James A. Rock & Co. Publishers
FRANK WARREN SWACKER ’47
Who Murdered Mom?
James A. Rock & Co. Publishers
Margaret Largostern (Mom), is the owner of a Washington, D.C. public relations firm that specializes in the export of espionage and political corruption across continents. Her husband, Edward, a five-time widower is the sole beneficiary of Margaret’s $2 million life insurance policy. Between final university exams, daughter Cynthia, is dragged deeper into her parents’ shady pasts. Edward’s effort to claim the money turns up an ever-accelerating cascade of evidence, which uncovers the nefarious, the humorous and the unexpected. The author is a second-generation Wall Street lawyer. He served for a decade as the international counsel of a multibillion dollar conglomerate and as director of both private and public corporations.
GEORGE W. FELLENDORF ’47
My Problems, God’s Solutions
Pleasant Word
Fellendorf gives readers a unique and practical system of bringing problems to God, and how that has led him to more than 50 years of finding solutions. He candidly discusses his successes and failures as he teaches how problems and solution cards, combined with prayer and scripture, can help readers discover solutions. The 100-page paperback is available from www.pleasantwordbooks.com and www.amazon.com. Fellendorf lives in Keene, N.H.
DAVID MARKSON ’50
The Last Novel
Shoemaker & Hoard
In recent novels, which have been called “hypnotic,” “stunning” and “exhilarating,” Markson has created his own personal genre. In this new work, The Last Novel, an elderly author (referred to only as “Novelist”) announces that since this will be his final effort, he has “carte blanche to do anything he damned well pleases.” Pressed by solitude and age, Novelist's preoccupations inevitably turn to the stories of other artists — their genius, their lack of recognition, and their deaths. Keeping his personal history out of the story as much as possible, Novelist creates an incantatory stream of fascinating triumphs and failures from the lives of famous and not-so-famous painters, writers, musicians, sports figures and scientists. As Novelist moves through his last years, a minimalist self-portrait emerges, becoming an intricate masterpiece from Markson's astonishing imagination. Through these startling, sometimes comic, but often tragic anecdotes we unexpectedly discern the entire shape of a man's life.
ELMER H. ANTONSEN ’51
Elements of German: Phonology and Morphology
The University of Alabama Press
This textbook will help students improve their knowledge and command of grammatically correct German. It introduces students to methods and tools of linguistic analysis in the areas of phonology and morphology. Elements of German fills a gap in the advanced study of the German language by presenting high-level concepts of the language in a light intended for practical use. Antonsen is professor emeritus of linguistics and Germanic languages at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
JOHN SWIFT, JR. ’86
ASHRAE Green Guide: Designing, Constructing and Operating Sustainable Buildings
Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier
The ASHRAE Green Guide is a design guide that helps engineers and others create integrated and environmentally responsible heating and air conditioning systems. ASHRAE is the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. This is the second edition of the society’s Green Guide, the primary reference for mechanical engineers working on high-performance building projects. Swift is a senior editor and contributing author.
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