Harvard Alumni - Class of 2006

101 Before One, Krupa Playforth

The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era, Jonathan Gienapp
A stunning revision of our founding document’s evolving history that forces us to confront anew the question that animated the founders so long ago: What is our Constitution?

Sink: A Novel, Raphael Rosen
Late one evening, Celeste Kauffman finds half a million dollars hidden in the bathroom of her boss, Ana Peli. Ana is a world-renowned investor and the woman Celeste moved from New York to Buenos Aires with to help build the hedge fund they manage together, but Celeste begins to discover Ana is not as she seems.

Wild Life: Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs, Keena Roberts
In Keena’s funny, tender memoir, Wild Life, Africa bleeds into America and vice versa, each culture amplifying the other. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Wild Life is ultimately the story of a daring but sensitive young girl desperately trying to figure out if there’s any place where she truly fits in.

The Surway Fortune, Teymour Shahabi*
March 24. Billionaire Lyndon Surway takes off in his private plane and never returns.

His will leaves the entirety of his wealth—one of the largest fortunes in history—to his “dear friend Lucian Baker.” Only there is no trace of anyone by that name. And the fortune itself is nowhere to be found.

Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone), Elizabeth Green
Green's fascinating and accessible narrative dispels the common myth of the "natural-born teacher" and introduces maverick educators exploring the science behind their art. Her dramatic account reveals that great teaching is not magic, but a skill—a skill that can be taught.

Parenting in a Pandemic: How to help your family through COVID-19, Kelly Fradin
Parents are burning out while kids need more help than ever. With so many families in crisis, pediatrician and child advocate Dr. Kelly Fradin sees an urgent need for help. As a mother of two, Dr. Fradin shares practical, evidence-based and reassuring advice on what families need to know.

Cazadora, Romina Garber*
In Cazadora, the follow-up to Lobizona, Romina Garber continues to weave Argentine folklore and real-world issues into a haunting, fantastical, and romantic story that will reunite readers with Manu and her friends as they continue to fight for a better future.

Furious Hours, Casey Cep
Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members for insurance money in the 1970s. With the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative shot him dead at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell’s murderer was acquitted–thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the Rev..

Mrs. Houdini, Victoria Kelly*
In surprising turns that weave through the uncertain days of the dawn of the twentieth century and continue into the dazzling 1920s, Mrs. Houdini is a “dazzling and enchanting” (Shelf Awareness) tale, “a marvel that gallops through time and space” (Associated Press), and a “mesmerizing reimagining” (People) of one of history’s greatest love stories.

Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation, Nina Vasan
Do Good Well offers a comprehensive and readily adaptable guide to social innovation that not only captures the entrepreneurial and creative spirit of our time, but also harnesses the insights, wisdom, and down-to-earth experience of today's most accomplished young leaders.

Love the Stranger, Jay Deshpande*
Poetry. Top Debut Collection of 2015, Poets and Writers.

The Light Trilogy, Lady Bird Horowitz*
For Noa and Callum, being together is dangerous. Sixteen-year-old Noa senses that the mysterious transfer student to her Monterey boarding school is different. Callum unnerves and intrigues her, but she’s irresistibly drawn to him. Soon they are bound by his deepest secret: Callum is Fae, banished from another world.

Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating, Moira Weigel*
Moira Weigel is a writer, translator, and scholar currently at the Harvard Society of Fellows. In 2017, she received her PhD from Yale University. Her writing has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and The New Republic.

La Familia Rocha, Edward Rocha*
La Familia Rocha series is an introductory Spanish series for children language learners. The goal is to help students practice Spanish, while having fun and learning vocabulary. After learning about María in book 1, Book 2 of this 6-part series introduces Redolfo Orosco.

They All Fall Down, AK Mason
For her entire life, Alexandra Kramer has been checking a series of boxes. She’s made good grades, married the right guy, and secured a place at the prestigious Harvard Business School. But in the chaos of the 2008 financial crisis, Alex suddenly finds herself running into the fire, instead of seeking a safe haven from the flames.

New Teeth: Stories, Simon Rich*
Laugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the “Serena Williams of humor writing” (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying to learn how not to be one.

Noodlephant, Jacob Kramer*
Famous for her pasta parties, Noodlephant is shocked when the law-loving kangaroos decide noodles are only for them.

#famous, Jilly Gagnon*
A fast-paced contemporary romance for young adults told from two perspectives. The story follows a girl, Rachel, who tweets a photo of a cute boy, Kyle, that suddenly goes viral, à la Alex from Target, setting off a chain of events that forces them both to question whether fame–and love–are worth the price.

Calculated Values: Finance, Politics, and the Quantitative Age, William Deringer
Modern political culture features a deep-seated faith in the power of numbers to find answers, settle disputes, and explain how the world works. Calculated Values traces how numbers first gained widespread public authority in one nation, Great Britain.

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