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Alice tully has just made a perfect new life for herself.
New school, nice job, and her boyfriend frankie, whom she adores.
But Alice is keeping a deadly secret. Everyone is looking for Jenifer Jones. only a hand full of people know where she is. And alice is one of them. Alices past is a sad and dangerous one. and its about to rip her new life apart.


read it. it oober good. it wil have you crying

"Three children walked away from the cottages on the edge of town toward Berwick Waters. Later that day, only two of them came back."
Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy was one of those books you can not put down. Looking for JJ is a fiction story that takes you through Jennifer Jones's life. This story takes place in Corydon, England. This story tells the life of Alice Tully or Jennifer Jones. Jennifer is forced to change her name after a horrible incident 6 years before. Jennifer finally has a normal life, well as normal as it could be. Then one detective comes to town and it will rip her new life apart. The theme of this book is that a secret is never a secret forever. This is the theme of the story because Jennifer has a huge secret that could be life or death, and sooner than later her secret came out! Alice Tully has a boyfriend and when he finds out about her past he freaks out and throws their whole relationship away. Alice also has Rosie who I guess is kind of like her new guardian and they are really close. Rosie is like a mother Alice never had. Personally I think that this book is a good book I would defiantly recommend this book to middle school and above readers. I also think this book is very confusing at times, but overall a outstanding story, with a really bad ending. "Three children walked away from the cottages on the edge of town toward Berwick Waters. Later that day, only two of them came back."

The book starts out a little slow, but once it gets going, you'll be kept on the edge of your seat.
It's really heartfelt, and makes you really think.
'Looking for JJ' is slightly depressing, but not in a really bad way.
It's a great book, and I reccomend reading it.

How well do you know the people around you? How do you know they are not hiding a huge secret like their past?

This is the second book I've read recently that casts light on how murderers who are children fit into society after serving time for their crime. Anne Cassidy's new book, LOOKING FOR JJ, will keep your interest until the very end. Not only does the author give details about what happened but she lays the framework as to possible causes of why it happened -- because that is just as important. I actually found myself feeling sorry for Jennifer, the girl who committed the crime, wishing it hadn't happened to her.

Michele Livingstone is dead. She died six years ago at the hands of her friend, JJ. Jennifer Jones has paid for what happened to Michele. There is no denying that Jennifer is responsible for Michele's death, but while reading the book I came to the conclusion that she wasn't the only one to blame. Is there one thing that controls when and how aggressive someone becomes? I really believe that genetic factors may contribute to behavior, but if a child is engaging in delinquent behavior it is probably due to peer influences and lapses in parenting.

Jen's home life while growing up wasn't exactly the "Leave it to Beaver" atmosphere. Her mom certainly wouldn't win any parenting awards and from an early age Jen learned how to get by on her own, alone. Craving love, it is understandable that Jennifer had anger issues. The question is can people change? Can violent deeds of the past be forgiven with the passage of time?

Jennifer is about to be released from jail and the press has made it front page news once again. Is JJ still a danger to other children? Where is she going to live now? Will the family of the dead girl try to get revenge?

Alice Tully, like everyone else, follows the stories in the paper with keen interest. The only thing is that Alice knows something no one else does. She knows where Jennifer Jones is. Only three other people know her whereabouts. What is the connection between Alice Tully and Jennifer Jones? Why does Alice live in constant fear? Who is Alice Tully exactly? Read the book to find out.....

Reviewed by: coollibrarianchick

I bought this for $1 (postage was$10). What I got was not a book that was past its sell by date because the DOW had already broken but a pictoral history of tops going back decades. Worth more than $1 and more than many books available for 50x the price.

Donald Cassidy did a solid, workman-like job, which automatically places it above most stock market books. Cassidy wisely criticizes the thoroughly debunked "buy-n-hold" hype Wall Street preaches, yet does not practice with its own money. This book also warns of the dangers of being afraid to sell because of a fear of taxes. Sy Harding's "Riding the Bear" covers the same subjects, and many other topics not mentioned in this book, much better. This is a good book, yet is a bit below Harding's masterpiece.

I consider Mr. Cassidy's first book, "Its when you sell that counts" a classic. I have read this book at least three times and each time got something new out of it. This book is no different. It is equally masterful in conveying its message and has something significant to say.

I personally found Chapter 7 to be particularly enlightening - offering a psychological understanding of how the market works, personal hang-ups one brings and must overcome, and in particular the essential virtues of selling. If we can't sell, we will die with our current portfolio - so all other effort at market excellence is doomed to failure! But the other 12 chapters are eye opening also! Very well written. This book is wonderful!

I had to get this book for my masters class and found it very interesting and informative. It's an easy read. Each chapter is written by different authors so that it's not monotonous to read. A lot of good points are brought up.

This book is very explicit in what it teaches. The ideas are concrete and always backed up by examples. One of the more useful books I've read concerning education.

This is a great reference book for anyone in the reading field.It has great ideas and information and the articles are reader friendly.

This story moves along through fast-paced, witty dialogue that sounds like real people overheard. We even hear Cassidy McCabe arguing with herself. Confident and assertive, the protagonist Cassidy assesses everything she sees and does with a skeptical inner voice. By the end of the first page, you're intrigued by this sleuth. By the end of the journey, you know this person well and look forward to seeing her again. A good read.

Eighth outing for Cassidy McCabe, psychologist, hits home with the death of her step-son's live-in girlfriend - in something of a locked-room mystery. Except that Bryce, Zach's son, was in the `locked room' with her when she was shot. The locked room is Bryce's condo, and he found her downstairs, shot dead, with no one else there and the front and back doors locked. He calls his father and Cassidy to help him, and then his trust lawyer, Victor. Zach works with Victor to mount a defense for Bryce, but he and Cass are working every angle they can find to prove Bryce's innocence - whether or not they believe it. I enjoyed the mystery, but (with acknowledgment that I haven't read any of the prior novels featuring Cass and Zach) I did get a little hung-up on Cass' psychological self-examinations of everything she did or said. Not knowing her history, this may be something that has developed through the series. But I found it distracting to the storyline. But the developing relationship among Cass, Zach, and Bryce was realistic as well as the new marriage tremors.

When Cassidy McCabe gets a phone call from her stepson Bryce that he's in trouble, she and her husband Zach rush over to help him. Bryce has had a lot of problems in the past but nothing can prepare Cassidy for what has happened now.

According to Bryce, his girlfriend Kit was shot and killed while he was upstairs in the same house. There's no sign of a break-in and the last thing the neighbors heard was Bryce and Kit fighting. He looks incredibly guilty and all signs are pointing to him as the main suspect.

Zach is a reporter for the Post and uses his skills to help solve the mystery of who killed Kit. But when he starts to doubt his son's innocence, things get complicated. Zach needs to focus on his job, so he leaves the investigation to his psychotherapist wife, Cassidy.

Cassidy immediately assumes Bryce is innocent and dives deep into investigating what really happened.

Was someone else in the house that night or did Bryce really kill his girlfriend? As Cassidy investigates the murder, she starts to find out things that Kit's family wanted kept secret.

How far will a family go to keep their good name? Cassidy loves Bryce like her own flesh and blood and will do anything to clear him of the murder charges. She puts herself in extreme danger while trying to solve the murder. Who killed Kit? Why would someone want her dead?

Alex Matthews has a unique voice to her writing. The characters are genuine and compassionate people. They fight, cry, scream, and have all the emotions of real life people.

Cassidy and Zach's relationship isn't perfect and I think readers will appreciate that. I look forward to more adventures with this duo in the future. In the meantime, I need to get my hands on all seven of the previous books!

Armchair Interviews says: Curl up in a cozy chair and enjoy this exciting mystery!

The canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau are one of the most unique and captivating landscapes on earth, and they've cast a spell on many visitors, leading to a lifetime of exploration. This exploration takes many forms, sometimes physical explorations such as river running and hiking, sometimes artistic explorations such as painting and photography, but sometimes the canyonlands hook someone in a very unique way. How lucky for us that the canyonlands hooked James Knipmeyer on its historic inscriptions. A young Knipmeyer visited the Southwest and was fascinated by its rock inscriptions and realized that no one seemed to know much about them. He set out to discover and document these inscriptions, and decades later he is still going strong, now having found more than 1,600 inscriptions. Some of these inscriptions were left by the most famous explorers of the Southwest in the most famous places, and others are by obscure people in the most obscure corners. Knipmeyer has devoted substantial research to discovering the stories behind the inscriptions. For years other historians referred to the "D. Julein" who left many early inscriptions along rivers as a complete mystery man, but Knipmeyer has uncovered his story, although some of his inscriptions remain mysterious. For anyone who loves the Colorado Plateau this book offers a unique view into it, and it can be enjoyed either as an adventure-in-itself or kept as a reference to pull out anytime you are reading about some place or person on the Plateau. One is struck by the variety of motives that have drawn people to the Plateau, whether empire for the Spanish conquistadors, science for natural history explorers like Powell, religion for the Mormons, wealth for prospectors, or adventure for river runners. But surely all have been struck by the wonder of the rockscape, and one would like to think that it was to identify themselves with that rockscape that they shared a motivation to carve their names and dates into it.

Knipmeyer's years of exploring and documenting historic inscriptions has produced a fascinating and informative catalog of western life on the Colorado Plateau. It is a great addition to any western history or culture library and a good coffee table piece. But the trite and overworked reference to Butch Cassidy is misleading -- a blatant and bad marketing ploy by the publisher. Knipmeyer's book contains numerous photos and historic snippets of folk more interesting and important in western history. Read it an enjoy a unique glimpse into the region's colorful stories!

This book seems to be just about the various names carved into the red rock and ruins of the American Southwest, but it is much, much more.
It is about inscriptions, true, and features great photos of alphabetical carvings ranging as far back as (maybe) 1500 B.C. But along the way, the author puts every one of those carvings within their proper (and fascinating) contexts. He places the carvings within the appropriate stories; he describes their characters, and he attempts to explain the various westward movements the inscribers were a part of.
This book is a treat for lovers of the West and of the Colorado Plateau; it's obsessively researched, beautifully written, and presents a terrific overview of the history of the West.
(One thing though: I realize the author had to decide on a scope for his book--the examined inscriptions, for the most part, stop at 1900--but I would like to have heard his opinion on modern inscriptions. For instance, if Lake Powell ever gets drained, won't it be interesting to see--one hundred years from now--the inane insrciptions of houseboaters, carved hundreds of feet above the river's water level on cliffs completely unreachable by foot? I think so. I think history's never stopped; I think it's still happening.)
Anyway, this book is excellent. Buy it, read it, love it, and use it to spark your own adventures in the West.

I have read a lot of romance novels and wonder how most get published. The guy is so often a jerk until the last chapter, and the women, often flighty and whiney. This book however, was one of the better ones. Not only is the story a little more original, but the main character really seemed to like and care about the female character. Easy to get in to the feeling of the story. You won't be disappointed if you buy it.

I had read two other stories by the author before purchasing this book. This is her debut and it is wonderful.

Back Cover
Opposites Attract
Attorney Cole Cassidy knew Brenna James had no reason to like him, much less trust him. After all, he'd almost sent her to jail. But when fate threw him back into her life, he seized the moment to get closer to the mysterious, beautiful, innocent waitress. And never had anyone been more determined to uncover Miss James's secrets...

Never in her life had Brenna felt so off-balance. She'd spent years keeping secrets and trusting her instincets. Which would she believe now? Instincts that warned her of danger and urged her to run? Or instincts that were drawn to the caress of Cole's hands and eyes, promising compassion and understanding? Either way, Brenna was faced with the threat...of falling in love.

The back cover can't give justice to how good the writing is in this book. It is a totally believable story with real people (the supporting characters are excellent), issues and resolutions. Everything does not work out 'perfectly'. Ms. Mignerey has written a complex book that works on all levels. I do not want to give any details because the book evolves beautifully and you should experience it first hand. I read it in one day and half the night. I can't wait for the other two books to arrive.

Brenna James is being sued by a man that has issues with her father. Brenna's lawyer is shady and do not have Brenna's best interest at heart.

Read this interesting novel to find out how Cole (the prosecution lawyer) realizes Brenna is not being properly represented and what he does to help her. Find out how an intelligent Brenna illiteracy sheltered her life for years.

This one is easily worth the price of admission. Another pulp classic by David Goodis, one of the few writers who can transcend the mundane and make tales of ordinary fallen heroes seem so intense, so poignant, that you are immediately taken in by their story and made a part of their lives. Acclaimed noir photographer and director Ed Holub (holubfilm@gmail.com) is planning to make a film of this novel, and it's easy to see why--startling opening, astonishing characterizations, and the familiar Goodis touch of angst, eerily appealing violence, and poetic narrative to bring you in and never let go. Buy this book.

Long after Hollywood had abandoned David Goodis and left him washed up and unaapreciated living above his parents garage in urban Philly, French filmmakers (dassin & truffaut) were inspired by the black hearted passion and off beat noir that was more concerned with the peicemeal, poetic destruction of his characters than formulaic plots of his American counterparts. For Goodis it is all about obsession and failed redemption. And Cassidy's Girl stands alongside THE STREET of NO RETURN and THE BLONDE on the STREET CORNER as one of his masterpieces. David Cassidy is caught between two women. One woman, an alcoholic lost soul emanating good represents a second shot at former greatness. The other woman, voluptuous and iron willed drives his dark lusts, offers him bodily bliss and inevitable doom. Of course, the usual array of bums, losers, rummy philosophers and tender-hearted whores populate this work, giving the book that dreary, broken bottle, rainy sky, desolate and realistic feel of forlorn hope. Goodis is to NOIR what Poe was to horror, that is to say that Goodis transcends genre, concerning himself less with plot and stereotypes of stupid cops, sadistic killers and tough guy PIs but more about revealing the alchemy of the dark desires that drive the human spirit away from happiness and towards self-destruction.

Jim Cassidy is a bus driver by day and a drunk by night. He becomes convinced that if he leaves his voluptuous tramp of a wife, Mildred, and takes up with the waif-like, angelic Doris, he will at long last be able to escape his hellish existence. But he soon discovers that redemption is not that simple.
Cassidy's Girl is about the dark, depressing lives of a group of alcoholics inhabiting a rundown neighborhood bordering the Philadelphia waterfront. It is a no holds barred study of people whose lives are simultaneously fueled and poisoned by alcohol. Goodis describes how this community, of sorts, functions. Acts of friendship alternate with acts of violence. Love and affection coexist side by side with hate and betrayal.
Goodis' portrayal of the frustratingly hopeless environment in which the characters find themselves is vivid and expertly drawn. The plot, however, is not as compelling as it might have been. Instead of flowing smoothly, the narrative has a herky-jerky quality with events occurring seemingly at random. That is to say the motivation behind the actions of key characters is many times unclear.
Cassidy's plan to rescue Doris and himself is, as you would expect, eventually ruined. But the cause of this ruination is not just fate or inevitability. Cassidy himself makes conscious choices which directly lead to his own defeat.
Cassidy's Girl is classic noir. Unapologetically downbeat, it fearlessly explores the ugly, hopeless side of life. Proceed at your own risk.

Excellent book. Format was good and the book was well written. Good points presented by the book.

Despite LTC Cassidy's occasional allusions to the dubious belief that the Army is changing as necessary for the kind of
irregular warfare terrorism presents, he still makes some valid points about how the Army and other
services need to change further. LTC Cassidy makes valid observations about the American military culture of conventional
warfare thinking, but his recommendations seem to be less about cultural change and more about organizational
change. The problems he identifies seem far too entrenched for organizational tweaking to resolve them.

Some points LTC Cassidy makes with regard to how to counter insurgencies are very good points. He addresses the
cultures first of Russian, British, and American military thinking in separate chapters then summarizes the lessons
concerning "small wars" in the end. In the process of summarizing the lessons of those three, he draws on additional
experiences of the French in Indochina and Algeria. The organization of his work becomes a little difficult as the
author seems to confuse the cultural issues with organizational or tactical issues of isolated examples. If the
reader is able to separate those issues, this book has much to offer. Otherwise it may only confuse the issues.

Specifically, among the observations LTC Cassidy makes, three seem especially helpful.
First, the need to emphasize conversion/rehabilitation of enemy combatants. Rather
than capturing them and jailing them away only for questioning, making the assumption that they cannot be
rehabilitated, would it not be better to convert them - to win their hearts and minds? The very common-sense of that
question along with the example given of British and Rhodesian techniques to do just that in Malaya and Rhodesia
should provide the obvious answer.

Second, and similar to the first point, large-scale use of indigenous forces provides legitimacy where occupation-style
large American footprint does not. Again, the common sense of this thinking should be enough to immediately see the value
of this point. Though he does leave the assertion open to a wide range of interpretation as has been the case in the past.

Third, adopting realistic measures for success. LTC Cassidy, as with so many others, makes a challenge to the
traditional measures of success such as insurgent body counts. Such measures do not tell us whether or not we are
being successful at winning hearts and minds or improving the lives of those we claim to be protecting. The goal
in conventional warfare thinking has generally been to destroy the enemy army. The goal in this unconventional warfare
is to produce a lasting peace. Ignoring the population only breeds more insurgent support. The goal must be to win
and protect the population more than to kill the ever-increasing flow of insurgents.

A problem with all three of these points is that none can be mechanistically applied to every situation without an
understanding of the cultural/political context of the indigenous people. What works in one scenario is not necessarily
an universal law of counterinsurgency for all other scenarios.

Another problem is the political question. And this one LTC Cassidy may be forgiven for not addressing
as a military commander.
He states that we need to change our military in order to meet the goal of "democratization" wars. But this rather
begs the political question of whether such wars are even winnable in all cases. The sad fact remains that perhaps there are
some cultures in which democracy is not workable or even wanted. LtC Cassidy is a military man tasked with carrying
out political policies with which he may not always agree. It is not his place perhaps to question those
policies - but it is ours. It is a difficult question that underlies just how effective any cultural or
organizational changes could make in such situations.

A third problem LTC Cassidy does not address is the common mistake of confusing revolutionary nationalist insurgencies,
like those in Malaya or Vietnam, with the non-nationally focused insurgencies of global terrorism - something the title
claims to address. Little is added on the theory of counterinsurgency as it pertains specifically to the so-called
Global War on Terror. Instead, LTC Cassidy seems locked in the mindset of so many other military thinkers - still
preparing for the last war or the war we would prefer to fight.

While the author makes some very good points concerning counterinsurgency warfare, his conclusions for changing
the military seem far too little. The military and political culture that feeds it must change as a whole and not
just with organizational or tactical tweaks here and there. We also need to understand better that not every war
is one we should be fighting or that we have a chance of winning.

Despite some shortcomings, LTC Cassidy has given us a fair addition to the theory and practice of counterinsurgency.
It is a good start perhaps at addressing the issues but the solutions are unimaginative and shortsighted. Still
this work deserves a good rating for at least addressing some of the underlying problems.

I have not checked, but I would bet that this book is required reading at the various command colleges for our armed forces. The book reads like a PhD Dissertation, but that is not all bad. The sources and cites are awesome if you want to delve further into the subject.

The basis of this book is a description of what counterinsurgency is, a historical look at its uses and how we must adapt to the new global "network insurgency"! LTC Cassidy has obviously done his homework on this subject. While dry, it is probably the best meta-analysis of the subject available for lay readers.

Among the main themes for the successful prosecution of this type of conflict is the need to involve as many indigenous forces as possible, paternal control systems of occupation and scrupulous care to avoid killing "innocents". If you are a fan of Clausewitz, you are going to have a hard time getting into this!

If you are interested in delving this deep into the war on terror and where it is going, I highly recommend this book.

Loved this book when it came out in hard cover! Just had to get one for my cousin. She loved it too!

Sicilian cuisine reflects a complex and multicultural heritage. Enhanced with the photography of Peter Cassidy, Cucina Siciliana: Authentic Recipes And Culinary Secrets From Sicily by freelance food and travel writer Clarissa Huyman showcases 75 dishes that selectively and impressively reflect the scope and breath of that culinary heritage. From Baked Haddock Palermo-Style; Sicilian Orange Cake; Marinated Tuna with Onions; and Gelo di melone (Watermelon Pudding); to Arancine di Giovanna Cavasino (Rice Balls); Biscotti al Sesamo (Sesame Seed Cookies); Ricotta Stuffed Bell Peppers; and Sarde A Beccafico (Stuffed Sardines), Cucina Siciliana is an enthusiastically recommended addition to personal and professional regional and ethnic cookbook collections.

The recipes in this book are, for the most part, fairly simple to make. There aren't a lot of random ingredients that you have to go searching the stores for. There are also plenty of photographs of not only the food but the Sicilian region throughout the book.

This is the sixth book in the Cassidy McCabe series. In this book
Cassidy, who is a psychotherapist, ends up feeling in need of therapy
herself when she opens the paper to read her own obituary. This happens
on the anniversary of a tragic event in her past that she realizes she is
going to have to face and tell her husband Zach about. As Cassidy faces
her own past, fears and guilt, an e stalker begins threatening the lives
of those she loves. Together Zach and Cassidy track down the stalker and
grow closer through this crisis.

I enjoyed this book with its twists and turns, but especially enjoyed the
relationships. Cassidy's intelligent and full of life grandmother has
been a favorite of mine since the first book I read in this series...

"Death�s Domain" is Alex Matthews� latest Cassidy McCabe mystery. Cassidy reads her own obituary, on the anniversary of a traumatic event from the past. As events unfold, she knows she is going to have to face the earlier tragedy and tell her husband about it.

When untraceable e-mails threatening her family flood her computer, she is compelled to find the potential murdererbefore her family is killed. As a psychotherapist, Cassidy is used to dealing with people in crisis. When the crisis is hers, she discovers her own fears take over her life. She quickly realizes she is dealing with a very clever and dangerous character.

"Death�s Domain" is a compelling book. The characters are well conceived, and the story is compelling. She must call upon all her training as a therapist to discover the potential killer. The startling discovery of the real miscreant and the motive behind the terrorizing threats is a satisfying end to this mystery.

I highly recommend this book to mystery lovers. It is a MUST for cat lovers.

Janet B. Fudala, Ph.D., CEO, Educational Solutions

Psychotherapist Cassidy McCabe faces the fear of losing that which she holds most dear when the past catches up to the present. For years Cassidy has blamed herself for Barbara's death. She had come home unexpectedly, finding her best friend inebriated and in bed with her first husband. Outraged, Cassidy kicked Barbara out. Unfortunately, the drunken Barbara died on the way home, leaving Cassidy with guilt and a disintegrating marriage.

Years later, on the anniversary of Barbara's death, a stalker promises retribution. An obituary appears in the local paper featuring Cassidy. Soon the ominous tone of the obituary continues with threatening email and an attempt on husband Zach's life. Determined to find answers, Cassidy and her husband set out to uncover the secrets of the past who still holds Cassidy responsible for Barbara's unfortunate death.

DEATH'S DOMAIN, the sixth Cassidy McCabe mystery, brings back a fabulous cast. Indeed, cozy mystery author Alex Matthews continues to dazzle readers with the irrepressible Cassidy, reporter husband Zach, and her mischievous calico Starshine. Cassidy's spunky grandmother and meddlesome mother likewise make their appearances, bringing wit and humor wherever they appear. As always, Mathews provides lots of action, a well-structured plot and plenty of twists to keep the pages turning. Although I enjoy hundreds of books a year, including many mysteries, Cassidy McCabe has managed to capture and hold my heart through the years like no other heroine. DEATH'S DOMAIN comes very highly recommended.