A sampling of current books and other published EPH’S...
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8 | WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW | SUMMER 2005
E P H ’ S B O O K S H E L FA sampling of current books and other published materials received by the Williams Alumni Review
Oblivion. By Peter Abrahams ’68. William
Morrow, 2005. 352 pp. $24.95. A thriller about
a private investigator’s search into a lost store of
memories.
The Arabic Plotinus: A Philosophical Study
of the ‘Theology of Aristotle.’ By Peter
Adamson ’94. Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.,
2003. 240 pp. $68. The fi rst book-length study
of the Arabic translation of Plotinus’ “Enneads,”
which was erroneously attributed to Aristotle by
Muslim philosophers and for centuries was the
source of Neoplatonic ideas in the Muslim world.
The Cambridge Companion to Arabic
Philosophy. Edited by Peter Adamson ’94
et al. Cambridge University Press, 2004. 468 pp.
$29.99. An introduction to Arabic philosophy,
with chapters penned by leading scholars on
noteworthy Arabic thinkers and ideas.
The Color of Freedom. Introduction and notes
by David H. Albert ’71. Common Courage Press,
2005. 348 pp. $17.95. The oral history of two
Indian revolutionaries, one who was born an
“untouchable,” the other a member of a
higher caste.
Modernity’s Martyrs: Religion and Politics
in Iran and Iraq. By Magnús T. Bernhardsson,
assistant professor of history. Mal og Menning
(Reykjavik, Iceland), 2005. 237 pp. $50. A
comparison of the histories of Iran and Iraq in the
20th century, focusing on the interplay between
religion and politics, written in Icelandic.
Inventions of the Studio, Renaissance to
Romanticism. Edited by Michael Cole ’91 et al.
The University of North Carolina Press, 2005.
264 pp. $22.50. Six art historians trace the
concept of the artist’s studio from its Renaissance
origins to its shaping of the modern artist.
The Maecenas and the Madrigalist:
Patrons, Patronage and the Origins of the
Italian Madrigal. By Anthony Cummings ’73.
American Philosophical Society, 2004. 274 pp.
$50. A scholarly history of the madrigal, a secular
musical genre of early modern Europe.
The Piffl es of Pope. By John L. Dole ’50. iUni-
verse, Inc., 2003. 304 pp. $17.95. In a series of
humorous misadventures, an unfaithful husband
obsesses over a beautiful young woman as his
wife cunningly fi nds him out.
The Consciousness of the Litigator. By Duffy
Graham ’83. University of Michigan Press, 2005.
152 pp. $22.95. Graham considers the moral
consciousness of the modern litigator.
A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage and
the Quest for the Color of Desire. By Amy
Butler Greenfi eld ’91. HarperCollins, 2005. 352
pp. $26.95. A true story of mystery, empire and
adventure in pursuit of the most desirable color
on earth.
Shakespeare’s Daughter. By Peter W.
Hassinger ’67. HarperCollins Children’s Book
Group, 2004. 320 pp. $15.99. In a novel for
young adults, Susanna Shakespeare yearns to see
her absent father’s world of players and poets,
and to follow a secret dream of her own.
Street Stories: The World of Police
Detectives. By Robert Jackall, Class of 1956
Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Harvard
University Press, 2005. 448 pp. $26.95. New York
City police detectives and their investigations into
the truth-is-stranger-than-fi ction violence of the
underworld.
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Sequoia, Presidential Yacht. By Giles M.
Kelly ’49. Cornell Maritime Press Inc., 2004.
144 pp. $19.95. Kelly, who served as the Sequoia’s
skipper from 1983 to 1988, relates the history of a
yacht that has been host to eight presidents since
its 1925 construction.
Keepsake Echo. By Malcolm S. MacGruer ’43.
Malcolm S. MacGruer, 2004. 209 pp. $25. A story of
WWII comrades who are drawn to the battlefi elds
of Korea.
Vineyard Harvest: A Year of Good Food on
Martha’s Vineyard. By Christie Matheson ’97
et al. Broadway, 2005. 272 pp. $35. A cookbook
that captures in its recipes and photographs the
local delights of Martha’s Vineyard.
A Hunter, His Bird Dog and Their Quest for
a Comfortable Range. By Jim McDermott ’91.
Countrysport Press, 2005. 144 pp. $23.95. A
nonfi ction book about pointing dogs, wingshooting
and the Great Plains.
Bat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming
of Age with the New York Yankees. By Matt
McGough ’97. Doubleday, 2005. 288 pp. $22.95.
A memoir about a New York teenager whose
dreams were fulfi lled when he became a bat boy
for the Yankees.
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll. By Jean
Nathan ’79. Henry Holt & Co., 2004. 320 pp.
$25. The story of Dare Wright, author of the 1957
children’s book The Lonely Doll, who struggled
throughout her life to step into adulthood and out
of the grips of her mother’s control.
Lessons to Live By: The Canine
Commandments. By W.R. Pursche ’79. Varzara
House, 2004. 108 pp. $12.95. A translation of
dogs’ way of life into lessons for humans. All net
proceeds will be donated to animal rescue.
Marks of the Beast: The Left Behind Novels
and the Struggle for Evangelical Identity. By
Glenn W. Shuck, visiting assistant professor of
religion. New York University Press, 2004.
273 pp. $20. An explanation of the appeal of the
Left Behind series in the evangelical community.
How to Be Lost. By Amanda Eyre Ward ’94.
Ballantine Books, 2005. 320 pp. $13.95. A novel about
a young woman searching for her long-lost sister.
Religion & Security: The New Nexus in
International Relations. Edited by Robert A.
Seiple et al., with the chapter “Uzbekistan and the
Central Asian Crucible of Religion and Security,” by
Joshua White ’01. Rowman & Littlefi eld Publishers,
2004. 192 pp. $22.95. A collection of scholarly
analyses of global security and the role religion
plays in it as both a problem and a solution.
Klamath Heartlands: A Guide to the Klamath
Reservation Forest Plan. By Edward C. Wolf
’81. Ecotrust, 2004. 56 pp. $19.95. An illustrated
account of an Oregon tribe’s efforts to use sustain-
able forestry to reclaim its historic reservation.
O N C O M P A C T D I S C
Running Shoes. By Caitlin Canty ’04. Caitlin
Canty, 2004. $16.95. Recorded in Pownal, Vt., the
debut CD features sweet, soulful vocals with guitar.
Bebek. By Bebek (including Lynn (Murphy)
Michalopoulos ’97). Bebek, 2005. $17.92. An
album that is both jazzy and electronic, a mixture of
rich vocals and innovative accompaniment. Bebek
means “baby” in Turkish.
Twinkle. By Victoria Rummler ’88. Pitch Puppy
Productions, 2004. $19.94. The jazz vocalist, who
was born in Detroit and has lived and worked in
Paris for the past 10 years, releases her debut CD.
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