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Pomona College Magazine is published three times a year by Pomona College
550 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711
Online Editor: Mark Kendall
For editorial matters:
Editor: Mark Wood
Phone: (909) 621-8158
Fax: (909) 621-8203
PCM Editorial Guidelines
Contact Alumni Records for changes of address, class notes, or notice
of births or deaths.
Phone: (909) 621-8635
Fax: (909) 621-8535
Email: alumni@pomona.edu
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Bookmarks
The latest tomes from Pomona alumni and
faculty
 The Butterfly Hunter: Adventures of People Who Found Their
True Calling Way Off the Beaten Path
Chris Ballard ’85 profiles 10 people to find out whether there is such a
thing as a “true calling” or dream job.
Broadway Books, 2006 • 272 pages • $23.95
Deadly Secrets: A Paris Mystery
The serenity of the Left Bank in Paris is shattered in the second crime
novel of Virginia Crosby, professor emerita, when investigators unravel the secrets
hidden behind the gate of 17 rue Servandoni.
Publish America, 2005 • 249 pages • $19.95
Renewable Power in Developing Countries: Winning the War on Global
Warming
Steven Ferrey ’72 co-wrote this book documenting six Asian countries
combating electric power development and global warming issues with
alternative energy programs.
PennWell Corp., 2005 • 358 pages • $75
When Women Come First
Through focusing on a group of female nurses who moved from India to the
United States, Sheba Mariam George ’88 examines what happens when women
who migrate before men become the main financial support of the family.
University of California Press, 2005 • 259 pages • $19.95
Subject Siam: Family, Law, and Colonial Modernity in Thailand
Tamara Loos ’89 examines the sovereignty of Siam (as Thailand was called
until 1939) through in-depth studies of hundreds of court cases.
Cornell University Press, 2006 • 212 pages • $39.95
Sake: A Modern Guide
Beau Timken ’88 takes readers through the history and rituals of “rice
wine,” explaining how to properly taste the flavors within sake,
providing descriptions of sakes and giving recipes for sake cocktails
and dishes that pair well with the wine.
Chronicle Books LLC, 2006 • 120 pages • $18.95
Pirate Mom
Children’s writer Deborah Underwood ’83 helps children step into reading
in her first fiction book about a boy who rethinks his passion for
pirates after his hypnotized mother becomes one.
Random House, 2006 • 48 pages • $3.99
Java: An Eventful Approach
Kim B. Bruce ’70, the Reuben C. and Eleanor Winslow Professor of
Computer Science, co-wrote this guide, a rethinking of how Java and
object-oriented languages are taught. This book gives students the basic
skills to use complicated Java features.
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006 • 675 Pages • $84
American Life
Through essays, Philosophy Professor Frederick Sontag addresses ethical,
philosophical and religious topics in American history and explores how
these experiences can be used to face problems in the future.
University Press of America, Inc., 2006 • 109 pages • $21
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