Books published by PublicAffairs,U.S.

The crowdfunding expert known as "The Crowdsourceress"-who is hugely successful and has some of the biggest and most famous Kickstarter campaigns in her portfolio-writes the definitive guide for anyone looking to raise money for a creative endeavor, product, or cause.

A survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing shows how being in the wrong place at the worst time can lead to unexpectedly beautiful things, how traumas in our lives can lead to the most life-affirming moments, the biggest adventures, and the most important relationships.

The incredible exploits of a mountaineer and adventurer who tracks climate change in extreme locations also illustrates how humans will adapt and survive in increasingly unstable environments.

With unprecedented access to leaders of China's premier private businesses, an all-star team from the Wharton School and China Europe International Business School provide personal details into how these people have created and built world-class companies - and what leaders of Western businesses need to know to compete against these juggernauts

A dramatic narrative history of the people and opinions that gave rise to hysteria in Charleston, South Carolina's secession and sparked the Civil War.

A colorful, behind-the-scenes journey through the past and present of the legendary, first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, one of the most idiosyncratic events on the road to the White House

The causes and consequences of the Crash of 1929 and the years of financial catastrophe that followed are a social and economic drama of global proportions, here brilliantly reconceived by Charles Morris, a former banker and veteran financial soothsayer described as "our leading narrative historian of economic success and scandals."

The in-house sociologist at a nationally renowned haunted house explores the experience of fear - what causes it, and why we seek it out.

The editorial director and cofounder of Bitch magazine tells the story of feminism over the last 40 years, charting its decline from a political movement with real feminist role models and ideals into a self-centered, commercial, and ultimately powerless trend focused only on personal enrichment and reliant on feel-good platitudes.

A leading expert in cyberspace policy shows how governments are waging war online-and the chilling implications for geopolitics, economic stability, and national security.

A remarkable journey to the rustbelts of America and northern Europe, the unlikely new hotspots of innovation, where making things smart (not cheap) is the competitive advantage that is turning globalization on its head.

The former deputy mayor of New York City tells the story of the city's comeback after 9/11, offering lessons in resiliency under the most trying of circumstances, and a model for the rejuvenation of any city.

One of the country's preeminent experts on charitable giving tells the story of the philanthropic boom, led by a new generation of Silicon Valley billionaires, and their transformative and disruptive potential.

Weaving history, journalism, and memoir, the author of The Accidental Asian explores the parallel rise of China and the Chinese American, the means by which Chinese immigrants have excelled despite the constraints of racism and xenophobia, and how they are rewriting the American story.

A popular writer, blogger, and Middle East scholar analyzes the disastrous collapse of the Middle East and America's future role there, and shows why the best case for Syria is that it becomes a country with the same standards of safety and prospects as Somalia.

The social history of the back-to-the-land movement, a key moment in the US culture of the late'60s and early'70s, told through the prism of a small group of hopeful idealists who turned their backs on the city and, with no prior training or skills, moved their lives and dreams to the woods and meadows.

A stirring narrative history of the political manoeuvring and infighting that took place among the Founding Fathers, epitomized in the revolutionary life of Governor, Chief Justice, and last signer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas McKean.

A spirited insider's account of the most controversial foreign policy decisions of Obama's administration, and definitive treatise on why Obama's foreign policy legacy will be regarded as one of the most successful of the last half century.

The inside story of the delicate alliance between US and Israel: what has pushed it to the brink of dissolution and how both countries must salvage some sort of relationship in order to safeguard against a perilous future-from a former presidential adviser and Middle East analyst.

The charismatic, connected, and controversial former president of the Service Employees International Union takes on our biggest economic challenge-the fundamental restructuring of the economy that is decoupling the engine of prosperity from the jobs and income people need-and convincingly shows why the time has come for a universal basic income.

A former director at the CDC takes us behind quarantine lines and inside the fight to contain Ebola, SARS, anthrax, and the most important threat facing humankind: the next deadly pandemic.

The impact of Latino Americans has begun to be felt, but it is just beginning. Over the next generation they will transform the face of American politics. Now two leading Latino researchers explain what Latino America that transformation means for everyone.

A spirited true story of a colorful, contrarian doctor on Nantucket, a world-famous yet strikingly offbeat corner of America. Dr. Timothy Lepore often holds the life of the island in his hands.

At the heart of the story of America's wars are our"citizen soldiers&rdquo- those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its citizen volunteers is, and always has been, of momentous importance in our politics and society. But though this has made for good storytelling, the reality of America's relationship to its veterans is far more complex. In Those Who Have Borne the Battle, historian and marine veteran James Wright tells the story of the long, often troubled relationship between America and those who have defended her- from the Revolutionary War to today- shedding new light both on our history and on the issues our country and its armed forces face today. From the beginning, American gratitude to its warriors was not a given. Prior to World War II, the prevailing view was that, as citizen soldiers, the service of its young men was the price of citizenship in a free society. Even Revolutionary War veterans were affectionately, but only temporarily, embraced, as the new nation and its citizens had much else to do. In time, the celebration of the nation's heroes became an important part of our culture, building to the response to World War II, where warriors were celebrated and new government programs provided support for veterans. The greater transformation came in the wars after World War II, as the way we mobilize for war, fight our wars, and honor those who serve has changed in drastic and troubling ways. Unclear and changing military objectives have made our actions harder for civilians to stand behind, a situation compounded by the fact that the armed forces have become less representative of American society as a whole. Few citizens join in the sacrifice that war demands. The support systems seem less and less capable of handling the increasing number of wounded warriors returning from our numerous and bewildering conflicts abroad. A masterful work of history, Those Who Have Borne the Battle expertly relates the burdens carried by veterans dating back to the Revolution, as well as those fighting today's wars. And it challenges Americans to do better for those who serve and sacrifice today.

"[A] revealing account of the massaging of intelligence in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq."-The Spectator (UK)

The author of Running the World- "the definitive history of the National Security Council" (New York Times)- tells the inside story of the conduct of American foreign policy during an era of perceived retreat, marked by unprecedented turmoil and challenges.

Writer and musician Mishka Shubaly tells the poignant, profane story of how his family imploded, his life unraveled, and his only constant friend, alcohol, destroyed him-until a bar fight leads him to his unlikely savior, ultramarathon running, and a transformation beyond his imagining.