Minnesota Books

Sorry for my precarious English. I recently bought this book and found it an invaluable source of information.
I especially liked the interpretation approach of moderate elevations of clinical scales.
In my opinion, the authors made a great job in integrating each and every concept with a wealth of examples (cases, data, profiles). Very clear and organized.
Although its publication dates back to 1995, it is still a precious book to have, no matter how many mmpi books you have already purchased.

This little known book is an EXCELLENT guide to some of the scales of the MMPI. Dr. Alex Caldwell from UCLA is absolutely the foremost expert on the MMPI and has spent his life researching and studying it. An academic, the book is written in plain language and is an excellent reference.

Minnesota's wonderful hockey history comes to life like never before in Ross Bernstein's newest book, "More... Frozen Memories," the updated and expanded sequel to the 1999 regional best-seller, "Frozen Memories."
With nearly 800 images, the book is both entertaining as well as insightful. Featured in it are literally hundreds of this past century's greatest professional, senior, amateur and high school teams, along with countless biographies and stories of their star players. While some of the stories are riveting, intriguing and even heart-breaking, others are downright hilarious.
From Roseau to Rochester, and from Warroad to White Bear Lake, it's all here. Not only is there a complete history of Minnesota's beloved High School Tournament (both boys and girls) there are also feature chapters and vignettes on the histories of the Wild, North Stars, Fighting Saints, Minnesota Moose, Duluth Hornets, Eveleth Reds, Minneapolis Millers, St. Paul Saints and Warroad Lakers, among others.
There are also chapters on nearly all of Minnesota's college and university teams, including the Minnesota Gophers, UM-Duluth Bulldogs, St. Cloud State Huskies, Minnesota State Mavericks, Bemidji State Beavers, as well as all of the MIAC schools. In addition, there are chapters on the evolution of the women's game, in-line skating, junior hockey, junior and community college hockey, the 1960 and 1980 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic teams, and so much more.
From John Mariucci to Moose Goheen, and from Herbie Lewis to the Hanson Brothers, "More... Frozen Memories" truly celebrates one of Minnesota's greatest treasures -- the sport and lifestyle of hockey.

I bought this book because I graduated from Morgan Park HS back in the 60's and lived there from 1959 - 1970. The book is very well researched with some outstanding old photos. The text is easy to follow and laid out very logical. Many interesting facts I never knew while I lived there and brought back a lot of memories.

If you like stories about life in the past century this book would help you understand a lot of things from a common man's point of view.

Although Becky Thompson is literally Mothering Without A Compass while raising a justice minded African American boy, she certainly is laying groundwork for others to establish a truly just and multiracial society. This book is a feast to read! From the daily politics of doing homework assignments to the more serious issues of dealing with her son's and her own experiences of abuse, trauma, racism, classism and homophobia, this book is truly a gift. I recommend this to anybody, mothers, fathers, coparents, siblings, teachers, students, activists. Enjoy!

Lynn Fujiwara (assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Oregon) presents Mothers Without Citizenship: Asian Immigrant Families and the Consequences of Welfare Reform, a scholarly, extensively researched, and highly critical account of the American government's increasingly hostile attitude toward immigrants in general and Asian immigrants particular, especially female Asian immigrants and their children. Taking to task policy changes in the 1990's to the present day, which enacted draconian cuts in public assistance to poor immigrant families among other stigmatizations, Mothers Without Citizenship questions the nationalist assumptions that poverty is the fault of the poor, or the racist assumption that Asian immigrants are a "model minority" that does not need the health care, food stamps, or other public services provided as a safety net against the ravages of utter destitution. The overall climate for immigrants in general has only become worse in the wake of the September 11th attacks. "Within Asian Pacific Islander communities, the drastic increase of deportations among Cambodians and Filipinos has alarmed communities as families are separated, and as people are deported back to a country they do not know and/or where they will face persecution. Thus, even though new voting blocs have emerged and reshaped local politics with high immigrant constituencies, the pervasive "terrorist" threat has subjugated political consciousness of immigrant rights." A strongly worded and much-needed counterbalance to consider in the wake of rising anti-immigrant sentiment.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

I really like this book. Edith Mayo still is a great inspiration; she was dedicated to her family and the care of the patients at Mayo Clinic.
The book is well written and I pick it up often for a bit of inspiration.
Edith could be "just in the next room", still praying and reaching out for those who need help.

And there's another Music Legends book coming out later that will have information on more music artists from Minnesota like Prince. The book has great pictures and information on the music scene in Minnesota. It would be a perfect gift for a fellow Minnesotan Music Lover too.

Bill Holm's ways with words are charming and engaging. I laughed aloud. I wept openly. I read bits aloud to the woman next to me on the plane. More than tolerating this, she, too, was moved by his writing and had some of her own answering tales. His places come alive. Who would not want to visit his cousin's garden of rusting tools and cars and decaying couches from which emerge iris and tulips, would not want to pass the narrator's test by having just the right response to a sacred place, lovingly tended? Well, there are those who would not - but they would not stay with the book long enough to find out about this garden. They would find nothing intriguing about the title.

The warmth and depth of Holm's confessional style invites answering tales. He makes a case for people who look with a prairie eye; contrasts them with those who look with a woods eye. While I may not agree with all of his characterizations, the idea of the contrast made me wonder which I have - if not both. Do simple, plain lines show us grace and understated beauty? Does the dark forest color our perceptions of the world? Yes, the narrator looks with a prairie eye, he proudly, boldly proclaims. He advocates for nurturing the prairie eye, the ability to see what had felt monotonous with the subtle variations that suggest beauty.

I cannot comment upon the title essay. The woman on the plane liked the book so much - and was not from Minnesota so might have a harder time finding it (I don't know if she was on-line.) - that I gave it to her before I had finished.

All that is necessary to address the ills of our world is for men and women of good intention to become involved. "My Heart It Is Delicious: Setting the Course for Cross-Cultural Health Care" is the story and history of the Center for International Health and a small group of Minnesota citizens who felt the need to form the American Refugee Committee of Minneapolis respond to an international health crisis in the form of starving and sick refugees on the war-torn Thai-Cambodian border in 1979 by sending a small medical team to their assistance. During the ensuing three decades a great many lessons were learned, including the necessity to adapt western medicine to southeast Asian cultures so that when non-English-speaking refugees came to American they could hope for improved health care. A compilation of illustrative stories, "My Heart It Is Delicious" is profusely illustrated throughout with both black-and-white as well as color photography, enhancing the text and the reader's appreciation for what has been accomplished against seemingly insurmountable odds. A heartwarming account of the good that can be done, the changes that can be made, the successes represented by shattered lives made whole again, and the never ending need for men and women of good conscience like Dr. Patricia Walker (directory of the Center for International health in St. Paul), "My Heart It Is Delicious" is very encouraging and occasionally inspiring reading.