Books by Mount Holyoke
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American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation By Adam Cohen and Elizabeth J. Taylor '79 Little, Brown. 2000. From his election in 1955 until his death in 1976, Mayor Richard J. Daley ruled Chicago with an iron fist. The last of the big-city bosses, Daley was an outsized national figure whose powerbrokering got Kennedy elected in 1960. He was also a man of profound prejudices who had a deep authoritarian streak, as the nation witnessed when his police savagely cracked down on peaceful protestors at the 1968 Democratic national convention. While he transformed Chicago into a metropolis of skyscrapers, freeways and a thriving downtown, he also constructed the nation's worst ghettos and made Chicago the most segregated city in America. This is the only available biography of one of the seminal figures in twentieth-century American history. Elizabeth Taylor, book review editor and Sunday magazine editor at the Chicago Tribune, is a former correspondent with Time.

Milton's Paradise Lost: Moral Education By Margaret Olofson Thickstun '77 Palgrave Macmillan. 2007. Want a different way of analyzing Milton's Paradise Lost? This book looks at this famous poem by narrating the education of each of its main characters. Thickstun tracks the characters' progress into moral adulthood. Approaching the poem from the perspective of moral development may help undergraduate readers more fully appreciate Milton's poem. Margaret Olofson Thickstun is the author of Fictions of the Feminine: Puritan Doctrine and the Representation of Women. She teaches at Hamilton College.

An Odyssey in Print: Adventures in the Smithsonian Libraries By Mary Augusta Rosenfeld Thomas '73 Smithsonian Institution Press. 2002. An Odyssey in Print is an elegantly illustrated companion to the Smithsonian Libraries exhibition that provides a three-part expedition through the libraries' collection. Part one, which illustrates how the world has been imagined, seen, and recorded by Europeans and Americans, includes a 1511 edition of Ptolemy's Liber geographiae (Book of Geography). The second journey explores how scientists have extended our understanding of the world; it includes a 1641 edition of Galileo's Systema cosmicum (System of the World). The final section journeys through the imaginations of artists, architects, and book designers, presenting a 1535 edition of Albrecht Durer's Institutionum geometricarum (Geometric Instruction). The book includes essays by Michael Dirda, recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for criticism, and Storrs L. Olson, senior curator of the division of birds for the National Museum of Natural History. Mary Augusta Rosenfeld Thomas '73 is the Smithsonian Institution Libraries exhibition curator for An Odyssey in Print.

Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts: Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World By Regena Weiss Thomashauer '78 Simon and Schuster. 2002. For three years, Regena Thomashauer - better known as Mama Gena - has been offering "School of Womanly Arts" workshops that have attracted thousands of students from as far away as San Francisco and Paris. Based on the principle that self-indulgence is the key to self-empowerment, her hugely popular "school for goddesses" has been profiled everywhere from The New York Times to The Conan O'Brien Show. Mama Gena's new book explains the lost art of giving in to desires and teaches women how to negotiate the world using feminine power rather than patriarchal rules. She exhorts women to do what they love and to tune into the mystical, creative power of their sensuality to build the life they want. Relationship expert Regena Weiss Thomashauer lives in New York City. She and her husband, Bruce, are cofounders of Relationship Technologies.

The Wakame Gatherers By Holly Thompson '81 Shen's Books. 2007. Holly Thompson's picture book for children features bicultural Nanami, who goes wakame gathering with her Japanese and American grandmothers. During their day at the shore, Nanami serves as translator for the two women, whom she comes to understand were at war when they were her age. Included is a note about wakame, a glossary of Japanese terms used, and recipes for wakame. Holly A. Thompson is the author of the novel Ash and a longtime resident of Japan. She teaches creative writing at Yokohama City University. Visit her site at www.hatbooks.com.

Ash By Holly Thompson '81 Stone Bridge Press. 2001. Fifteen years after a tragic childhood incident in Kyoto, Caitlin Ober is back in Japan. She teaches English in the remote southern town of Kagoshima, opposite the increasingly active volcano Sakurajima. As she trudges through her school rounds and the oppressive ash that falls daily, she concocts self-deceptions to help her ignore the past. But like the ash that veils the city, guilt obscures her path. Then a chance encounter with Naomi, a talented but troubled half-Japanese teenager, leads Caitlin on a journey back to Kyoto. Amid the bonfires, temple rites, and ghostly spirits of O-Bon -- the summer festival when the dead revisit the living -- Caitlin must make peace with her past and future. Holly A. Thompson lives with her husband and two children in Kamakura, Japan. Ash is her first novel.

Mariam's Wedding Gift and Other Offerings By Louise Thunin-Domaratius '66 Lulu. 2008. This "coat of many cultures," which brings together multiculturally themed short stories, some of which were previously published in literary journals, introduces the reader to characters from France, Iran, Iceland, and America who are involved on voyages of conflict and discovery. Louise Demarest Thunin is also the author of La Nokriyah, a psychological thriller written in French. She has lived in France since graduation.

Taking Women Seriously: Lessons and Legacies for Educating the Majority By M. Elizabeth Peters Tidball '51, Daryl G. Smith, Charles S. Tidball and Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel; foreword by Jill Ker Conway Oryx Press. 1998. Closely examines successful women's colleges to both identify their distinctive characteristics and determine how they contribute to the success of their graduates. The authors contend that what works at women's colleges can be applied to coeducational institutions. M. Elizabeth Tidball is professor emeritus of physiology at George Washington University and with husband Charles S. Tidball, professor emeritus of computer medicine at George Washington University, codirects the Tidball Center for the Study of Educational Environments, Hood College. Daryl G. Smith is professor of education and psychology, Center for Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University. Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel is assistant professor of higher education at the University of Kansas-Lawrence.

That Girl Lucy Moon By Amy Richardson Timberlake '89 Hyperion Books for Children. 2006. Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who loudly supports animal rights - during hunting season. She wears a woven hat made of hemp in support of third-world workers. Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who spots injustice and isn't afraid to fight it. So when classmates land a trip to the police station for sledding on Wiggins Hill and the local paper refuses to report it, Lucy takes up the battle. Ms. Wiggins, the town's wealthiest resident, and owner of Wiggins Hill, becomes Lucy's most formidable adversary. Soon, Lucy is embroiled in a battle for justice that leaves her wondering whether the struggle is worth it, and whether one person can really make a difference. Amy Richardson Timberlake won the Golden Kite Award for her picture book The Dirty Cowboy. She has worked as a book reviewer and columnist, a children's bookseller, a book-event coordinator, and as the public information officer at the Virginia Commission for the Arts. That Girl Lucy Moon is her first novel.

The Dirty Cowboy By Amy (Richardson) Timberlake '89 Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2003. The Dirty Cowboy tells the story of a cowboy who, having tired of finding tumbleweeds in his chaps and flies constantly buzzing around him, heads to the river to take a bath. Leaving his trusty canine sidekick in charge of his clothes, the cowboy bathes and emerges clean as corn - but encounters unexpected resistance from the dog when he tries to reclaim his duds. The book has received starred reviews in Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Illustrations are by Adam Rex. Amy Timberlake lives in Richmond, Virginia. This is her first book.

A Critical Biography of Lady Jane Wilde, 1826-1896: Irish Revolutionist, Humanist, Scholar and Poet By Karen Anthony Tipper '63 The Edwin Mellen Press. 2002. Lady Jane Wilde was an Irish nationalist, a literary critic, a poet, and the mother of Oscar Wilde. Tipper's biography approaches all of these dimensions of Lady Wilde's life. The study connects Lady Wilde's writings and letters to a wider context, demonstrating her imporance to the Irish revolutionary movement and the influence of Victorial moral values on her literary criticism. Karen Tipper, professor and chair of liberal arts and humanities at Nichols College, Dudley, Massachusetts, has written extensively on Oscar Wilde and his family.

Maryfield Academy By Carla J. Tomaso '72 Alice Street Editions, Haworth Press. 2003. Maryfield Academy is a darkly comic tale about a Catholic girls' school going mad. The entire school is turned upside down by a series of notes accusing Sally Hamington - Maryfield¹s toughest English teacher - of making sexual advances toward a student. New principal Helen Blalock, Dean of Students Sister Rose James, and rival English teacher Angela Martin all have something to hide. Angela is a lesbian, Sister Rose has a fetish for Internet bondage sites, and Helen is a nymphomaniac. In the comedic vein of Muriel Spark, Fay Weldon, and Mavis Gallant, Tomaso's prose is seductive and surprising. Carla Tomaso is the author of several novels and collections of stories, including House of Real Love and Voyages Out. She teaches high school English in Southern California.

The Berkshire Hills and Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts: An Explorer's Guide By Christina Tree '65 and William Davis The Countryman Press. 2007. Considered an undiscovered gem by those who know the area well, the Pioneer Valley and Berkshire hills offer numerous and varied activities in and around riverside towns and historical villages. The Berkshire Hills & Pioneer Valley gives a complete look at what Western Massachusetts has to offer (here's a hint: lots). Christina Tree wrote The Five-College Area as an undergraduate and has coauthored guides to Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Berkshire Hills and Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts: An Explorer's Guide By Christina Tree '65 and William Davis Principal photography by Kim Grant '84 Countryman Press. 2004. This guidebook, which focuses on all of western Massachusetts - from Berkshire County through the Pioneer Valley - is packed with tips and intriguing commentary for travelers who want to step beyond the tourist trail. Along with describing the famous summer music, theater, and dance festivals in Berkshire County, the authors also focus on the region's exceptional art museums and numerous state parks and forests, as well as the many stunning properties maintained by the Trustees of Reservations and other conservation groups. Included are detailed descriptions of individual towns, from Lenox and Williamstown through to Northampton and Amherst, and villages from Tyringham to Shelburne Falls; personal recommendations for inns and B&Bs, including numerous family-friendly establishments and those that accept pets; dining suggestions from classic diners to four-star restaurants; craft studios, antique shops, and more. Christina Tree first wrote about the Five College area as an undergraduate and has since described the region in numerous stories for the Boston Globe. She is the coauthor of Explorer's Guide to Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Massachusetts: An Explorer's Guide By Christina Tree '65 and William Davis Countryman Press. 2000. Step beyond the tourist trail into the heart of New England and one of the country's most beautiful -- and overlooked travel destinations. This encyclopedic guide looks beyond the heavily traveled confines of Boston and Cape Cod to focus on appealing destinations throughout the rest of the state. Here you'll find superb art and history museums, inviting inns and B&Bs, four-star restaurants and classic diners, crafts studios and farm stands, quiet lakes and rural bike paths, mountain views and uncrowded beaches. Filled with suggestions for inexpensive, year-around family outings and outdoor adventures, this complete traveler's resource helps turn familiar daytripping destinations into extended and renewing vacations. Christina Tree has traveled in New England since childhood and has written about its attractions for the Boston Globe for three decades.

Principles and Practices of Aviation Psychology Edited by Pamela S. Tsang '77 and Michael A. Vidulich Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 2003. Principles and Practice of Aviation Psychology brings a psychological approach to the relationship between a pilot and his/her cockpit. In addition to chronicling the history of aviation, the book presents psychological principles and research relevant to actual pilot actions and tasks today. Each chapter, rooted in the "real world" of aviation, offers a solid theoretical discussion that combines relevant applications and practical insights. Pamela S. Tsang is an associate professor at Wright State University. She earned a Ph.D. in experimental/engineering psychology from the University of Illinois.

Haunted Halls: Ghostlore of American College Campuses By Elizabeth Tucker '70 University Press of Mississippi. 2007. Though Elizabeth Tucker never heard any ghost stories as a student, she and her friends talked about the spooky atmosphere of the Mandelles, featured on the cover of Haunted Halls. In addition to recounting the myth of MHC's "Wailing Woman," who cries to get students' attention after jumping off a roof, the author includes stories from more than fifty colleges. Elizabeth Tucker Gould teaches English at Binghamton University. She has also written Campus Legends: A Handbook.

Campus Legends: A Handbook By Elizabeth Tucker '70 and Paul A. Russo Greenwood Press. 2005. Campus legends have been a factor at colleges and universities since their founding. Students have told and retold stories of the extraordinary, bizarre, and just plain baffling events in their daily lives in often dramatic fashion. In Campus Legends the author explores the important role legends and folklore play in popular culture and offers fifty examples of the genres, including several MHC legends - the intriguing "Hatchet Man" story included. Elizabeth Tucker is associate professor of English at Binghamton University. Her work has appeared in such journals as Children's Folklore Review and Journal of Popular Culture.

French Revolutionary Syndicalism and the Public Sphere By Kenneth H. Tucker Jr. Cambridge University Press. 1996. A cultural/political history of French syndicalism as well as its principal organizational carrier, the Confederation Generale du Travail, in the early twentieth century. Kenneth Tucker is associate professor of sociology at Mount Holyoke.