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Issue: November 2009

Inside the Minds: Responding to Health Care Fraud and Abuse Investigations

by Matt Weber ’85 and Aspatore Books Staff The book is an authoritative insider’s perspective on representing and advising health care organizations facing criminal and/or civil fraud and abuse investigations. Featuring partners from some of the nation’s leading law firms, these experts discuss key considerations of an investigation. Weber, a partner in the white collar and health care practice groups at Holland & Hart in Denver, wrote the chapter on “Internal Investigations, Self­Disclosure, and Remediation for Health Care Entities.” ISBN­13: 978­0314202376. Published by Aspatore Books, 2008.

Issue: November 2009

Applied Project Management for Space Systems (Space Technology Series)

by Julie Chesley, CC assistant economics and business professor, Wiley Larson, Marilyn McQuade, and Robert Menrad “Applied Project Management for Space Systems” is the 16th book produced by the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Space Technology Series. The book presents approaches for practicing managers leading complex space projects, but also may serve as a primary text or reference for graduate­level courses and development programs. Many space­related case studies and samples are incorporated. ISBN­13: 978­0073408859. Published by McGraw­Hill Primis Custom Publishing, 2008.

Issue: November 2009

Anticipation: Poems of the River

by Diane Brown Benninghoff ’68 Benninghoff has made nearly a dozen trips, including several organized for Colorado College alumni, down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Most of the 30 poems in this chapbook are the result of the 2008 CC Grand Canyon trip, with CC English Professor and poet Jane Hilberry. Says Hilberry, “In one poem, Diane describes the song of the canyon wren, who ‘proclaims that she understands this vast canyon.’ So does Diane. Her poems are such songs.” Published by Blub.com, 2009.

Issue: November 2009

Blood, Sweat & Fury: An American Expeditionary Manifesto of Poetry

by Andrew Borene ’98 Attorney, Iraq war veteran, and former Minnesota state senate candidate, Borene’s debut collection of poems is derived from his experiences in business, politics, and government. The collection is an edgy and at times haunting look into the mind of a man struggling with addiction and trauma. A portion of the book’s proceeds benefits the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. ISBN­13: 978­1440101229. Published by iUniverse, 2008.

Issue: November 2009

Tobacco Sheds of the Connecticut River Valley

by Darcy Purinton ’86 and Dale Cahill With more than 200 photographs, the book provides a visual tour of the wide variety of tobacco sheds in the Connecticut River Valley. The photos are accompanied by text that provides a unique look at tobacco sheds from a historical, personal, and agricultural perspective, highlighting how Yankee ingenuity married form and function to solve the unique problems presented by New England weather. ISBN­13: 978­0­7643­3204­3. Published by Schiffer Publishing, 2009.

Issue: November 2009

Ish, Ish, Almost Made a Fish!

by Paul Weathington, illustrated by Steve Shaw ’87 This children’s book explores the use of the “ish” phrase (“Ish helps us guess one’s age … fifty­ish like Dad, Ish helps us get it close so no one is too mad!”). Shaw, an Atlanta freelance artist who teaches art at Atlanta’s Schenk School, portrays Ish as a barefoot, redheaded girl with a Cathy­like heart on her dress, who ponders where she would be if she were a fish, wish, or dish. “Ish” is a creative way to introduce students to grammar concepts such as adjectives and suffixes. ISBN­13: 978­0615214603. Published by JuneKat Books, 2008.

Issue: November 2009

Born Expatriated

by Sara S. Villarreal Bishop ’00 The book serves as an American expatriate’s primer for being pregnant overseas in an embassy environment and returning to the U.S. for the birth. The author also includes suggestions for raising an American child in a foreign environment. Although written specifically for young families who do a significant amount of overseas travel, the book has tips for anyone who travels long distances with small children. ISBN­13: 978­0615201658. Published by Sara S. Villarreal Bishop, 2008