By Nick O’Donnell ’97. Ankerwycke, 2017. Available on Amazon. The organized theft of fine art by Nazi Germany has captivated worldwide attention in the last twenty years. As much as any other topic arising out of World War Two, stolen art has proven to be an issue… Continue reading »
By Spencer Quinn ’68. Atria Books, June 2017. Available on Amazon. In this new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, a deeply damaged female soldier home from the war in Afghanistan becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl, gains… Continue reading »
By Christoph Irmscher. Yale University Press, June 2017. Available on Amazon. Class of 1905 alumnus Max Eastman (1883–1969) was a prolific writer, radical, and public intellectual who helped shape the twentieth century. While researching this masterful work, acclaimed biographer Christoph Irmscher was granted unprecedented access… Continue reading »
By Professor Kenda Mutongi. University of Chicago Press, June 2017. Available on Amazon. Drive the streets of Nairobi, and you are sure to see many matatus—colorful minibuses that transport huge numbers of people around the city. Once ramshackle affairs held together with duct tape and wire,… Continue reading »
By Sumi Loundon Kim ’97. Wisdom Publications, June 2017. Available on Amazon. An all-in-one set to implement a family meditation course, regardless of your tradition or level of experience. This three-volume set provides a complete curriculum for adults and children to learn about mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhist teachings… Continue reading »
By Sumi Loundon Kim ’97. Wisdom Publications, 2017. Available on Amazon. An all-in-one set to implement a family meditation course, regardless of your tradition or level of experience. This three-volume set provides a complete curriculum for adults and children to learn about mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhist teachings together,… Continue reading »
By Peter Krause ’02. Cornell University Press, May 2017. Many of the world’s states—from Algeria to Ireland to the United States—are the result of robust national movements that achieved independence. Many other national movements have failed in their attempts to achieve statehood, including the Basques, the… Continue reading »
By Jason Josephson-Storm. University of Chicago Press, May 2017. Available on Amazon. A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, myths, or magic. Jason Ā. Josephson-Storm argues that as broad cultural history goes, this… Continue reading »
By Spencer Quinn ’68. Scholastic Press, May 2017. Available on Amazon. Sharp-eyed Birdie Gaux and her handsome dog Bowser can’t help noticing that shark fever is causing some shady doings in town. For instance, where is Snoozy, the clerk who works at the Gaux family fishing store?… Continue reading »
By Peter Krause ’02. Cornell University Press, May 2017. Available on Amazon. Many of the world’s states—from Algeria to Ireland to the United States—are the result of robust national movements that achieved independence. Many other national movements have failed in their attempts to achieve statehood,… Continue reading »
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