Superclass : the global power elite and the world they are making by David Rothkopf

"Drawn from scores of exclusive interviews and extensive original reporting, Superclass answers all of these questions and more. It draws back the curtain on a privileged society that most of us know little about, even though it profoundly affects our everyday lives. It is the first in-depth examination of the connections between the global communities of leaders who are at the helm of every major enterprise on the planet and control its greatest wealth." - Macmillan

The terror dream : fear and fantasy in post-9/11 America by Susan Faludi

"Faludi provides stunning and depressing evidence of a concerted effort to silence women and roll back women's rights in the wake of 9/11 and to transform the attack on a U.S. financial symbol where men and women worked side by side into an assault on family and hearth." - Los Angeles Times

The invisible cure : Africa, the West, and the fight against AIDS by Helen Epstein

"..Most significant is Epstein's discussion of concurrent sexual relations in Africa. Africans often engage in two or three long-term concurrent relationships—which proves more conducive to the spread of AIDS than Western-style promiscuity. Persuade Africans to forgo concurrency for monogamy, and the infection rate plummets, as it did in Uganda in the mid-1990s..." - Publishers Weekly

Out of Mao's shadow : the struggle for the soul of a new China by Philip P Pan

"Out of Mao's Shadow is a stunningly researched and crafted book, filled with tales of individual heroism, triumph, and heartbreak. Pan shares his subjects' relentless curiosity and drive to find truth; the result is a book that's immediate, moving, and ultimately thrilling."-- Rachel DeWoskin, author of Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China

The real stars : in today's America, who are the true heroes? by Ben Stein - HN59.2 .S734 2007

"This book wasn't what I expected at all, it was better. As the wife of a US Soldier, I am proud of my country and the people that devote their lives to making it a better place. I get so sick of turning on the TV and seeing the latest 'tabloid princess' and her new dog. I am so glad that someone FINALLY acknowledged the people that REALLY do something important with their lives and for our country." - Sandra Wilkerson

Women and nation building by Cheryl Benard - HQ1240.5.A34. W66 2008

"Using a case study of Afghanistan, this study examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and the ways they may affect women differently than they affect men. It analyzes the role of women in the nation-building process and considers outcomes that might occur if current practices were modified. Recommendations are made for improving data collection in conflict zones and for enhancing the outcomes of nation-building programs." - Rand