Dartmouth Authors

RICHARD N. CAMPEN '34, "Winter Park Portrait: The Story of Winter Park and Rollins College" (West Summit Press)—This historical account is studded with Campen's photographs of the homes and buildings of Winter Park, Florida, and Rollins College, many of which were designed by architect James Gamble Rogers II, Dartmouth class of 1925. Among featured Winter Park citizens is Rollins College president Thaddeus Seymour, who taught English literature at Dartmouth, 1954-69, and served as dean of the college for ten years.

ALBERT E. KAHN '34, "The Matusow Affair: Memoir of a National Scandal" (Moyer Bell Limited, 1987)—In 1954 Kahn, a McCarthy-era blacklisted author of political exposes, and blacklisted editor Angus Cameron, together published "False Witness," the confessions of key paid McCarthy witness Harvey Matusow, a man whose fabricated testimony had ruined numerous careers and lives. Cameron introduces "The Matusow Affair," published eight years after Kahn's death, as the "account of how Matusow's confession of perjury came to be written, the fight to get it published despite attempted suppression by the federal government, and the eventual impact the book had on the practices of witch hunting." It is fascinating and chilling reading.

W. PARKMAN RANKIN and EUGENE SAUVE WAGGAMAN JR. '38, "Business Management of General Consumer Magazines, Second Edition" (Praeger, 1984)—Waggaman, associate director of advertising services at Newsweek, has co-authored a study of the business successes or failures of Better Homes and Gardens, Newsweek, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, and This Week Magazine. Operating methods, organization, decision-making, and financial control are explored in the case studies, which will interest journalists, magazine staffers, and those who love both business and magazines.

DAVID L. KENDALL '45, "Glaciers and Granite: A Guide to Maine's Landscape & Geology" (Down East Books, 1987)— Next time you travel through Maine, take along a copy of this engaging geological travelogue. Kendall, a former mining geologist and teacher, could convert even the most unscientifically-inclined reader to a new way of looking at the Maine landscape.

EDWARD CONNERY LATHEM '51, ed., "Ray Nash and the Graphic Arts Workshop at Dartmouth College" (Friends of the Dartmouth Library, 1987)—These reminiscences by former students of Ray Nash will have special appeal for all who studied or worked with him. The 1,000 copies of this beautifully illustrated book are available from the Office of the Librarian at the College.

J. HOWARD REYNOLDS '51, "Computing in Psychology: An Introduction to Programming Methods and Concepts" (Prentice-Hall, 1987)—Colgate psychology professor Reynolds has written a book that teaches basic concepts and programming skills for constructing models and similations of psychological processes, such as perception and memory, for use in clinical and research settings.

KAREL KAPLAN, "The Communist Party in Power: A Profile of Party Politics in Czechoslovakia,' translated by FRED EIDLIN '64 (Westview Press, 1987)—In addition to translating Kaplan's book, Eidlin wrote an introduction to the text that offers a critical analysis of the book's topic and the book itself.

JACK ALEY '66, "Wild Brothers: Maine Animal Tales" (LANCE TAPLEY '66)— "Maine Man Meets Mermaid," "The Harvard Varsity Club Bears," "Trout Fever," and "Sexing the Ducks" are four of the 18 true narratives in this book for animal and/or Maine enthusiasts. Author Aley works for L.L. Bean and is director of the Brunswick-Topsham [Maine] Land Trust. His classmate Tapley also published the book listed below.

STEVE BITHER & the Wicked Good Band, "The Wicked Good Book: Guide to the Maineiac Lifestyle (LANCE TAPLEY '66)—In publishing this book Tapley demonstrates his affection for the mainely wacky. This book was probably written after midnight. Great photos and laughs, even if you really do love Maine.

BOOKS ABOUT DARTMOUTH

CHARLES BRERETON, "New Hampshire Notables" (Peter E. Randall, 1986)—This who's who in New Hampshire includes many Dartmouth notables, such as David McLaughlin '54, John Kemeny, Richard Eberhart '26, and Judson Hale '55.

EUGENE J. JOHNSON, "Charles Moore: Buildings and Projects 1949- 1986" (Rizzoli, 1986)—Moore's architecture is documented in text, plans, and photographs in this stunning book, which was published to coincide with retrospective exhibits of Moore's architecture at college museums, including Dartmouth's own Moore-designed Hood Museum. The photographs of the Hood include some breath-taking interior shots.

GEORGE ROBINSON, photographer, "Dartmouth: A Visual Remembrance" (Foremost, 1982)—Readers who haven't come across this book while browsing at the bookstore during reunion week should know that this collection of photographs captures much of the beauty and spirit of the campus and surrounds. DAVID BRADLEY '38 wrote an introduction entitled "Leaf-kicking."