Thomas Frank Books

Fun book to look at and read about. Didn't even know it and there are 2 pictures of my Grandmother "Dot Bruce" in this book. If you like to collect Fl. memrobilia, this is a must!

First published in 1982 this all-new 2000 2nd edition of miniature lamps grew out of and far beyond the first book. 256 pages with over 600 examples and history. Price guide is now included. Up to date at last!

This is one of Frank Peretti's best novel: full of mystery, thrils and horror. A brother of a nature photographer, killed by what the police say was an animal attack, comes to an old mining town to find he truth. He finds everyone even more cold and mysterious than the death of his brother. Soon he finds an older, deeper secret, a horror in the form of a beast which is tied to the citizens of the town. Awesome read.

I am the author of this book so I am a bit biased (that's an understatement!!), but this is a poignant and personal photographic document of a journey across America during the summer of 2001 by greyhound bus and hitch-hiking. The photos are rich in color and warmth -- and with a personalized letter afterword by famous American photographer Robert Frank -- this is a must-have rare book, soon to be out of print. You can get it new, with my signature and date, and even an inscription if you request at the time of purchase.

Here is what Robert Frank wrote about the book (which appears as the afterword):

"Nice work human color good size exotic & ordinary in America
the photographs show that you had a good trip
You must be a good person to be able to feel the liberty
to do what you see with heart & camera
it shows in all your photos
I like your text - the honesty in your acceptance of a spirit in america
so profound - so simple"
-ROBERT FRANK


Other reviews and comments:

" ...a visual record of a changeable mood of loneliness and wonder captured during the photographer's three-month odyssey across the country via Greyhound in summer 2001.' ' ...full of unspoken affection for the human condition as expressed in the mixture of innocence and zealotry so typical of Americans."
- FELICIA FEASTER Creative Loafing - Atlanta

" ...what I get out of this book is a journey through the eyes of someone who isn't jaded (not yet), isn't negative, and isn't trying to impose himself on the passing landscape in the manner of so many photo stylists. There is a richness of experience here."
- EUGENE RICHARDS (American Photographer)

"Abrahamson captures the 21st century version of the America that Frank and Kerouac saw: happiness and despair, old men chatting in the barbershop, a young man slumped in exhaustion at the Greyhound station, a guy with piercings and a pet snake, a child face-painted with the Stars and Stripes. From gospel crusade to video games, beauty parlor to boxing ring, Abrahamson took a warm-hearted look at it all - and took some memorable pictures along the way."
-JERRY CULLUM
Atlanta Journal Constitution

"...a wonderful project and quite affirming, and touched with the satisfying and piquant flavor of jaundice. You take a humane and generous attitude toward the people you photograph."
-ARTHUR OLLMAN, Former Director
Museum of Photographic Arts
San Diego, California


"The sequencing is terrific and the work has an intimacy and charm about it, as well as some dark edges."
-JULIAN COX
Curator of Photography
High Museum of
Atlanta, Georgia

"It looks very good. Congratulations on pulling it together, and on getting Frank to put his voice into it as well. It's a giant subject you've got (and a daunting legacy), and in some of the photographs you really do tackle it full force."
-DIANA STOLL
Editor at Large
Aperture magazine


"Like Frank, and other restless observers of American culture, Abrahamson's 'search for America' is a search for himself as he recognizes it in the faces and places of his native world. It's often been said that all photographs are self-portraits, more mirrors back on the observer than revelations about the subjects observed. In that sense, a number of negative reviewers of Frank's 1950s book found Frank to be a sad and lonely man who could only find his own despair in the materialistic solitude of Eisenhower America. Abrahamson, in contrast, traveling much the same roads, and consciously frequenting much the same kind of public and private places as Frank, found a happier, literally more colorful America. He shows us an America characterized not by isolation, but embracing couples, partnership and belonging that Abrahamson searches for, but may not be finding for himself."
-THOMAS W. SOUTHALL (from the book's afterword)
Curator of Photography Harn Museum of Art
University of Florida, Gainesville

This book is a friendly guide to an almost mystical subject; the stage play.
Good clear advice and encouragment along the way.
If you love the stage go for it.

This remarkable book shines a light on the hidden snares that trip and trap us all, newcomers and old pros alike. Two of the field's most respected leaders give us invaluable practical guidance in how to be successful expert witnesses without losing our perspective, integrity, or sense of humor. Don't wait to borrow the well-thumbed personal copy of one of the attorneys who deposes and cross-examines you -- read this treasure now.
--Ken Pope, Ph.D., ABPP

This book offers a wide variety of styles and tastes to perform. It also has the plays divided into 2 men, 2 women, and one of both, and 19 monlogues. So it will match whatever your cast are. There are plays for all races and back grounds.

A sparkle of verses sets off the stately paintings, month by month - with a New Years verse for good measure. Short enough to hold a child's attention, but lovely for adults also. Paintings are specific to the cycle of seasons in the Hudson River Valley, USA.

My son was already familiar with Mercer Mayer stories when he began doing his Kindergarten work. He loves the Mercer Mayer Homeschool Books because of the bright colors and appealing graphics. I love the books because my child enjoys these books and is, therefore, motivated to learn.

This book was an absolute delight to read. My daughters loved it and so did their mother and I. Both of my daughters now want a crissy doll, complete with Stacie-styled pixie cut. Any chance of merchandise?