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Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025
From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions
Recent books with Harvard connections
Gordon S. Wood on the birth of the United States, Steven Pinker on declining violence, Jack M. Balkin on "Living Originalism," and a dozen others whose recent books have Harvard connections
Erin Wade's Vinaigrette salad bistro serves organic greens in Santa Fe
Erin Wade's Vinaigrette salad bistro serves organic, home-grown greens in Santa Fe.
Meredith James '04 creates videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions
Meredith James '04 creates surrealist videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions.
“Lost Decades" by Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden: an excerpt
Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden review recent U.S. economic woes in the context of the “capital flow cycle.”
"Foreign Parts" film explores Queens junkyard neighborhood Willets Point
The documentary film "Foreign Parts" explores Willets Point, a vanishing junkyard neighborhood in Queens.
David Nathan reviews Brent R. Stockwell's book on drug development
David Nathan reviews Brent R. Stockwell's "The Quest for the Cure"
Edward Steinfeld reviews Ezra Vogel’s new biography of China's Deng Xiaopeng
Ezra Vogel’s monumental biography of Deng Xiaopeng, the doctrinaire pragmatist who modernized China.
Brooklyn's Saratoga community center
A much admired community center in Brooklyn, designed by George Ranalli.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections.
Excerpt from “New Directions in Financial Services Regulation”
An ode to transparency