A former hostage in the tribal areas of Pakistan returns to meet his kidnappers and uncover how political kidnappings and ransomings take place in the shadows of the world's most lawless territories.
Weaving history, journalism, and memoir, the author of The Accidental Asian explores the parallel rise of China and the Chinese American, the means by which Chinese immigrants have excelled despite the constraints of racism and xenophobia, and how they are rewriting the American story.
A popular writer, blogger, and Middle East scholar analyzes the disastrous collapse of the Middle East and America's future role there, and shows why the best case for Syria is that it becomes a country with the same standards of safety and prospects as Somalia.
The social history of the back-to-the-land movement, a key moment in the US culture of the late'60s and early'70s, told through the prism of a small group of hopeful idealists who turned their backs on the city and, with no prior training or skills, moved their lives and dreams to the woods and meadows.
A stirring narrative history of the political manoeuvring and infighting that took place among the Founding Fathers, epitomized in the revolutionary life of Governor, Chief Justice, and last signer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas McKean.
A spirited insider's account of the most controversial foreign policy decisions of Obama's administration, and definitive treatise on why Obama's foreign policy legacy will be regarded as one of the most successful of the last half century.
The inside story of the delicate alliance between US and Israel: what has pushed it to the brink of dissolution and how both countries must salvage some sort of relationship in order to safeguard against a perilous future-from a former presidential adviser and Middle East analyst.
The charismatic, connected, and controversial former president of the Service Employees International Union takes on our biggest economic challenge-the fundamental restructuring of the economy that is decoupling the engine of prosperity from the jobs and income people need-and convincingly shows why the time has come for a universal basic income.
A former director at the CDC takes us behind quarantine lines and inside the fight to contain Ebola, SARS, anthrax, and the most important threat facing humankind: the next deadly pandemic.
The impact of Latino Americans has begun to be felt, but it is just beginning. Over the next generation they will transform the face of American politics. Now two leading Latino researchers explain what Latino America that transformation means for everyone.
A spirited true story of a colorful, contrarian doctor on Nantucket, a world-famous yet strikingly offbeat corner of America. Dr. Timothy Lepore often holds the life of the island in his hands.
At the heart of the story of America's wars are our"citizen soldiers&rdquo- those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its citizen volunteers is, and always has been, of momentous importance in our politics and society. But though this has made for good storytelling, the reality of America's relationship to its veterans is far more complex. In Those Who Have Borne the Battle, historian and marine veteran James Wright tells the story of the long, often troubled relationship between America and those who have defended her- from the Revolutionary War to today- shedding new light both on our history and on the issues our country and its armed forces face today. From the beginning, American gratitude to its warriors was not a given. Prior to World War II, the prevailing view was that, as citizen soldiers, the service of its young men was the price of citizenship in a free society. Even Revolutionary War veterans were affectionately, but only temporarily, embraced, as the new nation and its citizens had much else to do. In time, the celebration of the nation's heroes became an important part of our culture, building to the response to World War II, where warriors were celebrated and new government programs provided support for veterans. The greater transformation came in the wars after World War II, as the way we mobilize for war, fight our wars, and honor those who serve has changed in drastic and troubling ways. Unclear and changing military objectives have made our actions harder for civilians to stand behind, a situation compounded by the fact that the armed forces have become less representative of American society as a whole. Few citizens join in the sacrifice that war demands. The support systems seem less and less capable of handling the increasing number of wounded warriors returning from our numerous and bewildering conflicts abroad. A masterful work of history, Those Who Have Borne the Battle expertly relates the burdens carried by veterans dating back to the Revolution, as well as those fighting today's wars. And it challenges Americans to do better for those who serve and sacrifice today.
"[A] revealing account of the massaging of intelligence in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq."-The Spectator (UK)
The author of Running the World- "the definitive history of the National Security Council" (New York Times)- tells the inside story of the conduct of American foreign policy during an era of perceived retreat, marked by unprecedented turmoil and challenges.
Writer and musician Mishka Shubaly tells the poignant, profane story of how his family imploded, his life unraveled, and his only constant friend, alcohol, destroyed him-until a bar fight leads him to his unlikely savior, ultramarathon running, and a transformation beyond his imagining.
The 10th anniversary edition of the Los Angeles Times bestseller and Christopher Award winner: "One of the most riveting stories ever told of African childhoods-and a stirring tale of courage... Anyone interested in Africa, its children or the human will to survive should read this book. This beautifully told volume...will remain on my desk for years to come."-Washington Post
A brilliant, disturbing portrait of the dawn of the culture wars when America started to tear itself apart with doubts, wild allegations and a maniacally unfounded fear for the safety of children.
In the 1970s and 80s, the deal-making culture of American business-in which thousands of companies big and small are acquired, merged, and sold again as casually as pieces moved on a Monopoly game board-was created by these fascinating, complex, and flawed individuals, who spawned the Hobbesian world we live in today.
A dazzling, intimate portrait of India's natural world at the brink of a precipice-imperiled by a surging population and its industry run amok
A highly acclaimed expert separates myth from reality in the frenzied, incredibly expensive college game, and provides a pragmatic cost-effective guide to making rational choices that bring long-term payoff.
"An invaluable and inspiring read"* offering a new perspective to people entering their 50s, 60s, and 70s asking the question: What's next? (*Wall Street Journal)
The author saw more than a catastrophic mortgage problem in the crash of 2008. In this book, he shows that what happened in 2008 was the result of the total corruption of free-market capitalism, which left a hollow shell that one day would, and did, implode.
In 1945, an improbable relationship between the fallen Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goering, and ambitious US Army physician, Douglas Kelley, becomes a hazardous quest into the nature of evil, amid the devastation of Europe at the end of World War II
Based on twenty years of research, including data from more than 20,000 managers in many global industries, Winning the Long Game bridges the very big, but under-connected fields of strategy and leadership, showing how people at all levels how to deal with their biggest challenge-being strategic-by looking at the world outside-in and future-back.
On the 25th anniversary of Booknotes/Q&A, the shows' renowned host and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb collects some of the best stories, interviews, and conversations from C-SPAN's beloved Sunday evening program.
"The authors' deep compassion for the poor, gimlet-eyed view of India's checkered economic past and genuine concern for its future shine through on every page. For the reader interested in the big policy questions facing the world's largest democracy-and, by extension, much of the rest of the developing world-"Why Growth Matters" is as good a place to start as any." -The Wall Street Journal
Renowned financier and philanthropist George Soros reveals the roots of Europe's current financial crisis and comprehensively assesses the consequences of that crisis for the global economy and on the political ideals embodied by the European Union.
"A sweeping survey that proves to be...a counterweight to global gloom and doom. Mr. Mahbubani is a big-picture writer and thinker, a Thomas Friedman with a strong Asian perspective." -The Wall Street Journal
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