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1939 Day of Infamy: The Classic Account of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor - Walter Lord '39. Henry Holt $14. Lord's account of the human drama of the attack was recently issued in a 60th-anniversary edition. He lives in New York City. 1943 The Way Things Are: The Changing Perspective of Human Existence - John F. Brain [John F. Brinster ’43]. Xlibris $24.99. Using the term "neurocultural evolution" to describe the mechanisms of learning and memory as the principal force in human progress, the author suggests that long-term mind changes will result in greater reality, fading religion, more peaceful coexistence, and a globalized society without borders. Brinster lives in Skillman, New Jersey. Detoxifying the Culture — John A. Howard ’43.
AmErica House $19.95. A collection of the author’s speeches
on Woodstock, capitalism, divorce laws, federal subsidy of higher
education, and more. Howard lives in Rockford, Illinois. Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs - William Zinsser '44. David R. Godine $35. Profiles of composers and lyricists dating from the early years of the 20th century to the present. Illustrated with sheet-music covers and photographs of the song-writers. Zinsser lives in New York City. 1947 Home — Hazard Adams ’47. SUNY $20.50. Using a turn-of-the-century anarchist commune as the backdrop, this novel tells the story of a present-day history professor who is drawn into a campus dispute over a case of sexual harassment. Adams is a professor, emeritus, of comparative literature at the University of Washington. The Road to Jericho: A Contemporaneous Tale of Good and Evil
— William Prickett ’47.1st Books Library $19.95 cloth/$11.95
paper/$4.95 e-book. This novel recounts the life of Archibald Bullock
Montgomery IV from his senior year at Princeton, through his marriage
motivated by selfishness rather than mutual love, and concluding
with his 30th reunion at Princeton. Prickett lives in Chesapeake
City, Maryland.
1948  Some
Wine for Remembrance - Edmund Keeley ’48. White Pine $15.
This novel is set in Nazi-occupied Greece during WWII. Keeley is Charles
Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English Emeritus and professor
emeritus of English and creative writing at Princeton.Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas: A Short Companion - Charles Rosen ’48 *51. Yale $29.95. A practical guide for listeners and performers, this book places the composer’s sonatas in context and details the role of the piano in his life and work. Includes a CD of the author performing extracts from several of the sonatas. Rosen is a pianist and scholar living in New York. 1949
True Men and Traitors: From the OSS to the CIA, My Life in the Shadows — David W. Doyle ’49. John Wiley $24.95. During his career as a former high-level CIA agent, Doyle served as a spymaster in the Far East, Burundi, Senegal, and the Soviet Bloc Division; he was the CIA’s base chief in the Congo when Premier Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. The author lives in Honolulu.
O’Cimarron! – Felix E. Goodson ’49. Red Hen $15.95. This novel is set in a remote valley in northern New Mexico during the 1930s. Goodson lives in Greencastle, Indiana. 1950 Grotties Don’t Kiss: A Prep School Memoir — by Clinton Trowbridge ’50. Vineyard $19.95. The author’s account of life at Groton in the 1940s. Trowbridge lives in Maine. 1951 Poetry Mostly Off the Beaten Track - Roy Herbert '51. Five and Ten $5. A course in understanding poetry that cites great poems of the past and includes some unpublished poems by the author, who died in 1996.
Essays Near and Far: As a New Century Dawns — by Robert V. Keeley ’51. Five and Ten $10. A collection of the author’s lectures and articles on international affairs. Keeley lives in Washington, D.C. The Port of Missing Men - Alain Prévost '51. Five and Ten $14.95. This coming-of-age novel was translated by the author's roommate, Ralph Woodward '51, and published as a tribute to Prévost on the occasion of the Class of 1951's 50th reunion. Prévost died in 1971. 1952 "A Truthful Impression of the Country": British and American Travel Writing in China, 1880-1949 — Nicholas Clifford '52. Michigan $39.50. Argues that while travel accounts during the time studied claimed a particular kind of veracity that distinguished them from the work of other writers, the traveler's own sensibility nevertheless entered into the representation of the unfamiliar and exotic. Clifford is college professor, emeritus, at Middlebury. Health Care in America: Can Our Ailing System Be Healed? — John P. Geyman '52. Butterworth Heinemann $49.99. A review and analysis of health care in the U.S., this book is designed to bridge the world of health economists, health analysts, and policy makers to that of clinicians. Geyman is a professor of family medicine, emeritus, at the University of Washington. The Best of Fort Wayne, Volume One - George R. Mather '52.
G. Bradley $40. A photographic essay of the city's early years,
from the 1850s to World War I. Mather lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 1953 Quests — David M. Burns ’53. IUniverse $12.95. This autobiography covers the years 1928-49 but also includes chapters on Long Hunters in 18th century Kentucky, pioneers on the Wilderness Road, and the legacy of Appalachian coal mining. Burns lives in Washington, D.C. The Princeton Anthology of Writing: Favorite Pieces by the Ferris/McGraw Writers at Princeton University — edited by John McPhee ’53 and Carol Rigolot. Princeton $39.50 cloth/$17.95 paper. Designed for students and general readers, this book includes favorite and influential works by writers who have held the Ferris and McGraw professorships. McPhee is a lecturer in the Council of the Humanities at Princeton. Rigolot is the executive director of the Council.
1954
1955 Dante: A Life in Works - Robert Hollander '55. Yale $25. This intellectual biography discusses the poet's works, their critical reception through the centuries, and issues raised by each text. Hollander is a professor of European literature and Romance languages and literatures. Too Hot to Touch – Charles P. Mountebank (Mihailo Voukitchevitch ’55). IUniverse.com $17.95. In this roman noir set in Arizona and Mexico, a private eye agrees to protect two young boys from a kidnap threat. The author lives in Torremanzanas, Spain. Creative Competitive Power Markets: The PJM Model — Jeremiah D. Lambert '55. PennWell $64.95. Explains how the regional transmission organization PJM promotes competition and reliability through sophisticated electric power market design and adaptive information technology. Lambert is an attorney in Washington, D.C. 1956 Assessment in Counseling: A Guide to the Use of Psychological Assessment Instruments – Albert B. Hood and Richard W. Johnson ’56. American Counseling Association $49.95. The third edition of this guide for professionals and students has just been published. Johnson is associate director, emeritus, of counseling and consultation services and an adjunct professor, emeritus, of counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1957 Principles of Solid Mechanics - Rowland Richards, Jr. '57 *64. CRC $89.95. This textbook covers the application of the full-range theory of deformable solids for analysis and design. Each of the 200 figures was hand-drawn by the author. Richards is a professor of civil engineering at the State University of New York, Buffalo. 1958 Joseph Henry Lumpkin: Georgia’s First Chief Justice –
Paul DeForest Hicks ’58. Georgia $39.95. The first biography
of this antebellum southern judge and evangelical Presbyterian reformer.
Hicks lives in Rye, New York. 1959 The Correspondence of John Cotton — edited by Sargent Bush, Jr. ’59. North Carolina $79.95. Cotton was one of the most important leaders of the English Puritan movement in the first half of the 17th century, and his letters bring to life the transatlantic intellectual world in which he played a central role. Bush is John Bascom Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Railroads and American Law — James W. Ely, Jr. '59.
University Press of Kansas $39.95. Chronicles how "America's
first big business" impelled the creation of a vast array of
significant legal innovations governing interstate commerce, eminent
domain, private property, and labor relations. Ely is Milton R.
Underwood Professor of Law and a professor of history at Vanderbilt.
1960 Against Slavery: An Abolitionist Reader - edited by Mason Lowance ’60. Penguin Putnam $13.95. This original anthology of primary documents from the 18th- and 19th-century antislavery movements includes speeches, lectures, and essays. Lowance is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A Companion to Lucca — compiled and introduced by Andreas
Prindl '60. Maria Pacini Fazzi $19. An anthology of the history,
art, and music of the Italian city of Lucca, as seen through the
eyes of its visitors. The book features interesting people who came
to Lucca and important things that happened there over the last
2000 years. Prindl lives in London. 1961 The Other Adonis: A Novel of Reincarnation – Frank Deford ’61. Sourcebooks $24.00. Rubens’s painting Venus and Adonis is the inspiration for this psychological thriller and romance set alternately between the 17th century and the present day. Deford lives in Westport, Connecticut.
1962 Divided We Stand: American Workers and the Struggle for Black
Equality – Bruce Nelson ’62. Princeton $39.50.
Focusing on longshoremen and steelworkers, this book examines how
European immigrants became American and "white" in the
crucible of the industrial workplace and the ethnic and working-class
neighborhood. Nelson is a professor of history at Dartmouth. 1964 Nantucket Impressions – Robert Gambee ’64. W.W.
Norton $50. A collection of over 450 color photographs together
with information about Nantucket past and present. Gambee is a photographer
living in Rye, New York. 1965 Outside the Lines: Poetry at Play — Brad Burg ’65. Penguin Putnam $15.99. A collection of poetry for younger children. Burg is a writer and editor living in Morris Plains, New Jersey. For information on Brad's book of poetry for children, and to listen online to some songs he's composed, based on the poems, you can visit his site: www.bradburg.com. Classmates may remember that Brad cowrote the 1965 Triangle show, and he's written music professionally at various times since then. Beyond Political Correctness: Social Transformation in the United States - Michael S. Cummings '65. Lynne Rienner $23.50. Argues that the political left is condemning itself to intellectual atrophy and political ineffectiveness by avoiding politically sensitive topics. Cummings is chair of the political science department at the University of Colorado, Denver. High and Dry: The Texas/New Mexico Struggle for the Pecos River — G. Emlen Hall ’65. New Mexico $39.95. Examines the clash of principles and personalities in the 100-year effort to bring the Pecos River under control. Hall is a professor of law at the University of New Mexico. Greenberg's Guide to Lionel Trains, 1901-1942. Vol. II: 0 and 00 Gauges — Bruce C. Greenberg '65. Kalmbach $49.95. Featuring 178 photographs, this book provides the details to help collectors identify and value their prewar Lionel trains. The author lives in Sykesville, Maryland. Defining Markets, Defining Moments – Geoff Meredith ’65 and Charles Schewe. Hungry Minds $24.99. The authors incorporate the concept of generational cohorts into a customer analysis model called Multi-Dimensional Marketing. Meredith is principal and founder of Lifestage Matrix Marketing. The Wisdom Within – Roger Mills ’65 and Elsie Spittle. Lone Pine $12.95. This book is based upon the authors’ approach to mental and community health, using the principles of mind, consciousness, and thought. The authors provide real-life examples of people whose lives have been transformed. Mills is chairman of the Health Realization Institute in Saratoga, California.
1966 Giving Myself Away — Jeffrey M. Green ’66. Jeffrey
Green, 3 Avigayil St., 93551 Jerusalem, Israel, $8. The author’s
first collection of poetry. Thinking Through Translation (University
of Georgia $24.95). The essays in this volume offer the author’s
personal and theoretical ruminations on the profession of translation.
Green is a translator and writer living in Jerusalem. 1967 Austin-Healey 100/100-6/3000: Restoration Guide – Gary
Anderson ’67 and Robert Moment. MBI $29.95. Illustrates
correct restorations of all three series of cars with over 300 photographs.
Anderson is editor and publisher of British Car Magazine
in Los Altos, California. 1968 Performing the American Frontier, 1870-1906 – Roger A.
Hall ’68. Cambridge $54.95. Examines how the American frontier
was presented in theatrical productions during the critical period
from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of film. Hall is
a professor of theatre at James Madison University in Virginia.
1969 After 9/11: Solutions for a Saner World — edited by Don Hazen ’69 et al. AlterNet.org $15. Includes articles on the post-9/11 landscape from the online journalism portal AlterNet.org, with contributions from Bill Moyer, Barbara Kingsolver, Edward Said, Robert Reich, Arundhati Roy, and others. Hazen is executive editor of AlterNet, based in San Francisco. Reshaping National Intelligence for an Age of Information
— Gregory F. Treverton '69. Cambridge $34.95. Urges
that those who solve intelligence puzzles tap expertise outside
government — in the academy, think tanks, and Wall Street.
Treverton is a senior consultant at RAND Corporation in Santa Monica,
California. 1970 From the Barrel of a Gun: The United States and the War against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980 - Gerald Horne '70. North Carolina $59.95 cloth/ $24.95 paper. Documents the U.S.'s role in delaying the colonization of Zimbabwe and how American involvement helped define interracial dynamics at home. Horne teaches at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
1971 Re-Examining Paul’s Letters: The History of the Pauline Correspondence, by Bo Reicke — edited by David P. Moessner ’71 and Ingalisa Reicke. Trinity $20. This volume reconciles the relationship between Paul’s "authentic" letters and those attributed to him. Moessner is also author of Lord of the Banquet: The Literary and Theological Significance of the Lukan Travel Narrative (Trinity $22), which explores the problems concerning form and content in the central "travel" section of the Gospel of Luke; and editor of Jesus and the Heritage of Israel (Trinity $40), which presents a consensus that Luke composed a carefully crafted narrative in order to claim Jesus as Israel’s true heritage and legacy. Moessner is a professor of biblical theology at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten-Second Essays — James Richardson
'71. Ausable $24 cloth/$14 paper. This is Richardson's sixth
book of poetry. He is a professor of English and creative writing.
1972
1973 Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos — Alan W. Hirshfeld
’73. Freeman $23.95. Written for the general reader, this
book tells the story of the centuries-long quest to measure the
distance to a star. Hirshfeld is an astronomer at the University
of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. 1974 The Suing Game: Preventing and Surviving Class Action Discrimination
Suits — Charles Carron ’74. iUniverse.com $13.95.
Using fictional case histories, the author offers advice to businesses
on how to respond to accusations of discrimination, defuse media
interest, and maintain the trust of customers, investors, and employees.
Carron is an attorney in Arlington, Virginia.
With a Gemlike Flame: A Novel of Venice and a Lost Masterpiece — David Adams Cleveland '74. Carroll & Graf $25. The reappearance of a Renaissance painting takes an American art dealer and a one-time scholar to Venice and the underside of the art world. Adams lives in London and New York City. The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes —
Jonathan Rose ’74. Yale $39.95. Traces the rise and decline
of the autodidact from the preindustrial era to the 20th century,
and reveals that high culture has had a large and enthusiastic following
among the British working classes. Rose is a professor of history
at Drew.
Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad - David B. Edwards ’75. California $17.95. Traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders – Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiulla Safi, and Qazi Amin Waquad – to explain how the promise of the 1960s crumbled into the present tragedy. Edwards is a professor of anthropology at Williams. Six Strokes Under — Roberta Isleib ’75. Penguin Putnam $5.99. In this mystery novel the protagonist battles her way to a position on the LPGA Tour only to encounter scandal and murder. Isleib lives in Madison, Connecticut. Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract —
edited by George D. Zuidema and Charles J. Yeo '75. W.B. Saunders
$495. This five-volume textbook is in its fifth edition. Volume
II was edited by Daniel Dempsey '75. Yeo is a professor of surgery
and oncology at Johns Hopkins. 1976 "A Different Sense of Power": Problems of Community in Late-Twentieth-Century U.S. Poetry — Thomas Fink '76. Fairleigh Dickinson $39.50. Analyzes the work of poets who speak to issues of visibility and invisibility, the erasure and reconstruction of history, coalition, and the expansion of collectivity. Fink is a professor of English at CUNY, La Guardia. Gossip – Thomas Fink ’76. Marsh Hawk $10. This is Fink’s second book of poetry. He is a professor of English at City University of New York, La Guardia. 1977 Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word — Randall Kennedy ’77. Pantheon $22. The author explores the numerous ways in which the word has been used and by whom, and analyzes the social, cultural, and legal controversies to which it has given rise. Kennedy is a professor of law at Harvard. Hidden Gifts – Rick Hamlin ’77. Bethany House $10.99. In this novel a popular vocalist returns home for a Christmas concert, only to discover the cost of success. Hamlin is managing editor of Guideposts magazine and lives in New York City. Playing the Beethoven Piano Sonatas — Robert Taub ’77.
Amadeus $24.95. Taub shares what he has learned from Beethoven’s
own writing and autograph scores, and considers each of the 32 sonatas
to explore the essence of each work and its place in the evolution
of the composer’s artistry. Taub is a pianist and lives in
Princeton. 1978
The Power of Kings: Monarchy and Religion in Europe, 1589-1715 – Paul Kléber Monod ’78. Yale $19. Explores the shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. Once viewed as godlike beings, monarchs came to represent the human, visible side of the rational state. The author is a professor of history at Middlebury. Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing — Jane Margolis *79 and Allan Fisher '78. MIT $24.95. Based on interviews with computer science students, classroom observations, and discussions with college and high school faculty, this book examines the familial, educational, and institutional origins of the gender gap in computing. Margolis is a researcher at the Graduate School of Education and Information Systems at UCLA. Fisher is President and CEO of Carnegie Technology Education. Competing for Capital: Europe and North America in a Global
Era — Kenneth P. Thomas '78. Georgetown University
$65. Analyzes competition for investment in order to suggest ways
of controlling the effects of capital mobility. The book concludes
with policy lessons from the European Union and recommendations
for improving subsidy control at the national and international
levels. Thomas is an associate professor of political science at
the University of Missouri, St. Louis. 1979 The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way — Ethan Coen ’79. Crown $18. Coen’s debut book of poems deals with his childhood, career in Hollywood, and decade-long battle with amphetamines, among other topics. He is a filmmaker in New York. Aristocracy and the Modern Imagination - Charles A. Riley II
’79. New England $29.95. Examines the place and meaning
of aristocratic birth, heritage, and society in the works of Modernist
artists, writers, and composers. Riley is an associate professor
of English at Baruch College, City University of New York.
1980 Building a Church of Small Groups: A Place Where Nobody Stands
Alone - Bill Donahue ’80 and Russ Robinson. Zondervan $19.99.
This book for pastors and church leaders discusses the steps necessary
to begin building a church where small groups are integrated throughout
the entire ministry. Donahue is executive director of small group
ministries for the Willow Creek Association. Unequal Rights: Discrimination Against People with Mental Disabilities
and the Americans with Disabilities Act — Susan Stefan ’80.
American Psychological Association $49.95. Includes descriptions
of court cases and disability law as well as personal testimony
from people with mental disabilities on the impact of discrimination.
Stefan is a professor of law at the University of Miami School of
Law. 1981 33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women’s History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A. – edited by Tonya Bolden ’81. Crown $12.95. A book for young readers about the roles women play in society and how those roles have evolved. Bolden lives in New York City.
Laugh Track - David Galef ’81. Mississippi $25. This collection of short stories focuses on people with obsessions, including a failed comedian who brings a recorded laugh track to his psychoanalytic sessions. Galef is an associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi. Key Topics in Evidence-Based Medicine — William Summerskill ’81 et al. Bios Scientific Publishers $34.95. Summarizes the key topics essential for a clear understanding of the new skills required by all healthcare professionals, including how to search for, appraise, and implement (or reject) changes in practice suggested by any new evidence. Summerskill trains hospital doctors in evidence-based medicine at the University of Bristol, England. Reconfiguring Modernity: Concepts of Nature in Japanese Political Ideology — Julia Adeney Thomas ’81. California $37.50. Thomas argues that from the 19th to the early 20th century, nature was redefined in Japan, moving from a universal, spatial concept, through temporal, social Darwinian ideas of inevitable progress and competitive struggle, to a celebration of the nation as uniquely in harmony with nature. Thomas is an associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.
1982 Life’s Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom - Lisa Belkin ’82. Simon & Schuster $23. The author explores the intersection of life in work and considers such issues as working from home, business travel, family, and vacations. Belkin’s column "Life’s Work" appears biweekly in the New York Times. Next: The Future Just Happened — Michael Lewis ’82.
W. W. Norton $22.95. Examining the social implications of the Internet,
the author discusses the shift from a pyramidal edifice of power
to a populist "pancake." Lewis lives in Berkeley, California. 1983 Constitutional Self-Government – Christopher L.
Eisgruber ’83. Harvard $45. Focusing on the Constitution’s
seemingly undemocratic features, the author defends a strong role
for courts in democratic deliberation. Eisgruber is the Laurance
S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs.
Modernist Fiction, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Commodity – Jessica Berman ’83. Cambridge $59.95. The author argues that the fiction of Henry James, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf, and Gertrude Stein engages directly with early 20th-century transformations of community and cosmopolitanism. Berman is also the editor of [Marianne: this is another title of book] Virginia Woolf Out of Bounds: Selected Papers from the Tenth Annual Conference on Virginia Woolf (Pace $40). Berman is an associate professor of English and women’s studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Senseless – Stona Fitch ’83. Soho $22. This novel explores the horrific experiences of a hostage forced to endure torture that ultimately deprives him of his five senses. Fitch lives in Concord, Massachusetts.
Spoiling for a Fight: Third-Party Politics in America - Micah L. Sifry ’83. Routledge $27.50. Chronicles the groundswell of support enjoyed by third-party candidates over the past years, and examines the obstacles and opportunities facing today’s leading independent parties. Sifry is senior analyst at Public Campaign, a nonpartisan campaign finance reform group. 1984 Grafting Helen: The Abduction of the Classical Past — Matthew Gumpert ’84. Wisconsin $50 cloth/$21.95 paper. Tracing the figure of Helen of Troy from its classical origins through the Middle Ages, the French Renaissance, and the modern era, Gumpert uncovers Helen as a historical emblem that is stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted, and coveted. Gumpert is an assistant professor of core curriculum at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey Maternal Measures: Figuring Caregiving in the Early Modern Period - edited by Naomi J. Miller ’81 and Naomi Yavneh ’84. Ashgate $69.95 cloth/$29.95 paper. The contributors present original research and criticism on caregiving by mothers, stepmothers, midwives, wet nurses, educators, and witches during the early modern period in Europe, Latin America, Mexico and the New World. Miller is an associate professor of English literature and women’s studies at the University of Arizona. Yavneh is an associate professor of Renaissance culture at the University of South Florida. Illusion of Order: The False Promise of Broken Windows Policing — Bernard E. Harcourt ’84. Harvard $35. The "broken windows" theory of crime argues that permitting minor misdemeanors to go unpunished encourages more serious crime. The author critiques existing data on the theory and offers alternative reasons for the apparently successful results of this type of law enforcement. Harcourt is an associate professor of law at the University of Arizona.
Cisco IOS Access Lists – Jeff Sedayao ’86. O’Reilly $39.95. An in-depth look at network policies and how to implement them with access lists. Sedayao is a network engineer with Intel Online Services and lives in San Jose, California. 1987
BEA WebLogic Server Bible — Joe Zuffoletto ’87 et al. John Wiley $99.98. A learning aid and reference designed for all WebLogic developers, from beginning to advanced. Zuffoletto is CEO of ZeeWare, Inc. in Sausalito, California. 1988
Mommy, My Head Hurts — Sarah Cheyette ’88. Newmarket $21.95. Practical advice on recognizing and treating children’s headaches, including tips on communicating with children about their pain, and on medications and nontraditional treatments. Cheyette is a pediatric neurologist in Edmonds, Washington. A Revolution in Language: The Problem of Signs in Late Eighteenth-Century France – Sophia Rosenfeld ’88. Stanford $60. Argues that many key thinkers of the French Revolution were preoccupied by questions of language, and that prevailing assumptions about words and other signs profoundly shaped revolutionaries’ efforts to imagine and to institute an ideal polity. Rosenfeld is an assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia. 1989
1990 Foreign in a Domestic Sense: Puerto Rico, American Expansion, and the Constitution — edited by Christina Duffy Burnett ’90 and Burke Marshall. Duke $69.95 cloth/$23.95 paper. The contributors discuss the history of U.S. imperialism and the legal issues surrounding the status of U.S. territories. Burnett is a research associate in the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton. 1991 The Wedding Workout: Look & Feel Fabulous on Your Special Day – Tracy Effinger ’91 and Suzanne Rowen. Contemporary $19.95. Includes stress-reducing activities, targeted workouts, and exercises to improve posture. Effinger is a fitness trainer.
The Perfect Store: Inside eBay - Adam Cohen ’93. Little, Brown $25.95. The author was granted total inside access to eBay for this story of the Internet company’s success. Cohen is on the editorial board of the New York Times. 1994 The Way to Somewhere – Angie Day ’94. Simon & Schuster $22. The protagonist of this novel journeys from Houston to Mexico to New York City, but finds herself torn between her lofty goals and the dysfunctional world she left behind in Texas. Day is a freelance producer and editor for MTV in New York City.
White Lies — Michael Salinas '94. Booklocker.com $13.95 paper/$6.95 e-book. A legal mystery set in a tiny Texas border town. Salinas is an attorney in Mercedes, Texas. 1995
E-Mail Etiquette: Do's, Don'ts, and Disaster Tales — Samantha Miller '95. Warner $12.95. Includes strategies for composing personal and business e-mail, practical advice about privacy and junk e-mail, and tips on how to guard against Net dangers. This book grew out of the author's "Internet Manners" advice column that appears on the Web site People.com. Miller lives in Brooklyn, New York. 1998 The Muse Asylum — David Czuchlewski ’98. Putnam $23.95. In this novel three recent college graduates search to uncover the identity of a great modern American writer but find themselves caught in a game of reflections and reversals. The author is a student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. 2002 Saguaro: The Desert Giant – Ann Humphreys ’02 and Susan Lowell *79. Rio Nuevo $10.95. Illustrated with contemporary and historic photographs, this book explores the saguaro’s biology and place in the Sonoran desert ecosystem and examines the cultural impact the cactus has made on human inhabitants of the southwest. Lowell lives in Tucson. Humphreys, her daughter, is a graduating senior. Greed and Injustice in Classical Athens — Ryan K. Balot *93. Princeton $39.50. Integrating ancient philosophy, poetry, and history, and drawing on modern political thought, the author demonstrates that the Athenian discourse on greed was an essential component of Greek social development and political history. Balot is an assistant professor of classics at Washington University in St. Louis.
Roman Catholics and Shi’i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics – James A. Bill *68 and John Alden Williams *58. North Carolina $24.95. The authors analyze common doctrinal, structural, and sociopolitical characteristics shared by both religions. Bill is Reves Professor of International Studies and Government at the College of William and Mary. Williams is Professor Emeritus of the Humanities in Religion at the College of William and Mary. Us vs. Them: American Political and Cultural Conflict from WWII to Watergate — Robert J. Bresler *64. SR Books $55.00 cloth/ $17.95 paper. This textbook collects documents designed to introduce students to the historical roots of contemporary cultural politics. Bresler is a professor of public policy at the School of Public Affairs, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. Silently into the Midst of Things – Atholl Sutherland Brown *54. Trafford $19. This history of the RAF Bristol Beaufighter squadrons in the air war in Burma has been published in a new edition. Brown lives in Victoria, British Columbia. The Perfect Home: Living in Style - Joseph Carroll *63. The Ashley Group $39.95. This illustrated guide to decorating focuses on the key elements of style, personality, color and light, hospitality, and nature. Carroll is publisher of Furniture/Today and lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Inventing the Renaissance Putto — Charles Dempsey *63. North Carolina $59.95. Discussing the manifestations of the putto (often portrayed as a mischievous baby) in 15th-century Italian art and literature, Dempsey explores the fusion of classical forms with local, vernacular, and modern Italian traditions. Dempsey is a professor of Italian Renaissance and Baroque art at Johns Hopkins. Weathering the Storm: Sverre Petterssen, the D-Day Forecast, and the Rise of Modern Meteorology — edited by James Rodger Fleming *88. American Meteorological Society $70. This autobiographical memoir traces the life of a key figure in the field of weather analysis and forecasting. Petterssen developed the Bergen-school and upper-air techniques and discovered what were later called "jet streams." Fleming teaches at Colby College. Boat Camping Haida Gwaii: A Small-Vessel Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands - Neil Frazer *78. Harbour $29.95. This practical guide for kayakers and small-boat voyagers provides detailed information for cruising and camping around one of the most remote areas in British Columbia. Frazer is a research professor at the University of Hawaii.
Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time – J. Richard Gott *73. Houghton Mifflin $25. The author shows that time travel is physically possible and provides possible answers about the origin of the universe. Gott is a professor of astrophysical sciences. What Are the Chances? Voodoo Deaths, Office Gossip, and Other Adventures in Probability — Bart K. Holland *83. Johns Hopkins $24.95. Weaving together tales from real life — including the spread of the bubonic plague in medieval Europe, the number of Prussian cavalrymen kicked to death by their horses, and deaths by voodoo curse — Holland, a statistician, reveals how everyday events that profoundly affect our lives are controlled by just one number. Holland is an associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at New Jersey Medical School. Andy Warhol — Wayne Koestenbaum *88. Lipper/Viking $19.95. Drawing on interviews with the artist’s collaborators, his writings, ephemera in his time capsules, and his provocative and powerful films, the author considers issues of eroticism and homosexuality in Warhol’s life and work. Koestenbaum is a professor of English at the CUNY Graduate Center. Irreconcilable Differences? Explaining Czechoslovakia’s Dissolution – edited and translated by Michael Kraus *86 and Allison Stanger. Rowman & Littlefield $84 cloth/$27.95 paper. A multi-disciplinary group of scholars together with Czech and Slovak decision makers consider the problems of democratic transitions in multinational societies and ethnic separatism and its origins. Kraus is a professor and chair of political science at Middlebury. The Essential John Nash — edited by Harold W. Kuhn *50 and Sylvia Nasar. Princeton $29.95. Includes nine of Nash’s most influential papers, his Nobel citation, and his autobiography. Kuhn is a professor emeritus of mathematics. Secret Missions to Cuba: Fidel Castro, Bernardo Benes, and Cuban Miami – Robert M. Levine *67. Palgrave $29.95. The Cuban American lawyer Benes’s first mission to Cuba in 1978 led to the release of 3,600 political prisoners, but he remains an outcast in Miami’s Cuban community for having dealt personally with Castro. Levine is director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Miami. Saguaro: The Desert Giant – Ann Humphreys ’02 and Susan Lowell *79. Rio Nuevo $10.95. Illustrated with contemporary and historic photographs, this book explores the saguaro’s biology and place in the Sonoran desert ecosystem and examines the cultural impact the cactus has made on human inhabitants of the southwest. Lowell lives in Tucson. Humphreys, her daughter, is a graduating senior. Moral and Political Education – edited by Stephen Macedo *87 and Yael Tamir. NYU $55. The contributors offer philosophical, political, and legal reflections on the practical questions of how education should be changed to meet the needs of the 21st century. Macedo is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics at the University Center for Human Values.
Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War – Judith Miller *72, Stephen Engelberg ’79 and William Broad. Simon & Schuster $27.00. Argues that secret, government-funded research has taken the U.S. to the limits if not beyond what is allowed by the global treaty banning germ arms. Miller is a senior writer and Engelberg a senior investigative editor at the New York Times. An Aesthetic Occupation: The Immediacy of Architecture and the Palestine Conflict -Daniel Bertrand Monk *95. Duke $54.95 cloth/$18.95 paper. The author combines archival research and theoretical insights to explore controversies over the authenticity of holy sites, the restorations of the Dome of the Rock, and the accusations that followed the Buraq, or Wailing Wall, riots of 1929. Monk is an associate professor of art and architecture at SUNY, Stony Brook, and teaches at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. A Guide to Tucson Architecture -Anne M. Nequette *86 and R. Brooks Jeffery. Arizona $22.95. Includes 14 tours with maps; annotated descriptions and photographs of distinctive buildings; profiles of prominent Tucson architects; and a guide to local architectural styles. Nequette teaches in the University of Arizona’s School of Architecture.
Tom Wolfe: A Critical Companion — Brian Abel Ragen *87. Greenwood $34.95. The author explores Wolfe’s thematic concerns, including his ideas on society, religion, and gender, and situates his book-length works within the context of his life and literary forms. Ragen is a professor of English at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Taking Parenting Public: The Case for a New Social Movement – edited by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Nancy Rankin *75, and Cornel West *80. Rowman & Littlefield $72 cloth/$22.95 paper. This book calls for a new personal and public investment in the work of raising children, one that would situate parents as economic, emotional, and moral providers. Rankin is the former executive director of the National Parenting Association. West is the Alphonse Fletcher Jr. University Professor at Harvard University but will return to Princeton July 1.
Kaon Physics — edited by Jonathan L. Rosner *65 and Bruce Winstein. Chicago $70. Leading theorists and experimentalists synthesize the current state of the field and suggest new directions for the future study of kaons, first detected in 1947. Rosner is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett and American Reform, 1880-1930 – Patricia A. Schechter *93. North Carolina $55 cloth/$19.95 paper. A study of the pioneering African-American journalist who held a central place in the early reform movements for civil rights, women's suffrage, and Progressivism in the United States and abroad. Schechter is an assistant professor of history at Portland State University in Oregon. Doctor’s Orders: Goethe and Enlightenment Medicine – Robert D. Tobin *90. Associated University Presses $41.50. The author shows how Goethe’s novel Wilhelm Meister documents the rise of medicine as an institution structuring the self and society. Tobin is an associate professor of German at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Curso de Análisis Matemático II [A Course in Intermediate Analysis] and Análisis Matemático II: Problemas y Soluciones [Problems in Intermediate Analysis] – Luis M. Navas Vicente *93 Librería Cervantes $30, $20. These two textbooks, written in Spanish, cover the main topics of differential, integral, and tensorial calculus. The first volume is devoted to theory and the second to the solution of problems. The author is a professor of mathematics at the University of Salamanca, Spain. The Effective, Efficient Professor: Teaching, Scholarship and Service – Phillip C. Wankat *70. Allyn and Bacon $31. Reveals how student learning and academic productivity can be improved by awareness of effective time-management techniques. Wankat is the Clifton L. Lovell Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue.
Ahead of the Curve?: UN Ideas and Global Challenges — Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas Weiss *74. Indiana $59.95 cloth/ $24.95 paper. The first volume in the United Nations Intellectual History Project, this book analyzes successes and weaknesses of key U.N. concepts of international economic and social development. Weiss is Presidential Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center. Taking Parenting Public: The Case for a New Social Movement – edited by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Nancy Rankin *75, and Cornel West *80. Rowman & Littlefield $72 cloth/$22.95 paper. This book calls for a new personal and public investment in the work of raising children, one that would situate parents as economic, emotional, and moral providers. Rankin is the former executive director of the National Parenting Association. West is the Alphonse Fletcher Jr. University Professor at Harvard University but will return to Princeton July 1. The Soundscape of Modernity: Architectural Acoustics and the Culture of Listening in America, 1900-1933 — Emily Thompson *92. MIT $44.95. This history of aural culture in early 20th-century America charts the dramatic transformations produced by modern technology. Thompson is an assistant professor of history and the sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania.
Roman Catholics and Shi’i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics – James A. Bill *68 and John Alden Williams *58. North Carolina $24.95. The authors analyze common doctrinal, structural, and sociopolitical characteristics shared by both religions. Bill is Reves Professor of International Studies and Government at the College of William and Mary. Williams is Professor Emeritus of the Humanities in Religion at the College of William and Mary. It’s a Global Jungle: Can It Become a Global Village — Daniel Wit *50. 1stbooks.com $10.95 paper/$3.95 e-book. Explores humankind’s contribution to global violence and conflict and suggests steps toward managing international conflict more effectively. Wit lives in Palm Desert, California. Asset Pricing Under Asymmetric Information: Bubbles, Crashes, Technical Analysis, and Herding - Markus K. Brunnermeier. Oxford $39.95. Provides a detailed review of recent theoretical literature and a framework for understanding price processes, emphasizing the informational aspects of asset price dynamics. Brunnermeier is an assistant professor of economics. Blood and Debt — Miguel Angel Centeno. Penn State $45. In this study of Latin America, the author examines how war affected the fiscal development of the state, the creation of national identity, and claims to citizenship. Centeno is an associate professor of sociology. China’s Economic Transformation – Gregory C. Chow. Blackwell $64.95 cloth/$29.95 paper. Combining historical-institutional and theoretical-quantitative approaches, Chow analyzes the factors that have contributed to China’s economic success. Chow is the Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus.
The Harvard College Guide to Careers in Public Service - Ande Diaz. Harvard OCS Publications $15. Designed for students, recent graduates, and those contemplating a career change, this book surveys opportunities in public service, outlines strategies for a successful job search, and includes career portraits representing a variety of professional paths. Diaz is an assistant dean of undergraduate students at Princeton. Fast-Talking Dames — Maria DiBattista. Yale $27.95. A history of the actresses of the 1930s and ’40s who epitomized a new breed of woman. Includes profiles of blonde bombshells Jean Harlow and Ginger Rogers, and brunettes (and brunettes at heart) Myrna Loy and Claudette Colbert. DiBattista is a professor of English and chair of the Committee for Film Studies.
The Clash of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, and Morality in Crisis – Robert P. George. ISI $24.95. The author argues that on controversial issues like embryonic stem-cell research, abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, and same-sex marriage, traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs are rationally superior to secular liberal alternatives. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and a professor of politics. The Challenge of Global Capitalism: The World Economy in the 21st Century – Robert Gilpin. Princeton $19.95. The author examines the political circumstances that have enabled global markets to develop and function and suggests ways to strengthen the global economy. Gilpin is the Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus. Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time – J. Richard Gott *73. Houghton Mifflin $25. The author shows that time travel is physically possible and provides possible answers about the origin of the universe. Gott is a professor of astrophysical sciences. Emmet Gowin: Changing the Earth — Jock Reynolds. Yale $45. Gowin’s aerial photographs of military test sites, coal mining, pivot irrigation, and other human footprints record the alteration of the earth’s surface. Gowin is the director of the program in visual
Dante: A Life in Works - Robert Hollander '55. Yale $25. This intellectual biography discusses the poet's works, their critical reception through the centuries, and issues raised by each text. Hollander is a professor of European literature and Romance languages and literatures. King David in the Index of Christian Art - edited by Colum Hourihane. Princeton $72.50 cloth/$37.50 paper. The first comprehensive survey of the vast profusion of David images in both Byzantium and the West; over 5,000 entries are organized into more than 240 episodes from his life. Hourihane is director of the Index of Christian Art.
The End of Globalization: Lessons from the Great Depression - Harold James. Harvard $39.95. Arguing that the Depression was partly the result of the failure of tariff systems, central banks, and immigration legislation, the author detects modern-day parallels. James is a professor of history.
The Essential John Nash — edited by Harold W. Kuhn *50 and Sylvia Nasar. Princeton $29.95. Includes nine of Nash’s most influential papers, his Nobel citation, and his autobiography. Kuhn is a professor emeritus of mathematics.
What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response – Bernard Lewis. Oxford $23. Examines the 19th- and 20th-century reactions of the Islamic world as it tried to understand Western domination. The author shows how the Middle East turned its attention to understanding European weaponry and military tactics, commerce and industry, government and diplomacy, education, and culture. Lewis is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Emeritus.
The Princeton Anthology of Writing: Favorite Pieces by the Ferris/McGraw Writers at Princeton University — edited by John McPhee ’53 and Carol Rigolot. Princeton $39.50 cloth/$17.95 paper. Designed for students and general readers, this book includes favorite and influential works by writers who have held the Ferris and McGraw professorships. McPhee is a lecturer in the Council of the Humanities at Princeton. Rigolot is the executive director of the Council. The Race Card: Campaign Strategy, Implicit Messages, and the Norm of Equality - Tali Mendelberg. Princeton $52.50 cloth/ $17.95 paper. Traces the evolution of political rhetoric about race from the Civil War to the present, analyzing the causes, dynamics, and consequences of racially loaded political communication. Mendelberg is an associate professor of politics.
Forged Genealogies: Saint-John Perse’s Conversations with Culture – Carol Rigolot. North Carolina $34.95. Analysis of the Nobel Prize-winning poet’s multiple strategies of dialogue. Rigolot is executive director of the Council of the Humanities and lecturer in French and Italian.
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Philosophy
& Literature: Truth, Beauty, Goodness, Commitment - Cameron
Thompson ’34 *35 and Peter S. Thompson ’70. iUniverse.com
$29.95. An interdisciplinary anthology of philosophical ideas designed
for high school and college students. Cameron Thompson died in 1989.
Peter Thompson teaches at Roger Williams University in Providence.
History
of U.S. Television: A Personal Reminiscence - Lawrence H. Rogers
II ’43. 1stbooks.com $16.95 paper/$5.95 e-book. A detailed
account of the television industry from its inception in the late
1940s until the author retired in 1976 as president of Taft Broadcasting
Company. Rogers lives in Cincinnati.
The
Beauty Contest and Other Stories - Robert Steiner ’47.
iUniverse $12.95. This collection of short stories deals with science
fiction, fantasy, social problems, and philosophy. Steiner lives
in Ellicott City, Maryland.
The
History of Colt Firearms and The History of Winchester Firearms
- Dean K. Boorman '49. Lyons $29.95 each. Illustrated with full-color
photographs, the two books chronicle the stories of these legendary
names in the saga of firearms history. Boorman is president of the
Armor and Arms Club of New York.
My
Father Was a Bootlegger — William A. Kelly '49.
Xlibris $31.49 cloth/$21.24 paper. An autobiography about growing
up in Atlantic City during the depression, fighting in air combat
in WWII, and life at Princeton. Kelly lives in Haworth, New Jersey.
Stoopnagle’s
Tale Is Twisted: Spoonerisms Run Amok – edited by Keen
James ’51. \ and Scott $16.95. Originally published
in 1945, this is a collection of children’s nursery stories
rewritten with spoonerisms. James lives in Albion, Rhode Island.
Shockingly
Close to the Truth: Confessions of a Grave-Robbing Ufologist —
James W. Moseley ’53 and Karl T. Pflock. Prometheus $25.
A social history of the worldwide UFO subculture that reveals the
truth behind the infamous Straith letter hoax, the real origins
of the Men in Black, and the true story of George Adamski’s
alleged encounter with "a man from Venus." Moseley lives
in Key West and is editor of the newsletter Saucer Smear.
Njal’s
Saga — translated and edited by Robert Cook ’54. Penguin
$14. Written in the late 13th century, this is one of the most powerful
and popular of the great Icelandic family sagas. Cook is a professor
of English literature at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.
Telltale
Stories from Central America: Cultural Heritage, Political Systems,
and Resistance in Developing Countries – Samuel Z. Stone
’54. University of New Mexico $29.95. This inquiry
into race relations is based upon 118 folktales, reproduced in English
translation, that document the mutual resentment among Indians,
mestizos, ladinos, and whites in Central America. Stone lives in
Madisonville, Louisiana.
"Happiness
Is Not My Companion": The Life of General G. K. Warren - David
M. Jordan '56. Indiana $35. One of the workhorses of the Army
of the Potomac during the Civil War, Warren helped save the day
at Gettysburg by his action at Little Round Top. He was summarily
relieved of his command after winning the Battle of Five Forks,
and the court findings that vindicated him were made public only
after his death. Jordan is an attorney in Philadelphia.
Lessons
from Afghanistan - David Fleishhacker ’59. 
The
Flame Charts - Paul Oppenheimer ’61. Spuyten Duyvil $10.
This is Oppenheimer’s third collection of poems. He teaches
at The City College and The Graduate Center of the City University
of New York.
In
Deep Jung – Bion Smalley ’65. Xlibris $18.69. Two
professors search for a murderer who is combining the techniques
of lucid dreaming with the properties of the Jungian model of the
human psyche in order to control minds. Smalley lives in Tucson.
The
Global Journalist: News and Conscience in a World of Conflict –
Philip Seib ’70. Rowman & Littlefield $65 cloth/$23.95
paper. This book argues that U.S. news media have an obligation
to cover international events that affect the interests of the public
and the government, but that they also should "shake awake
the world’s conscience" by bringing more attention to
international conflict and suffering. Seib is the Lucius W. Nieman
Professor of Journalism at Marquette. 
Leadership
for an Age of Higher Consciousness. Volume 2, Ancient Wisdom for
Modern Times — B.T. Swami (John E. Favors ’72). Hari-Nama
$23. The author argues that the greatest leaders see themselves
as servants first, place integrity and character before personal
gain, and know how to seek help from both earthly and spiritual
realms. B.T. Swami is director of the International Committee for
Urban Spiritual Development and founder/director of the Institute
for Applied Spiritual Technology in Washington, D.C.
Tree
Girl – T.A. Barron ’74. Penguin Putnam $14.99.
In this fantasy for young readers, magic and the supernatural reveal
the ways in which all living things are connected. Barron lives
in Colorado.
The
Limits of Pleasure – Daniel M. Jaffe ’78. Haworth
$24.95 cloth/$14.95 paper. In two intertwining chronologies,
this novel follows a 40-year-old gay, Jewish man who was raised
by his Orthodox, Holocaust-survivor grandmother. Jaffe is a writer
and literary translator living in Santa Barbara, California.
Big
Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure – Alexander
Wolff ’79. Warner $24.95. Visiting 16 countries
and 10 states, the author explores how this American-born sport
seems to obsess everyone from Bhutan to Kansas. Wolff is a senior
writer at Sports Illustrated and lives in New York City.
Tell
All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young
and Black in America – Tonya Bolden ’81. Abrams
$24.95. Using interviews, diaries, news articles, and historical
documents, this book for children examines the black child’s
place in society, from the first recorded birth at Jamestown to
the present day. Bolden is also the author of Rock of Ages: A Tribute
to the Black Church (Knopf $16.95), an illustrated celebration
in verse of the black church’s contributions to American culture.
Bolden lives in New York City.
A
Purple-Golden Renascence of Eden-Exalting Rainbows – Hugo Walter
’81. Fithian $18.95. This is Walter’s 10th
volume of poetry. He is a professor of English and humanities at
Berkeley College in White Plains, New York. 
Digital Rights Management: Business and Technology —
Bill Rosenblatt '83 et al. M&T $29.99. Explains DRM antecedents,
paradigms, and legal foundations, and offers a guide to DRM technologies
and standards together with practical advice on products, services,
and vendors. Rosenblatt is president of GiantSteps Media Technology
Strategies in New York City.
Illumination
— Terry McGarry ’84. Tor $25.95. In this fantasy novel
set in the world of Eiden Myr, the protagonist loses the inner light
that gives her power. Her only hope lies in seeking the help of
the mysterious ruling caste of nine wizards. McGarry lives in East
Rockaway, New York.
The
Glasswright’s Journeyman — Mindy L. Klasky ’86.
Roc $6.99. The third novel in Klasky’s fantasy series. She
is a lawyer and librarian living in Arlington, Virginia.
The
Spanish Redemption: Heritage, Power, and Loss on New Mexico’s
Upper Rio Grande - Charles Montgomery ’86. California $50.
Traces the history of the region’s Spanish heritage, showing
how Anglos and Hispanos sought to redefine the region’s social
character by glorifying its Spanish colonial past. Montgomery is
an assistant professor of history at the University of Florida.
Auden’s
Games of Knowledge: Poetry and the Meanings of Homosexuality —
Richard R. Bozorth ’87. Columbia $49.50 cloth/$19.50 paper.
The author includes close textual analysis of homosexual encoding
in specific poems as well as interpretations of Auden’s place
within the larger social, political, and literary worlds. Bozorth
is an assistant professor of English at Southern Methodist University.
Assessing
and Treating Late-Life Depression: A Casebook and Resource Guide
— Michele J. Karel ’87 et al. Basic $45. A practice-oriented,
research-based casebook that provides an interdisciplinary framework
for understanding and treating late-life depressive symptoms. Karel
is a practicing geropsychologist in Boston.
Renewing
Birmingham: Federal Funding and the Promise of Change, 1929-1979
- Christopher MacGregor Scribner ’88. Georgia $40. The
author explores how federal funding aided Birmingham’s transition
from an industrial to a service economy and led to redrawn avenues
of power, influence, and justice in the city. Scribner is an independent
scholar living in Birmingham.
A
Republic of Righteousness: The Public Christianity of the Post-Revolutionary
New England Clergy — Jonathan D. Sassi '89. Oxford
$49.95. Argues that New England clergymen furthered the vitality
of early republican culture through the application of their corporate
ethic to public issues, fostering American identity, nationalism,
and civil religion. Sassi is an assistant professor of history at
the College of Staten Island, CUNY.
The
Huntsman — Whitney Terrell ’91. Viking $25.95. The
murder of a young Kansas City socialite serves as the starting point
for a contemporary tale of incest, hypocrisy, and race relations.
Terrell is a writer-in-residence for the School of Professional
Studies at Rockhurst University in Kansas City.
Drive:
Women’s True Stories from the Open Road — edited by Jennie
Goode ’94. Seal $15.95. A collection of tales about women
on the great American road trip, from a small-time magician’s
trek through the mining towns of the Continental divide to a Korean-American
woman’s tour-bus escapade across Canada. Goode lives in Seattle.
Things
You Need to Be Told: A handbook for Polite Behavior in a tacky,
rude world! — Honore McDonough Ervin and Lesley Carlin '95.
Berkley $9.95. Advice on manners for the new millennium, including
how to choose the right e-mail address, quit your job with finesse,
and keep up appearances on a casual Friday. 
The
Cult of the Nation in France: Inventing Nationalism, 1680-1800
— David A. Bell *91. Harvard $45. Argues that while
the French revolutionaries hoped that patriotism and national sentiment
would replace religion as the new binding force in public life,
the example of cultural remodeling they followed was that of the
Catholic Church. Bell is a professor of history at Johns Hopkins.
Susan
Glaspell in Context: American Theater, Culture, and Politics, 1915-48
– J. Ellen Gainor *88. Michigan $52.50. Explores the
playwright’s dramatic work within its context: the worlds of
Greenwich Village and Provincetown bohemia, of the American frontier,
and of American modernism. Gainor is a professor of theatre, women’s
studies, and American studies at Cornell.
Unlocking
the Clubhouse: Women in Computing — Jane Margolis *79
and Allan Fisher '78. MIT $24.95. Based on interviews with computer
science students, classroom observations, and discussions with college
and high school faculty, this book examines the familial, educational,
and institutional origins of the gender gap in computing. Margolis
is a researcher at the Graduate School of Education and Information
Systems at UCLA. Fisher is President and CEO of Carnegie Technology
Education.
The
Jewish Lights Spirituality Handbook: A Guide to Understanding, Exploring
& Living a Spiritual Life – edited by Stuart M. Matlins
*62. Jewish Lights $24.95. The contributors explore multiple
aspects of Jewish spirituality, including God, community, prayer,
meditation, mysticism, and traditions. Matlins is editor-in-chief
and publisher of Jewish Lights Publishing in Woodstock, Vermont.
The
Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions —
Bruce M. Metzger *42. Baker $14.99. Explores the circumstances
under which 50 biblical translations were produced and offers insights
into the underlying objectives, characteristics, and strengths of
each. Metzger is George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language
and Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Rhode
Island Stained Glass: An Historical Guide — Paul F. Norton
*52. William L. Bauhan $32.50 cloth/$27.50 paper. Documents
320 buildings arranged alphabetically by town and church and includes
a register of studios, artisans, and artists that designed and executed
the stained-glass windows. Norton is chair of the art history department
at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Literary
Culture in a World Transformed: A Future for the Humanities - William
Paulson *81. Cornell $42.50 cloth/$16.95 paper. Assesses the
role of literary studies in the academic and non-academic worlds,
proposing a closer connection between literature and everyday language
and arguing for a restructuring of undergraduate and graduate education.
Paulson is a professor of French at the University of Michigan.
Post-Cowboy
Economics: Pay and Prosperity in the New American West –
Thomas Michael Power *72 and Richard N. Barrett. Island $50
cloth/$25 paper. The authors argue that the American West’s
economic misfortunes are local manifestations of national and international
trends rather than the result of changes in the regional industrial
structure. Power is a professor of economics at the University of
Montana in Missoula.
An
American Poet in Paris: Pauline Avery Crawford and the Herald
Tribune – Charles L. Robertson *59. Missouri $34.95.
A literary biography of the American expatriate who wrote for the
Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune in the 1930s
and 1940s. Smith is Retired Professor of Government at Smith.
Mavo:
Japanese Artists and the Avant-Garde, 1905-1931 - Gennifer Weisenfeld
*97. California $55. A history of the radical Japanese art group
Mavo, whose work included performance art, painting, book illustration,
and architectural projects and was linked with futurism, Dada, expressionism,
socialism, and communism. Weisenfeld is an assistant professor of
art history at Duke.
Lincoln’s
Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural – Ronald C. White, Jr.
*72. Simon & Schuster $24. Analyzes the content and
context of Lincoln’s "malice toward none" speech
and explains its continuing relevance. White is a dean and professor
of American religious history at San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Failed
Crusade: America and the Tragedy of Post-Communist Russia –
Stephen F. Cohen. Norton $14.95. This critique of
U.S. foreign policy has been updated for the paperback edition to
expand the author’s analysis through the middle of 2001. Cohen
is a professor of politics, emeritus.
Constitutional
Self-Government – Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83.
Harvard $45. Focusing on the Constitution’s seemingly
undemocratic features, the author defends a strong role for courts
in democratic deliberation. Eisgruber is the Laurance S. Rockefeller
Professor of Public Affairs. 
Bring
Out Your Dead: The Past as Revelation – Anthony Grafton.
Harvard $39.95. This collection of essays presents a series
of Renaissance humanists who labored to recover ancient texts. Grafton
is Henry Putnam University Professor of History. 
Special
Interest Politics — Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman.
MIT $40. This book discusses the mechanisms by which special interest
groups affect policy in modern democracies and develops theoretical
tools for studying the interactions among voters, interest groups,
and politicians. Grossman is Jacob Viner Professor of International
Affairs. 
Understanding
Figurative Language: From Metaphors to Idioms — Sam Glucksberg.
Oxford $27.95. The author proposes a new theory of metaphor comprehension
and argues that figurative language involves the same kinds of linguistic
and pragmatic operations that are used for ordinary, literal language.
Glucksberg is a professor of psychology.
Preparation
for a Revolution: The Young Turks, 1902-1908 – M. Sükrü
Hanioglu. Oxford $72. The first book on the Young Turk
Revolution to draw on both the extensive memoirs and papers of the
Young Turks as well as the extensive diplomatic archives around
the world. Hanioglu is a professor of Near Eastern Studies.
Walking
with Thoreau: A Literary Guide to the Mountains of New England –
commentary by William Howarth. Beacon $16. Presents Thoreau’s
writings about nine mountain journeys, along with Howarth’s
commentary retracing the trails and interpreting the stories Thoreau
created. Howarth is a professor of English.
The
Fruited Plain: Fables for a Postmodern Democracy — Alvin Kernan.
Yale $24.95. In this satirical work, the author sends various descendants
of Steinbeck’s Joad family on a journey into the excesses of
American culture at the beginning of the 21st century. Kernan is
the Avalon Foundation Professor of Humanities, emeritus.
Music
of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew
Poems – Bernard Lewis. Princeton $19.95. Includes
129 poems, most of which make their English-language debut in this
volume, that span the seventh to the early 18th century. Lewis is
the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Emeritus.
Moral
and Political Education – edited by Stephen Macedo *87 and
Yael Tamir. NYU $55. The contributors offer
philosophical, political, and legal reflections on the practical
questions of how education should be changed to meet the needs of
the 21st century. Macedo is Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of
Politics at the University Center for Human Values.
Democracy
in Suburbia – J. Eric Oliver. Princeton $47.50 cloth/$17.95
paper. Argues that suburbanization has negated the benefits
of "small town" government and deprived metropolitan areas
of valuable civic capacity. Oliver is an assistant professor of
politics and public affairs.
Vectors:
Aphorisms and Ten-Second Essays — James Richardson '71.
Ausable $24 cloth/$14 paper. This is Richardson's sixth book of
poetry. He is a professor of English and creative writing.
Creative
Spirituality: The Way of the Artist - Robert Wuthnow. California
$27.50. Explores the link between the creative and the sacred and
suggests that artists have become the spiritual vanguard of our
time. Wuthnow is a professor of sociology and the director of the
Center for the Study of Religion.
