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The Abuse Excuse: And Other Cop-Outs, Sob Stories and Evasions of Responsibilityby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0316181021 (0-316-18102-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Abuse Excuse: And Other Cop-Outs, Sob Stories and Evasions of Responsibility'Book summary:According to renowned defense attorney and Harvard law professor Alan M. Dershowitz, "abuse excuses" are enabling people to get away with murder - literally. From the Menendez brothers to Lorena Bobbitt, more and more Americans accused of violent crimes are admitting to the charges, but arguing that they shouldn't be held legally responsible. The reason: they're victims - of an abusive parent, a violent spouse, a traumatic experience, ethnic hatred, society at large, or anything else - who struck back at a real or perceived oppressor. And they couldn't help themselves, they say. In this provocative and important collection of essays, Dershowitz reviews a wide range of recent cases - including those of O. J. Simpson, Tonya Harding, and Woody Allen - and argues that the current vogue in victim defenses is antithetical to the ideals of our constitutional democracy. For Dershowitz, the foundations of American society are individual responsibility and the rule of law. And people who claim to be above the law - whatever the excuse - are no more than vigilantes. [via]
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Aging, the Individual, and Societyby Georgia M. BarrowISBN 031493149X (0-314-93149-X)
Softcover, West Pub Co
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America Revised: History Schoolbooks in the Twentieth Centuryby Frances FitzgeraldISBN 0316284246 (0-316-28424-6)
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American Home: Architecture and Society 1815-1915by David HandlinISBN 0316343005 (0-316-34300-5)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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American Life from 1607 to the Civil Warby Julius Weinberg, John H. CaryISBN 0316130737 (0-316-13073-7)
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Anatomy of a Murderby Robert TraverISBN 0312912781 (0-312-91278-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anatomy of a Murder'Book summary:A gripping tale of deceit, murder and a sensational trial, this courtroom classic is unmatched in its authenticity and vivid portrayls of its setting, events, and characters. Irresistibly absorbing, it has set the standard for all courtroom dramas to come. Reissue. [via]
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The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture And Identityby Amartya SenISBN 031242602X (0-312-42602-X)
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The Armless Maidenby Terri WindlingISBN 0312862210 (0-312-86221-0)
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As Good As Any: Foreign Correspondence on American Radio, 1930-1940by David H. HosleyISBN 0313237824 (0-313-23782-4)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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The Big Change: America Transforms Itself 1900-1950by F. AllenISBN 0313237913 (0-313-23791-3)
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Blue Highwaysby William Least Heat MoonISBN 0316353299 (0-316-35329-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Highways'Book summary:Published in 1983 to phenomenal reviews, Blue Highways: A Journey into America became a cult classic on par with Jack Kerouac's On the Road and John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. In this highly acclaimed, bestselling memoir, a 38-year-old laid-off college professor of Sioux and white blood drives around the U.S. on the "blue highways, " the rural back made that are colored blue on old maps. The places he discovers during his 13,000-mile journey are unexpected, sometimes mysterious, and often full of simply the wonder of the ordinary.-- Blue Highways received extraordinary reviews when it was first published. [via]
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Blue Highways: A Journey into Americaby William Least Heat MoonISBN 0316353957 (0-316-35395-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Highways: A Journey into America'Book summary:First published in 1982, William Least Heat-Moon's account of his journey along the back roads of the United States (marked with the color blue on old highway maps) has become something of a classic. When he loses his job and his wife on the same cold February day, he is struck by inspiration: "A man who couldn't make things go right could at least go. He could quit trying to get out of the way of life. Chuck routine. Live the real jeopardy of circumstance. It was a question of dignity."
Driving cross-country in a van named Ghost Dancing, Heat-Moon (the name the Sioux give to the moon of midsummer nights) meets up with all manner of folk, from a man in Grayville, Illinois, "whose cap told me what fertilizer he used" to Scott Chisholm, "a Canadian citizen ... [who] had lived in this country longer than in Canada and liked the United States but wouldn't admit it for fear of having to pay off bets he made years earlier when he first 'came over' that the U.S. is a place no Canadian could ever love." Accompanied by his photographs, Heat-Moon's literary portraits of ordinary Americans should not be merely read, but savored. [via]
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The Bookseller Of Kabulby Asne Seierstad, Ingrid ChristophersenISBN 0316159417 (0-316-15941-7)
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The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBIby Ronald KesslerISBN 0312989776 (0-312-98977-6)
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Children and Criminality Vol. 13: The Child As Victim and Perpetratorby R. Barri FlowersISBN 031325124X (0-313-25124-X)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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The Children of Crisis: Selections from the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Five-Volume Children of Crisisby Robert ColesISBN 0316151025 (0-316-15102-5)
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Consciousness Explainedby Daniel Dennett, Paul WeinerISBN 0316180661 (0-316-18066-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Consciousness Explained'Book summary:Consciousness is notoriously difficult to explain. On one hand, there are facts about conscious experience--the way clarinets sound, the way lemonade tastes--that we know subjectively, from the inside. On the other hand, such facts are not readily accommodated in the objective world described by science. How, after all, could the reediness of clarinets or the tartness of lemonade be predicted in advance? Central to Daniel C. Dennett's attempt to resolve this dilemma is the "heterophenomenological" method, which treats reports of introspection nontraditionally--not as evidence to be used in explaining consciousness, but as data to be explained. Using this method, Dennett argues against the myth of the Cartesian theater--the idea that consciousness can be precisely located in space or in time. To replace the Cartesian theater, he introduces his own multiple drafts model of consciousness, in which the mind is a bubbling congeries of unsupervised parallel processing. Finally, Dennett tackles the conventional philosophical questions about consciousness, taking issue not only with the traditional answers but also with the traditional methodology by which they were reached.
Dennett's writing, while always serious, is never solemn; who would have thought that combining philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience could be such fun? Not every reader will be convinced that Dennett has succeeded in explaining consciousness; many will feel that his account fails to capture essential features of conscious experience. But none will want to deny that the attempt was well worth making. --Glenn Branch [via]
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Conservatism in America: The Thankless Persuasionby Clinton L. RossiterISBN 0313227209 (0-313-22720-9)
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Consider the Lobster: and Other Essaysby David Foster WallaceISBN 0316013323 (0-316-01332-3)
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Criminologyby Larry J. SiegelISBN 0314935118 (0-314-93511-8)
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Culture of Citiesby Lewis MumfordISBN 0313227462 (0-313-22746-2)
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The Culture of Defeat: On National Trauma, Mourning, and Recoveryby Wolfgang SchivelbuschISBN 0312423195 (0-312-42319-5)
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Doing Battle: The Making of a Skepticby Paul FussellISBN 0316290610 (0-316-29061-0)
Softcover, Back Bay Books
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David SedarisISBN 0316010790 (0-316-01079-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim'Book summary:It just isnt fair: most of us would be lucky to be able to express ourselves in writing half as well as David Sedaris does in his new book, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. But on top of his skills with the written word, the author also has substantial gifts as a performer, and he proves this on the audio version of the book. In his essay The Change in Me,Sedaris remembers that his mother was good at imitating people, and its clear that he takes after her. Whether hes doing impressions of high-voiced brother Paul, or recalling times when he and his sisters tried to win good karma by speaking and acting like well-behaved, fairytale children, Sedariss nuanced performance hits the right note on both the opening, comedic stories, and the more poignant essays that tend to come later in the reading. In fact, for those who have already read some of the best stories in other publications including The New Yorker, the CD or cassette version of this collection is probably the best bet for furthering your appreciation of the material.
Sedariss career is closely linked with two things: audio (he was discovered by NPRs Ira Glass), and the personal lives of himself and his family. In Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, he describes fights with his boyfriend, and his sister-in-laws difficult pregnancy. When sister Lisa complains about the stories involving the family, he writes about that, too. Sedaris's latest provides more evidence that he is a great humorist, memoirist and raconteur, and readers are lucky to have the opportunity to know him so well. Perhaps they are luckier still not to know him personally. --Leah Weathersby [via]
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A Drinking Life: A Memoirby Pete HamillISBN 0316341029 (0-316-34102-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Drinking Life: A Memoir'Book summary:20 years after his last drink Pete Hamill looks back on his early life. As a child during the depression and World War II he learnt that drinking was to be an essential part of being a man, it was only later he discovered its ability to destroy lives. [via]
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Ender's Gameby Orson Scott CardISBN 0312853238 (0-312-85323-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ender's Game'Book summary:Ender Wiggin is a very bright young boy with a powerful skill. One of a group of children bred to be military geniuses and save Earth from an inevitable attack by aliens, known here as "buggers," Ender becomes unbeatable in war games and seems poised to lead Earth to triumph over the buggers. Meanwhile, his brother and sister plot to wrest power from Ender. Twists, surprises and interesting characters elevate this novel into status as a bona fide page turner. It captured the Nebula and Hugo Awards. [via]
An Essay on Morals: A Science of Philosophy and a Philosophy of Scienceby Philip WylieISBN 0313202729 (0-313-20272-9)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Everything You Aways Wanted to Know About Sexby David ReubenISBN 0312976569 (0-312-97656-9)
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Family Rules: Raising Responsible Childrenby Kenneth KayeISBN 0312952201 (0-312-95220-1)
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Farewell to the Southby Robert ColesISBN 0316151580 (0-316-15158-0)
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First and Second Discoursesby Jean-Jacques RousseauISBN 0312694407 (0-312-69440-7)
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The Forever Heroby L.E. ModesittISBN 0312868383 (0-312-86838-3)
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Fortunate Sonby Walter MosleyISBN 0316114715 (0-316-11471-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fortunate Son'Book summary:New York Times bestselling author Walter Mosley's novel about two boys, one ensconced in a life of privilege and the other in a life of hardship, explores the true meaning of fortune.In spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers. Eric, a Nordic Adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. Tommy is a lame black boy, cursed with health problems, yet he remains optimistic and strong.After tragedy rips their makeshift family apart, the lives of these boys diverge astonishingly: Eric, the golden youth, is given everything but trusts nothing; Tommy, motherless and impoverished, has nothing, but feels lucky every day of his life. In a riveting story of modern-day resilience and redemption, the two confront separate challenges, and when circumstances reunite them years later, they draw on their extraordinary natures to confront a common enemy and, ultimately, save their lives. [via]
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A Fragile Paradise: The Discovery of Fletcher Christian Bounty Mutineerby Glynn ChristianISBN 0316140635 (0-316-14063-5)
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The French-Canadian Outlook: A Brief Account of the Unknown North Americansby Mason WadeISBN 0313234965 (0-313-23496-5)
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God and the Rich Society: A Study of Christians in a World of Abundanceby Denys L. MunbyISBN 0313249253 (0-313-24925-3)
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Gravity Dreamsby L.E. ModesittISBN 031286826X (0-312-86826-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gravity Dreams'Book summary:A Zen master in a primitive society gets turned into a nanotech-enhanced "demon" by a mad, malicious mushroom-farmer. The master, now gifted with superhuman strength and senses, must flee his fearful Luddite fellows or face death. The similarly gifted, space-faring Rykashans take him in and use more "nanites" to bring their low-tech stray up to speed. Pssht! A spray can of nanites teaches the master the rudiments of Rykashan society. Pssht! He then learns to be a space janitor. Pssht! He later becomes a "needle jockey," a sort of interstellar flying-ace/truck driver, who even gets to talk to God (or a god, at any rate).
Leave it to L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (Fall of Angels, Ghost of the Revelator) to pull this sort of weirdness. But, as should be expected from such an inventive author, the quirky mise-en-scène serves a purpose: setting a story of personal transformation against a Twilight Zone-ian backdrop of contrasting societies, ethics, and tech levels. Although flat in spots and maybe a little pokey, Gravity Dreams is a winning little SF drama, the tale of one man's realization that true knowledge doesn't come from a can. --Paul Hughes [via]
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The Great American Crime Mythby Kevin N. WrightISBN 0313247927 (0-313-24792-7)
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Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugeesby Caroline MooreheadISBN 0312425619 (0-312-42561-9)
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National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
Traveling for nearly two years and across four continents, Caroline Moorehead takes readers on a journey to understand why millions of people are forced to abandon their homes, possessions, and families in order to find a place where they may, quite literally, be allowed to live. Moorehead's experience living and working with refugees puts a human face on the news, providing unforgettable portraits of the refugees she meets in Cairo, Guinea, Sicily, Lebanon, England, Australia, Finland, and at the U.S.-Mexico border. Human Cargo changes our understanding of what it means to have and lose a place in the world, and reveals how the refugee "problem" is on a par with global crises such as terrorism and world hunger.More editions of Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees:
A Hundred Little Hitlers: The Death Of A Black Man, The Trial Of A White Racist, And The Rise Of The Neo-Nazi Movement In Americaby Elinor LangerISBN 0312423632 (0-312-42363-2)
Softcover, Picador USA
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I Am Charlotte Simmonsby Tom WolfeISBN 0312424442 (0-312-42444-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Am Charlotte Simmons'Book summary:Tom Wolfe, the master social novelist of our time, the spot-on chronicler of all things contemporary and cultural, presents a sensational new novel about life, love, and learning--or the lack of it--amid today's American colleges.Our story unfolds at fictional Dupont University: those Olympian halls of scholarship housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition . . . Or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a sheltered freshman from North Carolina. But Charlotte soon learns, to her mounting dismay, that for the upper-crust coeds of Dupont, sex, cool, and kegs trump academic achievement every time.As Charlotte encounters the paragons of Dupont's privileged elite--her roommate, Beverly, a Groton-educated Brahmin in lusty pursuit of lacrosse players; Jojo Johanssen, the only white starting player on Dupont's godlike basketball team, whose position is threatened by a hotshot black freshman from the projects; the Young Turk of Saint Ray fraternity, Hoyt Thorpe, whose heady sense of entitlement and social domination is clinched by his accidental brawl with a bodyguard for the governor of California; and Adam Geller, one of the Millennial Mutants who run the university's "independent" newspaper and who consider themselves the last bastion of intellectual endeavor on the sex-crazed, jock-obsessed campus--she is seduced by the heady glamour of acceptance, betraying both her values and upbringing before she grasps the power of being different--and the exotic allure of her own innocence.With his trademark satirical wit and famously sharp eye for telling detail, Wolfe draws on extensive observations at campuses across the country to immortalize the early-21st-century college-going experience. [via]
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In Broad Daylightby Harry MacLeanISBN 0312942362 (0-312-94236-2)
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The Interest Group Societyby Jeffrey M. BerryISBN 0316092126 (0-316-09212-6)
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Intermarriage: Interfaith, Interracial, Interethnicby Alfred GordonISBN 031322711X (0-313-22711-X)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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Irish Illegals : Transients Between Two Societiesby Mary P. CorcoranISBN 0313286248 (0-313-28624-8)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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The Jaguar Smileby Salman RushdieISBN 0312422784 (0-312-42278-4)
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Rushdie went to Nicaragua in 1986, harboring no preconceptions of what he might find. What he discovered was overwhelming: a culture of heroes who had turned into inanimate objects and of politicians and warriors who were poets; a land of difficult, often beautiful contradictions. His perceptions always heightened by his special sensitivity to the views from underneath, Rushdie reveals a land resounding with the clashes between history and morality, government and individuals.With a new preface by the author.[via]More editions of The Jaguar Smile:
The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex: What You Must Know to Be Sexually Literateby June ReinischISBN 0312951841 (0-312-95184-1)
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The Lady Investigates: Women Detectives and Spies in Fictionby Patricia Craig, Mary CadoganISBN 0312464266 (0-312-46426-6)
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Licit and Illicit Drugs; The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Inhalants, Hallucinogens, and Marijuana - Including Caffeiby Edward M. BrecherISBN 0316107174 (0-316-10717-4)
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Make Love, Not War: The Sexual Revolution An Unfettered Historyby David AllynISBN 0316039306 (0-316-03930-6)
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The Meaning of Cultureby John Cowper PowysISBN 0313208999 (0-313-20899-9)
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The Meaning of Wifeby Anne KingstonISBN 0312425007 (0-312-42500-7)
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Men on Rapeby Timothy BenekeISBN 0312529503 (0-312-52950-3)
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Men on Rape: What They Have to Say About Sexual Violenceby Timothy BenekeISBN 0312529511 (0-312-52951-1)
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Middlesexby Jeffrey EugenidesISBN 0312991738 (0-312-99173-8)
Softcover, Picador USA
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Mythologyby Edith HamiltonISBN 0316341517 (0-316-34151-7)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mythology'Book summary:Edith Hamilton loved the ancient Western myths with a passion--and this classic compendium is her tribute. "The tales of Greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was like," Hamilton explains in her introduction. "They do throw an abundance of light upon what early Greeks were like--a matter, it would seem, of more importance to us, who are their descendents intellectually, artistically, and politically. Nothing we learn about them is alien to ourselves." Fans of Greek mythology will find all the great stories and characters here--Perseus, Hercules, and Odysseus--each discussed in generous detail by the voice of an impressively knowledgeable and engaging (with occasional lapses) narrator. This is also an excellent primer for middle- and high-school students who are studying ancient Greek and Roman culture and literature. --Gail Hudson [via]
Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Areaby Harry M. CaudillISBN 0316132128 (0-316-13212-8)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Nuclear Reader: Strategy Weapons Warby Charles W. Kegley, Eugene R. WittkopfISBN 0312579799 (0-312-57979-9)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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The Octagonal Ravenby Modesitt, L. E., Jr.ISBN 031287720X (0-312-87720-X)
Hardcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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On Modern Marriage: And Other Observationsby Isak DinesenISBN 0312584431 (0-312-58443-1)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Organizational Behaviorby Don Hellriegel, Richard W. Woodman, John W. SlocumISBN 0314696539 (0-314-69653-9)
Hardcover, West Pub Co
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Organizational Behavior: Experiences and Casesby Dorothy MarcicISBN 0314934421 (0-314-93442-1)
Hardcover, West Pub Co
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The Parafaith Warby L.E. ModesittISBN 031285904X (0-312-85904-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Parafaith War'Book summary:A young officer of Anglo descent in the culturally Shinto Eco-topian Coalition, Trystin Desoll confronts prejudice among his own people and the threat of the Farhkans, a race of techologically superior aliens, as he works to stop the war with the Revenant theocracy. [via]
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Philistines at the Hedgerowby Steven GainesISBN 0316309419 (0-316-30941-9)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Philistines at the Hedgerow'Book summary:The Hamptons, that famous string of beachside hamlets in New York State, are not just a quiet vacation spot for New England blue bloods like the duPonts and Vanderbilts. According to Steven Gaines, the author of a spate of "untold" and "true" biographies of such glitterati as Calvin Klein, they're also--surprise!--a sandbox of scandal.
And who exactly has been stirring things up? Gaines centers the book on an eccentric cast of characters in Hamptons history: semicloseted gay men of fabulous wealth and Ralph Lauren taste, half-cracked Mayflower descendants going to seed, and those "Philistines," the nouveau riche, blemishing the scenery with their terrible taste. "The establishment can hold off the newcomers for only so long," explains the author. "There are always more of Them than Us."
Heavily researched, the book is painstakingly detailed and unapologetically voyeuristic, full of "nine-ounce chilled Baccarat crystal stem glasses," "Chippendale sofas upholstered in Scalamandré silks," "Gucci loafers," and "fourteen-karat-gold wallpaper." It's a Champagne truffle: sinful, enticing, and pure froth at its center. --Maria Dolan [via]
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Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptonsby Steven S. GainesISBN 0316309079 (0-316-30907-9)
Softcover, Little Brown & Company
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Privileged Ones: The Well-Off and Rich in Americaby Robert ColesISBN 0316151491 (0-316-15149-1)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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Puritan New England: Essays on Religion, Society, and Cultureby Alden T. Vaughan, Francis J. BremerISBN 0312656955 (0-312-65695-5)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixtiesby Richard GoodwinISBN 0316320242 (0-316-32024-2)
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The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jewsby Steven BirminghamISBN 0316096474 (0-316-09647-4)
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Retro Hell: Life in the `70s and `80S, from Afros to Zotzby The Editor of Ben Is Dead MagazineISBN 0316102822 (0-316-10282-2)
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The Right Placesby Stephen BirminghamISBN 0316096415 (0-316-09641-5)
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The Ruling Classby Gaetano Mosca, Arthur Livingston, Hannah D. KahnISBN 0313226172 (0-313-22617-2)
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The Search for Quality Integrated Education: Policy and Research on Minority Students in School and Collegeby Meyer WeinbergISBN 031323714X (0-313-23714-X)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Self, Society, and Womankind: The Dialectic of Liberationby Kathy E. FergusonISBN 0313222452 (0-313-22245-2)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Sex in America: A Definitive Surveyby Edward O. Laumann, John H. Gagnon, Robert T. Michael, Gina KolataISBN 0316075248 (0-316-07524-8)
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Shadow of the Hegemonby Orson Scott CardISBN 0312876513 (0-312-87651-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shadow of the Hegemon'Book summary:Orson Scott Card finally explores what happened on earth after the war with the Buggers in the sixth book of his Ender series, Shadow of the Hegemon. This novel is the continuation of the story of Bean, which began with Ender's Shadow, a parallel novel to Card's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ender's Game.
While Ender heads off to a faraway planet, Bean and the other brilliant children who helped Ender save the earth from alien invaders have become war heroes and have finally been sent home to live with their parents. While the children try to fit back in with the family and friends they haven't known for nearly a decade, someone's worried about their safety. Peter Wiggins, Ender's brother, has foreseen that the talented children are in danger of being killed or kidnapped. His fears are quickly realized, and only Bean manages to escape. Bean knows he must save the others and protect humanity from a new evil that has arisen, an evil from his past. But just as he played second to Ender during the Bugger war, Bean must again step into the shadow of another, the one who will be Hegemon.
In Shadow of the Hegemon, Card can't help but fall back into old patterns. But while the theme is the same as in previous books--brilliant, tragic children with the fate of the human race resting on their shoulders--Shadow of the Hegemon does a wonderful job of continuing Bean's tale against a backdrop of the politics and intrigue of a fragile earth. While the novel is accessible, new readers to the series would be wise to begin with Ender's Game or Ender's Shadow. --Kathie Huddleston [via]
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Social Contract : Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseauby Ernest Barker, David Hume, John Locke, Jean-Jacques RousseauISBN 0313224099 (0-313-22409-9)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Sociology Through Science Fictionby Martin GreenbergISBN 0312741650 (0-312-74165-0)
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Teen Life in the Middle Eastby Ali Akbar MahdiISBN 031331893X (0-313-31893-X)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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This Changes Everything: The Relational Revolution in Psychologyby Christina RobbISBN 0312426151 (0-312-42615-1)
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Designby Henry PetroskiISBN 0312806809 (0-312-80680-9)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design'Book summary:The moral of this book is that behind every great engineering success is a trail of often ignored (but frequently spectacular) engineering failures. Petroski covers many of the best known examples of well-intentioned but ultimately failed design in action -- the galloping Tacoma Narrows Bridge (which you've probably seen tossing cars willy-nilly in the famous black-and-white footage), the collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel walkways -- and many lesser known but equally informative examples. The line of reasoning Petroski develops in this book were later formalized into his quasi-Darwinian model of technological evolution in The Evolution of Useful Things, but this book is arguably the more illuminating -- and defintely the more enjoyable -- of these two titles. Highly recommended. [via]
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Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing With the Death Penaltyby Scott TurowISBN 031242373X (0-312-42373-X)
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The Uprootedby Oscar HandlinISBN 0316343137 (0-316-34313-7)
Softcover, Back Bay Books
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War and Society in Renaissance Europe, 1450-1620by J. R. HaleISBN 0312856032 (0-312-85603-2)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Window of Opportunity: A Blueprint for the Futureby Newt GingrichISBN 0312939221 (0-312-93922-1)
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Zodiacby Robert GraysmithISBN 0312898959 (0-312-89895-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zodiac'Book summary:"SHE WAS YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL BUT NOW SHE IS BATTERED AND DEAD. SHE IS NOT THE FIRST AND SHE WILL NOT BE THE LAST." Few cases in the history of true crime are as colorful and intriguing as that of Zodiac, the bizarre gunman in an executioner's hood who hunted the streets of San Francisco in the late 1960s and sent dozens of taunting letters to the police. Robert Graysmith provides ample details about the police investigation, including the full text and photos of most of the letters. Zodiac is an excellent starting point not only for the casual reader, but also for those interested in retracing the author's steps in order to pursue their own ideas about who the killer may have been. This book has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle, the very paper in which the Zodiac's eerie messages and cryptograms were published: "Graysmith's taut narrative brings the horror back with jolt upon jolt." [via]
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