Travis Books

I really enjoyed this book. I think anyone who enjoys reading should read this. ^.^

This is Travis Gill, author of this book. I hope that you have enjoyed reading this book. To aid those who wish to learn more about the characters, the story's roots, and other things, I have a webpage for you. This is also good for people who really have no idea about medieval times, and want to get a grasp on what the book is trying to show.

It is located at http://www.astanax.com and I hope you find it worthwhile. And sorry for those who think this book is a 5 star, I'm being modest and don't want to boast, so I'm giving myself a 3, in between 1 and 5.

This is the first book that I have read in the Sheila Travis series and I absolutely could not put it down! I have become very fond of other "Southern" mystery series a la Laura Childs and Tamar Myers, and this series definitely does not disappoint.

I found the characters to be very believable and the detail in which Sprinkle describes the nuances of Southern mannerism provides a good lesson in the sociology of the region.

The only challenge that I faced when reading the book was keeping track of so many characters. Each added a colorful element to the story, but I think the author also ended up having to jump around very quickly, and some of the characters may not have been as thoroughly developed as they could have been.

All in all, though, I really enjoyed this and look forward to reading other books in the Sheila Travis series.

This was a pleasant read, well plotted and satisfyingly suspenseful. The characters were, mostly, believable in the role they played, with one exception: I found it difficult to believe that the murderer was able to commit the crimes in the manner described. The motives were convincing, just not the method.

Other than that everything fell together satisfactorily. With each successive installment in this series Shiela Travis's character becomes more fully "fleshed out," more real, and I find myself looking forward with a delicious sense of anticipation to the next episode in her life.

Travis Walton shares this adventure with all honesty.
He comes through so sincere!
Travis gives a backround on the town and people involved
in this incident.You will feel like you know all those involved.
He takes you right from the start up until now.
Travis Walton is a very humble man who went through an extraordinary experience. He explains in great detail.
You won't be able to put this book down! The book is now going for a pretty price but I would highly recommend it! It is worth the price! The Walton experience is a MUST READ!!

If you have heard of but know nothing about Walton's experience, then you may enjoy this book. Walton presents the basic facts behind his story.

However, there is not much to present because Walton was knocked unconscious by a beam of light and simply woke up five days later. Anyone who wants detail of his abduction will be disappointed. There is none because Walton can not remember much of what happened.

Nothing against Mr. Walton, but if you have heard the basic details of this story then the book probably won't tell you much and is sure not worth the price that is being charged because the book is out of print.

I have heard Mr. Walton interviewed and I have read this book, and I think pretty clearly something terrifying happened to him. I admire the fact he does not make up a bunch of stuff to fill out the book. At $6 it would be easy to recommend, but at the prices copies are going for......No way.

I was impressed with Travis' 'AAA in Current Practice'. It brought my interest in architecture to a new 'professional' level that I know I can achieve. Reading this book strengthens hopes and goals when there are not too many African-American architects around to help you do so. I see a need for a book of this type, not only currently, but also as an historical trace back to ancient times. I enjoyed the book as entertaining and informative reading, but now, I use it as a 'current' resource.

Travis Price invites us to get out of our safety and boring molds and explore/enjoy/rejoyce in the various creative and living forms that nature offers. In reading Price's book I am reminded that a home is a temple where one can retreat in peace.
Try it!

A story that many could relate to, a tale of school bullying and the restrictions of the conventional school system nearly driving a young man over the edge. For anyone who has ever wondering what could have possibly lead those two young boys to go on that murderous rampage at Columbine High School.

The book actually opens with an account of that very incident, and then goes onto track Jack's progress throughout primary and high school. The tale, though having occasional glimpses of happiness, ultimately ends with a boy struck down by depression and nearly homicidal with rage at his attackers.

The only criticism that I could make of the book is to say that, while documented without remarkable detail the many problems of conventional schooling, it fails to provide a solution to the many problems.

Jack ackknowledges many of his own faults, and how teachers ultimately went about solving these faults in the wrong way, but fails to say what SHOULD have been done. Or what should be done in the future? The prospect of alternative schooling is raised, but needed to be discussed in future detail I felt.

Otherwise, it was an absorbing read, well worth the time and highly reccommended.

Ryan.

The Book is interesting. It reviews cash flow analysis, which is generally done in the purchase/valuation of large companies. The previous edition has more detail. It would probably be good to own both editions.

Mr.Cab Calloway was one of a kind. I think I was the last person on this earth to purchase this thin paperback booklet. In this book, Mr.Calloway explains his childhood. In his words, he was the most rebellious, stubborn, unrelenting black S.O.B you've ever wanted to meet. In my words, his stubborn ways is what drove him to fame. This book tells how he got started in show business, watching his sister Blanche Calloway while on tour with her and her band. If you are a Cab Calloway fan, and want to learn more about his life and his journey through show business; then this is the book to read. Dempsey J. Travis captured Cab Calloway's true feelings and personality. Mr. Calloway also talked about his fondest memories of being on the road, performing. From the mouth of Mr.Calloway, his philosophy was: People should grab a hold on life and live it to the hilt. Life is a fleeing and old age is a creeping; you got to get to getting while the getting is good.

This book is a good read for those interested in baseball history. There are a lot of facts and figures about professional baseball in the 30's and early 40's. My interest in the book was personal. I grew up in the same town as the Travis's and knew Mr. Travis's oldest son, Tony. He and I were in the same high school graduating class (Jonesboro, Georgia, H.S., class of '61). I have been in the Travis home and found, just as the writer found, that Mr. Travis was a quiet and humble man. I did not know until later in my life the extent of his baseball career. I did find the history interesting, but I was more interested in the man rather than the baseball player. I recommend the book to baseball fans, and/or those who live or have lived in Clayton or Fayette Counties, Georgia.

Realizing the power and love of God at a young age I soon took painful account of the amount of human suffering everywhere. The dissonance was frustrating. It seemed that humanity was (and is) thirsting to death while sitting next to an artesian well; dying of hunger and begging, cup in hand, while squatting at the entrance of a modern-day supermarket. By the way, (and to comlete the symbolism) our father owns the supermarket!

In the first three chapters I spell out the myriad of ways in which God has exercised his healing heart upon his children in the time of Abraham all through the scriptures up through the era of Jesus and the Apostles. The awakening of the healing movement in the late 1800's is retraced in chapter four. Incidentally most all of the participants in the modern day healing movement can be traced to God working in the hearts of those who laid groundwork between the latter 1800's and early/mid 1900's.

The final chapter is dedicated to a couple dozen testimonials; stories of those who have been miraculously healed and are alive today to tell the tale.

The book includes a chart of healings found in the 'old' testament plus a comprehensive chart of the healings Jesus performed. There is also an original chart of the 11 Hebrew words for "healing"; they are listed and illustrated to enhance understanding of the Judeo-Christian roots of the concept of healing.

The objective of this book is to help people become fully aware of the power of God to heal them in body, soul and spirit. It is ultimately to assist people in the life and death struggle to realize that God is very real, very near, altogether compassionate and ready to touch them. They need only to respond to His beckoning of them.

Incidentally God's beckoning includes pain. Our problem is that nothing is so effective to get our attention.

My hope is that in reading this book you will be aware (perhaps for the first time) of the power of God AND the access that you have to His power through His Son Christ Jesus. His Son Jesus is to be enjoyed and shared.

D.W.T.