Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World
By Patti Anklam’71
Butterworth-Heinemann
Burlington, Mass., 2007
Patti Anklam’s new book focuses on the social, personal, and organizational networks that are transforming the way we work. Beginning with a framework of network types, structures, and styles, Net Work is a guide to the ways of analyzing, making sense of, governing, and managing change within these networks.
An independent consultant, Anklam has more than 30 years experience working in networked organizations in the public and private sector and uses that insight to consider the type of planning and organization that is needed to sustain networks of people.
“Patti, who when pressed will tell you that she’s still a technical writer at heart, has identified the key currents and tangents in network thinking and put them into a coherent, practical framework that will change how you think about relationships, building and sustaining relationships, and using networks to make a difference at work and in the world,” Rob Cross, of the University of Virginia, writes in his foreword.
Cycling’s Greatest Misadventures
Edited by Erich Schweikher’01
and Paul Diamond
Casagrande Press
Solana Beach, Calif., 2007
Erich Schweikher introduces this collection of stories about bicycling with this sentence: “My first real kiss was on a bike.” Twenty-seven curious but true stories by cyclists follow, giving new meaning to Murphy’s Law. Professional and amateur bikers alike share their experiences of first-day catastrophes, crashes, sabotage, and incidents with wild animals. Complete with a photo gallery, the compilation covers the full spectrum of everything that could possibly go wrong on a bike—from the hilarious story of an accident involving a stationary bike to two cyclists who become dangerously lost in the Andean jungle.
Schweikher spent a year meticulously collecting these stories from around the world to represent the experience of cycling in diverse and often unlikely contexts. He teaches composition at Portland (Oregon) Community College, where he commutes to work by bike.
The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of “Donor Intent”
By Martin Morse Wooster’79
Capital Research Center
Washington, D.C., 2007
The Pew Charitable Trusts, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation are internationally recognized philanthropies established upon the visions of their founders. Martin Morse Wooster’s work, the third edition, explores the history of these and other philanthropies in 20th century America through the concept of “donor intent”—that contributions concur with the political and philosophical beliefs of the founder and original donor. Problems arise with many of the major philanthropic organizations when, generations later, lawyers, trustees, and relatives reinterpret the donor’s intentions. Wooster also examines initial misinterpretations of “donor intent” between the industrialists and those to whom they hand control of their wealth.
Wooster is a senior fellow at the Capital Research Center in Washington, D.C., an editor of numerous magazines in the District, a columnist for the
Washington Times, and an author. He graduated from Beloit with a double major in history and philosophy.
Adobe Photoshop & the Art of Photography
By Steve Weinrebe’73
Thomson Delmar Learning
Clifton Park, N.Y., 2008
Everyone from amateur to professional photographers will benefit from reading Steve Weinrebe’s guide to Adobe Photoshop. Broken down into easy-to-decipher chapters, the book advises readers on how to use the software as a tool for enhancing good images rather than as a “quick fix” for poor pictures. Step-by-step instructions, helpful hints, and definitions offer insight into every aspect of the creative process—from color adjustment to editing to presentation and automation.
An award-winning photographer, Weinrebe illustrates the book with his images and those of other professional photographers. Interviews with notable photographers are also included.
Weinrebe majored in philosophy at Beloit and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Temple University. He is the president of both Imaging R&R and Steve Weinrebe Productions in Moorestown, N.J.
By Charles M. Boyer’73
Finishing Line Press
Georgetown, Ky., 2007
A slim volume of poetry, The Mockingbird Puzzle carries heft in verses that address such timeless subjects as war, loneliness, the fragility of life and health, and finding meaning despite the distractions of each day’s mundane chores.
Award-winning poet Jennifer Atkinson praises Charles Boyer’s “clear, keenly articulate and musical language,” and his ability to reveal “a complex engagement with America at the dangerous edge of a new century.”
Boyer has a master’s degree in fiction writing from the University of New Hampshire; his work has appeared in
Abraxas,
The Atlanta Review, and other literary magazines. He teaches English and humanities at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Mass.
Cocktails in Paris: An Inviting Afternoon of Philosophy and Romance in the City of Lights
By Michael W. Newman’88
iUniverse, Inc.
Lincoln, Neb., 2006
This novel follows the conversation of a group of young people studying in Paris. With their diverse backgrounds and perspectives, the students find much to debate, even as they revel in the ease of the moment and the pleasure of good company. As one says invitingly to his comrades, “…we can all together watch a joyous afternoon in Paris pass us by.”
Cocktails in Paris has been adapted for the stage; for information, log on to www.ElectronPress.com.
An economics and management major at Beloit, Michael Newman studied at the Sorbonne and is fluent in French.
Buying or Selling a Home? Read This First
By Robert H. Winkler’62
Infinity Publishing.com
West Conshohocken, Pa., 2007
A “nuts and bolts” guide, Robert Winkler’s book details the process of purchasing or selling property—from finding the right realtor to negotiating and closing the deal. He also discusses readying a home for sale and the liabilities of pricing a home out of the market. His chapter on homes that are for sale by owner outlines potential stressors and the benefits of listing properties with real estate professionals.
Winkler’s expertise is grounded in 10 years as a residential realtor in Colorado Springs and Denver, Colo. An economics and management major at Beloit, he holds a doctorate in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has worked in educational administration and as an entrepreneur.
By Tom Warren
Amphitryon Press
Rockford, Ill., 2007
Tom Warren’s parents may have played golf during the Great Depression, but they weren’t wealthy. The Warrens, like most people at the time, had very little. They did have the good fortune of living in Rockford, Ill., which Warren describes as one of the best golfing communities in the United States, a place where a wide range of first-rate public courses were and continue to be inexpensive to play.
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Warren, a Beloit College professor emeritus of education, has written a memoir about golf, about coming of age in a city that embraced the sport, and about the potential of golf to empower young people.
He started playing the game himself at the age of 7, using hand-me-down clubs and riding his bicycle to a course across town. The book traces his experiences as a caddie for an accomplished amateur player in the 1950s, when he became a serious student of golf. Sportsmanship, technique, and decorum were among the lessons he absorbed. Warren laments the disappearance of caddies as a missed opportunity for young golfers to gain exposure to the game and to players.
Warren’s reflection on a lifelong love of golf is entertaining in itself, but this passion has also led him to meet an array of golf celebrities, including Tiger Woods. Several chapters outline Warren’s friendship with the Woods family.
"Warren manages to weave in a fine account of the cultural history that accompanies the game, touching upon sensitive issues of class and race, and reaffirming golf’s more populist roots,” Clint McCown writes in the introduction. McCown is a novelist, avid golfer, and professor of creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University, who formerly taught at Beloit College.
Warren is a major supporter of junior golf programs in the cities of Beloit and Rockford, and he was instrumental in bringing Tiger Woods to the area for a junior clinic in 2001 through the Tiger Woods Foundation. Half the profits of the sale of this book go toward sustaining junior golf programs. An Old Caddie Looks Back is available through the Rockford (Ill.) Park District Foundation, which is on the Web at http://cityofgardens.org.
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