In the heart of Central Europe stand some of the most elegant and grandly conceived country houses ever constructed, from medieval fortresses and Renaissance-era estates to baroque villas and neoclass
Presents the story of the author's tumultuous childhood during the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, her student political activities, her escape to Canada, and her struggles with depression a
Published to coincide with the first Srgentine war crimes trials, a new edition of what Eduardo Galeano calls "the best book about the worst crimes." Retired navy officer Adolfo Scilingo was the first
"Although our government hardly acknowledges the fact, and fails to orient its policies accordingly," begins Gabriel Schoenfeld in this profoundly disquieting book, "the United States is today locked
In 1886 and again in 1889 or 90, Marcel Proust responded to a questionnaire, which has become known as "The Proust Questionnaire." His responses and the responses of sixteen contemporary celebrities a
The thirty houses featured in this illustrated volume range from a Portuguese vacation home whose granite facade blends seamlessly into an ancient system of agricultural terraces to a Japanese family
Adventure is a state of mind. An addiction to the unexpected, the unknown, freedom, and risk. It’s Steve McQueen driving his speeding bullets during the shooting of Le Mans; Dian Fossey with her goril
The spiritual leader of the renowned Church of Stop Shopping takes his anticonsumerist sermon from the stage to the page. The Reverend Billy is a revivalist preacher who leads the Church of Stop Shopp
In 1954, Roger Vivier invented the stiletto heel with its bold arch to complement the elegant models of Christian Dior. It was Vivier, too, who introduced the first black vinyl thigh-high boots that s
A Hindu Indian writer living and teaching in the United States describes his turbulent marriage to a Pakistani Muslim woman, which prompted his investigation into the long-standing conflict between In
The autobiography of Michel Laclotte reflects upon his life at the forefront of French cultural life as the chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Musee du Louvre, as well as heading the team
A veritable symbol of the art of living, polo has generated its own clans, codes, and destinations. Polo was first played in Persia, and then spread across the steppes of Central Asia to India. The Br
Inspired by the story of a friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer at thirty-two years of age, the author has written a book about this terrible disease, using the stories of sixteen women under t
The war in Indochina as seen by those who fought on both sides. This latest addition to The New Press's People's History series offers an incisive account of the war America lost, from the perspective
The former director of intelligence at the U.S. Department of Energy describes the investigation that focused on Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee, who was suspected of giving nulcear warhead secrets to
The popularity enjoyed today by the French furniture designer Pierre Paulin traces its roots back to the Pop era, when Paulin incarnated the Pop aesthetic perfectly in his unique and revolutionary cha
A controversial history of the Victorian roots of today's conservative anti-welfare crusaders. During the economic boom of the 1990s, arguments about the moral failings of the poor were used to pass w
The author of Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America's National Security follows up with a survey of the failures of liberal Democrats to defend America, f
A shocking expose of the $15 billion marketing maelstrom aimed at our children and how we can stop it. With the intensity of the California gold rush, corporations are racing to stake their claim on t
The FCC’s recent controversial decision to roll back restrictions on media conglomeration produced an outpouring of protest and dissent; more than 700,000 Americans personally registered complaints al
One of the most respected journalists in America shares, for the first time, his own personal beliefs on the political and moral state of the country, using his years of experience to present his uniq
Diane von Furstenberg arrived in the fashion world in 1972 with her simple knit jersey wrap dresses. By 1976, Diane had sold more than 5 million of her signature wrap dresses, which had come to symbol
The unknown story of the man who led America's most effective campaign to rescue victims of the Holocaust. A Race Against Death tells the story of Peter Bergson, the man who made it impossible for Ame
The first step to giving the military-industrial complex the royal flush."This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty, and potential mental losses.—The Ace of Spades,
Globalization's threat to artists and intellectuals, and how they can rebut it. Pierre Bourdieu, described by The Nation as "worthy of the militant mantle of Sartre and Foucault," here continues the t
Having convinced the police and rival gang members that she is dead, former underworld figure Brett Higgins has moved to California and is living with her lover, Allie Sullivan, under the assumed name
The nation's foremost civil libertarian shines a light on the cynical exploitation of 9/11 by government officials to target immigrants and lay the groundwork for rolling back the rights of ordinary A
A leading brand in women's ready-to-wear, Chloe remains a symbol of new fashion: modern, feminine, with a Left Bank spirit. Chloe presented its debut collection at Cafe Flore in 1956 with a few simple
NAFTA. The WTO. Trade agreements are supposed to benefit us all. Instead, in the decade since they’ve been in effect, life has become much worse for millions of working Americans. In Shafted, working
In this New York Times bestseller, David Limbaugh exposes the liberal hypocrisy of promoting political correctness while discriminating against Christianity. From the elimination of school prayer to t
In the 1970s a group of California visionaries developed an interest in lightweight, low-powered machines. Scientist and engineer, Paul MacCready, pulled them together to build a plane capable of winn
Someone is killing exotic dancers in Detroit.When one of Brett Higgins’ s dancers is found dead behind the Paradise Theatre, Brett takes it personally and sets out to find the killer. Only it turns ou
The New Press's Abridged Teaching Edition of A People's History of the United States has made Howard Zinn's original text available specifically for cl
The story behind the debacle of today's power outages and soaring electricity costs. As electrification spread across America in the early twentieth century, private corporations moved quickly to reap
Rob Stearn' inspiring perspectives come at a time when many businesses, organizations, and individuals seek practical insights regarding how to recover from major losses. Why do some companies rally a
How multinational corporations are patenting life itself. Uncovering the story of how a small coterie of multinational corporations came to write the charter for a new global information order, Inform
From 1919 to 1933, in Weimar, Dessau and then Berlin, the Bauhaus (literally, "house of construction") was much more than just a professional school of a new genre--it was a modern Utopia. Painters, t
A lavishly illustrated history of the Pacific War weaves first-person narratives with five hundred spectacular color and black-and-white photographs to paint a vivid portrait of this world-changing co
An international collection of scholars turn their attention to September 11, offering fresh insights from Africa, Eurasia, Surope, South Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Original.
