Shelf life

Merrill McLane '42 recalls more than 30 years exploring cities, traditions and people in Odyssey inSpain (Carderock Press).

Gregory Rabassa '44 translates Antonio Lobo Antunes's story about mythical Portuguese conquistadors of the 16th century returning home four centuries later in The Return of the Caravels (Atlantic/Grove).

Lan M. Lange '62, Adv'64, economic geology professor at the University of Montana in Missoula, writes about the giant and hairy predecessors of todays mammals in Ice Age Mammals of North America (Mountain Press Publishing Co.).

Jonathan Low '73, senior research fellow at Cap Gemini Ernst & Youngs Center for Business Innovation, describes the growing number and significance of intangibles that are needed to maintain a competitive advantage across a plethora of industries in Invisible Advantage (Perseus Publishing).

Ricki Stem '87 offers a chatty firstperson narrative with a grab bag of graphic elements in a new series about the adventures of 10-year-old Beryl E. Bean (HarperCollins released two books in June 2002; another two were scheduled for this summer).

Robert Skutch '46 creates a world of imaginary creatures and word puns in his latest children's book, Albie's Trip to the JumbleJungle (Tricycle Press).

Andrew L. Pincus '51, classical music critic for the Berkshm Eagle, profiles six names in classical music who have energized American culture, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Juilliard String Quartet, in Musicians Witha Mission: Keeping the Classical Tradition Alive (Northeastern University Press).

John Grossman '73 tells the story of one of America's oldest and most successful summer camps in Celebrating 100 Years 1903-2003:YMCA Camp Belknap (Storey Publishing).

Scott Brown '78, founding member of the Harvard Negotiation Project, offers ways to reduce familial conflict in How To NegotiateWith Kids...Even When You Shouldn't (Penguin Putnam).