Shelf Life

New books by Dartmouth alumni

Personal injury lawyer Albert Stark ’60, nationally known for his advocacy with brain and spinal cord injuries, provides advice for victims’ lawyers and families in Insider Secrets to Winning Your Personal Injury Battle (self published).

Journalist Bob Sullivan ’75 gathers documentation from respected scientists, historians and Arctic explorers to prove once and for all that Santa is not just a myth in the 15th-anniversary edition of Flight of the Reindeer: The True Story of Santa Claus and His Christmas Mission (Skyhorse Publishing).

Roger H. Hull ’64 draws on his experiences as a former president of Union and Beloit colleges in the guidebook Lead or Leave: A Primer for College Presidents and Board Members (Hamilton Books).

Journalist Lisa Densmore ’83 distills her mountaineering experience to share the best trails and weather-preparation techniques for backpacking in three guides, Hiking the Adirondacks, Hiking the White Mountains and Predicting Weather: Forecasting, Planning & Preparing (FalconGuides).

George Jacobs ’65 uses his career as a Medicare employee and subsequent counseling of beneficiaries to inform the guide Managing Your Medicare: An Insider’s Guide to Maximizing Benefits and Lowering Costs (Self-Counsel Press).

Carl Little ’76 showcases the art of nationally renowned collage painter and children’s illustrator Dahlov Ipcar in The Art of Dahlov Ipcar (Down East).

Developing the argument of his Atlantic Monthly article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” writer Nicholas Carr ’81 discusses the ramifications of Internet use on the way humans think in The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Norton).

Portfolio

Book cover for Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made
Strange Bedfellas
New titles from Dartmouth writers (January/February 2025)
Black and white headshot of woman
“What Life Feels Like”
Moviemaker Lilian Mehrel ’09 heeds calling.
At the Mercy of the Mountain

A cold, rainy hike up Moosilauke tests the resolve of 50th-reunion climbers.

Illustration of man holding a camera, kneeling on ground with snow and flames in background
James Nachtwey ’70
A photographer on his career at the front lines

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