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Leading Double Lives Professors who teach & write books too Welcome to your friendly neighborhood bookstore. Inside you will Dr. Kathy Mangan is also a literature instructor here on campus. but discover many items of interest such as stickers, food, sweatshirts, and in her other life away from Western Maryland, she takes the time to oh, yeah-books! If you look carefully enough you may even collect her thoughts and put them to paper. In her new book. Above recognize a few of the titles as books you were supposed to buy for the Tree Line. she expresses her feelings about life and the world classes. But upon further review you may actually notice that some around her. It too has received critical accolades. For now. she is l of those entries up for sale are works of art by our very own Western happy instructing here at WMC. Maryland faculty. Yes, there is life beyond students, exam booklets, One additional entry on the shelves is that of Dr. Mona Kerby. who sports, and graduation ceremonies. For these professors, instructing during the day teaches children's literature. At night, her alternate their pupils in theory and practice is just not enough. career kicks in as a children's literature author. She is sure to be Dr. LeRoy L. Panek is well known for his teaching of British penning many more books in the future but her students always come Literature in the English department, but he has also published several first. books about Elizabethan drama, Central European literature and As our tour concludes of our campus bookstore, remember the made commentary on such authors as Emerson and Poe as well. In names of your professors. Someday in the near or distant future, you addition to writing about his field of expertise. he finds the time to may very well see that name again on the top of the New York Times write crime/suspense novels, one of which won the prestigious Edgar Bestseller list and in Waldenbooks. Leading a double life as a award. With so many books already on the shelves, it is a wonder professor and as an author is no easy task, and we are very lucky to where he finds the time to do quality writing, as well as provide have these talented people and the many others like them who teach outstanding instruction here at WMC! here. At right: Most books written by current professorsaredisplayedintheAcademic Affairs Office 32 Campus Life