books by Knopf     books:     Knopf      The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport Carl Hiaasen Knopf, 2008 Based on Excerpts in Sports Illustrated - A Hole in One Sports Illustrated published two excerpts of this book recently - in the Players Championship Special Issue and in the May 12, 2008 regular issue. Although there was some overlap, together the two excerpts paint a hilarious autobiographical picture of the author's ...             Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 Max Hastings Knopf, 2008 good summary of the end of the Pacific war This book along with Richard Frank's "Downfall" gives a good picture of the end of the Japanese war and further puts to rest the idea that the Atomic Bombs should not have been employed. The Japanese were still full of fight.             McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld (Borzoi Books) Misha Glenny Knopf, 2008 An absolutely terrifying study of the oncoming future To make a long story short, this book is essentially the history of the mafiacation of soverign states during the turbulent phase of the 1990s. Numerous case studies are presented which map out the ways, shapes, and forms of organized crime penetration from unstable ...             The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments George Johnson Knopf, 2008 Beautiful dreamers Here's a surprisingly compelling read, a lively blend of history and science filled with interesting true tidbits about the people involved. Author George Johnson's mission is to list and describe the top 10 most "beautiful" experiments that have explored the mysteries ...             Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri Knopf, 2008 Fantastic! Another fantastic book from Jhumpa Lahiri. Just a joy to read and so sad when it's finished!             Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Oliver Sacks Knopf, 2007 Musicophilia This book is written from the perspective of Oliver Sacks, a psychologist for many decades. He writes of the the multitudinous experiences of people with musical aspects that he has come across, both in his practise, and in people who have made contact with him. It is ...             Audition: A Memoir Barbara Walters Knopf, 2008 A Classy Honest but Painful "Coming to Grips with Life" Befitting the classy lady that she is, Mrs. Walters has penned an extremely honest, revealing and often painful summary of an interesting and fulfilling life. Not being able to drive, cook, or athletic in any way, including being unable to even ride a horse, makes ...             This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War Drew Gilpin Faust Knopf, 2008 Coping with Death Americans of the present day, who are generally appalled when battlefield deaths reach even double-digit proportions, have almost no real comprehension of the tremendous loss of life suffered during the American Civil War. Because it all happened almost 150 years ago, ...             Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories Tobias Wolff Knopf, 2008 Master storyteller returns! The short story was almost a lost art when "In The Garden Of The North American Martyrs: Stories" was released in 1981. In this volume 10 new stories are combined with 21 stories from Wolff's previous books, and makes for the ultimate Wolff collection. If you know ...             The Return of History and the End of Dreams Robert Kagan Knopf, 2008 "Back To The Future" Robert Kagan's "The Return of History And The End Of Dreams" is a sobering, trenchantly written analysis of contemporary international affairs. In it, Kagan takes aim at the largely unwarranted optimism widespread in western democracies following the collapse of the ...             Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe Arianna Huffington Knopf, 2008 The Left was Right from the Start Quite a number of books have been written claiming that the Right is Wrong. This one is a great addition to the collection. Regardless of one's political leanings, "Right is Wrong" gives insight and understanding into what has and is happening to the political ...             Terror and Consent : The Wars for the Twenty-First Century Philip Bobbitt Knopf, 2008 A seminal work on terror, the state, and the law The work is sophisticated and explores, among other things, how strategy must align with the rule of law if our policies on terror are to succeed. This is a good read and well ahead of the proverbial curve. You will see the themes of this book, again and again, in the ...             Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana (Christ the Lord) Anne Rice Knopf, 2008 Christ the Lord Road to Cana After reading Ms Rice's Christ the Lord out of Egypt I had to read this book too. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommended it everyone I know. It tells the story of a part of Jesus' life we know little to nothing about and makes it so believable that it could ...             Good Calories, Bad Calories Gary Taubes Knopf, 2007 Scientific "Truth" Is Messy What I found most fascinating in this very thick and technical book was how the personalities wielding the "science" made the difference in where we, as a nation, ended-up today. It was almost "riveting" to read about how one scientist could get a huge audience with a ...             The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama Pico Iyer Knopf, 2008 Ceaseless striving providing hope I heard an interview on NPR with Pico Iyer about this book. Iyer mentioned that the Dalai Lama was 72, which is my age as I write this. I was suddenly struck by the overwhelming thought that I had become this old with my spiritual values still unsettled. 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