An Inspiring Celebration
Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for
the Future
by John Kerry & Teresa Heinz Kerry
Hardcover - 9781586484316 - $25.00 - PublicAffairs
John and Teresa Kerry traveled the U.S. to see how
environmental issues unite people across party and
ideological lines. Now, in this passionate book, the
Kerrys spotlight these inspiring new pioneers.
Combining research with personal experiences, they
present a portrait of Americans devoted to the
natural diversity and spectacular uniqueness of our
country and explain how readers can get involved.
A Vital Turning Point
Three Presidents and the Crisis of American
Superpower
by Zbigniew Brzezinski
Hardcover - 9780465002528 - $26.95 - Basic Books
America’s most distinguished commentator on
foreign policy offers a reasoned but unsparing
assessment of the last three presidential
administrations. This is a tale of decline but
Brzezinski explains how America can regain its lost
prestige. This scholarly yet highly opinionated book is
sure to be both controversial and influential.
And in this corner...
The Life of Sugar Ray Robinson, America's Greatest
Boxer and the First Celebrity Athlete
by Kenneth Shropshire
Hardcover - 9780465078035
- $25.00 - BasicCivitas
Sugar Ray Robinson transcended race and sport to
become a celebrity athlete in a way that no one - white
or black - had accomplished before him. From his
business empire to his prized flamingo pink Cadillac,
Kenneth Shropshire shows Sugar Ray was the
trailblazer whom every athlete since has been
emulating.
Growing Pains
A Memoir
by Sarah Thyre
Hardcover - 9781582433592 - $22.95 - Counterpoint
Press
Sarah Thyre shares stories with self-effacing sincerity
and an invincible sense of humor. The ability to turn
pain into punch lines is a skill she honed by
necessity and this memoir flees from her childhood
with the momentum of a runaway toddler while
holding on to the bits that made her the wry, funny
person she is today.
Let's Begin the Hunt
by David Morrell
Hardcover - 9781593154417 - $24.95 - Vanguard
Press
Bestselling author David Morrell takes us on a
desperate high-tech scavenger hunt for a 100-year-
old time capsule. His trademark action sequences
are embedded with fascinating historical clues that
make Scavenger a thrill-
a-minute page-turner as well as a mesmerizing
literary experience.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Game
The Ultimate Fan's Trivia Book
by Allen Zullo
Paperback - 9780762429691 - $6.95 - Running Press
College b-ball has finally netted the prestige of other
sports by hosting a tournament every bit as
exhilarating to behold as the run-up and playing of the
Super Bowl. This book features unique profiles of the
game’s most courageous as well as its zaniest
characters and is a unique compendium that will
launch a million office trivia events and delight sports
fans everywhere.
A Hauntingly Complex Life
The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt
by John Kruth
Hardcover - 9780306815539 - $26.00 - Da Capo
Press
To Live’s to
Fly is the bracing, fully authorized biography of
singer-songwriter-guitarist Townes Van Zandt (1944–
1997), who wrote such classic songs as If I
Needed You and Waitin’ ’round to Die. It's a
compelling story of a generation of truly outlaw country
artists, one that captures all the humor, hijinks, poetry,
and heartbreak of this most revered of songwriters.
A Moving Mother-Daughter Story
One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning
Disabilities
by Dana Buchman & Charlotte Farber
Paperback - 9780738210896 - $13.95 - Da Capo
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The celebrated designer Dana Buchman knew
almost nothing about “learning differences” when her
daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with disabilities
as a toddler. A Special
Education is an inspiring account of one
mother’s journey to acceptance and understanding,
as well as a family’s triumph over daunting
circumstances.
Academic Books from Westview Press
Fifth Edition
Paperback - 9780813343471 - $45.00 - Westview
Press
by Thomas G. Weiss, David P. Forsythe, Roger A.
Coate, and Kelly-Kate Pease
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With updates throughout, this newly revised fifth
edition serves as the definitive text for courses
dealing with the United Nations taking into account
recent events, including the aftermath of 9/11, the war
on terrorism, the War in Iraq, the first deliberations of
the International Criminal Court, and the largest-ever
world summit on the occasion of the UN’s 60th
anniversary.