Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her house is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her. Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and she is even more dismayed when he sinks into madness. Her mother mocks her plans, revealing that Margaret will always be burdened with the reputation of her father, one of the most famously incompetent English commanders in France. But worst of all for Margaret is when she discovers that her mother is sending her to a loveless marriage in remote Wales.

Married to a man twice her age, quickly widowed, and a mother at only fourteen, Margaret is determined to turn her lonely life into a triumph. She sets her heart on putting her son on the throne of England regardless of the cost to herself, to England, and even to the little boy. Disregarding rival heirs and the overwhelming power of the York dynasty, she names him Henry, like the king; sends him into exile; and pledges him in marriage to her enemy Elizabeth of York’s daughter. As the political tides constantly move and shift, Margaret charts her own way through another loveless marriage, treacherous alliances, and secret plots. She feigns loyalty to the usurper Richard III and even carries his wife’s train at her coronation.

Widowed a second time, Margaret marries the ruthless, deceitful Thomas, Lord Stanley, and her fate stands on the knife edge of his will. Gambling her life that he will support her, she then masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of the time—all the while knowing that her son has grown to manhood, recruited an army, and now waits for his opportunity to win the greatest prize.

In a novel of conspiracy, passion, and coldhearted ambition, number one bestselling author Philippa Gregory has brought to life the story of a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined, by her piety and lineage, to shape the course of history.

Author Bio

Philippa Gregory is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance. A writer and broadcaster for radio and television, she lives in England. She welcomes visitors and messages at her website, www.philippagregory.com.

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Sometimes all you can do is fly away home . . .

When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips, and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as the ideal politician’s wife—her hair dyed and straightened, her hippie-chick wardrobe replaced by tailored knit suits. At fifty-seven, she ruefully acknowledges that her job is staying twenty pounds thinner than she was in her twenties and tending to her husband, the senator.

Lizzie, the Woodruffs’ younger daughter, is at twenty-four a recovering addict, whose mantra HALT (Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?) helps her keep her life under control. Still, trouble always seems to find her. Her older sister, Diana, an emergency room physician, has everything Lizzie failed to achieve—a husband, a young son, the perfect home—and yet she’s trapped in a loveless marriage. With temptation waiting in one of the ER’s exam rooms, she finds herself craving more.

After Richard’s extramarital affair makes headlines, the three women are drawn into the painful glare of the national spotlight. Once the press conference is over, each is forced to reconsider her life, who she is and who she is meant to be.

Written with an irresistible blend of heartbreak and hilarity, Fly Away Home is an unforgettable story of a mother and two daughters who after a lifetime of distance finally learn to find refuge in one another.

Author Bio

Jennifer Weiner is the author of seven novels: Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, which was made into a major motion picture, Little Earthquakes, Goodnight Nobody, Certain Girls, Best Friends Forever, and Fly Away Home, as well as the short story collection, The Guy Not Taken. A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Philadelphia with her family. Visit her website at www.jenniferweiner.com.

Interview with Jen Weiner

http://authors.simonandschuster.ca/Jennifer-Weiner/1930733/interview

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Stop endlessly searching for “something more”

There is a new generation of high-achieving women: confident, ambitious, and driven yet anxious, discontented, and above all, restless. Constantly juggling multiple roles and reevaluating goals, today’s “wander women” move from job to job, challenge to challenge, almost on impulse. Drawing on fresh research and extensive interviews, Marcia Reynolds helps you understand the roots of your restlessness and learn how to make your wandering a conscious strategy, not a series of unplanned events. She provides a wealth of exercises and practices so you can better understand the needs that drive your decisions, discover new ways of finding direction, and thoughtfully choose and plan your future — whether climbing the corporate ladder, finding satisfaction below the glass ceiling, or setting out on your own.

About The Author:

Dr. Marcia Reynolds is fascinated by the brain, especially the nuances of the female brain. She is a master certified coach with a doctorate in organizational psychology, focusing on the needs and challenges of smart, strong women in the workplace. She travels around the world speaking at conferences and teaching classes in leadership, emotional intelligence and organizational change. Her book Wander Woman: How High Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction was released this summer.  

Reviews:

“The ideas and exercises here represent breakthrough thinking. I plan to give this inspiring and thought-changing book to many women as a gift of guidance on their journey.”
–Linda Alepin, Founding Director, Global Women’s Leadership Network

“This is a book for highly successful women and their executive coaches. Not only will passionate, driven women better manage their minds, the exercises and coaching questions will help them improve their relationships with those they live and work with.”
–Madeleine Blanchard, cofounder, Coaching Services, The Ken Blanchard Companies

“Marcia Reynolds’s deeply insightful stories of wander women-as well as her own transformative journey — will touch the restless wanderer in your own soul and open new paths to love, joy, and contentment.”
–Deb Giffen, Director, Wharton Executive Education

You can read more about the book at wanderwomanbook.com and follow the author on Facebook and Twitter.

Married to a drunken tavern-keeper, Anna Wirth takes solace in her two sons, hard-working Konrad and the beautiful, flaxen-haired Manfred, who sings like an angel and who, some say, has been touched by God. But at the same time, Anna is desperate to prevent people finding out the truth about her younger son. That he is not like other children: he does not communicate, doesn’t make eye contact, lives in his own private world, endlessly collecting and arranging piles of leaves and stones.
When rumours of witchcraft sweep through the town, Manfred is seized by those who would use him to pursue their own agenda. As innocent townsfolk are accused, a climate of fear prevails. No one is safe – and at the heart of the terror is Anna’s own son. As the death toll mounts, Anna realizes there is only one way to stop the madness. But can she act against a mother’s deepest instincts?

About The Author

In her early thirties, Sherri Smith teaches at a school for children with special needs. She lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Author of The Virgin’s Tale, The Children of Witches is her second novel.

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Everything you need to get your business started

Special resources for women entrepreneurs

Solutions for maintaining work-life balance

Dear Aspiring Business Owner, 

If you’ve got an idea or skill that you’re ready to turn into a business, congratulations! Whether you plan to hire employees or pursue solo self-employment (a good survival strategy in a lean economy) this book will help transform your vision into reality. You’ll learn how to: 

draft a solid business plan

raise start-up money

choose a legal structure

manage finances and taxes

promote your business on a budget

take your business online

hire quality contractors and employees

Why a small business book aimed just at women? Because the women entrepreneurs I work with want to know about special certification programs for women-owned businesses, government contracting opportunities, and resources such as Women’s Business Centers nationwide. They also want to hear about creative ways to maintain work-life balance. You’ll find all this in the book. 

Good luck with your new business! 
 
Peri 

P.S. I’ve included interviews with several successful women business owners throughout the book. I think their insights will inform and inspire you.

Author Bio

Peri Pakroo is a business and communications consultant, specializing in legal and start-up issues for businesses and nonprofits. She has started, participated in, and consulted with start-up businesses for 20 years. She owns and runs P-Brain Media (www.pbrainmedia.com), a strategic consulting and communications firm that develops information-rich media for web, print, video and other formats. She received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1995, and a year later began editing and writing for Nolo, specializing in small business and intellectual property issues. She is the author of the top-selling Nolo titles The Small Business Start-Up Kit (national and California editions) and Starting and Building a Nonprofit, and has been featured in numerous national and local publications including Entrepreneur, Real Simple, Investors Business Daily, and BusinessWeek. Peri teaches adult education courses at WESST (www.wesst.org) in Albuquerque, a nonprofit whose mission is to facilitate entrepreneurship among women and minorities in the state of New Mexico. She is active in supporting local, independent businesses and is a co-founder of the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance. Her blog is at www.peripakroo.com.

For more information, please visit www.nolo.com and follow the author on Twitter and Facebook.
Go to http://bit.ly/Nolo_WomensSmallBusinessStartUpKit to access an e-galley of The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit on NetGalley. It can be read on the Nook, Kindle, Sony e-reader, or on your computer.

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“What a great, practical and readable resource! This is not your typical ‘motivational’ business start-up book, but a detailed guide to all the steps of actually getting started, including specific tips and resources for women entrepreneurs. Peri’s book clearly details all the nuts and bolts of starting a business so often lacking in how-to books. A must-read before you launch.”
–Lindsey Johnson, former National Director, SBA Office of Women’s Business Ownership

“This no-nonsense guide is an essential roadmap for any woman considering entrepreneurship. It’s packed with how-to information and real-life examples that will help save significant time and money in getting a venture started. Highly recommended.”
–Sara Gould, President, Ms. Foundation for Women

“Don’t even think about starting a business without reading this book. Approachable, easy to understand and totally straightforward, Peri has done a service to all future entrepreneurs by giving solid advice to set you up for sustainable success.”
–Amy Swift Crosby, Founder, SMARTY, A Resource for Entrepreneurial Women

“Any woman thinking of creating her own job by starting a business should have Peri Pakroo’s book. You will want to make it your constant companion.”
–Connie Evans, CEO, Association of Enterprise Opportunity, Public Member of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

“The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit is a must-read for any woman thinking about starting a business. As a Director of a Women’s Business Center for nearly 20 years, this is the first book I’ve read which provides a realistic road-map on how to make it happen. In spite of the remarkable accomplishments that self-employed women have made, let’s face it, women continue to be the primary nurturers who hold American families together, a fact which makes starting and growing a successful woman-owned business fraught with challenges and sweet with its rewards.”
–Agnes Noonan, Executive Director, Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Team (WESST)

“It takes a brave woman to start, build, and run a business. For all those women who keep saying to themselves, ‘I think I can, I think I can,’ with this excellent book, now they can.”
–Nell Merlino, Founder and CEO, Count Me in for Women’s Economic Independence, and Author, Stepping Out of Line: for Women Who Want It their Way in Life, in Love and at Work

“A good read all around, Peri provides a practical guide that is useful and helpful for women starting and growing their business — love the real-life examples, too! This is a great book!”
–Wendy K. Baumann, President, The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation

“This book on small business start-ups is certainly a valuable tool that will assist women in making sound and sustainable decisions when beginning a new business venture. Peri’s many years in the business consulting and training trenches gives her advice and information a high value of credibility. She has enormous experience and insight to share, and this book and kit is a must read for the aspiring entrepreneur.”
–Patricia Harris, Executive Director & CEO, The Edge Connection, Women’s Business Center at Kennesaw State University, Coles College of Business

Is your business prepared for the world of ANYWHERE?

A pill bottle helps health care professionals monitor patients taking medication. A vending machine reports its own inventory over a wireless network. A telephone speeds checkout by serving as a debit card in retail stores around the world.

The future of the world — and business — is ubiquitous connectivity, the total interconnection of people, ideas, and products through a global digital network. As the network grows and the world of data expands, every citizen will have instant access to virtually anything he or she wants.

Where is this network? Anywhere. And you must learn to use it to the fullest if your business is to thrive in the coming years.

In this groundbreaking book, Emily Nagle Green, president of Yankee Group, a leading global connectivity research firm, charts a course for the future by explaining:

The components of ubiquitous connectivity and how they will combine to transform the nature of business

How more than 50 of the world’s connectivity pioneers and leaders expect the revolution to unfold

The richest opportunities for your business — and how to seize them

How a totally connected world will change customers — and what they want

Ways to develop a business strategy that harnesses the power of global connectivity

The world is charging ahead faster than at any other time in history, and global connectivity will be here sooner than you might think. Trillions of dollars of new value will be created on this worldwide network fabric. Are you moving fast enough? The survival of your business depends on whether you’ll be there to meet it.

Combining expert insight, tactical tools, and Yankee Group’s proprietary data on global connectivity trends, this forward-looking book provides what you need to reach the customer of the future . . . anytime and anywhere.

Author Bio

Emily Nagle Green is president and CEO of Yankee Group, a leading firm in researching global connectivity change. Yankee Group supports businesses worldwide that use, operate, or help build networks with powerful ideas, forecasts, conferences, and strategy consulting. Green is also vice-chair of MITX, the largest association for digital marketing and media technology in the United States. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

For more information please visit http://anywhere.yankeegroup.com/.
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For more than fifteen years, Robin Sharma has been quietly sharing with Fortune 500 companies and many of the super-rich a success formula that has made him one of the most sought-after leadership advisers in the world. Now, for the first time, Sharma makes his proprietary process available to you, so that you can get to your absolute best while helping your organization break through to a dramatically new level of winning in these wildly uncertain times.

In The Leader Who Had No Title, you will learn:

How to work with and influence people like a superstar, regardless of your position

A method to recognize and then seize opportunities in times of deep change

The real secrets of intense innovation

An instant strategy to build a great team and become a “merchant of wow” with your customers

Hard-hitting tactics to become mentally strong and physically tough enough to lead your field

Real-world ways to defeat stress, build an unbeatable mind-set, unleash energy, and balance your personal life

Regardless of what you do within your organization and the current circumstances of your life, the single most important fact is that you have the power to show leadership. Wherever you are in your career or life, you should always play to your peak abilities. This book shows you how to claim that staggering power, as well as transform your life—and the world around you—in the process.

About The Author

Robin Sharma is one of the world’s most highly respected leadership experts. He is devoted to the mission of helping organizations develop people who Lead Without a Title so that they win in this period of intense change. His clients include Microsoft, GE, FedEx, IBM, Nike, NASA, Yale University, and The Young Presidents Organization. Sharma’s books, such as The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and The Greatness Guide, have topped best-seller lists across the globe and have sold millions of copies in more than seventy languages. They have been embraced by rock stars, royalty, and many celebrity CEOs.  Sharma is also the cofounder of 960vets.com, an innovative online support resource that helps U.S. veterans successfully reintegrate into civilian life.

Author Video

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Praise for Robin Sharma and The Leader Who Had No Title

 “The Leader Who Had No Title  is a game changing book; read it and get ready for an amazing new life!”   Marci Shimoff, bestselling author of Happy for No Reason

“Read this book and make the leap to extraordinary performance, innovation and influence at work and in life.”   Keith Ferrazzi, bestselling author of New Eat Alone

“If you want to operate at the level of ’WOW!’, be an exceptional leader and live life ’full out’–buy this book”   Darren Hardy, Publisher, SUCCESS magazine

“Though Sharma rejects the guru label, it’s hard not to think of this CEO that way.” – Publishers Weekly 

“Robin Sharma has the rare gift of writing books that are truly life-changing.” Richard Carlson, Ph.D., 

Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff 

“He is recognized as one of the world’s top experts on leadership and personal growth.” 

–The Times of India

“Readers from all around the world are raving about his philosophy.” The Jerusalem Post 

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat offers a long-awaited collection of delicious, healthy recipes and advice on eating well without gaining weight.

With French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano wrote the ultimate non–diet book on how to enjoy food and stay slim, sparking a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Now, in her first-ever cookbook, she provides her millions of readers with the recipes that are the cornerstone of her philosophy—mouthwatering, simply prepared dishes that favor fresh, seasonal ingredients and yield high satisfaction.

Organized around Mireille’s three favorite pastimes—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—these recipes emphasize pure flavors, balanced ingredients, and easy cooking methods. Eating pleasurably is just as important as eating healthfully, and Mireille does not neglect dessert and chocolate (essential components of any French woman’s diet) and incorporates advice on entertaining, menu planning, and wine selection. And once again, Mireille offers tips and tricks to reduce one’s waistline (including a secret family recipe from Mireille’s beloved Tante Berthe for a delicious breakfast that melts away pounds effortlessly).

Filled with stories from Mireille’s childhood in France, her life in Paris, Provence, and New York, and her extensive travels and meals for business and enjoyment, The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook is a beautiful, practical lifestyle guide to living well, eating wonderfully, and getting the most out of life with the least amount of stress.

Also, by the same Author: Women, Work and the Art of Savoir Faire

About The Author

Mireille Guiliano is the bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat and French Women For All Seasons. Born and raised in France, she is married to an American and lives most of the year in New York and Paris. She is the former President and CEO of Clicquot, Inc.

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Author websites

www.mireilleguiliano.com

www.frenchwomendontgetfat.com

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From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton, a novel that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to uncover their family’s secret past. A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book—a beautiful volume of fairy tales. She is taken in by the dock master and his wife and raised as their own. On her twenty-first birthday, they tell her the truth, and with her sense of self shattered and very little to go on, “Nell” sets out to trace her real identity. Her quest leads her to Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast and the secrets of the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is not until her granddaughter, Cassandra, takes up the search after Nell’s death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled. A spellbinding tale of mystery and self-discovery, The Forgotten Garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go.

About The Author

Kate Morton, a native Australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and English literature and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland. She lives with her family in Brisbane, Australia, and is writing her third novel, The Distant Hours, which is set to release November 2010 from Simon & Schuster.  http://www.katemorton.com/

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The workplace is constantly in flux, and even now there are new opportunities open to women. But to take advantage of these possibilities, it’s essential to know the current rules for corporate success. This isn’t your father’s or your mother’s workplace anymore!

Whether it’s the CEO seat, an executive manager slot, or a more intrapreneurial position, women who follow Career GPS will have what it takes to gain their professional goals.

Dr. Ella L. J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D., an authority on career development, has worked with women across a variety of fields and in different kinds of corporations, from Fortune 500s to start-ups. Here she offers guidelines to help women forge their own pathways to professional ascent, providing tips for maximizing a review, networking in a relevant way, and much more. According to Dr. Bell:

• Think working hard is enough to be recognized? It’s not enough to assume your effort will speak for itself. You have to socialize with the decision makers. It might not mean you have to pick up the golf clubs, but you do have to figure out what works in your own organization.
• Parlez-vous Françis? Learning Mandarin? If you work for a global company and aspire to an extreme job or higher, make it known that you would take an overseas assignment to advance your career.
• Nowhere to go right now? Even in hard times there are options. Learn a lateral skill – such as accounting — so when the company is firing on all engines again, you will impress through the breadth of your knowledge.

Drawing from her work as a consultant to some of the country’s most prestigious Fortune 100 companies, Dr. Bell helps readers succeed at every level in a dynamic corporate marketplace. Career GPS combines Dr. Bell’s academic knowledge and expertise with dozens of heartfelt first-person stories from smart women who rose through the ranks. Here is a book that will guide women of all cultures, ages, and levels of experience to their career goals.

About The Authors

Ella LJ Edmondson Bell, Ph.D., author of the new book, Career GPS: Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape(Amistad), is the founder and president of ASCENT-Leading Multicultural Women to the Top, as well as an associate professor of business administration, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University. She is considered by industry and the academy to be one of the leading experts in the management of race, gender and class in the workplace. Her clients include: PepsiCo, American Express, Intel, Goldman Sachs, Booze Allen Hamilton, U.S. Department of Labor are among others. She has written several articles for Essence magazine and wrote the monthly “Working It” column. Frequently quoted by journalists, Dr. Bell has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Boston Globe,Black Enterprise, Newsweek, Working Mother, and Fast Company. Dr. Bell lives with her Jack Russell Terrier, Belle in Hanover, New Hampshire and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Linda Villarosa is a former editor of both Essence magazine and The New York Times, where she wrote or edited a number of award-winning articles. She is the author of several books, including the bestseller Body & Soul: The Black Woman’s Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-being. Her first novel, Passing for Black, was published in 2008. Villarosa teaches journalism at the City College of New York and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

For more information, please visit http://www.careergpsthebook.com/.