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A Guide to Duke Author Books

A regular listing of the latest in scholarship and fiction from Duke faculty and staff

Fall books: The Itaipu dam between Brazil and Paraguay; Peter Ubel on health care costs; Lehman Brothers before the fall; Giovanni Boccaccio; Laurent Dubois on freedom in the Caribbean; and medicine in time of war.

Fall Books: Clean Hands, Aging Brains, Evangelical Women and Other Great Reads

The latest publications from Duke authors

The exploration the public lives of the “first ladies” of America’s Christian...

‘A Slow Tsunami on America's Shores,’ ‘A Death in Harlem,’ Social Media for the Public Good and Other Summer Books

Books By Duke Authors for Summer and Beyond

Chekhov, Billy Graham, sea levels, Buddhism and the Harlem renaissance are among the topics from Duke authors

From the challenges of ministry with those with dementia diseases to the challenges of sea level...

Top: Band-e-Amir National Park in Afghanistan. Bottom, from left: Kata Gellen’s

Spring Books: Adventures in Artificial Intelligence, Peruvian Guerrillas, Snow Leopards and More

This spring, Duke authors have unusual stories to tell: The sublime but endangered snow leopard...

Winter books: The Beatles; photos by Hugh Mangum; John the Baptist; and white identity politics.

Winter Books: The Beatles, Ellington and ‘the Magic of Collaboration' and Other Great Reads

From history to sci-fi, books from Duke authors to enliven the winter season

From “John the Baptist in history and theology” to 18th-century explorer John Lawson...

Duke authors tackles immigration policy; the Pop América exhibit; the story of Jacob and Esau; the European misuse of African fetishes; college athletics; and the misuse of history.

Why the Working Class Can't Get Elected, What Marx Got Wrong About Africa and Other Fall Books

From Star Trek to the Second Amendment, books from Duke authors to spice up the fall season

Explore the ‘cash ceiling’ holding back working-class candidates for office, the...

Books by Duke Authors to Fill Your Summer Tote Bag

Explore the role of good arguments in a functioning democracy, the path to a bright green future, China’s ‘green religion’ and the world of a medieval mystic

Here’s summer reading to educate and entertain: A new look at the continuing influence of...

Blessing the Peacemakers and Other Books This Spring from Duke Authors

Spring books make predictions about the sharing economy and the 'century of the photon'

Looking to head outside this spring with a good read? From Warsaw’s Jewish history to the...

Hot reads from Duke authors for a cold winter

Living With Uncertainty and Other Winter Reads from Duke Authors

Scholarship, memoirs, novels and poems: Faculty and staff offer something for any reader

The much-anticipated publication of Divinity School professor Kate Bowler’s new book,...

images from book covers of new Duke author publications

New Reads This Fall from Duke Faculty

Scholarship, photography, film and even historical romance: Faculty and staff offer something for any reader (and viewer)

Fall books from Duke authors cover pressing issues from today’s political and economic...

New books by Duke authors for summer 2017.

New Reads This Summer From Duke Faculty

Scholarship, poetry and an exposé: Faculty and staff offer something for any reader

This summer, make your beach reading a little more challenging and interesting with a book from...

Check out these new or forthcoming titles

New Reads This Spring From Duke Authors

Our spring season continues to shower us with smart, interesting books

There are good reads this spring from Duke writers: From the rise of female peacekeepers to...