Springing Forward: Contemporary Affairs
Edited by Dick Donahue, Compiled by Alia Akkam, Robert Dahlin, Charles Hix, Natalie Danford, Hilary Kayle, Suzanne Mantell, Diane Patrick, Karole Riippa, Judith Rosen and Oona Short -- Publishers Weekly, 1/23/2006
AMACOM
Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America (May, $24.95) by William Colby discusses key questions surrounding the right-to-die controversy. Ad/promo.
The Stem Cell Divide: The Facts, the Fiction, and the Fear Driving the Greatest Scientific, Political, and Religious Debate of Our Time (July, $24.95) by Michael Bellomo. Ad/promo.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Just Peace: A Message of Hope (Apr., $16.95) by Mattie J.T. Stepanek with former President Jimmy Carter gathers art, poetry, photos and e-mail from Mattie, who died of neuromuscular disease at age 14. Proceeds will benefit the MDA Mattie Fund.
BARRICADE BOOKS
Charity on Trial: What You Should Know Before You Contribute (Apr., $24.95) by Doug White examines how and why charitable organizations do and do not work.
BEACON PRESS
My Father's Keeper: The Story of a Gay Son and His Aging Parents (May, $23.95) by Jonathan G. Silin looks at how Silin's parents' illnesses altered their relationship with him.
BERRETT-KOEHLER
The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community (May, $27.95) by David C. Korten addresses the threat of continued warfare to the future of humanity.
BOWTIE PRESS
Dog Heroes of September 11th (May, $29.95) by Nona Kilgore Bauer celebrates in text and photos 77 dogs and their handlers in the days following 9/11.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World (Apr., $28) by J. Millard Burr and Robert O. Collins explores the complex and secret financial systems that support terrorism.
CARROLL GRAF
Angels of Death: Inside the Biker Gangs' Global Crime Empire (Apr., $25) by Julian Sher and William Marsden refutes the notion that the Hell's Angels have become a reformed grandpa bikers' club.
CHAMBERLAIN BROS.
Breaking Ships (Mar., $19.95) by Roland Buerk details the economic benefits and pollution from the removal to Bangladesh of the demolition of ships for scrap.
CHELSEA GREEN
Through the Eye of the Storm: Finding Faith and Redemption in the Aftermath of Katrina (May, $25) by Cholene Espinoza. A fighter pilot loses her soul in Iraq only to rediscover it in post-Katrina Mississippi. 50,000 first printing.
COLLINS BUSINESS
Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Healthcare Costs So Much (Apr., $27.95) by Maggie Mahar offers economic, political and business insights into the healthcare industry over the past 20 years. Ad/promo.
Remember Me: A Lively Tour of the New (and Improved) American Way of Death (Aug., $24.95) by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen studies the rites and business of funerals. 75,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
CONTINUUM
When the War Came Home: The Inside Story of Reservists and the Families They Leave Behind (Mar., $22.95) by Stacy Bannerman presents a personal account of the war's emotional impact on reservists' families. Ad/promo.
America in White, Black and Gray: A History of the Stormy 1960s (Apr., $37.50) by Klaus P. Fischer looks at "the decade that changed everything." Ad/promo.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
The Globalizers: The IMF, the World Bank, and Their Borrowers (May, $29.95) by Ngaire Woods weighs the positive and negative impact of the IMF and the World Bank.
Iraq in Fragments: The Occupation and Its Legacy (May, $25) by Glen Rangwala and Eric Herring documents how U.S. policy has undermined domestic governing in Iraq.
CROWN
Insatiable Appetites: A Journey into the World of Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American Dream (June, $24) by Jason Fagone follows a year in the life of this "luridly fascinating subculture."
CROWN FORUM
Can She Be Stopped? Hillary Clinton Will Be the Next President of the United States Unless... (May, $26.95) by John Podhoretz offers a blueprint for derailing the New York senator. 75,000 first printing. Ad/promo. The New Ann Coulter (June, $26.95) by Ann Coulter shows how the left's efforts are undermining America. 1 million first printing.
DOUBLEDAY
Turnip Day (Apr., $23.95) by Joe Klein names names and assigns blame as he exposes political corruption.
DUTTON
Armed Madhouse: Who's Afraid of Osama Wolf?, The Best Legal Whorehouse in Texas, The Coming Theft of the 2008 Election, No Child's Behind Left, and Other Undercover Investigations (May, $25.95) by Greg Palast is backed up with dozens of "secret" and "confidential" documents. Ad/promo. Author tour.
FREE PRESS
Lapdogs: How the Press Lay Down for the Bush White House (May, $25) by Eric Boehlert argues that the U.S. media has failed to do its duty during the current administration. Ad/promo.
HOLT/METROPOLITAN
Failed State: America (Apr., $25) by Noam Chomsky exposes the hollow promises of American actions at home and abroad.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future (June, $25.95) by Jeff Goodell questions why coal is being pushed to the forefront of energy options. 30,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
KNOPF
Revolutionary Wealth: How It Will Be Created, Who Will Get It, and How It Will Change Our Lives (Apr., $27.95) by Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler examines the potential impact of the next economic revolution. 200,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 10-city author tour.
Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission (Aug., $25.95) by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton. The chairman and vice chairman of the commission describe the report's creation. 150,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 5-city author tour.
LITTLE, BROWN
To Hell with All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife (Apr., $22.95) by Caitlin Flanagan compares women's rituals and experiences today with those of the '50s. Ad/promo.
Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers (May, $25.95) by Michael Connelly. The bestselling novelist discusses his "first career," crime reporting. Ad/promo. Author tour.
LYONS PRESS
Patriots Act: Voices of Dissent: An Oral History (Apr., $22.95) by Bill Katovsky collects oral histories from dissenters ranging from Paul Krugman to Mort Sahl.
MACMILLAN SCIENCE (dist. by Palgrave Macmillan)
Sex, Drugs and DNA (Apr., $24.95) by Mike Stebbins debunks the myths surrounding many controversial science and health issues.
MIRAMAX
The Big Encyclopedia of Republican Hypocrites (Aug., $22.95) by Randi Rhodes is the first book from Air America's answer to Rush Limbaugh. 75,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
MORROW
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (Apr., $25.95) by Douglas Brinkley. The acclaimed historian recounts the headline-grabbing story that stunned the country. 150,000 first printing. Author tour.
NATION BOOKS
The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right's Intolerant Crusade Distorts the Message of Christian Love (Mar., $23.95) by Dan Wakefield. A journalist and devout Christian confronts the politics of the religious right.
Imaginary Weapons: A Journey Through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld (June, $24) by Sharon Weinberger describes the military's pursuit of an "isomer weapon"—a device possessing the capability of an atomic bomb.
NEW PRESS
Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer (Aug., $19.95) by Helen Caldicott considers the real costs and consequences of nuclear energy.
NORTON/ISSUES OF OUR TIME
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Mar., $24.95) by Amartya Sen challenges the reductionist view that the world's populace can be partitioned into categories. Ad/promo. 4-city author tour.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
The Changing Face of Anti-Semitism (June, $22.95) by Walter Laqueur charts a short history of anti-Semitism beginning in ancient times.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Open Target (May, $24.95) by Clark Kent Ervin blows the whistle on the Department of Homeland Security's failure to protect Americans. 250,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
PANTHEON
Cobra 2: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq (Mar., $27.95) by Michael R. Gordon and Gen. Bernard E. Trainor surveys the war from the viewpoint of the only reporter embedded with the Allied land command. Ad/promo. 12-city author tour.
Fast Boat to China: Corporate Flight and the Consequences of Free Trade—Lessons from Shanghai (Apr., $27.50) by Andrew Ross examines outsourcing white-collar jobs to China and the economic impact on Asia and the West. Ad/promo. 4-city author tour.
PENGUIN PRESS
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (Mar., $27.95) by William Easterly attacks the arrogance and folly of the West's programs to re-engineer other societies.
The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban (Aug., $25.95) by Sarah Chayes is an eyewitness account of how the U.S. government abetted the return of warlordism in Afghanistan.
POTOMAC BOOKS
Cynicism and the Evolution of the American Dream (Apr., $21.95) by Wilber W. Caldwell describes how cynicism has come to affect almost every aspect of American life.
PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS
Reaching for Power: The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World (Mar., $19.95) by Yitzhak Nakash traces the history and politics of Shi'ism in the Middle East.
PROMETHEUS
The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture (Aug., $28) by Frederick S. Lane spells out strategies for combating the influence of the religious right.
America on Notice: Stemming the Tide of Anti-Americanism (Aug., $28) by Glenn E. Schweitzer with Carole D. Schweitzer charts a course for policy changes to deter terrorism.
RAYO
The Holy Vote: Politics of Faith in America (Mar., $24.95) by Ray Suarez examines the impact of the intersection of organized religion and politics. 75,000 first printing.
READERS DIGEST BOOKS
True Lives: Stories of Hope, Honor and Humor from Reader's Digest Magazine (May, $24.95) collects stories from the first 1,000 issues of the magazine.
REGNERY
The Party of Death: The Assault on the Sanctity of Life (Apr., $27.95) by Ramesh Ponnuru accuses the Democratic Party of championing death over life, microbiology over humanity.
Strategery: How G.W. Bush Has Outwitted the Media and Is Defeating His Enemies at Home and Abroad (Apr., $27.95) by Bill Sammon champions the unlikely presidency of George W. Bush. Ad/promo.
LYNNE RIENNER
Democratic Values in the Muslim World (May, $49.95) by Moataz A. Fattah examines Muslim public opinion about governance and democracy.
RIVERHEAD
The Meaning of the 21st Century: An Urgent Plan for Ensuring Our Future (May, $25.95) by James Martin defines the challenges facing us in the years ahead. Ad/promo. Author tour.
SEVEN STORIES PRESS
A Black Way of Seeing: From "Liberty" to Freedom (May, $23.95) by Paul Robeson Jr. offers a fresh take on race in America.
SIMON SCHUSTER
Invisible Battlefield (May, $26) by Ron Suskind reveals how the U.S. government is improvising to fight a new kind of war. 200,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 8-city author tour.
STACKPOLE
Blood Stripes: The Grunt's View of the War in Iraq (May, $29.95) by David J. Danelo. The Marine experience from the viewpoint of five men on the front lines. Ad/promo.
TIMES BOOKS
Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer (June, $26) by Brooke A. Masters profiles New York State's attorney general, known as the scourge of Wall Street.
UNIV. OF ILLINOIS PRESS
How Free Can Religion Be? (July, $29.95) by Randall P. Bezanson considers the freedom of religion using eight Supreme Court cases.
UNIV. OF MICHIGAN PRESS
When Courts and Congress Collide: The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System (Mar., $29.95) by Charles Gardner Geyh questions whether the nation's judiciary can remain independent.
UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
Blues for New Orleans: Mardi Gras and America's Creole Soul (Mar., $22.50) by Roger D. Abrahams et al. posits that the return of Mardi Gras will be a powerful symbol of the city's vitality.
UNIV. PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND
Liberty Street: Encounters at Ground Zero (May, $26) by Peter Josyph tells how the Manhattan neighborhood affected by the collapse of the World Trade Center resolved to restore order to the community.
VIKING
Conservatives Without Conscience: Bush, Cheney, and the Radical Republicans Who Are Destroying the Nation's Democratic Values (July, $25.95) by John W. Dean asserts that radical elements are destroying the Republican Party. Ad/promo. 11-city author tour.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations... One School at a Time (Mar., $25.95) by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin chronicles one man's campaign to build schools in remote reaches of Asia. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
WESTMINSTER JOHN KNOX PRESS
The American Empire and a Better Possibility (May, $TBA), edited by David Ray Griffin, argues that the U.S. is the primary threat to the survival of the human species.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Manliness (Mar., $27.50) by Harvey C. Mansfield argues that this trait is not favored by our "gender-neutral society."
