David Bergman '72, editor, Gay American Autobiography: Writings from Whitman to Sedaris (University of Wisconsin Press). A leading authority on gay literature, Bergman draws on letters, journals, oral histories, memoirs, and more in this anthology. An eloquent introduction makes the case for "gay American autobiography" as an important genre.
Daniel Mark Epstein '70, Lincoln's Men: The President and His Private Secretaries (Smithsonian Books). The award-winning author gives us a vivid look at the Civil War White House through the eyes of John Hay, John Nicolay, and William Stoddard.
Bill Fine 1950 P'73, Gonzales: A Noble Dog (Xlibris). Children and parents alike will enjoy this true story about a mutt with an almost-human smile, whose good nature leads him from the slums of San Juan to the comforts of Park Avenue.
Amos N. Guiora '79, Fundamentals of Counterterrorism and Global Perspectives on Counterterrorism (Wolters Kluwer). These two books cover a wide range of issues central to one of the most difficult problems of our time. Guiora is a law professor and counterterrorism expert who served as a legal officer with the Israeli Defense Forces.
Eric D. Lehman '94, Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City (The History Press). From circus impresario P.T. Barnum, to helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky, to Pogo cartoonist Walt Kelly, Lehman brings us a fascinating cast of characters with ties to "the park city," along with episodes in the city's history.
Justin B. Richland '92, Arguing with Tradition: The Language of Law in Hopi Tribal Court (University of Chicago Press). What do kiva ceremonies have to do with court cases? Richland, who holds a Ph.D. in anthropology as well as a law degree, explains how Hopi notions of tradition and culture shape, and are shaped by, modern tribal jurisprudence. Richland teaches in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society at the University of California, Irvine.
Paul Spehr '52, The Man Who Made Movies: W.K.L. Dickson (John Libbey Publishing). Spehr, who helped to build the motion picture collection at the Library of Congress, has written an important book about a major figure in early film history.