Through its online catalog, Amherst Reads also makes it easy to search for books by Amherst alumni and faculty. We celebrate the work of our authors and encourage the Amherst community to continue to share titles with us. We hope you enjoy these selections—happy reading!
Education Lead(her)ship exposes the systemic obstacles that impede the professional advancement of women in K–12 education and offers readers the tools to recognize and combat these inequities.
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For the first time in league history, NBA coaches and general managers are just as likely to have played Division III basketball as they are to have played in the NBA. The narrative is anchored by the story of Andrew Olson ’08, who is now a shooting coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Drinking yerba mate is a daily, communal ritual that has brought together South Americans for some five centuries. In lively prose and with vivid illustrations, Pite explores how this Indigenous infusion became one of the most distinctive and widely consumed beverages in the region.
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Life is comfortable for a prominent, if schlubby, developer at a New York City blockchain company. That is, until FBI Special Agent Diane Duménil seeks his help against a bewildering threat: The Delphians, worshippers of the god Apollo, have launched a rogue program on a blockchain.
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This is the story of 50 truly remarkable inventions, from personal helicopters to ’swimming’ tanks… these inventions were not only misguided, but demonstrate their inventors’ remarkable gift for out-of-the-box thinking nobody ever asked for.
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