JMU Faculty, Graduate to Sign Copies of Homeland Security Book

From: Public Affairs

HARRISONBURG — The Harrisonburg community will have two opportunities in October to meet the James Madison University-affiliated authors of a book about homeland security.

John B. Noftsinger Jr., Kenneth F. Newbold Jr. and Jack K. Wheeler, the writers of "Understanding Homeland Security: Policy, Perspectives, and Paradoxes," which was released May 1 by Palgrave Macmillan, will sign copies of the textbook at two stores.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007
1-3 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Harrisonburg Crossing

Friday, Oct. 26, 2007
3-4:30 p.m.
JMU Bookstore

"Understanding Homeland Security" has garnered praise for its comprehensive analysis of the historical, social, psychological, technological and political aspects that form the broad arena of homeland defense and security.

Noftsinger is associate vice president of research and public service at JMU. He earned his bachelor's degree from JMU and master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University and the University of Virginia, respectively. Newbold, who holds an MPA from JMU, is director of research and development at the university. Wheeler, a graduate of the MPA program at JMU, is a consultant with IBM in the areas of security, wireless and privacy.

Book Reviews:
"A must read for students of homeland security, concerned citizens, and policymakers."
— Amazon.com

"Finally, a comprehensive and coherent textbook for the homeland security arena. The authors have undertaken a complex subject matter and distilled it into a presentable format that will have great utility from the classroom to the boardroom. The balancing and integration of subjects that impact public and private sector organizations as well as academia provide the instructor and student with a unique text that will also serve as a ready reference long after the class has concluded."
— Paul M. Maniscalco, MPA, Gilmore National Terrorism Commission

JMU Public Affairs contact: Eric Gorton, 540-568-3674 or gortonej@jmu.edu.

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