Star Palate Text by Tami Agassi and Kathy Casey with foreword by Libby Gates Recipe testing and editing by Kathy Casey STAR PALATE is 80 of the most recognized, respected, and beloved celebrities standing side by side with 80 of the most delicious, tantalizing recipes in color photography. With proceeds going to benefit the MARSHA RIVKIN CENTER FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH, and THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION, this is a cookbook that will leave readers feeling both full and fulfilled. Documentary Media distributed by Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company ISBN: 0-9719084-5-1, $29.95 retail Hardbound, 9” x 10 7/8” 176 Pages, 50+ color photos, 80+ recipes One Man’s Wilderness written by Sam Keith from the journals of Richard Proenneke At age 50, Richard Proenneke decided to retire and follow his dream. “While I’m still able,” he said. Now in his 80’s, Proenneke has been living his dream of building a cabin and living on the land for more than 30 years. Twenty-six years ago, his story, retold in One Man’s Wilderness, An Alaskan Odyessey, captured the imagination of a world that was taking more aggressive steps to protect wilderness and the environment, and the back-to-the-land movement was just beginning. One Man’s Wilderness, written by Sam Keith from Proenneke’s journals, follows this resourceful and solitary man through the first year of his new life. Alaska Northwest Books ISBN 0-88240-513-6, $14.95 Softbound, 5 ½ by 8 ¼ inches, 224 pages, 50 color photographs To place an order contact GACPC customer service at 800-452-3032 or sales@gacpc.com	Greetings – We know everyone is busy selling books so we’ll limit our communication to the essential. What follows are the author/title events that should drive sales into your stores. There are two titles of note. The first, Star Palate, has received nationwide media coverage including a segment on the Today Show on November 23rd. The second, One Man's Wilderness, has aired on public television stations in more than 75 markets as part of the Alone in the Wilderness special. Both books are selling exceptionally well. You'll see we've been hard at work promoting all our different titles and we hope this helps to carry the sales from the holiday season on into the new year. All of us at GACPC wish you the best for the holiday season. Thank you for a wonderful 2004 and we look forward to continuing successes in 2005! Cheers, Mike Jones Dir. Of Sales and Marketing STAR PALATE – The book the whole nation is talking about 11-19-04 – Seattle's KING TV Channel 5 aired a touching story on Star Palate for KING's local Evening Magazine Show. Producers have made arrangements to send a condensed version of this story over the NBC national feed / wire to all NBC affiliates across the country on 11-22 or 23. 11-23-04 – co-author and Executive Director of the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research, Tami Agassi will appear on The Today Show to promote Star Palate. November 04 – People magazine Special Holiday Issue, 6 recipe spread for special issue November 04 – Redbook magazine, entertainment page December 04 – People magazine, Pics and Pans section Over 30 other featured spots in nationally rated magazine and televisions programs across since publication in September 04. ONE MAN’S WILDERNESS – Companion to the hit PBS television sensation Awarded the 1999 History Biography “National Outdoor Book Award” One Man’s Wilderness is the companion book to the documentary, Alone in the Wilderness which is currently showing in twenty five major U.S. markets on PBS television stations (over 100 air times) during the four-week period that started Nov 15th. The program became a hit in March of this year at the Minneapolis PBS station. By summer it was picked up a number of PBS stations around the country including Seattle, and Los Angeles. It is now airing in NYC, Tampa, Chicago, etc, and being repeated in the rest of the big markets. It’s pledge time for many of these stations and both book and DVD have become two of the hottest pledge items/gifts across the country. GACPC sold out of the most-recent printing two weeks after its arrival into our warehouses and are expecting another shipment of book, December 8th. Since March of this year, the book has sold over 25,000 copies and sales show no signs of slowing. THEY SAID WHAT? – Quotes, happenings and awards from folks in the media FOURTH WEEK IN A ROW FOR PORTLAND CONFIDENTIAL ON THE PNBA BESTSELLER LIST Berry Magic (Alaska Northwest Books, HB/SB 0-88240-575-6 & 0-88240-576-4) – Complete review in Library Journal, December issue. “…Done in a palette of deep, earthy hues, ethereal blues, and bright highlights, Sloat's pictures are vibrant and engaging, befitting the land of the northern lights. The rich language enlightens readers to different elements of the Eskimo culture such as reindeer-skin bags, muskrat parkas, and the "ice cream" called akutaq. Delightful, playful, and beautifully written.” Portland Confidential (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-793-9) – Author spoke for half-hour segment on OPB’s Oregon Territory, November 19th about the book and Portland’s political history. Northwest Homegrown Cookbook Series: Wild Mushrooms (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-695-9) – Full-page review with cover shot in the Herald and News (Klamath Falls, Ore.). “For wild mushroom lovers, ‘Wild Mushrooms’ by Cynthia Nims, is a book to drool over.” Tennessee (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-834-X) – Two different author profile and book reviews in the Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tenn.) and Westview, newspaper, (Nashville, Tenn.). Inclusion in the City Paper (Nashville, Tenn.) color holiday gift guide. Tennessee (Graphic Arts Books, HB 1-55868-834-X) – Author appeared on Talk of the Town, Nashville’s popular midday television talk show promoting the book and upcoming signings. Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Author profile and book review article with cover shot of the book in the Bend Bulletin (Bend, Ore.). “What he is is a first-rate storyteller and a top-notch humorist.” Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man (Alaska Northwest Books, SB 0-88240-590-X) – Author and book review article with cover shot in the Yakima Herald Republic (Yakima, Wash.). Portland Confidential (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-793-9) – Full-page author and book review with life-size cover shot in the Nothwest Books section of the Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.) “…it is brought to life by this writer, who is so deeply interested in his subject that both his subject and his joy in that subject leap off the page.” True Stories of Bear Attacks (WestWinds Press, SB 1-55868-679-7) – Review with cover shot in Outside Bozeman magazine fall ’04 issue. “Mike Lapinski has succeeded in writing a book that will most likely save someone’s life.” David and Marc Muench – Co-illustrated a featured article in the December issue of Outdoor Photographer with author Rob Sheppard, titled “The Color of Snow.” DON’T FORGET – A few notes of importance As of January 1, 2005 Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. will not longer be distributing Whitecap books. This includes all titles with ISBN prefixes 1-55285, 1-55110, 0-9688623, 0-9689872, 1-895099, and 0-921061. Moving forward, Whitecap Books will be distributed by Firefly Books out of Toronto, Canada. Returns of any Whitecap Books purchased through GACPC will be accepted until March 31, 2005 at the GACPC returns address. After March 31 all returns must be sent to Firefly Books in Canada. As of December 28th, 2004 the Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company warehouse address for book shipments and returns will be: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. ATTN: Warehouse (indicate “Returns” if applicable) 2455 NW Nicolai, Suite B Portland, OR 97210