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Alumni Authors
 Kenneth
R. Libbey ’62 has published Snatching
Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: How the Democrats Lost the 2004
Election (MacLean and Clark, Publishers, 2005) chronicles how the
election slipped away from Kerry and the Democrats because they failed
to make their party label an asset and the election fell into a personality
contest in which complex issues were trivialized.He has also published Midnight in Prague (MacLean and Clark, Publishers, 2005). This well-researched novel takes readers back to life in postwar Europe through the eyes of Anne Wilson, the beautiful journalist of Vantage Points and follows the deterioration of the World War II alliance between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, leading to the harrowing climax at midnight in Prague. Libbey has a Ph.D. from Syracuse University and taught Political Science at the University of Cincinnati. For 20 years, he evaluated government programs for the Congress as a member of the U.S. General Accounting Office. In 1998, he ran for the state senate in Oregon.  |
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 Judith
Kolberg ’75 has published Organize
for Disaster: Prepare Your Family and Your Home for Any Natural
or Unnatural Disaster (Squall
Press 2005), which advises preparing for disasters as part of everyday
life instead of as an urgent event in the heat of the moment. Described
as an excellent ready-reference, it is also a good read with first-hand
accounts of disaster survivors and advice from disaster experts.Kolberg is the owner of FileHeads Professional Organizers in Atlanta, GA and is the Director of Professional Development for the National Association of Professional Organizers. She can be contacted at www.fileheads.net or fileheads@aol.com. |
 Fred Luskin ’76 has published Stress
Free for Good : 10 Scientifically Proven Life Skills for Health and
Happiness (HarperSanFrancisco,
2005) a text which details ten skills which provide a foundation
for living a healthier and happier life. This is a practical and
accessible guide to conquering the stress in our lives once and for
all.Luskin is the author of the bestselling book Forgive for Good and director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the teaching and researching of forgiveness and is a much-sought-after speaker. He lectures throughout the United States on managing stress, developing emotional competence, and enhancing positive emotions. Luskin has a Ph.D. in counseling and health psychology from Stanford University and is an associate professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. |
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John Wintle ’83 has published Breakfast with
Tiffany: An Uncle’s Memoir (Miramax Books, 2005), a wry, moving memoir
chronicling the roller-coaster year a successful gay man took in
his troubled teenaged niece. With an edgy wit and compassion, Wintle
recounts not only the coming of age of his beloved, if troubled,
niece, but his own as well. The movie version of "Breakfast
with Tiffany" is being produced by Hart Sharp Entertainment
(Boys Don't Cry, You Can Count on Me, Proof), and Wintle will act
as executive producer. Wintle has worked as an actor, lawyer, and film agent in New York City. This is his first book. |
 Jodi
A. Mindell ’84 has published Sleeping Through
the Night, Revised Edition : How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents
Can Get
a Good Night's Sleep (HarperResource; Revised edition, 2005) a book
for parents who are looking for a proven method to help their child
fall asleep quickly and sleep through the night.Jodi A. Mindell, Ph.D. is Associate Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology and is professor of psychology at St. Joseph's University. |
 Laurie
Foos ’88 has published Before Elvis
There was Nothing (Coffee House Press,
2005), her fifth novel, which has been described
as a whip-smart, refreshingly contemporary take on the nature of
beauty, the importance of appearance and the all-too-human cravings
for friendship, spiritual fulfillment and love.Foos teaches in the MFA program at Lesley University in Cambridge and lives outside Boston with her husband, Michael Giannetta ’87, MS ’89. |
 Alicia
Erian ’89 has published Towelhead (Simon & Schuster,
2005), the story of a girl failed by her parents and by a conflicted
America. “The freshness of her narrative voice sets Towelhead
apart from the sentimental or purely harsh treatment of similar subject
matter elsewhere, and makes the novel a promising follow-up to Erian_s
well-regarded short story collection, The Brutal Language of Love” writes
Regina Marler from Amazon.com.Erian teaches creative writing at Wellsley College. |
 Susann
Cokal ’96 has published Breath and Bones (Unbridled
Books, 2005) a novel which chronicles the adventures of Famke Summerfugl
whose life begins in a convent orphanage and whose passion leads
her to America. According to the publisher the book is “perfect
for book clubs and summer reading, and for fiction fans, historical
fiction fans, and people who just love a great story.”Cokal teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. |
Anita
Diamant ’75 has published The Red Tent (Picador;
1st Picador USA pbk. ed edition, 1998) (St. Martin's Press;
1st ed edition,
1997) a biblical novel told in the voice of Jacob's daughter Dinah.
According to the publisher, “The Red Tent combines rich storytelling
with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical
women's society.”
