The Sunlight Solution: Why More Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Are Essential to Your Health

Laurie Winn Carlson ’04 PhD

Prometheus Books, 2009

Carlson, who teaches the history of medicine at Western Oregon University, details the vital relationship of humans with the sun. She asks whether we get the exposure to the sun we need for vitamin D, with significant health consequences.

 

Be Brave, Tah-hy!

Jack R. Williams

WSU Press, 2012

The twelve-year-old daughter of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, Tah-hy, narrates this illustrated biography of the young girl, the Nimiipuu tribe, and their harrowing journey across the American West while being pursued by the U.S. Army.

 

No Maybe Baby: My Journey through Infertility

Marcy Hanson ’12

Tate Publishing, 2013

Nurse instructor Hanson shares her and her husbandís struggles with infertility, eventual adoption of three children, and decisions to not pursue pregnancy.

 

Country Girl: Letting Love and Wanderlust Take the Reins

Sarah Reijonen ’06

Little Camper Publishing Co, 2012

Journalism alumna Reijonen recounts her globetrotting adventure and her search for the meaning of success
and love.