▁Sch olar ship ▁Leo ▁Bra ud y ' s ▁books ▁cover ▁topics ▁sp anning ▁literature , ▁film , ▁and ▁other ▁art ▁forms , ▁often ▁with ▁an ▁eye ▁toward ▁understanding ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁history ▁on ▁art istic ▁form ▁and ▁the ▁cultural ▁expression ▁of ▁feelings . ▁His ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁Award ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁included ▁among ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ' ▁" Best ▁of ▁the ▁Best ▁Books ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ' ▁" Out standing ▁Books ▁of ▁the ▁Year ." ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁The ▁F ren zy ▁of ▁Ren own : ▁Fame ▁and ▁its ▁History ▁( O x ford , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ); ▁and ▁From ▁Ch ival ry ▁to ▁T error ism : ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Ch anging ▁Nature ▁of ▁Mas cul inity ▁( K n opf , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁His ▁most ▁recent ▁book ▁is ▁Ha unted : ▁On ▁g hosts , ▁w itch es , ▁v amp ires , ▁z omb ies ▁and ▁other ▁mon sters ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁and ▁super natural ▁world s ▁( Y ale ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁works ▁address ▁changing ▁cultural ▁and ▁historical ▁definitions ▁of ▁what ▁otherwise ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁inn ate ▁and ▁un ch anging ▁emot ions ▁and ▁att itudes — the ▁desire ▁for ▁fame , ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁mascul inity , ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁fear . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Marshall ▁C ohen , ▁he ▁also ▁co -