New England Books and Authors

265 pages; Published by Thomas Dunne Books , ©2017 Everyone is chasing happiness. People are looking everywhere for something to lift their spirits. In today's world, people seem to have access to more, more possessions, more gadgets to make life easier, more toys that allow them to become oblivious to what is happening around them. But are all of these things making their life better or their moods happier? Sanjiv Chopra and Gina Vild don't seem to think so, and they want to help people do something about that. Chopra and Vild have collaborated on a book that seeks to help people on their journey to happiness. Their book, "The Two Most Important Days", combines empirical and anecdotal evidence to support methods you can use to feel happier and navigate your way through bad days and life's setbacks. Some of these methods are ages old and time-tested. Some of these methods are new and may seem a little odd at first. TTMID looks at the most common ways people try to...

276 pages; Published by HarperCollins , ©2009   He’s a narcoleptic, which tends to complicate his job as a private investigator. Not as much as the two enforcers who work for the local D.A. off the books, but enough for someone who’s paid to look for things.  His name is Mark Genevich, and he is the only hope for a local girl whose claim to fame is being a finalist on a reality talent show. Oh yeah, and she’s the daughter of the District Attorney; The same one who employs the aforementioned enforcers.  Paul Tremblay’s book follows Genevich through South Boston, into Quincy, and finally Cape Cod as he tries to connect hazy dots with the help of his mother/landlord, Ellen, and a gruff cabbie. The story starts with the clichès of a PI novel: a dark figure alone in an office living on coffee and cigarettes, hoping to land a client before the landlord reminds him how far behind he is in the rent again. “Sleep”, however, soon finds its own voice as Genevich evolves into a lova...

416 pages; Published by Simon & Schuster ©2014 Anyone who knows guitars knows Joe Perry . The slender, string-bending virtuoso who was born and raised in Massachusetts has stories to tell from his life on the road, in the studio and all the places in between. It's a safe bet to say the number of stories equals the number of songs written in and out of Aerosmith, his best known sample of work. Perry teamed up with writer David Ritz to write "Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith". Perry's effort gives him a chance to tell his side of things alone, unlike 1997's "Walk this Way" which told of the band's history with input from all of the band's original members. The book's title takes its name from Aerosmith's fourth studio release, considered by many to be one of the best offerings from their catalogue, if not the best. Perry begins his tale in New Hampshire where a story takes the reader into the water. It's an episode he barely...