Widener Alumni Gift Guide
It's holiday season! The weather is getting chilly, and it's a perfect time to curl up with a good book.
Books make beautiful gifts, and they can even be life changing. Check out these books by Widener University alumni, covering everything from romance, adventure, and spine-tingling thrillers, to histories, biographies, and children's books, to self-help with topics ranging from retirement planning to finding love and meaning. Many are also available as audiobooks.
FICTION
 | Return to Cattail Marsh By Linda Bownik-Panasuk '82 | Categories: romance, suspense, mystery, New Jersey Shore setting |
 | His Kate By Sue Krawitz '94 | Categories: romance, love story, Philadelphia setting |
 | The Final Victim By Robert McLaughlin '77 | Categories: political thriller, action, adventure, international and Philadelphia settings Check out his Amazon Author page for other books available, including ones on sports and politics. |
 | Roxie's Mirage: Featuring the Original Boys and Girls from the Hood By Rachel Slaughter '19 | Categories: young adult, urban youth, Philadelphia setting |
NONFICTION
 | The Fruitful Retirement: A Financial Framework for Your Life's Greatest Chapter By Jim DeGaetano '02 | Categories: retirement planning, finances, self-help |
 | Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience from a Burn Survivor By Lise Deguire '90 | Categories: memoire, special needs, burn survivor, resilience, women's issues |
 | Love and Meaning After 50 By Barry Jacobs '91 and Julia Mayer '91 | Categories: relationship issues, self-help, personal development Check out their Amazon Author pages for other books available, including books on caregiving. |
 | The Protector: A Woman's Journey from the Secret Service to Guarding VIPs and Working in Some of the World's Most Dangerous Places By Mary Beth Wilkas Janke '13 | Categories: memoire, criminal justice, politics, women's issues |
 | Admirals Under Fire: The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War By Edward J. Marolda '67 | Categories: history, war, military Check out his Amazon Author page for other books available. |
 | About Lewes By James VanSciver '72 | Categories: picture book, poetic narrative, history and culture of Lewes, Delaware |
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
 | Larry the Bunny Saves His Money By Jim DeGaetano '02 | Categories: children's books, children's introduction to finances |
 | Rolling Through Life with Mommy By TaLisha Grzyb '13 | Categories: family, wheelchair, special needs and accessibility issues Check out her Amazon Author page for other books available. |
 | Hi, I'm Elvis By James VanSciver '72 | Categories: dogs, animal and pet care |
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Want to gift something other than a book? Look at these fantastic gift options from our alumni entrepreneurs and business owners:
Gourmet Coffee from Keep It Real Coffee Company
Patrick Lyon '10 and Ted Costa '13
Widener alumni Pat Lyon '10 & Ted Costa '13 Keep It Real with their organically grown, always small-batch roasted coffee from around the world. Their mission is to bring people the best coffee on Planet Earth the way it was meant to be—fun & delicious. The coffee at Keep It Real Coffee is meticulously procured from small, organically grown farms where the soil and growing conditions create the most flavorful and unique coffee available on the market. Their single origin beans vary in flavors and aromas. Each are roasted and made-to-order to be dependably delicious every brew.
Line Dancing and Partner Dancing Lessons from Delco Line Dancing
Keith Riess '16 and Nicky Perreca Riess '05, '06
Delco Line Dancing was established in September 2017 by Keith and Nicky Riess as a fun and healthy setting for dancers of all experience levels to gather as a community, enjoy each other’s company, and learn the latest pattern line and partner choreography taught and danced around the world. Delco Line Dancing provides instructional pattern line and couples lessons for all experience levels, beginner through intermediate. During a typical dance event, guests are taught three to four 20- to 30-minute lessons that introduce the basic dance steps for a wide genre of dance styles and music, including country, jazz, Latin, pop, soul, and swing. Lessons typically include one beginner lesson, one high beginner lesson, one partner lesson, and one intermediate lesson. Intermediate lessons are usually dependent upon the experience level of remaining attendees at the end of the event. When instructional lessons are not in session, they take music requests and have open dancing.
Custom-Brewed Beer and Seltzer from Levante Brewing Company
Meghan (Christ) Radosh '00, '02, '13 and Paul Radosh
With two locations throughout Chester County, Levante Brewing creates a paramount experience for each guest that walks into their doors or encounters their products. Their beers, ciders, and seltzers, including core brands Cloudy & Cumbersome, Tickle Parts, and Birra di Levante, are brewed onsite at their West Chester Brewhouse. You can have your special gift delivered right to the recipient's door with their Mercury delivery service, which has expanded and grown during the pandemic under the direction of Meghan Radosh '00, '02, '13. No matter where you encounter Levante, they aim to serve elevated products that elevate life. Elevate the Craft.
Health and Spa Services from Primary Care and Telehealth to Aesthetics and Wellness Care at Lindo Family Health & Wellness Care
Jackie Joe Lindo '14
Lindo Family Health & Wellness Care offers diverse health, wellness, and aesthetic services in Wilmington, Delaware. Their team will design a personalized treatment plan tailored to an individual's unique needs and aesthetic goals. Expect a completely customized experience! Their mission is to help people to live longer healthier lifestyles through health promotion and disease prevention. Dr. Jackie-Joe Lindo '14 is the founder and CEO. She is also a clinical professor for Widener's School of Nursing and is a mentor and preceptor for undergraduate and graduate nurse practitioners and advanced practice clinicians.
WidenerCONNECT Can Help You Meet Your Career Goals and Build Your Business
Are you an alumni entrepreneur and have a business to promote? Join WidenerCONNECT and include your business information in the business directory: https://connect.widener.edu/hub/widener-connect/resources/business-directory
WidenerCONNECT is not just a wonderful networking platform, it also provides career development resources, including workshops and special events, and employment opportunities through Handshake, Widener's career and job searching platform. Right now, there are more than 400 job postings!
In this season of gratitude and good tidings, we are grateful for our supportive community.
We celebrate the successes of our alumni, and we hope you've found this Widener Alumni Gift Guide valuable. If you have feedback or a suggestion for future gift guides, please contact jamcknight@widener.edu.
Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!
