PSU Magazine Fall 2003

Little Girl Lost By Marilyn (Smith) McDonald '75, Xliblis Corporalion, Philadelphia, Pa. , 2003. When Marilyn McDonald was 10 years old, her brother, who was 11-and-a– half, drowned. She was sent to the neighbors' house for two nights , told very little, and basically expected Lo deal with the grief-or lack of grief, as the adults assumed-by herself. The day her brother died in 1943 colored much of McDonald's life. The self-pub– lishing of her story is cathartic for McDonald, but she also hopes it will assist those who are helping a child through the loss of a loved one. She includes a resource guide of books and organizations that can help in the back of the book. McDonald , a retired pub– lic relations and advertising profes– sional, now writes travel articles and lives in La Pine with her husband, Harry Taylor. Representations of Early Byzantine Empresses By Anne Mcclanan (art history faculty), Palgrave Macmillan, New York, N. Y, 2002. Common steelyard weights bore the images of empresses, as did everyday coins in the early Byzantine era. Yet these women were also depicted on such luxury goods as mosaics and ivory reliefs. Anne McClanan draws new conclusions from where and how these women's images were presented . McClanan's archaeological work in Jordan, Israel, and Turkey has familiar– ized her with ordinary objects and images outside the range of traditional Byzantine art history. Married to My Garden By Barbara Blossom Ashmun MSW '74, Easy Chair Press, Portland, Ore., 2003. Barbara Ashmun is the author of five nationally distributed books, including Garden Retreats and The Garden Design PJime1: With the self-published Married Lo My Garden, she has gathered together essays in a personal and entertaining collection without the "hoops of a pub– lishing house." Ashmun's love of plants is catchy. After reading just two essays, readers will likely feel the need to see for themselves the flowers of a Lenten rose or Mrs. Robb's splurge. And according to Ashmun, once bitten, the love affair can survive slugs, weeds, moles, and even Ponland'.s monsoon rains. Ashmun, originally from the Bronx and now a firmly transplanted Portlander, is a garden designer, teacher, speaker, and writer. Three Weeks in October By Charles Moose MA '84, PhD '93 and Charles Fleming, E.P. Dutton, New York, N. Y, 2003. The face of Charles Moose became one of the most recognized in the nation as he led the hunt in 2002 for the Washington, D.C.-area snipers who randomly killed 10 people. The former Portland police chief gave up his job as Montgomery County (Md.) chief of police to get the story published, which is also his personal story. Three Weeks details Moose's rise from a young African American cop Lo the point per– son for one of the country'.s most night– marish crime sprees. Before joining the suburban Maryland police force , Moose was a Portland police officer for 24 years, the last six as chief. Reviews are of faculty and alumni books, recordings , and Web publica– tions. To have a work considered for this page, please submit pertinent information to Mary Ellen Kenreich , PSU Library faculty, via email to kenreichm@pdx.edu , or fax to 503- 725-5799 , or mail to Portland State University, PO Box 1151 , Portland , OR 97207-1151. Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow: Stories About Saints and Animals By Eric Kimmel (education emeritus fac– ulty), Holiday House, New York, N.Y, 2003. For children nine though 12, Eric Kim– mel provides glimpses into the lives of 12 saints, each of whom is linked to an animal in some way. There are several stories about the relationship St. Fran– cis of Assisi had with animals, as well as the story of St. Ambrose, who as a baby had bees benignly cluster around his mouth-a sign that was interpreted as a gift from God. Bishop Hugh of England uses the actions of a swan to stop a massacre of Jews. Each essay in the 64-page book is not more than three pages and is richly illus– trated by John Winch. Kimmel, a prolific writer of children'.s books, also has the book Three Samurai Cats out this year from Holiday House. Getting Funded By Ma1y Hall and Susan Howlett, Fourth Edition, PSU Continuing Education Press, Portland, Ore., 2003. In the existing climate of increased competition for reduced funding, writ– ing a winning grant proposal is essen– tial. Mary Hall and Susan Howlett draw on more than 60 years of experi– ence in the field . They provide a step– by-step guide through the complex and sometimes frustrating process of sue essful grant writing. They show the reader how to test the appeal of an idea; measure an organization's capa– bility to carry it out; research and develop an idea; select promising funding sources; present and negotiate a proposal; and prepare for a subse– quent round of funding. Portland Stale has published few books, but contin– ues to find value in bringing books such as this to the public. D FALL 2003 PSU MAGAZINE 5