[ fine print ] A Fine September Morning By Alan Fleishman ’61 A Fine September Morning tells a compelling story of hate, hope and love driven by one man’s obsessed determination to rescue his brother from the horrors of Russian civil war, oppression and holocaust. Alan Fleishman ’61 blends historical fact and fictional characters and continues the epic family saga begun in his successful debut novel, Goliath’s Head.
That Time I Joined the Circus By Jennifer J.J. Howard ’94 This young-adult novel centers on Lexi Ryan, who unintentionally runs away to join the circus. A music-obsessed, slightly snarky New York City girl, Lexi is on her own attempting to track down her long-absent mother, who is rumored to be in Florida with a traveling circus. When Lexi arrives at her new, three-ring reality, her mom isn’t there … but her destiny might be. Surrounded by tigers, elephants and trapeze artists, Lexi finds some surprising friends and an even more surprising chance at true love. With humor, wisdom and a fresh voice, this debut novel by Jennifer Howard ’94 illustrates the magic of circus tents, city lights, first kisses and the importance of an excellent playlist.
Rwanda and the Moral Obligation of Humanitarian Intervention By Joshua Kassner ’94 Joshua Kassner ’94, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Baltimore, offers a compelling argument for why the international community should have intervened in Rwanda, grounded in basic rights that run counter to the accepted view on the moral nature of humanitarian intervention. His argument is based on the claim that the violation of the basic human rights of the Rwandan Tutsis morally obliged the international community to intervene militarily to stop the genocide. The arguments presented by the author have implications for our understanding of the moral nature of humanitarian military intervention, global justice and the role moral principles should play in the practical deliberations of states.
Sports in the Aftermath of Tragedy: From Kennedy to Katrina By Michael Gavin ’98 In Sports in the Aftermath of Tragedy: From Kennedy to Katrina, Michael Gavin ’98 explores how columnists have written about the role of sports in the national recovery from specific tragedies. Beginning with John F. Kennedy’s assassination and including subsequent national tragedies such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, this book studies the people considered “American” in these columnists’ work. Other tragedies examined are the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, the bombing of the 1996 Olympics and the 2011 Japanese tsunami that affected both the Japanese and American women’s soccer teams when the two competed against each other in the final round of the World Cup.
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