Skip to content

Well Read

Books by Maverick Authors

Fascinating books by Maverick authors to fill your library

BLACKS AND WHITES IN CHRISTIAN AMERICA: HOW RACIAL DISCRIMINATION SHAPES RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS

Blacks and Whites in Christian America: How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions

by Jason Shelton, Associate Professor

Winner of the C. Calvin Smith Book Award from the Southern Conference on African American Studies. Jason Shelton and Michael Emerson explore why racial differences in belief and practice exist among white and black members of American Protestantism.
More Info



FERTILITY HOLIDAYS: IVF TOURISM AND THE REPRODUCTION OF WHITENESS

Fertility Holidays: IVF Tourism and the Reproduction of Whiteness

By Amy Speier, Assistant Professor

Fertility Holidays examines the experiences of white, working class North Americans who travel to Central Europe for donor egg in vitro fertilization.
More Info

THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI


The Shores of Tripoli: Lieutenant Putnam and the Barbary Pirates

By James L. Haley ('75 BA, political science)

The Shores of Tripoli, the first novel in a series, features young midshipman Bliven Putnam as he begins his naval service aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.
More Info



THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

The Complete Guide to Bird Photography: Field Techniques for Birders and Nature Photographers

By Jeffrey Rich ('11 MA, science/curriculum)

Jeffrey Rich details the tools you will need to capture artful and evocative images. He also shares insights on bird behavior that will help capture images of even the most elusive subjects.
More Info



LABOR OF LOVE: GESTATIONAL SURROGACY AND THE WORK OF MAKING BABIES

Labor of Love: Gestational Surrogacy and the Work of Making Babies

By Heather Jacobson, Associate Professor

In Labor of Love, Heather Jacobson offers a critical analysis of attitudes that emerge when the act of bringing a child into the world becomes an occupation.
More Info

You might also like