DARTMOUTH AUTHORS
Bob Krauss, Keneti: South Seas Adventures of Kenneth Emory (University of Hawaii Press)—Kenneth Emory '20 returned to his native Hawaii after graduation from Dartmouth and embarked on a luminous career as an anthropologist and archaeologist of Polynesia. Journalist Krauss follows Emory's travels with Jack London, his work with Margaret Mead, and the numerous Polynesian expeditions Keneti as his Polynesian friends called him undertook for Honolulu's Bishop Museum of ethnology. The book includes a description of Emory's Dartmouth days and features photographs of pre-tourist Polynesia.
Frank Orenstein '40,A Killing in RealEstate (St. Martin's Press)—Critically acclaimed mystery writer Orenstein offers murder and mayhem in a small town in New York State's Hudson River Valley. Kirkus Reviews says "the author's breezy, cynical style, usually devoted to the advertising world . . . warms to the small-town ambiance and to his characters, even those he skewers." Orenstein took early retirement from his vice presidency of a Madison Avenue advertising firm, in order to write mysteries.
David A. Drexler '52, Lewis S. Black Jr., and A. Gilcrest Sparks III, Delaware Corporation Law and, Practice (Matthew Bender)—An expert on corporate law, Drexler is a partner in a prominent Delaware law firm and is a founding member of the Council of the ABA's Section on Litigation. His book is a comprehensive guide to Delaware corporate law.
Don Betterton '60, Alma Mater:Unusual stories and little-known factsfrom America's college campuses (Peterson's Guides) The subtitle appropriately describes this potpourri of facts and photos. Dartmouth rates 28 mentions. Did you know, for example, that Dartmouth Row was deemed "Most Pleasing Group of Buildings" by an architecture writer? Betterton is the director of undergraduate financial aid at Princeton.
Lawrence Danson '64, Max Beerbohm & the Act of Writing (Oxford University Press, New York) Beerbohm was a master of parody, both written and cartooned, in turn-of-the-century London. His genius was hailed by the English literati, including such notables as Virginia Woolf and Rebecca West. Author Danson records that "Oscar Wilde said that the gods gave Max the gift of eternal old age." In this beautifully written examination of Beerbohm, Danson states that "I am especially interested in what his work says about an area roughly described by three words I will often use, parody, personality, originality." Danson is an English professor at Princeton.
James F. Tent '66, The Free University of Berlin: A Political History (Indiana University Press)—Tent's history of the Free University of Berlin shows that in many ways the university, founded in 1948 during the Berlin Blockade, has been a microcosm of West Germany's post-war identity struggles. To celebrate its fortieth anniversary, the Free University commissioned Tent to write this history. Tent is a history professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and has been a guest lecturer at the Free University.
Arnold E. Resnicoff '68, Days ofRemembrance: A Department of DefenseGuide for Annual Commemorative Observances (Office of the Secretary of Defense) Resnicoff, a rabbi who is also Commander of the Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Navy, is one of the editors of this educational guide. Developed for use in the military's Holocaust Remembrance program, the book includes excerpts from the writings of such well-known figures as Anne Frank, Primo Levi, and Elie Wiesel as well as the thoughts of many non-famous Holocaust survivors and children of survivors.
Mark Alvarez '69, The Official Basehall Hall of Fame Answer Book: A funand fact-filled, compendium of answers tothe questions young baseball fans ask most (Simon & Schuster)—Who set the basepaths at 90 feet? What's the toughest position to play? Are baseballs really made of horsehide? These are some of the questions Alvarez presents in this photo-studded book. The answers, just in case you're rusty: Alexander Cartwright; catcher is the most work, but shortstop is the toughest to master; baseballs were covered with horsehide until 1974, when cowhide took over.
Matthew I. Dickerson '85, The Ultimate Freedom and Other Tales (Sword and Shield Publications) Dickerson, a Cornell computer science doctoral candidate who also pursues Old English and Medieval studies, presents a collection of fantasy, science fiction, and other stories. His writing has been used in fantasy courses at Cornell, where he is a frequent lecturer.
Horace A. Porter, Stealing the Fire:The Art and Protest of James Baldwin (Wesleyan University Press)—Among those inspired by black protest writer James Baldwin is Horace Porter, professor of English and African and Afro-American Studies at Dartmouth. Of his youthful stumbling across Baldwin's Nobody Knows My Name, Porter writes, "I would probably still be in Columbus, Georgia, today if I had not looked at the table of contents. 'The Discovery of What it Means to Be an American,' 'A Fly in the Buttermilk,' 'The Black Boy Looks at the White Boy' inspired my deep curiosity." Porter's book analyses Baldwin's works and his life as a writer.
