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July 21st, 2022
As the scholarly publishing arm of Purdue University and a unit of Purdue Libraries, Purdue University Press is a proud partner for university faculty and staff, centers, and departments, wishing to disseminate the results of their research and otherwise advance learning, teaching, and engagement. Purdue University Press is pleased to announce the publication of three new textbooks in July 2022.
Foundations of Agricultural Education, Fourth Edition is designed for college students in agricultural education and others interested in agricultural education as fundamental preparation for the profession. Teachers of agricultural education and those in support roles will find this book to be a helpful resource. This fourth edition is updated to reflect current educational theory and practices and includes changed laws and initiatives since the third edition. This updated textbook is appropriate for both introductory and advanced courses.
Two of the five authors of this edition are associated with Purdue.
Dr. B. Allen Talbert is a professor of agricultural education at Purdue University. He currently teaches courses in School-Based Agricultural Education program planning, SAE/FFA, and student teaching. His research focuses on recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented minority groups. His engagement work is focused on professional development of agriculture teachers and service to FFA on all levels.
Dr. Sarah E. LaRose is an assistant professor of agricultural education at Purdue University. She began her career in agricultural education as a high school agricultural education teacher and FFA advisor in Woodbury, Connecticut, where she developed curriculum on local food production and extensively used agricultural teaching laboratory spaces to deliver instruction. Her research seeks to cultivate the development of agricultural educators who actively create student-centered, inclusive programs so that all students can experience the transformative benefits of agricultural education.
Productivity and Reliability-Based Maintenance Management, Second Edition is intended to provide a strong yet practical foundation for understanding the concepts and practices of total productive maintenance (TPM) management—a proactive asset and resource management strategy that is based on enhancing equipment reliability and overall enterprise productivity. The book is intended to serve as a fundamental yet comprehensive educational and practical guide for departing from the wait-failure-emergency repair cycle that has plagued too many industries, instead advancing a proactive and productive maintenance strategy. It is not intended to be a how-to-fix-it manual, but rather emphasizes the concept of a world-class maintenance management philosophy to avoid the failure in the first place. Universities, junior and community colleges, and technical institutes as well as professional, corporate, and industrial training programs can benefit by incorporating these fundamental concepts in their technical and managerial curricula. The book can serve as a powerful educational tool for students as well as for maintenance professionals and managers. In addition to updating the previous historical and statistical data and tables, the second edition expands on and adds to case studies based on current maintenance-related events. Several numerical examples and explanations are revised to enhance the clarity of the methodology. The second edition introduces the readers to the state-of-the-art concepts of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart sensors, and their application to maintenance and TPM.
Author Matthew P. Stephens is a professor and a University Faculty Scholar in the College of Technology at Purdue University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in facilities planning, statistical quality control, and productivity- and reliability-based maintenance management. Stephens holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University of Arkansas, with specialization in operations management and statistics. He spent nine years with several manufacturing and business enterprises, and he has been involved as a consultant with a number of major manufacturing companies. Stephens has numerous publications to his credit including several internationally adopted textbooks and another text published by Purdue University Press: Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling. This textbook is designed for courses in Plant and Facilities Planning and Manufacturing Systems and Procedures. This textbook is also suitable for graduate-level and two-year college courses.
Practical Digital Design: An Introduction to VHDL This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the syntax and the most commonly used features of VHDL, one of the two most popular languages used to design digital logic circuits. It also presents a formal digital design process and the best-case design practices that have been developed over more than twenty-five years of VHDL design experience by the author in military ground and satellite communication systems. Unlike other books on this subject, this real-world professional experience captures not only the what of VHDL, but also the how. Throughout the book, recommended methods for performing digital design are presented along with the common pitfalls and the techniques used to successfully avoid them. Written for students learning VHDL for the first time as well as professional development material for experienced engineers, this book’s contents minimize design time while maximizing the probability of first-time design success.
Author Bruce Reidenbach has almost forty years of professional experience designing custom digital integrated circuits and FPGAs for military ground and satellite communication systems. His early experience used the paper and pencil logic diagram design process. He transitioned to designing exclusively in VHDL in 1994. He retired from full-time engineering in 2018 and currently teaches an introductory VHDL class at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He continues to perform contract FPGA design services, primarily in the area of underwater sensor systems for use by the US Navy. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1982, and a master’s in business administration from Indiana University Fort Wayne in 1989. In his spare time, the author is a long-time volunteer on-air jazz program host on his local public radio station.
Filed under: PurduePressMay 6th, 2022
To celebrate Purdue’s 153rd anniversary and the graduation of the class of 2022, Purdue University Press will be having a 50% off sale on all Purdue related books from May 6-May 20. All you need to do to is enter code 21PURDUE50 when ordering from our website to redeem the discount. You can find the full list of eligible books below.
The most recent additions to our collection of books on Purdue include the two most comprehensive histories of the university to date. In Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University author John Norberg deftly covers 150 years of Purdue history, a task he equates to trying to fill a thimble with water pouring out of a fire hydrant. The book is filled with stories of the faculty, alumni, and leaders that make up Purdue’s distinguished history. In Purdue at 150: A Visual History of Student Life authors and archivists David M. Hovde, Adriana Harmeyer, Neal Harmeyer, and Sammie L. Morris pored over decades of student papers, scrapbooks, yearbooks, letters, newspapers, historical photographs and memorabilia to create a stunning pictorial history of Purdue.
The list also includes selections on Purdue’s history in space & flight, many from our series Purdue Studies in Aeronautics & Astronautics. You can find biographies on some of Purdue’s most distinguished alumnus flyers like John Casper, Jerry Ross, and Gus Grissom, as well as two collections of letters to Neil Armstrong curated by his official biographer James R. Hansen, sourced from a collection of Neil Armstrong’s papers housed in the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.
The rest of the books in the sale cover a wide swath of all things Purdue, from five legendary women deans with a secret bond to the popcorn king himself. Whether you are a current student, alumni, or even a Boilermaker enthusiast this sale will have the perfect choice for you. All books on this list make a wonderful gift for the Purdue Class of 2022 as well. Hail Purdue and read up!
EVER TRUE: 150 YEARS OF GIANT LEAPS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY BY JOHN NORBERG
PURDUE AT 150: A VISUAL HISTORY OF STUDENT LIFE BY DAVID M. HOVDE, ADRIANA HARMEYER, NEAL HARMEYER, AND SAMMIE L. MORRIS
DEAR NEIL ARMSTRONG: LETTERS TO THE FIRST MAN FROM ALL MANKIND EDITED BY JAMES R. HANSEN
A RELUCTANT ICON: LETTERS TO NEIL ARMSTRONG EDITED BY JAMES R. HANSEN
WINGS OF THEIR DREAMS: PURDUE IN FLIGHT, SECOND EDITION BY JOHN NORBERG
CALCULATED RISK: THE SUPERSONIC LIFE AND TIMES OF GUS GRISSOM BY GEORGE LEOPOLD
SPACEWALKER: MY JOURNEY IN SPACE AND FAITH AS NASA’S RECORD-SETTING FREQUENT FLYER BY JERRY ROSS AND JOHN NORBERG
BECOMING A SPACEWALKER: MY JOURNEY TO THE STARS BY JERRY L. ROSS AND SUSAN G. GUNDERSON
THE DEANS’ BIBLE: FIVE PURDUE WOMEN AND THEIR QUEST FOR EQUALITY BY ANGIE KLINK
DIVIDED PATHS, COMMON GROUND: THE STORY OF MARY MATTHEWS AND LELLA GADDIS, PIONEERING PURDUE WOMEN WHO INTRODUCED SCIENCE INTO THE HOME BY ANGIE KLINK
SLOW BALL CARTOONIST: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF INDIANA NATIVE AND PULITZER PRIZE WINNER JOHN T. MCCUTCHEON OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE BY TONY GAREL-FRANTZEN
FOR THE GOOD OF THE FARMER: A BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN HARRISON SKINNER, DEAN OF PURDUE AGRICULTURE BY FREDERICK WHITFORD
JUST CALL ME ORVILLE: THE STORY OF ORVILLE REDENBACHER BY ROBERT W. TOPPING
ROSS-ADE: THEIR PURDUE STORIES, STADIUM, AND LEGACIES BY ROBERT C. KRIEBEL
UNCLE: MY JOURNEY WITH JOHN PURDUE BY IRENA MCCAMMON SCOTT
THE QUEEN OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE: A BIOGRAPHY OF VIRGINIA CLAYPOOL MEREDITH BY FREDERICK WHITFORD, ANDREW G. MARTIN, AND PHYLLIS MATTHEIS
THE GRAND OLD MAN OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND INDIANA AGRICULTURE: THE BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM CARROLL LATTA BY FREDERICK WHITFORD AND ANDREW G. MARTIN
MIDAS OF THE WABASH: A BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN PURDUE BY ROBERT C. KRIEBEL
LETTERS OF GEORGE ADE EDITED BY TERENCE TOBIN
EDWARD CHARLES ELLIOTT, EDUCATOR BY FRANK K. BURRIN
THE HOVDE YEARS: A BIOGRAPHY OF FREDERICK L. HOVDE BY ROBERT W. TOPPING
RICHARD OWEN: SCOTLAND 1810, INDIANA 1890 BY VICTOR LINCOLN ALBJERG
MY AMIABLE UNCLE: RECOLLECTIONS OF BOOTH TARKINGTON BY SUSANAH MAYBERRY
THE DEAN: A BIOGRAPHY OF A. A. POTTER BY ROBERT B. ECKLES
A PURDUE ICON: CREATION, LIFE, AND LEGACY EDITED BY JAMES L. MULLINS
A UNIVERSITY OF TRADITION: THE SPIRIT OF PURDUE, SECOND EDITION BY PURDUE REAMER CLUB
FORCE FOR CHANGE: THE CLASS OF 1950 BY JOHN NORBERG
HEARTBEAT OF THE UNIVERSITY: 125 YEARS OF PURDUE BANDS BY JOHN NORBERG
THE SKY ABOVE: AN ASTRONAUT’S MEMOIR OF ADVENTURE, PERSISTENCE, AND FAITH BY COL. JOHN CASPER, USAF (Retired)
Filed under: PurduePressMarch 1st, 2022
Trees have always been a passion for Carroll D. Ritter. Taking inspiration from reading a variety of historical accounts of Indiana’s great natural heritage, Ritter authored Magnificent Trees of Indiana, published by Purdue University Press. He has written this book as a fresh approach to looking at the State of Indiana through the lens of its great trees – past to present. Their beauty, character, and importance to humankind are worth the highest consideration and admiration from all persons.
Featuring more than two hundred gorgeous color photographs of Indiana’s champion trees and old-growth forest remnants, Magnificent Trees of Indiana is a celebration of the state’s natural beauty. Seventy-four trees are featured as well as twenty old-growth woods. Each has been photographed to illuminate the grandeur of the natural world. Accessible to the outdoor enthusiast, this book details the changes that have occurred over the last two centuries in Indiana’s forests, including the landscape geology and physiography. The forest is celebrated as a living community, with highlights including odd forms, curious trees, and unique occurrences—many of which can still be visited today.
John A Bacone, director emeritus, Indiana Division of Nature Preserves, Indiana Department of Natural Resources said, “Ritter is an exceptional naturalist and an excellent writer. In this wonderful volume, he brings the reader from ancient times to the present, and from landscapes to individual old growth tracts. We learn about Indiana’s biggest trees, the remaining old growth forests, and about odd and curious trees as well.”
Magnificent Trees of Indiana makes a beautiful coffee-table gift book for any Hoosier or nature lover, walking the reader through the geologic past, into early pioneer times, and onward to the present, all while covering the history, value, and economic importance of our hardwood forests.
Magnificent Trees of Indiana
Carroll D. Ritter
Purdue University Press (March 1, 2022)
Hardcover, ISBN 9781612497419, $34.99
9×12 trim size; 280 pages; more than 270 color images
Receive 30% off all print titles by ordering directly from Purdue University Press and entering the discount code PURDUE30 at checkout.
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May 3rd, 2021
To celebrate Purdue’s 152nd anniversary and the graduation of the class of 2021, Purdue University Press will be having a 50% off sale on all Purdue related books from May 6-May 20. All you need to do to is enter code 21PURDUE50 when ordering from our website to redeem the discount. You can find the full list of eligible books below.
The most recent additions to our collection of books on Purdue include the two most comprehensive histories of the university to date. In Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University author John Norberg deftly covers 150 years of Purdue history, a task he equates to trying to fill a thimble with water pouring out of a fire hydrant. The book is filled with stories of the faculty, alumni, and leaders that make up Purdue’s distinguished history. In Purdue at 150: A Visual History of Student Life authors and archivists David M. Hovde, Adriana Harmeyer, Neal Harmeyer, and Sammie L. Morris pored over decades of student papers, scrapbooks, yearbooks, letters, newspapers, historical photographs and memorabilia to create a stunning pictorial history of Purdue.
The list also includes selections on Purdue’s history in space & flight, many from our series Purdue Studies in Aeronautics & Astronautics. You can find biographies on some of Purdue’s most distinguished alumnus flyers like Jerry Ross and Gus Grissom, as well as two collections of letters to Neil Armstrong curated by his official biographer James R. Hansen, sourced from a collection of Neil Armstrong’s papers housed in the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.
The rest of the books in the sale cover a wide swath of all things Purdue, from five legendary women deans with a secret bond to the popcorn king himself. Whether you are a current student, alumni, or even a Boilermaker enthusiast this sale will have the perfect choice for you. All books on this list make a wonderful gift for the Purdue Class of 2021 graduates as well. Hail Purdue and read up!
February 10th, 2021
In one century, animal health care in North America evolved from farriers and itinerant cow leeches to science-based veterinary medicine. Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues: How Microbes, War, and Public Health Shaped Animal Health by Norman F. Cheville covers this century of progress fighting infectious diseases and plagues, illuminating the important role of veterinary research and science.
The narrative of Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues is driven by astonishing events that centered on animal disease: the influenza pandemic of 1872, discovery of the causes of anthrax and tuberculosis in 1880s, conquest of Texas cattle fever and then yellow fever, the German anthrax attacks on the U. S. during World War I, the tuberculin war of 1931, Japanese biological warfare in the 1940s, and todays bioterror dangers.
This history focuses on the scientists and institutions that pioneered veterinary education and research and made conquering these plagues possible. It memorializes events that propelled science forward and those that blocked progress. This includes the ways in which the cycles of discovery were enhanced or impeded by viability of the economy, demands of war, and idiosyncrasies of political culture. Also underlying this change were twin idiosyncrasies of culture—disbelief in science and distrust of government—that spawned scientology, creationism, ‘no vaccination’ movements, and other anti-science scams.
This phenomenon is now all too familiar, our world now reckoning with disbelief in science and cultural stasis that threatens progress. As new infectious plagues continue to arise, Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues details the strategies we learned defeating plagues from 1860 to 1960, and the essential role veterinary science played.
“Dr. Norman Cheville draws on over sixty years of experience as a prominent veterinary researcher, educator, and administrator, and he makes use of his acute observational and analytical abilities to provide his perspective on the early and continuing evolution of veterinary medicine. The result is a fascinating and thought-provoking examination of veterinary medical history, with insights to help shape the future of a profession that plays a central role in addressing critical challenges facing the modern world such as infectious diseases, food security and safety, public health, climate change, sustaining wildlife, and the human-animal bond.”
—James Roth, Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Receive 30% off Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues: How Microbes, War, and Public Health Shaped Animal Health and any other Purdue University Press book by ordering directly from our website and entering the code PURDUE30 at checkout.
Filed under: PurduePressFebruary 10th, 2021
Less than a century ago any forecast of the weather was generally considered a practical impossibility. Today’s routine availability of accurate weather forecasts represents one of the most unheralded scientific advances of the last century. Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science by Jonathan E. Martin recounts the life and scientific contributions of Reginald Sutcliffe, an unsung hero who laid the groundwork of modern weather forecasting.
The book makes the case that three important advances guided the development of the modern dynamic meteorology and that Sutcliffe was the pioneer in all three of these foundational developments: the application of the quasi-geostrophic simplification to the equations governing atmospheric behavior, adoption of pressure as the vertical coordinate in analysis, and development of a diagnostic equation for vertical air motions. These very developments, in addition to enabling the revolution in weather forecasting, have also been employed in our interrogation of the Earth’s changing climate and now offer the best tools we have to peer into its long-term future.
This work not only details Sutcliffe’s life and his ideas, but also illuminates the impact of social movements and the larger forces that propelled him on his consequential trajectory. It incorporates the reflections of the protagonist on his own work and on the development of the field, such as the prescient prediction of a future in which “weather consultant services” would monetize the need for forecasts and data in industry, markets, tourism, and even professional sports, thereby extending the lifetime of the forecasting enterprise indefinitely.
In an age where nearly everyone can cast a quick glance at their phone to acquire accurate weather forecast information, where responsible governments seek scientific answers regarding the possible ramifications of global warming, and where an enormous fraction of the global economy depends on the current and future weather, Sutcliffe’s influence on the modern world cannot be overstated.
“An advancing world demanded better weather forecasts, but meteorology was in a rut. Then along came Reginald Sutcliffe. This thoroughly accessible, meticulously researched, and inspiring twentieth-century journey reveals how wonderfully diverse factors such as geopolitics, community action, sport, a visitor to Malta, underemployment, family, and war engineered this giant of the meteorological world. Discover how his relentless endeavours in understanding and application genuinely have improved quality of life for us all.”
—Timothy Hewson, Principal Scientist, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
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Filed under: PurduePressDecember 18th, 2020
As it has the previous 59 years at Purdue University Press, the work of publishing important scholarship pressed on in 2020. This year the Press published 28 new titles by 36 unique authors and editors, as well as the countless contributors to edited collections. There were also several issues added to our subscription and open access journals.
Titles released this year ranged from two essential resources on Parkinson’s disease to Escaping Extermination, a Holocaust memoir published for the first time nearly 80 years after it was written. Another covers the unique history of Indiana’s round barns while Cat and Conservationists takes a deep dive into the conversation around feral and outdoor cats. If these are not your preferred subjects, maybe you’d like to dig into the history of one of America’s favorite garden annuals, the zinnia.
Perhaps the biggest beneficiary of 2020 was our series Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics, adding four new titles. John Houbolt: The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings by William F. Causey, released in March, at last gives engineer John Houbolt his due for his role in convincing NASA to utilize the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous method that allowed safe travel for Americans to the moon and back. Released in May, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is the second collection of letters sourced from Purdue’s own archives curated by James R. Hansen, Armstrong’s authorized biographer. Through Astronaut Eyes: Photographing Early Human Spaceflight by Jennifer K. Levasseur and British Imperial Air Power: The Royal Air Forces and the Defense of Australia and New Zealand Between the World Wars by Alex M. Spencer were both released in June.
Our Central European Studies series also added three new titles: Croatian Radical Separatism and Diaspora Terrorism During the Cold War by Mate Nikola Tokić, Teaching the Empire: Education and State Loyalty in Late Habsburg Austria by Scott O. Moore, and On Many Routes: Internal, European, and Transatlantic Migration in the Late Habsburg Empire by Annemarie Steidl.
You can find the catalogs that cover our full title output here.
On September 29 Purdue University Press celebrated its 60th anniversary. In the weeks leading up to the anniversary the Press highlighted our relationship with Purdue University with the blog series Putting the “Purdue” in Purdue University Press. The rest of our blog continued to grow, featuring interviews with our many interesting authors, guest posts by others, and helpful books lists.
It should go without saying that the 60th year of scholarly publishing at Purdue University Press was not a predictable one. Starting in March, the year was spent working from the safety of our own homes rather than in the company of our coworkers, and events planned to commemorate our milestone were cancelled or reimagined entirely. In considering this unprecedented year we are endlessly thankful for all who support Purdue University Press in so many ways. While it is worth acknowledging that some of our difficulties pale in comparison to those that so many faced in 2020, we appreciate the opportunity to continue the important work of university presses so that we celebrate another anniversary 60 years from now.
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If you have not heard yet, Purdue University Press is running a 40% off sale on all orders through the end of the year. All you need to do to redeem is enter discount code 21GIFT40 when checking out on our website.
Filed under: PurduePressNovember 15th, 2020
Purdue University Press is offering a 40% discount on ALL TITLES through the end of 2020, ending at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31. All you need to do is enter code 21GIFT40 when ordering directly from our website.
From gorgeous coffee-table books on Purdue & Indiana to stirring biographies on some of the most important figures in the space race; books for green thumbs and naturalists to stories of survival in times of war, persecution, or health crisises; Purdue University Press has plenty of books that would make wonderful gifts for your loved ones or yourself!
Here’s a guide to just a few of our favorite gifts:
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November 10th, 2020
Purdue University Press is pleased to announce the list of new books for our 2021 Spring/Summer season. This new season of books will cover subjects including Jewish studies, central european studies, the human-animal bond, literature, and modern weather sciences.
In Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather System Science author Jonathan E. Martin shines a light on the understudied and underappreciated life of Reginald Sutcliffe, perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the twentieth century and a pioneer of modern weather systems science.
This season also adds to our New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond series with Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues: How Microbes, War, and Public Health Shaped Animal Health by Norman F. Cheville and The Canine-Campus Connection: Roles for Dogs in the Lives of College Students edited by Mary Renck Jalongo. Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues covers the plagues from 1860 to 1960, highlighting the essential role that veterinary science played the strategies we learned to defeat them. The Canine-Campus Connection provides authoritative, evidence-based guidance on bringing college students and canines together in reciprocally beneficial ways.
Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel by John F. Sears details the evolution of Eleanor Roosevelt from someone who harbored negative impressions of Jews to become a leading Gentile champion of Israel in the United States, adding to our large collection of books on Jewish studies.
To learn more about these books and view a complete list of all forthcoming titles download the seasonal catalog or subscribe to our newsletter at www.press.purdue.edu/newsletter.
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November 4th, 2020
On November 16, 2020, The Wiener Holocaust Library at the University of London will welcome Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, Dr. Rachel Polonsky, Dr. Mika Provata-Carlone and musician Robert Max to a virtual discussion of music, art, and how they can sustain humans in recognition of the recent publication of Escaping Extermination: Hungarian Prodigy to American Musician, Feminist, and Activist by Agi Jambor, edited by Frances Pinter.
Agi Jambor wrote this memoir shortly after the close of World War II and it is now being published for the first time. From the hell that was the siege of Budapest to a fresh start in America, Jambor describes how she and her husband escaped the extermination of Hungary’s Jews through a combination of luck and wit.
You can learn more about the event and register for free here.
Details available at this link on how to order the book with a discount from our UK-based distribution partner Eurospan. USA-based buyers can find our domestic discount information below.
Agi Jambor was born in 1909 in Budapest, Hungary, the Jewish daughter of a wealthy businessman and a prominent piano teacher. A piano prodigy, she was playing Mozart before she could read and at the age of twelve made her debut with a symphony orchestra. She studied under Zoltán Kodály and was a pupil of Edwin Fischer at the Berlin University of the Arts. Arriving in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1947, she was widowed shortly thereafter. She became a professor of classical piano at Bryn Mawr College and was briefly married to the actor Claude Rains from 1959 to 1960. Agi’s life in America was full of intellectual and musical abundance. She was active in opposing McCarthyism and fought against the Vietnam War, giving proceeds from concerts to her charity that bought food for Vietnamese children. She was much loved by students as a charming yet feisty role model. She died in 1997 in Baltimore.
You can get 30% off of Escaping Extermination and any other Purdue University Press book by ordering from our website and using the discount code PURDUE30 at checkout.
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