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Jun 13, 2011

1) Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
Turkle, Sherry
Basic Books: Perseus
2011. ISBN 9780465010219. $28.95

2) The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom
Morozov, Evgeny
Public Affairs
2011. ISBN 9781586488741. $27.95

3) Peculiar Institution: America's Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition
Garland, David
Belknap: Harvard University Press
2010. ISBN 9780674057234. $35

4) The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen
Appiah, Kwame Anthony
W.W. Norton
2010. ISBN 9780393071627. $25.95

5) The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood
Almond, Barbara
University of California Press
2010. ISBN 9780520267138. $27.50

6) A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s
Coontz, Stephanie
Basic Books: Perseus
2011. ISBN 9780465002009. $25.95

7) Premarital Sex in America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think About Marrying
Regnerus, Mark
Oxford University Press
2011. ISBN 9780199743285. $24.95

8) Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists: Lessons from the War on Terrorism
Blum, Gabriella
MIT Press
2010. ISBN 9780262014755. $21.95

9) Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
Duany, Andres
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
2010. ISBN 9780865477506. $20

10) Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror
Fried, Charles
W.W. Norton
2010. ISBN 9780393069518. $24.95

11) Overcoming Evil: Genocide, Violent Conflict, and Terrorism
Staub, Ervin
Oxford University Press
2011. ISBN 9780195382044. $49.95

12) The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda
Bergen, Peter L.
Free Press: Simon & Schuster
2011. ISBN 9780743278935. $28

13) The Breakup 2.0: Disconnecting Over New Media
Gershon, Ilana
Cornell University Press
2010. ISBN 9780801448591. $22.95

14) Winning: Reflections on an American Obsession
Duina, Francesco
Princeton University Press
2011. ISBN 9780691147062. $32.50

15) Bodies of Knowledge: Sexuality, Reproduction, and Women's Health in the Second Wave
Kline, Wendy
University of Chicago Press
2010. ISBN 9780226443058. $75

16) Genetic Justice: DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties
Krimsky, Sheldon
Columbia University Press
2011. ISBN 9780231145206. $29.95

17) Fighting for Girls: New Perspectives On Gender and Violence
Chesney-Lind, Meda
State University of New York Press
2010. ISBN 9781438432939. $85

18) Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach
Nussbaum, Martha C.
Belknap: Harvard University Press
2011. ISBN 9780674050549. $22.95

19) Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective
Shelley, Louise
Cambridge University Press
2010. ISBN 9780521113816. $85

20) A History of Communications: Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech to the Internet
Poe, Marshall T.
Cambridge University Press
2011. ISBN 9781107004351. $85