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Alumni & Faculty Publications & Recordings
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Browne ’73,
Video Editing: A Post-Production
Primer, 4th Edition
(Burlington, Mass.: Focal Press, 2002)
This new edition is a comprehensive, practical
guide to both technical and creative aspects of video editing,
meant for everyone from students to professionals. Updates
cover HDTV and SDTV formats as well as random-access editing
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Tony DiGerolamo ’88,
The Fix: Fix in Overtime
(Farmingdale, N.Y.:
Padwolf Publishing, 2002)
An extension of DiGerolamo’s comic-book series
The Fix, this is intended to be the first in a series of
books. It centers on "the most powerful substance in the
universe and the world’s worst detective, Mark Mammon." While
investigating the death of his girlfriend’s best friend,
Mammon uncovers a bizarre plot involving serial murder, an
alien invasion, and pro football.
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David Fischer ’84
A Thing or Two about Baseball
(Westport, Conn.: A Thing or Two Media, 2001)
This is a concise resource for the 3 million
Little League and other youth-baseball parents, a quick reference
to specifics of the game so that they can help the young
players get the most out of the sport. The book covers aspects
of baseball both on and off the field. |
Rick Frishman ’76,
Guerrilla
Publicity
(Avon, Mass.: Adams Media Corp., 2002)
Frishman, who runs an independent public relations
firm, shares lessons he’s learned while promoting best-selling
authors, Hollywood celebrities, CEOs, publishers, and large
nonprofit organizations. This book is targeted toward individuals
and organizations who want to create publicity campaigns
without spending beyond their budget. |
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Edward Hower,
Shadows and Elephants
(Wellfleet, Mass.: Leapfrog Press, 2002)
Hower’s fifth novel is based on the lives of
Helena Blavatsky, founder of the 19th-century theosophy movement,
and her partner, Henry Olcott. In the novel, Russian immigrant
Irena Milanova captivates high society --- and journalist
Ben Blackburn (based on Olcott) --- with séances and
other forays into the supernatural world. When controversy
ruins their chances in the New World, the two take off for
the Far East in search of spiritual enlightenment. Hower
has taught writing at IC since 1975. |
The Dent (Mitchell Linker ’94,
Jeffrey Norberg ’95, and D. Rauh)
Neurotica
(Fairfield,
Conn.: Identifiable Music, 2002)
The three members of the band known as the
Dent --- singer Linker, guitarist Norberg, and bassist Daniel
Rowe ‘95 under the name "D. Rauh" --- reunited last year
after a short hiatus and released this new five-song album,
which showcases the complex vocal harmonies that characterize
their sound. They have been touring and promoting their music
with shows at a variety of venues in Ithaca, including the
College’s Earth Day celebration. |
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Mary Ann Rishel
Writing Humor: Creativity
and the Comic Mind
(Detroit: Wayne State University Press,
2002)
Associate professor of writing Rishel’s college
textbook examines humor and creativity in theoretical, practical,
analytical, and literary contexts. Through in-depth analysis
of short stories, sketches, essays, and scripts, Rishel offers
techniques to help writers of every genre bring humor to
their work. The book evolved from her humorous-writing course
and includes 40 writing samples from IC students. |
Bill Roorbach ’76,
Into Woods
(Notre Dame,
Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002)
A collection of essays about Roorbach’s life,
Into Woods is a mix of journalism, memoir, personal narrative,
and nature writing, with some cultural criticism thrown in. |
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