Hardcover: Contemporary Affairs

Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/8/2005

BALLANTINE

Inheriting the Holy Land: An American's Search for Hope in the Middle East (Sept., $24.95) by Jennifer Miller looks at the future of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis through interviews with prominent officials and the region's youth. 6-city author tour. Ad/promo.

BEACON PRESS

Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S Involvement in Torture Tactics (Sept., $14) by Jennifer K. Harbury examines the deleterious effects of long-term involvement in torture tactics. 20,000 first printing.

The Wake of War: Encounters with People of Iraq and Afghanistan (Oct., $25.95) by Anne Nivat witnesses the aftermath of the U.S. invasions and occupations.

BERRETT-KOEHLER

Shortchanged: Life and Debt in the Fringe Economy (Sept., $24.95) by Howard Karger analyzes how the fringe economy entices consumers into a downward spiral.

BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS

Saying No: The Challenge of Rationing Health Care (Oct., $44.95) by Henry J. Aaron and William Schwartz et al. argues that sensible health-care rationing may save money and also improve public health. Ad/promo.

CATO INSTITUTE

Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It (Sept., $9.95) by Michael F. Cannon and Michael D. Tanner outlines a plan for improvement.

CDS BOOKS

Blog: How the Newest Media Revolution Is Changing Politics, Business, and Culture (Oct., $24.95) by David Kline and Dan Burstein. Commentary by influential and authoritative business, media, political and cultural figures in the blogging world. 50,000 first printing. Author tour. Ad/promo.

COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS

Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today (Feb., $24.50) by Marc Lynch takes the issue of Iraq and shows how news media are transforming the political landscape. 5-city author tour.

CHELSEA GREEN

An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for SeaDrift, Texas (Sept., $27.50) by Diane Wilson details corruption in the chemical industry.

CORNELL UNIV. PRESS

Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide (Sept., $24) by Gerard Prunier looks at the issues and history of violence in Western Sudan.

Revolt on the Tigris: The Al Sadr Uprising and Governing Iraq (Nov. $25) by Mark Etherington is a first-hand account of post-conflict Iraq by a former paratrooper tapped to assume the governorship of Wasit province.

CROWN

Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America (Sept., $25) by Jonathan Kozol exposes the inequalities in public education for black, Hispanic and white children, including discrepancies in educational and disciplinary techniques. 150,000 first printing. 12-city author tour. Ad/promo.

Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander (Oct., $25.95) by Eric L. and Ralph Pezzullo presents a unique perspective on the war in Afghanistan. 100,000 first printing.

CROWN FORUM

Rebel in Chief: How George W. Bush Is Redefining the Conservative Movement and Changing America (Jan., $23.95) by Fred Barnes examines how the president is putting his own stamp on conservatism. 100,000 first printing.

CUMBERLAND HOUSE

Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil (Oct., $26.95) by Jerome R. Corsi and Craig R. Smith explores the international and domestic politics of oil production and consumption.

IVAN R. DEE

Fool's Paradise: The Unreal World of Pop Psychology (Oct., $27.50) by Stewart Justman argues that pop psychology consistently misuses the rhetoric that grew out of the civil rights movement.

DOUBLEDAY

Desperate Networks (Feb., $27.95) by Bill Carter reveals the inner workings of the TV industry and captures portraits of its moguls and stars.

Do As I Say (Not As I Do) (Oct., $24.95) by Peter Schweizer investigates the private lives of prominent liberals to see if they live by the principals they advocate.

WM. B. EERDMANS

War and Faith in Sudan (Sept., $20) by Gabriel Meyer, photos by James Nicholls, offers a personal view of the tragic civil war in Sudan.

ENCOUNTER BOOKS

Open Borders, Open Wounds: What America Needs to Know About Illegal Immigration (Oct., $23.95) by Rep. Tom Tancredo explores the world of the ranchers and farmers who must deal with illegal immigration.

FARRAR, STRAUS GIROUX

Deep Water: The Epic Struggle over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment (Sept., $25) by Jacques Leslie presents an account of the current crisis over dams and the world's water. Ad/promo.

The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq (Oct., $25) by George Packer recounts how the U.S. became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq.

FREE PRESS

The Osama Bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of the Making of a Global Terrorist (Jan., $26) by Peter L. Bergen. The world's most wanted man is portrayed in interviews with people who knew him. Ad/promo.

HENRY HOLT

Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War (Sept., $26) by Anthony Shadid reports on the struggle of ordinary people caught amid the struggles of nations. Author tour. Ad/promo.

HOLT/METROPOLITAN

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream (Sept., $23) by Barbara Ehrenreich examines the struggle of the white-collar unemployed to find work in today's economic climate.

HOMA SEKEY

China's Generation Y: Understanding the Future Leaders of the World's Next Superpower (Sept., $24.95) by Michael Stanat looks at the lives and minds of today's Chinese youth, showing who they are and where they are headed.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Hidden Homefront: The True Story of the Wives Left Behind When America Goes to War (Feb., $23) by Kristin Henderson. A military wife presents the modern military's untold story. 25,000 first printing. Author tour.

MCCLELLAND STEWART

Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Betrayal in a Saudi Jail (Sept., $27.95) by William Sampson recounts his two years in a Saudi jail, and tells how diplomacy failed him and human rights groups saved him. 30,000 first printing. Author tour.

MCGRAW-HILL

Europe at the Crossroads: Will the EU Ever Be Able to Compete with the United States as an Economic Power? (Oct., $29.95) by Guilermo de la Dehesa offers a look at the promise and peril of doing business in the European Union's developing economy. Ad/promo.

MORROW

Busting Vegas: The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought Casinos to Their Knees (Oct., $24.95) by Ben Mezrich. The author explains how his plan to become rich nearly cost him his life. 100.000 first printing.

NATIONBOOKS

Fog Facts: Politics—What We Don't Know and Why We Don't Know It (Sept., $22) by Larry Beinhart looks at the dissemination of important information to the public and why there are omissions in that information.

Inside the Resistance: The Iraqi Insurgency and the Future of the Middle East (Oct., $26) by Zaki Chehab takes readers into the heart of the Iraqi resistance.

NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS

My Holy War: Dispatches from the Home Front (Oct., $19.95) by Jonathan Raban presents perspectives on American religion, politics, modern jihad and the war on terror.

W.W. NORTON

Preemption: A Knife That Cuts Both Ways (Feb., $24.95) by Alan M. Dershowitz looks at our increasing reliance on preemptive action, from profiling to preventive war. Ad/promo. Author tour.

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Future Jihad (Nov., $24.95) by Walid Phares. MSNBC terrorism expert Phares investigates the future of jihad and offers advice on how the U.S. can win the war.

Barrier (Dec., $24.95) by Isabel Kershner explores the rift between Israelis and Palestinians.

PANTHEON

The Man in the Mirror: On Michael Jackson (Jan., $21) by Margo Jefferson examines Jackson's cultural significance by scrutinizing his past and present.

PROMETHEUS BOOKS

Feet to the Fire: The Media After 9/11: Top Journalists Speak Out (Sept., $25), edited by Kristina Borjesson, gives an account of mainstream journalism.

The Al Qaeda Connection: International Terrorism, Organized Crime, and the Coming Apocalypse (Sept., $25) by Paul L. Williams exposes the connection between terrorism and organized crime.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The Costs of War: Iraq and the Paradox of Power (Oct., $26.95) by Jeremy Greenstock offers an insider's perspective on America's conduct in the war in Iraq.

PUTNAM

Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide (Nov., $25.95) by Maureen Dowd. The columnist turns her attention to a topic more incendiary than presidential politics: sexual politics.

RANDOM HOUSE

Imperial Grunts: The America Military on the Ground (Sept., $27.95) by Robert Kaplan explores how the global war on terrorism is fought worldwide by America's elite military forces. 8-city author tour. Ad/promo.

Johnny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas (Oct., $24.95) by David Kushner is the story of underdogs who outsmarted the system and won big.

REGAL

The 9 to 5 Window (Sept., $19.99) by OS Hillman examines the "faith in the workplace" movement—seeking purpose and meaning in life at work.

RODALE

New Rules (Sept., $24.95) by Bill Maher uses his brand of humor and intelligence to discuss contemporary affairs.

Farm Aid (Oct., $35) by Holly George-Warren et al. documents the struggles and contributions of family farmers in America and the artists who have played on the Farm Aid stage.

ROWMAN LITTLEFIELD

Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media (Oct., $22.95) by Craig Crawford looks at how discrediting the media affects freedom of the press.

A Devil's Triangle: Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Rogue States (Oct., $26) by Peter Brooks argues that the U.S. is returning to its pre-9/11 complacency.

ST. MARTINS

My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Waging War on Terror (Oct., $25.95) by Lous J. Freeh offers the story of a life in law enforcement and one man's struggle to strengthen and reform the FBI. 250,000 first printing

Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power (Nov., $ 24.95) by Mary Mapes recounts how the public's right to know is being attacked by an alliance among politicians, the media and corporate America. 500,000 first printing.

ST. MARTINS/THOMAS DUNNE

The Greater Generation (Jan., $24.95) by Leonard Steinhorn provides a defense of the baby-boomer legacy in light of the praise poured on "the Greatest Generation." 100,000 first printing.

SIMON SCHUSTER

Our Endangered Values (Nov., $25) by Jimmy Carter considers "moral values" as they relate to important issues of the day. 250,000 first printing. 7-city author tour. Ad/promo.

SOURCEBOOKS

Dying for Jerusalem: The Past, Present and Future of the Holiest City (Sept., $26.95) by Walter Laqueur examines the history, myth and meaning of Jerusalem.

TRANSACTION

Divided We Fall: Family Discord and the Fracturing of America (Nov., $39.95) by Bryce Christensen looks at the deep-rooted causes and ever-mounting costs of family disintegration.

UNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS

The Powers of War and Peace: The Constitution and Foreign Affairs After 9/11 (Oct., $29) by John Yoo. A former Department of Justice attorney argues in defense of the Bush administration's foreign policies.

UNIV. PRESS OF KENTUCKY

Blood in the Sand: Imperial Fantasies, Right-Wing Ambitions, and the Erosion of American Democracy (Sept., $22) by Stephen Eric Bronner critiques the current state of American foreign and domestic policy.

VERSO

Planet of Slums (March, $24) by Mike Davis suggests that we are becoming a planet of slums and asks if the massive growth of global urban poverty will lead to great human catastrophe and global instability.

VIKING

Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules (Oct., $25.95) by Phillipe Sands examines how current U.S. and British government policies are undermining the international global order.

Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back Again (Jan., $24.95) by Norah Vincent recounts the year the author spent living as a man.

VOLT PRESS

Sex, Priests and Secret Codes: The Catholic Church's 2,000-Year Paper Trail of Sexual Abuse (Aug., $29.95) by Thomas P. Doyle et al. examines the deep-seated problem that has spanned the Church's history.

WATERBROOK PRESS

Too Small to Ignore: Why Children Are the Next Big Thing (Oct., 16.99) by Wess Stafford advocates doing all we can for children worldwide.

WILEY

The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can Be Resolved (Sept., $22.95) by Alan Dershowitz maps a new opportunity for an end to strife. Author tour. 150,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

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