CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
How and Why Species Multiply: The Radiation of Darwin’s Finches
(Princeton University Press) Nearly 175 years have passed since Charles Darwin made Galapagos finches famous, yet this text proves we…
The Insanity Offense
(W.W. Norton) The author examines the causes and consequences of the lack of adequate treatment for severely mentally ill patients…
Why Spy? Espionage in an Age of Uncertainty
(Thomas Dunne Books) In this primer on espionage, the author traces the careers and pitfalls of infamous spies such as…
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
The main character in this chapter book for young readers, Alvin Ho, a Chinese-American second-grader, is afraid of everything —…
Castle in the Mist, Planet of the Dogs Volume 2
(Barking Planet Productions) This is the second installment of the Planet of the Dogs children’s series, which chronicles how the…
Tailwind Both Ways: A Cowman’s Chronicle
In this memoir of a rancher, the author describes his life as a cowman, from moving to Mexico early on…
Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold [’33]
(Northwestern University Press) In this biography of his former beloved teacher and mentor at Northwestern University, the author explores Leopold’s…