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The Fighting Frenchman: Minnesota’s Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux The Fighting Frenchman Minnesota’s Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux 2016 Spring
He battled boxing’s elite, but the real story lies in the way this Minnesota Rocky lived
Dharma Lion: A Biography of Allen Ginsberg Dharma Lion A Biography of Allen Ginsberg Michael Schumacher 2016 Spring
The expansive, authoritative biography of a Beat Generation leader—now with two new chapters
The Rule of Logistics: Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment The Rule of Logistics Walmart and the Architecture of Fulfillment Jesse LeCavalier 2016 Spring
How the world’s largest retailer is redefining architecture by organizing flows of merchandise and information across space and time
Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Language Vilém Flusser 2016 Fall
Exploring language from an ontological perspective
d’Aulaires’ Book of Norwegian Folktales d’Aulaires’ Book of Norwegian Folktales 2016 Spring
A collection of twenty-one classic Norwegian folktales from two Caldecott-honored authors and illustrators
Holidays in the Danger Zone: Entanglements of War and Tourism Holidays in the Danger Zone Entanglements of War and Tourism Debbie Lisle 2016 Fall
A timely and uniquely historical look at how war turns soldiers, and all of us, into tourists
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
Grafts Grafts Michael Marder 2016 Fall
A vital call for the cross-pollination of philosophy and plant sciences
Human Programming: Brainwashing, Automatons, and American Unfreedom Human Programming Brainwashing, Automatons, and American Unfreedom Scott Selisker 2016 Fall
The first cultural history of the idea of the programmable mind in U.S. culture, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
The Uberfication of the University The Uberfication of the University Gary Hall 2016 Fall
The contemporary university’s implications for the future organization of labor
Speech Begins after Death Speech Begins after Death Michel Foucault 2016 Fall
An interview with Michel Foucault on the problems and pleasures of writing
The Anarchist Roots of Geography: Toward Spatial Emancipation The Anarchist Roots of Geography Toward Spatial Emancipation Simon Springer 2016 Fall
A passionate plea for radical geographers to abandon Karl Marx and embrace anarchism
Living for Change: An Autobiography Living for Change An Autobiography Grace Lee Boggs 2016 Fall
A remarkable life on the American Left.
Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment Foucault in Iran Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi 2016 Fall
A groundbreaking reassessment of Foucault’s writings on one of the greatest political upheavals of our time
The Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life The Slumbering Masses Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer 2016 Fall
An eye-opening look at why a “good night’s sleep” might be anything but
The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 The Interface IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945–1976 John Harwood 2016 Fall
How a cast of superstars at IBM altered the face of corporate culture and design in America
Testing Fate: Tay-Sachs Disease and the Right to Be Responsible Testing Fate Tay-Sachs Disease and the Right to Be Responsible Shelley Z. Reuter 2016 Fall
An unprecedented look at the racialized history of a “Jewish” disease
One North Star: A Counting Book One North Star A Counting Book Phyllis Root 2016 Fall
Who lives here under one north star?
Predator Empire: Drone Warfare and Full Spectrum Dominance Predator Empire Drone Warfare and Full Spectrum Dominance Ian G. R. Shaw 2016 Fall
How a brave new world of robotic surveillance is reshaping the state, society, and our very humanity
A Curriculum of Fear: Homeland Security in U.S. Public Schools A Curriculum of Fear Homeland Security in U.S. Public Schools Nicole Nguyen 2016 Fall
Winner: American Association of Geographers Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography
A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (3): Book 3: Original Man & His Grandmother-No-Ko-mis A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (3) Book 3: Original Man & His Grandmother-No-Ko-mis Edward Benton-Banai 2016 Fall
Book 3 of a five-part coloring book series of Ojibway history, myth, and tradition
A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (4): Book 4: The Earth’s First People A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (4) Book 4: The Earth’s First People Edward Benton-Banai 2016 Fall
Book 4 of a five-part coloring book series of Ojibway history, myth, and tradition
A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (5): Book 5: The Great Flood A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (5) Book 5: The Great Flood Edward Benton-Banai 2016 Fall
Book 5 of a five-part coloring book series of Ojibway history, myth, and tradition
A Mishomis Book (set of five coloring books) A Mishomis Book (set of five coloring books) Edward Benton-Banai 2016 Fall
A five-part coloring book series of Ojibway history, myth, and tradition
A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (1): Book 1: The Ojibway Creation Story A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (1) Book 1: The Ojibway Creation Story Edward Benton-Banai 2016 Fall
Book 1 of a five-part coloring book series of Ojibway history, myth, and tradition
A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (2): Book 2: Original Man Walks the Earth A Mishomis Book, A History-Coloring Book of the Ojibway Indians (2) Book 2: Original Man Walks the Earth Edward Benton-Banai 2016 Fall
Book 2 of a five-part coloring book series of Ojibway history, myth, and tradition
Fifty Years of The Battle of Algiers: Past as Prologue Fifty Years of The Battle of Algiers Past as Prologue Sohail Daulatzai 2016 Fall
A fresh, important intervention into understanding our post-9/11 world
Sky Blue Water Sky Blue Water Jay D. Peterson and Collette A. Morgan, Editors 2016 Fall
A one-of-a-kind collection of short stories that celebrates Minnesota’s vibrant storytelling tradition
Restaurant Republic: The Rise of Public Dining in Boston Restaurant Republic The Rise of Public Dining in Boston 2016 Fall
From plain food to luxury dining— the rise of eating out in the early Republic
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
René Magritte: Selected Writings René Magritte Selected Writings René Magritte 2016 Fall
An indispensable literary complement to the paintings of René Magritte—the first collected in a single volume
The War Came Home with Him: A Daughter’s Memoir The War Came Home with Him A Daughter’s Memoir Catherine Madison 2016 Fall
A poignant look at the suppressed grief and thwarted love that forever alter a family when a soldier brings his war home
Recovery Recovery John Berryman 2016 Fall
Renowned poet John Berryman’s first and only novel, unfinished at the time of his suicide, about “the disease called alcoholism”
Beautiful Wasteland: The Rise of Detroit as America’s Postindustrial Frontier Beautiful Wasteland The Rise of Detroit as America’s Postindustrial Frontier Rebecca J. Kinney 2016 Fall
What is the “new Detroit” that everyone keeps talking about?
The Art of Cooking The Art of Cooking Martha Rosler 2016 Fall
A crucial unpublished art historical document
Didactic Poetries Didactic Poetries Philippe Beck 2016 Fall
The inaugural publication in English of one of France’s most important contemporary poets
This Is Where I Am: A Memoir This Is Where I Am A Memoir Zeke Caligiuri 2016 Fall
A look at the life that landed the writer in prison and a lost world recaptured
Cinema’s Bodily Illusions: Flying, Floating, and Hallucinating Cinema’s Bodily Illusions Flying, Floating, and Hallucinating Scott C. Richmond 2016 Fall
On the history and theory of perceptual illusions in cinema
Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings Heart of St. Paul A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings Larry Millett 2016 Fall
A history of two icons of commercial architecture at the heart of the Midwest
For the Children?: Protecting Innocence in a Carceral State For the Children? Protecting Innocence in a Carceral State Erica R. Meiners 2016 Fall
Centering on the child in the struggle to dismantle America’s carceral state
Exposed: Environmental Politics and Pleasures in Posthuman Times Exposed Environmental Politics and Pleasures in Posthuman Times Stacy Alaimo 2016 Fall
A bold call to approach environmentalism from the inside out
First Strike: Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles First Strike Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles Damien M. Sojoyner 2016 Fall
Challenging perceptions of schooling and prison through the lens of America’s most populous state
Cinema’s Bodily Illusions: Flying, Floating, and Hallucinating Cinema’s Bodily Illusions Flying, Floating, and Hallucinating Scott C. Richmond 2016 Fall
On the history and theory of perceptual illusions in cinema
Living Cargo: How Black Britain Performs Its Past Living Cargo How Black Britain Performs Its Past Steven Blevins 2016 Fall
A sweeping survey of the historical turn in contemporary black British art and literature
The Urban Apparatus: Mediapolitics and the City The Urban Apparatus Mediapolitics and the City Reinhold Martin 2016 Fall
What is a city, today?
Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary Fuel A Speculative Dictionary Karen Pinkus 2016 Fall
Undoing the dream of free, clean power from A to Z
Urban Policy in the Time of Obama Urban Policy in the Time of Obama James DeFilippis, Editor 2016 Fall
How presidential policies have served—or failed to serve—America’s cities
The Participatory Condition in the Digital Age The Participatory Condition in the Digital Age Darin Barney, Gabriella Coleman, Christine Ross, Jonathan Sterne and Tamar Tembeck, Editors 2016 Fall
An unprecedented transdisciplinary call to reassess the meaning of participation in the digital age
The Groove of the Poem: Reading Philippe Beck The Groove of the Poem Reading Philippe Beck Jacques Rancière 2016 Fall
A careful reading of one of France’s most important contemporary poets by one of today’s most engaging thinkers of aesthetics
Being a Skull: Place, Contact, Thought, Sculpturesee Being a Skull Place, Contact, Thought, Sculpturesee Georges Didi-Huberman 2016 Fall
A renowned art historian’s exploration of the work of the Italian artist Giuseppe Penone