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BOOKSHELF
Felix Adler: An Ethical Culture by Howard B. Radest. An examination of the life and philosophy of the Class of 1870 alumnus and Columbia professor, who is perhaps best remembered as a leader in the ethical culture movement in New York (Peter Lang, $43.95). Poems From Fire Island Pines and Key West by Kirby Congdon '50. A collection of poems that capture the spirit of Long Island's Fire Island in the summer and Florida's famous southern shore in the winter (Cycle Press, $11.50 paper). Therapeutic Interventions for Children With Parental Alienation Syndrome by Richard A. Gardner '52. A textbook for therapists dealing with parental alienation syndrome, a disorder usually flowing from child-custody disputes in which a child wages a campaign of denigration against one parent at the instigation of the other (Creative Therapeutics, $40 paper). John Dewey and the Challenge of Classroom Practice by Stephen M. Fishman '58 and Lucille McCarthy. This exploration of the famed Columbia professor's pedagogy in a classroom setting includes Fishman's autobiographical reflections on Dewey's influence at Columbia (Teachers College Press, $46 cloth, $20.95 paper). Reconstructing School Mathematics: Problems With Problems and the Real World by Stephen I. Brown '60. A critique of the reform movement in mathematics education, which emphasized problem solving and real world applications at the expense of mathematical reflection and a sense of wonder (Peter Lang, $29.95 paper). Close to Speech: Poetry by Eugénio de Andrade, translation by Alexis Levitin '63. This collection was originally published in Portuguese in 1992 and includes a closing note from the poet about his work (Red Dancefloor Press, $14.95 paper). Blue Sky Practice for Public and Private Limited Offerings, 3 vols., by Peter Fass and Derek A. Wittner '65. The annual, indispensable guide for lawyers who deal with state and federal laws that regulate the registration and sale of investment securities; co-authored by the College's executive director of alumni affairs and development (Clark Boardman Callaghan, $477 paper). Messages From the Masters: Tapping into the Power of Love by Brian Weiss '66. Through ordinary people the eponymous masters — the hidden, eternal souls that surround us — reveal our awesome potential for fighting anxiety, healing relationships and finding love; from the physician turned guru of past-life regression ($22.95 cloth, $13.95 paper). Access to Success in the Urban High School: The Middle College Movement by Harold S. Wechsler '67, foreword by William J. Reese. New York's Middle College High School, founded by CUNY's LaGuardia Community College to integrate at-risk adolescents with college students from similar backgrounds, became one of the most emulated alternative educational endeavors of the last quarter century (Teachers College Press, $39). Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books by William Germano '72. An insider's guide to academic publishing as well as a how-to guide for scholars trying to get that first book out the door; from a former editor-in-chief at Columbia University Press (University of Chicago Press, $35 cloth, $15 paper). Shakespeare and the Poets' War by James P. Bednarz '73. A literary detective story, revealing how the Bard's oeuvre was influenced by England's early 17th-century "war of the theaters," when Shakespeare engaged in duels of wit with dramatic upstarts Ben Jonson and John Marsten (Columbia University Press, $49.50 cloth, $19.50 paper). Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes From a Marriage by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher '73. This complex blend of personal memoir and spirited wine advice, from the husband and wife co-authors of The Wall Street Journal's "Tastings" wine column, is designed to appeal to more than just oenophiles (Random House, $24.95). Phrase Structure: From GB to Minimalism by Robert A. Chametzky '78. A linguistic study of the form of natural language syntax and of the shapes that characterize the grammars of natural language (Blackwell Publishers, $72.95 cloth, $32.95 paper). Imagining Don Giovanni: A Novel by Anthony Rudel '79. An imaginative retelling of the origins of Mozart's famous opera, based on a real-life meeting in 1787 between the eccentric composer and an aging Giacomo Casanova (Atlantic Monthly Press, $24). The Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media, edited by Peter Luneneld '84. The possibilities of new technology for visual and media culture are explored through contributions from scholars, artists and entrepreneurs (MIT Press, $32.95 cloth, $17.95 paper). Utopian Entrepreneur by Brenda Laurel; editorial director, Peter Lunenfeld '84. A field manual — composed of critical thinking, personal narrative and economic analysis — for those interested in socially conscious business practices (MIT Press, $14.95 paper). The Museum of Useless Efforts by Christina Peri Rossi, translated by Tobias Hecht '86. A collection of short story meditations on experiences of everyday life from the Uruguayan poet, novelist and essayist, who has lived in exile in Spain since 1972 (University of Nebraska Press, $15 paper). Shackling Water: A Novel by Adam Mansbach '98. A gifted African-American saxophonist from Massachusetts finds love, his own identity and musical greatness in the jazz and hip-hop music scene of 1990s Manhattan (Doubleday, $22.95). Literature of the Lost Home: Kobayashi Hideo – Literary Criticism, 1924-1939, edited, translated, and with an introduction by Paul Anderer, professor of Japanese. Kobayashi, who died in 1983, was the most influential Japanese critic of the 20th century, and his early writings reveal the origins of literary criticism in modern Japan (Stanford University Press, $46 cloth, $17.95 paper). The Radical Right, third edition, edited by Daniel Bell, with a new introduction by David Plotke. Originally published in 1962 to help understand McCarthyism, this collection — which includes contributions from Columbia professors Richard Hofstadter and Alan F. Westin — has applicability to militias and other, more recent rightist phenomena (Transaction Publishing, $29.95 paper). Decoupling: From Dependence to Independence by Víctor H. de la Peña, professor of statistics, and Evarist Giné. A statistical textbook outlining the theory and several applications of the decoupling principle, which provides a general approach for handling complex problems involving dependent variables (Springer Verlag, $84.95). Castes of Mind: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India by Nicholas B. Dirks, Frank Boas Professor of History and Anthropology. The Indian caste system was neither all-encompassing nor unchangeably rigid until British colonialists began using it in their governance of the Indian subcontinent (Princeton University Press, $55 cloth, $19.95 paper). Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality and Development by Carol S. Dweck, professor of psychology. An innovative study of adaptive and maladaptive cognitive patterns that unlocks how people work — why they sometimes function well while at other times drift into self-defeating and self-destructive behavior (Psychology Press, $19.95 paper). Eisenhower at Columbia by Travis Beal Jacobs, with an introduction by Eli Ginzberg '31, director of the Eisenhower Center for the Conservation of Human Resources. The first study of Eisenhower's years at Columbia, which were crucial for his education as a civilian and his rise to the American presidency (Transaction Publishers, $34.95). Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitments, and Constraints by Jon Elster, R.K. Merton Professor of Social Sciences. The three essays in this volume explore why humans can reasonably and profitably seek to constrain their behavior along with the behavior of others (Cambridge University Press, $54.95 cloth, $19.95 paper). Delegating Powers: A Transaction Cost Politics Approach to Policy Making Under Separate Powers by David Epstein, associate professor of political science, and Sharyn O'Halloran, associate professor of political science and public affairs. A path-breaking study that analyzes the legislature's constraint of executive authority and delegation of authority to the bureaucracy in order to present the first unified theory of national policy making in the United States (Cambridge University Press, $54.95 cloth, $19.95 paper). Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt by Lynn Meskell, associate professor of anthropology. Although pharaohs, mummies and elite culture dominate the literature about ancient Egypt, this stimulating work examines how ordinary Egyptians lived, loved, worked and died (Princeton University Press, $29.95). Enduring Justice: Photographs by Thomas Roma, associate professor of visual arts, foreword by Norman Mailer, introduction by Robert Coles. This collection of images, taken over 14 months at the Criminal Court Building in Brooklyn, provides a unique perspective on the American criminal justice system (powerHouse Books, $45).
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