New Book Tuesday! One UP, The Future of Us, Social Appearances, and More!
Our weekly list of new books is now available!
One Up
Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games
Joost van Dreunen
One Up offers a pioneering empirical analysis of innovation and strategy in the video game industry to explain how it has evolved from a fringe activity to become a mainstream form of entertainment.
Social Appearances
A Philosophy of Display and Prestige
Barbara Carnevali
Translated by Zakiya Hanafi.
In this strikingly original book, Barbara Carnevali offers a philosophical examination of the roles that appearances play in social life.
New In Paper!
The Future of Us
What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America
Irwin Redlener
Foreword by Jane Pauley
In this memoir, Redlener draws on poignant personal experiences to investigate the nation’s healthcare safety net and special programs that are designed to protect and nurture our most vulnerable kids, but that too often fail to do so.
The Politics of Losing
Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment
Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep
In The Politics of Losing, Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep trace the parallels between the 1920s Klan and today’s right-wing backlash, identifying the conditions that allow white nationalism to emerge from the shadows.
