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Released: Oct. 5, 2010
"A landmark achievement in basketball journalism."
In his debut, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist embeds himself in the sleazy underbelly of grassroots basketball.
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Released: Oct. 1, 2010
"A superb book that greatly deepens our understanding of these founders."
A monumental account of a 50-year political partnership that shaped the early history of the United States.
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Released: Sept. 14, 2010
"In the end, Dray's account is evenhanded--not all bosses are bad, not all activists good--but it is clear where his sympathies lie, especially in his prescriptions for a renewed international labor movement for the future."
Exemplary history of the American labor movement, from its time-shrouded beginnings to its murky present.
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Released: Sept. 7, 2010
"An impressive take on the Great Migration, and a truly auspicious debut."
In her ambitious debut, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wilkerson (Journalism, Narrative Nonfiction/Boston Univ.) examines the Great Migration of African-Americans from World War I to the 1970s.
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Released: Sept. 6, 2010
"Not just a catalog or reference book, but a highly astute, integrative cultural history."
A comprehensive critical analysis of significant Broadway shows from the 18th century to
The Lion King and beyond.
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Released: Aug. 30, 2010
"Multilayered, provocative and highly accessible, this will appeal to Chan fans, scholars and general readers."
China-born poet and critic Huang (English/Univ. of California, Santa Barbara/
Transpacific Imaginations: History, Literature, Counterpoetics, 2008, etc.) recounts the making of an American folk hero.
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