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Cover the book of poetry When I Waked, I Cried to Dream Again with its author, A. Van Jordan wearing a white collared shirt

When I Waked, I Cried To Dream Again by A. Van Jordan, English

Ray Briggs wearing glasses and a blue-and-white checked shirt next to an image of the cover of their book What Even Is Gender?

What Even Is Gender? co-authored by R.A. Briggs, Philosophy

The cover of the book Sacred Foundations alongside a photo of its author, Anna Grzymala-Busse

Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State by Anna Grzymała-Busse, Political Science

Avidit Acharya and the cover of his book The Cartel System of States

The Cartel System of States: An Economic Theory of International Politics co-authored by Avidit Acharya, Political Science

The cover of the book The Greeks and the Rational and its author Josiah Ober

The Greeks and the Rational: The Discovery of Practical Reason by Josiah Ober, Political Science and Classics

The cover of the book Election Day and an image of its author, Emilee Booth Chapman

Election Day: How We Vote and What It Means for Democracy by Emilee Booth Chapman, Political Science

Faculty member Michael Bratman and the cover of his book Shared and Institutional Agency

Shared and Institutional Agency: Toward a Planning Theory of Human Practical Organization by Michael E. Bratman, Philosophy

The cover of Bedouin Bureaucrats and photo of its author, Nora Barakat

Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire by Nora Elizabeth Barakat, History

Book cover of The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover alongside an image of its author, Lerone A. Martin wearing a blue suit , a patterned tie, and a green pocket square.

The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism by Lerone A. Martin, Religious Studies

Photo of author Alexander Nemerov and cover of his book The Forest

The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s by Alexander Nemerov, Art and Art History

Image of the book cover for Knots, or the Violence of Desire in Renaissance Florence and the author, Emanuele Lugli

Knots, or the Violence of Desire in Renaissance Florence by Emanuele Lugli, Art and Art History

Four book covers from the children's series Words in My World to the left of a photo of author Nandi Sims

Words in My World series by Nandi Sims, Linguistics

Headshot of Peter Stansky with the cover of his book The Socialist Patriot

The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War by Peter Stansky, History

Photo of author Joel Cabrita wearing a striped shirt and light-gray blazer in an academic office filled with books next to an image of the cover of Written Out

Written Out: The Silencing of Regina Gelana Twala by Joel Cabrita, History

Author Paul Ehrlich pictured with the cover of his book Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics

Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics by Paul R. Ehrlich, Biology

The red cover of the book Exponential Families in Theory and Practice with its author, Bradley Efron wearing a sky-blue collared shirt and standing in front of an archway on the Stanford campus

Exponential Families in Theory and Practice by Bradley Efron, Statistics and Biomedical Data Science

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