book notes
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books by faculty/staff
nonfiction
critical/reference Alan Bayer, professor emeritus of sociology and director emeritus and founder of the Virginia Tech Center for Survey Research, et al., “Professors Behaving Badly: Faculty Misconduct in Graduate Education,” reference, The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Dean Stauffer, professor of wildlife and associate dean of academic programs, College of Natural Resources and Environment, “Ecology and Management of Appalachian Ruffed Grouse,” reference, Hancock House.
Harold Burkhart, University Distinguished Professor, et al., “Modeling Forest Trees and Stands,” reference, Springer.
critical/reference
J. Michael Kelly, College of Natural Resources and Environment dean emeritus, et al., “Getting Published in the Life Sciences,” reference, Wiley-Blackwell. Charles Lytton, senior Extension agent emeritus, “The Cool Side of the Pillow,” memoir, Southern life, Penworthy LLC.
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Daniel J. Schneck, professor emeritus of engineering science and mechanics, “Omniology: A Unified Approach to the Study of Everything,” philosophy, CreateSpace.
books by alumni
nonfiction
Robert L. Clark (physics ’68), “Crossing Wall Street: The Road to Independent Financial Security,” investing, Saint George Seminary Press. Sylvia DeSantis (M.A. English ’93), “Watercharms: Ocean-Reiki Meditations,” self-healing, Schiffer Books. Dan Hague (forestry and wildlife ’79), et al., “Redpoint: The Self-Coached Climber’s Guide to Redpoint and OnSight Climbing,” reference, rock-climbing, Stackpole Books.
Kristi Hedges (communication ’92), “The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others,” howto, American Management Association. Kathy Jordan (Ph.D. education and student personnel ’94), “VOICES: Words from Wise Women,” women in leadership and career, MAS Publishing LLC. G. Alexander Kish (M.A. political science ’88), “The Origins of the Baptist Movement Among the Hungarians,” critical, Brill. Laura Starr Levengard (hotel, restaurant, and institutional management ’90), “Exercise for the Masses: Are You Fit to Pray?,” relationship between fitness and prayer in world religion, CreateSpace. Garret Mathews (economics ’71), “Folks Are Talking,” oral history, journalism, American life, self-published; and “Sandra’s Story: It’s Not Gonna Be a Very Good Day,” nonfiction, urban poverty, Plugger Publishing.
Bob Polomski (M.S. horticulture ’86), “Carolina Gardeners Resource,” gardening, Cool Springs Press. William R. Schilling (civil engineering ’56), ed., “Nontraditional War and Peace: Twenty-First Century Challenges and Solutions,” Nontraditional Warfare Institute. Victor E. Sower (chemistry ’68), et al., “Better Business Decisions Using Cost Modeling,” Business Expert Press. Ashok Vaseashta (Ph.D. materials engineering science ’90), et al., “Technological Innovations in Sensing and Detection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Threats, and Ecological Terrorism,” nanomaterials and nanotechnology, Springer. memoir Stafford Vermont Camp III (general agriculture ’54), “The Camps of Barn Tavern, Va.,” memoir, history, CreateSpace.
Virginia Tech Magazine
spring 2012