FOR RELEASE February 28, 2010

 

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin chronicles twelve months test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown sends Robert Langdon on a deadly race through a labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths after he recognizes a disturbing object encoded with five symbols that he must interpret in order to rescue his kidnapped mentor.

How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud by Ken Fisher arms you with five simple signs that can alert you to possible investment scams and help you to spot financial disasters before you become part of them.

Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump: A Victorian Mystery by Emily Brightwell centers on Inspector Witherspoon’s housekeeper who is always ready to dive into an investigation and is the secret weapon behind his Scotland Yard success.

The Girls of Room 28: Friendship, Hope, and Survival in Theresienstadt by Hannelore Brenner weaves together the stories of ten women who were among the twelve thousand children that passed through the notorious internment camp on their way to Auschwitz from 1942 to 1944 and their memories of the strength, sacrifice, and determination that made survival possible.

Earthway: An Ella Clah Novel by Aimee Thurlo continues an outstanding Southwestern mystery series as Navajo tribal investigator  Ella Clah works to track down a group of activists determined to stop the building of a nuclear power plant on the Rez by any means, including domestic terrorism.

The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are by Dr. Kevin Leman draws on thirty years of research to show how birth order impacts your life, helping you understand yourself, get along better with others, overcome ingrained tendencies, and become more successful in the workplace.