Bulletin

by Kathryn Gibbs Davis ’76 Davis’s book was inadvertently featured with an incorrect cover photo in the November issue of the Bulletin; see correct photo here. Since then, the book was awarded an Oppenheim Gold Seal. Gibbs Davis has visited the National First Ladies Library and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library discussing this book and an…

by Spencer Walker ’01 Walker puts his culinary talents to use in this cookbook aimed at the young male demographic. Miss Manners the cookbook is not, with recipe titles that we won’t repeat here. One reviewer said, “I would suggest this book to anyone who likes to read, cook, laugh, or wants to get closer to a…

by Scott Samuels ’83 and Justin D. Radolf The genus Borrelia, in the spirochete phylum, is not closely related to any other bacteria and has a highly unusual genome composed of a linear chromosome and multiple circular and linear plasmids. The book is a comprehensive guide to the pathogenic Borrelia, providing researchers, advanced students, clinicians, and…

by Daniel Leffler ’96 and Melinda Dennis This book helps readers determine if they may have undiagnosed celiac disease. For those already diagnosed, the authors, joined by more than 50 experts, share their knowledge of problems related to celiac disease and gluten-related disorders. This is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the medical, dietary, nutritional, emotional,…

by David Mason ’78, CC professor of English During his 20s, Mason found himself living with his wife in a village in southern Greece. Their first encounter with the country would prove an unrecoverable dream of magic, but through decades of steadfast affection, Mason comes to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a…

by Paul Maruyama, CC lecturer in Japanese Maruyama’s book details the story of his father, Kunio Maruyama, then a 37-year-old Japanese citizen, and his two friends who in 1946 devised a plan to escape to Japan from Soviet-occupied Manchuria. The three men personally appealed to General Douglas MacArthur, who was then the Supreme Commander for Allied Power occupying the defeated…