New Books: June 2020

Corrections/Criminal Justice

The New Jim Crow

by Michelle Alexander

Since The New Jim Crow was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide […]

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Nobody’s Child: A Tragedy, a Trial, and a History of the Insanity Defense

by Susan Vinocour

When a three-year-old child was found with a head wound and other injuries, it looked like an open-and-shut case of second-degree murder. Psychologist and attorney […]

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General/Miscellaneous

Do Nothing

by Celeste Headlee

In Do Nothing, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee illuminates a new path ahead, seeking to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop […]

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The Velvet Rope Economy

by Nelson D. Schwartz

In nearly every realm of daily life–from health care to education, highways to home security–there is an invisible velvet rope that divides how Americans live. […]

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Microsoft Teams For Dummies

by Rosemarie Withee

Discover the power of Microsoft Teams Millions of people access Microsoft Teams every day to assist with the collaboration it takes to get work done. […]

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Health/Wellness/Medicine

Epidemics and Society

by Frank M. Snowden

This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In […]

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Wisdom from a Humble Jellyfish

by Rani Shah

We could all learn a thing or two about living in balance from our friends in the plant and animal kingdom. Take, for example, the […]

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History

American Rebels

by Nina Sankovitch and Suzie Althens

Before they were central figures in American history, John Hancock, John Adams, Josiah Quincy Junior, Abigail Smith Adams, and Dorothy Quincy Hancock had forged intimate […]

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Law/Government

Suffrage

by Ellen Carol DuBois

Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this exciting history explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote […]

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Management/Leadership

Manifesto for a Moral Revolution

by Jacqueline Novogratz

In 2001, when Jacqueline Novogratz founded Acumen, a global community of socially and environmentally responsible partners dedicated to changing the way the world tackles poverty, […]

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Military/Veterans

No Ordinary Dog

by Will Chesney and Joe Layden

No Ordinary Dog is the powerful true story of a SEAL Team Operator and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life.

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