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How can political campaigns fight back against disinformation? The Lie Detectives is a lively and deep secret history of democratic politics in the Trump era, told through a cast of tacticians on the front lines of electioneering—including Jiore Craig, a digital operative who invented the job of counter-disinformation strategist for American campaigns, activist Matt Osborne, who was formerly a military cryptographer, and David Goldstein, foun...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States-the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium"Full of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public persuasion." -John Williams, The New York TimesOn June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal ...

The riveting story of the fight for same-sex marriage in the United States--the most important civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium.On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional, making same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States. But the road to victory was much longer than many know. In this seminal work, Sasha Issenberg takes us back...

Globalization produces a lot of odd results around the world. One of them is that Hungary has become the dentistry capital of Europe: thanks to aggressive marketing campaigns and heavy government support, more people go there for dental care than to any other country in Europe. The towns of Mosonmagyarovar and Sopron boast the highest concentrations of dental clinics in the world.The story of how Hungary became Europe's dental chair is a case ...

UPDATED FOR THE 2016 ELECTIONThe book Politico calls "Moneyball for politics" shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign.Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a radical new data-driven order. We've seen it in sports, and now in The Victory Lab, journalist Sasha Issenberg tells the hidden stor...

Jumping from Mediterranean docks to the multimillion-dollar tuna auctions of Japanese fish markets, "The Sushi Economy" traces sushi's journey from Tokyo street snack to global delicacy. 8-page photo insert.