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I did not buy this book because MBW was an inspirational female or other, but because her photos are simply superb. They capture a feeling, a time and space with a clarity that is both sparse and yet detailed. This is a book to savour and reflect on.

This large format hard-backed book is a magnificent tribute to one of the world's most renowned women photographers. Published by Pavilion, this landmark retrospective (with a UK street price of 40 pounds) contains 160 pages of some of her most remarkable monochrome images, together with some rarely seen work from her personal archives.

Reproduction is quite literally superb, with the pictures jumping from the page; most images are placed one to a page while some spread the gutter. Those who aspire to create the very best black and white prints should study Bourke-White's work carefully. As fine art photographs they would hang well in any gallery. As documentary images they are as good as any I have seen.

From the 1920s to the 1950s Bourke-White fearlessly recorded objects, people and events that shaped history. First famed as an industrial photographer, she then became on the first staff photographers at Life magazine.

This book is the most complete collection of her work to date and includes photographs from her early days. Images of industrialised America, through to war-torn Korea and the Nazi bombing of Moscow, all show life as it really was, and photographed in such an accomplished way, that the reader can't help but be drawn into them as though it was yesterday.

Few photo books impress me as much as this one. A worthy addition to anyone's collection.

For several years, I would stop in the photography section of whatever bookstore I was in to see if there were any monographs about Margaret Bourke-White's photography. Alas, there were none. Margaret Bourke-White was a remarkable photo-journalist who has given us many remarkable and lasting images of industry, war and society. She joined Life magazine at its founding and died at the time of the magazine's demise in 1972.

This book provides a comprehensive look at her work decade by decade with the best of her best work included with an introduction to each section by Sean Callahan. The appearance of this book is long overdue. A perfect companion to this volume is the biography by Vicki Goldberg.

This book illustrates why Margaret Bourke-White should be recognized as one of the 20th century's top photographers. Her ability to capture a moment during war and destruction or an enternity in marble and stone, is awe inspiring. She was not limited by her feminity. She moved easily into the world of machines and factories, capturing molten metal and shiny blades. Again and again, I return to the book and study all aspects of her photographs. The depth of field, the rhythm, the harmony and the life seen in all her photos takes my breath away. Within a few days of purchasing the book, I had the joy of visiting the National Art Gallery of Canada in Ottawa where there are two Margaret Bourke-White photos in their collection. The soft creamy paper used in these pictures counters the hard metal of the image itself. These are the third and fourth Margaret Bourke-White's I have had the pleasure to see in person. The other two was a copy of the original cover for LIFE magazine and a single rose bud. Both of these photos are owned by Margaret Bourke-White's sorority and are featured in their archival collection. The photographic reproductions in this book, although lacking the soft creams of the Art Gallery's copies, do capture the integrity of her photos. I will treasure this book.

Wonderfully interesting and extremely well written. Mr. North does a great job in taking the reader through exciting and suspense filled travels in the harsh, but beautiful northland of Alaska and the Yukon.

The special bond between the Trapper and his faithful wolf Kai-No, could only have been described by someone who has a very special love and appreciation for animals.

As the author, there were several titles I considered but had to abandon... amazingly, though "WOLF" was in their titles, these other books had nothing about a wolf. In one case, the story was about a criminal in the Southwest who somehow reminded the author of a wolf(!)

But my research shows me that the wolf is a noble animal -- I so try to portray "Kai-No" and his relationship with Trapper; they are huge, powerful specimens of their species. And though each is sort of a fugitive from his own kind, they form a bond that enables them to survive in the cruel arctic climate.

They do encounter some frightening experiences... I hope you will read about them and enjoy them...

Many books these days include the word "WOLF" in their titles, yet have nothing to do with the ANIMAL. Here is a book that takes you into the heart and soul (and intelligence) of the wolf.

Finding a secluded valley in the Far North gives the man and the wolf introduction to a world only dreamt of heretofore... no killing in this valley (well, except for fish). But the strange couple have many obstacles to overcome. And they do overcome one of the strangest events ever included in a "Far North" story... only "The Alaska Incident" comes close.

This reader had never tackled an "e-book" before, but the author and publisher have come up with a new development that is easy on the reading... you can select a print size and color, and even a scroll speed that lets you read as you wish, without touching the computer. And you can even mark your place...

Congratulations, Blue Knight Enterprises, for a great yarn!

A mesmerizing fictional account of a fugitive trapper who is befriended by a wolf. The author follows them in their travels through the heartland of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Ultimately, the trapper and wolf settle down in the wilderness. and the trapper's long lost daughter finds him. A fine easy read. This gives the reader what would seem to be in many ways a sequel to the well known movie "Challenge to be Free".

Underrated and profound! Much more than a children's book. The story, the spirituality, and the simplicity/truth of style make this book a compelling read for anyone from age 9-100.

This interpretation of the life of Mary Jemison as written by
Ranya M. Gangi is wonderful. It is one of the few versions that is actually approved by the Seneca Nation, and also features an epilogue by Pete Jemison, who I met along with Wanda Jemison as a small child. This story of Mary Jemison is focused on the harsh reality that occured when she was captured in Pennsylvania and given as a gift to the Seneca's to replace a fallen brother. Gangi's interpretation of this story teaches us many unknown facts about Jemison as well as the Seneca Indians, which people may be unaware of. After reading this touching story, I went to Letchworth State Park where Ms. Jemison is buried to pay my respect to this local heroine. This book is the best version of Jemison's life that I have read, and I strongly reccomend it for all ages.

Mary Jemison was a Scot-Irish girl captured by the Shawnee and French during the French and Indian war. Subsequently "gifted" to two Seneca sisters, she was raised with their culture, values, and spirituality. Seaver's book does not do this woman or her story justice and Lois Lenski is not "in tune" with the heritage. Rayna Gangi is a versatile author, and has the insight, spirituality, and cultural heritage to make this truly fascinating story come alive. Mary is strong, vulnerable, wise and trusting. She loses two sons to white devices, and chooses to stay a Seneca. Letchworth State Park has her statue, Gangi has her real story. This book is the ONLY one on Mary Jemison sanctioned by the Seneca Nation as being the truth. Highly recommended for all ages.

Rayna Gangi is most definitely a talented and versatile author. I have read, "Forget The Cures, Find The Cause," (3 times!) and then searched to see what else she has written. Mary Jemison is based on a true story and this is the only version sanctioned by the Seneca nation. She's also written the screenplay. What a find! Anyone from 9 to 90 will love this book!`

Book Description: Romance Wasn't In Her Contract ... When Matilda Paige applies to be Dr. Henry Lowell's new receptionist, she does her best to ignore her instant attraction to him. It wouldn't do to dream of marrying the boss - especially when Henry is already engaged to the haughty Lucilla. But Matilda still thinks she'd suit Henry better ... and it looks like he might agree!

Matilda Paige realized within half an hour of her interview with the handsome Dr. Henry Lowell that she had fallen in love with him. Though Henry hired Matilda because she was plain, mousey, and would not distract him from his work Matilda was neither timid nor intimated by Henry. Matilda is sorely used and put-upon by her absent minded father and selfish, self-centered mother; but loved and treasured by villagers. While this is a Cinderella story in that Henry grows to love Matilda and rescues her from her mother, Matilda rescues Henry from his selfish girlfriend and half-lived life.

A pleasant Neels story where we see Henry and the entire village fall in love with Matilda

Another sweet heart-warming romance from Betty Neels!

Description from the book back cover:

When Matilda's father retires through ill health, the family's new life in Much Winterlow is forced into reduced circumstances. To make ends meet, Matilda applies to be Dr. Henry Lovell's receptionist. She does her best to ignore the strong attraction she feels for him - dreaming of white weddings and a happy marriage is not for her - and, after all, Henry is engaged to Lucilla. But Henry won't leave the village, despite Lucilla's wish to live in London, and as he gets to know Matilda he becomes more intrigued by her ...

I have to remember where the story take place for the mother made me upset with her selfishness and telling Matilda that she was the selfish one. It help to enhance the ending. It is definitely a Cinderella story if ever there was one. I enjoyed the way Matilda worked her way in the villagers hearts and into the doctor's as well. I love Betty Neels and trying to collect every book she ever written. I look forward to reading them all.

I have to remember where the story take place for the mother made me upset with her selfishness and telling Matilda that she was the selfish one. It help to enhance the ending. It is definitely a Cinderella story if ever there was one. I enjoyed the way Matilda worked her way in the villagers hearts and into the doctor's as well. I love Betty Neels and trying to collect every book she ever written. I look forward to reading them all.

wow, this book will change your life. i have probably restarted this book 20 times and not finished it yet. it is an amazing and sometimes "scary" read. (read it for yourself and you will know what i mean) i will read this again. God Bless. (i see a hardcover for sale, might need to grab that one.)

This book is for anyone wishing to improve their understanding of life.Writing style is easy to comprehend.

Reading this book, in a meditative state over a period of three weeks has changed my vibration. Anyone looking for a transformation, please read this book, take notes, underline, highlight, reread, digest and KNOW.

A favorite book to refer to and learn form. It challenges the spirit to grow

I have the first 4 of the White Dove Romance series and I absolutely LOVE them! My mom got them for me for my 15th birthday last year and I totally got hooked on them. I love this one called Mirror of Dreams because it is sooo awesome. Christian girls? READ THIS SERIES!!!!!

This book was the best book I read out of the first three of teh books. It is a very good book that every Christian kid should read

I have three of the five books that are out. The next two look really great. This is one of those series that teenage girls can relate too. I am only 14 and those books have really helped me even though the characters are older.

This series is FANTASTIC! I got the first book but I wasn'tquite sure I would like it. I was pleasantly surprised!! This is agreat series with some brand new character development and some unique plots. My only criticism of the series would be the conclusion of this book, The ending seemed to be suddenly thrust in to "get the book done." But don't let that deter you from buying this one--they're all GREAT! (Although "Swept Away" is best.)

MONEY FOR NOTHING: A HISTORY OF THE MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE BEATLES TO THE WHITE STRIPES is a 'must' for any collection strong in media history. Such collections will find the narrowed focus on music videos to be involving: it covers the earliest days of the music video when fusions of animated films, Hollywood musicals and more preceded MTV clips. The blend of pop music and short films fostered by the Beatles would sweep the music world - but had its roots in early Hollywood history. From the development of music-backed promotional films to 1970s alternative experiments with the medium, MONEY FOR NOTHING is packed with insights perfect for college-level media history holdings.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Austerlitz is an insightful and funny guide through the world of music video, and it's a tour worth taking. I spent a good portion of my adolescence looking on in horror at the flopping fish in Faith No More's "Epic," taking style cues from MC Hammer, and watching the worms crawl around Peter Gabriel's head, but my middle school eyes didn't see much past the flash. For those of you like me who loved it (but maybe didn't get it) the first time around, this book is an eye-opener - as when Austerlitz takes points to the beginnings of music video in WWII "Soundies" - while still holding on to the fun and nostalgia of an afternoon (or maybe a good, solid year) watching VH1. There's plenty in here for cinephile, music geek, or the merely curious. In short: buy it, read it, and enjoy.

The history of music videos is unwritten, even though the appeal of this strange, incandescent art form should be just as oversized for people of all ages as it is for those of us who grew up in the eighties and nineties. Austerlitz is a witty, thoughtful guide who writes with a gentle mix of scholarship and loving irreverence. Read this book no matter who you are--and then go to YouTube and burn his top 100 videos into the back of your brain.

As a child of the 80's who grew up in front of MTV, I have been waiting for a book like this to arrive. Music videos have been one of the most innovative and influential forms of media for the last twenty years, but there has been surprisingly little scholarship on the genre.
In that sense, Austerlitz is breaking new ground with this book. He is a savy tour guide for the visual landscape we all share. From the music video's early days, to the hair metal 80's into the ganster 90's, he manages to articulate in witty and insightful prose the nuances and salient features of the genre as a whole, and specific high points in particular.
With the explosion of youtube, and other self produced video formats, its about time we have some serious thinking published on the subject. Austerlitz does just that. At the same time, this is a book for the music video fan. Those of us who remember the glory days of Motley Crue's reign on DIAL-MTV, or that graffiti set of Parents Just Don't Understand, upto the great Guns and Roses triology will be thrilled to hear a wise and equally passionate voice take us back through these videos.
I only hope the sequal will shed some light on Trapped In the Closet.

Title: My Life Undercover ~ the adventures of a white-collar investigator

Author: Mary Erickson
Publisher: Behler Publications
Release date: 2004
ISBN: 0-9748962-7-6
Format Reviewed: First edition, SoftCover
Reviewer: Claudia Turner VanLydegraf,
Age Group (Adult-/Young Adult - Teen - Child (reading Level age): Most Teen, Adult.

Mary Erickson has a way and style of writing that lets the reader think they are actually remembering the way things were when the stories in this book take place. She puts her reader right there and lets them see the actions or memories through her eyes. She lets you make your own stories coincide with hers. This book will open the eyes of younger readers by letting them glimpse the past and the limits of things that everyone takes for granted now. She also makes it easy for that younger reader by having a Grandson as one of the main characters in this sweet novel.

I liked the ways that she told the stories that were undoubtedly very upsetting to the people that some of those investigations were the eventual result. She was honest about the pitfalls and abuses of the system, and how those things affected people during that more naive time. Some of those very same things are still done to people every day and still affect people much the same ways; however, we are more educated to them now than we were then. TV, Newspapers, Radio and Cable have all given us more insight into the mind of a minor predator or wannabe criminal.

My Life Undercover is an easy read, that brings a bit of nostalgia and a well placed, choke in the throat or a giggle, sigh, and smile every once in a while. I am sure that there are more stories this author has under her hat, which would make equally interesting reading. A pleasure to pick up and hard to put down, even though sometimes you have other things to do, you still want to sit and read of her Life Stories. A book that gently stirs the emotions and makes the reader more open minded to the realities of the people around them.

Being a fan of humor, I could not wait to read Mary Erickson's book "My Life Under Cover". I was not disappointed. Mary maintains a wonderful dry wit while describing rather weird circumstances, some harrowing, and others outrageously funny. Some of the characters come alive as an odd lot of eccentrics and only Mary can turn an amateurish attorney into someone you'd shake your head and say, "You gotta love him." My Life Under Cover is a book to save when you have nothing to do because it is hard to put aside. I finished it in two days on the road while my son drove through a blizzard from Kentucky to New Hampshire. The book kept my eyes off the frightful road conditions while the humor kept my mind occupied with a truly fun read.

Mary Erickson's style is a blend of the late Erma Bombeck and Mary Roach who writes `Our Planet' in the Readers Digest.

Reviewed by C.J. Morace (Author of Cocodrie and Appalachia)

Everybody has a job to do....if you're lucky you'll stuff a bulky 1970s recorder into your bra and go out to "bust" some small time scam artists as the main role of your latest employment. And if you are the average housewife/mother who has just stumbled into this sometimes wacky world of urban deception (in the name of consumer protection), you might just want to chronicle your adventures. Then you could provide the world with an irreverently funny look at what goes on behind the scenes of investigating fraud and the nefarious practices of everything from false advertising to faulty furnace repair. And in 2005 we could all laugh along with you at your experiences.
I thoroughly enjoyed these memoirs of a grandma with a very interesting past. I immediately bonded with C.C., feeling all of her apprehension about the red light blinking inappropriately between her breasts, her pranking co-workers and a never-ending sense of "what am I doing here?"
MYLIFE UNDERCOVER is a delightful, light-hearted escape, read it to get away to the memories of a much less technical, but much more entertaining, days-gone-by, world. You won't regret it.

Paralegal certificate in hand, C.C. Chaney heads out into the business world, hoping to land a job in the field she loves: law. At the age of 42, she ends up as an investigator with the Economic Crimes Unit for her city's District Attorney's Office. And that's when the fun starts. With tape recorder stuffed into her 40-D bra, C.C. sets out to catch violators of the consumer protection act. C.C. goes after scam artists, auto repair shops, air conditioning repairmen, art forgers, roof repairers, employment agencies, and the like, some with success, others not. But all with a great deal of humor and fun.

Author Mary Erickson's comedic peek into the investigative work of a middle-aged former homemaker will evoke plenty of laughs. Her style is wonderfully engaging and a delight to read. The antics of C.C. and her cohorts and the quirky characters they deal with will hold the reader's attention throughout, eagerly turning pages to read what happens next. Absolutely one of the most entertaining books written, one everyone should read, if only for the health benefit derived from having a good laugh.

The Arctic is thought of as the last unspoiled place on the planet; but mankind's influence is touching even this pristine wilderness and SILENT SNOW: THE SLOW POISONING OF THE ARCTIC comes from a top national environmental journalist who documents the degradation. Chapters survey new evidence of Arctic poisoning, its effects on ocean food webs, and why the Arctic people are among the most contaminated human beings on Earth. An eye-opening, frightening read evolves.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Easily one of Osho's best, probably of of the top 5 books of his.

It cover the essential of his philosophy. It is the spine of his work.

This book does have many important quality to pull you in a deeper connection with one's self.

A book that show the darshans questions and the marvelous insights of this modern mystic called Osho. A good book to read into the nature. Good Reading!

This book is an edited version of the "spontaneus discourses given by Osho in Lao Tzu House, Poona, India". All the fifteen chapters in " My Way" are replete with insightful statements and as a whole will lead to a very blissful life if followed.

It is ironical that the man who exhorted everyone to drop their egos and become desireless didn't follow his own advice. This is where Osho differed from the likes of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. His driving ambition to start a new religion at any cost led to his downfall.

But we should still be very grateful to Osho (Rajneesh) for a countless number of brilliant discouses on Tantra, Taoism, Zen, and anything to do with self-awareness, and also to his "sanyasins" who had toiled so hard to edit his discourses for publication.

Hal White has produced an excellent book of impossible crime/locked room fiction. He could be the next John Dickson Carr, and that's saying a mouthful.

If you like knotty problems solved by an engaging amateur sleuth, THE MYSTERIES OF REVEREND DEAN is the book for you. The price is right -- in fact, considering the complexities of the plots, the price is low. It's well worth the cost.

(By the way, if you would like to read a more detailed summary of Hal's book, go over to the GADetection Wiki where another review is archived.)

Hal White's book is exciting indeed! He has publically announced his intention of reviving an eclipsed genre, the impossible crime associated with John Dickson Carr and G K Chesterton among others. The Chesterton parallel is even stronger in that White has invented a series detective who, like Chesterton's Father Brown, is also a cleric. In fact the book is published by a Christian publishing house, though the Reverend Dean is retired and anyhow strangely unaffiliated; his theology is murky, but one hardly ever feels it intrusive. Dean solves cases in his little town in the Pacific Northwest, Dark Pine, two hours outside of Seattle, a setting that affords some nice lonesome chills.

Right now Thaddeus Dean is primarily a collection of quirks that don't really amount to an actual character. Said quirks include ownership of a monstrous St Bernard, "Puppadawg," missing his late wife Emma, gone now these three years, addiction to strong coffee, reading paperbacks in a special steam shower cabinet which swells up the books three times their size, parking at WalMart as far from the entrance as possible. He also explodes when obliged to get up earlier than 10:00 a.m. In short, he's cranky and humorless, and in future books might reap the benefit of fewer eccentricities, just like Ariadne Oliver's Sven Hjerson and his vegetarianism. Childless himself, Dean feels a paternal warmth towards a police detective, Mark Small; while a favorite niece, Susan, makes an early, puzzling appearance in the Dean saga. (Puzzling because she's set up to play a part in the stories that follow, yet she disappears and Dean never mentions her nor thinks of her again.) MURDER AT AN ISLAND MANSION shows Hal White's strengths and weaknesses in equal measure. Vicki Calais contacts Reverend Dean to express her horror that, one by one, everyone in her family is being slaughtered by impossible means--each one different. The set-ups are rich in atmosphere, the crimes themselves baffling, and Dean's deductions amazing yet fairly clued. And yet White has set himself up by limiting his suspects to only a handful (actually two) that we know who the killer is right away, particularly when the suspect is known to have mastered a particular field of activity back in high school. Giveaway! Dickson Carr was always doing that in his novels, where among a thousand other details one particular detail might go unnoticed (that is, if Tim was known to throw his voice at high school parties, you know Tim's the one responsible for the current murder and that somehow ventriloquism links into it) but in a short story, the jig's up as soon as the high school propensity is mentioned.

In MURDER ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, a demented wife takes a potshot at her husband from a fourth floor window--or did she? When the building is searched, she is nowhere to be found. Again the murderer has got to be exactly you would think, while White stumbles trying to reproduce the speech patterns of a young urban black witness--it's a painful page or two, but no real harm done. MURDER ON A CARIBBEAN CRUISE is like White's version of Agatha Christie's A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY, in which Miss Marple was sent as a charity gesture by her family to enjoy the hot sands and steel drums of a distant island. It's such a different atmosphere for Reverend Dean, far away from the preferred Northwest climate, and the crime he investigates seems particularly gruesome, with a touch of "Cabin B-14" to it as well. MURDER AT THE LORD'S TABLE may strike some as tasteless, particularly from a Christian publisher, for after you read the murder method you realize that for Hal White literally nothing IS sacred, but it's a good story nevertheless. (This is the one where the proofreading comically falls apart when Reverend Dean suffers "duel blows," instead of what I assume were supposed to be "dual blows.") In MURDER IN A SEALED LOFT, Mark Small once again calls upon the aged Reverend for assistance, in a case where a painter is found stabbed in her studio completely locked in from the inside! There are some great deductions in here involving frozen red blood cells and even I, far from a biologist, could understand and even anticipate, thanks to White's careful and fair presentation of the evidence. In MURDER AT THE FALL FESTIVAL, Reverend Dean confronts a bizarre murder apparently committed while a band of his helpers are preparing the annual Halloween party he founded way back when. George Weston is found inside a garage with only two entrances or exits--a walkway and the sort of door you always see in garages, big and massive and moving up and down. In this case Dean has to prove himself to Mark's boss, Detective Tom Michaels, one of the few men in Dark Pine who don't believe Dean walks on water (sic). Needless to say, Dean passes with flying colors, and then solves the case in an astounding series of deductions that will have you looking at your cigar case and pondering just how long and cylindrical and heat-bearing it is. This one has a solution that will make strong men literally blanch. THE MYSTERIES OF REVEREND DEAN is a marvelous debut, and I only hope that White considers putting Reverend Dean at the center of the action in a mystery novel next.

An exquisite collection of short stories - a must read for anyone who loves hard to solve couldntadunit whodunits, well developed characters, and beautiful vividly painted settings, often at an unspecified location near contemporary Seattle.

Meet an observent, people-loving Reverened emeritus of nonspecific demonination who has a penchant for asking revealing questions about odd events. Follow his line of questioning - deduce away!

The octogenarian Dean is a marvelous, fully dimensioned creation, and the stories...the stories!...wonderful impossible crime tales! Don't miss "Murder at an Island Mansion," "Murder from the Fourth Floor," "Murder on a Caribbean Cruise," "Murder at the Lord's Table," "Murder in a Sealed Loft," and "Murder at the Fall Festival." And the Christian theological content, though very sound, is not intrusive. Long may this remarkable sleuth flourish.