Books by Alumni
BUTLER, Jonathan, BA(Hons.)’90
DALTON, Mary, MA’75
DWYER, Roy, BA(Ed.)'65, BA'67
FOWLER, Adrian (ed.), BA(Hons.)’66, MA’71
HANRAHAN, Maura, BA’84
JARVIS, Dale, MA’01
KITCHEN, John W., BA(Ed.)'71, BA'73
LEGGO, Carol, BA’74, B. Ed.’76
MACDONALD, Alastair, professor emeritus
MARTIN, Wilfred B.W., BA’66, GDE’67, B.Ed.’68,
MA’70, professor emeritus
MERCER, Harry Stewart, Eng.Dip.’69,
B.Elect.Engin.’71
MURRAY, Hilda Chaulk, B.Ed.’54, BA’66,
MA’72
NOLAN, Stephen, BA’93, CNFS’00, CCRM’02,
B.Ed.’05
O’GORMAN, Bill, BAE’80, BA’83
O’NEILL, Paul, LLD’88
PARSONS, Valerie A., B.Ed.(Primary)’89,
B.Spec.Ed.’91
QUIGLEY, Gene, BA’88
RENDELL, Wallace B., Memorial College
RIGGS, Bert (ed.), BA(Hons.)’77, B.Ed.’77
ROWE, Paul, BA(Hons.)'78, B.Ed.'78
RYAN, R. Lloyd, B.Ed.’75, B.Sc.’75,
M.Ed.’80
SMALL, Larry, BA’68, MA’72
SMITH, Ed, B.Ed.’79, M.Ed.’81
WINTER, Michael, BA’86
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The Alphabet Fleet: The Pride of
the Newfoundland Coastal Service |
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Around the Red Land Larry Small, BA’68, MA’72 71 pp| poetry |paper | $16.95 | Breakwater Books | 2007 Poems that span the gamut of life from love to death; a eulogy for a people, who for the most part, are no longer with us |
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Awaiting Paradise: A Bitter
Wind R. Lloyd Ryan, B.Ed.’75, B.Sc.’75, M.Ed.’80 fiction| paper | $24.95 | hard cover | $49.95 | Outport Publishing Swede Carolus Froding discovers romance and a charming rustic Eden in NL, yet is appalled by the grinding poverty and debilitating lack of education of the inhabitants |
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The Beothuk Way John W. Kitchen, BA(Ed.)'71, BA'73 180 pp | creative historical fiction | illustrations | $18.95 |self-published | 2006 An enlightening and entertaining story about the Beothuk way of life in Newfoundland around 1790 before permanent settlement by Europeans in Notre Dame Bay Other publications: By the Sweat of my Brow: the life of a Newfoundland logger |
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The Big Why (audio
edition) Michael Winter, BA’86 audio |fiction |listening time 11 hours |Rattling Books | 2007 Narrated by fellow alumnus Robert Joy, BA’72, Winter offers up the private emotions of a man whose outer ambitions betray his inner feelings in this groundbreaking historical novel starring the American painter and adventurer Rockwell Kant |
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By the Sweat of my Brow: The
Life of a Newfoundland Logger John W. Kitchen, BA(Ed.)'71, BA'73 213 pp | non-fiction history | b&w photos | $17.95 | self-published | 2005 A young outport Newfoundlander describes his work experiences and living conditions in the lumber woods |
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Come by Chance Carl Leggo, BA’74, B. Ed.’76 90 pp | poetry | paper | $14.95 | Breakwater Books | 2006 A collection of poems about home, family, and place, about leaving and returning, about growing up and growing old |
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The Cyclic Variations and more
new poems Alastair Macdonald, professor emeritus 117 pp | poetry | paper | $16.95 | Breakwater Books | 2007 The Newfoundland Poetry Series honours and preserve the literary talents of our Newfoundland and Labrador poets |
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The Golden Leg and Other Ghostly
Campfire Tales Dale Jarvis, MA’01 127 pp | ghost stories | b&w illustrations | paper | $12.95 | Flanker Press | 2007 Make your acquaintance with dark-cloaked ladies gliding through the silent streets, headless men fished out of the ocean’s depths, and clutching hands reaching out of the inky darkness |
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Grand Bank Soldier: The War
Letters of Lance Corporal Curtis Forsey Bert Riggs (ed.), BA(Hons.)’77, B.Ed.’77 161 pp | biography and autobiography | b&w photos | paper | $17.95 | Flanker Press | 2007 51 letters written by Lance Corporal Curtis Forsey to his mother and father in Grand Bank while on active duty in WWI |
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How Dog Became a
Friend Paul O'Neill, LLD’88, illustrated by Cynthia Colosimo 29 pp | children | colour illustrations | paper | $11.95 | Pennywell Books | 2007 Thousands of years ago the world was a very different place and dogs were animals to be feared until one day when a brother and sister wander too far from home |
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Jitterpoc and Bumbleroc
series Valerie A. Parsons, B.Ed.(Primary)’89, B.Spec.Ed.’91 24 pp | children | soft cover | self-published | 2005 A children’s series offering life lessons by dealing with issues such as bullying, violence, and being different |
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Laid to Rest: The First Cemetery
in Hickman’s Harbour, Newfoundland Wilfred B.W. Martin, BA’66, GDE’67, B.Ed.’68, MA’70, professor emeritus 97 pp | history | b&w photos | paper | Random Island Books | 2006 |
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Leaving Newfoundland: A History of
Out-Migration Stephen Nolan, BA’93, CNFS’00, CCRM’02, B.Ed.’05 179 pp | history | b&w photos | paper | $17.95 | Flanker Press | 2007 The dramatic story of the people of NL and their bid to survive in a place of uncompromising hardship |
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The March Hare
Anthology Adrian Fowler (ed.), BA(Hons.)’66, MA’71 320 pp| anthology | paper | $27.95 | Breakwater Books | 2007 This 20th anniversary anthology of one of Canada's most successful literary festivals, The March Hare is a unique celebration of words and music blending local and international writers from Canada, Ireland and the world with NL’s professional musicians |
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The Never Forgotten Days at
Miller’s Passage, Sagona and Harbour Breton Bill O’Gorman, BAE’80, BA’83 309 pp | history | paper | $25.00 | self-published | 2006 The Resettlement Program of 1934 and the settler’s stories pay tribute to those pioneers and the heroic sacrifice they made to provide a better future for their families |
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Of Boats on the Collar: How it
was in One Newfoundland Fishing Community Hilda Chaulk Murray, B.Ed.’54, BA’66, MA’72 140 pp | history | b&w illustrations and photos | paper | $21.95 | Flanker Press | 2007 A description of Elliston, NL, the people, methods they used for catching cod, the boats, the tools used in boatbuilding, and how boats were built |
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Old Harbours: A Strange Twilight
(Tilting Harbour et al.), essays and short stories Roy Dwyer, BA(Ed.)'65, BA'67 120 pp | fiction | paper | $16.95 |self-published | 2007 Collection of essays and short stories that reflect the life and times of old harbours as recalled by the author |
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Red Ledger Mary Dalton, MA’75 101 pp| poetry | paper | $16.95 | Vèhicule Press | 2006 Poetry ranging from erotic lyrics to riddles, from parables to social-political meditations |
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Return of the Native Jonathan Butler, BA(Hons.)’90 159 pp| fiction | paper | $16.00 | Breakwater Books | 2007 Kissing the big-city life goodbye, Udo Nomi returns to NL from Toronto for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a hero for his people |
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Right Leadership: The Most
Inspirational Leaders Are Invisible Heroes Harry Stewart Mercer, Eng.Dip.’69, B.Elect.Engin.’71 152 pp | non-fiction | paper | $22.97 | Trafford Publishing | 2007 Growth in business and society, as well as personal growth, require excellence in leadership and the recognition that leaders can emerge from all levels in an organization |
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The Seventh Day, a
novel Ed Smith, B.Ed.’79, M.Ed.’81 455 pp | fiction | paper | $22.00 | Breakwater Books | 2007 A fast-paced action novel about a man who returns to university following the death of his wife and is drawn into a criminal web that threatens the very future of Canada |
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The Silent Time |
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Stardust Wallace B. Rendell, Memorial College 229 pp | science fiction | paper| $16.95 US | iUniverse Inc | 2007 Planet earth is in the midst of a global war, and infectious diseases are rampant in a pre-antibiotic era. Matt and Jonathon, who live in a Newfoundland outport, wonder about the plight of humanity and whether God exists. When the two boys uncover a skeletal hand on the beach, they find themselves ansious to solve a mystery. |
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Voices of World War
II Gene Quigley, BA’88 174 pp| history | paper | $15.95 | Jesperson Publishing | 2006 Personal narratives in the veterans’ own words help bring history to life |
