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E P H ’ S B O O K S H E L FA sampling of current books and other published materials received by the Williams Alumni Review

Oblivion. By Peter Abrahams ’68. William

Morrow, 2005. 352 pp. $24.95. A thriller about

a private investigator’s search into a lost store of

memories.

The Arabic Plotinus: A Philosophical Study

of the ‘Theology of Aristotle.’ By Peter

Adamson ’94. Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.,

2003. 240 pp. $68. The fi rst book-length study

of the Arabic translation of Plotinus’ “Enneads,”

which was erroneously attributed to Aristotle by

Muslim philosophers and for centuries was the

source of Neoplatonic ideas in the Muslim world.

The Cambridge Companion to Arabic

Philosophy. Edited by Peter Adamson ’94

et al. Cambridge University Press, 2004. 468 pp.

$29.99. An introduction to Arabic philosophy,

with chapters penned by leading scholars on

noteworthy Arabic thinkers and ideas.

The Color of Freedom. Introduction and notes

by David H. Albert ’71. Common Courage Press,

2005. 348 pp. $17.95. The oral history of two

Indian revolutionaries, one who was born an

“untouchable,” the other a member of a

higher caste.

Modernity’s Martyrs: Religion and Politics

in Iran and Iraq. By Magnús T. Bernhardsson,

assistant professor of history. Mal og Menning

(Reykjavik, Iceland), 2005. 237 pp. $50. A

comparison of the histories of Iran and Iraq in the

20th century, focusing on the interplay between

religion and politics, written in Icelandic.

Inventions of the Studio, Renaissance to

Romanticism. Edited by Michael Cole ’91 et al.

The University of North Carolina Press, 2005.

264 pp. $22.50. Six art historians trace the

concept of the artist’s studio from its Renaissance

origins to its shaping of the modern artist.

The Maecenas and the Madrigalist:

Patrons, Patronage and the Origins of the

Italian Madrigal. By Anthony Cummings ’73.

American Philosophical Society, 2004. 274 pp.

$50. A scholarly history of the madrigal, a secular

musical genre of early modern Europe.

The Piffl es of Pope. By John L. Dole ’50. iUni-

verse, Inc., 2003. 304 pp. $17.95. In a series of

humorous misadventures, an unfaithful husband

obsesses over a beautiful young woman as his

wife cunningly fi nds him out.

The Consciousness of the Litigator. By Duffy

Graham ’83. University of Michigan Press, 2005.

152 pp. $22.95. Graham considers the moral

consciousness of the modern litigator.

A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage and

the Quest for the Color of Desire. By Amy

Butler Greenfi eld ’91. HarperCollins, 2005. 352

pp. $26.95. A true story of mystery, empire and

adventure in pursuit of the most desirable color

on earth.

Shakespeare’s Daughter. By Peter W.

Hassinger ’67. HarperCollins Children’s Book

Group, 2004. 320 pp. $15.99. In a novel for

young adults, Susanna Shakespeare yearns to see

her absent father’s world of players and poets,

and to follow a secret dream of her own.

Street Stories: The World of Police

Detectives. By Robert Jackall, Class of 1956

Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Harvard

University Press, 2005. 448 pp. $26.95. New York

City police detectives and their investigations into

the truth-is-stranger-than-fi ction violence of the

underworld.

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Sequoia, Presidential Yacht. By Giles M.

Kelly ’49. Cornell Maritime Press Inc., 2004.

144 pp. $19.95. Kelly, who served as the Sequoia’s

skipper from 1983 to 1988, relates the history of a

yacht that has been host to eight presidents since

its 1925 construction.

Keepsake Echo. By Malcolm S. MacGruer ’43.

Malcolm S. MacGruer, 2004. 209 pp. $25. A story of

WWII comrades who are drawn to the battlefi elds

of Korea.

Vineyard Harvest: A Year of Good Food on

Martha’s Vineyard. By Christie Matheson ’97

et al. Broadway, 2005. 272 pp. $35. A cookbook

that captures in its recipes and photographs the

local delights of Martha’s Vineyard.

A Hunter, His Bird Dog and Their Quest for

a Comfortable Range. By Jim McDermott ’91.

Countrysport Press, 2005. 144 pp. $23.95. A

nonfi ction book about pointing dogs, wingshooting

and the Great Plains.

Bat Boy: My True Life Adventures Coming

of Age with the New York Yankees. By Matt

McGough ’97. Doubleday, 2005. 288 pp. $22.95.

A memoir about a New York teenager whose

dreams were fulfi lled when he became a bat boy

for the Yankees.

The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll. By Jean

Nathan ’79. Henry Holt & Co., 2004. 320 pp.

$25. The story of Dare Wright, author of the 1957

children’s book The Lonely Doll, who struggled

throughout her life to step into adulthood and out

of the grips of her mother’s control.

Lessons to Live By: The Canine

Commandments. By W.R. Pursche ’79. Varzara

House, 2004. 108 pp. $12.95. A translation of

dogs’ way of life into lessons for humans. All net

proceeds will be donated to animal rescue.

Marks of the Beast: The Left Behind Novels

and the Struggle for Evangelical Identity. By

Glenn W. Shuck, visiting assistant professor of

religion. New York University Press, 2004.

273 pp. $20. An explanation of the appeal of the

Left Behind series in the evangelical community.

How to Be Lost. By Amanda Eyre Ward ’94.

Ballantine Books, 2005. 320 pp. $13.95. A novel about

a young woman searching for her long-lost sister.

Religion & Security: The New Nexus in

International Relations. Edited by Robert A.

Seiple et al., with the chapter “Uzbekistan and the

Central Asian Crucible of Religion and Security,” by

Joshua White ’01. Rowman & Littlefi eld Publishers,

2004. 192 pp. $22.95. A collection of scholarly

analyses of global security and the role religion

plays in it as both a problem and a solution.

Klamath Heartlands: A Guide to the Klamath

Reservation Forest Plan. By Edward C. Wolf

’81. Ecotrust, 2004. 56 pp. $19.95. An illustrated

account of an Oregon tribe’s efforts to use sustain-

able forestry to reclaim its historic reservation.

O N C O M P A C T D I S C

Running Shoes. By Caitlin Canty ’04. Caitlin

Canty, 2004. $16.95. Recorded in Pownal, Vt., the

debut CD features sweet, soulful vocals with guitar.

Bebek. By Bebek (including Lynn (Murphy)

Michalopoulos ’97). Bebek, 2005. $17.92. An

album that is both jazzy and electronic, a mixture of

rich vocals and innovative accompaniment. Bebek

means “baby” in Turkish.

Twinkle. By Victoria Rummler ’88. Pitch Puppy

Productions, 2004. $19.94. The jazz vocalist, who

was born in Detroit and has lived and worked in

Paris for the past 10 years, releases her debut CD.

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