Dean Books

Richard Throssel was a Cree Indian, adopted by the Crow. He was also a trained commercial photographer who worked with some of the best in the profession at the time. This book serves as a brief biography and a compilation of his photos of Plains Indians-mostly Crow and Cheyenne.

Those interested in the study of Plains Indian culture will enjoy Peggy Albright's well-written text and the way she incorporates the photos into her brief biography of Throssel. While those interested in the art of photography can simply skip to the section containing the photos and read the comments by people she interviewed while working on the book. Some, for example, are descendents who helped identify and give background on people in the photographs.

This is not your typical collection of portraits of dour "chiefs." Included here are portraits of many different people- some better known than others-including women and children. There are also photographs of ceremonies that were actually being performed illegally at the time, as well as posed compositions lke "The Three Scouts," riding amongst the markers at The Little Bighorn Battlefield.

My only regret is that I purchased this book in paperback. I certainly hope it will withstand all the many times I, and others will leaf through it.

As a certified massage therapist, I work on many people with this "CRS." The authors' suggestions for exercise are what I've seen recommended by the physical therapist I work with, and I've seen results. Of course, massage is very beneficial, and I was glad to see it was also recommended to provide some pain relief. The only way to truly beat the chronic pain cycle is through good posture and strengthening/stretching, and the authors do a good job of providing effective, easy to perform exercises. There is a way to gain relief from this chronic problem...it may require a little work on the part of the sufferer, but follow the suggestions given in the book, and you may soon be pain free. I've seen it work. I plan on giving this book to all my favorite clients for Christmas.

I was lucky enough to stumble across this book and because I grew up in a small town thought I might check it out. Crystal Clear was a delightful book and one I really enjoyed. The story of people in a small town was very cozy and comfortable. Yet the author did a good job of keeping me interested and flipping the pages. I have read most of Jan Karon's Mitford books and while not quite as polished a work, Crystal Clear was certainly just as entertaining and the characters were more believable.

I can't believe I haven't seen this book before now. I saw it cited in a journal article and was surprised that I didn't know anything about it. This collection of new essays has top scholars in cultural studies and political theory at the very best. The essay by Lauren Berlant on pain and privacy extends her work on intimacy. George Lipsitz's account of political actions in the 30s is an important corrective of dismissive, naive readings of American history. Aida Hozic gives a compelling account of material conditions for mediating the conflict in Bosnia. Kathleen Stewart's account of conspiracy thinking is haunting and poignant. This book really deserves much more attention!

With good descriptions which is helpful to identify the birds and excellent colorful paints of all kind of the Curassows family.

Worth to keep just as a treasure in a good book collection that is interesting in Birds.

In Three Mountain Township, Kentucky, Methodist Minister Dan Thompson and Constable Ray Hall attend the funeral of Geraldine Shrewbridge. Although the senior citizen peacefully died in her sleep, funeral director LeRoy Whiteker asks the two men to take a close look at the corpse of Jonah Haycatcher, who died when he fell off his tractor and was run over by the disk. LeRoy shows his two visitors a bullet hole in the back of Jonahýs head.

Ray changes Jonahýs death from accident to homicide and begins an investigation into the manýs background. He quickly learns that Jonah has had a previous alias and had a belief that he was a reincarnation of the Prophet with Nineveh being DC. Because Jonah moved here not that long ago with his flock, the Children of the Lamb of God, Ray enlists Dan to help on the investigation in case religious questions surface. This case alone is difficult enough, but the duo also has to contend with a DEA agent who is busting half the county for growing weed.

CRIMSON CREEK is a warm regional mystery that focuses on life in Appalachia Kentucky. The story line stars a warm protagonist who has fallen from grace and is exiled to Three Mountain Township where he regains some of his lost esteem. The who-done-it is entertaining, but the tale belongs to the various characters living in this hilly county as they make the constable and the minister seem like real people involved in a murder mystery.

Harriet Klausner

IT WAS A FAST PACED MYSTERY THRILLER...........KEPT ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT WONDERING HOW IT WAS GOING TO END.....IT WAS BASED ON FICTION..., BUT IN TODAYS WORLD IT COULD HAPPEN....ESPECIALLY SINCE 911 CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF AMERICA.....I HIGHLY RECCOMEND IT TO EVERYONE........

This is the story of Sherman, a young sheep who feels himself getting too old to hang around with the young lambs, and is looking for something more. Having grown up in the Good Shepherd's flock, he has now made friends with sheep from other flocks, and their tales of the fun that they have found on Pleasure Mountain make him dream of making the journey himself. And so, in spite of his father's warnings, he sets off to find out just what is at the top of that mountain. But, it is a journey that will take him through misadventures he has never dreamed of, and into dangers beyond his greatest fears. Will the Good Shepherd help him? Can he?

Christian literature has a wonderful tradition of allegorical stories, the most famous of which is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (unless you include C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia). Following in that great tradition is Dean Davis's Dangerous Journey of Sherman the Sheep. This book is written for tweens, nine- to twelve-year-olds, who are stretching their wings, and looking with wide eyes on a non-Christian/post-Christian world with many dangers and temptations.

Overall, I found this to be a charming book with a great lesson. But, don't get the idea that this book is baby stuff. The book uses allegory, but makes clear the dangers that a young person faces in the world. Overall, I think that this is a great book, one that should be given to all Christian parents with tweens, or youngsters approaching those tween years.

This book was great. Dean Crum wastes no time putting the lead character, Rodney Junk-a hardened blues banjo player and narrator, right in the middle of a dangerous mystery. Crum sets a quick pace and never lets up.

The book also gives a great perspective of a musician's love for his profession, while keeping you in the middle of a great mystery.

I could not put this book down (ask my wife who kept asking me to turn the light off). If there is a sequel, I'll be the first to by it. The lead character was likable, crusty, vulnerable, and wise all at the same time.

If you like music and mystery, this book is a must read.

As the first book in the series, it sets a good pattern of stories for Danny, Steve, and Steve's sister Cat. I hope to see more like this. Danny faces evil monsters called Golgoths inside his computer game. It's perfect for kids who enjoy action and adventure stories. I really liked it. Danny even gains the ability to see in binary numbers, just like his computer, and see bright color patterns. That stuff got my attention! If you like a good mix of a fantastic tall tale and computers, you will enjoy this book. "Danny" is a grrrreat good book for kids to read.