This month’s book feature by Cornellians includes titles by College of Arts and Sciences alumni and faculty: poetry, a look at plant-based healing, the evolution of bridge-building and a history of ancient Persian wars.
Tracks in Snow
Thaddeus Rutkowski ’76
Rutkowski’s latest volume is a collection of short lyric poems inspired by his life experiences—from childhood in Appalachia to adulthood in NYC.
“These candid, compact poems focus on themes of alienation and belonging, closeness to nature, eventual parenthood, and aging,” states the publisher, Finishing Line Press. “Each poem contains careful observation of detail—the flapping of a bird’s wing, the sound of a mantra, the smell of smoldering charcoal briquettes—and a conceptual twist that casts new light on the subject.”
Medicines That Feed Us
Stacey Langwick
Langwick is a professor of anthropology on the Hill; in addition to her doctorate in the field, she holds a master’s in public health.
Her research focuses on cultural and medical anthropology—and her latest book delves into plant-based healing and sustainable farming practices in Tanzania.
It examines (in the words of the publisher, Duke University Press) “the relationship between toxicity and remedy in the face of the intertwined health and environmental crises” that shape modern life.
A doctoral alum in science and technology studies, Dreicer is a historian, designer, and creator of visitor experiences.
Persia’s Greek Campaigns
John Hyland ’99
Dubbed “impressive” by the New York Times, this war history was penned by an Arts & Sciences alum who’s on the faculty at Virginia’s Christopher Newport University.
“The wars between the Achaemenid Persian kings and the Greek city-states—especially Xerxes’s invasion of Greece—are often remembered as foundational events in Greek history, and therefore, we often hear about them through Greek accounts,” states the publisher, Oxford University Press.
Read the full story on the Cornellians website.
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