Lawrence Today magazine, Spring 2009
Winter Beach Dog Trot
In his first novel, Richard Haight ’71
immerses readers into a dark comedy about
greed, lust, murder, and Boston terriers on
Florida’s Treasure Coast. Filled with quirky
Florida characters, this fast-paced murder
mystery chronicles the adventures of a struggling
veterinarian wrongly accused of murder.
Silent Witnesses: Civilian Camp
Money of World War II
Using material from his Lawrence honors
thesis, Ray Feller ’04 creates a fascinating
book on the history, identification, and value
of money created during WWII at German
concentration camps, ghettos, internment
camps, and camps for displaced persons.
Blooming Women
The most recent photography book
from Margaret Wright ’69 celebrates
the character and lives of women as
demonstrated in nature with flowers.
Martha’s Journey: Renascense
in a Mobile Home Park
Margaret Dunn Grimm M-D’46 spins the
tale of Martha, a recently widowed woman,
who embarks on a life-changing 1,300-mile
journey to southern Florida. There, in a
mobile home park, Martha finds the humor,
compassion, and friendship that will change
her outlook and help her find new purpose.
Teaching Thinking
This book by Brian Beck ’59 elucidates
that teaching “thinking” is a vital and often
overlooked educational goal compared to
the usual teaching of info-to-know, ideas-tobelieve,
and rules to follow. It is a powerful
resource for people interested in thinking
well for three reasons — pragmatically,
pedagogically, and pleasurably.
The Word of the Cross in a World of Glory
Philip Ruge-Jones ’85 uses story and plain
language to explore the transformative power
of the Word of God in the midst of a society
where the glory of power, prestige, profits,
and certitude is substituted for God’s glory as
revealed in the crucified and risen Christ.
Shapeshifting with our Animal
Companions: Connecting with the
Spiritual Awareness of All Life
In her third book, Dawn Baumann Brunke ’81
uses conversations, dreams, and merged
consciousness with a variety of animals and
spirit beings to reveal the vast treasure of
wisdom and experiences offered to us as we
open ourselves, confront and release our fears
of death, and expand our sensory perception to
include other modes of existence.
Horizon Chasers: The Lives and
Adventures of Richard Halliburton
and Paul Moody
Richard Halliburton was the quintessential world
traveler of the early 20th century, when his
celebrity rivaled that of Charles Lindberg and
Amelia Earhart. This biography by Gerry Max ’67
records the life and adventures of Halliburton,
his editor and ghost writer Paul Moody, and the
productive literary collaboration between the two.
Same War Different Battlefields
In a collection of poignant stories from World
War II, Jean Goodwin Messinger ’51 shares
first-person accounts of the bombing of
Hiroshima, the London Blitz, refugees fleeing
invading Russian armies, living under Nazi
occupation, life in wartime Germany, Japanese
American internment, German and Japanese
war brides, the U.S. home front, and more.
Value-Driven Channel Strategy:
A Lean Approach
Thinking “lean” as a way to reduce costs only
uses a small aspect of its power. This book,
co-authored by Reginald W. Goeke ’69, explores
a more strategic use of lean that targets
processes and value streams that are directly
related to enhanced business performance.
