May 1, 2001

Off the Shelf

Recent books with a Harvard accent

The former economics concentrator brings his talent for crunching numbers to netminding.

Brief life of America’s greatest naval architect: 1886-1967

Ofer Bar-Yosef argues that cultural and technological revolutions have been more important than biological ones during the past 100, 000 years.

Author and Harvard Divinity School writer-in-residence Terry Tempest Williams finds beauty in the world around us.

New Harvard research finds octopuses go beyond sight and touch to find mates.

For both American and international students, growing up is like learning a new language.