Books & Recordings
Books
Exploration: A Very Short Introduction
By Stewart Weaver
Oxford University Press, 2015
Weaver, professor of history at 乱伦强奸, offers a short history of a long tradition in human history: the quest to explore the unknown. Through the lens of natural history as well as the history of human civilization, Weaver chronicles journeys from the prehistoric trek across the Bering Strait to the mid-20thcentury deep-sea explorations of Jacques Cousteau.
The Crisis of Classical Music in America: Lessons from a Life in the Education of Musicians
By Robert Freeman
Rowman & Littlefield, 2014
Freeman, director of the Eastman School from 1972 to 1996, offers a critique of contemporary musical training based on his experience directing Eastman, the New England Conservatory, and the University of Texas鈥檚 College of Fine Arts. The book outlines ways in which schools of music can play a leading role in building audiences for classical and other genres of music.
The Poitier Effect: Racial Melodrama and Fantasies of Reconciliation
By Sharon Willis
University of Minnesota Press, 2015
Willis explores actor Sidney Poitier鈥檚 role as an icon of the civil rights era. Against the backdrop of racial struggle, Poitier鈥檚 characters displayed dignity and restraint鈥攁 鈥淧oitier effect鈥� that was a function of white wishful thinking about race relations, Willis argues. Willis is a professor of art history and visual and cultural studies at 乱伦强奸.
The Materiality of Language: Gender, Politics, and the University
By David Bleich
Indiana University Press, 2013
Bleich, professor of English at 乱伦强奸, argues that language is key to the formation of social and political relations, and is material that speakers should change and make flexible. The book won a 2015 Outstanding Book Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication.
Moral Agents: Eight Twentieth-Century American Writers
By Edward Mendelson 鈥�66
New York Review Books, 2015
Based on the premise that 鈥渁ny important writer writes in response to an idea of the good life that is inseparable from the life the writer lives,鈥� Mendelson presents critical biographies of eight writers whom he argues transformed 20th-century American literature and reimagined what it means to be a writer. Mendelson is the Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities at Columbia.
The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands
By Eric Topol 鈥�79M (MD)
Basic Books, 2015
Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, lays out his vision of a health care system in which patients use algorithmic and smartphone technology to access test results, monitor vital signs, and receive common diagnoses.
Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
By Bruce Schneier 鈥�84
W. W. Norton & Co., 2015
Security expert Schneier argues that we live in a mass surveillance society of our own making, and offers tips on how to protect personal privacy and push back against government and corporate surveillance.
Dumped: Stories of Women Unfriending Women
Edited by Nina Gaby 鈥�86N, 鈥�90N (MS)
She Writes Press, 2015
Gaby edits and contributes to the anthology of essays in which women explore lost friendships. What happens when a friend suddenly, and without explanation, ends the relationship? Gaby is an author and a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Vermont.
Principles and Management of Pediatric Foot and Ankle Deformities and Malformations
By Vincent Mosca 鈥�73, 鈥�78M (MD)
Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014
Mosca offers a guide to assessment and management of foot deformities and malformations in children and adolescents. Mosca is a professor of orthopaedics at the University of Washington and chief of Seattle Children鈥檚 Hospital鈥檚 Pediatric Foot and Ankle Service.
Lenalia
By Brandon Plaster 鈥�11
Brandon Plaster, 2015
In Plaster鈥檚 science fiction e-book, a small population of humans lives sealed in dome- covered cities floating above the surface of an uninhabitable Earth. Twelve-year-old Lena joins a revolution to liberate the populace from the tight control of a council and its masked leader.
Juicy Jack Adventures: Meet the Wild Pack
By Leigh Carrasco 鈥�96W (MS)
Womeldorf Press, 2014
Carrasco presents the first book in a multicultural chapter book series for children. Jack, a pet guinea pig, travels to his 补产耻别濒补鈥檚 farm in Peru. Nothing goes as planned as Jack鈥檚 curiosity thrusts him into a wild pack of guinea pigs.
The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World
By Anthony Biglan 鈥�66
New Harbinger Publications, 2015
Offering evidence that nurturing environments promote health and well-being, Biglan offers a roadmap for families, schools, organizations, and communities to help create more nurturing environments. Biglan is a senior scientist at Oregon Research Institute, where he specializes in child and adolescent behavior.
Other People鈥檚 Kids
By David Ragusa 鈥�68, 鈥�76W (EdD)
BookBaby, 2015
Ragusa鈥檚 e-book tells the fictional story of a high school assistant principal confronting problems at home as well as at school, where he contends with the Common Core, debates within special education, zero tolerance policies, and other challenges. Ragusa bases the story on his 33 years as a teacher and school administrator.
Love Your Enemies, Part One: A Musical Story of the Life of Jesus
By Linda Day 鈥�90E
Self-published, 2015
Day presents a nondenominational story of the life of Jesus and his philosophy. A 鈥渕usical e-book鈥� in CD format, Love Your Enemies, includes narrated stories and original songs. Day is a retired section violinist with the Austin Symphony Orchestra.
Ram-2050
By Joan Roughgarden 鈥�68
Kauai Institute, 2015
Exploring the boundary between humans and animals, Roughgarden, professor emerita of biology at Stanford, offers a modernized retelling of the Hindu epic the Ramayana, featuring an Apple CEO, his kidnapped wife, and a team of humans and animals who attempt to rescue her.
Active Gods
By Michael Henry 鈥�89
Conundrum Press, 2015
Henry鈥檚 third collection of poetry explores the subjects of parenting and middle age with 鈥渆qual parts humor, gravity, and amazement.鈥� Henry is cofounder and director of the Lighthouse Writers Workshop in downtown Denver and teaches poetry and nonfiction writing at the University of Denver.
To Serve with Honor: Doing the Right Thing in Government
By Terry Newell 鈥�66
Loftlands Press, 2015
Newell provides a practical guide for governmental officials confronting ethical dilemmas. Newell is a retired Air Force officer and civil servant and director of the nonprofit Leadership for a Responsible Society.
Key Concepts in Writing and Rhetoric
By Jennifer Ailles 鈥�07 (PhD) et al
Fountainhead Press, 2014
Ailles, a lecturer in writing and rhetoric and English literature at Columbia College Chicago, coauthors a textbook accompanying a newly redesigned first-year composition course at the college. The book introduces a curriculum based on 10 concepts to prepare students for the 21st-century world of multimodal writing.
We鈥檙e Gonna Play Today
By Deborah Imiolo 鈥�90E
Heritage Music Press, 2014
Imiolo presents poems and songs for preschoolers through third graders using the Orff instrumentarium and mallet technique. Imiolo teaches music in Amherst, New York.
Recordings
The Hawthorn Tree
By Joyce Castle 鈥�66E (MM)
Americus Records, 2014
Mezzo-soprano Castle performs work by William Bolcom to honor her 40th anniversary as a performing artist. Castle holds the title of University Distinguished Professor of Voice at the University of Kansas.
Furuya Sisters Live at Steinway Hall
By the Furuya Sisters Trio
Self-published, 2015
The trio including cellist Mimi Furuya 鈥�01E, presents a DVD/CD of their November 2014 concert at Steinway Hall in New York. The concert was the final performance to take place in the historic building on West 57th Street.
Fluidity
By John Fedchock 鈥�85E (MM)
Summit Records, 2015
Trombonist Fedchock presents a live recording from Havana Nights jazz club in Virginia Beach. Performers include drummer Dave Ratajczak 鈥�80E, who died last October.
Books & Recordings is a compilation of recent work by University alumni, faculty, and staff. For inclusion in an upcoming issue, send the work鈥檚 title, publisher, author or performer, a brief description, and a high-resolution cover image, to Books & Recordings, 乱伦强奸 Review, 22 Wallis Hall, P. O. Box 270044, 乱伦强奸, 乱伦强奸, NY 14627-0044; or by e-mail to rochrev@rochester.edu.
乱伦强奸 Review
May-June 2015
Vol. 77, No. 5
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