797 Current Affairs Books Featured
Birth of a Nation'hood
eBook | 448 pages | Knopf Group E-Books | Current Affairs - Law
978-0-307-48226-6 (0-307-48226-X)
November 17, 2010 | $21.00
Co-edited and introduced by Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Birth of a Nation'hood elucidates as never before the grim miasma of the O.J. Simpson case, which has elicited gargantuan fascination.
As they pertain to the scandal, the issues of race, sex, violence, money, and the media are refracted...
eBook | 448 pages | Knopf Group E-Books | Current Affairs - Law
978-0-307-48226-6 (0-307-48226-X)
November 17, 2010 | $21.00
Co-edited and introduced by Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Birth of a Nation'hood elucidates as never before the grim miasma of the O.J. Simpson case, which has elicited gargantuan fascination.
As they pertain to the scandal, the issues of race, sex, violence, money, and the media are refracted...
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Home to Stay
eBook | 384 pages | Three Rivers Press | Biography & Autobiography - Religious; History - Europe - Eastern; Current Affairs - International
978-0-307-53090-5 (0-307-53090-6)
November 17, 2010 | $15.95
In the summer of 1998, Daniel Gordis and his family moved to Israel from Los Angeles. They planned to be there for a year, but a few months into their stay, Gordis and his wife decided to remain in Jerusalem permanently, confident that their children would be among the first generation...
eBook | 384 pages | Three Rivers Press | Biography & Autobiography - Religious; History - Europe - Eastern; Current Affairs - International
978-0-307-53090-5 (0-307-53090-6)
November 17, 2010 | $15.95
In the summer of 1998, Daniel Gordis and his family moved to Israel from Los Angeles. They planned to be there for a year, but a few months into their stay, Gordis and his wife decided to remain in Jerusalem permanently, confident that their children would be among the first generation...
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Jihad vs. McWorld
eBook | 432 pages | Ballantine Books | Current Affairs - International; Current Affairs - Mass Media; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-87444-3 (0-307-87444-3)
November 17, 2010 | $19.95
"An important new book."
--Newsweek
"Mr. Barber is. . . the first to put Jihad and McWorld together in an inescapable
dialectic . . . . [It] stands as a bold invitation to debate the broad contours and future of society."
--Barbara Ehrenreich
The New York Times Book Review
"COMPELLING. . . IMPRESSIVE. . ...
eBook | 432 pages | Ballantine Books | Current Affairs - International; Current Affairs - Mass Media; Business & Economics - International
978-0-307-87444-3 (0-307-87444-3)
November 17, 2010 | $19.95
"An important new book."
--Newsweek
"Mr. Barber is. . . the first to put Jihad and McWorld together in an inescapable
dialectic . . . . [It] stands as a bold invitation to debate the broad contours and future of society."
--Barbara Ehrenreich
The New York Times Book Review
"COMPELLING. . . IMPRESSIVE. . ...
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trade paperback.
The New Thought Police
eBook | 336 pages | Three Rivers Press | Current Affairs
978-0-307-55858-9 (0-307-55858-4)
November 17, 2010 | $22.95
Stop the Left from Policing Your Mind
Our freedom to speak our minds is under attack. Like the Thought Police of George Orwell's 1984, powerful special interest groups on the Left are mounting a withering assault on our rights in the name of "social equality." Liberty has been turned on its ear...
eBook | 336 pages | Three Rivers Press | Current Affairs
978-0-307-55858-9 (0-307-55858-4)
November 17, 2010 | $22.95
Stop the Left from Policing Your Mind
Our freedom to speak our minds is under attack. Like the Thought Police of George Orwell's 1984, powerful special interest groups on the Left are mounting a withering assault on our rights in the name of "social equality." Liberty has been turned on its ear...
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trade paperback.
Portrait of a Burger as a Young Calf
eBook | 288 pages | Three Rivers Press | Current Affairs
978-0-307-56609-6 (0-307-56609-9)
November 17, 2010 | $16.00
Four years ago, journalist Peter Lovenheim was standing in a long line at McDonald’s to buy a Happy Meal for his little daughter, which would come with a much-desired Teenie Beanie Baby—either a black-and-white cow named “Daisy” or an adorable red bull named “Snort.” Finding it rather strange that young children...
eBook | 288 pages | Three Rivers Press | Current Affairs
978-0-307-56609-6 (0-307-56609-9)
November 17, 2010 | $16.00
Four years ago, journalist Peter Lovenheim was standing in a long line at McDonald’s to buy a Happy Meal for his little daughter, which would come with a much-desired Teenie Beanie Baby—either a black-and-white cow named “Daisy” or an adorable red bull named “Snort.” Finding it rather strange that young children...
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trade paperback.
The Silence We Keep
eBook | 224 pages | Three Rivers Press | Religion - Catholicism; Current Affairs - International
978-0-307-54598-5 (0-307-54598-9)
November 17, 2010 | $15.00
In this uplifting and empowering call to action, Karol Jackowski, a nun for more than forty years, speaks out about her life and vocation, women in the Church, the sexual scandal in the priesthood and why the Catholic hierarchy won’t fix it, and how Catholics will take back their Church.
From the...
eBook | 224 pages | Three Rivers Press | Religion - Catholicism; Current Affairs - International
978-0-307-54598-5 (0-307-54598-9)
November 17, 2010 | $15.00
In this uplifting and empowering call to action, Karol Jackowski, a nun for more than forty years, speaks out about her life and vocation, women in the Church, the sexual scandal in the priesthood and why the Catholic hierarchy won’t fix it, and how Catholics will take back their Church.
From the...
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trade paperback.
When God Says War Is Right
eBook | 176 pages | WaterBrook Press | Current Affairs - American; Religion - Christian Life; Current Affairs - Political
978-0-307-55319-5 (0-307-55319-1)
November 17, 2010 | $16.99
Across the centuries, how have Christians who follow the Prince of Peace responded to the recurring reality of war? And what guidance do they offer for believers today-in the midst of global conflict?
In When God Says War Is Right, Dr. Darrell Cole offers thorough and highly readable answers. His expert examination...
eBook | 176 pages | WaterBrook Press | Current Affairs - American; Religion - Christian Life; Current Affairs - Political
978-0-307-55319-5 (0-307-55319-1)
November 17, 2010 | $16.99
Across the centuries, how have Christians who follow the Prince of Peace responded to the recurring reality of war? And what guidance do they offer for believers today-in the midst of global conflict?
In When God Says War Is Right, Dr. Darrell Cole offers thorough and highly readable answers. His expert examination...
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trade paperback.
The 5 Big Lies About American Business
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Three Rivers Press | Current Affairs; Business & Economics
978-0-307-58747-3 (0-307-58747-9)
November 2, 2010 | $17.50
WHY FEEL EMBARRASSED BY BUSINESS?
Every American benefits every day from the phenomenal productivity of the free market, so why do so many people feel guilty or skeptical about our business system? In this passionately argued, eye-opening book, talk-radio star and bestselling author Michael Medved provides detailed and devastating rebuttals to the...
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Three Rivers Press | Current Affairs; Business & Economics
978-0-307-58747-3 (0-307-58747-9)
November 2, 2010 | $17.50
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WHY FEEL EMBARRASSED BY BUSINESS?
Every American benefits every day from the phenomenal productivity of the free market, so why do so many people feel guilty or skeptical about our business system? In this passionately argued, eye-opening book, talk-radio star and bestselling author Michael Medved provides detailed and devastating rebuttals to the...
The Master Switch
Hardcover | 336 pages | Knopf | Business & Economics - Business Communication; Science; Current Affairs
978-0-307-26993-5 (0-307-26993-0)
November 2, 2010 | $31.00
A secret history of the industrial wars behind the rise and fall of the twentieth century’s great information empires—Hollywood, the broadcast networks, and AT&T—asking one big question: Could history repeat itself, with one giant entity taking control of American information?
Most consider the Internet Age to be a moment of unprecedented freedom...
Hardcover | 336 pages | Knopf | Business & Economics - Business Communication; Science; Current Affairs
978-0-307-26993-5 (0-307-26993-0)
November 2, 2010 | $31.00
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A secret history of the industrial wars behind the rise and fall of the twentieth century’s great information empires—Hollywood, the broadcast networks, and AT&T—asking one big question: Could history repeat itself, with one giant entity taking control of American information?
Most consider the Internet Age to be a moment of unprecedented freedom...
Also available as an
eBook.
The Master Switch
eBook | 336 pages | Knopf | Business & Economics - Business Communication; Science; Current Affairs
978-0-307-59465-5 (0-307-59465-3)
November 2, 2010 | $31.00
A secret history of the industrial wars behind the rise and fall of the twentieth century’s great information empires—Hollywood, the broadcast networks, and AT&T—asking one big question: Could history repeat itself, with one giant entity taking control of American information?
Most consider the Internet Age to be a moment of unprecedented freedom...
eBook | 336 pages | Knopf | Business & Economics - Business Communication; Science; Current Affairs
978-0-307-59465-5 (0-307-59465-3)
November 2, 2010 | $31.00
A secret history of the industrial wars behind the rise and fall of the twentieth century’s great information empires—Hollywood, the broadcast networks, and AT&T—asking one big question: Could history repeat itself, with one giant entity taking control of American information?
Most consider the Internet Age to be a moment of unprecedented freedom...
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hardcover.
Crawling from the Wreckage
Hardcover | 304 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35891-2 (0-307-35891-7)
October 26, 2010 | $32.00
Hardcover | 304 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35891-2 (0-307-35891-7)
October 26, 2010 | $32.00
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Crawling from the Wreckage
eBook | 304 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35893-6 (0-307-35893-3)
October 26, 2010 | $32.00
eBook | 304 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35893-6 (0-307-35893-3)
October 26, 2010 | $32.00
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Peter Mansbridge One on One
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Vintage Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35785-4 (0-307-35785-6)
October 26, 2010 | $19.95
From one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable journalists comes a collection of the best interviews with the leading thinkers and cultural icons of our time, from the country’s most trusted interview show.
An extraordinary selection from Newsworld’s Mansbridge One on One, including politicians, journalists, arts and sports figures and newsmakers behind...
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Vintage Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35785-4 (0-307-35785-6)
October 26, 2010 | $19.95
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From one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable journalists comes a collection of the best interviews with the leading thinkers and cultural icons of our time, from the country’s most trusted interview show.
An extraordinary selection from Newsworld’s Mansbridge One on One, including politicians, journalists, arts and sports figures and newsmakers behind...
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children
Hardcover | 304 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs - International
978-0-307-35577-5 (0-307-35577-2)
October 26, 2010 | $34.95
Hardcover | 304 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs - International
978-0-307-35577-5 (0-307-35577-2)
October 26, 2010 | $34.95
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Tears of a Clown
Hardcover | 208 pages | Doubleday | Current Affairs - Political
978-0-385-53388-1 (0-385-53388-8)
October 19, 2010 | $27.95
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank takes a fair and balanced look at the unsettling rise of the silly Fox News host Glenn Beck.
Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that “the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural...
Hardcover | 208 pages | Doubleday | Current Affairs - Political
978-0-385-53388-1 (0-385-53388-8)
October 19, 2010 | $27.95
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Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank takes a fair and balanced look at the unsettling rise of the silly Fox News host Glenn Beck.
Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that “the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural...
Also available as an
eBook.
