GEORGE COUSSOULOS ’62, Behind Closed Doors: Every Teacher’s Chance to Change the World, iUniverse Inc.. After a second career causes him to question what, if anything, he had accomplished in his 26 years as a public school teacher and principal, Coussoulos revisits his own experiences in this, his first book. He questions the methodologies and content of much that is called education and provides concrete suggestions for changing the art and science of teaching. The book, which includes a reflection on his years at the Norfolk Division, is aimed at educators who are open to exploring the possibilities of improving the learning experience. A former principal in Fairfax County, Coussoulos lives in Urbanna, Va. www.iuniverse.com

JACEY ECKHART ’89, The Homefront Club: The Hardheaded Woman’s Guide to Raising a Military Family, Naval Institute Press. The military offers families neither geographical stability nor a guarantee of life under one roof, conditions that make it tough to keep a marriage together, raise good kids and maintain a semblance of normalcy. But help is on the way. Aiming her advice at the wife – male spouses, she says, need their own book – Eckhart covers issues from the first day in the “fortress” to the last day the husband is piped ashore, all with humor and encouragement. An Air Force brat, she married the first Navy man she dated and over the past 17 years has raised three children, moved 13 times and tackled five deployments. She argues that managing military life is not a secret that only some wives know, but rather a set of skills to be acquired. Eckhart writes a column, “The Homefront,” for The Virginian-Pilot. www.navalinstitute.org

NICHOLAS JEFFERSON ’94, Pursuit of Righteousness: Single Men and Sexual Desire, Herald Press. Jefferson reveals the practical and spiritual benefits of sexual abstinence for single men. The book discusses the purpose and role of the single man, the purpose of sex and marriage, tips for abstaining through temptations and the power of mentoring relationships. While targeting an audience of young males, the book also offers insight and inspiration to single women and married couples on the benefits of living with solid moral convictions. HeraldPress.org

AFSCHINEH LATIFI ’89, Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution and Leaving Iran, ReganBooks. Growing up in Tehran in the 1970s, Afschineh Latifi, her sister and two brothers enjoyed a life of luxury and privilege. Their father was a colonel in the Shah’s army and their mother a respected teacher. But in February 1979, Col. Latifi was arrested by members of the newly installed Khomeini regime, publicly pilloried as an “Enemy of God” and subsequently executed. Fearing for her children’s safety, Mrs. Latifi made a difficult decision: to send her daughters, ages 10 and 11, to the West, dividing the family until they could safely reunite. On their own, Afschineh and Afsaneh were forced to become strong young women before they even had a childhood. The book is a story of hope and heartache, of a family torn apart for six years, and finally coming together in America. It is a story of a family that had the courage to dream impossible dreams and make them come true. Latifi is an attorney and lives in New York. This is her first book. www.reganbooks.com

ROBERT C. SELLERS ’82, What I See, Dorrance Publishing Co. Sellers’ unique outlook on life is reflected in this, his second chapbook of poetry. He writes for the expression of his personal beliefs on timeless themes, such as personal growth, ultimate character and true love. The author lives in Lynn Haven, Fla. 800-788-7654

STEPHEN SICILIANO ’82, Vedette or Conversations with the Flamenco Shadows, iUniverse Inc. Born to a Gothic social order, branded a haunter of men’s dreams, Vedette is traumatized when her small town in the wetlands of southern Spain’s Guadalquivir River is overrun by anarchists. Entranced by their flamenco music, philosophy of revenge and ability to deliver political results, the young woman joins a movement destined to annihilation and becomes its sole survivor, burdened with the task of keeping its project for a better world alive through conversations with the anarchists’ flamenco shadows. The author opens a new chapter in the understanding of the Spanish Civil War, offering a literary interpretation that looks beyond right and wrong to more universal lessons only the healing effects of time can reveal. Siciliano, who lives in Los Angeles, notes that many of the ideas reflected in his novel “were born in the (ODU) political science department.” www.iuniverse.com

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