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| BURIED ALIVE : Essays on Our Endangered Republic [Walter Karp] Assembles the best of Walter Karp's essays on American politics; on the lessons and responsibilities of liberty. Karp's writing is characterised by a fierce love of democracy and incisive commentary on government. These essays scrutinise American political and social issues with force, eloquence, and independent thinking. { 279pp, 155x230mm, July 2004; PB, £9.50, 1879957043:9781879957046 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| EXECUTIVE BLUES : Down & Out in Corporate America [G J Meyer] Corporate communications executive G J Meyer presents a memoir of his bewildering journey from corporate success to white-collar joblessness as a casualty of downsizing. { 245pp, 160x235mm, January 1995; HB, £13.50, 1879957221:9781879957220 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| FORTUNE'S CHILD : A Portrait of the United States as Spendthrift Heir [Lewis H Lapham] This collection of nineteen pieces by Lewis H Lapham scrutinise America's national pathology of greed and self-aggrandisement. Lapham concludes America has engaged in a dissolute foreign policy, suffered a general loss of courage, humour and clear mindedness and made a steady retreat from the idea of democracy. { 253pp, 140x210mm, January 1995; PB, £7.99, 1879957213:9781879957213 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| HARPER'S MAGAZINE ACROSTIC PUZZLE BOOK : Second Edition [Thomas Middleton] A collection of challenging and entertaining word games by Thomas Middleton who for many years supplied the Double-Crostics and the column 'Light Refractions' for The Saturday Review. He also contributed the column 'Take My Word' to the Los Angeles Times. { 59pp, 215x280mm, January 1995; SB, £5.50, 187995723X:9781879957237 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| INDISPENSABLE ENEMIES : The Politics of Misrule in America [Walter Karp] Sheds light on political power in America. The reason we no longer understand why things happen as they do has one, and only one, source. We no longer understand who really has power in America. This book is an attempt to show as clearly as possible where power lies in twentieth-century America. { 327pp, 155x230mm, January 2000; PB, £9.50, 1879957132:9781879957138 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| LIBERTY UNDER SIEGE : American Politics 1976-1988 [Walter Karp] Here, finally, is a reveille for reality, a call to stop this long intoxication with illusion and look at what has been happening to our republic. Walter Karp combines the passion of Tom Paine with the urgency of Paul Revere to sound a patriot's alarm for his country. { 261pp, 155x230mm, January 2000; PB, £9.50, 1879957116:9781879957114 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| NEW YORK REVISITED [Henry James] First published in Harper's Monthly Magazine in 1906, Henry James describes turn-of-the-century New York in vivid detail. Although written in 1904-1905, when James returned to the US after living abroad for more than 20 years, the essay is as pertinent today as it was 100 years ago. The text appears as it was originally published and is enhanced with period illustrations and photographs. Beautifully bound and with a spectacular view of the Flatiron building on the cover, this book is a literary treasure. { 95pp, 150x220mm, January 1995; HB, £9.50, 1879957140:9781879957145 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| POLITICS OF WAR : The Story of Two Wars Which Altered Forever the Political Life of the American Republic (1890-1920) [Walter Karp] Describes the emergence of the United States as a world power between the years 1890 and 1920 -- their contrivance of the Spanish-American War and gratuitous entrance into World War 1 -- and by filling in the back story of an era in which 'mendacious oligarchy' organised the USA's politics in a manner convenient to its own indolence and greed, Karp offers a clearer understanding of America's current political circumstance. { 384pp, 135x210mm, November 2003; PB, £10.50, 1879957558:9781879957558 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| SIXTIES : Recollections of the Decade from Harper's Magazine [Katharine Whttemore, Ellen Rosenbush & Jim Nelson (eds)] Introduction by Eugene J McCarthy. David Halberstam, Sara Davidson, Tom Wicker, George Plimpton, Walker Percy, Priscilla Johnson McMillan, C Vann Woodward and others on the Sixties. { 298pp, 155x230mm, January 1995; PB, £9.50, 1879957205:9781879957206 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| TEST : Living in the Shadow of Huntington's Disease [Jean Baréma] A memoir of the five years Barema spent in anguish over the decision to take the test for Huntington's disease. Barema recalls his long, emotionally wrought journey from deciding to take the test to receiving the results; he describes how his daily life was consumed by questions and fear; and he movingly depicts the patience of his wife and the compassion of his doctor. This is both a suspense story and a vivid portrayal of the devastation Huntington's disease causes the families it strikes. Ultimately, it is a book about the power of hope and love to reach us even in our lowest moments. { 160pp, 150x210mm, October 2005; PB, £9.50, 1879957574:9781879957572 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| TURNING TOWARD HOME : Reflections on the Family from Harper's Magazine [Reynolds Price et al] These powerful, first-hand accounts, all published in Harper's Magazine explore relationships between family members. In essays about fathers, mothers, grandparents, children and siblings, the author gracefully evokes the complex dynamics that pervade our family life. Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg. Reynolds Price, Sallie Tisdale, Richard Ford, Louise Erdrich, David Mamet, Donna Tartt, William Kittredge and others reflect on family life. { 240pp, 160x235mm, January 1995; HB, £13.50, 1879957094:9781879957091 / PB, £9.50, 1879957086:9781879957084 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |
| WORLD WAR II ERA : Perspectives On All Fronts From Harper's Magazine [John Gunther et al] Introduction by Paul Fussell. John Gunther, Rebecca West, E B White, Bernard DeVoto, Margaret Bourke-White, Frederick Lewis Allen, Henry L Stimson and others provide perspectives on all fronts of World War II. { 299pp, 155x230mm, January 1995; PB, £7.99, 1879957175:9781879957176 , Midpoint Trade Books (Franklin Square Press) } |