Bookshelf

Dickens in Brooklyn: Essays on Family, Writing, & Madness by Jay Neugeboren ’59. Neugeboren’s 25th book is a collection of essays exploring experiences that have been central to his life (Eastover Press, $19.99).

How I Got Where I Am: A Third Generation American Reflects on What Happened After His Ancestors Arrived in Early Twentieth Century America by Stuart Newman ’61. Newman shares highlights of his professional life, his passion for fishing and his love for his family, and pays homage to his parents and grandparents (independently published, $25).

From Morningside Heights to Wisconsin: The Education of a Dean by David Burrows ’67. The former dean and provost of Lawrence University looks back on his career and the changes that occurred during a lifetime of liberal arts education (Books Publisher Hub, $24.99).

Rethinking Medications: Truth, Power, and the Drugs You Take by Dr. Jerry Avorn ’69. Avorn, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, provides concrete solutions to ensure the medications we take are effective, safe and affordable (Simon & Schuster, $18).

Travels with Charlie: A Lifetime of Journeys by Charles A. Bookman ’70. In his second volume of travel stories, Bookman details adventures from American road trips to the Peruvian Andes, the Far East and the South Pacific (ScanHouse America, $11.99).

Let the Music Speak: Tracking the Sounds That Changed Everything, 1945–1950 by Hank Ewert ’74. Ewert offers a unique perspective on postwar American popular music and its roots, taking a deep dive into the historical context of six culturally critical years (Nautilus, $24.95).

Count Petöfy: A Novel of Austria-Hungary by Theodor Fontane, translation by Rex Levang ’74. The first English translation of a previously neglected novel by German realist Fontane allows a wider audience to read and study his work (Camden House, $93.53).

Critical Manual of Palliative Care for Any Setting by Dr. Eric L. Krakauer ’79. This easy-to-use clinical guide is aimed at helping doctors and healthcare professionals provide high-quality palliative care, even in settings where care resources are limited (Oxford University Press, $35).

Victory in Shanghai: A Korean American Family’s Journey to the CIA and Army Special Forces by Robert S. Kim ’92. Kim intertwines the stories of a family’s struggle to become American citizens during WWI with the contributions of Korean Americans in the creation of modern U.S. intelligence operations (Potomac Books, $32.95).

Readiness: Preparing State Early Childhood Systems for a Brighter Future by Elliot Regenstein ’94. In this enlightening overview and analysis of the workings of early childhood education and care in the United States, Regenstein includes practical steps for how the systems might be improved (Harvard Education Press, $37).

The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit for Making Change by The People for the American Way, with Na Eng ’98. A kit by the renowned advocacy group features postcards, posters, conversation starters and a how-to guide for activism (Storey Publishing, $26).

Blocking the Noise: A Roadmap to Happiness by Dr. Angelina Lipman ’99. Lipman gives readers the tools to identify, understand and remove the ways in which noise — both external and internal — influences their lives (BlockingtheNoise, $19).

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe ’99. In Radden Keefe’s latest bestseller, a family devastated by the sudden death of their 19-year-old son discovers he had a secret life in London’s criminal underworld (Doubleday, $35).

Bribery Beyond Borders: The Story of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by Severin Wirz ’04. Wirz, an attorney specializing in anti-corruption law, describes how the United States became the first nation to criminalize corporate bribery outside its boundaries (CCI Media Group, $21).

Down Time: A Novel by Andrew Martin ’08. In Martin’s wryly comic fiction, five 30-something friends must contend with the lives they’ve made after their charming friend dies abruptly and a pandemic takes hold (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28).

Boring Asian Female: A Novel by Canwen Xu ’20. Set at Columbia, Xu’s “gleefully unhinged” debut depicts how far a young woman is willing to go to achieve her vision of success in the face of societal expectations and self-inflicted pressures (Berkley, $30).

— Jill C. Shomer