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Real Life with Celiac Disease

by Daniel Leffler ’96 and Melinda Dennis This book helps readers determine if they may have undiagnosed celiac disease. For those already diagnosed, the authors, joined by more than 50 experts, share their knowledge of problems related to celiac disease and gluten-related disorders. This is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the medical, dietary, nutritional, emotional,…

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News from the Village: Aegean Friends

by David Mason ’78, CC professor of English During his 20s, Mason found himself living with his wife in a village in southern Greece. Their first encounter with the country would prove an unrecoverable dream of magic, but through decades of steadfast affection, Mason comes to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a…

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Escape From Manchuria

by Paul Maruyama, CC lecturer in Japanese Maruyama’s book details the story of his father, Kunio Maruyama, then a 37-year-old Japanese citizen, and his two friends who in 1946 devised a plan to escape to Japan from Soviet-occupied Manchuria. The three men personally appealed to General Douglas MacArthur, who was then the Supreme Commander for Allied Power occupying the defeated…

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The Book of John

by Kate Fuller Niles ’84 John Thompson thinks he’s going to have an easy summer. Instead he runs into an archeological discovery that will shake the field to its core. Fifty years old, overweight, married to someone who has aided his career while never forcing him to deal with his own insecurities, John flees to the…

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There’s No Toilet Paper . . . on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure

edited by Doug Lansky ’92 The perfect trip, where nothing goes wrong, is surely not the memorable trip, which is where everything goes wrong and one lives to tell the tale — and laugh about it. This collection captures the wackiest and most bizarre experiences of well-known writers whose travels have taken a detour. Stories include escorting a…

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The Evolution of Leadership: Transitions in Decision Making from Small-Scale to Middle-Range Societies

by John Kantner ’89, Kevin Vaughn, and Jelmer Eerkens Leaders exist in all societies, ranging from smaller-scale heads of households to larger-scale elected governing bodies to dictators with vast coercive powers at their disposal. This book, the product of an advanced seminar at the School for Advanced Research (SAR), brings together the perspectives of cultural anthropologists and archaeologists to explore…

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Ike Kligerman Barkley Houses

by John Ike ’77, Thomas Kligerman, and Joel Barkley Ike is a partner in the architectural firm Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects (IKBA), based in New York and San Francisco. The 21 houses and apartments in this lavishly illustrated volume, the first published on the award-winning architectural firm, feature their signature residential works and depict the remarkable…

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“Political Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico: Private Revolutions”

by Eric Perramond, associate professor of Southwest studies and environmental science Perramond evaluates management techniques, labor expenditures, gender roles, and decision-making on private ranches of varying size in northern Mexico. By examining the economic and ecological dimensions of daily decisions made on and off the ranch, he shows that, contrary to prevailing notions, ranchers rarely collude…

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Aristotle’s Politics: A Reader’s Guide

by Judith A. Swanson ’79 and C. David Corbin This book presents an accessible introduction to Aristotle’s “Politics,” widely considered to be the founding text of Western political science. Similar to his mentor Plato, Aristotle ponders the form that will produce justice and cultivate the highest human potential. Taking a more empirical approach, however, Aristotle…

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Statistical Analysis for Decision Makers in Healthcare: Understanding and Evaluating Critical Information in Changing Times

by Jeffrey C. Bauer ’69 Americans are bombarded with statistical data every day, and healthcare professionals are no exception. This book explains the fundamental concepts of statistics, as well as their common uses and misuses. Without jargon or mathematical formulas, Bauer presents a clear explanation of what statistics do. He provides a practical discussion of scientific methods and…

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