The Soil Is Dead

Mitchell J. Rycus, emeritus professor of urban planning has written his third novel. His first novel, ＂Rub up: Musings of a Navy Corpsman,＂ was an Ann Arbor best seller in October, 2007. In January, 2010 his second novel, ＂The Noble Profession of Leaf Chasing,＂ was released, and his third novel, ＂The Soil Is Dead,＂ was published in July, 2012. Rycus’ career runs the gamut from aerospace engineering to academia. Rycus served as Chairman of the University of Michigan’s Urban Planning Program in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning from 1986 until 1992. Prior to his emeritus status in June of 2000, he was the Co-director of the Studies in Urban Security Group, which for almost twenty years did consulting for a number of public agencies throughout the United States. Rycus has authored, co-authored, or presented over 100 technical reports, articles, book-chapters, and scholarly papers. For more information about Mitchell Rycus visit his home site: http: //sitemaker.umich.edu/mjrycus/home.