{"id":13351,"date":"2015-05-05T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=13351"},"modified":"2015-05-05T08:00:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T12:00:22","slug":"alumni-authors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/alumni-authors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEMSON TIGERS can be found in every profession, and many are published authors. Here is a short, but not exhaustive, list of alumni authors and some of their books that may pique your interest.<\/strong>
\n 
\nLawrence V. Starkey Jr. (\u201956 A&S)
\nThe Inheritance<\/em><\/strong> (CreateSpace) is a suspense novel based on how great wealth can strain family relationships.
\n\"Little<\/a>
\nWilliam S. Walker (\u201967 HIST)
\nDown the Little Pee Dee, Paddling South Carolina\u2019s Legendary Blackwater River<\/em> <\/strong>(Dog Ear Publishing) takes readers on a 109-mile journey down the river with adventures and personal narrative.
\n 
\n\"FROGS<\/a>
\nC. Kenneth Dodd Jr. (PhD \u201974 ZOOL)<\/strong>
\nFrogs of the United States and Canada<\/strong><\/em> (Johns Hopkins University Press) is a two-volume, fully referenced resource providing color photographs and range maps for 106 native and nonindigenous species. The book was selected for the 2014 Wildlife Publications Award \u2014 Outstanding Book Category.
\n 
\n\"DeMint<\/a>
\nJim W. DeMint (M \u201979 BUSADM)<\/strong>
\nFalling in Love with America Again<\/strong><\/em> (Center Street) shares the inspirational stories of individual Americans across the country who are rekindling the fires of patriotism and activism.
\n 
\nRon Rash (M \u201979 ENGL)<\/strong>
\n Nothing Gold Can Stay <\/strong><\/em>(Ecco) is a collection of stories that take place in western North Carolina.
\n 
\nJerry N. Whittle <\/strong>(\u201979 ENGL)<\/strong>
\n Slingshot<\/em>, Standing <\/em><\/strong>with Better Angels<\/strong><\/em>, Two Hearts Make a Bridge<\/strong><\/em>, Honeysuckle Time<\/strong><\/em> and Santa Rides Again<\/strong><\/em> (Amazon Digital Services) are novels with settings from South Carolina to Tennessee to Louisiana.
\n 
\n\"reluctant<\/a>
\nW. Kelly Durham (\u201980 POSC)<\/strong>
\nThe Reluctant Copilot<\/strong><\/em> (Amazon Digital Services) is a novel set in the flak- and fighter-filled skies over Nazi-occupied Europe as two men battle for the respect of their crew and for survival against their common enemy.
\n 
\n\"For<\/a>
\nLeigh Anne Whitlock Hoover (\u201983 SED-EN)
\nFor Better or Worse<\/em><\/strong> (Jan-Carol Publishing) is a mother\u2019s memoir that chronicles a family\u2019s emotional journey through the joys of a wedding and the life events that follow.
\n 
\n\"The<\/a>
\nDarlene O\u2019Dell (M \u201988 ENGL)<\/strong>
\nThe Story of the Philadelphia Eleven<\/strong><\/em> (Seabury Books) is the story of the first eleven female priests in the Episcopal Church and how their ordinations set off a media firestorm and upended centuries of customs defining the role of women within the church.
\n 
\n\"SOUTH<\/a>
\nWendy Nilsen Pollitzer <\/strong>(\u201988 PRTM)<\/strong>
\nSouth<\/strong><\/em> (Starbooks) features 50 essays about the Southfrom notable musicians, athletes, journalists, writers, business leaders, artist, actors, clergy, chefs and more. It captures the heritage and treasures of the region through a collection of photographs.
\n 
\n\"Cancel<\/a>
\nCarolyn Tempel Dingman (\u201991 DESIGN)<\/strong>
\nCancel the Wedding<\/strong><\/em> (Harper Paperbacks) is the story of a woman\u2019s journey to discover the secrets of a request from her mother\u2019s will and the shocking truths about the past.
\nSean C. Foley (\u201991 ENT)<\/strong>
\nThe Iguana\u2019s Eyes <\/strong><\/em>(Columbia Vista Publishing) is a young adult novel about 13-year old Madeline Bloomfield
\nsuddenly finding herself alone in the world and her experiences with adventure and friendship.
\n 
\n\"ParentingYourDeliquentTeenCF.indd\"<\/a>
\nPatrick M. Duffy Jr. <\/strong>(\u201992 POSC)<\/strong>
\nParenting Your Delinquent, Defiant, or Out-of-Control Teen<\/strong><\/em> (New Harbinger Publications) is designed to provide practical and effective skills for parents faced with challenging behavior.
\n 
\nAdrian M. Hunter (\u201994 INDE)<\/strong>
\nBello One<\/strong><\/em> (iBooks) is a poetic endeavor.
\n\"Stigma<\/a>
\nBrian K. Feltman (\u201999 SED-H, M \u201902 HIST)<\/strong>
\nThe Stigma of Surrender: German Prisoners, British Captors, and Manhood in the Great War and Beyond<\/strong><\/em> (UNC Press) examines the experiences of the approximately 130,000 German prisoners held in the United Kingdom during World War I.
\nJacob B. \u201cJake\u201d Moran (\u201902 MKTG)<\/strong>
\nCan You Hear Me Now?<\/strong><\/em> (WestBow Press) chronicles one man\u2019s faith journey. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to funding mission work in eastern Uganda.
\n 
\n\"great<\/a>
\nChaise A. Crosby (\u201907 FINMGT)<\/strong>
\nThe Great Awakening<\/strong><\/em> (CreateSpace) is a novel set in the Carolinas that promotes sustainable farming with realism and humor.
\n 
\n\"RISE\"<\/a>
\nDaniel R. Rodriguez (\u201914 PRTM)<\/strong>
\nRise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise<\/strong><\/em> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) details the Clemson student-athlete\u2019s
\nexperiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
\nIf you\u2019re a published author, send us a high resolution image of your book cover so we can include you in next spring\u2019s \u201cAlumni Authors.\u201d Send to Julia Sellers\u00a0at jdselle<\/em>@clemson.edu or 114 Daniel Dr., Clemson, S.C. 29631.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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