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House Fires
Nancy Reisman, J84
University of Iowa Press
Winner of the 1999 Iowa Short Fiction Award, Nancy Reisman takes
the reader on a captivating trip through snowbound Buffalo in the
1940s to present-day Boston, Providence and San Francisco. Reisman
composes a set of three related tales, a total of eleven short stories,
revolving around passion and heartbreak. Intricately and delicately,
Reisman reveals how men and women are inevitably shaped by their
histories, and the ways in which their bodies carry the legacy of
loss.
 Sleeping
with One Eye Open
Women Writers and the Art of Survival
Edited by Marilyn Kallet, J68, and Judith Ortiz Cofer
The University of Georgia Press
Marilyn Kallet, Director of the Creative Writing Program at the
University of Tennessee, co-edits this anthology in which noted
female novelists, journalists, essayists, poets and nonfiction writers
address the challenges facing today's woman writer. Their stories
examine how sources of inspiration, discipline, resourcefulness
and determination have helped these women succeed.
Menopause: Endocrinology and Management
Dr. David Seifer, A77, Editor
Humana Press
This multiauthor book presents the physiological changes that occur
at menopause, and most common clinical problems, as well as risk,
benefits and alternatives to hormone replacement therapy. A concise
review of different aspects of menopause, it presents an up-to-date,
multidisciplinary understanding of this important subject in a single
volume. Dr. Seifer is professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive
Sciences at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick,
NJ.
 If Ever
I Return Again
Corinne Demas, J68
HarperCollins Publishers
Corinne Demas, a professor at Mt. Holyoke College and children's
book author, was inspired by the real-life stories of women who
went on whaling cruises to write this engaging fictional journal
penned by a young girl, Celia. Like many children who frequently
traveled with their parents on whaling vessels, Celia keeps a detailed
and personal account of her daily life on board a whaling ship.
Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West
Everett "Chip" Ward, A71
Verso
In the late 1970s, Chip Ward and his wife moved to the small town
of Grantsville, Utah, to raise a family. But there on the edge of
the Great Basin Desert their idyllic life was interrupted by tales
of local sickness and death. What followed is a seven-year quest
to understand a hidden history of ecocide, told here as a firsthand
account of opposition to toxic waste disposal, chemical weapons
incinerators, industrial pollution, and nuclear waste storage. Ward,
who now manages Utah's public library development program, has been
praised as a "local hero of moxie, vision, and passion."
The Same Phrase Describes My Marriage and My Breasts:
Before the Kids They Used To Be Such a Cute Couple
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, J87
Andrews McNell Publishing
Called "smart, funny and uplifting," this bite-size take
on life is full of sharp-witted anecdotes, tender reflections, confessions,
lists, charts and doodles. A contributing editor for Redbook, Rosenthal
also writes a weekly humor column for the Chicago Tribune's online
magazine.
Laser Satellite Communication: The Third Generation
Dr. William H. Mott IV, F93, 95
and Dr. Robert B. Sheldon
Quorum Books
This introduction to the next generation of telecommunications
analyzes the complex worlds of laser technology, satellite systems
and tele-communications. The authors offer options for exploiting
the ultrahigh speed and capacity of laser carriers in combination
with the global coverage of satellite systems to provide low-cost,
reliable broadband communication to the entire world. Mott has managed
the interfaces between technology, industry and government over
his 30-year career in the U.S. Army.
The Body in the Big Apple
Katherine Hall Page, G74
William Morrow Inc.
In this prequel to the award-winning series of Faith Fairchild,
amater sleuth, Fairchild is living in New York City when she solves
her first mystery. While thriving on the success of her catering
company, she is soon caught up in blackmail, intrigue and murder.
Page is the author of nine previous Faith Fairchild mysteries.
Autobiographical Inscriptions:
Form, Personhood, and the American Woman Writer of Color
Barbara Rodriguez
Oxford University Press
An assistant professor of African-American Literature, Barbara
Rodriguez compares and contrasts the autobiographical texts from
women writers such as Harriet Jacobs, Zora Neale Hurston, Hisaye
Yamamoto, Maxine Hong Kingston, Leslie Marmon Silko, Adrienne Kennedy
and Cecile Pineda. Each chapter pairs a canonized work with a less
wellknown text, covering cultural contexts, historical periods and
artistic media.
Hormonal Chaos:
The Scientific and Social Origins
of the Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis
 Sheldon Krimsky
Johns Hopkins University Press
Sheldon Krimsky, a professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental
Policy, tells the timely story of how a small group of scientists
have advanced a radical hypothesis that asserts that a class of
industrial chemicals, endocrine disruptors, are interfering with
the normal functioning of hormones in animals and humans. His book
has been called a "masterful weaving of the science and politics
of . . . a public health problem deserving increased concern and
attention."
The Wise Advisor:
What Every Professional Should Know about Consulting and Counseling
Jeswald Salacuse
Praeger Paperback
Jeswald Salacuse, the Henry J. Braker Professor of Law at the Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy, presents an indispensible tool for
anyone who gives professional advice-doctors, lawyers, management
consultants and financial planners, among others. His workable text
applies seven basic principles to a wide variety of situations.
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