A vivid, visionary exploration of the Arctic, the forces that have shaped it, and its emergence onto the main stage of global affairs
A new edition--now with a new Afterword--of the honest and hilarious recovery memoir by the famously neurotic comedian and regular guest star of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm
This intense, vivid report and call to action from the heart of violent Darfur, by a former Marine working as an unarmed military... Læs mere
A prize-winning journalist and Asia expert issues a provocative critique of the West's eroticized illusions about Asia and how profoundly they color our social, cultural, business, personal, and political interactions.
A passionate, controversial argument against compromises on the road to freedom, by the renowned former dissident, human rights activist and Jewish leader
Now in paperback: Eva Hoffmans extraordinarily clear-eyed and unsentimental meditation on our relationship to the Holocaust (New York Times Book Review)
A young physician-reporter chronicles the experiences of doctors and nurses in a besieged city, illuminating the passions, challenges, tragedies, and agonizing moral qunadaries of practicing medicine in a war zone
An evocative, vividly detailed memoir of the madness and miracles of the Vietnam War by an award-winning reporter whose experiences in combat--and whose relationship with a Vietnamese cat named Meo--have haunted and inspired him for more than twenty-five years
Published in the fiftieth anniversary year of the state of Israel: a complete history of one of the world's most admired--and most mythologized--fighting forces
With the airline industry under siege: A prescient analysis of its problems and an engaging look into its future--as well as a thought-provoking account of the... Læs mere
The definitive story of the California redwoods, their discovery and their exploitation, as told by an activist who fought to protect their existence against those determined to cut them down.
When the United States senses an existential threat, how do we respond? And what can the patterns of the past tell us about the challenges we face today? This is the untold story of how US foreign policy was born.