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A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire
Written by Matt Taibbi
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $24.00
A REVELATORY AND DARKLY COMIC ADVENTURE THROUGH A NATION ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN—FROM THE HALLS OF CONGRESS TO THE BASES OF BAGHDAD TO THE APOCALYPTIC CHURCHES OF THE HEARTLAND
Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi set out to describe the nature of George Bush’s America in the post-9/11 era and ended...
How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe
Written by Arianna Huffington
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $24.95
With her trademark passion, intelligence, and devastating wit, Huffington Post editor in chief Arianna Huffington tackles the issues that are crucial to this year’s presidential election and, even more so, to the fate of the country.
Huffington makes the case that America has been hijacked from within by a radical element—the “lunatic... Read more >
Written by Bill Moyers
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $26.95
Bill Moyers on America today:
“Here in the first decade of the twenty-first century the story that becomes America’s dominant narrative will shape our collective imagination and our politics for a long time to come. In the searching of our souls demanded by this challenge . . . kindred spirits across the...
The Story of the World's Most Dangerous Job in the World's Most Dangerous Place
Written by Chris Hunter
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $26.00
It’s a blazing hot day in Iraq. Wearing eighty-five pounds of armor, Major Chris Hunter crosses a barren landscape toward a bomb that has been expertly rigged to kill and maim. Exposed to snipers, prepared for the demonic tricks the enemy plays—like trip wires and secondary devices—Chris knows this mission could... Read more >
The Wars for the Twenty-first Century
Written by Philip Bobbitt
Format: Hardcover, 688 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $35.00
An urgent reconceptualization of the Wars on Terror from the author of The Shield of Achilles (“magisterial”— The New York Times, “a classic for future generations”—The New York Review of Books). In this book Philip Bobbitt brings together historical, legal, and strategic analyses to understand the idea of a “war on...
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September 11: Terror and Boredom
Written by Martin Amis
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $24.00
A master not only of fiction but also of fiercely controversial political engagement, Martin Amis here gathers fourteen pieces that constitute an evolving, provocative, and insightful examination of the most momentous event of our time.
At the heart of this collection is the long essay “Terror and Boredom,” an unsparing analysis of...
John McCain and the Media
Written by David Brock and Paul Waldman
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $13.95
We live in a gotcha media culture that revels in exposing the foibles and hypocrisies of our politicians. But one politician manages to escape this treatment, getting the benefit of the doubt and a positive spin for nearly everything he does: John McCain. Indeed, even during his temporary decline in popularity... Read more >
Profiles in Backroom Power
Written by John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $26.00
Prizewinning journalists John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib show how today’s Washington power game really works, through stories of people who are making a difference on Pennsylvania Avenue, America’s power street. These new power brokers, some of whom are rarely seen and are largley unknown, have figured out how to make... Read more >
How the Science of Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Our World
Written by Liza Mundy
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $15.95
Award-winning journalist Liza Mundy captures the human narratives, as well as the science, behind the controversial, multibillion-dollar fertility industry, and examines how this huge social experiment is transforming our most basic relationships and even our destiny as a species.
Skyrocketing infertility rates and dizzying technological advances are revolutionizing American families and changing... Read more >
Reclaiming a Fair and Just America
Written by Jim Webb
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2008
Price: $24.95
“I’m the only person in the history of Virginia elected to statewide office with a Union card, two Purple Hearts, and three tattoos."
Jim Webb—the bestselling author and now the celebrated, outspoken U.S. Senator from Virginia—presents a clear-eyed, hard-hitting plan of attack for putting government to work for the people, rather than...
