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"A great adventure story."-Dava Sobel, New York Times Book Review

In this "penetrating new analysis" (New York Times Book Review) Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, "Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history."

What if you asked 125 top writers to pick their favorite books? Which titles would come out on top?

Highlights from each of Alice Fulton's groundbreaking, prize-winning poetry books.

"With quotable lines on every page, this is an important and affecting addition to the Thoreau shelf." -Booklist

"Throws all its chips in the air like a dazzling Nabokovian trick."-Daphne Merkin, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A masterly quarter-century of commentary on the discipline of American history."-Allen D. Boyer, New York Times Book Review

"The compass's rocky evolution is charted with an enthusiast's passion...A fascinating adventure." -Bernadette Murphy, Los Angeles Times

A major refutation of the almighty status of genes in evolution and human behavior.

The truths about Iran; quite different truths from versions put forward by Washington, Tehran, and the media.

"Essential-and fascinating-reading for anyone interested in the dilemmas posed by nuclear power."-Mike Wallace, 60 Minutes

An affecting, inspiring memoir, I Will Be Cleopatra serves as an indispensable guide for any reader who wishes to gain a clearer insight into Shakespearean theater, and will be one of the most vital books for actors and theater lovers for years to come.

Ideas and the presidency flirt with each other, but can they really get along?

"Peterson writes of nature with an intimacy that tugs at the reader's deep memory."-Orion

A dark, twisted, existential manifesto posing as a book of daily inspiration.

Bring the magic of storytelling into your child's life using the everyday world around you.

A portrait of the Gloucester fishermen-made famous by The Perfect Storm-that takes you deep inside their world.

A thought-provoking discussion of the public and political expression of America's diverse religious beliefs.

A landmark work by twelve leading critics and community leaders-essential reading for anyone interested in the history of American race relations.

Written originally as a series of entries in a travel diary and now considered one of the most important memoirs of our time, Sketches from a Life is George F. Kennan's peerless, impressionistic record of his experiences with twentieth-century history.

"What a pleasure! . . . Essential for understanding Faulkner, and a good read for everybody." -Noel Polk

"A remarkable book-part historical tract, part political manifesto-that examines one of the most bitter issues of contemporary life."-Boston Globe

"A scholarly (though often hilarious) triumph of culinary anthropology."-Washington Post

In this collection, Murray observes the character of the last century and some of the lives that were part of it.

To "fight for your rights," or anyone else's, is not just to debate principles but to haggle over budgets.

"These two dozen essays by experts ranging from Stephen Jay Gould to Andrea Dworkin are an excellent guide to the post-Dolly world." --Chicago Tribune, Choice Selections of 1998

"Schultz's lively writing is perfectly suited to the exciting and controversial Yankee cavalry raid against Richmond, Va., in late winter 1864. . . . The subject and Schultz's lucid prose make this a great addition to any Civil War library."-Publishers Weekly

"The definitive account of Andrew Johnson's impeachment and of the dramatic events that first put a president on trial before the Senate." - Eric Foner

An all-in-one compendium of easy techniques for all kinds of calculations, from personal finance to home improvement.

The enterprising Vermont sleuth Tish McWhinny - whom Booklist calls "an absolutely first-rate companion" - returns in her fifth Vermont mystery, on the trail of a murderer at a local dog show.