Books

Environment & Sustainability

Spinning Stories of Climate Change and a Fragile Planet

Alum Ross West pens cli-fi collection with provocative questions but no easy answers

LIFE: A Transdisciplinary Inquiry

LIFE: A Transdisciplinary Inquiry

Edited by Jeremy Swartz, BA ’00 (music), MS ’10 (individualized program), PhD ’16 (communication and society); and Janet Wasko, professor, School of Journalism and Communication

The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook

The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook

By Nico Larco, professor, School of Architecture & Environment; and Kaarin Knudson, BA ’99 (journalism, fine and applied arts), MArch ’07, instructor, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management

Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History Inform a Sustainable Future

Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History Can Inform Our Planet’s Future

By Todd Braje, PhD ’07 (anthropology), executive director, Museum of Natural and Cultural History

The Fragile Blue Dot: Stories from Our Imperiled Biosphere

The Fragile Blue Dot: Stories from Our Imperiled Biosphere

By Ross West, MFA ’84 (creative writing)

War Bonds

War Bonds

By Christina Lux, MA ’01 (French), PhD ’07 (Romance languages)

Three Chapbooks/Three Poets

Three Chapbooks/Three Poets

By Rodger Moody, BA ’76 (English), MFA ’78 (creative writing); Carol Durak, MFA ’81 (English); and John P Harn, MFA ’82 (creative writing)

Two participants in a self-defense class practice striking a mitt

How to Empower Yourself to Survive and Thrive

Former UO instructor authors book on self-defense and success in a sexist world

1977 photo of luminary Black writers gathered in an NYC apartment

Literary Sisters: Two Years That Changed Our Culture

English professor’s new book captures pivotal moment for Black feminist writing

quran on table with sun beaming into window in background

Religious Scholar Courts Controversy with “Creating the Qur’an”

Stephen Shoemaker challenges claims adopted by Muslims and non-Muslims alike