Gregory Books

Way back when, after the war when these prototypes were being built, I as a young lad was working on many of these prototypes. I admired them and reading this book has helped relive many of the memories.

This is a great book. The book is mostly a photo book with some info with history and/or specs about the car. The pictures are vibrant, clear, quality pictures. A "must have" for the exotic car fan.

This book compares the Lutheran, Catholic, and Protestant faiths. It start with what the three faiths are in complete agreement with, then moves to a section regarding views that are slightly different, and finally addresses things that are in complete disagreement.

Very well-written and does not take sides. The author strictly states the facts and does not try to sway the reader one way or the other - a relatively easy read. I really like this book as a reference when people ask me, "what exactly is the difference between Catholics and Lutherans?"

This book does a great job comparing catholics, lutherans and protestants. It discusses areas where the denominations agree, where they depart slightly in their beliefs and where they disagree completely.

Cerebral Stimulation
(the stage and page poetry of Ritallin)
by A. Gregory Frankson
BeWrite Books
ISBN #1905202326

So, if help came as a poem, would you see the point?
a review by Donna Gagnon

Words. Use 'em, lose 'em, tell me what they make you see. Are ya dancin' yet? And how does it feel when I say `dung' and `sexy-assed' and `feeds the glucose'?

In "Cerebral Stimulation", a new book of poetry by A. Gregory Frankson (aka Ritallin), words are just the beginning. Black ink on white paper. What you have to do with this book is listen ... hear the feet tappin' on the stage, feel the rhythm of struggling to live and tryin' to make sense of what gets thrown at everyday people standing on the street or staring out their windows.

At the age of twelve, Greg was MC Tony G. in Scarborough, Ontario. He's been writing hip-hop lyrics for two decades. He performed in high school and university for community and school functions. Greg worked with some of the best in Canadian hip-hop, including Choclair, with whom he shared a stage for several years. After university, Greg became disenchanted with the direction of hip-hop music and turned to spoken word poetry, which gave him more flexibility to express his deeply-held political views.

Three years ago, Ritallin made his debut at an Ottawa spoken word event. Since then, he's been delivering powerful poetry in a lyrically appealing, widely accessible and unapologetically provocative manner in Canada.

And ya just have to sit up and listen when he writes about his pen, like:

i got to step correct on the approach
strong and silky smooth, court that
like them old school brothas you read about
in 11th grade English class where you're
checking that sister with the hair au natural

(from "My Pen")

In "A Child's Prayer", Ritallin hits hard and hits close about the uncle that was never really welcome:

it's cool when he gives me twenty bucks
or gives me toys, like Tonka trucks

but other times, when he stops by
for barbecues or to just say hi

we go downstairs and shut the door
and uncle Russ ain't cool no more

he asks to look, takes off my pants
and takes my hands, we start to dance

Ritallin's a drug. A. Gregory Frankson's a voice to be heard. Get yourself some.

A Certain Lucas demostrates the writting ability of Julio Cortazar, focused on the everyday things that make him laugh. If Cronopios and Famas touched you, this will make you laugh

Despite the catchy title, this book is primarily a scholarly work written for archaeologists and not for the general public. However, anyone with some archaeological background (several undergraduate courses, or a similar level of familiarity with archaeological literature for the U.S. Southwest) and a strong interest in the area will get a lot out of it. It was published in 1991 but has become a classic, often recommended as supplemental background reading for graduate courses and ending up on most student reading lists for candidacy exams.

This book offers children and adults of all ages to experience first hand belonging, generosity, independence, and mastery. Its rhyming verses tell a story of a homeless man who was given a chance to shine by a family. It is told through the eyes of the child and is inspiring!

Many physical geography instructors provide no history of, or detail the prospects for, the discipline they instruct in. This is by far the best scholarly attempt to provide a synopsis of the possibilities for physical geographic research: where it was, and where it CAN go. The bibliography is outstanding. Highly recommended as a supplement to American Intro. Physical Geography courses (for motivated majors) even though it is written for the British university. It may help breath life back into a neglected subject that the authors believe has great promise for examining past, present, and future global environmental change.

Finally, the cat is out of the bag! Therapists listen up. Some of the best therapists in our business are telling us what we need to hear. And we better listen if we plan to be relevant to our clients and of value to our profession. The Truth of therapy is revealed in this wonderfully well written book. The rules have changed indeed.

In the ancient days of therapist-dominated therapy it was assumed that somehow we would descend like golden eagles and eaglettes upon the unknowing psychotherapeutic prey also known as patients and/or clients. It was assumed that based on our clinical wisdom we would be able to direct and provide the kinds of interventions and/or techniques that would make a curative difference. All this without narry a need to truly include those to whom we are entrusted to provide hope, freedom, and maybe some healing and cure along the way. Add to this mix the push of managed behavoiral care and endearment of brief is better approaches to psychotherapy all in the name of the almighty dollar, and we may have lost our way on the yellow brick road and have descended into Alice's bottomless pit in search of the white rabbit and not even know it! Sound a bit much? Step back, and ask yourself, as a therapist--"when was the last time you used "common factors" to determine your treatment plans? when was the last time you asked your patient and/or client for "their" direction on the interventions and/or techniques used to attain the psychotherapeutic holy grail?" If these questions seem alien to your gestalt then be assured that there is help out of this mess. There really is a better wasy to do what we do. It has always been there, but we have meely walked passed it, ever in search of yet another method.

The truth is that our patients/client'/s interpretation of what is going on in our therapy, the therapeutic alliance, transfeerence and all that good stuff- still matters. And when we focus on "common factors" we will indeed have more effective interventions in our therapy. "Changing the Rules" presents both a develpmental and empiracal focus, which is most comforting. The text takes us on a very practical and needed journey starting with the initial interview with our patient/client, then on to the design and delivery of the various therapeutic interventions that can positively impact the go and flow of what our patient/client wants- which may or may not be what we want. This is not a therapeutic cookbook with all kinds of cutesie receipes for success. It is a realistic, hardscrabble analyis of what we may have been in denial of for too many years. The lights are back on. We are indebted to the authors for taking the time to do the legwork, the research to once again remind us all of the power and potential of the work we are all blessed to be in. Finally, what sets this book apart form others is the special sections on gender bias and ethics- so important to be aware of and modify -if these are "blind spots" in our practice. I would higly recommend this book to anyone who is involved in psychotherapy. There are lessons for the new and seasoned therapists. In future additions of this work, I would like to see more material on ethnicity and age as therapeutic factors between and among therapist and patient and/or client. This is a book you will read and re-read many times.It will not gather dust on a therapeutic shelf. Well written and well worth the read. Ira S. Katz, PhD- Clinical Psychologist-Soledad, California