CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
Out on Assignment: Newspaper Women and the Making of Modern Public Space
(University of North Carolina Press) This book examines some of the hundreds of little-known women who worked for major metropolitan…
The Universe in Zero Words: The Story of Mathematics as Told Through Equations
(Princeton University Press) Requiring little prior mathematical knowledge, this book tells the histories of the 24 most surprising, consequential, and…
How to Write Parodies and Become Immortal
(CreateSpace) This instruction book on parody is itself full of irony, satire, and bizarre wit. Chambers guides the reader through…
Angry Birds Space: A Furious Flight Into the Final Frontier
(National Geographic Society) This children’s book companion to the Angry Birds game can also be read independently. It takes readers…
Idolatry and Its Enemies: Colonial Andean Religion and Extirpation, 1640-1750 Kenneth Mills
(Princeton University Press) Looking at the Archdiocese of Lima from1640 to 1750, Mills depicts the native Andeans and Spanish Christians…
A Trip to China: An Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese, Revised Edition
(Princeton University Press) This textbook is designed for students who have studied one year of college Chinese. This thoroughly revised…
Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living
(Island Press) Rogers and his colleagues from the Union of Concerned Scientists provide actions individuals can take to reduce their…
Growing Up: Limiting Adolescence in a World Desperate for Adults
(Friesen Press) This book attempts to replace the standard functional definition of adulthood — earning an independent income, getting married…
Philadelphia’s Golden Age of Retail (Images of America)
(Arcadia Publishing) Arrigale and Keels present Philadelphia as the birthplace of America’s consumer culture. Philadelphia’s thriving middle class made the…
The Future According to Me
(Amazon Digital Services) This compilation of 35 one-page scenarios features futures that are ironic, absurd, and bizarre. The “what if”…
Creating Cistercian Nuns: The Women’s Religious Movement and Its Reform in Thirteenth-Century Champagne
(Cornell University Press) This book reconstructs the lived experiences of the communities of religious women that the Cistercians incorporated into…
Real-Time Diplomacy: Politics and Power in the Social Media Era
(Palgrave Macmillan) In a high-speed, media-centric world, not only do events move quickly, but so does public reaction to those…
Your Body Beautiful: Clockstopping Secrets to Staying Healthy, Strong, and Sexy in Your 30s, 40s, and Beyond
(Avery) Ashton and Rojo assert that a woman’s 30s and 40s can be the most beautiful, energetic, and passionate time…
Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, a Tea Party Uprising, and the End of Governing As We Know It
(Thomas Dunne Books) After 30 years as an elected Republican in the U.S. Senate, Specter broke with the Republicans over…
Sasha’s Sweet Sixteen Secrets to Long Life
(Animate Photography) This warmhearted picture book dispenses the wisdom of Sasha, a 16-year-old cat who gives down-to-earth advice on how…
The Heart of Ma Yuan: The Search for a Southern Song Aesthetic
(Hong Kong University Press) This book discusses the paintings of Ma Yuan, one of China’s best-known artists, and a major…
The Little Yellow Trolley Car — a True Story
(G. Boreas Publishing) This picture book tells the true story of a little trolley that brought passengers and freight from…
The Ararat Illusion
(David Minier) Santa Barbara cop Michael Page becomes involved in a series of international incidents involving Armenian terrorist Antranik. Working…