EDITOR’S PICKS

EDITOR’S PICKS

alumni books

Columbia University Press Former CIA analyst Pillar (profiled in the Nov-Dec 2010 issue of DAM), ties the American public’s misconceptions about foreign threats and behaviors to the nation's history and geography, arguing that American success in international relations is achieved often in spite of, rather than because of, the public’s worldview.

Penmore Press In his first novel, the longtime editor and humorist recalls the true-life adventures of a woman determined to escape the constraints of 19thcentury New England. Monagan follows her along a path among Bohemian artists, social crusaders, gangs and gamblers until her death in a mountain climbing accident.

University of Minnesota “Metabolic syndrome” is a category medical researchers created to better understand the risks high blood pressure, body fat and cholesterol pose to African Americans—but this approach also signals a new form of colorblind scientific racism, according to the sociologist, who is black. Part of the solution, he argues, is helping patients better understand their use of pharmaceuticals and mass-produced foods.

University of Virginia Press The history professor charts the changing landscape of black politics and political culture in the post-Civil War South by focusing on how six black congressmen navigated the difficult political climate in order to articulate and defend the rights of their embattled and newly freed constituents.

Clarkson Potter “Food should be fun,” according to the culinary manager of meal delivery service Plated. In her first cookbook, Dumaine offers up 125 recipes—plus step-by-step instructions and seasonal variations—to take the stress out of the kitchen.

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