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The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty by Valerie Bauerlein ’93 (Ballantine Books)
The Wall Street Journal's expert on the Murdaugh story uncovers layers of the South Carolina murder case that have not been revealed.
Five Banners: Inside the Duke Basketball Dynasty by John Feinstein (Duke University Press)
The veteran sportswriter chronicles the program's rise to greatness with a mix of humanizing intimacy and compelling immediacy.
Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya ’96 (Peachtree)
This first picture book biography of Rubik’s Cube creator Erno Rubik reveals the obsession, imagination and engineering process behind creating an iconic puzzle.
How to Suck Less as a Manager: A Practical Guide to Making Your Team Less Miserable Today! by Ben Arendt ’08 (Depth Charge Publishing)
The author provides practical tools and actions that managers can take right now to better understand, communicate with, and support their teams.
Soap & Soul: A Practical Guide to Minding Your Home, Your Body, and Your Spirit With Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps by Lisa Bronner ’98 (Countryman Press)
Dr. Emanuel Bronner’s granddaughter shares her eco-friendly, non-toxic solutions for cleaning and caring for body, home, and beyond.
Conflict: In My City of Brotherly Love by Roger Colley ’60 (iUniverse)
Can inner city kids get a good education? A Philadelphia boy named Joe Robinson has some answers. Follow his trials and tribulations, and perhaps his success.
Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully With Hearing Loss by Shari Eberts ’90 (Page Two)
Hearing-health advocates offer a new skills-based approach to hearing loss that is centered not on hearing better, but on communicating better.
Devil Makes Three by Ben Fountain J.D.’83 (Flatiron Books)
Haiti, 1991: When a coup leads to the fall of President Aristide, American expat Matt Amaker is forced to abandon his idyllic, beachfront scuba business.
A Rough Way to Go by Sam Garonzik ’03 (Grand Central Publishing)
A stay-at-home father with something to prove finds a Wall Street investor's body washed up on the shore and decides to take the investigation into his own hands.
The 3rd Paradigm: A Radical Shift to Greater Success by Heidi Scott Giusto Ph.D.’12 (Entrepreneur Press)
Imagine a world where you can tackle the greatest, most challenging problems with a proven approach that leads to unmatched success.
Call Your Mother by Tracy Gold ’10 (Familius)
Follow a mother and daughter through the years as they face each new stage together and learn that you are never too old to need your mother.
It Is Finished!: God’s Universal Salvation by Steve Harper Ph.D.’81 (SacraSage Press)
How God’s nature, action and purpose is realized in Jesus’ exclamation, “It is finished!” – his declaration from the cross that the mission to save the world is accomplished.
Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction by Hanna Hasl-Kelchner ’76 (Smart Direction Press)
The unwritten rules at work that, when broken, keep employees from doing their best work and companies from reaching their full potential.
America’s Psychological Now by Mardy Ireland ’70 (Routledge)
The authors explore Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election and ask how a psychoanalytic understanding of the social unconscious can help us plot a new direction.
The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits Into Power by Rob Lalka M.P.P.’08 (Columbia Business School)
Using previously unpublished material, Lalka takes readers inside Big Tech’s worst exploitations and abuses, good intentions and moral compromises.
Quoz: A Financial Thriller by Mel Mattison M.B.A.’10 (Post Hill Press)
It’s 2027 and the AI revolution has merged with quantum computing to take control of global financial markets. What could go wrong?
Dust Covered Lies by Catherine O’Connor ’83 (TCU Press)
The story of Frances Abbott, an orphaned immigrant in Dust Bowl-era Texas who faces a terrible choice that will haunt her the rest of her life.
The Empath Leader: Your Ultimate Guide to Authentic Influence by Kayleigh O’Keefe ’08 (Soul Excellence Publishing)
Learn how to navigate the intense landscape of emotions, step out of the narcissistic paradigm, and lead with your heart full of empathy and strength.
Catholics Across Borders: Canadian Immigrants in the North Country, Plattsburgh, New York, 1850–1950 by Mark Paul Richard Ph.D.’01 (SUNY Press)
A professor of history and Canadian Studies illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of French-speaking Catholics from Canada to northern New York.
Information Crisis: How a Better Understanding of Science Can Help Us Face the Greatest Problems of Our Time by Julia Soplop ’04 (Hill Press)
This essential read for non-scientists and scientists alike, offers an analysis of the crisis of (mis)information overload and a practical guide to navigating it.
The Thing About My Uncle by Peter J. Stavros ’88 (BHC Press)
When a troubled 14-year-old gets kicked out of school, his frazzled single mom sends him to stay with his uncle, a man of few words who leads an isolated existence.
Bounds of Blackness: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics of Solidarity by Christopher Tounsel ’09 (Cornell University Press)
The author explores the history of Black America's intellectual and cultural engagement with the modern state of Sudan.