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Gardens in the Modern Landscape; Christopher Tunnard; With a new foreword by John Dixon Hunt, professor emeritus of landscape architecture, School of Design; a reissue of the 1948 edition that stands as a historical document and an invitation to continued innovative thought about landscape architecture; Penn Press.
Paperback $34.95. |
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Scalawag: A White Southerner’s Journey through Segregation to Human Rights Activism; Edward H. Peeples, G’63; Nancy MacLean; chronicles his own journey through the civil rights movement—from his working-class upbringing in white supremacist Virginia to organizing sit-ins and challenging racism in the US Navy. Hardcover $30. |
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Impolite Conversations: On Race, Politics, Sex, Money and Religion; John L. Jackson, Jr., dean of School of Social Policy & Practice, professor of communication, anthropology and Africana studies; Cora Daniels; expresses opinions that are widely held in public—but rarely heard in public. Hardcover $25. |
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The Social Climber’s Bible: A Book of Manners, Practical Tips and Spiritual Advice for the Upwardly Mobile; Dirk Wittenborn, C’72; Jazz Johnson; shows how to master the art of social climbing—and let go of shame. Hardcover $20. |
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Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism; Thomas Brothers, C’79; follows the story of the great jazz musician into his most creatively fertile years in the 1920s and early 1930s, when Armstrong created two modern musical styles. Hardcover $39.95. |
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Investing for a Lifetime: Managing Wealth for the “New Normal”; Richard C. Marston, James R.F. Guy Professor of Finance, Wharton; a guide to making, saving and investing understandable to the investor. Hardcover $50. |
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China’s Challenges; Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, Law; professor of political science and deputy director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, SAS; Avery Goldstien, David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China and associate director of the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, SAS; offers a broad and comprehensive look at the issues facing China today and lays the groundwork for understanding the shifts to come; Penn Press. Paperback $34.95. |
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Pretty in Ink; Lindsey Palmer, C’05; after Hers magazine loses its beloved editor-in-chief and a series of overhauls and scandals, the staffers’ fears, anxieties and hopes are revealed. Paperback $15.
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Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture Inspired by Penn Museum Treasures; Jane Hickman, G’00, Gr’08, editor of Expedition magazine; contains cultural and culinary stories, 80 tested recipes and glorious photography of food-related artifacts from the international collections of the Penn Museum. Hardcover $25. |
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Barefoot to Billionaire: Reflections on a Life’s Work and a Promise to Cure Cancer; Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., Emeritus Trustee, W’59, HON’96; Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service and the responsibility that comes with wealth. Hardcover $35. |
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Going Over; Beth Kephart, lecturer in the creative writing program, SAS; a story of daring and sacrifice, choices and consequences and love that will not wait, told in the alternating voices of a pink-haired graffiti artist and the boy she loves. Hardcover $17.99. |
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Betrayed: A Rosato & Associates Novel; Lisa Scottoline, C’77, L’81; tells the story of maverick lawyer, Judy Carrier taking the lead in a case that’s more personal than ever. Hardcover $27.99. |
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Mindful Leadership: Effective Tools to Help You Focus and Succeed; Wibo Koole, WAM’02; applies Buddhist-inspired techniques to create a framework for “mindfulness-based leadership and teamwork.” Paperback $24.95. |
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Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life; Stewart D. Friedman, Practice Professor of Management, Wharton; shares practical exercises to create harmony between work and home. Hardcover $26. |
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Black Theology as Mass Movement; Rev. Charles L. Howard, Chaplain; author challenges readers by drawing from historical and contemporary efforts, institutions and individuals that have modeled movement making, including the Underground Railroad, Hip Hop Culture and Underground Rap, Marcus Garvey and the UNIA, W.E.B. Du Bois and more. Hardcover $95. |
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The Hidden Coast of Maine: Isles of Shoals to West Quoddy Head; Joe Devenney, C’69; Ken Textor; 37 years worth of pictures capturing the coast of Maine taken from a public vantage point, with an appendix that offers directions to each place. Hardcover $34.95. |
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The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good; Judith Rodin, president emerita; Margot Brandenburg; explains what impact investing is, how it compares to philanthropy and traditional investments, where opportunities are evolving around the world and how to get started; Wharton Digital Press. Paperback $16.99.
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Alena: A Novel; Rachel Pastan, Institute of Contemporary Art; two years after the death of the curator of the Nauk art museum on Cape Cod, a nameless young curator from the Midwest is offered the position and soon finds herself entangled in the museum’s obsessively preserved past. Hardcover $27.95. |
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Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences that Make a Difference; Howard C. Stevenson, Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, GSE; professor of Africana studies, SAS; uncovers how racial stress undermines student achievement. Paperback $32.95. |
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American Slavery: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions); Heather Andrea Williams, Presidential Professor of Africana Studies, SAS; a concise history of slavery in America drawing from both historical analyses and primary documents. Paperback $11.95. |
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How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City; Joan DeJean, Trustee Professor of Romance Languages, SAS; demonstrates that the Parisian model for urban space was in fact invented in the seventeenth century, when the first complete design for the French capital was drawn up and implemented. Hardcover $30. |
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Troika; Adam Pelzman, C’87; a debut novel that tracks the lives of three broken individuals through Siberia, Havana and New York. Hardcover $25.95. |
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Crimes of the Future: Theory and its Global Reproduction; Jean-Michel Rabaté, professor of English and comparative literature, SAS; sketches an overview of new and intriguing developments and trends in theory, testifying to its enduring relevance in an increasingly globalized world. Paperback $29.95. |
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Journalism and Memory; Barbie Zelizer, Raymond Williams Professor of Communication and director of the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication, Annenberg; Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt, Gr’11; aims to correct the disjuncture that journalism has been neglected in discussions about how memory works, by tracking the ways in which journalism and shared memory mutually support, undermine, repair and challenge each other. Paperback $28. |
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Recover: Stop Thinking like an Addict and Reclaim Your Life with the PERFECT Program; Stanton Peele, C’67; applies techniques common to psychology and Buddhist meditation and advocates an active and mindful approach to overcoming addiction. Hardcover $24.99. |
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Corporations and Citizenship; Greg Urban, Arthur Hobson Quinn Professor of Anthropology, SAS; addresses the role of modern for-profit corporations as a distinctive kind of social formation within democratic national states. These essays establish a complex and detailed understanding of the ways corporations contribute positively to human well-being as well as the dangers that they pose; Penn Press. Hardcover $59.95. |
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Dear Gravity; Gregory Djanikian, director of creative writing, SAS; meditations on art, violence, the allure of rough landscapes and the wonderment of being earthly. Paperback $16.95. |
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The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well is the Key to Success; Megan McArdle, C’94; draws from personal experience and academic research to argue that failure is an integral and necessary component for success at any level. Hardcover $27.95. |