Authors of the Month

Hyping Health Risks

Read an interview with Geoffrey Kabat
Read the Introduction

"Geoffrey C. Kabat, a respected epidemiologist, provides an insider's account of how a number of ostensible health hazards have been blown out of proportion. While we face a daily barrage of health scares, Kabat cuts through the confusion and provides a lucid and rigorous rationale for rejecting much of the fear culture that permeates our society." — Shelly Ungar, University of Toronto

Shivers Down Your Spine

Read an interview with Alison Griffiths

"In this groundbreaking work, Alison Griffiths expands (and possibly explodes) traditional cinematic models of spectatorship by exploring the grand spaces of vision that cinema drew on, fostered-and sometimes became swallowed by."—Tom Gunning, professor of art history, University of Chicago

The Measure of America

Watch a video for The Measure of America:

Visit www.measureofamerica.org
Listen to an interview with the authors on The Take Away
Download a podcast interview with the authors
Read about the book on the Social Science Research Council Web site

"In the skilled hands of Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis, and Eduardo Borges Martins, the contrasts within the country—related to region, race, class, and other important distinctions—receive powerful investigation and exposure. I do not doubt that The Measure of America will receive the huge attention that it richly deserves."—Amartya Sen