books by PublicAffairs     books:     PublicAffairs      The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation Drew Westen PublicAffairs, 2007 People vote their passions! The Republican Party, to its credit, has exploited this fundamental principle of politics for decades, while many Democratic candidates have retreated into a "safe" strategy of not offending the electorate. This has lead to an extremely unhealthy state of ...             The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement is Transforming Medicine Charles Kenney PublicAffairs, 2008 Best Practice This is an excellent resource for health care providers in highlighting the many changes that can help revise the health care system and ensure a high quality of care.             Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 A book about poverty and Triumph This books shows us that the lack of access to credit for the poorest of the poor is possibly as bad as lack of food. Without some access to credit they have absolutely no chance to ever get out of the revolving situation that will absorb then and their children. ...             Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq Linda Robinson PublicAffairs, 2008 Tell Me How This Ends: A First Draft of History Linda Robinson's "Tell Me How This Ends: General Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq" is a superb addition to the next wave of Iraq War literature: the Surge Assessments. Hitting the ground before new books by Gordon, Ricks, Woodward, et al., Robinson of ...             Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath Rick Wartzman PublicAffairs, 2008 Likely to Become the Defining Work on the History of Labor and Farming in the Valley in the 1930s Was the "Grapes of Wrath" a nonfiction work disguised as a novel? Apparently, the County Board of Supervisors in Kern County California thought just that. The book, and Steinbeck, irritated them to the point that they decided to ban the work and prohibit its sale from ...             The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash Charles R. Morris PublicAffairs, 2008 I read this book 6 months ago....wow Around 6 months ago I read this book. Talk about timeliness!! it deserves many accolades, I will definately read anything else this author publishes! Excellent read, intelligent, concise and understandable for all.             The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation Drew Westen PublicAffairs, 2008 Want to Win? Read this Book! Drew Westen's The Political Brain describes why Democrats routinely lose to Republicans despite being right on the issues. Democrats approach elections like job interviews, whereas Republicans see elections as dates. Specifically, Democrats foolishly believe that ...             Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 "Creating A World Without Poverty" by Muhammad Yunus In "Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism," the follow up to "Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty", Muhammad Yunus describes a new economic entity he calls the "social business." In short, this ...             The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means George Soros PublicAffairs, 2008 Soros at his best Don't buy this book if you're looking for an in depth analysis of the credit burst. There are many other books out there with depth. Buy this book if you love (or curios about) what one, if not the GREATEST MIND IN THE MARKETS, thinks currently (well, with a bit of ...             What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception Scott McClellan PublicAffairs, 2008 Fantastic Book As someone who is left-leaning I tried to read this book without any preconceived notions. Mr. McLellan's book is an extremely well written history of what happened during his time working for George W. Bush. When there are facts to be presented, he presents them as ...             Reputation: Portraits in Power Marjorie Williams PublicAffairs, 2008 In 2005, The Woman at the Washington Zoo was published to major critical acclaim. The late Marjorie Williams possessed ?a special voice, one capable not just of canny political observations but of tenderness and bracing intimacy,? observed the New York Times Book Review . Now, in a collection of profiles with the richness of short fiction, ...             Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence Robert Bryce PublicAffairs, 2008 Energy Independence, Alchemy and Perpetual Motion "A Gusher of Lies" is a must-read for those wanting the cold, hard facts on the current state and future prospects of worldwide energy dynamics. Written by Robert Bryce, a fellow at the Institute for Energy Research and energy journalist and author for the past twenty ...             OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion Lucas Conley PublicAffairs, 2008 Best of Breed Having spent a good many years in advertising and marketing, and having read a great many articles and books about the subject, I'll have to admit I did approach this book with a more than casual interest in learning about the current state of the "art". One of my ...             Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq Farnaz Fassihi PublicAffairs, 2008 DO NOT MISS Waiting for An Ordinary Day Everyone should read this book for a beautifully written--vivid and nuanced--account of the situation in Iraq. It will break your heart, but it's essential reading for thinking Americans.             Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life Marc Freedman PublicAffairs, 2008 Refreshing With people living longer and having the opportunity to remain in the workforce longer, this is a book that needed to be written. Americans have more options than ever upon reaching retirement age. 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