnaissance into an epic adventure. In an engaging narrative, the author vividly describes the challenges of life in an isolated forest region while also bringing to life the wonders of Madagascar's incredible biodiversity, especially its many varieties of lemurs. Sadly, these rare animals are the most endangered group of primates in the world. At first accompanied by her thesis advisor, McGoogan is soon left alone when her mentor must return home. She carries on as the lone woman amid a small band of local male assistants, diligently conducting research on the lemur population around the camp. But when her right-hand man becomes delirious with malaria, she is forced to lead her team on a desperate three-day trek to safety. This fascinating memoir is equal parts a journey of self-discovery, an adventure story, and a heartfelt appreciation of a wonderful island country teaming with unique species and peopled by the warm and welcoming Malagasies with their intriguing indigenous culture. 2 Biography 2 George & Barbara Bush A Great American Love Story By Ellie LeBlond Sosa and Kelly Anne Chase June 2020 240 pages “To begin with I was in love and I am in love so that’s not hard,” Barbara Bush told her granddaughter Ellie LeBlond Sosa on her porch in Kennebunkport, Maine. Paperback 9781608937592 Sosa had asked for the secret to her and President George H.W. Bush's 77-year love £13.95 / $19.95 affair that withstood World War II separation, a leap of faith into the oil fields of West Texas, the painful loss of a child, a political climb to the highest office, and after the Hardback White House, the transition back to a “normal” life. 9781608939732 £15.95 / $24.95 Through a lifetime’s worth of letters, photographs, and stories, Sosa and coauthor Kelly Anne Chase paint the portrait of the enduring relationship of George and Barbara Bush. Sharing intimate interviews with the Bushes and family friends, this is a never-before-seen look into the private life of a very public couple. President and Mrs. Bush’s granddaughter, Ellie LeBlond Sosa, is based in Boston, Massachusetts, where she works for a healthcare nonprofit. Her passion though lies in health and wellness. She earned her certificate as a holistic health counselor in 2013 and teaches fitness in Boston as well as on retreats for women around the world. Ellie met her husband of four years at her grandparent’s home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and was married there in 2014. Her grandparent’s love story is one that she looks up to and strives to emulate in her own life. Kelly Anne Chase is a New England-based writer and magazine editor. She earned her bachelor’s in history from American University and her master’s in publishing and writing from Emerson College. She lives with her husband on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Biography 3 3 Under Fire Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House By April Ryan June 2020 Veteran White House reporter April Ryan thought she had seen everything in her two 208 pages decades as a White House correspondent. And then came the Trump administration. In Under Fire, Ryan takes us inside the confusion and chaos of the Trump White House to Paperback understand how she and other reporters adjusted to the new normal. 9781538131992 £10.95 / $16.95 April Ryan has been a White House correspondent for the American Urban Radio Networks since the Clinton administration. In addition she can be seen almost daily as a Hardback political analyst for CNN. She has been featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Elle 9781538113363 magazines as well as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico, to name a few, £15.95 / $24.95 and has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Anderson Cooper 360, Hardball, Meet the Press, and many other television news programs. She is the 2017 National Association of Black Journalists Journalist of the Year. She is also a 2019 Freedom of the Press Award Winner for 2019 by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Ryan resides in Baltimore, Maryland. 4 Biography 4 Do Puffins Ever . .? By Fran Hodgkins June 2020 This entertaining and informative book gives serious answers to questions such as Do 32 pages puffins have teeth?; Do they always have such colorful beaks?; Are they related to penguins?; and Why are they called puffins, anyway? Hardback 9781608939114 Fran Hodgkins is the author of numerous children’s books, including Andre the Famous £11.95 / $17.95 Harbor Seal and How People Learned to Fly. She lives in Rockport, Maine. Children’s 5 5 Boiling Off Maple Sugaring in Maine By John Hodgkins April 2020 In 1964 three cousins tapped three thousand sugar maples deep in the Maine woods. 240 pages They called themselves Jackson Mountain Maple Farm. Boiling Off is the story of making Maine maple syrup commercially in Temple, Maine, for fifty-some years, and how a 30- Paperback year technology revolution beginning in the 1980s changed the face of Maine sugaring 9781608936847 forever. £13.95 / $19.95 Woven into the story of Jackson Mountain Maple Farm is the history of Maine sugaring beginning in Farmington in 1781, when Stephen Titcomb boiled off the first official pure Maine maple syrup in a cast iron kettle. Boiling Off tracks the evolution of sugaring technology from Titcomb’s kettle to reverse osmosis and heat exchangers; follows sap gathering techniques from buckets and oxen-drawn drays to plastic tubing and vacuum pumps; and records production in Maine from 8,000 gallons of maple syrup in 1985 to 709,000 gallons in 2017. The story describes the subtleties of syrup flavor, how it is properly graded, and the art of making award-winning maple syrup. It also reveals who produces Maine maple syrup, where it is harvested, and how L. L. Bean came to first stock it on their shelves. John Hodgkins has boiled off maple syrup commercially in the Maine woods for more than fifty years. He has served two terms as president of the Maine Maple Producers Association and has won numerous awards and ribbons for his syrup, including Best of Show in a statewide contest and third-place ribbon in an international contest. He has been interviewed on radio and television and spoken to civic groups about maple syrup. His writing has been published in Maine Times, Library Journal, Down East magazine, and Discover Maine. He is the author A Soldier's Son: An American Boyhood During World War II (Down East Books, 2006). He lives in Temple, Maine. 6 Cookery 6 Vegetarian Times Plant- Powered Protein Cookbook Over 200 Healthy & Delicious Whole-Food Dishes By Editors of Vegetarian Times April 2020 Healthy, Delicious Recipes with Plant Powered Protein 392 pages Protein is the macronutrient that’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days, but a Paperback protein-rich diet doesn’t have to mean chowing down on giant bowls of beans or plates 9781493050444 of egg whites—nor does it have to include meat, fish, or poultry. In this book, the £15.95 / $24.95 Vegetarian Times editors set the protein story straight, showing you how to meet all your protein needs with delicious, satisfying, easy-to-prepare recipes that fit seamlessly into Hardback any lifestyle. 9781493030972 £18.95 / $28.00 For over 30 years, Vegetarian Times has been at the forefront of the healthy living movement, providing delicious recipes, expert wellness information and environmentally sound lifestyle solutions to a wide variety of individuals. Our goal is to remain a trusted resource for our faithful readers and to reach out to the new generation of full-time vegetarians and flexitarians who find themselves increasingly drawn to the health- conscious, eco-friendly, “green” lifestyle we have always promoted. Cookery 7 7 Sex Crimes and Offenders Exploring Questions of Character and Culture By Mary Clifford and Alison Feigh June 2020 Sex Crimes and Offenders emphasizes the need to focus on individual perpetrators while 528 pages also stressing the importance of looking at the offender’s social and cultural environments, as well as the social and political responses designed to hold perpetrators Paperback accountable and help support victims 9781538125175 £32.95 / $50.00 Mary Clifford has her Ph.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University and is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A founding member of the Community Anti-Racism Education Initiative on the SCSU campus, she has been engaged in researching and writing about various justice issues including approximately 15 years of active involvement in studying sexual deviance, sex crimes and sex offenders.