{"id":10444,"date":"2016-04-28T17:20:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T23:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/?p=10444"},"modified":"2016-04-28T17:20:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T23:20:24","slug":"on-the-bookshelf-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/bulletin\/2016\/04\/on-the-bookshelf-8\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Bookshelf"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NowNow and Then Old Worlds Unfurl<\/h3>\n

co-authored by Susan Barney Jones \u201976<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones and co-author Emily Calhoun ask if parallel lives can intersect \u2014 then enumerate the ways theirs have: family lives, professional interests, commitment to a public ethic, and love of nature. \u201cWe have recognized over the 15 years we have been meeting as friends and writers, we have come to speak with different voices about our worlds. Through the process of bringing our poetry together and forging intersections among our words, we have experienced the convergence of our parallel lives,\u201d Jones says. Their book of poems is a testament to that. Published by Poetry Partners Press, 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"TheThe Drunken Spelunker\u2019s Guide to Plato<\/h3>\n

by Kathy Giuffre<\/strong>, associate professor of sociology<\/p>\n

Take the philosophy of Plato, add Pabst Blue Ribbon, throw in a mix of oddball, dive-bar regulars and you get Giuffre\u2019s debut novel. Based on Plato\u2019s Allegory of the Cave from \u201cThe Republic,\u201d here the Cave is a dive bar in a small Southern town and the prisoner is tomboy Josie, new to town, tending bar, falling for bad boys, and seeking a path for herself. Falling in and out of love, and searching for something larger, Josie uses philosophy to guide her. Published by John F. Blair Publishers, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"Easy-CutEasy-Cut Baby Quilts<\/h3>\n

co-authored by McB Smith McManus \u201999<\/strong><\/p>\n

A quilting partnership started years ago when the co-authors met at work. Together and separately, they have created quilts, tutorials, and projects for fans, friends, family, and community members. They design quilts as a team: McManus takes on the piecing, while co-author E.B. Updegraff does\u00a0\u00a0 the quilting \u2014 and they share the task of shopping for and selecting fabrics. The book features nine quilts for babies\u00a0 with pre-cuts, panels, full-size templates and complete instructions that enable the reader to make a quilt in a day or a weekend. Published by Landauer Publishing LLC.<\/p>\n

\"SunsetsSunsets of Tulum<\/h3>\n

by Ray Bartlett \u201993<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bartlett, a travel writer specializing in Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and the U.S., takes readers to Mexico\u2019s Riviera Maya in his debut novel. Reed Haflinger and his aloof wife, Laurel, take an impromptu vacation, but it\u2019s not the reconnection Reed was hoping for. When his wife departs early for home, he stays at the resort, where a brief interaction with a female traveler changes Reed, forcing him to decide whether to venture out of his comfort zone, or accept that he will always let life pass him by.<\/p>\n

Published by Barrel Fire Press, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Brain Electric<\/h3>\n

by Malcolm Gay \u201995<\/strong><\/p>\n

Detailing the race among neuroscientists to merge the mind with machines, the book is part life-altering cure, part science fiction, part Defense Department dream. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, neuroscientists are developing brain-computer technologies that will enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs and manipulate computers and other objects through thought alone. These fiercely competitive scientists are vying for government and venture capital funding, prestige, and wealth. The book was featured on NPR\u2019s \u201cWeekend Edition\u201d and Scientific American MIND recently called it \u201cone of the most\u00a0fascinating books you will ever read.\u201d Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"SpiritualSpiritual Steps on the Road to Success<\/h3>\n

by Linda Seger \u201967<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subtitled \u201cGaining the Goal Without Losing Your Soul,\u201d the book provides advice for creating personal success based on spiritual values. Sharing experiences and insights gained through her own spiritually based and highly successful career, Seger says, \u201cWhen I started to find success as an entrepreneur, script consultant, seminar leader, and author,\u00a0 I found the spiritual issues and challenges associated with success were quite different from the ones I had confronted in my struggle finding my way. I hadn\u2019t seen a book from\u00a0 this perspective, so I wanted to explore these issues.\u201d The book recently won a Gold Medal Illumination Book Award. Published by Haven Books, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"WeWe Gotta Get Out of This Place: Soundtrack of the Vietnam War<\/h3>\n

co-authored by Craig Werner \u201974<\/strong><\/p>\n

Werner and co-author Doug Bradley place popular music at the heart of the American experience in Vietnam, exploring how and why U.S. troops turned to music as a way of\u00a0 coping with the war and connecting to each other and the world back home. Different songs resonated with different veterans, depending on when, where, and what they did in Vietnam. For some veterans it was Nancy Sinatra\u2019s \u201cThese\u00a0Boots Are Made for Walkin\u2019,\u201d for others it was Jimi Hendrix\u2019s \u201cPurple Haze,\u201d and for countless others it was the song that gives the book its title. Rolling Stone named it number one on its \u201c10 Best Music Books\u00a0 of 2015.\u201d Also included is a piece by Vietnam veteran Jay Maloney \u201975. Published by the University of Massachusetts Press, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Innovative Mindset: 5 Behaviors for Accelerating Breakthroughs<\/h3>\n

co-authored by Elena Imaretska \u201905<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imaretska and co-author John Sweeney use their scientific understanding of how human behavior is influenced and improv expertise to create simple but groundbreaking tools and behaviors to spark innovation and transform organizations. They introduce the \u201cBig 5\u201d behaviors designed to accelerate breakthroughs \u2014 listening, deferring judgment, reframing, declaring, and jumping in. Filled with real-world examples of innovative behavior by everyone from progressive mayors to insurance company execs to Benedictine nuns, the book helps identify what is needed in order to become more innovative. Published by Wiley, 2015.<\/p>\n

American Alpine Journal<\/h3>\n

and<\/p>\n

Accidents in North American Mountaineering<\/h3>\n

edited by Erik Rieger \u201912<\/strong>
\n\"Accidents\"AmericanThe 2015 editions of these journals mark the third set of publications Rieger has worked on as editor and art director. Published annually since 1929, the American Alpine Journal documents the world\u2019s most significant climbs. In the latest edition, readers hear from Kevin Jorgeson on the Dawn Wall, David Allfrey on the hardest wilderness wall in America, and Kilian Jornet on the new Denali speed record. The journal also takes an in-depth look at the history and climbing potential of Cloud Peak in Wyoming; unveils little-known mountains in Alaska, Russia, Kenya, Nepal, and Patagonia; and features inspiring destinations closer to home. Accidents in North American Mountaineering, published annually since 1948, reports on the year\u2019s most significant and educational climbing accidents. In each case, it analyzes what went wrong, helping climbers prevent or survive similar situations in the future.<\/p>\n

Published by Mountaineers Books and the American Alpine Club, 2015.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Vibha<\/h3>\n

We asked\u00a0Professor of Economics and Business\u00a0Vibha Kapuria-Foreman<\/p>\n

\"MagnaWhat\u2019s On Your Reading List?<\/h3>\n

\u201cThis academic year\u2019s\u00a0Lopat lecture (Nov. 3, 2015)\u00a0was by Nicholas Vincent\u00a0and provided fascinating\u00a0information about the\u00a0Magna Carta. I\u2019m reading\u00a0his \u2018Magna Carta: A Very\u00a0Short Introduction,\u2019 which\u00a0makes clear why the Magna\u00a0Carta remains hugely\u00a0significant today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"ParisParis in Winter<\/h3>\n

by David Coggins \u201969<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subtitled \u201cAn Illustrated Memoir,\u201d the book combines fanciful ink and watercolor drawings by Coggins with vignettes about his family\u2019s annual New Year\u2019s sojourns to Paris, which they\u2019ve been taking for almost 20 years. This memoir of poetic, lighthearted stories highlights\u00a0\u00a0 the family\u2019s passion for art, food, fashion, and social life. Coggins is the author and illustrator of the travel memoir, \u201cThe Nostalgic Heart,\u201d which received an Independent Publisher Book Award. Additionally, his eight-volume set\u00a0 of daybooks, published under the pseudonym Robert Carolina, is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Published by powerHouse\u00a0 Books, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"ThisThis Thing Called Music: Essays in Honor of Bruno Nettl<\/h3>\n

co-edited by Vicki Levine<\/strong>, professor of music<\/p>\n

Co-editor Levine also is a contributor of one of the 35 essays in the book, authoring \u201cRegional Songs in Local and Translocal Spaces: The Duck Dance Revisited.\u201d For scholars in the field of musicology and related areas, the search for music \u2014 in its vastly complex and diverse forms throughout the world \u2014 characterizes the lifetime of reflection and writing by Bruno Nettl, the leading ethnomusicologist of the past generation. The essays represent the many dimensions of musical meaning, addressing some of the most critically important areas of\u00a0music scholarship today. Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers as part of the \u201cEuropea: Ethnomusicologies and Modernities\u201d series, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"MindMind Over Murder<\/h3>\n

audio book narrated by Cindy Piller \u201968<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piller narrates this 6-hour, 41-minute book by author Evelyn David, opening with the line \u201cI don\u2019t think you were this paranoid before we got married; I would have noticed. And believe me, it would have been a deciding factor in my decision to hook up with you.\u201d The last time the police knocked on psychic Valentine Zalmanzig Cohen\u2019s door they ignored her advice and the wrong man ended up in prison for murder. Five years later the knock comes again: Another couple has been killed in the same house. Available from Amazon audible.<\/p>\n

\"TenTen Surefire Ways to Transform Troubled Youth<\/h3>\n

co-authored by Andr\u00e9 Zarb-Cousin\u00a0 \u201972<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zarb-Cousin and co-author Jeannette Holtham share a decade\u2019s worth of insights from working with more than 4,000 at-risk youth in prisons, detention centers, and alternative high schools. Featuring real-life stories, this book is aimed at parents, grandparents, teachers, school counselors, probation officers, correctional officers, and others who care for youth who are headed down the path toward drug and alcohol addictions, early sex and its related consequences, and violence. Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014.<\/p>\n

\"ManagingManaging the Graduate School Experience<\/h3>\n

co-authored by Kim Rossman Muchnick \u201988<\/strong> Knowledge is power, and this book provides graduate students with the power to help them understand and complete a graduate degree, regardless of how the degree is offered \u2014 online or on-campus. Subtitled \u201cFrom Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond,\u201d the book encourages students to take control of the graduate school process as much as possible and negotiate with faculty and the administration regarding all aspects of the program. The book is succinct and to the point; a chapter titled\u00a0\u201cCan I Really Get a Ph.D.?\u201d discusses the impact of study on family life, time management, learning types, and reasons for wanting a Ph.D. Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015.<\/p>\n

\"Juniors\"Juniors<\/h3>\n

by Kaui Hart Hemmings \u201998<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hemmings, author of the 2007 best-selling \u201cThe Descendants,\u201d uses Hawaii as the setting for her first young adult novel. Part mainlander, part Hawaiian, Lea feels uncertain where she fits in after her mother accepts a job offer in upscale Kahala and Lea enrolls in a prestigious school midyear. As in \u201cThe Descendants,\u201d Hemmings explores intergenerational family complexities and contradictions, secrets and revelations. Hawaii, Hemmings\u2019 home turf,\u00a0 comes to life with details, including tensions among natives and newcomers, locals and vacationers. Kirkus Review calls the book \u201cWryly funny, generous-hearted, garnished with sun, surfing, and shave ice \u2014 a genuinely literary beach read.\u201d Published by G.P. Putnam\u2019s Sons, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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