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The Conservation Program Handbook: A Guide for Local Government Land Acquisition by Sandra Tassel ’79 Between 1996 and 2007, U.S. voters approved almost $24 billion for local government park, open space, and other conservation purposes. Despite this substantial sum for land protection, at that time there was no book to guide officials as they implemented…

Bicycle Mania by Shirley Agudo, with contributing photographers Ben Deiman, Trevor Waldron, and Max Rubenacker ’10 Old, young, barely walking, and, yes, even naked cyclists have been captured in all their glory in this volume of photography celebrating Dutch cycling mania. Full of surprising images, this book depicts people transporting anything and everything on their…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…