Current Events / Politics / Sociology

Cheever, Joan M.: Back from the Dead: One Woman’s Search for the Men Who Walked off Death Row, Wiley UK, 2005 & 2006 – 589 death row inmates, through a lottery of fate, were given a second chance at life in 1972 when the death penalty was abolished. Their stories answer the questions: what if killers were released from prison? What would they do with their second chance to live? Would they kill again?

Kush, Christopher: The One-Hour Activist: The 15 Most Powerful Actions You Can Take to Fight for the Issues and Candidates You Care About, Jossey-Bass, 2004 – No matter your political persuasion, this is your guide to influencing lawmakers, candidates, and reporters. It reveals fifteen grassroots actions that persuade others to see things your way—each in less than an hour, so you can make a difference without giving up your life!

Saar, Eric; Novak, Viveca: Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Solider’s Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo, Penguin Press, 2005 – A gripping portrait of one soldier’s six months at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the author takes us inside the cell blocks and interrogation rooms, and face to face with a harsh reality. Debut Author

Samuel, Terence: The Upper House, Palgrave, 2010 – Political analyst Terrence Samuel journeys inside the legislative arm of the government to discover what makes a modern senator. He gets to the heart of the Senate and follows the people—Harry Reid, Jim Webb, Amy Klobuchar, Jon Tester, Chuck Schumer, Bob Corker—and the institution through displays of dazzling power, bewildering helplessness, and sacred traditions both ancient and modern.

Smith, Adam: After Genocide: Bringing the Devil to Justice, Prometheus Press, 2009 – Reading this critical examination of the failures of the international criminal justice system will result in a better understanding of how criminal justice fares in a court of international law, and give you ideas on how to remedy the problems of genocide and mass crime.