BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Monetary Policy Alternatives at the Zero Bound: An Empirical Assessment (Mar., $17.95) by Ben S. Bernanke et al. Alan Greenspan's replacement and others evaluate unconventional measures designed to prevent a zero interest rate in a recession.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International (Apr., $19.95) by Stephen Hopgood is a behind-the-scenes look at working for the human rights organization.
DISINFORMATION COMPANY
Sticker Nation (May, $14.95) by Srini Kumar collects subversive stickers, from "Tax the Rich" to "Corporations Lie" and beyond.
EARTHSCAN (dist. by Stylus)
Setting the Global Agenda: Corporate Coalitions, Coercion and Control (May, $35) by Sharon Bender exposes how the corporate elite have dictated the course of global economy for their benefit.
GROVE PRESS
The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century (Apr., $13) by James Howard Kunstler tells what to expect after the honeymoon of affordable energy is over. 50,000 first printing.
INTERCULTURAL PRESS (dist. by Nicholas Brealey)
Islam and Muslims in Everyday Life (Mar., $21.95) by Mark Sedgwick explains Islam in theory and practice across the diverse Muslim world.
INTERLINK
Herakles Gone Mad: Rethinking Heroism in an Age of Endless War (Apr., $15.95) by Robert Emmet Meagher discusses the relevance of Euripides's maddened hero to our own violent times.
LYONS PRESS
Boys with Guns (May, $16.95) by Chantal Escoto recounts the recently embedded reporter's experiences in Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan.
NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS
The Secret Way to War: The Downing Street Memo and the Iraq War's Buried History (Apr., $9.95) by Mark Danner evaluates the British and American stratagems for the war.
ONEWORLD PUBLICATIONS
Tamerlane's Children: Dispatches from Contemporary Uzbekistan (June, $14.95) by Robert Rand observes the country's confused identity and future challenges.
PICADOR
The Little Green Handbook: Seven Trends Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Apr., $15) by Ron Nielsen explains global environmental trends and suggests areas for positive change.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
Iowa State Fair: Country Comes to Town (July, $19.95) by Thomas Leslie explores the history and future of the fabled fair.
RDR BOOKS
Driven Abroad: The Outsourcing of America (Mar., $16.95) by Ron French follows a Michigan auto parts company to Mexico, Honduras, Shanghai and China—with layoffs in all four countries.
ROUTLEDGE
Teenage Nervous Breakdown: Music and Politics in the Post-Elvis Era (May; $19.95, cloth $95) by David Walley examines the pervasive merchandising of the rock lifestyle.
SEVEN STORIES PRESS
The Next Twenty-Five Years: The New Supreme Court and What It Means for Americans (Apr., $14.95) by Martin Garbus discusses issues facing the court.
SHOEMAKER HOARD
A Nation Gone Blind: America in an Age of Simplification and Deceit (May, $16) by Eric Larsen critiques a political and social culture that has replaced thinking with feeling.
UNIV. OF HAWAII PRESS
Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement, and Political Manipulation at America's Largest Charitable Trust (Mar.; $16, cloth $26) by Samuel P. King and Randall W. Roth discusses the Bishop Estate scandal that rocked Hawaii in the late 1990s.
VANDERBILT UNIV. PRESS
The Human Drama of Abortion: A Global Search for Consensus (May, $24.95) by Anibal Faúndes and José Barzelatto treats global abortion practices and ethical issues for students, activists and policymakers.
VERSO
The Roadmap to Nowhere: Israel/Palestine Since 2003 (May, $18) by Israeli journalist Tanya Reinhart explores the 2005 Gaza pullout, the West Bank wall and the contested merits of the current roadmap.
ZONE
Academic Freedom After September 11 (Mar., $21.95), edited by Beshara Doumani. Academic authorities discuss the post-9/11 challenges to scholarly freedom and the commercialization of knowledge.
