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Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone is an unofficial history of the world seen—and mirrored to us—through the eyes and voices of history's unseen, unheard, and forgotten. Taking in 5,000 years of history, and told in hundreds of kaleidoscopic vignettes that resurrect the lives of the "thinkers and the feelers, the curious, condemned for asking, rebels and losers and lovely lunatics who were and are the salt of the earth," Mirrors is a magic mosaic of our humanity.
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The Story of an Arab Woman
By Wadad Makdisi Cortas
Wadad Makdisi Cortas takes us on an unforgettable journey through the Middle East over the past century in her haunting memoir. Written with eloquence, compassion and fierce intelligence, A World I Loved is both an elegy to Lebanon and its people, and the story of one woman's journey from hope to sorrow as she bears painful witness to the undoing of her beloved country by sectarian and religious divisions. |
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By Rick Steves
Travel connects people with people. It helps us fit more comfortably and compatibly into a shrinking world. And it inspires creative new solutions to persistent problems facing our nation. We can't understand our world without experiencing it. Travel as a Political Act helps us take that first step. In his new book, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves explains how to travel more thoughtfully—to any destination. He shares a series of field reports from Europe, Central America, Asia and the Middle East to show how his travels have shaped his politics and broadened his perspective. |
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The Coup Against Chávez and the Making of Modern Venezuela
By Brian A. Nelson
This is a dramatic retelling of how the 2002 uprising against Hugo Chávez evolved into a violent struggle for the soul of Venezuela and control of its most precious commodity, oil. An exemplary piece of narrative journalism, The Silence and the Scorpion provides rich insight into the complexities of modern Venezuela.
"The events of the April 2002 Venezuelan coup to oust President Hugo Chávez are brought to light here in unparalleled investigative reporting by Nelson...
His fascinating and harrowing account is part documentary, part eyewitness to history, yet always riveting...
At times reading like fiction, his enjoyable text is the definitive account of Chávez's ouster and return, devoid of loyal or opposition rhetoric...
Highly recommended."
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Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America
By William Kleinknecht
Since Ronald Reagan left office—and particularly since his death—his shadow has loomed large over American politics. But his carefully calibrated image is complete fiction, argues award-winning journalist William Kleinknecht. The Reagan presidency was epoch-shattering, but not because it invigorated private enterprise or made America feel strong again. His real legacy was the dismantling of an eight-decade period of reform in which working people were given an unprecedented sway over our politics, economy and culture. Kleinknecht shows that as the Reagan legend grows, his true legacy continues to decimate middle America.
"'The Man Who Sold the World' is the most concise and well-thought-out argument against Reagan."
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How Blind Faith in Markets Has Cost Us Our Future
By Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson
Over the past three decades, governments have ceded economic control to a new elite of free-market operatives in national and international institutions such as the IMF, World Bank and WTO. They praised economic stability but have delivered chaos. Their speculation has left the global economy more vulnerable to a financial collapse than any time since 1929. Two leading financial economists dissect this financial elite, tracing their origins to a secretive gathering of free-market economists in 1947, and propose a series of far-reaching reforms that can save us from a new depression. |
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How Greed and Corruption Shattered our Financial System and How We Can Recover
By Katrina vanden Heuvel
America's economy is in meltdown. Faced with a complex and spiraling crisis, the government has poured billions of taxpayer dollars into a bailout with no end in sight. At every step of the way, The Nation has tackled the most urgent challenges facing our leaders. Stretching back 20 years, Meltdown draws together the best of the magazine's coverage of the financial crisis. |
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How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War
By Pratap Chatterjee
From Halliburton's vital mission as the logistical backbone of the U.S. occupation in Iraq—without it there could be no war or occupation—to its role in covering up gang-rape among its personnel in Baghdad, Halliburton's Army is a devastating exposé of corporate malfeasance and political cronyism. In shocking detail it shows how Halliburton and its former subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) really do business in Iraq, and around the world.
Watch Pratap Chatterjee discuss Halliburton's Army on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. |
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The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
By Jeremy Scahill
On September 16, 2007, Blackwater Worldwide mercenaries opened fire in Baghdad's Nisour Square, killing 17 Iraqi civilians, among them women and children. In this fully revised and updated paperback, award-winning investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill reveals the explosive story of the company that has become the new face of the U.S. war machine.
Jeremy Scahill recently won the prestigious 2007 George Polk Book Award. |
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Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
By Rick Perlstein
Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Repulican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals and mocked "peaceful coexistence" with the USSR. Perlstein's narrative shines a light on a whole world of conservatives and their antagonists, including William F. Buckley, Nelson Rockefeller and Bill Moyers.
"One of the most stylish, riveting achievements in narrative history to appear."
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Selected Essays
By Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk, Britain's most celebrated foreign correspondent, takes us from the London bombings to the streets of Lebanon, from war-torn Iraq to the horrors of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, offering courageous, eyewitness accounts of our blood-stained past and present. A collection of remarkable breadth and power, The Age of the Warrior is indispensable reading for our complex, battle-scarred world.
"Robert Fisk is one of the outstanding reporters of this generation. As a war correspondent he is unrivalled."
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The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi
By Aram Roston
This is the story of Ahmad Chalabi—fraudster, statesman, banker, math whiz, gourmand and aesthete. Emmy Award-winner Aram Roston's acclaimed and vastly entertaining investigative biography is now in paperback. Having tracked down forgotten Chalabi business partners and uncovered lost records, Roston reveals how this charming convicted felon, Iran ally and fugitive from justice in Jordan, managed to manipulate some of the top politicians, journalists and thinkers of the United States. It is a book that is always entertaining, often comical and impeccably researched. |
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America's War Against Iraqi Civilians
By Laila Al-Arian and Chris Hedges
In this devastating exposé, Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges and journalist Laila Al-Arian reveal the terrifying reality of daily civilian life in Iraq at the hands of U.S. troops. Collateral Damage is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with combat veterans who explain the tactics and operations that have turned many Iraqis against the U.S. military.
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June 18 - July 18 | Los Angeles, CA
Check out the work of Institute Fellow and acclaimed photographer Eugene Richards at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles which will be showing art from Richards' book, The Blue Room, beginning on June 18. The art opening is on June 18 from 7 to 9 p.m.
July 28 - 29
Serge Michel and Paolo Woods on The Leonard Lopate Show
(WNYC, NPR)
Listen to Nation Books authors Serge Michel and Paolo Woods (China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa) talk to Leonard Lopate about their book.
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August 13 - 16
Muckraking for Bloggers: From the Investigative Fund
(Netroots Nation, Pittsburgh, PA)
The Investigative Fund will conduct a workshop, Muckraking for Bloggers, at the annual Netroots Nation conference this August in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Esther Kaplan, Investigative Editor at the IFUND, will be leading the workshop. Speakers include Lindsay Beyerstein, Brant Houston and Bill Bastone.
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