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ta bleofcontents sterling 9 sterling epicure 41 sterling ethos 45 sterling innovation 50 sterling signature 56 union square press 63 fall river press 65 puzzlewright press 69 hearst books 74 lark crafts 85 pixiq 98 distribution 101 author homes 134 index 135

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sterling brewed awakening revolution joshua m bernstein behind the beers and brewers leading the world s craft brewing publisher sterling epicure published november 2011 304 pages 978-1-4027-7864-3 $24.95 29.95 canadian hardcover with jacket all in color 200 images 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 carton quantity 36 territory world fine wine has always had its expert guides to taste and terroir why not beer funky young and smart this is the ultimate beer geek s companion covering everything from the homebrew renaissance to nanobreweries to many of america s preeminent beer events and festivals there s a revolution brewing among craft beer makers they re reviving long-forgotten recipes dosing brews with wild yeasts to create new flavors and using organic grains and hops to forge a delicious new frontier of beer and no one s better equipped to tell us what s happening than joshua m bernstein former gourmet.com writer and one of the world s foremost beer experts he covers all of today s top trends including high-alcohol bourbon barrel-aged cask-conditioned and even gluten-free beers designed to look just like joshua s notebook and featuring labels and photos this extreme guide is a one-stop shop for cutting-edge beer technology taste and information -national publicity -features and reviews in men s interest and pop-culture magazines -newspaper coverage in entertainment and book-review sections -online coverage targeting craft-brew blogs and entertaining websites -media and events in brooklyn ny -galleys available -for publicity inquiries please contact publicity@sterlingpublishing.com the pdt cocktail book the complete bartender s guide from the celebrated speakeasy jim meehan illustrations by chris gall beautifully illustrated beautifully designed and beautifully crafted just like its namesake this is the ultimate bar book by nyc s most meticulous bartender to say that pdt is a unique bar is an understatement it recalls the era of hidden prohibition speakeasies to gain access you walk into a raucous hot dog stand step into a phone booth and get permission to enter the serene cocktail lounge now jim meehan pdt s innovative operator and mixmaster is revolutionizing bar books too offering all 304 cocktail recipes available at pdt plus behind-the-scenes secrets from his bar design tools and equipment to his techniques food and spirits it s all here stunningly illustrated by chris gall publisher sterling epicure published november 2011 368 pages 978-1-4027-7923-7 $24.95 29.95 canadian hardcover with jacket all in color 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 territory world -national publicity -features and reviews in spirits and general interest magazines -newspaper coverage in entertainment and book review sections -online coverage and recipe excerpts on spirits blogs and entertaining websites -cross promotions with liquor brands featured in book -events in new york city -galleys available -for publicity inquiries please contact publicity@sterlingpublishing.com 3

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the fabulous beekman boys is the top-rated show on planet green beekman 1802 products including beekman blaak one of the hottest artisanal cheeses around are sold in 17 countries josh kilmer-purcell is a new york times bestselling author and brent ridge is the former health editor at martha stewart living their website beekman1802.com has previously been nominated for a james beard award marketing information · major national publicity · 20-city tv satellite tour · 20-city morning drive radio tour · national multimedia advertising · promotional giveaways in nyc · features and reviews in cooking entertainment and general interest magazines · newspaper coverage in food entertainment and book review sections · holiday gift guide outreach · online coverage targeting food blogs and entertainment websites · cross promotion with authors twitter feed @beekman1802boys and facebook page · promotions on authors website www.beekman1802.com · email marketing · author events in new york · blads and galleys available · for publicity inquiries please contact publicity@sterlingpublishing.com $25.00 canada $30.00 in hardcover 978-1-4027-8709-6 · 192 pages all in color 8 x 9 · carton qty 20 · rights weng · october 2011 elcome to beekman 1802 in sharon springs ny the historic home of the fabulous beekman boys josh kilmer-purcell and brent ridge josh and brent star in the popular show on planet green tv and they have built a worldwide reputation for their goat s milk soaps and superb artisanal blaak cheese together josh and brent have created a gorgeous cookbook that is heirloom in every sense of the word they showcase heirloom fruits and vegetables offer delicious heirloom recipes from farm family and friends and include a section in the back of each chapter so you can personalize the book with your own treasured recipes and create a unique keepsake to hand down to your family from springtime pea pod risotto and summery strawberry shortcake to quick braised collards in autumn and yummy chicken `n dumplings for a snowy winter s day this is simple yet luscious farm-fresh fare that everyone will love about the author josh kilmer-purcell is the new york times bestselling author of the bucolic plague and i am not myself these days a memoir and dr brent ridge is the former vp of healthy living at martha stewart living omnimedia w 4

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from one of sweden s finest crime writers · compelling psychological crime novel for fans of ruth rendell stieg larsson and henning mankell · combines the page-turning suspense of girl with the dragon tattoo with the vivid evocative writing of henning mankell s man from beijing · strong female lead characters will appeal to fans of sara paretsky and sue grafton a vivid tale of suspense marketing publicity · national publicity · national and local attention in book review sections · national print advertising to targeted mystery publications the strand mystery scene · online reading group guide available · downloadable shelf talkers · search engine marketing s spring arrives in the far north of sweden a young woman s body surfaces through the breaking ice of the river thorne at the same time visions of a shadowy figure haunt the dreams of rebecka martinsson a prosecutor in nearby karuna could the body belong to the ghost in her dreams and where is the dead girl s boyfriend joining forces once again with police inspector anna-maria mella rebecka finds herself drawn into an investigation that stirs up long-dormant rumors of a german supply plane that went missing in 1943 and of nazi collaborators in the town where shame and secrecy shroud the locals memories of the war and on the windswept shore of a frozen lake lurks a murderer who will kill again to keep the past buried forever beneath half-a-century s silent ice and snow a until thy wrath be past by asa larsson 978-1-4027-8716-4 $24.95 29.95 can hardcover 6 ¼ x 9 ¼ 416 pages august 2011 about the author asa larsson grew up in kiruna sweden she made her writing debut in 2003 with the savage altar which received the swedish crime writers association prize for best debut novel its sequel the blood spilt was chosen as best swedish crime novel of 2004 about the translator laurie thompson is the distinguished translator of the novels of henning mankell hakan nesser and ake edwardson he was editor of swedish book review 1983-2002 5

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from the authors of the new york times bestselling three seconds · theaward-winningteamofroslundandhellström aretwoofsweden smostsuccessfulcrimewriters theirmostrecentbook three seconds,wasanew york timesbestseller · featuresewertgrens,theintriguingdetectiveat thecenterofthree seconds · hassold200,000copiesineurope · provokesdebateaboutthehot-buttonissueof capitalpunishment blockbustermarketingcampaign · national print and online publicity · national print and online advertising · library and bookstore outreach · social networking campaign including google adwords twitter and facebook · digital marketing campaign including sweepstakes and giveaway promotions · joint promotions with sweden tourism boards and associations · early reader programs including amazon vine goodreads bookbrowse and library thing · 12-copy trade floor display · book trailers · dedicated website cell8 by roslund hellström 978-1-4027-8715-7 $24.95 29.95 can hardcover 6¼ x 9¼ 496 pages october2011 a dead man walking a drunken brawl on a cheap now in paper the gritty details of drug dealing of prison life and of the relations between cops and informants are all rendered with convincing authority wall street journal thrill-a-minute cat and mouse game a grimly amoral tale marilyn stasio new york times book review threeseconds by roslund hellström 978-1-4027-8878-9 $14.95 17.95 can weekend cruise in the baltic sea a man without identity ewert grens and his colleagues have a long way to go in order to solve the puzzle in front of them in their compelling sequel to the bestselling three seconds roslund hellström treat their fans to a challenging investigation of the worst possible consequences of the death penalty the repercussions reach all the way from death row in utah across the atlantic into the stockholm police headquarters award-winning journalist andersroslund and ex-criminal börgehellström are sweden s most acclaimed fiction duo their unique ability to combine inside knowledge of the brutal reality of criminal life with searing social criticism in complex intelligent plots has put them at the forefront of modern scandinavian crime writing in 2009 three seconds was awarded the swedish academy of crime writers award for swedish crime novel of the year previously won by both stieg larsson and henning mankell and it was a top 10 bestseller in sweden for eight months and went on to become a bestseller in the us abouttheauthors 6

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sterling three seconds roslund hellström the new york times bestseller now in paper dark suspenseful and more riveting than any thriller at the local cineplex three seconds is the latest novel from bestselling swedish duo anders roslund and börge hellström the new masters of scandinavian crime piet hoffman a top-secret operative for the swedish police faces his most dangerous assignment yet after years spent infiltrating the polish mafia he s become a key player in their attempt to take over amphetamine distribution inside sweden s prisons to stop them from succeeding he will have to go undercover posing as a prisoner inside the country s most notorious jail but when a botched drug deal involving hoffman results in the death of another cop the murder investigation is assigned to the brilliant but haunted detective inspector ewert grens a man who never gives up until he s cracked the case grens s determination to find the killer not only threatens to expose hoffman s true identity it may reveal even bigger crimes at the heart of the swedish justice system and there are players who will do anything to stop grens from discovering the truth winner of the swedish academy of crime writers 2009 award for best swedish crime novel of the year and a new york times bestseller in the united states three seconds captures a nefarious world of betrayal and violence where a wise man trusts no one and see more publisher silveroak published november 2011 496 pages 978-1-4027-8878-9 $14.95 17.95 canadian paper 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 carton quantity 14 territory us/can/philippines a walk across the sun corban addison corban addison leads readers on a chilling eye-opening journey into mumbai s seedy underworld and the nightmare of two orphaned girls swept into the international sex trade when a tsunami rages through their coastal town in india 17-year-old ahalya ghai and her 15-year-old sister sita are left orphaned and homeless with almost everyone they know suddenly erased from the face of the earth the girls set out for the convent where they attend school they are abducted almost immediately and sold to a mumbai brothel owner beginning a hellish descent into the bowels of the sex trade halfway across the world washington d.c attorney thomas clarke faces his own personal and professional crisis-and makes the fateful decision to pursue a pro bono sabbatical working in india for an ngo that prosecutes the subcontinent s human traffickers there his conscience awakens as he sees firsthand the horrors of the trade in human flesh and the corrupt judicial system that fosters it learning of the fate of ahalya and sita clarke makes it his personal mission to rescue them setting the stage for a riveting showdown with an international network of ruthless criminals publisher silveroak published january 2012 384 pages 978-1-4027-9280-9 $24.95 no canadian rights hardcover with jacket 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 territory us/philippines 7

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sterling i can make you happy paul mckenna feel better than you have ever felt before whether you re sad bored depressed or already content paul mckenna can help you become a lot happier right now scientific research reveals that our levels of happiness aren t fixed we can change them through our thoughts and actions dr mckenna has spent the last 25 years developing a system that will have an immediate measurable impact on people s emotional well being this book uses the latest most powerful psychological techniques and a hypnosis cd to help the reader feel really good right now book and cd show readers how to stop feeling depressed instantly take control of their emotions stop self-sabotage feel the deepest sense of bliss and happiness -major national publicity -20-city tv satellite tour -20-city morning drive radio tour -national multi-media advertising -features and reviews in lifestyle and general interest magazines -newspaper coverage in lifestyle and book review sections -online coverage targeting lifestyle blogs and websites -cross promotion with author website www.paulmckenna.com -galleys available -for publicity inquiries please contact publicity@sterlingpublishing.com publisher sterling published september 2011 208 pages 978-1-4027-7909-1 $22.95 27.95 canadian hard cd all in 2-color;36 illus territory north america only 8 powered by tcpdf www.tcpdf.org

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sterling get your house right architectural elements to use avoid marianne cusato ben pentreath with richard sammons leon krier foreword by h.r.h the prince of wales sick of mcmansions marianne cusato creator of the award-winning katrina cottages is a champion of traditional architectural principles structural common sense aesthetics of form appropriateness to a neighborhood and sustainability she presents the definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right revealing the dos and don ts of livable home design hundreds of elegant line drawings rendering the varieties of architectural features and displaying avoid and use versions of the same elements side by side make this an indispensable resource for designing and building a timelessly beautiful home publisher sterling published august 2011 272 pages 978-1-4027-9103-1 $19.95 23.95 canadian paper with flaps all in 2-color 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 carton quantity 16 territory world cocktail napkin origami duy nguyen it s happy hour for crafters pretty colorful and perfectly sized for folding the humble cocktail napkin can easily become a beautiful origami figure duy nguyen a bestselling author and master of this japanese art has designed 25 fun projects to use as party favors decorations or gifts create a brilliant sunflower high-heeled shoe dragon or other eye-catching item publisher sterling published august 2011 128 pages 978-1-4027-8038-7 $9.95 11.95 canadian flexibound all in color 8x8 carton quantity 18 territory world 10

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sterling the garden to kitchen expert gardening books judith wills dr d.g hessayon over 680 recipes the cookery companion to the world s best-selling publisher expert published august 2011 256 pages 978-0-9035-0592-5 $19.95 23.95 canadian paper all in color 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 carton quantity 5 territory us/can new in the world s bestselling gardening series nothing is more delicious than food grown at home the vegetable herb expert the fruit expert and the greenhouse expert showed you how to get the very best from your garden or allotment now the garden to kitchen expert completes the story explaining how to prepare all the nutritious produce you have grown for the table the garden to kitchen expert includes classic recipes for preparing each fruit and vegetable trusted methods for everyday cooking no-cook methods for serving produce information on storing preserving and pickling what you grow superbaby 12 ways to give your child a head start in the first 3 years dr jenn berman the first three years of life are the most important for nurturing a child s full potential that s when they start forming attachments developing a sense of self and learning to trust during this time there are critical windows of opportunity that parents can take advantage of-if they know how in a dozen succinct yet information-packed chapters award-winning columnist and professional therapist dr jenn berman gives parents the knowledge they need her enlightening sidebars bulleted lists and concrete easy-to-use strategies will help parents raise happy healthy babies who grow to be flourishing toddlers and successful adults publisher sterling published august 2011 432 pages 978-1-4027-8953-3 $16.95 19.95 canadian paper all in 2-color 6x9 carton quantity 10 territory world o national publicity o 20-city morning drive radio tour o features and reviews in parenting magazines o newspaper feature and review coverage o online media tour o promotions on author s website www.doctorjenn.com o galleys available o for publicity inquiries please contact abasu@sterlingpublishing.com 11

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sterling billion-dollar brain len deighton the classic thriller of a lethal computer age and a maniac s private cold war general midwinter loves his country and hates communism in a bid to destabilize the soviet power bloc he is running his own intelligence agency whose brain is the world s biggest supercomputer with his past coming back to haunt him the unnamed agent of the ipcress file is sent to finland to penetrate midwinter s spy cell but then a deadly virus is stolen and our hero must stop it from falling into the hands of both the russians and the billionaire madman publisher sterling published august 2011 304 pages 978-1-4027-9058-4 $11.95 no canadian rights paper 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 territory us only bomber len deighton bomber is a novel about the realities of war there are no victors no vanquished there are simply those who remain alive and those who die bomber follows the progress of an allied air raid through a period of 24 hours in the summer of 1943 portraying all the participants in a terrifying drama both in the air and on the ground in britain and in germany in its documentary style it is unique in its emotional power it is overwhelming len deighton has been equally acclaimed as a novelist and as an historian in bomber he has combined both talents to produce a masterpiece publisher sterling published august 2011 496 pages 978-1-4027-9054-6 $11.95 no canadian rights paper 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 territory us only 12

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sterling declarations of war len deighton this dazzling array of stories len deighton s only collection of shorter fiction spans 23 centuries of warfare deighton s gripping tales range from hannibal s march on rome when strange moving objects terrorize the troops of one of the toughest most skilful armies in history to a belittled civil war general s efforts to get his men to face the confederate army to the dawn skies above an artillery-blasted french battle-line where a dogfight unfolds to vietnam where two lost american soldiers stumble across an abandoned military airfield each tale in declarations of war explores the effects of war upon man s character how it pushes him to act in a dehumanized machine-like and sometimes extraordiary way that can lead to both good and ill deighton portrays human conflict through a series of devastating experiences and shows how great deeds are often but the smallest thread in the large fabric of war publisher sterling published august 2011 192 pages 978-1-4027-9060-7 $11.95 no canadian rights paper 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 territory us only funeral in berlin len deighton in berlin where neither side of the wall is safe colonel stok of red army security is prepared to sell an important russian scientist to the west for a price british intelligence is willing to pay providing its own top secret agent is in berlin to act as go-between but it soon becomes apparent that behind the facade of an elaborate mock funeral lies a game of deadly maneuvers and ruthless tactics a game in which the bloodstained legacy of nazi germany is enmeshed in the intricate moves of cold war espionage publisher sterling published august 2011 288 pages 978-1-4027-9064-5 $11.95 no canadian rights paper territory us only 13

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sterling horse under water len deighton the ipcress file was a debut sensation here in the second secret file diving drug trafficking and blackmail all come together in a compelling story in which the dead hand of a long-defeated germany reaches out to portugal london and marrakech and to all the neo-nazis of today s europe the story as powerful today as ever and the returning hero from the ipcress file remains just as compelling as before but now he must now draw on all his resources when he s plunged into a story of murder betrayal and greed that s every bit as murky as the waters off the coast of portugal where the answers lie buried publisher sterling published august 2011 272 pages 978-1-4027-9055-3 $11.95 no canadian rights paper 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 territory us only the ipcress file len deighton when a number of scientists mysteriously disappear in berlin a seemingly straightforward case rapidly becomes a journey to the heart of a deadly conspiracy a conspiracy that will test deighton s working-class hero to the limits of his ingenuity and resolve to come out alive he ll have to prove himself a spy at the very top of his game publisher sterling published august 2011 256 pages 978-1-4027-9062-1 $11.95 no canadian rights paper territory us only 14

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