books by Union Square Press     books:     Union Square Press      Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir Charles Strouse Union Square Press, 2008 Fascinating, impossible to put down Well written, funny as hell, and eminently readable "Put On a Happy Face" is as entertaining as any of Charles Strouse's best shows. In this book, whose title is taken from one of his many standards, Strouse takes us on a journey through the Broadway musical theater of ...             1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies David Pietrusza Union Square Press, 2008 It was the election that would ultimately give America “Camelot” and its tragic aftermath, a momentous contest when three giants who each would have a chance to shape the nation battled to win the presidency. Award-winning author David Pietrusza does here for the 1960 presidential race what he did in his previous book, 1920: the Year ...             Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob Bob Delaney, Dave Scheiber Union Square Press, 2008 A book you can't put down From the first pages, I just could not put this book down. The suspense in dealing with people who could turn on you any moment was thrilling. It is obvious that Bob Delaney is one of our true heroes in the fight against crime. I highly recommend this book to ...             Who Killed Bobby?: The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy Shane O'Sullivan Union Square Press, 2008 Cleans the CIA-LAPD Stables; No Small Task! I strongly recommend that readers read O'Sullivans new book, Who Killed Bobby. There is a lot of new information, not only on the new Times/ Discovery channel balistics test that argues 13 shots--Sirhan's gun had eight-- but also invaluable updated interviews with ...             Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and ... Byron Acohido, Jon Swartz Union Square Press, 2008 Zero Day Threat Excellent book re: the international scope of identity theft. From thief to enabler, the authors follow the chain of criminals from start to finish. You'll never feel as secure as you did before you read this book.             Science at the Edge: Conversations with the Leading Scientific Thinkers of Today Union Square Press, 2008 good read - food for thought I have only gotten halfway through this book and have enjoyed parts of it immensely. However, I must also concede that at times the book has felt a little sloppily edited and difficult to get through. This book is basically a collection of twenty-six interviews and ...             Flirting with Disaster: Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental Marc S. Gerstein, Michael Ellsberg Union Square Press, 2008 No Accidents in Life This book gives people access to understand that so called accidents are predictable. As we move into the 21st century, now is the time to take steps to avoid future accidents from happening. Combine all this with the section called "When Leaders are the Problem" and ...             So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits--and the President--Failed on Iraq Greg Mitchell Union Square Press, 2008 Puts it all in perspective! This book gives an excellent account of events leading up to Bush's War, and puts the nightly/daily news in perspective. I now look at 24/7 news channels differently, realizing that they need "stories" to fill their air time, even if those stories are only rumors, ...             Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia Thomas Graboys, Peter Zheutlin Union Square Press, 2008 anyone with parkinsons should read it. my husband has parkinsons with dementia and i have been reading it to him. he has related to most of the things the Dr. has told of his experienced. i feel it has made him feel better about himself. i must say i feel the same because i am his caretaker and i see ...             The Strange Death of Republican America: Chronicles of a Collapsing Party Sidney Blumenthal Union Square Press, 2008 the sooner . . . the better We can finally thank a Clinton aide for something - putting into words what seemingly was happening in 1944 - but due to some incredible PR - and a lot of filthy money - evidently did not. People talk about 30 years of Republican dominance - as this book seems to - ...             Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex--What Parents Don't Know and Teens Aren't Telling Stephen Wallace Union Square Press, 2008 Essential Reading for Educators This book offers a critical insight into the discrepencies between what parents think their teens are doing and what they are, in actuality, doing. Teens speak freely to Wallace, revealing what are the most pressing issues facing teens today. The book offers helpful ...             Dark Genius: The Influential Career of Legendary Political Operative and Fox News Founder Roger Ailes Kerwin Swint Union Square Press, 2008 Author is fair and very informative... As a Libertarian I have always seen Roger Ailes as being very much a Machiavellian type person, and the author seems to agree, although he also see Forest Gump in the man as well. Mr. Ailes is no Gump to me. And I was surprised to learn he had been involved with ...             Return to the Middle Kingdom: One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China Yuan-tsung Chen Union Square Press, 2008 Must read This book provides an in-depth account of how events in the past 100 years have shaped the modern China and the involvement of one family during this period. A must read for anyone who is interested in China and likes good story telling!!             Mudslingers: The Twenty-Five Dirtiest Political Campaigns of All Time Kerwin Swint Union Square Press, 2008 Good, fun read. I enjoyed reading this book, which may provoke an argument or two. One may disagree with the ranking of some of these campaigns, but there are few which are omitted. He focuses only on the campaigns and not the actual elections, so the controversies of the 2000 ...             Exodus 1947: The Ship That Launched a Nation Ruth Gruber Union Square Press, 2007 Heartbreaking. Highly Recommended. This very moving book covers the story of the "Exodus", the unarmed ship carrying more than 4,500 Holocaust survivors seeking refuge in "British occupied" Palestine during 1947. The ship, a former tourist vessel designed to carry only 400 passengers, is described as ...          products you might be interested in search for books conversations, infiltrating, mudslingers, presidencies, revolutionaries, twenty-five      toavi.com    web we recommend Zero Day Threat randomly chosen book: Medovaya dieta. Rabotaet, dazhe kogda ty spish'