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Spring 2012 Releases from Beacon Press
Beacon Press Spring 2012 Catalog
catalog of forthcoming Beacon Press titles being published between January 1 and April 30, 2012.
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Introduction, The Accordion Family
Read the Introduction for Katherine Newman's "The Accordion Family: Boomerang Kids, Anxious Parents, and the Private Toll of Global Competition" (http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?...
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Straight, Introduction
Read the introduction to Hanne Blank's Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality (http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=4443), a sweeping history of heterosexuali...
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Cheating Justice, Introduction
Click here to read the Introduction to Elizabeth Holtzman's "Cheating Justice: How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law, Plotted to Avoid Prosecution, and What We Can Do about It" (ht...
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Fragile Beginnings, Chapter 1
Click here to read the first chapter of Adam Wolfberg's "Fragile Beginnings: Discoveries and Triumphs in the Newborn ICU" (http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=1160). Half a milli...
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Chapter 5, Jumped In
Click here to read Chapter 5 from Jorja Leap's "Jumped In: What Gangs Taught Me about Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption" (http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=4456). When Jo...
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Introduction, Harvest the Wind
Click here to read the introduction from Philip Warburg's "Harvest the Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability" (http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.c...
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Chapter 1, White Bread
Click here to read Chapter 1 from Aaron Bobrow-Strain's "White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf" (http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=4467). How did white bread, ...
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The Most Expensive Game in Town, Introduction
Click here to read the introduction from Mark Hyman's "The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families" (http://www.beacon.org/productdet...
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