Never a slow news day here at the Yale Press! On Sunday, Peter Mansoor weighed in on the next steps for the President-elect in Iraq as part of the New York Times “Transitions” series of op-eds. His book, Baghdad at Sunrise, chronicles Mansoor’s direct involvement in the counter-insurgency efforts. Read
With the holiday season drawing near and the shopping spree just beginning, keep in mind that books make wonderful gifts. The Yale Press has a great selection of titles for readers of all budgets, so be sure to take advantage of our special 50% discount on selected books in our
Today’s Wall Street Journal features an enthusiastic review of the Nelson-Atkins Museum’s exhibit “Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America, and the Railway, 1830-1960,” in which the author praises the “outstanding” essays collected in the accompanying catalog published by the Yale University Press. With more than 250 illustrations, The
Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes recently snagged the 2008 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) in the History/Biography category. From stories of the triumphant to those of the thwarted, Fallen Giants chronicles over 120 years of mankind’s attempts to
This month’s issue of E/The Environmental Magazine, features an interview with Yale Press author and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies dean Gus Speth. Drawing upon his arguments in The Bridge at the Edge of the World, Speth proposes a serious shift in the way we think about today’s
The new year is still two months away, but Amazon.com has already compiled its 100 Best Books of 2008 list, featuring two Yale Press titles: Ivan Brunetti‘s An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Vol. 2 and Jessica Helfand‘s Scrapbooks: An American History. Scrapbooks was chosen as the number one selection in
For political science junkies, this election season has been a two-year dream come true. There are a million studies waiting to be written on Obama’s online fundraising techniques and McCain’s maverick vice-presidential pick, but while you’re in line at the polls or watching the results come in, you can check
In a recent New York Times article, legendary investor, founder of the Vanguard Group, and Yale Press author John Bogle insisted that now is the time to buy stocks. Bogle argued that those who buy now, while stock prices are cheap, will be sure to expect profits in the future.
Last night’s debate was yet another reminder that the current economic crisis continues to weigh heavily on the American mind. And, as questions about the economy keep Obama and McCain on their toes, Yale University Press author Steve Fraser has been busy commenting on the crisis both in print and
Fifty years ago, Oliver Smoot was the shortest member of his fraternity pledge class at MIT. Despite his diminutive frame, Smoot became a part of Boston history in 1958 when his Lambda Alpha Chi brothers decided to measure the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge in 5′ 7″ increments, a unit they appropriately