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Brandeis University Press Memoirs Hans Jonas A fascinating memoir by a major philosopher of the 20th century May 2008

Jonas, Hans, Wiese, Christian, ed. & annot.; Winston, Krishna, trs.

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University Press of New England Just Seconds from the Ocean Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina An accessible analysis of the dangers of living close to the ocean in an era of global warming and megahurricanes

Sargent, William

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University Press of New England Summer by the Seaside The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950 A sweeping, richly illustrated architectural study of the large, historic New England coastal resort hotels

Tolles, Bryant F., Jr.

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University Press of New England Under New England The Story of New England’s Rocks and Fossils Explores the geology of New England in a colorful and kid-friendly format

Barker, Charles Ferguson

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University Press of New England Writing on Stone Scenes from a Maine Island Life Photographs by Peter Ralston With a Foreword by Philip W. Conkling A moving personal account of how the life of an island, past and present, shapes and transforms the unexpected loss of a son

Gillis, Christina Marsden, Ralston, Peter, photography

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Brandeis University Press Early Modern European Civilization and Its Political and Cultural Dynamism A discussion of the author’s confessionalization paradigm as a model for understanding European state formation

Schilling, Heinz

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Brandeis University Press Ethics through Literature Ascetic and Aesthetic Reading in Western Culture An investigation into the relationship between ethics, reading, and the creative imagination in Western culture

Stock, Brian

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Northeastern University Press Out in the Storm Drug-Addicted Women Living as Shoplifters and Sex Workers Women navigating life in drugs and crime

Caputo, Gail A.

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Northeastern University Press A Typology of Domestic Violence Intimate Terrorism, Violent Resistance, and Situational Couple Violence Reassesses thirty years of domestic violence research and demonstrates three forms of partner violence, distinctive in their origins, effects, and treatments

Johnson, Michael P.

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University of New Hampshire Press Meat, Modernity, and the Rise of the Slaughterhouse An interdisciplinary look at the rise of the slaughterhouse in nineteenth-century Europe and the Americas July 2008

Lee, Paula Young, ed.

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Dartmouth College Press The Human Genome Project in College Curriculum Ethical Issues and Practical Strategies A provocative essay collection dealing with a range of ethical issues emerging from the Human Genome Project

Donovan, Aine, Green, Ronald M., eds.

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University Press of New England Transgender Voices Beyond Women and Men A revealing look at the lives and perspectives of transgender and gender variant people, based on 150 personal interviews

Girshick, Lori B., Green, Jamison fwd.

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Brandeis University Press Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel Life History, Politics, and Culture A critical look at the history and culture of women of the Yishuv and a call for a new national discourse July 2008

Kark, Ruth, Shilo, Margalit; Hasan-Rokem, Galit; Reinharz, Shulamit fwd.

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Brandeis University Press Ten Days of Birthright Israel A Journey in Young Adult Identity The remarkable story of Birthright Israel, an intensive ten-day educational program designed to connect Jewish young adults to their heritage May 2008

Saxe, Leonard, Chazan, Barry

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University of New Hampshire Press Irish Titan, Irish Toilers Joseph Banigan and Nineteenth-Century New England Labor Scrutinizes the life and times of Joseph Banigan, one of New England’s, and America’s, most successful nineteenth-century industrialists July 2008

Molloy, Scott

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Dartmouth College Press Performing Americanness Race, Class, and Gender in Modern African-American and Jewish-American Literature A comparative analysis of modern African-American and Jewish-American narratives

Rottenberg, Catherine

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Wesleyan University Press The Dancer Within Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers Intimate portraits of some of the most beloved dancers in America June 2008

Eichenbaum, Rose, Aron Hirt-Manheimer, ed.

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Wesleyan University Press Hollywood Ambitions Celebrity in the Movie Age The Hollywood experiences of five remarkable American personalities reveal how the motion picture industry created a new kind of fame

Orgeron, Marsha

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Wesleyan University Press The Films of Samuel Fuller If You Die, I’ll Kill You First comprehensive study of this American original

Dombrowski, Lisa

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Wesleyan University Press Coming to You Wherever You Are MuchMusic, MTV, and Youth Identities A cross-cultural look at music television

Pegley, Kip

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