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Virginia Tech Magazine is pleased to note books by faculty, staff, and alumni or books about Virginia Tech. Review copies should be mailed to Book Notes, Virginia Tech Magazine, 105 Media Building (0109), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Review copies will be donated to the library in The Grove, home of President and Mrs. Charles W. Steger.
Faculty, staff, and alumni who wish to contribute other books they have written should mail them directly to The Grove (0446), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
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BY FACULTY and STAFF
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Edited by Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Carol J. Burger, Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership Elizabeth G. Creamer, and William E. Lavery Professor of Human Development Peggy S. Meszaros, Reconfiguring the Firewall: Recruiting Women to Information Technology across Cultures and Continents presents prescriptive studies for designing and implementing intervention programs that promote women in information technology.
The publisher is A K Peters Ltd. (888 Worcester St., Ste. 230, Wellesley, MA 02482); www.AKPeters.com.
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Edited by James G. Cunningham and Associate Professor of Biomedical Science Bradley G. Klein, the Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, now in its fourth edition, is a seminal text in academic veterinary medicine.
The publisher is Elsevier-Saunders (1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103); www.us.ElsevierHealth.com.
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Mothers, Monsters, Whores: Women's Violence in Global Politics by Assistant Professor of Political Science Laura Sjoberg and Caron E. Gentry is a feminist re-evaluation of women's motivations and actions as perpetrators of political violence.
The publisher is Zed Books Ltd. (7 Cynthia St., London N1 9JF, UK); www.ZedBooks.co.uk.
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A novel for young adults, In the Serpent’s Coils by Instructor of English Tiffany Trent (M.A. English ’97) follows a 15-year-old orphan thrust into a new school and a battle between mortals and the supernatural.
The publisher is Mirrorstone Books (P.O. Box 707, Renton, WA 98057); ww2.wizards.com/books/Mirrorstone.
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BY ALUMNI
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In Ideas That Work in College Teaching, edited by Robert L. Badger (Ph.D. geology '89), professors from 13 disciplines discuss their varied approaches to teaching.
The publisher is State University of New York Press (194 Washington Ave., Ste., 305, Albany, NY 12210); www.SunyPress.edu.
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In Red Helmet, Homer Hickam (industrial engineering '64) brings to life the Appalachian town of Highcoal and its residents dedicated to coal-mining ways.
The publisher is Thomas Nelson Inc. (P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214); www.ThomasNelson.com.
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Defending My Bunk Against All Comers, Sir by Garret Mathews (economics '71) is an uproarious account of Army boot camp in the 1970s.
The publisher is Zone Press (201 North Austin, Denton, TX 76201); www.ZonePress.com.
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Jubilee in the Rear View Mirror by Garret Mathews (economics '71) is a two-act play about the civil rights movement in the United States.
The publisher is Heuer Publishing LLC (P.O. Box 248; Cedar Rapids, IA); www.HitPlays.com.
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The Power of Mobility: How Your Business Can Compete and Win in the Next Technology Revolution by Russell McGuire (electrical engineering '86) details the actions necessary for businesses to deliver mobility to their customers.
The publisher is John Wiley & Sons Inc. (111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030); www.Wiley.com.
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Bishop, Virginia–West Virginia: A Tazewell County Coal Community and Its School, 1888-1987 by Terry W. Mullins (Ed.D. curriculum and instruction '96) chronicles the history of a coal community straddling the Virginia-West Virginia border.
The publisher is The Overmountain Press (P.O. Box 1261 Johnson City, TN 37605); www.OvermountainPress.com.
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Sheep Tracks: Biblical Insights from a Sheepherder by Dennis Rowan (Ph.D. animal science '71) is a collection of 46 essays that juxtapose, from a biblical perspective, tending sheep with life situations.
The book is self-published with Xulon Press (2180 W. State Rd., Ste. 2140, Longwood, FL 32779); www.XulonPress.com.
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A novel for young adults, The Hanging Woods by Scott Loring Sanders (English '94) is a tale about deception, delusion, and the dark places to which a troubled mind can go.
The publisher is Houghton Mifflin (222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116); www.HoughtonMifflinBooks.com.
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ABOUT VIRGINIA TECH
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Hokie Games: Virginia Tech Football Game by Game, 1945-2006 by Rich Tandler contains an account of every Tech game during 62 seasons.
The book is self-published with Game by Game Sports Media (5705 Laurel Trail Rd., Midlothian, VA 23112); www.HokieGames.com.
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