Kearney Books

I have this for my two year old son and I just love reading it with him. It is a must for an alum with a little boy!

As a child growing up in Butte I loved the Columbia Gardens. Its no longer here, but this book brings back so many positive memories. Its a must read for anyone who was fortunate enough to visit the golden place on the hill called the Columbia Gardens

Rick Scott
San Diego, California

THIS IS A VERY TOUCHING BOOK OF CASE STORIES ABOUT CHILDREN WITH DISORDERS. EACH CHAPTER IS A DIFFERENT CASE STORY DEALING WITH CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. THE STORIES ARE SOMETIMES SAD BUT REALLY WILL OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE TERRIBLE TRAMA MANY OF THESE CHILDREN HAVE TO GO THROUGH GROWING UP. TAKING A LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENT THE CHILDREN LIVE IN, THE WAY THEY ARE TALKED TO AND THE OTHERS ARE TALKED TO IN THE HOUSE, MAKES A PERSON REALIZE THAT OFTEN THE PROBLEMS WE SEE IN CHILDREN ARE ACTUALLY THE CAUSE OF THEIR PARENTS.
EACH CHAPTER HAS A SECTION ON ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, ETC., FROM THE THERAPIST POINT OF VIEW. IT REFERS TO THE DSM-IV AND LIST THE CRITEREA FOR DIAGNOSIS.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO CARES ABOUT CHILDREN AND ANYONE WHO HAD SOME TYPE OF TRAUMA GROWING UP. I ALSO RECOMMEND IT TO PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS OR ANYONE INTERESTED IN PSYCHOLOGY.

This is a great book for anyone who climbs in the Northwest or is interested in Northwest climbing history. The book gives a unique view into Kearney's life long love affair with the high, wild, and often remote summits. Kearney has been climbing, seemingly non-stop, since the early seventies and his passion for the sport leaps off the pages. In addition to the "normal" pictures and route descriptions(excellent), Kearney includes information regarding the history of the route and the individuals involved.(these are often fascinating stories - in a number of cases the first accents were done by the author) The historical overview is followed by an account of the accent that involved the author.(Kearney has climbed every route - 4 in British Columbia, 43 in Washington, 2 in Oregon and 2 in Idaho) This is a great addition to any climber's library. You should buy this book even if you own the other guides to the region.

This is such a cute book... a must have for any Cougar fan's offspring. This is a great way to introduce school spirit to your child, and instill some Cougar Pride in the process.

Highly recommended, there is an excellent chance that this book is the one for which you have been searching. Written by two Australian veterans of the war in Vietnam and standing as a tribute to all who served in that conflict, Crossfire is a unique look at the way in which a specialized Australian infantry platoon operated as a reconnaissance unit in the field. While the style of writing is at once both raw and gritty, it is nonetheless a book with a great deal of soul. It tells the story of how a bunch of blokes at the sharp end, fought (and in some cases, died) in what became Australia's longest and most divisive war. Like so many "Diggers" who went before them, they did their duty and more. They laughed together, felt pain and sometimes cried together, but throughout, maintained that very Australian characteristic in the face of adversity: a stoic determination to see the job done, no matter what.

Crossfire is much more than just another war story, however. It goes beyond the jungle-bashing and the contacts and the firefights; beyond the heat and the sweat and the sometimes gut-wrenching fear that were the essence of the grunt's war in Vietnam. The authors have adopted a mode of presentation that works extremely well and complements the theme of the main narrative. Interwoven with the exploits of the Reconnaissance Platoon as it sought to come to grips with its task in the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam, is a separate but complementary story focused on the present. It looks briefly at a small group of veterans, some thirty years after the event, as they seek a kind of cathartic release while camping and hiking in the Flinders Ranges, that area of rugged but serene, natural beauty in "outback" South Australia.

Based on incidents and events that actually occurred, Crossfire not only holds the interest all the way, but in many places reads like a best-selling novel. Indeed, it is one of those rare books, which once started, is entirely difficult to put down. This is a very worthy addition to the genre, and it is a credit to Peter Haran and Robert Kearney that they have captured so faithfully what it was to be in action on the ground in Vietnam. If you are a veteran of the Vietnam War, then in a very real sense the incidents and events portrayed in the book will have an uncanny knack of taking you back there. It will take you back to another time and another place - to a conflict and an era that you have known intimately, and which will forever feature in the history of the Australian soldier at war. If you are not a veteran and you read no other book on the subject, you must read this one. As Lieutenant General Peter Cosgrove, Chief of the Australian Army, says in the foreword to Crossfire: "Read this story. Read about these Australians. They are so ordinary but so extraordinary - they are heroes."

I am currently reading the book and have thus far found it straightforward, down to earth, and insightful. It has a clear truth that is a little gritty and rough around the edges. It is this honesty and roughness that make it so good. A worthy read, with a compelling reflection upon drivers, the professional workers of the roads, and the tragedies of auto accidents. Definately a hit.

A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

While I do know the author personally, I can assure you I am reading the book with pure objectivity, if not additional scrutiny. In taking one of his courses I got a front row seat to the goings on and progress of the book. I can also assure you that he is passionate about the book and its contents. Many a day he would comment about the depth of his research and where it took him, not only professionally, but personally as well. It touched on his mortality as well as his heart. A good man combined with a good breadth and depth of research has put together a resourceful, informational and all around worthy piece.

Hardin is to theoretical and strategic labor relations as Elkouri is to contract administration. It is the place my staff is instructed to start on any collective bargaining issue. Also as with Elkouri, it tries so hard to be balanced that neither management nor union regotiators may be able to find the hard edges they might be looking for. Its utility in the public sector depends on how similar the state or local bargaining law is to the National Labor Relations Act. If the bargaining duty language is similar to the NLRA, the public sector practitioner will find Hardin useful.

Bad boy Zane Masterson thoroughly enjoys living up to his reputation as a lady-killer. And he's hoping, by switching places with his identical twin brother, that he can fix Grey's "rep," too. Little does he guess how soon he'll get that chance... ** Clothing designer Toni Maxwell is smart, sexy and always gets what she wants. Right now what she wants is a scandal with the suddenly infamous Grey Masterson. And she's not above hunting him down to get it... ** Zane can't wait for the woman stalking his brother to show up... but he never dreams he'll actually fall for her! Then again, Toni Maxwell isn't your average stalker. In fact, she makes it clear she only wants to use the notorious Masterson reputation. She's hoping that getting involved in a sex scandal will scare off her overzealous boyfriend. So, what else can Zane do but give the lady "exactly" what she wants...

The Blaze novels sometimes are interesting, exciting and/or erotic and sometimes they leave me cold. Enslaved definitely falls in the first category. This novel is set at a resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, called Eden. It is a super-secret all-inclusive resort created by and for women only. There women may "purchase" men for a period up to a month. The resort includes an area that sounds like "Downtown Disney" at WDW, only Downtown Disney certainly does not have a fantasy pavilion!

The novel begins when Navy SEAL Chad Hunter is asked by his admiral to infiltrate Eden as a male escort in order to ascertain the whereabouts of his son, an ex-SEAL who entered Eden six months ago and has not been seen since. Meanwhile, Brittany is forced to go to Eden by her mother, one of the resort's founders. Her mother feels that Brittany has been living in a shell since her divorce from a philandering husband and that it is time to recover fully, including dating men. The best way, she thinks, is to jump into a pool where all the men are gorgeous and available! (Sounds like a plan to me!)

Brittany and Chad meet on the first night at a mixer and Brittany's mother, seeing the interest Brittany tries to hide, purchases Chad for her daughter for a month. Brittany and Chad then stay together at her mother's cottage at the resort. While Chad is looking for the admiral's son, he is also seducing Brittany. Eventually, Chad confides in Brittany and they search together to a surprising conclusion.

During the course of their search they use two rooms in the fantasy pavilion a bondage room and a star-themed room. The bondage room scene is not scary, IMO, so don't worry if you hear bondage and think whips and chains. The sexual tension is high and the sex scenes highly erotic. I hope the author continues writing novels using this resort and we get to see all of the rooms in the fantasy pavilion!