Recent books from the MIT community
January/February 2025
Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You
By Teresa M. Amabile; Lotte Bailyn, professor emerita at MIT Sloan; Marcy Crary; Douglas T. Hall; and Kathy E. Kram
ROUTLEDGE, 2024, $39.99
Security in the Cyber Age: An Introduction to Policy and Technology
By Derek S. Reveron and John E. Savage ’61, SM ’62, PhD ’65
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS, 2024, $34.99
Pioneering Progress: American Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
By William B. Bonvillian, lecturer and the Office of Digital Learning’s senior director for special projects
MIT PRESS, 2024, $50
When Arguments Merge
By Elise Newman ’16, PhD ’21, assistant professor of linguistics
MIT PRESS, 2024, $45
Nucleation of Particles from the Gas Phase
By Steven Girshick ’70
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS, 2024, $135
Poseidon’s Progress: The Quest to Improve Life at Sea
By Iver Cooper ’74
MCFARLAND, 2024, $49.95
Breathe. Write. Breathe: 18 Energizing Practices to Spark Your Writing and Free Your Voice
By Lisa Tener ’84, SM ’89
PROSPERITY HOUSE MEDIA, 2024, $19.97
Elementary Particles
By Sneha Madhavan-Reese ’00
BRICK BOOKS, 2023, $22.95
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