Books

The James Ford Bell Library: A List of Additions, 1965-1969 The James Ford Bell Library A List of Additions, 1965-1969 None None
The Japan of Pure Invention: Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado The Japan of Pure Invention Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado Josephine Lee 2010 Spring
What the lightest of operas reveals about racial images and practices
The Jobless Future: Second Edition The Jobless Future Second Edition Stanley Aronowitz and William DiFazio 1995 Fall
Charting a major change in the nature of paid work in the United States
The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant Story The Journal of Otto Peltonen A Finnish Immigrant Story William Durbin 2020 Fall
A portrait of the Finnish immigrant experience in Minnesota during the early twentieth century—now in paperback
The Karma of Brown Folk The Karma of Brown Folk Vijay Prashad 2001 Fall
The popular book challenging the idea of a model minority, now in paperback!
The Katherine Mansfield Notebooks: Complete Edition The Katherine Mansfield Notebooks Complete Edition Katherine Mansfield Margaret Scott, Editor 2002 Fall
The only unexpurgated collection of Katherine Mansfield’s private writings-now available for the first time!
The King of Skid Row: John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis The King of Skid Row John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis James Eli Shiffer 2023 Fall
The story of a much different Minneapolis, through the words and photographs of one of its most colorful characters—now in paperback
The Lab Book: Situated Practices in Media Studies The Lab Book Situated Practices in Media Studies Darren Wershler, Lori Emerson and Jussi Parikka 2021 Fall
An important new approach to the study of laboratories, presenting a practical method for understanding labs in all walks of life
The Lake District of Minneapolis: A History of the Calhoun-Isles Community The Lake District of Minneapolis A History of the Calhoun-Isles Community David A. Lanegran and Ernest R. Sandeen 2004 Spring
A colorful history of one of the city’s most beloved neighborhoods—now back in print!
The Land Lies Open The Land Lies Open Theodore C. Blegen None None
The Land of Dreams The Land of Dreams Vidar Sundstøl 2014 Fall
Winner of the Riverton Prize for best Norwegian crime novel of the year—the first novel in the internationally best-selling Minnesota Trilogy
The Language of Nature: Reassessing the Mathematization of Natural Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century The Language of Nature Reassessing the Mathematization of Natural Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century Geoffrey Gorham, Benjamin Hill, Edward Slowik and C. Kenneth Waters, Editors 2016 Spring
Reassessing how the integration of mathematics and natural philosophy contributed to the scientific revolution
The Language of Plants: Science, Philosophy, Literature The Language of Plants Science, Philosophy, Literature Monica Gagliano, John C. Ryan and Patrícia Vieira, Editors 2017 Spring
Exploring the idea that plants can think, feel, and communicate as a way of reconfiguring our relationship with the natural world
The Last Bookseller: A Life in the Rare Book Trade The Last Bookseller A Life in the Rare Book Trade Gary Goodman 2023 Fall
A wry, unvarnished chronicle of a career in the rare book trade—now in paperback
The Last Supper Club: A Waiter’s Requiem The Last Supper Club A Waiter’s Requiem Matthew Batt 2023 Fall
A witty and humble tribute to the sometimes profane, sometimes profound world of waiting tables
The Laws of Hostility: Politics, Violence, and the Enlightenment The Laws of Hostility Politics, Violence, and the Enlightenment Pierre Saint-Amand 1996 Fall
Exposes the hostility lurking below the surface of French Enlightenment texts.
The Legal Status of Church-State Relationships in the United States: With Special Reference to the Public Schools The Legal Status of Church-State Relationships in the United States With Special Reference to the Public Schools Alvin W. Johnson None None
The Lesser Existences: Étienne Souriau, an Aesthetics for the Virtual The Lesser Existences Étienne Souriau, an Aesthetics for the Virtual David Lapoujade 2021 Spring
On the complex aesthetics and ontology at work in Étienne Souriau’s unique oeuvre
The Lichen Museum The Lichen Museum A. Laurie Palmer 2023 Spring
A radical proposal for how a tiny organism can transform our understanding of human relations
The Lie of the Land: Migrant Workers and the California Landscape The Lie of the Land Migrant Workers and the California Landscape Don Mitchell 1996 Spring
A hard-hitting look at the story behind California's famous scenery.