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The American Way of Debt
Written by Louis Hyman
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $15.00
In this lively history of consumer debt in America, economic historian Louis Hyman demonstrates that today’s problems are not as new as we think.
Borrow examines how the rise of consumer borrowing—virtually unknown before the twentieth century—has altered our culture and economy. Starting in the years before the Great Depression, increased... Read more >
The American Way of Debt
Written by Louis Hyman
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $15.00
In this lively history of consumer debt in America, economic historian Louis Hyman demonstrates that today’s problems are not as new as we think.
Borrow examines how the rise of consumer borrowing—virtually unknown before the twentieth century—has altered our culture and economy. Starting in the years before the Great Depression, increased... Read more >
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While America Sleeps
A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Written by Russ Feingold
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $26.00
Former senator Russ Feingold looks at institutional failures, both domestic and abroad, since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and proposes steps to be taken—by the government and by individuals—to ensure that the next ten years are focused on solving the international problems that threaten America.
In While America Sleeps, Russ Feingold details our... Read more >
A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Written by Russ Feingold
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $26.00
Former senator Russ Feingold looks at institutional failures, both domestic and abroad, since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and proposes steps to be taken—by the government and by individuals—to ensure that the next ten years are focused on solving the international problems that threaten America.
In While America Sleeps, Russ Feingold details our... Read more >
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The New Hate
A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right
Written by Arthur Goldwag
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $27.95
A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right
Written by Arthur Goldwag
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $27.95
From “Birthers” who claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States to counter-jihadists who believe that the Constitution is in imminent danger of being replaced with Sharia law, conspiratorial beliefs have become an increasingly common feature of our public discourse. In this deeply researched, fascinating exploration of the...
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
Written by Stephen R. Platt
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $30.00
A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles—a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China.
The story... Read more >
China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
Written by Stephen R. Platt
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $30.00
A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles—a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China.
The story... Read more >
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Killing the Messenger
A Story of Radical Faith, Racism's Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist
Written by Thomas Peele
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $26.00
When a nineteen-year-old member of a Black Muslim cult assassinated Oakland newspaper editor Chauncey Bailey in 2007—the most shocking killing of a journalist in the United States in thirty years—the question was, Why? “I just wanted to be a good soldier, a strong soldier,” the killer told police. A strong soldier... Read more >
A Story of Radical Faith, Racism's Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist
Written by Thomas Peele
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $26.00
When a nineteen-year-old member of a Black Muslim cult assassinated Oakland newspaper editor Chauncey Bailey in 2007—the most shocking killing of a journalist in the United States in thirty years—the question was, Why? “I just wanted to be a good soldier, a strong soldier,” the killer told police. A strong soldier... Read more >
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Brave Dragons
A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing
Written by Jim Yardley
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $26.95
The wonderfully original story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to right its fortunes by copying the American stars of the NBA—a season of cultural misunderstanding that transcends sports and reveals China’s ambivalent relationship with the West.
When the Shanxi Brave Dragons, one of... Read more >
A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing
Written by Jim Yardley
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $26.95
The wonderfully original story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to right its fortunes by copying the American stars of the NBA—a season of cultural misunderstanding that transcends sports and reveals China’s ambivalent relationship with the West.
When the Shanxi Brave Dragons, one of... Read more >
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Writing in Pictures
Screenwriting Made (Mostly) Painless
Written by Joseph McBride
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $15.00
Writing in Pictures is a refreshingly practical and entertaining guide to screenwriting that provides what is lacking in most such books: a clear, step-by-step demonstration of how to write a screenplay.
Seasoned screenwriter and writing teacher Joseph McBride breaks down the process into a series of easy, approachable tasks, focusing on literary adaptation... Read more >
Screenwriting Made (Mostly) Painless
Written by Joseph McBride
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $15.00
Writing in Pictures is a refreshingly practical and entertaining guide to screenwriting that provides what is lacking in most such books: a clear, step-by-step demonstration of how to write a screenplay.
Seasoned screenwriter and writing teacher Joseph McBride breaks down the process into a series of easy, approachable tasks, focusing on literary adaptation... Read more >
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Zona
A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room
Written by Geoff Dyer
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $24.00
A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room
Written by Geoff Dyer
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $24.00
From a writer whose mastery encompasses fiction, criticism, and the fertile realm between the two, comes a new book that confirms his reputation for the unexpected.
In Zona, Geoff Dyer attempts to unlock the mysteries of a film that has haunted him ever since he first saw it thirty years ago: Andrei...
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