Blanche Lazzell: The Life
and Work of an American Modernist
Edited by Robert C. Bridges,
Kristina M. Olson, and Janet E. Snyder
West Virginia University Press, 2004
Blanche
Lazzell went from Maids-ville, West Virginia, to the leading
edge of twentieth- century American art. Lazzell's long and varied
career is presented here in a broad overview of her life and
work. The comprehensive group of artworks assembled here for
the first time illustrates the variety and range of media employed
by the artist. A chronology of her life is offered, along with
a biography, and from Lazzell's journals, a comprehensive look
at her mentors and artistic values.
Cooperstown Verses
by Mark W. Schraf
Mcfarland & Company, Inc., 2001
WVU
Chemistry Professor Mark W. Schraf has written a book of poetry
about each baseball Hall of Famer. In each poem, unique qualities
and characterizations of each player are brought to life. The
players are no longer only identified as "Hall of Famers,"
but as having striking out 3,000 batters with a fluttering knuckler
and a smile, or with a fastball and a hard stare. Schraf looks
beyond popular benchmarks and restores each player to his distinction.
Blueprint for Financial Independence
by Lemuel (Lem) S. Menear
Vantage Press, 2004
Building
financial security requires a blueprint, Lemuel (Lem) S. Menear
tells us. He presents a conservative investment plan with eight
achievable goals for the average person to become financially
independent, to realize dreams, to help relatives, and to benefit
charities of choice. He says financial security can be achieved
and maintained even if you have limited funds and limited investment
experience.
Vivid Companion: Poems
by Irene McKinney
Vandalia Press, 2004
West Virginia's Poet Laureate, Irene McKinney, is the author of four previous books of poetry as well as numerous other poems that have been published in journals and magazines. McKinney's poetry to reflects the beauty of the state and its residents, and her works are a tribute to the spirit of West Virginia.
Welfare Reform in West Virginia
by Robert Jay Dilger, Eleanor
H. Blakely,
Melissa Latimer, Barry L. Locke, F. Carson Mencken,
L. Christopher Plein, Lucinda A. Potter,
and David Williams
West Virginia University Press, 2004
This
book is based on a study of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. It is written by a group
of professionals representing the disciplines of public policy,
social work, political science, and sociology, and examines the
welfare situation in West Virginia, which can be extrapolated
to the entire country. It gives a comprehensive analysis of the
state's implementation of welfare reform.