
Unaccustomed
Earth: “Lahiri’s enormous gifts as a
storyteller are on full display in this collection: the gorgeous,
effortless prose; the characters haunted by regret, isolation, loss,
and tragedies big and small; and most of all, a quiet, emerging sense
of humanity.” —Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite
Runner

Wrestling
with the Angel of Democracy: In this unique and
timely exploration of American history, leading feminist thinker Susan
Griffin demonstrates that ultimately democracy is not only a system
of governance, but, in its fullest form, represents a revolution in
consciousness—and one that is still unfolding today.

Bush's
Law: “‘All the President’s
Men’ for an age of terror. . . . At a time when the press’s
role in American democracy is being hotly contested, this book provides
an inspiring example of reporters doing what they do best: checking
claims of unlimited governmental power and protecting the public’s
right to know.” —The New York Times

In
The
Translator: A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur,
Daoud Hari narrates the events of his life—from his childhood
in a small village in the Darfur region of Sudan, to his travels seeking
work as a young adult, to his devastating return to a ravaged homeland.
Emotionally powerful and ethically galvanizing, this is a story that
will bring recent events in Darfur to vivid life for students.

“A
bravura piece of globe-trotting reportage, McMafia
traces the origins and maps the reach of every major known transnational
criminal network operating in the 21st century . . . engrossing.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“James
Rosen’s The
Strong Man is excellent. Few novels read as
well as this first-rate blend of history and biography. Crammed
with new information and steeped in deep research, political street
smarts, fresh insights, and crisp, clear writing, it is a major
contribution to the history of Watergate and the Nixon presidency.”
—Dan Rather, CBS News White House correspondent, 1969–1974

Random House, Inc. is pleased to welcome Other Press as one of our newest distribution clients.
Other Press is the publisher of outstanding works in Lacanian studies, psychology, and psychoanalysis, as well as novels, short stories, poetry, and essays from the U.S. and around the world that represent literature at its best.
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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil was recently awarded the William James Book Award of the Society for General Psychology (Division 1 of the American Psychological Association). This award recognizes one work that "serves to integrate material across psychological subfields or to provide coherence to the diverse subject matter of psychology." It is the highest book honor of the APA.
Join authors Brian Greene, Oliver Sacks, Alan Lightman, Michio Kaku, and many others at the 2008 World Science Festival.
The World Science Festival is an unprecedented celebration of science that brings together many of the world's greatest minds in science, business, public policy, and the arts to transform public perceptions of science. Over 40 events will take place at venues around New York City from May 28th-June 1st, 2008. Learn more at http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/

John Updike will deliver the 37th annual Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, May 22. In the lecture, entitled "The Clarity of Things," Updike will examine the connection between America's art and its ideas by posing the question, "What is American about American art?" Updike has published several books of art history and criticism including Just Looking: Essays on Art (1989) and Still Looking: Essays on American Art (2005). His new novel, The Widows of Eastwick, will be published this fall by Knopf. The annual NEH-sponsored Jefferson Lecture is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.
Two Random House titles were voted winners of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle awards:
Nonfiction
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington (Doubleday)
Autobiography
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat (Knopf)
Random House finalists included:
Fiction: In The Country of Men by Hisham Matar — Nonfiction: Legacy of Ashes: A History of the CIA by
Every year the NBCC presents awards for the finest books and reviews published in English. Click here for a list of current and past winners and finalists.

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