May 1, 2001 Off the Shelf Recent books with a Harvard accent Most popular All That’s Unseen charts the Harvard graduate’s uneasy journey from Appalachia to Cambridge and back. Singer Elisa Smith’s whiskey-soaked voice and subversive feminism is part of the genre’s urban shift. Before a data center is built, Francesca Dominici and Le Xie aim to predict costs to the grid, the air, and the neighbors next door. Explore More From Current Issue How Katie O’Dair makes kings, comedians, and parents feel welcome on campus. Museums & Collections Science and art capture the microscopic natural world. Harvard History Until the 1950s, professionals cleaned up after students in the dorms.