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"It is Friedman's ability
to see a few big truths steadily and whole that makes him
the most important columnist in America today."
--Walter Russell Mead, The New York Times |
A timely and essential report
on globalization, its successes and discontents, powerfully
illuminated by one of our most respected journalists.
When scholars write the history
of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter
"Y2K to March 2004," what will they say was the most crucial
development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and
the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that
allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become
part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing,
creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the
world's two biggest nations, giving them a huge new stake in
the success of globalization?
In this brilliant new book, the
award-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman
demystifies the brave new world for readers, allowing them to
make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before
their eyes. With his inimitable ability to translate complex
foreign policy and economic issues, Friedman explains how the
flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the twenty-first
century; what it means to countries, companies, communities,
and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and
must, adapt. More...
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"Imaginative, refreshingly eccentric and, at times, strangely
moving, this is truly a book whose characters stay with
you long after you put them back on the shelf." --Adam
Langer, Chicago Tribune
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This is not your typical Midwestern family, and Lowell Haven is a most unusual patriarch. He's a seducer, a wannabe aristocrat, a liar. Jenny, his former wife, was a brilliant artist, but is today a broken woman with a secret. In the thirty years since Lowell and Jenny met, Lowell has become a world-famous artist, known for portraits of his favorite subject--himself. But five years ago, Lowell mysteriously stopped painting and the world now demands to know: Why has Lowell Haven abandoned his art? The answer is Merit, Lowell and Jenny's daughter, who is running as fast as she can from her family. Fergus, Lowell's partner, Jenny's ex-best friend, and drama queen extraordinaire, dreams of luring Merit home. A lavish party for the Midwestern glitterati is the perfect excuse. But his delusions of grandeur loom over the gathering, and his decision to include a certain guest invites disaster.
Stretching from mid-seventies
London to the present-day Midwest, The Coast of Akron is a sharply
funny and deeply heartbreaking story about the all-too-human
urge to own what is unownable. More...
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"Victor Navasky brings
a rare blend of idealism and clear-minded realism to his
engrossing book, and his literary style is masterful.
I love and admire his examination of and prescriptions
for the most vital issues of our age." --George McGovern |
Victor S. Navasky is the renowned editor, writer, and teacher who has been at the helm of The Nation for almost thirty years. A Matter of Opinion, a scintillating reflection on his journalistic experiences, is also an extraordinary political document-a spirited, provocative argument for independent journals of opinion as vital to the health of democracy.
Whether at the satirical magazine
Monocle (which he founded when he was in law school), or at
The New York Times, or finally at The Nation, Navasky's commitment
to political engagement and to the social and intellectual values
of independent cultural activity has always been front and center.
In a wonderfully entertaining narrative, he tells of his innovative
efforts to find money to keep The Nation afloat and to keep
its pages lively, honest, and relevant, and he embellishes it
with unforgettable stories-about his colleagues and opponents,
from E. L. Doctorow to Bill Buckley; his heroes, from I. F.
Stone to Jürgen Habermas; and his precedessors, from Daniel
Defoe to Carey McWilliams. More...
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Farrar, Straus
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Faber and Faber
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Under
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Gilead
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The Irresponsible Self
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Life
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Apple's America,
by R.W. Apple Jr.,
"makes looking at architecture a feast--and every American
city a luscious dish waiting to be sampled."
(James Stewart Polshek).
Liberty for Latin America,
by by Alvaro Vargas Llosa,
is "the; most profound, enlightening study available
of Latin American history."
(William Ratliff, research fellow and curator of the Americas
Collection at the Hoover Institution).
Johnny Mad Dog,
by Emmanuel Dongala,
is "an unflinching look at the greed and ignorance that drives fighters like Mad Dog, as well as the fear, desperation and anger of those trapped in the cross fire."
(Publishers Weekly).
John Adams,
by James Grant,
"delivers; an effervescent life of John Adams that sparkles
with classic wit, droll charm, and an engaging whimsy that
perfectly suits both the subject and the period."
(Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton)
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