These books were not included in our print edition:

Owen Fiss ’59 delves into the Constitution’s commitment to democracy and voting rights in Why We Vote. An emeritus Yale law professor who clerked for then-appellate judge Thurgood Marshall, and later for Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., Fiss reviews historical Supreme Court cases that facilitated citizens’ right to vote and provided ballot access for independent candidates and new political parties. He also surveys court decisions—and the proliferation of restrictive state voting laws—that have diluted voting rights in recent years. [Oxford University Press]

Arthur Coburn ’60—a Hollywood film editor whose editing credits include Beverly Hills Cop, Spider-Man, and Running Scared—weaves a taut thriller in Murder in Concrete, his fifth novel. After the murder of her mother and the disappearance of her father, a young woman spots her missing dad in a film and decides to investigate. [Wild Rose Press]

In Mowing the Grass at Low Tide: Fighting the Saltmarsh Grasses that Invaded Washington’s Coast, David Milne ’61 offers a history of Washington state’s epic campaign to eradicate a destructive Atlantic saltmarsh species introduced to its coast in 1895. The 6-foot grasses threatened to disrupt shorebird migration routes, destroy shellfish harvests, and harm Native American cultural assets and the state’s tourism industry. Based on the author’s personal and sometimes humorous experiences at the center of the years-long fight, when as a professor at Evergreen State College he taught classes on ecology and led student field trips to help in the effort. [Barnes & Noble Press]

In Public Higher Education That Works: One College’s Path to Academic Success and Financial Stability, Mitchel Wallerstein ’71, former president of Baruch College of the City University of New York, chronicles how the institution overcame serious financial constraints, space limitations, and other obstacles during his decade at the helm, to become fiscally stable and well ranked. [Teachers College Press]

Portraits of Ukraine: A Nation at War, coauthored by Gregory W. Slayton ’81 and Christian Slayton ’15 with more than 300 photographs by Alessandra Slayton ’13, puts readers on the ground with stories of ordinary Ukrainians raising their families in conflict zones, fleeing devastation, and coping with war-battered soldiers. It offers a comprehensive and visually compelling look at the country’s history and Russia’s 2022 invasion. All proceeds are being donated to charities and relief organizations helping Ukrainians. [Aetos Poland]

Peter Wasserman ’78, an ophthalmologist, centers his debut novel, The Eye Files, on an eye surgeon who notices a suspicious difference in the president’s eye exam. The surgeon becomes a target upon uncovering a plot to kidnap and kill the president and replace him with a sociopathic look-alike. [Self-published]

Alan Eagle ’83 includes lessons on how to think clearly, stay focused, and shrug off setbacks under high stress in Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World’s Top Performers. He coauthored the practical guide with a psychologist who has advised Olympians and the U.S. Navy SEALS. [Harper Business]

In her memoir Remember, You Are a Wiley, civil rights lawyer, professor, and former New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley ’86 shares the story of surviving her own and her family’s traumas and how embracing political activism has shaped her career and given her strength and optimism in the face of adversity. [Grand Central Publishing]

In her latest book, The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About, best-selling life coach Mel Robbins ’90 contends that two simple words—“let them”—can help people stop wasting energy on what they can’t control and start focusing on their own happiness, goals, and life. [Hay House]

In All He Wants for Christmas Is an Easter Basket: A Mother’s Memoir, Shary Taylor Gentry ’91 candidly shares the complex challenges, worries, and moments of joy and humor and connection experienced by parents of a child with autism. [Independently published]

Coauthored by John Eliot ’93, How to Get Along with Anyone: The Playbook for Predicting and Preventing Conflict at Work and at Home details how to defuse heated conflicts and communicate well under pressure. Noting that average American workers spend about 156 hours a year in moderate to intense workplace conflict, which adversely affects both their performance and health, the guide identifies five conflict styles. [Simon & Schuster]

In Wisdom of the Dying, Dr. Hamza Abbasi ’16, a physician at Stanford University Hospital, explores what brings meaning to our lives through the lens of a frontline healthcare worker who witnessed many people face death during the Covid pandemic. He shares lessons he observed in patients who were ready for death when it came, and the regrets expressed by those who were not. [Warren Publishing]