September 23, 2011

Interview with Avidan Milevsky, author of Sibling Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence

The following is an interview with Avidan Milevsky, author of Sibling Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence: Predictors and Outcomes Question: Why is it important to learn about sibling relationships? Avidan Milevsky: There are several reasons why research on siblings is...

September 22, 2011

James Powell: Science Denialism Is Not Free, Part II

“Science denial, when projected from the level of the state, can cost millions, even scores of millions, of lives.”—James Powell This the second part of James Powell’s series on science denialism. You can read the first post here. James Powell...

September 21, 2011

Zero and Other Fictions by Huang Fan Featured on Three Percent

Three Percent, one of the best resources for fiction in translation, is featuring Zero and Other Fictions, by Huang Fan as part of their weekly Read This Next section. Their focus on Huang Fan’s Zero and Other Fictions includes a...

September 21, 2011

More Free Books! Win 20 Pounds of Columbia University Press!

The contest is now closed. Thanks to everyone for writing in and keep checking for more book giveaways in the coming weeks. We have some good news for you! We just collected more books—ten more boxes of books. The first...

September 20, 2011

James L. Powell Discusses The Inquisition of Climate Science on Climate Progress

Earlier this year, James Powell, author of The Inquisition of Climate Science , was interviewed by Climate Progress. (You can listen to the interview here.) In the interview, Powell discusses the book and the ways in which the “debate” about...

September 20, 2011

New Book Tuesday: The Newest from Gianni Vattimo

Hermeneutic Communism: From Heidegger to Marx Gianni Vattimo and Santiago Zabala Resolving Community Conflicts and Problems: Public Deliberation and Sustained Dialogue Edited by Roger A. Lohmann and Jon Van Til Not Half No End: Militant Melancholic Essays in Memory of...

September 19, 2011

James Powell: Science Denial Is Not Free

“The American people … should remember that science denial is not free. History teaches us that it can bear a heavy cost in dollars and in human lives.”—James Powell The following post is from James Powell, author of The Inquisition...

September 19, 2011

Save St. Mark's Bookshop

St. Mark’s Bookshop, one of the best independent bookstores in New York City, is struggling to pay the market rent that Cooper Union is charging them at 31 3rd Ave in the East Village. There are two ways you can...

September 16, 2011

Paul Pillar on Iran

Paul Pillar’s recently published Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform explores some of the missteps in reorganizing intelligence in the wake of al-Qaeda attacks. One of the most crucial challenges facing U.S. intelligence and foreign policy...

September 16, 2011

Columbia University Press at the Brooklyn Book Festival

We’ve mentioned the various Columbia University Press authors who will be at the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday, including Hillary Chute, Kenneth Goldsmith, Richard Locke, and Clarence Taylor, however we also wanted to mention that Columbia University Press will be...

September 15, 2011

Paull Pillar on the Legacy of Propaganda and the Iraq War

“When an administration sets out to manipulate truth and falsehood as shamelessly as the promoters of the Iraq War did, the damage is not limited only to adoption of whatever policies the manipulators are promoting. The substantial lingering misconceptions among...

September 15, 2011

Kenneth Goldsmith at the Brooklyn Book Festival

Rounding out our listing of Columbia University Press authors at the Brooklyn Book Festival is Kenneth Goldsmith, author of Uncreative Writing: Managing Language in the Digital Age. Goldsmith will be on the following panel at 1:00 pm Art in the...