Sticks and Stones
Living With Uncertain Wars
Edited by Padraig O'Malley, Paul L. Atwood, and Patricia Peterson
Incisive essays on the legacy of war in our time by a distinguished group of scholars, government officials, and journalists.
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-535-7
312 pp., 2006

Despite Good Intentions
Why Development Assistance to the Third World Has Failed
Thomas W. Dichter
"This remarkable book will be and should be disturbing for the 'development business.' . . . White there have been many critiques of development organizations, this is the most convincing across-the-board critique by an insider."—Development in Practice
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-393-3
320 pp., 2003

The Great Society and the High Tide of Liberalism
Edited by Sidney M. Milkis and Jerome M. Mileur
"you can't understand American politics today without understanding the 1960s, and you can't really understand the '60s without reading this collection of first-rate essays by some of the nation's most thoughtful observers of modern America."—Steve Gillon
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-493-0
512 pp., 2005

Mortal Stakes
Hunters and Hunting in Contemporary America
Jan E. Dizard
"Very informative. . . . If hunting is to survive as a recreational passion and opportunity, the hunting community would be well-advised to heed the information neatly compacted in this important book."—Wildlife Management Institute Newsletter
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-384-1
240 pp., 2003

Focus on Living
Portraits of Americans with HIV and AIDS
Photographs and interviews by Roslyn Banish
Introduction by Paul A. Volberding, M.D.
"Forty outstanding portraits of individuals with AIDS from all walks of life along with their stories are included in this beautifully created book. . . . This is truly one of the most inspiring photographic journals that this reviewer has seen."—AIDS Book Review Journal
Cloth, ISBN 978-1-55849-394-0
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-395-7
288 pp., 10" x 10" format, 43 duotone plates, 2003

Disciplining Gender
Rhetorics of Sex Identity in Contemporary U.S. Culture
John M. Sloop
Winner of the Winans/Wicheins Award of the National Communication Association
"Demands that readers stop, read, consume, and contemplate the various articulations of sex identity in present-day U.S. culture, particularly as they are portrayed in public discourse and by the media. . . . Highly recommended."—Library Journal
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-438-1
208 pp., 2004

Love Makes a Family
Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families
Photographs by Gigi Kaeser
Edited by Peggy Gillespie
Introduction by Kath Weston
Winner of the Independent Publisher's Award for the Best Gay and Lesbian Book
"In this remarkable family album of photographs and interviews, nonheterosexual parents and their children reveal the hardships and joys of being different."—Time
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-161-8
10"x 10" format
280 pp., 65 duotone illustrations, 1999

A Sense of Self
The Work of Affirmation
Thomas J. Cottle
"Extremely well grounded in literature and theory, the book is still accessible to a wide audience."—Choice
Paper, ISBN 978-1-55849-574-6
224 pp., 2006

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