Alumni Bookshelf

Mark Allen Baker ’79
Between the Ropes at Madison Square Garden: The History of an Iconic Boxing Ring, 1925-2007
McFarland and Company, 2019.

Inside Madison Square Garden, the City Ring was the altar of pugilism from 1925 until 2007. Hosting countless championship fights, historic main events and memorable undercards, it was center stage of boxing history. This book examines the boxing ring from a historical yet sociological perspective.

Eric Lindquist ’84
A Place Called Home
Bandcamp, 2019.

Inspired by memories of people and places growing up in Western NY, Lindquist released his first solo record album featuring 11 tracks that were recorded in Southern California and produced by Andrew Goldring. His emotive song lyrics complement the 70s-style rock, reminiscent of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Eagles. The album is available for purchase by digital download on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play, and can be streamed on Spotify.

Michael Oshins ’87
Beware of People Who Have More Than Three Bumper Stickers on Their Car and Other Fatherly Advice for Your Teenage Daughter
Michael B. Oshins, 2019.

As a father of two teenage girls, Oshins has written this book as a life manual for them to read and learn some things about society. In it, he documents his best, unfiltered and sometimes objectionable advice for his daughters and other teens—not as a psychologist or a counselor but just as a father.

Lou Paduano ’04
The Clearing
Eleven Ten Publishing, 2019.

Seven thousand people in a four-mile radius of Bellbrook, Ohio, disappeared overnight. A dead zone remains, no outgoing signals emanate from the ghost town. Ben Riley, the latest recruit to the Department of Special Assignments (DSA), must find out what happened to the residents. This is the first in a sci-fi conspiracy series by the author of the urban fantasy series, Greystone.

Lou Paduano ’04
Promethean
Eleven Ten Publishing, 2019.

In the second book in the DSA series, Ben Riley and Morgan Dunleavy discover a dead body and a growing conspiracy during their hunt for a lead from the Bellbrook affair. They must learn to trust each other or they may become the next victims of an elusive pyrokenetic.

Lou Paduano ’04
Hammer and Anvil
Eleven Ten Publishing, 2019.

Soriya has worked her entire life to become the Greystone—protector of her city, Portents, against the growing shadows of myth and legend. All her efforts are in jeopardy when she is struck down by the destructive power of the Minotaur. The secrets of Soriya’s training are revealed in the first adventure of this new Greystone trilogy.

Tom ’06 and Ariana Cuadrado Sylvester ’06
Lifestyle Builders: Build Your Business, Quit Your Job, and Live Your Ideal Lifestyle
Morgan James Publishing, 2019.

This book is a practical and entertaining guide to living a better life and building a business to support it. This couple overcame the obstacles of building three businesses with one spouse still in a 9-to-5 job and working together as a married couple while raising two young kids. They say they have cracked the code and developed a framework on how to successfully do business and life together.

Derrick Smith ’09 M’14 (writing as Derrick Smythe)
The Other Magic
Dorean Press, 2019.

Smith, a social studies teacher in Altmar-Parish-Williamstown in N.Y., introduces readers to his epic fantasy series set in the world of Doréa. The first book in the Passage to Dawn series, it tells the tale of darkness stirring in a world that is ill-equipped to confront it. The birth of a prophesied king whose foretold conquests will not benefit all people, and a priestess and a slave tap into magical forces to evade capture at the hands of the Empire’s most potent wielders.

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