MEGAN BEACH M.Div.’24
Operation Cleanup
INDEPENDENT
This dystopian story follows a group of nuclear war survivors resisting the remaining government, which has declared only some survivors as "worthy."
MOLLY BEER ’01
Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution
NORTON
A women-centric view of the American revolution through the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton’s influential sister-in-law.
DAVID C. BLIVIN M.B.A.’85
Crossing the Cactus: A Blueprint for Tech Commercialization Success Outside Silicon Valley
ENTREPRENEUR BOOKS
A venture capitalist explores how to build successful technology ecosystems outside established hubs like Silicon Valley and Boston.
CORTNEY CAMERON ’14
Do Hay Bales Eat Grass?
TENKATT PRESS
A child’s car-ride observation sparks an imaginative exploration of hay bales as gentle, migrating creatures.
XUENAN CAO PH.D.’21
Chinese Media Improvisations: Thriving on Deficits
STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
The author offers an unexpected angle on China's technological rise, spotlighting the role of deficit-driven improvisation.
KEITH L. ELLIS A.M.’15
Doretha's Gift
INDEPENDENT
Part family saga and part supernatural memoir about a young black girl and her family and their connection to a white man, Lim Sheppard.
SCOTT ELLSWORTH A.M.’77, PH.D.’82
Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America
DUTTON
Focusing on the last months of the war, this is the story of titanic battles, political upheaval, and the terror war against the citizens of the North.
CHARLES FERGUSON M.DIV.’10
Presidential Seclusion: The Power of Camp David
PROMETHEUS
The hidden mountain retreat is the one place the president, first family and invited guests can gather in absolute secrecy.
DAVID A. FIENSY PH.D.’80
The Realia Jesus: An Archaeological Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
CASCADE BOOKS
The author uses archaeology to reconstruct the social, religious, historical, geographical and pathological context for the story of Jesus.
MATT FOGELSON ’92
Restrung: Fatherhood in a Different Key
SPARKPRESS
The story of a passionate music lover’s effort to break free of the real and imagined constraints standing between him and his best life.
BENJAMIN B. FRIEDMAN ’92
Silent Strength: The Introvert’s Guide to Building Successful Startups
BUILD SCALE GROW
A guide for introverted entrepreneurs who want to thrive in the high-energy startup world without pretending to be extroverted.
CHASE GREGORY PH.D.’19
As If!: Queer Criticism Across Difference
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS
An English professor explores the work of four early queer literary critics – Robert Reid-Pharr, Deborah E. McDowell, Barbara Johnson and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick.
JOHN SAMUEL HARPHAM ’10
The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery: English Ideas in the Early Modern Atlantic World
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
An account of how ancient Roman ideas were used to defend the establishment of a slave empire in colonial America.
CRAIG HAVIGHURST M.P.P.’91
Musicality for Modern Humans: How To Listen Like An Artist
THE SAGER GROUP
A self-enrichment book about the inner game of sound-based art, for curious people who wish they could get deeper into music.
GAIL GOUNDRY JARROW ’74
White House Secrets: Medical Lies and Cover-Ups
CALKINS CREEK
Jarrow investigates the shocking yet true stories of presidential medical cover-ups from the 19th to 21st century.
BORA KANG ’14
Caput Mundi, The Head of the World (Book #1 Enarii)
AP CREATIVE
When Niil sets off to find his missing parents, he ends up in Caput Mundi, a dazzling place filled with innovation and alchemic wonders.
S T KIMBROUGH JR. ’62
Charles Wesley, A Prisoner of Hope
CASCADE BOOKS
How the childhood struggles of the English hymn writer and joint leader of the Methodist reform movement shaped the person he became.
KORA KWOK ’20
The Sea, The Sky, The Sun
INDEPENDENT
In this memoir, Kora chronicles his one-year journey across five continents, capturing the people, places and moments that changed him along the way.
DAVID A. LANDAU B.S.M.E.’95
Finding Purpose
INDEPENDENT
Through candid reflections, Landau explores how we navigate change, build authentic relationships and create a life filled with meaning.
LORI M. LANGDON M.D.’95
Doctors Work in Air Conditioning: An Intimate Look at Southern Culture and the Challenges of Rural Medicine
WHITE COATS PUBLISHING
Step into the author’s world – a life marked by the challenges and triumphs of a rural pediatrician serving underserved communities.
KEN MASK M.D.’88
The 180 Rule of Motivation & Etc.
KMS
Mask weaves together essays, poetry, personal letters and a play into a collection designed to ignite change and motivation.
DAVID MCKEAN J.D.’86
The Flag Was Still There: A History of the American Experiment in Five Anniversaries
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
A clear-eyed yet hopeful history of the United States, revisiting the state of the union every 50 years since America’s birth.
MAYA MYERS ’96
Good Morning, Morning!
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
A child steps outside just before daybreak to explore and commune with nature – until it’s time to shout “Good morning!” to the day.
DAVID M. NOVICK ’70
The Greatest Recovery Stories Never Told
ARCHAEOPTERYX MEDIA
Stories of people who have achieved long-term recovery from opioid addiction using the FDA-approved drugs methadone and buprenorphine.
SHAHIR S. RIZK ’06
The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
The Color of North traverses the kingdom of life to uncover the myriad ways that proteins shape us and all organisms on the planet.
SHANNON ROWBURY ’06, A.M.’08
Strong as a Mother: Your Complete Pregnancy-to-Postpartum Health Program
SASQUATCH BOOKS
Olympian expertise meets pelvic health expertise to empower women of all fitness levels to embrace their strongest, healthiest pregnancy and recovery.
KEVIN SACK ’81
Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church
CROWN
The fascinating history of the South Carolina A.M.E. church that was targeted by a white supremacist gunman in June of 2015.
BEN SOLTOFF ’12
Disciplined Entrepreneurship for Climate & Energy Ventures
WILEY
How to create a successful climate and energy venture using the authors' effective, 24-step framework that can be applied to entrepreneurial ideas.
DAVID B. SPENCE PH.D.’97
Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
A voter-centric, bottom-up view that pinpoints bitter partisanship as the key impediment to transitioning to a net zero carbon future.
JAMES H. THRALL Ph.D.’05
Media, Religion and Culture: An Introduction
ROUTLEDGE
This second edition features examples from both established and new religions, with reflections by leading scholars in the field.
