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Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to
Family in Adolescence by Gregory C. Elliott,
Associate Professor of Sociology
(Wiley-Blackwell | 2009)
In this book, Gregory Elliott explores the effects of mattering to one's family on adolescent behavior. He presents evidence that those who feel that they matter to their families are much less likely to engage in anti-social or self-destructive behaviors and suggests how parents, teachers, and any significant others can help instill a sense of mattering in the lives of adolescents in their care. The clear understanding that they matter will help protect young people from the threats to wellbeing that are so prevalent in adolescence and will encourage them to navigate smoothly through these difficult years.
Last Days by Brian Evenson,
Professor of Literary Arts
(Underland Press | 2009)
The Rights of Spring by David Kennedy,
Vice President for International Affairs
(Princeton University Press | 2009)
One spring more than twenty years ago, David Kennedy visited Ana in an
Uruguayan prison as part of the first wave of humanitarian activists to take
the fight for human rights to the very sites where atrocities were committed
Kennedy wrote up a memoir of his hopes and doubts on that trip to Uruguay
and combines it here with reflections on what has happened to the world of
international humanitarianism since. This is a powerful and disturbing tale of
the bright sides and the dark sides of the humanitarian world built by good
intentions.
Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder
by Katharine A. Phillips, MD,
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
(Oxford University Press | 2009)
An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Women's Poetry from France edited
by Gretchen Schultz,
Associate Professor of French Studies
Women poets in nineteenth-century France made important contributions to
major stylistic innovations--from the birth of elegiac Romanticism to the
inauguration of free verse--and many were prominent in their lifetime, yet only a
few are known today, and nearly all have been unavailable in English translation
Of the fourteen poets of this anthology some were wealthy, others struggled in
poverty; some were socially conventional, others were cynical or defiant. Their
poems range widely in style and idea, from Romantic to Parnassian to
symbolist.
The Addict by Michael Stein,
Professor of Medicine
William Morrow | 2009
This affecting and thought-provoking book will resonate with anyone struggling with chemical dependence. In The Addict, Dr. Stein creates a portrait of the intimate bond between one patient and one doctor, a relationship that is profoundly moving and incredibly compelling.
Dr. Stein explains what doctors are thinking and feeling about addiction, and how they make difficult decisions with difficult patients. He also aims to change the way we think about addiction, arguing that it should be treated as we treat diabetes or high blood pressure—as a disease within the medical system.
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