Books published by PublicAffairs,U.S.

The intimate, beautifully told memoir of a woman who helped create Human Rights Watch and bring about the fall of Communism--and in the process became free and independent herself

One thinking fan explains to other sports fans and non-fans alike just what it is that draws us to America's most popular sports

"Now in paperback: George Soros' "powerful" and "brilliant" report on the state of our international institutions (New York Review of Books)"

Golf is the favorite sport of America's presidents, and an award-winning New York Times reporter tells great stories that show why it's so much more than a game for them

One of America's leading foreign policy thinkers provides an "important and compelling" look at today's new power realities Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

Published in the fiftieth anniversary year of the state of Israel: a complete history of one of the world's most admired--and most mythologized--fighting forces

The former Secretary of Defense, and leading scholars from the U.S. and Vietnam, offer a groundbreaking new study of exactly how the Vietnam War happened-- and why it could not be stopped before three million people died.

For educators, administrators, and businessfolk: An A-Z of straight-forward lessons on becoming--and remaining--a truly great boss

A council of leading scientists and philosophers offers wise and provocative insights into the ethical implications of one of the most momentous developments of all--cloning.

Now in paperback: Carlyon's "masterful work of cultural and theater criticism" --Publishers Weekly, (starred review)

Drawing on current scientific research, journalist Jon Entine makes an irrefutable case for black athletic superiority. We learn how scientists have used numerous bogus methods to prove that blacks were superior physically.

Now in paperback: the extraordinary portrait of post-war Vietnam told by a journalist who covered the war and returned thirty years later to cover the peace

REVISED AND UPDATED Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, the bestselling author of In Retrospect, draws on a lifetime of experience to offer a manifesto for ending the scourge of war in the 21st century

"There can be no better bedside collection for anyone who is interested in the history of America and the world in the second half of the 20th century-or in a life lived bravely."-The Economist

"An important, timely and imaginative book... [that] takes readers through a smart and fact-paced history of half a century with Holbrooke."-Washington Post

Even as America faces a world of difficult-to-detect, low-tech, unconventional threats, the Bush administration has put its faith in a missile defence system or ""shield "" to keep us all safe.

This memoir from the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, now revised and updated, offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at how war is fought today

An offbeat, irreverent look at the 2004 presidential race, in its not-ready-for-prime-time preliminaries

Now in an updated and revised edition, the definitive book on the Boston Mafia, by the authors of the bestselling, Edgar Award-winning true crime thriller Black Mass

Includes the definitive report from the Presidential Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction Intelligence and the most revealing official investigations and statements that answer the question of how the United States could go to war on false premises.

A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state

When a spunky young reporter smuggles herself into Chechnya, her undercover reports spark anti-war protests in France and change her own life forever

The "Fresh Air" commentator and New York Times contributor artfully shows how our use of language reveals the true mindset of contemporary America

One of America's most respected diplomats on a life spent serving in the Far East

For decades, the United States ran covert operations into Tibet in an attempt to help Tibetan exiles take back their country from the Chinese. These operations have never been disclosed-until now.

Dissidents around the world use the Internet to evade censorship and get their message out.

"Gives readers a startling perspective on the fate of the planet by taking them through time and tides on the back of a sea turtle, whose every species is today endangered or threatened." --Natural Resources Defense Council's OnEarth

The breathtaking behind-the-scenes story of the nearly disastrous global financial crisis of the late 1990s and how the International Monetary Fund tried--and failed--to stem it

An acclaimed biography of one of the greatest, grittiest reporters of our time