Vol.25, No. 11	Jan. 21, 2000

The RECORD welcomes submissions of recently published books by all Columbians for future editions of "Bookshelf."

• The Charterhouse of Parma, by Stendhal, translated by Richard Howard, professor in the School of Arts (The Modern Library, $24.95). A new translation of Stendhal's work which follows a young soldier in Napoleon's army, his aunt and her lover.

• American Beauty: The Environmental Forces That Shape It, by James Marston Fitch, professor emeritus of architecture, with William Bobenhausen (Oxford, $40.00). A revised version of the book first published in 1947, completely updated to reflect the immense technological changes since then.

• The Real American Dream, by Andrew Delbanco, Julian Clarence Levine Professor of English and comparative literature (Harvard University Press, $19.95). The author ponders the many stages of American culture, including the present mission of instant self-gratification.

• Out of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said, University Professor of English and comparative literature (Knopf, $26.95). The author describes experiences from his childhood in Egypt to an academic career in America.

• Ideas, Ideologies, and Social Movements: The United States Experience Since 1800, edited by Stuart Bruchey, professor emeritus of American economic history, and Peter A. Coclanis (University of South Carolina Press, $29.95). Thirteen leading historians and sociologists review attempts to bring about or prevent social and institutional change in America.

•Solomon's Sword: Two Families and the Children the State Took Away, by Michael Shapiro, professor of journalism (Times Books/Random House, $25.00). The author examines what happens to families when they are broken up by the state.

• Rembrandt's Eyes, by Simon Schama, University Professor of history (Knopf, $50.00). The author presents Rembrandt from the perspective of historian, art critic and detective.

• The Peking Letter: A Novel of the Chinese Civil War, by Seymour Topping, professor of journalism (Cornelia and Michael Bessie, $25.00). A novel about China's civil war and the Communist victory.

• Authoritarianism in Syria: Institutions and Social Conflict 1946-1970, by Steven Heydemann, associate professor of political science (Cornell University Press, $39.95). A look at the durability and resilience of the populist authoritarian regime that rules Syria.

• Blood Feuds: Blood, AIDS and the Politics of Medical Disaster, edited by Ronald Bayer, professor of public health, and Eric Feldman (Oxford University Press $29.95-paper, $45.00-cloth). A cross-national analysis of how the HIV infection entered the world's blood supply in the 1980s.

• Beneath the Equator: Culture of Desire, Male Homosexuality & Emerging Gay Communities in Brazil, by Richard Parker, associate professor of public health (Routledge, $19.99-paper, $75.00-cloth). The author explains how gay life has evolved and "come of age" in Brazil.

• Culture, Society and Sexuality: A Reader, by Richard Parker, associate professor of public health, and Peter Aggleton (UCL Press, $24.95-paper, $89.00-cloth). Explores the social construction of sexuality, including sexual identity, community, politics and economics.

• Le Roman `a l'oeuvre. Genèse et valeurs, by Henri Mitterand, professor of French literature (Presses Universitaires de France, 138 FF). A study of genesis, structure and aesthetics in the analysis of the novel, with specific focus on patterns, composition, intertextuality. In French.

• The Ladies Auxiliary, by Tova Mirvis, CC'95 and MFA '98 (W.W. Norton & Company, $23.95). A novel about the Orthodox Jewish community in Memphis which combines Southern gentility with Jewish tradition.

• When Seconds Count: Counting Down Basketball's Greatest Finishes, by Alex Sachare, director of communication for Columbia College and editor of Columbia College Today (Sports Publishing Inc., $24.95). The author relives some of basketball's most amazing comebacks, improbable rallies and astounding buzzer-beaters.

• Value-Creating Growth, by Thomas L. Doorley III, MBA'69, and John Donovan (Jossey-Bass Publishers, $30.00). Methods on how to find and use your company's "growth formula," and how to focus on growth as a means of adding value.