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contributors Erin Gifford (“Presents of Mine,” page 48) is a freelance writer who lives and works in ashburn, Virginia. Kelly Herold (book reviews, pages 20-24) is associate professor of russian at Grinnell College by day. By night, she writes a popular children’s literature blog (Big A little a) and edits the online children’s literature monthly The Edge of the Forest. She is co-founder (with anne Boles Levy) of the Children’s and Young adult Bloggers’ Literary awards at http://blog.cybils.com. Grand media CHrISTInE a. CrOSBY Founder/Publisher ccrosby@grandmedia.com JOnaTHan B. MICOCCI President jmicocci@grandmedia.com JOHn MILLEr Brand Director jmiller@grandmedia.com BrUCE BEnnEr Director of Strategic Development JaCK LEVInE Director of GRANDPartners for GRANDParents rOBIn rIddELL Director of Special Events rriddell@grandmedia.com ADVERTISING INFORMATION 866-327-9039 or ads@grandmagazine.com Mary ann Kent, Associate Publisher makent@grandmagazine.com Harold Chambliss, Senior Account Executive hchambliss@grandmagazine.com header Scott Jones (cover and inside photographs of Peter Yarrow, pages 44-47) shoots for Country Living and In Style, as well as Office depot and the Gap; his book Simply Sublime Bags (Clarkson Potter) was just published. He and his wife, Susan, and their 4-year-old twins split their time between a house in Hoboken, new Jersey, and a farm in Pennsylvania. www.scottjonesphotography.com Anne Boyles levy (book reviews, pages 20-24) has been spreading the word about children’s books since starting her blog, Book Buds, in 2004. She currently edits the children’s Web page at the Poetry Foundation and is a co-founder (with Kelly Herold) of the Children’s and Young adult Bloggers’ Literary awards at http://blog.cybils.com. Her book reviews for grownups have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, and she’s guest-blogged on reviewing techniques for ForeWord magazine. Ruth Nathan (“So We are not alone,” page 60) is currently working as a research scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her Ph.d. in reading from Oakland University, where she also co-directed their psychology department’s reading research Laboratory. You’ll find publications by ruth in such diverse journals as Child Development, Reading Research Quarterly, and Language Arts. She’s also written several books and chapters on literacy, including the national bestseller The Beginnings of Writing (allyn and Bacon), now going into its 4th edition. ruth makes her home in alamo, California, with her husband, Larry. Their three married children are all graduates of the University of Michigan and live in the San Francisco Bay area and Europe. ruth and Larry have two grandsons, Saul and Theodore. Sandra Scott (“White Water, White Knuckles,” page 54) is a retired social studies teacher who says she “travels compulsively.” She especially enjoys traveling with her eight grandchildren—one at a time. (“It’s a great way to share family folklore and instill a love for the world.”) Sandra and her husband live in Mexico, new York. ADVERTISING SAlES lisa Turner lisaturner@lmtmedia.com Janna Tamargo jtamargo@grandmagazine.com Kathy Carreira kcarreira@grandmagazine.com Michael Fiorillo II Senior Account Executive michaelf@grandmagazine.com MARKETPlACE ADVERTISING: russell Johns associates, LLC 800-237-9851 grand@rja-ads.com KrISTa J. SMITH Coordinator, Sales and Marketing rOBIn rIddELL Circulation Coordinator BrETT FadELEY Chief Financial Officer MarK COLEMan, CPa Controller CHaELEEn HOLZHaUEr Executive Administrator FOLEY & LardnEr, LLP legal CEnTELLa COMMUnICaTIOnS Internet Technology Brette Sember (“Thicker Than Water,” page 52) is the author of How to Parent with Your Ex (Sourcebooks), Unmarried with Children (adams Media), and many other books. The mother of two children, she says she likes to travel, cook, be with her dogs, and read mysteries and “chick lit.” She lives and works in Clarence, new York; her Web site is www.BretteSember.com. Fran Weber Teall (“The Grand Gourmet,” page 56) has worked as an executive chef, food service consultant, food product developer, and wine buyer since graduating from the Culinary Institute of america in new York in 1975. Fran has owned and operated a fine dining restaurant and a personal chef service. She currently runs a consulting firm and is the owner of Centerville Farms (www.centervillefarms.com), a foods product business. She lives and works on California’s “lost coast.” 10 GRAND JULY AUGUST 2008 BOard OF adVISOrS Richard J. Anthony, Sr., The Solutions network; Marti Barletta, The Trendsight Group; Dr. Lillian Carson, author; Brigitte Castellano, national Committee of Grandparents for Children’s rights; Lawrence Chimerine, Ph.D., radnor International Consulting; Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., age Wave; Brent Elrod; James J. Gilmartin, Coming of age, Inc.; Brent Green, Brent Green & associates; Leslie M. Harris, Ph.D., Mature Marketing research, LLC; Tom Mann, Tr Mann Consulting; Andrew M. Nibley, Marsteller; Chuck Nyren, nyren agency; Ilene Rapkin, I Openers Holding Company, LLC; Anne Strozier, Ph.d., Florida Kinship Center. University of South Florida; Matt Thornhill, Boomer Project; Gerard Wallace, albany Law School; David Wolfe, Wolfe resources; Kathryn and Allan Zullo, authors MAY JUNE 2008 GRAND 10 http://blog.cybils.com http://www.scottjonesphotography.com http://blog.cybils.com http://www.BretteSember.com http://www.centervillefarms.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Grand Magazine - July/August 2008

Grand Magazine - July/August 2008
Contents
Grand View: Love Is All That's Left
Isn't It Grand?: Reassessing the Postponed Life
Grand Central
Just So We Know: One Mixed-Up Lemon
Long-Distance Love: Cuttings
Ask Grand: Stuck on Stuff
Grand Gestures: "Thanks for the Ugly Gift"
Tips on Teens: All That Doesn't Meet the Eye
Live Long and Propser
On the Cover: Peter Yarrow
Presents of Mine
Thicker Than Water?
Reunions: White Water, White Knuckles
The Grand Gourmet
So We Are Not Alone
Looking Grand: Suit-Able
Grandbloggers: Why Watch TV When We Can Talk?
Grand Bazaar
Resources
Grand Finale: What Boat

Grand Magazine - July/August 2008