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Released: June 25, 2013
"Intriguing findings that should play a transformative role, not only in the field of psychology, but also in corporate boardrooms."
Experimental psychologist Klein (
Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making, 2009, etc.) examines the transformative role of creative insight.
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Released: July 1, 2013
"Well-written but lacks coherence."
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Released: July 2, 2013
"Even those unable to carry a tune will find that Horn's prose hits a high note.
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Released: July 2, 2013
"If readers can get past Cardiff's irritating efforts to constantly demonstrate her own cleverness, they may find some interesting observations about human sexual foibles, but not much else."
A 20-something editor and writer's unapologetically snarky sex memoir that is "not about [her] sex life."
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Released: July 2, 2013
"A sad commentary on our times, but not to be ignored."
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Released: July 4, 2013
"A stirring study by an enthusiast of the game."
The
Economist's South Asia bureau chief finds the game of cricket a telling metaphor for what ails and heals the new India.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 9, 2013
"In this enjoyable and authoritative text, Swain will have readers wondering exactly how many zombies they brushed past today."
"This is not a book about fictional zombies. This is a book about what happens to the zombie when it crawls off the page and out of the screen and into our world," writes
SciencePunk founder Swain at the beginning of this thoughtful, colorful, slow poke through the world of zombiedom.
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Released: July 9, 2013
"An entertaining and occasionally inspiring look at a surprisingly slippery subject."
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Released: July 9, 2013
"A stirring, funny, thought-provoking appreciation of the place, the idea, the experiment, the United States of America."
An ardent mash note to the vast, vital nation that confounds and beguiles its European cousins in equal measure.
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Released: July 9, 2013
"Suggestive rather than definitive, which is only to be expected with such an expansive topic."
The latest in the publisher's The Art Of... series, compact books exploring the writer's craft, this one addresses the variety, power and challenges of intimacy.
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Released: Aug. 1, 2013
"A well-reported, passionate study of the triggers for failure and success within American urban education."
Broadcast journalist Stewart examines the legendary reputation for excellence of a historic, all-black Washington, D.C., high school, then documents the decline of that excellence in more recent decades.
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Released: Aug. 1, 2013
"Readers willing to wade through the textbook-style prose will be convinced of this subject's importance."
