DARTMOUTH AUTHORS

George D. Snell '26, Search for a Rational Ethic (Springer-Verlag) Snell, recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1980 for his work in genetics and immunology of tissue transplantation, examines morality and ethics from wide-ranging vantage points, including sociobiology, anthropology, philosophy, economics, and religion. In clear prose he documents the social, economic, and ethical problems facing our society, discusses biological underpinnings of social behavior, and outlines a rational ethic for addressing society's ills. Snell writes that an early source of his interest in ethics was a Dartmouth course in ethics and logic taught by Professor James McKaye.

Jim Spence '58 with Dave Diles, Up Close and Personal: The Inside Story of Network Television Sports (Atheneum) Spence brings more than 25 years of ABC Sports experience to this lively, anecdote-studded account of the wide world behind sports. His coverage includes the Olympics, NFL Monday Night Football, Howard Cosell, and Frank Gifford.

Kenneth Lieberthal '65 and Michel Oksenberg, Policy Making in China (Princeton) Examining post-Mao policies toward three major energy projects in the Peoples' Republic, the authors analyze the structure of Chinese political rule, showing that it is "personalistic" at the top but bureaucratic at lower levels. Lieberthal is professor of political science and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan.

Brian E. Butler '65 and Michael A. Bowen, The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law (State Bar of Wisconsin) Attorney Butler, explains a complex new law the affecting distribution relationships.

William H. Epstein '66, Recognizing Biography-Using a post-modern perspective, Epstein analyses how we think about or recognize-biography and why the genre has long been resistant to literary criticism. The author is associate professor of English at Purdue University.

Theodore J. Eismeier '71 and Philip H. Pollock, Business, Money, and the Rise of Corporate PACs in American Elections—This book analyzes the development, workings, and influence of business PACs, which, the authors argue, are currendy the major means of corporate influence in this country. Eismeier, an associate professor of government at Hamilton College, coedits Public Policy and Public Choice and writes for several political science journals.

Jay A. Conger '74, Rabindra N. Kanungo, and Associates, Charismatic Leadership: The Elusive Factor in Organizational Effectiveness (JosseyBass) —From various perspectives, including management, organizational behavior, psychology, and sociology, the authors analyze charismatic leadership and show how its key feature, strategic vision, can be developed. Conger is assistant professor of organizational behavior at McGill University.

Catherine Johnson '74, When to Say Goodbye to Your Therapist (Simon and Schuster) Johnson, who holds a doctorate in communications and specializes in writing about psychology, tells how to evaluate your progress in therapy and how to judge when to end it. The case-study-filled book covers such topics as phases in the patient-therapist relationship, the money involved, and how to cope with feelings of loss when therapy ends. Johnson is a contributing editor for New Woman magazine.

Regina Barreca '79, Last Laughs: Perspectives on Women and Comedy (Gordon and Breach) Volume editor Barreca breaks new ground in literary criticism and gender studies with this compilation of essays on the previously overlooked topic of how women writers and women in general use humor to illuminate the conditions of their lives. "Comedy written by women is perceived by many critics as trivial, silly and unworthy of serious attention," she writes. Yet, she maintains and the essays bear out—that "women do make use of humor and comedy in their writings, but often couple it with an i'ncipient rage that may cloud the perception of the reader. The narrative strategies employed by women writers awaken certain types of reader expectations that do not conform to traditional views of comedy." Barreca, an assistant professor of English at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, was the first female Dartmouth Alumni Scholar.

John Lamperti, What Are We Afraid Of? An Assessment of the "Communist Threat" in Central America (South End Press) Dartmouth mathematics professor Lamperti, who has made three trips to Central America since 1985, writes: "It is not easy for U.S. citizens to think realistically about Marxism, revolution, and the Soviet Union; decades of anti-communism have produced powerful reactions which can cloud our vision." Lamperti examines the psychological dimension of American policies in Central America, describes and analyzes Soviet, Cuban, and American policies toward the region, and suggests alternative policies for the United States to enact, including normalizing relations with Cuba and seeking international agreements to relieve Central America's economic troubles.