Winter/Spring 2008
Welcome to the Winter/Spring 2008 edition of PENGUIN GROUP (USA)'s Advance Publication Newsletter. The newsletter includes late-breaking reviews, news of award-winners, and up-to-date information on prices, ISBN numbers, and book descriptions for many of our upcoming titles. We hope you will take some time to review the many new books included here.

As usual, the newsletter is divided into subject categories to route each section to your appropriate acquisitions and collection development specialists. It provides coverage of PENGUIN GROUP (USA)'s January through April 2008 books.

Some highlights:

The Penguin Press is proud to announce Jeffrey D. Sachs newest book, Common Wealth, which outlines a road to sustainable and equitable global prosperity. (see Current Events) With What the Gospels Meant, Viking and the provocative Biblical interpreter, Garry Wills, examines the goals, methods, and style of the four evangelists, illuminating how these shaped the gospels' message. (see History and Biography) From Viking and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Geraldine Brooks, comes People of the Book —the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war. (see Fiction) Jiang Rong's acclaimed Wolf Totem depicts the moribund culture of the Mongols alongside the extinction of the sacred Mongolian wolf, from The Penguin Press. (see Literature) The Penguin Press welcomes Michael Pollan's latest food tome, In Defense of Food, the best-selling author warns us to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." and "Don't eat anything that your great-great grandmother would not recognize as food." (see Psychology and Health) June Casagrande tackles the most frequently attacked usage choices in amusing chapters in Mortal Syntax, from Penguin. (see see Reference) Portfolio will publish Wikinomics, an updated edition of the book about new media mass collaboration, explaining the phenomenons Wikipedia and MySpace. (see see Business)

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2008 (2008 Order Form) (Terms of Sale)
	Winter/Spring 2008		Current Events History, Biography, and Autobiography Fiction Literature Psychology and Health Performing Arts and Popular Culture Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books Reference Terms of sale Order Form
2007 (2007 Order Form) (Terms of Sale)
	September-December		Current Events History, Biography, and Autobiography Fiction Literature Psychology and Health Performing Arts and Popular Culture Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books Terms of sale Order Form
	May-August		Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Business and Management Award-Winning Titles Terms of sale Order Form
	January-April		Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Business and Management Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books
2006 (2006 Order Form)
	September-December		Cover Letter Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Current Affairs Performing Arts Business Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books Terms of Sale Order Form
	May-August		Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Current Affairs Performing Arts Business Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books The Read Aloud Handbook
	January-April		Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Current Affairs Performing Arts Business Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books
2005 (2005 Order Form)
	September- December		Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Current Affairs Performing Arts Business Alpha Books
	May-August		Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Current Affairs Performing Arts Business Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books
	January-April		Literature Fiction History, Biography, and Autobiography Reference Psychology and Health Current Affairs Performing Arts Business Award-Winning Titles Alpha Books