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NOTABLE NEW BOOKS BY ALUMNI

Richard Kuhns '45, philosophy professor emeritus at Columbia, explores the theory of storytelling in Boccaccio's great work in Decameron and the Philosophy ofStorytelling:The Author as Midwife and Pimp (Columbia University Press).

Herman Obermayer '46, a former journalist and newspaper publisher, shares letters he wrote during WWII service and his reflections on them now in Soldiering for Freedom:A Gl's Account of World War II (Texas A & M University Press).

Stan Waterman '46, the underwater moviemaker profiled in the May/June issue of this magazine, collects essays he wrote for dive journals together with accounts of diving for a half century in Sea Salt-Memories & Essays (New World Publications).

Jack Heyde '61 recounts highlights of his conversations with professional baseball players from the 1940s and 1950s in PopFlies and Line Drives: Visits with Players fromBaseball's 'Golden Era' (Trafford).

Brock Brower '53 of Norwich, Vermont, mixes fantasy and folktale for a story of a dog's redemption in his third novel, BlueDog, Green River (Godine).

Jeff Stein '66, a former Hollywood production executive, analyzes what movies do for us in Life, Myth, and the American FamilyUnreeling: The Spiritual Significance of Moviesfor the 20th Century (Universal Publishers).

A. Roger Ekirch '72, professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, reveals how we survived before electric lighting in At Day'sClose: Night in Times Past (W.W. Norton).

Michael Winer '75, a chiropractor in Portland, Oregon, outlines the principles of healing and offers a step-by-step guide through the process in Healing: The Path toFreedom (Authorhouse).

Carl Little '76 captures the appeal of a Maine island through 113 paintings and drawings from more than 80 artists in The Art of Monhegan Island (Down East Books).

Martin Venezky '79 offers a monograph of his graphic design work in life in It Is Beautiful...Then Gone (Princeton Architectural Press).

Daniel Becker '84 recalls his life growing up with a mother who suffered from anorexia nervosa in This Mean Disease (Gurze Books).

Rob Engelman '87, a marketing and communications consultant, shares ideas and suggestions for achieving professional and personal success in That Was Zen, This isWow: 232 Ideas for Transforming Life fromOrdinary to Extraordinary (Eyecatcher Press).

Tom Thompson '90, a vice president of a N.Y.C. advertising agency when not writing, publishes his second collection of poetry, The Pitch (Alice James Books).

Jennifer van der Kwast '99 casts a "deliriously jaded eye" (so says Publishers Weekly) on working in the media industry in her debut novel, Pounding the Pavement (Random House).