CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
Quarter Notes and Bank Notes: The Economics of Music Composition in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
(Princeton University Press) This book examines the political, intellectual, and economic roots of the shift from patronage to a freelance…
Mortals with Tremendous Responsibilities: A History of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Saint Joseph’s University Press) This book recounts the story of the oldest court in the United States, which traces its…
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…
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…
Red Nails, Black Skates: Gender, Cash, and Pleasure On and Off the Ice
(Duke University Press) Taking up figure skating in her 40s, Rand became immersed in the sport. In these essays, she…
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…
Mary’s Mosaic
(Skyhorse Publishing) This controversial book explores the life and death of Mary Pinchot Meyer, who had been romantically involved with…
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…
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…
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…
Seven at the Sevens: A Collection of Seven-Word Stories, Memoirs, and Poems
(WritersAnonymous.org) This book is a compilation of seven-word stories, memoirs, and poems that also includes essays on art and craft…
The Rise and Fall of Meter: Poetry and the English National Culture
(Princeton University Press) This book tells the unknown story of English meter from the late 18th century until just after…
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…
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…