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Author: Marty Appel
Project: Munson
Description: Biography of New York Yankees Captain Thurman Munson, detailing his remarkable life and tragic death.
Status: Book to be published by Doubleday in Spring 2009.
Rights Available: Film/TV (on option until April 30, 2009)
Author: Brent Bowers
Project: 8 Patterns of Highly Effective Entrepreneurs
Description: The former Wall Street Journal and New York Times business editor identifies the eight patterns common to highly effective entrepreneurs.
Status: Paperback edition published by Doubleday Currency, June 2007. Originally published in hardcover in April 2006 by Doubleday as If At First You Don't Succeed. Turkish rights acquired by Yakamoz.
Rights Available: British Foreign Language (except Turkish rights) Film/TV
Author: Brent Bowers, Barbara Bowers, Henry Gottlieb, Agnes Hooper Gottlieb
Project: 1,000 Years, 1,000 People
Description: A ranking of the 1,000 most influential people in the past 1,000 years.
Status: Reprint edition published by Barnes & Noble in Fall 2006. Foreign edition to be published by Mosaic Books, India.
Rights Available: All with exception of print rights in the U.S., India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Author: Ron Blomberg
Project: Designated Hebrew
Description: Autobiography of Ron Blomberg, baseball's first designated hitter and the New York Yankees' "Great Jewish Hope."
Status: Hardcover published by Sports Publishing LLC, April 2006.
Rights Available: Paperback Reprint
Author: Abby Ellin
Project: Teenage Waistland
Description: Part memoir, part self-help guide written by a former teen "fat camp" attendee.
Status: Hardcover published by Public Affairs, June 2005; paperback reprint published by Public Affairs, June 2007.
Rights Available: Film/TV
Author: Bill Felber
Project: The Book on the Book
Description: A thought-provoking analysis of major league baseball strategies that actually work.
Status: Hardcover published by St. Martin's Press, May 2005; paperback reprint published by St. Martin's Press, April 2006.
Rights Available: Audio
Author: Bill Felber
Project: A Game of Brawl
Description: A colorful narrative of the 1897 pennant race between the Boston Beaneaters and Baltimore Orioles.
Status: Published by the University of Nebraska Press, September 2007.
Rights Available: Film/TV Audio
Author: Susan Futterman
Project: When You Work for a Bully
Description: Practical strategies and legal advice for dealing with a "toxic boss."
Status: Original trade paperback published by Croce Publishing, August 2004. Polish rights sold to Helion S.A.
Rights Available: Foreign Language (except Polish)
Author: Dan Gordon and Mickey Bradley
Project: Haunted Baseball
Description: Incredible stories of baseball and the paranormal as related by players and fans.
Status: Paperback original published by Lyons Press, October 2007.
Rights Available: Foreign Language Film/TV
Author: Cecil Harris and Larryette Kyle-DeBose
Project: Charging the Net
Description: A history of blacks in tennis, from Althea Gibson to the Williams sisters, with a foreword by James Blake.
Status: Paperback original published by Ivan Dee Publishers, July 2007.
Rights Available: English Language Outside U.S./Canada Foreign Language Film/TV Audio
Author: Roger Kahn
Project: Into My Own
Description: The greatest sports writer of our generation re-examines his life through his relationships with eight people, including a son who committed suicide at the age of 23.
Status: Book published by St. Martin's Press, June 2006; paperback edition published May 2007. Film rights sold to 33 Productions.
Rights Available: Foreign Language Multimedia
Author: Roger Kahn, edited by Rob Miraldi
Project: Beyond the Boys of Summer
Description: A collection of the author's very best magazine pieces and book excerpts, spanning 50 years.
Status: Book published by McGraw-Hill, January 2005. Paperback edition published in April 2006.
Rights Available: All
Author: Sean Lahman
Project: The Pro Football Historical Abstract
Description: A groundbreaking study of pro football that introduces innovative formulas to rate the game's all-time greatest players.
Status: Book published by Lyons Press, Fall 2008.
Rights Available: Electronic Second Serial
Author: Bill Madden
Project: Pride of October
Description: Engaging profiles of former New York Yankees and what it meant to them to be a Yankee.
Status: Hardcover published by Warner Books, April 2003; paperback edition published by Warner Books, April 2004.
Rights Available: Calendar Multimedia Commercial/Merchandising
Author: Bill Madden
Project: Triumph and Turmoil
Description: The definitive biography of George Steinbrenner, focusing on his 35-year reign as "The Boss" of the New York Yankees.
Status: Book to be published by HarperCollins, tba.
Rights Available: Film/TV
Author: Fredric Alan Maxwell
Project: The Late Great 98
Description: The first major biography of football legend and war hero Tom Harmon.
Status: Hardcover edition self-published.
Rights Available: All
Author: Bob McGee
Project: The Greatest Ballpark Ever
Description: A lyrical history of Brooklyn's Ebbets Field--winner of the 2005 Dave Moore Award as the year's "most important book on baseball."
Status: Book published by Rutgers University Press, June 2005. Paperback edition published by Rivergate Press, June 2006.
Rights Available: Film/TV
Author: Bobby Murcer
Project: Yankee for Life
Description: The author's 40-year journey as Yankees player and broadcaster.
Status: Hardcover edition published by HarperCollins in May 2008.
Rights Available: Film/TV
Author: Sharon O'Donnell
Project: House of Testosterone
Description: A humorous account of a mother's life in a household of males.
Status: Hardcover edition published by Jefferson Press, December 2006. Paperback edition published by Houghton-Mifflin in April 2008.
Rights Available: Audio Film/TV
Author: Sara Ohlin
Project: Fingerprints of War
Description: A poetic memoir of a daughter's experiences listening to her father's stories from his time as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and how those stories have connected and separated them over the years. The odyssey of a young woman struggling to understand the implications of Vietnam and the universal bonds that exist between a father and a daughter.
Status: Manuscript available.
Rights Available: All
Author: Phil Pepe
Project: The Ballad of Billy and George
Description: The story of the roller coaster relationship between New York Yankees manager Billy Martin and team owner George Steinbrenner.
Status: Hardcover edition published by Lyons Press, March 2008.
Rights Available: Film/TV
Author: Corey Perlman
Project: eBoot Camp
Description: Advice and strategies for small business owners for marketing themselves on the internet.
Status: Book to be published by Wiley in early 2009.
Rights Available: Audio Film/TV Commercial/Merchandising
Author: Mary Beth Pfeiffer
Project: Crazy in America
Description: Harrowing accounts of the systematic treatment of the mentally ill while incarcerated in prison.
Status: Paperback original published by Carroll & Graf, May 2007. Now available through Perseus Books.
Rights Available: Film/TV
Author: David Pietrusza
Project: Rothstein
Description: The definitive biography of criminal mastermind Arnold Rothstein. The book was an Edgar Award finalist.
Status: Hardcover published by Carroll & Graf, October 2003; trade paperback edition published by Carroll & Graf, September 2004. Both editions now available through Perseus Books. Audio published by Blackstone Audio, November 2003. Film rights optioned until 2011.
Rights Available: Commercial/Merchandising
Author: David Pietrusza
Project: 1920: Year of the Six Presidents
Description: The story of the 1920 U.S. presidential election when, for the only time ever, six once-and-future U.S. presidents actively campaigned for the Oval Office. "A hugely fascinating episode in American history, told with insight and great humor, by an author in command of his subject." (Kirkus Review)
Status: Book published by Carroll & Graf, January 2007. Now available through Perseus Books.
Rights Available: Film/TV Commercial/Merchandising; Audio Visual
Author: David Pietrusza
Project: Night Mayor
Description: The first biography of New York Mayor Jimmy Walker in nearly 40 years, focusing on how the flamboyant mayor transformed New York into the capital of the world. Brilliant, charming and witty--but also lazy, corrupt and adulterous--Walker is depicted as equal to the political giants of early 20th century America: Roosevelt, LaGuardia, Hearst. The book will feature a number of revelations about Walker, including the story of his relationship with the true love of his life, showgirl Betty Compton.
Status: Proposal available.
Rights Available: All
Author: Philip Reed
Project: In Search of the Greatest Golf Swing
Description: The legend of golf icon Mike Austin, whose 565-yard drive off the tee is the longest on record (he was 64 years old when he did it), and the unlikely friendship that developed between a teacher (Austin) and his pupil (the author).
Status: Hardcover published by Carroll & Graf, May 2004; paperback edition published by Carroll & Graf, October 2005.
Rights Available: Film/TV Commercial/Merchandising Audio Visual
Author: Donna Sozio
Project: Never Trust a Man in Alligator Loafers
Description: A humorous, if not indispensable, dating guide for women.
Status: Book published by Citadel Press, October 2007.
Rights Available: Film/TV Audio Commercial/Merchandising
Author: Eve Tahmincioglu
Project: From the Sandbox to the Corner Office
Description: Pivotal life lessons learned by successful CEO's and how to incorporate them into your own life.
Status: Book published by Wiley in October 2006.
Rights Available: Film/TV
Author: Roscoe Tanner
Project: Double Fault
Description: Autobiography of the tennis great: his rise to fame and his fall from grace. Written with Mike Yorkey.
Status: Book published by Triumph Books, Fall 2005.
Rights Available: Foreign Language Audio Film/TV
Author: Don Zimmer
Project: The Zen of Zim
Description: Memoir from the baseball icon focusing on his years as a Yankees bench coach. Written with Bill Madden.
Status: Hardcover published by St. Martin's Press, July 2004; mass market paperback edition published by St. Martin's Press, March 2005.
Rights Available: Film/TV Multimedia Foreign Language Merchandising