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GHOUL
OF MY DREAMS
The Void
by Teri (Brashear) Jacobs, A&S '92
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Jacobs discovered
in grade school how much fun it is to tell a scary story. She
has already had more than a dozen short stories published in
the dark fiction genre and now is creating longer works that
fling readers into terrifying worlds of flesh-eating creatures
and bone-crunching demons. In this first macabre romance, Jacobs' heroine discovers that her disturbing dreams about a horrific underworld are not merely nightmares. She is being stalked by a human ghoul ordered to steal her soul and drag her down to a blood-drenched netherworld ruled by a vile, powerful entity. If this novel is your cup of chills, watch for her second book, "Shadow of Jezebel," accepted for publication next year. Jacobs earned her writing certificate at UC in 1992. Order information: Joseph-Beth, Borders, Waldenbooks, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com |
SPLISHIN'
& SPLASHIN'
San Francisco's Famous Sea Lions
by Kat Shehata, A&S '00, and
Jo McElwee, RWC '97
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The "noisy,
stinky, playful, lazy" sea lions who make their home at
Pier 39 in San Francisco star in this charming picture book,
which is not just for kids. Shehata has written a concise, fact-filled
text that complements McElwee's appealing paintings. The talented
mother-daughter team, having earned writing and illustration
certificates at UC, describes sea lions' quirky habits, favorite
foods, social manners and occasional need for rescue by the
nearby California Marine Mammal Center. One mystery remains: No one really knows why the world's most famous sea lion colony moved from Seal Rock, their long-time home, to San Francisco's popular tourist pier in 1989. The sea lions aren't telling. Order information: Angel Bea Publishing, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders |
TOTAL
RECALL
Limping Through the Twentieth Century
by Colter Rule, A&S '38
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There weren't
many jobs available during the Depression -- even for college
graduates. Colter Rule was happy to tutor a wealthy family's
sons, even creating incentives to make their study as palatable
as possible. When the grateful father asked Rule what he might
do to help him, the young man was surprised to hear himself
say he'd like to go to medical school. So he did. With that candid admission, 91-year-old Dr. Rule's autobiography follows a long and winding path to his development into a distinguished psychiatrist and researcher. Though childhood polio left him with emotional as well as physical scars, he was blessed with a bright mind, an agreeable personality and an ability to write with humor and amazing detail. It was as an intern at Cincinnati General Hospital that he discovered he genuinely enjoyed helping patients. He also learned that people who couldn't (wouldn't) pay a traffic fine got thrown into jail. The event became front-page news as the public found out that the $500 stipend interns were "paid" never saw their pockets; it went directly back to the hospital to pay for room and board. Rule became the interns' hero; they demanded better treatment, and got it. Among other tales: Creating Siamese-twin rats for early hypertension studies. Witnessing the first use of drugs that could destroy germs without harming patients. Working alongside Nobel Prize winners and world-famous scientists at the "stuffy" Rockefeller Institute. Observing Dr. Helen Taussig, who could diagnose a child's cardiac condition through her gentle touch. Order information: Beckham Publications, 1-800-431-1579 for credit card purchase, or send check/money order for $19.95 plus $3.50 shipping to: Beckham Publications Group Inc., PO Box 4066, Silver Spring MD 20914 |
