Clark Books

Excellent source for anyone interested in providing library and information service to the millions of people incarcerated in the U.S. Written with insight as to how to establish a library inside a facility and a passion for why libraries are so important to us humans, this is a must read for anyone concerned with libraries, librarians, jails and prisons.

As the Administrator charged with overseeing our detention center library contract, I was excited to read the long-awaited release of, "Library Services to the Incarcerated: Applying the Public Library Model in Correctional Facility Libraries."

The authors have a clear understanding of the topic and have completed extensive research to substantiate their advice, theories, opinions and suggestions contained in this tome. This work focuses upon Ms. Clark and Ms. MacCreaigh's comprehensive experience managing the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Detention Services Bureau Library, a branch of the Arapahoe Library District. The library, in my opinion, is hands-down, one of the finest jail/prison libraries in the United States. Starting from a small collection of discarded books in a closet, the reader is transported from this upstart to the library's present state. Historical facts, interesting anecdotes, successes and failures serve as a guide to anyone or any library system who are interested in becoming involved in correctional library services.

The book spotlights two major areas of correctional library services; the human aspect and the logistical elements required to offer this type of service. I found the human side of this book most interesting. Not only do we learn about the peculiarities of working with staff, inmates, and administration, we are given the opportunity to reflect upon our self. Am I right for this environment? Can I work happily and functionally in this unique non-traditional library setting? Will the walls close in upon me? Inmates, my gosh, can I work with criminals? Can I work for extended periods of time in artificial light?

It takes a certain personality type to work in a jail, not everyone can do it.

The second part, one would assume is standard library operations - not so. A typical public library model does not necessarily work in a correctional environment. Sheila and Ericka address the physical environment, collection development, circulation, staffing, budget, services and programs.

Every chapter contains sound references to assist the reader with further topic research.

This book is highly recommended to jail/prison administrators, potential employees of a correctional library, and libraries.

E WARREN CLARK was a very young American scientist and missionary
who taught chemistry for the former Tokugawa shoguns and later
at Tokyo University. His 1878 book, LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN JAPAN,
republished here,gives a superb look at life in Japan in the early Meiji era. The editors' introductions put the book into context

E WARREN CLARK was a very young American scientist and missionary
who taught chemistry for the former Tokugawa shoguns and later
at Tokyo University. His 1878 book, LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN JAPAN,
republished heregives a superb look at life in Japan in the early Meiji era. The editors' introductions put the book into context

George Gordon Meade served ably as a Fifth Corps commander through June, 1863. Then he was suddenly thrust into the difficult role of commanding the Army of the Potomac only days prior to the Battle of Gettysburg. For the rest of the war, Meade served capably as commander of the Federal army in the East. Supplementing this important two volume set is a grouping of 76 photographs. These images were taken from scrap books organized by the general's son after the war. Many of the men who served on Meade's staff are shown here, as are scenes of the 1864-65 campaigning.

"The essential title for any study of Meade is The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army, 2 vols. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913), edited with connecting text by his son George Meade. Understandably favorable to its subject, this work nevertheless offers innumerable insights into Meade's personality, his opinions on a range of subjects, and his service during the war with Mexico as well as the Civil War. He emerges as an honest, patriotic officer increasingly concerned with a lack of public recognition for his contributions after Gettysburg. Life and Letters may not transform all readers into enthusiastic supporters of George Gordon Meade. It will give them a better understanding, however, of the war in the East, the internal dynamics of the Army of the Potomac and the contributions of one of the Union's most important soldiers. Happily, the set has been recently reprinted, with an excellent introduction by Richard A. Sauers and dozens of new illustrations, as part of Butternut and Blue's "Army of the Potomac Series." Generally available for the first time in many years, this basic title on one of the Union's leading soldiers and its most important army should find an appreciative audience." Gary W. Gallagher, book review from Civil War Magazine

General George Gordon Meade, is in fact my great great grandfather! Over the last several years I've been putting together the true story of his life along with a few hundred years of our fathers. There are many historical branches to my family,this book that I freely give to my posterity will have been a great labor of love ,but well worth all the trouble.

This is a book that should sit on every family bookshelf. The tips on organizing all the shoebox stuff one collects over the years, over the generations, are worth the price alone. Getting to the family papers, photos, documents, etc. has to be the one chore on most people's "to do" list, but because it seems such an overwhelming task, it is one projects that never seems to get a check mark.

This book very clearly and simply addresses that task and makes overwhelming... overcoming!

I really expected this book to be about capturing life stories through oral history and memoir writing. While the book does cover this topic, and quite well, I was rather taken with the sections on how to deal with heirlooms, collections, keepsakes, etc. This is an area of family history that is rarely covered and, yet, is surely one of the very crucial areas that everyone should think about and address how these things can be preserved and passed on. This book covers all these concerns and makes the task fun, creative and as easy as possible.

I suggest you grab a copy of this book and, if this is not a project you can attempt right now, at least you will have the tool on hand when that time arises.

Kristin Delaplane Conti - Oral History Methods teacher(UC Davis online), personal historian & author

Having just read Barbara's LifeCatching, I recommend it as a thorough,
friendly, attractively produced guide to collecting memories by collecting
things: photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, videos, words - and more.
I've never seen another book that covers this subject on such a broad
spectrum and found it fascinating. Although I'm not a collector, I now
appreciate those who are.

And as a professional biographer, I suspect the book will enhance my
ability to help my clients review their own memorabilia more productively
for the memoir I help them create.

I love the little big books - I'm giving these as gifts and hope they like it! It's short stories, games, recipes, projects - I think it will ge well received.

We bought this book for my dad for Father's Day this year, and thought he would have fun reading it since he has four granddaughters. He loved it and has even selected stories to read to the girls during over-nights with Grandpa and Grandma. I highly recommend it as a great gift.

I would recommend the book
"The Littles Have a Wedding'.
It is a fun book about little people
who have tails. They live in the walls
of the Bigg's house.
They have many fun adventures.
In this book, they have a Wedding.
This is why I would recommend this book.

great book if you have a child that loves reading buy it I will garanteeyou your child will love it. Perents could read it but that is another story. GOOD BUY MY FRIENDS.

The book is an in-depth study of life and times of Westerners in Korea - mainly Christian missionaries, but also diplomats, refugees, military men. Eloquently written, it makes for a great read. I could not put it down until getting to the last page.

The book begins with a description of adventures of early Christian missionaries, among whom Clark lists his grandfather. It is indeed a moving story of hardship and suffering, of remarkable achievement and loss. The author accounts for miserable conditions of Korea back in the early 1900s, and shows why so many Western missionaries chose to brave the difficulties and make Korea their home.

The book dwells at length on the Japanese occupation of Korea, brutality and suppression. He notes that whilst many missionaries supported the cause of Korean independence, most chose to keep on good terms with the authorities. At the same time, as the militarist regime grew more oppressive in Korea, many Christian missionaries had to choose between accepting increasing state control of religion and giving up their work by leaving Korea. Clark gives an interesting example of this dilemma in his discussion of the Japanese efforts to force Shinto worship on Koreans.

The author's main point is to argue that missionaries did much good work for Korea, notwithstanding prejudices and arrogance that was inevitably manifest in the Western community. In a very subtle way he takes an issue with the attempts in modern Korean historiography to depict early Westerners as racist exploiters. At the same time, he does not shun away from the discussion of exploitation and injustice, as in his analysis of the gold mining business in Korea. On the other hand, the author in a few places makes fairly careful references to anti-Western prejudices and bias in Korea itself - too carefully perhaps, because indeed such sentiments bordering on plain racism are often seen in many parts of Asia, not just Korea.

Korea, which Clark depicts, is long-gone. Seoul is a cosmopolitan hub, one feels here much the same as in any other modern metropolis. The frontier of expat communities moved further into Asia. For instance, when living in Mongolia and Central Asia for several years I witnessed - and was properly disgusted by - self-contained expat communities with much of the colonial mindset so present in the Korean expat community in the early part of the 20th century.

The author talks about the suffering and deprivation of Korea in war-time (1940s up to the Korean War). It is incredible what many of these Westerners went through, and even more incredible to think that they actually had a good time compared to the vast majority of Koreans. The book leaves a sad impression of modern Korean history, which is simply soaked in blood - and it is probably an accurate impression. Hard to believe this now, looking out the window of the 4th floor of Gwanghwamun Starbucks.

Good read, highly recommended!

This book is by far one of the best, if not THE best, I've read about Korea during the first half of the 1900's. Very interesting, intriguing, and well-documented.

What a wonderful tool this little book is. This LP guide to the midatlantic states provides information that both a foreign tourist coming to the area for the first time and a local searching for a new experience will find useful. In addition to being chock full of information the text is illuminating and humorous reading as well.

Of all the guidebooks I've read, I've found this guide to be the most helpful, well setout, motivating book yet. I've been in New York for 1 month now and I have found the book invaluable. I especially like the sections on transport. It offers choices not just a statement of what you need to do. Also, the way the attractions are all logically set out by areas is helpful in trying to plan your days and getting the most out of them. I will be in New york for the next 11 months and I'm sure I will continue to use my 'bible of New York' till I leave. Well done Lonely planet

Ever remembered a sentence or two from the book and, still later on, didn't recall where it comes from? Well, there is one in the 'The lost boy' that I'd say I'll never forget. It goes: 'Light came and went and came again...' I would believe this is the best definition of Time I've ever read. It tells what we all already know - that the Time is here, all around, that it passes, eternally, incessantly, giving us no chance to do anything about it. And although there's much more to the nouvellette, it's worth reading it from the beginning to the end. It's 'realness' moves you all along.

This book is a gem! It is brimming with lyricism, longing and passion. It is Wolfe at his very best. For those who feel that Wolfe tended to ramble, here they will find him constrained by the limits of the novella form. They will find his skill for characterization (which was always remarkable) honed to an even higher degree of excellence in this piece. The story is autobiographical and deeply felt by Wolfe and he succeeds in transmitting those feelings to the reader. It is my belief that even if he had written nothing else, his reputation could rest comfortably on this piece alone.

This fascinating novel had my undivided attention the entire time. I couldn't put it down. Richard Hetu focuses on this epic journey from the unique point of view of Sacagawea's husband and it gave me a new insight on the historical event that shaped the United States. Hetu's interpretation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is unlike any other, and it is truly the most enjoyable book I have ever read. I recommend this mesmerizing novel to anyone with an open mind and a need for an easy, intellectual read.

"Not another Lewis and Clark title!" might be the reader's initial reaction here, but wait - it's a novel, not the usual nonfiction: and further, it focuses on the man behind the Lewis and Clark famer - one Toussiant Charbonneau, Sacagawea's husband. While the grounding here is solid in scholarship, Richard Hetu's The Lost Guide is anything but difficult reading: steeped in narrative tradition it provides a fast-paced historical novel re-examining the expedition's experiences. Gripping.