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The Part-Time Solution

By Frances Belknap Lo '73

iUniverse.com, 2000

 

More mothers of children under 6 work part time than full time in the U.S. today, and this book examines the lives of these working mothers, whose contributions to society are often overlooked. Lo is a freelance writer and mother of two living in Connecticut.

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Linux Samba Server Administration

By Roderick W. Smith '88

Sams, 2000, and Sybex, 2001

 

The first handbook describes how to select, install, and configure Linux-friendly hardware for optimal performance. The other teaches how to configure a Samba server. Smith has published articles in several computer magazines and is the author of three other books on computer systems.

By Diana Hulse-Killacky '65,

Jim Killacky, and Jeremiah Donigian

Prentice-Hall, 2001

 

By examining the major themes and strategies associated with task groups, the authors provide sound advice on how to make such groups work more effectively. Hulse-Killacky is professor and coordinator of the Counseling Graduate Program at the University of New Orleans.

By Helen Weaver '52

Buddha Rock Press, 2001

 

Once a skeptic, the author tells a true story of her discovery of animal communication when her dog Daisy becomes ill. Weaver is a literary translator, astrologer, and freelance writer.

By Howard D. Rowland '60

Park Place Publications, 2000

 

In this humorous political satire, Kukushka, a bilingual female collie, is hired by the Civil Service to work in a military educational establishment. Rowland is a freelance translator and retired instructor of Russian and Arabic at the Defense Language Institute.

By Edward Zaccaro '74

Hickory Grove Press, 2000

 

Currently used by teachers and parents of mathematically gifted children, this textbook uses cartoons and math in real-world situations to increase students' problem-solving skills. Zaccaro works with mathematically gifted students at the elementary-and middle-school levels and serves on the school board for the Dubuque Community School District.

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Social Mobility and Modernization

Edited by Robert I. Rotberg '55

The MIT Press, 2000

 

This collection of essays explores history using an interdisciplinary approach. Rotberg is co-editor of the Journal of Interdisciplinary History, president of the World Peace Foundation, director of Harvard's Program on Intrastate Affairs, and adjunct professor at the Kennedy School of Government.