Books are always welcome gifts at the holidays, and
Johns Hopkins University Press offers some suggestions from
its current catalog. All titles can be found at local
bookstores, through online booksellers like Amazon.com and
BN.com or through the JHU Press Web site,
www.press.jhu.edu.
For the incurable New Yorker: Around
Washington Square: An Illustrated History of Greenwich
Village by Luther S. Harris reveals the people, places
and ideas that shaped New York's — and perhaps the
world's — most storied neighborhood. ($39.95
hardcover)
For the car buff: The Isaac Newton School of
Driving: Physics and Your Car by Barry Parker offers an
engaging and informative look at the science of driving and
the laws of physics that govern how cars start, stop, turn
and look. ($26.95 hardcover)
For the creative writer: Cake by Tristan
Davies brings together 20 acclaimed short stories that
chart the complexities of love, identity and life in
impressionistic, dreamlike prose. ($15.95 paperback)
For the railroad enthusiast: The New York,
Susquehanna & Western Railroad by Robert E. Mohowski
uncovers the history of the mid-Atlantic railway company
defined throughout its 100-year history by technological
and management innovation. ($34.95 hardcover)
For the would-be inventor: Black Inventors
in the Age of Segregation by Rayvon Fouche traces the
lives and accomplishments of three African-American
inventors working at the turn of the 20th century and
succeeding in their chosen fields despite racial prejudice.
($34.95 hardcover)
For the C-SPAN addict: The George W. Bush
Presidency: An Early Assessment, edited by Fred
Greenstein, provides a balanced and in-depth look at George
Bush's policies during his first two years in office and
his handling of the crises that have defined his
presidency. ($19.95 paperback)
For the comic book connoisseur: Comic Book
Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America
by Bradford W. Wright details the cultural history and
significance of comic books in America from Superman to
Spawn. ($19.95 paperback)
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