PSU Magazine Fall 1999

Coffee Lover's Bible By Jill Yates '86, Clear Light Publishers, 1998. Coffee is a fascinating beverage with a past and present-day popularity that crosses international borders. In Yates' fact-filled book she features 101 coffee facts, quotes, and tidbits, each coupled with a recipe made, of course, from coffee or a coffee liqueur. Try recipes for coffee drinks, desserts, and even chicken dishes. At the same time learn how coffee helped prisoners of war escape from World War II German stalags. And what about the health benefits of coffee? You'll find it all here! I'm Two Years Old! I'm Three Years Old! by Jerri Wolfe MS '80, Pocket Books , 1998. You think you have problems? Try be ing two. You have boundless energy, yet everyone wants you to sit still and be quiet. Or try be ing three. You have a million ques– tions, yet grown– ups get tired of answer– ing them. These parenting handbooks by child development specialist Jerri Wolfe allow you to see life through a chi ld 's eyes, while offering practical strategies for confronting your child 's daily challenges. Exploring Oregon's Historic Courthouses by Kathleen Wiederhold '84 , Oregon State University Press , 1998. Courthouses are often overlooked as significant historical sites, perhaps because they are "working" bui ldings 6 PSU MAGAZINE FALL 1999 open to the public. This guide proves that these buildings have a story to tell about the state's history-from politi– cal drama to salty local lore. Wiederhold, who has spent nearly 20 years research ing historic buildings and town histories, introduces readers to 21 courthouses from Astoria to Enterprise. 'So You Think I Drive a Cadillac?' by Karen Seccombe (sociology faculty), Allyn and Bacon, 1999. Hear how real people cope with the stigma and stress of raising chi ldren on meager welfare benefits or low-wage earnings. Seccombe shares their expe– riences with welfare and their views on its reform. These voices provide a vivid counterpoint to statistical, politi– cal, and med ia accounts. Communion: Poems 1976-1998 by Primus St . John (English facuity), Copper Canyon Press , 1999. St. John shares the anger of youth to the gentleness of parenthood in his spare but carefully crafted, lyric poetry. Communion combines new work with three of his out-of- print books. The collection includes a revised version of St. John's ep ic poem "Dreamer," an exploration of slavery as told by slaves and their enslavers. Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold Packard '68, MA '89 , St. Martin's Press , 1998. Vicky, A lice, Helena, Louise, and Beatrice were dominated by their mother, Queen Victoria of England. They were married off as much for polit– ical advantage as for love, and finally passed over entirely with the accession of their brother Bertie to the throne. Packard, an experienced biographer whose last book concerned Victoria's final days, provides valuable insigh ts into these women's complex, oft-tragic lives as daughters of their time. Policing Mass Transit by Kurt Nelson '77, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1999. Ensuring the public's safety while they wait for and ride on mass transit is the concern of planners, transit managers, and law enforcement officers. Nelson , who has worked within corrections and law enforcement for the past 18 years, suggests what is required to make buses, light rail, and their fixed stations safe and secure. He uses a total ystem approach from design to daily management. Linus Pauling and the Chemistry of Life by Tom Hager '76, Oxford University Press, 1998. From his description of the chemical bond to his discovery of the cause of sickle-cell anemia and his ground– breaking work with vitamin C, Linus Pau ling leaped over the boundaries of disc iplines, including chemistry, physics, biology, immunology, nuclear physics, and more. Hager's portrait of this important American scientist is part of Oxford's ongoing series of scientific biographies for young adults. Describe It! Games to Build Descriptive Language Skills by Corinne Thomas-Kersting '80, MS '82, A. McCormack, and S. Satin, Communication Skill Builders, 1996. Presented in an interactive game format, the lesson plans in Describe It! are for students with language learning disabi lities. Using the book, teachers and speech/language pathologists can guide students through experiences that teach basic vocabulary to describe the world around us. For example, they learn words to describe the texture of objects, such as "rough" and "smooth ," and words for the taste of foods, such as "sweet" and "sour." And it is all done in a question and answer format among students from kinder– garten through eighth grade.