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The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, An Examination of a Nation in Crisis by George Packer

On May 20, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Editor

A riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generation. In The Unwinding, George Packer, author of The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq, tells the story of the United States over the past three decades in an utterly original way, with his characteristically sharp eye for detail and gift for weaving together complex narratives.

Citizenville, How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government by Former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom

On May 18, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

A vision for better government that truly achieves the ancient goal of commonwealth and a triumphant call for individuals to reinvigorate the country with their own two hands, Citizenville is a timely road map for restoring American prosperity and for reinventing citizenship in today’s networked age.

Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress by Olympia Snowe

On May 14, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

Olympia Snowe’s new book will draw on the lessons she’s learned as a policymaker, and the frustration she shares with the American people about the government’s dwindling productivity. Senator Snowe passionately argues that the government has now lost its way, shows how this happened, and proposes ways for the world’s greatest deliberative body to, once again, fulfill its mission.

Act of Congress: How America’s Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn’t by Robert G. Kaiser

On May 11, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and doesn’t—that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008. Act of Congress, as entertaining as it is enlightening, is an indispensable guide to a vital piece of our political system desperately in need of reform.

Beyond War: Reimagining American Influence in a New Middle East by David Rohde

On May 4, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

An incisive look at the evolving nature of war, Rohde exposes how a dysfunctional Washington squandered billions on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, neglected its true allies in the war on terror and failed to employ its most potent nonmilitary weapons: American consumerism, technology, and investment.

Down the Up Escalator: How the 99 Percent Live in the Great Recession by Barbara Garson

On April 28, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Editor

The Great Recession has thrown huge economic challenges at almost all Americans save the super-affluent few, and we are only now beginning to reckon up the human toll it is taking. Down the Up Escalator is an urgent dispatch from the front lines of our vast collective struggle to keep our heads above water and maybe even—someday—get ahead.

The Taste of Ashes: The Afterlife of Totalitarianism in Eastern Europe by Marci Shore

On April 27, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

In the tradition of Timothy Garton Ash’s The File, Yale historian and prize-winning author Marci Shore draws upon intimate understanding to illuminate the afterlife of totalitarianism. The Taste of Ashes spans from Berlin to Moscow, moving from Vienna in Europe’s west through Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw and Bucharest to Vilnius and Kiev in the post-communist east.

The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis, a Movement by David Graeber

On April 20, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the world—democracy—and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform America, The Democracy Project tells the story of the resilience of the democratic spirit and the adaptability of the democratic idea. It offers a fresh take on vital history and an impassioned argument that radical democracy is, more than ever, our best hope.

The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption by Kathryn Joyce

On April 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Editor

Adoption has long been enmeshed in the politics of reproductive rights, pitched as a “win-win” compromise in the never-ending abortion debate. But as Kathryn Joyce makes clear in The Child Catchers, adoption has lately become even more entangled in the conservative Christian agenda.

The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat by Vali Nasr

On April 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

Former State Department advisor for Afghanistan and Pakistan and bestselling author Vali Nasr delivers a sharp indictment of America’s flawed foreign policy and outlines a new relationship with the Muslim world and with new players in the changing Middle East.

Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress by Olympia Snowe

Act of Congress: How America’s Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn’t by Robert G. Kaiser

Beyond War: Reimagining American Influence in a New Middle East by David Rohde

The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat by Vali Nasr

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