Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security
By, Daniel Solove (Yale Univ. Press)
“The Information Age has turned our notions of privacy upside down.
Solove is our smartest thinker on what privacy means today, and "Nothing
to Hide" definitely refutes old ideas about privacy and replaces them
with ones that work in the world of data brokers, Facebook, and
Wikileaks. The debate will never be the same after this book.”—Bruce
Schneier, author of Applied Cryptography
-Bruce Schneier
By, APA (American Psychiatric Association)
This
new edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5),used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental
disorders, is the product of more than 10-plus years of effort by
hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. Fifth Edition, is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource
for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and
researchers of all orientations. The information contained in the
manual is also valuable to other physicians and health professionals,
including psychologists, counselors, nurses, and occupational and
rehabilitation therapists, as well as social workers and forensic and
legal specialists.
By, Steven D. King (Yale Univ. Press)
An esteemed economist warns that Western societies’ economic expectations for the future are about to collide with reality.
"[When the Money Runs Out] is well-written, thoughtful and highly
convincing. . . . [King's] clear-eyed assessment of the problems ahead
makes the book essential reading."—The Economist
By, Adam Grant (Viking Press)
"Adam Grant is a wunderkind. He has won every distinguished research
award and teaching award in his field, and his work has changed the way
that people see the world. If you want to be surprised--very pleasantly
surprised--by what really drives success, then Give and Take is for you.
If you want to make the world a better place, read this book. If you
want to make your life better, read this book."-- Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Happiness
by, Jeremy Scahill (Nation Books)
"There is no journalist in America, in the world, who has reported on
what the war on terror actually looks like under the Obama
administration better than [Scahill]. This book is an unbelievable
accomplishment. [W]hatever your politics, you should read this book. It
is incredibly carefully reported. People who come to this book expecting
a polemic, I think will be surprised to a find a book that
really...lets the facts speak for themselves. What this book does is
show a side of our unending wars that we haven't seen... I think every
member of Congress should read this book."--
Chris Hayes, host of
MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes
by, Michael Pollan (Penguin Press)
In Cooked, Michael Pollan
explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here,
he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire,
water, air, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious
things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of
culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with
liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. In the
course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special
place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both
realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook.
by, Asif Efrat (Oxford Univ. Pr.)
"This book is a major accomplishment. It is rare indeed to find a
volume in the social sciences that addresses the question of how
international cooperation occurs in the area of banned activities and
illicit goods. Asif Efrat weaves a domestic political economy account
into his analysis of international collaboration to explain why some
governments have embraced (and others have resisted) such bans, from
efforts to control trade in small arms to criminalization of human
trafficking; from illicit drugs to trade in looted antiquities. The
evidentiary basis on which this work rests is monumental, including
original evidence on the preferences of 118 governments on regulating
illicit international trade in small arms. Compelling, engaging and
rigorous, this book is one of the very best reads available on the topic
of cooperation among governments to define and address international
criminal activity."--
Beth A. Simmons, Harvard University
by, Robert J. Cottrol (Univ. of Georgia Press)
“This book is an extremely important,
groundbreaking work of comparative synthesis that will be a must-read
for students of race in the United States as well as in Latin America.
It will be the definitive book on the comparative history of race and
law in the Americas.”
—Ariela Gross, author of What Blood Won’t Tell: A History of Race on Trial in America
Robert J. Cottrol is the Harold Paul Green Research Professor of Law and Professor of History and Sociology at the George Washington University.
by, Ian Morris (Princeton Univ. Pr.)
"
The Measure of Civilization is a terrific book--it will inform,
stimulate, and challenge you. Beautifully summarizing and quantifying
the major developments in energy capture, social organization, war
technology, and categorization, storage, and communication of
information over the last sixteen millennia, this book shows how far we
have come and how this journey has been a cumulative process."--
Daron
Acemoglu, coauthor of
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Edited by, Eldar Shafir (Princeton Univ. Pr.)
"Roll over economists. We have always, pridefully, thought of ourselves
as the major arbiters of good public policy: take it or leave it based
on cost-benefit analysis.
The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy
challenges that hegemony. In each interesting chapter--on topics
ranging from discrimination and poverty to health, savings, and
bureaucracy--the book shows the role of psychology in public policy.
Only one word can describe this book: wow!"--
George Akerlof, Nobel
Laureate in Economics
Edited by, Masahiro Kawai (Brookings)
Emerging markets need to balance the goals of financial development and
broader financial inclusion with the imperative of strengthening
macroeconomic and financial stability. This volume develops new
analytical frameworks and provides policy prescriptions to do just that.
"New Paradigms for Financial Regulation" presents medium- and long-term
strategies for strengthening the regulatory frameworks that facilitate
and broaden financial development while also helping to manage and
mitigate the risks involved. It provides prescriptions for how the
policy frameworks should be adapted to a world of more free (and more
volatile) capital.
by, Joseph P. Joyce (Cambridge University Press)
"Joseph Joyce has written a masterful book tracing the history of the
IMF from inception to its current place in the international financial
system. But The IMF and Global Financial Crises is much more than a
history. In an engaging yet clear fashion, Joyce explains the geneses of
financial crises, and why the functioning of the global economy
requires an institution like the IMF. He also makes clear that the
future requires an evolving and adaptive IMF. Yet it is unclear whether
the principal shareholders will be able to rise to the challenge. This
book is sure to become the definitive work on this critically important
issue."
—Menzie Chinn, University of Wisconsin, Madison
