CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
Talk of Many Things
In this memoir, Gowen recounts his childhood in Italy and his diverse career and travel experiences. A New York City…
All My Days Are Saturdays
In the essays that make up All My Days Are Saturdays, Pickering ponders a changing world that continues to delight…
Murdered Sleep
When, in the spring of 1906, a fiery populist Congressman is found beaten to death, Dade Wyatt reluctantly agrees to…
Taming the Unknown: A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
Taming the Unknown follows algebra’s growth around the world in different historical periods. Katz and Parshall trace the development of…
Kings and Pawns
It is 2083, and at the San Francisco headquarters Cronus Enterprises, Alex Klein decides to leave behind his position of…
Magic Teacher’s Son
After 16-year-old Pran is caught experimenting with sorcery, his father, the schoolmaster of the town’s magic school, expels one student…
Making Space: How the Brain Knows Where Things Are
Whether it is finding our keys or navigating a city, taking a short cut or driving to a new place…
Ninigret, Sachem of the Niantics and Narragansetts
This biography, delving into the life and career of Ninigret, traces his life as a Native American sachem, politician, leader…
Philanthropist
Wealthy San Franciscan Fred Klein accidentally kills a young woman the same day he learns he has high cholesterol. The…
The Washingtons: A Family History
Beginning in 1657 with the arrival of John Washington — great-grandfather of George — in Westmoreland County, Va., this multi-volume…
In the Shadow of Velazquez: A Life in Art History
Originating from a series of six lectures delivered in 2012, In the Shadow of Velazquez is a witty examination of…
Race to Revolution: The U.S. and Cuba during Slavery and Jim Crow
Historian Gerald Horne ’70’s Race to Revolution: The U.S. and Cuba during Slavery and Jim Crow ties together the stories…
Backroads Pragmatists: Mexico’s Melting Pot and Civil Rights in the United States
In Backroads Pragmatists: Mexico’s Melting Pot and Civil Rights in the United States, Ruben Flores ’94 highlights how efforts to…
Measure of a Life: Memoirs, Insights and Philosophies of LeRoy E. Hoffberger
In his memoir, LeRoy E. Hoffberger ’47 recounts his life as a father, businessman, lawyer, Broadway investor, philanthropist, and champion…
Families of the Domesday Book
This multi-volume work presents 2,000 families whose histories offer a look into the political and social life of England and…
America’s Culture of Professionalism: Past, Present, and Prospects
In this critical examination of what constitutes professionalism in America, David Warfield Brown '59 — a self-described “recovering professional” —…
The Morning Side of the Hill
Inspired by William Faulkner’s The Wild Palms, Ezra Fitz ’00’s debut novel features parallel stories of love and companionship. The…