THE SCIENCE OF NASCAR

Kids can practically smell the exhaust fumes when they lose themselves in this high-octane six-book series. Better yet, they can explain the science behind those fumes when they’re done! That’s right, these are SCIENCE BOOKS disguised as RACING BOOKS—with the blessing and participation of NASCAR and input from top educators.

TEAM SPIRIT BASEBALL

Been to a major league ballpark lately? Now that our Team Spirit baseball books are officially licensed, they are sold at stadium souvenir stands and on the MLB.com website. A home run!

LERNER BOOKS

Long Ball became a runaway hit by taking the game’s signature play and exploring it from every angle imaginable. Look for SWISH, TOUCHDOWN and GOAL! in 2009 as this series extends to other mainstream sports.

CONSUMER MAGAZINES

Black Book provides turnkey editorial and design direction for high-end, high-quality controlled-circulation magazines like MAR and EDGE. We know how to make small pubs into a big deal for a fraction of typical staffing costs. It’s in our DNA!

RADIO SPIRITS

Did you know we’re experts in old-time radio? Television and movies, too! Black Book has researched, written and designed more than a dozen 32-page books to accompany CD collections by Radio Spirits. Our Bob Hope Collection was the last writing project with which Hope himself was involved. We have also worked with Jackie Mason, Yogi Berra and Larry King.

RUSH TO JUDGMENT
THE SIMEON RICE STORY

An honest and forthright autobiography from one of the NFL’s most charming personalities, this book recounts the life story of Pro Bowler Simeon Rice, as he offers a provocative behind-the-scenes view of pro football.

Publisher: Lyons Press
Distribution: North American Trade

HEINEMANN LIBRARY

Black Book partner Mark Stewart has written two entire sets of State Studies for highly respected Heinemann Library—six volumes on New York and six volumes on New Jersey.

MILLBROOK PRESS

We designed and executed more than two dozen sports biographies in the New Wave series. Millbrook relied on our sports expertise to select young, up-and-coming athletes with shelf-life and staying power. Among the stars we picked “way back when” were Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Allen Iverson, Andruw Jones, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Se Ri Pak. We also produced books on Lance Armstrong, Tony Hawk, Derek Jeter, Tiger Woods and other mega-stars.

WATTS LIBRARY SPORTS SERIES

Black Book partner Mike Kennedy authored seven titles in this acclaimed series (baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, roller hockey, skateboarding and soccer). These books teach young readers about the history, rules, playing techniques and top stars in some of the country’s hottest participation sports.

KIDD ROCKS
ROLLING WITH JASON KIDD AND THE NEW JERSEY NETS

Black Book partners Mike Kennedy and Mark Stewart collaborated on this revealing glimpse into one of basketball’s most misunderstood stars. Ron Jaffe handled all of the design work. This book follows the story of All-Star Jason Kidd as he led the New Jersey Nets to the NBA Finals in 2003.

SESAME STREET

Black Book partner Mark Stewart produced full-season marketing and media kits for the Sesame Street television show and Children’s Television Workshop—getting to know the minds behind the Muppets (and Mr. Noodle, too) and the method behind the madness.

GROLIER ALL-PRO LIBRARY

These landmark reluctant-reader biographies were done with the cooperation of more than two dozen sports stars, ranging from the late Florence Griffith Joyner to Jeff Gordon. Working with athletes (some of whom can be a little reluctant, too!) became our specialty during this project, which saw 30 titles designed and written in 20 weeks.

SOUND LIBRARY

For years, Black Book partner Ron Jaffe creatred quarterly product catalogs/order forms for BBC Audiobooks America, which announced new audiobook products to librarians and institutions.