- Allen, John
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The Rise of Benedict XVI (July 2005)
From the author of Conclave and All the Pope's Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II's last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, and where the new pope is likely to lead the Catholic Church.
- Barbero, Alessandro
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The Battle: A New History of Waterloo (July 2005)
To be published on the 190th anniversary of Waterloo, this chronicle meticulously recreates the conflict as it unfolded, from General Reille's early afternoon assault on the chateau of Hougoumont, to the desperate last charge of Napoleon's Imperial Guard as evening settled in.
- Brooks Vinton, Sherri
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The Real Food Revival: Aisle by Aisle, Morsel by Morsel (July 2005)
This guide takes readers through the delicious process of finding and using food that is produced as locally as possible, sustainable, affordable and accessible.
- Brown, Louise
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The Dancing Girls of Lahore: Selling Love and Savings Dreams in Pakistan's Ancient Pleasure District (July 2005)
Though the dancing girls' trade can be described with accuracy as prostitution, their sophisticated art encompasses the best of Mughal culture. Sociologist Brown spent four years studying the family life of a Lahori dancing girl. With beautiful understatement, she turns a novelist's eye on a true story.
- Bryant, Howard
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Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball (July 2005)
Despite enjoying an era of unprecedented prosperity and on-field accomplishments, Major League Baseball is in crisis as its greatest players find themselves defending their achievements instead of celebrating them. The reason: steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
- Ehrensaft, Diane
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Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Tough Questions and Building Strong Families (June 2005)
Many aspiring parents now depend on some form of assisted reproductive technology to fulfill their dreams of starting a family. But as Dr. Diane Ehrensaft points out, parents who conceive with the help of a donor or surrogate often struggle with unforeseen questions. Ehrensaft's far-ranging inquiry raises issues no one affected by assisted reproductive technology should ignore.
- Goldfarb, Michael
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Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace: Surviving Under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq
In this moving tribute, journalist Goldfarb recounts the powerful relationship with his friend and translator Ahmad Shawkat, an Iraqi Kurd whose life's work was to promote freedom and who was ultimately murdered during the second Gulf War.
- Gueraseva, Stacy
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Def Jam, Inc.: Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Influential Hip-Hop Label
From a music insider comes a juicy, fly-on-the-wall look into Def Jam Records — the largest and most successful hip hop record label.
- Helfer, Ralph
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Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived (July 2005)
Hollywood animal trainer Helfer has written the personal story of his loving relationship with a lion that he brought into his home as a four-month-old cub. As the years passed, Helfer and Zamba developed a bond that became the most important in Helfer's life.
- Hoogenboom, Hilde
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The Memoirs of Catherine the Great (July 2005)
This new translation from the French is scrupulously faithful to Catherine's words and is the first for which translators have consulted original manuscripts written in her own hand. It is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Catherine the Great, Russian history or the 18th century.
- Marrs, Suzanne
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Eudora Welty: A Biography
Marrs restores Eudora Welty's story to human proportions, tracing Welty's history from her roots in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature.
- McCoy, Elin
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The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste (July 2004)
This is the story of how an American lawyer raised on Coca-Cola caused a revolution in the way wines around the globe are made, sold, and talked about.
- Meredith, Martin
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The Fate of Africa (July 2005)
An epic biography of postcolonial Africa illuminates its current devastating problems. What happened to this vast continent, so rich in resources and history, to bring it so close to destitution and despair in the span of two generations?
- Richardson, John H.
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My Father the Spy: A Family History of the CIA, the Cold War, and the Sixties
This memoir about an idealistic spy, who was CIA station chief in Vietnam, and his hippie rebel son tells the story of the latter half of the 20th century through a gripping family drama.
- Sheftall, M. G.
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Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze (July 2005)
At the end of WWII, Japan's high command unleashed the Kamikaze. But what of those who took the sacred oath to die in battle — and lived?
- Watson, Fred
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Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope
An Australian astronomer offers a lively and well-illustrated history of the development of the telescope and its impact on science and society.
