Soccernomics

Why England Loses, Why Germany And Brazil Win, And Why The U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey�And Even Iraq�Are Destined To Become The Kings Of The World's Most Popular Sport

By Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski

Why doesn't the United States dominate soccer internationally...and how can it? Which is the best soccer nation on Earth? Why are the people who run soccer clubs so dumb?
These are some of the questions that every soccer fanatic has asked. Soccernomics answers them. Written with an economist's brain and a sports writer's skill, it applies high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics, looking at data in new ways, revealing counterintuitive truths about the world's most loved game.

"A brainteaser of a book for any beach-bound soccer fan."
�Bloomberg News' 50 Favorite Business Books

Soccernomics was featured in a major article in The New York Times about England's prospects in the World Cup. More

Eugene Richards Wins 2010 World Press Photo of the Year Award

April 23 - January 16 | Exhibition around the world
Institute Fellow and award-winning photographer is the winner of the 2010 World Press Photo of the Year contest. Every year following the World Press Photo Contest, the winning images go on tour. The exhibition is officially opened in Amsterdam as part of the award ceremony in April and can be seen at venues around the globe until the next year. The tour program takes in approximately 100 cities in 45 countries and is still expanding.

July 29 | 6:30 pm
Author @ the Library presents: "Mohamed's Ghosts: An American Story and Fear in the Homeland," with Stephan Salisbury
(Mid-Manhattan NYPL, New York)
A Philadelphia Inquirer reporter tells the story of Mohamed Ghorab, an imam in Philadelphia who was arrested and detained by federal agents and eventually deported and separated from his family. Members of Ghorab�s congregation were arrested, interrogated and watched, and many would be deported. This lecture chronicles the demolition of lives and families, the spread of anti-immigrant hysteria, and its manipulation by the government. MORE

October 5 | 7 pm
Herding Donkeys: Howard Dean and Ari Berman on the Future of the Democratic Party
(92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York City)
Nation Institute Fellow Ari Berman talks about his new book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, with former Governor of Vermont, Howard Dean. MORE