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Last Updated: August 2009
Dear Colleague:
From the national bestselling author of Brain Fuel, comes Science, Sense and Nonsense: 61 Nourishing, Healthy, Bunk-Free Commentaries on the Chemistry That Affects Us All. In an age where the fear of chemistry looms large, Dr. Joe Schwarcz defends his beloved science!
Doubleday Canada will publish Science, Sense and Nonsense in November, 2009. The manuscript is now available. For further information please contact Ron Eckel directly at reckel@randomhouse.com.
Please click here to download our Fall 2009 Frontlist Rights Catalogue
Recent Deals: Non-Fiction
WHY YOUR WORLD IS ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT SMALLER:
Oil and the End of Globalization
by Jeff Rubin [Random House Canada, May 2009 (hc)]
Italy – Elliott Edizioni
Other rights previously sold:
Croatia – Skorpion Publishing
Chinese (simplified) – China CITIC Press
French (Canada & US) – Éditions Hurtubise
German (World) – Hanser Verlag
Spanish (World) – Ediciones Urano
UK & Commonwealth (ex. Canada) – Virgin Books
US – Random House
World Rights
Contact reckel@randomhouse.comHow the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health
by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie
[Knopf Canada, May 2009 (hc)]
Poland – Sonia Draga Publishers
Other rights previously sold:
Australia/NZ – University of Queensland Press
Korea (South) – The Dong-a Ilbo
US – Counterpoint Press
World Rights
Contact reckel@randomhouse.com
VARIOUS POSITIONS: A Life of Leonard Cohen
by Ira B. Nadel
[Random House Canada, October 1996 (hc), September 1997 (pb)]
Italy – Giunti Gruppo Editoriale
Other rights previously sold:
Chinese (simplified) – Nanjing University Press
Croatia – Naklada Ljevak
Denmark – Forlaget Klim
Finland – Johnny Kniga Publishing
French (Canada) – les Éditions du Boréal
French (World ex. Canada) – Éditions du Rocher
Greece – Koan Publishing House
Japan – Natsume Shobo
Norway – Libretto Forlag
US – Pantheon/Random House
World Rights
Contact reckel@randomhouse.comREFLECTIONS OF THE MOON ON WATER: Healing Women's Bodies and Minds through Traditional Chinese Wisdom
by Xiaolan Zhao
[Random House Canada, January 2006 (hc), January 2007 (pb)]
Spanish (World) – Ediciones Urano
Other rights previously sold:
Brazil – Editora Bestseller
Bulgaria – Kibea Publishing House
Chinese (simplified) – Thinkingdom Media Group
French (World) – Éditions de l’homme
German (World) – Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag
Italy – Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
Latvia – Zvaigzne ABC
Lithuania – Vaga Publishing
Romania – Editura Bick All
Serbia & Montenegro – Leo Commerce
Thailand – PradPriew
UK & Commonwealth (ex. Canada) – Virago Press
US – Walker & Company
World Rights
Contact reckel@randomhouse.comRecent Deals: Fiction
BECOMING GEORGE SAND
by Rosalind Brackenbury
[Doubleday Canada, August, 2009 (hc)]
US – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Contact reckel@randomhouse.com
