CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

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Swimming Downstream

Judd Labarthe ’87

Using a thoughtful approach, Swimming Downstream (Marshall Cavendish International) reveals that conventional “smart marketing” is often ineffective and costly. In…

Wrecked

Thomas Nelson *04 and Jerald Podair *97

The infamous 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, according to Nelson and Podair, was about far more than the lives…

The Enchanted Greenhouse

Sarah Beth Durst ’96

After casting a spell to create a sentient plant companion, Terlu Perna was turned into a wooden statue as punishment…

Green Gold

Sarah Allaback ’88
Monique F. Parsons ’88

How did avocados become a staple food worldwide? In Gold Green (Catapult) Allaback and Parsons use the story of two…

Changeover

Giri Nathan ’13

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry arose just in time to keep men’s tennis athletes and fanatics on their toes…

Private Finance, Public Power

Peter Conti-Brown *15 *17 and Sean Vanatta *18

Though American banks are private institutions, the public has immense influence on the actions and risks taken by banks. Conti-Brown…

Classicism and Other Phobias

Dan-el Padilla Peralta ’06, associate professor of classics

The word “classical” is associated with Ancient Greece and Rome, but what about Black works, culture, and history? Padilla Peralta…

Poetry in Dangerous Times

Susan Sherman and Demetria Martinez ’82

Both a memoir and a retrospective, Poetry In Dangerous Times (Casa Urraca Press) is a collaborative collection that includes a…

Civic Self-respect

Ralph Nader ’55

Nader asserts that democracy requires participation from all citizens in order to collectively cultivate a better future for the nation…

Every American an Innovator

Matthew Wisnioski *05

This research-backed book challenges ideas of innovation and its impact on various aspects of society. For generations, innovators have helped…

Worlds of Byzantium

(edited) Elizabeth S. Bolman, Scott Fitzgerald Johnson, and Jack Tannous, professor of history

Containing essays from several scholars in the field, Worlds of Byzantium (Cambridge University Press) broadens the study of the Byzantine…