Dancing On Water
by Dr. Craig Challender, Professor of English

This is the second full-length book of poetry by Dr. Challender, who directs the Longwood Authors Series and is the faculty representative to the Board of Visitors. His other full-length book, Familiar Things, published in 1998, was a finalist for the 1988 Virginia Poetry Prize, sponsored by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and he also is the author of three shorter books, called chapbooks: Greatest Hits: 1973-2003, The Family, and Dakota Time and Other Times. Published by Pecan Grove Press, softcover, 67 pages

Roberta's Rules of Order
by Alice Collier Cochran, Longwood Alumna, '68

Cochran's first book, subtitled Who is Robert and Why Do We Still Follow His Rules Anyway?, grew out
of her work with boards of nonprofit organizations and also her previous career in human resource training and development. Student governments and fraternities and sororities have expressed interest in Roberta's Rules, which has been called a "less formal, more feminine and flexible approach." Cochran, who is writing companion workbook, said her rules are a "combination of the best things I've seen." Cochran, who lives in San Rafael, California, near San Francisco, runs Cochran Consulting, in which she works in board governance, meeting formats and strategic planning that stresses inclusive planning and participation. Published by Jossey-Bass, softcover, 305 pages.

What the Potter Said
by Mary-Carroll Hackett, Assistant Professor of English

This collection of 11 short stories is the first full-length book by Carroll-Hackett, editor-at-large of the Dos Passos Review, an international literary journal produced by the Longwood's Creative Writing program, which she directs. She has received the Willamette Award for Fiction and a North Carolina Writer's Network Blumenthal award for previous work. The cover photo was taken by Longwood student Jeni Escobar. Published by Independent Press, softcover, 82 pages.

Sign Language
by Dr. Brett Hursey, Lecturer in English

Dr. Hursey also is the author of two other full-length books of poetry, Dead White Poet and Some Assembly Required, and two chapbooks: Relativity and Orbits. "Some people think of poetry as boring or intimidating; I try to write poetry that is humorous and not difficult to access," he says. Published by Independent Press, softcover, 78 pages.

The Love of God in China: Can One Be Both Chinese and Christian?
by Dr. John Peale, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Dr. Peale, who retired in 1999 after 23 years at Longwood, is a self-described Sinophile who has visited China nine times. "There are various reasons why Christianity has not sunk deep into the Chinese soul," he says. "The book is about the situation facing contemporary Christians in China, who are pulled to the center to work for the welfare of their nation, and also pulled to the fringe as members of what is thought of as a foreign religion." His wife, Lydia, and her father were born in China of missionary parents, and her grandfather in 1893 started a Christian hospital in Huai'an, China. Published by iUniverse, hardcover and softcover, 302 pages.

 

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