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LIGHTS OUT: A Cyberattack, A Nation
Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
by TED KOPPEL
n this tour de force of investigative reporting,
renowned broadcast journalist Ted Koppel reveals
that a major cyberattack on Americas power grid
is not only possible but likely and that the United
States is shockingly unprepared. With urgency and
authority, Koppel examines a threat unique to our
time and evaluates potential ways to prepare for a
catastrophe that is all but inevitable.

A bold enumeration of the challenges posed by the

digital age; an appeal to safeguard new instruments of
human flourishing by studying the ways in which they
could be exploited.Henry A. Kissinger

Crown HC 978-0-553-41996-2 288 pp. $26.00

THE REAL COST OF FRACKING

How Americas Shale Gas Boom Is
Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food
by MICHELLE BAMBERGER and ROBERT OSWALD
Foreword by SANDRA STEINGRABER
r. Michelle Bamberger, a veterinarian, and
Dr. Robert Oswald, a pharmacologist, combine
their expertise to show how fracking poses a dire
threat to the air we breathe, the water we drink,
and even our food supply.

In this cool, disarming and persuasive indictment

of frackings widespread negative consequences, the
authors provide an important addition to an ongoing
debate.Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Beacon Press TR 978-0-8070-8141-9 248 pp. $18.00

HACKER, HOAXER,
WHISTLEBLOWER, SPY
The Many Faces of Anonymous
by GABRIELLA COLEMAN
ix years ago, anthropologist Gabriella Coleman
set out to study the rise of Anonymous just
as some of its members were turning to political
protest and dangerous disruption. Hacker, Hoaxer,
Whistleblower, Spyis filled with insights into the
meaning of digital activism and little understood
facets of culture in the Internet age.

An engrossing, accessible, and intelligent study

illuminating the ambiguities of Anonymous and its
implications for the future of online political activism.
Times Literary Supplement

A Kirkus ReviewsBest Books

Verso TR 978-1-78168-983-7 480 pp. $19.95

INEQUALITY AND THE 1%

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by DANNY DORLING
nInequality and the 1%leading social thinker
Danny Dorling lays bare the extent and true
cost of the division in our society and shows that
inequality is the greatest threat we face and why
we must urgently redress the balance.

Dorling asks questions about inequality that fast

become unswervable: can we afford the superrich?
Can society prosper? Can we realize our potential?
Zoe Williams,The Guardian

Verso TR 978-1-78478-207-8
256 pp. $15.95

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