The Tragic Secret Life of Jayne Mansfield
Publication Date: 08/06/2019
Having spent ten years as Jayne Mansfield’s press secretary, Raymond Strait knows intimately both the public image and the private person that were Jayne Mansfield. Sitting through hundreds of hours of interviews and private conversations—not only with Jayne but also with her husbands, her lovers, and her children—gave Ray the…
Alan Alda
Publication Date: 08/06/2019
Best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce on the award-winning TV series M*A*S*H, Alan Alda has made his way into Hollywood’s spotlight while keeping remarkably free of its whirlwind parties and endless gossip. He remains a private man—an actor whose personal life and politics are far different from the…
A Curious Life: From Rebel Orphan to Innovative Scientist
Publication Date: 08/06/2019
The funny, moving, and surprising story of how Thomas Haines—who grew up in the famed Graham School orphanage—became a prominent scientist, social activist, New York City landlord, educator, and founder of the City University of New York Medical School. A Curious Life chronicles the remarkable life of preeminent biochemist Thomas Haines.…
Disassembly Required: A Memoir of Midlife Resurrection
Publication Date: 07/30/2019
After a small-town southern girl turned New Yorker watches her American Dream implode, she musters the courage to begin again—resurrecting the powerful woman her daughters had glimpsed during their family’s darkest times. I scrolled to voicemail on my husband’s cell phone. Instantly I heard a woman’s voice I’d never heard…
Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains
Publication Date: 07/23/2019
A thoroughly uncensored rollercoaster ride through the riotous, tumultuous and utterly singular life and career of one of rock's most enigmatic singers—now updated with new material and a new foreword by Randall J. Blythe of Lamb of God. A Rough Trade Book of the Year (2017) “Must-read for any fan…
Bumping Down Highways: From the Boardroom to Back Roads in an RV
Publication Date: 07/09/2019
From boardrooms to backroads…this is the life-changing adventure of a woman in her forties who hit the road in an RV on her own. That’s exactly what Prada heel-wearing, running-through-airports, successful business woman and entrepreneur, Jenni Edwards did. Even with all her achievements, she discovered something was missing in her…
Made to Change the World: How Ordinary People Are Called To Do Extraordinary Work, The Story of Project 615
Publication Date: 07/09/2019
The remarkable story of a T-shirt company that sparked a global movement to aid people living in poverty. All his life, Derek Evans felt a spiritual pull to be a part of something greater than himself, but it wasn’t until he and a friend embarked on a transformational trip to…
Can’t Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City
Publication Date: 06/25/2019
A complete history of The Rolling Stones in New York City. When the Rolling Stones first arrived at JFK Airport in June 1964, they hadn’t even had a hit record in America. By the end of the decade, they were mobbed by packed audiences at Madison Square Garden and were…
A Journey by Faith: No Risk, No Reward
Publication Date: 06/18/2019
An ambitious African-American family, a foundation of faith, and a tenacious pursuit of professional success…this is one couple’s fascinating journey through corporate America. “Most people never live their dreams as entrepreneurs because they give up. Afraid of the risk. By reading Tina and Harold Lewis’s book A Journey by Faith, those…
One Base at a Time: How I Survived PTSD and Found My Field of Dreams
Publication Date: 06/11/2019
“Dave Mellor has built one of baseball’s most inspirational stories over the last half-century. Anchored by a love for his family and the game, he survived incomprehensible catastrophes and PTSD to become a pioneering ballfield artist and head groundskeeper for Fenway Park.” —Buster Olney, ESPN On July 10, 1981, David Mellor…