Thirst,
Mary Oliver, cloth, October 2006, $22.00, 0-8070-6896-9
#7 on the Boston Globe Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list of December
10th
The Iron
Cage, Rashid Khalidi, cloth, October 2006, $24.95, 0-8070-0308-5
New York Times Book Review December 17th issue: Khalidi recommends
2 books on end page feature “War: A Reader’s Guide”
“In his new book The Iron Cage Rashid Khalidi uses history to
provide a clear-eyed view of the region and assess the prospects for peace….He
strives successfully for even-handedness…He’s fair to both sides,
and in particular, he’s knowledgeable not only about Palestinian history
but about what he has called ‘tragic Jewish history.” —Anthony
Lewis, author of Gideon's Trumpet and Make No Law
Big-Box Swindle,
Stacy Mitchell, cloth, November 2006, $25.95, 0-8070-3500-9
"The Founding Fathers gave us the First Amendment, but we have had
to fight for free speech. Radicals, reactionaries, feminists, religious zealots,
African Americans, Klansmen, college students, even schoolchildren, have played
a role in expanding free speech. They are all present in Chris Finan's colorful
narrative, which shows how much progress we have made—and how far we
have to go." —Nadine Strossen, President of the American Civil Liberties
Union and Professor of Law, New York Law School
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