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seenreadheardRecalling that peak lifetime experience, the bitter legacy of Love Canal, the pros and cons of statinsBooksMy Basmati Bat MitzvahPAULA J. FREEDMAN, BA ’92“My Basmati Bat Mitzvah” is a lighthearted,multicultural novel for youngreaders set in New York City. Heroine TaraFeinstein experiences both delight andconfusion in her Jewish-Indian-Americanfamily life leading up to her bat mitzvah.She can’t help but wonder: Will takingthis step toward Jewish adulthood makeher any less Indian? Or can she somehowhonor both cultures without having tochoose? “As Tara learns in this skillfulexploration, an important source of herspecial strengths—questioning spirit,empathy and strong ethical compass—is her mixed heritage,” writes KirkusReviews. AMULET BOOKS, 2013Love Canal (Images of America)PENELOPE PLOUGHMAN, JD ’89, PHD ’84,MA ’78 & BA ’76The Love Canal neighborhood of NiagaraFalls, N.Y., became one of the biggestenvironmental disasters in American historyin the late 1970s, after tons of toxicindustrial waste buried by a chemicalcompany at mid-century began to leak inwhat was by then a residential area with aschool. Sociologist and attorney PenelopePloughman traces the neighborhood’sbeginnings as part of a power canal anda model-city dream through the environmentalinfamy. The book concludes witha review of the 30-year effort to revitalizeLove Canal. ARCADIA PUBLISHING, 2013Chamber MusicLISA WILEY, EDM ’97This debut poetry collection exploresand appreciates the musical world of theheart. Drawing inspiration from sourcesas diverse as Facebook and Starbucksto motherhood and a ride down the ErieCanal, the poems includes 21 modernvillanelles, a French form (from theItalian villanella) that likes to repeat itself.FINISHING LINE PRESS, 2013Take It From the Top: What toDo With a Peak ExperienceEDWARD M. O’KEEFE, PHD ’74Retired college teacher and administratorEdward M. O’Keefe presents 75 “peakexperiences” as recounted by individualsboth famous and lesser known. These“mountaintop moments,” in turn, testifyto the capabilities and possibilities of thehuman mind and heart. TOPKNOT, 2012The Oxford Handbook of U.S.Environmental PolicySHELDON KAMIENIECKI, PHD ’78, MA ’76 &BA ’74; AND MICHAEL KRAFT“The Oxford Handbook” traces the evolutionof U.S. environmental policy over thepast 50 years. While the U.S. has been theworld’s leading emitter of global warminggases, the explosive growth of Chinaand India means that U.S. environmentalpolicy needs to be coordinated at theinternational level, the editors contend.Co-editor Sheldon Kamieniecki is professorof environmental studies at theUniversity of California, Santa Cruz. OXFORDUNIVERSITY PRESS, 2012Sound-Rage: A Primer of theNeurobiology and Psychology of aLittle Known Anger DisorderJUDITH T. KRAUTHAMER, BA ’73This book explores the little-known disorderof misophonia, which is characterizedby an emotional, angry response to everyday,auditory stimuli, such as gum-chewingor pen-clicking. JUDITH KRAUTHAMER, 2013The Dash to Significance: A Guideto Living a Fulfilling LifeROBERT A. MELONE SR., EDD ’87, EDM ’67,EDM ’64 & BA ’60Retired educator Robert Melone arguesthat forgiveness and service to othersare among the factors ultimately leadingindividuals to a fulfilling life, beyondone solely devoted to career or personalaccomplishments. His guidebook challengesreaders to choose between a life ofsuccess and one of significance, thereforepreparing a legacy that will reverberate inthe lives of others. ROBERT A. MELONE, 2013Bipolar Buffalo: A Mosaic ofMinds JourneyANTHONY ANTEK (ANTHONY RUDNICKI), BA ’65This book offers Anthony Antek’s storyof growing up Polish, Catholic and havingbipolar disorder in mid-20th-centuryworking-class Buffalo and nearbyLackawanna. “Bipolar Buffalo” is anexploration of the underdog, “and in thisway, it is universal,” Antek writes. Heworked as a janitor to pay his way at UB,later earning his MA from the Universityof Denver. BIPOLAR BUFFALO PUBLISHING, 201312 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt