CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
A User’s Guide to the Universe: Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes, and Quantum Uncertainty
(Wiley) In this book, the authors give nonphysicists an overview of popular physics topics, answering questions such as “Are black…
The Power of Many: Values for Success in Business and in Life
(Crown Publishers) Former president and CEO of eBay Meg Whitman identifies 10 core values that steered her to success in…
Chesapeake Reflections: Stories from Virginia’s Northern Neck
(The History Press) In this collection, the author combines personal reminiscences with local and natural history to celebrate the land…
L’Amie Américaine: Chroniques d’une New-Yorkaise à Paris
(Les éditions du Toucan) In this book, Kaplan presents what she calls her attempt to get at “the Frenchiness of…
The Little Book of String Theory
(Princeton University Press) In this guide to string theory, Gubser begins by explaining Einstein’s equation E = mc 2…
God is in the Pancakes
(Dial) The protagonist of this young adult novel, 15-year-old Grace Manning, works as a candy striper in a nursing home…
Mau Mau in Harlem?: The U.S. and the Liberation of Kenya
(Palgrave Macmillan) In this book, the author provides an account of the relationship between the United States and the East…
Persistent Inequality: Contemporary Realities in the Education of Undocumented Latina/o Students
(Routledge) Persistent Inequality examines how children of undocumented migrants in the United States are trapped at the intersection of two…
Multiannual Macroeconomic Programming Techniques for Developing Economies
(World Scientific Publishing Company) In this book, the author describes a range of techniques that analysts can use to project…
Prostate Cancer Survivors Speak Their Minds: Advice on Options, Treatments, and Aftereffects
(Wiley) Offering a medical discussion of prostate cancer options, treatments, and aftereffects, this book is a guide for men diagnosed…
Understanding Torture: Law, Violence, and Political Identity
(University of Michigan Press) In Understanding Torture, the author argues that prohibiting torture will not end it. He claims that…
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today’s Economy
(Crown Business) Forbes argues that a crisis of confidence in capitalism (spurred on by the worst recession in decades) is…
168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think
(Portfolio) This book examines how people allot the 168 hours of each week and suggests that with a little reorganization…
Edwin O. Reischauer and the American Discovery of Japan
(Columbia University Press) Named U.S. Ambassador to Japan by President Kennedy in 1961, Edwin O. Reischauer urged his fellow citizens…
Apocalypses
(Finishing Line Press) In this poetry chapbook, the author uses verse to explore existential anxieties that often turn out to…
In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred
(Harmony Books) In this book, the author addresses provocative questions regarding religion today, with an aim to recover the experience…
Spartak Moscow: The People’s Team in the Workers’ State
(Cornell University Press) Spartak Moscow chronicles the history of Spartak, a soccer team that emerged in Moscow and gained a…
An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry
(Belknap Press of Harvard University Press) This single-volume anthology includes nearly 800 poems by more than 50 modern and contemporary…