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Peoples of the earth: ethnonationalism,
democracy, and the indigenous challenge
in other authors
Martin Edwin Andersen, SAIS '81
"Peoples of the Earth is a rich and well documented work that not only covers several dimensions of the problem of incorporation of indigenous peoples, but also follows a clear agenda that aims at intervention and influencing policy design." (Journal Of Multilingual And Multicultural Development)
ISBN: 0739143921
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Law for the Expert Witness 4th Edition
Daniel Bronstein, A&S '63
Legal issues that face an expert witness when preparing and delivering testimony for a court.
ISBN: 9781439851562
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Distributed Sensor Networks
Richard Brooks, Engr '79
Reference book on research in sensor networks
ISBN: 1584883839
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Soaring! New Thinking on Leadership
Heidi Boerstler, SPH '79
Professor Boerstler presents leaders and others with new ways of thinking and possible choices that put them on the path to new possibilities - SOARING!
ISBN: 9781461099079
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Disruptive Security Technologies with Mobile Code and Peer-to-Peer Networks
Richard Brooks, Engr '79
Computer and network security
ISBN: 0849322723
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The Interrogator
Glenn Carle, SAIS '85
IA officer Carle led the interrogation of one of the top al-Qa'ida detainees, and wrestles with the rendition, detention, interrogation and torture policies of the Bush Administration. A haunting tale of ethical duty and honor, it has been called the best book about the CIA ever written.
ISBN: 9781568586755
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Living and Dying on Death Row in America
Diane Christian, A&S '73
The book explores life on Death Row, as well as the convoluted and arbitrary judicial processes that populate all Death Rows. It documents the capriciousness of capital punishment and captures the day-to-day experiences of inmates in the official "nonperiod" between sentencing and execution. Included is a DVD of Jackson & Christian's 1979 film Death Row.
ISBN: 9780807835395
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So You Wanna Be A Doctor?? The Untold Stories of Medical, Dental and Veterinary Residents
Shermian Daniel, MD, A&S '02
A collection of real-life stories told by actual doctors in various medical, dental, and veterinary specialties. Perfect for any student interested in the health professions - tips and tools for ultimate success!
ISBN: 9780578041452
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India China Relations: The Border Issue and Beyond
Zorawar Daulet Singh, SAIS '06
The book revisits the seemingly intractable India-China dispute from a contemporary conflict resolution perspective and is thus relatively detached from the historical baggage that has so often influenced other commentaries on this controversial subject. The authors argue that a future solution will probably closely resemble the defacto position on the ground today because each side already possesses valued and strategically relevant territory.
ISBN: 8130911957
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Salt in Our Blood; T Memoir of a Fisherman's Wife
Michelle Eder, A&S '96
Story of a commercial fisherman's wife, who is both a mother and an attorney;set against the sudden loss at sea of their oldest son, Ben, it is a tale of indescribable sadness but also one of resilience and courage.
ISBN: 9781892076441
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Under the Cover of War: The Zionist Expulsion of the Palestinians
Rosemarie Esber, SAIS '88
An important resource for anyone seeking to understand the full story of the 1948 Palestine war and the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Under the Cover of War meticulously documents and poignantly recounts the first phase of the Zionist conquest of Palestine and the expulsion of the indigenous Palestinians--an estimated 84 percent of them were children under 15, pregnant and nursing mothers, the elderly, and the infirm.
ISBN: 9780981513171
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Electromgnetism: Nature's Force That Shapes Our Lives
Lawrence Fagg, A&S '53
The book describes how, of the four forces of nature, it is the electromagnetic force that activates all of the nature around us as well as our bodies and brains. It has been harnessed throughout evolution and is indispensable in virtually all of modernn technology. It is intended to convey the wonder ofhow this one force can do so much to enable our lives.
ISBN: 9781908062543
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Measure of a Nation
Howard Friedman, Medicine '99
This book focuses on how to improve America by first comparing its performance with thirteen competitive industrial nations, then identifying the best practices found throughout the world that can be adopted here in the United States. Friedman lays out some disturbing facts about America's lack of competitiveness in five key areas: health, education, safety, equality, and even democracy.
ISBN: 978-1616145699
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They Left Us Behind
Jack (John) Freeze, McCoy College '65
The story of a young girl and her family from Vietnam that try to escape to America by boat. True story from the actual diary.
ISBN: 9781450273572
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A Medical Odyssey from Vietnam to Afghanistan
Ronald J. Glasser, Medicine '65
Told from personal experience, Dr. Glasser traces the changing nature of warfare from jungles of Vietnam to streets and mountains of Iraq and Afghanistan and the physical and psychological damage of wounds to troops in U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Broken Bodies is being considered for the American Library Association's Most Important Non-fiction Books list.
ISBN: 1933909471
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Ward 402
Ronald J. Glasser, Medicine '65
WARD 402, a New York Times Bestseller, is the story of an intern on the children?s ward of a great hospital who is confronted by the angry parents of a dying child as extraordinary means are used to keep her alive. "A powerful documentary novel" Literary Guild Magazine
ISBN: 0671803891
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365 Days
Ronald J. Glasser, Medicine '65
In this gripping account of the human cost of the Vietnam War, Ron Glasser offers an unparalleled description of the horror endured daily by those on the front lines. Over 200,000 copies sold. Translated into 50 languages. "The best book to come out of Vietnam." - David Mamet
ISBN:0807615277
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Urban Green: Innovative Parks
for Resurgent Cities
Peter Harnik, A&S '70
Urban Green explores ways for built-out cities to add much-needed parkland. For those interested in making cities more beautiful and successful, the book explains why urban parks are needed, then addresses how much parkland is possible and where it can be created.
ISBN: 1597266841
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The Vietnam War in American Memory: Veterans, Memorials, and the Politics of Healing
Patrick Hagopian, A&S '93
A study of the commemoration of the Vietnam War, which examines the centrality of Vietnam veterans around whom a politically motivated discourse of national reunification or "healing" coalesced, overcoming the division and dissent of the war years.
ISBN: 9781558496934
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Collecting American Paintings
A. Everette James, SPH '71
Refernece text, 600 color illustrations.
ISBN: 1574324314
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In My Backyard: Natural History in the Suburbs
Kurt Johnson, A&S '65
This book is an illustrated description of the interactions between common backyard plants and animals. It is scientifically sophisticated but written in plain English for the general reader.
ISBN: 9781888308204
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In My Backyard: Natural History in the Suburbs
Kurt Johnson, A&S '65
This book is an illustrated description of the interactions between common backyard plants and animals. It is scientifically sophisticated but written in plain English for the general reader.
ISBN: 9781888308204
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Encountering Israel
Stephen Kramer, Engr '67
This personal, informative book covers many of Israel's wonderful sites and locales, including some unusual, less touristic ones. After reading each vignette, you'll have a feeling for the geography, history and culture of the place, as if you've been there with me. Even better, you may decide to put down this book and tour Israel yourself!
ISBN: 9781935232230
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Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon
Kendra Leonard, Peabody '95
Kendra Preston Leonard has collected a varying selection of essays that explore music and sound in Joss Whedon's works. The essays investigate both diegetic and non-diegetic music, considering music from various sources, including the shows' original scores, music performed by the characters themselves, and music contributed by such artists as Michelle Branch, The Sex Pistols, and Sarah McLachlan, as well as classical composers like Camille Saint-Saëns and Johannes Brahms.
ISBN: 9780810869455
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The Conservatoire Américain: A History
Kendra Leonard, Peabody '95
The Conservatoire Américain: A History is the first full-length narrative of this institution. Drawing on rare materials from the Conservatoire's archives, combining them with personal correspondence, interviews, and first-person narratives with students and faculty, author Kendra Preston Leonard discusses a variety of topics important to the institution. These topics include?among others?the dissemination of French repertoire during the twentieth century, the pedagogical approaches used in teaching American music students, the impact of training Americans abroad, and the influence their French training had on performance, interpretation, and composition.
ISBN: 9780810857322
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Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations
Kendra Leonard, Peabody '95
In Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations, Kendra Preston Leonard examines the use of music in Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear. Whether discussing contemporary source materials, such as songs, verses, or rhymes specified by Shakespeare in his plays, or music composed specifically for a film and original to the director's or composer's interpretations, Leonard shows how the changing social and scholarly attitudes towards the plays, their characters, and the conditions that fall under the general catch-all of 'madness' have led to a wide range of musical accompaniments, signifiers, and incarnations of the afflictions displayed by Shakespeare's characters.
ISBN: 9780810869585
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Spiral of Entrapment: Abused Women in Conflict with the Law Other
Hallie Ludsin, A&S '94
Sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation and endorsed by the Human Rights Foundation, this manual examines various aspects of domestic violence and its particular prevalence in South Africa. The psychology of abuse, including reasons women remain in abusive relationships, is discussed, as well as the efficacy of government-sponsored programs intended to ameliorate abusive situations. Legal advice such as pre-trial and post-conviction options for abused women who killed their batterers, the types of experts used in testimony, and the use of the insanity defense is provided, making this an important resource for centers specializing in domestic violence.
ISBN: 1770090541
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The Power of Faith
Patricia Likakis, Carey '95
Inspiring true story of how one woman learned to use the trials and tragedies of life as stepping stones along her journey to healing, wholeness, and harmony.
ISBN: 9781462057436
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From Liberation to Conquest: The Visual and Popular Cultures of the Spanish-American War of 1898
Bonnie Miller, A&S '06
The American people overwhelmingly supported the nation's entry into the Spanish-American War of 1898, which led to U.S. imperial expansion into the Caribbean and Pacific. In this book, Bonnie M. Miller explores the basis of that support, showing how the nation's leading media makers' editorialists, cartoonists, filmmakers, photographers, and stage performers' captured the public's interest in the Cuban crisis with heart-rending depictions of Cuban civilians, particularly women, brutalized by bloodthirsty Spanish pirates.
ISBN: 978-1-55849-924-9
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Must Girls Love
Sabrina Must, A&S '08
Must Girls Love is a memoir about a young woman's journey to understand, cope, and grieve the death of her eldest sister, Miya. Twenty-two years old at the time and the youngest of four girls, Sabrina deconstructs her family's dynamics, Miya's mental health issues and abusive marriage, and ultimately her own issues as a way to accept why Miya killed herself and understand why she struggles in the way she does. The story shows what happens to a family and an individual in the year following such a tragedy. It also illustrates Miya and Sabrina's favorite phrase, "Must Girls Love", that celebrates the bond between four sisters and their parents.
ISBN: 978-1-61623-934-3
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Second Sight: Views From An Eye Doctor's Odyssey
David Paton, Med '56
A Hopkins-trained ophthalmologist fascinated with eye care in developing nations, I founded ORBIS (a jet for hands-on teaching), and spent much time abroad in related unusual and exciting experiences. A moderately dyslexic academic, creativity became my forte and the source of more rewards than seem justified. A fun life.
ISBN: 1456474863
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Visualizing Data Patterns with Micromaps
Linda Pickle, A&S '74, SPH '77
Integrating research in statistics, cognitive science, geography and computer science, this book presents the many design variations and applications of micromaps, graphics which link statistical information to an organized set of small maps, helping analysts simultaneously explore the statistical and geographic patterns in their data.
ISBN: 142007573X
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Hallowed Grounds
Glenn Marcus, A&S '70
Documentary on the 22 immaculately maintained US military cemeteries over seas in 8 different countries, housing our dead from WWI and WWII. Stories of the fallen, some famous but most ordinary citizens, and words of current visitors lend historical and emotional context.
ISBN: 0793670780
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Lost In Transmission?: What We Can
Know About the Words of Jesus
Nicholas Perrin, A&S '82
Taking on Bart Ehrman?s New York Times bestseller, Misquoting Jesus, Perrin gives us a layman's guide to textual criticism so that readers can understand the subtleties of Ehrman's critiques, and provides firm evidence to suggest that the New Testament can, indeed, be trusted.
ISBN: 9780849929427
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A Pictoral History of Lexington Market
Patricia Schultheis, A&S '06
ISBN: 0-7385-4361-6
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Secrets of Shiksa Appeal
Abigail Robinson, Engr '07
The sultry no-holds barred guide to Jewish Dating in a post shtetl society. Ms. Avi, the ultimate yenta, will show her naughty tactics to attract your Shul-mate before that blonde chick with no knowledge of a kugel gets him first.
ISBN: 1450289991
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Sandstorm: A Leaderless Revolution In The Digital Age
Adeel Shah, SPH '10
Discusses the Arab Spring, Social Media, and the Global Generation.
ISBN: 9780983539100
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How To Avoid The Mommy Trap: A Roadmap
For Sharing Parenting and Making It Work
Julie Shields, A&S '87
Weaving research and anecdote together, Julie Shields demonstrates the value and efficacy of a new parenting paradigm - sharing. This sensible primer is for every woman thinking about having children but wondering if and how to balance work, parenthood, and life, and every mother who feels stuck with too much to do.
ISBN: 1892123886
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Heaven in the American Imagination
Gary Smith, A&S '81
urveying American views of heaven from the Puritans to the present, Smith argues that whether Americans have perceived heaven as God's home or a human invention or as a place of worship or a perpetual playground has varied largely according to the spirit of the age.
ISBN: 9780199738953
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World Politics and the Evolution of War
John J Weltman, A&S '63, '67
With topics ranging from the development of strategic thought to the effects on war of political and technological change, from the uses of force to the prominence of war in history and its likely fate in the post-Cold War world, Weltman's analysis offers a rigorous overview of the field.
ISBN: 0801849497
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The Global Power of Talk Other
I William Zartman, A&S '52
Talk Power is the power of skilled negotiation in advancing America's interests. The book details a dozen different types of negotiation for current and future foreign policy needs. It calls for their vigorous use to restor American leadership.
ISBN: 9781594519737
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Differences that Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States and Canada
Dan Zuberi, A&S '96
This book shines a spotlight on the causes and consequences of working poverty, revealing how the lives of low-wage workers are affected by differences in health care, labor, and social welfare policy in the United States and Canada.
ISBN: 0801473128
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100,000 Hearts: A Surgeon’s Memoir
Denton Cooley, Med '44
Pioneering surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley astounded the world in 1969 when he implanted a total artificial heart in a human being. In his memoir, he sets the record straight about this and other events and recounts the formative influences that led him to become the world’s most prolific heart surgeon.
ISBN: 0976669773
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China Boys: How U.S. Relations with the PRC Began and Grew
Nicholas Platt, SAIS '59
CHINA BOYS is a personal memoir which covers the historic Nixon visit in 1972, establishment of America's first resident diplomatic office in Beijing, and early encounters between Americans and Chinese, which grew to form today's crucial relationship.
ISBN: 9780984406227
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Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance
Herbet C. Smith, A&S '77
Maryland Politics and Government: Democratic Dominance sets the standard for understanding Maryland politics. It looks at the ?demographic diversity, geographic variety and dynamic Democratic pragmatism of Maryland, according to the University of Nebraska Press.
ISBN: 9780803237902
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