NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 19, 2012
"Of considerable interest to the economically inclined; a thoroughgoing demonstration of how fragile are monetary unions "without some measure of fiscal union.""
Who knew that the run-up to the big-government, one-worldish euro was the darling of the American right wing?
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A flawed but ambitious, readable look at economic reformism over the last century."
Labor journalist Pizzigati (
Greed and Good: Understanding and Overcoming the Inequality that Limits Our Lives, 2004, etc.) makes the case that graduated tax rates and strong unions once led to an economic golden age for average Americans--and could do so again.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A provocative approach that should give pause to consumers as well as marketers."
The executive vice president of ad agency Deutsch LA argues that successful advertising depends on recognizing "the subtleties of nonverbal communication, body language, and unconscious micro-expressions of emotions."
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A well-written, occasionally humorous book most appropriate for specialists but useful for general readers as well."
A rewarding memoir about the learning, training and life experience required to achieve mastery in the venture economy.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"An engrossing behind-the-scenes look at one of America's most successful and familiar brands."
Knoedelseder (
I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy's Golden Era, 2009, etc.) peels away the ubiquitous Budweiser label to reveal an American family dynasty drunk on wealth, power and privilege.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"An unexpectedly melancholy meditation on marriage, mortality and the merits of living in suburbia."
The story of a newspaper columnist who got a second shot at love and happiness in the suburbs--only a crazed rooster named Buddy stood in his way.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"A useful, readable primer in a specialized but strategically important corner of geopolitics."
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2012
"Engaging subject matter and sympathetic protagonists do not entirely compensate for Barton's ponderous prose, but the book is still worthwhile reading for anyone interested in what it means to be gay in an overtly hostile environment."
Barton (Sociology and Women's Studies/Morehead State Univ.;
Stripped: Inside the Lives of Exotic Dancers, 2006) examines the experiences of gay people living in the Bible Belt.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 30, 2012
"Gerson deftly explains the lure of Nostradamus, but no one can possibly translate his verses. Just like poetry, only the author knows what he meant."
Cultural historian Gerson (History/New York Univ.;
The Pride of Place: Local Memories and Political Culture in Modern France, 2003, etc.) shares his vast knowledge of and fascination with the legendary seer.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 25, 2012
"Somewhat glib but highly entertaining."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 22, 2012
"The author's personal account of the many facets of daily life at Goldman Sachs gives his memoir the power of persuasion and conviction."
The controversial former head of Goldman Sachs' United States equity derivatives business for Goldman Sachs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa chronicles his work for, and departure from, the Wall Street financial giant.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"An eye-opening book, sometimes shocking in its straightforwardness."
