BASIC BOOKS
Running Alone: Presidential Leadership from JFK to Bush II—Why It Has Failed and How We Can Fix It (Sept., $26) by James MacGregor Burns proposes solutions to the growing isolation of America’s presidents. Ad/promo. Author tour.
Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive for Permanent Power (Sept., $25) by Thomas B. Edsall analyzes the Republican plan to make themselves the permanent majority power. Ad/promo. Author tour.
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Transforming Welfare: The Formulation, Passage, and Impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act (Oct., $32.95) by Ron Haskins portrays the political battles that produced the welfare system’s drastic overhaul.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability (Oct., $28.99) by Philip E. Auerswald et al. explains how executives and policy makers can make social systems more resilient.
CROWN
Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War (Oct., $25.95) by Michael Isikoff and David Corn connects the dots that led up to the war. 100,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author tour.
ENCOUNTER BOOKS
Betrayal: France, the Jews, and the Arabs (Oct., $23.95) by David Pryce-Jones argues that France has done the most damage to the Middle East.
FREE PRESS
Tempting Faith: An Inside Account of the Rise of Christian Conservatives and Their Betrayal by the Bush White House (Oct., $25) by David Kuo reveals how the Bush administration has manipulated people of faith. Author publicity.
HARCOURT
The Moral Center: How We Can Reclaim Our Country from Die-Hard Extremists, Rogue Corporations, Hollywood Hacks, and Pretend Patriots (Sept., $24) by David Callahan examines some of the country’s most polarizing conflicts. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
Anthrax: Bioterror as Fact and Fantasy (Sept., $24.95) by Philipp Sarasin, trans. by Giselle Weiss, explores the real threats of biological weapons by analyzing the anthrax scares that occurred in the U.S. in 2001.
MIT PRESS
The Future of Europe: Reform or Decline (Sept., $24.95) by Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi asserts that Europe must act now to avoid economic and political decline.
NEW PRESS
After the Storm (Sept., $24.95), edited by David Dante Troutt. Black intellectuals examine poverty and inequality through the prism of Hurricane Katrina.
W.W. NORTON
Modern Liberty and the Limits of Government (Nov., $24.95) by Charles Fried argues that equality is often the most potent rival of liberty. 5-city author tour.
ONEWORLD PUBLICATIONS
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Oct., $24.95) by Ilan Pappe discloses the hidden genocide of Palestinians in 1948. Author tour.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Scandal: How “Gotcha” Politics Is Destroying America (Sept., $24.95) by Lanny Davis considers how today’s scandals are taking a toll on our culture. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
PENGUIN PRESS
The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina (Sept., $25.95) by Frank Rich examines the trail of fictions manufactured by the Bush administration. Ad/promo. Author tour.
POCKET/THRESHOLD EDITIONS
Winning Right (Sept., $26) by Edward Gillespie. The former chairman of the Republican National Committee shares thoughts on the 2004 presidential campaign.
PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS
Is Democracy Possible Here? Principles for a New Political Debate (Sept., $19.95) by Ronald Dworkin identifies the core principles of personal and political morality.
How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime (Sept., $26.95) by Sidney Blumenthal argues that President Bush is a radical, not a centrist.
PROMETHEUS
The Angry Right: Why Conservatives Keep Getting It Wrong (Sept., $25) by S.T. Joshi questions what fuels Republican anger when they have won at the voting booth.
PUBLICAFFAIRS
The Plan: Big Ideas for America (Sept., $19.95) by Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Freed. Two Democrats attempt to reinvigorate discussion of key issues like education.
RANDOM HOUSE
America’s Choice (Feb., $24.95) by Bill Bradley reimagines U.S. politics and outlines what needs to be done.
RAYO
The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America (Sept., $24.95) by Ray Suarez examines the intersection between organized religion and politics.
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
A World Ignited: How Apostles of Ethnic, Religious, and Racial Hatred Torch the Globe (Oct., $24.95) by Martin and Susan J. Tolchin assesses the high toll of hatred around the world.
SENTINEL
Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror (Nov., $23.95) by Nonie Darwish tells why the author left the culture of Islamic jihad to support American causes. Author publicity.
One Nation, One Standard (Jan., $23.95) by Herman Badillo. A prominent Hispanic statesman challenges his community to embrace self-reliance and assimilation. Author publicity.
STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK PRESS
David Dinkins and New York City Politics: Race, Images, and the Media (Nov., $35) by Wilbur C. Rich studies the media’s role in shaping public perception of Dinkins’s leadership.
STEERFORTH PRESS
Welcome to the Homeland: A Journey to the Rural Heart of America’s Conservative Revolution (Sept., $24.95) by Brian Mann asserts that the biggest culture divide is between urban and rural areas. Author tour.
UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
Trapped in the War on Terror (Sept., $24.95) by Ian S. Lustick questions the rationale for this conflict.
UNIV. OF NEBRASKA PRESS
Chuck Hagel: Moving Forward (Sept., $24.95) by Charlyne Berens recounts the life and career of Nebraska’s outspoken Republican senator.
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS
Boris Yeltsin and Russia’s Democratic Transformation (Jan., $30) by Herbert J. Ellison establishes Yeltsin as the embodiment of Russia’s new liberties.
UNIV. PRESS OF COLORADO
From Chinese Exclusion to Guantánamo Bay: Plenary Power and the Prerogative State (Oct., $34.95) by Natsu Taylor Saito details historic applications of the plenary power doctrine.
UNIV. PRESS OF KENTUCKY
From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics (Sept., $27.95) by Emilie Raymond relates how Heston propelled his personal beliefs into mainstream America.
VIKING
Faith and Politics: How the “Moral Values” Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together (Sept., $24.95) by John C. Danforth. The former senator puts forth suggestions for creating a more secular Republican Party. 8-city author tour.
WILEY
The Worst Person in the World (Sept., $22.95) by Keith Olbermann. The MSNBC host ranks the stinkers, rascals and reprobates.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Does American Democracy Still Work? (Sept., $22) by Alan Wolfe examines the changing political currents that threaten American’s liberal democratic values.
