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What Lies Beneath the Asbestos Crisis
When thousands of workers filed lawsuits against employers in search of asbestos injury compensation, Congress planned to create a national social insurance program for asbestos claims but failed.
NYPD Expert Breaks Down Al Qaeda's Plots
Perceptions of Al Qaeda as a highly organized, rigidly centralized group that spanned the globe and exercised a precise strategy to defeat the West have proven to be untrue, Mitchell Silber said on Jan. 17 at the first of an ongoing lecture forum offered by the USC National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events.
Book Examines Racial Equity in Higher Education
A new book by USC Rossier School of Education professor Estela Mara Bensimon examines equity issues at institutions of higher education.
USC Marshall Researcher Examines Human Capital
Evidence, not intuition, guides effective human resource leadership.
USC Professor Reflects on War Time
USC Gould School of Law professor Mary L. Dudziak has written War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences, a reflection on war and the laws enacted during conflict.
Agus’ Book Focuses on New View of Health
A new definition of health and how to achieve it is the subject of a new book written by David Agus, a faculty physician and researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
New Book Explores Addictions and Treatment
A new book by USC School of Social Work adjunct professor Margaret Fetting draws on her 30 years of clinical experience in chemical dependency treatment to offer a comprehensive and reflective overview of the field, as well as an imaginative treatment model.
USC Professor Rethinks Suburban Life in New Book
USC professor Karen Tongson likes to point out that “queer life happens everywhere.” Even in the suburbs.
Banks’ Book Stirs Controversy
Race, marriage and class were discussed and debated at a USC event last month featuring author Ralph Richard Banks.
Rotary-Dial Politics in an iPhone World
Picture this scene from an episode of the NBC sitcom 30 Rock: Tracy Jordan and Jenna Maroney face off, both of them fuming.
Wag the Elephant
In 1972 and at the height of his career, Warren Beatty became so involved in George McGovern’s presidential campaign he turned down starring roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Way We Were, The Great Gatsby and The Godfather.
New Book Analyzes Global Media
A new book written by USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism assistant professor Paolo Sigismondi examines the unfolding dynamics of global media and entertainment.
A Conversation With Lynda Resnick
Lynda Resnick, vice chairman of Roll Global and the marketing force behind leading companies such as POM Wonderful and Teleflora, began her career as a child actress. Her business career began at the ripe old age of 19 after she left college to open her own advertising agency.
Author Richard Banks to Discuss His Book at USC
Ralph Richard Banks, author of the provocative new book, Is Marriage for White People? How the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone, will take part in a panel discussion on Oct. 5 sponsored by the USC Center for Law, History and Culture.
USC Rossier Faculty Members Focus on Urban Education
USC Rossier School of Education faculty members and international colleagues address issues in urban education through the lens of equity in a new book to be released Sept. 26.
California Poet Laureate Muske-Dukes at the National Mall
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences professor Carol Muske-Dukes will read from her two most recent books during the 11th annual National Book Festival to be held Sept. 23-25 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
She Took the Tiger by the Tail
The past year has been a whirlwind for Téa Obreht. The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences alumna was named one of the “20 Under 40” by The New Yorker and selected as one of the “5 Under 35” by the National Book Foundation.
Writing and Redemption
Mark Richard didn’t intend to write his latest book. He originally set out to explore the death of Nat Turner, an early 19th-century slave insurrectionist in Southampton County, Va., where Richard lived as a boy.
Radical Change in Management Required, Authors Say
The only way organizations can succeed, two authors say, is to make fundamental changes to strategy, organization design and leadership.
Martin Krieger Shoots Slices of Life in L.A.
Martin Krieger peered at the screen and saw 20 to 30 images of his heart from all different angles. It was three years ago during an echocardiogram.
A Soul Divided
Carol Muske-Dukes was born in St. Paul, Minn. Across the Mississippi River is Minneapolis, and together they are known as Twin Cities. The poet’s birthplace provides the trope developed throughout her new book of poetry, Twin Cities.
Teaching Revolution and Resistance
The USC School of Cinematic Arts is home to many world-class authorities on film history and theory, and Drew Casper, holder of the Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Chair of American Film in the Division of Critical Studies, stands as one of the most prolific.
Science Writing for Everyone
Do Japanese people have a special sushi-digestion gene? What are 10 things everyone must know about comets? Can giraffes swim?
Book Helps Youth Leaving Foster Care
Each year more than 25,000 youth age out of the American foster care system to face uncertain futures as young adults.
Raider of the Lost Archive
A few years before her fatal overdose on barbiturates and sedatives, Marilyn Monroe purchased two lockable filing cabinets, one tan and one gray.
Scripting Stories of the Voiceless
For USC College professor Marjorie Becker, writing is not an arduous task.
Cliff Falls, Picks Himself Up
Sit down for a few hours with writer Cliff "C.B." Shiepe ’91 and you get little bits of wisdom.
New Book Explores China’s Public Diplomacy
A new book edited by USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism associate professor of public relations Jian "Jay" Wang, takes on a timely topic.
David M. Carter Delves Into Money Games
David M. Carter has written a new book that analyzes the evolution of sports.
A Wonder of the Modern World
Joseph Strauss’ audacity to try out for football as a spare 5-foot-3 undergraduate at the University of Cincinnati led to the creation of the Golden Gate Bridge.
New Fotonovela Deals With Dementia
An estimated 35.6 million people worldwide are living with dementia, according to a report by Alzheimer’s Disease International.
Starstruck: The Business of Celebrity
Celebrity, these days, takes on many forms - from the glamorous Hollywood icon to the irreverent YouTube sensation.
Who We Are and Why
The brain, mind, self and consciousness, on their own and in relationship to each other, are the focus of Antonio Damasio's lifelong research and his latest book Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain.
Strong China Has Meant Peace in East Asia
As China’s economic ascendancy and military expansion has prompted fears of a more aggressive China, a timely new book recasts the prevailing understanding of East Asian relations, showing how a strong China has historically created stability in East Asia, not conflict.
USC’s Fountains and Flourishes on Display
A just-published book of photographs, Fountains and Flourishes of the University of Southern California, spotlights the many architectural and landscape embellishments across campus.
Climbing the Ladder of Success
It would take a very big book to illustrate all the highlights of Arthur C. Bartner’s 40 years leading the USC Trojan Marching Band.
The End of Music
Even people who admit to being tone-deaf could once tell the difference between radio static and music. Not anymore.
Sorting Through Self-Esteem Issues
Katherine Schwarzenegger felt something was amiss one day last summer when she overheard her young cousins chatting with each other about their bodies.
A Tart Slice of Literature
Even a cognoscente of the written word like Aimee Bender admits the difficulty in communicating feelings.
The Tortoise and the Snare
The tortoise, long revered for its pace, good looks and mobile home, may be a victim of its own success as this living fossil is in danger of disappearing.
A Clash Between Reality and Fantasy
Commanding, evocative and unmistakable. With nine white steel and concrete letters standing 30 feet wide and 45 feet tall, the Hollywood Sign is one of the most recognized symbols in the world.
For-Profit Colleges Focus of New Book
For-profit colleges such as the University of Phoenix and Capella University have expanded rapidly in recent years amid questions about their educational quality and student loan default rates.
Tracing the Roots of Discrimination
Maria Elena Martinez’s book, Genealogical Fictions: Limpieza de Sangre, Religion and Gender in Colonial Mexico, the first in-depth study of the purity of blood concept and repercussions, has won two awards.
No Myths, Just Monk
Every day for almost a year, USC College professor Robin D. G. Kelley dug through junk to find a man. In a storage facility stacked to the ceiling with overflowing bags and boxes, Kelley donned a dust mask and spent...
May You Stay Forever Young
Before plastic surgery and Botox, an ancient culture had a different way of dealing with the quest for eternal youth.
Mutiny and Murder in the Arctic
Was English explorer Henry Hudson, the man credited by Europeans with the discovery of New York, murdered in cold blood by his own crew?
The Brightest Moon of the Century
by Christopher Meeks, White Whisker Books, $18.95
How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror
by Reza Aslan, Random House, $26
The Wandering Signifier: Rhetoric of Jewishness in the Latin American Imaginary
by Erin Graff Zivin, Duke University Press, $21.95
The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life
by Dave Logan and Steve Zaffron, Jossey-Bass, $27.95
Transforming Global Information and Communication Markets: The Political Economy of Innovation
by Peter F. Cowhey and Jonathan D. Aronson, The MIT Press, $34
The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism Is Seducing America
by Drew Pinsky and S. Mark Young, Harper Collins, $26.99
Correcting Errors in Pronunciation: A Resource Manual for ESL/EFL Teachers
by Julietta Shakhbagova, Figueroa Press, $125
It’s All for the Kids: Gender, Families and Youth Sports
by Michael A. Messner, University of California Press, $21.95
Global California: Rising to the Cosmopolitan Challenge
by Abraham F. Lowenthal, Stanford University Press, $21.95
Natural Language: What It Means & How We Use It
by Scott Soames, Princeton University Press, $39.50
The Politics of Exclusion: The Failure of Race-Neutral Policies in Urban America
by Leland T. Saito, Stanford University Press, $22.95
The Women
by T.C. Boyle, Viking, $27.95
The Key of Green: Passion and Perception in Renaissance Culture
by Bruce R. Smith, University of Chicago Press, $39
Advanced Numerical Models for Simulating Tsunami Waves and Runup
by Philip L.-F Liu, Harry Yeh and Costas Synolakis, World Scientific, $77
A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford
by Richard Reeves, W.W. Norton, $14.95
Investing in People: Financial Impact of Human Resource Initiatives
by Wayne Cascio and John Boudreau, Financial Times Press, $39.99
The Lean Forward Moment: Create Compelling Stories for Film, TV and the Web
by Norman Hollyn, New Riders, $44.99
Moscow & St. Petersburg 1900-1920: Art, Life & Culture
by John E. Bowlt, Vendome Press, $50
Dead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West
by James Lawrence Powell, University of California Press, $27.50
Love, West Hollywood: Reflections of Los Angeles
by Chris Freeman and James J. Berg, Alyson Books, $16.95
Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon
by Nancy C. Lutkehaus, Princeton University Press, $29.95
The Hurt Business: Oliver Mayer’s Early Works [+] Plus
by William Anthony Nericcio, Hyperbole Books, $24.95
And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl: The Jewish Past as Told by the Records We Have Loved and Lost
by Josh Kun and Roger Bennett, Crown Publishing Group, $24.95
Bullish on Uncertainty: How Organizational Cultures Transform Participants
by Alexandra Michel and Stanton Wortham, Cambridge University Press, $27.99
Fighting for Foreigners: Immigration and Its Impact on Japanese Democracy
by Apichai W. Shipper, Cornell University Press, $35
Tall If
by Mark Irwin, Western Michigan University Press, $14
Language Planning and Policy
ed. by Robert B. Kaplan and Richard B. Baldauf Jr., Multilingual Matters Ltd., prices vary
No Time to Think: The Menace of Media Speed and the 24-Hour News Cycle
by Howard Rosenberg and Charles S. Feldman, Continuum, $24.95
The Architecture Student’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 14th edition
ed. by The American Institute of Architects, John Wiley & Sons, $100
Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games
by Zach Whalen and Laurie N. Taylor, Vanderbilt University Press, $27.95
The Clothing of the Renaissance World
by Margaret F. Rosenthal and Ann Rosalind Jones, Thames & Hudson, $125
Genealogical Fictions: Limpieza de Sangre, Religion and Gender in Colonial Mexico
by María Elena Martínez, Stanford University Press, $65
The University
by Kenyon B. De Greene, Xlibris, $19.99
Oliver Mayer: Collected Plays
by Oliver Mayer, No Passport Press, $19.95
Modern Bamboo Structures
by Yan Xiao, Masafumi Inoue and Shyam K. Paudel, CRC Press, $159.95
The Shadow Catcher
by Marianne Wiggins, Simon & Schuster, $15
The Civic Life of American Religion
by Paul Lichterman and C. Brady Potts, Stanford University Press, $19.95
Beyond Barbie & Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming
by Yasmin B. Kafai, Carrie Heeter, Jill Denner and Jennifer Y. Sun; The MIT Press, $29.95
The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management, Second Edition
by Art Kleiner, Jossey-Bass, $29.95