Better to Trust In her second novel, Heather Israel Frimmer, MD ’00—a radiologist based in Connecticut—follows a teacher in her late 30s who suffers a brain bleed requiring emergency surgery, then faces daunting physical deficits and a difficult recovery.
The Future of Money Subtitled How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance, this nonfiction work by Dyson School economist Eswar Prasad describes the forces—including the rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin—that he predicts will lead to major economic change, particularly the eventual demise of physical cash.
Mediterranean Lifestyle for Dummies Amy Riolo ’95, a chef and food historian, authors an entry in the “For Dummies” series that explains how the region’s traditional lifestyle can help people be healthier, live longer, sleep better, lower their stress levels, and more.
Radiant Fugitives The first novel by Nawaaz Ahmed, PhD ’00, has garnered multiple accolades. The plot involves a fractured Muslim Indian family that tries to reconnect over the course of a week in San Francisco.
The Fingerprint of God Will Dickerson ’80, PhD ’92, is a pastor who holds a master’s of divinity degree from Princeton. In his book, from a publisher of works on Christianity and the Bible, he argues that human love is evidence of God’s existence.
Instructions for Dancing The latest bestseller by Nicola Yoon ’94, a highly acclaimed author of young adult fiction, follows a young woman who suddenly gains the strange ability to foresee other people’s romantic fates.
How Ten Global Cities Take on Homelessness Jay Bainbridge ’86, BA ’87, and his coauthors explore how 10 cities have approached aiding unhoused people, analyzing successes and failures by governments, nonprofits, and others.
Coldwater Revenge In this mystery by James Ross ’75, JD ’82, two brothers team up to investigate the murder of a local man whose body is found in their hometown’s lake.
Witches Vanish Published by Carnegie Mellon University Press, this volume is the text of a play by Claudia Barnett ’88, a professor at Middle Tennessee State University who creates experimental works on themes of women, history, and science.
You Have More Influence Than You Think Drawing from her own studies as well as those of colleagues, ILR professor and social psychologist Vanessa Bohns explores how people impact each other’s choices and preferences, even when neither party realizes it.