AOT #328: David Freed Podcasts Flat Spin

David Freed owns a small plane and was a specialist in both law enforcement and military affairs. During an eighteen-year reporting career as an investigative journalist for the Los Angeles Times, he was an individual finalist for the Pulitzer Prize’s gold medal for Public Service, the highest award in American journalism, and later shared a Pulitzer Prize for the newspaper’s coverage of the 1992 Rodney King riots. He reported from the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm, and holds an active security clearance from the US Department of Defense. Freed reads from and discusses his debut thriller Flat Spin. Transcending worlds of murder, aviation and international counter-terrorism, Flat Spin resonates with a veracity that only an author who knows his subject first hand can deliver.

($29.00) Permanent Press ISBN #9781579622725. You can visit David Freed’s official web site as well.

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Iconic: Decoding Images of the Revolutionary Black Woman by Lakesia Johnson

Throughout American history, black women have evoked strong reaction from American media and have been imaged in ways that draw on the deep-seated stereotypes.

In Iconic, Lakesia Johnson shows how truly revolutionary black women have not only controlled their own image despite such negative characterizations but done so for a greater good. Focusing on women from Sojourner Truth to Pam Grier and Alice Walker to Michelle Obama, Iconic shows how these icons continue to work to combat social justice and American racial prejudice.

Baylor University Press, $22.95, August 15, 2012, ISBN #: 9781602586444

The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra by Adam English

The real story of Santa Claus, and why he became a saint. Religious historian Adam English looks beyond the legends and lore of our red-suit-wearing, toy-making, Coke-drinking Santa Claus to tell the story of the real Saint Nicholas – a fourth-century bishop in modern-day Turkey.

With prose as enjoyable as it is informative, he shows why the life—and death—of Nicholas of Myra so radically influenced the formation of Western history and Christian thought, and did so in ways many have never realized.

Baylor University Press, $24.95, November 1, 2012, ISBN #: 9781602586345

Healing the Sacred Divide: Making Peace With Ourselves, Each Other, and the World by Dr. Jean Benedict Raffa

Healing the Sacred Divide explores the dynamic interplay of two crucial pairs of opposites—masculinity/femininity and psychology/religion—to describe several ways of thinking about God that express deep divisions in our own core and contribute to the dysfunction of our culture. Then it brings forward an emerging way of thinking that may better serve our most urgent personal and social needs—one that helps us discover how to bridge differences and integrate the “other” in ourselves, our personal relationships, and our world at large.

Larson Publications, $18.95, July 30, 2012, ISBN # 978-1-936012-60-2

Clearly Invisible: Racial Passing and the Color of Cultural Identity by Marcia Dawkins

A pioneering work in the study of race and culture, Marcia Dawkins reveals that everyone passes – not just racial minorities – and that passing has been occurring for millennia. Clearly Invisible retells contemporary expressions and historically significant occurrences of individuals called passers. Along the way, Dawkins traces passing’s legal, political, and literary manifestations, questioning whether passing can be a form of empowerment (even while implying secrecy) and suggesting that passing could be one of the first expressions of multiracial identity in the U.S. as it seeks its own social standing.

Baylor University Press, $29.95, August 1, 2012, ISBN #: 9781602583122

Sh*t Girls Say by Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard

A spot-on parody of all the sh*t girls find themselves saying! From the creators of the internet sensation Sh*t Girls Say comes a book that is both hilariously quotable and irresistibly stylish.

The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff

Since 2008, Maggie, Tessa, and Brenna have posted more than 250 works of short fiction to their website merryfates.com. Their goal was simple: create a space for experimentation and improvisation in their writing—all in public and without a backspace key. In that spirit, The Curiosities includes the stories and each author’s comments, critiques, and kudos in the margins. Think of it as a guided tour of the creative processes of three acclaimed authors.

Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, $17.95, October 2012, ISBN #: 978-0-7613-7527-2

Uncle John’s Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader by Gordon ‘Uncle John’ Javna

The Bathroom Reader turns 25! Uncle John is celebrating this historic milestone with his biggest all-new edition ever. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins, fun wordplay, and more!

Portable Press, $19.95, November 2012, ISBN #: 978-1-60710-562-6

The Serpent’s Bite by Warren Adler

The Serpent’s Bite is an action-packed thriller that reveals a dysfunctional family taking a family reunion excursion in Yellowstone Park that lurks with danger and death at every turn.

Media Connect, $21.95, September 2012, ISBN#: 978-159006-044-5.

Better Than Alright: Finding Peace, Love & Power by Ledisi

Essense is pleased to share an incredible new uplifting and empowering voice with its 7.5 million readers and book lovers everywhere. In the tradition of Iyanla Vanzant’s blockbuster 1993 book Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, Essense is pleased to collaborate with powerhouse musician Ledisi for a soulful and enlightening collection of the singer’s inspiring meditations, quotes, and anecdotes charting her astonishing transformation as a woman and an artist.

Ledisi, who has been described as having a mix of Tina Turner’s energy, Nina Simone’s brilliance, and Ella Fitzgerald’s range, is a multiple Grammy nominee who has quickly connected with Essense readers because of her authenticity and tenacity to strive for success on her own terms.

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