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Alumni Bookshelf
The Alumni Bookshelf is a central Web location to find information about books written by notable Bowling Green State University alumni authors. These include:

Alonzo Allen '75 of Spring, Texas — The Flight of the Flamingo

Judith (Linder) Ashakih ’92 of Norwalk, Ohio — Gift of Incense: A Story of Love and Revolution in Ethiopia

Claudia (Roeme) Becker ’87 of Chicago — StadtFluchten/City Escapes

Scott Bender '97 of Billings, Mont. — One Eyed Monkey; Don't Stop the Disco

Amy Benson ’93 of New York City — The Sparkling- Eyed Boy: A Memoir

Cleavon J. Blair '01 of Naperville, Ill. — Verses: A Book of Love Poetry

Mary R. Blake '73 of Redondo Beach, Calif. — The Book

William A. Bottorff '58 of Toledo — Ken Swan's America

Craig Brass '81 of Plymouth, Mich. — How to Quit Golf: A 12-step Program

Marvin Brown ’91 of Akron, Ohio — Covet

Donald Bruns '69 of Lima, Ohio — Jamaica Blue

Richard Budd '73 of Leeds, N.D. — Serving Two Masters: The Development of American Military Chaplaincy, 1860-1920

Joan M. Burda ’73, Lakewood, Ohio — Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples.

John Calderazzo '80 of Bellvue, Colo. — Rising Fire: Volcanoes and Our Inner Lives

Jane Caputi ’82 of Huntington, N.Y. — Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power, and Popular Culture.

Jenny Crusie ’?? of ?? — Tell Me Lies ,Crazy for You ,Welcome to Temptation ,Fast Women ,Faking It , Bet Me

Jim Daniels ’80 of Pittsburgh, Pa. — Show and Tell: New and Selected Poems; No Pets; Blue Jesus

Gary M. Davis ’92 of Orlando, Fla. — The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet Combustion 3

Nick Del Calzo '60, Denver — The Triumphant Spirit; Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
Giovanna Del Negro '89 of Bryan, Texas — Identity and Everyday Life, Essays in the Study of Folklore Music and Popular Culture

Robert R. Edginton '70 of Colorado Springs, Colo. — Hoosier Bob and Dude

Donald K. Evans ’58 of Medina, Ohio — Ralph L. Quesinberry’s Q Factor

Robert H. Ferrell ’47 of Ann Arbor, Mich.— Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion of World War I.

David Fleitz '76 of Bowling Green — Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson

Carolyn Forché ’75 of Rockville, Md. — Blue Hour

Brian Goetz '87 of West New York, N.J. — The Adventure of Two Lifetimes

Michael D. Harris '71 of Daniel Island, S.C. — Colored Pictures: Race and Visual Representation

Daniel Henning ’57 of Polson, Mont. — Tree Talks and Tales; Buddhism and Deep Ecology; Managing the Environmental Crisis

Mark B. Higginson '68 of Avon Lake, Ohio — Pali; North of the River

Nadine Hubbs '82 of Ann Arbor, Mich. — The Queer Composition of America's Sound: Gay Modernists, American Music and National Identity

Robert L. Iles '56 of Olathe, Kansas — Guidebook to Better Medical Writing

Greg Klerkx ’85 of London, England — Lost in Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age

Susan Koppleman '75 of Tucson, Ariz. — The Strange History of Suzanne LaFleshe and Other Stories about Women and Fatness

Jason Kucsma ’96 of Toledo — Clamour Magazine

Judy (Irvin) Kuns ’94 of Sandusky, Ohio — While You Were Out

Ann Larabee ’82 of Ann Arbor, Mich. — Decade of Disaster, The Dynamite Fiend: The Chilling Tale of a Confederate Spy, Con Artist and Mass Murderer

Ruth Ann Leidorf ’96, Huron, Ohio — Surprises of the Spirit, Lessons Learned from Experience and the Word.

Paul Many '89 of Ottawa Hills, Ohio — The Great Pancake Escape

Creston Mapes ’83 of Buford, Ga. — Dark Star: Confessions of a Rock Idol

Thalia Marakas '73 of Ridgefield, Conn. — If Gumdrops Fell Like Raindrops

James E. Mauch '53 of Ligonier, Pa. — Emerging Markets and Higher Education; Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation

W. Wesley McDonald '69 of Elizabethtown, Pa. —Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology

Estelle (Abbott) McDoniel '61 of Tucson, Ariz. — Registered Nurse to Rear Admiral: A First for Navy Women

Donald McCookey ’51 of— Geologic Wonders of West Texas.

Cheryl (Bauer) McNutt ’75 of Hamilton, Ohio — Wisdom’s Paradise, The Forgotten Shakers of Union Village

Rebecca Meacham ’94 of Green Bay, Wis. — Let’s Do

Robert Miller ’60 of Defiance, Ohio — Deaf Hearing Boy.

Berwyn Moore ’85 of Erie, Pa.— Dissolution of Ghosts, Cherry Grove Collections.

Missy Moore ’83 of Hillsdale, Mich. — Americans in Bear County

Cynthia Morris ’90 of Boulder, Colo. — Create Your Writer’s Life: A Guide to Writing with Joy and Ease

Michael Muetzel '79 of Peachtree City, Ga —They're Not Aloof: Just Generation X, Unlock the Mysteries to Today's Human Capital Management

Kerry Nietz ’88 of Wayne, Ohio — FoxTales: Behind the Scenes at Fox Software

Martha O’Connor ’94 of Kentfield, Calif. — The Bitch Posse

Patrick J. O’Connor ’72 of Kent, Ohio — Think You Know America?; Now You Know America

Jane Piirto '77 of Ashland, Ohio — The Three-Week Trance Diet; A Location in the Upper Peninsula: Collected Poems, Stories and Essays; Talented Children and Adults: Their Development and Education; Understanding Those Who Create; My Teeming Brain: Understanding Creative Writers; Understanding Creativity

Lynnette Porter ’83 of Ormond Beach, Fla.— Unsung Heroes of The Lord of the Rings: From the Page to the Screen.

Scharlotte (Wombold) Rich ’66 of Monument, Colo.— Growing by Heart

Irene Rodriquez '64 of North Canton, Ohio — No Time to Rest

Ron "Tank" Rotunno '79 of Masury, Ohio — Ohio Professional Football: Its First 30 Years

Rufus Sanders ’73 of Sandusky, Ohio — Belly of the Whale

Jodi Gabriel Scala ’03 of Memphis, Tenn. — Twenty Questions for Robbie Dunkle

Sharon (Hurley) Short '84 of Miamisburg, Ohio — Death of a Domestic Diva

Caroll (McKanna) Shreeve '63 of Odgen, Utah — Farr Trials

Carol Smith ’68 of Monument, Colo. — Customer Relations Handbook for Builders; The Positive Walk Through; Building Your Own Home: An Insider’s Guide

Joseph Szabo '66 of Amityville, N.Y. — Teenage

Kimberly Tessmer '86 of Parma, Ohio — The Everything Nutrition Book; Gluten-Free for a Healthy Life

Amy S. Tolbert '86 of St. Paul, Minn. — Reversing the Ostrich Approach to Diversity: Pulling your Head out of the Sand

Katrina Vandenberg ’92 of St. Paul, Minn. — Atlas

Jim Volz ’77 of Fullerton, Calif. — How to Run a Theater

Jeff Wagner ’95, Los Angeles — My Day…At the Zoo.

Rosanne (Danco) Welch ’84, Van Nuys, Calif. — Three Ring Circus: How Real Couples Balance Marriage, Work and Family; The Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space

Amy E. Williams '97 of Cleveland Heights, Ohio — The American Fighter Plane

Ruth (McIntyre) Williams '58 of Leesburg, Fla. — Clovenstone

Theresa A. (Aleshire) Williams '89 of Bradner, Ohio — The Secret of Hurricanes

Harald Wyndham '68 of Inkom, Idaho — The Little House of Poetry

Robin Yocum '78 of Plain City, Ohio — Dead Before Deadline; Other Tales from the Police Beat

Richard Zera ’85 of Kutztown, Pa. — Business Wit and Wisdom


If you would like to submit a book to be listed on the Alumni Bookshelf, please email bgmagazine@bgsu.edu. Check out other listings on the Creative Writing Web site: www.bgsu.edu/departments/creative-writing