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Image: MIT News<\/p><\/div>\n

For the second straight year, MIT News is featuring recent books published by MIT faculty and staff (including fellows) in its 2022 summer reading list<\/a>. The following titles from this year’s list are available to borrow now from the MIT Libraries. We will add to this list as more titles become available.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Novel, Biography, Memoir, and Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNaiad Blood\u201d (Finishing Line Press, 2021)
\nby Sarah C. Beckmann, communications coordinator at the MIT Media Lab
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cUne Fille Indocile: L\u2019\u00e9mancipation d\u2019une femme nourrie par les mouvements f\u00e9ministes des ann\u00e9es 60-70 aux \u00c9tats-Unis\u201d (Iconoclaste, 2022)
\nby Isabelle de Courtivron, the Ann F. Friedlaender Professor Emerita in the Humanities
\nPrint (2016 edition)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cJourneys Through the Radiant Citadel\u201d (Wizards of the Coast, 2022)
\nchapter by D. Fox Harrell, professor of digital media and artificial intelligence and director of the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cShapley\u2019s Round Table: A Memoir by the Astronomer\u2019s Daughter\u201d (BookBaby, 2021)
\nedited by June L. Matthews, professor emerita of physics, and Thomas J. Bogdan
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cCarbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus\u201d (MIT Press, 2022)
\nby Maia Weinstock, deputy editorial director of MIT News
\nPrint<\/a> and ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Science and Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA Tactical Guide to Science Journalism: Lessons From the Front Lines\u201d (Oxford University Press, 2022)
\nEdited by Deborah Blum, director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT (KSJ); Ashley Smart, associate director of KSJ; and Tom Zeller Jr., editor of Undark, the digital science magazine published by KSJ
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cChasing Black Holes: An Insider\u2019s View of a Space Astronomy Mission\u201d (Van Dorn Books, 2021)
\nby Hale Bradt, professor emeritus of physics
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cA Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, and Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World\u201d (MIT CTL Media, 2021)
\nby Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Culture, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLife-Destroying Diagrams\u201d (Duke University Press, 2022)
\nby Eugenie Brinkema, associate professor in MIT\u2019s Literature Section
\nPrint and ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cUntil We Have Won Our Liberty: South Africa after Apartheid\u201d (Princeton University Press, 2022)
\nBy Evan Lieberman, the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa and director of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cShakespeare and Digital Pedagogy: Case Studies and Strategies\u201d (Bloomsbury, 2021)
\nedited by Diana E. Henderson, the Arthur J. Conner (1888) Professor in Literature; and Kyle Sebastian Vitale
\nPrint<\/a>\u00a0and ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSeeking the Bomb: Strategies of Nuclear Proliferation\u201d (Princeton University Press, 2022)
\nby Vipin Narang, the Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security and Political Science
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen People Want Punishment: Retributive Justice and the Puzzle of Authoritarian Popularity\u201d (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
\nby Lily Tsai, the Ford Professor of Political Science and chair of the faculty
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cRepublics of Myth: National Narratives and the U.S.-Iran Conflict\u201d (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022)
\nby John Tirman, executive director of and principal research scientist at the Center for International Studies (CIS); Hussein Banai, CIS research affiliate; and Malcolm Byrne, CIS research affiliate
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cUnintended Lessons of Revolution: Student Teachers and Political Radicalism in Twentieth-Century Mexico\u201d (Duke University Press, 2022)
\nby Tanal\u00eds Padilla, professor of history
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFearless: A Dissection of Jamaican Spirituality: A Path to Unity and Triumph for the African and Non-African Diaspora\u201d (Self-published, 2021)
\nby Bianca Rose, administrative assistant in MIT Open Learning
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Syntax in the Treetops<\/span>\u201d (MIT Press, 2022)
\n<\/span>by Shigeru Miyagawa, professor of linguistics and the Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture (post-tenure)
\n<\/span>Ebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Transgender Exigency: Defining Sex and Gender in the 21st Century\u201d (Routledge, 2021)
\nby Edward Schiappa, the John E. Burchard Professor of the Humanities
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior\u201d (Basic Books, 2022)
\nBy Erez Yoeli, research scientist in the MIT Sloan School of Management, and Moshe Hoffman
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Technology and Society<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Essence of Software: Why Concepts Matter for Great Design\u201d (Princeton University Press, 2021)
\nby Daniel Jackson, professor of electrical engineering and computer science
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c97 Things Every Data Engineer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts\u201d (O\u2019Reilly, 2021)
\nedited by Tobias Macey, associate director of platform and devops at MIT Open Learning
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Age of AI: And Our Human Future\u201d (Little, Brown & Co., 2021)
\nby Daniel Huttenlocher, dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing; Henry A. Kissinger; and Eric Schmidt
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBiofabrication\u201d (MIT Press, 2021)
\nby Ritu Raman, the d\u2019Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
\nPrint and ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cInto the Anthropocosmos: A Whole Space Catalog from the MIT Space Exploration Initiative\u201d (MIT Press, 2021)
\nby Ariel Ekblaw, director of the Space Exploration Initiative at the MIT Media Lab; designed by Sands Fish, researcher at the Media Lab
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding the New Economy: Data as Capital\u201d (MIT Press, 2021)
\nby Alex \u201cSandy\u201d Pentland, the Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and director of MIT Connection Science, and Thomas Hardjono, technology director of MIT Connection Science and of the MIT Trust::Data Consortium
\nPrint and ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan\u201d (Columbia University Press, 2022)
\nby Paul Roquet, associate professor of media studies and Japan studies and the Mitsui Career Development Professor in Contemporary Technology
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Education, Work, Finance, and Social Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cComputational Thinking Education in K-12: Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Physical Computing\u201d (MIT Press, 2022)
\nedited by Harold Abelson, the Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT, and Siu-Cheung Kong; includes one chapter by Cynthia Breazeal, professor of media arts and sciences and dean for digital learning; Blakeley H. Payne, research assistant in the MIT Media Lab; and Daniella DiPaola, research assistant in the Media Lab
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Answer Is You: A Guidebook to Creating a Life Full of Impact\u201d (Mango, 2022)
\nby Alex Amouyel, executive director of MIT Solve
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Work of the Future: Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines\u201d (MIT Press, 2022)
\nby David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics; David A. Mindell, professor of aeronautics and astronautics and the Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing; and Elisabeth B. Reynolds, executive director of and principal research scientist at the MIT Industrial Performance Center, and lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cLearning Engineering Toolkit: Evidence-Based Practices from the Learning Sciences, Instructional Design, and Beyond\u201d
\nThree chapters by Aaron Kessler, assistant director of learning sciences and teaching at MIT Open Learning; Scotty D. Craig; Jim Goodell; Dina Kurzweil; Scott W. Greenwald; and Janet Kolodner
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio: The Stories, Voices, and Key Insights of the Pioneers Who Shaped the Way We Invest\u201d (Princeton University Press, 2021)
\nby Andrew W. Lo, the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor in the MIT Sloan School of Management, and Stephen R. Foerster
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Arts, Planning, and Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPersuading with Data: A Guide to Designing, Delivering, and Defending Your Data\u201d (MIT Press, 2022)
\nby Miro Kazakoff, senior lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cUrban Play: Make-Believe, Technology, and Space\u201d (MIT Press, 2021)
\nby F\u00e1bio Duarte, principal research scientist at the MIT Senseable City Lab, lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and professor at PUCPR in Brazil; and Ricardo \u00c1lvarez PhD \u201920
\nPrint and ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDesign to Live: Everyday Inventions from a Refugee Camp\u201d (MIT Press, 2021)
\nedited by Azra Ak\u0161amija, associate professor of architecture, director of the MIT Future Heritage Lab, and director of the MIT Program in Art, Culture, and Technology; Melina Philippou, program director of the MIT Future Heritage Lab; and Raafat Majzoub
\nPrint<\/a> and ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNew Industrial Urbanism: Designing Places for Production\u201d (Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)
\nby Eran Ben-Joseph, professor of urban studies and planning, and Tali Hatuka
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cLeadership in Planning: How to Communicate Change and Effect Positive Change\u201d (Routledge, 2021)
\nby Jeff Levine, lecturer in urban studies and planning
\nPrint and Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEquity, Evaluation, and International Cooperation: In Pursuit of Proximate Peers in an African City\u201d (Oxford University Press, 2022)
\nby Gabriella Y. Carolini, associate professor of urban studies and planning
\nEbook<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

For Young Readers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAda and the Galaxies\u201d (Candlewick Press\/MIT Kids Press, 2021)
\nby Alan Lightman, professor of the practice of the humanities, and Olga Pastuchiv; illustrated by Susanna Chapman
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