September 10, 2008

"Debunking an Autism Theory" / Online Reviews of "Autism's False Prophets"

“Sadly, even after all this, many parents still blame the vaccine. The big losers in this debate are the children who are not being vaccinated because of parental fears and are at risk of contracting serious—sometimes fatal—diseases.”—from the New York...

September 9, 2008

Banned! The UAE Bans Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success

In what might be a first for us, one of the books we publish has been banned for sale in the United Arab Emirates. Late last week the Times Higher Education Supplement ran an article about the banning of Christopher...

September 9, 2008

Molecular Gastronomy Hits the Bestseller list

Bookcourt, one of Brooklyn’s finest bookstores, lists the recently published paperback edition of Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor by Herve This on their bestseller list (nonfiction paperback). For more This, there is also Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science...

September 8, 2008

The Valve on Lionel Trilling's "The Journey Abandoned"

A book event for Lionel Trilling’s novel, The Journey Abandoned began last week over The Valve: A Literary Organ (scroll down a bit to read the posts). The discussion includes a variety of responses from literary critics and scholars such...

September 5, 2008

Interview with Gary Cross, Author of "Men to Boys"

The following is an interview with Gary Cross, author of the just-published Men to Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity: Question: Why did you write a book about men becoming “boys” at this time? Gary Cross: I am an historian...

September 4, 2008

Interview with Houston Baker on Open Salon

“[I]n the present economy black intellectuals are invited to the grand salon and are asked to sit down at the table, and discuss the next issue of neoconservative declaration of bad black behavior. It’s kind of astonishing from a perspective...

September 3, 2008

Paul Offit on Science Friday

Dr. Paul Offit recently appeared on Science Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of measles, the continuing controversy regarding vaccination and its possible link to childhood autism, and his new book Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the...

September 2, 2008

Greatest Games Ever or Potemkin Village?: A Post by Victor Cha

The following post is by Victor Cha, the D. S. Song-Korea Foundation Chair in Asian Studies and associate professor of government in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and author of the forthcoming Beyond the...

August 29, 2008

Interview with Steven Cahn, Author of From Student to Scholar

The following is an interview with Steven Cahn, author of the just-published From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor: Q: What do you believe is the most important ingredient for success in graduate school? Steven Cahn:...

August 28, 2008

The Art of War Translated by Victor Mair Ranked #1

Recently the Web site Sonshi, a site dedicated to Sun Zi’s The Art of War scholarship and interpretation, ranked Victor Mair’s translation of The Art of War as their most highly recommended translation of all the versions available. Founded in...

August 27, 2008

The Panorama: Past, Present, and Future / A Post by Alison Griffiths

The following post is by Alison Griffiths, author of the just-published Shivers Down Your Spine: Cinema, Museums, and the Immersive View. You can also read an interview with Griffiths. In his “State of the Art” column in the business section...

August 26, 2008

Save on Titles in the Social Sciences and Environmental Studies

In conjunction with the recent conferences for the Ecological Society of America and The American Sociological Association, we are offering a 20% discount on dozens of titles in the social sciences and ecology and environmental studies. Please visit our sales...