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Spring 2010

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University Press of New England We Were an Island The Maine Life of Art and Nan Kellam Biography - Writers / Maine A couple set out on a bold and vigorous quest for independence and a more essential way of life on a Maine island

Blanchard, Peter P. III with David Graham

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University Press of New England Freshwater Fish of the Northeast Fishing / New England / Fishing A vividly illustrated guide to more than 60 freshwater fish from the ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams of New England and New York

Patterson, Matt and David A. Patterson

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University Press of New England Inspired Innovations A Celebration of Shaker Ingenuity Shakers / Decorative Arts & Material Culture An exploration of the Shakers’ innovative spirit that informed their legendary craftsmanship and led to a broad array of creations

Miller, M. Stephen

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University Press of New England Women’s Painted Furniture, 1790–1830 American Schoolgirl Art Decorative Arts & Material Culture / Folk Art Beautifully illustrated, comprehensive study of women’s painted furniture, a long-lost art that sheds light on women’s lives in the early republic

Salm, Betsy Krieg

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University Press of New England Excavating the Sutlers’ House Artifacts of the British Armies in Fort Edward and Lake George Archaeology / Military History A presentation of new and classic artifacts from the remains of a sutlers’ house and other military sites along the Hudson River and Lake George, lavishly illustrated in full color

Starbuck, David R.

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University Press of New England & Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early America Decorative Arts & Material Culture / Ceramics The first comprehensive book on Salt-glazed Stoneware in Early America

Skerry, Janine E. and Suzanne Findlen Hood

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Northeastern University Press Sviatoslav Richter Pianist Music / Classical The first biography of the noted Soviet pianist Sviatoslav Richter

Rasmussen, Karl Aage

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Northeastern University Press Schumann The Inner Voices of a Musical Genius Revised and exapanded edition Music / Classical New and Expanded Edition with a Foreword by Kurt Masur

Ostwald, Peter and Lise Deschamps Ostwald

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Northeastern University Press Lotfi Mansouri An Operatic Journey Biography - Musicians & Composers / Opera / Music A lively and engaging memoir of one of opera’s driving forces

Mansouri, Lotfi with Donald Arthur

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Northeastern University Press Hard Lives, Mean Streets Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women Criminology / Women's Studies The first comprehensive assessment of the experience of violence among homeless women

Jasinski, Jana L., and Jennifer K. Wesely, James D. Wright, Elizabeth E. Mustaine

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Northeastern University Press Women on Probation and Parole A Feminist Critique of Community Programs and Services Criminology / Women's Studies The first in-depth comparative look at gender-responsive versus traditional probation and parole for women

Morash, Merry

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University of Vermont Press Discovering Black Vermont African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, Vermont, 1790–1890 History / New England / African-American Studies The search for an African American community in rural Vermont

Guyette, Elise A.

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Dartmouth College Press The Indian History of an American Institution Native Americans and Dartmouth Native American Studies A history of the complex relationship between a school and a people

Calloway, Colin G.

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Brandeis University Press Civil Society and Dictatorship in Modern German History History / Germany A consideration of twentieth-century German social history and the legacies of the two dictatorships

Kocka, Jürgen

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Brandeis University Press Glorious, Accursed Europe British & European History / Jewish Studies An exhaustive study of how Jews imagined the idea of Europe and how it existed in their collective memory from the Enlightenment to the present

Reinharz, Jehuda and Yaacov Shavit

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Brandeis University Press The Life and Thought of Hans Jonas Jewish Dimensions Philosophy / Jewish Studies An analysis of the Jewish background of an eminent philosopher

Wiese, Christian

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Brandeis University Press Between Jew and Arab The Lost Voice of Simon Rawidowicz Israeli Studies / Jewish Studies An exploration of the fascinating Jewish thinker Simon Rawidowicz and his provocative views on Arab refugees and the fate of Israel

Myers, David N.

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Dartmouth College Press Bridge of Light Yiddish Film between Two Worlds Updated edition with DVD Film, TV, Visual Culture / Jewish Studies The definitive history of Yiddish cinema returns to print with additional material

Hoberman, J.

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Brandeis University Press Untold Tales of the Hasidim Crisis and Discontent in the History of Hasidism Religion / Jewish Studies / Modern Jewish History Reveals the untold tale of shocking events and anomalous figures in the history of Hasidism

Assaf, David

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Tufts University Press The Internet Generation Engaged Citizens or Political Dropouts Political Science & Government An investigation of political disengagement among young people in North America and Europe

Milner, Henry

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Tufts University Press Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Fate of the Commons Political Science & Government / Philanthropy & Charity Traces the historical development of civil society and philanthropy in the West and analyzes their role in solving the problems faced by modern liberal democracy

Sievers, Bruce R.

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Tufts University Press Citizen Environmentalists Political Science & Government / Ecology & Environmental Studies / History / Pittsburgh A telling look at the lives and strategies of women environmental activists in the long 1960s, solidly grounded in a national context

Longhurst, James

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University of New Hampshire Press Voices without Votes Women and Politics in Antebellum New England History / New England / Women's Studies Revelatory scholarship about New England women engaging mainstream politics in the antebellum period

Zboray, Ronald J. and Mary Saracino Zboray

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Middlebury College Press Body and Earth An Experiential Guide Ecology & Environmental Studies / Dance / Health & Fitness / New Age An inspired synthesis of scientific detail and creative perception offers new insights into the relationship between body and earth.

Olsen, Andrea: Bill McKibben, fwd.

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University Press of New England Bicycling New Hampshire's Seacoast Revised & updated edition Cycling / New Hampshire / New England Travel / Portsmouth Recently revised and updated, this is the only biking guide you need to enjoy ocean views and country roads on New Hampshire’s historic, scenic Seacoast and adjacent Maine. Includes maps and directions for 28 rides

Chestney, Linda

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University of New Hampshire Press Maid as Muse How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson’s Life and Language Literary Criticism / Women's Studies A startlingly original work establishing the impact of domestic servants on the life and writings of Emily Dickinson

Murray, Aífe

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University of New Hampshire Press Thinking America New England Intellectuals and the Varieties of American Identity Literary Criticism / New England / Cultural Studies / American Studies A penetrating literary and philosophical examination of major figures in the development of American intellectual culture, from Emerson to Santayana

Taylor, Andrew

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Northeastern University Press African Americans in Global Affairs Contemporary Perspectives Politics / African-American Studies A long-overdue introduction to the multifaceted nature of African American participation in global affairs

Clemons, Michael L., ed.

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University Press of New England Assyrian Reliefs from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II A Cultural Biography Art / Ancient Art An insider’s look at the iconography and history of Assyrian reliefs and the West’s fascination with these ancient monuments

Cohen, Ada and Kangas, Steven E., editors

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Hispanic Alliance Ajiaco Stirrings of the Cuban Soul Art / Cuban Art Unravels the varied influences that form the base for Cuban art

Gelburd, Gail

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Hood Museum of Art The Art of Sonia Landy Sheridan Art A retrospective look at the work and the unique creativity of this pioneering new-media artist

Kirkpatrick, Diane

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Emily Mason Emily Mason The Fifth Element Second Edition Art

Ebony, David

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Friends of the Old Economy Village Harmony in Wood Furniture of the Harmony Society Antiques & Collectibles / Furniture / American History An innovative approach to furniture history through the collection of Pennsylvania’s Old Economy Village

Zimmerman, Philip D.

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New Britain Museum of American Art John Haberle American Master of Illusion American Art The seminal text on a nineteenth-century American master of trompe l’oeil painting

Sill, Gertrude Grace and Douglas K. S. Hyland

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Boston Athenaeum John Storrs Machine-Age Modernist Art / Sculpture Storrs’s modernist sculptures inspired by modern skyscrapers

Balken, Debra Bricker

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Bel Canto Society Franco Corelli and a Revolution in Singing Music / Opera The evolution of tenor singing from the 1820s until today December 2010

Zucker, Stefan

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Gordian Knot Books Seminal Sociological Writings: From Auguste Comte to Max Weber An Anthology of Groundbreaking Works that Created the Science of Sociology Sociology / Social Science A collection of writings by the “founding fathers” of sociology that provides an invaluable primary research resource for professors, students, and laypersons interested in the birth and growth of the social sciences

Altschuler, Richard, ed.

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International Polar Institute Nunavimmiut The People of Nunavik Arctic Studies A unique opportunity to hear the authentic voices of a world in change

Berthe, George and Minnie Grey, eds.

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The Grolier Club Mary Webb Neglected Genius 2 volumes, slipcased Books on Books / Poetry / Women's Studies An illustrated catalog published to accompany exhibitions at the Grolier Club and the Stanford University Libraries in 2010

Crawford, Mary; Bruce Crawford

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Wesleyan University Press Mirrors and Scrims The Life and Afterlife of Ballet Dance How ballet repertory adapts, evolves, and reflects contemporary culture

Siegel, Marcia B.

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Wesleyan University Press Movable Pillars Organizing Dance, 1956–1978 Dance / Cultural Studies / American Studies How six professional dance organizations transformed the landscape of modern dance scholarship

Kolcio, Katja

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Wesleyan University Press Balasaraswati Her Art and Life Biography / Dance / Asian Studies An intimate portrait of one of the great performing artists of the twentieth century

Knight, Douglas M., Jr.

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Wesleyan University Press The South Korean Film Renaissance Local Hitmakers, Global Provocateurs Film, TV, Visual Culture / Asian Studies How a homegrown cinema took on Hollywood and dazzled Cannes

Choi, Jinhee

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Wesleyan University Press Rococo and Other Worlds Selected Poems Poetry / Middle East Studies First English language publication of Urdu’s greatest modern poet

Syed, Afzal Ahmed; Musharraf Ali Farooqi, tr.

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Wesleyan University Press Grace, Fallen from Poetry Illuminating poetry that quiets and startles and troubles June 2010 (new in paper)

Boruch, Marianne

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Wesleyan University Press Seven Controlled Vocabularies and Obituary 2004. The Joy of Cooking [AIRPORT NOVEL MUSICAL POEM PAINTING FILM PHOTO HALLUCINATION LANDSCAPE] Poetry / Fiction & Literature / New Media A modular, easy-to-read relaxation device

Lin, Tan

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Wesleyan University Press Exposition Park Poetry / Latin American & Caribbean Studies A midway of poetic styles and syllabic tableaux

Tejada, Roberto

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Wesleyan University Press A History of Economic Thought Economics & Business An invigorating study of the development of systematic economic ideas

Barber, William J.

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Wesleyan University Press Among the Jasmine Trees Music and Modernity in Contemporary Syria Music / Middle East Studies The first ethnographic study of music-making in modern Syria

Shannon, Jonathan Holt

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Wesleyan University Press Music and Cyberliberties Music / Media Studies / Social Theory An activist’s guide for musicians and fans opposed to the major label lockdown of online music

Burkart, Patrick

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Wesleyan University Press Stance Ideas about Emotion, Style, and Meaning for the Study of Expressive Culture Music / Theater & Performing Arts / Folklore / Performance Studies How we find and make meaning through music and performance

Berger, Harris M.

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Nightboat Books eco language reader Poetry / Essays / Ecology & Environmental Studies In this riveting and timely collection of essays, interviews, and photographs, 17 contemporary innovative poets weigh in on pressing environmental concerns

Iijima, Brenda, ed.

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Nightboat Books Poetic Intention Essays / Literary Criticism - French / Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Glissant, Édouard and Nathalie Stephens, trs.

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Nightboat Books In the Function of External Circumstances Poetry

Torres, Edwin

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Nightboat Books Ghost Fargo Poetry

Cisewski, Paula and Franz Wright

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Nightboat Books A Tonalist Poetry / Essays

Moriarty, Laura

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Sheep Meadow Press The Selected Poems of Jean Sénac Poetry First English translation of revolutionary Algerian poet

Sénac, Jean, and Katia Sainson, David Bergman, trs.

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Sheep Meadow Press About the Theater Theater & Performing Arts / Theater Criticism “Stanley Kauffmann is a national treasure.” – Susan Sontag

Kauffmann, Stanley and Gordon Rogoff, intro.

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Sheep Meadow Press New and Collected Poems Poetry

Schmidt, Michael

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Sheep Meadow Press Etruscan Things Poems Poetry

Lesser, Rika and Richard Howard

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Sheep Meadow Press Bone-Songs and Sanctuaries New and Selected Poems Poetry

Jennings, Michael

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Sheep Meadow Press Amorous Shepherd Poems Poetry

Micheaux, Dante

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Four Way Books Vinland Poetry

Ross, Jamie

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Four Way Books Lessons in Another Language A Novella and Stories Fiction & Literature

Staffel, Megan

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Four Way Books The Nervous Filaments Poetry

Lee, David Dodd

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Four Way Books The Tyranny of Milk Poetry

London, Sara

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Four Way Books Ignatz Poetry

Youn, Monica

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Cavankerry Press The Waiting Room Reader Stories to Keep You Company Poetry

Handler, Joan Cusack, ed.

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Cavankerry Press Descent Poetry / Prose

Haines, John

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Cavankerry Press Letters from a Distant Shore Memoir / Prose

Fiala, Marie Lawson

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Cavankerry Press How the Crimes Happened Poetry

Potter, Dawn

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Saturnalia Books Gurlesque the new grrly, grotesque, burlesque poetics Poetry A new anthology of wicked, subversive young women poets

Glenum, Lara and Arielle Greenberg, eds.

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Saturnalia Books Personification Poems Poetry Winner of the 2009 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize, selected by Carl Phillips

Ronda, Margaret

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