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Title Author Class Year Publication Genre Publication Year Role(s)
The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky Dr. Andrew D. Kaufman (Andy) '91 1991 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Middle East: Sixty-Four Years of Dramatic Journeys from Morocco to Pakistan Dr. Francis B. Randall (Frank) '52 1952 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Getting Your Brain and Body Back: Everything You Need to Know after Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, or Traumatic Brain Injury Bradford C. Berk M.D., Ph.D. (Brad) '75 1975 2021 Alumni
Kubrick's Men Dr. Richard Rambuss (Rick) '83 1983 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Adams spectral sequence for topological modular forms Dr. Robert R. Bruner (Bob) '72 1972 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers Ms. Claudia S. Kalb '85 1985 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Speaking Out In The Time Of Trump: One Citizen Finds His Voice In Letters To The Editor Roger S. Hirschberg D.D.S. '64 1964 2021 Alumni
African American Political Thought: A Collected History Dr. Melvin L. Rogers '99 1999 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Scripting the Moves: Culture and Control in a "No-Excuses" Charter School Joanne W. Golann Ph.D. '04 2004 2021 Alumni
The Thief in the Classroom Stuart J. Swensson III, Ph.D. (Jeff) '72 1972 2021 Alumni
Names for Light: A Family History Thirii M. Myint Non-Fiction 2021 Faculty
The Matrix Ms. Lauren E. Groff '01 2001 Fiction 2021 Alumni
History Papers Dr. Francis B. Randall (Frank) '52 1952 2021 Alumni
Prophet of Discontent: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Critique of Racial Capitalism Jared Loggins 2021 Faculty
The Politics and Poetics of Cicero's Brutus: The Invention of Literary History Christopher S. van den Berg Non-Fiction 2021 Faculty, Others
Nothing But Net: 10 Timeless Stock-Picking Lessons from One of Wall Street’s Top Tech Analysts Mr. Mark S. Mahaney '87 1987 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
Towards the Next Revolution in Central Banking: A Radical Framework for Monetary Policy Mr. Burkhard E. Wehner '68 1968 Non-Fiction 2021 Alumni
The Ten Commandments of Capitalism: The Secret Recipe for Equitable Prosperity Mr. Ralph J. Benko '74 1974 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
The Sacraments and Consumer Culture Timothy M. Brunk Ph.D. (Tim) '87 1987 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
The Rhetorical Tradition: Readings from Classical Times to the Presen Dr. Bruce I. Herzberg '72 1972 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Cinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies Mr. Stephen E. Farber (Steve) '65 1965 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
The Education of John Adams Richard B. Bernstein '77 1977 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
The Fire This Time Mr. Stuart F. Liss Esq. (Stu) '67 1967 Fiction 2020 Alumni, Parent/Guardian, Parent/Guardian
Principals with Impact: 5 Leadership Roles to Improve Schools Dr. R. Lloyd Jaeger (Lloyd) '73 1973 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Gestures of Concern Dr. Chris Ingraham (Chris) '99 1999 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni