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Mem'ry's Haze This autobiography chronicles Beinecke's life and describes times spent at Andover by Beinecke, his father and his uncle. Beinecke details his service in World War II, his 28-year career with The Sperry and Hutchinson (green stamp) Company, founded by his great-uncle, and his many philanthropic activities and world travels. Beinecke lives in New York City and is the father of Phillips Academy Charter Trustee Emeritus Frederick W. Beinecke ’62.
In this book, Rubin brings together recent research to provide a comprehensive study of Impressionism, from the well-loved masters to lesser-known artists. Many photographs of artwork are included, reflecting life during the late 19th and early 20th century and capturing the immediacy of the fleeting moment. Rubin lives in New York City and is a professor of art history at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Creatures of the Earth and the Mind by Carleton S. Coon Jr. ’44 Five and Ten Press Culture
Wars and the Global Village In Creatures of the Earth and the Mind, Coon writes stories—some true, some fictional—about a variety of animals. He uses a light-hearted approach to address thought-provoking issues. In Culture Wars, Coon challenges readers to examine the underlying causes of world conflict. Realizing that cultural conflicts are inevitable, he encourages the reader to focus on global environmental preservation and the promotion of a peaceful world community. Readers can visit Coon's Web site at www.progressivehum anism.com to explore his underlying philosophy. Coon lives in Washington, D.C., and Washington, Va. U.S. Ambassador to Nepal in 1981-84, he served as a diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service for 37 years.
Lish opens an intimate window into the mind of a deep-thinking writer in the semi-autobiographical novel Arcade. Looking into that window is an addictive guilty pleasure. The opening words in Krupp's Lulu, a collection of short stories, are, "Nothing would please me more than for me as an artist to be free to sit here and tell you the truth. But they won't let me do it." Lish, a teacher of writing, lives in New York City and was an editor at Alfred A. Knopf and for Esquire and The Quarterly. See the profile of Lish at On the Threshold.
The author presents a memoir about her wartime Christmas in Duluth, Minn., during a two-week break from her first year at Abbot Academy. Recalling her adolescent thinking in that era, Bly comes to some surprising conclusions. Bly has written several books of essays and short stories and was the author of distinction at the University of Minnesota, 1998-99.
Substantially revised to include new material, the second edition of this acclaimed work provides a concise introduction to psychiatry that emphasizes its unifying concepts. The book distills psychiatric practice into four explanatory methods: diseases, dimensions of personality, goal-directed behaviors and life stories. McHugh is Henry Phipps Professor and director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He lives in Baltimore.
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