Tim Hillman '80 (left) and Craig Thorn IV, editors of Second Home: Life in a Boarding School, let students do much of the explaining about the trials and joys of attending school away from home.

Briefly Noted
Alfred W. Brown, head coach of men's lacrosse and instructor in physical education. Coaching Youth Lacrosse. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Publisher, Inc., 1996, 250 pages. The first lacrosse publication directed towards youth lacrosse, this book identifies basic lacrosse skills, tactics, and drills, as well as teaching for the youth coach.

Evelyn M. Copeland '39. Lonesome Glee: Tales from the Birding Trails. New York: Vantage Press, 1996, 266 pages. Copeland takes the reader on a chatty, informative exploration of remote areas of the continent in search of rare birds. Enlivening the beginning of each chapter are quotations of an avian nature, such as Emily Dickinson's "One of the ones that Midas touched, / who failed to touch us all, / Was the confiding prodigal / the blissful oriole." Copeland combines an easy travelogue style with birding expertise; a must for birders.

Jamison B. Ervin '87, Virgilio M. Viana, Richard Z. Donovan, Chris Elliott, and Henry Gholz, editors. Certification of Forest Products. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1996, 320 pages. Developed in response to policies that have proven ineffective in reducing deforestation, "certification" is the labeling of products derived from forest that are managed and harvested in a sustainable manner. The goal is to provide consumers with a direct means of addressing deforestation and thus an incentive for improving forest management practices. This book provides a history, mechanics, and implications of voluntary certification programs. Jamison Ervin '87, the book's lead editor, is U.S. coordinator for the Forest Stewardship Council.

John Gaffney '48. "The Pratt Family of Clockmakers," in NAWCC Bulletin. June 1996, 320-323. Dr. Gaffney's account provides further information on the enterprising Pratt family of Reading, Massachusetts, and their clockmaking activities, as well as insight into some existing clocks, in particular one now located in the foyer of Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts. Dr. Gaffney is a retired physician who now lives in Concord.

Peter J. Gomes '65. The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart. New York: William Morrow, 1996, 383 pages. Called "easily the best contemporary book on the Bible for thoughtful people," and having received considerable coast-to-coast media attention, including coverage in The New Yorker and the Los Angeles Times, Gomes's new book makes an offering to the biblically challenged. "I want the liberals who despise the Bible to take it more seriously. And the conservatives to do more than massage it for their own interests," Gomes has said. "Biblical literacy is enough to make everybody uncomfortable. It is not driven by personal pleasure or reckless individualism. It's not a blessing on the American status quo." Gomes is Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Minister in The Memorial Church at Harvard University. He received an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Bates in 1996.

Timothy D. Hillman '80 and Craig Thorn IV, editors. Second Home: Life in a Boarding School. Gilsum, New Hampshire: Avocus Publishing, Inc., 1996, 166 pages. Written by students, faculty, and alumni, this handbook to living and boarding away from home offers an insight to the joy and turmoil of boarding school life. Ted Sizer, chairman of the Coalition of Essential Schools, calls it "a useful book precisely because it's designed for a vulnerable population." Essays -- serious, humorous, candid -- cover issues such as roommates, student-faculty relations, hobbies, homesickness, dating, cultural connections, homework, rules, and even how to find a good barber or a fabulous pizza far from home. Tim Hillman '80 is director of theater and technology coordinator at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School in St. Andrews, Tennessee.

John Sherblom '72 and Liz Sherblom, editors. Much More Than Sexuality: Listening to 70 Gay People Talk About Their Lives. Brunswick, Maine: Audenreed Press, 1996, 324 pages. This book tells the autobiographical stories of 70 gay and lesbian men and women in the northeastern United States, conducted through in-depth interviews by Liz Sherblom. Dealing with a broad range of human experience, the book is written for anyone looking for a fresh and candid look at gay life. The Bangor Daily News called the book "an invaluable window into the lives of...the gay population largely overlooked by our sensation-oriented media." John Sherblom '72 is an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine.

Ann Turner '67, illustrated by Wendell Minor. Shaker Hearts. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997, 40 pages. With poetic text by Ann Turner '67 and spare, realistic acrylic paintings by Wendell Minor, this handsome book celebrates and reflects the simplicity and grace of Shaker life. Shaker communities, the first of which was established in 1774, are most successful utopian communities in American history.

Audrey Hudson Winslow '49. My Grandpa Says... Avon, Connecticut: Marketing Directions, Inc., 1996, 24 pages. This book for children and grandparents discusses the simple yet memorable experiences of a grandchild with her grandfather. Young readers can supply words or pictures of their own experiences with their grandfathers. The "grandpa" in the book is Fenwick M. Winslow, Jr. '49.