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POSTSEASON PLAY
Cincinnati Hoops
by Kevin Grace, faculty member and assistant head of UC archives

Another in this prolific author’s series of popular sports volumes, “Cincinnati Hoops” focuses on the impact of college and professional basketball on the Queen City’s history.

Among individuals heralded are some influential but lesser known stars such as George Wilson, Ed '64, and Tom Thacker, Ed '63, MA (Ed) ‘73, who played on UC championship teams and enjoyed brief professional careers. Grace also examines the origins and character of one of the nation’s strongest basketball rivalries, the “Crosstown Shootout” between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.

Order information: Amazon.com, local booksellers, Cincinnati Gallery, UC Bookstores and the Xavier University Bookstore


MURDER FOR TWO
Caviar Dreams
by Judy Nichols, MA (CAHS) '85

A tale of duplicity, extortion and double murder turns into terrifying reality for struggling photographer Lisa Watson. Not only is she haunted by her discovery of a friend’s strangled body, she begins to suspect the murderer is not the girl’s thieving boyfriend but his wealthy male lover.

Nichols’ first book, “Caviar Dreams” is set in Cincinnati and contains plenty of references to local neighborhoods, businesses and products. One character is a student at CCM; fortunately, he is cast as one of the good guys.

On her way to becoming a novelist, Nichols worked as a journalist, elementary school teacher and customer service rep, and earned her master’s in audiology at UC. She currently is crafting a second novel, “Tree Huggers,” set in coastal North Carolina.

Order information: On the Web: judy5cents.com, zumayapublications.com, booksurge.com, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, and at New World Bookshop, The Bookshelf and Duttenhofer’s Books.


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