This book was republished by Capt Robert Papp who was my son's roommate at the Coast Guard Academy. Capt Papp is presently captain of "The Eagle." I was a B-17 pilot in the 8th air force in WW 2 and am familiar with the pounding that the Bremerhaven shipyards received. It is remarkable that the "Horst Wessel" (re-named "Eagle) even survived the war. Gordon McGowan's Coast Guard training gave him the tenacity necessary to refit the ship while locating material and supplies in war torn Germany. Even though he was an able sailor, his trip across the Atlantic in a different type ship was probably what we would call today, "on the job training." I highly reccomend this book to everyone whether nautically inclined or not. Lawrence House

Brian Archibald, died in 1995 at age 43, following a battle with cancer. "Sky Dancer" was written by his wife, Judy Archibald, celebrating his life and reliving their last 6 months together. The book includes photographs of Brian and his artwork (Brian was a talented wildlife sculptor). The book also features numerous selections from Brian's personal diary during his illness.

This is an unusual book, as most books about cancer talk about how to beat it. There are few stories out there about the realities of dealing with death. This book includes frank discussions of today's medical system and about the difficult road to making peace with death. It is also a loving tribute to a wonderful human being.

Ms. Finley writes of the American Southwest in this tale of a young man searching for his true identity. His encounters and new friends will amaze and entertain you to the last page. The author is a native of the locals of the story and it is evident that she has researched her subject matter. Historical fiction at its best.

I used this book as the basis for a program on eagles prepared for children ages 5-9. The book provides lots of accurate facts about the eagle, its habitat requirements and how we can insure its viability. The illustrations are wonderful and enhance the technical story of the eagle being told by Gail Gibbons. I will use this book again for my own children and for programs focusing on eagles for the early elementary school age kids to learn about our eagle population on the James River.

This story carries so many moving elements and lovable characters it is hard to put down.

Miss Brenna Sinclair travels from her eastern home in Connecticut, to look over a piece of property she inherited from her snobby mother, to the western part of South Dakota. She is a horse trainer.

Cord O'Brien was a mountain man from Wyoming on the trail of a wild Spanish mustang, he is in need of this stallion's bloodlines to continue breeding his small herd of Sp. mustangs to keep their lines pure. He is in hopes of preserving and proving the hardiness of his mustangs by entering the stud in the 100 mile endurance ride. Of course the stallion, "Freedom" is not enamored of the idea.

Cord is part Indian and was raised by Jesse, his lifelong friend and mentor. He is also a blacksmith extraordinaire. And a hunk!

Brenna soon convinces Cord that "Freedom" needs proper conditioning by her methods, even as she takes a young Arab stallion that her father considers a cull and readies him for the endurance ride.

Brenna cannot forgive her father for not being in her life, not understanding the role played by her snooty mother in his exclusion.

Her half-brother, Kyle is readying his fathers chosen Arab stallion for the competition and they develope a friendly appreciation for each other.

There are so many elements that strengthen the story that you know that you have been envolved with the lives of some memorable people. Cord's bad back - Brenna's piano playing that adds to the attraction and Jesse's comments that "is the last that will be said on the subject!" [grin]

I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of the horses and the people's interaction with them as I have been involved with Arabian horses for a number of years.

High recommended but ---- --M!

Falcon McCallister will risk his life to defend the Great American West. In the Eagles series you will See William W. Johnstone at his best. The McCalisters are tough, honest, principled devoted men and women. These storys are fast, exciting, and just plain wonderful. The McCalisters will go to the ends of the earth and give you all they have if you need help.

I found this book to be action packed and fascinating. It kept me thrilled to the end, and was a pleasure to learn of Native Americans, the first Americans! Thumbs up on this one.

I love this book ! The words has given me great comfort. They have given me the strength to look inside myself. When I read this I feel love, warmth and a new outlook on life. I don't think you will be disappointed. I found if you open to any page at any time there will be a message just for you. It works.

It really is. This is a great series I read when I was a little younger, and now I read to the kids I babysit. This is their favorite, and it is a great book. The characters are funny and likeable, and, well, just use the out of print search to try to get it.

Setting - Montana Mountains 1895 - Kali Wallace and her father, a noted historical author, have come to the Blackfoot reservation in the Montana mountains for more research on the native American peoples and for Kali, whose photographs accompany the text. However, as the Indians have a fear of being photographed - stemming from gossip that the photo steals their spirit - Kali must use her charm to convince the Chiefs that she would bring them no harm. Their Indian guide, Gilda, (a female) convinces both Kali and her father to accompany her up to Chiefs Mountain to see a spectacular sunrise. Gilda spins a tale of lost love and spirits before everyone settles down for the night. Kali, promptly fell asleep but was awakened during the night by someone singing. Following the sounds she comes upon the sight of a most magnificent Indian warrior. There eyes meet, he holds out a fan of feathers, she touches and is overcome and runs away.

The following days, the government Indian Agent arranges a presentation for Kali and her father, to meet the chiefs promising to use his influence to arrange permission for Kali to photograph. Naturally, during the presentations she spies the handsome warrior, only he is giving her looks as if he despised her. Not knowing what she had done she manages to speak to him and finds he trusts 'no white persons'. Kali finagles a way to get him to accompany her to take some photos the next day, whereby the attraction that is smoldering seems to ignite after a stampede that has Soaring Eagle first saving her life, then after the stampede and the ranchers who caused it show up - Kali manages to save his life.

The plot is relatively light with Soaring Eagle whose deep spiritual beliefs allow him to recognize the spirits at work bringing them together is able to readily confess his feelings. Kali, on the other hand, fights the attraction, denies her feelings and comes up with the very plausible and plain facts of the impossibility of their situation until a mysterious photograph she didn't take shows up. The romance of Soaring Eagle and Kali sharing the same dream in which the spirit world marries them is very powerful and deeply moving with supernatural overtones, rich in Indian lore and historical facts and very sensual. If not for the inconsistencies I felt in some of the dialogs I might have rated this a little higher for I truly did enjoy the story and most definitely recommend it to those readers who find this American Indian genre to their liking.

In 1895, Kali Wallace and her father come to Montana to photograph Indians. However, the local tribe seems uninterested in posing though one warrior Soaring Eagle goes so far as to scorn the two whites. However, as Soaring Eagle becomes better acquainted with the idealistic naïve Kali, he finds to his disbelief he is quite attracted to her.

As they sleep apart, Soaring Eagle and Kali share the same dream in which the spirit world marries them. She denies it, but he is elated because he realizes that he loves her. As Kali begins to accept the reality of the shared dream, she knows she loves Soaring Eagle, but realizes nothing can come of their relationship as she is a globetrotting photographer and his people need him here in Montana.

The latest Karen Kay Legendary Warrior tale (see WAR CLOUD'S PASSION and LONE ARROW'S PRIDE is a fascinating paranormal historical romance. Readers will find fascinating the depths that Ms. Kay plunges her audience into a close look at Indian spiritualism. Soaring Eagle is a delightful male lead as he quickly changes from antagonist to protagonist. On the other hand, it is frustrating is that the lead female spends much of the tale in denial until a photograph persuades her to reconsider. Still sub-genre fans will embrace this soaring novel.

Harriet Klausner