In the past David has represented a wide range of trade non-fiction titles, having worked with authors such as Charles H. Ferguson, author of High Stakes, No Prisoners (Random House); Paul Freiberger & Michael Swaine, Fire in the Valley (McGraw-Hill Business), which was made into the TNT movie, “Pirates of Silicon Valley”; Gil Amelio, former CEO of Apple Computer, On the Firing Line (HarperBusiness), and many others.

David has also represented a number of bestselling authors in the field of technology including Molly Holzschlag, The Zen of CSS Design; Andy Clarke, Transcending CSS; Stephanie Sullivan and Greg Rewis, Senior Evangelist for Web Tools at Adobe on their book, Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver; Michael Morrison, author of Head First Javascript and co-author of Head First PHP & MySQL; Eric Meyer on Eric Meyer on CSS; Danny Goodman on DHTML: The Definitive Reference, and The JavaScript Bible; Robert Reinhardt on his book The Flash Bible; Colin Moock on ActionScript: The Definitive Guide; J.D. Frazer on his 5 titles taken from his popular Web comic strip, User Friendly; and many others.

David got his start in publishing back in 1992 working as Manager of Submissions for the Margret McBride Literary Agency, which represented bestselling authors such as Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, authors of The One Minute Manager, and Victor Villaseñor, author of Rain of Gold.

At LaunchBooks, we’re actively looking for compelling non-fiction projects in a wide range of areas, including:

Concept driven non-fiction with a sociological Bent: Do you have the next Omnivore’s Dilemma? The next Outliers? The next The Wisdom of Crowds? The next Traffic, or The Black Swan, or The Ascent of Money? What about the next Buyology, the next Guns, Germs & Steel, or the next Hot, Flat, and Crowded? If it’s the kind of topic that you can see fitting perfectly in the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, or The Atlantic, it’s the kind of project that would be a perfect fit for LaunchBooks, as well.

History & true accounts: Do you have the next Three Cups of Tea? The next Banker to the Poor? The next Professor and the Madman, or Devil in the White City, or The Great Influenza? Perhaps the next The Monster of Florence, Control of Nature, or Team of Rivals, or Slavery by Another Name, or A People’s History of the United States? Nothing excites us more at LaunchBooks than a great story expertly told.

Popular Science and Technology aimed at a broad audience: Do you have the next The World Without Us? The next Linked? The next A Whole New Mind, or Predictably Irrational, or The Brain that Changes Itself, or My Stroke of Insight, or Click? What about the next Collapse, or The Numerati, or Physics of the Impossible? If it’s the kind of story you can see working as a cover story in Wired then it’s likely to be ideal for LaunchBooks.

Energy, the Environment & Sustainability: We’re fascinated by big ideas that look at the future of energy & sustainability, such as Cradle to Cradle, Natural Capitalism, Let My People Go Surfing, The End of Poverty, Field Notes from a Catastrophe, The Long Emergency, Twilight in the Desert, or Cadillac Desert. If you have a terrific concept in this space we’ll look forward to hearing about it.

Humor & Popular Culture: At LaunchBooks, we’re up for almost anything that makes us laugh. Do you have the next Stuff White People Like? The next The Zombie Survival Guide? The next Year of Living Biblically? How about the next Alphabet of Manliness, or Passive Agressive Notes, or Waiter Rant, or Ask a Ninja Presents the Ninja Handbook, or How to Survive a Robot Uprising? And on the pop culture side, how about the next Marley and Me, or the next The Art of Racing in the Rain, or the next Dewey?

Current Events & Politics: Do you have the next Forever War? The next The Next 100 Years? The next The Shock Doctrine? The next Ghost Wars, or Nickel and Dimed, or Fast Food Nation, or A Long Way Gone, or Confessions of an Economic Hitman? We’re always on the lookout for exciting ideas that take on the issues of the day in a compelling way. Business: We’re looking for titles in this space by well known figures in the business world, whether it’s a narrative retelling of a business success story, a big picture title aimed at a broad business audience, or . Do you have the next Made to Stick? The next Here Comes Everybody? The next The Long Tail? The next Tipping Point, or The Wal-Mart Effect, or Blink, or Good to Great, or The 4-Hour Work-Week? If so we can help match you with the best possible publisher for your work.

Adventure: What pushes people to drive themselves to the extremes? We’re not sure, but we do love to read about it. Do you have the next Under the Banner of Heaven? The next Endurance? The next Into Thin Air? What about the next Perfect Storm, or Godforsaken Sea, or Hot Zone? If so, we want to hear about it.

Biography & Memoir: Do you have the next A Lion Called Christian? The next The Unforgiving Minute? The next Same Kind of Different As Me?

Sports, Outdoors & Nature: Do you have a great sports story, or an incredible biography of an athlete? The next Moneyball? The next The Blind Side? The next Bringing Down the House? If HBO’s Real Sports would cover it, we’re interested in hearing about it.

Computer How-to: We cover everything in the world of technology from Web design and development, to digital photography and video, to Windows and Office, to security, to hardcore programming, to the Open Source community, to certification, to game design and development, to eBay and Yahoo! titles, to 3D artistry, and everything in between. Nothing is too technical for LaunchBooks and we have the experience of having successfully represented literally hundreds of books in this area by some of the most highly respected authors in the industry. If you’re a recognized expert in a particular area, we can help you to achieve the greatest possible benefit from your writing.

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