CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
The Wagner Complex
(Free Scholar Press) Artin sets forth a psychoanalytic interpretation of Wagner’s Ring, focusing on the genesis and meaning of The…
Government of Paper: The Materiality of Bureaucracy in Urban Pakistan
(University of California Press) Millions of paper artifacts are circulated throughout the planned city of Islamabad. This book asks what…
Felony Murder
(Stanford University Press) This book shows that the controversial felony murder doctrine rests powerfully on the concept that the guilt…
Krav Maga Weapon Defenses
(Ymaa Publication Center) Krav maga is the Israel Defense Force’s official system of defense, and this book presents its most…
Mary’s Mosaic
(Skyhorse Publishing) This controversial book explores the life and death of Mary Pinchot Meyer, who had been romantically involved with…
What Matters? Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age
(Columbia University Press) This collection considers religious and secular categories and what they mean to those who seek valuable, ethical…
Sephardism: Spanish Jewish History & the Modern Literary Imagination
(Stanford University Press) In this book, Sephardism is defined as a political literary metaphor. The contributors ask why Gentile and…
Diplomatic Gardens of Washington
(Schiffer Publishing Ltd.) Stevens and Kelly explore the private gardens behind embassy walls in Washington, D.C. This book includes 168…
How Not to Kill Your Baby: A Slightly Useless Guide
(Andrews McMeel Publishing) In this tongue-in-cheek parenting manual, Weinstein offers humorous advice on everything from when to get pregnant (“exactly…
The Facebook IPO Primer
(eBookIt.com) Miller gathers together stories and analysis to help readers learn everything they need to know about Facebook’s debut on…
Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishnah
(Oxford University Press) In this study of Jewish law and rabbinic storytelling, Simon-Shoshan argues that narrative was essential to early…
Paths to Health and Resilience: Manage Stress and Build Coping
(BookSurge Publishing) Rahe, a psychiatrist with extensive experience working with returning prisoners-of-war from Vietnam, in this book shows all adults…
A Written Republic: Cicero’s Philosophical Politics
(Princeton University Press) Baraz makes the case that philosophy for Cicero was not a retreat from politics, but a continuation…
Zoe Gets Ready
(Scholastic) This illustrated children’s book follows a little girl’s decision about what to wear. Zoe goes through seven outfits, each…
A Kosher Dating Odyssey: One Former Texas Baptist’s Quest for a Naughty & Nice Jewish Girl
(Coffeetown Press) Raised a Southern Baptist, Wallach began questioning his belief. Gradually he was drawn to his parents’ Jewish heritage…
The Future of Batterer Programs: Reassessing Evidence-Based Practice
(Northeastern University Press) In this critical assessment of the research related to domestic violence offenders, Gondolf advocates a progressive evolution…
So Big Yet So Small
(Mascot Books) This picture book explores the world of aircraft carriers, showing young readers how a ship that seems so…
One Town, Many Voices: A History of Davidson, North Carolina
(Davidson Historical Society) This book explores the history of Davidson, a quintessential college town in the greater Charlotte region of…