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“No contemporary poetry quite seduces like the work of the inimitable Carl Phillips,” writes Lisa Russ Spaar in the Los Angeles Review of Books about Reconnaissance, a collection of poems by Carl Phillips, professor of English in Arts & Sciences.

Being located close to the geographical center of the United States carries with it the burden of balancing the theoretical investigations of the East Coast with the formal sculpturalism of the West Coast. The radical experiments in education that Heather Woofter and Sung Ho Kim carry out at Washington University in Saint Louis express the […]

Roy Sorensen, professor of philosophy, brings logic problems, riddles, puzzles and paradoxes to life in this book full of anecdotes and puzzles.

Craig A. Monson, ­emeritus professor in music in Arts & Sciences, sifted through more than 4,000 pages of primary texts in order to tell the tale of two nuns who fled Bologna’s convent for reformed prostitutes in 1644. The ensuing scandal touched priests, nobles, cardinals, a king and even the pope.

In prose that blends personal narrative and historical research with folklore and myth, Edward McPherson, the assistant professor of creative writing, takes a new look at America in a series of essays that point to our need for a moral imperative of preservation if we want to have any future at all.

William Paul, professor of film and media studies in Arts & Sciences, discusses how changing technologies have changed how we consume and understand films.

In “Confident Pluralism,” John D. Inazu analyzes the current state of the country, orients the contemporary United States within its broader history, and explores the ways that Americans can—and must—strive to live together peaceably despite our deeply engrained differences. Inazu not only argues that it is possible to cohabitate peacefully in this country, but also […]

Biological races do not exist―and never have. This view is shared by all scientists who study variation in human populations. Yet racial prejudice and intolerance based on the myth of race remain deeply ingrained in Western society. In his powerful examination of a persistent, false and poisonous idea, Robert Sussman explores how race emerged as a social construct from early biblical justifications to the pseudoscientific studies of today.

The purpose of this guide is to help the user find birds on Andros Island and find the habitats that are ideal for certain species of birds. This book describes in detail the best places to find approximately 150 of the most common and/or most interesting birds found on the island. It is a ‘must […]

Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus depicts the miracles Christ in beautiful illustrations and custom fonts.