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Lafayette alumni share their latest work.
A Pocket Full of Rocks
By Kristin McGinn Mahoney ’95
Knopf, 2025
In her fourth children’s novel, Mahoney highlights the wonders of everyday life. A Pocket Full of Rocks focuses on how a child’s creativity can transform their perspective, and suddenly simple objects become adored. Mahoney teaches about observation, appreciation, and the importance of imagination.
Operating a Successful Audiology Practice
By Tom Greenbaum ’64
Thomas L. Greenbaum, 2024
FBI bomb expert Dr. Kirk Yeager reveals the investigative process that brings bombers to justice. Yeager, a chemistry major, earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Cornell University, and has nearly 30 years of experience with improvised explosives.
Best Beloved
By Tyler Bamford ’12
Naval History and Heritage Command, 2024
Dr. Tyler Bamford is a military historian with the U.S. Navy’s Naval History and Heritage Command. In his co-edited book, he shares correspondences of hope and struggle, extracted from dozens of personal letters that Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, honorary Lafayette degree recipient, wrote to his wife.
The Making of Modern Corporate Finance
By Donald H. Chew Jr. ’73
Columbia Business School Publishing, 2025
In his forthcoming book, Dr. Donald Chew asks and answers pressing questions about the U.S. stock market and its efficiencies. He underscores how breakthroughs in corporate finance, evaluated by scholars and practitioners, have improved people’s lives by contributing to social welfare.
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