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The Spirit Level

The New Statesman has tipped The Spirit Level as one of the top ten books of the decade. Listen to authors Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett on Bill Moyers Journal soon to be taped. We'll keep you posted on date.


The Pink Lady

Here’s Sally Denton’s Op Ed, in the Los Angeles Times. Sally is the author of The Pink Lady.


Runaway Dream

The Chicago Tribune's favorite non-fiction of 2009 features two Bloomsbury Press titles: Louis Masur's Runaway Dream and Sally Denton's The Pink Lady.


Tom and Jack

Lots of love for Tom and Jack: A great review in The Economist and author Henry Adams was interview on Iowa NPR.


Philanthrocapitalism

Matthew Bishop, author of Philanthrocapitalism had a nice chat on the Leonard Lopate Show/WNYC.


The Great Warming

The Copenhagen conference on climate change which began on Monday, December 7 includes both policy and science aspects of the issue can be overwhelming. NPR science correspondent Richard Harris offers a suggested reading list to help shed some light on the climate change debate. The Great Warming by Brian Fagan made his list.


The Union of Their Dreams

Great video highlight from The Union of Their Dreams book launch at the National Steinbeck Center. See UFW vets Chris Hartmire, Jerry Cohen, and Sabino Lopez discuss what they learned from Miriam's amazing book. While you're surfing, check out the Union of Their Dreams book site and author blog.


The Sound of Freedom

Congrats to Ray Arsenault's The Sound of Freedom and Denis Dutton's The Art Instinct on being named Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009. Three cheers for two great books!


Family of Secrets

Family of Secrets author Russ Baker interviewed on Boston's WGBH TV: Video here. More Russ: A great writeup of Family of Secrets on Truthout.org.