by admin | Jul 28, 2015
A powerful feminist examination of the deeply ingrained roots of rape in our shared cultural values Rape is the most frequently occurring violent crime in America. In this courageous, controversial, and groundbreaking work, the poet, feminist, and philosopher Susan...
by admin | Nov 18, 2014
Where does Ebola originate? How does it spread? And what should governments do to stop it? Few people understand the answers to these questions better than Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett. In this masterful account of the 1995 Ebola outbreak in Zaire,...
by admin | Sep 14, 2010
Journalist and Salon writer Rebecca Traister investigates the 2008 presidential election and its impact on American politics, women and cultural feminism. Examining the role of women in the campaign, from Clinton and Palin to Tina Fey and young voters, Traister...
by admin | May 11, 2010
A provocative, inspiring account of our neglected American ideals and the people who are living them today—and restoring our nation’s dreamPatriotism has become a loaded word: one that is wielded against people with whom we might disagree, or whose cultural origins...
by admin | Oct 20, 2009
From Smithsonian Books, The Department of Mad Scientists is the first trade book ever on DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—the maverick and controversial agency whose futuristic work has had amazing military and civilian application, from the...
