Welcome to the Union Bookshelf, which calls special attention to alumni authors.
If you're an author, send us a copy of your book (or the dustjacket) as well as your publisher's news release. Our address is Public Relations Office, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. 12308-3169.
John Claibourne Davis '37
In each of the eight stories in Demon-Queller's Journey, the author argues that we are all possessed by demons in one form or another. He differentiates between cultural demons, such as leprechauns, and the demons of driving ambition and enthusiasm, which inspire us to greatness. The author believes that these demons are an integral part of our psyche and, although we might try to control (or quell) them, they can never be fully exorcised.
Davis's first book of essays, The Ordered Web, was published in 1986. Demon-Queller's Journey
is available thru Chapters Literary Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Richard Bode '51
Beachcombing at Miramar: The Quest for an Authentic Life. Richard Bode pared his worldly possessions to a van, some books, a typewriter, and a record player, gave most of his money away, and became the resident of a California beach shack. He quickly learned that his new life was richer than he ever thought possible. Like Thoreau at Walden Pond, Bode discovers a new version of himself and passes along the lessons he learned.
His previous book, First You Have To Row A Little Boat (Warner, 1993), was a Book of the Month Club selection and a national bestseller. He is also the author of
Blue Sloop at Dawn, which is now out of print.
Robert C. Smith '52
The Wounded Jung shows how Carl Jung's interest in the healing of the psyche was rooted in the conflicts of his own childhood. The author connects Jung's relationships with his parents to his thinking and writing interpretations of evil, psychology as myth, the inner process of religion, and the realization of selfhood. The book was named an Outstanding Academic Book of 1996 by
Choice, the review source for library and bookstore buyers. It is published by Northwestern University Press.
Kate White '72
Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do is a “how-to” on getting ahead in the business world as White tells us the “nine secrets every working woman needs to know.” Editor-in-chief of
Redbook magazine, White shares anecdotes from her own career as she realized her “people-pleasing, paper-pushing, good girl habits” were holding her back from realizing her goals. The book offers tips for getting promoted and getting the recognition you want as well as handling difficult bosses and co-workers. The book is available in paperback from Warner Books.
Russell Winer '73 and Donald Lehmann '66
Product Management is a textbook to be used in MBA or advanced undergraduate courses by students who want to understand the product manager's job and how it is rapidly changing in today's global economy. The book is designed to address the
“middle ground” of marketing the day-to-day responsibilities for managing either a single product or service or a
closely related product line.
Winer is the J. Gary Shansby Professor of Marketing Strategy at Berkeley and Lehmann is professor of business at Columbia University. The book is published by the Times Mirror Higher Education Group.
Daniel G. Payne '80
Voices in the Wilderness shows how the evolution of nature writing by such significant authors as Thoreau, John Burroughs, John Muir, Rachel Carson, and Aldo Leopold raised public consciousness about issues such as wilderness preservation, responsible land use, acid rain, and nuclear waste. He observes that the political contributions made by these writers have often been more influential than the work of professional lobbyists and lawyers. The author, who is a lawyer as well as a writer, is at Union as a visiting assistant professor of English this year.
Voices in the Wilderness is available through University Press of New England.