Current Affairs

1. In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan

   Seth G. Jones

   A definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency.More

2. Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation

   Saree Makdisi, Alice Walker

   “A compelling account . . . and a reminder that a true peace can be built only on justice.”—Desmond M. TutuMore

3. Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose

   Deirdre Barrett

   A Harvard psychologist explains how our once-helpful instincts get hijacked in our garish modern world.More

4. Gray Land: Soldiers on War

   Barry Goldstein

   Photographs of, and candid interviews with, soldiers of the Iraq War, documenting the extraordinary challenges they face.More

5. Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal

   Tristram Stuart

   The true cost of what the global food industry throws away.More

6. Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

   Lester R. Brown

   Substantially Revised

   “[Brown’s] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable.”—Katherine Salant, Washington PostMore

7. Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines

   Richard A. Muller

   “A triumph.”—Steve Weinberg, Boston GlobeMore

8. Portrait with Keys: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked

   Ivan Vladislavic

   “Surely one of the most ingenious love letters—full of violence, fear, humour, and cunning—ever addressed to a city.” —Geoff DyerMore

9. Flat Broke in the Free Market: How Globalization Fleeced Working People

   Jon Jeter

   A powerful, accessible, and eye-opening analysis of the global economy.More

10. The Post-American World

    Fareed Zakaria

    “Zakaria . . . may have more intellectual range and insights than any other public thinker in the West.” —Boston Sunday GlobeMore

11. The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration

    Jack Goldsmith

    A central player’s account of the clash between the rule of law and the necessity of defending America.More

12. Climate Change: Picturing the Science

    Gavin Schmidt, Joshua Wolfe, Jeffrey D. Sachs

    An unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem.More

13. Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict

    Sandra Mackey

    "A vivid picture of the crushing difficulties faced by every Arab government."--Kirkus ReviewsMore

14. Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie

    Rachel Corrie

    "A testament to how deeply we need the power and vision and energy of young women to transform the world."--Eve EnslerMore

15. Defusing Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad

    Jeffrey T. Richelson

    The first in-depth examination of NEST: America's super-secret government agency operating to prevent nuclear terrorist attacks.More