Berry Books

If you're looking for an intelligent and practical guide to facilitating bibliotherapy - with individuals, couples or groups; with adult populations or young people, there is no better blueprint for success than this. Mental health professionals, teachers, librarians and parents interested in the therapeutic application of literature will find Arleen Hynes' advice indispensable. As a practicing bibliotherapist, I have read virtually every book written on the subject and this is the only book I wouldn't live without.

I enjoyed the Hapless Henry series by Cowboy-Author Joshua Berry. It was all about courage and friendship between simple common folk...the strongest kind of friendship.....friendship unto death.

Berry shows his rural credentials in this one by creating a survivalist militia type group us city slickers easily forget exist. But they do. Henry and his friends while hiking in the forest have been captured by these people and held for a year and a half under sub-human conditions.

Joshua Berry's title reveals all too clearly what is in store when you read this story. I'm frankly sorry we'll see no more of these stories, but the guy we came to know and love shows the very best qualities of a human being to the bitter end. Five Stars for action and human drama.
John W. Cassell

John W. Cassell has written six novels on the American counterculture of the late 1960's and early 1970's and one politico-military drama. He has contributed three guest editorials to Israel National News and regularly submits pieces for the Amazon-connect blog. His book DeVilliers County Blues: 1972 also tells the story of human beings in captivity and their fight for freedom.

Cassell retired in 2006 after a career in law enforcement spanning over a quarter century. He now lives with his wife of 28 years in the American Southwest.

This poem is one that is written from an unusual point of view. The point of view is of Judua, the man who betrayed Jesus. Mr. Reece he perfectly placed his own view of Jesus aside and took on the outlook of the man who delivered Jesus into the hands of the crusifers. Judus did so only for a few peices of silver. The poem starts as a man telling a story of his betrayal, then it continues to show a man's remorse and guilt. This poem has many different bible references to the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I would suggest this poem for any religious reader. It will really open your eyes to the views of Judus.

Black Berry, Sweet Juice is "on being black and white in Canada"

I went into this book thinking it would be the same old race diatribes that I've been prone to my entire life. There should be equality between races, there is one race: human, etc. These are all things I believe, but are also fairly obvious, so everytime I read anything about race, I get frustrated by the same things being reitterated.

Lawrence Hill made me think of things that I hav never thought about before. He's well research, incredibly unbiased, recognizes that race IS an issue and that in order to abolish racism Canada must recognize that!

Insightful, well written, and well researched. A must for anyone, and a most definate must for any mixed race men and women.

I sat in my living room and read this book for four hours..it was incredible. There are so many layers to the text that you could read it over and over again and find something new each and every time. The characters were extremely dynamic, and I could relate to a certain aspect of each and every one. I felt entirely submerged in the three-dimensional world that was "Blind Crescent".

My three-year-old and I loved this book. What made us laugh were the illustrations. The picture of one of the boogeymen scared her but when I pointed out his funny hat and shoes she didn't seem so scared anymore. This is a really fun book and I wish I could find more in the series.

This is a story about a boy who just doesn'tspeak.

It's a story about friendship most of all, that you can doa lot without talking, but also about prejudices and the labels we puton people even though we know nothing about them.

I liked this story very much because it was fun to read and was a bit different from other children's books that I've read, you didn't feel sorry for this little boy because he will not talk. Instead you get amazed how many things children can do without using words. END

I arrived at this 1967 book after first reading Thomas Berry's more recent, deep-ecology books, DREAM OF THE EARTH (1990) and THE GREAT WORK (1999), both of which I highly recommend. While reading those books, I wondered if Berry's ecological views have a Buddhist influence, although any such influence was not explicit in his writing. The final paragraph of this book, however, possibly confirms Berry's Buddhist perspective.

This is a challenging, textbook introduction to Buddhism. Although the book's cover states this book is "aimed specifically at the general reader who knows very little about Buddhist tradition," it probably misses its mark. Rather, it seems aimed at a slightly more academic audience. Berry's writing here tends to be scholarly. He covers his subject in depth and in dense detail. He demonstrates a clear understanding of Buddhist history, texts, and dharma, including the concepts of suffering, impermanence, emptiness, nirvana, karma, and monastic life. Berry also approaches his subject with respect and admiration. He writes: "To be ignorant of Buddhism, is to be ignorant of a large part of man's spiritual, intellectual, and cultural formation . . .What Buddhism has done belongs to the highest moral, spiritual, intellectual and cultural achievements ever attained by man" (p. 183). This is the point, I think, of this rewarding Thomas Berry book.

G. Merritt

Forty Individual Stories of warmth and blessing that cover the history and growth of the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered movement within the Presbyterian Church (USA). Told from the point of view of those who have lived it, one cannot help but find God's Love and Blessing in each of their lives. All too often, only one side of this complex issue of inclusion is heard, without the fairness of balance. This book makes and excellent attempt at telling the other side. It is non-judgmental, nor is it defensive. The words written and shared here are done so in love.

It is fascinating to know what the crime is and who dun it! Yet the tension remains and builds as we get inside the head of the killer. What will he do next?

Clearly the writer has strong views on the Church and its ethics. Does the church live to serve itself or to serve God? A very contemporary subject and one that continues to vex true believers.

Thoroughly enjoyable.