Particle or Wave: The Evolution of the Concept of Matter in Modern Physics
Anastopoulos, Charis
Princeton University Press
July 21, 2008
0691135126 (432 pages)
Science

The Collectors of Lost Souls: Turning Kuru Scientists into Whitemen
Anderson, Warwick
The Johns Hopkins University Press
October 6, 2008
0801890403 (328 pages)
Health & Medicine

Experiments in Ethics
Appiah, Kwame Anthony
Harvard University Press
January 15, 2008
0674026098 (288 pages)
Philosophy

The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth’s Climate
Archer, David
Princeton University Press
October 26, 2008
0691136548 (196 pages)
Environmental Studies

Death and Character: Further Reflections on Hume
Baier, Annette C. ; Baier, Annette C.
Harvard University Press
November 30, 2008
0674030907 (304 pages)
Philosophy

The Symbolic Construction of Reality: The Legacy of Ernst Cassirer
Barash, Jeffrey Andrew (Editor)
University Of Chicago Press
December 15, 2008
0226036863 (248 pages)

Freedom’s Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention
Bass, Gary J.
Knopf
August 19, 2008
0307266486 (528 pages)
History: Historiography

Does Ethics Have a Chance in a World of Consumers?
Bauman, Zygmunt
Harvard University Press
May 31, 2008
0674027809 (288 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

The Better to Eat You With: Fear in the Animal World
Berger, Joel
University Of Chicago Press
November 1, 2008
0226043630 (360 pages)
Environmental Studies

Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
Best, Joel
University of California Press
October 20, 2008
0520257464 (144 pages)
Statistics

The Triumph of Music: The Rise of Composers, Musicians and Their Art
Blanning, Tim
Belknap Press
November 30, 2008
0674031040 (432 pages)
Music

Jewish Music and Modernity
Bohlman, Philip
Oxford University Press, USA
November 26, 2008
0195178327 (320 pages)
Music

William James at the Boundaries: Philosophy, Science, and the Geography of Knowledge
Bordogna, Francesca
University Of Chicago Press
November 15, 2008
0226066525 (392 pages)
Philosophy

Between Saying and Doing: Towards an Analytic Pragmatism
Brandom, Robert B.
Oxford University Press, USA
June 15, 2008
0199542872 (288 pages)
Philosophy

Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge
Brown, John Seely (Foreword) ; Iiyoshi, Toru (Editor) ; Kumar, M. S. Vijay (Editor) ; Brown, John Seely
The MIT Press
September 19, 2008
0262033712 (500 pages)
Education

The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico’s Twentieth Century
Brunk, Samuel
University of Texas Press
October 1, 2008
0292717806 (370 pages)
History: Latin American

Islamism in the Shadow of al-Qaeda
Burgat, François ; Hutchinson, Patrick (Translator)
University of Texas Press
November 1, 2008
0292718136 (198 pages)
History: Middle East

Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection
Cacioppo, John T. ; Patrick, William
W. W. Norton
August 25, 2008
0393061701 (288 pages)
Psychology

Islam and the West: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida
Cherif, Mustapha ; Borradori, Giovanna (Foreword) ; Fagan, Teresa Lavender (Translator)
University Of Chicago Press
November 1, 2008
0226102866 (136 pages)
Philosophy

Rescuing Justice and Equality
Cohen, G. A.
Harvard University Press
November 1, 2008
0674030761 (448 pages)
Philosophy

Speaking to History: The Story of King Goujian in Twentieth-Century China
Cohen, Paul A. ; Gillis, John R. (Foreword)
University of California Press
November 3, 2008
0520255798 (384 pages)

Thinking of Others: On the Talent for Metaphor
Cohen, Ted
Princeton University Press
October 5, 2008
0691137463 (104 pages)
Philosophy

A Power to Do Justice: Jurisdiction, English Literature, and the Rise of Common Law
Cormack, Bradin
University Of Chicago Press
February 1, 2008
0226116247 (424 pages)
Literary Criticism

Building the Devil’s Empire: French Colonial New Orleans
Dawdy, Shannon Lee
University Of Chicago Press
September 1, 2008
0226138410 (336 pages)
History: United States

Loneliness as a Way of Life
Dumm, Thomas
Harvard University Press
September 30, 2008
067403113X (208 pages)
Philosophy

How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness
English, Darby
The MIT Press
July 30, 2007
0262050838 (384 pages)
Art

The Bible and the People
Ferrell, Lori Anne
Yale University Press
December 15, 2008
0300114249 (288 pages)
New Testament & Early Christian Literature

Sacred Attunement: A Jewish Theology
Fishbane, Michael
University Of Chicago Press
October 1, 2008
0226251713 (246 pages)
Judaic Studies

Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
Fisman, Raymond ; Miguel, Edward
Princeton University Press
September 22, 2008
0691134545 (250 pages)
Economics

The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the College de France, 1978-1979
Foucault, Michel ; Davidson, Arnold I. ; Fontana, Alessandro ; Ewald, Francois ; Senellart, Michel
Palgrave Macmillan
June 10, 2008
1403986541 (368 pages)
Philosophy

The Faith of Scientists: In Their Own Words
Frankenberry, Nancy K. (Editor)
Princeton University Press
August 31, 2008
0691134871 (542 pages)
Science

Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World
Friedman, David D.
Cambridge University Press
July 21, 2008
0521877326 (300 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

Patronizing the Arts
Garber, Marjorie
Princeton University Press
August 17, 2008
0691124809 (272 pages)
Art

Tapping the Riches of Science: Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth
Geiger, Roger L. ; Sá, Creso M.
Harvard University Press
January 15, 2009
0674031288 (262 pages)
Education

Philosophy and Real Politics
Geuss, Raymond
Princeton University Press
August 17, 2008
0691137889 (126 pages)
Philosophy

The Deepening Darkness: Patriarchy, Resistance, and Democracy’s Future
Gilligan, Carol ; Richards, David A. J.
Cambridge University Press
November 10, 2008
0521898986 (352 pages)
Women’s Studies

Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory
Goehr, Lydia
Columbia University Press
October 3, 2008
0231144806 (408 pages)
Philosophy

Pragmatism and Social Hope: Deepening Democracy in Global Contexts
Green, Judith M.
Columbia University Press
October 29, 2008
023114458X (304 pages)
Philosophy

Regionalism and the Reading Class
Griswold, Wendy
University Of Chicago Press
August 1, 2008
0226309223 (208 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

Lyric Powers
Hallberg, Robert von
University Of Chicago Press
October 1, 2008
0226865002 (280 pages)
Literary Criticism

Law and Judicial Duty
Hamburger, Philip
Harvard University Press
November 1, 2008
0674031318 (704 pages)
Legal Theory

Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosopher
Harris, Leonard ; Molesworth, Charles
University Of Chicago Press
December 1, 2008
0226317765 (448 pages)
African American Studies

The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy
Helpman, Elhanan (Editor) ; Marin, Dalia (Editor) ; Verdier, Thierry (Editor)
Harvard University Press
November 30, 2008
0674030818 (368 pages)
Economics

Poetry and the Pre-Raphaelite Arts: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris
Helsinger, Elizabeth K.
Yale University Press
July 15, 2008
030012273X (352 pages)
Literary Criticism

Putting on Virtue: The Legacy of the Splendid Vices
Herdt, Jennifer A.
University Of Chicago Press
November 15, 2008
0226327248 (472 pages)

The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany
Heschel, Susannah
Princeton University Press
November 23, 2008
0691125317 (384 pages)
History: European

Fermilab: Physics, the Frontier, and Megascience
Hoddeson, Lillian ; Kolb, Adrienne W. ; Westfall, Catherine
University Of Chicago Press
December 15, 2008
0226346234 (512 pages)
Science

Charisma and Compassion: Cheng Yen and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Movement
Huang, C. Julia
Harvard University Press
January 15, 2009
0674031334 (354 pages)
Buddhist Studies

The New Urban Renewal: The Economic Transformation of Harlem and Bronzeville
Hyra, Derek S.
University Of Chicago Press
September 1, 2008
0226366049 (224 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine
Imber, Jonathan B.
Princeton University Press
September 14, 2008
0691135746 (296 pages)
Health & Medicine

In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Iton, Richard
Oxford University Press, USA
June 6, 2008
0195178467 (432 pages)
African American Studies

What Happened at Vatican II
John W., S. J. O’Malley
Belknap Press
September 30, 2008
0674031695 (400 pages)
Christian Theology

Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery
Kara, Siddharth
Columbia University Press
October 24, 2008
0231139608 (320 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

Borrowed Knowledge: Chaos Theory and the Challenge of Learning across Disciplines
Kellert, Stephen H.
University Of Chicago Press
November 15, 2008
0226429784 (288 pages)
Science

Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization’s Greatest Minds
Kraemer, Joel L.
Doubleday
October 28, 2008
038551199X (640 pages)
Judaic Studies

‘Yo!’ and ‘Lo!’: The Pragmatic Topography of the Space of Reasons
Kukla, Rebecca ; Lance, Mark
Harvard University Press
January 15, 2009
0674031474 (256 pages)
Philosophy

Autophobia: Love and Hate in the Automotive Age
Ladd, Brian
University Of Chicago Press
November 1, 2008
0226467414 (236 pages)
History: Historiography

A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music
Lewis, George E.
University Of Chicago Press
May 15, 2008
0226476952 (690 pages)
Music

Chicago Made: Factory Networks in the Industrial Metropolis
Lewis, Robert
University Of Chicago Press
January 12, 2009
0226477010 (364 pages)
Chicago

Providence Lost
Lloyd, Genevieve
Harvard University Press
November 15, 2008
0674031539 (384 pages)
Philosophy

Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed
Lopez, Donald S.
University Of Chicago Press
November 1, 2008
0226493121 (278 pages)
Buddhist Studies

Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Info-glut
Luker, Kristin
Harvard University Press
October 15, 2008
0674031571 (336 pages)
Writing & Publishing

Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon
Lutkehaus, Nancy C.
Princeton University Press
November 23, 2008
0691009414 (392 pages)
Anthropology

Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World
Maestripieri, Dario
University Of Chicago Press
October 15, 2007
0226501175 (192 pages)
Science

The Engaged Intellect: Philosophical Essays
McDowell, John
Harvard University Press
January 15, 2009
0674031644 (360 pages)
Philosophy

Melancholy Order: Asian Migration and the Globalization of Borders
McKeown, Adam M.
Columbia University Press
November 17, 2008
0231140762 (472 pages)
History: Historiography

How Life Began: Evolution’s Three Geneses
Meinesz, Alexandre ; Simberloff, Daniel (Translator)
University Of Chicago Press
September 15, 2008
0226519317 (296 pages)
Science

Life Explained
Morange, Michel ; Cobb, Matthew (Translator) ; DeBevoise, Malcolm (Translator)
Yale University Press
November 25, 2008
030013732X (224 pages)
Science

The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil
Nadler, Steven
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
October 28, 2008
0374229988 (320 pages)
Philosophy

Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists
Neiman, Susan
Harcourt Trade Publishers
May 5, 2008
0151011974 (480 pages)
Philosophy

Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens
Ober, Josiah
Princeton University Press
October 5, 2008
0691133476 (362 pages)
History: Classical

Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science
Park, Robert L.
Princeton University Press
October 12, 2008
0691133557 (240 pages)
Science

Israeli Culture between the Two Intifadas: A Brief Romance
Peleg, Yaron
University of Texas Press
December 1, 2008
0292718772 (224 pages)
History: Middle East

Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World
Pentland, Alex (Sandy) ; Heibeck, Tracy
The MIT Press
October 31, 2008
0262162563 (192 pages)
Cognitive Science

A Revolution in Taste: The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650-1800
Pinkard, Susan
Cambridge University Press
September 29, 2008
0521821991 (334 pages)
History: European

Because of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools
Pollock, Mica
Princeton University Press
August 10, 2008
069112535X (304 pages)
Education

Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City: The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer
Pritchett, Wendell E.
University Of Chicago Press
October 1, 2008
0226684482 (444 pages)
African American Studies

Radical Reform: Islamic Ethics and Liberation
Ramadan, Tariq
Oxford University Press, USA
November 17, 2008
0195331710 (384 pages)
Islamic Studies

The Tragic Sense of Life: Ernst Haeckel and the Struggle over Evolutionary Thought
Richards, Robert J.
University Of Chicago Press
June 15, 2008
0226712141 (512 pages)
Science

The Making of Mr. Gray’s Anatomy
Richardson, Ruth
Oxford University Press, USA
December 15, 2008
0199552991 (288 pages)
Health & Medicine

Euler’s Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology
Richeson, David S. ; Gray, Jeremy ; Nahin, Paul J. ; Cross, Jan T. ; Katz, Victor J. ; Rothman, Tony
Princeton University Press
September 28, 2008
0691126771 (332 pages)
Mathematics

How Race Survived US History: From the American Revolution to the Present
Roediger, David R.
Verso
October 6, 2008
1844672751 (256 pages)
History: United States

On the Side of the Angels: An Appreciation of Parties and Partisanship
Rosenblum, Nancy L.
Princeton University Press
September 14, 2008
0691135347 (600 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic
Rowland, Ingrid D.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
August 19, 2008
0809095246 (352 pages)
Philosophy

Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World
Rutherford, Bruce K.
Princeton University Press
December 25, 2008
0691136653 (304 pages)
History: Middle East

Paper Citizens: How Illegal Immigrants Acquire Citizenship in Developing Countries
Sadiq, Kamal
Oxford University Press, USA
December 2, 2008
0195371224 (296 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

The Aftermath of War
Sartre, Jean-Paul ; Turner, Chris (Editor)
Seagull Books
October 14, 2008
1905422881 (208 pages)
Philosophy

Moral Dimensions: Permissibility, Meaning, Blame
Scanlon, T. M.
Belknap Press
September 30, 2008
0674031784 (264 pages)
Philosophy

From Protagoras to Aristotle: Essays in Ancient Moral Philosophy
Segvic, Heda ; Burnyeat, Myles (Editor) ; Brittain, Charles (Introduction)
Princeton University Press
December 30, 2008
0691131236 (216 pages)
Philosophy

The Scientific Life: A Moral History of a Late Modern Vocation
Shapin, Steven
University Of Chicago Press
October 1, 2008
0226750248 (486 pages)
Science

Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Shubin, Neil
Pantheon
January 15, 2008
0375424474 (240 pages)
Science

Spring, Heat, Rains: A South Indian Diary
Shulman, David
University Of Chicago Press
November 15, 2008
0226755762 (254 pages)
History: South Asian

Ernst Cassirer: The Last Philosopher of Culture
Skidelsky, Edward
Princeton University Press
November 16, 2008
0691131341 (304 pages)
Philosophy

The Religious Enlightenment: Protestants, Jews, and Catholics from London to Vienna
Sorkin, David
Princeton University Press
July 21, 2008
0691135029 (360 pages)
History: European

Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce
Stein, Sarah Abrevaya
Yale University Press
November 25, 2008
0300127367 (256 pages)
Judaic Studies

The Economics of Inaction: Stochastic Control Models with Fixed Costs
Stokey, Nancy L.
Princeton University Press
November 9, 2008
0691135053 (320 pages)
Economics

King’s Dream
Sundquist, Eric J. ; Miller, Mark Crispin
Yale University Press
January 6, 2009
0300118074 (320 pages)
African American Studies

Life and Action: Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought
Thompson, Michael
Harvard University Press
June 30, 2008
067401670X (240 pages)
Philosophy

Origins of Human Communication
Tomasello, Michael
The MIT Press
September 30, 2008
0262201771 (400 pages)
Cognitive Science

On Borrowed Time: The Art and Economy of Living with Deadlines
Weinrich, Harald ; Rendall, Steven (Translator)
University Of Chicago Press
December 1, 2008
0226886018 (256 pages)
Philosophy

Mission and Money: Understanding the University
Weisbrod, Burton A. ; Ballou, Jeffrey P. ; Asch, Evelyn D.
Cambridge University Press
September 8, 2008
0521515106 (360 pages)
Economics

The Woman Who Walked into the Sea: Huntington’s and the Making of a Genetic Disease
Wexler, Alice ; Wexler, Nancy S.
Yale University Press
September 30, 2008
0300105029 (288 pages)
Health & Medicine

Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity
Wilson, Catherine
Oxford University Press, USA
August 15, 2008
0199238812 (320 pages)
Science

Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism
Wolin, Sheldon S.
Princeton University Press
April 27, 2008
0691135665 (376 pages)
Sociology & Political Science

Comparative Journeys: Essays on Literature and Religion East and West
Yu, Anthony C.
Columbia University Press
October 14, 2008
0231143265 (432 pages)
Literary Criticism