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The Patriots
A historian follows one Japanese-American family from Depression-era Seattle, to the internment camps, to Hiroshima.
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Short Takes
by Katherine Duke ’05
This spring, the books bounce from Detroit to Jericho, from public housing to higher learning, and from grandfather to grandkids.
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Tiny Treasures
by Rachel Rogol
An alumna’s paintings “suggest a reverse hubris, a pride in how much she can do with so little,” says one art critic.
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Amherst Creates: Was Lincoln Depressed?
by Paul Statt ’78
A seasoned journalist leads an unsuspecting reader to some truths about mental illness.
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Collecting Criticism
by Theodore Iacobuzio ’76
In books on music and writing, two classmates showcase Amherst’s place in American reviewing.
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Behind the Scenes on Broadway
by Katherine Duke ’05