Hardcover Nonfiction

by Gloria Steinem · Little, Brown

by Richard Marcinko with John Weisman · Pocket

by P. J. O'Rourke · Atlantic Monthly Press

The #1 New York Times bestseller from "one of America's most hilarious and provocative writers . . . a volatile brew of one-liners and vitriol" ( Time). Renowned for his cranky conservative humor, P. J. O'Rourke runs hilariously amok in this book, tackling the death of communism; his frustration with sanctimonious liberals; and Saddam Hussein in a series of classic dispatches from his coverage of the 1991 Gulf War. On Kuwait City after the war, he comments, "It looked like all the worst rock bands in the world had stayed there at the same time." On Saddam Hussein, O'Rourke muses: "He's got chemical weapons filled with . . . with . . . chemicals. Maybe he's got The Bomb. And missiles that can reach Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Spokane. Stock up on nonperishable foodstuffs. Grab those Diet Coke cans you were supposed to take to the recycling center and fill them with home heating oil. Bury the Hummel figurines in the yard. We're all going to die. Details at eleven." And on the plague of celebrity culture, he notes: "You can't shame or humiliate modern celebrities. What used to be called shame and humiliation is now called publicity." Mordant and utterly irreverent, this is a modern classic from one of our great political satirists, described by Christopher Buckley as being "like S. J. Perelman on acid." "Mocking on the surface but serious beneath . . . When it comes to scouting the world for world-class absurdities, O'Rourke is the right man for the job." — Los Angeles Times Book Review "The funniest writer in America." — The Wall Street Journal

by Sam Giancana and Chuck Giancana · Warner

by Susan Faludi · Crown

by Harrison Edward Livingstone · Carroll & Graf

The second volume in the two-volume study of the assassination of JFK presents new evidence and an astute analysis of existing documents and facts about the conspiracy, the assassination, and the coverup.

by James B. Stewart · Simon & Schuster

by David Osborne and Ted Gaebler · Patrick/Addison-Wesley

In this policy-shaping book, Osborne and Gaebler show the way toward nothing less than an American perestroika, shaking up accepted notions of what governance means with success stories of ghetto schools that brilliantly educate, sanitation departments that make a profit, and police departments that are as efficient as any high-tech corporation.

by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr · Norton

The bestseller that reminded readers of what it means to be an American is more timely than ever in this updated and enlarged edition, including "Schlesinger's Syllabus", an annotated reading list of core books on the American experience. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

by Molly Ivins · Random House

by Andrew Hacker · Scribners

A profound analysis of the conditions that keep blacks and whites dangerously far apart in their ability to participate in the American dream. In this groundbreaking study, Hacker offers a fresh and disturbing examination of the divisions of color and class in 1990s America.

by Art Spiegelman · Pantheon

An autobiographical and biographical cartoon in which the author explores his strained relationship with his father, an Auschwitz survivor, while also relating the story of his parent's experiences as Jews in wartime Poland, as told to him by his dad during a series of conversations they had years later in New York and Vermont.

by Robert Hughes · Knopf

by Ralph Emery with Tom Carter · Macmillan

by Al Gore · Houghton Mifflin

A U.S. senator convinced that the global environment is on the brink of disaster draws on the latest research on air, water, and soil pollution to develop a strategic plan for a worldwide clean-up effort

by Craig I. Zirbel · Texas Connection/Ingram

A new investigation of the circumstances surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy attempts to prove Lyndon Johnson's involvement in a conspiracy

by William Greider · Simon & Schuster

Who Will Tell the People exposes the hidden power dynamics in American democracy and inspires citizens to reclaim their voice and reshape the system for the greater good. Who Will Tell the People is a passionate, eye-opening challenge to American democracy. Here is a tough-minded exploration of why we’re in trouble, starting with the basic issues of who gets heard, who gets ignored, and why. Greider shows us the realities of power in Washington today, uncovering the hidden relationships that link politicians with corporations and the rich, and that subvert the needs of ordinary citizens. How do we put meaning back into public life? Greider shares the stories of some citizens who have managed to crack Washington’s “Grand Bazaar” of influence peddling as he reveals the structures designed to thwart them. Without naiveté or cynicism, Greider shows us how the system can still be made to work for the people and delineates the lines of battle in the struggle to save democracy. By showing us the reality of how the political decisions that shape our lives are made, William Greider explains how we can begin to take control once more.