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Steel Girders & Steeplechases:
The Life and
Art of Bernhard
H. Berntsen
BY CLIFFORD MILLER (’81)
LONE OAK PRESS, 2001
ISBN-10: 1883477530
Clifford Miller (’81) writes about
the life of Bernhard Berntsen,
who was born in Norway in
1900, came to America when he
was 19 and
settled in
New York
City. Berntsen
was soon
building
skyscrapers
and threading
across
open I-beams
hundreds of
feet in the
air. At the same time, the open
steel and the men who worked
there became the subjects of his
oils, pastels and charcoals. Early
in his career, Berntsen painted
scenes mostly from the construction
sites where he
worked and from
his daily life. Over
the decades, he
extended his vision
beyond high steel to
the rural landscapes
of New York and
Pennsylvania and
the horse country of
Virginia. Whether
he was helping build
one of New York City’s great
skyscrapers or putting the final
touches on an oil painting, Berntsen
was making impressions that
have lasted to this day, according
to Miller. “He had a love of life
and a love of people that spanned
most of the 20th century.”
Twist
BY ANGIE JENNINGS (’01)
SELF-PUBLISHED,
SPINE PUBLISHING, 2008
ISBN-10: 0981622151
Angie Jenning’s novel follows
Sharin Downs, a 24-year-old
who feels alone in her quest for
what’s next. She has quit a highprofile
position on
Capitol Hill, packed
her bags and moved
to Atlanta, where
she knows no one
but her ex-flame
Alphonso. Struggling
to find a job,
love and happiness,
Downs enlists a
therapist to help
sort out the mess
she calls her life. During the sessions,
Downs details her disdain
for politics and the search for
that first post-college job, her
issues with starting and maintaining
relationships, and her
string of past love affairs that
have battered her expectations of
men. As she encounters new love
and a new professional opportunity,
can she learn from the baggage
she’s still trying to sort out?
Zen Master Next Door
BY ED KARDOS (’82)
HUMANICS PUBLISHING
GROUP, 2009
ISBN-10: 0893344575
“These modern day parables
send positive messages that
are simple and inspiring,” says
author Ed Kardos (’82). According
to Kardos’ Web site, these
parables are “based in the truth
and a means to explore our
many relationships and how
they touch our souls. Relevant
and timely, these stories underscore
our
yearning
to live an
inspired
life, and
they show
that deeprooted
and
ancient
ideals are as
mainstream
as our
exchanges
with our
neighbor next door. These parables
are gentle but strong. They
embrace but let go. They are
simple and complex just like our
own lives. They are, of course,
parables.”
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