Michigan Books

I purchased this calendar as a gift for my fiancee in the U.K. It has a lot of great photos that really showcase the Michigan countryside, and most importantly, she just loves it.

This book is an informative, easy to read book that also offers numerous classic pictures of several railroads as they move iron ore through the remote region of Upper Peninsula Michigan. Short lines and regionals are the back bone of the rail industry and this book does a good job of documenting those lines - some of which are fallen flags. If you like railroad history, classic train equipment and photos of trains and towns in a bygone era, then you'll enjoy this book. While I prefer color photos, the all black and white shots provide a mood that fits the iron ore movements of these lines.

This book contains 21 "postcards" of various Michigan areas. Each card is a 4 x 6 glossy photo on a hard stock, almost suitable for framing. I wouldn't actually use them as a postcard, but at around 40 cents apiece, its cheaper than most card stores.

There are a variety of scenes, including winter, fall, lots of sunsets and a few lighthouses.

Photos include: Leelanau County Snow scene; Gorge Falls Ottawa National Forest; Tahquamenon Falls State Park; Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Miners Castle; Pictured Rocks Cliffs; Abandoned Lighthouse Crisp Point; Wilderness State Park; Lighthouse McClain State Park; Bond Falls Ottawa National Forest; Presque Isle River Gorge; Bete Grise Lighthouse; Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park; Sleeping Bear Dunes; Grand Haven Lighthouse and Hiawatha National Forest.

Overall, a fine collection of landscape photos!

This is a beautiful book. It will make any Michigan native proud. Either as a gift or for yourself, get this book.

I live in Oh and bought the book in OH. I have not figured out how to tell which state the book is for. I can tell you that everything matches with what I know. It is excellent! It includes lots of good practical information. I grow Blueberry, Red and Black Raspberries plus the garden vegtable and fruit plants.

Excellent insight into the birthplace of skiing in North America!

Although Miranda's Waning Protections is written by a law professor whose primary audience is lawyers or law students, the book is surprisingly accessible to lay readers. The book describes how Miranda v. Arizona (1966) limited police interrogation practices, and how court decisions since then have watered down its original intent. Even for readers lacking a legal background, the account of how the Supreme Court tries to balance law enforcement's interest in obtaining confessions with protecting individuals against abusive interrogation practices is engaging and interesting. And, White explains why Miranda, as interpreted by the current Supreme Court, provides scant protection for individuals subjected to police interrogation.
Several parts of the book provide detailed accounts of police interrogations, the kinds of tactics police interrogators use, and
why these strategies sometimes lead to false confessions.
Some of these accounts, though horrifying, are fascinating reading. In Chapter 12, White provides excerpts from the taped interrogation of Peter Reilly, a teenager accused of murdering his mother, and his subsequent false confession. This really happens, though it happens to read like a TV script.
Chapter 7, "How modern interrogators have adapted to Miranda," shows police strategies that negate the effect of the Miranda warnings. White presents a stark and disturbing picture of exhausted suspects who are interrogated, and sometimes tortured, for hours without intermission. Mentally disabled suspects are tricked into confessing to crimes they didn't commit.
The author provides at least a sketch of some unforgettable
characters who participated in the struggle: Fred Inbau, who
fervently believed that the Interrogation Manuals he wrote for the
police would only result in truthful and fairly obtained confessions; Yale Kamisar, the law professor who eloquently defended the rights of suspects; and the "indefatigable" Paul Cassell who zealously sought to overturn Miranda.
After explaining the problems with Miranda and other cases
governing police interrogation practices, the author proposes some
sensible remedies. Perhaps the most interesting, in its simplicity, is a procedure under which most police interrogations would be video-taped so at least judges will be in a better position to determine whether or not the police have employed abusive practices to obtain a confession and whether the suspect's confession appears to be in fact truthful.

"Lauri Anderson's latest collection of poignant stories is a wonderfully rewarding read. These stories are not only dedicated to the Copper Country, but truly celebrate the Finnish character that has played such an important part in creating a Copper Country heritage. Here are our heroes, survivors against all the odds, in this remote land, true to themselves acting with an unconscious humility. These often bittersweet stories are set in historic contexts that make them utterly convincing. There are many literary allusions, and even characters such as Vainamoinen and Hemingway play a part. The clean rhythm of the language mimics the Finnish language and underlines the basic humanity and individuality of these Copper Country Finns."

Joan Frank's first novel, Miss Kansas City (a wonderfully ironic title), is a masterpiece. I read her award-winning short story collection, Boys Keep Being Born, and loved her writing so much that I've been waiting for another book from her. Now, with this one, I am even more awed at her range. Along with the drama of love and loss and resilience (that quality - that almost infinite adaptability - which, uniquely, makes us human), she leaves us with a wealth of insight and of wisdom. She's wonderfully good at delineating what she calls the "unconscious male" (in spite of her love for those pesky trouble-makers). Yet she allows us into the inner spaces of both her male and female characters, each caught up in love (or obsession) and yearning. She opens us up to the gulf of loneliness within each isolated sex. She keeps us on our toes, surprises us. Then, reaching beyond the personal, she gives us wholly believable scenes of California's takeoff into its heady new computerized world, along with, already, intimations of its collapse. She's the true chronicler of our twentieth-century nation-state and of the human soul.

This books is great! It contains the basic, traditional prayers, litanies, as well as meditations on the Rosary and the Way of the Cross. A manual for the sick and dying is also included, which I think contains great reflections and direction on tending the dying; also contains helpful treatises on Holy Matrimony, Holy Orders, the fruitful preparation and reception of the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion. I highly recommend this book as a rare treasure of great value!