Politics
That’s Not Fair! Progressivism and
the Politics of Envy by Dinesh D’Souza
(June 2, hardcover, $27.99, ISBN 978-0-
06-236671-9). The influential conservative commentator and filmmaker defends
right-wing morality and looks at how the
left excuses its own failings and uses false
virtue to gain political advantage. 200,000-
copy announced first printing.
Untitled by Ted Cruz (May 12, hardcover, $27.99, ISBN 978-0-06-236561-
3). In his first book, Cruz, the junior U.S.
senator from Texas, reveals how Americans
can take back their country and start moving forward. 250,000-copy announced
first printing.
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Conversations on Palestine by Noam
Chomsky and Ilan Pappé, edited by Frank
Barat (Apr. 14, paper, $11.95, ISBN 978-
1-60846-470-8). Which is more viable
for Palestine, the one-state or two-state
solution? How do Palestine solidarity
activists combat Israeli policy? Historian
Pappé and linguist Chomsky discuss these
critical questions and more in this urgent
work.
Tomorrow’s Battlefield: U.S. Proxy
Wars and Secret Ops in Africa by Nick
Turse (June 9, paper, $12.95, ISBN 978-1-
60846-463-0). Journalist and bestseller
Turse (Changing Faces of Empire) exposes the
shocking truth about the U.S. military’s
ongoing and secret operations in Africa.
HOLT
The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America
as the Global Superpower
by Michael Pillsbury (Feb. 3,
hardcover, $30, ISBN 978-1-
62779-010-9). One of the
U.S. government’s leading
Asia experts reveals the hidden Chinese strategy fueling
that country’s rise—and how
American policymakers have
been misunderstanding and
underestimating China for
more than 40 years.
INDIANA UNIV.
The Snowden Reader, edited by David
P. Fidler and Sumit Ganguly (Apr. 24,
hardcover, $85, ISBN 978-0-253-01731-
4). Key source materials from the Edward
Snowden case are presented in an accessible
format, including leaked documents, statements from the U.S. and other governments, and judicial rulings, along with
expert analyses of the historical, political,
legal, and ethical issues at stake.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV.
Before the Oath: How George W.
Bush and Barack Obama Managed a
Transfer of Power by Martha Joynt
Kumar (May 1, paper, $39.95, ISBN 978-
1-4214-1659-5). Political scientist Kumar
uses the example of the Bush-Obama transition to illustrate how outgoing and
incoming presidential teams must forge
close alliances in order to ensure success for
a new chief executive.
KNOPF
Michelle Obama: A Life by Peter
Slevin (Apr. 7, hardcover, $27.95, ISBN
978-0-307-95882-2). A veteran reporter
presents the first comprehensive account
of the life and times of Michelle Obama,
tracing the nation’s first African-American
first lady from her less-than-privileged
background to her Ivy League education,
and her crucial role in her husband’s
election.
LITTLE, BROWN
The Age of Acquiescence: The Life
and Death of American Resistance to
Organized Wealth and Power by Steve
Fraser (Feb. 17, hardcover,
$28, ISBN 978-0-316-
18543-1). Historian Fraser
(Every Man a Speculator)
launches a provocative investigation into how and why,
from the 18th century to the
present day, American resistance to ruling elites has vanished.
Unmanned: Drones,
Data, and the Illusion of
Perfect Warfare by William
M. Arkin (July 28, hardcover, $27, ISBN
978-0-316-32335-2). An in-depth examination from U.S. Army veteran and journalist Arkin of why our spies keep getting
it wrong: overreliance on drones, data
dumps, and surveillance. 25,000-copy
announced first printing.
MIT
Conflict in Ukraine: The Unwinding
of the Post–Cold War Order by Rajan
Menon and Eugene B. Rumer (Feb. 13,
hardcover, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-262-
02904-9). Experts in the international relations of post-Soviet states look at what is at
stake in Ukraine, explaining the key economic, political, and security problems and
the prospects for overcoming them.
MORROW
Fracture: Obama, the Clintons, and
the Democratic Divide by Joy-Ann Reid
(Apr. 21, hardcover, $27.99, ISBN 978-0-
06-230525-1). MSNBC host Reid charts
the complicated relationship between
Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as the divided loyalties engendered in their party by the two factions’
epic battle over the Democratic nomination in 2008. 75,000-copy announced first
printing.
NATION
Injustices: The Supreme Court’s History of Comforting the Comfortable
and Afflicting the Afflicted by Ian Millhiser (Mar. 24, hardcover, $27.99, ISBN
978-1-56858-456-0). In this powerful
indictment, constitutional law expert
Millhiser argues that few American institutions have inflicted greater suffering on
ordinary people than the Supreme Court,
revealing the Court’s insidious pattern
of favoring powerful interests above the
general public.
The Rebel of Rangoon: A Tale of
Defiance and Deliverance in Burma by
Delphine Schrank (July 14, hardcover,
$25.99, ISBN 978-1-56858-498-0). Journalist Schrank spent four years undercover
among dissidents in the Burmese underground. She offers a deeply reported, intimate view of the struggle for democracy
