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Chuck Klosterman and Philosophy: The Real and the Cereal

by Seth Vannatta ’95 Since he burst on the world with his heavy-metal memoir “Fargo Rock City” in 2001, Chuck Klosterman has been one of the most successful novelists and essayists in America. As he writes in his contribution to this book, Klosterman “enjoys writing about big, unwieldy ideas” as they circulate in culture, in people, in music, and in sports. The 22 other philosophers writing alongside Klosterman couldn’t agree more. They offer their own take on the concepts and puzzles that fascinate him and take up many of Klosterman’s various challenges to answer brain-twisting “hypertheticals” or classic ethical quandaries. ISBN-13: 978-0812697629. Open Court, 2012.

Issue: April 2013

Brighter: How to Boost Your Memory Quotient in 30 Days

by Gunther Karsten ’85 Karsten is the 2007 World Memory Champion, an eight-time German Memory Champion, and international memory coach. His memory technique book, a bestseller in Germany, and published in Russian, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Spanish, has now been translated into English and is available as an e-book. The book provides tools and mental exercises and claims that in 30 days, readers can catapult their memory quotient and vocabulary, learn new languages more quickly, remember important dates, and remember peoples names easily and on a long-term basis. Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Published by Gunther Karsten, 2012.

Issue: April 2013

Keyser Run

by J.L. Austgen ’02 Austgen believes “perfect characters are boring,” and the main character in his debut novel is far from perfect. FBI agent Evelyn Morgan’s job is to find the original sources of funding for a terrorist cell operating in a suburb of Washington, D.C. When the cell is lost and agents start dying, she doesn’t know who to trust. Austgen stays true to his principles, as the other characters in this thriller set in Washington, D.C., and Woodland Park, Colo., are imperfect but interesting. ISBN-13: 978-0985063009. Dreampipe Publishing, 2012.

Issue: April 2013

Radical Survivor

by Nancy Saltzman ’74 “I’m sorry. There were no survivors.” Nancy Saltzman tried to absorb the caller’s words. Her entire family had perished in a small-plane crash. The caller was wrong, though. There was a survivor — Saltzman. She had beaten cancer twice, and the book chronicles her journey through despair and how having a purpose and making a difference in the lives of others helped her heal. Letters Saltzman received before and after the crash, as well as her entries from her two sons’ journals, add depth to the book. ISBN-13: 978-0615658193. WoWo Press, 2012.

Issue: April 2013

God Within

by Kaleb Rittenhouse ’09 “The God Within” is a collection of short stories and poems regarding the divinity within humans and the struggle to transcend mortality. Says Rittenhouse, “Even since before I could read or write I was a writer. I am a writer and I will always be a writer no matter what else I may endeavor to achieve. ‘God Within’ is my first book, but it will certainly not be my last.” ISBN-13: 978-1470112936. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012.

Issue: April 2013

Dancing with Mao and Miguel

by Kitty Kroger ’66 In this love story set against the backdrop of radical politics in 1970s New Jersey, Jenny belongs to a Maoist collective which sends its members into factories to organize the proletariat. At her workplace, Jenny falls for Miguel, a Dominican immigrant and revolutionary. Jenny is torn by misgivings about the politics and dogmatism of the collective. These doubts, combined with her devastating relationship with Miguel and her long-standing terror of intimacy and sexuality, threaten to destroy her unless she can discover her own path. ISBN-13: 978-0984928804. Division Street Books, 2012.

Issue: April 2013

The Earthquake Machine

by Mary Lowry ’97 Everything looks perfect in 14-year-old Rhonda’s world, but in actuality, the only reliable person in her life is the Mexican yardman, Jesús. When he is deported, Rhonda seizes an opportunity to find her friend by swimming to the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. When a peyote-addled bartender in the border town of Boquillas convinces her she won’t be safe traveling alone, Rhonda assumes the identity of a Mexican boy. Thus begins a wild adventure that explores the borders between the U.S. and Mexico, adolescence and adulthood, male and female, English and Spanish. ISBN-13: 978-1456795856. AuthorHouse, 2011.

Issue: April 2013

Sophocles’ Antigone

edited and translated by Diane Rayor ’80 Rayor, who was awarded an honorary degree from CC in 2010, is a classics professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Sophocles’ Antigone comes alive in this new translation that has been called “accurate yet accessible,” and helps bring to life the play’s inherent theatricality. Rayor provides an analytical introduction and comprehensive notes. The story, which centers on a highly charged struggle between the individual and the state, has powerful implications for ethical and political situations today. ISBN-13: 978-0521134781. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Issue: April 2013

What Others Say about Professor Wade Roberts's Class

“Quantitative Research Methods was a very challenging class, but the GIS and STATA tutorial videos helped considerably. The tutorials helped me solidify my skills and feel more confident about what I was doing. They will definitely be helpful in a couple weeks when I have to use STATA again for my thesis research!” – Kathleen Callahan ’13 “I used the tutorials after graduation when I did a presentation as part of my Public Interest Fellowship Program. The presentation was about the potential uses of GIS in evaluation work, and was given in the hopes of soliciting more projects from my colleagues. I used the tutorial to freshen up my mind…

Issue: April 2013

Japanese Film Crew Films CC Geology Professor

The NHK (Japan Broadcasting Organization) film crew recently interviewed Geology Professor Paul Myrow about the Great Unconformity, a geological feature that is well exposed in parts of the Colorado Springs area. The film crew was interested in how the development of the unconformity might relate to the radical burst of evolution of organisms during the Cambrian Period. Immediately prior to the Cambrian Period, there was the development of multi-cellular animals, and during the initial part of the Cambrian, a wide variety of organisms developed the ability to produce shells. Myrow has worked on Cambrian rocks and looked at the unconformity in outcrops spanning from Montana to Texas for the last…