An Uncommon Faith
Mark Moses ’79
Hannibal Books

Mark Moses and his wife, Jan, were Baptist missionaries in the Philippines for 20 years but their longtime faith was tested in 2004 when Jan was diagnosed with melanoma and Mark discovered he had kidney cancer. In his book An Uncommon Faith: The Story of Missionary Jan Moses and Her Journey with Cancer, he describes the family’s spiritual journey as they grapple with their fate and faith. His wife died in early 2007, but her faith lives on in this moving recollection of a life dedicated to serving God.
To purchase: www.hannibalbooks.com

Alterity
Ronald E. Moore ’68
Current Publishers

Ronald E. Moore ’68 worked as a health care executive for 30 years, but his diverse resume also includes stints as a professional musician, composer and “inveterate adventurer.” Add to those another title – poet. His debut poetry collection examines the telling truths of everyday lives, taking readers on a voyage from a boyhood baseball game in “Poet in Right Field” to “The Real Funeral,” ruminations on watching a gravedigger finish his father’s grave.
To purchase: www.alterityonline.com

Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps
The Center for Texas Studies at TCU
TCU Press

The history of Texas unfolds in this collection of 64 historic maps from the Marty and Yana Davis Map Collection at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. The book, which includes 10 original historical essays that provide context for viewing the maps, serves as a catalog that will accompany the collection as it travels to 10 museums throughout the Southwest over the next two years beginning with the Hall of State at Dallas’ Fair Park and ending at the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth. Available at your local bookstore or by ordering at 1-800-826-8911.