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Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
Written by Daniel J. Kevles
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2013
Price: $22.99
Daniel Kevles traces the study and practice of eugenics--the science of "improving" the human species by exploiting theories of heredity--from its inception in the late nineteenth century to its most recent manifestation within the field of genetic engineering. It is rich in narrative, anecdote, attention to human detail, and stories of... Read more >
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Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Written by Lucas Mann
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.95
An unforgettable chronicle of a year of minor-league baseball in a small Iowa town that follows not only the travails of the players of the Clinton LumberKings but also the lives of their dedicated fans and of the town itself.
Award-winning essayist Lucas Mann delivers a powerful debut in his telling of the...
Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Written by Lucas Mann
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $13.99
An unforgettable chronicle of a year of minor-league baseball in a small Iowa town that follows not only the travails of the players of the Clinton LumberKings but also the lives of their dedicated fans and of the town itself.
Award-winning essayist Lucas Mann delivers a powerful debut in his telling of the...
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The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples
Written by Rodger Streitmatter
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $16.00
For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other “for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health” for periods of thirty or forty—sometimes as many... Read more >
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Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate
Written by Lisa Prevost
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $25.95
An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the Northeast
Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're all about preserving local "character," protecting the natural environment, an dmaintaining attractive neighborhoods. Right?
In this bold challenge to conventional wisdom...
Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate
Written by Lisa Prevost
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $25.95
An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the Northeast
Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're all about preserving local "character," protecting the natural environment, an dmaintaining attractive neighborhoods. Right?
In this bold challenge to conventional wisdom...
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Written by Thomas Bender
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 24, 2013
Price: $19.99
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The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
Written by Gary Krist
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $14.95
The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse.
When 1919 began, the city of Chicago seemed on the verge of transformation. Modernizers had... Read more >
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Rights, Responsibilities, and the Communitarian Agenda
Written by Dr. Amitai Etzioni
Format: eBook, 323 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2013
Price: $9.99
America needs to move from me to we.
In The Spirit of Community, renowned professor and former White House Fellow Amitai Etzioni, the founder of the Communitarian movement, lays out a blueprint for how in the 1990s Americans can move forward—together.
The Spirit of Community calls for a reawakening of our allegiance to... Read more >
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The Straight Talk You Need to Get the Relationship You Deserve
Written by Tracy McMillan
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $15.00
This paperback edition includes an exclusive conversation between Bill and Giuliana Rancic, hosts of NBC’s Ready for Love, and Tracy McMillan, one of its expert matchmakers. This new relationship show features three of America’s most eligible guys searching for their soul mates.
If you’re looking to get married and you’re... Read more >
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How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $28.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
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How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $45.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
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How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $22.50
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
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An E.R. Doctor Returns Home
Written by Sampson Davis and Lisa Frazier Page
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $25.00
A riveting personal exploration of the healthcare crisis facing inner-city communities, written by an emergency room physician who grew up in the very neighborhood he is now serving
Sampson Davis is best known as one of three friends from inner-city Newark who made a pact in high school to become...
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An E.R. Doctor Returns Home
Written by Sampson Davis and Lisa Frazier Page
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $12.99
A riveting personal exploration of the healthcare crisis facing inner-city communities, written by an emergency room physician who grew up in the very neighborhood he is now serving
Sampson Davis is best known as one of three friends from inner-city Newark who made a pact in high school to become...
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The State of White America, 1960-2010
Written by Charles Murray
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $16.00
From the bestselling author of Losing Ground and The Bell Curve, this startling long-lens view shows how America is coming apart at the seams that historically have joined our classes.
In Coming Apart, Charles Murray explores the formation of American classes that are different in kind from anything we have ever... Read more >
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Six Drivers of Global Change
Written by Al Gore
Format: Hardcover, 592 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $30.00
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything—a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come.
Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history... Read more >
Six Drivers of Global Change
Written by Al Gore
Format: eBook, 592 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $15.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything—a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come.
Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history... Read more >
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Six Drivers of Global Change
Written by Al Gore
Read by Al Gore
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $50.00
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything—a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come.
Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history... Read more >
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Six Drivers of Global Change
Written by Al Gore
Read by Al Gore
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $25.00
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything—a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come.
Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history... Read more >
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A History of Marriage in the Movies
Written by Jeanine Basinger
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $30.00
From one of our leading film historians and interpreters: a brilliantly researched, irresistibly witty, delightfully illustrated examination of “the marriage movie”; what it is (or isn’t) and what it has to tell us about the movies—and ourselves.
As long as there have been feature movies there have been marriage movies, and yet...
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A History of Marriage in the Movies
Written by Jeanine Basinger
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $15.99
From one of our leading film historians and interpreters: a brilliantly researched, irresistibly witty, delightfully illustrated examination of “the marriage movie”; what it is (or isn’t) and what it has to tell us about the movies—and ourselves.
As long as there have been feature movies there have been marriage movies, and yet...
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Written by Alan Ehrenhalt
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $16.95
Eye-opening and thoroughly engaging, this is an indispensible look at American urban/suburban society and its future.
In The Great Inversion, Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanologists, reveals how the roles of America’s cities and suburbs are changing places—young adults and affluent retirees moving in, while immigrants and the less affluent are...
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What Gangs Taught Me about Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption
Written by Jorja Leap
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.00
When Jorja Leap began studying Los Angeles gang violence in 2002, she encountered a myriad of proposed solutions to the seemingly intractable “gang problem” and set out to discover what was really going on. The stakes—then and now—could not be higher: a child or teenager is killed by gunfire every three...
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