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The Three Governors Controversy: Skullduggery, Machinations, and the Decline of Georgia’s Progressive Politics University of Georgia Press (2015) By Charles S. Bullock III, Scott E. Buchanan (AB ’92) and Ronald Keith Gaddie (MA ’89, PhD ’93) An examination of Georgia’s constitutional crisis—three active governors at once, each claiming that he was the true elected official—that resulted after the 1946 death of governor-elect Eugene Talmadge. Silver’s Odyssey: A Novel of Survival in 17th Century Spanish Colonial Florida from the Shipwrecked Atocha Galleon CreateSpace Independent Publishing (2013) By Henry C. Duggan III (BBA ’64) A historical fiction survival story from the Atocha silver galleon, shipwrecked off the Florida Keys in 1622. The Dead Reckoning of the Heart AuthorHouse (2013) By Thomas A. Reis (MSW ’85) The story of Reis’ 1981 solo, 58-day bicycle trip from Oregon to Virginia—a journey involving chance encounters, unexpected snowstorms, a near death experience and much inward reflection.
Counterinsurgency: What the United States Learned in Vietnam, Chose to Forget, and Needs to Know Today McFarland (2015) By Terry T. Turner (BSA ’67, MS ’72, PhD ’75) (pen name David Donovan) The author’s personal experiences in Vietnam inform this discussion of counterinsurgency as a policy and in the field.
Joe T. Patterson and the White South’s Dilemma: Evolving Resistance to Black Advancement University Press of Mississippi (2015) By Robert E. Luckett Jr. (PhD ’09) As Mississippi’s attorney general from 1956-69, Joe T. Patterson molded a newly dominant and intransigent brand of white political hegemony.
Living in Fear: Race, Politics and the Republican Party in South Carolina Frontline Press (2015) By Will Moredock (ABJ ’74) A selection of columns written by Moredock between 2002 and 2012 for Charleston City Paper, with a focus on the way that racial fear has shaped state politics.
Hidden Ripples: Life’s Unspoken Language Lemuel’s Ink (2013) By Lemuel LaRoche (BSW ’02, MSW ’03) This collection of short stories explores a deeper connection between man and nature while inspiring readers to discover the unspoken patterns and languages that exist in the world around them.
I Woke Up Back In High School Palmer and Jaffe (2015) By Greg McCollum (ABJ ’75) In this satirical novel, a wealthy boomer hires his high school class to return to their small town and participate in a reality TV show. Enhancing Children’s Cognition With Physical Activity Games Human Kinetics (2015) By Phillip D. Tomporowski, Bryan A. McCullick (PhD ’98) and Caterina Pesce This book shows how to tailor physical activity games specifically to enhance children’s cognitive abilities.
Under the Umbrella: A Resource for Families With Alzheimer’s Athens Publishing (2015) (contact gafla2@tds.net) By Rosemary Kromidas Hendrix (AB ’84, MEd ’85) and Floyd F. Hendrix Jr. This resource book, based on the authors’ experiences, describes how to keep your loved one at home for as long as possible.
The Xerces Factor Black Rose Writing (2015) By Rodney Page (ABJ ’69) Writer Charles Arrington had planned to abandon his unfinished book about corruption in national security, but then a bomb leaves him maimed and his wife dead. Archaeological Perspectives on the Southern Appalachians: A Multiscalar Approach University of Tennessee Press (2015) Edited by Ramie A. Gougeon (PhD ’02) and Maureen Meyers This book brings together a dozen archaeologists to delineate multiscalar approaches to Native American sites throughout southern Appalachia. The Accidental Texan: A Coming of Age Story Amazon Digital Services (2015) By Sandra L. Pirtle (MA ’95) This first novel in the Dead Reckoning Saga introduces Alexis Archie, who should have been born in New York City but instead is growing up in a small East Texas town. The Invitation to Love Aviva Publishing (2015) By Darren Pierre (PhD ’13) A compilation of short stories illustrating the power of love and chronicling one man’s journey in practicing forgiveness and recognizing love.
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