New & Forthcoming

Combat Trauma: A Personal Look at Long-Term Consequences
By James D. Johnson
"It's no easy road for returning veterans and that return home can be a lot easier with a map-Combat Trauma: A Personal Look at Long-Term Consequences is that map. There are a lot of things I could say about this important piece of work, but in simplest terms, this book will save lives."—Michael Anthony, Iraq War Veteran and author of Mass Casualties: A Young Medic's True Story of Death, Deception, and Dishonor in Iraq
Understanding Personality Disorders: An Introduction
By Duane L. Dobbert
"Dobbert has written a useful and easy-to-read text on personality disorders, which are often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or ignored completely. The introduction is brief, to the point, and right on target. . . . Those studying or engaged in counseling, clinical work, or social work will find this book valuable. Recommended."—Choice
Essential Supreme Court Decisions: Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law Fifteenth Edition
By John R. Vile
"Having worn well for more than half-a-century, Essential Supreme Court Decisions continues to bring a much needed, comprehensive, no nonsense, no frills, format for studying basic elements of constitutional law. No wonder that it has been so popular with students and faculty alike."—Henry J. Abraham, James Hart Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia
Congress Shall Make No Law: The First Amendment, Unprotected Expression, and the U.S. Supreme Court
By David M. O'Brien
"Professor David O'Brien's Congress Shall Make No Law is a very timely book. It examines the phenomenon of so-called 'unprotected speech' just as the Supreme Court is trying to answer whether additional categories of expression should be excluded from the protection of the First Amendment."—Robert Corn-Revere, Supreme Court litigator of first Amendment issues, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Kennedy and the Berlin Wall
By W. R. Smyser
"A revealing, surprising, and riveting account of this prolonged crisis under the Kennedy administration. Smyser excels particularly in his portrayals of the key political figures. . . . An excellent addition to our understanding of a critical episode of the cold war."—Booklist
Topsy-Turvy: How the Civil War Turned the World Upside Down for Southern Children
By Anya Jabour
In Topsy-Turvy, Anya Jabour brings into sharp relief the way in which gender, race, slavery, and status shaped the lives of children in the American South before, during, and after the Civil War.
Energy Explained: Conventional Energy and Alternative Volume 1 & 2
By Vikram Janardhan and Bob Fesmire
Energy Explained presents a comprehensive overview of energy issues from the science, economics and public policy of electricity, oil and natural gas to the latest developments in renewable energy. Readers will learn how energy is produced, how it is bought and sold in global markets, and how it is used in modern society. Volume One concentrates on conventional energy sources, those that predominantly fuel the world we live in today, while Volume Two looks at alternative energy and how those sources work and may come to provide energy for the masses in the future.
How Shelter Pets are Brokered for Experimentation: Understanding Pound Seizure
By Allie Phillips
"This book is a must read for anyone who knows nothing about pound seizure, as well as for the person well versed in this heinous practice and who wants to understand what she or he can do to make the madness stop. . . . I highly recommend this as an important book both for educating the pet-owning public as well as for animal advocates seeking advice and a road map in their work to ban pound seizure in our country."—Debrah Schnackenberg, Vice President of Animal Programs, American Humane Association
Making Hyundai, Remaking Seoul: From CEO to South Korea's President : The Autobiography of Lee Myung-bak
By Lee Myung-bak
This compelling memoir paints a riveting portrait of one Korean's unlikely journey from an early life of stark, grinding poverty to the highest echelons of his country's corporate and governmental leadership. First as Hyundai's youngest CEO, then mayor of Seoul, and now president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak tells a remarkable story of grit and determination in the face of enormous odds.
The Best Kept Secret: Single Black Fathers
By Roberta L. Coles
"Coles . . . makes a major contribution to the literature on single black custodial fathers. Her study is exploratory and descriptive, offering an examination of the meaning of fatherhood held by the 20 single black custodial fathers she interviewed. Her work offers a rich picture of fatherhood embodied by the fathers she interviewed. . . . An important book that gets this best-kept secret out in the open."—Library Journal
We Are Coming, Unafraid: The Jewish Legions and the Promised Land in the First World War
By Michael Keren and Shlomit Keren
"This book is highly recommended. Its approach is novel, and the source materials upon which it is based are original and have not previously been utilized. It gives voice to persons who played a role in a significant process, but who otherwise might be forgotten."—Stuart Cohen, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Sacred Cells?: Why Christians Should Support Stem Cell Research
By Ted Peters, Karen Lebacqz, and Gaymon Bennett
"Sacred Cells? is a well crafted book about whether stem cell research is ethically, as well as socially and politically, acceptable by people of faith. The authors know the science and practices involved and report them in an engaging narrative. . . . A wonderful book."—Francisco J. Ayala, University of California, Irvine