May 15, 2002: Books Received
By Alumni
O’Cimarron! — Felix E. Goodson ’49. Red Hen $15.95. This novel is set in a remote valley in northern New Mexico during the 1930s. Goodson lives in Greencastle, Indiana.
Stoopnagle’s Tale Is Twisted: Spoonerisms Run Amok — edited by Keen James ’51. Stone and Scott $16.95. Originally published in 1945, this is a collection of children’s nursery stories rewritten with spoonerisms. James lives in Albion, Rhode Island.
Nantucket Impressions — Robert Gambee ’64. W. W. Norton $50. A collection of more than 450 color photographs together with information about Nantucket past and present. Gambee is a photographer living in Rye, New York.
Defining Markets, Defining Moments — Geoff Meredith ’65 and Charles Schewe. Hungry Minds $24.99. The authors incorporate the concept of generational cohorts into a customer analysis model called Multi-Dimensional Marketing. Meredith is principal and founder of Lifestage Matrix Marketing.
The Wisdom Within — Roger Mills ’65 and Elsie Spittle. Lone Pine $12.95. This book is based upon the authors’ approach to mental and community health, using the principles of mind, consciousness, and thought. The authors provide real-life examples of people whose lives have been transformed. Mills is chairman of the Health Realization Institute in Saratoga, California.
Austin-Healey 100/100-6/3000: Restoration Guide — Gary Anderson ’67 and Robert Moment. MBI $29.95. Illustrates correct restorations of all three series of cars with more than 300 photographs. Anderson is editor and publisher of British Car Magazine in Los Altos, California.
The Global Journalist: News and Conscience in a World of Conflict — Philip Seib ’70. Rowman & Littlefield $65 cloth/ $23.95 paper. This book argues that U.S. news media have an obligation to cover international events that affect the interests of the public and the government, but that they also should “shake awake the world’s conscience” by bringing more attention to international conflict and suffering. Seib is the Lucius W. Nieman Professor of Journalism at Marquette.
Gossip — Thomas Fink ’76. Marsh Hawk $10. This is Fink’s second book of poetry. He is a professor of English at City University of New York, La Guardia.
33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women’s History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A. — edited by Tonya Bolden ’81. Crown $12.95. A book for young readers about the roles women play in society and how those roles have evolved. Bolden lives in New York City.
Laugh Track — David Galef ’81. Mississippi $25. A collection of short stories ranging from a tryst in a leper colony to a laugh track brought into a psychoana-lytic session. Galef is an associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi.
A Purple-Golden Renascence of Eden-Exalting Rainbows — Hugo Walter ’81. Fithian $18.95. This is Walter’s 10th volume of poetry. He is a professor of English and humanities at Berkeley College in White Plains, New York.
The Ghosts of Charleston — Edward B. Macy and Julian T. Buxton III ’83. Beaufort $21.95 (available at tourcharleston.com). A collection of short stories recounting the myriad ghosts of Charleston, including the plight of the headless Confederate soldier and the luminescent Lady in White. Buxton is a founder of Tour Charleston.
A Revolution in Language: The Problem of Signs in Late Eighteenth-Century France — Sophia Rosenfeld ’88. Stanford $60. Argues that many key thinkers of the French Revolution were preoccupied by questions of language, and that prevailing assumptions about words and other signs profoundly shaped revolutionaries’ efforts to imagine and to institute an ideal polity. Rosenfeld is an assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia.
A Republic of Righteousness: The Public Christianity of the Post-Revolutionary New England Clergy — Jonathan D. Sassi ’89. Oxford $49.95. Argues that New England clergymen furthered the vitality of early republican culture through the application of their corporate ethic to public issues, fostering American identity, nationalism, and civil religion. Sassi is an assistant professor of history at the College of Staten Island, CUNY.
The Wedding Workout: Look & Feel Fabulous on Your Special Day — Tracy Effinger ’91 and Suzanne Rowen. Contemporary $19.95. Includes stress-reducing activities, targeted workouts, and exercises to improve posture. Effinger is a fitness trainer.
White Lies — Michael Salinas ’94. Booklocker.com $13.95 paper/$6.95 e-book. A legal mystery set in a tiny Texas border town. Salinas is an attorney in Mercedes, Texas.
Things You Need to Be Told: A handbook for Polite Behavior in a tacky, rude world! — Honore McDonough Ervin and Lesley Carlin ’95. Berkley $9.95. Advice on manners for the new millennium, including how to choose the right e-mail address, quit your job with finesse, and keep up appearances on a casual Friday. Carlin is cocreator of the Web site EtiquetteGrrls.com and lives near Boston.
