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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.

Algerian Chronicles, Political Footnotes by Algerian-French Novelist Albert Camus

On May 13, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

More than fifty years after Algerian independence, Albert Camus’ Algerian Chronicles appears here in English for the first time. Published in France in 1958, the same year the Algerian War brought about the collapse of the Fourth French Republic, it is one of Camus’ most political works—an exploration of his commitments to Algeria.

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.

Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City by Robin Nagle

On May 11, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Editor

In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City’s Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Throughout, Nagle reveals the many unexpected ways in which sanitation workers stand between our seemingly well-ordered lives and the sea of refuse that would otherwise overwhelm us.

Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA by Randall B. Woods

On May 6, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

In Shadow Warrior, eminent historian Randall B. Woods presents a riveting biography of Colby, revealing that this crusader for global democracy was also drawn to the darker side of American power. Aiming to help reverse the spread of totalitarianism in Europe and Asia, Colby joined the U.S. Army in 1941, just as America entered World War II.

Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation by Steve Vogel

On May 5, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.

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.