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Walden Authors From new perspectives on aging to the role of accountants in the development of Nigeria, Walden authors are sharing their knowledge through new books.
Dr. Sally Thomason's research and reflection on aging disclose the scientific and medical oversights and cultural biases that inform our attitudes toward aging. Based on the personal experiences and stories of dozens of women interviewed, the book proposes strong, new, holistic perspectives that can overcome our cultural misconceptions and animate personal, medical and religious work by and with the aging.
Thomason is former dean of the Meeman Center for Special Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. She has written both popular and scholarly articles on aging and presented workshops to medical, church and lay groups.
The Role and Obligations of Accountants in the Development of Nigeria
This book addresses the way members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria organize themselves and what guides their work. Occupational interests, societal needs, the dictates of regulatory frameworks, and the constraints of the International Federation of Accountants affect the professional choices of any accountant—but for accountants in Nigeria, family, ethnic, religious and tribal ties are often more important than professional activities.
Nigerian accountants, then, experience different problems and challenges from those experienced by accountants working in the developed economies of Europe, the United Kingdom, North and South America, and Asia. This study presents observations and recommendations that will impact the social change processes of Nigeria and other developing countries as they move toward their national and economic development goals.
Flights of Angels, Doug James' first novel, tells the story of a young World War II pilot who is trained in the Navy's highly successful V-5 program. James, an Alabama native, dedicated his novel to two neighbors who were killed during World War II. He tracked the career of the Navy pilot for the basic plot, while using a 20-year-old Army pilot as the model for his protagonist, Billy Benson.
A sequel, to be called Billy Benson, will be released in late 2007.
James has two other published works: Walter Cronkite: His Life and Times, a commercial version of his Walden dissertation topic, and Gucci: A Puppy's Tale, a retelling of the adventures resulting from a puppy James rescued after it had been set on fire by four teenage boys. The Alabama Legislature wrote and named an animal anti-cruelty bill in the dog's honor.
James taught at Auburn University for four years prior to teaching at Spring Hill College. Also in Alabama, while working on his doctorate at Walden, James served as an assistant principal and classroom teacher in Mobile public schools.
Upon retiring in 1992, James returned to Spring Hill College as an adjunct professor of communication arts. He also teaches classes at the Mobile campus of Enterprise-Ozark Community College, an aviation school.
James served on active and reserve duty with the U.S. Navy as a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) corpsman, attached to the U.S. Marines.
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