AMACOM
Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels (Apr., $27.95) by Gerald McNerney and Martin Cheek. McNerney, a U.S. congressman and renewable energy engineer, advises on preserving the planet.
The Black-White Achievement Gap (June, $22) by Rod Paige and Elaine Witty details what the authors call the greatest civil rights issue of our time.
BASIC BOOKS
Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future (June, $25.95) by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum envisions the dangers of this situation. Author tour.
BEACON PRESS
(dist. by HMH)
Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU (May, $24.95) by Wendy Kaminer tells a tale of ethical meltdown at the revered civil rights organization.
BLOOMSBURY USA
Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town (June, $25) by Nick Reding describes one community's attempt to confront the drug epidemic.
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Electric Cars: Washington's Role in Promoting Plug-in Vehicles (Mar., $27.95), edited by David B. Sandalow, questions whether this is the answer to gas pump woes.
COLLINS BUSINESS
The Sellout: How Wall Street Greed and Stupidity Destroyed America's Dominance of the Global Financial System (July, $27.99) by Charles Gasparino argues that the market's tumult implicates financial institutions. 100,000 first printing.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Making Sense of Pakistan (Apr., $24.95) by Farzana Shaikh asserts that the significance of “being Pakistani” lies at the heart of the state's decline.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture (Mar., $24.95) by Susan D. Blum explores its ubiquity on campus and suggests the key to improvement is stressing education over punishment.
COUNTERPOINT
(dist. by PGW)
Dead Silence: Anthrax and the New Biological Arms Race (Apr., $25) by Bob Coen and Eric Nadler reveals a web of corporate greed and global manipulation.
DISINFORMATION CO.
(dist. by Consortium)
Alex Jones: The Answer to 1984 Is 1776 (July, $24.95) by Alex Jones offers reports from the front lines of the global information war.
GOTHAM BOOKS
The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship (Apr., $26) by Jeffrey Zaslow shares the stories of several girls from Iowa and the women they became.
HARMONY
No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech (Mar., $25) by Lucinda Roy. A member of the faculty speaks out about the community's inability to get help for the shooter. 75,000 first printing.
HAYMARKET BOOKS
(dist. by Consortium)
Military Resisters: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan (Apr., $20) by Dahr Jamail profiles this growing movement.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
The Ground Truth: The Story Behind America's Defense on 9/11 (May, $26) by John Farmer reconstructs what really happened on that fateful day. 50,000 first printing. Author tour.
HYPERION
However Tall the Mountain (Aug., $23.95) by Awista Ayub tells of the eight girls brought to the U.S. from Afghanistan to train for the International Children's Games in soccer. 100,000 first printing.
KAPLAN PUBLISHING
Routine Miracles (June, $24.95) by Conrad Fischer, M.D., argues for health-care industry reform.
KUMARIAN PRESS
The Third Freedom: BRAC and a New Vision for Eliminating World Poverty (May, $27.50) by Ian Smillie traces the evolution of BRAC from a small relief operation.
MCGILL—QUEEN'S UNIV. PRESS
The World and Darfur: International Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Western Sudan (Apr., $29.95), edited by Amanda F. Grzyb, examines the response to the crisis from various academic disciplines.
METROPOLITAN BOOKS
Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America (Mar., $28) by Beryl Satter investigates segregation and urban decay in Chicago and other cities. Author tour.
NEW HOLLAND
(dist. by Sterling)
The Impact of Climate Change: The World's Greatest Challenge in the Twenty-First Century (Mar., $24.95) by Carolyn Fry considers the hows and whys and what we can do to make a difference.
NEW PRESS
(dist. by Perseus)
Let's Get Free: How Ordinary Citizens Can Take Back American Justice (May, $25.95) by Paul Butler explains why a lock-'em-up approach doesn't work.
NOW I SEE! PUBLISHING
(dist. by Atlas Books)
The 9/11 Verses: Terrorist Teachings in the Koran (Mar., $24.95) by Karl J. Trautwein details the elements of Islamic teaching that move Muslim terrorists to violence.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One (Mar., $27.95) by David Kilcullen. A counterinsurgency adviser to General Petraeus provides his perspective on the ”war on terror.”
Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs (July, $27.95) by Ray Takeyh examines Iran's relations with the world since 1979 and the overthrow of the shah.
POTOMAC BOOKS
(dist. by Books Int'l.)
Getting Away with Torture: Secret Government, War Crimes, and the Rule of Law (May, $39.95) by Christopher H. Pyle follows the paper trail of memos that led to abuses.
Transforming America's Israel Lobby: The Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change (May, $24.95) by Dan Fleshler proposes a dovish, pro-Israel alternative to today's hawkish lobby.
POWERHOUSE BOOKS
Imperial ( Aug., $55) by William T. Vollman presents a photographic portrait of the people of southeastern California's Imperial Valley.
PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS
The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable (Mar., $9.95) by John C. Hulsman and A. Wess Mitchell argues that Francis Ford Coppola's Mafia epic offers insights for ensuring America's survival.
PUBLICAFFAIRS
Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty (June, $27.95) by Scott Kilman and Roger Thurow indicts the economic, political and social dynamics that cause famine. 50,000 first printing.
RANDOM HOUSE
How to Win a Cosmic War: Confronting Radical Islam (Apr., $26) by Reza Aslan examines al-Qaeda and like-minded militant groups. 12-city author tour.
REGNERY
Deadly Engagement (July, $27.95) by Dore Gold. The former U.N. ambassador asserts that engaging Iran through diplomacy is futile.
RUTGERS UNIV. PRESS
In the Shadow of the Giant: The Americanization of Modern Mexico (Mar., $24.95) by Joseph Contreras articulates how, since NAFTA, Mexico bears a striking resemblance to its northern neighbor.
SEAL PRESS
(dist. by PGW)
The Purity Myth (May, $24.95) by Jessica Valenti argues that the country's intense focus on chastity is harmful to young women.
SPIEGEL & GRAU
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town (Apr., $24.95) by Warren St. John follows a soccer team composed of refugee kids and coached by a Jordanian. 75,000 first printing. 15-city author tour.
ST. MARTIN'S
Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption (Mar., $25.95) by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton. This joint memoir is by a woman who accused the wrong man of raping her and the man who was wrongly imprisoned.
ST. MARTIN'S/THOMAS DUNNE
Seeds of Terror (May, $25.95) by Gretchen Peters examines how terrorist groups are smuggling opium to fund their activities. 75,000 first printing.
The Emperor's New Clothes (May, $25.95) by Richard Ben-Veniste. The Washington lawyer highlights a career from Watergate to the 9/11 Commission. 60,000 first printing.
TEMPLETON FOUNDATION PRESS
(dist. by CDC)
In the River They Swim: Essays from Around the World on Enterprise Solutions to Poverty (May, $24.95), edited by Michael Fairbanks et al., proposes fighting poverty with a combination of respect for local cultures and entrepreneurship.
UNIV. OF ARIZONA PRESS
Working from Within: Chicana and Chicano Activist Educators in Whitestream Schools (July, $39.95) by Luis Urrieta Jr. examines how issues of identity, agency and social movements shape lives.
UNIV. OF GEORGIA PRESS
Rising China and Its Postmodern Fate: Memories of Empire in a New Global Context (May, $34.95) by Charles Horner views China's outlook on world affairs through the prism of its imperial history.
UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PRESS
We Are All Moors: Ending Centuries of Crusades Against Muslims and Other Minorities (Apr., $24.95) by Anouar Majid articulates an alternate history of xenophobia and how to overcome it.
Everything You Know About Indians Is Wrong (Apr., $21.95) by Paul Chaat Smith critiques the disputed role of Native Americans in the U.S.
UNIV. PRESS OF FLORIDA
Tabloid Valley: Supermarket News and American Culture (June, $24.95) by Paula E. Morton takes a behind-the-scenes look at yellow journalism.
VERSO BOOKS
After the Party: Corruption and the ANC (Apr., $26.95) by Andrew Feinstein covers South Africa's widespread political corruption.
WALKER & COMPANY
Change Has Come: The End of the Civil Rights Movement and the New Black America (Apr., $23) by William Jelani Cobb examines the new generation and its implications for the future.
WILEY
Enough Already: Why We Need to Turn America Around (Mar., $24.95) by Jack Cafferty. The CNN analyst catalogues the fallout of eight years of the Bush presidency.
As You Were (June, $25.95) by Christian Davenport. A reporter embedded in Iraq tells the story of five soldiers.
1959: The Year That Changed Everything (July, $25.95) by Fred Kaplan draws parallels between then and now.
