Rights, Fall 2016
Rob Sanders, Publisher rob.sanders@greystonebooks.com +1 604 875 1550 x 205 Nancy Flight, Associate Publisher nancy.flight@greystonebooks.com +1 604 875 1550 x 210 Andrea Damiani, Marketing, Production and Rights Associate andrea.damiani@greystonebooks.com +1 604 875 1550 x 201
Dear publishers, Here are a few of the year’s highlight books we’d like to share with you: We recently licensed and published throughout the English world Peter Wohlleben’s international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees: W hat They Feel, How They Com m unicate— Discoveries from a Secret W orld, where it jumped onto bestseller lists in the US, Canada, and the UK. English rights have also been sold to Penguin Random House for India and to Black Inc, for ANZ. The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung has so far been sold in six territories, and the book’s worldwide popularity continues to grow. Rights have been sold to: UK & Commonwealth, Sweden, French Canada, Germany, Poland, and Spain. The photographic salute to Cow boys of the Am ericas, by Luis Fabini and Wade Davis, was co-published in Germany this fall by Sieveking Verlag. The book is an awe-inspiring collection of photographs and brilliant text that present the cowboy culture through the Americas. Letters to M y Grandchildren , by celebrated environmentalist David Suzuki, has been sold to Australia/New Zealand and French Canada. Enjoy your trip through all the books in the pages that follow. Let us know if we can send you material to review, and we look forward to continuing our work with you. Best regards, Andrea Damiani Rights Manager, Greystone Books
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Table of Contents by Title Addicted, by Lorna Crozier Big Fit Girl, by Louise Green Birdmania, by Bernd Brunner Couchsurfing in Iran, by Stephen Orth Cowboys of the Americas, by Luis Fabini and Wade Davis The Demon in My Blood, by Elizabeth Rains The Dog, by Helen Mixter, illustrated by Margarita Sada Elliott’s Guide to Dinosaurs, by Elliott Seah Frozen in Time, by Owen Beattie and John Geiger
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An Intimate Wilderness, by Norman Hallendy Just Cool It, by David Suzuki and Ian Hanington The Killer Whale Who Changed the World, by Mark Leiren-Young
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Man in Motion, by Rick Hansen and Jake Macdonald The Obesity Code, by Dr. Jason Fung Rise of the Necrofauna, by Britt Wray Reinventing Prosperity, by Graeme Maxton and Jorgen Randers Run Better, by Jean-Francois Harvey
12 12 13 14 15
The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat, by Marissa Landrigan The Woman Who Says No, by Malte Herwig
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LifeTree Media Resolve, Hal Movius Pathways to Pregnancy, Mary Wong The Digital Matrix, Venkat Venkatraman
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Table of Contents by Author Bernd Brunner, Birdmania, by Lorna Crozier, Addicted Luis Fabini and Wade Davis , Cowboys of the Americas Dr. Jason Fung, The Obesity Code Owen Beattie and John Geiger, Frozen in Time Louise Green, Big Fit Girl
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Norman Hallendy, An Intimate Wilderness
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Jean-Francois Harvey, Run Better
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Rick Hansen and Jake Macdonald, Man in Motion Malte Herwig, The Woman Who Says No Graeme Maxton and Jorgen Randers, Reinventing Prosperity, Helen Mixter, illustrated by Margarita Sada, The Dog Marissa Landrigan, The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat
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Mark Leiren-Young, The Killer Whale Who Changed the World, by Stephen Orth, Couchsurfing in Iran Elizabeth Rains, The Demon in My Blood Elliott Seah, Elliott’s Guide to Dinosaurs
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David Suzuki and Ian Hanington, Just Cool It Britt Wray, Rise of the Necrofauna
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LifeTree Media Hal Movius, Resolve Venkat Venkatraman, The Digital Matrix Mary Wong, Pathways to Pregnancy
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Addicted
Notes from the Belly of the Beast Edited by LORNA CROZIER and PATRICK LANE __________________________________________________________________________________ The best-selling collection about addiction featuring three new essays on marijuana, video games, and sex. Is addiction a disease, a sin, a sign of hypersensitivity, a personal failing, or a unique resource for the creative mind? However it is defined, it can have devastating consequences, often shattering lives, ruining families, wrecking livelihoods, and even triggering suicide. Yet it can also be a source of inspiration. In this updated edition featuring three new essays—on addiction to marijuana, video games, and sex—leading international writers to explore their surprisingly diverse personal experiences with this complex phenomenon and candidly reveal what happened when their compulsions took over their lives. Lorna Crozier, an Officer of the Order of Canada, has received many awards for her books of poetry, including the Governor General’s Award. Her latest publications are The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things and The Wrong Cat. She lives on Vancouver Island with fellow writer Patrick Lane. Patrick Lane has been called the best Canadian poet of his generation. He is the author of more than twenty books of poetry, most recently Syllable of Stone. His 2004 memoir, There Is a Season, won the BC Award for Canadian Non-fiction. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 272 pages • Spring 2016
Big Fit Girl
Unleash Your Inner Athlete and Embrace the Body You Have LOUISE GREEN An inspiring and practical book that explains how women can overcome stereotypes and get fit.
Too often, fitness books for women focus on weight loss and appearance rather than pure athleticism—a scenario that excludes the athletic dreams of millions of women who love their bodies as they are. Big Fit Girl is the exception to the rule. Study after study shows that physically active people can be healthy and fit regardless of their size. Drawn from Green’s own experience as a plus-size athlete and trainer, the book offers practical advice based on the latest research, for how to achieve fitness at any size, augmented by stories from other women that offers palpable evidence of what they can achieve with the body they have. The book also provides practical information about what kind of gear works best for plus-size women and how to set realistic goals, get started, stay motivated, and measure success. Louise Green is a plus-size athlete and the founder of the plus-size fitness boot camp Body Exchange. She is also a fitness trainer, a writer, a speaker, and the body image and fitness expert for the Penningtons. She has written for numerous publications including New York Daily, the Wall Street Journal, and the UK’s Daily Mail, among others. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 208 pages • Spring 2017 Greystone Books Ltd. 343 Railway Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1A4 • Fall 2016 Rights • rights@greystonebooks.com • www.greystonebooks.com • Page 5 of 20
Birdmania BERND BRUNNER __________________________________________________________________________________ This book is a window on the world of birders, who are mostly passionate, often quirky, and always interesting. In a book packed with scholarship and quirky detail, Bernd Brunner presents a series of thumbnail sketches of individuals throughout history and from all over the world who have been fascinated by birds, either as a hobby or as a profession. There is Aristotle, an early enthusiast who tried to discover some of their secrets; bird collectors such as Lord Walter Rothschild, who combed the world for exotic species on the verge of extinction; bird protectors such as Teddy Roosevelt, who shut down the workshops that fashioned feathered hats; bird conservationists such as American ornithologist George Archibald, who spent months performing a mating dance to induce an endangered whooping crane called Tex to lay an egg; and a lonely Australian widow who built a dancing platform for a lyre bird who came faithfully to entertain her with his splendor. This book is a window on the wonderful, passionate, and at times quirky, world of birders. Bernd Brunner’s books have been translated into a number of languages. He lectured at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts and Culture, New York City, at the Bancroft Library of the University of California at Berkeley, and at the Goethe Institute San Francisco. He splits his time between Berlin and Istanbul. Rights available: World English (excluding North America) 300 pages • Fall 2017
Couchsurfing in Iran STEPHEN ORTH __________________________________________________________________________________ A behind-the-scenes look at life via traveling in one of the world's most closed societies, Iran. The practice of ‘couchsurfing’, or sleeping in a series of other people’s homes in whatever space is available, is officially forbidden in Iran. Nevertheless, journalist Stephen Orth travels the country sleeping on the Persian carpets of twenty-two different hosts, experiencing the absurd, adventurous, and everyday, while slowly piecing together a picture of this supposedly rogue nation. Whether Orth is getting drunk on red wine with a prince or having a living room date with the whole family present, traveling in a stinking smugglers’ bus or angling in the Persian Gulf, every new encounter he relates pushes aside readers’ preconceptions and reveals the unparalleled hospitality of the Iranian people. Orth’s account of Iran offers a unique perspective of a culture typically misunderstood and often vilified. Stephen Orth has worked as an editor for Spiegel Online since 2008. An avid traveler, he has visited over fifty countries. Rights available: World English (excluding North America) 240 pages • Fall 2017
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Cowboys of the Americas
LUIS FABINI AND WADE DAVIS __________________________________________________________________________________ A vivid portrait of cowboys throughout the Americas in images and words and a passionate exploration of their bond with horses and the land. For more than a decade, photographer Luis Fabini immersed himself in cowboy culture as he traveled through the Americas, drinking mate with the gauchos of Uruguay, riding with the huasos of Chile as they drove their cattle high into the mountains and forged through icy, fastflowing rivers, listening to the traditional songs of the vaqueiros of Brazil, and eating from a chuckwagon and sleeping in a teepee by the campfire with the cowboys of Texas. Everywhere he witnessed the symbiosis of man and horse and the land. This stunning collection of photographs from those travels reveals the cowboy who lives in silence and solitude, the interconnectedness of the men with the land, and a traditional way of life that exists on the outskirts of society but also vividly in our imagination. The book includes photographs from eight regions capturing the individual cowboy, the intimate relationship between a cowboy and his horse, and the vast mountain ranges and plains on which they work. An eloquent text by anthropologist and author Wade Davis reflects on the long relationship between horses and humans and illuminates the spirit in each of the cowboy cultures that Fabini has so impressively captured. Luis Fabini was born in Uruguay and began his career as a travel photographer in South America. His interest in photography began at age seven, when his father put a camera in his hands before the two embarked on a trip across the Andes. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Wade Davis is an anthropologist, author, and explorer. He is the author of numerous books, including the 2009 Massey Lecture, entitled The Wayfinders. He has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet, and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.” He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) Rights sold: Germany, Sieveking Verlag 168 pages • 166 full-color and b&w photographs throughout • Fall 2016
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The Demon in My Blood
Blindsided by Hepatitis C and Stunned by Its Miraculous Cure ELIZABETH RAINS _______________________________________________________________________________ One woman’s shocking diagnosis with hepatitis C, her search for the cause, and her miraculous cure. Was it wild parties and rough sex, a blood transfusion after childbirth or after a horrific accident involving a group of bikers, or perhaps some other event during the freewheeling 1960s and early 1970s that funneled the demon into her blood? Regardless, decades later, on the verge of cirrhosis, Elizabeth Rains had to confront the fact that she was infected with hepatitis C, often a death sentence. But Rains was lucky. She was able to obtain the new and tremendously costly lifesaving antivirals, and became one of the early patients to be cured. This book tells her story while also shedding light on the workings of this insidious disease, the suffering it has caused other victims, and the path to a cure for everyone. Elizabeth Rains teaches university courses in writing and editing and has written for magazines and newspapers in North America, and Ireland. She was editorial director and publisher of Pacific Rim Magazine for fourteen years and holds a master's degree in journalism. The Demon in My Blood is her second non-fiction book. She lives in Gibson, British Columbia. Rights held: World, all languages 240 pages • Spring 2017
Children’s Book
The Dog HELEN MIXTER, Illustrated by MARGARITA SADA __________________________________________________________________________________ A loving testament to the comforting power of a companion dog in the life of a child who is unwell. The Dog reveals a very special friendship between a boy who is unwell and the dog who brings him comfort, whether he is happy or sad. In this sensitive and moving story of the relationship between boy and dog, award-winning author Helen Mixter captures the power of the human-animal connection and the comfort the relationship brings no matter what is wrong. Artist Margarita Sada’s magical art reveals the warmth and importance of the friendship in emotionally powerful images. Helen Mixter is a writer and award winning translator who lives in Toronto. Margarita Sada is a well-known Mexican artist who has illustrated stories, such as the award-winning Venir del Mar by Jose Alberto Caban and Oloyou by Teresa Cárdenas. She also illustrated Guacamole, A Cooking Poem. She lives in Mexico City. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 32 pages • full color illustrations throughout • ages 7-11 • Fall 2017
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Children’s Book
Elliott’s Guide to Dinosaurs ELLIOTT SEAH __________________________________________________________________________________ A bright, curious eight-year-old dinosaur expert shares his passion for paleontology in this fun and informative guide to these fascinating prehistoric creatures. What did the world look like when dinosaurs roamed the Earth? Eight-year-old author Elliott Seah took it upon himself to find out, and in his first book, he takes readers on a fact-filled exploration of these amazing animals from our planet’s distant past. With lively illustrations, Elliott provides fascinating answers to important questions about where dinosaurs came from, what they ate, how they lived, and how a mass extinction brought their time on Earth to an end. Helpful extras include resources for further reading and a list of Elliott’s recommended museums with dinosaur collections. Born in 2006, Elliott Seah wrote his dinosaur book when he was only eight years old, as part of a school assignment at Marguerite Bourgeois Elementary School in Montréal. Elliott’s dream is to pursue paleontology as a career. He lives in Montréal, Quebec. Rights available: World English (excluding North America) 48 pages • Full-color images throughout • ages 7-11 • Fall 2016
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Frozen In Time
The Fate of the Franklin Expedition OWEN BEATTIE and JOHN GEIGER, Foreword by MARAGARET ATWOOD __________________________________________________________________________________ With new material on the discovery of Franklin’s lost ships Erebus and Terror. The international bestseller revealing the fate of the doomed Franklin Expedition—now with a new afterword on the discovery of Erebus and Terror, and a new section of color photos. In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy vastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America.” And then they disappeared. The truth about what happened to Franklin’s illfated Arctic expedition was shrouded in mystery for more than a century. Then, in 1984, Owen Beattie and his team exhumed two crew members from a burial site in the North for forensic evidence, to shocking results. But the most startling discovery didn’t come until 2014, when a team commissioned by the Canadian government uncovered one of the lost ships: Erebus, followed by the Terror, in 2016. Owen Beattie is a professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta. He has contributed to many forensic investigations in Canada, as well as to human rights and humanitarian projects in Rwanda, Somalia, and Cyprus. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta. John Geiger’s work has been translated into eight languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and lives in Toronto, Ontario. Rights available: World all languages (excl. North America, Germany, Russia, UK Commonwealth) 300 pages • 24 page full-color insert • Spring 2017
An Intimate Wilderness
Arctic Voices in a Land of Vast Horizons NORMAN HALLENDY, Foreword by Dr. WILLIAM FITZHUGH __________________________________________________________________________________ An unforgettable and beautifully illustrated story of one man’s journeys in the eastern Arctic over 50 years, and a revealing look into the world of the Inuit. Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy’s journey to the far north began in 1948, when many Inuit, who traditionally lived on the land, were moving to permanent settlements created by the government. In this unique memoir, Hallendy writes of his adventures, experiences with strange Arctic phenomena, encounters with wildlife, and deep friendships with Inuit elders. Very few have worked so closely with the Inuit to document their traditions, and in this book, beautifully illustrated with spectacular color photographs, Hallendy preserves their voices and paints an incomparable portrait of a vibrant culture in a remote landscape. Norman Hallendy is an internationally recognized Arctic ethnographer and chronicler of Inuit life and landscapes. His previous books include Inuksuit: Silent Messengers of the Arctic and Tukiliit: The Stone People Who Live in the Wind. He lives in Carp, Ontario. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 328 pages • full color and b&w photos throughout • Fall 2016 Greystone Books Ltd. 343 Railway Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1A4 • Fall 2016 Rights • rights@greystonebooks.com • www.greystonebooks.com • Page 10 of 20
Just Cool It
The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do - A Post–Paris Agreement Game Plan DAVID SUZUKI and IAN HANINGTON _____________________________________________________________________________ A post-Paris Agreement clarion call that presents a range of practical solutions to the climate crisis—and above all, offers hope. Climate change is the most important crisis humanity has ever faced, but the solutions suggested by the Paris Agreement and amplified in this book offer hope. Just Cool It is David Suzuki at his most passionate. In this book, he and Hanington offer a comprehensive look at the current state of climate science and knowledge and the many ways to resolve the climate crisis, imploring us to do what’s necessary to live in a better, cleaner future. When enough people demand action, change starts happening—and this time, it could be monumental. David Suzuki is an internationally renowned geneticist and environmentalist and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He is the author of more than fifty books and a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award and has been adopted into three First Nations clans. Suzuki lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ian Hanington is Senior Editor at the David Suzuki Foundation and is co-author with David Suzuki of Everything Under the Sun. He has worked as a researcher, news reporter, opinion-column writer, critic, and editor for a variety of newspapers and magazines. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 312 pages • Spring 2017 • Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
The Killer Whale Who Changed the World MARK LEIREN-YOUNG _________________________________________________________________________________ The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale—a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them. Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America and displayed to the public in 1964. Moby Doll— as the whale became known—was an instant celebrity, drawing twenty thousand visitors on the one and only day he was exhibited. He died within a few months, but his famous gentleness sparked a worldwide crusade that transformed how people understood and appreciated orcas. Because of Moby Doll, we stopped fearing “killers” and grew to love and respect “orcas.” Mark Leiren-Young is a journalist, filmmaker and author. His article for the Walrus on Moby Doll was a finalist for the National Magazine Award, and he won the Jack Webster award for his CBC Idea’s radio documentary Moby Doll: The Whale Who Changed the World. Leiren-Young is currently finishing a feature length film documentary on Moby Doll. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 208 pages • b&w photo insert and map • Fall 2016 • Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute Greystone Books Ltd. 343 Railway Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1A4 • Fall 2016 Rights • rights@greystonebooks.com • www.greystonebooks.com • Page 11 of 20
The World Wide Wheelchair Tour
Passion, Perseverance, and the Impact for People with Disability RICK HANSEN and JAKE MACDONALD __________________________________________________________________________________ On March 21, 1985, Rick Hansen set out on his Man in Motion World Tour. Injured in a truck accident at age fifteen, Hansen had become a world-class wheelchair marathoner and multiple medalist at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Paralympics, but he aspired to do something bigger: he wanted to improve the lives of people with disabilities by proving their potential and removing barriers. The result was a 26-month trek that would take him through 34 countries on four continents. In the process, they raised millions for spinal cord research and initiatives to improve the quality of life and accessibility for people with disabilities. Thirty years on, the lessons from the Man in Motion tour are as relevant as they were when Hansen and his team returned to cheering crowds in Vancouver in 1987. As the Man in Motion tour showed, the bigger we dream, often the more we inspire others to step up and share not only the joys and the successes but the despair and the hardship too. It is a universal story of courage and adversity, human strength and personal suffering and, above all, the power of community to effect lasting social change. Rick Hansen is a world renowned Paralympian, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. Jake Macdonald is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books, and an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail and the New York Times, amongst others. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 90,000 words • Fall 2017
The Obesity Code
Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss DR. JASON FUNG __________________________________________________________________________________ A revolutionary examination of why every diet you’ve tried has failed and how that can change now. In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr. Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides startling insights into proper nutrition. Flying in the face of the weight-loss recommendations that have failed in the past, this book reveals that obesity is a hormonal, not a caloric, imbalance. As he explores the latest in nutritional science, Dr. Fung provides practical, effective advice on weight loss and the treatment of Type 2 diabetes based on sound scientific principles. In addition to his five basic steps, a set of lifelong habits that will improve your health and control your insulin levels, Dr. Fung explains how to use intermittent fasting to break the cycle of insulin dependence and reach a healthy weight – for good. Dr. Jason Fung is a nephrologist and founder of the Intensive Dietary Management Program, which provides a unique treatment focus for Type 2 diabetes and obesity. He is a feature contributor to DietDoctor.com. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) Rights sold: UK & Commonwealth, Scribe; Sweden, Karneval; French Canada, Trecarre (Group Librex); Germany, Riva Verlag; Poland, Studio Astropsychologii; Spain, Editorial Sirio 328 pages • Spring 2016 Greystone Books Ltd. 343 Railway Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1A4 • Fall 2016 Rights • rights@greystonebooks.com • www.greystonebooks.com • Page 12 of 20
Rise of the Necrofauna
Are We Ready to Reverse Extinction? BRITT WRAY _________________________________________________________________________________ An exploration of the cultural, ethical, environmental, legal, social, and philosophical issues that deextinction unleashes. In 2003, the first extinct species was successfully – albeit briefly – “brought back to life” when a team of Spanish scientists cloned Celia – the last Pyrenean ibex – from cells that were removed from her ear and frozen just before she died. Now, years later, she is no longer an anomaly but is joined by a menagerie of other extinct species that scientists are trying to recreate. In Rise of the Necrofauna Britt Wray explores the emerging movement of de-extinction, in which extinct creatures like the woolly mammoth, passenger pigeon, aurochs, and gastric frog are being remade with the hope of returning them to the wild one day. But the possible unintended consequences of these experiments are legion, and opinions about whether and how humans should decide what species should be resurrected are as diverse as the ancient DNA that this research relies on. The book focuses on the ethical, environmental, and legal implications of de-extinction, among other issues, while also explaining the science behind it, unraveling the history of how we got here, and getting inside the minds and personalities of those who have pioneered this new scientific phenomenon. Britt Wray is a radio broadcaster and writer and has worked as a host and producer on programs for CBC Radio. She also prepared and presented a feature documentary on de-extinction for CBC Radio’s Ideas and has won numerous radio and broadcasting awards. She holds a BSc in Biology from Queen’s University and is a PhD candidate at the University of Copenhagen in Media, Cognition, and Communication. She lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. www.brittwray.com Rights available: World all languages (excluding North America) 272 pages • Fall 2017
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Reinventing Prosperity
Managing Economic Growth to Reduce Unemployment, Inequality, and Climate Change GRAEME MAXTON and JORGEN RANDERS __________________________________________________________________________________ A persuasive economic argument that proves we can all live better lives in this finite world. The biggest challenges facing human wellbeing today are widening income inequality, continuing global poverty, and environmental degradation. All these problems are simple to solve—in theory. In practice, however, they are much more complex to solve, because most of the commonly proposed “solutions” are simply not acceptable to people and governments who are focused on the short-term. In Reinventing Prosperity, Graeme Maxton and Jorgen Randers offer a new approach with thirteen recommendations that should be possible to implement during the period of slow economic growth around the world. This book addresses the forty-year-old growth/no-growth debate by explaining how it is possible to reduce unemployment, poverty, inequality, and the pace of climate change and still have economic growth—if we want. Graeme Maxton is the Secretary General of the Club of Rome. He is the author of The End of Progress– How Modern Economics Has Failed Us, which was nominated for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. He lives in Zurich, Switzerland. Jorgen Randers is a professor of climate strategy at the Norwegian Business School. He is also a former Deputy Director General of WWF International and a co-author of the bestselling Limits to Growth. He lives in Oslo, Norway. Rights available: World all languages (excluding Germany and North America) 240 pages • Fall 2016 • Published in partnership with the Club of Rome
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Run Better
How to Improve Your Time, Minimize Injury, and Make Running More Enjoyable JEAN-FRANÇOIS HARVEY __________________________________________________________________________________ Over 25,000 French-language copies sold Run better, not more. Running Better is a groundbreaking book that belongs on every runner’s bookshelf. In this comprehensive guide for novices and seasoned runners alike, renowned osteopath and lifelong runner Jean-François Harvey explains the hows and whys of running from a biomechanical perspective. Everything you always wanted to know about running is here: how humans evolved to run, why some of us can run better than others, what to make of the barefoot and minimalist trends that are sweeping the sport, as well as the must-know exercises every runner needs in their tool kit. With a focus on quality rather than quantity, an exclusive injury guide for runners, and an exhaustive range of training programs tailored to all levels of runners, this book has what it takes to help us all run better. Jean-François Harvey is an athlete, coach, physiotherapist and renowned osteopath, He runs two clinics in Montréal, where he treats many high-level athletes and dancers. He also provides training to professionals and the general public. He lives in Montréal. Rights available: World English (excluding North America) 312 pages • full color photographs and illustrations throughout • Spring 2017
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The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat A Young Woman’s Search for Ethical Food
MARISSA LANDRIGAN __________________________________________________________________________________ A young woman’s journey from vegetarian PETA activist to blood-and-guts-eating omnivore. Growing up in a household of food-loving Italian-Americans, Marissa Landrigan was always a black sheep—she barely knew how to boil water for pasta. But at college, she thought she’d found her purpose. Buoyed by animal rights activism and a feminist urge to avoid the kitchen, she transformed into a hardcore vegan activist, complete with shaved head. But Landrigan still hadn’t found her place in the world. Striving to develop her career and maintain a relationship, she criss-crossed the U.S. Along the way, she discovered that eating ethically was far from simple—and cutting out meat was not the answer. As she got closer to the source of her food, eventually even visiting a slaughterhouse and hunting elk, Landrigan realized that the most ethical way of eating was to know her food and prepare it herself. Part memoir and part investigative journalism, The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat is as much a search for identity as it is a fascinating treatise on food. Marissa Landrigan’s essays have appeared in numerous publications, including the Atlantic, Salon, Guernica, and Orion, and she runs the food-themed reading series Acquired Taste. She holds an MFA from Iowa State University and is currently an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh–Johnstown, where she teaches creative, professional, and digital writing. Rights held: World, all languages (excluding North America) 256 pages • Spring 2017
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The Woman Who Says No
Françoise Gilot on Her Life With and Without Picasso MALTE HERWIG __________________________________________________________________________________ An intimate and revealing biography of the talented artist who chose to leave Picasso. Françoise Gilot’s ex-lover Pablo Picasso called her “the woman who says no.” She may have spent her life in the company of men who changed the world—Picasso, Matisse, and Jonas Salk—but Gilot forged vital relationships with ground-breaking artists and scientists on her own terms, creating an artistic style all her own, translated into an enormous collection of paintings and drawings held by private collectors and public museums around the world. In her early nineties, she generously shared her hospitality and wisdom with writer Malte Herwig, who started out as an interviewer but found himself drawn into the role of pupil as Gilot, whom he called “a philosopher of joy,” introduced him to different ways of seeing the world. Malte Herwig is a German-born writer, journalist, and literary critic. His articles have appeared widely in U.S., British, and German publications, including the New York Times, the Observer, Vanity Fair, and Der Spiegel. Rights available: World, English (excluding North America) 172 pages • full color and b&w images throughout • Spring 2016
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LifeTree Media books are authored by leading thinkers in areas of personal development, business, psychology, health, and personal finance with the aim to help, heal, and inspire. LifeTree books are distributed across North America and represented internationally by Greystone Books.
Resolve
Negotiating Life’s Conflicts with Greater Confidence
HAL MOVIUS, PhD ______________________________________________________________________________________ Achieve better outcomes while experiencing less stress in all of life’s negotiations by building genuine confidence in three key areas: poise, mastery and judgment. Whether we’re negotiating a multi-million-dollar contract or trying to settle on which in-laws we’ll spend the holidays with, engaging in conflict over competing interests is one of life’s most dreaded experiences. What if you could approach your next difficult conversation with genuine confidence that you can reach the best possible resolution without becoming flustered or damaging your relationship with your counterpart? In Resolve, applied psychologist and negotiation expert Hal Movius provides tools and techniques to build confidence along three key dimensions, so you can handle all of life’s conflicts more effectively and with less stress. Hal Movius, founder and president of Movius Consulting, provides negotiation training and CEO coaching for Fortune 500 companies and global NGOs. An applied psychologist, Movius is also an expert in emotional intelligence, self-regulation, leadership, and interpersonal processes. Co-author of Built to Win: Creating a World Class Negotiating Organization (Harvard Business Press, 2009), he lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. Rights represented: World all languages (excluding North America) 224 pages • January 2017 Greystone Books Ltd. 343 Railway Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1A4 • Fall 2016 Rights • rights@greystonebooks.com • www.greystonebooks.com • Page 18 of 20
Pathways to Pregnancy
LifeTree Media
Personal Stories and Practical Advice for Your Fertility Journey MARY WONG, R. TCMP, R.Ac, Foreword by RANDINE LEWIS, PhD ______________________________________________________________________________________ Compelling personal stories and informed medical advice convey a powerful message of hope, healing, and support for women experiencing difficulties conceiving. Pathways to Pregnancy is a collection of personal and powerful stories of real women who have overcome infertility, shared by a clinician who has also experienced the pain and joy of the fertility journey first-hand. An acupuncturist and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, author Mary Wong explains the central principles of a wide range of Western and Eastern fertility treatments, while describing what treatment really feels like through the candid accounts of her patients. Inspiring and instructional, the book shows women that they are not alone, and that there are many ways in which they can take charge of their own fertility and improve their chances of conceiving and delivering a healthy baby. Mary Wong, R.TCMP, R.Ac, is the founder of ALIVE Holistic Health Clinic in Toronto, Canada. In practice for more than twenty years, she has successfully treated thousands of women and couples for fertility challenges. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Randine Lewis, Ph.D., is the author of The Infertility Cure, and founder of The Fertile Soul retreat centers. A professional member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, she is the residing medical expert on About.com’s infertility site and on HowToMakeAFamily.com. Rights represented: World all languages (excluding North America) 256 pages • September 2016
The Digital Matrix
New Rules for Business Transformation Through Technology VENKAT VENKATRAMAN ______________________________________________________________________________________ The future of every industry is digital. Understand the rules that govern today’s technology-led business environment so you can transform your business model for success in years to come. Digitization is happening in every industry, opening up new pathways to success and rendering old systems obsolete. Whether you’re an industrial-age company or a Silicon Valley startup, you need to understand where your business fits into the bigger picture so you can maximize your opportunities. Packed with current case studies of companies who are mastering digital transformation, this book will show you how to rethink your business model from the inside out with technology at its core. Venkat Venkatram is the David J. McGrath Jr. professor of management and department chair at the Boston University Questrom School of Business, working at the interface between strategic management and information technology. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Rights represented: World, all languages (excluding North America) 224 pages • February 2017 Greystone Books Ltd. 343 Railway Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1A4 • Fall 2016 Rights • rights@greystonebooks.com • www.greystonebooks.com • Page 19 of 20
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