UNM alumni are prolific writers! We're pleased to present a listing of their recently published books. Take a look and link to their publishers for more information.
Aaron Bluecastle: The Sword of the Elders
by Bryan Lindenberger ( '95 BA )
CreateSpaceISBN: 978-1456483258168 pages
What is the object of an epic quest? For a fourteen-year-old prince, the goal is to prove his worth to his mother and father. What he learns from his adventures is that leadership means more than making strong decisions...
Blast Waves (Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena)
by C.E. Needham ( '65 & '70 )
SpringerISBN: 978-3642052873330 pages
Many of the lessons learned during the author’s forty years in the field of blast and shock are documented in this book. The book deals with blast waves propagating in fluids or materials that can be treated as fluids.
Bolitas de Oro: Poems of My Marble Playing Days
by Nasario Garcia ( ’62 BA, ’63 MA )
UNM PressISBN: 978-0-8263-4791-6126 pages
The author of Tiempos Lejanos: Poetic Images from the Past returns to his roots in a new and exciting book of poetry about his childhood in Guadalupe, New Mexico, originally called Ojo del Padre...
Captive! The Story of David Ogden and the Iroquois
by Kenneth D. Salter ( ’76 BS, ’82 MD )
Praeger/ABC-CLIO0313385653195 pages
At age14, David Ogden narrowly escaped the Iroquois's notorious Cherry Valley Massacre by crawling through a small firewood passageway and slipping away. As an adult, he survived the brutal Battle of Queenston Heights...
Convergence: Three Worlds, One Long Afternoon
by Bill Hartman ( ’62 MS )
iUniverse.comISBN: 978-1450260688160 pages
What if the world was faced with a terrorist's nuclear threat, and there was no top secret agent with super-human, near-telepathic abilities standing by? What if the best people for the job were actually the laboratory scientists...
Conversations I Never Had With Patrocino Barela
by E.A. Tony Mares ( ’60 BA )
UNM PressISBN: 978-082634963796 pages
E. A. Mares writes poetry about imagined conversations between himself and famous New Mexican wood sculptor, or santero, PATRICIÑO BARELA. The poet and the ghost of the sculptor converse like two old friends.
Farishta
by Patricia McArdle ( '72 BUS )
Riverhead Hardcover978-1594487965368 pages
Drawing on the experiences of the author as a diplomat in Afghanistan, Farishta is a deeply moving and fast-paced story of a woman struggling to move beyond a past trauma, and finding a new community, a new love, and a new sense of self in the process.
Grave Reflections
by Gloria Salazar ( '83 BSME )
Legacy Book SolutionsKindle Edition, 263KB
A book on funeral choices. Burial vs. cremation; ground burial vs. mausoleum; viewing or immediate cremation--these are decisions that families must make when a death has occurred. What are the factors that cause a family to choose one option over another?
