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Little Rex: A Night at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Keeley Haynes — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:37:48 +0000

Little Rex: A Night at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Keeley Haynes Fri, 08/07/2026 - 11:37

By Gary Porter (MBA'74; PhD'77)

(Camulet Editions, 192 pages, 2025)

On the Day of the Dead, the ghosts of America’s greatest authors rise from their graves…and a Boston Terrier is about to join them on an unforgettable journey.

Rex was once a beloved pet, but when life on the streets of Boston leaves him hungry and alone, he stumbles into Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. There, under the moonlit shadows of Authors Ridge, something extraordinary happens: Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson return for one night only.

With wit, warmth and a touch of ghostly wonder, Rex follows the famous writers through Concord’s most historic landmarks—from the Old North Bridge to Walden Pond—discovering the power of words, the weight of history, and the courage hidden in even the smallest heart. Along the way, he also encounters John Brown, the fiery abolitionist, and a Salem “witch” who has unfinished business with Hawthorne’s past.

But Rex is more than just a witness to history. He’s a dog searching for belonging, haunted by the master who gave him up and facing the frailty of his own aging body. His story, told from the afterlife, becomes both a love letter to literature and a timeless reminder of loyalty, friendship and hope. Readers of Duffy: The Tale of a Terrier will delight in this moving prequel that reveals how Rex’s steadfast heart and literary wisdom first took shape.

Little Rex: A Night at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery blends historical fiction, ghostly adventure and canine courage into a heartwarming tale that will spark young readers’ imaginations while introducing them to classic American writers and the lessons they still carry for us today.

On the Day of the Dead, the ghosts of America’s greatest authors rise from their graves…and a Boston Terrier is about to join them on an unforgettable journey.

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The Bitcoin Investment Handbook

Keeley Haynes — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:28:16 +0000

The Bitcoin Investment Handbook Keeley Haynes Fri, 08/07/2026 - 11:28

By Timothy Peterson (Econ'92)

(Freedom Fortune Press, 976 pages, 2026)

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The Bitcoin Investment Handbook is a comprehensive professional reference for evaluating Bitcoin as a financial asset. Written for investors, fiduciaries, analysts, and serious students of digital assets, it brings together monetary history, computer science, cryptography, network economics, valuation theory, portfolio construction, and risk management in a single disciplined framework. The book explains what Bitcoin is, why it exists, how it works, and how investors can judge its value without relying on headlines, promotional claims, or price speculation. It covers digital signatures, proof of work, mining, forks, custody, exchange risk, monetary properties, adoption dynamics, Metcalfe's Law, network effects, valuation models, volatility, drawdowns, ETFs, leverage, operational risk, and investment policy. Unlike introductory cryptocurrency books, this volume treats Bitcoin with the same analytical standards used for equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and alternative investments. It examines Bitcoin's fixed supply, settlement structure, security model, network value, macroeconomic role, and portfolio applications, while also addressing common criticisms involving energy use, crime, volatility, intrinsic value, scalability, and replacement risk. Designed as a desk reference, The Bitcoin Investment Handbook gives readers the tools to decide whether Bitcoin belongs in a portfolio, how much exposure may be appropriate, what risks must be controlled, and how to evaluate Bitcoin across market cycles. It is intended for readers who want a rigorous, evidence-based understanding of Bitcoin as money, technology, network, and investment asset.

The Bitcoin Investment Handbook is a comprehensive professional reference for evaluating Bitcoin as a financial asset.

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Inquiry Illuminated: Researcher's Workshop Across the Curriculum

Keeley Haynes — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:04:37 +0000

Inquiry Illuminated: Researcher's Workshop Across the Curriculum Keeley Haynes Thu, 07/16/2026 - 13:04

By Brad Buhrow (Geog'87), Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey

(Heinemann; 264 pages; 2019)

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To immerse students in the richness and intrigue of the content areas, let the kids lead the way!

In Inquiry Illuminated, Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey, and classroom teacher Brad Buhrow shine a light on researchers' workshop—an approach whose true north emerges from kids’ curiosity. Adapting structures you already know from readers' and writers' workshop, they share a predictable, proven, and—most importantly—authentic approach that:

creates irresistible investigations in science, history and social studies or language arts
increases students’ independence and agency by gradually releasing responsibility for inquiry
effectively integrates literacy and content through strategies for comprehension and critical thinking.

With copious full-color photographs and classroom video, Inquiry Illuminated shows how to create a culture where thoughtfulness, creativity and collaboration can turn wonder into powerful inquiry. Then, with researchers' workshop, you’ll uncover a process that transforms curiosity into opportunities to ask questions and follow a path to new understandings. Throughout, you’ll discover how to bring in what you already do in readers’ and writers’ workshops to support students’ investigations as they read, write, create, and take action.

Wonder without inquiry is like a mere spark in the darkness. Read Inquiry Illuminated to find out how to light up the possibilities for your learners.

In Inquiry Illuminated, Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey, and classroom teacher Brad Buhrow shine a light on researcher's workshop—an approach whose true north emerges from kids’ curiosity. Adapting structures you already know from reader’s and writer’s workshop, they share a predictable, proven, and—most importantly—authentic approach that:

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My Hungry Ghosts

Keeley Haynes — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:29:27 +0000

My Hungry Ghosts Keeley Haynes Fri, 07/10/2026 - 11:29

By May-Lee Chai (MEngl'94)

(Blair; 175 pages; 2026)

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In this collection of timely essays and incantations, award-winning author May-lee Chai explores the intersection of world history and her own—feeding herself and her ghosts in the process.

Drawing upon the traditional Chinese Daoist and Buddhist concept of hungry ghosts, May-lee Chai writes about personal hauntings, the people, histories, ancestors and family members who continue to touch her life. Hungry ghosts are spirits that are caught between realms forgotten by their descendants and separated from their ancestors. Yet the Chinese traditional celebration of the Hungry Ghost Festival in the 7th lunar month shows a path forward and a way to heal, when the living can still feed even the hungriest of the wandering spirits in this most egalitarian of holidays. This spiritual practice serves as inspiration in Chai's writing.

In these 12 reflections and incantations, both new and previously published award-winning works, Chai explores Chinese spiritual traditions, the lunar almanac, exile and the diaspora born of war; weaves family stories with our society at large; examines the legacies of the "women of Nanjing" who were enslaved there by the Japanese military in World War II; and examines the racist fear-mongering about Chinese men and white women and how that impacted her own multiracial family. Other topics of this wide-ranging collection include Western European-dominated beauty standards, the rise of authoritarianism in Hong Kong leading to mass migration, the extinction of the Yangzi River dolphin due to climate change and Chai's complex relationship with her white mother.

Spanning continents and centuries, My Hungry Ghosts: Essays and Incantations is a collection that speaks to our current political moment with fresh and innovative forms of writing. Chai's essays provide a lens and path forward for activism and healing.

In this collection of timely essays and incantations, award-winning author May-lee Chai explores the intersection of world history and her own--feeding herself and her ghosts in the process.

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A Memorable Honor: Shakespeare, Lincoln and the Art of Leadership

Keeley Haynes — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:25:00 +0000

A Memorable Honor: Shakespeare, Lincoln and the Art of Leadership Keeley Haynes Mon, 06/22/2026 - 16:25

By Frank P. Prager (ChemEngr, Engl'84)

(Henriad Press; 192 pages; 2026)

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William Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln walk into a meeting...

But what happens next is no joke. By following the wisdom and example of these two visionaries, any leader can embody the honor, persuasion and high-stakes art of leadership.

In A Memorable Honor, veteran business executive Frank P. Prager examines how Shakespeare’s over-four-hundred-year-old texts hold the key to making twenty-first-century leaders stronger, more compassionate and more successful in their organizations. Using Abraham Lincoln—a lifelong lover of the Bard—as a prime case study, Prager offers an in-depth analysis of how themes found in Shakespeare’s plays shaped Lincoln’s leadership and response to the overwhelming pressures of the Civil War. Prager examines how characters in comedies and tragedies alike demonstrate the following essential tools for today’s leaders:

Honor
Poetry
Wit
Courage
Competence
Wisdom
Fragility
Memory

A Memorable Honor is a fascinating deep dive, an intellectual love letter, and an inspiration for how to meet leadership challenges with understanding, perfect for anyone seeking to become a more effective, just and inspirational leader.

William Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln walk into a meeting...But what happens next is no joke. By following the wisdom and example of these two visionaries, any leader can embody the honor, persuasion and high-stakes art of leadership.

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Curse of the Maestro and Other Stories

Keeley Haynes — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:03:22 +0000

Curse of the Maestro and Other Stories Keeley Haynes Mon, 06/22/2026 - 16:03

By G.T. Walker (PhDMus'92)

(MSI Press; 180 pages; 2024)

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A psychopath's scented love letters. Neo-Nazi music journalism. The museum guestbook, right beside a lifelike diorama of musicians in their natural habitat. This collection of hybrid fiction is all that remains of the Stonehaven Symphony Orchestra. In the aftermath of their fiery tour bus mishap, Curse of the Maestro documents the lives, loves, and musical pursuits of tuxedo-clad misfits in their own words, a shameless allegory for the performing arts today. Characters from the gamut of racial and sexual orientations drive these short stories, unreliable narrators exploring the secret trenches of high art.

Fearless readers will embark upon an almost archaeological excavation of these artifacts, searching for clues to uncover answers to questions they did not know they had:

Did Romeo and Juliet really text each other?

How did Lil Skank end up overdosing on stage?

And will the young explorer ever discover a maestro's secrets?

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From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music

Keeley Haynes — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:40:57 +0000

From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music Keeley Haynes Mon, 06/22/2026 - 15:40

By Helen Walker-Hill (PhDMus'79)

(University of Illinois Press; 428 pages; 2007)

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Exploding the assumption that Black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and pop.

Helen Walker-Hill's unique study provides a carefully researched examination of the history and scope of musical composition by African American women composers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focusing on the effect of race, gender, and class, From Spirituals to Symphonies notes the important role played by individual personalities and circumstances in shaping this underappreciated category of American art. The study also provides in-depth exploration of the backgrounds, experiences, and musical compositions of eight African American women including Margaret Bonds, Undine Smith Moore, and Julia Perry, who combined the techniques of Western art music with their own cultural traditions and individual gifts. Despite having gained national and international recognition during their lifetimes, the contributions of many of these women are today forgotten.

Exploding the assumption that Black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and pop.

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Fearless Change and Social Action In Difficult Times

Keeley Haynes — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:50:43 +0000

Fearless Change and Social Action In Difficult Times Keeley Haynes Fri, 05/29/2026 - 10:50

By Paula Donnelly Roark (PhD'79)

(Routledge; 280 pages; 2025)

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Our divided politics, unable to solve the challenges we face concerning society’s hierarchies of injustice, poverty, endless war, and climate change, are now backtracking to even more division. But the reality goes far deeper than the simple politics of left and right. For true change, we need something more profound: a culture shift, a collective change of consciousness.

Fearless Change and Social Action in Difficult Times argues that culture shifts don’t just happen, they require a strong focus on social and cultural human connection which neither political nor economic power can provide alone. It is only deep participation and social integrative power which have the capacity to create these necessary cultural and societal transformations. Developing awareness in participatory groups of thought-worlds which remain out-of-sight but give cover to the implicit rules of culture and society is the first step to creating shared awareness of constructs and negative thought-worlds that subconsciously support inequality. Consciously putting aside those that are negative allows for the emergence of new positive realities and social movements. Thus, the real revolution is of the mind. It does take courage, but this is the process by which better futures are created.

Offering significant contributions to sociology and social theory, this book promotes an understanding that societal change is rooted in social power and cultural shifts. Inclusive in its presentation, students, professors, NGO professionals, volunteers, activists, and interested observers will find this book of high interest.

Our divided politics, unable to solve the challenges we face concerning society’s hierarchies of injustice, poverty, endless war, and climate change, are now backtracking to even more division.

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Common Sense Seamanship: Tips, Advice, and Best Practices for Cruising Sailors

Keeley Haynes — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:27:52 +0000

Common Sense Seamanship: Tips, Advice, and Best Practices for Cruising Sailors Keeley Haynes Wed, 05/27/2026 - 14:27

By Henry Gannon (MBA’87)

(Seaworthy Publications; 158 pages; 2025)

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Tired of cryptic sailing manuals? Common Sense Seamanship cuts through the jargon and delivers practical, easy-to-digest wisdom straight from the heart of the cruising routes. This isn't just a book; it's your personal mentor, guiding you through every aspect of seamanship with over 100 vividly illustrated articles.

Discover how to transform your boat into a comfortable, efficient home, and learn to anticipate and avoid the unique hazards of small craft and remote destinations. Master essential skills like understanding tides, trim, and downwind sailing, all explained in clear, accessible language.

Finally, unravel the mysteries of celestial navigation! This book breaks down the ancient art into simple, understandable steps, making it accessible to all. Plus, effortlessly grasp the complexities of time systems with straightforward explanations.

Common Sense Seamanship delivers exactly what its title promises: practical, actionable knowledge that empowers you to sail with confidence. It's time to elevate your seagoing competence and embrace the cruising life like never before.

Tired of cryptic sailing manuals? Common Sense Seamanship cuts through the jargon and delivers practical, easy-to-digest wisdom straight from the heart of the cruising routes.

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One Life: A Father’s Observations, Perspectives and Anecdotes

Keeley Haynes — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:17:59 +0000

One Life: A Father’s Observations, Perspectives and Anecdotes Keeley Haynes Wed, 05/27/2026 - 14:17

By Andrew Ernemann (Psych’00)

(Independent; 427 pages; 2026)

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A promising ski racer’s career is shattered by a near-fatal crash, forcing a young man to reinvent himself. From the slopes of the Italian Alps to the cutthroat worlds of corporate consulting and high-stakes real estate, this is a father’s candid account of navigating failure, finding love, and building a life. Framed as a collection of lessons for his sons, it’s a story of resilience, purpose and discovering one’s true path.

One Life unfolds across several distinct and contrasting settings that mirror the author's life stages. It begins in the adrenaline-fueled world of international ski racing. This contrasts sharply with the quiet, privileged atmosphere of Ernemann's boarding school experience in New Hampshire and the idyllic, small-town mountain environment of his childhood in Aspen, Colorado. As he transitions to adulthood, the settings shift to reflect his professional journey: the corporate landscapes of Denver, Los Angeles, and the academic hub of Palo Alto (Stanford University), before ultimately returning to Aspen, where the worlds of luxury real estate and family life converge against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.

A promising ski racer’s career is shattered by a near-fatal crash, forcing a young man to reinvent himself.

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