Faculty & Alumni Books Michael Angelo '60, The Sikh Diaspora: Tradition and Change in an Immigrant Community (New York: Garland Publishing, 1997). This book is a study of the dynamics of acculturation and the maintenance of cultural traditions in a compact Sikh immigrant community in upstate New York. The author delves into how traditional Sikh values and beliefs have been affected by exposure to American culture. Lee W. Bailey and Jenny Yates, The Near-Death Experience: A Reader (New York: Routledge, 1998). Bailey, associate professor of religion and culture, and his coeditor Yates, religion and philosophy professor at Wells College, have compiled a comprehensive survey of studies of near-death experiences. The book is a collection of essays by scholars interpreting the fascinating, little-understood phenomenon from medical, psychological, theological, and philosophical positions. Many cases are detailed --- the terrifying and the peaceful --- as are the transformed lives of those who have survived NDEs. Stephan Schiffman '68, High-Efficiency Selling (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997). Internationally recognized sales trainer Schiffman's latest book reveals the methodology of high-efficiency selling, including prospecting, interviewing, presentation, and closing. Schiffman is the author of more than 10 best-selling sales books and tapes; his New York-based company, D. E. I. Management Group, Inc., has offices nationwide.
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