“A Quiet Air of Mastery”:
An Appreciation of Michael Francis Whelan.
Edited by Leslie S. Klinger, BSI.
Michael Whelan was the fifth person to lead The Baker Street Irregulars. After twenty-three years at the helm and podium, he has placed an indelible mark on the organization and prepared us for the future.
“A Quiet Air of Mastery” is composed of reminiscences, anecdotes and history from Irregulars of all ages and backgrounds. Each interacted with Mike in a unique and memorable fashion, and they bring those memories to this book. We learn about Mike’s accomplishments and get key insights about the man and his leadership skills.
Mike Whelan managed to corral a rowdy band of Irregulars and get them to make many significant contributions to the Sherlockian world. They’re all described in detail and with eloquence in these pages. Read it and you’ll find out a lot about our Wiggins Emeritus and the BSI.
144 pages, 7″ x 10″ trade paperback, December 2020
With 54 color and 1 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents for “A Quiet Air of Mastery”
Editor’s Foreword
by Leslie S. Klinger, BSI
Introduction
by Michael H. Kean ”Wiggins,” BSI
A Salute to Michael Whelan
by Marino C. Alvarez, BSI
Mike and the Northern Minnesotan
by John E. Bergquist, BSI
A Tribute to Mike Whelan
by Peter E. Blau, BSI
Michael Whelan, CEO of The Baker Street Irregulars, LLC
by Sherry Rose-Bond, BSI
A Moment of Serendipity
by Scott Bond, BSI
Thanks to Our Wiggins
by Henry Boote, BSI
Twenty-Plus Years of Sherlockian Friendship
by Don Curtis, BSI
The Curious Absence of Wiggins in the Spotlight
by Ross E. Davies, BSI
A Tribute to Wiggins Emeritus
by Helen Dorey, BSI
My Friend, Mike Whelan
by Steven T. Doyle, BSI
For the Sake of the Trust
by Thomas J. Francis, BSI
“Wiggins Too”
by Andrew G. Fusco, BSI
The India Chapter…or How Mike Brought India to BSI!
by Jayantika Ganguly, BSI
A Rare Combination
by Marcus Geisser, BSI
A Friendship in Retrospect: 1990-2020
by Ralph Hall, BSI
My 22-Year Journey with Michael Whelan
by Masamichi Higurashi, BSI
Michael Whelan: A Study in Amity
by Michael Homer, BSI
An Appreciation of Mike Whelan
by Thomas A. Horrocks, BSI
Thank You, Mike Whelan
by Donald B. Izban, BSI
Of Hoops and Ankles
by Robert S. Katz, BSI
Thanks for the Memories
by Francine Kitts, BSI
Not Enough Words
by Leslie S. Klinger, BSI
Mike Whelan—At the Races
by Candace J. Lewis, BSI
Memories About Mike Whelan
by Lou Lewis, BSI
Mike’s Two Great Contributions
by John M. Linsenmeyer, BSI
“…We have much to hope from the flowers.”
by Elaine McCafferty, BSI and Jonathan McCafferty, BSI
Datsuns, Doctor Watson, and Moonlight
by Michael McSwiggin, BSI
A Tribute to Michael Whelan
by Hartley R. Nathan, BSI
A Reminiscence
by Donald E. Novorsky, BSI
Michael F. Whelan
by Otto Penzler, BSI
Memories of Mike
by Susan Rice, BSI
A Recipe for Wiggins
by Albert M. Rosenblatt, BSI, Julia Carlson Rosenblatt, BSI, and Betsy Rosenblatt, BSI
The Phone Rang
by Steven Rothman, BSI
An Elevator Ride with Mike
by Gianluca Salvatori, BSI
A Study in White, Red and Green
by Enrico Solito, BSI
Tradition and Technology for the BSI
by Randall Stock, BSI
“Your pictures are not unlike you, sir”
by Ben Vizoskie, BSI
A Man of Letters
by Susan Vizoskie, BSI
Appendix: Mike and Irregulars Through the Years in Photos
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