Douglas Books

What a fun read. So much less pompous than the rest of Michael Crichton stuff with a real feel for the 1960's drug scene.
I find myself quoting a line from the book repeatedly. There is a scene where the main character goes to his friends room and the girlfriend wearing only a robe, crosses her legs giving him a long slow shot. "Nothing offered," the character says, "just letting you know it's all there."

Michael's first (with his brother) venture into satire. How is your scat dropping? A bit diff than E.R. I'd say. Or Sphere, or 5 patients, or ??

Dealing is a very rare book. Michael Crichton wrote it with his brother Douglas. It is a far cry from any other Crichton novel, seeming to take a sarcastic look at the way things work out. It is a rare and interesting addition to a Crichton fan's collection.

Wow! I didn't know Crichton was such a druggie. I wonder what his mother thinks of this. I got ya forty bricks right here, baby. Ya motha was a brick layer in the great city of Boston and then she went out to the west siiiiide to lose her bags o' bricks.

But seriously, it is a good book, and I recommend it to anyone who is lucky enough to find a copy.

"Crichton (Douglas) excels at brick making. This book should come with hot buttered bricks."

New York Times Book Review

This book is one of those rare ones that I've reread many times over the years, for its madcap descriptions that capture a period and place that I was on the edge of -- but close enough to smell the authenticity of the writing. Of course, the plot isn't quite real, but just enough to keep you on the edge. Another thing I like about this is that it's so different from Michael Crichton's later work, very fresh and genuine, yet still wise and slightly self-mocking.

An unheard and untold story of World War II. Romanian Jewish emigrants are stranded on an old ship waiting to get settled somewhere. Great Britain does not want them in Palestine and Turkey does not want them in Istanbul. After spending two months in the harbor of Istanbul, the Turks tow the ship out to the Black Sea where a "heroic" Soviet submarine torpedoes it. There is a lot of blame to go around. The Romanians and Germans for starting the Holocaust. The British for losing sight of human kindness and turning a blind eye toward this suffering. The Turks for not doing more to help these poor people. Finally, the Russians for torpedoing a ship full of civilians.

The authors detail the journey of one man to find why his grandparents were on this ship and to locate the wreakage of the ship. This is a great read. This shows mans inhumanity to man.

A disturbing but important tale told in rich, compelling detail. The ``Struma'' was to be a lifeboat for desperate refugees from Hitler's Europe only to become a pawn of politics. History kept this secret too long, but thanks to Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins the story of the ``Struma'' has been recovered from the depths of obscurity. And just in time to underscore the real, human costs of indifference to brutal prower and the failure of reasoned diplomacy. Here, the victims have names and they haunt the pages of ``Death on the Black Sea'' -- as they must always the pages of history.

The story of the Struma, probably one of the least known of WWII, is also probably one of the saddest chapters of both the war and the Holocaust. At least two countries (Britain and Turkey) and possibly more were presented with the opportunity to save the almost 800 passengers who were sailing on the Struma and, for various reasons, all elected not to do so. As a result, the Struma ended up being torpedoed by a Russian submarine with the loss of all but one of those aboard. The authors give a very good history of what led up to this fateful voyage, including detailed biographical backgrounds on many of the passengers. Intertwined within the story is the modern day search for the wreckage of the ship by the grandson of two of the people who died when the ship went down in the Black Sea, and a final goodbye by many relatives of the victims of this tragic event. This is a great addition to both the literature of the Holocaust and WWII and I highly recommend it.

A disturbing but important tale told in rich, compelling detail. The ``Struma'' was to be a lifeboat for desperate refugees from Hitler's Europe only to become a pawn of politics. History kept this secret too long, but thanks to Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins the story of the ``Struma'' has been recovered from the depths of obscurity. And just in time to underscore the real, human costs of indifference to brutal prower and the failure of reasoned diplomacy. Here, the victims have names and they haunt the pages of ``Death on the Black Sea'' -- as they must always the pages of history.

There are countless stories of the Holocaust that can never be told because those who experienced them were lost in the mad destructive fury. The story of the doomed ship _Struma_ might be one of those stories, except that one of the nearly 800 people on board survived the sinking of the vessel. _Death on the Black Sea: The Untold Story of the Struma and World War II's Holocaust at Sea_ (Ecco) by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, is not just a survivor's story, but a full accounting of a shameful atrocity that has been largely overlooked, even in histories of that bleak time.

The history begins with an account of pre-war Romanian history, and the brutalities that occurred even before the country joined the Nazis. Only the desperate would have paid the shamefully exorbitant cost for passage on the leaky, filthy cattle boat _Struma_, with the hope of getting to Palestine. The British controlled such immigration, however, and restricted it so as not to bother the Arabs and their oil supplies. The ship left Romania in December 1941, with intent to sail out of the Black Sea, through the Bosporus Strait, and on to Palestine. The engine failed on the first day, was patched, and failed three days later. The ship was towed by a Turkish tug to Istanbul harbor. There the ship stayed for almost two months, while bureaucratic nonsense was conducted to seal the fate of the passengers. They slowly withered due to disease and lack of fresh food and fresh air. There was even bickering over a plan to let the children leave the ship, a plan that never happened because Turkey, following a suggestion from the British, cut the anchor of the engineless vessel and simply set it adrift. Stalin had ordered Russian submarines to sink all ships in the Black Sea to prevent them from getting to Germany. A day after being set adrift, the helpless _Struma_ was torpedoed, and quickly sank. Nineteen-year-old David Stoliar miraculously was rescued by Turkish fishermen, but was imprisoned in Turkey thereafter; much of the book is his story.

The horrific story of the _Struma_ is here told in a plain and unsensational way. The authors have rightly sensed that there is no need to try to make the account more dramatic by artificial recreations of imagined conversations or thoughts of the people involved. There is some heroism, like that of Simon Brod, an Istanbul businessman who selflessly devoted constant efforts to helping refugees of various kinds and from various sources. Such lights are few in this, one of the darkest episodes of the war and one that took longest to be seen clearly. There is a portion of blame to go to the U.S., which parroted the British line about the importance of limiting emigration, and did not want to get further involved. The evil of the Nazi purge is to blame, of course, in its Romanian variant, as is the ruthlessness of Stalin's blanket order to clear the Black Sea of shipping indiscriminately. Those on the _Struma_ died, however, because of the joint efforts of the British and the Turks, from veiled anti-Semitism to indifference to outright murder. Frantz and Collins have produced a vivid and shocking book to rescue a gruesome but essential story into history again.

Hard to say what I like best about the DC-8 edition of this series, which I wish offered more volumes. The pictures are great, many never seen before. There's interesting and in-depth reading on the development and roll out of the 8, a comprehenive model list and inventory, and more.

As a DC-8 Mechanic "Great Airlines Douglas DC-8" is a must have reference. With DC-8s still flying I'm looking forward to the next book.

I just received this book, but I am already very happy with it. It is full of lots of details on this wonderful old aircraft and a large number of color photos. It makes me remember a childhood trip I took on a Delta DC-8 and we got to sit in this lounge type set up in the very front of the airplane, ahead of the galley. With 2 sets of 2 seats facing each other with a table between them. What a wonderful and elegant airplane. I can't wait to finish the book.

I've searched for a long time a good DC 8 book which would show and describe what happened in the planning-time, in the production-time, what for problems the engeeners had and so on.
And I've found it, I recommend this book strongly to everybody who loves the DC 8 and the early jetliners.

Beautifully illustrated referene book covering every aspect of the Douglas DC-8. This is by far one of America's greatest aviation achievements and this title certainly demonstrates that honor. As part of a top-of-the-line series (Great Airliners), the reader will find this addition to thier airliner book collection priceless.

We started reading Duncan's War by Douglas Bond together as a family sometime during the fall. We became so excited about the story that we had to put the children under strict orders not to touch the book during the day, but they had to wait until family reading hour. "No Peeking!" was the command they would hear when their hand would reach slyly for the book on the end table.

Duncan's War is followed by The King's Arrow and then finally Rebel's Keep. This series, called the Crown and Covenant, follows the lives of the M'Kethe family during 17th Century Scotland as they endured brutal persecution at the hand of King James and King Charles. Those that remained loyal to King Jesus called themselves the Scottish Covenanters. This is the story of those who must wrestle with honoring God and applying His word while living amidst a government that is trying to obliterate Christianity.

As a reader, I was particularly struck with what I would do if I were in this situation with my own family. While reading these stories, I had to grapple with the scriptures as I put myself in their shoes. As a father and a Christian, I want to honor God and obey His word above all else. And yet I desire desperately to protect my children from all outside harm. In the story, the children watch their father's actions as he attempts to obey King Jesus above all others, and while they do not fully understand them at the time, they come to appreciate them more fully later as they grow and mature. The father never compromises his integrity in the midst of war. He clearly keeps the perspective that this life on earth is not the only one we live for. There is one to come. How we live and die here will show Whom it is we honor. This is how I want to live. I want to set a strong example for my children as I live out God's word even during difficult times. While reading these stories, I was struck once again that how we live in this life has implications in the next. We are to live for the Audience of One.

Inspiring Scottish heroes, cruel English villains, a courageous uprising, and a secret tunnel will draw readers of all ages into this engaging story. We first meet an immature fourteen-year-old Duncan M'Kethe as he is, in his father Sandy's terms, "playacting" rather than watching their sheep. However, increasing oppression of Presbyterian families like Duncan's forces peace-loving Sandy M'Kethe, along with his son, into a bloody conflict that ends in disaster. Duncan must grow up quickly as he sees the price others have paid for their devotion to the Covenant and Jesus, the only true Head of the Church. And in the end he must take an extreme risk to keep his father from paying that same price. Infused with historical fact, "Duncan's War" makes us believe, for a short time, that we are truly in early Scotland. And it accurately depicts the struggles our predecessors faced to follow Christ.

When I first got Duncan's War, I had no idea about what to expect. It turned out to be a breath of fresh air from the vast inflow of objectionable fiction that is usually sold today. In less than a week I had read it from cover to cover. Along with a fast-paced, excellent plot, this book offers a very Christian worldview, shows clearly the differences between good and evil, and shows how hard it is to obey the Biblical command of loving your enemies. It makes us keenly aware that Christians in the United States today have it easy compared to the fierce persecutions the devout Scots endured and encourages all Christians to stay in the battle.

I bought this for my Scottish history enthusiast child, but after reading them myself, it turned into a must read to the whole family of eight, including Dad. Since then, we have purchsed every Douglas Bond book we can acquire. This is a time of Scotland and Scottish Covenanters that I have found few people are familiar with. It is an important addition to a study of the American Revolution in that so many Scottish Covenanters fought in that in Europe it is also referred to as the Presbyterian Rebellion. Mr. Bond also lines out for the reader at the end which characters are documented nonfiction, and which are not, what of the story is fiction, and what is clearly not, and how he changed them. A very valuable addition to our large family library, and to the education of our children. It also shares principles and values that we very much want to instill in our 6 children.

These are great books!!!!!! There's three in this series, DUNCANS WAR, KINGS ARROW, AND REBELS KEEP. I read them all in six days,and altogether there are over seven hundred pages. This one's about duncan M'Kethe who helps the covenanters fight the cruel British soldiers. When they capture the British Dragoons leader, what will they do with him? Some say shoot him... You'll have to read it yourself to find out. I highly reccomend these books, and if anyone gives them less than five stars, they surprise me a whole lot.




William Andrews

Riveting, thought provoking, just flat-out entertaining. I read this book in four sittings, I just couldn't quit turning pages. Buy it for yourself, buy it for your family, buy it for your friends -- they will not be dissapointed!

Dust makes you think about the collision of traditional religious beliefs, a strong centralized government, and our own security concerns and technologies role in managing what is happening to society when these forces crash. Dust will make you wonder about how far society should go in using technology to manage ever increasing aspects of your lives. The author has made a great start on his writing career. I'm looking forward to reading more from him.

Dust is a constant ride of questions and "potential" answers. I found myself in a paradox to continue the ride or put the book down to ponder the ongoing barage of issues. It is fast paced, exciting and above all, thought provoking novel that kept me asking myself questions that I could not answer.

Dust is a quick paced, exciting read from beginning to end with a finale that will leave you stunned. Imaginative technologies and societal policies give you a chance to experience what could be the future - if we let it.

What truly makes this book, however, is the questions it addresses regarding the ability to predict individual actions, the role of chaos theory, and the existance of an omniscient or higher being. Are we destined to make certain decisions? Can they be predicted? Is their truly free will? Read Dust and explore one perspective.

I found Dust a thorouhgly enjoyable read. Dust challenges you to think about the role of goverment and how important our security is in light of current world events. You are carried along by the author on a fast paced adventure that reaches a truly amazing climax. I would highly recommend Dust that those that love technology, intrigue and adventure!!

Exodus (The New American Commentary) I found this book to be extremely informative and helpful in leading a small group study of the book of Exodus.

I am very pleased with the book and the time that it took that i got it. Not to mention if you are interested in the Book of Exodus this is a good commentary to look through. he (Stuart) is very interested in the event of the exodus.

This is a wonderful commentary. He writes in an easily understandable style. The commentary is very thorough. A good evangelical commentary.

The thing that most impressed me about Douglas Stuart's commentary on Exodus for the New American commentary series (Broadman & Holman) is the easy proficiency with which Dr. Stuart exegetes how a particular Hebrew word or phrase should be taken in context, weaves in the ANE background, and demonstrates the way the theology not only relates to Exodus and the rest of the Pentateuch, but to entire biblical corpus. Those familiar with Dr. Stuart's prior work will not be surprised by the depth of scholarship undergirding his insights here. For a conservative commentary that is sufficiently meaty but still easy on the eyes, one could do no better.

Exodus is a pivotal book, a key volume not only in the Pentateuch but in the whole of the Hebrew bible. And Douglas Stuart is a first rate evangelical Old Testament scholar (who has already penned commentaries on Ezekiel and some of the Minor Prophets). Put the two together and you have an important and powerful combination.

There have been a number of good commentaries on the book of Exodus. Many consider the 1974 volume by Brevard Childs (Old Testament Library) to be the best written, albeit by a non-evangelical. Good volumes of a somewhat more conservative and evangelical variety have been penned by Enns (NIV Application Commentary, 2000) and Durham (Word Biblical Commentary, 1987). But this is the newest and perhaps best treatment of the book. Part of the New American Commentary series, this just released volume will long serve as the first port of call for evangelical assessments of this important Old Testament book.

Good commentaries offer a balance of two things: the technical, grammatical, cultural and other background material, along with sound theological analysis. Both exegesis and exposition are required. This volume fulfils both requirements nicely.

Stuart has clearly done his homework. (He says he consulted over 1700 items, not all of which are featured in the bibliography.) He is up on all the relevant literature, and is aware of the current debates. He also writes well, and is able to provide the theological sense of the book, and individuals passages throughout.

Given the constraints of the series, his introductory remarks do not occupy much space (only 50 pages out of an 800 page work). But more detailed discussions of important points are scattered throughout the commentary. Thus a number of excurses into various disputed issues, difficult topics, or theological hot potatoes are interspersed in these pages. Surprisingly however one such item, the Divine name YHWH as revealed in Exodus 3:14, receives no separate excursus, but just a half page discussion (along with a half page footnote, leading the reader to further study).

While acknowledging that extra-biblical evidence for Exodus is thin, he is more optimistic than writers like Durham about the book's historicity. He also ascribes Mosaic authorship to the book.

His thematic approach to this book is to highlight the servant theme: Israel's' exodus from Egyptian servitude is replaced by servitude to Yahweh. The transition from being servants of a bad king to being servants of a good king is the overriding motif of the book, although Stuart lists eight other key themes, including the necessity of law, the promised land, and covenant relationship.

The commentary itself is a nice blend of giving the sense of the text along with the various technical considerations that need to be addressed. More scholarly discussion is reserved for the footnotes, which are plenteous and lengthy. Thus the main body of the text can be easily followed, but the numerous excurses and footnotes take the reader to more advanced levels, when deeper considerations are called for.

All in all this is a very fine commentary indeed, which should serve both student and scholar for many years to come.

David imparts years of wisdom on what works , why , where to get
supplies .. read this cover to cover and you'll cook with the best.. recipes for sauces , rubs ,the right cooking temperatures
and of course the famous salmon with garlic,sundried tomato & parsley topping.. no one has ever turned down a second serving !!
I have sent copies to friends in Spain and Australia .. and received much praise for the gift. Sadly David passed away from breast cancer in 92 . enjoy his wonderful recipes a gift that lives on..

David Valjacic is a captain with the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service who draws upon his many years of experience and expertise in preparing meals for the firemen in his company (and backyard barbecues for his family) in assembling the more than 150 superb recipes for The Fire Chef: Fast Grilling & Slow Cooking On The Barbecue. From Memphis Barbecue Ribs; Grilled Swordfish Steaks; and Barbecue Fillet Steaks Crusted with Cheese; to Chilied Baby Back Ribs; Rosemary and Lime Chicken; and Grilled Duckling with Pumpkin Seeds, The Fire Chef will prove to be a family favorite!

After years of cooking the standard fare on the barbeque (hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.), I wanted to learn more. This cookbook is fantastic, and I recommend it highly!
The author is a firefighter in Canada, who draws on his knowledge of Southern Barbeque, as well as some ethnic dishes he learned from his family. The beginning of the cookbook provides the basics of barbeque. The recipies are relatively simple, and the ingredients can be bought in any supermarket. Every single dish I have prepared using this cookbook has gotten rave reviews. This book can turn the weekend amateur BBQ cook into a gourmet grill chef. There are wonderful recipies for salmon, swordfish, filet mignon and chicken. If you're going to purchase one barbeque cookbook, this should be the one!

WHILE LOVE TO COOK OUT DOORS MY WIFE IS A MORE OLD TIME COOK.SINCE I RECIVED THE FIRE CHEF COOK BOOK WE HAVE TRIED MANY OF THE RESIPES IN HIS BOOK HIS SALMON RESIPE ISTHE BEST WE HAVE EVER TRIED WE LIVE IN THE NORTH WEST AND FISH A STAPLE OF OURS. WITH OUT A DOUBT THE BEST FISH RESCIPES ANY ONE COULD TRY. HISBARBQUE SAUCE ON PAGE 29 IS ALL SO A WINNER. BEATS ANYTHING YOU CAN GET AT THE STORE . TO GET THIS MUCH GOOD OUT OF A COOK BOOK AT THIS PRICE IS UNBLIVEABLE DOES HE HAVE ANY OTHERS .

This book gives you basic and advanced information about grilling. He provides easy recipes that are a variety of foods to suit everyone for every purpose. He does not give you recipes with hard to find spices or materials. I used several of the recipes and they turned out great. His experience came through in the instructions for the preparation and were very easy to follow. And to top it all the book is very inexpensive.

Doug Florzak's Free Agent Marketing Guide is more than just 100+ marketing tips; its success comes from its combination of concisely-stated, actionable ideas, case studies,and resources.

The case studies bring the ideas to life, the resources point the way to carefully-chosen books and web site resources that can help readers learn more about a particular approach or technique.

At a time of rapid technological change, the Free Agent Marketing Guide provides a needed overview of tools and techniques combined with a one-stop, carefully-compiled "centralized resource" to keep everything straight.

A valuable bonus: the book is impeccably designed and produced. The design isn't "padded" with decorative touches that distract and unnecessarily increase the page count.

I live for checklists and ideas -- and that's what this book has in spades. When I get tired of the same old marketing activities for my business or they're not paying off, this is the book I turn to for a fresh idea to get going again.

Use this book to avoid re-inventing the wheel and pull out some great marketing ideas that will shake things up.

The Free Agent Marketing Guide provided countless resources to start, improve or enhance your marketing and sales effectiveness. The book is filled with short, easy to read, practical strategies to grow your business. Some of it is basic and some more advanced, but no matter where your are in your business cycle, you'll find words of wisdom and value. I bookmarked numerous pages and took advantage of the many of the vendors and websites recommended.

Another excellent book with sound advice by Florzak. His marketing techniques, both traditional and non-traditional, are practical and useful for both start-up and established businesses. The Resource information alone is worth the purchase price. Easy to see how implementing just several of his 100+ marketing ideas can pay off.

In The Free Agent Marketing Guide: 100+ Marketing Tips For Free Agents, Independent Consultants, And Freelancers, Doug Florzak (Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach and Associate Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication) provides 112 marketing tips thematically appropriate for time-stressed and budget-challenged freelance agents. In addition to his own impressive body of professional experience and expertise, Florzak also draws upon scores of resources and interviews with free agents who successfully implemented their own marketing strategies. To put it simply, The Free Agent Marketing can quite justifiably be considered as the "bible" for freelancers, free agents, and independent consultants.

This book really hit a home run for me. It was easy to understand and well written for a Business Marketing book dealing with its subject. The 5 Step Framework should work for anyone needing help in planning to launch and effectively brand a website, as well as any product or service that might not be related with the Online world.

In fact, the Authors' 5 Step Framework is quite practical to apply to any type of business with any size marketing issue. The saavy Marketing Executive will be able to apply this Framework to guide them through a refined process resulting in successful execution of their projects!

My bet is that this book will result in a cult following ala G. Moore's "Crossing the Chasm" and M. Hammer's "Reengineering the Corporation"! I also think that it would benefit the college student seeking additional reading materials....because they don't teach this in Buisiness School....yet! ...Five Stars...

"From Bricks to Clicks" is an easy read that provides a straight forward framework, or process if you please, for creating an Online Brand. In my opinion, I trust that the 5 steps could easily be applied to any business whether online or not! I am flabber-gasted to think that finally in 2001 that this is the first book I have read which clearly addresses these complicated and sometimes overwhelming marketing issues that most every company faces from time to time.

The book's real world examples highlight the authors' experiences, knowledge and how they arrived (step-by-step) at excellent solutions to the problems. Implementing the defined process proves its value time&time again in the book. The 5 step framework they describe is simple and should be easy to apply to small and large projects at any size company.

I am pleased that they would share this knowledge and their 5 Steps Framework in this book. I recommend "From Bricks to Clicks" for any high-level Marketing Executive and I look forward to future books or seminars by the Authors.

a great book about branding and marketing with substance! Most of the books I've read about the web, marketing, and web-marketing either use case studies (many of which are quickly obsolete) to make their case or branding theory. From Bricks to Clicks clearly is written with an understanding of both the value of hard-core branding (not just creating a logo, but building a brand by building a business) as well as what business is all about. I found it engaging and interesting. I especially liked the section on globalization ... I don't think I've seen that discussed adequately anywhere, and this is a great start with really good insight. The last 18 months showed what happens when companies forget/or don't know the basics of identifying and selling value - this book makes doing that right a lot more understandable.

This book is pleasantly different from the other brand books out there, not only because of the method, but also because it logically articulates branding on and off the web-- and integrates it with other areas of marketing. Lots of times branding is a distant cousin to marketing and corporate communications, and this book makes it all fit together. As the creator of a small business, it's useful to me but I can also see how it will help big corporate executives as well. An enjoyable read, and very useful.

This book answers a lot of my questions about how to make branding more of a tangible part of business. It is not so much written about the dot-com failures and successes as it is how the web is integrated with a method that's worked for a long time ... which I think is much more compelling. The international/global elements also added a lot because U.S. companies really need to understand this side of things better. It's an interesting, quick read. The only pseudo-negative I might add is that the cover information actually does the book an injustice ... it sounds too web-centric when in fact the book goes far beyond that. A great alternative and next-step book after the trout/ries and geoffrey moore texts.

This book mostly focused on mausoleums and unusual statuary, not very much on graves and/or headstones. It was very thorough without being boring at all. A GREAT feature was that every picture had a story right next to it with neat information - no searching around to find the text to go with the photo, or looking it up in an index in the back. I also liked the fact that 98% of the book focused on sites that you could find in the United States - only one or two of the sites were in Europe. A very interesting "coffee table" book which could easily interest others on this subject.

Okay I like cemetery books, and I received this as a present recently (THANK YOU AGAIN!!)and I gotta say, it's really nice. You get a nice selection of styles of monument and outstanding photography! I was also interested in the pictures of the Community Mausoleum at Mary Queen of Heaven and the name of those annoying little flies that live there (buy the book, or better yet, get it as a gift!).

I bought this book...sight unseen because of the reader reviewsand the description of the book. It is indeed a beautifullyphotographed book and is filled with fascinating (not just interesting) synopses of people who "went out in style". I was hoping for more pictures of cemetery statuary (as pictured on the cover of the book), but when I started reading about the masoleums, etc. I was enthralled. (The book "Saving Graces" is totally cemetery (female) statuary, but almost all from European cemeteries.) This is a new interest for me and is quite beautiful and interesting! Not at all morbid. One interesting note: all photos taken in the cemeteries photographed for this book have NO living people in them. I wonder how the photographer managed that? Or was it requested beforehand? END

GOING OUT IN STYLE

August `99

You may think that books about cemeteries couldn't possibly be of interest. Not so! The great American cemeteries such as Wood Lawn and Green-Wood in New York, Laurel Hill in Philadelphia, Mountain View in Oakland and Mt. Auburn in Cambridge, nearly all now sadly neglected, are fascinating, fantastic places filled with palace-like tombs, many of which were designed by famous architects and decorated by famous artists, as well as a feast of oddities, some funny, some ridiculous, some touching, some merely lugubrious. While such places may now seem quaint, ironically, they reflect a more realistic acknowledgment of the inevitability of death than is the case today. GOING OUT IN STYLE presents nearly 170 color photographs of tombs, mausoleums, grave stones, columbaria, stained glass, chapels and stone angels and other statuary found in cemeteries across the United States. There is an informative introduction and the captions provide adequate information about the Dear Departed. Some other worthy illustrated books about cemeteries include SILENT CITIES: THE EVOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN CEMETERY (Jackson/Vergara-Princeton Architectural Press, l989. All color), WOODLAWN REMEMBERS: CEMETERY OF AMERICAN HISTORY (Bergman/North Country Books, 1988. Color and B&W)the small-format SAVING GRACES (Robinson/Norton), a stunning collection of B&W photographs of the exotic and often downright erotic marble ladies who adorn European graves and BEAUTIFUL DEATH(Robinson/Penguin Studio),a volume of artful color photographs of tombs and graves in European cemeteries

This is the greatest book for people who are interested in cemeteries and sepulchral monuments. It specializes in mausoleums, mostly small family ones, but shows you what the larger ones are like, also. Doug Keister actually takes you inside a few mausoleums to see what they look like inside. The book also tells you a lot about the architecture of the tombs, so you can visit your local cemeteries and be more knowledgeable . The photos are outstandingly clear and crisp even in book form. If you get a chance to see Keister's travelling exhibit, you will be even more astounded at the large photos. I wish Mr. Keister would write more books, with Mr. Cronin's photos, about this subject. The statuary is just gorgeous, and so emotional. The information is so interesting.It is just a "must have" for anyone interested in these subjects.