By Fadiman, Anne

When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong commun...more ...

By Singh, Nalini

How else to describe the pact Jessica Randall had made with wealthy New Zealand rancher Gabe Dumont? In exchange for marriage and an heir, he would save her family property. The agreement was calculating, completely devoid of any tenderness, just like the man himself.

By Harr, Jonathan

The lawyer had not wanted the case -- it was too big, complicated and risky. Concerning a cluster of childhood leukemia victims in a small town north of Boston, the city wells had been poisoned by industrial chemicals and the case turned into an epic struggle taking nine yea...more ...

By Elmore, Ronn

Black men base much of their self-esteem on their performance. But their deeper selves -- their motivations, self-image, and fears -- are often hidden in a private world that they can't, or won't, share with their partners. Now, in How to Love a Black Man, noted p...more ...

By Huntington, Samuel P.

Based on the author's seminal article in Foreign Affairs, Samuel P. Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order is a provocative and prescient analysis of the state of world politics after the fall of communism. In this incisive work, the renowned...more ...

By Friedman, Thomas, L.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist gives a bold, timely, and surprising picture of the state of globalization in the twenty-first century...more ...

By Scalia, Antonin

Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law...more ...

By Putnam, Robert D.

Making Democracy Work...more ...