Brookings Institution Press

Opportunity 08: Independent Ideas for America's Next President (Nov.; $19.95, cloth $49.95), edited by Michael E. O'Hanlon, examines critical issues of the presidential election.

City Lights

Writings for a Democratic Society (Nov., $18.95) by Tom Hayden recounts his experiences as a Freedom Rider, student journalist and state senator. 50,000 first printing. Author tour.

Dufour Editions

An Irish Eye (Oct., $22.95) by Gerry Adams presents the Sinn Fein leader's perspective on considering a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.

Univ. of Nebraska Press

Living Blue in the Red States (Sept., $19.95), edited by David Starkey, collects personal essays focused on recent political events.