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THE NAME OF GOD IS MERCY By Pope Francis Translated by Oonagh Stransky “Francis speaks succinctly—and with refreshing forthrightness. . . . He emphasizes moral sincerity over dogma, an understanding of the complexities of the world and individual experience over rigid doctrine.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Random House • Cloth 978-0-399-58863-1 176pp. • $26.00 UNLEARNING WITH HANNAH ARENDT byMarie Luise Knott “Knott has formed a historically engaged and incisive contribution to Arendt’s legacy.” —Granta Other Press • Paper 978-1-59051-749-9 192pp. • $13.95 BOOKS for RELIGIOUS STUDIES, ETHICS and LAW COURSES See our display in the Book Resource Room THE ROAD TO CHARACTER by David Brooks “Brooks, author of The Social Animal, offers biographies of a cross section of individuals who struggled against their own weaknesses and limitations and developed strong moral fiber.” —Booklist Random House • Cloth 978-0-8129-9325-7 320pp. • $28.00 GALILEO’S MIDDLE FINGER Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science by Alice Dreger A defense of intellectual freedom told through the stories of contemporary scientists attacked for exploring controversial ideas, by a noted science historian and medical activist. Penguin Press • Cloth 978-1-59420-608-5 336pp. • $27.95 STRANGERS DROWNING Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help by Larissa MacFarquhar An illuminating exploration of the “selfless life,” foster parents, foreign aid workers, medical donors, and more, from the acclaimed New Yorker writer. Penguin Press • Cloth 978-1-59420-433-3 336pp. • $27.95 FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL Life and Death in a Storm- Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink “[F]irst-rate: riveting reading, morally probing, scrupulously fair. Anyone interested in Hurricane Katrina, human behavior in times of crisis, or medical ethics should read it.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Broadway Books • Paper 978-0-307-71897-6 592pp. • $17.00 Instructor’s Guide Available DEAD MAN WALKING The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate by Sister Helen Prejean “An intimate meditation on crime and punishment, life and death, justice and mercy.” —Los Angeles Times Vintage • Paper 978-0-679-75131-1 304pp. • $15.00 THE RIGHTEOUS MIND Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt “A landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself.” —The New York Times Book Review Vintage • Paper 978-0-307-45577-2 528pp. • $16.95 Academic Dept. 3-1 • 1745 Broadway • New York, NY 10019 JUST MERCY A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson “[A]t once a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.” —David Cole, The New York Review of Books Spiegel & Grau • Paper 978-0-8129-8496-5 368pp. • $16.00 Instructor’s Guide Available THE GOOD DOCTOR A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics by Barron H. Lerner “An absolutely compelling treatise on bioethics told thru the lens of a physician’s relationship with his physician father. If you want to understand the modern state of ethics in medicine, read this book.” —Mehmet Oz, MD Beacon Press • Paper 978-0-8070-3504-7 240pp. • $18.00 /randomhouseacademic @RHacademic /commonreads Penguin First Year and Common Reads @penguinacademic m www.randomhouseacademic.com m www.penguin.com/academic
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THE NAME OF GOD IS MERCY
By Pope FrancisTranslated by Oonagh Stransky
“Francis speaks succinctly—and with refreshing forthrightness.
. . . He emphasizes moral sincerity over dogma, an understanding of the complexities of the world and individual experience over
rigid doctrine.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
Random House • Cloth 978-0-399-58863-1
176pp. • $26.00
UNLEARNING WITH HANNAH ARENDT
byMarie Luise Knott“Knott has formed a historically
engaged and incisive contribution to Arendt’s legacy.” —Granta
Other Press • Paper 978-1-59051-749-9
192pp. • $13.95
BOOKS for RELIGIOUS STUDIES, ETHICS and LAW COURSES
See our display in the Book Resource Room
THE ROAD TO CHARACTERby David Brooks
“Brooks, author of The Social Animal, offers biographies of a cross section of individuals
who struggled against their own weaknesses and limitations and developed strong moral fiber.”
—Booklist
Random House • Cloth 978-0-8129-9325-7
320pp. • $28.00
GALILEO’S MIDDLE FINGER
Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science
by Alice DregerA defense of intellectual freedom
told through the stories of contemporary scientists attacked for exploring controversial ideas, by a noted science historian and
medical activist.Penguin Press • Cloth
978-1-59420-608-5 336pp. • $27.95
STRANGERS DROWNING
Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices,
and the Overpowering Urge to Help
by Larissa MacFarquharAn illuminating exploration of the “selfless life,” foster parents, foreign aid workers, medical donors, and more, from the acclaimed New
Yorker writer.Penguin Press • Cloth
978-1-59420-433-3 336pp. • $27.95
FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
by Sheri Fink“[F]irst-rate: riveting reading,
morally probing, scrupulously fair. Anyone interested in Hurricane
Katrina, human behavior in times of crisis, or medical ethics should read
it.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Broadway Books • Paper 978-0-307-71897-6
592pp. • $17.00 Instructor’s Guide Available
DEAD MAN WALKING
The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty
That Sparked a National Debate
by Sister Helen Prejean“An intimate meditation on crime and punishment, life and death,
justice and mercy.” —Los Angeles Times
Vintage • Paper 978-0-679-75131-1
304pp. • $15.00
THE RIGHTEOUS MIND
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics
and Religionby Jonathan Haidt
“A landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself.” —The New York Times
Book Review
Vintage • Paper 978-0-307-45577-2
528pp. • $16.95
Academic Dept. 3-1 • 1745 Broadway • New York, NY 10019
JUST MERCYA Story of Justice and
Redemptionby Bryan Stevenson
“[A]t once a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a
stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.” —David Cole, The New York Review of Books
Spiegel & Grau • Paper 978-0-8129-8496-5
368pp. • $16.00Instructor’s Guide Available
THE GOOD DOCTORA Father, a Son,
and the Evolution of Medical Ethicsby Barron H. Lerner
“An absolutely compelling treatise on bioethics told thru the lens of a physician’s relationship with his physician father. If you want to understand the modern state of
ethics in medicine, read this book.” —Mehmet Oz, MD
Beacon Press • Paper 978-0-8070-3504-7
240pp. • $18.00
/randomhouseacademic @RHacademic /commonreads
Penguin First Year and Common Reads @penguinacademic
mwww.randomhouseacademic.com
mwww.penguin.com/academic
