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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP Spring 2009 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009 New Titles The dangerous book for grown-up boys Absinthe & Flamethrowers Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously William Gurstelle • Co-op available • Advertising in Make, ReadyMade, and Mental_floss • Author’s previous books sold more than 300,000 copies Written for reasonable risk takers and suburban dads who want to add more excitement to their lives, this daring combination of sci- ence, history, and DIY projects explains why danger is good for you and details the art of living dangerously. All of the projects—from throwing knives, drinking absinthe, and eating fugu to cracking a bullwhip, learning bartitsu, and building a flamethrower—have short learning curves; are human-focused, as opposed to technology- centric; are affordable; and demonstrate true but reasonable risk. The guide maintains that risk takers are more successful, more inter- esting individuals who lead more fulfilling lives. What would the world be like if Thomas Edison retired after 30 years working for the railroad, it asks, instead of getting fired for blowing up a rail car with one of his experiments? Though the manual doesn’t advocate getting fired, it does reveal that making black powder is pure excite- ment. Unlike watching an action movie or playing a video game, real, edgy life experience changes a person. Each potentially life- altering project includes step-by-step directions and illustrations along with sidebar tips from experts in the field. William Gurstelle is a professional engineer who has been research- ing and building model catapults and ballistic devices for more than 30 years. He is the author of The Art of the Catapult; the bestselling Backyard Ballistics; Building Bots; Whoosh, Boom, Splat; and Notes Excerpt: from the Technology Underground. He is a contributing editor at Despite its essential simplicity, compound- Make magazine and writes frequently for The Rake, Wired, and sev- ing black powder is not for everybody. eral other national magazines. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While relatively tame compared to its SCIENCE, 224 PAGES, 6 X 9 high-energy cousins flash powder and TRADE PAPER, $16.95 (CAN $18.95) smokeless powder, black powder has more ISBN: 9781556528224 than enough brisance to blow off valuable RIGHTS: WORLD body parts if handled carelessly. But after CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS JUNE reading several books dealing with the subject, I decided I couldn’t intimately Also available: understand the stuff until I made it myself. Intellectually stimulating and his- torically revealing, making black powder gave me a degree of insight into this most important discovery that reading about it never could. The first time I smelled the smoke and saw the fire issuing from the magic powder I’d compounded, I knew that was something special. I’ll remember the bang for the rest of my life. Backyard Ballistics 9781556523755 1 New Titles INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009 A road map to baseball’s most treasured and historic sites Roadside Baseball The Locations of America’s Baseball Landmarks Second edition Chris Epting Foreword by Joe Buck “What a wonderful book. All the ‘stations of the cross’ of our national pastime are here, big and small, telling and frivolous. I can imagine this book in the glove compartment of every true fan’s car, a handy reference to this beloved game no matter where in the country you are.” —Ken Burns, Academy Award–nominated director “For the fan, this is the ultimate road trip . the perfect [guide] to lead you to all [the] great baseball stops.” —Joe Garagiola, announcer and former major league baseball player • Co-op available • Author’s previous books sold more than 50,000 copies Capturing such quintessentially American pastimes as baseball and road trips in one fascinating work, this updated and expanded guide chronicles more than 500 important events in baseball history with detailed descriptions of the event and information on each location. Packed with historical data, trivia, photographs, and baseball lore, entries include the birthplaces of baseball legends, ballparks, muse- ums and halls of fame, final resting places, and many locations that are no longer standing. From out-of-the-way spots to the most pop- ular stadiums in the U.S. and Canada, no site is too small or insignificant to be included in this comprehensive directory. Entries include the Buckminster Hotel in Boston, where the Black Sox planned their fix of the 1919 World Series; the original little league field and museum in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; the birthplace of Jackie Robinson; the place where Mickey Mantle was discovered by a scout from the New York Yankees; and the site of the original Wrigley Field, erected in Los Angeles in 1925. Chris Epting is the author of numerous books, including Elvis Presley Passed Here; James Dean Died Here; Led Zeppelin Crashed Here; Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here; and The Ruby Slippers, Madonna’s Bra, and Einstein’s Brain. He lives in Huntington Beach, California. Joe Buck is an Emmy Award–winning sportscaster. He Site of the first World Series lives in St. Louis, Missouri. Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston, MA SPORTS/TRAVEL, 312 PAGES, 6 X 9 Also available: 300 B & W PHOTOS TRADE PAPER, $16.95 (CAN $18.95) ISBN: 9781595800411 (REPLACES 9780892047147) RIGHTS: WORLD X UK, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND SANTA MONICA PRESS APRIL James Dean Led Zeppelin Marilyn Monroe The Ruby Slippers, Died Here Crashed Here Dyed Here Madonna’s Bra 9781891661310 9781595800183 9781891661396 9781595800084 2 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009 New Titles A stunning collection of essays on the sweet science from the bestselling author of Geek Love One Ring Circus Dispatches from the World of Boxing Katherine Dunn • Co-op available • Author tour to include Los Angeles (April) • Author’s previous books sold more than 100,000 copies Published together for the first time, this anthology of essays on boxing covers the sport in all its forms and at its many levels. Written in bestselling Katherine Dunn’s characteristic vernacular, these pieces range from portraits of legendary fighters such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, and Mike Tyson to the unsung stories of trainers, amateurs, promoters, cutmen, and a pair of pugilistic priests. Spanning 30 years and including all who make up the vibrant boxing world, this compi- lation—from one of the most original voices in American sports literature—finely elevates the sport and communicates its beauty, passion, and character. Katherine Dunn is an award-winning boxing journalist whose work has appeared in many publications, including Esquire, KO Magazine, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Playboy, The Ring, Sports Illustrated, and Vogue. She is the author of three novels, including Geek Love, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. In 2004, Dunn and photographer Jim Lommasson won the Lange-Taylor Documentary Prize for their work on the book Shadow Boxers. She is currently associate edi- tor of cyberboxingzone.com, an internet boxing encyclopedia and magazine. She lives in Portland, Oregon. SPORTS/ESSAYS, 248 PAGES, 6.5 X 8.75 4 B & W PHOTOS TRADE PAPER, $16.95 (CAN $18.95) ISBN: 9780980139426 RIGHTS: US & CANADA SCHAFFNER PRESS, INC. MAY Excerpt from “Ali-Frazier IV”: This fight was a circus, as all big boxing matches are. The glitter gets the audience in the door and puts them in the seats. And then the joke is over. The white lights go on above the ring, and two people give whatever they’ve got. Sometimes, it’s a clear view of the human heart. That doesn’t happen every time. Maybe it doesn’t happen often enough. But when it does—as it did that night—it’s the greatest show on earth. Sample interior photos 3 NEW TIT LES INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS GROUP – SPRING 2009 Stories from the celebrated public radio program Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story Symphony Space • Co-op available • Part of the Selected Shorts series • 200,000 people subscribe to the weekly podcast Recorded live at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City and at venues across the United States, these audio anthologies feature short stories from the Selected Shorts program that airs nationwide. More than 300,000 listeners tune in to this offering weekly to hear some of their favorite tales read aloud by an assortment of distinguished actors. Symphony Space is a performing arts center based in New York City that fosters artistically and culturally diverse perform- ing arts, literary, and film programs. Selected Shorts: Selected Shorts: Whodunit? The William Hurt Collection A dashing lineup of elegant crime tales and gritty hard-boiled detective stories—alternately menacing and cozy, with exotic From a Bosnian man’s struggle to make a new life in America to locales and murder in the mix—are featured in this collection. a teenage boy’s relationship with his single mother and her new boyfriend against the background of the stark Montana land- ISBN: 9781934033104 scape—this collection of poignant, romantic, and funny tales is performed entirely by the Academy Award–winning actor FICTION/PERFORMING ARTS, 5.5 X 5 William Hurt. INCLUDES 3 AUDIO CDS, RUN TIME: 3 HRS PER SET ISBN: 9781934033111 CD, $28.00 (CAN $31.00) RIGHTS: WORLD SYMPHONY SPACE/SELECTED SHORTS APRIL Also available in the Selected Shorts series: Are We There Yet? Readers & Writers Baseball Wondrous Women Lots of Laughs! 9781934033050 9781934033081 9780971921849 9781934033067 9780971921825 4 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS