This Awkward Art by Conrad Hilberry and Jane Hilberry, CC professor of English This volume of poetry features works by both father and daughter. The poems are each an individual response to a shared subject, seen from different points of view. Perhaps the most poignant poems are those that focus on the shared loss of [...]
November 2010
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What’s so Great About Granite?
What’s so Great About Granite? by Jennifer H. Carey; photographs by Marli Bryant Miller ’82 Miller started photographing rocks as a geology major at CC, and her passion for geological photography grew as she spent additional time in the field while attending graduate school at the University of Washington. Her photos help illustrate this geologic [...]
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Olio Aglio
Olio Aglio by Annie Whetzel ’09 Olio Aglio, translated, means literally “oil, garlic.“ This gluten-free cookbook is the result of a venture grant Whetzel received while at Colorado College. She spent the summer of 2008 traveling through Italy and collecting recipes while working on organic farms. The final product is a gluten-free recipe collection that [...]
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Hitler’s Panzers: The Lightning Attacks that Revolutionized Warfare
Hitler’s Panzers: The Lightning Attacks that Revolutionized Warfare by Dennis Showalter, CC professor of history Showalter, a World War II scholar, presents a comprehensive study of Nazi Germany’s armored forces and their influence on the role of the army in the Third Reich. Panzers, self-contained armored units able to operate independently, became the nucleus of [...]
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Blessing’s Bead
Blessing’s Bead by Debby Dahl Edwardson ’74 Set in a little-known part of Arctic Alaska, this young-adult book tells the multigenerational tale of an Iñupiaq family torn apart by tragedy and reunited by the power of story and tradition. The book was selected by the Junior Library Guild as a book of the month and [...]
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Committed to the Sane Asylum: Narratives on Mental Wellness and Healing
Committed to the Sane Asylum: Narratives on Mental Wellness and Healing by Rosemary Barnes ’70 and Susan Schellenberg Psychologist Rosemary Barnes and artist Susan Schellenberg, a former psychiatric patient, relate their own stories, conversations, and reflections concerning the contributions and limitations of conventional mental health care and their collaborative search for alternatives such as art [...]
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Law and the Humanities
Law and the Humanities edited by Austin Sarat, Matthew Anderson ’92, and Cathrine O. Frank Anderson, associate professor and chair of the department of English and language studies at the University of New England, brings together scholars from law schools and an array of disciplines in the humanities. This book is a stock-taking of different [...]
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A Peak at the Springs
A Peak at the Springs edited by Courtney Arnstein, CC alumni and parent relations office; photos contributed by Jessica Feis ’98 and Andrea Pacheco, CC annual giving office More than a cookbook, this book includes a tour of Colorado Springs, with beautiful photography, visitor information, and a unique recipe collection from Junior League friends, family, [...]
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Celestial Trilogy: Full Moon Maxi, Lucy’s Shooting Star, and Clayton and the Planets
Celestial Trilogy: Full Moon Maxi, Lucy’s Shooting Star, and Clayton and the Planets by Carrie Wismer Yakola ’93 Yakola’s celestial trilogy for children age 3 through 7 celebrates the joy and innocence of childhood, filling three children’s books with the love, energy, and charisma that come with learning new things as a child. Yakola, who [...]
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Voices of the American West
Voices of the American West by Corinne Platt ’87 This documentary-style collection of photographs and narratives profiles a diverse group of visionary men and women who engage in candid discussions about the West and its identity. The work tackles such topics as education, recreation, immigration, ranching, alternative energy, and wildlife habitat protection. It features Terry [...]
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