Pensacola Books

I have read the book twice and feel that anybody who reads this book will find that these two poor souls were wronged and used as an excape goat. There are many people with whom I have spoken about with this case and many feel that the truth will never be know. The story goes to heart and all but it is up the read themself. I believe this two young people did not do this crime I followed this trail and all from the beginning and was shocked when they were found guilty 9this believe I still have). In this book it does leave questions unanswered in some way. I enjoyed the book since it is a page turned and keeps you wanting more and one sees that juice has gone wrong somewhere along the line in this case.

NO WAY WAS JUSTICE DONE! THEY KILLED THEIR OWN FATHER BECAUSE THEY WANTED TOO.. NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT!SAD THING IS I WORK IN THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM AND WITH THESE KIDS, AND ONE DAY THEY WILL BE SET FREE TO KILL AGAIN! THEY CAN NOT BE REFORMED!

ENOUGH SAID....

This book was very interesting, it sucked me in from the beginning. After reading the book and watching the documentary on A&E about the King brothers I'd have to say that I still don't think they did it. I think it was all Rick Chaves. I don't think the kids were in the right state of mind either. They were brain washed into thinking they're father (terry) didn't love them and was abusing them. I also dont think it was fair that Rick got off as lightly as he did. I know that were his sentence he wont be getting out anyway, but still I think there was enough evidence to convict him for murder.

For three days every time I had a free moment i was reading this book trying to understand just how our justice sytem has sustained for so long when everything that is wrong with it is exposed through the Terry King murder trial. I remember hearing about this case on the news a few years ago and all I ever really got from the media was how distirubed these children must have been to have committed these crimes and what was wrong with the children in the world these days. Little did I know that all the faults in this case were do to people simply not doing their job and just trying to put this case to an end and get a convition the easiest way possible. But even though most of the media just portrayed these kids as uncaring terrible children, Mollye, a news reporter genuinely wanted to find the truth..........something my be our justice system should have been interested in as well. VERY VERY VERY good and thought-provoking book!

A Perversion of Justice hit the nail on the head. Great work Mollye and Kathryn! The book explains through a child's eye the horrors of today's juvenile injustice system. I hope the book is bought by every American family and read by every parent. The tough on juvenile crime political bandwagon parading in this country has been misinterpreted by parents who really have no concept of what they are voting for when they elect politicians with this stance.

This book is a definite wake up call. Parents only find out the terrible reality when their own child gets caught up in the barbed web of the system, and they learn the hard way that their children really aren't under their protection. When prosecutors are given the right to prosecute any age child as an adult, as is the case in Florida, in essence, no child is safe and all children belong to the state instead of their parents.

Ever since a "tough-on-juvenile-crime" political response to a media-hyped juvenile crime wave in the early 90s, the United States Juvenile Justice System has increasingly become a nightmare for America's children. Children caught up in the justice system are no longer recognized as children, yet aren't afforded the rights granted adults. Florida leads the nation in belief that children should be locked away for life.

Society should never respond to children who have committed crimes as though they are somehow equal to adults, fully formed in conscience and fully aware of their actions. Placing children in adult jails is a sign of failure, not a solution. In many instances, such terrible behavior points to societies own negligence in raising children with a respect for life, providing a nurturing and loving environment, or addressing serious mental or emotional illnesses.

Scientific studies have proven that the adolescent brain is not fully formed. Therefore, children should not be held equally culpable as adults. The Legislature needs to come out of the dark ages and listen to experts on child psychiatry and scientific data on human growth and development.

The draconian laws of the past two decades need to be re-evaluated and changed. An easy first step to juvenile justice reform in Florida would be for the Legislature to remove juveniles tried as adults from mandatory sentencing schemes and restore to juvenile judges discretion of deciding whether a child is to be tried in juvenile or adult court, instead of letting prosecutors decide.

There should be defined lines of age distinction drawn between child and adult. If visual difference isn't enough to convince, logic and common sense should recognize that children aren't allowed to drive, sign contracts or vote among other things, because society doesn't believe they are mentally mature enough to do these things competently. Therefore, why is it that if a child commits a crime they are suddenly classified by the courts as an adult?

Any competent adult should know better.

Children are this county's most precious commodity, because they are our future. If a society is judged by how well it treats its most vulnerable, the past two decades of America's juvenile justice system will be recorded as barbaric.

Read this book and you will want to change the juvenile justice system. Laws can be changed, one vote at a time.

For women, girlfriends, wives, and mothers of all ages. Sarah takes everyday events that happen to us all and turns them into good humor stories. The stories capture your interest and sparks your own memories. You do not have to be in the military "family" to relate, you just have to be in a family. Easy to read, large print, broken into a few pages per section so it is easy to set down and pick back up. Good for both young and old. This is my first Sarah Smiley book, but won't be my last. I plan to buy this book as christmas gifts for several of my military and non-military friends.

One of my best friends sent this book to me as a special treat - and that it was! It sits on my bed side table and you better believe that it is never used as a coaster. I read from it nightly and enjoy each of the stories. They are even great to go back and read time & time again. My husband has also enjoyed hearing different excerpts that I share with him. This book would make a lovely book to give to someone, but be sure to get one for yourself as well! It's a must have!!

I was introduced to Sarah's articles by a friend, and now I'm a fan. Her book stays in my gym bag because I love to read 'I'm Just Saying' while I'm working out on the eliptical. It helps me pass the hour quickly. I tend to giggle out loud at her light, fun humor, so I have recommended the book to ladies working out near me! I hope she keeps writing, because I will be looking for more anecdotal stories on family, children and the fun side of life.

The collection of stories in "I'm Just Saying" speaks at once with wisdom, humor and vulnerability about life as a military spouse. As Sarah documents both the mundane and extraordinary aspects of her life, the reader feels like Sarah is an old friend. "I'm Just Saying" is a book that captivates you right from the beginning. Hats off to Sarah for writing a book about military families that speaks universal truths. This book is going to be popular gift for everyone on my holiday list this year!

Sarah Smiley writes in a way that makes the reader feel as if she or he were sitting with Sarah over a cup of coffee hearing about her day. The short essays in "I'm Just Saying" are snapshots of every day life for a very real woman. She might happen to be a military wife but her experiences are common to all women and she shares them in a way that are not only entertaining, but make you feel a lot better about your own mistakes and relationships! Sarah is friend, though I've never met her, and I love seeing myself in her writing.

Renee Deloriea's book is an authentic account of one young lady's experience with God at the Brownsville Revival. She is totally believable; her book shares how her children's own experiences with God have brought about positive change within their schools--something America desperately needs. Her book thrilled my heart; and her reference to another book, GLORY, by Ruth Ward Heflin has brought untold blessings to me and fellow teacher friends who shared the book. Thank you Renee! God bless you!

Renee Deloria has given the world an in-depth look into the early years of the now internationally known Brownsville revival in Pensacola, FL. She shares her experience, and the lasting fruit of this movement.

To all who have wished for and searched for a good book on how to play black gospel. This is it!! This book is better than good. It is excellent. The author clearly knows his subject well and is able to present it clearly. Few people today are able to teach black gospel. The book is practical and detailed. Many different aspects of black gospel are illustrated and are demonstrated on the accompanying tape. As far as I am concerned this material is classic. In view of the quality of the information as well as the fact that this imformation is normally so difficult to obtain I feel blessed to have bought this book. I intend to keep it always! The author has none an outstanding job and has provided many gospel musicians and aspiring gospel muscians with much needed assistance.

A long overdue book that delves down into the the theory behind playing black gospel. Its is well written, and substantive. Robert L. Jefferson has elevated the instruction of gospel to a totally new level. - - With players of the authentic music willing or able to teach being so rare, it is a true treat to study with an individual who is so clearly able to articulate it. After a brief history of the music, Mr. Jefferson tackles a wide array of topics from basic chord theory and gospel cadence, to everything from passing chords, secondary dominants, contemporary, licks and fills, soul gospel and more. Examples are enlightening and abundant in this 106 page book. - - Though reading of musical notation is required, Jefferson's ability to explain the theory behind the music is priceless... the book is hands on and functional. Purchasing this book will definitely take you to a whole new level regardless of where you are now ! When it comes to music instruction books, this book ranks TOP on my list.

Has wide variety of southern favorites as well as other delights

This is one of the best cookbooks that I have ever used. Has many traditional "southern" favorites. It will last you through the years!

This is a cute book that my 7 year old daughter really enjoyed. She liked how it had some mystery to it, while she had to use her brain a bit. I think it's a fun book to read to your children, as well as a good read for the average 6-10 year old.

I really enjoyed this book, and my 12 yr old daughter did too. I like the way the writer combines animal sciences, mysteries, and problem solving. The story encourages children to think independently, yet work together. The characters were fun, too. I hope there are many sequels lined up for "Pensacola Phil."

The Jefferson How to Play Black Gospel books are wonderful! I purchased Amazing Grace! How to Play Black Gospel. The arrangements are teaching me guides for embellishing hymns. I listen to the tape on my way to work. I also purchased How to Play Black Gospel for Beginners. I'm now looking forward to receiving, Precious Lord! How to Play Black Gospel.

The history of America's earliest settlement has been reinterpreted over the last twenty years. Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola summarizes the para-historical research and development that has developed over the last two decades and how it has influenced the history of Pensacola. Editor Judith A. Bense discusses in her preface that though Pensacola was first settled in 1559, the excavation of colonial Pensacola is very new, in fact the first excavations occurred by accident only in 1983. This 1983 site in downtown Pensacola turned in to research and surveying nearly every square inch of the greater Pensacola area and produced one of the best public representations of archaeological history in the nation. Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola follows the work of the University of Western Florida's fledgling archaeology institute and then "presents their discoveries and interpretations of documents" (p. xiii). These discoveries of the archaeology of Pensacola give the modern historian crucial insight into the undocumented culture and everyday lives of the colonial settlers and the environment in which they existed.

Dr. Judith Bense received her PhD in Terrestrial Archaeology at Washington State University, while doing her undergraduate and Master's work in Florida (Archaeology Institute of University of Western Florida official website, http://uwf.edu/archaeology/ facstaff/). She is currently professor of archaeology and anthropology at the University of Western Florida (UWF). In 1980, Bense started an anthropology-archaeology department at UWF for certain reasons: "the area's untouched resources" (p. xv) and the fact that she would be "the area's first archaeologist in residence" (p. xv). She built a neophyte archaeology program in to one of the best archaeological institutes in the nation, in a matter of a few short years. Bense's true accomplishment was that the city of Pensacola "pioneered the melding of public interest (and support) with archaeological and historical research. The Pensacola model, which has received national awards and acclamation, has inspired similar projects through the United States" (p. xv).

While Bense writes some of this book, the majority is written by her own former students; those who majored in archaeology. As all of the archaeological sites in Pensacola were excavated by students at UWF, these students are just as much experts on this subject as Bense, herself. As a full fledged archaeologist, Bense's own writing in this volume is incredibly accessible, as is the writing of her students. Though the descriptions of their discoveries are extensive, never is it dry. The accessibility fused with the abundance of raw research data found in the appendixes, makes it for an archaeologist well worth the [...]; however for the casual history reader out of the price range. As it is, the volume is absolutely indispensable when studying the history of colonial Pensacola, due to the fact that is one of only a handful written on the subject.

In contrast to Bense's balance of documents and archaeology, the only other full-length book on colonial Pensacola entitled, Santa Maria de Galve, A Story of Survival, by Virginia Parks, deals almost exclusively with documents. In A Story of Survival, Parks, however, does use some data presented in Bense's volume. It is not an exaggeration to state that Judith Bense owns the expertise on the archaeology of Pensacola.

There is no debate that the documented history of Pensacola must be studied across the disciplines to include, for certain, archeology. It is definite that Judith Bense and the UWF archaeology program have answered many questions plaguing Pensacola's history and the data has been wrapped up in Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola in a very accessible, cross-discipline book.

Teresa Pangle
December 2006

If you want a thorough study of Genesis, this is one book you need to have. Dr. Ruckman comments on the scripture without trying to correct it as in all of his commentaries. He gives a good commentary, comparing scripture with scripture, and also showing the errors of modern versions and the typical Bible correcting commentators. This book is still available from its publisher - Bible Baptist Bookstore, Pensacola, Florida.

Connoisseurs of C-SPAN's Booknotes are familiar with one of the great, and unusual, questions that host Brian Lamb uses : How did so-and-so come to write this cover blurb for the dust jacket of your book ? The genius of this question is that it calls attention to--though, typical of Brian Lamb, he doesn't dwell on it--one of the real scams of the book industry, the fact that the folks who are blurbed frequently have some previous relationship with the author. Someone, it may have been The New Republic, actually used to have a terrific feature where they untangled these relationships. My favorite recurring motif is where the Author's Acknowledgment thanks a person who, we suddenly realize, has not so coincidentally provided an encomium for the cover. Harder to track down, but equally amusing, are the mutual blurbs, where authors' words of praise appear on each other's books.

Now, I'd read Geoffrey Norman's Morgan Hunt series several years ago in paperback, and thoroughly enjoyed it. But had I not, what right-thinking man could resist the blandishments on the back of this hardcover that I found; the authors quoted are : James Hall and Loren D. Estleman, an outstanding thriller writer and the best private eye novelist of his generation respectively; P.J. O'Rourke, one of the funniest political writers going; and not just one but both Buckleys, Christopher and William F., Jr.. I mean, c'mon, even once you realize that Geoffrey Norman is a contributor to National Review (founded by WFB) and Forbes FYI (edited by Christopher) and has written for The American Spectator (once home to PJ), you just aren't likely to ignore that collection of famous fans.

As I said, the books are outstanding irrespective of who endorses them. Morgan Hunt is a former Green Beret and an ex-convict, having killed the man who was physically abusing his sister. He lives in the Florida Panhandle, and the natural world is an integral part of the stories. He's tough but likable, and though he's got a streak of machismo and a fearsome moral code, it's not as if Norman is trying to brainwash unsuspecting readers with conservative dogma.

Blue Chipper might even surprise some folks, who tend to pigeon hole conservatives. The story centers around the exploitation of poor black athletes, in this case a basketball phenom, by scholastic athletic programs and coaches. Norman lives on the Florida Gulf Coast for part of the year, his column for National Review is on sports, and he writes about hunting and the outdoors for Sports Afield. This entry in the series gives him the chance to flex all his muscles, which he does to good effect.

Of course, the other half of the year he spends in the People's Republic of Vermont and you should really be sure to track down his columns on the increasingly frightening politics of the Green Mountain State. They are a hoot.

GRADE : A