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Released: March 19, 2013
"A well-researched and -written investigation that shows the inadequacies in stark human terms rather than as an abstraction."
A journalist explores the quality of indigent defense 50 years after
Gideon v. Wainwright mandated adequate counsel for any person charged with a felony.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 19, 2013
"International-policy wonks will find much of interest, and Francis Fukuyama might want to consider updating his good book in light of it."
Think democracy's the up-and-coming thing in the developing world? This book may shatter more than few illusions of free markets and polities.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 18, 2013
"A book worthy of a wide audience and wide discussion."
NONFICTION
Released: March 15, 2013
"A searing account of rights and laws, crime and punishment."
An advocate for the rights of families of murder victims finds common ground with lawyers working to reverse death sentences.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"A surprisingly open, extremely timely examination of the sexual coming-of-age for Egyptian youth."
A daring new study finds the newly liberated Egyptians poised to demand more sexual freedom in the face of religious fundamentalism.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"A step-by-step grasping of the enormity of an impending biodiversity crisis."
NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"A stinging indictment of one-sided policymaking destined, if undisturbed, to result in even greater violence."
Extracting three episodes from a complex 35-year history, a distinguished Middle East scholar exposes America's unfitness to mediate between Israel and Palestine.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"A refreshingly unpretentious statement of personal history and political accomplishment that avoids the pitfall of excessive self-congratulation."
The candid account of how the son of a casino owner who consorted with Chicago gangsters found his way into Nevada state politics and into the governor's mansion.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"A concise and controversial statement of what needs to be overcome if the world economy is to return to the path of growth and stability."
Henry, dean of the NYU Stern School of Business, argues that the United States and other first-world countries should heed lessons from the developing sector.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"Required reading for aspiring lawyers, but also intrinsically fascinating in its depiction of the frailty of human judgments."
Chronicles of miscarriages of justice due to the misuse of statistics, combined with blow-by-blow accounts of criminal trials.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"A shocking, galvanizing manifesto against the corporations manipulating nutrition to fatten their bottom line--one of the most important books of the year."
A revelatory look at America's increasing consumption of unhealthy products and at how the biggest food manufacturers ignore health risks, and employ savvy advertising campaigns, to keep us hooked on the ingredients that ensure big profit.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 12, 2013
"There's enough here to make concerned readers want to learn more about Kony, whose forces have dwindled even as he continues to elude capture, but the condensing of the graphic narrative falls short of the immensity of the barbarism."
A graphic narrative illuminates the atrocities of Joseph Kony in Central Africa, yet the horror and the complexities of the story are a challenge for such a short work.
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