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Title Author Class Year Publication Genre Publication Year Role(s)
Africa, Japan and Everywhere in Between Dr. William A. Stoever (Bill) '62 1962 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Keep Smiling: An American Business in Post-embargo Vietnam Mr. Richard N. McCombs '69 1969 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Psychopharmacology Algorithms David N. Osser M.D. (Dave) '68 1968 2020 Alumni
Lula and His Politics of Cunning: From Metalworker to President of Brazil Mr. John D. French '75 1975 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Pale Mr. Edward A. Farmer '05 2005 Fiction 2020 Alumni
Spain, World War 2, and the Holocaust Sara J. Brenneis Non-Fiction 2020 Faculty, Others
Veil and Vow: Marriage Matters in Contemporary African American Culture Aneeka A. Henderson Non-Fiction 2020 Faculty
Amherst College: An Architectural Tour (The Campus Guides) Mr. Blair D. Kamin '79 1979 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni, Parent/Guardian, Parent/Guardian
The Red Lotus Mr. Chris Bohjalian '82 1982 Fiction 2020 Alumni, Others
The Ten Commandments of Capitalism: The Secret Recipe for Equitable Prosperity Mr. Ralph J. Benko '74 1974 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning Ms. Eve F. Turow-Paul '09 2009 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
A More Perfect Reunion: Race, Integration, and the Future of America Mr. Calvin L. Baker '94 1994 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Hemingway’s Sun Valley: Local Stories behind his Code, Characters and Crisis Mr. Philip Huss III (Phil) '93 1993 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Speculative Fictions: Explaining the Economy in the Early United States Ms. Elizabeth A. Hewitt '88 1988 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Dynamism: The Values That Drive Innovation, Job Satisfaction, and Economic Growth Dr. Edmund S. Phelps (Ned) '55 1955 2020 Alumni, Others
What the Farmer Told the Bard Mr. Paul V. Cornell du Houx '73 1973 Fiction 2020 Alumni, Parent/Guardian, Parent/Guardian
The Butterfly Effect: Insects and the Making of the Modern World Edward D. Melillo Non-Fiction 2020 Faculty
The Burnout Manifesto: How to Release Existential Dread and Build the Life You Actually Want Eve Berkovich (Eve) '19 2019 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
A Short History of Presidential Election Crises: (And How to Prevent the Next One) Mr. Alan L. Hirsch '81 1981 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni, Parent/Guardian, Parent/Guardian
Detour: My Journey from High-Powered Attorney to Auto Mechanic Trade School and the Hard Truths Learned Along the Way Mr. David W. Ellis (Dave) '77 1977 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Toward a Sound Ecology: New and Selected Essays Dr. Jeff T. Titon '65 1965 Non-Fiction 2020 Alumni
Defining the Good School: Educational Adequacy Requires More than Minimums Stuart J. Swensson III, Ph.D. (Jeff) '72 1972 2020 Alumni
Shocking Confessions Mr. Walter Marks '55 1955 2020 Alumni
Bodies and Lives in Victorian England: Science, Sexuality, and the Affliction of Being Female Lise Shapiro Sanders Non-Fiction 2020
One to Watch: A Novel Ms. Katharine E. Stayman-London (Kate) '05 2005 Fiction 2020 Alumni