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Kathleen and Bill Christison ’50
(Pluto Press) Through personal and pictorial accounts, this book documents the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. The authors posit that Israel wants to fragment the occupied territories so that any...
Fly Away Home (Posted on Sept. 28, 2010)
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Jennifer Weiner ’91
(Atria) In this novel, Weiner charts the lives of the Woodruff women — Sylvie, the mother, and Diana and Lizzie, the two daughters. Sylvie has become the perfect political wife, even though she has lost parts of herself during the transformation. Diana is an...
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John J. Pohanka ’49
(The Wagner Society of Washington, D.C.) The author, a life-long student of philosophy and founding member of the Washington Wagner Society, explores the kinship between religious mysticism and the transformative experience of listing to...
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Brian Lepard ’83
(Cambridge University Press) In this book, Lepard seeks to articulate a comprehensive theory of customary international law that addresses some of the various conceptual and practical enigmas found within the field. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Lepard...
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David Kaufmann ’80
(University of California Press) In this book, Kaufmann examines the work of Philip Guston, specifically Guston’s figurative paintings of the late 1960s and 1970s. He explores the early critical reception of Guston’s pieces, simultaneously...
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Robert H. Ruxin ’76
(Jones & Barlett Publishers)
This book is designed to prepare athletes and their families to screen, select, and work with an agent. The author teaches families about the importance of sports agents and allows athletes and their families to be active...
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Andrew Oser ’76
(River Sanctuary Publishing) This book shows readers ways to apply the concept of alternation to different areas of life. Alternation is a natural rhythm that exists in many areas of life. People go back and forth between night and day, the seasons of the...