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Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"Not flawless, but one of the best recent analyses of the contemporary woes of American economics and politics."
Remarkably comprehensive and coherent analysis of and prescriptions for America's contemporary economic malaise by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Smith (
Rethinking America, 1995, etc.).
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Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"Taking on a looming subject with intelligence and wit, Simmons manages to take the full measure of her man."
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Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"A brilliant exposition of the possibility of science and religion, each in its own way, contributing to a better world."
A leading Jewish theologian argues that both religious fundamentalists and neo-Darwinian atheists such as Richard Dawkins have it wrong when they contend that science and religious faith are incompatible.
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Released: Sept. 10, 2012
"Survivors of traumatic events often do not recover without help from others, and Gonzales' excellent book is an education for those wishing to be of use in a stressful, often frightening world."
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Released: Sept. 10, 2012
"A rich, highly readable examination of the seeds of poppies, trade, greed, grandeur and an international partnership that remains uneasy and perilous."
The author of
Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America (2010) returns with the story of America's first voyages to the Middle Kingdom, where Americans and Chinese looked at each other with wonder, alarm and calculation.
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Released: Sept. 4, 2012
"A poignant, galvanizing, meaningful tribute."
Fifty years after the publication of Rachel Carson's seminal
Silent Spring, Pulitzer Prize nominee Souder (
Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America, 2004, etc.) examines the legacy and lasting impact of Carson's passionate environmental work.
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