Washington College Magazine
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Feather/Step Lightly
Dislocation and Other Theories
"Swish" Nicholson: A Biography of Wartime Baseball's Leading Slugger
Bioinorganic Chemistry: A Short Course
Books and Other Media
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Roy Kesey '91
Dzanc Books, October 2007
The 1991 Sophie Kerr winner's debut story collection includes 19 stories that have been published in literary journals such as Ninth Letter, McSweeney's and The Kenyon Review. The story "Wait" is included in the Best American Short Stories 2007. Kesey previously published Nothing in the World, winner of the 2005 Bullfight Review Little Book Prize. His work has appeared in several magazines as well as in New Sudden Fiction 2006 and the Robert Olen Butler Prize Anthology. Noted writer Peter Ho Davies calls this latest volume "a distinctive new voice, from a distinctive new press." Kesey lives in Beijing with his wife and children.
Feather/Step Lightly
Felicia Carter '91
2007 Alberta Records
With her remarkable twin disc recording, Feather/Step Lightly, Felicia Carter gives an affectionate nod to the double vinyl LP. The double CD format allows Carter to defy songwriting genres on Feather, while showcasing her finesse with traditional jazz and blues on Step Lightly. The album features a dynamic, all-star rhythm section of Carter's jazz fellows: pianist Bob Butta, bassist Amy Shook, drummer Frank Russo and guitarist Donato Soviero. Providing additional instrumentation are special guest players on harp, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, as well as Carter's own layered vocal harmonies for selected tracks. Engineered by Rob Byers, the majority of the recording was completed without instrumental isolation for a cohesive, live feel. The Feather/Step Lightly sessions took place in early 2007 at NPR Studios in Washington, DC.
Dislocation and Other Theories
Erin Murphy '90
2008 Word Press
The jazzy female voices in Erin Murphy's Dislocation and Other Theories memorably portray women's experiences in the twenty-first century. In these dislocated times, Murphy's poems offer a sure map to deeper wisdom. Murphy is the author of two previous poetry collections: Science of Desire, a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize, and Too Much of This World, winner of the Anthony Piccione Poetry Prize. Her awards include the Foley Poetry Award judged by Paul Mariani, the National Writers Union Poetry Award judged by Donald Hall, a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Award, and a Vira I. Heinz Endowment Fellowship at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. She is Assistant Professor of English at the Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College, where she teaches English and creative writing.
"Swish" Nicholson: A Biography of Wartime Baseball's Leading Slugger
Robert Greenberg '74
McFarland & Company, 2008
A baseball fan/circuit court judge offers a balanced, carefully researched biography of fellow alumnus William "Swish" Nicholson '36, a Cubs favorite and baseball's top slugger during the World War II era. Nicholson spent 10 years on the north side of Chicago, where he would claim National League home run and RBI titles twice, earn spots on five National League All-Star teams, and play a pivotal role on the pennant-winning club of 1945. After Nicholson was traded to the Phillies, amid the dissenting cries of Cubs fans, he helped the 1950 Whiz Kids to the National League title with two dramatic pinch-hit home runs.
Bioinorganic Chemistry: A Short Course
Rosette M. Roat-Malone, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry
Wiley-Interscience 2007
This second edition provides the fundamentals of inorganic chemistry and biochemistry relevant to understanding bioinorganic topics. Rather than striving to provide a broad overview of the whole, rapidly expanding field, this resource provides essential background material, followed by detailed information on selected topics. Appropriate for one-semester bioinorganic chemistry courses for chemistry, biochemistry and biology majors, the textbook is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It is also a valuable reference for practitioners and researchers who need a general introduction to bioinorganic chemistry, as well as chemists who want an accessible desk reference.
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