The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy; Harbir Singh, Mack Professor of Management, co-director of Mack Institute for Innovation Management and vice dean of global initiatives; Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, editor of Wharton Leadership Digest and director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management; offers a six-point checklist for leading strategically that will help managers strengthen their capacity to develop strategy and to lead its execution; Wharton Digital Press. Paperback, $17.99.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance; Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology; describes the importance of a special blend of passion and persistence called “grit”; Scribner. Hardcover, $28.

Damaged; Lisa Scottoline, C’77, L’81; Philadelphia lawyer Mary DiNunzio fights for justice for a 10-year-old boy, but her client may be more troubled than he seems; St. Martin’s Press. Hardcover, $27.99.

Principles of Housing Reform; Susan M. Wachter, Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate and professor of finance; Joseph Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; identifies the changes necessary to modernize the housing finance system; Penn Press. Cloth, $65.

Valley Speak: Deciphering the Jargon of Silicon Valley; Rochelle Kopp, of Japan International Consulting; and Steven Ganz, EAS’89, W’89; the definitive guide to the unique words used in the Bay Area startup scene; Genetius Publishing. Paperback, $17.95.

One Thing Stolen; Beth Kephart, C’82, lecturer in the department of English; a 17-year-old girl living in Florence, Italy, is overcome by an obsession while her family pulls together to face her debilitating mental disorder; Chronicle Books. Paperback, $9.99.

The Lost Book of Moses: The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Bible; Chanan Tigay, C’98; a first-person tale of a search for what could be the world’s oldest Bible scroll; Ecco. Hardcover, $27.99.

Questioning Return; Beth Kissileff, G’93, Gr’98; the tale of a young Jewish woman who travels to Israel and confronts questions of faith and identity; Mandel Vilar Press. Paperback, $19.95.

Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy; Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history; focuses on voter suppression tactics such as vote buying, vote hauling, the abuse of absentee ballots and other illegal practices; Beacon Press. Cloth, $25.95.

Neither Snow Nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service; Devin Leonard, C’81; a colorful history of the US Postal Service and the leaders who shaped its development; Grove Press. Cloth, $26.

Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind; Scott Barry Kaufman, scientific director of the Science of Imagination Project at Penn’s Positive Psychology Center; Carolyn Gregoire, Huffington Post; offers a glimpse inside the “messy minds” of highly creative people, and shares the practices and habits of minds that promote creative thinking; TarcherPerigee. Hardcover, $26.95.

The Other One Percent: Indians in America; Devesh Kapur, professor of political science; Sanjoy Chakravorty of Temple University; Nirvikar Singh, of UC Santa Cruz; a comprehensive account of the reasons behind the rapid rise of Indian immigration to America; 
Oxford University Press. Hardcover, $34.95.

In Twenty Years; Allison Winn Scotch, C’95; six Penn alumni who were best friends come together 20 years later to reassess their lives; Lake Union Publishing. Paperback, $14.95.

Rittenhouse Writers: Reflections on a Fiction Workshop; James Rahn, C’76; a memoir from the founder and leader of the Rittenhouse Writers’ Group with short stories from some of its best writers; Paul Dry Books. Paperback, $20.

Harry and Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World; Lawrence Haas, C’78; explores the impact of the collaboration of President Harry Truman and Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican leader on foreign policy; University of Nebraska Press. Hardcover, $29.95.

Scary Old Sex; Arlene Heyman, M’73; a short story collection that explores the joys and pitfalls of sex among the aging and the ill; Bloomsbury. Hardcover, $26.

The Golden Age of King Midas Exhibition Catalog; C. Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology and Mediterranean Section Curator-in-Charge at Penn’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Gareth Darbyshire, archivist of the Gordion Project at Penn’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; the accompanying catalog to the Penn Museum exhibit, containing full-color illustrations and essays that expound on the sites and objects of the exhibition; Penn Press. Cloth, $49.95.

The City That Never Was; Christopher Marcinkoski, associate professor of landscape architecture and urban design at PennDesign; an eye-opening look at what happens when development, particularly what the author calls “speculative urbanization” is out of sync with financial reality; Princeton Architectural Press. Paperback, $35.

The South in Color: A Visual Journal; William Ferris, G’67, Gr’69; a book of color photography chronicling the 1950s and ’60s in the American South; University of North Carolina Press. Cloth, $35.

The Grid and the River: Philadelphia’s Green Places, 1682–1876; Elizabeth Milroy, Gr’86; a collection of 188 duotone photos tracks the development of Philadelphia’s environment; Penn State Press. Hardcover, $64.95.

The Academic Job Search Handbook Fifth Edition; Julia Miller Vick, senior career advisor; Jennifer S. Furlong, former associate director of career services (currently of City University of New York); Rosanne Lurie, associate director of career services; this new edition of The Academic Job Search Handbook provides updated advice and addresses hot topics in the competitive job market of today; Penn Press. Paperback, $19.95.

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World; Adam Grant, 1965 Wharton Professor of Management and professor of psychology; examines how we can champion our best ideas — and how leaders can encourage others to think differently and speak up; Viking Press. Hardcover, $27.

Bulldozer: Demolition and Clearance of the Postwar Landscape; Francesca Russello Ammon, assistant professor of city and regional planning and historic preservation; the first history of the bulldozer and its transformation from military weapon to essential tool for creating the post–World War II American landscape; Yale University Press. Hardcover, $45.