The Data of Euclid : Translated from the Text of Menge

Science & Math

Sokolik, Merle A.

Mathematics

Union Square Press

The soldier Who Wasn't: The Wartime Autobiography of Charles J. Keating

Charles J. Keating

It's the humorous, irreverent handbook to get you through any situation in life--now in a value--priced, handy take-along version that make the lessons both portable and affordable! Ever find yourself forgetting which hokey pokey move comes next? Need a refresher on the correct steps to "pull my finger"? Do you sometimes wonder why your cat doesn't act more like a dog? Matt Vescovo, an award-winning artist whose work has appeared on MTV, not only answers these baffling questions in some of the most amusing illustrations ever created, but packs his funny solutions into a compact guide that you can take everywhere. Not sure how to pretend you're holding the elevator for someone when you really just need to get going? Whip out Instructoart: Travel Edition and you'll be floating to the third floor in no time. Through art, humor, and vital advice for everyday living, this essential handbook makes our world a little less intimidating. Praise for Instructoart: "...an irreverently spunky collection."--Entertainment Weekly "[We] think we've found the funniest book-of all time."--HOW: Design Ideas at Work magazine Instructoart has been featured in award-winning promos for MTV, and recognized in Adweek, National Post, Esquire, and the New York Times.

Instructoart: Travel Edition: Informative Yet Aesthetically Pleasing

Humor & Entertainment

Vescovo, Matthew

Humor

We regret the error: it’s a phrase that appears in newspapers almost daily, the standard notice that something went terribly wrong in the reporting, editing, or printing of an article. From Craig Silverman, the proprietor of www.RegretTheError.com, one of the Internet’s most popular media-related websites, comes a collection of funny, shocking, and sometimes disturbing journalistic slip-ups and corrections. On display are all types of media inaccuracyfrom fuzzy math” to obiticide” (printing the obituary of a person very much alive and well) to complete and utter ethical lapses. While some of the errors can be laugh-out-loud funny, the book contains a sobering journey through the history of media mistakes (including the outrageous hoaxes that dominated newspapers during the circulation wars of the 19th-century) and a serious muckraking investigation of contemporary journalism’s lack of accountability to the public. It shines a spotlight on the media’s carelessness and the sometimes tragic and calamitous consequences of weak or non-existent fact checking.

Regret the Error: How Media Mistakes Pollute the Press and Imperil Free Speech

Politics & Social Sciences

Silverman, Craig

Social Sciences

When President Reagan nominated Robert Bork to the Supreme Court, it was the spark that fueled a months-long firestorm during which liberals and conservatives battled fiercely over Reagan’s choice, each trying to gain control of the nation’s judicial future. The American public, captivated by this struggle for power, weighed in with an unprecedented outpouring of mail and telephone calls to the United States Senate arguing both pro- and con- positions. Based on scores of interviews with key figures and a shrewd analysis of the issues, then-Boston Globe reporter Ethan Bronner chronicles this engrossing story of a titanic struggle for political power. It features key players such as Senators Joseph Biden and Edward Kennedy, with the latter leading the fight against the appointment using savvy Madison Avenue style strategies; a Justice Department desperate to hold its ground; a shocked White House staff, caught off-guard; and of course Bork himself, who insisted that the process of confirming justices for our nations highest court has been transformed in a way that should not and indeed must not be permitted to occur again.” Featuring a new epilogue, Where Are They Now?”

Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America

History

Bronner, Ethan

Americas

Exodus 1947: The Ship That Launched a Nation

On July 18, 1947, American journalist Ruth Gruber stood on a wharf in Haifa as the Exodus 1947 limped into harbor. The evening before, this unarmed ship, crammed with more than 4,500 Holocaust survivors, had been rammed and boarded by sailors of the British Navy to prevent her desperate human cargo from seeking refuge in Palestine. Gruber rushed to the scene and began witnessing the events as they unfolded, ultimately spending the next several months pursuing the exiles from port to port on the Mediterranean. Gruber’s quest produced riveting dispatches and vivid photographs published in the New York Herald Tribune and the New York Post that shaped worldwide perception of the plight of the DPs and arguably influenced the U.N. to create the state of Israel. This gripping book contains Gruber’s moving images and text, plus additional reporting on the wretched camps in Europe where the refugees lived before boarding the Exodus 1947, as well as details of many passengers’ eventual fates. In this edition marking the sixtieth anniversary of the voyage, Gruber’s masterpiece remains as stirring and unforgettable as ever.

Gruber, Ruth

World

At nearly every pivotal moment in international politics over the past twenty-five yearsfrom the Reagan-Gorbachev summits, to the Iran-Contra scandal, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the decision to go to war in Iraqif you dug deeply you would find a figure just behind the scenes influencing the action: that of Richard Perle. Largely eschewing senior cabinet appointments and other high-profile roles, the passionate, zealous Perle has been content to operate quietlybehavior which earned him the moniker of The Prince of Darkness. Nevertheless, his influence in Washington has helped to fuel an international disaster in Iraq and the growth of anti-Americanism worldwide. Alan Weisman, a former producer for 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, and the CBS Evening News, is now shining a light on this major political figure. While Perle has not authorized this biography, he has submitted to interviews with Weisman, encouraged his friends to do so, and provided non-classified material. Such access has granted Weisman a deep and critical insight into Perle’s methods and mindset. Weisman explores how Perle derailed a nuclear arms agreement between the U.S. and the then Soviet Union; his controversial business dealings; Perle’s tenure as Chairman of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board during the present Bush Administration; and his role leading up to the Iraqi War, including his dealings with Iraqi exiles like Ahmed Chalabi. From the collapse of the Soviet Union to the current saber-rattling over Iran, Syria, and North Korea, Perle has put his stamp on almost every decisive event in international politics. This is an insightful and incisive study of the highest quality, and one that everyonenot just policy expertsshould read.
From Prince of Darkness, What People Say about Richard Perle:
We used to have major problems when Richard would wander off the farm and be caught doing things that were not consistent with the policies that [Caspar] Weinberger and [George] Shultz were trying to implement.”Colin Powell, Secretary of State, 2001-2005
Richard can take a really bad idea and make it sound almost plausible and reasonable, even brilliant.”Richard Burt, Assistant Secretary of State, 1983-1985
I really don’t understand Perle. If you talk about the real neocons, there’s Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz, and they’re very different. Paul Wolfowitz is an idealist, but he’s prepared to impose democracy by the sword. I don’t think Perle gives a [bleep] about democracy. Fundamentally, it’s all a means to an end.”Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor, 1989-1993

Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle: The Kingdom, the Power & the End of Empire in America

Biographies & Memoirs

WEISMAN, Alan

Leaders & Notable People

Washington scandals come and go, but the one surrounding the investigation into the leaking of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity—now in its fourth year—has had unprecedented staying power. In October 2005, when I. Lewis Libby was indicted on five felony counts of making false statements to the FBI, perjury, and obstruction of justice, his trial became the latest chapter in the saga. Murray Waas, one of today’s finest investigative journalists, has edited and assembled this instant book that covers the trial from start to finish. He combines the trial transcript, pivotal testimony from key witnesses, and his own original, incisive reporting and an over-arching introductory essay. The subject is certainly one with which Waas is intimately familiar: he’s done groundbreaking work for the National Journal covering the Plame investigation, as well as the Bush Administration’s use (and misuse) of pre-war intelligence. No one is better qualified, or has done more, to inform the public of these shrouded events than Waas. Like the published reports from the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group, this definitive study is sure to become one of the most significant political documents of this Bush era.

The United States v. I. Lewis Libby

Analyzes major disasters in recent history and explains how their deep financial, emotional, and historical impacts could have been avoided.

Flirting with Disaster: Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental

Ellsberg, Michael

Gerstein, Marc S.

Growing up isn't what it used to be—it's more difficult and more dangerous. Even in “safe” places like school, teens face complicated decisions about personal behavior, involving everything from drinking, to drugs, to sex. Unfortunately, many adults don't fully grasp the true scope of the perilous world our teens inhabit. Stephen Wallace points out the “reality gap” separating parents and adults from young people at the time they need them most—adolescence—and offers concrete solutions to bridge this gulf. Grounded in hard facts with practical, common-sense advice, Reality Gap combines Wallace's 25-plus years of experience working with young people as a school psychologist, adolescent counselor, camp director, and college professor with groundbreaking research on adolescent attitudes and behaviors from SADD. Wallace includes concrete suggestions for improving teen-adult communication as well as age-specific “decision-points” at which parents should address various issues with their teen and pre-teen children. With Wallace's strong media contacts, professional affiliations, and extensive speaking platform Reality Gap promises to be the go-to book on a vital topic. Wallace highlights the myths and rationalizations of teens and adults that help fuel the reality gap: • The myth of improbability: “It's not going to happen to my kid.” • The myth of inevitability: “She's a teenager, of course, she's going to drink.” • The myth of irrelevancy: “I'm the parent, he's not going to listen to me.” • The myth of invincibility: “I'm young, I'm healthy, I'm not going to get hurt.” • The myth of immunity: “Even if I get caught, I'll get out of it.”

Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex--What Parents Don't Know and Teens Aren't Telling

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Wallace, Stephen

Addiction & Recovery

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