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NOSTRADAMUS
GERSON, STEPHANE
Skylight Books – Hotlist Fall 2012
Whenever we enter a new era, whenever the premises of our worldview are questioned or imperiled,
Nostradamus offers certainty and solace. In 1666, guests at posh English dinner parties discussed his quatrains
about the Great Fire of London. In 1942, the Jewish writer Irène Némirovsky latched her hopes for survival in
Nazi-occupied France to Nostradamus’ prediction that the war would soon end. And on September 12, 2001,
teenagers proclaimed on the streets of Brooklyn that “this guy, Nostradamus” had seen it coming. In his new
book about this fascinating figure, Stephane Gerson takes readers on a journey through the life and after-life of
Michel de Nostrademe, the Renaissance astrologer who became known as Nostradamus, the man whose
Prophecies have been pored over, interpreted, and finally been transformed into The Gospel of Doom for the
modern age. In moving beyond Nostradame's life to chronicle the interest in his prophecies over the ages,
Gerson's book chronicles not only the man himself, but the hold his predictions still have over us today.
BIOGRAPHY 1ST PRINTING 40,000
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS 368 PAGES
9780312613686
$34.50 HC
OCTOBER 2012
NOTES TO THE FUTURE
MANDELA, NELSON
This powerful and thought-provoking book of quotations captures the beautiful words that have helped Nelson
Mandela inspire the world with his message of hope and endurance. Spanning the public life of this beloved
global leader, Notes to the Future also shows the tension and evolution evident in Mandela’s life and thinking.
QUOTATIONS 1ST PRINTING 50,000
ATRIA 192 PAGES
9781451675399
$22.00 HC
NOVEMBER 2012
THE OATH
TOOBIN, JEFFREY
From the prizewinning author of "The Nine," a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war
between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration. From the moment John Roberts, the
chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the
relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young,
brilliant, charismatic, charming, determined to change the course of the nation--and completely at odds on
almost every major constitutional issue.
CURRENT AFFAIRS 1ST PRINTING 250,000
DOUBLEDAY 352 PAGES
9780385527200
$31.00 HC
SEPTEMBER 2012
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