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A revolutionary program for fixing America's most serious domestic problems for just two cents on the national dollar--while we still can

Through the provocative stories of six contemporary "passers," and examples from history and literature, a renowned journalist illuminates passing as a strategy for bypassing prejudice and injustice

The true story of an African-American man who found, through faith and the self-assurance it provided, the strength to break free of the cycle of poverty and despair that had once characterized his life

A distinguished New York Times editor explores the history of the pipe organ in America in a book that will intrigue and delight anyone interested in classical music and popular culture. Hear the sounds of some of the pipe organs featured in ALL THE STOPS

A renowned psychoanalyst offers a clear-eyed, thought-provoking examination of humankind's most destructive emotion, and the seductive power it has to tear our world apart

For a Father's Day gift or everyday inspiration: a specially priced new paperback edition of the critically acclaimed memoir

A PublicAffairs Reports Paperback Original A meticulously reported expose uncovers exactly how the drug industry boosts sales and bilks consumers in the most lucrative prescription drug market in the world

With the airline industry under siege: A prescient analysis of its problems and an engaging look into its future--as well as a thought-provoking account of the challenges of entrepreneurship in the dot-com age--by the well-known Atlantic Monthly writer and award-winning author of National Defense and Breaking the News

Analysis on terrorism, international security, and global economics from some of the world's leading experts

The headline-making book that exposed the inner workings of the Chinese government and the crackdown on Tiananmen Square

From the controversial former FDA commissioner: the surprisingly gripping, suspenseful, inside story of how the FDA confronted the tobacco industry

A national bestseller and a timeless classic on the ways and mores of our nation's capitol

Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Isserman expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worke

Each week the editors of Slate, one of the first and best on-line literary magazines, ask a different person to keep a diary. The Slate Diaries is a selection of some of the best of those diaries.

A penetrating memoir on forty years of fighting for civil liberties, human rights, and justice by the former executive director of the ACLU and Human Rights Watch and the current President of the Open Society Institute

Which of America's essential international commitments can we afford to keep in this time of diminished financial resources?

The book about the definitive report on the oil-for-food scandal, with an introduction by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker

A provocative account of the decayed relationship between the U.S. and Arab world, and a powerful recommendation for how it can be salvaged

"Sax has seized on a big, juicy topic, and is... great company, a writer of real and lasting charm... The Tastemakers will leave readers wondering about how susceptible we are to the charms of any new food-and how long we're likely to stay captivated."-New York Times

In his prescient first book, award-winning technologist Kentaro Toyama shatters the delusions of techno-utopians who believe technology is a force for absolute progress or moral good and brilliantly identifies those complex development issues, particularly in the third world, that we can only hope to solve through human intervention and investment in slow, human growth.

The legendary financier reflects on key problems in the deepening global economic crisis since publication of his international bestseller The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Crash of 2008

America's founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that all men are created equal, and are endowed...with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The challenge of turning these ideals into reality for all citizens was taken up by a set of exceptional American women. Distinguished scholar and civic leader Claire Gaudiani calls these women social entrepreneurs," arguing that they brought the same drive and strategic intent to their pursuit of the greater good" that their male counterparts applied to building the nation's capital markets throughout the nineteenth century. Gaudiani tells the stories of these patriotic women, and their creation of America's unique not-for-profit, or social profit" sector. She concludes that the idealism and optimism inherent in this work provided an important asset to the increasing prosperity of the nation from its founding to the Second World War. Social entrepreneurs have defined a system of governance by the people," and they remain our best hope for continued moral leadership in the world.

The 2012 presidential campaign will, above all else, be a referendum on the Obama administration's handling of the financial crisis, recalling the period when Obama's audacity of hope" met the austerity of reality. Central to this is the ''American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009'',the largest economic recovery plan in American history. Senator Mitch McConnell gave a taste of the enormity of the money committed: if you had spent 1 million a day since Jesus was born, it still would not add up to the price tag of the stimulus package. A nearly entirely partisan piece of legislation, Democrats voted for it, Republicans against, the story of how the bill was passed and, more importantly, how the money was spent and to what effect, is known barely at all. Stepping outside the political fray, ProPublica's Michael Grabell offers a perceptive, balanced, and dramatic story of what happened to the tax payers' money, pursuing the big question through behind-the-scenes interviews and on-the-ground reporting in more than a dozen states across the country.

After more than a half century of withdrawal from international politics, Japan is back. What are the implications for the United States?

The New York Times, USA Today, Book Sense, and Publishers Weekly bestseller, now in paperback in time for the holidays

A concise distillation of a lifetime of experience and thought on finance, capitalism, and open society by the legendary financier and bestselling author

An eye-opening look at the displacement of Sunni power and culture throughout the Middle East by an award-winning NPR reporter

With the concentration of wealth in the United States at an unprecedented level not seen since the Gilded Age of Andrew Carnegie, this look back at a century of international giving offers lessons learned from both successes and failures and invaluable guidance to the rapidly growing philanthropic sector.

"[Haqqani's] purpose isn't to narrate his service as ambassador or score political points but to outline the contours of American relations with Pakistan over time, with a final chapter depicting the 2011 collapse as a new instance of historical trends. While one might desire a fuller accounting of his ambassadorship, the book covers its chosen ground superbly." -The Wall Street Journal

By the internationally-known human rights activist and author of A Thousand Sisters, a searing, intimate story of one Congolese family's profound love, loss and courage in the shadow of Joseph Kony's war.