SC004 Shimer Authors

This collection, written by Shimer faculty and alumni, runs from 1967 to 2018. The author who appears most in this collection is poet and Shimer graduate Peter Cooley. Cooley’s first book in our collection was published in 1967, with the most recent being from 2018. Cooley has been interested in poetry since he was a student at Shimer, and some of his early poems even appear in other Shimer publication collections. Cooley also founded the Ruth Cooley Poetry Contest, held every spring at Shimer. Each of Cooley’s books in this collection are signed by the author.

The next book in our collection, Shimer graduate Madeline Montgomery Dale’s Southern Cross, offers a historical fiction approach to the Crossways, a southern family who faced economic and social setbacks after the end of the American Civil War. Published in 1998, this copy is signed by the author.

The following book, Shimer graduate Robert O. Keohane’s 2002 Power and Governance in a Partially Globalized World, is a collection of essays by Keohane, occasionally cowritten with other authors. This collection provides an analytical framework on the topics of interdependence, institutions, and governance in world politics. It includes a signed dedication by Keohane, in which he expresses gratitude for his “inspiring” education at Shimer.

The following book is Shimer graduate Ken Knabb’s 1997 Public Secrets. The first half of the book includes Knabb’s examination of the pros and cons of radical revolutionary tactics, while the second half anthologizes Knabb’s previous publications on similar social scientific topics. This book is signed by the author.

Our collection includes four works by Shimer professor Adam Kotsko, one of which is a whole book and the other three of which are essays in larger collections. The 2012 book, Por qué nos encantan los sociópatas, is a Spanish translation of Kotsko’s book, Why We Love Sociopaths, which examines various sociopathic characters on modern television and why these characters have become fan favorites. The first two essays by Kotsko are “The Persistence of the Ransom Theory in Atonement” and “Exemplarism,” which are included in editor Adam J. Johnson’s 2017 T&T Clark Companion to Atonement. Like the other works in this collection, Kotsko’s pieces are on Christian atonement. The last essay by Kotsko, “Philosophical Theology,” is included in the 2017 essay collection, Theologians and Philosophers Using Social Media: Advice, Tips, and Testimonials, edited by Thomas Jay Oord. Kotsko’s essay, like others in the collection, is about the author’s experience in academic spheres on social media.

Our collection also includes three poetry collections by Shimer graduate Deborah Sperberg, “After We Say Yes,” “I Say Yes,” and “Pomes for You and Me.” These works range from 1976 to 2007.

Next is another poetry collection, Shimer graduate Jan Weissmiller’s 1999 In Divided Light.

The final book in our collection, Shimer graduate Steve Zolno’s 2017 The Future of True Democracy: Lessons from the Past and Present to Guide us on our Path Forward, includes a historical exploration of democracy, as well as an analysis of what can be done to preserve democracy in the present and future.