Designing vertical cities

Paul Katz *85 and James Von Klemperer *83

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

The projects that Paul Katz *85 and James von Klemperer *83 work on are easy to spot from a distance. A prominent part of their architectural practice is designing super-tall buildings — some are more than 100 stories and among the tallest buildings in the...Read more

STARTING OUT: Alex Gertner ’10

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

Associate in the Health and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch in New York City. Princeton major: anthropology, with a certificate in ­global health and health policy. What he does: While six researchers in Gertner’s division travel around the...Read more

Newsmakers

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

After several years of inactivity, the Princeton Club of Hilton Head was revived  Nov. 1, when Lisa *88 and Donald *88 Drakeman hosted a “rejuvenation party” at their Hilton Head home. About 100 Princetonians representing the classes of 1935 to 2015...Read more

Reading Room: Patricia Cohen *86

The invention and history of middle age

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

For those of us confronted with streaks of silver hair, creaky knees, and other symptoms of middle age, Patricia Cohen *86’s In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age (Scribner) may offer some small comfort. Americans did not always dread ...Read more

New releases by alumni

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

Robert R. Gambee ’64 captures in images the University — its buildings, Commencement, and Reunions — as well as the township and borough of Prince­ton, nearby Lawrenceville, and local schools and research centers in Princeton Impressions (W.W. Norton). In...Read more

If Words Could Save Us

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

(Lorimer Press) Abbott’s sixth collection of poetry includes a CD of him reading 20 of the poems. He explores the stages of life and deals with loss, sainthood, and memory’s wounds, among other topics. An English professor emeritus at...Read more

The Death Catchers

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

(Walker & Company) In this novel, everything goes topsy-turvy for 14-year-old Lizzy Mortimer on Halloween: She opened up the newspaper and saw a story about her best friend Jodi’s death — but it hadn’t happened yet. Lizzy had seen her first...Read more

Slavery and the Culture of Taste

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

(Princeton University Press) In this book, Gikandi shows how in the 18th century the worlds of slavery and the worlds of culture, taste, and manners, were connected. Gikandi takes his study from Britain to the antebellum South and the West...Read more

Casualties of Care: Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

(University of California Press) In this book, Ticktin looks at how compassion impacts world immigration policies. She zeroes in on France and its immigration practices to argue that policies based on care and protection can lead the state to...Read more

The House That War Minister Built

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

(Octavio) This novel explores the story of an Iranian family and its struggles for redemption. The tale plays out over 80 years, from the end of the Qajar dynasty to the post-Sept.11 era, providing an intimate look at Persian life in the 20th century. Dayton...Read more