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BOOKSHELF

Rockwell Kent's Forgotten Landscapes by Scott R. Ferris & Ellen Pearce. A guide to a largely forgotten collection of paintings and drawings, donated to the Soviet Union in an act of defiance against America's Cold War anti-communism, from the Class of 1904 artist whose successful career was shattered because of his political views (Down East Books, $30).

War and the Intellectuals: Collected Essays, 1915-1919 by Randolph S. Bourne '12, edited by Carl Resek. These 21 essays from one of the foremost public intellectuals of his era, who died at 33, center around his opposition to the American entry into World War I and include "The Idea of a University," a critique of his alma mater (Hackett, $29.95 cloth, $9.95 paper).

Carol of the Brown King: Nativity Poems by Langston Hughes ['25], illustrated by Ashley Bryan. A warmly illustrated collection for readers of all ages that gathers five original poems by the icon of the Harlem Renaissance (along with one he translated from the Spanish) that retell the Christmas story (Simon & Schuster/A Jean Karl Book, $16).

The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum by Isamu Noguchi '26. The artist penned this guide to the eponymous Long Island City museum that houses more than 200 sculptures as well as photographs of the many on-site projects executed during his illustrious 60-year career (Harry N. Abrams, $29.95 paper).

Hitler's Fatal Sickness and Other Secrets of the Nazi Leaders by John K. Lattimer '35. A first-hand account of conversations with defendants at the Nuremberg war crimes trials and an exposé on the physical health of the Nazi leadership, by a U.S. Army surgical specialist, now professor and chairman emeritus of the Department of Urology at P&S (Hippocrene Books, $35).

The Doctor in Colonial America by Zachary B. Friedenberg '36. An introduction to eighteenth-century medical theories and surgical practices, especially the conduct of medicine during the Revolutionary War, when bleeding was a type of treatment rather than something to be treated (Rutledge, $17.95 paper).

Robert Frost and Jerusalem: The Hidden Scenario by Sholom J. Kahn '38. A chronicle and analysis of a 10-day visit to Jerusalem in 1961 by the poet and his authorized biographer, and the tense relationship between the two men; dedicated to Dorothy and Mark Van Doren (Academon, no price).

Heretic Blood: The Spiritual Geography of Thomas Merton ['38] by Michael W. Higgins. An exploration of the productive contradictions of the Roman Catholic convert, who sometimes willfully embraced the world even as he retreated to a monk's life of poverty, abstinence and obedience at a Trappist abbey in Kentucky (Stoddart, $29.95).

Rockne of Notre Dame: The Making of a Football Legend by Ray Robinson '41. A memorable portrait of the famed football coach of the Fighting Irish, who urged his team to "win one for the Gipper," coached the legendary "Four Horsemen," and led his team to 105 wins in 12 years of coaching, including five undefeated seasons (Oxford University Press, $25).

Soul Murder Revisited: Thoughts About Therapy, Hate, Love, and Memory by Leonard Shengold '46. The psychoanalyst author of Soul Murder returns to the theme of willful child abuse and destructive parenting, using clinical experience and literary studies to analyze victims' techniques for adaptation, the persistence of denial and possibilities for therapy (Yale University Press, $35).

Einstein's German World by Fritz Stern '46. These nine essays from a University Professor Emeritus combine history and biography to delineate Germany's strident militarism, vital culture, scientific accomplishments - and the failed promise of what could have been "Germany's century" (Princeton University Press, $24.95).

Paul Bunyan: Last of the Frontier Demigods by Daniel Hoffman '47.The third edition of a pioneering 1952 study of the logging legend (and Babe the blue ox, of course), which was inspired by the author's attendance in 1941 of the premiere of Benjamin Britten's operetta Paul Bunyan at Columbia (Michigan State University Press, $16.95 paper).

British Literature, 1640-1789: An Anthology, edited by Robert Demaria Jr. '48. This primer not only features classic British texts but also includes literature from private life to create a compilation of essential works from the English Civil War to the French Revolution (Blackwell, $68.95 cloth, $36.95 paper).

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