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{"id":1885084024921,"title":"The Fact of a Body — Marzano-Lesnevich","handle":"the-fact-of-a-body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Alex Marzano-Lesnevich \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssistant Professor of English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley’s face flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes—the moment she hears him speak of his crimes -- she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case. Despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrime, even the darkest and most unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alexandria pores over the facts of the murder, she finds herself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky’s childhood. And by examining the details of Ricky’s case, she is forced to face her own story, to unearth long-buried family secrets, and reckon with a past that colors her view of Ricky's crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut another surprise awaits: She wasn’t the only one who saw her life in Ricky’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn intellectual and emotional thriller that is also a different kind of murder mystery, \u003cem\u003eThe Fact of a Body\u003c\/em\u003e is a book not only about how the story of one crime was constructed -- but about how we grapple with our own personal histories. Along the way it tackles questions about the nature of forgiveness, and if a single narrative can ever really contain something as definitive as the truth. This groundbreaking, heart-stopping work, ten years in the making, shows how the law is more personal than we would like to believe -- and the truth more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\nPaperback.","published_at":"2022-05-09T09:31:40-04:00","created_at":"2018-11-28T14:37:27-05:00","vendor":"Bowdoin College","type":"Book","tags":["Biography","Bowdoin Faculty"],"price":1799,"price_min":1799,"price_max":1799,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1799,"compare_at_price_min":1799,"compare_at_price_max":1799,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":18560498597977,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF242-Marzano-Lesnevich","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Fact of a Body — Marzano-Lesnevich","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1799,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1799,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781250080554","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf242-marzano-fact.jpg?v=1614106947"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf242-marzano-fact.jpg?v=1614106947","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Fact of A Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich","id":7518597644377,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf242-marzano-fact.jpg?v=1614106947"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf242-marzano-fact.jpg?v=1614106947","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Alex Marzano-Lesnevich \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssistant Professor of English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley’s face flashes on the screen as she reviews old tapes—the moment she hears him speak of his crimes -- she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by her reaction, she digs deeper and deeper into the case. Despite their vastly different circumstances, something in his story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrime, even the darkest and most unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alexandria pores over the facts of the murder, she finds herself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky’s childhood. And by examining the details of Ricky’s case, she is forced to face her own story, to unearth long-buried family secrets, and reckon with a past that colors her view of Ricky's crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut another surprise awaits: She wasn’t the only one who saw her life in Ricky’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn intellectual and emotional thriller that is also a different kind of murder mystery, \u003cem\u003eThe Fact of a Body\u003c\/em\u003e is a book not only about how the story of one crime was constructed -- but about how we grapple with our own personal histories. Along the way it tackles questions about the nature of forgiveness, and if a single narrative can ever really contain something as definitive as the truth. This groundbreaking, heart-stopping work, ten years in the making, shows how the law is more personal than we would like to believe -- and the truth more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\nPaperback."}

{"id":84159201308,"title":"The Passion of Perfection — Vail","handle":"the-passion-of-perfection-gertrude-hitz-burtons-modern-victorian-life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy June Vail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor of Dance Emerita\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe edelweiss pin at Gertrude’s throat signifies her Swiss-American heritage and her autonomy as a woman activist. Gertrude’s “life’s work” is perfecting humankind, morally and socially. Confronting Gilded Age double standards, she advocates for sex education, marriage equality and “voluntary motherhood.” After she marries, Gertrude leaves Washington DC to explore opportunities in Boston, Maine, and Switzerland. But conflicting family duties and loyalties derail her ambitious crusade, and when an incurable illness ends her activist career, Gertrude must seek new meanings in her life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-11-27T16:46:49-05:00","created_at":"2017-09-15T15:13:12-04:00","vendor":"Bowdoin College","type":"Book","tags":["Biography","Bowdoin Faculty"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1895,"compare_at_price_min":1895,"compare_at_price_max":1895,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":947257344028,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF240-Vail","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Passion of Perfection — Vail","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1895,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781633811157","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf240-vail-passion.jpg?v=1614113644"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf240-vail-passion.jpg?v=1614113644","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Passion of Perfection by June Vail","id":7518720753753,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf240-vail-passion.jpg?v=1614113644"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf240-vail-passion.jpg?v=1614113644","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy June Vail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor of Dance Emerita\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe edelweiss pin at Gertrude’s throat signifies her Swiss-American heritage and her autonomy as a woman activist. Gertrude’s “life’s work” is perfecting humankind, morally and socially. Confronting Gilded Age double standards, she advocates for sex education, marriage equality and “voluntary motherhood.” After she marries, Gertrude leaves Washington DC to explore opportunities in Boston, Maine, and Switzerland. But conflicting family duties and loyalties derail her ambitious crusade, and when an incurable illness ends her activist career, Gertrude must seek new meanings in her life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":4463677764,"title":"Until There Is Justice — Scanlon","handle":"until-there-is-justice-the-life-of-anna-arnold-hedgeman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/jscanlon\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jennifer Scanlon faculty page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies; Senior Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA demanding feminist, devout Christian, and savvy grassroots civil rights organizer, Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in over half a century of social justice initiatives. Like many of her colleagues, including A. Philip Randolph, Betty Friedan, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Hedgeman ought to be a household name, but until now has received only a fraction of the attention she deserves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice,\u003c\/em\u003e author Jennifer Scanlon presents the first-ever biography of Hedgeman. Through a commitment to faith-based activism, civil rights, and feminism, Hedgeman participated in and led some of the 20th century's most important developments, including advances in education, public health, politics, and workplace justice. Simultaneously a dignified woman and scrappy freedom fighter, Hedgeman's life upends conventional understandings of many aspects of the civil rights and feminist movements. She worked as a teacher, lobbyist, politician, social worker, and activist, often crafting and implementing policy behind the scenes. Although she repeatedly found herself a woman among men, a black American among whites, and a secular Christian among clergy, she maintained her conflicting identities and worked alongside others to forge a common humanity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom helping black and Puerto Rican Americans achieve critical civil service employment in New York City during the Great Depression to orchestrating white religious Americans' participation in the 1963 March on Washington, Hedgeman's contributions transcend gender, racial, and religious boundaries. Engaging and profoundly inspiring, Scanlon's biography paints a compelling portrait of one of the most remarkable yet understudied civil rights leaders of our time. \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone with a passion for history, biography, and civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From Oxford University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/28\/books\/review\/until-there-is-justice-by-jennifer-scanlon.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Sunday Book Review: 'Until There Is Justice,' by Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-18T15:08:27-04:00","created_at":"2016-02-25T09:36:12-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Biography","Bowdoin Faculty"],"price":3495,"price_min":3495,"price_max":3495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":3495,"compare_at_price_min":3495,"compare_at_price_max":3495,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":15245770116,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF235-Scanlon","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Until There Is Justice — Scanlon","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":3495,"inventory_quantity":5,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780190248598","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover of Until There Is Justice: The Life of Anna Arnold Hedgeman by Jennifer Scanlon","id":7518726520921,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/jscanlon\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jennifer Scanlon faculty page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies; Senior Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA demanding feminist, devout Christian, and savvy grassroots civil rights organizer, Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in over half a century of social justice initiatives. Like many of her colleagues, including A. Philip Randolph, Betty Friedan, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Hedgeman ought to be a household name, but until now has received only a fraction of the attention she deserves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice,\u003c\/em\u003e author Jennifer Scanlon presents the first-ever biography of Hedgeman. Through a commitment to faith-based activism, civil rights, and feminism, Hedgeman participated in and led some of the 20th century's most important developments, including advances in education, public health, politics, and workplace justice. Simultaneously a dignified woman and scrappy freedom fighter, Hedgeman's life upends conventional understandings of many aspects of the civil rights and feminist movements. She worked as a teacher, lobbyist, politician, social worker, and activist, often crafting and implementing policy behind the scenes. Although she repeatedly found herself a woman among men, a black American among whites, and a secular Christian among clergy, she maintained her conflicting identities and worked alongside others to forge a common humanity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom helping black and Puerto Rican Americans achieve critical civil service employment in New York City during the Great Depression to orchestrating white religious Americans' participation in the 1963 March on Washington, Hedgeman's contributions transcend gender, racial, and religious boundaries. Engaging and profoundly inspiring, Scanlon's biography paints a compelling portrait of one of the most remarkable yet understudied civil rights leaders of our time. \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone with a passion for history, biography, and civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From Oxford University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/28\/books\/review\/until-there-is-justice-by-jennifer-scanlon.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Sunday Book Review: 'Until There Is Justice,' by Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":32899772,"title":"Bad Girls Go Everywhere — Scanlon","handle":"bad-girls-go-everywhere-the-life-of-helen-gurley-brown","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"J Scanlon Faculty Website\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/j\/jscanlon\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eProfessor of Gender and Women's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When reviewing the great figures of feminism, few would call to mind the creator of the Cosmo Girl, but as Jennifer Scanlon argues in her fascinating biography \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown\u003c\/span\u003e, the longtime editor of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCosmopolitan \u003c\/span\u003eand diva of the New York magazine world powerfully changed the way modern culture views the single woman. ...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first biography of Helen Gurley Brown, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBad Girls Go Everywhere\u003c\/span\u003e accords Brown a place among the early feminist leaders of the second wave of the feminist movement. Scanlon's impressively researched portrait shows us that Helen Gurley Brown is a woman of fascinating contradictions, carving out her own unique philosophy of pragmatic feminism, a philosophy that defines the lives of millions of women today.\u003cbr\u003e - From the hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLink:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/news\/archives\/1bowdoincampus\/006120.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eScanlon's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBad Girls Go Everywhere \u003c\/span\u003eFeatured Review in \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","published_at":"2023-03-01T13:48:28-05:00","created_at":"2011-02-22T10:41:02-05:00","vendor":"Bowdoin College","type":"Book","tags":["Biography","Bowdoin Faculty"],"price":1600,"price_min":1600,"price_max":1600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1600,"compare_at_price_min":1600,"compare_at_price_max":1600,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":77643322,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF163-Scanlon","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Bad Girls Go Everywhere — Scanlon","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1600,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1600,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780143118121","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf163-scanlon-bad.jpg?v=1614030526"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf163-scanlon-bad.jpg?v=1614030526","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Bad Girls Go Everywhere by Jennifer Scanlon","id":7516076998745,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf163-scanlon-bad.jpg?v=1614030526"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf163-scanlon-bad.jpg?v=1614030526","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"J Scanlon Faculty Website\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/j\/jscanlon\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eProfessor of Gender and Women's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When reviewing the great figures of feminism, few would call to mind the creator of the Cosmo Girl, but as Jennifer Scanlon argues in her fascinating biography \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown\u003c\/span\u003e, the longtime editor of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCosmopolitan \u003c\/span\u003eand diva of the New York magazine world powerfully changed the way modern culture views the single woman. ...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first biography of Helen Gurley Brown, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBad Girls Go Everywhere\u003c\/span\u003e accords Brown a place among the early feminist leaders of the second wave of the feminist movement. Scanlon's impressively researched portrait shows us that Helen Gurley Brown is a woman of fascinating contradictions, carving out her own unique philosophy of pragmatic feminism, a philosophy that defines the lives of millions of women today.\u003cbr\u003e - From the hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLink:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/news\/archives\/1bowdoincampus\/006120.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eScanlon's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBad Girls Go Everywhere \u003c\/span\u003eFeatured Review in \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e"}