“What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?” Jimmy Carter, America’s “Malaise,” and the Speech That Should Have Changed the Country
By Kevin Mattson
An assessment of the events that led up to Jimmy Carter’s infamous 1979 “malaise” speech places it against a backdrop of such events as the gas crisis and the Iran hostage situation, while explaining that the speech had far greater relevance than its reception reflected, in an account that also claims the speech inadvertently set a course for the conservative movement.
1959: The Year Everything Changed
By Fred Kaplan
Kaplan focuses on a pivotal historical year prior to the tumultuous 1960s decade to explore events that set the stage for subsequent changes, noting such landmark happenings as America’s entry in Vietnam, the release of the birth control pill, and the invention of the microchip.
Attack on the Liberty
By James Scott
An account of the infamous 1967 attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli forces draws on interviews with survivors and intelligence officials as well as newly declassified documents to challenge Israel’s position that the attack was an accident based on a case of mistaken identity.
The Book of Destiny: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Mayans and the Prophecy of 2012
By Carlos Barrios
A contemporary Mayan priest and shaman identifies relevant aspects of the Mayan calendar for today’s world, explaining how the year 2012 is believed by many to be a major historical turning point while revealing how the calendar has a potential to help readers discern their life purpose.
A Brave Vessel: The True Tale of the Castaways Who Rescued Jamestown and Inspired Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”
By Hobson Woodward
Aspiring writer William Strachey shipwrecks on Bermuda en route to the Jamestown settlement in 1609, and details his experience hoping for future acclaim in this true story that provided the inspiration for one of Shakespeare’s great plays.
Catastrophe
By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
The co-authors of the best-selling Fleeced opine on the challenges facing America in 2009 – from economic failures and two wars, to what they describe as the world community’s eagerness to take advantage of current issues – and assess the Obama administration’s first 100 days.
Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture
By Ellen Ruppel Shell
An Atlantic correspondent evaluates America’s penchant for making and buying cheap products while evaluating the true economic, political, and psychological costs of such goods, in a report that argues that a focus on low prices is promoting negative practices.
Conquest of the Useless
By Werner Herzog
An account drawn from a diary kept by the revered filmmaker during the 1982 production of “Fitzcarraldo” is a series of notes on a fever dream in the Amazon jungle that also describes the unique difficulties he faced in creating the film, from cast member clashes to the challenges of moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill.
The Cost of Bad Behavior: How Incivility Is Damaging Your Business and What to Do About It
By Christine Pearson and Christine Porath
Two professors of management examine bad behavior in the workplace, combining scientific research with stories from a variety of fields, and offer ways to remove the roots of incivility at work to create a culture of respect.
Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History
By Margaret MacMillan
A best-selling author explores the myriad ways in which history has been positively and negatively used to influence people and government, in an account that focuses on the ways in which the reportage of past events has been manipulated to justify questionable religious movements and political campaigns.
The End of Energy Obesity: Breaking Today’s Energy Addiction for a Prosperous and Secure Tomorrow
By Peter Tertzakian and Keith Hollihan
The authors outline possible solutions for America’s energy problems that challenge current thinking about substitute and alternative sources while examining lifestyle choices that the authors believe are at the heart of the problem. Their study also examines options for growing the U.S. economy while slowing global energy consumption.
Fatal Journey: The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson
By Peter C. Mancall
Mancall examines the events of English explorer Henry Hudson’s final expedition in the winter of 1610 and the mutiny that followed, in which Hudson, his son, and other crew members were forced off the boat and set adrift in the frigid Hudson Bay.
A Fine Line: How Design Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Business
By Hartmut Esslinger
Revealing the secrets of better business through design, the author illustrates how successful business leaders partner with designers in building a better and more profitable future, in a study that includes stories, ideas, and innovative solutions that demonstrate the economic power of creativity.
Free: The Past and Future of a Radical Price
By Chris Anderson
The editor-in-chief of Wired magazine reveals how to run an online business profitably in spite of the internet’s inherently free culture, disseminating the principles of a “priceless economy” through six categories that pertain to advertising, labor exchange, and advanced-version fees.
Germany 1945: From War to Peace
By Richard Bessel
A chronicle of Germany’s transformation during a pivotal year describes the devastation that the war’s final battles inflicted on German cities, the death marches and acts of vengeance that were suffered by everyday citizens, and the first postwar year’s burgeoning social, economic, and political cultures.
How We Do It: How the Science of Sex Can Make You a Better Lover
By Judy Dutton
Dutton draws on scientific findings to reveal the sources of sexual motivation and performance, counseling readers on such topics as fragrances that are most likely to promote sexual stimulation; how to increase one’s chances of attracting a mate; and preventing infidelity.
In Afghanistan: 200 Years of British, Russian and American Occupation
By David Loyn
An award-winning BBC foreign correspondent chronicles the military conflicts of Afghanistan throughout the past two centuries, evaluating the roles of misunderstanding and broken agreements as well as the author’s own perspectives on how foreign occupiers underestimated Afghani capabilities.
It’s Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower
By Michela Wrong
In an account that discusses alleged ethnic favoritism that reformer John Githongo took risks to expose, the PEN Award-winning author documents how Kenya was viewed as a model of democracy when president Mwai Kibaki was elected in 2003, a perception that held for two years until Githongo fled the country upon his discovery of government corruption.
The Lady in Red: An 18th-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal, and Divorce
By Hallie Rubenhold
Rubenhold traces the high-society breakup of Lord and Lady Worsley, describing their scandalous sexual affairs, the Criminal Conversation trial through which Sir Richard Worsley attempted to sue his wife’s lover, and the unexpected verdict that marked history’s first celebrity divorce.
The Leader’s Way: The Art of Making Right Decisions in Our Lives, Our Organizations, and the Larger World
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Laurens Van Den Muyzenberg
In a work drawn from the Dalai Lama’s ten-year exchange with an international-management consultant which placed an emphasis on ethical decision-making and responsible action, the authors explain how Buddhist teachings may help today’s leaders to profitably solve urgent secular business problems.
Life Incorporated: How We Traded Meaning for Markets, Society for Self-Interest, and Citizenship for Customer Service
By Douglas Rushkoff
Analyzing the ways in which he believes that corporate interests dominate life, Rushkoff cites the impact of branding and marketing on everything from health care to relationships, in a report that makes recommendations for achieving authenticity and disengaging from commercial expectations.
Master of War: Blackwater USA’s Erik Prince and the Business of War
By Suzanne Kelly Simons
Simons traces the story of notorious private security firm owner Erik Prince, from his background as a Navy SEAL and evangelical Christian, to his rise to one of today’s foremost private military figures, documenting his controversial roles in the 2004 killings of four Blackwater USA workers and the recent shootings of innocent Iraqi civilians that nearly prompted his company’s ban.
Next Stop, Reloville: Life Inside America’s New Rootless Professional Class
By Peter T. Kilborn
The author examines the present day experience of relocation with regard to mid-level executives and their families, the emotional toll uprooting lives in exchange for financial stability is taking on the people involved, and the impact such constant change is having on communities and the nation as a whole.
Operation Kronstadt: The Greatest True Tale of Espionage to Come Out of the Early Years of MI6
By Harry Ferguson
A former MI6 officer and undercover agent describes the true story of a daring naval rescue attempt in 1919 to save a British agent trapped in Russia during the power struggle between the former Tsarists and Bolsheviks.
Paperie for Inspired Living: Stationery and Decorations for Weddings, Parties, and Other Special Occasions
By Karen Bartolomei
A wedding expert and paper guru provides detailed instructions on creating unique personal stationery, business cards, letterhead, and note cards using a computer and inexpensive craft-store embellishments, and also provides advice on invitation etiquette and wording.
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
By Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo
The authors recount the activities of John Drewe, who manipulated struggling artist John Myatt and other unwitting accomplices to become prolific art forgers whose works Drewe successfully passed off as legitimate pieces that still adorn private collections, large galleries, and prestigious museums.
Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920
By Jackson Lears
A history of pivotal events in America between the Civil War and World War I offers insight into the nation’s rise to become a twentieth-century power, citing the contributions of influential figures and evaluating the roles played by imperialists, progressive reformers, and innovators.
The Rise and Fall of Communism
By Archie Brown
An in-depth history by the prize-winning Oxford professor author of The Gorbachev Factor traces the origins of the communist ideology through its collapse in many nations following perestroika, in an extensively researched volume that also explores communism’s current incarnations.
The Road to Woodstock
By Michael Lang, with Holly George-Warren
A fortieth anniversary tribute to the first Woodstock event, written by its co-creator, describes the events of the historical three-day performance, in an account that features rare photographs and recollections by such artists as the Grateful Dead, Crosby Stills & Nash, and The Who.
Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It’s Becoming, and Why It Matters
By Scott Rosenberg
The co-founder of Salon.com explores the complex network of blogging and provides insights into the new medium with discussions on privacy, self-expression, authority, and community, and includes close-ups of blogging innovators, including Evan Williams of “Blogger.”
The Secrets of Happy Families: Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connection and Contentment
By Scott Haltzman, with Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
In a guide that describes the author’s “positive psychology” method of addressing problems through strategy and leadership in which each member is accepted and included in a network of support, Haltzman outlines an approach to enabling a mutually satisfying family life regardless of a family unit’s untraditional composition.
Slavery’s Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification
By David Waldstreicher
Revealing how slavery played a role in every major issue in pre-Civil War America, Waldstreicher identifies a key link between slavery and the creation of the U.S. Constitution, and examines how the document contains six clauses pertaining to slavery while never mentioning the institution directly.
This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America
By Ryan Grim
A cross-country tour of illicit drug use in the U.S. considers a range of controversial topics, from the possibility that anti-drug campaigns encouraged drug abuse and the alleged disappearance of LSD, to rumors about the peak of crystal meth and supposed drug use by the founding fathers.
TIME 1969: Woodstock, the Moon and Manson: The Turbulent End of the ‘60s
The Editors of TIME Magazine
The full story of a remarkable year in American history includes first-hand accounts of the moon landing, Woodstock, the Chappaquiddick scandal, the Beatles’ rooftop jam in London, the “Chicago 7” trial, the Manson murders, the My Lai massacre, and more, in a fully illustrated volume with over 200 photos.
The Vixen Manual: How to Find, Seduce, & Keep the Man You Want
By Karrine Steffans
The best-selling author of Confessions of a Video Vixen and The Vixen Diaries reveals the skills she employed to make the acquaintances of high-profile politicians and celebrities, in a guide to seduction that features such titles as “Never Let Him See You Sweat,” “Flirting,” and “Encouraging His Manhood.”
The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works
By Henry Waxman
A congressional leader who has contributed to such laws as the Clean Air Act, nutritional labels on food, and smoking bans on airplanes describes how landmark legislation actually takes place, and offers insight into the positive process through which Congress operates.
What Do You Want from Me? Learning to Get Along with In-Laws
By Terri Apter
An award-winning author addresses the tenacious bonds between in-laws, exploring the ways in which they significantly impact the health and course of a marriage, in a guide that shares practical recommendations for addressing in-law disputes and expectations.
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