Scott Edelstein Literary Agency: Book Deals
952-688-8298
emailscottedelstein@aol.com
Current clients include:
Steve Hagen, author of Buddhism Plain and Simple and Meditation Now or NeverResmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother's Hands
Jean Illsley Clarke, author of Self-Esteem: A Family Affair, Growing Up Again, and How Much Is Too Much?
Anne Katherine, author of Boundaries in an Overconnected World and Where to Draw the Line
Rami Shapiro, author of Recovery: The Sacred Art, Minyan,and The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness
Deals Include:
HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGY
Mega-Creativity by Andrei Aleinikov (Writer’s Digest Books)
How Anyone Can Learn to Create Like a Genius
Peace in Everyday Relationships by Sheila Alson and Gayle Burnett (Hunter House)
Resolving Conflicts in Your Personal and Work Life
Resolving Conflict Creatively by Sheila Alson (Educators for Social Responsibility)
A Five-Book Series of Hands-On Guides
If You Leave Me, Can I Come With You? by Misti B. (Hazelden)
Meditations for Codependents and Al-Anons with a Sense of Humor
ShapeWalking by Marilyn Bach (Hunter House)
Six Easy Steps to a Better Shape
Reach for Me by Michael A. Boylan (Morgan James)
Life Lessons Learned from My Special-Needs Son
How Much Is Enough? (first edition) and How Much Is Too Much? (second edition) by Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson, & David Bredehoft (Marlowe & Co.)
Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, Responsible and Respectful Children
Natural Childbirth After Cesarean by Karis Crawford and Johanne C. Walters (Blackwell)
A Practical Guide
Splitting by Bill Eddy and Randi Kreger (New Harbinger)
Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone With Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder
5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life by Bill Eddy (Tarcher Perigee)
Identifying and Dealing With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other High-Conflict Personalities
Why We Elect Sociopaths and Narcissists--and How We Can Stop by Bill Eddy (Berrett-Koehler)
Understanding High-Conflict Politicians and Preventing Their Rise to Power
Suicide Prevention Contracting by Stephen Edwards and Chris Goj (Jason Aronson)
Paradoxes, Problems, and Alternate Procedures
Inner Life in Daily Life edited by Charles Eigen (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
Contemporary Approaches to Inner Dialogue in Psychotherapy and Personal Development
Hospice Care Plans by Cindy Frozena and Maryann Hurtt (Aspen)
A Guide for Professionals
The Healthy Deviant by Pilar Gerasimo (North Atlantic Books)
A Rule-Breaker’s Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World
Your Cleft-Affected Child by Carrie Gruman-Trinkner (Hunter House)
The Complete Book of Information, Resources, and Hope
Watershed by Ranae Lenor Hanson (University of Minnesota Press)
Attending to Body and Earth in Distress
A Week at the Beach by Joanne and Jim Hubal (Marlowe & Co.)
100 Life-Changing Things You Can Do in 7 Days at the Seashore
Honor Betrayed by Mic Hunter (Barricade Books)
Sexual Abuse in the U.S. Military
Mindfulness and the Twelve Steps by Therese Jacobs-Stewart (Hazelden)
Living Recovery in the Present Moment
A Kinder Voice by Therese Jacobs-Stewart (Hazelden)
Releasing Your Inner Critics with Mindfulness Slogans
A User’s Guide to Therapy by Tamara Kaiser (Norton)
What to Expect and How You Can Benefit
Anatomy of a Food Addiction by Anne Katherine (Gurze Books)
A Practical Guide for Anyone with Food Issues
Boundaries in an Overconnected World by Anne Katherine (New World Library)
Setting Online Limits to Preserve Your Focus, Privacy, Relationships, and Sanity
How to Make Almost Any Diet Work by Anne Katherine (Hazelden)
Repair Your Disordered Appetite and Lose Weight
When Misery Is Company by Anne Katherine (Hazelden)
End Self-Sabotage and Become Content
Where to Draw the Line by Anne Katherine (Fireside/Simon & Schuster)
The Sequel to Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin
The Wisdom of the Healing Wound by David Knighton, M.D. (Health Communications)
A New View on Why We Hurt and How We Can Heal Even the Deepest Physical and Emotional Wounds
The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder by Randi Kreger (Hazelden)
Caring for a Borderline Loved One Without Sacrificing Your Family or Yourself
Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul Mason and Randi Kreger (New Harbinger)
Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder
Stop Walking on Eggshells for Partners by Randi Kreger and Bill Eddy (New Harbinger)
How to Reclaim Yourself, Stop Arguing, and Get Unstuck
Your Down’s Syndrome Child by Eunice McClurg (Doubleday)
Everything Today’s Parents Need to Know About Raising Their Special Child
The Health Insurance Alternative by Thomas and Gloria Mayer (Perigee)
A Consumer’s Guide to HMOs
Monsters in Love by Resmaa Menakem (Central Recovery Press)
Why Your Partner Sometimes Drives You Crazy—and What You Can Do About It
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menaken (Central Recovery Press)
Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Healing Our Hearts and Bodies
Our Grandchildren’s Souls by Resmaa Menakem (Central Recovery Press)
Protecting Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Descendants from the Racialized Trauma Virus
The Quaking of America by Resmaa Menakem (Central Recovery Press)
A Body-Centered Guide to Staying Safe and Sane in the Coming Civil War—and Perhaps Preventing It
Rock the Boat by Resmaa Menakem (Hazelden)
How to Use Conflict to Heal and Deepen Your Relationship
Get Inside Your Doctor’s Head by Phillip K. Peterson, MD (Johns Hopkins University Press)
10 Common-Sense Rules to Simplify Your Medical Decisions
Microbes by Phillip K. Peterson, MD (Prometheus Books)
The Life-Changing Story of Germs
I’m Not Supposed to Be Here by Rachel Reiland (Hazelden)
A Memoir of Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
Surviving a Borderline Parent by Kimberlee Roth (New Harbinger)
How to Heal Childhood Wounds and Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem
Paths to Recovery for Gay and Bisexual Drug Addicts by Paul Schulte (Rowman & Littlefield)
Healing Weary Hearts
Midlife Women’s Health and Well-Being by Sharon Slettehaugh and Sharon Roe (Jossey-Bass)
A Practical Guide
Come On In by John Sorrell (Alliance Publishing)
The Book of Openings
Depression Hates a Moving Target by Nita Sweeney (Mango Media)
How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink
Narrative Approaches to Youth Work by Julie Tilsen (Routledge)
Macro Skills for a Micro Context
Queering Your Therapy Practice by Julie Tilsen (Routledge)
Narrative Therapy, Queer Theory, and Imagining Identities
Therapeutic Conversations with Queer Youth by Julie Tilsen (Jason Aronson/Rowman & Littlefield)
Transcending Homonormativity and Constructing Preferred Identities
The Buddha and the Borderline by Kiera Van Gelder (New Harbinger)
A Memoir of Spirituality and Recovery
It’s Not Okay to Be a Cannibal by Andrew Wainwright & Bob Poznanovich (Hazelden)
How to Keep the Addict in Your Life from Eating Your Family Alive
Everyday Narcissism by Nancy Van Dyken (Central Recovery Press)
Yours, Mine, and Ours
A Restful Mind by Mark Allen Zabawa (Hazelden)
Daily Meditations for Enhancing Mental Health
BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT/ECONOMICS
Taking Your Place at the Table by Joseph JB Bensmihen (Morgan James)
The Art of Refusing to Be an Outsider
Information Breakthrough by Charles J. Bodenstab (Oasis Press)
How to Turn Mountains of Confusing Data Into Gems of Useful Information
Get Everyone In Your Boat Rowing in the Same Direction by Bob Boylan (Adams Media)
5 Leadership Principles to Follow So Others Will Follow You
What’s Your Point? by Bob Boylan (Adams Media)
The Proven Method for Making Powerful, Winning Presentations
The Power to Get In by Michael A. Boylan (St. Martin’s Press)
A Step-by-Step System to Get In Anyone’s Door
Say the Magic Words by Richard E. Byrd (Berkley)
All the People Skills You Need at Work
Hiring Secrets of the NFL Draft by Isaac Cheifetz (Davies-Black)
How Your Company Can Select Talent Like a Champion
The Exchange by Steven Dinkin, Barbara Filner, and Lisa Maxwell (Productivity Press)
A Bold and Proven Approach to Resolving Workplace Conflict
The Exchange for Healthcare by Steven Dinkin, Barbara Filner, and Lisa Maxwell (McGraw-Hill)
A Bold and Proven Approach to Resolving Workplace Conflict in Healthcare Organizations
The Whole Brain Business Book by Ann Hermann-Nehdi and Ned Herrmann (McGraw-Hill)
Second Edition, Updated and Revised
The Transformative Negotiator by Michele Huff (Unhooked Books)
Changing the Way We Come to Agreement from the Inside Out
Owning Our Future by Marjorie Kelly (Berrett-Koehler)
The Emerging Ownership Revolution
The Making of a Democratic Economy by Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard (Berrett-Koehler)
How to Build Prosperity for the Many, Not the Few
Industrial Therapy by Glenda L. Key (Mosby)
The Definitive Guide
Goldilocks on Management by Gloria Gilbert Mayer and Thomas Mayer (AMACOM)
28 Revisionist Fairy Tales for Serious Managers
The Life Insurance Kit by Terry R. O’Neill (Dearborn)
The Truth About Life Insurance
An Insider’s Look at Global Banking by Paul Schulte (Wiley)
Creating a Sound Basis for Economic Growth
Your Perfect Business Match by Jack Tesmer (Career Press)
A Groundbreaking Approach to Surviving and Thriving in Business
SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION
Wise Mind, Open Mind by Ronald A. Alexander (New Harbinger)
Finding Purpose and Meaning in Times of Crisis, Loss and Change
40 Things I Wish I’d Told My Kids by John Allcock (Morgan James)
Mindful Messages About Success, Happiness, Leather, Pickles, and the Use and Misuse of Imagination
On the Threshold by Elizabeth Andrew (Basic Books)
Home, Hardwood, and Holiness
Dancing in the Dragon’s Den by Rosanne Bane (Nicolas-Hays)
Rekindling the Creative Fire in Your Shadow
May All People and Pigs Be Happy by Micki Fine and John Pavlicek (North Atlantic Books)
A Children's Picture Book of Lovingkindness Meditations
Probing the Sutras by Guy Gibbon (Wipf & Stock)
A Guide to Studying and Understanding Buddhism’s Most Essential Texts
The Great Spring by Natalie Goldberg (Shambhala)
Writing, Zen, and This Zigzag Life
Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home by Natalie Goldberg (Shambhala)
A Memoir of Facing Cancer in America
Three Simple Lines by Natalie Goldberg (New World Library)
A Writer’s Pilgrimage Into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku
Buddhism Is Not What You Think by Steve Hagen (HarperOne)
Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs
Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen (Tuttle, hardcover; Broadway, paperback)
The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
Meditation Now or Never by Steve Hagen (HarperOne)
The Long-Awaited Sequel to Buddhism Plain and Simple
The Grand Delusion by Steve Hagen (Wisdom Publications)
What We Know But Can’t Believe About Religion, Philosophy, and Science
How the World Can Be the Way it Is by Steve Hagen (Quest Books)
An Inquiry for the New Millennium Into Science, Philosophy, and Perception
Why the World Doesn’t Seem to Make Sense by Steve Hagen (Sentient Publications)
An Inquiry Into Science, Philosophy, and Perception
(newly revised and upated edition of How the World Can Be the Way It Is)
Writing to Wake the Soul by Karen Hering (Beyond Words)
Rediscovering Hope, Faith, Grace, Reverence, and Redemption Through the Practice of Writing
Each Moment Is the Universe by Dainin Katagiri (Shambhala)
Zen and the Way of Being Time
You Have to Say Something by Dainin Katagiri (Shambhala)
Manifesting Zen Insight
The Zen Path Through Depression by Philip Martin (HarperOne)
Dharma as a Way Out of Darkness
Finding the Way by Susan Montag (Nicolas-Hays)
A Tao for Down-to-Earth People
The Ultimate Distinction by Matt Mullen (Sentient Publications)
Resolving Our Biggest Philosophical, Spiritual, and Practical Problem
Meditation as a Way of Life by Alan L. Pritz (Quest Books)
Crafting a Spiritual Practice
Pocket Guide to Meditation by Alan L. Pritz (The Crossing Press)
#17 in Crossing Press’s Pocket Guide Series
Untangling Karma by Judith Ragir (Monkfish)
Healing Personal and Intergenerational Trauma
Holy Rascals by Rami Shapiro (Sounds True)
Advice for Spiritual Revolutionaries
Judaism Without Tribalism by Rami Shapiro (Monkfish)
Beyond Blood & Belief to Being a Blessing
The Tao of Solomon by Rami Shapiro (Ben Yehuda Press)
Unlocking the Perennial Wisdom of Ecclesiastes
How We Believe by Jon Spayde (Random House)
Forty Teachers and Seekers Show the Way to a Modern, Living Faith
Take Up Your Life by Janet Cedar Spring (Tuttle)
Making Spirituality Work in the Real World
Nothing on My Mind by Erik Fraser Storlie (Shambhala)
Berkeley, LSD, Two Zen Masters, and a Life on the Dharma Trail
CAREER/CREATIVITY
Living Revision by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew (Skinner House)
The Spirited Work of Transforming Stories
Major in Success by Patrick Combs (Ten Speed Press)
Make College Easier, Fire Up Your Dreams, and Get a Very Cool Job
100 Things Every Writer Needs to Know by Scott Edelstein (Penguin/Perigee)
A Complete Guide to Building a Writing Career
The Complete Writer’s Kit by Scott Edelstein (Running Press)
Everything the Aspiring Writer Needs—All In One Box
Step-By-Step to Standup Comedy by Greg Dean (Heinemann)
The Complete Practical Guide
Living Color by Natalie Goldberg (Stewart, Tabori & Chang)
Painting, Writing, and the Bones of Seeing
OTHER TITLES
David Park, Painter by Helen Park Bigelow (Counterpoint Press)
Nothing Held Back
Tree of Red Stars by Tessa Bridal (Milkweed Editions)
A Novel
Don’t Think It Hasn’t Been Fun by Sarah Jo Burke (Limelight Editions)
The Story of the Burke Family Singers
The Busy Family’s Guide to Volunteering by Jenny Friedman (Robins Lane Press)
Do Good, Have Fun, Make a Difference as a Family
Soft by Sherrie Fernandez-Williams (North Star Press)
A Memoir
Top of My Lungs by Natalie Goldberg (The Overlook Press)
Poems and Paintings
Duncan Hines by Louis Hatchett (Mercer University Press)
The Man Behind the Cake Mix
Mencken’s Americana edited and with an introduction by Louis Hatchett (Mercer University Press)
Highlights from The American Mercury’s Heydey
Kitchen Science Lab for Kids by Liz Lee Heinecke (Quarry Press)
52 Family-Friendly Experiments from Around the House
Outdoor Science Lab for Kids by Liz Lee Heinecke (Quarry Press)
52 Family-Friendly Experiments for the Yard, Garden, Playground, and Park
Steam Lab for Kids by Liz Lee Heinecke (Quarry Press)
52 Creative Hands-On Projects for Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math
We Are Meant to Rise edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura (University of Minnesota Press)
Voices of More Than a Single Story
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives by Carolyn Holbrook (North Star Press)
The Legacy of the St. Paul Companies Leadership Initiatives
Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify by Carolyn Holbrook (University of Minnesota Press)
Essays from an Elder Sister
Courting Equality by Marilyn Humphries, Karen Kahn and Patricia Gozemba (Beacon Press)
Photographs From the Same-Sex Marriage Frontline’s
Swedish Jul by Patrice Johnson (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
A Midwestern Story
Meat Raffles and Butterheads by Patrice Johnson (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Minnesota’s Food Ways and Food Rituals
Hijinx and Hearsay by Martin Keller and Greg Helgeson (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
Scenester Stories from Minnesota’s Pop Life
John Dillinger Slept Here by Paul Maccabee (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
A Crook’s Tour of Minneapolis/St. Paul
The Taxi Navigator by Richard Mosher (Putnam/Philomel)
A Novel
The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself by David Mura (University of Minnesota Press)
Racial Myths and Our American Narratives
Cute Eats Cute by C.B. Murphy (North Star Press)
A Novel
The View From Delphi by John Odell (MacAdam Cage)
A Novel
Pick a Party by Patty Sachs (Meadowbrook Press)
The Big Book of Party Themes and Occasions
And Prairie Dogs Weren’t Kosher by Linda Mack Schloff (Minnesota Historical Society Press)
A History of Jewish Immigration to the Midwest
Keys to Great Writing by Stephen Wilbers (Writer’s Digest Books)
A Complete Writing Course in One Volume
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (Milkweed Editions)
A Novel