Turner Books

I am a 3rd grader in Chicago and my teacher read us this book about 3 kids and two adults. Their names are Luther, Carrie, Dilly, Mama, and Papa. It was in the time of slavery. Dilly's mother was sold to a mean white man, where Luther and Carrie's mother lived too. Carrie's father was sold to another white man with lots of horses, but the father escaped. They made a daring escape. Running from dogs and people, and sliding across the great Mississippi, by foot and by horse, they reached many stops on the Underground Railroad, including places in Chicago and around Chicago that I know about. Along the way, they get separated from each other. A lost aunt, a future uncle, and an old-time taxi driver are part of the puzzle that is finished by the end of the book. I'll let you find out the rest. This is probably the best book I've read about slavery. This story changed my life because I will never tease someone that has a different color skin from me.

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Lynn Turner is a native of the countryside of Nova Scotia and the North Atlantic. Canada's severe winters and beautiful coast side summers make for vivid imaginations in the writing community, and Ms. Turner is no exception.

Keely Dunwich returns in this Gottingen mystery. She has established herself in her law practice, has a boyfriend, and is generally enjoying life until the son of a friend disappears and a mysterious ship washes up on the coast. The ship turns out to be a drug runner, and Zenon's disappearance could be connected. In the meantime, two of Keely's deceased grandmother's Wiccan coven show up to perform the rites of Halloween. Keely still hasn't come to grips with her heritage, and she is slow to warm up to the two delightful Wiccas. The two fun loving elders come in handy when the situation with Zenon calls for desperate measures:

"Doreen, looking pleased with herself, took a bite of dinner.

'Blowroot,' Sissy said clearly.

Keely frowned at her. 'Blowroot?'

'Sandra had a supply. We already checked.'

'I don't think I want to know what you're talking about.' She turned

back to the sink to heat the teapot.

'Don't worry, dear. She left antivenin too.'

'How thoughtful,' Keely mumbled sarcastically."

Salvaged is an entertaining and satisfying sequel to Last Resort, Lynn Turner's first mystery. Keely's character is developed as she assimilates into the life of the town of Gottingen. Her boyfriend, Jay, is on hand to share in her adventures, and their relationship is still growing. Her friend Betty, who runs the local eatery, is a carefully wrought character whose friendship with Keely suffers from the strain of her son's kidnapping. Keely is a determined and resourceful heroine, who is fun to follow and root for. The reader quickly gets caught up in this mystery/thriller, and Turner doesn't disappoint. Salvaged is a top-notch tale with lots of twists and turns, and Turner keeps all of her quirky characters managed for the reader's enjoyment. A great read!

Shelley Glodowski
Senior Reviewer

I bought this for a Christmas gift---They were very happy!

I found this at my local library and read this to my little guy for Christmas. What wonderful stories. They have great morals, easy to understand reading for all ages, very colorful illustrations. I will always recommend this book to others to share with their children.

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We spent nearly two years putting this book together. Researching the history wasn't a problem; there was plenty of material available. But we had hundreds of old photos that needed to be identified. That took a lot of time and effort.

All in all, this book is a good snapshot of the Savannah Police Department as it entered the new millenium. For those of us who were there, thumbing through the pages stirs a lot of memories.

For those interested in the history of the City and its police, this book ties it all together - from Colonial times to the present day.

An interesting side story related to this book . . . on page 32 is a photo of police dispatcher Mary Williams Sims, taken in 1957. There's no mistaking the resemblence to actress Jamie Lee Curtis.

In August of 2001, I met Ms. Curtis while passing through the Atlanta airport. I told her about this book and the photo of Ms. Sims. Ms. Curtis graciously agreed to autograph a copy of the book for Ms. Williams.

I sent her two copies - one for her to autograph and one to keep. She returned the autographed copy within a few weeks. Ms. Sims - who was in her 90's by this time - was very pleased to receive the autographed copy of the book.

The many definitions of voice in the dictionary give an introduction to the variation of meaning behind the word, but, as with most dictionary definitions, leaves one grasping only the thinnest of meanings. It cannot give voice to all the meanings, subtleties, nuances, and uses of words. It speaks with an intentional voice, and in realizing that intention, leaves much out. So it is true with many throughout history, and it is still true even in today's relatively more tolerant pluralistic and diverse society.

Turner and Hudson, in this book Saved from Silence: Finding Women's Voice in Preaching, address the question of why and how women should find a voice in preaching in today's church. In so doing, they explore different historical examples, from women mentioned in the Bible to other women in later Christian history. The importance of voice is brought in from the outset, prior to specific examples. What does one mean by voice? '"Voice" as a metaphor corresponds to basic principles in feminist, womanist, and liberationist thought that recognise the issues of power and oppression in relationships.' (p. xii) Their terminology expands beyond the specific task of the recovery of women's voices, and speaks to all humanity. 'If the church recommitted itself to a "voice-centered" theology and mission, the church would be called to take more seriously the systems and structures that stifle the voices in human community.' (p. 139) To a very large, the recovery of women's voices, as one voice that has been explicitly excluded from the greater conversation in the church throughout history, can lead to the recovery of the lost and/or stifled voices of all in the church. This is true in many aspects of the life of the church, not simply preaching. Liturgy and biblical studies often overlooked women (among others). The ignoring of these other voices can have serious consequences. 'It challenges the accuracy of the claim that liturgy is the work of the people when so many of the people are rendered invisible and silent.' (see In Her Own Rite, by Marjorie Procter-Smith, p. 61, which I have also reviewed)

The recovery of lost or stifled voices is no easy task. 'The inability of the silent women to find meaning in the words of others is reflected also in their relations with authorities. While they feel passive, reactive, and dependent, they see authorities as being all-powerful, if not overpowering.' (see Women's Ways of Knowing, by Mary Field Belenky, et al., p. 27, which I have also reviewed) There is great pressure, both officially sanctioned and unofficially encouraged, that keeps those silent from speaking out. When the silent do speak out, it is often ignored. 'Our history as a church is blessed, however, with stories of women who, empowered by God's spirit, have courageously chosen to speak rather than to flee. . Yet, in each generation, feminist work is received as it had no historical past.' (p. 89) It is made more complex in that the silence isn't always a complete stifling. 'Because people do not share a single experience of oppression or define themselves in the same way, one person may feel "voiced" in one situation and then "silenced" in another.' (p. 17) Women in different cultures, and indeed different social classes, denominations, or other such varying conditions, may find greater or lesser degrees of being silenced.

One can look to the biblical text itself, Turner and Hudson argue, to see that there is a call for an empowering of voice to women (among others). 'We found in the biblical texts a model for ongoing interpretation that demands that the contextualised voice speak to its world. We found a hermeneutic that makes our own engagement with the text - because it is ours - important and necessary.' (p. 2) The example of Elizabeth and Zechariah at the beginning of Luke-Acts, and Elizabeth's interactions with Mary, are given as instances of women's voices being empowered over those of men.

If, as Turner and Hudson state, 'The purpose of religious life is to assist and sustain the conversation between God and humanity,' then the silencing of anyone on a categorical basis leads to a brokenness. (p. 50) Each of us can relate to the feelings of women in being silenced, although the correlation is sometimes, given our individual circumstances, an imperfect one - for instance, being a male (white male, besides) affords me other opportunities for voice for which I do not have to fight; however, there are circumstances in which I am silenced by design or by neglect. As we explore the silencing of any individual or group, it gives us opportunity to reflect upon ways in our own lives in which we have been silenced.

In the silencing of any voice, the church runs the risk of silencing an important prophecy. In the silencing of any voice, one makes a choice, and treads on the dangerous ground of not hearing those difficult things that God intends, that are necessary, that are good and just. The hearing of these voices can enrich our lives, even through the irritation that might occur.

The elaborate Reports of the Society for Psychical Research seldom get beyond the shelves of its members, and it is possible that few of this class read them with any such care an patience as students are made to bestow upon Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel.... I have endavored in this present volume to summarise the most important of the Society's work, more especially with refence to such matter as might claim to bear upon the problem of future life.
--- excerpts from book's Preface

I have tried many of the recipes in this book. Most are simple to make and all are delicious. This is my favorite cookbook (and I have many) and it is a must for any seafood lover. Try the Block Island swordfish ( very simple with onions and bacon the only other ingredients besides the fish.) My husband says this one is right up there with sex. My favorite is the Pacific Shrimp. I sub asparagus for the peppers as above husband can't do sweet peppers. It is yummy. You will not be disappointed with this book.