Bookshelf
Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine. This list, which dates back to 2018, is updated periodically with books appearing alphabetically on the date of entry.
The Ticket by Hugh Vickery ’80.
June 19, 2026
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(Veritas Resurgence Publishing, 2025).
“When his beloved wife, Janice, dies after a long battle with breast cancer, Joe Mathers is angry with God — if, in fact, God actually exists. But then the ticket sends him on a journey to discover a spiritual realm he had never known existed.” That’s how the publisher describes this book, which “seeks to explore the intersection of grief, joy, tragedy, love, forgiveness, and grace in our lives, as well as the often-difficult path of coming to know and follow Jesus.”
One reviewer adds, “Drawing from his own experience of grief, Hugh Vickery weaves a tale of redemption and hope … It’s a tale of America, a cross-section of her people, their struggles, and one man’s quest for answers to an age-old question.”
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