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UPNEUniversity Press of New EnglandIncluding ForeEdge& UPNE Book PartnersSpring 2017
Recently ReleasedContentsUniversity Press of New England1–20 New TitlesForeEdgeDartmouth College PressUPNE Book Partners20University of New Hampshire Press21Fleming Museum of Art21New Britain Museum of American Art22Udvardy Editions22Chipstone Foundation23International Polar Institute Press24Duquesne University Press27New Issues Poetry & Prose30Autumn House Press32Saturnalia Books34Wesleyan University Press42Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth42Oberlin College Press43Four Way Books47Carnegie Mellon University Press50Omnidawn Publishing54Nightboat Books58Bauhan Publishing62Sheep Meadow Press63CavanKerry Press, Ltd.A Plague on All Our HousesMedical Intrigue, Hollywood,and the Discovery of AIDS“A riveting narrative. . . . Hillman’sintriguing portrait will deepenreaders’ understanding of those whoworked tirelessly to solve a medicalmystery.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)Cloth, 29.95 · 978-1-61168-875-7 / Ebook, 24.99 · 978-1-61168-996-9The Murder of Dr. Autumn KleinPAU L A R E E D WA R DRecent Titles67Ordering and Customer Service Information67Sales sofnewenglandupne.blogspot.comStay in the loop on new releases and subscribe to theUPNE newsletter at upne.com{Cloth, 29.95 · 978-1-61168-841-2 / Ebook, 17.99 · 978-1-61168-973-0Death by Cyanide65bookpartners“Reveal[s] in remarkable detail how awell-known serial killer at the end ofhis life sees himself.” New York Times MagazineB R UC E J. H I L L M A N , MDOrdering / Sales Representation / IndexesupneThe Untold Story of Dennis Rader,the BTK KillerK ATH E R I N E R A MS L A N D, P H DBrandeis University Press@upnepubConfession of a Serial KillerCover photographfrom Birdwatching inMaine: A Site Guide,edited by Derek J.Lovitch (see p. 12)Prices and publicationdates subject to changewithout notice“Death by Cyanide shows Ward at thetop of her form. . . . A master class incoverage of courtroom procedure.” Pittsburgh QuarterlyCloth, 27.95 · 978-1-61168-903-7 / Ebook, 17.99 · 978-1-61168-999-0From Darkness to DynastyThe First 40 Years of theNew England PatriotsJ E R RY TH O R NTO N“Jerry Thornton captures the earlyPatriots in all their ignominy anddefeat.” Providence JournalCloth, 27.95 · 978-1-61168-974-7 / Ebook, 22.99 · 978-1-5126-0001-8
ForeEdgeMaximum HarmThe Tsarnaev Brothers, the FBI, and theRoad to the Marathon Bombingmichele r. m c pheeThe chaos, complicity, and deadly consequences of theBoston Marathon bombingIn Maximum Harm, veteran investigative journalist MicheleR. McPhee unravels the complex story behind the publicfacts of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. She examinesthe bombers’ roots in Dagestan and Chechnya, the struggleof the Tsarnaevs to assimilate in America, and their growinghatred of the United States—a deepening antagonismthat led Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to “follow his brotherdown Boylston Street,” as prosecutors charged in court.Circumstances less widely known, which McPhee reveals inthe book, are the FBI’s recruitment of Tamerlan Tsarnaevas a “mosque crawler” to inform on radical separatists hereand in Chechnya; the six months he spent in Russia, leavingbehind a string of dead jihadis; the FBI’s botched dealsand broken promises with regard to his citizenship; andthe disenchantment, rage, and growing radicalization ofTamerlan and Dzhokhar, along with their mother, sisters,and Tamerlan’s wife, Katherine. Maximum Harm untanglesthe many threads of circumstance, coincidence, collusion,motive, and opportunity that resulted in the deadliest attackon the city of Boston to date.April320 pp., 34 illus., 6 x 9"Cloth, 29.95 978-1-61168-849-8 ( 41.00 CAD)Ebook, 17.99 978-1-5126-0072-8current events / true crime,!7IB6B1-giieji!michele r. mcphee is an Emmy-nominated reporter forthe Brian Ross Investigative Unit of ABC TV, the daily hostof a talk show on Boston’s WMEX radio, and author of fivebooks, including When Evil Rules.also of interestPatriots Day starring Mark Wahlbergopens nationwide in January!Boston StrongA City’s Triumphover TragedyCASEY SH ERM ANAN D DAVE WEDGEFOR EWOR D BYM ARTI N J. WALSH,M AYOR OF B OSTONPaper, 19.95 · 978-1-61168-559-6Ebook, 14.99 · 978-1-61168-728-6www.upne.com · 800.421.15611
ForeEdgeBuying TimeEnvironmental Collapse and the Future of Energykaz makabeThe failure of complex systems, and the future of energyMarch296 pp., 8 illus., 3 graphs, 5 figures, 6B/i x 9W"Cloth, 27.95 978-1-61168-931-0 ( 38.00 CAD)Ebook, 24.99 978-1-61168-932-7energy / environment,!7IB6B1-gijdba!also of interestThe Infinite ResourceThe Power of Ideason a Finite PlanetR A MEZ NA A MCloth, 19.95 · 978-1-61168-255-7Ebook, 14.99 · 978-1-61168-376-92www.upne.com · 800.421.1561Today we face environmental degradation, inefficienciesin fossil fuel extraction, and lagging funding for thedevelopment of renewable energy. Population growth islikely to add two billion people globally by 2040. Against thisbackdrop, and in light of the urgent need to pay closer heedto our environment, Kaz Makabe argues in Buying Time thatthe last thing the world needs is an energy crisis triggered notmerely by recurrent scares over supply, but by more lastingstructural changes in fossil fuel supplies. Grounded in subtlethinking about complex systems, including the economy,energy, and the environment, Buying Time underscores theconnections linking them all, offers an overview of the stateof the environment and our energy future, and applies lessonslearned the hard way from the global economic crisis of thepast decade.kaz makabe attended Columbia University, trained infinancial markets at Citibank, and worked at Goldman Sachsand JPMorgan Chase. He lives in Tokyo.
ForeEdgeThe Decibel DiariesA Journey through Rock in 50 Concertscarter alanAn insider’s tour of rock through 50 memorable concertsOn any given night a rock concert can tell the truth aboutwho we are, where we are, and what’s going on in music andlife right now.In The Decibel Diaries, Carter Alan, longtime DJ andmusic director at WZLX in Boston, chronicles a lifetimein rock with a tour through fifty concerts that defined suchmoments—from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young playingin the rain when Richard Nixon resigned to TalkingHeads and the first stirrings of punk to bluegrass angelAlison Krauss and adaptable veteran Robert Plant forginga plangent, plaintive, postmodern synergy for a newgeneration. For each event, Carter Alan shows us what itwas like to be there and telescopes out to reveal how thisshow fit into the arc of the artist’s career, the artist’s place inmusic, and the music’s place in the wider world. The DecibelDiaries is a visceral and visionary portrait of nearly fiftyyears of rock ’n’ roll.“Who better to write a book like this? And he nailed it.” J oe Perry of AerosmithApril328 pp., 50 illus., 6 x 9"Paper, 19.95 978-1-61168-792-7 ( 27.00 CAD)Ebook, 14.99 978-1-5126-0047-6music,!7IB6B1-gihjch!“Carter Alan is like that really cool older brother with greattaste who turns you on to all the great music, old and new.The Decibel Diaries is a bit like an On the Road for the postBeatles generation. The love for the music shines through.” B ill Janovitz, author of Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tellthe Story of the Rolling Stones“I’ve known Carter Alan for many years and he somehownever gets jaded. He is still like a kid discovering rock ’n’ rollfor the first time as he recalls these concerts in vivid, razorsharp detail and makes them live anew.” S teve Morse, instructor of rock history at BerkleeCollege of Music and longtime Boston Globe music criticcarter alan is the midday DJ and music director atWZLX-FM, Boston. He is the author, most recently, ofRadio Free Boston.also of interestRadio FreeBostonThe Rise and Fallof WBCNCARTER AL ANFOR EWOR D BYSTEVEN TYLERPaper, 25.95 · 978-1-55553-729-6Ebook, 19.99 · 978-1-55553-826-2www.upne.com · 800.421.15613
ForeEdgeEscape from DannemoraRichard Matt, David Sweat, and theGreat Adirondack Manhuntmichael bensonThe complete story of the prison break and manhuntthat kept America spellboundApril256 pp., 28 illus., 6 x 9"Paper, 19.95 978-1-61168-976-1 ( 27.00 CAD)Ebook, 14.99 978-1-5126-0044-5true crime,!7IB6B1-gijhgb!also of interestIn the Evil DayViolence Comes toOne Small TownR IC HAR D ADA MSCAR EYCloth, 29.95 · 978-1-61168-715-6Ebook, 17.99 · 978-1-61168-819-14www.upne.com · 800.421.1561It was one of the biggest crime stories of the decade. Twodeadly killers—one a sociopath, the other a cop killer—desperate and on the run. After months of planning,Richard Matt and David Sweat cut, chopped, coerced, andconnived their way out of a maximum-security prison inthe wilderness of upstate New York and managed to eludepolice for three weeks, sending the region into lockdownand keeping the entire country on edge. The media calledit “a bold escape for the ages” and veteran true-crime writerMichael Benson leads us along the story’s every wild pathto dig out a tale of adventure, psychology, sex, and brutality.In compelling prose, Escape from Dannemora tells thewhole twisted tale while also examining the conditions atthe storied old prison in Dannemora, a crumbling Gothicpile now coming under investigation for charges of drugtrafficking and brutality.michael benson is the author of many books of truecrime, including The Devil at Genesee Junction. He lives inBrooklyn.
ForeEdgeSeven MillionA Cop, a Priest, a Soldier for the IRA, andthe Still-Unsolved Rochester Brink’s Heistgary craigSome died, somewent to jail—whoholds the key to themissing millions?On a freezing night in January 1993, masked gunmenrobbed the Rochester Brink’s depot of 7.4 millionin one of the FBI’s top-five armored car heists inhistory. In Seven Million, Rochester reporter GaryCraig meticulously unwinds the long skein of leads,half-truths, false starts, and dead ends, taking usfrom the grim solitary pens of Ireland’s Long Keshprison to the illegal poker rooms of Manhattan tothe cold lakeshore on the Canadian border wherethe body parts began washing up. The book is adetailed re-creation of a complicated heist executedby a variegated and unsavory crew—including acop, a priest, a former IRA gunman, and a murderedboxer who may be the key to the whole thing—and of its many repercussions. The unansweredquestion: Where are the missing millions?A Murder in WellesleyThe Inside Story of an Ivy-League Doctor’sDouble Life, His Slain Wife, and theTrial That Gripped the Nationtom farmer and marty foleynow inpaperbackInside one of NewEngland’s mostinfamous murdersOn Halloween morning in 1999, Mabel Greinederwas savagely murdered along a wooded trail in thewell-heeled community of Wellesley, Massachusetts.As the shock following the brutal slaying slowlysubsided, the community was further shaken whenthe focus of the investigation turned to her husband,Dirk Greineder, a prominent allergist and familyman who was soon revealed to be leading a secret,double life involving prostitutes, pornography, andtrysts solicited through the Internet.“Farmer and Foley imbue the investigation andsubsequent trial with suspense, going to greatlengths to flesh out the players.” Publishers WeeklyMayMarch296 pp., 24 illus., 6 x 9W"Paper, 19.95 978-1-61168-891-7 ( 27.00 CAD)Ebook, 14.99 978-1-5126-0062-9true crime336 pp., 20 illus., 1 map, 6 x 9"Paper, 19.95 978-1-5126-0106-0 ( 27.00 CAD)Ebook, 14.99 978-1-55553-797-5true crime,!7IB5B2-gabaga!tom farmer is a former award-winning Bostonnewspaper reporter and editor who covered theGreineder murder case for the Boston Herald.marty foley spent more than 24 years with theMassachusetts State Police before retiring in 2007with the rank of detective lieutenant.,!7IB6B1-giijbh!gary craig is a reporter on the Rochester Democratand Chronicle’s Watchdog team, focusing on publicsafety and criminal justice. He has won numerousstate and national journalism awards. This is his firstbook.www.upne.com · 800.421.15615
ForeEdgeVultureFree as GodsHow the Jazz Age Reinvented Modernismcharles a. riley iiPerfectly adapted toits place in nature,the vulture retainsits bad reputation.But is it deserved?Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed andabundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet,are found from central Canada to the southern tipof Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between.Despite being ubiquitous, recognizable, and vitallyimportant to the food chain and the ecosystem, thishuge, familiar bird has historically been shunned,feared, reviled, and thoroughly misunderstood.In Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird,Katie Fallon follows a year in the life of a typicalNorth American turkey vulture. Comprisingresearch, interviews with world-renowned expertson raptors and vultures, and time spent with theanimals themselves, Vulture examines all aspects ofthe bird’s natural history, its place in the ecosystem,and the history of its often unlucky contact withhumans.March248 pp., 24 illus., 5V x 8V"Cloth, 27.95 978-1-61168-971-6 ( 38.00 CAD)Ebook, 22.99 978-1-5126-0030-8nature6www.upne.com · 800.421.1561,!7IB6B1-gijhbg!katie fallon is the cofounder of the AvianConservation Center of Appalachia, and the authorof Cerulean Blues. She lives in West Virginia.A lively, wide-ranginglook at the connectionsinside the core group ofavant-garde artists inJazz Age ParisAmong many art, music, and literature lovers,particularly devotees of modernism, the expatriatecommunity in France during the Jazz Agerepresents a remarkable convergence of genius inone place and period—one of the most glorious inhistory.Drawing on unpublished materials, Free asGods offers a fresh examination of both canonicand overlooked figures by revealing them inconversation with one another. Charles A. Rileyilluminates social interconnections and artisticcollaborations among the most famous—Fitzgerald,Hemingway, Gershwin, Diaghilev, and Picasso—and sets their work alongside that of AfricanAmericans such as Sidney Bechet, Archibald MotleyJr., and Langston Hughes, and women such asGertrude Stein and Nancy Cunard. Riley’s culturalhistory offers fresh interpretive insights into theirastounding experiments in content, form, andmedia.charles a. riley ii , professor of English, culturalhistorian, curator, and arts journalist, is the authorof more than twenty books on the arts.June272 pp., 35 illus. (8 color), 6 x 9"Cloth, 29.95 978-1-61168-850-4 ( 41.00 CAD)Ebook, 24.99 978-1-5126-0055-1modern art,!7IB6B1-giifae!The Private Life of an Unloved Birdkatie fallon
ForeEdgeUnion JackJohn F. Kennedy’s Special Relationshipwith Great Britainchristopher sandfordThe fascinating storyof John F. Kennedy’slifelong love affairwith England—andhow it shaped himJohn F. Kennedy carried on a lifelong love affairwith England and the English. From his speakingstyle to his tastes in art, architecture, theater, music,and clothes, his personality reflected his deepaffinity for a certain kind of idealized Englishness.Noted biographer Christopher Sandford tracksKennedy’s exploits in Great Britain between 1935and 1963, and looks in-depth at the unique wayBritain shaped JFK throughout his adult life andhow JFK charmed British society. Set against abackdrop of the twentieth century’s most profoundevents, Union Jack chronicles the emergence of apeculiarly American personality whose consistentlypro-British, rallying rhetoric was rivaled only byWinston Churchill, and offers a unique portrait ofanother side of this historic figure in the centennialyear of his birth.The Lives of Dillon RipleyNatural Scientist, Wartime Spy,and Pioneering Leader of theSmithsonian Institutionroger d. stoneThe true storyof the lastRenaissance manS. Dillon Ripley was a courtly, determined, andhugely ambitious conservationist and culturalstandard-bearer who led the SmithsonianInstitution during its greatest period of growth.During his watch, from 1964 to 1984, the SI addedeight new museums and seven new research centersand began publication of the Smithsonian magazine.Paralleling his career at the Smithsonian wasRipley’s lifelong work as an ornithologist, begunin New Guinea in the 1930s. During the war hewas recruited to the Office of Strategic Services,the forerunner of the modern CIA, and postedto Ceylon, where he ran agents who infiltratedJapanese-held Southeast Asia.In The Lives of Dillon Ripley, Roger D. Stonebrings the story of this remarkable Renaissance manthrillingly to life.JuneJune344 pp., 30 illus., 6B/i x 9W"Cloth, 29.95 978-1-61168-852-8 ( 41.00 CAD)Ebook, 24.99 978-1-5126-0093-3biography / politics240 pp., 18 illus., 5V x 8V"Cloth, 27.95 978-1-61168-656-2 ( 38.00 CAD)Ebook, 22.99 978-1-5126-0061-2biography / natural history,!7IB6B1-gigfgc!roger d. stone is a former bureau chief for Timemagazine, and a board member of the WorldWildlife Fund, where he served with Dillon Ripley.Stone is the author of six previous books. He lives inWashington, DC.,!7IB6B1-giifci!christopher sandford has written on postwaraffairs for a range of publications, including theTimes, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and others. Heis the author of over a dozen books, includingHarold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of PrimeMinister Macmillan and President Kennedy. He livesin Seattle.www.upne.com · 800.421.15617
ForeEdgeBreathe EasyA Guide to Better Breathingdonald a. mahler, mdAn informative and practical guide to better breathingMost people don’t think about breathing; it is an automatic,unconscious act. However, fifty million Americans sufferfrom respiratory disease that interferes with their daily lives,and they seek medical help for diagnosis and treatment.In Breathe Easy, Dr. Donald A. Mahler describes whatconstitutes normal breathing, what causes shortness ofbreath, and what can be done to improve one’s breathing.He addresses the origins and treatments of asthma, chronicobstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and interstitiallung disease; explains the correct use of inhalers; looks atthe effects of aging; and emphasizes the benefits of exercise.His final chapter provides valuable advice about travelingJunewith oxygen.184 pp., 20 illus., 5V x 8V"Illustrated with over fifty helpful medical graphics,Unjacketed cloth, 85.00 x 978-1-61168-901-3 ( 116.00 CAD)Breathe Easy offers a complete guide for the millions ofPaper, 19.95 978-1-61168-902-0 ( 27.00 CAD)Ebook, 17.99 978-1-5126-0080-3Americans who are limited by their breathing.medicine & public health,!7IB6B1-gijaca!donald a. mahler, md , is emeritus professor of medicineat Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and staffpulmonologist and director of respiratory services at ValleyRegional Hospital in Claremont, New Hampshire.also of interestNeedlessSufferingHow SocietyFails Those withChronic PainDAVI D NAGEL,MDPaper, 24.95 · 978-1-61168-889-4Ebook, 19.99 · 978-1-61168-963-18www.upne.com · 800.421.1561The EmotionalJourney ofthe Alzheimer’sFamilyROB ERT B.SANTU LLI, MDAN D KESSTANB L AN DI N, P H DPaper, 24.95 · 978-1-61168-744-6Ebook, 19.99 · 978-1-61168-745-3The HandBookSurvivingin a GermFilled WorldMI RYA M Z.WAH RM ANPaper, 19.95 · 978-1-61168-524-4Ebook, 17.99 · 978-1-61168-955-6
ForeEdgeHot Hands, Draft Hype,and DiMaggio’s StreakThat’s Gotta HurtThe Injuries That Changed Sports Foreverdr. david geierDebunking America’sFavorite Sports Mythssheldon hirschHow advances insports medicinehelp bridge the gapbetween the prosand the rest of us,and make sports andexercise saferProof thateverything youthought you knewabout sports iswrongIn sports there are lies, damned lies, and statistics.Joe DiMaggio’s fifty-six-game hitting streak wasmagical. The three-point shot is an essential partof NBA basketball. Babe Ruth shouldn’t haveattempted to steal second base in the ninth inningof the 1926 World Series. Scientist and researcherSheldon Hirsch has taken a decidedly unorthodoxapproach to sports history. He looks at myths,legends, conventional wisdom, shibboleths, andfirm convictions of all kinds that sports lovershold to be true, and demonstrates how analysis offacts and figures disproves what tradition—andsportswriters—would have us believe. Divided intothree parts, on baseball, basketball, and football, HotHands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio’s Streak containsenough clear-sightedness and shocking conclusionsto delight any sports lover.When pro athletes get hurt, they risk losing aseason—or a career—to injury. Medical advancesin the last decades have allowed athletes to bounceback to the top of their game in record time, andthese techniques have changed the lives of proand amateur athletes worldwide. In That’s GottaHurt, orthopaedist David Geier shows how sportsmedicine has had a greater impact on the sportswe watch, play, and love than any technique orconcept in coaching or training. Through the storiesof a dozen athletes whose injuries and recoveryadvanced the field (including Joan Benoit, MichaelJordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr.Geier tells the story of how sports medicine makessports safer for pros, amateurs, student-athletes,and weekend warriors alike. That’s Gotta Hurt isa fascinating and important book for all athletes,coaches, and sports fans.June240 pp., 6 x 9"Paper, 17.95 978-1-5126-0063-6 ( 25.00 CAD)Ebook, 14.99 978-1-5126-0064-3sports320 pp., 6 x 9W"Paper, 21.95 978-1-61168-906-8 ( 30.00 CAD)Ebook, 17.99 978-1-5126-0069-8sports on hirsch is a physician and self-professedsports geek. He lives in Chicago (but still roots forthe Yankees), and is the coauthor of The Beauty ofShort Hops.dr. david geier is board certified in orthopaedicsurgery. He was formerly on the medical staff forthe St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams and iscurrently medical director of East Cooper SportsMedicine in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.www.upne.com · 800.421.15619
ForeEdgeUniversity Press of New EnglandNo Boston OlympicsThe Golden Age ofBoston TelevisionHow and Why Smart CitiesAre Passing on the Torchchris dempsey andandrew zimbalistterry ann knopfA fascinatingaccount of localtelevision in Bostonfrom the 1970s tothe early 1990s,when it offeredthe best localprogramming inAmericaA play-by-playaccount ofhow No BostonOlympics ralliedMassachusettsresidents to reject anOlympic bidterry ann knopf has worked as a TV critic forthe Miami Herald and the Patriot Ledger. She wasalso a Boston Globe correspondent, specializing inthe arts and media.MayJune232 pp., 9 illus., 2 graphs, 4 tables, 6 x 9"Cloth, 27.95 978-1-5126-0058-2 ( 38.00 CAD)Ebook, 22.99 978-1-5126-0070-4current events / sports10www.upne.com · 800.421.1561280 pp., 8 illus., 6 x 9"Unjacketed cloth, 85.00 x 978-1-61168-904-4 ( 116.00 CAD)Paper, 24.95 978-1-61168-905-1 ( 34.00 CAD)Ebook, 19.99 978-1-5126-0104-6popular culture / film & tv,!7IB6B1-gijafb!chris dempsey was a cofounder of No BostonOlympics. andrew zimbalist is the Robert A.Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College,and the author of Circus Maximus and other books.,!7IB5B2-gaafic!In 2013 and 2014, some of Massachusetts’ mostpowerful individuals hatched a bold plan to bringthe 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston. Theypromised that hosting would deliver incalculablebenefits at little risk. Yet they refused to sharedetails, even though the bid required billions invenue construction and a guarantee that taxpayerfunds would cover deficits. When the United StatesOlympic Committee (USOC) chose Boston 2024as the official American bid, it seemed inevitablethat the boosters would triumph.No Boston Olympics brilliantly recounts howa group of diverse, engaged citizens united tosuccessfully challenge the boosters and ultimatelyderail the USOC and the International OlympicCommittee. The book provides a blueprint thatshows smart cities why and how they should passon hosting the Games.In this lively insider account, Terry Ann Knopfchronicles the development of Boston televisionprogramming from its origins in the 1970s to itsdecline in the early 1990s. She describes awardwinning newscasts, spirited talk shows, thoughtprovoking specials and documentaries, ambitiouspublic service campaigns, and even TV filmswith Hollywood stars. She also shows how localtelevision highlighted aspects of Boston’s historyover two turbulent decades, including localtreatment of highly charged race, sex, and genderissues—and the stations’ failure to challenge theCatholic Church during its infamous sexual abusescandal.Laced with personal insights and colorfulanecdotes, The Golden Age of Boston Television offersan intimate look at how Boston affiliate televisionrefracted Boston’s culture in unique ways, even asit served as a model for other stations around thecountry.
Brandeis University PressUniversity Press of New EnglandSenator LeahyJewish Justices of theSupreme CourtA Life in Scenesphilip baruthThe blockbuster lifeof America’s mostsenior senatorIn this focused biography of the Vermont senatorPatrick Leahy, Philip Baruth highlights a seriesof critical events that bring home to readers thebreadth of Leahy’s experience and influence. Leahyhas figured very prominently in America’s post9/11 political history, including the battle over thePatriot Act, the 2001 anthrax attacks, public tussleswith Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales, andthe opening of relations with Cuba. Throughout,Baruth focuses on Leahy’s cultivation of a “TopCop” persona in the media and at the ballot box,an approach that culminates in simultaneous rolesfor the lawmaker as chair of the Senate JudiciaryCommittee and as a tough-talking extra in the DarkKnight trilogy of Batman films.From Brandeis to Kagandavid g. dalinThe first history ofthe eight Jewishmen and womenwho have served orwho currently serveas justices of theSupreme CourtFrom Woodrow Wilson’s historic appointmentof Louis D. Brandeis in 1916 to Barack Obama’sappointment of Elena Kagan in 2010, Jewish Justicesof the Supreme Court examines the lives, legal careers,and legacies of the eight Jews who have servedor who currently serve as justices of the SupremeCourt: Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, FelixFrankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, RuthBader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and ElenaKagan.David G. Dalin discusses the relationship thesejustices had with the presidents who appointedthem, the judges’ Jewish background, and theirviews and judicial opinions on freedom of speech,freedom of religion, the death penalty, the right toprivacy, gender equality, and the rights of criminaldefendants, among other issues.MayApril344 pp., 19 illus., 6B/i x 9W"Cloth, 35.00 978-1-5126-0056-8 ( 48.00 CAD)Ebook, 29.99 978-1-5126-0057-5biography / politics384 pp., 38 illus., 6B/i x 9W"Cloth, 35.00 978-1-61168-238-0 ( 48.00 CAD)Ebook, 29.99 978-1-5126-0014-8jewish studies / lawBrandeis Series in American Jewish History,Culture, and Life,!7IB6B1-gicdia!david g. dalin is the author, coauthor, or editorof eleven books, including Religion and State in theAmerican Jewish Experience (with coauthor JonathanD. Sarna).,!7IB5B2-gaafgi!philip baruth is a professor of English at theUniversity of Vermont and served as the majorityleader of the Vermont Senate from 2012–2016. Anaward-winning commentator for Vermont PublicRadio for a dozen years, he is the author of twoacclaimed novels, The X President and The BrothersBoswell.www.upne.com · 800.421.156111
University Press of New EnglandBirdwatching in MaineA Site Guideedited by derek j. lovitchA guide to finding the best birding sites throughout thegreat state of MaineApril472 pp., 35 maps, 33 color photos, 6 x 9"Paper, 29.95 978-1-61168-722-4 ( 41.00 CAD)Ebook, 24.99 978-1-5126-0039-1birds & birdwatching,!7IB6B1-gihcce!Maine, with its nearly 450 recorded species of birds, offersan abundance of birding opportunities for people of alllevels of interest and experience. A wealth of undevelopedland and the state’s extensive coastline, countless islands,and varied habitat host an impressive diversity of birdsat all times of the year. Lavishly illustrated and featuringdescriptions of over 200 birding sites in all sixteen Mainecounties, plus a detailed and useful species accounts guidefor spotting the most sought-after birds, Birdwatching inMaine is the best resource for finding birds throughout thelargest of the New England states. Each chapter includesa county map, an overview by Derek J. Lovitch, numeroussite guides with explicit directions, and a list of rarities.derek j. lovitch , author of How to Be a Better Birder, haswritten for birding magazines and also guides birdersthroughout Maine. He and his wife, Jeannette, own andoperate Freeport Wild Bird Supply, an independent birdfeeding and birding specialty shop.also of interestBirdwatchingin NewHampshireER IC A.M ASTERSONPaper, 24.95 · 978-1-58465-986-0Ebook, 19.99 · 978-1-61168-410-012www.upne.com · 800.421.1561Birdwatchingin New YorkCity and onLong IslandBirdwatchingin VermontTED MU R I N AN DB RYAN PFEI FFERDEB OR AH R IVELAN D KELLYEROSEN H EIMPaper, 24.95 · 978-1-61168-678-4Ebook, 19.99 · 978-1-61168-968-6Paper, 22.95 · 978-1-58465-188-8
University Press of New EnglandNew Wilderness VoicesGranite, Fire, and FogThe Natural and Cultural Historyof Acadiatom wesselsforeword by amy seidlThe only bookthat offers botha natural and acultural history ofone of the nation’sfavorite parksA literary celebrationof the Northeast’swild placesGuy and Laura Waterman spent a lifetimereflecting on and writing about the mountainsof the Northeast. The Waterman Fund furtherstheir legacy of stewardship through an annualessay contest celebrating and exploring issues ofwilderness and humanity. Since 2008, the WatermanFund has sought out new and emerging voices,and Appalachia journal has published the winningessay. These new writers bring fresh perspectivesto timeless issues of wilderness and wildness. InNew Wilderness Voices these winning essays arecollected for the first time, along with the bestrunners-up. Together, they make
Confession of a Serial Killer The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer KATHERINE RAMSLAND, P HD well-known serial killer at the end of his life sees himself." New York Times Magazine Cloth, 29.95 · 978-1-61168-841-2 / Ebook, 17.99 · 978-1-61168-973- From Darkness to Dynasty The First 40 Years of the New England Patriots JERRY .
