PSU Magazine Spring 2006

0 _F_ F__ T_ H_ E_ Soul at Work: Spiritual Leader– ship in Organizations By Margaret Benefiel MA '80, Seabury Press, New York, 2005. Soul at Work describes the way organi– zations could do business if they incor– porated spirit in the workday. Drawing on examples ranging from Southwest Airlines to the band U2, Margaret Benefiel describes the role that aware– ness of the soul, or spirituality, can play in leadership and organizational life. The book looks at the role of indi– viduals and the organizational reality in which they work. Eyes of the Mirror By Margaret Emerson MA '01, Artichoke Press, Bayside, Calif, 2005. Margaret Emerson's autobiography moves back and forth between South Korea, where she taught English and studied Tai Chi for two years, and the Pacific orthwest, where she earned a master's degree in writing, taught Tai Chi, and almost died from type-1 dia– betes. Emerson uses the two locations to reveal a portrait of her whole self, from small daily tasks to yearnings to her nightly dreams. Today, Emerson lives in Humboldt County, alif., where she writes and teaches Tai Chi. Fins, Finns and Astorians By Greg)acob (English faculty), CPH Press, Astolia, Ore., 2006. By 1890, half of Astoria's population could trace its roots in Finland. The area's booming fishing industry attracted these immigrants, who made the town their own. Greg Jacob's small book, 59 pages, tell the story of these hardworking people, who purchased their own cannery in 1897. Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Com– pany stayed in business until almost 1950. Jacob grew up in Astoria and his brother, Robert, developed and owns Cannery Pier Hotel built on the Union Cooperatives old pier. 4 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 2006 S H E L F The Tree-Sitter By Suzanne Malson '81, WW Norton & Company, New York, 2005. Julie Prince, a wealthy student at Wellesley, aban– dons her Ii fe to join a group of tree-sitters in the forests of Oregon. At first it's roman– tic, but as her boyfriend moves toward violent acts of sabotage, Julie must choose between love and her own sense of right and wrong. Suzanne Matson, who teaches at Boston College, also wrote the novels A Trick of Nature and The Hunger Moon. Superpower on Crusade: The Bush Doctrine in U.S. Foreign Policy By Mel Gurtov (political science and inter– national swdies faculty) , Lynne Ricnner Publishers, Bou/de,; Colo. , 2006. Mel Gurtov first traces the sources of U.S. missionary and expansionist ten– dencies and highlights their particular manifestations in the current Bush administration. Then turning to the war on Iraq, he focuses on real vs. stated objectives. Subsequent chapters exam– ine U.S. policy with regard to such issues as nuclear proliferation, interna– tional law, development assistance, the environment, and human rights. Reviews are or faculty and alumni books, recordings, and Web publica– tions. To have a work considered for this page, please contact PSU Maga– zine via email at psumag@pdx.edu , or fax to 503-725-4465 , or mail to PSU Magazine , Office or Publica– tions, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland , OR 97207-0751. Rebels: Youth and the Cold War Origins of Identity By Leerom Mcdovoi (English faculty), Duke University Press, Durham, N.C., 2005. Holden Caulfield, Elvis Pres– ley, Chuck Berry, and James Dean-these and other sym– bols of youthful rebellion were more than entertain– ment figures in postwar America. Leerom Medovoi argues that these "bad boys" stood for dissent and defi– ance at a time when the United States was looking for emancipatory figures to represent its anti-authori– tarian, democratic self– image. The Raven Deception By Michael Murray '02, ibooks, New York, 2006. Michael Harreschou (Murray's real name) has written a novel of intrigue that involves spies, impersonation, and secrets never before revealed from World War 11. This is a sequel to Har– reschou's earlier book, Raven. A prolific author, Harreschou has written a series of novels on the Navy Seals, as well as a 1992 book, Chain of Evidence, penned under the name Michael Detroit, which was optioned by Disney. Rik Love's Journal By Richard S. Nystrom, Sr., '04, Publish.Amclica, 2005. This novel is the diary of 80-year-old Rik Love and tells of his romantic, adventurous, mysterious , and philo– sophical life experiences. The book is also autobiographical. Richard ystrom is a self-proclaimed retired hippie, for– mer technical writer, and perennial stu– dent. Since 1991 , he has written three novels and a nonfiction book on phi– losophy while attending PSU. He hopes to earn a Ph.D. before he turns 80, which is only a few years away. D