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BOOKSHELF
From Genesis to Genetics: The Case of Evolution and Creationism
by John A. Moore ’36. Moore argues that the long-running
debate over teaching evolution threatens not just the scientific
study of biology but the dissemination of scientific procedures
throughout the public school curriculum (University of California
Press, $27.50).
Kelly’s People by Walter Wager ’44. In
the author’s 27th book, five telepathic counterespionage agents
— saved by organ transplants and supercharged with a mysterious,
lifesaving serum — must stop a shadowy arch-terrorist from
completing his plan to detonate nuclear devices in London, Jerusalem
and Washington, D.C. (Forge, $24.95). Termination in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, revised
edition, by Stephen K. Firestein ’47. This version of
the author’s pioneering 1978 work offers old lessons and new
insights on the termination of psychological care for patients (International
Universities Press, $29.95 paper). Dashiell Hammett: Crime Stories and Other Writings, edited
by Steven Marcus ’48, George Delacorte Professor
in the Humanities. The first comprehensive collection of stories,
many not seen since their original publication in Black Mask and
other pulps, from the father of the American hardboiled crime novel
(Library of America, $35). Greece’s Pivotal Role in World War II and Its Importance
to the U.S. Today, edited by Eugene T. Rossides ’49,
introduction by Andrew J. Goodpaster. Fourteen essays that
describe Greek resistance to German aggression during World War
II and assess Greek-American relations from the Cold War to the
present; from the president of the American Hellenic Institute Foundation
(American Hellenic Institute Foundation, $20 paper). Open Moral Communities by Seymour J. Mandelbaum ’56.
A blend of moral philosophy and concrete examples from modern cities
not only illustrates the pivotal role that communities play in maintaining
and adapting people’s moral outlooks but also constitutes a
paean for communitarian sensibilities (MIT Press, $30). A Companion to the Works of Ranier Maria Rilke, edited by
Erika A. Metzger and Michael M. Metzger ’56.
This collection of scholarly essays assesses the oeuvre and enduring
significance of the poet, storyteller, novelist and critic, who
was one of the most important German writers of his generation (Camden
House, $75). Invariances: The Structure of the Objective World by Robert
Nozick ’59. A deliberately open-ended examination of core
metaphysical questions — the nature of truth, objectivity,
necessity, consciousness, ethics — from the celebrated philosopher
and Harvard professor, who died on January 23 (Harvard University
Press, $35). Another Such Victory: President Truman and the Cold War,
1945–1953 by Arnold A. Offner ’59. This
revisionist history challenges common perceptions of the 33rd president,
criticizing him for a provincial personal diplomacy and a needlessly
aggressive foreign policy that exacerbated international tensions
during a critical period (Stanford University Press, $37.95). Journal of a Living Experiment: A Documentary History of the
First Ten Years of Teachers and Writers Collaborative, edited,
with commentary, by Phillip Lopate ’64. In addition
to the editor, Columbia contributors to this reissue of the 1979
retrospective on the writing group’s first decade include Professor
of English and Comparative Literature Kenneth Koch (Teachers &
Writers, $14.95 paper). White Boy: A Memoir by Mark Naison ’66. This
tough but hopeful autobiography recounts the author’s path
from a childhood in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn to
a professorship in African-American Studies at Fordham University
in the Bronx (Temple University Press, $69.50 cloth, $19.95 paper). Art Kills by Eric Van Lustbader ’68. In this
fast-paced novella, the pursuit of a long-lost Raphael painting
entangles a no-nonsense art lover with a murderous East Coast crime
boss and his ravishing, dangerous sister (Carroll & Graf, $12.95). A Alegria Que Vem Da Trapa by Dom Bernardo Bonowitz ’70.
A collection of sermons, which link traditional Benedictine spirituality
with Brazilian culture, that were preached in a Trappist monastery
in southern Brazil by the author, the monastery’s superior;
in Portuguese (Edições Lumen Christi, 16 Reals, paper).
Violence, Nudity, Adult Content: A Novel by Vince Passaro
’79. In this first novel, a complicated emotional triangle
among a determined rape victim, her hot shot attorney and his neglected
wife reveals the inherent tension in Manhattan’s newly wealthy
professional class of the 1990s (Simon & Schuster, $24). An Aesthetic Occupation: The Immediacy of Architecture and the
Palestinian Conflict by Daniel Bertrand Monk ’81.
In Israel and the Occupied Territories, even the stones are invested
with meaning, and “sacred” architecture can take on a
devastating political significance for both sides in the conflict
(Duke University Press, $54.95 cloth, $18.95 paper). The Apple Approach to Golf: It’s Easy as Pie! by Stephen
Glazer ’88. A former Lions golf team captain and two-time
team MVP offers a simple, easy to understand guide that stresses
the fundamentals of the game (New England Golf Magazine, $7.95 paper).
Eternally Vigilant: Free Speech in the Modern Era, edited
by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone. In addition
to incoming University President Bollinger, Columbia contributors
to this volume on the First Amendment’s history, application
and future include University Professor Kent Greenawalt and Lamont
Professor of Civil Liberties Vincent Blasi (University of Chicago
Press, $35).
Friends Hold All Things in Common: Tradition, Intellectual Property
and the Adages of Erasmus by Kathy Eden, Mark Van
Doren Professor in Literature Humanities. The gentle humanist’s
compilation of classical proverbs revealed his commitment to friendship
and common property even as the book’s publication in the early
16th century ushered in new attitudes concerning the right to copy
(Yale University Press, $35). Economic Development of Burma: A Vision and a Strategy.
Ronald Findlay, the Ragnar Nurske Professor of Economics,
was one of six international economists collaborating on this report,
which explains how political repression stifled Burma’s participation
in the world’s economic progress during the last 50 years and
suggests ways the country can overcome the obstacles facing it (Singapore
University Press, $25 paper).
Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life
by William Leach, professor of history. A somber exploration
of the “vast landscape of the temporary” that has transformed
work habits, the physical landscape and Americans’ sense of
place during the last two decades (Pantheon Books, $24 cloth; Vintage
Books, $14 paper). Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday by Robert
O’Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English
and Comparative Literature. A paperback reissue of the study of
the peerless, tragic jazz icon, from the director of Columbia’s
Center for Jazz Studies. It won the Ralph J. Gleason Award in 1991
for best musical book of the year (Da Capo Press, $20 paper). Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government by Philip
Pettit, professor of philosophy. This reissue of the noted political
theorist’s groundbreaking presentation of the republican alternative
to liberal and communitarian political philosophies includes a new
postscript by the author (Oxford University Press, $21.95 paper). A History of Britain. Volume II: The Wars of the British, 1603–1776
by Simon Schama, University Professor. This richly illustrated
volume is the companion to the second installment of the author’s
television documentary series about his homeland, which aired on
the History Channel in the fall of 2001 (Talk Miramax Books, $40). Extending Citizenship, Reconfiguring States, edited by Michael
Hanagan and Charles Tilly, Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor
of Social Science. A collection of essays examining the historical
and cultural background of conceptions of citizenship and sovereignty
in the context of the European Union, which is expanding individual
rights while dividing sovereignty (Rowman & Littlefield, $82
cloth, $29.95 paper). A Companion to the Philosophy of Language, edited by Bob Hale and Crispin Wright, professor of philosophy. A weighty compendium comprising 25 essays surveying and analyzing the central issues in the study of language, meaning and our understanding of truth `(Blackwell, $131.95 cloth, $34.95 paper).
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