Bookshelf

Looking at the Hamptons by Arthur Frank ’56. This collection of 136 color photographs of the east end of Long Island features a foreword by Francis Levy ’69 (Archway Publishing, $45.95).

The Infielders: A Novel by Lewis Segal ’56. In 1947 New York City, four boys with little in common become fast friends while playing baseball (Butternut Books, $19.99).

Ethics at the Center: Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral Life by Elliot N. Dorff ’65. Rabbi Dorff explains that our response to moral issues depends ultimately on our conceptions of the nature of human beings and God (The Jewish Publication Society, $45).

The Abbey Church of Cluny: The Context and Creation of the Surviving Great Transept by C. Edson Armi ’67. Armi, an architectural historian, examines the largest basilica in Christendom, commissioned at the end of the 11th century (L’Erma di Bretschneider).

The World Has Changed: Coming of Age Stories by Charles A. Bookman ’70. Bookman revisits his experiences sailing and conducting science at sea, and climbing mountains and adventuring in Africa and South America (ScanHouse America, $11.99).

Stranger Still by George Ochoa ’81. In this psychological thriller, a troubled Columbia undergrad becomes obsessed with a graduate student (independently published, $14.99).

The Ex-Human: Science Fiction and the Fate of Our Species by Michael Bérubé ’82. Bérubé considers classic and contemporary works of sci-fi that depict civilizational collapse and contemplate the fate of mankind (Columbia University Press, $26).

An Irish Passion for Justice: The Life of Rebel Attorney Paul O’Dwyer by Robert Polner ’82 and Michael Tubridy ’82. O’Dwyer, a New York activist, politician and lawyer, fought for the rights of the downtrodden and marginalized throughout the 20th century (Three Hills, $36.95).

Lucky: A True Story by David A. Green ’86 with Judy D’Mello. Green, an ultrarunner, bonded with a stray dog, Lucky, in Brazil in 2018; three years later the pair spent four months running 3,400 miles across America (Endless Road Press, $19.99).

Infodemic by Carol Guess ’90. Set in Seattle, this collection of stories focuses on contemporary queer life during the Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath of Donald Trump’s first presidency (Black Lawrence Press, $16.95).

The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science by Jessy Randall ’92. Randall’s poetry about historical women in STEM fields (including Mae Jemison, Ada Lovelace and Rachel Carson) is illustrated by NASA artist Kristin DiVona (Goldsmiths Press, $19.95).

The Lost Trident of Poseidon by Grant Dawson ’95. In Dawson’s first work of fiction, a brilliant expert in cryptanalysis, along with a team of human and dolphin scientists, uncovers a mystery within the ocean of a dark and inhospitable planet (Desert Wind Press, $15.99).

Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and How to Bring It Back by Marc J. Dunkelman ’01. An exploration of the forces that stifle Americans from getting things done, and how we can restore confidence in democratically elected government (PublicAffairs, $32.50).

Creaky Acres: A Graphic Novel by Calista Brill ’02. Nora, the new kid in middle school, makes friends and learns to trust herself through the power of horseback riding (Kokila, $14.99).

Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly by Hannah Selinger ’02. Selinger chronicles her rise and fall as a food server and sommelier, from her first job at a gritty hometown pub to serving celebrities in the Hamptons (Little, Brown and Co., $29).

Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity by Yoni Appelbaum ’03. Appelbaum, a historian and journalist, tells a surprising story of the people and ideas that caused our current economic and social sclerosis (Random House, $32).

The Love We Found by Jill Santopolo ’03. Ten years after the heartbreaking events of Santopolo’s bestseller The Light We Lost, Lucy Carter Maxwell gets a second chance at life and love (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $30).

Soldier’s Paradise: Militarism in Africa after Empire by Samuel Fury Childs Daly ’09. Daly details how Africa’s military dictators tried and failed to transform their societies into martial utopias (Duke University Press Books, $28.95).

— Jill C. Shomer