Officer Down
Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell comforts the families of two police officers shot in the line of duty. And excerpt from "A Prayer For the City," by Buzz Bissinger.
Briefly Noted
Feb 1998 | A selection of recent books by alumni and faculty, or otherwise of interest to the University community.
Road Map for Relationships
All about Charles and Di's, Woody and Soon-Yi's ... and yours.
American Alchemy
Immigrants are the "yeast" whose rise renews U.S. cities.
Disaster’s Aftermath
A plane crashed, and five lives are transformed.
A Cacophony of Voices
The plague of race in a fever-stricken city.
American Genius
The well-told story of a bad businessman and a gifted author.
A Truce in the Memory Wars?
Book recognizes true and "false memories" of abuse.
Assessing Assimilation
Have Jews given up too much to much to make it in America?