The Penn Press spring 2008 catalog announces Against the Wall, a wide-ranging series of essays, edited by Elijah Anderson, that look at the plight and prospects of young black urban men; Mapping Decline, by Colin Gordon, an illustrated history of urban decay in St. Louis; and Almost a Dynasty, by William Kashatus, about the world champion 1980 Philadelphia Phillies. Among many other notable new titles for the season are these: new editions of The Business of Sports Agents and The Academic Job Search Handbook; Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe; and Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden.
Judith A. Martin, Series Editor
Abbott, Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest (2001)
Conn, Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past (2006)
Ford, Metropolitan San Diego: How Geography and Lifestyle Shape a New Urban Environment (2004)
Gale, Greater New Jersey: Living in the Shadow of Gotham (2006)
Gober, Metropolitan Phoenix: Place Making and Community Building in the Desert (2005)
Warner, Greater Boston: Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present (2001)
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