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December 22, 2008
Leslie Carol Roberts, '02
The Entire Earth and Sky: Views on Antarctica, University of Nebraska Press, 2008.
The book: Antarctica is a land of the imagination, shaping and shaped for centuries by explorers, adventurers, scientists and dreamers. This book conjures all these ideas and interweaves them with the experience and history of Antarctica, balancing the reality of the frigid outpost populated by a ragtag alliance of international researchers against the crystalline dreamscape of the continent. It pieces together tales of 19th-century exploration, interviews with scientists and the author’s personal observations. The result is a collage that evokes the beauty and the complexity, the perils and the rewards, of a lifelong engagement with the earth’s last wilderness.
The author: Leslie Carol Roberts, a Fulbright Fellow at Gateway Antarctica New Zealand, teaches in the MFA programs in writing and graduate design at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco. She has written hundreds of articles and essays for magazines, newspapers and literary journals, including the Bellevue Literary Review, the Christian Science Monitor and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Nicholas J.G. Winter, PhD'01
Dangerous Frames: How Ideas About Race and Gender Shape Public Opinion, University of Chicago Press, 2008.
The book: In addition to their obvious roles in American politics, race and gender also work in hidden ways to influence the way we think—and vote—about a vast array of issues that don’t seem related to either category. As this book reveals, politicians and leaders often frame these seemingly unrelated issues in ways that prime audiences to respond not to the policy at hand but instead to the way its presentation resonates with their deeply held beliefs about race and gender. Combining cognitive and political psychology with innovative empirical research, this book ultimately illuminates the emotional underpinnings of American politics.
The author: Nicholas Winter is assistant professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia.
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Estelle James, Alejandra Cox Edwards, and Rebeca Wong, MA'83, PhD'87
The Gender Impact of Social Security Reform, University of Chicago Press, 2008.
The book: As populations age and revenues diminish, government and private pension funds around the world are facing insolvency. The looming social security crisis is especially dire for women, who live longer than men but have worked less in the formal labor force. This groundbreaking study examines alternative social security systems and their disparate impacts on men and women. Emphasis is placed on the new multi-pillar systems that combine a publicly managed benefit and a mandatory private retirement savings plan. This book will force economists and policy makers to reexamine the features that enable social security systems to achieve desirable gender outcomes.
The author: Rebeca Wong is associate director of the Maryland Population Research Center and associate research scientist in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland.
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M. Cecilia Gaposchkin, '92
The Making of Saint Louis: Kingship, Sanctity, and Crusade in the Later Middle Ages, Cornell University Press, 2008.
The book: Canonized in 1297 as Saint Louis, King Louis IX of France was one of the most important kings of medieval history and also one of the foremost saints of the later Middle Ages. As a saint, Louis became the centerpiece of an ideological program that buttressed the ongoing political consolidation of France and underscored Capetian claims of sacred kingship. This book reconstructs and analyzes the process that led to the monarch's canonization and the consolidation and spread of his cult.
The author: M. Cecilia Gaposchkin is assistant dean of faculty for pre-major advising and adjunct assistant professor of history at Dartmouth College.
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Marlene Francis, PhD'86
A Fellowship in Learning: Kalamazoo College, 1833-2008, Kalamazoo College, 2008.
The book: This book chronicles Kalamazoo College’s educational achievements in the context of 175 years of Michigan history. Part of that early history occurred when the college was a branch of the University of Michigan.
The author: Marlene Crandell Francis, a graduate of Kalamazoo College, joined the college’s board of trustees in 1980 and served on its executive committee and as secretary of the board. She and her husband, Arthur, live in Ann Arbor.
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Erin Einhorn, '95
The Pages in Between: A Holocaust Legacy of Two Families, One Home, Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, 2008.
The book: This moving memoir chronicles the year a young reporter spent living in Poland, getting to know the family that saved her mother during the Holocaust only to discover that they needed her to fulfill a decades-old promise. It's a 21st century look at the ongoing consequences of the Holocaust and a personal exploration of the way the stories and histories we've all inherited have been distorted by decades of memory and spin.
The author: Erin Einhorn is a reporter for the New York Daily News, where she's covered New York City’s government and the nation’s largest public school system. She has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Fortune magazine. A contributor to public radio's "This American Life," Einhorn's story was the basis for one of the show’s most popular episodes.
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John Baldoni, MA'99
Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results, AMACOM, 2008.
The book: Taking over the top job, whether it’s the CEO of a company or the manager of a department, is never easy. When done the right way, it results in inspired leadership; when done the wrong way, it can lead to disaster. To be effective, the people in charge must give their team a reason to believe in their talents and their ability to get people to work together. Filled with examples of visionary leaders who have overcome their shortcomings and achieved greatness, this book will show readers how to build trust, drive results and win the respect of the people they lead.
The author: John Baldoni is a leadership consultant, speaker and author of seven books. His writing has appeared in BusinessWeek.com, FastCompany.com and Harvard Business Publishing. He has been featured or quoted in publications including the New York Times, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and Investor’s Business Daily. In 2007, Baldoni was named one of the 30 Most Influential Leadership Gurus.
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Eric Flamholtz, PhD'69, and Yvonne Randle
Leading Strategic Change: Bridging Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
The book: Why are some companies successful while others experience difficulties and even failure? This book demonstrates that the key to long-term organizational success is the ability to adapt to and manage change. The authors combine theoretical and practical models of organizational change, together with a new theory of leadership, to build a framework for understanding, planning and leading change. The scope and value of this framework is then shown in relation to nine real-world case studies, ranging from relatively small companies to large multinationals. The focus throughout is to provide practical guidance to those concerned with managing and leading organizational change.
The author: Eric Flamholtz is professor emeritus at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and president of Management Systems Consulting Corporation, which he cofounded in 1978.
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Andrew B. King, '83, MS'84
Website Optimization: Speed, Search Engine & Conversion Rate Secrets, O'Reilly, 2008.
The book: Is your site easy to find, simple to navigate and enticing enough to convert prospects into buyers? If not, this book shows you how to make it that way. It reveals a comprehensive set of techniques to improve your site's performance by boosting search engine visibility for more traffic, increasing conversion rates to maximize leads and profits, revving up site speed to retain users, and measuring your site's effectiveness (before and after these changes) with best practice metrics and tools.
The author: Andrew B. King is the president of Website Optimization, LLC, a Web performance and search engine marketing firm based in Ann Arbor. He is the author of "Speed Up Your Site: Web Site Optimization." He is also the founder and former managing editor of WebReference.com and JavaScript.com, two award-winning developer sites acquired by Mecklermedia in 1997.
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Shannon Lee Dawdy, MA'02, PhD'03
Building the Devil’s Empire: French Colonial New Orleans, University of Chicago Press, 2008.
The book: This comprehensive history of New Orleans’ early years traces the town’s development from its origins in 1718 as an imperial experiment in urban planning through its revolt against Spanish rule in 1768. It features a cast of strong-willed captives, thin-skinned nobles, sharp-tongued women and carousing travelers, as well as the sounds and smells that created the texture of everyday life there. During the French period, the city earned its reputation as the devil’s town, where laws were lax and pleasures abundant. By the end of the French period, it was one of the most modern—and most American—towns in the New World.
The author: Shannon Lee Dawdy is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago and coeditor of “Dialogues in Cuban Archaeology.�?
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Lynn Z. Bloom, '56, MA'57, PhD'63
The Seven Deadly Virtues and Other Lively Essays: Coming of Age as a Writer, Teacher, Risk Taker, University of South Carolina Press, 2008.
The book: Taking a stance in favor of bold creativity in living, teaching and writing, the author warns against the snares and sneers of the seven deadly virtues—duty, rationality, conformity, efficiency, order, economy and punctuality—that so often subvert the mission of education and the potential of expressive communication. Ranging from the comic to the confessional, this memoir interweaves the pleasures and problems of a forbidden marriage and complex family, the joys of cooking and travel, the struggles to become a professor during an era that did not welcome women faculty, and the risks and rewards of heeding the siren call of creative nonfiction.
The author: Lynn Z. Bloom is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and the Aetna Chair of Writing at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. She is an author or editor of numerous books, including “Doctor Spock: Biography of a Conservative Radical�? and “Composition Studies as a Creative Art.�? Her essay “(Im)Patient�? was named a Notable Essay of 2005 in Best American Essays.
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S. Selcuk Bayin, MS'76, PhD'79
Essentials of Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, Wiley, 2008.
The book: This book introduces mathematical techniques and topics specific to the undergraduate curriculum, such as complex analysis, variational calculus and integral transforms. It equips students early in the process with mathematical skills that are required by a majority of the physics and engineering undergraduate programs. Because each chapter is a review of its subject and could be read independently, this book is a useful reference or refresher for scientists and also allows instructors to choose their own subset for classroom discussion.
The author: S. Selcuk Bayin is a professor in the Department of Physics at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. He has more than 20 years of academic experience on the use of mathematical methods in physics courses, and his current research focuses on general relativity and cosmology. He is the author of “Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering.�?
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Leslie Carol Roberts, '02
The Entire Earth and Sky: Views on Antarctica, University of Nebraska Press, 2008.
Leslie Carol Roberts was a Fulbright fellow at Gateway Antarctica, New Zealand, in 2003-04, and spent many hours in polar archives. She currently teaches in the MFA programs in writing and graduate design at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco. She has written hundreds of articles and essays for magazines, newspapers and literary journals, including the Bellevue Literary Review, the Christian Science Monitor and the Sydney Morning Herald. In this book, she describes Antarctica as a land of the imagination, shaping and shaped for centuries by explorers, adventurers, scientists and dreamers. She conjures all these ideas and interweaves them with the experience and history of Antarctica, balancing the reality of the frigid outpost populated by a ragtag alliance of international researchers against the crystalline dreamscape of the continent.
AAUM: Explain some of the work you've done in Antarctica and why you traveled there in the first place.
I traveled to Antarctica in 1988 as a reporter on a Greenpeace ship. We visited more than 30 research stations in the Ross Sea, south of New Zealand, and around the Antarctic Peninsula. I have seen more of Antarctica, thanks to Greenpeace, than most people who go. Antarctica, a continent the size of Mexico and US combined, is mainly inhabited by scientists, and they focus their work on narrow stretches of the continent. They dig in deep, but tend not to cover vast stretches like Greenpeace did. Basically, I wrote articles—for the Christian Science Monitor, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Baltimore Sun, among others—about how people lived and worked on the ice.
At that time, Greenpeace had a base in the Ross Sea and was protesting a few things. The first was the destruction of the fragile environment by scientific research stations—there were few protocols for how to handle the disposal of rubbish. So they did things like parking old trucks on the ice and then waiting for them to fall through and "disappear" when the ice melted. The second problem was an international effort to establish mining protocols. The Antarctic belongs to all of us—while there are land claims, these are held in abeyance under the Antarctic Treaty. In the late 1980s, a lot of debate centered on how to mine the sea beds when the technology became available. Greenpeace wanted Antarctica to be declared a World Park, free from all commercial activities.
Why do you find the continent so compelling?
I recall my first iceberg. We steered a course around her and got a good look. Massive green and blue, buffeted by seas and wind, its curvilinear form reminded me of the Taj Mahal. Then, three days later, we arrived in Antarctica, with the 24-hour summer sun lighting up the whole place better than the Emerald City. Penguins porpoised along with us. Orcas followed our wake, perhaps dreaming one of us would fall overboard. Imagine blue and green ice as far as you can see. Imagine tall mountains glistening against a perfect marine-blue sky. Imagine the sound of ancient air, trapped in so many pinprick-sized ice bubbles, slowly pinging open against the waves of the clear, bright sea. Imagine the feeling of being the only person to ever stand on a particular rock.
Your book includes memoirs from other travelers. Please share one or two of the most interesting stories in the book.
Well, being a "polar junkie," I find them all interesting. However, I do find some of the weirder, smaller stories to be among my favorites. Robert Falcon Scott was second to reach the South Pole, arriving on January 17, 1912, to find Roald Amundsen had been there five weeks before. Bitterly disappointed, Scott and his men turned for the coast. They never made it. The cold killed them. Fuel spent, with frostbite eating away at their feet and hands, they were unable to warm themselves or cook essential hot foods, such as hoosh, a calorie-rich mush that was a staple for Antarctic explorers.
One reason many believe they failed was their choice to shave. Yes, they chose to use fuel to melt ice and make shaving water for themselves. This complied with British Naval regulations that stipulated men had to sign a contract that they would be either clean shaven or bearded.
Then there was their choice to not use dogs to pull sledges. Instead, they man-hauled. In the Lyttelton (New Zealand) Museum, next to a calendar commemorating Scott's journey and tragic death, is the mounted head of a dog. This dog, it turned out, was Deek, one of dozens of sledge dogs brought to the Antarctic by Scott. They were used extensively to move food and fuel to the depots set up to aid the trek home from the pole. He did not take them to the pole because that would have required killing them for food on the return journey, a common practice in polar explorations. Deek returned to New Zealand after Scott's death. I found this weirdly ironic: The man wants to spare dogs from the polar walk—first they pulled your sled and then they became dinner on the return journey, which bothered Scott to no end—and then the dogs went home to lead lives of celebrity and comfort. Deek lived on as companion to the mayor of Christchurch.
What is the state of Antarctica now, what with climate change and human tourism?
More than 35,000 tourists went south last season. That's a lot of boats. The MS Explorer sank down there last November. Experienced polar hands were not surprised. Indeed, all have been waiting for this to happen because it’s a hard place to run a ship. The conditions are very dangerous, and you get into larger numbers of voyages and opportunities for disaster rise. Climate change is the number-one focus of Antarctic science. This is truly remarkable when you recall that, until very recently, Antarctica was a place for geologists, physicists and marine biologists, among others, thinking about many different ideas—from Gondwanaland theories of continental breakup and drift, to how benthic fish survive. Now, much of that work has been pushed aside while all eyes and ears focus on the Antarctic as the key lab for understanding climate change. From the ozone hole to how the ice seems to be affected—warming in the peninsula, leading to the disintegration of whole ice shelves (Larsen B and others), to colder interior temperatures.
Do you plan to travel back there?
Yes, I hope to go back in the next couple years. I am working on a book about Admiral Richard Evelyn Bird, the famed American aviator and explorer. I love that man's moxie, and he represents the best of what Antarcticans bring to the world: A taste for the unknown, a belief that exploring the unknown matters more than, say, money, and a desire to throw one's whole body at the world. The world is real to polar explorers. It's not something to be watching on the television or the Internet. This is essentially where my title comes from, the entire earth and sky—that hunger to reach out for it all, to feel it, see it, put it in your mouth. There's nothing better than a fat chunk of Antarctic ice, held in a gloved hand, then cracked into pieces and thrown into a glass of Australian rum.
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Rose Melikan, '82
The Blackstone Key, Simon & Schuster, 2008.
The book: It is 1795, and Mary Finch sets off to meet her wealthy uncle, hoping to heal a family estrangement and perhaps avoid a dismal career teaching at Mrs. Bunbury's school for young ladies. Eager for an adventure, she is soon embroiled in one of frightening proportions. War is raging across Europe, England faces the threat of invasion and some secrets are more valuable than gold. As she uncovers a complex and deadly plot involving ruthless smugglers, secret codes and a dangerous network of spies and traitors, Mary must learn quickly whom she can trust.
The author: Rose Melikan obtained degrees in English, law and history at U-M and the University of Chicago before moving to Cambridge, England, to complete her PhD at Gonville & Caius College. Since 1993, Melikan has been a fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, and she lectures on British constitutional history. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Quentin.
Web site: www.rosemelikan.com
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Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, MA'77
Finding the First T. Rex, Random House, 2008.
The book: In 1902, William Hornaday handed a map to the famous paleontologist Barnum Brown. It was Hornaday’s hand-drawn directions to a remote area of the Montana Badlands, where he believed amazing dinosaur fossils lay buried. Following the map, Brown dug up a jawbone edged with six-inch-long teeth, the remains of a monstrous creature no one had ever seen before. But one bone wasn’t enough, and Brown soon found himself in a desperate race to discover the skeleton of the mystery carnivore.
The author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld's books include “Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?� “Terrible Tyrannosaurs� and “Dinosaur Babies,� which School Library Journal said "will be welcomed with deserved delight by young dinophiles." She has also written “Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young,� an ALA Notable Book. She lives in Berkeley, California.
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Wendy Wax, '85
City Witch, Country Switch, Marshall Cavendish, 2008.
The book: Mitzi is a city witch—she likes pizza and plays, crowded subways and noisy streets. Muffletump is a country witch—she prefers hayrides and fresh air, pumpkin picking and her pet snake. When the cousins visit each other, their differences come between them. How can they solve their problem? With a spell, of course! But finding the right one isn’t so easy. The rhyming text makes this a wonderful read-aloud, while the vibrant watercolor and colored-pencil artwork contains fantastically funny details for kids to pore over.
The author: Wendy Wax, a children’s book editor for several years, now writes and illustrates her own books. She is married to a commercial photographer and is mother of their young son, Jonah. She lives and works in New York City and Remsenburg, New York.
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Elizabeth Mills, '97
Stablemates: Belle, Scholastic, 2007.
The book: Belle is a quarter horse who lives in a big city park. Emmy, a shy young girl who has just moved to the big city from the country, is afraid of things in the city and needs a friend. As Christmastime approaches, Emmy travels off the path in the park, but Belle helps her find their way back to the stables safe and sound. Emmy begins to feel better about the city when her parents announce that her new present is Belle. Now they can be friends forever.
The author: Elizabeth Mills was a children's book editor at Scholastic for more than seven years before she moved to Seattle to work at Cranium Inc. Now she’s striking out on her own as a freelance editor and writer. Children's books are her passion.
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Christine MacLean, '83
Mary Margaret Mary Christmas, Dutton Children’s/Penguin, 2008.
The book: Mary Margaret knows the true meaning of Christmas—presents!—and she is ready for her best Christmas yet. She has an ever-growing wish list and a tree with enough room at the bottom for lots of gifts. But when her teacher’s snow globe disappears from his desk and Mary Margaret becomes the prime suspect, all she really wants for Christmas is her good name back (although she wouldn’t say no to a present or two). Graduates of the Junie B. Jones and Ramona series will delight in discovering whether or not Mary Margaret makes it back onto Santa’s "nice" list.
The author: Christine Kole MacLean is the author of "Mary Margaret and the Perfect Pet Plan" and "Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms." She lives in Holland, Michigan.
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Janice Law, '63
Capitol Cat & Watch Dog Unite Lady Freedoms, Eakin Press, 2008.
The book: When the night magic transforms statues inside the US Capitol into the famous historical personalities they represent, Capitol Cat and Watch Dog recruit them as a secret night-time Congress to lobby for the reunion of two Lady Freedoms—American symbols who have been separated for more than 200 years. This book entertains children and adults about America's history while illustrating the joys of friendship and cooperation to achieve a goal.
The author: Janice Law is a former federal and state prosecutor, defense attorney, criminal court judge and journalist. She is the author of "Yield: A Judge’s First-Year Diary" and "Sex Appealed: Was the U.S. Supreme Court Fooled?" Both books have been featured on C-SPAN2’s Book TV.
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Josie (Gingrich) Bloss, '02
Band Geek Love, Flux, 2008.
The book: Trumpet goddess Ellie Snow has made it to senior year. No drama, no dating—just keeping lock-step within the safe precision of marching band. No boy is going to ruin Ellie's shining moment—her senior solo performance. And then Connor Higgins shows up. Ellie can’t resist the trumpet player who could be a model for Abercrombie & Fitch. It's a hook-up made in band-geek heaven. But Ellie's not ready to publicize their romance. After all, Connor's just a sophomore. Then she discovers the flipside of secrets and how it feels to be shut out by the ones she loves.
The author: Josie Bloss, a third-generation band geek, was a proud member of the U-M Marching Band. After college, she tried to decide if she wanted to be a lawyer while working in several large law firms. She chose to write instead. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana, where she mines her high school journals for material and wishes there were marching band options for adults.
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Deborah Bodin Cohen, '90
Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride, Kar-Ben Publishing, 2008.
The book: Engineer Ari's train is coming to Jerusalem collecting goodies along the way to celebrate the Jewish New Year. During his journey across Israel, he learns an important lesson about friendship and forgiveness. A sweet and creative Rosh Hashanah story based on the first historical train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem in 1892.
The author: Deborah Bodin Cohen serves as rabbi for lifelong education at Temple Emanuel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where she has been part of the clergy team since 2000. She is also an award-winning author of books for teens and children. She is married to David Cohen, a journalist, and they have two children, Arianna and Jesse.
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Toni Buzzeo, '76, MA'78
"R" Is for Research, UpstartBooks, 2008.
The book: Cal D. Cat and his friends are working on a research assignment. The cute kitty shadows students around the media center as they follow a recommended research strategy through the alphabet. A great way to introduce basic research concepts, this engaging picture book will get children excited about working their own way through the alphabet. The corresponding library lessons contain instructions and reproducibles, as well as a resource list and the content standards covered in the lesson.
The author: A former college and high school English teacher, Toni Buzzeo was a library media specialist for 16 years and was named the 1999 Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year. She is the award-winning author of seven picture books and has also published nine professional books and many professional articles. She lives with her husband in Buxton, Maine.
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Michelle O'Brien
Historic Photos of University of Michigan Football, Turner Publishing, 2008.
The book: The images in this book depict 100 years of gridiron action and the players and coaches who competed on three historic fields. From winning the first-ever Tournament of Roses game, to back-to-back national championships, Michigan football created an unparalleled tradition during its first century. Selected from the extensive collection at the University’s Bentley Historical Library, the dramatic photos in this volume include rarities from games in the early 1900s, classic showdowns between Michigan and Ohio State, and All-American athletes such as the first Michigan Wolverine to win the Heisman Trophy.
The author: Michelle O’Brien is a contract researcher at U-M’s Bentley Historical Library and a third-generation fan of Michigan football.
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Howard Binkow, '54
Howard B. Wigglebottom Listens to His Heart, We Do Listen Foundation, 2008.
The book: This book tells the story of a bunny who stops doing what he loves the most because his friends are making fun of him. He wants to belong, to fit in so desperately that he unsuccessfully tries all kinds of activities. One day, with the help of his grandfather, the bunny decides to be true to himself.
The author: Howard Binkow is the CEO of the We Do Listen Foundation and has dedicated his life to helping children learn how to listen and feel good about themselves.
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Sonja Richards
My Maize & Blue Day, Olde Towne Publishing, 2008.
The book: Join Hannah and Cody as they attend their first U-M football game at The Big House. They enjoy typical Wolverine traditions, like singing along to “The Victors,� doing the Wave and watching the band at halftime. This is a great book for U-M alumni, Michigan football fans or hopeful Wolverines.
The author: Sonja Richards is publisher of Stroll magazine, which promotes downtown Traverse City, Michigan. She has authored another children’s book, “The Comet Kid,� which was nominated for Michigan Notable Books in 2007.
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