Books published by PublicAffairs,U.S.

A vivid, visionary exploration of the Arctic, the forces that have shaped it, and its emergence onto the main stage of global affairs

China's emergence on the world stage will be one of the most momentous developments of the 21st century. How China will develop - both internally and in its relations to the rest of the world - remains a great unknown for policy makers and the public alike. This book gives an analysis of China, and examines the challenges presented by it.

A Harvard professor and former Dean of Harvard College offers his provocative analysis of how America's great universities are failing students and the nation

The baby boomer generation is going to participate in the largest transfer of wealth in history when it passes on its assets to its successor generation. This book shows you how, why it matters, and how the future of foundations can provide a vital spur to the engine of the American economy - if they are properly established and run.

This disturbing new account of Henry Kissinger's Vietnam years shows a blundering, self-serving man who led America to tragedy and Vietnam to waste in an unnecessarily dragged-out, ill-conceived war

The fascinating and sensational story of the last two centuries of the papacy and a vital call for the reevaluation and reimagination of papal power by one of today's preeminent theologians

In a world of constant change-with today's fringe becoming tomorrow's mainstream -the question that strikes fear into the heart of every leader, from startup founders to global CEOs, is "how did we miss that?" A well-known and influential expert shows how to anticipate what's next and forecast the trends that will enhance your future, your business, your market, and your products.

A handbook for how political power really works -- what it takes to make change happen, and most importantly, how active citizens can take possession of it.

What makes some people so spectacularly innovative, producing triumph after triumph, often in fields in which they had no specialized training?

An NPR reporter and mother of two strips away the anxiety and fake science to deliver an honest, practical, and refreshing view on managing the role of technology in the lives of young kids.

On the centennial of the Russian Revolution comes a bold new interpretation of its origins, putting the intellectual and cultural masses--not just the Bolsheviks--on the frontlines of the revolt.

A provocative, entertaining, practical look into the rules and rituals of corporate life--of why some people make it big while others, equally experienced, talented, and credentialed, fall by the wayside--all based on Carter Cast's personal experiences, fly-on-the-wall observations, and research

Based on cutting-edge research into demographics, technology, and the ambitions and aspirations of those in the over-fifty market, the director of the MIT AgeLab shows how businesses can profit from designing for and marketing to people fifty and over, and selling them products and services they truly want and need.

The story of the improbable comeback of vinyl records, paper notebooks, retail, and other analog businesses-even as Silicon Valley dominates the headlines-and what it says about us.

"Ms. Grieder's is the rare book that takes stock of the Texas model without ridiculing many of its traditions and politicians...This is a good book, and Ms. Grieder's clear, vivid writing makes it downable in a single afternoon... a promising debut from a promising young author." -The New York Times

“The pages of history recall scarcely any parallel episode at once so romantic in character and so extensive in scale.” —Winston S. ChurchillIn 1917, two empires that had dominated much of Europe and Asia teetered on the edge of the abyss, exhausted by the ruinous cost in blood and treasure of the First World War. As Imperial Russia and Habsburg-ruled Austria-Hungary began to succumb, a small group of Czech and Slovak combat veterans stranded in Siberia saw an opportunity to realize their long-held dream of independence.While their plan was audacious and complex, and involved moving their 50,000-strong army by land and sea across three-quarters of the earth’s expanse, their commitment to fight for the Allies on the Western Front riveted the attention of Allied London, Paris, and Washington.On their journey across Siberia, a brawl erupted at a remote Trans-Siberian rail station that sparked a wholesale rebellion. The marauding Czecho-Slovak Legion seized control of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and with it Siberia. In the end, this small band of POWs and deserters, whose strength was seen by Leon Trotsky as the chief threat to Soviet rule, helped destroy the Austro-Hungarian Empire and found Czecho-Slovakia.British prime minister David Lloyd George called their adventure “one of the greatest epics of history,” and former US president Teddy Roosevelt declared that their accomplishments were “unparalleled, so far as I know, in ancient or modern warfare.”

Every president is offered a daily report-the President's Daily Brief, or PDB-detailing the most secret activities of the intelligence services and their analysis of global threats. This is the story of what presidents over the last half-century learned, from a CIA insider during the Clinton and Bush administrations.