Books They're Talking About: Kindle Books in the Media (31 Jan 10)

Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer's eye and open their pocketbooks. Here's a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview.

ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW (02 FEB 10):
I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen - My Journey Home, by Shoshana Johnson. Touchstone. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.
"In March of 2003, when Operation Iraqi Freedom was only days old, world headlines were made when a U.S. army convoy was attacked in the city of An-Nasiriyah en route to Baghdad. Several soldiers were killed and others were taken prisoner. Jessica Lynch became the face and name associated with this tragedy, but another female soldier, Shoshana Johnson, was also wounded and captured in the ambush. A video of Shoshana being interrogated by her captors was soon broadcast on Spanish-language television and then picked up by American media. Shoshana had become the first black female prisoner of war in United States history. She was held for twenty-two days. ... I'm Still Standing is the never-before-told and much anticipated story of the headline-making ambush, capture, and rescue described with the exceptional bravery and candor of a single mom and soldier who became an American hero." - www.simonandschuster.biz/

ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW (03 FEB 10):
Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication, by Dr. Charles Sopy, with Brown Kogen. HarperCollins. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"As a clinical psychiatrist for the past twenty years Dr. Charles Sophy has treated both infamous young celebrities in Beverly Hills as well as foster children from all walks of life in the Los Angeles County child welfare system. Now, with his first book, he presents a concrete strategy to improve communication between mothers and daughters, the most tension-fraught, precarious family dynamic of all. Dr. Sophy introduces a revolutionary new communication approach called the Chair Strategy. Through a series of exercises, guided conversations, journaling and real-world stories this book takes the mother-daughter relationship, regardless of where it falls on the spectrum of healthy, and guides it toward a new level of understanding and love." - Amazon.

ON COMEDY CENTRAL'S THE COLBERT REPORT (10 FEB 10):
Voodoo Histories The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History , by David Aaronovitch. Riverhead. Kindle edition $14.82. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.
"Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere- from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana. In this age of terrorism we live in, the role of conspiracy is a serious one, one that can fuel radical or fringe elements to violence. In this entertaining and enlightening book - aimed at providing ammunition for those who have found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon landings or the twin towers - Aaronovitch carefully probes and explodes a dozen of the major conspiracy theories. In doing so, he examines why people believe them, and makes an argument for a true skepticism: one based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense." - Amazon.

ON NPR'S DIANE REHM SHOW (14 FEB 10):
The Science of Liberty: Democracy, Reason and the Laws of Nature, by Timothy Ferris. HarperCollins. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"A sweeping intellectual history, The Science of Liberty is a stunningly original work that transcends the antiquated concepts of left and right...a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy. Ferris argues that just as the scientific revolution rescued billions from poverty, fear, hunger, and disease, the Enlightenment values it inspired has swelled the number of persons living in free and democratic societies from less than 1 percent of the world population four centuries ago to more than a third today. Ferris deftly investigates the evolution of these scientific and political revolutions, demonstrating that they are inextricably bound. He shows how science was integral to the American Revolution but misinterpreted in the French Revolution; reflects on the history of liberalism, stressing its widely underestimated and mutually beneficial relationship with science; and surveys the forces that have opposed science and liberalism - from communism and fascism to postmodernism and Islamic fundamentalism." - Amazon.