The New Press publishes about fifty titles each year, ranging from national bestsellers such as Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and Peter Irons's May It Please the Court to more modestly selling but important titles such as East to America: Korean American Life Stories and Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v Now in its twentieth year, The New Press publishes books that promote and enrich public discussion and understanding of the issues vital to our democracy and to a more equitable world Since publishing its first book in 1992, The New Press has been widely hailed as a leading trade publisher Losing Our Cool convincingly argues that by reintroducing traditional cooling methods and putting newer technologies into practice—and by moving beyond industrial definitions of comfort—we can make ourselves comfortable and keep the planet comfortable