Romance Language – Amy Glynn '89January 2024

Amy Glynn's Romance Language is a wellspring of culture, nature, natural phenomena, myths, and esoterica. A kaleidoscope of sciences and disciplines—spanning archeology, acoustics, botany, zoology, psychology, cosmology, meteorology, and mythology—are freely juxtaposed with the bliss of romance gained to longing for the one lost, the celebration of nature and the teeming creatures therein to hope for their enduring sustenance. A logophilic showcase and worthy winner of the 2022 Able Muse Book Award, Romance Language transports the reader into a sensory and cerebral world of the real and imagined, ever-reaching for stimulus, wisdom, understanding, and enlightenment.

It's Not About The Wine – Celeste Dodge '97September 2023

酒精并不能解决对母亲的系统性缺乏支持的问题——假装它是解决母亲生存问题的办法弊大于利.

A wine glass etched with "Mommy needs wine"; a T-shirt that says, "I wine because my kids whine"; and a onesie proclaiming, "I'm the reason mommy drinks." This is Mommy Wine Culture: the pervasive message that alcohol helps us survive motherhood. But according to writer and mother Celeste Yvonne, it's a symptom of a much larger issue: the mental load of motherhood, a burden born from outdated family norms, traditional roles, and a systemic lack of support for moms—all of which impact our mental health.

In this refreshing, honest take on some of the most pressing concerns for twenty-first-century parents, Yvonne mixes research, cultural references, her own story, and engaging interviews with other moms who sought refuge in wine and found a way out. 喝酒来模糊养育孩子的混乱日子是一个两难的选择:它实际上让4001百老汇会员登录无法在这段宝贵的时间里活在当下. It's Not About the Wine pulls back the veil on what's really plaguing mothers, offers tangible tips for how to lighten your mental load, and paves a path forward for all of us who want to survive and thrive during these weary and wonderful years. 从建议你和伴侣谈论你的精神负担，到策划4001百老汇会员登录消费的媒体和4001百老汇会员登录保持的公司，再到4001百老汇会员登录如何用酒精来管理倦怠和压力的深刻反思, 伊冯帮助4001百老汇会员登录认识到“妈妈酒文化”传递的信息是什么:让4001百老汇会员登录从真正需要的东西上分心. If you are worn out and looking to evaluate your relationship with alcohol and motherhood, It's Not About the Wine is an invaluable companion.

You've Been Served – Kristen Louis '01June 2023

One woman puts love—and law school—into the hands of fate in this spirited rom-com, perfect for fans of Legally Blonde and The Hating Game

It’s the Magic 8 Ball’s fault. All of it. One teeny little question, and suddenly Simone Alexander is chucking her whole life out the window. So long, being a chef in California–it’s time for law school. In Michigan. Where there’s actual winter. And law school’s nothing like the romantic comedies said it was.

Simone is tragically underprepared. Hell, she’s already behind before classes have even begun, and her hard-as-nails Contracts professor is giving her no mercy. Then there’s Silas Whitman, her tall and annoyingly cute neighbor. Off-campus, Silas is incredible. Kissable, even. In class, he is one thousand percent the obnoxious kiss-ass.

But Simone’s given up everything to be a lawyer. The competition is fierce and she has a hateful professor gunning for her to fail, but she’s not about to let little things like sleep, or love, stop her from kicking law school ass…

Revolution & Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism – Lucan Way '86September 2022

Why the world’s most resilient dictatorships are products of violent revolution.

Revolution & Dictatorship explores why dictatorships born of social revolution―such as those in China, Cuba, Iran, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam―are extraordinarily durable, even in the face of economic crisis, large-scale policy failure, mass discontent, and intense external pressure. Few other modern autocracies have survived in the face of such extreme challenges. Drawing on comparative historical analysis, Steven Levitsky和Lucan Way认为，改变社会和地缘政治秩序的激进努力会引发激烈的反革命冲突, which initially threatens regime survival, but ultimately fosters the unity and state-building that supports authoritarianism.

Although most revolutionary governments begin weak, they challenge powerful domestic and foreign actors, often bringing about civil or external wars. These counterrevolutionary wars pose a threat that can destroy new regimes, as in the cases of Afghanistan and Cambodia. Among regimes that survive, however, prolonged conflicts give rise to a cohesive ruling elite and a powerful and loyal coercive apparatus. This leads to the downfall of rival organizations and alternative centers of power, such as armies, churches, monarchies, and landowners, and helps to inoculate revolutionary regimes against elite defection, military coups, and mass protest―three principal sources of authoritarian breakdown.

Looking at a range of revolutionary and non-revolutionary regimes from across the globe, Revolution & Dictatorship shows why governments that emerge from violent conflict endure.

After the Acceptance Letter: Seven Healthy Mindsets for Emotional Wellness in College – Gina Davis '03, PsyDMarch 2021

After the Acceptance Letter 这是一本旨在帮助大学生和高中生学习如何在大学期间管理自己心理健康的自助指南吗. Readers are encouraged to reflect on the relationship between their personal values and undergraduate goals, set realistic expectations, and practice self-compassion. Book contents include a list of mental health and crisis resources, interactive exercises for self-reflection, and information for college students on how to utilize student support services on campus. After the Acceptance Letter invites young adults to attend to their mental health needs in addition to their academic responsibilities.

To Fulfill These Rights: Political Struggle Over Affirmative Action and Open Admissions – Amaka Okechukwu '04September 2019

In 2014 and 2015, 数十所高校的学生举行抗议活动，要求增加黑人和拉丁裔学生的代表性，并呼吁营造一种对有色人种学生不那么敌对的校园氛围. Their activism recalled an earlier era: in the 1960s and 1970s, 黑人和拉丁裔学生广泛的校园抗议活动促进了平权行动和开放招生政策的发展. Yet in the decades since, 平权法案吸引了保守派的强烈反对，在很多情况下已经被彻底废除.

In To Fulfill These Rights, Amaka Okechukwu对平权行动和高等教育开放招生的斗争提供了一个历史悠久的社会学解释. Through case studies of policy retrenchment at public universities, 她记录了在不断变化的种族和阶级政治背景下，包容性政策的长期(但并不总是成功的)倒退. Okechukwu explores how conservative political actors, liberal administrators and legislators, and radical students have defined, challenged, and transformed the racial logic of colorblindness and diversity through political struggle. 她在动员和行动主义的实地报道中强调了学生反对政策转变的声音和行动, alongside incisive scrutiny of conservative tactics and messaging. To Fulfill These Rights provides a new analysis of the politics of higher education, centering on the changing understandings and practices of race and class in the United States. 在右翼的司法部和最高法院威胁要终结平权法案之际，这是一次及时而重要的解读.

Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found – Rebecca Alexander '96September 2015

这是一本鼓舞人心的感人回忆录，讲述了一位年轻女子在慢慢失去视力和听力的同时，仍在继续发挥生命的最大潜力.
 
Even a darkening world can be brilliantly lit from within.

Born with a rare genetic mutation called Usher syndrome type III, Rebecca Alexander has been simultaneously losing both her sight and hearing since she was a child, and she was told that she would likely be completely blind and deaf by thirty. Then, at eighteen, a fall from a window left her athletic body completely shattered. 
 
None of us know what we would do in the face of such devastation. What Rebecca did was rise to every challenge she faced. She was losing her vision and hearing and her body was broken, but she refused to lose her drive, her zest for life, or—maybe most importantly—her sense of humor. Now, at thirty-five, with only a sliver of sight and significantly deteriorated hearing, 她是一名心理治疗师，拥有哥伦比亚大学(Columbia University)的两个硕士学位，还是一名教授动感单车课程的运动员，并定期参加极限耐力赛. She greets every day as if it were a gift, with boundless energy, innate curiosity, and a strength of spirit that has led her to places we can’t imagine. 
 
In Not Fade Away, Rebecca tells her extraordinary story, by turns harrowing, funny, and inspiring. She meditates on what she’s lost—from the sound of a whisper to seeing a sky full of stars, and what she’s found in return—an exquisite sense of intimacy with those she is closest to, a love of silence, a profound gratitude for everything she still has, and a joy in simple pleasures that most of us forget to notice. 
 
Not Fade Away is both a memoir of the senses and a unique look at the obstacles we all face—physical, psychological, and philosophical—exploring the extraordinary powers of memory, love, and perseverance. It is a gripping story, an offering of hope and motivation, and an exquisite reminder to live each day to its fullest.

A Modern Herbal – Amy Glynn '89November 2013

Amy Glynn, in her debut collection A Modern Herbal, meditates on a menagerie of flora—the mythical, the medicinal, and the mundane—and fashions a lyric collection that resonates with incantatory power. 这些诗充斥着通信和隐喻的发现:“你可以从坚果壳里看到整个世界。," she writes, 格林在植物标本馆本身以及她在那里发现的与日常当代生活的联系上编织出了强烈的关注. Whether it is in a poem about the olive or the nettle, the narcissus or the milkweed, Glynn's vision of her subjects, and her voice, are both ancient and contemporary, combining a lush lyricism with modern rhythms of speech. In her hands, these specimens manifest our most human emotions as she conjures a world of perception from each. These are quick, wise poems that show us nature is no less beguiling than the heart.

Wonder, Image, and Cosmos in Medieval Islam – Persis Berlekamp '86May 2011

This original book untangles fundamental confusions about historical relationships among Islam, representational images, and philosophy. 仔细研究一些最有意义和保存最完好的前现代伊斯兰宇宙学手稿, Persis Berlekamp refutes the assertion often made by other historians of medieval Islamic art that, while representational images did exist, they did not serve religious purposes.

The author focuses on widely disseminated Islamic images of the wonders of creation, ranging from angels to human-snatching birds, and argues that these illustrated manuscripts aimed to induce wonder at God's creation, as was their stated purpose. 她追踪了在1258年蒙古征服伊斯兰东方之后的一个半世纪里，在这一类型的形成环境中，图像推进这一目标的各种方式. Delving into social history and philosophical ideas relevant to manuscript and image production, Berlekamp shows that philosophy occupied an established, if controversial, position within Islam. She thereby radically reframes representational images within the history of Islam.