Union Square Press imprint: 16 books

Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle

The Kingdom, the Power & the End of Empire in America

by Alan Weisman
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011

At nearly every pivotal moment in international politics over the past twenty-five years–from the Reagan-Gorbachev summits, to the Iran-Contra scandal, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the decision to go to war in Iraq–if you dug deeply you would find a figure just behind the scenes influencing...

Regret the Error

How Media Mistakes Pollute the Press and Imperil Free Speech

by Craig Silverman
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2010

We regret the error: it’s a phrase that appears in newspapers almost daily, the standard notice that something went terribly wrong in the reporting, editing, or printing of an article. From Craig Silverman, the proprietor of www.RegretTheError.com, one of the Internet’s most popular media-related...

Small Acts of Resistance

How Courage, Tenacity, and Ingenuity Can Change the World

by Steve Crawshaw, John Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010

Remarkable, mischievous, inspiring—the eighty-odd stories in Small Acts of Resistance bring hidden histories to life. The courage of the people in these stories is breathtaking. So, too, is the impact and imagination of their actions.These mostly little known stories—including those written from...

Covert

My Years Infiltrating the Mob

by Bob Delaney, Dave Scheiber
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2009

Featured on NPR and CNN In a riveting page-turner, NBA referee Bob Delaney reveals the clandestine life he led before becoming one of professional basketball’s most respected referees. In 1975, Delaney had spent only a year and a half as a New Jersey State Trooper when his superiors approached him...

Flirting with Disaster

Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental

by Marc S. Gerstein, Michael Ellsberg, Daniel Ellsberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2009

We tend to think of disasters as uncontrollable acts of nature or inevitable accidents. But are such incidents unavoidable or ever truly accidental? The authors of this remarkable book say we actually do have the power to prevent tragedies such as the flooding from Hurricane Katrina, the death toll from...

The Chicago of Europe

And Other Tales of Foreign Travel

by Mark Twain
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009

Travel yarns that only America’s best-loved author could spin.With a sharp eye and an even sharper wit, Twain is the quintessential tour guide to 19th-century America. Dispatches showcasing his caustic, gimlet-eyed humor will take readers on a trot around the globe, from Hawaii to the Holy Land to...

The Strange Death of Republican America

Chronicles of a Collapsing Party

by Sidney Blumenthal
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2010

Sidney Blumenthal—trenchant analyst, best-selling author, and senior adviser to former President Bill Clinton (and more recently, Hillary)—offers a penetrating journalistic and historical examination of the ongoing collapse of Republicanism. Closely charting the Party’s imploding reputation in...

The Hero of a Hundred Fights

Collected Stories from the Dime Novel King, from Buffalo Bill to Wild Bill Hickok

by R. Clay Reynolds
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011

The Wild West came alive under the pen of Edward Zane Carroll Judson, who wrote many of America's best-loved  “dime novels ”under the pseudonym Ned Buntline. From Buffalo Bill (whom Judson knew first-hand) to Wild Bill Hickok, these vivid tales feature some of the most colorful characters on the...

Glory in the Fall

The Greatest Moments in World Series History

by Peter Golenbock
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010

Baseball has a rich history-and a treasure trove of books, magazines, and newspaper accounts celebrating (or lamenting) what went down on the diamond. And some of the most amazing games happened when fall arrived and the boys of summer played for the championship. During those two weeks in October (now...

The Last Lincolns

The Rise & Fall of a Great American Family

by Charles Lachman
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2010

Most books about Abraham Lincoln end on April 14, 1865, the day he was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre. But that historic event takes place near the beginning of The Last Lincolns, a singular title in the vast output of Lincolnia and one of the most unusual books ever written on the sixteenth president...

The Rise of the Counter-Establishment

The Conservative Ascent to Political Power

by Sidney Blumenthal
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011

A classic of American politics returns! How did the Republican Party build its infrastructure and arrive at the Reagan triumph in the years following Barry Goldwater’s defeat and Nixon’s cataclysmic resignation in 1974? The Rise of the Counter-Establishment, a now seminal study of contemporary politics,...

Jessica Lost

A Story of Birth, Adoption & The Meaning of Motherhood

by Bunny Crumpacker, Jil Picariello
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011

A mother and her child, lost and then found again after four decades: this extraordinary story of love, loss, and reunion is told in alternating voices by the two women, each relating her own powerful experience. For the mother, it's the tale of an unhappy marriage followed by betrayal, a pregnancy of...

The Writer's Devotional

365 Inspirational Exercises, Ideas, Tips & Motivations on Writing

by Amy Peters
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012

Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, screenplays or poetry, or simply trying to keep a more compelling journal or blog, this invaluable volume, filled with 365 inspiring quotations and informative tutorials, will get your creative juices flowing. Each day of the week focuses on a different aspect...

Crisis of Character

Building Corporate Reputation in the Age of Skepticism

by Peter Firestein
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009

Reputation matters—now more than ever. Public opinion in the wake of the financial meltdown has revealed the public’s abiding mistrust of corporations and the executives who run them. Scrutiny from the Internet and 24-hour cable TV offers companies no place to hide; so they must proactively seek...
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