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Fantastic! We read this book just after seeing Mel Gibson's "The Passion". There are some comments during the time Paradine is at the crucifixion that made both the book and the movie regarding Mary very special. Great insight into how so many of us fail in our courage, yet we are still useable. Look deeply at the spiritual warfare and realize it is going on now. We have many of Shane's books and look forward to more in the future. Thanks for a great lift.

I loved the beginning of this book! It was creepy and gave me this sense of foreboding that absolutely got to me. But then as we learned more about Chayatocha and the origins behind the creature, it lost steam. The climax in the cave was good (though most of the action is limited to what the lead character hears rather than sees), but the tone of the book was different by then. The novel starts as a horror/thriller story, then ends as more of a spiritual warfare kind of thing (and that's not necessarily bad).

I will definitely have to give the author credit for one of the more powerful scenes involving the crucifixion in recent fiction. That was the highlight of the book's second half to me.

All in all, this was satisfying, and I'm looking forward to Mr. Johnson's next novel (hopefully the sequel to "Ice"!). If he goes in this vein again in the future, I have no doubt it'll be another hit. The ending doesn't deliver what the beginning promises, but I recommend it because it's the first of its kind in Christian fiction. I hope other authors will build upon it.

I just finished this novel today, the third Shane Johnson novel I have read. I was yet again impressed. The frontier west is not usually my chosen reading material, but I enjoyed the story despite that. As in his book, Ice, Shane Johnson broadened the scope of the initial story and delved into awesome, up close scenes from ancient history, which gave a great depth to the main antagonist and his cohorts. I found the forays vivid and powerful, as they built to a critical point in the story. The ending cleanly wrapped up the plight of Daniel and his friends and family. The cohorts and their influence at the end of the book was a nice touch. I noticed several memorable lines, one I will leave you with:

An inventory of hope, carried upon dreams.

With Chayatocha, talented author Shane Johnson has proven that Christian fiction and horror are not incompatible. It's about time! Johnson has tackled some intriguing subjects in the past, and this novel doesn't disappoint. Recommend Chayatocha to readers who enjoy Stephen King or Dean Koontz.

Take a journey to the 1850's with the Paradine family, head of the house, Daniel. On a wagon train, they travel to Oregon on a trail. Daniel is an educated man, with not much use for God, while his wife, Lisabeth, is a devoted Christian.

But when things go wrong, Daniel is forced to deal with something even beyond his belief in God. He chooses to deal with the thing responsible for the deaths of some of his comrades, but more importantly, he does this for the sake of Lisabeth, and his son, Michael. He encounters a cavern, home of the mysterious Chayatocha. What will happen? He also will encounter a few other beings that are quite mysterious. He meets people such as Gorgathuus, and a stranger named Lucky. You may even see a resemblence to the apostle Peter in a man named John Forrester.

Call this spiritual warfare, old school style! You may be thinking, "That's weird!" Nah, that's God!

Of all the dictionaries of psychology on the market, this is the very best. So good you end up reading it just for fun.

good value, valable book to have for studying.
much cheaper than buying in the shops.
didnt have to pay VAT from north america!

I noticed that the cover of my book version (3rd edition as well) was different from the one shown as Amazon, but then again, I bought it elsewhere, so please don’t pay too much attention to my book cover (as shown in customers’ images). :)

I bought this dictionary because I am personally interested in Psychology, and having contains over 17,000 definitions, it certainly makes for a very useful and practical dictionary. (I even found the “Romeo and Juliet effect” in it!) It also describes how terms are employed, and looks in details at key concepts. The dictionary also includes words from related fields such as social psychology and neuroscience, which makes it handy for cross-reference.

I feel that the list of phobias in the appendix greatly useful, but unfortunately, it does seem like a rather “short” list to me. It could do better with more listings of phobia though, but other than that, I find this a wonderfully useful and informative reference dictionary to have!

I purchased this book as a "good to have" as a psych undergrad student.

I consistently find that the term I want to check isn't there, or the definition is so vague as to be of no use. For an example of a missing term, mindfulness, a popular psychological technique related to meditation, isn't in there, yet it has been researched for decades.

It's got good stuff in it - but for me, it just never seems to have the thing I'm actually looking at it for.

I'm a grad student in clinical psych in Los Angeles. This book wasn't required, but highly recommended by one of my professors. It has been a great tool (especially for those last minute APA style papers that require multiple sources), BUT I was really surprised by the snarky tone it takes with the definition of "parapsychology". One would think that they would at least ATTEMPT to be objective. The definition's tone is not would you expect from a reference book.

"Secrets, Lies and Alibis" is a really good mystery/police procedural. The characters are great and interact well together. At times, I completely forgot I was reading a "Christian fiction" book. I have read a lot of Christian fiction, and this one was not overly preachy or unrealistic. Mac McAllister seems like a very real person with real feelings about God, life in general, etc. To me, this was as good as any police mystery out there, just without 4-letter words all over the pages. I can't wait to read the next one!

I really enjoyed this book and had a very hard time putting it down. The characters are all good cops, what a switch. It is refreshing to read characters that get along with each other. I would like to see Mac be a little nicer to his fiance, but we can't have everything! I would recommend this book and I am going to purchase more books by Patricia Rushford.

The characters are wooden, the plot is nonexistent, the writing is boring. I am baffled as to how the other reviewers can praise this weak book so highly.

This is the best book I have read in a long, long time. Can't wait for the next one!!!

Secrets, Lies and Alibis is amazingly accurate in it's portrayal of detectives and bad guys. Well written, it's a page turner I couldn't put down. Can't wait for the next book. A fan in Portland, OR.

This books does wrap up the series and puts a finishing touch to most of the characters. I would have loved for there to be another book showing these women 5 years down the line. The story was wonderful with a happy ending (hooray that Zane Randolph finaly gets his due!), and sheds some light to the beauty the settlers found in the beautiful Oregon territory.

Jane...keep them coming!

So, far I haven't found the 3rd book in the series by Jane Kirkpatrick, The Kinship and Courage Series, What Once We Loved. I did read the first two, All Together In One Place, and NO Eye Can See. I thoroughly enjoyed both and found it easy to picture in my minds eye the country as it was at that time and the courage of those women. We so often hear of what the men went through and forget there were quite often women and children at their sides helping out or left on their own to make it die along the ways. Were so fortunate to have all the modern conveniences of todays world, I marvel at the strength it took all people to make it to where we are today. It was nice to take a peak back through time and have a series that's so down to earth, where one wasn't afraid to voice one's opinion or lend a helping hand or two. Personally I think it would make a marvelous movie.

I loved Kirkpatrick's first book in the series, All Together in One Place, enjoyed the second, No Eye Can See (although not as much), and lost interest by this third one, What Once We Loved. I don't even think I'll finish it. The characters and their relationships are beginning to be too sappy for me.

This 3rd book of the trilogy drew me into the story and the lives of these strong women from page 1. How they overcame the tradegies they faced and prevailed was heart warming. In a present-day time of easy fixes, the obstacles these women overcame shaped their personalities and gave them amazing strength to go forward with their dreams. It's about dreams. And it is about not ever giving up. Ever! Wonderful!

The theme through this book is one of redemption. The characters all come to realize that life is best lived with someone who truly cares about you and your independence. Not having read the other two books in the trilogy, I didn't know all the background. However, I don't think that hindered my understanding of the plot and the characters.

The characters are well written and for the most part, very likeable. The only thing that bothered me was that at times, the timing of the book seemed off. I never really knew what events were happening in the past, and somethings seemed to be skipped over. For instance, this big secret was going to be revealed, and the author cut to a different story line; when the first story line is picked back up--the secret isn't told--you only get their reaction. Parts of the book just seemed jumpy.

I would recommend this book--either on its own or as the last book in the series.

My area of expertise is coastal Oregon and the roads connecting it to I-5. I have tried traveling roads marked paved on these pages and found them to be only overgrown trails. Before heading very far off pavement or into mountainous areas, check with other sources (preferably local as you go) regarding the roads you have chosen. The graphics are great, but I keep the "other map book" on hand with this one to cross-reference, and occasionally make a call to the local Forest Service office to learn current road condition. I look forward to the revised edition and have been keeping notes of corrections I'd like to see.

This is a superb atlas with amazing detail and clarity. We recently went on a short trip to the three sisters wilderness region and this atlas indicated an observatory that we had never heard of (the Dee Wright Observatory) so we decided to check it out and it turned out to be a cool stone turret "castle" where there were great views of the surrounding lava field and mountains. A great find that we would never have known about without this atlas.

This is a great road atlas of Oregon with terrific detail and well-laid-out coverage. I especially appreciate the landscape maps design and the separate sections on major recreation areas. The mileage charts between all cities is especially useful for trip planning. However, out of all the other state Benchmark Atlases I have seen or have, Oregon is the only one to leave out full page maps of major cities and streets. I would have liked to see details of at least Eugene, Corvallis, Salem and even Portland. But nothing in this particular book. This disappointment kept the rating at just 4 stars.

This book has roads in that my MapPoint 2003 program said didn't exist. So to see who was right-we built a backroads trip using the book and the software-and the book was absolutely correct.

It is easy to read, gives great places to see and fun things to do as well as an incredibly detailed map-down to showing you were the gates are on private roads.

Clearly the best--no doubt about it.

The relief maps are wonderful at making the terrain visible, but the strength of this atlas is how clearly it shows the roads - all of them including forest roads - paved, gravel and dirt. The depiction of campsites is also very complete. Unfortunately the campsite listings are not nearly as comprehensive as the map, so you will want a separate campground guide to for amenities and descriptions. Also appreciated, the overlap between maps on different pages is generous - finally a map book that doesn't leave you on the edge, flipping pages!

"Cast in Stone" by Kerry A Jones is a hell of a story. Although not erotica, it's still a pretty hot read and I loved the storyline. I'm practically giddy since this is my second new author this week with a new take on the paranormal world. This is book one of 'The Quinguard Immortals' series and the next book "The Stone's Release" is coming out in "early autumn" according to her website and I plan to buy it as soon as it hits the shelves!

The Quinguard was/is a group of 5 men, each with some special paranormal ability. They were the Warrior, the Seer, the Healer, the Weapons-maker, and the Captain. They were trusted by Church and Crown to protect and defend. Then they were betrayed and cursed by black magic. This first book is the story of Julen, the Captain. He's a man by day and stone by night-a gargoyle, but not. Every time he becomes established and comfortable in a city, he wakes up in a new location...naked, alone, and lost. Then one day he sees her, to him she appears to have a blue aura and he is drawn to her.

I really had a good time with this book. There is no 'instant' relationship. Attraction of course, but neither is willing to drop their defenses at first. The story is engrossing...I just couldn't put it down. The hows and whys were fascinating and I didn't figure it all out, even with the strategic clues.

If you're looking for something new and different in paranormal romance, pick this one up!!

This book was intriguing. A solid read and something new for those trying to find different paranormal romances to read. I generally recommend it, but again it is more expensive than most paperbacks. While I enjoyed the book, not sure if it was completly worth the price.

This beautiful love story is unlike any I have read before. The premise is unique and fresh, and the characters, hauntingly lifelike.

For hundreds of years, Julen, the leader of an ancient band of warriors has endured a nightly punishment in which his body is rendered stone. He waits in agony for the promised healer who will free him from this curse. When he discovers this healer in Sophia, the owner of a Boston Coffee Shop, Julen must convince her that he is deserving of her healing, though she is bound by a family obligation to destroy him.

Superbly written, this book contains both edge of the seat suspense and powerfully moving love scenes that will restore your faith in true love. The imagery is breathtaking, making the reader feel the clamor of a busy city street, the loneliness of a secluded graveyard at night. Kerry Jones is an extremely talented storyteller and I anxiously look forward to the next book in the Quinguard Immortals series.

Highly recommended.

A different kind of series "Quinguard Immortals". It took me a little while to get into it, but once I did the story was very good. This is the first book of what will be a series and I want to read the rest in this series. Should be a good adventure.

I've read quite a few paranormal books recently and this totally engaged me. It's fresh and well-written, and the H/H captures your attention from the beginning, in a story filled with magic and sensual romance.

Julen is an appealing, tortured, medieval warrior who was cursed, seven centuries ago. He endures a nightly punishment that never should have been his, when he's turned into stone. This curse has made him immortal. To break the curse, he must find the healer who can cure him.
Sofia is such a person. Unfortunately, she's also the enemy. She must kill him, for he is 'evil', if her family lore is to be believed. It's now her responsibility, passed down through generations on a rare parchment, to do her duty. But Sofia, though wary, is instantly attracted to this breathtaking man.

Julen is the strong, silent type of hero and I love how he refers to her as 'my Sofia'. Wow!
I do like the fact he doesn't rush Sofia into making love, for this is the way to break the curse. He lets her set her own pace, giving her the opportunity to decide one way or the other. Thereby proving his trust. Sofia's healing abilty will cure him as they make love, because she can heal herself at the same time while absorbing that which turns him to stone.
But the worse happens, and Sofia ends up with the stone curse. The anguish that Julen goes through, knowing the kind of agony Sofia suffers as she's turning, is heart-breaking.
How they set about finding the antidote to cure her is interesting, not realising just how close to it they actually are.

Wonder if Zell's story is next?

Emily's Runaway Imagination is about Emily wanting to have a library in her community, so she could read Black Beauty. Her mother decides to write a letter to the mayor so he could get a library for her community. The mayor said yes to the question as a situation. The library starts, People donated books, no Black Beauty. People donate money, still no Black Beauty. During a hard times party, Emily wins second prize, so she gets one dollar. Adding the amount her grandpa gave her for sitting on the chair still she bought a mixer for her mother and also.........Black Beauty!
I gave it a minus star because Beverly Cleary used too many characters. It is a very confusing that way.
I gave her four stars because :
1. She explained things pretty much well.
2. She used lots of onimonipia.
3. She described things well.
4. She wrote it in a child friendly way.

Emily Bartlett just wants a library. So, her mother writes in for one, and guess what! Pitchfork is going to have a library! While waiting for the books to arrive from Salem, Emily feeds the hogs a treat, bleeches a horse, and scares her cousin half to death. Mama doesn't really know how Emily can get into so much trouble, she just says "Emily, don't let your imagination run away with you!" Emily does try, but hey, if you live in the west, during a time when cars are new, airplanes are hardley ever seen, and no one has dreamed up the TV yet, what are you supposed to do?

Emily's Runaway Imagination by Bevery Cleary is a good story. Emily is a girl who lives on a farm. She had some wild ideas. She wanted her father's horse to turn into a snow-white steed so, she tried to bleach it with Clorox. One of her good ideas was to set up a library in her town. I liked this story because it made me laugh. It's fun to read about crazy things kids do. The author wrote a realistic fiction to show us how to have crazy ideas. She also wanted us to see that we should not always do the crazy things that pop into our head!

Unlike most of Beverly Cleary's books, this one is based on the author's early childhood on a farm in Yamhill in the early twentieth century. It is a wonderful glimpse into the life of a little girl who licked the stamp on the envelope that led to the first town library. (The author's real-life childhood was not nearly so idyllic, but her love for the farm and the old country and town people shines through.) This book is unique and wonderful.

I just reread this book as a teacher/adult. I read it as a child almost twenty years ago, I liked it back then too. Very sweet and humorous. It is a great picture of Americana with Grandpa's automobile, Sunday after-church picnics, and party-line telephones! And then the pigs with the rotton apples during Mama's elegant party. Terrific!! I can see the characters in my grandparents.

Great way to remind children to get outside and play or read instead of sitting in front of the television. How did we survive with out video games? The computer? Wonderful to read aloud for quality time.

Beverly Cleary was my favorite author as a child. Now as a teacher and parent, I get to share her books with a new generation.

About the time you realize that you don't have a clue about what will happen next (and you can't wait to find out), you realize the song playing in your head is "What a long strange trip it's been".

Why was this book in the non-fiction section at the library? I can understand changing the names of people but counties? There is no Siletz County, Oregon. Why not make up the state too? As fiction there leaves a lot to be desired. The back jacket says"truth is stranger than fiction". Either write non-fiction with names changed to protect identities or write a compelling novel. This is neither.

i have a couple of problems with this book.but we'll get to them later.

there is an awful lot to like about this book. the characters are quirky and fun. the writing is breezy and entertaining. there are multiple twists and turns that are (usually) resolved in some outrageously funny way. and the ending was (to me)unexpected and intriguing.

a really good read for an airport or beach.

so what problems did i have? well, the first is minor. i found this book in the non-fiction section. it clearly is not that. there was an "author's note" on the copyright page that, if given a little more prominence, handled the issue. or publish as a work of fiction. either one.

the other problem is much more serious.

one anecdote intregal to the story is the "tale of the soldier who wouldn't make his bed." (strangely, it is important to the story).

it is also plagarised. in 1956, leo rosten wrote "captain neuman m.d.". chapter seven is entitled "the happiest man in the world". and is the story of colby clay, a soldier who wouldn't make his bed. now,i'm not a lawyer. i don't even play one on tv.

but i'm pretty certain that taking a chapter from someone else's work without attribution is considered a no-no in polite society.

so if you just want an entertaining couple of hours, read this book. it's fun.

if you think that plagarism is something that should be discouraged, i'd pass.

The introduction at the La Jolla bookstore said it all: cross between John Berendt and Ken Kesey, or carl Hiassen and Vince Bugliosi -- or as he put it, reminiscent of Mark Twain.

Bill Merritt has written a wonderfully entertaining fable about young lawyers learning the ropes, a delightful cast of society's castaways, buried treasure and even a little bit of science.

Because Merritt casts himself as the central character, it is necessary to remember that this is fiction - or at least Merritt says so: "Author's note: This book isn't journalism. It is filled with made-up individuals, composite characters, and descriptions that do not match anything in the real world. If you think something in here is about you, it isn't. And, if you think you are going to make a big deal out of it, I've got plenty more on you that doesn't appear in the book, so think again."

Within a few pages, of course, you'll have forgotten the warning, so compelling is Merritt's first-person narrative. The characters are compelling and believable.

There's Thaddeus Silk, now deceased, who hires Merritt as an associate in his small, highly suspect law office. Silk's death from natural causes brings in the police, an aggressive DA, the bar association disciplinary committee and others. Thaddeus, it seems, had long been suspected of a variety of nefarious dealings, including fencing a long rumored Spanish treasure that had been buried on Oregon's cost.

Merritt provides a fascinating recounting of the legends of Neahkahnie Mountain where, it is said, a treasure is buried. Along the way, Merritt also provides an unexpected explanation of trade winds and the history of Spanish trade a few centuries ago. Utterly unexpected, these facts provide both elements of the main plot and an unusual backstory. Good work, indeed.

When Thaddeus Silk shuffles off the mortal coil, Merritt is left the task of picking up the pieces of his mentor's practice. There's Grady Jackson, seemingly a harmlessly befuddled treasure hunter who, in his youth, had been a heroic soldier. Jolene, the office receptionist, was hired by Thaddeus on a work-release program after Thaddeus had bungled her case. Her boyfriend Tail Pipe lives largely on another planet. Abby Birdsong is an aging hippy with a marijuana possession charge against her that just keeps getting bigger.

Soon Merritt himself is facing indictment by an aggressive DA.

The story has plenty of twists and turns as Merritt, still a young and inexperienced lawyer, makes his way through one predicament after another. In terms of handling humor, Merritt is an ace. His storytelling flows smoothly, anchoring your sympathy to Merritt as the subject and eliciting boos and catcalls for the evil guys (who really aren't all that evil: just kind of dumb).

It would be unfair to detail the story to any extent. Take my word for it: there's not a dull page in the book. There's also no sex, no immediate gore, no cliffhangers: just out-of-the-ordinary situations with some pretty oddball characters.

Summer's almost here; the weather's getting nicer: this is the perfect beach read.

Jerry

Leeson writes so well and describes his responses to rivers and fishing so clearly that you almost experience the rivers with him. I don't fish but I read it happily and then shared it with my brothers (who do fish).. If you fish, read it; if you don't fish but like Oregon rivers, read it anyway.

I ordered my book 2 weeks before classes started and it was at my house within a week. i was amazed. and the quality of the book was excellet. saved me tons of money at the college bookstore, thanks a million.

If you love fly fishing, and like me, don't get on stream enough, settling for a good book on the subject is the next best thing. This was very enjoyable reading. This and Trout Eyes by Bill Tapply are the two recent books I've really enjoyed. I just wish fine books like this on the subject were published more often.

I received this book from my son. He knows me as well as anyone. He knows I'm struggling with my "fishing experience" and looking for direction. I don't need to catch the biggest fish or experience the newest destinations. I need to fish. I need to fly fish. Ted Leeson helped tell me why. This book spoke to my soul. It corrected my direction. I have read many fishing books, some technical some just good stories. The first time, and I'll read it again, I read this book I realized early on that I needed to read it slowly, introspectively. I was in this book. Mr. Leeson spoke to me. He answered my direction question when he said, "In the end, to fish well is to cultivate an arrangement of time and place, of circumstance and perspective. We arrange ourselves into the arrangement, and if the collusion is careful and lucky, we reap a kind of enclosed moment of some sharply felt beauty and significance." The Habit of Rivers is a special book and I recommend it to any fly fisher looking for direction or confirmation.

Well writtne and thoughtful, Leeson's book, along with his splendid "Jerusalem Creek", are just what the brotherhood of angling literature looks foward to - On teh same Shelf with Thomas McGuane, Bill Barich, Harry Middleton, Chris Camuto, R. Haig Brown, Russell Chatham - well, you get the idea. Highly recommended

Silicon Valley is the subject of daily news, and is the home of so many marvelous inventions. Yet to the naked eye, the area is incredibly unremarkable. Martin Cheek has transformed my view of the area (I live here) and put interest in the otherwise uninteresting. For instance, I found out I live less than a mile away from a comedy club that housed the first pong (video game) location. It's still not much to look at. . . but hey!

I would recommend this book, not to the tourist (do people really visit Silicon Valley on tour?) but to the local. It will help you put the history in perspective, and it will make you a better tour guide. The reading is a bit tedious (more like a history book), but side stories about the more colorful characters make it all worth while.

As a frequent visitor to the Silicon Valley area, I find difficulty with the fact that there are still no books directed towards business travelers. This area is NOT a tourist spot, so I found this book, while historically interesting, not particularly helpful for my requirements. Practical advice like, "good luck finding a room during the week" was not included.

Great information on the Silicon Valley. Would make a great welcome gift for employees who are new to the area.

Finally, a great book on the history and exciting places of Silicon Valley. Despite being born and raised in the area, I wasn't familiar with all the places Cheek highlighted. This book is not only informative, but fun and easy to read. If you like to explore and you either live in the Bay Area or will be visiting, this is a "must have" book. Believe me, you'll be glad you bought it.

My eyes were drawn to the unusually attractive cover of this book, for it has a perfect color photograph of the world famous Winchester Mystery House, a mansion with hundreds of rooms. That was built by the heir to the Winchester gun fortune, Sarah Winchester. By legend, a fortune teller told her to keep the building process going as a way to atone for all the Indians killed by Winchester firearms, and that as long as she did that she wouldn't die. In the past I couldn't suggest much more to Silicon Valley visitors than a visit to the Winchester Mystery House, or perhaps the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, which houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts west of the Mississippi. I simply thought of the San Jose area as being mostly a cultureless wasteland in suburbia, but things have certainly changed there. I was raised in the Bay Area, and over the years the occasional errand takes me through, but I had no idea that there were so many interesting things to see there. In part this is attributable to the accelerated urban development brought on by the computer industry, and in part it's because I didn't bother to monitor progress in the greater San Jose area, but that's also because no one had previously published a guide book filled with so much of its local history. Now that I have Martin Cheek's book, I look forward to my next visit for any reason. There's an article called William Shockley - Brilliant Weirdo (The author was de-emphasizing his subject's unpopular opinions about race) on page 19, and it explains how Shockley won the Nobel prize for being the co-inventor of the transistor, the cornerstone of the high tech industry. Speaking of controversial people, another interesting person is mentioned in an article on page 191: "The Holy City Of Hilltop Hustler "Father Riker." Denounced as an eccentric cult leader by some, Riker is also fondly remembered as the most colorful character in the history of San Carlos. From 1918 until about 1941 his Utopian community was active on a mountainous summit to the west of the downtown area. Riker's large signs advertised the greatness of the white race, and his original commercial buildings provided a great variety of roadside attractions for those traveling between San Jose and the seaside community of Santa Cruz. The old highway still cuts through the mountains, but Riker's businesses greatly declined when his stop was bypassed by a much more modern and faster highway. All that remains of Holy City today are a few private buildings: Riker's house, garage, a storage shed, and the timeless background of beautiful hills that his visitors liked to use as the background for their photos. Across the street from Riker's house, where the commercial buildings once stood, the owner of a modern glass shop (Which uses the name Holy City Glass Shop) keeps original copies of Riker's old newspapers posted up on his bulletin board. After getting introduced to that site through Mr. Cheek's book, I found out that there was a book in print by Betty Lewis titled Holy City - Riker's Roadside Attraction. I'll let you know how good that is after Amazon sends it.