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Issue: December 2011

The Looney Tunes Treasury

by Andrew Farago ’98 Ehhh, what’s up, Doc? Here’s a first-hand look at the Looney Tunes from an irrefutable source — the characters themselves. This irreverent, hilarious, and just plain looney history provides an offbeat look at the animation industry, the “behind-the-cels” men (and women) who gave the characters their unequivocal look, attitude, and voices, and a first-hand account of what the characters do when they’re not starring in the latest Looney Tunes cartoon. ISBN-13: 978-0762440443. Published by Running Press, 2010.

Issue: December 2011

Tested: How Twelve Wrongly Imprisoned Men Held Onto Hope

by Dorothy Budd ’80 and Peyton Budd ’12 This book by a CC mother-daughter team was featured on “Larry King Live” last fall and tells the story of what helped 12 wrongly imprisoned men hold onto their hope, faith, and sanity while behind bars. Each man’s story could be a book in itself. Dori Budd is a former child sex crimes prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney’s office and now serves as an Episcopal deacon at The Church of the Incarnation in Dallas. Her daughter Peyton is a senior at CC. ISBN-13: 978-1934812778. Published by Brown Books, 2010.  

Issue: December 2011

Kill Switch

by Neal Baer ’78 “Kill Switch” is the first in a series featuring Claire Waters, a forensic psychiatrist with unnervingly personal insights into the criminal mind. The book begins as a police drama involving a serial killer, but a plot twist propels the story into something  bigger and more frightening. Baer, who has a medical degree from Harvard, was the executive producer of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” for 11 years. He also was executive producer of “ER,” which received a record-breaking 124 Emmy nominations. Currently he is executive producer of the new CBS series, “A Gifted Man.” ISBN-13: 978-0758266866. Published by Kensington, 2011.

Issue: December 2011

Find King Henry’s Treasure and Count Monet’s Lilies

by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo ’94 Both books combine historical paintings with different developmental skills that help teach young children while introducing them to classic art. “Finding King Henry’s Treasure” is an adventure with a lot of “texture” (the brave knight’s velvet cloak, the duchess’s feathered hat); “Count Monet’s Lilies” teaches counting, beginning with one lily (“White Water Lilies” by Claude Monet) and ending with nine boys (“Snap the Whip” by Winslow Homer). The books conclude with pictures and facts about all the featured paintings, adding another teaching element to the books. Find King Henry’s Treasure: ISBN-13: 978-1402763243. Count Monet’s Lilies: ISBN-13: 978-1402763236. Both published by Sterling, 2010.