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For nearly twenty years, Aaron David Miller has played a central role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace. His position as an advisor to presidents, secretaries of state, and national security advisors has given him a unique perspective on a... See more

For nearly twenty years, Aaron David Miller has played a central role in U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace. His position as an advisor to presidents, secretaries of state, and national security advisors has given him a unique perspective on a problem that American leaders have wrestled with for more than half a century. Why has the world’s greatest superpower failed to broker, or impose, a solution in the Middle East? If a solution is possible, what would it take? And why after so many years of struggle and failure, with the entire region even more unsettled than ever, should Americans even care? Is Israel/Palestine really the “much too promised land”? As a historian, analyst, and negotiator, perhaps no one is more qualified to answer these questions than Aaron David Miller. Without partisanship or finger-pointing, Miller lucidly and honestly records what went right, what went wrong, and how we got where we are today. Here is an insider’s view of the peace process from a... See less

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See this at: amazon.com| Added on 05/05/08

This extensive group-portrait by two Time news editors trumpets the role of six policymakersDean Acheson, Averell Harriman, George Kennan, John McCloy Jr., Charles Bohlen, Robert Lovettin taking postWW II America from isolationism to a recognition... See more

This extensive group-portrait by two Time news editors trumpets the role of six policymakersDean Acheson, Averell Harriman, George Kennan, John McCloy Jr., Charles Bohlen, Robert Lovettin taking postWW II America from isolationism to a recognition that the U.S. "would have to assume the burden of a global role." The irony is that, as elder statesmen, they sometimes warned against the interventionist momentum they had helped create, as this behind-the-scenes account makes clear. The authors' portrayal of the six as the hidden architects behind the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan and Cold War containment will certainly provoke debate. Based on prodigious research, including interviews with four of the six, the tome often sounds like an official biography ("Kennan had tortuously conflicted feelings about being tapped to be part of the American elite") and the prose echoes Time's style (Dean Rusk, "the round-faced Georgian"). See less

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See this at: turntablelab.com| Added on 12/11/07

Here's the new Penguin Classics edition of Jack Kerouac's important 1958 beat novel, The Dharma Bums, originally published just a year after his seminal On The Road. The book follows the (mis)adventures of a group of Beatniks exploring Buddhism and... See more

Here's the new Penguin Classics edition of Jack Kerouac's important 1958 beat novel, The Dharma Bums, originally published just a year after his seminal On The Road. The book follows the (mis)adventures of a group of Beatniks exploring Buddhism and the search for truth, as well as the duality of nature and city life. This new printing is a deluxe edition with nicely textured covers and pages, plus new illustrations from acclaimed Norwegian cartoonist Jason. Trade paperback; 187 pages. See less

Highlights: $14.00

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 12/09/07

A provocative study of the hit television show, Lost, currently in its third season and set to reach its climax in 2010. Highlights the sense in which Lost is a genuinely philosophical show helps fans understand and navigate some of Lost’s deeper... See more

A provocative study of the hit television show, Lost, currently in its third season and set to reach its climax in 2010. Highlights the sense in which Lost is a genuinely philosophical show helps fans understand and navigate some of Lost’s deeper meanings. Connects episodes and events in the show to core philosophical issues such as truth, identity, and morality. Shows that it’s no accident that there are Lost characters names Locke, Rousseau, and Hume. See less

Highlights: $12.21

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 11/29/07

Both admirers and detractors agree that the late Nobel Prize laureate Milton Friedman was an extraordinarily influential economist. Canadian Klein assails Friedman's free-market precepts as their exponents have applied them to a series of formerly... See more

Both admirers and detractors agree that the late Nobel Prize laureate Milton Friedman was an extraordinarily influential economist. Canadian Klein assails Friedman's free-market precepts as their exponents have applied them to a series of formerly state-dominated economies since 1975, when Friedman persuaded Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to adopt his program. Klein's entirely negative interpretation of the results of "shock therapy" only lays the foundation for her book's thesis: that Friedman's prescriptions require a crisis and are ineluctably bound with the application of violence. This perspective informs her criticism––condemnation, in fact––of reform programs in the last three decades that have aimed to separate the state from the economy in Bolivia, Poland, Russia, China, the UK, and elsewhere. The process of market liberalization, Klein maintains, has created a "disaster capitalism complex," consisting of corporations that thrive on catastrophe; the author particularly... See less

Highlights: $18.48

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 11/25/07

The leaders of the American Revolution, writes the distinguished historian Bernard Bailyn, were radicals. But their concern was not to correct inequalities of class or income, not to remake the social order, but to "purify a corrupt constitution and... See more

The leaders of the American Revolution, writes the distinguished historian Bernard Bailyn, were radicals. But their concern was not to correct inequalities of class or income, not to remake the social order, but to "purify a corrupt constitution and fight off the apparent growth of prerogative power." They wished, in other words, to mend a broken system and improve upon it. In doing so they drew on many traditions of political and social thought, ranging from English conservative philosophers to exponents of the continental Enlightenment, from backward-looking interpretations of ancient Roman civilization to forward-looking views of a new American people. Bailyn carefully examines these sources of sometimes conflicting ideas and considers how the framers of the Constitution resolved them in their inventive doctrine of federalism. See less

Highlights: $20.42

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 11/03/07

Collins, a pioneering medical geneticist who once headed the Human Genome Project, adapts his title from President Clinton's remarks announcing completion of the first phase of the project in 2000: "Today we are learning the language in which God... See more

Collins, a pioneering medical geneticist who once headed the Human Genome Project, adapts his title from President Clinton's remarks announcing completion of the first phase of the project in 2000: "Today we are learning the language in which God created life." Collins explains that as a Christian believer, "the experience of sequencing the human genome, and uncovering this most remarkable of all texts, was both a stunning scientific achievement and an occasion of worship." This marvelous book combines a personal account of Collins's faith and experiences as a genetics researcher with discussions of more general topics of science and spirituality, especially centering around evolution. Following the lead of C.S. Lewis, whose Mere Christianity was influential in Collins's conversion from atheism, the book argues that belief in a transcendent, personal God—and even the possibility of an occasional miracle—can and should coexist with a scientific picture of the world that includes... See less

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See this at: amazon.com| Added on 11/03/07

Historian and Newsweek editor Meacham's third book examines over 200 years of American history in its quest to prove the idea of religious tolerance, along with the separation of church and state, is "perhaps the most brilliant American success."... See more

Historian and Newsweek editor Meacham's third book examines over 200 years of American history in its quest to prove the idea of religious tolerance, along with the separation of church and state, is "perhaps the most brilliant American success." Meacham's principal focus is on the founding fathers, and his insights into the religious leanings of Jefferson, Franklin, Adams and Co. present a new way of considering the government they created. So it is that the religious right's attempts to reshape the Constitution and Declaration of Independence into advocating a state religion of Christianity are at odds with the spirit of religious freedom ("Our minds and hearts, as Jefferson wrote, are free to believe everything or nothing at all-and it is our duty to protect and perpetuate this sacred culture of freedom"). Meacham also argues for the presence of a public religion, as exemplified by the national motto, "In God We Trust," and other religious statements that can be found on currency,... See less

Highlights: $23.95

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 11/03/07

It's not laws or constitutional theory that rule the High Court, argues this absorbing group profile, but quirky men and women guided by political intuition. New Yorker legal writer Toobin (The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson) surveys the... See more

It's not laws or constitutional theory that rule the High Court, argues this absorbing group profile, but quirky men and women guided by political intuition. New Yorker legal writer Toobin (The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson) surveys the Court from the Reagan administration onward, as the justices wrestled with abortion, affirmative action, the death penalty, gay rights and church-state separation. Despite a Court dominated by Republican appointees, Toobin paints not a conservative revolution but a period of intractable moderation. The real power, he argues, belonged to supreme swing-voter Sandra Day O'Connor, who decided important cases with what Toobin sees as an almost primal attunement to a middle-of-the-road public consensus. By contrast, he contends, conservative justices Rehnquist and Scalia ended up bitter old men, their rigorous constitutional doctrines made irrelevant by the moderates' compromises. The author deftly distills the issues and enlivens his narrative... See less

Highlights: $16.77

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 08/12/07

Writers looking for more than elementary synonyms found in a standard thesaurus will find exceptional and thoughtful alternatives in this advanced thesaurus. Neither weird nor arcane, each listed synonym is carefully chosen, defined by a "clarifier,"... See more

Writers looking for more than elementary synonyms found in a standard thesaurus will find exceptional and thoughtful alternatives in this advanced thesaurus. Neither weird nor arcane, each listed synonym is carefully chosen, defined by a "clarifier," and used in an example from the popular press that demonstrates its contemporary usage. Words that may not be exact synonyms but anticipate what the reader was really looking for are also included; for example, in the listing for amusing, the word witling is featured, explained by the clarifier as a "person who tries to be amusing but isn't." Aimed at readers who want their writing and speaking to stand out, this thesaurus ensures that a synonym sought is a synonym well thought. See less

Highlights: $11.53

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 08/12/07

Any thesaurus inherently celebrates words' subtleties and shades of meaning. This new thesaurus does the same, offering more than 30,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms, but it also celebrates good writing. It sets that tone with Richard Goodman's... See more

Any thesaurus inherently celebrates words' subtleties and shades of meaning. This new thesaurus does the same, offering more than 30,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms, but it also celebrates good writing. It sets that tone with Richard Goodman's spirited introductory essay, "In Search of the Exact Word," a meditation on the anguish of a writer's quest for the one word that has an effect no other can have and on the exhilaration of finding and using that word. Those themes replay in delightful variety in the "Word Notes" scattered throughout the volume and addressing 240 words including adumbrate, clothes horse, effete, lurid, and pulvinate. These brief notes, often amusing, have been written by people whose living depends upon their ability to find the right word, among them Zadie Smith, David Foster Wallace, and Simon Winchester. "Word Banks" for categories such as bears, beers, dances, fabrics, insects, and teas list specifics within each type. Another special feature, "Word... See less

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With everybody and their blog thinking they're designers these days, I gotta speak up and say that if you don't know the fundamentals, you're not a phuking graphic designer. Nothing I hate to see like people not using smart quotes or flexxing... See more

With everybody and their blog thinking they're designers these days, I gotta speak up and say that if you don't know the fundamentals, you're not a phuking graphic designer. Nothing I hate to see like people not using smart quotes or flexxing microsoft word typography. Photoshop won't help you, son. Anyway, here's a big step toward a unified design utopia as Die Verlag Gestalten has released their version of the designers' reference book. Small and portable, this book is the ultimate designer's companion whether you are an expert or a newbie. It covers the entire gamut of the profession including design fundamentals (color, perspective, layout), typography, digital media, production (printing), marketing, law, organization, and more. Densely packed, clearly organized, and so necessary. Includes a plastic cover for durability, heavyweight paper, and a built-in bookmark. 350 pages. Recommended. See less

Highlights: Sale: $39.00

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 05/06/07

A celebrity with a high-profile position as executive chef at New York bistro Les Halles, and bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour, Bourdain doesn't intend to break new ground. The dishes do exactly as the subtitle notes and... See more

A celebrity with a high-profile position as executive chef at New York bistro Les Halles, and bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour, Bourdain doesn't intend to break new ground. The dishes do exactly as the subtitle notes and include such solid classic fare as Onion Soup Les Halles, Steak au Poivre, Boeuf Bourguignon, Coq au Vin and Chocolate Mousse. Nearly all recipes are within reach of competent home cooks, and those that are more complicated or time-consuming—Bouillabaisse, Cassoulet and Roulade of Wild Pheasant—are thoroughly spelled out to calm most jitters. Foie gras, duck fat and dark veal stock are frequent components, but a list of suppliers makes just about every ingredient available. Even though many of the dishes can be found in other cookbooks, what sets this one apart is Bourdain's signature wise-ass attitude that pervades nearly every recipe, explanatory note and chapter introduction. Profanity adds frequent color. If Aunt Doris would blanche at... See less

Highlights: Price: $23.63

See this at: newegg.com| Added on 01/09/08

2GB MicroSD Flash Card with 2 adapters (miniSD and full-size SD) and black USB reader.

2GB MicroSD Flash Card with 2 adapters (miniSD and full-size SD) and black USB reader. See less

Highlights: $19.99

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 09/22/07

The Koss Pro-4AA stereo headphones were built with studio and broadcast use in mind. Closed-ear cushions provide excellent isolation and bass, while high and low sounds come in clear due to its 10 to 25,000 Hz frequency response. The Pro-4AA includes... See more

The Koss Pro-4AA stereo headphones were built with studio and broadcast use in mind. Closed-ear cushions provide excellent isolation and bass, while high and low sounds come in clear due to its 10 to 25,000 Hz frequency response. The Pro-4AA includes microphone mount hardware, 0.25-inch plug, and a coiled, single-entry 10-foot cord. See less

Highlights: Price: $58.99

See this at: newegg.com| Added on 08/17/07

The Creative Earphones EP-630 is designed with ergonomic soft silicon in-ear earbuds for excellent noise isolation and offers high-quality audio reproduction with extraordinary bass ideal for digital music playback.

The Creative Earphones EP-630 is designed with ergonomic soft silicon in-ear earbuds for excellent noise isolation and offers high-quality audio reproduction with extraordinary bass ideal for digital music playback. See less

Highlights: $27.99

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 05/10/07

The Sennheiser CX300-B Earbuds are the ideal ear buds for use with portable MP3, CD, MD, DVD players and many other portable devices with 3.5mm headphone sockets. Soft silicone-rubber ear adapters in three different sizes are included to ensure a... See more

The Sennheiser CX300-B Earbuds are the ideal ear buds for use with portable MP3, CD, MD, DVD players and many other portable devices with 3.5mm headphone sockets. Soft silicone-rubber ear adapters in three different sizes are included to ensure a perfect fit, high wearing comfort and an excellent attenuation of ambient noise. These ear buds, with their in-ear, sound-isolating design, offer powerful, bass-driven stereo performance. Extremely small and lightweight -- they weigh a bit more than an ounce -- the CX300-B will go wherever you take them. Designed in a stylish black finish, the ear buds include a 3.5mm L-shaped plug and 21-inch asymmetrical cable. Sennheiser, an acknowledged world leader in headphone-transducer technology, offers a two-year manufacturer's warranty on the CX300-B. See less

Highlights: Price: $51.49

See this at: campustech.com| Added on 05/04/07

Kick it "Old School" with a pair of Panasonic's Retro-Style Monitor Headphones. If you've got the funk, why not sport the gear to prove it!

Kick it "Old School" with a pair of Panasonic's Retro-Style Monitor Headphones. If you've got the funk, why not sport the gear to prove it! See less

Highlights: Our Price: $37.85

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 07/13/08

his deluxe 6-CD collector's boxed set contains a 96-page book featuring Harry Smith's original songbook framed by essays by Greil Marcus and other noted writers, musicians, and scholars. Play the enhanced sixth disc on your CD-ROM drive and access... See more

his deluxe 6-CD collector's boxed set contains a 96-page book featuring Harry Smith's original songbook framed by essays by Greil Marcus and other noted writers, musicians, and scholars. Play the enhanced sixth disc on your CD-ROM drive and access historic video footage, rare photos, artist interviews, and additional background information. Edited by Harry Smith. Reissue compiled by the staff of Smithsonian Folkways. Reissue liner notes by Greil Marcus, Neil Rosenberg, Jeff Place, Jon Pankake, Luis Kemnitzer and others. See less

Highlights: $76.49

See this at: amazon.com| Added on 05/05/07

The Band: A Musical History is a labor of love, and Executive Producer/Band member Robbie Robertson has built something truly impressive in the form of this five CD, one DVD, and 108-page hardcover book collection. The book alone will impress just... See more

The Band: A Musical History is a labor of love, and Executive Producer/Band member Robbie Robertson has built something truly impressive in the form of this five CD, one DVD, and 108-page hardcover book collection. The book alone will impress just about any music enthusiast. From its candid photographs of artists from Bob Dylan to Janis Joplin, to a detailed history of the Bend written by Grammy Award-winning musicologist Rob Bowman, it's well worth the price of admission. The 102-song collection follows the group's progression from their earliest of days, pre-Band, circa 1963, as background players for Toronto blues/rocker Ronnie Hawkins, to their final studio recording, "Out of the Blue" laid down in 1977. The box also includes 30 previously unreleased songs. On that list you’ll find everything from early versions of Band tunes to "song sketches" (pieces for which the lyrics may have been unfinished, but, as in the case of the late Richard Manuel’s soulful "Beautiful Thing," the... See less

Highlights: Price: $62.97

See this at: wilco.shop.musictoda...| Added on 05/17/07

A deluxe package featuring the album on cd and 48 minute film on dvd. The film captures the band discussing and performing songs from Sky Blue Sky in Chicago. Directed by Christoph Green and Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, the filmmakers behind Sunken... See more

A deluxe package featuring the album on cd and 48 minute film on dvd. The film captures the band discussing and performing songs from Sky Blue Sky in Chicago. Directed by Christoph Green and Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, the filmmakers behind Sunken Treasure and the documentary series Burn to Shine. See less

Highlights: $18.99

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Famous for luxury eyewear and a very charming boutique, Selima Optique has crafted this special pair for J.Crew. The frame is made of Italian rhodoid, a natural, vegetable-based, hypoallergenic material. Ships with clear plastic lenses—swap them out... See more

Famous for luxury eyewear and a very charming boutique, Selima Optique has crafted this special pair for J.Crew. The frame is made of Italian rhodoid, a natural, vegetable-based, hypoallergenic material. Ships with clear plastic lenses—swap them out for prescription lenses or have them fitted with tinted sunglass lenses. Selima for J.Crew eyeglasses may be cleaned easily with water or, if necessary, warm soapy water—do not use alcohol. They should be rinsed from time to time to avoid oxidization of the frame (a whitening of the surface), caused by sweat and oil from skin contact. Unisex. Made in France. Come with case. See less

Highlights: $325.00

See this at: eyegoodies.com| Added on 08/31/08

The Persol 714 folding sunglasses are quite easily the most classic and sought after Persol ever made! Made legend by Steve McQueen both on screen, in movies such as the Thomas Crown Affair and off. Persol which stop making the 714 model decades ago,... See more

The Persol 714 folding sunglasses are quite easily the most classic and sought after Persol ever made! Made legend by Steve McQueen both on screen, in movies such as the Thomas Crown Affair and off. Persol which stop making the 714 model decades ago, has decided to re-release this model in a extremely limited amount. As many are aware a favorite of McQueen were the Persol 714 but with custom tinted lenses. To pay tribute to this we are offering an eyegoodies exclusive: the Persol 714 with custom blue lenses (for a very limited period). The top quality French optical lenses manufactured by Essilor and custom tinted provide 100% UV protection. This is a true classic, retro, timeless styling, a definite head turner, and one of those sunglasses that everyone needs in their collection. Don't miss out on your chance. See less

Highlights: $389.00

See this at: turntablelab.com| Added on 08/20/08

Mishka's bloodshot "Keep Watch" eyeball comes to wonderfully creepy life with this vibrant 8" mousepad. Features 1/8" foam backing and a slick vinyl-coated surface.

Mishka's bloodshot "Keep Watch" eyeball comes to wonderfully creepy life with this vibrant 8" mousepad. Features 1/8" foam backing and a slick vinyl-coated surface. See less

Highlights: $12.00

See this at: karmaloop.com| Added on 05/26/08

The Zaire Leather Wallet in Red full grain Leather with Croc Stamp detail. Gold metal zipper with embossed logo. 10 x 3.5 x 4 in.

The Zaire Leather Wallet in Red full grain Leather with Croc Stamp detail. Gold metal zipper with embossed logo. 10 x 3.5 x 4 in. See less

Highlights: $40.00

See this at: crutchfield.com| Added on 04/08/08

The IDA-X001 offers a ton of flexibility for expanding your car audio system. It includes a great AM/FM tuner and several connection options — the rest is up to you. The USB connection works with 5th generation iPods and other USB-capable music... See more

The IDA-X001 offers a ton of flexibility for expanding your car audio system. It includes a great AM/FM tuner and several connection options — the rest is up to you. The USB connection works with 5th generation iPods and other USB-capable music devices, including thumb drives. It even provides power to any device connected to the USB input. Alpine also includes their "Full Speed" iPod connection for older iPods, just add the optional connecting cable. With Alpine's optional KCE-300BT Bluetooth® interface, you can press the dedicated phone button on the faceplate to mute the music, answer an incoming call, or access your phone book to place a call. An indicator light lets you know that the Bluetooth module recognizes your phone. The stereo features an Alpine Ai-Net connection, letting you choose from all of Alpine's peripheral gear. Select from satellite radio, an auxiliary input adapter, a second USB input, or an HD Radio™ tuner. Setting up a system with external amplifiers or... See less

Highlights: $269.99

See this at: containerstore.com| Added on 04/05/08

The Cedar 40-Peg Tie Hanger protects your neckwear while making selection faster because ties are more visible. Designed with 20 hooks on each side, it also organizes belts or necklaces. Restore the potency of the cedar aroma once a year by gently... See more

The Cedar 40-Peg Tie Hanger protects your neckwear while making selection faster because ties are more visible. Designed with 20 hooks on each side, it also organizes belts or necklaces. Restore the potency of the cedar aroma once a year by gently sanding the wood with a fine sandpaper. See less

Highlights: $24.99

See this at: turntablelab.com| Added on 03/05/08

The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades. I believe these are the first pair of sunglasses we've carried! I dunno why we haven't got these sooner, but leave it to In4mation to hook it up. They offer two different lens colors, checked pattern on... See more

The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades. I believe these are the first pair of sunglasses we've carried! I dunno why we haven't got these sooner, but leave it to In4mation to hook it up. They offer two different lens colors, checked pattern on the inside, and of course UV protection. Pretty sweet, for the coming spring. Custom case included. See less

Highlights: $50.00

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Highlights: $48.00