The Essentials of Greek Grammar: A Reference for Intermediate Readers of Attic Greek
By Louise Pratt ’82. University of Oklahoma Press, 2011. A textbook outlining the essential forms and syntax of ancient Greek… Continue reading »
Being a Doctor: The Art of Medicine
By Joel Goldstein ’62. Outskirts Press Inc., 2011. Based on many years of ophthalmology practice, Goldstein’s book focuses on the role of doctors as healers, paying particular attention to doctor-patient relationships. … Continue reading »
Think/Make
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 »
An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science
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 »
Eros at the Banquet: Reviewing Greek with Plato’s Symposium
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 »
The Upside Down House and Other Poems
By Debbie Sleeper and Jennifer Sleeper ’07. Full Court Press, May 2011. These poems tell stories of pirates, dinosaurs and three familiar little pigs, in addition to Solid Stomach Steven, the boy who eats disgusting food, and Jugglin’ Joe, who juggles everything imaginable. Continue reading »
Light and Shadow
By Daniel Perttu ’01 et al. Navona Records, 2011. A collection of eight modern orchestral works by six American composers, including Perttu, whose overture for orchestra Light and Shadow in the Yosemite Valley was recorded by the Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra. Continue reading »
Mainers in the Civil War
By Harry Gratwick ’59. The stories of Maine natives who contributed to the Civil War, including General Joshua Chamberlain, Hannibal Hamlin and the women who maintained and supported their communities at home. Continue reading »
Judaism Today: An Introduction
By Dan Cohn-Sherbok ’66. An account of the nature of traditional Judaism and an introduction to the various divisions that currently exist in the Jewish world, with identification and discussion of contemporary issues with which those who practice the Jewish faith engage. Continue reading »
Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in the Great Outdoors
By David Sobel ’71. Sierra Club/Counterpoint, 2011. A guide for parents who seek to help their children bond with the natural world that incorporates the author’s experiences constructing developmentally appropriate nature adventures for his own children. Continue reading »