<div>To commemorate the 100th anniversary of The New Republic, an extraordinary anthology of essays culled from the archives of the acclaimed and influential magazineFounded by Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann in 1914 to give voice to the growing progressive movement, The New Republic has charted and shaped the state of American liberalism, publishing many of the twentieth century&#8217;s most important thinkers.Insurrections of the Mind is an intellectual biography of this great American political tradition. In seventy essays, organized chronologically by decade, a stunning collection of writers explore the pivotal issues of modern America. Weighing in on the New Deal; America&#8217;s role in war; the rise and fall of communism; religion, race, and civil rights; the economy, terrorism, technology; and the women&#8217;s movement and gay rights, the essays in this outstanding volume speak to The New Republic&#8217;s breathtaking ambition and reach. Introducing each article, editor Franklin Foer provides colorful biographical sketches and amusing anecdotes from the magazine&#8217;s history. Bold and brilliant, Insurrections of the Mind is a celebration of a cultural, political, and intellectual institution that has stood the test of time.Contributors include: Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, George Orwell, Graham Greene, Philip Roth, Pauline Kael, Michael Lewis, Zadie Smith, William Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, James Wolcott, D. H. Lawrence, John Maynard Keynes, Langston Hughes, John Updike, and Margaret Talbot.</div>

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<div>The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup features original pieces by thirty-two leading writers and journalists about the thirty-two nations that have qualified for the world's greatest sporting event. In addition to all the essential information any fan needs&#8212;the complete 2006 match schedule, results from past tournaments, facts and figures about the nations, players, teams, and referees&#8212;here are essays that shine a whole new light on soccer and the world.<ul><li>Former Foreign Minister of Mexico Jorge G. Casta&#241;eda invites George W. Bush to watch a game.</li><li>Novelist Robert Coover remembers soccer in Spain after the death of General Francisco Franco.</li><li>Dave Eggers on America, and the gym teachers who kept it free from communism.</li><li>Time magazine's Tokyo bureau chief Jim Frederick shows how soccer is displacing baseball in Japan.</li><li>Novelist Aleksandar Hemon proves, once and for all, that sex and soccer do not mix.</li><li>Novelist John Lanchester describes the indescribable: the beauty of Brazilian soccer.</li><li>The New Yorker's Cressida Leyshon on Trinidad and Tobago, 750-1 underdogs.</li><li>Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby on the conflicting call of club and country.</li></ul>Plus an afterword by Franklin Foer on the form of government most likely to win the World Cup.</div>

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