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America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union by Fergus M. Bordewich

On April 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

The Compromise saved the Union from collapse, but it did so at a great cost. The gulf between North and South over slavery widened with the strengthened Fugitive Slave Law that was part of the complex Compromise. In America’s Great Debate Fergus Bordewich takes us back to a time when compromise was imperative, when men swayed one another in Congress with the power of their ideas and their rhetoric, when partisans on each side reached across the aisle to preserve the Union from tragedy.

The Shadow Catcher: A U.S. Agent Infiltrates Mexico’s Deadly Crime Cartels by Hipolito Acosta and Lisa Pulitzer

On April 24, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Law, Nonfiction, by Editor

Living under an assumed identity and risking his life were all in a day’s work for U.S. Government Agent Hipolito Acosta. He worked regularly in high-stakes undercover operations infiltrating Mexico’s murderous immigrant smuggling rings and drug cartels.

iGerman: I listen to Radio Neandertal and That’s No Joke

On April 22, 2012, in iGerman, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

What makes this day so strange was the simple fact that this very same morning, before going to church, I found a website that streams radio stations from all over the world through the Internet. And this is where I found Radio Neandertal.

The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis by Ira Shapiro

On April 22, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

The Last Great Senate is his vivid portrait of the statesmen who helped steer America during the crisis years of the late 1970s, transcending partisanship and overcoming procedural roadblocks that have all but strangled the Senate since their departure. The Last Great Senate is necessary reading for all those who wonder how the Senate used to work and what happened to the world’s greatest deliberative body.

The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy

On April 18, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

The inside story of the world’s most exclusive fraternity; how presidents from Hoover through Obama worked with–and sometimes, against–each other when they were in and out of power.

Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone by George Black

On April 14, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

Empire of Shadows is the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited, inaccessible and shrouded in myth in the aftermath of the Civil War. In a radical reinterpretation of the nineteenth century West, George Black casts Yellowstone’s creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history – the passion for exploration, the violence of the Indian Wars and the “civilizing” of the frontier – and charts its course through the lives of those who sought to lay bare its mysteries.

When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God by T.M. Luhrmann

On April 10, 2012, in Book Reviews, Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, Religious Studies, Social Studies, by Editor

T. M. Luhrmann, an anthropologist trained in psychology and the acclaimed author of Of Two Minds, explores the extraordinary process that leads some believers to a place where God is profoundly real and his voice can be heard amid the clutter of everyday thoughts.

Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts by Stacy A. Cordery

On April 8, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

In celebration of the Girl Scouts’ centennial, a lively salute to its maverick founder. In Juliette Gordon Low, Cordery paints a dynamic portrait of an intriguing woman and a true pioneer whose work touched the lives of millions of girls and women around the world.

Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent by Edward Luce

On April 7, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

Time to Start Thinking is a book destined to spark debate among liberals and conservatives alike. Drawing on his decades of exceptional journalism and his connections within Washington and around the world, Luce advances a carefully constructed and controversial argument, backed up by interviews with many of the key players in politics and business, that America is losing its pragmatism – and that the consequences of this may soon leave the country high and dry.

Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power by Zbigniew Brzezinski

On April 7, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

America, Brzezinski argues, must define and pursue a comprehensive and long-term a geopolitical vision, a vision that is responsive to the challenges of the changing historical context. This book seeks to provide the strategic blueprint for that vision.

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