CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
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…
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…
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…
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…
All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending
(Portfolio/Penguin) In this book, Vanderkam argues that we have more money than we think we do and enough to lead…
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…
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…
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…
Nathaniel Purple
(Voyage/Brigantine Media) This novella is named for its narrator — Nathaniel Purple, the librarian of a small Vermont town. This…
How Many Jelly Beans? A Giant Book of Giant Numbers!
(Chronicle Books) This large picture book for children 3 to 8 years old features Emma and her Brother Aiden, who…
My Date with Neanderthal Woman
(Dzanc Books) This collection of short stories won Dzanc Books’ first short-story collection prize. The title piece is about a…
Dreamtime: A Happy Book
(University of South Carolina Press) In this collection of personal essays, Pickering reflects on life — retirement, aging, gardening, and…
An Appetite for Murder
(Obsidian) Hayley Snow, a freelance journalist and foodie, moved to Key West, Fla., to be with her boyfriend. Before long…