Recent books from the MIT community

Launching from the Lab: Building a Deep-Tech StartupBy Lita Nelsen ’64, SM ’66, SM ’79, former director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office, and Maureen StancikBoyce, SM ’91, SM ’93, PhD ’95, with Sophie Hagerty MIT PRESS, 2026, $35

Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One BargeBy Ian Kumekawa, lecturer in historyPENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, 2025, $29

Taxation and Resentment: Race, Party, and Class in American Tax Attitudes By Andrea Louise Campbell, professor of political science PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2025, $29.95

Dr. Adventure: Danger and Discovery from Pole to PoleBy Warren M. Zapol ’62   THE ZAPOL FAMILY, 2025, $37.99

Long-Term Care Around the WorldEdited by Jonathan Gruber ’87, professor of economics and department head, and Kathleen McGarryUNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS, 2025, $35

Plain Talk About Drinking Water (6th edition) By James Symons, SM ’55, ScD ’57, former assistant professor of sanitary engineering and Nancy E. McTigueAMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION, 2025, $30

The Price of Our Values: The Economic Limits of Moral Life By Augustin Landier, PhD ’02, and David Thesmar, professor of financial economics and financeUNIV. OF CHICAGO PRESS, 2025, $25

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