LHHS Alumni Authors

LHHS Alumni Authors

Bet you didn't know we had some budding John Grishams & Ernest Hemingways in our Alumni. Here, you can peruse their works, or buy them, and in doing so help support our authors and this website.

"The Catch"
(Ordering Info) (The Video)	The Catch - Kim Wozencraft, a former undercover narcotics agent, is the author of the internationally best-selling novel, Rush, which was made into a feature film starring Jennifer Jason Leigh. She has just finished adapting her latest novel, The Catch, for the screen. She recently rescued her second novel, Notes from the Country Club, from development hell in Hollywood and is working with director Lili Zanuck to create a script for that project. She co-edited Slam with her husband Richard Stratton, the Book, a companion edition to the award winning 1998 film. She was executive editor at Prison Life magazine, has written for HBO Films, and her work has appeared in The Best American Essays, Texas Monthly, New York Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and numerous literary magazines and anthologies. She is President of Creative Affairs at Big House, Inc., a New York based film and video production company. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University and lives in New York with her husband, writer/producer Richard Stratton, and their three children.	Kim Wozencraft Class of 1973
"The Third Kiss" (Silhouette Romance, 1484)
(Ordering Info)	Harleqein and Silhouette Romance writer Leanna Wilson has written at least a dozen books and is still actively writing. Bachelor Blues is currently her best seller with The Third Kiss and Open in Nine Months close behind. Other title by Leanna include: Just Say Yes Corazones De Acero Strong, Silent Cowboy Christmas in July Babies, Rattles and Cribs... Oh, My! Lone Star Rancher His Tomboy Bride Are You My Daddy? The Double Heart Ranch	Leanna Wilson Class of 1982
"Sweet Poison: How the World's Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is Killing Us - My Story"
(Ordering Info)	Sweet Poison exposes the dangers behind aspartame. After a personal illness caused by the artificial sweetener aspartame found in NutraSweet/Equal, Hull exposes the hidden truths behind the dangers of this popular sugar-substitute. Don't pick up another diet drink until you have read her riveting story. Jan has a radio talk show called "Healthy Alternatives" and is in the process of publishing her second book and is writing a third. Jan's Website: SweetPoison.com	Janet Starr Hull, PhD. Class of 1973
"If Only"
(Ordering Info)	"If Only" - Among other poetry by Diana is available in the book: "The Silence Within" (scheduled to be released on 06/01/2001). Other poetry titles are "In Pursuit of Perfection", "Lamenting the Loss of My Girlish Figure", "Promises of Love", and "Remember Me" .	Diana (Martin) Gronholz. Class of 1969
"Punk Diary : 1970-1979"
(Ordering Info)	Punk Diary : 1970-1979 - Punk expert George Gimarc presents the ultimate, day-to-day reference guide to this often misunderstood rock music era. It's all here--from the great bands and musicians to the famous and obscure record labels. Each book is accompanied by a CD featuring revealing conversations with artists who shaped the Punk era. George has also written Post Punk Diary : 1980-1982 George Gimarc bio & website	George Gimarc Class of 1975
"Practice-Oriented Nutrition Research: An Outcomes Measurement Approach"
(Ordering Info)	Practice-Oriented Nutrition Research - Fourteen medical researchers (physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and other specialists) explore what constitutes "the right stuff" of outcomes research, an emerging area distancing itself from the unregulated "barefoot nutritionists." This real-world guide for clinicians in the rigorous study of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of nutrition disease prevention and medical care, with case studies of research led by diversely-licensed successful health care researchers, provides guidance on: getting started in, conducting, and presenting statistical research; preparing grants, papers for publication, and presentations; and professional obligations to subjects. Book News, Inc.Ž, Portland, OR	Carol S. Ireton-Jones, PhD, RD. Class of 1974
"Captain Cupid Calls the Shots" (Donna's latest of 15 Regency Romance Works)
(Ordering Info)	Donna Gimarc, writing Regency period romance as ELISABETH FAIRCHILD, honored with industry trade ROMANTIC TIMES' prestigious Reviewer's Choice Award, for the BEST REGENCY NOVEL of 1994-1995, was nominated for the BEST REGENCY ROMANCE category every year between 1991 and 1998. Nominated already for a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award Donna recently moved from Dallas to Rowlett, Texas with her best friend and husband George, and their two dogs, Mookie and Shellie. When she is not writing, she is either pouring over the hundreds of history books she has amassed in her private research library, canoeing on Lake Ray Hubbard, shoveling dirt in her ongoing attempts to establish a new garden in the wake of a drought year, or papering and painting the bare walls of her new house. The award winning author of over a dozen books, included in four short story anthologies, and published in Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria, Fairchild's most recent book, CAPTAIN CUPID CALLS THE SHOTS, is a February 2001 release. THE GRAND HOTEL, Signet's first "shared world" anthology, (Fairchild was asked to create the "world")--includes her short story, LOVE WILL FIND THE WAY. about Elisabeth Fairchild (Other Works by Donna)	Donna (Ziegler) Gimarc aka Elisabeth Fairchild Class of 1976
"The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: Fifty North American Stories Since 1970"
(Ordering Info)	The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction - Selected from a survey of more than 200 English professors, award-winning short-story writers, novelists, and fiction workshop directors, a remarkable collection of North American literature written since 1970. Sherman Alexie Margaret Atwood Toni Cade Bambara Russell Banks John Barth Donald Barthelme Rick Bass Richard Bausch Charles Baxter Madison Smartt Bell Amy Bloom Kate Braverman Robert Olen Butler ... Other work by Lex: MacAuley's Thumb (Iowa Short Fiction Award) Lex's Homepage	Lex Williford Class of 1973
"How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: Revised and Updated Edition"
(Ordering Info)	Jill Nokes has a landscape design and consulting practice in Austin, Texas, where she and her associates work with architects, builders, homeowners, new landowners, and schools to create landscape designs that reflect the local region and thrive with a minimum of resources, especially water. How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: Revised and Updated Edition will be published in May 2001 and can be ordered now. "Nokes draws upon many unpublished observations by experienced propagators, which should keep many gardeners from trial-and-error inquiries of their own. . . . This attractive, clearly written landscape materials guide will fill a large gap in western horticultural literature and should serve as a model for other regional guides." Horticulture	Jill Nokes Class of 1969

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