Books

The Sacred Era: A Novel The Sacred Era A Novel Yoshio Aramaki 2017 Spring
A brilliant work of speculative fiction, blending science and metaphysics, by a Japanese master of the 1970s New Wave
The Salvager: The Life of Captain Tom Reid on the Great Lakes The Salvager The Life of Captain Tom Reid on the Great Lakes Mary Frances Doner 2017 Spring
“The dramatic story of great disasters and of the gambles that are the life and blood of the salvage business.” —The New York Times
The Savage Anomaly: The Power of Spinoza’s Metaphysics and Politics The Savage Anomaly The Power of Spinoza’s Metaphysics and Politics Antonio Negri 2000 Spring
A fresh take on this critical philosopher.
The Scar of Visibility: Medical Performances and Contemporary Art The Scar of Visibility Medical Performances and Contemporary Art Petra Kuppers 2006 Fall
Grapples with the limits of medicine and the mysteries of human bodies in contemporary art and culture
The School-Prison Trust The School-Prison Trust Sabina Vaught, Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy and Jeremiah Chin 2022 Fall
Considers colonial school–prison systems in relation to the self-determination of Native communities, nations, and peoples
The Scientific Marx The Scientific Marx Daniel Little 1986 Fall
The Scope of Morality The Scope of Morality Peter A. French 1979 Fall
The Search for the Homestead Treasure The Search for the Homestead Treasure Ann Treacy 2016 Spring
An adventurous boy uncovers the mystery of family treasure on a homestead fallen on hard times in early twentieth-century Minnesota
The Seeds We Planted: Portraits of a Native Hawaiian Charter School The Seeds We Planted Portraits of a Native Hawaiian Charter School Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua 2013 Spring
Reveals the paradoxes of teaching indigenous knowledge within institutions built to marginalize and displace it
The Self-Made Map: Cartographic Writing in Early Modern France The Self-Made Map Cartographic Writing in Early Modern France Tom Conley 2010 Fall
Illuminates the connection between literature, identity, and mapmaking in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century France.
The Semiotics of Passion: From States of Affairs to States of Feelings The Semiotics of Passion From States of Affairs to States of Feelings Algirdas Julien Greimas and Jacques Fontanille 1992 Fall
A thought-provoking investigation of the multifaceted complexity of literary object-semiotics and the various representations of emotions.
The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland The Senator Next Door A Memoir from the Heartland Amy Klobuchar 2017 Spring
"The Senator Next Door is both a desperately needed wake-up call to our politicians and a delightful memoir that will inspire everyone. Buy one for yourself and give one to an elected official."—Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin
The Sense of the World The Sense of the World Jean-Luc Nancy 1997 Fall
An essential exploration of sense and meaning.
The Servant Class City: Urban Revitalization versus the Working Poor in San Diego The Servant Class City Urban Revitalization versus the Working Poor in San Diego David J. Karjanen 2016 Fall
Exposes a dark side of the sunny city that has enticed workers and tourists for decades
The Shape of Utopia: The Architecture of Radical Reform in Nineteenth-Century America The Shape of Utopia The Architecture of Radical Reform in Nineteenth-Century America Irene Cheng 2023 Fall
How nineteenth-century social reformers devised a new set of radical blueprints for society
The Shapes of Fancy: Reading for Queer Desire in Early Modern Literature The Shapes of Fancy Reading for Queer Desire in Early Modern Literature Christine Varnado 2020 Spring
Exploring forms of desire unaccounted for in previous histories of sexuality
The Shared Room The Shared Room Kao Kalia Yang 2020 Spring
A family gradually moves forward after the loss of a child—a story for readers of all ages
The Silence of the Miskito Prince: How Cultural Dialogue Was Colonized The Silence of the Miskito Prince How Cultural Dialogue Was Colonized Matt Cohen 2022 Fall
Confronting the rifts created by our common conceptual vocabulary for North American colonial studies
The Silver Box: An Enchantment Lake Mystery The Silver Box An Enchantment Lake Mystery Margi Preus 2021 Fall
In the final Enchantment Lake mystery, Francie’s search for the truth about her mother—and herself—plunges her into danger during a North Woods winter
The Singing Wilderness The Singing Wilderness Sigurd F. Olson 1997 Fall
A long-awaited paperback edition of this classic bestseller.