Confronting Global Terrorism and American Neo-Conservatism: The Framework of a Liberal Grand Strategy (Posted on Nov. 4, 2008)

By Tom Farer ’57

(Oxford University Press) The author examines issues raised by the war on terrorism — whether torture is ever justified, whether the United States needs to suspend human rights to fight terrorism — and offers an alternative liberal strategy to dealing with...

In Search of Bill Clinton: A Psychological Biography (Posted on Nov. 4, 2008)

By John D. Gartner ’79

(St. Martin’s Press) Ten years after the Monica Lewinsky scandal, psychologist Gartner takes a fresh approach to understanding Bill Clinton’s roller coaster life. The author, a therapist who treats people with hypomanic temperaments, labels the former...

Caution to the Wind: Faith Lessons from the Life of Don McClanen, Founder of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Ministry of Money (Posted on Nov. 4, 2008)

By Joe Murchison ’73

(Cross Training Publishing) In this biography, the author traces the adventurous life of Don McClanen, founder of five major ministries including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes — the largest sports ministry in the world — and Ministry of Money, a...

Damn, It Feels Good to be a Banker: And Other Baller Things You Only Get To Say If You Work On Wall Street (Posted on Nov. 4, 2008)

By Leveraged Sell-Out [Amit Chatwani ’04]

(Hyperion Books) Based on the author’s blog, Leveraged Sell Out, that lampoons the world of finance, this “guide” offers bitingly sarcastic advice on living the high-life of an investment banker. Through the book’s narrator, Logan, the author covers all...

Asking for Murder (Posted on Nov. 4, 2008)

By Roberta Isleib ’75

(Berkley Prime Crime Press) In this third installment of Isleib’s “Advice Column” mystery series, psychologist Rebecca Butterman, a part-time advice columnist and amateur sleuth, seeks to discover the attacker of her close friend and fellow therapist...

Woodrow Wilson: Princeton to the Presidency (Posted on Nov. 4, 2008)

By W. Barksdale Maynard '88

(Yale University Press) This book focuses on how Woodrow Wilson’s experiences as president of Princeton University influenced the ideas and worldview he later applied in politics.  Maynard is a lecturer in the School of Architecture at Princeton University.

Northern Arts: The Breakthrough of Scandinavian Literature and Art, From Ibsen to Bergman (Posted on Nov. 4, 2008)

By Arnold Weinstein '62

(Princeton University Press) Defying the traditional interpretations of Scandinavian culture as brooding or gloomy, this book explores the concept of “breakthrough” — the exploding of traditional forms and values — in the works of writers and artists,...