STONE SONGS ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS  by Pat Musick, PhD '74, with Jerry Carr and Bill Woodiel (University of Arkansas Press). In 1838, the Cherokees and other Native American tribes were forcibly removed to the so-called Indian Territory, land that is now the state of Oklahoma. In March 2002, artist Pat Musick, her husband Jerry Carr, and historian Bill Woodiel set out to commemorate a portion of that tragic journey, known as the Trail of Tears, in northern Arkansas. Inspired by the work of environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy,Musick also created an art installation, Yokes on the Trail of Tears.

MARS  by Eric S. Rabkin '66 (Praeger). From H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds to Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, from the rovers Spirit and Opportunity to the television show "My Favorite Martian," the Red Planet has inspired astronomers, writers, cartoonists, and filmmakers. Rabkin, an English professor at the University of Michigan, has written more than sixty short chapters on the mythology, history, literature, and, above all, science of Mars.

WHEN EVERYBODY ATE AT SCHRAFFT'S  by Joan Kanel Slomanson '53 (Barricade Books). Frank Shattuck, an uneducated traveling salesman, built the Schrafft's restaurant chain into an empire and became a millionaire at fortyfive. From 1898 until the 1970s, the restaurants were ubiquitous in New York City and the Northeast as outposts of middle- class civility. They were a favorite haunt of actors; Kirk Douglas and John Forsythe waited tables before they were stars. Slomanson's book, which includes recipes such as Schrafft's hot butterscotch sauce to whet the nostalgic appetite, is a tribute to a cultural landmark.

THE HEART HAS REASONS  by Mark Klempner '97 (The Pilgrim Press). Klempner, a folklorist, oral historian, and Holocaust scholar whose own father narrowly escaped the Nazis, collected interviews with Dutch rescuers who helped hide Jewish children during the Nazi occupation of Holland. These courageous men and women saw nothing remarkable about risking their lives to save other people. Klempner asks how people of faith and conscience can find their moral bearings even under the worst circumstances. As rescuer Hetty Voute says, "You can't let people be treated in an inhuman way around you, or you will end up becoming inhuman."

A FEW GOOD EGGS  by Julie Vargo '82 and Maureen Regan (Regan Books). One in six American couples experiences infertility. Vargo, a former fashion editor for the Dallas Times Herald, and Regan, a literary agent, both went through assessments and treatment for infertility. They lift the veil on what is often a taboo topic and give a straightforward, candid, and humorous account from a patient's point of view, delving into the emotional, marital, and financial stresses of those who have struggled to get pregnant.

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NIGHTMARE'S FAIRY TALE  by Gerd Korman (University of Wisconsin Press). A professor emeritus of American history in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations recounts his childhood years as a refugee in World War II Europe and then as an immigrant in the United States.

SONGBIRD JOURNEYS  by Miyoko Chu (Walker & Company). Chu, an editor of the Lab of Ornithology's Birdscope newsletter and assistant editor of Living Bird magazine, provides an overview of the latest research on songbird migrations, including the effects of global warming, deforestation, and pollution.

THE UNITED NATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS  by Julie A.Mertus '85 (Routledge).Mertus, professor of international relations at American University and co-director of the Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs Program, analyzes recent developments in U.N. human rights practices.

CULTURES OF TRANSNATIONAL ADOPTION  edited by Toby Alice Volkman, PhD '80 (Duke University Press). During the 1990s, Americans adopted close to 140,000 children from poorer countries. Volkman and other contributors explore ideas of kinship, belonging, and cultural change.

SEXPLORATION by Jane Bogart '82 (Penguin). The head of Health Services at UC Santa Cruz gives practical information to help readers better understand their own sexual desires and how to communicate them to their partners.

IMPERIAL GULLIES  by Kate B. Showers, PhD '82 (Ohio University Press). Lesotho was once the grain basket for South Africa but is now scarred by erosion. Showers, a senior research associate at the Centre for World Environmental History at the University of Sussex, reveals the results of destructive colonial and postcolonial land-use practices.

OVERCOMING THYROID PROBLEMS  by Jeffrey R. Garber '71 with Sandra Sardella White (McGraw-Hill). Dr. Garber, chief of endocrinology at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, dispels common misconceptions about thyroid disease and describes the best diagnostic tests and treatments.

SEX IN DEVELOPMENT  edited by Vincanne Adams and Stacy Leigh Pigg, PhD '90 (Duke University Press). Two anthropologists examine how international projects to promote population management, disease prevention, and maternal and child health shape ideas about what constitutes normal sexual practices and identities.

EQUITY  by Corey Rosen, PhD '73, John Case, and Martin Staubus (Harvard Business School Press). The executive director of the National Center for Employee Ownership and his coauthors explain how employee ownership can enhance a company's performance.

HAPPINESS IN A STORM  by Wendy Schlessel Harpham '76 (Norton). Dr. Harpham describes her experience as a survivor of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and how to strive for happiness despite the anxiety that can accompany serious illness.

HANDBOOK OF ESSENTIAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, SECOND EDITION  by Ronald W. Pies '74 and Donald P. Rogers (American Psychiatric Publishing). A guide to basic facts about psychotropic drugs that includes dosages and drug interactions.

BITING THE HAND THAT STARVES YOU  by Richard Maisel '79, David Epston, and Ali Borden (W.W.Norton). A guide to therapeutic strategies for those who are struggling to break the spell of anorexia/bulimia and reclaim their lives.