book notes
Submission guidelines are available online at www.vtmag.vt.edu/ bookreview.html. To submit a book, mail it to Book Notes, Virginia Tech Magazine, 205 Media Building, Blacksburg, VA 24061. You can also email your name, the name of the publisher, the genre, and a brief description of the book to vtmag@vt.edu. We must receive the book within one year of its publication date. Photo by Anne Wernikoff (right).
books by faculty/staff
Tiffany Trent (English ’95, M.A. ’97), communications coordinator, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, “The Unnaturalists,” young-adult fantasy, Simon & Schuster. books by alumni
nonfiction Dwayne A. Bennett (marketing ’87), “The Seven Winning Ways to College Success,” academic and career advice, RATHSI Publishing LLC. George A. Bowers Sr. (agricultural education ’86), “Blessings: A Collection of Modern Parables,” religion, self-published. Dorothy B. Durband, (Ph.D. housing, interior design, and residential management ’00) co-editor, www.vtmag.vt.edu
“Student Financial Literacy: Campus-Based Program Development,” higher education, Springer. Tom Finton (communication ’77), “The Folks Back Home Won’t Believe This: Memoirs of a Concerned Officer ROTC to Vietnam,” memoir, military, CreateSpace. Krista Gallagher (human nutrition, foods, and exercise ’03) and Kris Schoels, “A Taste of Virginia Tech,” cookbook, Mascot Books. Lawton Grinter (M.S. forestry ’02), “I Hike: Mostly True Stories from 10,000 Miles of Hiking,” memoir, Grand Mesa Press. Michael P. Maxwell (finance ’90), “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Consumer Bankruptcy Trustees,” finance, Aspatore Books.
Mike Michalowicz (finance ’93), “The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field,” business strategy, Penguin Group.
Paul Sybert (electrical engineering ’65), “The Kindness of Strangers: Treasures of the Heart,” memoir, religion, recovery, iUniverse.
Wendy Ostroff (M.S. psychology ’98, Ph.D. ’00), “Understanding How Young Children Learn: Bringing the Science of Child Development to the Classroom,” education, psychology, ASCD.
Thomas T. Wiatt (civil engineering technology ’80), “The Promised Land,” travel, memoir, PublishAmerica.
Christal Presley (English ’99, M.Ed. ’00), “Thirty Days with My Father,” memoir, PTSD and veterans, Health Communications Inc. David M. Smith (finance ’83, Ph.D. ’89), co-editor, “Institutional Money Management: An Inside Look at Strategies, Players, and Practices,” finance, John Wiley & Sons.
fiction Steve Rasnic Tem (English education ’73), “Deadfall Hotel,” horror, Solaris.
children’s/teen L.A. Lyons (English ’07), “The Connection,” youngadult paranormal, Charles Town Publishing.
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