The Pact

Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation

Steven M. Gillon

$24.95

Hardback, May 2008

ISBN13: 9780195322781ISBN10: 0195322789

A superb portrait of Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich, of the tumultuous politics of the 1990s, and of the secret alliance that might have changed America

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How to Fix Copyright

William Patry

$21.95

Hardback, Dec 2011

ISBN13: 9780199760091ISBN10: 0199760098

The Senior Copyright Counsel for Google delivers a no-nonsense mandate for improving our increasingly outdated copyright system.

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The Castrato and His Wife

Helen Berry

$29.95

Hardback, Dec 2011

ISBN13: 9780199569816ISBN10: 0199569819

The fascinating story of Giusto Tenducci--18th-century music celebrity, heartthrob, and castrato--and the scandalous elopement with his teenage pupil

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As If

Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality

Michael Saler

$27.95

Paperback, Dec 2011

ISBN13: 9780195343175ISBN10: 0195343174

The first comprehensive history of imaginary worlds in the West, from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes to the virtual worlds of computer games.

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Speaking American

A History of English in the United States

Richard W. Bailey

$27.95

Hardback, Dec 2011

ISBN13: 9780195179347ISBN10: 019517934X

An engaging history of our native tongue--focusing on eight American cities and spanning more than three centuries--tracing the restless innovation that has enlivened our language from the beginning