The Union Bookshelf regularly features new books written by alumni authors and other members of the Union community. If you're an author and would like to be included in a future issue, please send us a copy of the book as well as your publisher's news release. Our address is Office of Communications, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. 12308-3169.
John E. Flaherty '47
Peter F. Drucker is the world's most widely-read thinker on business and management, and Flaherty presents a comprehensive synthesis and in-depth analysis of his works in Peter Drucker: Shaping the Managerial Mind. Flaherty, professor emeritus of management at Pace University, has followed Drucker's career for many years, and his book not only captures Drucker's fundamental management concepts but also shows how these principles have relevance for today's practitioners. The book is published by Jossy-Bass Publishers of San Francisco.
Daniel Schwarz '63
In his new book, Imagining the Holocaust, Schwarz asks the question, “What is the role of the literary imagination in keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive for our culture?” He argues that as we move further away from the original events, the literature evolves to include fantasy and parable. Drawing from first-person narratives such as Wiesel's Night, to fictions, cartoons, and films such as Schindler's List, he imagines the various authors having a conversation with one another and discovers recurring themes and patterns. Schwarz is professor of English at Cornell University. His book is available from St. Martin's Press in New York City.
Kent McArthur '64
Author, financial consultant, tax counselor, musician, landlord, and career counselor who likes to “further his own education as a student and world traveler,” McArthur shares some of his ideas for living a richer, fuller life in How to be Happy, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, The Guide to Taking Control of Your Life. Published by the Life Planning Institute, the book includes self-tests and personal charts and a personality analysis as well as McArthur's tips for a journey of self-discovery. Find out more about this book at www.HappyForLife.com.
Michael Elmes '75
Managing the Organizational Melting Pot: Dilemmas of Workplace Diversity, edited by Michael Elmes in cooperation with Pushkala Prasad, Albert J. Mills, and Anshuman Prasad, is a resource on diversity issues, both individual and institutional. It covers these issues in a non-traditional framework drawing on examples from Canada, Britain, and the Middle East as well as the U.S. Two of the chapters in the book were written by Elmes, who is an assistant professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the Department of Management. The book can be ordered by e-mail at order@sagepub.com.
Chuck Katz '81
Manhattan on Film: Walking Tours of Hollywood's Fabled Front Lot is a movie-lover's tour guide. Thirteen walking tours that take you through more than 100 locations memorialized by the silver screen (e.g., the Carnegie Deli where Broadway Danny Rose ate) are detailed in this handy little guide, including photos, maps, historical information, and transportation help. Also included are tidbits of what happened there during the shooting. Katz is also the author of Manhattan on Film, a novel, two screenplays, and ten television scripts. His 176-page book is available from Limelight Editions.