back for reunion—a terrific time was had by all. It was especially good to see our friend songwriter Billy Steinberg ’72 receive an honorary degree on stage with all the new graduates. If you haven’t had a chance to support our class gift, there is still time. And make sure to save the date for 2023—that’s our big five-O and we need to represent. Randy Faerber had a show of her new watercolors at the Center at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, New York.
Books by Bardians Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian by Richard Aldous, Eugene Meyer Professor of British History and Literature W.W. Norton and Company Arthur M. Schlesinger’s influential book A Thousand Days redefined the art of presidential biography and gained him recognition as the architect of John F. Kennedy’s legacy. Aldous draws on oral history, rarely seen archival documents, and the official Schlesinger papers to produce a lively portrait of the preeminent historian.
Bringing School to Life: Place-Based Education Across the Curriculum by Sarah K. Anderson ’99 Rowman and Littlefield Place-based education brings students out of their classrooms and into their communities to connect curriculum with real life. At the heart of the education is locale: land, history, and culture. In this guide for implementation, Anderson addresses key elements including mapping, local history, citizen science, and integrated curricula. Gale Carter ’79
Cherokee Road Kill by Celia Bland, Written Arts Program affiliated faculty Dr. Cicero Books Bland’s collection centers on remembrance of the past and transcendence within the imprisonment of poverty. As Bard professor Robert Kelly writes, her poems “speak their own word. Word of a town, maybe, of a family, . . . or perhaps even, after reading, the sense of a nation-word that has been spoken.”
U-Boat Assault on America: Why the U.S. Was Unprepared for War in the Atlantic
Grant Harper Reid ’76. photo Hubert WIlliams
by Ken Brown ’88 Naval Institute Press When Nazi U-boats attacked merchant and U.S. naval vessels along America’s East Coast, the navy seemed powerless to stop them. Brown analyzes the U.S. response and what it took to train the men, muster the scientists, and defeat the German threat.
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui MFA ’01 Abrams ComicArts This debut graphic novel documents the story of Bui’s family’s escape from war-torn Vietnam in the 1970s and the difficulties they faced building new lives in America. When Bui becomes a mother, she reexamines the strength of family, importance of identity, and meaning of home.
Parisian Charm School: French Secrets for Cultivating Love, Joy, and That Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi by Jamie Cat Callan ’75 TarcherPerigee French women are legendary for their inner beauty, confidence, and unique personal style at every age. Callan, who has written several books on things French, offers a playful “syllabus” on rediscovering one’s most beautiful, fierce, romantic, engaging self and attracting the best in life. Vermilion Swirl, watercolor, by Randy Faerber ’73
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