Anderson Books

Excellent resource. I collect quotes and there are a lot to save in this book.

Couldn't find this one on the shelves of 5 national booksellers in my area... and only two could order within several weeks to a month. If you find a hard copy, grab it - great coffee table book.

In do research for publicizing Mar 00 Women's History Month activities, someone let me borrow their copy of this book because I like to add quotes to my work and in program scripts. I was delightfully impressed to find quotes completely by women... not necessarily just about women (some of those are not flattering).

32 varied women are portrayed with a brief biography and quotes by them. Interspersed are loads of quotes from numerous women from all walks of life on diverse subjects.

"I'm not a has-been. I'm a will be" Lauren Bacall...

"Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death" Lena Horne

"If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?" Delores Huerta

What a great book! Davis' crafting of fiction with legal practices took me back to the days of watching "Paper Chase". Shortly after reading the book I found myself Tarpon fishing in Boca Grand. I was amazed that my reality met my imaginations from the book. I hope there will be more... books as well as tarpon trips!

Follow Up,
Davis just released his second book, Implied Consent, wow! I wrote a review of it but check it out. Absolutely amazing!

I read a LOT of books, and I just didn't expect a first-time author--especially one with no background in writing or journalism-- to be able to produce something of this caliber.
Maybe that's his secret--he doesn't try to "write". He just tells his story, and develops his characters through their internal/external dialogue, rather than inserting too much description and background in the narration. (I don't read a whole lot of books in this particular genre, but when I do, I find that I'm often distracted from the plot by this very thing--probably the most recent example I can think of is The Da Vinci Code. It was all I could do not to throw that book across the room, and I would have, if I wasn't so anxious to get to the next "clue"...) It's refreshing to not have our protagonist's life story and physical description shoved down our throats in the first two pages of the book--we get to know Anderson by his thoughts and actions, but even at the end of the story, there is still much we don't know about him, which is good. Even the villain, Justin Cartwright, is rendered in such a way that makes him not just a bad person, but also a fascinating one, truly a guy you love to hate. I hope we see more of both characters!
As for the plot, I thought it was interesting and amazingly well-paced, and, although there was no mistaking that this was pure fiction, I felt like I was getting a privileged glimpse into the real litigation process. I was also impressed with how nicely the book was put together--the cover art and printing is top-notch, and the editing is flawless! (Seriously, I was kind of looking for errors or bad sentences, and there just weren't any!) Again, not what I expected from a first-time author and what I thought was a small press.
I'm not a writer or a literary critic, but, as I mentioned, I do read voraciously and I found Green 61 to be a very enjoyable little book. It's short enough to read in one sitting, and I'm sure that's how most people will read it, as it's definitely hard to put down. At the very least, Green 61 should be a staple of every Florida beach house bookshelf, alongside the Grisham and the Clancy! But I think it could do well anywhere. I'm looking forward to a second book in what I think could be a great series!

Excellent resource for information on what to do with most types of produce from your garden.

This book explains step by step procedures on canning,preserving and freezing. The recipes are delicious.It also tells you the best way to preserve a particular fruit or vegetable or whether it's worth preserving (i.e. summer squash is NOT worth trying to preserve). I have tried a number of recipes and each one has come out great! I have tried recipes from other books and they just don't compare.

This book is an ageless gift to those of us to search for the deeper meanings in life. In her book Clark tells a story of growth and self awareness through the eyes of a tree. She weaves a pattern between nature and humanity using symbolism and life lessons we have all experienced and need to understand how to "grow deep not just tall". An easy read, it is full of wisdom, hope, healing and learning how to listen to the inner voice that says "You'll never go wrong if you listen deep inside and say what is in your heart". Thank you Karen.

This book is an ageless gift to those of us to search for the deeper meanings in life. In her book Clark tells a story of growth and self awareness through the eyes of a tree. She weaves a pattern between nature and humanity using symbolism and life lessons we have all experienced and need to understand how to "grow deep not just tall". An easy read, it is full of wisdom, hope, healing and learning how to listen to the inner voice that says "You'll never go wrong if you listen deep inside and say what is in your heart". Thank you Karen.

We stumbled on this in the gift shop at the Tate. It is now my sister's "surprise gift" for X-mas! Can't wait to see the bonus book!

such a good deal! these two books are extremely funny and extremely cute. get the combo, and you won't go wrong.

"A collection of ten erotic stories...a short novel from the author of Someone Bought the House on the Island. The stories deal with a range of taboos--boy love, brothers, teacher-student relationships, and the destructive power of obsession. From wild drug hallucinations to Druids--this book has got it all. Subjects range from repression to a mystical oneness of gay men."--© zebraz

The stories and novella in this collection are fascinating and quite beautiful. Some evoke painful thoughts of a love-or-was-it-lust that can never be recaptured, others are sweet and satisfying - despite (or because of?) dealing with various taboo relationships. If you're interested in thoughtful gay erotica - or in vignettes about relationships, with an erotic tone - you might appreciate "Hasty Hearts".

I thought they didn't make them like this anymore.
I very rarely buy short story anthologies because they so often do anything but tell a story.
Dick Hammond is different, and every one of these stories was utterly enjoyable, and a view into a forgotten time and place. The last story, "The House by the Talking Falls" is unique, possibly the only example of West Coast Canadian Gothic in existence! It can stand proudly next to any Edgar Allan Poe or M.R. James.

I had been given a copy of this author's first book, Tales From Hidden Basin, in which Dick Hammond's father and uncle have many unusual boyhood adventures in the unexplored land of the west coast of Canada in the 1910s.
In this, Hammond's second book (I believe), his father has grown up and leads a more or less solitary existence in his little boat, doing odd jobs and exploring more of this fascinating part of the world.
The characters he finds on his travels, all of which actually existed, ought to go down in literary history. Each story in here is a gem. To describe them is to spoil them.
Suffice it to say that 'The House by the Talking Falls' is perhaps the only example we're ever likely to have of Canadian West Coast Gothic, and you'll want to read it again and again.
This collection is rather steeply priced because of the deluxe hardcover presentation, but it is a gem and one of the best short story collections by one author that you'll have the pleasure of reading.

On day Jerry Chiffon from Branch Creek, North Carolina, dressed to the nines in a lady's red suit, "the kind favored by Nancy Reagan," with tasteful red, white and blue accessories, goes to a political rally at the State Capitol. Upon arriving, he pulls out a pistol and fires a round of shots at North Carolina's homophobic, racist U. S. Senator Henry Hampton. (Who on earth could Mr. Ferrell have based this character on?) This is just the beginning of Mr. Ferrell's tale of a small Southern town with all its pretentiousness, customs and secrets. The author understands completely the mindset of Small Town USA where everyone attends funerals, whether they knew the deceased or not, and take obligatory casseroles to the wake. And if there is anything unusual about the deceased-- say a father is buried in the same coffin with his deformed son-- then the funeral may have to be moved to the high-school auditorium to handle the crowds. Everybody knows everybody else's business, or at least they think they do. "No, sir. We never leave each other alone or to our own individual devices. I am glad to say I know everybody's business, and I am proud they know mine." But it is in this small town environment, where boys won't "let their mothers help them with a necktie," that Jerry Chiffon takes home economics in high school and instructs the local ladies about style. From him they learn many things: that you live in a house; you are "at home" and that you shouldn't wear too much jewelry to a funeral, for example. Bathrooms should be white; telephones, black. And you never have unlit candles anywhere.

Mr. Ferrell has written a brilliant novel, rich in detail, and funny in the tradition of SPLENDORA but ultimately a sad commentary on being different. Jerry neither fits completely into the glitzy gay life of New York just before and during the worst of the AIDS epidemic nor in the little North Carolina town to which he returns although there is that sort of "let's not talk about it" mentality of the town, particularly among the women. In their defense, they stand by Jerry when he gets in trouble; but of course, the gossip mill works practically 24/7.

This is not just Jerry's story. Maggie Labrette, his mentor, and Dr. Parchman Anderson, the local practitioner, figure prominently as well as the plot takes a surprise twist near the end of this novel.

HAVE YOU HEARD is ultimately about being different, missed opportunities, love and courage, and in the words of the author, "the goodness of people." In describing the awfulness of the AIDS epidemic in New York and how people rallied around the dying, Jerry, in prison, remembers that "the world divided along the lines of those who are willing to help and those who are not. . . Finding the helpful was like finding you [his friend Maggie] and the others again. . ."

Mr. Ferrell has created in Jerry Chiffon a character you will not soon forget. This is a fine book indeed.

I was immediately drawn to this book by the hilarious voice of it's first narrator, Mrs. I. C. Lamm, a deliciously vain southern cousin to the anti-heroine of Robert Plunkett's "Love Junkie". (On opening up her home for a charity tour attended by the lower classes: "The things that usually happen with such people around did...Imagine women holding their spewing children over my front porch railing. My azaleas are still not speaking to me.") Mrs. Lamm steps back temporarily, and the story of Maggie Labrette and her discovery of Jerry-a sharecropper's child with a penchant for performing can-can dances with a fertilizer sack for a dress-is told through a succession of viewpoints, dipping back and skipping forward in time. As the tale of Jerry's harrowing journey to New York and back unfolds, the humor gradually gives way to a surprising, darkly detailed, and deeply affecting love story.

"Have You Heard," is the work of a mature intellect at the top of his game. Anderson Ferrell not only knows how to craft a gorgeous sentence and a tightly woven narrative, he knows a great deal about love and loss, and that wisdom gives this finely wrought tale a rare depth.

The introduction quotes Margaret Prescott Montague. "If the world be shut without, I'll sail the hidden seas within." Editor Sarah Anderson has collected a wide range of women's spiritual writing which have a satisfying taste of truth. Perhaps the amazing thing is that there is such a variety of writings of women's thoughts preserved for us. Louisa May Alcott's words are from a letter to a friend . She says, in part, "Women need a religion of their own, for they are called upon to lead a quiet self sacrificing life with peculiar trials, needs & joys, & it seems to me that a very simple one is fitted to us whose hearts are usually more alive than heads, & whose hands are tied in many ways." Like so many of the women quoted in this volume, she marched to her own drummer, and did not permit the patriarchal church to define her beliefs. Denise Levertov's poem remarking that each summer is the last summer, each day the last day, and each minute the last minute epitomizes the attitudes of awareness in these pieces. While shifting my attention to ponder what caught the authors' notice, my spiritual awareness has been enriched.

This is an anthology, and I just dip into it wherever and read - some of the greatest women writers of all times and places are represented here, often by the concentrated kernel of their artistic expression on spiritual topics. It never fails to inspire me, uplift me or simply melt me in sheer beauty. Not to mention gaining insights and increased awareness. This book is a keeper.

Hi. This is a great book that everyone in the work-place should have, employers and employees alike.

This book is a must have for anyone who enjoys great stories and learning at the same time. Held Captive is an extrmely insightful novel filled with compelling stories of different indiviuals' struggles with having on the job injuries as well as surviving the game of life. Extremely helpful to any american employed anywhere, as well as a wonderful sit down read for rainy days. Two thumbs WAY UP!!!!