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	The Lexington Letters  Doug Cumming In the old Southern town of Lexington, Virginia, letters to the editor stretch from last week's News Gazette back to 1804. Student researchers at Washington and Lee University sought out as many of those letters as they could, indexing more than 8,000 and transcribing about 1,400. This rich material was turned into a play that premiered at the Theater at Lime Kiln. With hundreds more published here, along with the original script, the voices of the Valley speak again, glints of gold out of the creek bed of Time. ISBN #W1151 $24.95
	How to Get a Job on Wall Street: Proven Ways to Land a High-Paying, High-Powered Job  Professor Scott Hoover Sometimes it’s not about WHO you know but WHAT you know..even on Wall Street SO, YOU WANT TO WORK ON WALL STREET. You’ve come to the right place. Filled with sample questions taken from actual interviews, How to Get a Job on Wall Street is like your own personal coach helping you land the job of your dreams. This nuts-and-bolts guide has no gimmicks or tricks. Instead, it shows you how to wow interviewers with nothing more than old-fashioned knowledge, confidence, and professionalism. Before you start sending out your résumé, learn everything you need to know about: 1. THE ROLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PLAY IN SOCIETY 2. HOW TO READ BALANCE SHEETS AND INCOME STATEMENTS 3. THE FOUR MAIN CONCEPTS OF FINANCE COMPANY VALUATION BASICS You’re about to enter a high-stakes business, and those who do the hiring take their job seriously—so you can’t just wing it on an interview. How to Get a Job on Wall Street provides everything you need to know, so you can deliver when it counts. ISBN #W1013 $16.00
	The Horse in Virginia: An Illustrated History  Julie A. Campbell, Associate Director of Communications and Public Affairs Virginia's horse tradition goes back 400 years, to when horses accompanied some of the first settlers in Jamestown. Since then, the state's special relationship with the horse has never waned. Virginia has been home to some of the most notable breeds in the world as well as to some of the most famous individual horses, including the great Triple Crown champion Secretariat and Misty of Chincoteague, one of the most beloved horses in all of children's literature. This is the first book to cover the complete history of the horse in the Old Dominion. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout, including numerous historical depictions of the horse by painters, photographers, and even commercial artists. Hardback. Faculty/Staff and Alumni Discount applies. ISBN #W433 $39.95
	The Good Daughter  Jasmin Darznik, Assistant Professor of English Jasmin Darznik came to America from Iran when she was only three years old, and she grew up knowing very little about her family's history. When she was in her early twenties, on a day shortly following her father's death, Jasmin was helping her mother move; a photograph fell from a stack of old letters. The girl pictured was her mother. She was wearing a wedding veil, and at her side stood a man whom Jasmin had never seen before. At first, Jasmin's mother, Lili, refused to speak about the photograph, and Jasmin returned to her own home frustrated and confused. But a few months later, she received from her mother the first of ten cassette tapes that would bring to light the wrenching hidden story of her family's true origins in Iran: Lili's marriage at thirteen, her troubled history of abuse and neglect, and a daughter she was forced to abandon in order to escape that life. The final tape revealed that Jasmin's sister, Sara--the Good Daughter--was still living in Iran. ISBN #W728 $24.99
	Lex  Andrew Hollinger '73 Set in Lexington, Virginia, "Lex" is a coming of age novel about a student of the late sixties at an distinguished, traditional Southern university, Washington and Lee University. Follow the main character as he evolves from coats and ties and formal dating through the times around and past Kent State - sex, drugs, rock'n'roll - all while trying to gain an education and make sense of it all. Lex is about Washington and Lee University during its most prolific period of change till its transition to co-education. It's the late sixties through the eyes of a participant. ISBN #W463 $23.95
	The Foreign Student  Philippe Labro '69 "The Foreign Student" is a nostalgic portrait of a French scholarship student's discovery of America - and Washington and Lee University - during the academic year of 1954-1955. Soon, the young freshman becomes seduced by American culture and the popular icons of the mid-fifties: Jack Kerouac, Elvis Presley, James Dean, Fats Domino...a green Buick convertible, drive-in movies, and pretty Grace Kelly lookalikes in tight cardigans. ISBN #W465 $19.00
	The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News  Roger Mudd '50 Roger Mudd joined CBS at a time when its Washington bureau was instrumental in setting the agenda at home and abroad on issues like Vietnam, civil rights, and Watergate. He rose to fame as the CBS congressional correspondent, covering the historic Senate filibuster debate over the 1964 Civil Rights Act, during which he appeared on the Capitol steps every morning, noon, and night for twelve weeks. "The Place to Be" is a chronicle of why the pursuit of news was a consuming passion for the hundreds of reporters, editors, producers, cameramen, technicians, and couriers in the newsroom. It's the story both of a unique TV news bureau and of one reporter's passion and commitment. ISBN #W467 $27.95
	The Leadership Dilemma in Modern Democracy  Kenneth P. Ruscio, Class of 1976 and President of Washington and Lee University In one of the first attempts to link the expanding field of leadership studies with classic works in political theory, Kenneth Ruscio places the study of political leadership squarely within the field of democratic thought and argues that claims about the legitimate duties and responsibilities of leaders depend upon claims about principles of democracy. A compelling and provocative study, this volume will be of interest to scholars of leadership studies, political scientists, democratic theorists, and all those interested in concepts of democracy and the challenges faced by leaders. Faculty/Staff and Alumni Discount applies. ISBN #W475 $30.00
	The High Tide of American Conservatism: Davis, Coolidge, and the 1924 Election  Garland S. Tucker, III '69 Historians have generally failed to understand the significance of the election of 1924, the last time both major political parties nominated a bona fide conservative candidate. "The High Tide of American Conservatism" casts new light on both the election and the two candidates, John W. Davis and Calvin Coolidge. The enduring consequence of this election was the philosophical divergence of the two parties - Democrats leftward and Republicans rightward. As the proper role of government in a free society continues to be a topic of heated, partisan debate, every American will benefit from an understanding of the 1924 election. ISBN #W355 $29.95
	The Receptionist and Other Tales  Lesley Wheeler, Henry S. Fox Jr. Professor of English Gwyneth Jones, author of Spirit and The Universe of Things writes: Lesley "Wheeler's The Receptionist is a delight: a stirring narrative of fantasy and derring-do, set in the ivy-clad towers and poky offices of modern academia, in which the warrior princess of an ancient line returns to the fray at last and summons ancient powers to defend the right, all told in technically assured terza rima cantos, full of ingenious rhythms. The forces of evil are all too recognizable, the bad guys satisfyingly bad and the good guys not too goody-goody. The infusion of classic children's fantasy, and other bedtime folklore sources, is wonderful too. In the bonus package of shorter poems, "Zombie Thanksgiving" (T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" retold) is stunning, an absolute tour de force." Ursula K. Le Guin, author of Lavinia and Cheek by Jowl, writes: "How much Modernism deprives us of when it declared both the fantastic in fiction and the narrative in poetry unrespectable, and what a pleasure it is now to see the exiled witches and the forbidden rhymes return. Where can an evil Dean meet his doom more fitly than in terza rima? Lesley Wheeler's brief novel of misbehaviour in academia, subtle and funny, rashly inventive and perfectly realistic, uses all the forgotten powers of metaphor and poetry to make the mundane luminous." ISBN #W1660 $12.00
	The Widow's Season: A Novel  Laura Brodie, Visiting Assistant Professor of English What does a woman do when she's thirty-nine, childless, and completely alone for the first time in her life? Is she crazy if she sees her husband standing beside a display of plastic pumpkins? Or is that a natural response to grief that will diminish in time? Sarah McConnell's friends told her that it was normal; her glimpses of her husband would last a season and then fade away. But what if there was another answer? After all, his body had never been found. What if he was real? Or real in some way she couldn't yet understand? And what if he was planning to walk back into her life? Faculty/Staff and Alumni Discount applies. ISBN #W384 $14.00
	Stories from a Striped Shirt: Football and Life  Courtney Mauzy '61 Courtney Mauzy served as a college football referee in the Atlantic Coast Conference for 28 years from 1974-2002. He worked more than 250 games, including the 2002 National Championship Rose Bowl. In this enchanting memoir, Mauzy relates his experiences on the field, both as a player on the Washington and Lee University football team and as a referee. ISBN #W386 $24.99
	Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts  Alvin Townley '97 Over the past century, America's Eagle Scouts have earned a reputation for service, virtue, and leadership. But few people realize the extent to which Eagle Scouts have contributed to our nation's history. They have served as astronauts, soldiers, politicians, and businessmen, but they have also been fathers, brothers, Scoutmasters, coaches, and other role models who have played an integral part in American life. Townley set out across the country to find these Eagle Scouts, and during his journey he discovered stories of character, courage, and inspiration that belong not only to Scouts but to all Americans. ISBN #W388 $14.95
	Spirit of Adventure: Eagle Scouts and the Making of America's Future  Alvin Townley '97 Over the past century, Scouts have helped to guide the course of American history. But what does Scouting and the Eagle badge mean to the Scouts today? How will they shape the future of Scouting and America itself? In "Spirit of Adventure," Scouting expert and Eagle Scout Alvin Townley finds the answer. ISBN #W390 $24.95
	Heterotopia  Lesley Wheeler, Professor of English For philosopher Michel Foucault, "heterotopia" designates a real or imagined space of escape, transformation, or revelation. In Lesley Wheeler's prizewinning second collection, the heterotopia is Liverpool, England, during the middle of the twentieth century - a time and place defined by the Blitz and the privations that followed. Her imaginary Liverpool, however, has a complicated relationship to the real city and to her own life in the United States: it makes visible what was gained and lost in the transition from poverty to prosperity, from oral culture to print overload. ISBN #W392 $16.95
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