By Jennie S. Knight ’92. Chalice Press, 2011. An exploration of differing conceptions of God and how these images’ impact one’s self-image, relationship with the divine, and understanding of agency in the world, particularly in terms of feminism. Continue reading »
By Swoon, featuring Minnie Cho ’89. Vaulted Records, 2010. This sophomore album by the Brooklyn alternative pop-rock band features moody melodies and grungy guitars. Continue reading »
By John Sayles ’72. McSweeney’s, 2011. A historical novel set during the Philippine-American War and exploring the turn of the 20th century through the voices of figures who lived through it. Continue reading »
By John Canfield ’71 and Greg Smith. Black Lake Press, 2010. A management strategy that presents structured, deliberate collaboration as the primary method to reduce or eliminate dysfunction. Continue reading »
By John Canfield ’71 and Greg Smith. Black Lake Press, 2011. A guide to understanding why meetings are frustrating, why projects don’t turn out as expected and why teams underachieve, with suggestions on how to optimize the utility of collaboration. Continue reading »
By Brian Chanen ’90 and Rob Allison. Oxford University Press, 2011. An exploration with a wide focus on language and literature that includes opportunities for secondary school students to develop skills in reading, viewing, listening, speaking and producing works in English. Continue reading »
By Jordan Tama ’98. Cambridge University Press, 2011. An argument that bipartisan, blue-ribbon commissions are valuable institutions for overcoming political partisanship and polarization, drawing on examples from the current government and political history since 1947. Continue reading »
By Andrew Bernheimer ’90 and Jared Della Valle. Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. A selection of built and speculative work by Brooklyn-based architects Della Valle Bernheimer, including sketches, structural studies, fabrication, mock-ups, on-site documentation, and photographs. Continue reading »
By Edward J. Larson ’74. Yale University Press, 2011. A new perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century, focusing on the larger purpose of the events by looking at the British efforts as a massive scientific enterprise in which reaching the South Pole was but a… Continue reading »
By By Louise Pratt ’82. University of Oklahoma Press, 2011. An intermediate-level textbook that includes condensed readings along with the full dialogue, a glossary and explanatory notes, allowing students to read Plato’s Symposium. Continue reading »
