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bookshelf The Real Alice in Wonderland, A Role Model for the Ages Cathy Rubin and Gabriella Rubin ’10 AuthorHouse, first edition, March 2, 2010 Alice Pleasance Liddell inspired what is considered today to be the greatest children’s story of all time— Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. The story behind this story is a dramatic saga of a very creative, curious, and magnetic young girl who grew up to become a cultural icon and one of the most celebrated women of the last 100 years. It is a story of love, tragedy, duty, courage and loyalty to family and country, and the story told in The Real Alice in Wonderland, by author C.M. Rubin and her daughter, Gabriella Rubin ’10, who are Liddell family relatives. Inspired by the fact that the Horace Mann School Upper Division would be focusing on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for its Book Day selection in 2007, the mother and daughter team set out on an incredible journey to create the ultimate book about the original Alice’s life. Their grand pictorial, biographic vision for the book involved collecting photographs spanning two centuries, reaching out to many celebrated Alice in Wonderland artists, and connecting with museums, libraries and schools around the world. The Real Alice in Wonderland book uses never- before- seen pictures along with prominent voices from Alice’s lifetime and from the present day. The authors explore the theme of inspiration, noting that behind every great person is the person who inspires and believes in him or her, as Alice Liddell was for Lewis Carroll. This magnificent cross-Atlantic epic both fascinates and makes readers think: what does it mean to inspire? win pennants, but what about the doormats who made their triumphs possible? Charles Salzberg ’63 and George Robinson give baseball’s lousiest teams their due in this book. The teams are: The 1904 Washington Senators, whose only good player, a 35-yearold star hitter, took a fatal dive into Niagara Falls); the 1935 Boston Braves, who set the National League standard for losing percentage despite the team having three Hall of Famers—including Babe Ruth; the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, Joe Garagiola’s cellardwelling team that was so bad, he quipped, “they wouldn’t put our pictures on bubble gum cards”; and the 1962 New York Mets, if not the worst team ever definitely the funniest in modern baseball history. With the survivors of these diamond trainwrecks including such legends as Ralph Kiner, Cal Ripken Jr., and Garagiola the book offers valuable baseball history, underlined by the stats, scores, scandals, and secrets provided in this no-holds-barred account. “You may feel guilty laughing at the agonies of these hapless clubs, but… you will laugh,” wrote the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. lost. James Salter is one of the most gifted writers in American fiction. Phelps (19221989) is best known for having introduced the work of Colette to Americans as the editor of Earthly Paradise: An Autobiography, Drawn from Her Lifetime Writings. In these letters that discuss every aspect of the authors’ personal and professional lives most apparent is that the thrill of art and writing drove their passions, but each also greatly enjoyed having a partner with whom to intimately discuss their dreams. Wrote Publishers Weekly: “Salter once observed that the goal in writing is to give the reader aesthetic pleasure on each page. In this back-and-forth between great friends, the pleasure comes in every line.” Tony’s World By Barry Wallenstein ’57 Birch Brook Press, 2010 Memorable Days: Selected Letters By James Salter ’42 and Robert Phelps Counterpoint, July 20, 2010 On a Clear Day They Could See Seventh Place: Baseball’s Worst Teams Charles Salzberg ’63 and George Robinson University of Nebraska Press, 2010 To err is human. To really screw up requires team effort. Everyone cheers the clubs that In late 1969 James Salter ’42 received a long, admiring fan letter about his novel A Sport and a Pastime, which had been published two years earlier. The letter was from Robert Phelps, and it prompted a friendship and a correspondence that continued for years. In any era their letters would have been remarkable for their wit, brio, and love. In our age of rapid communications, the letters are especially remarkable for their depth and sense of dwelling fully in each moment so that nothing essential is The fictional Tony in Prof. Barry Wallenstein’s ’57 latest collection of poems exists on the margins of the urban scene and his own self-awareness as he strives to establish a universally identifiable consciousness. Tony is strong, quick-minded, and not to be trifled with. Emeritus Professor of literature and creative writing at the City University of New York, this is Prof. Wallenstein’s sixth volume of poetry. He is also editor of American Book Review, founder and director of the Poetry Outreach Center at City College, and for the past 38 years has coordinated the city-wide Annual Spring Poetry Festival at City College. He has also made five recordings of his poetry with jazz musicians; the most recent, “Pandemonium,” features John Hicks and Serge Pesce, and is available on Cadence Jazz Records. The Midwest Review of Books called Tony’s World “a unique collection that’ll keep people reading.” $ 50 Horace Mann Magazine Fall/Winter 2010-11

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11

Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11
Contents
Letters
Greetings from Dr. Tom Kelly, Horace Mann School Head of School
Greetings From Melissa Parento, Horace Mann School Director of Development
Horace Mann School Today
Dr. Tom Kelly Looks Back, and Forward, with Appreciation
Patricia Zuroski Launches New Diversity Initiative
Marcia Levy is New Head of Nursery Division
News of the School
Alumni Council Corner
Bookshelf
Class Notes
Memorials
Philanthropy and You

Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11