{"id":11975,"date":"2017-09-21T14:44:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-dev.library.illinois.edu\/nicks-test-site\/2006-2\/"},"modified":"2017-09-21T17:24:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T17:24:54","slug":"2006_","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/special-collections\/bookplates\/2006_\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Our Faculty Achievements 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSo Long, See You Tomorrow<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

William Maxwell<\/p>\n

So Long, See You Tomorrow<\/em> is a short and stunning novel. Its soul is empathy and humility
\nin the face of life’s challenges and injustices. Maxwell has achieved all that an ethnographer
\ncould dream of. The work is a profound apology — born of social understanding and what’s more, an
\naccount of rural Illinois.<\/p>\n

Nancy Abelmann<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthropology, Asian American Studies, East Asian Languages and Cultures<\/p>\n


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\nEventide<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kent Haruf<\/p>\n

This is a wonderful book that I shared with many of the important people in my life.<\/p>\n

Aaron S. Benjamin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychology<\/p>\n


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\nDr. Space: The Life of Wernher von Braun<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bob Ward<\/p>\n

This is a fascinating book about a fascinating man. Wernher Von Braun is certainly among the
\nmost brilliant and influential people ever lived, ‘a dreamer pursuing visions, and at the same time
\na creative genius.’ Without his mind a man would have never walked on the Moon. The book of Bob
\nWard is a fine historical read. Now when the interest to space exploration seems to diminish, this
\nbook is very timely and might inspire new amazing achievements.<\/p>\n

Alexey Bezryadin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Physics<\/p>\n


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\nNow I can Die in Peace<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bill Simmons<\/p>\n

This is a book about the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004 (first time in over 80
\nyears). As a third generation Red Sox Fan, this is a book about hope and redemption. This book
\nshould be read by all Assistant Professors around their 4th year.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Brawn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and Animal Biology<\/p>\n


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\nSelection in Cladocera on the Basis of a Physiological Character<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Arthur Mangun Banta<\/p>\n

This was the first book that I read about my topic in graduate school. Even though the book was
\npublished in 1921, much of Banta’s work remains relevant to current questions.<\/p>\n

Carla Caceres<\/strong><\/p>\n

Animal Biology<\/p>\n


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\nThe Origins of Order<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Stuart A. Kauffman<\/p>\n

The origins and consequences of order are imprinted in our biological world. In his book, Stuart
\nKauffmann recognizes that order not only stems from Darwinian evolution but from constraints
\nembedded in the biological system itself. Ideas and arguments are provocative and illuminating.<\/p>\n

Gustavo Caetano-Anolles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crop Sciences<\/p>\n


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\nThe Theory of Corporate Finance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jean Tirole<\/p>\n

Because it is illuminating and insigtful for those willing to take their first steps in the
\nknowledge of finance as a science.<\/p>\n

Murillo Campello<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finance<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nMolecular Genetics of Bacteria (2nd Edition)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Larry Snyder and Wendy Champness<\/p>\n

This is a very well-written book, and it discusses many important topics that fascinated me as a
\nstudent. I would therefore like this book to be available to young students of Molecular and
\nCellular Biology.<\/p>\n

Isaac Cann<\/strong><\/p>\n

Animal Sciences\/ Microbiology<\/p>\n


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\nCat’s Cradle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.<\/p>\n

If Kurt Vonnegut were a scientist, he would have made one break through after another. His
\nabundant creative juice is any scientist’s envy, and this is the main reason why I picked one of
\nhis books. Like many of his novels, Cat’s Cradle has its cadre of bizarre but all-to-human
\ncharacters. The central figure is the weird scientist Dr. Felix Hoenikker, who inadvertently
\ncreated a material “ice-9” that’s more destructive than the atomic bomb. Ice-9 is water that
\nfreezes at ambient temperatures. It was intended to save soldiers stuck in the mud; adding ice-9 to
\nthe mud will freeze it at ambient temperature so the soldiers can pull themselves out. But the
\nfreezing, once started was unstoppable because it spread to all organisms as they are full of
\nwater. It is modern science gone awry – it promised human progress but only quickened the end of
\nlife. Food for thought for all us science types.<\/p>\n

Chi-Hing Christina Cheng<\/strong><\/p>\n

Animal Biology<\/p>\n


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\nBreeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Rex Bernardo<\/p>\n

I conduct plant breeding research and I selected this book because it gives an excellent review
\nof modern plant breeding methods.<\/p>\n

Brian Diers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crop Sciences<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nKeywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society (2nd Edition)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Raymond Williams<\/p>\n

The book is a minor classic in the field of cultural studies by its once most prominant advocate
\nand petitioner (Williams died in 1989) and the book was critical to writing my doctorate. While
\nsome entries are now dated, it remains useful. It is a gem.<\/p>\n

Paul Duncum<\/strong><\/p>\n

School of Art & Design<\/p>\n


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\nMe of all People<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Alfred Brendeal (in conversation with Martin Meyer)<\/p>\n

Alfred Brendel, an exceptionally educated musician, interested in literature, art, architecture,
\ntheater and film, has inspired my music-making for many years, through his ideas and performances.
\nIn this conversation with Martin Meyer, Brendel reveals his thinking on a wide variety of musical
\ntopics, from the practical to the philosophical.<\/p>\n

Timothy Ehlen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Music, Piano Performance<\/p>\n


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\nKansas City, Missouri: An Architectural History, 1826-1990<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

George Ehrlich<\/p>\n

This book was written by my father, who taught art history at the University of Missouri-Kansas
\nCity and who earned three degrees from the U of I. If possible, I would like the copy of his book
\non reserve in the architecture library to be bookplated, since he spent a great deal of time in
\nthat building as a student.<\/p>\n

Matthew C. Ehrlich<\/strong><\/p>\n

Journalism<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nFacilitating Learning Organizations: Making Learning Count<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Victoria J. Marsick and Karen E. Watkins<\/p>\n

Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick have been very supportive of and influential in my
\ndevelopment as a scholar within the field of human resource development. Their earlier work on
\nlearning organizations stimulated my own research agenda, which has become a lifelong passion
\naround the theme of better understanding how managers and leaders facilitate learning and create
\ncontexts for learning. This book is very special to me because it further unites the three of us
\nand our research on the learning organization.<\/p>\n

Andrea D. Ellinger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Human Resource Education<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nNoli Me Tangere<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jose Rizal<\/p>\n

This sequel, affectionately called
\nThe Noli<\/em> in the Philippines, along with its sequel,
\nEl Filibusterismo<\/em> (Subversion), are among my favorite books. It is the quintessential
\nstory of the colonial exile who returns home to one’s native land after a sojourn in the “Mother
\nCountry” only to find disappointment and tragedy. But in spite of this, the underlying message is
\nthat of hope and courage. It is still the story of so many Filipinos around the world, and perhaps
\na good many other people as well, exiles hovering like ghosts — searching for home. Herein are all
\nthe passions and the dangerousness of these specters.<\/p>\n

Augusto Espiritu<\/strong><\/p>\n

History<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nHarriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Catherine Clinton<\/p>\n

This inspirational biography serves as a reminder of what is true courage for those of us lucky
\nenough to have “arrived.” It means helping others even at the risk of losing everything we have
\nfought to attain.<\/p>\n

Margareth Etienne<\/strong><\/p>\n

Law<\/p>\n


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\nMicromotives and Macrobehavior<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thomas C. Shelling<\/p>\n

Schelling uses examples drawn from everyday life to illustrate the dynamics of interdependent
\nchoices. This book prompted me to think in new ways about how rules and institutions structure
\nhuman decisionmaking.<\/p>\n

Lee Fennell<\/strong><\/p>\n

College of Law<\/p>\n


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\nAbsalom, Absalom!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

William Faulkner<\/p>\n

My own research is far removed in subject and quality from Faulkner’s majestic work.
\nNevertheless I greatly admire his appreciation of the elusive nature of truth and our struggle to
\nreconstruct some part of it through the scant evidence available to us.<\/p>\n

Brian Fields<\/strong><\/p>\n

Astronomy<\/p>\n


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\n
\nDeveloping Cross-Cultural Competence: A guide for working with children and their families
\n(3rd edition)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Eleanor Lynch and Marci Hanson (Editors)<\/p>\n

This book has greatly influenced my work around the topic of understanding the influence of
\nculture on the services designed and provided for young children with disabilities and their
\nfamilies. Every time I am asked to recommend a main source on the topic of cultural and linguistic
\ndiversity in early childhood special education, this is the first one that come to mind. This book
\nreminds us that as much as we are different from each other, we are very similar in many ways.<\/p>\n

Rosa Milagros Santos Gilbertz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special Education<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nUnder the Frog<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tibor Fischer<\/p>\n

This is the most subtle, most humane and yet most humorous fictional account of lived experience
\nunder communism. It really brings home to the reader what it meant to live with the contradictions
\nof the state socialist regime in Hungary, provides rich and empathetic portraits of everyday
\npeople. It is the story of a young man in 1950s Hungary, including the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
\nYou will laugh out loud most of the time, and there will be one time when you weep. The linguistic
\ninnovation is also amazing; does justice to Hungarian (though it was written in English) even in
\nits title: Under the Frog.<\/p>\n

Zsuzsa Gille<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sociology<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\n\u00bfEntiendes? Queer Readings, Hispanic Writings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

by Emilie Bergmann and Paul Julian Smith<\/p>\n

This book was published during my first year as a Ph.D. student in Spanish, and I was utterly
\nmesmerized by it. Despite its size (and concomitant weight), I carried it around with me for weeks,
\nreading and re-reading sections any time I had a moment of free time. In its pages, I found
\nthoughtful and provocative discussions of the issues that were at the center of my intellectual
\nconcerns and–above all–examples of the type of scholarship I wanted to produce.<\/p>\n

Dara E. Goldman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese<\/p>\n


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\nDowncast Eyes: the Denigration of Vision in Twentieth-Century French Thought<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Martin Jay<\/p>\n

This book served as a fundamental bibliography on the field of visual studies as I wrote my
\ndissertation and first book on optics in French literature. I think I consulted it weekly, each
\ntime finding new references to follow up on or new reflections on the visual metaphorics that
\nundergird Western thought.<\/p>\n

Andrea Goulet<\/strong><\/p>\n

French<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Road to Serfdom<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friedrich August von Hayek<\/p>\n

Mr. Hayek’s book remains the clearest articulation of why intelligent people who think seriously
\nabout economics and the human condition don’t fall for socialism. I hope students continue to find
\nsolace in his frank and civil arguments for liberal capitalism against the distorted and often
\nangry cynicism of their professors.<\/p>\n

Eric C. Graf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese<\/p>\n


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\n
\nThe Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Daniel Boorstin<\/p>\n

When I first thought about working in media I need a 50,000 view of media’s effect on our
\nsociety. This book stood out from all the others I studied. Boorstin, a historian, set out to
\nunderstand the effect of media on the American way of life. In this wide ranging book he probes how
\nthe image created in media affects newspaper, expectation of travel, and news. The savvy insights
\nthroughout the book still resonate today. Over four decades ago he described pertinent features of
\ntoday’s American culture: The rise of advertising, the replacement of Celebrity that now dominates
\nour culture, and the pseudo-event – a term he coined – that forms the basis of our political
\ndiscourse. I found, and still find, this book instructive to thinking deeply about media.<\/p>\n

William S. Hammack<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chemical Engineering<\/p>\n


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\nThe Glass Bead Game<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hermann Hesse<\/p>\n

The author writes: “At other times you seemed to me either pitiable or contemptible, eunuchs,
\nartificially confined to an eternal childhood, childlike and childish in your cool, tightly fenced,
\nneatly tidied playground and kindergarten, where every nose is carefully wiped and every
\ntroublesome emotion is soothed, every dangerous thought repressed, where everyone plays nice, safe,
\nbloodless games for a lifetime and every jagged stirring of life, every strong feeling, every
\ngenuine passion, every rapture is promptly checked, deflected and neutralized by meditation
\ntherapy.”<\/p>\n

Fortunately, this is about the life of the players of the glass bead game and not on
\nuniversity life. Still, this book provides some interesting discussion on the ultimate question of
\n“life, the universe and everything else.” You might find it useful.<\/p>\n

Sariel Har-Peled<\/strong><\/p>\n

Computer Science<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Ultimate Klezmer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Joshua Horowitz<\/p>\n

This book of Klezmer tunes reflects my ‘other’ life, music, which nourishes my intellectual
\nlife. Josh Horowitz, one of my excellent mentors from KlezKamp, reissued and reinvigorated this
\nextensive collection from the standard East European Jewish repertoire as it existed in the first
\ntwo decades of the 20th Century.<\/p>\n

Frances Jacobson Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n

University Library<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nPranks!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

V. Vale<\/p>\n

Pranks! embodies the spirit of grassroots resistance through art. It uses interviews with
\ncountercultural icons to illustrate the theory behind pranks, which if properly executed
\ntemporarily challenge and reveal the status quo. True pranks are harmless, unless their victims
\nconsider the experience of seeing things from a new perspective to be harmful. I found the
\ncreativity and spirit captured in this book exhilarating. It is subversive in all the right
\nways.<\/p>\n

Kristen Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speech Communication<\/p>\n


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\nSolid Shape<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jan Koenderink<\/p>\n

I’ve been trying to buy the book for a while now, but it is currently out of print, even though
\nthe published (MIT Press) still lists it as available. If the library has an extra copy, I won’t
\nfeel so guilty keeping it continually renewed while I continue to try to understand what it
\ndescribes. Perhaps we could convince the author to make it available for free online (similar to
\nSteve LaValle’s
\nPlanning Agorithms<\/em> or Allen Hatcher’s
\nAlgebraic Topology<\/em>) or at least make it available as an e-book.<\/p>\n

John C. Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Computer Science<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nClose Reading: The Reader<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Frank Lentricchia and Andrew DuBois, eds
\n.<\/em><\/p>\n

Close reading is the foundation of literary studies in the broadest sense and an indispensable
\nskill for any reflective, independent reader. This volume demonstrates the wide range of critical
\napproaches to literature that have relied on close reading over the course of the twentieth century
\nand beyond.<\/p>\n

Wa\u00efl S. Hassan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comparative and World Literature<\/p>\n


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\nTalking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship Since Brown vs. Board of
\nEducation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Danielle Allen<\/p>\n

Danielle Allen’s
\nTalking to Strangers<\/em> is my ‘go-to’ book because it makes a powerful argument for the
\nusefulness of rhetoric as a flexible, responsive tool for creating productive habits of
\ncitizenship. I admire Allen’s rigorous interdisciplinary approach as much as I agree with her
\nunflinching insistence that universities must become model citizens.<\/p>\n

Debra Hawhee<\/strong><\/p>\n

English and Speech Communications<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nSequence Organization in Interaction: A Primer in Conversation Analysis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Emanuel A. Schegloff<\/p>\n

Emanuel A. Schegloff is a founder and major architect of my field, Conversation Analysis. I have
\nlearned (and am still learning) so much from not only his published work, but also from his
\npersonal teaching. This book presents the essence of his groundbreaking work in the last 40
\nyears.<\/p>\n

Makoto Hayashi
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

East Asian Languages and Cultures<\/p>\n


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\nThe Biology of Cancer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Robert A. Weinberg<\/p>\n

This is a forward-looking book that summarizes the latest in cancer biology.<\/p>\n

Paul J. Hergenrother<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chemistry<\/p>\n


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\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nPsychology and Athletics: A General Survey for Athletes and Coaches<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Coleman R. Griffith<\/p>\n

This book represents the very beginnings of kinesiological psychology. Coleman Griffith was a
\npioneer in both basic and applied aspects of sport and exercise psychology. In addition, he created
\nthe first laboratory in the United States (and the second in the world) dedicated to this topic.
\nImportantly, the mission of his laboratory, which was located here at the University of Illinois in
\nHuff Hall, was to examine “problems in psychology and physiology of athletic activity quite
\nindependent of any attempt to create bigger and better athletic teams.” Given Dr. Griffith’s impact
\non the field of kinesiological psychology and the fact that he was professor, as well as a provost
\nat the University of Illinois, I felt that this book was a fitting selection. It represents the
\nhistory of the University and the field.<\/p>\n

Charles H. Hillman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kinesiology and Community Health<\/p>\n


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\nDie neue Fr\u00e4nkische Brauereikarte<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Stefan Mack<\/p>\n

Life is too short to drink bad beer.<\/p>\n

Dirk Hundertmark<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathematics<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n
\nA Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and District Energy Systems: Fundamentals, Techniques, and
\nExamples<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

L. D. Danny Harvey<\/p>\n

This book is about the extraordinary opportunity to reduce our use of energy in buildings.
\nBuildings account for over one third of global fossil fuel use and associated greenhouse gas (GHG)
\nemissions worldwide. It is important to recognize that unrestrained use of fossil fuels pose a
\nserious thread of eventual catastrophic climatic change. Reducing energy use by buildings is
\ntherefore an essential part of any strategy to control the climate change and thereby minimize
\nfuture damage. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the potential to dramatically
\nreduce the energy use of new buildings compared to current conventional practice, and to
\ndramatically reduce the energy use of existing buildings through advanced renovations and
\nretrofits.<\/p>\n

Atul Jain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atmospheric Sciences<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nFaces of Africa:\u00a0Thirty Years of Photography<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher<\/p>\n


\n<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Robin Jarrett<\/strong><\/p>\n

Human & Community Development and African American Studies and
\nResources<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nDynamic Fracture Mechanics<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

L. B. Freund<\/p>\n

When I was an undergraduate student this book inspired me to pursue a Ph.D. in mechanics. It was
\nthen my great fortune to have the author, a U of I alumnus, as my graduate advisor.<\/p>\n

Harley Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mechanical Science & Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n
\nThe Open Society and It’s Enemies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Karl Popper<\/p>\n

This book, first published in 1940s, provides a passionate defense of democracy that is
\nparticularly relevant now, in the time when fear-mongering politics is riding high and the civil
\nliberties are under attack. The book greatly influenced my view of the world when I was a student
\nand I still admire this book today.<\/p>\n

Ilya Kapovich<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathematics<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nPerception and the Representative Design of Psychological Experiments<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Egon Brunswik<\/p>\n

This 1956 book reflects the life work of a brilliant cognitive psychologist who was many years
\nahead of his time in proposing that psychology be grounded in Darwinian, biological and ecological
\nprinciples rather than the Newtonian, nomological principles that dominated the theory and method
\nof his day. As a result, Brunswik was highly marginalized, culminating in his suicide at the age of
\n52. My own recent book \u201cAdaptive Perspectives on Human-Technology Interaction\u201d (2006, Oxford U.
\nPress) resurrects Brunswik’s theory and method, using them to understand cognition in our largely
\ntechnological ecology. Reviewing my book, noted cognitive psychologist Robert Sternberg (Yale)
\nwrote that “Brunswik’s seminal ideas have not gotten the recognition they deserve, and this book
\nhelps remind us all of how important they are” and HCI pioneer Stuart Card (Xerox PARC) wrote that
\n“Brunswik gets the last theoretical laugh in one of psychology’s oldest arguments.<\/p>\n


\nAlex Kirlik<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Human Factors and Beckman Institute<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Logic of Scientific Discovery<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Karl Popper<\/p>\n

It lays out the foundation of scientific thinking.<\/p>\n

Praveen Kumar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Civil & Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Dialogue in Hell between Machiavelli and Montesquieu<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Maurice Joly<\/p>\n

Written 142 years ago, the Maurice Joly’s masterpiece, with haunting precision, continues to
\ndescribe and explain political events of the modern times. Not for the weak-hearted.<\/p>\n

Andrei Kuzminov<\/strong><\/p>\n

Microbiology<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/a>
\nOntogeny and Phylogeny<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Stephen Jay Gould<\/p>\n

“This book is a beautiful example of scholarship, covering wide areas of knowledge with grace
\nand precision.”<\/p>\n

Steven R. Leigh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthropology<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nTuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Mitch Albom<\/p>\n

This book is about youth and wisdom, life and death, having and giving, and holding on and
\nletting go. Morrie has led a simple yet meaningful life that inspires me to live mine to the
\nfullest. Morrie’s passion for human spirit surely will inspire many more generations to come.<\/p>\n

Hong Li<\/strong><\/p>\n

School of Social Work<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Defense<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Vladimir Nabokov<\/p>\n

This book is by my famous contemporary writer from Russia, my native country. The book is about
\na chess player, but I think many people who do other types of intellectual work — such as research
\n— will find themes in it that they can associate with.<\/p>\n

Daniel Liberzon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nEssays: First Series<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n

Emerson was the first American author who opened up for me the linked intellectual problems of
\nwriting and history. As a teenager, I carried a coverless copys of Emerson’s\u00a0first series of
\nessays in my pocket for several years. As a professor, I teach those same essays to my students
\nalmost every year and watch them make the same connections I once did. The lessons of Emerson’s
\nSelf-Reliance<\/em> (included in this volume) are well suited to the university: in it, Emerson
\nrefuses to tell us what to think but instead encourages the reader to explore how to think. That
\nidea is at the core of both my teaching and my research.<\/p>\n

Trish Loughran<\/strong><\/p>\n

English<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nAn Invitation to 3D Vision: From Images to Geometric Models<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Yi Ma, Stefano Soatto, Jana Kosecka, Shankar Sastry<\/p>\n

This is a textbook that I finished writing during the first three years of my teaching here at
\nUniversity of Illinois. This book is an embodiment of the excellent academic environment that the
\nuniversity has to offer to foster the early career of a young faculty member. It is hard for me to
\nimagine that I would be able to accomplish the same at any other institute. For that, I will be
\nforever grateful.<\/p>\n

Yi Ma<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nRights at Work : Pay Equity Reform and the Politics of Legal Mobilization<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Michael W. McCann<\/p>\n

Rights at Work has been inspiring and frustrating me ever since I read it in graduate school.
\nInspiring because it’s theoretically innovative, empirically rich, and widely influential; it
\nchanged the way scholars conceptualize the relationship between law and social movements.
\nFrustrating because every time I think I’ve come up with a penetrating new insight, I re-read this
\nbook and find that McCann wrote about it first.<\/p>\n

Anna-Maria Marshall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sociology<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nMoney and Power<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jacques Ellul<\/p>\n

I selected this book for several reasons. First, Money and Power addresses a critical ethical
\nissue for many of us, namely how should we understand our money and the power it confers, at a time
\nwhen we enjoy unprecedented affluence and yet much of the world lives in or near poverty. Ellul
\napproaches the subject from his perspective as a Christian and a sociologist, and I find both his
\nanalysis and his dialectical method challenging, satisfying, and frustrating all at the same time.
\nSecond, this book represents an attempt to integrate scholarship and issues of faith, something
\nthat is of interest to me. Third, Ellul was a prolific writer and our library contains many of his
\nbooks, yet the collection does not include Money and Power. This is a gap I would like to see
\nfilled.<\/p>\n

Paul E. McNamara<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agricultural and Consumer Economics<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/a>
\nThe Auotbiography of Bertrand Russell; 1872-1914<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bertrand Russell<\/p>\n

The time period this book covers is a little old. Nevertheless, it had a big impact on me in my
\nhigh school years. The author describes a small gathering in Cambridge University called “the
\nSociety”, where friends exchanged lively discussion on a wide range of topics like science, art,
\nphilosophy and social issues. Unfortunately, I could not find such an opportunity as a college
\nstudent. Fortunately, after coming full circle, here I am, happily pursuing what inspired me when I
\nwas a teenager.<\/p>\n

Manabu Nakamura<\/strong><\/p>\n

Food Science and Human Nutrition<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nDigging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance and Other
\nContexts<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Brenda Dixon-Gottschild<\/p>\n

This is a groundbreaking book that has finally and explicitly articulated the influence of black
\naesthetics upon American performance and its development. Gottshchild reads the physical language
\nof historical, and sometimes canonical dance pieces and identifies the Aftricanist elements often
\nhidden within the works. It is a very important text and will change the way one sees American
\nperformance traditions.<\/p>\n

M. Cynthia Oliver<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dance<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nCases in Strategic-Systems Auditing: KPMG and University of Illinois at Urbana-Chanmpaign
\nBusiness Measurement Case Development and Research Program<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Timothy B. Bell and I. Solomon<\/p>\n

I selected this book because it represents arguably the best-ever collaborative instructional
\neffort by audit practitioners and audit scholars, and because Accountancy at UIUC provides much of
\nthis book’s impetus and taproot.<\/p>\n

Mark Peecher<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accountancy<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nCr\u00f3nica de Una Muerte Anunciada<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez<\/p>\n

This book has double significance for me: first, my wife, Minosca Alc\u00e1ntara, who introduce me to
\nthis book and use it as reference of wisdom; and second, its elegant narration of the message that
\ncertain events may be inevitable and usually the individuals affected by them are the last ones to
\nknow.<\/p>\n

Feniosky Pena-Mora<\/strong><\/p>\n

Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Phenomenology of Mind, 2 vols.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

G.W.F. Hegel<\/p>\n

This work represents to me the truest conceptualization of the structure of the mind and of
\nhuman reality in European philosophy. I read it sixteen years ago, and it transformed my thinking,
\nthrough its formulation of the mechanism of the human will and of the individual and collective
\nthought process through time. It is the most stimulating book I have ever read.<\/p>\n

Janice T. Pilch<\/strong><\/p>\n

University Library<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nMind Set. The New Psychology of Success<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Carol S. Dweck<\/p>\n

Because the mindsets that are the focus of the book have influenced both my research and my
\nlife.<\/p>\n

Eva Pomerantz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychology<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nCorn: Chemistry and Technology<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Pamela J. White and L. A. Johnson<\/p>\n

It represents an excellent collection of information on the corn kernel as related to processes
\nand products.<\/p>\n

Kent Rausch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agricultural and Biological Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nHomotopical Algebra<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Daniel G. Quillen<\/p>\n

This book has been important to much of my research in mathematics. I first studied it during my
\nsecond year of graduate school, and it was one of the things which led me to work in the area of
\nhomotopy theory.<\/p>\n

Charles Rezk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathematics<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nAngle of Repose<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wallace Stegner<\/p>\n

“I like it.”<\/p>\n


\nBrent Roberts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychology<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Nobody’s Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alan Berliner<\/p>\n

Nobody’s Business is truly a ground-breaking documentary. It breaks down many of the conventions
\nof the traditional documentary, and has a visual richness and originality rarely seen in a personal
\nstory such as this. This film can change the way one thinks about the possibilities of a
\ndocumentary.<\/p>\n

Jay Rosenstein<\/strong><\/p>\n

Journalism<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Bonds of Love: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, and the Problem of Domination<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jessica Benjamin<\/p>\n

I came upon this book when I was a graduate student. It not only importantly shaped my thinking
\nabout issues that matter to me as a historian of art, but also offered a powerful model of a
\nrigorous and passionate mind at work.<\/p>\n

Lisa Rosenthal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Art History Program, School of Art and Design<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nDivided in Unity: The Reunification of the Berlin Police<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas Glaeser<\/p>\n

This is a brilliant empirical investigation of the difficulties Germany encountered during
\nreunification, using the reunification of the German police as an illustration.<\/p>\n


\nJacqueline Ross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

College of Law<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nThe Feynman Lectures on Physics<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Feynman, Leighton and Sands<\/p>\n

This three part series has influenced my understanding of the physical world in a profound way.
\nEvery time I return to any page of the series, I find a piece of the world a little clearer than
\nbefore. It has served as a never ending source of pleasure.<\/p>\n

Taher Saif<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mechanical Science and Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nSibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Elphick<\/p>\n

“This guide merges my first research area, animal behavior, and my current interest, identifying
\nfield guides. For someone who’s a librarian and a birdwatcher rather than a birder the Sibley guide
\nforms the perfect blend of enlightenment and entertainment.”<\/p>\n


\nDiane Schmidt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Biology Library<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nChanges in the Land<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

William Cronon<\/p>\n

As a graduate student in ecology I found Cronon’s history of the environment as influenced by
\ndifferent forms of society and property to be incredibly exciting. It helped get me doing
\ninterdisciplinary work on ecology and history.<\/p>\n

Daniel Schneider<\/strong><\/p>\n

Urban and Regional Planning<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nCritique of Dialectical Reason<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jean-Paul Sartre<\/p>\n

This book is often overlooked, but a major contribution to Social Theory–Sartre is my favorite
\nphilosopher.<\/p>\n

Bill Schroeder<\/strong><\/p>\n

Philosophy<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Harried Leisure Class<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steffan Burenstam Linder<\/p>\n

This book examines one of the most pressing issues of our time. Economic growth has not resulted
\nin an abundance of free time, but in fact has produced a scarcity of time and more hectic
\nlifestyles. Linder wrote this book over 35 years ago, yet his arguments remain relevant today.<\/p>\n

Kimberly J. Shinew<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recreation, Sport and Tourism<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Selfish Gene<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Richard Dawkins<\/p>\n

This now-classic book launched a revolutionary view of biology that focuses on the gene (and not
\nthe organism or group of organisms) as the key level of natural selection. Whether you commend or
\ncondemn the explicitly reductionist arguments of Dawkins’ book, its influence on modern biological
\nthought is undeniable.<\/p>\n

Scott K. Silverman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chemistry<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nCognition and Reality: Principles and Implications of Cognitive Psychology<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ulric Neisser<\/p>\n

This book captured my imagination during graduate school and influenced my approach to
\nexperimental psychology<\/p>\n

Daniel Simons<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychology<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Double Helix<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

James D. Watson<\/p>\n

I chose this book because it had some influence on the choices I made after I had read it in my
\nsecond year in\u00a0high school.<\/p>\n

Slawomir Solecki<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathematics<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nEarly Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century AD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Iravatham Mahadevan<\/p>\n

I am fascinated by writing systems and I have a particular interest in the writing systems of
\nIndia.<\/p>\n

Richard Sproat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linguistics\/ECE<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Power Elite<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

C. Wright Mills<\/p>\n

I first read
\nThe Power Elite<\/em> while in graduate school and its staying power continues to amaze me. The
\nbook was published half a century ago but its messge might ring even truer today.<\/p>\n

Inger L. Stole<\/strong><\/p>\n

Institute for Communcations Research<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nGuns, Germs and Steele: The Fates of Human Society<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jared Diamond<\/p>\n

Extracting important trends and featrues from history and data that span thousands of years and
\nessentially the entire globe, and then presenting it in the most lucid form that makes one think,
\n“how come I did not come up with this?”<\/p>\n

Rizwan Uddin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nGandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

M. K. “Mahatma” Gandhi<\/p>\n

Mahatma Gandhi is among the most important thinkers in recent history. This autobiography also
\nhas the potential to influence generations to come.<\/p>\n

Nitin Vaidya<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nLa Placa del Diamant<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Merce Rodoreda<\/p>\n

It captures my catalan background and how women have to fight to preserve their values and
\nadvance in society.<\/p>\n

Ruth Aguilera Vaques<\/strong><\/p>\n

Business Administration (College of Business) & Institute of Labor and Industrial
\nRelations<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nFundamentals of Wireless Communication<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

David Tse and Pramod Viswanath<\/p>\n

Pramod Viswanath<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nInventing Black on Black Violence: Discourse, Space and Representation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

David Wilson<\/p>\n


\nDavid Wilson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Geography<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nCanaan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Geoffrey Hill<\/p>\n

Hill writes strong, resistant, visionary poetry. Canaan is one of my favorites.<\/p>\n

Gerard Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n

Department of Materials Science & Engineering<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nFictional Realism in 20th-Centry China<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

David Der-Wei Wang<\/p>\n

This book is by my teacher at Columbia University. The first book I read in graduate school, it
\nchanged the way I think of China and Chinese literature.<\/p>\n

Gary G. Xu<\/strong><\/p>\n

East Asian Languages and Cultures<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n
\nHenriette Reni\u00e9, Harpe Vivante (Henriette Reni\u00e9, Living Harp)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7oise des Varennes<\/p>\n

The summer before I came here, two of my teachers visited the author in France. Upon return,
\nthey presented me with an autographed book from the author wishing me success at Illinois as a
\nproponent of the Reni\u00e9 method. It\u2019s been my honor to preserve and promote the Reni\u00e9 legacy
\nhere.<\/p>\n

Ann Yeung<\/strong><\/p>\n

Music<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nMatrix Computations<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gene H. Golub and Charles F. Van Loan<\/p>\n

Algorithms for matrix computations are indispensable tools for many problems in computer
\ngraphics and vision.<\/p>\n

Yizhou Yu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Computer Science<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/a>
\nHoly Bible (in Chinese)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This book changed my life by helping me set my priorities correctly and balance my career and my
\nfamily.<\/p>\n

Yuanyuan Zhou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Computer Science<\/p>\n


\n__________________________________<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n


\nNanochemistry\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Geoff Ozin and A. Arsenault<\/p>\n

Progress in technology requires the development of new materials. The information age that we
\nlive in would not be possible without the single crystal silicon. What is next? The book by Ozin
\nand Arsenault is an excellent introduction to the principle of chemical self-assembly, which has
\nthe potential to bring us the next material for energy and environment.<\/p>\n

Jian-Min Zuo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Materials Science and Engineering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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