Having a conversation with the Big One upstairs has sometimes been a dreary silence, followed by a lot of whining or religious sounding words that only obscure me--not to mention the Listener. Ms. Crosby has taught me how to get to the point, simply and directly. Her book reminds me to be humble, grateful and willing--to put what I can't control back in the charge of the One whose will will be done, whether I like it or not. It's a grace-filled inspiration of a book, and I thank God Ms. Crosby's helping us to drop the sanctimony and come to God as we are--short on time and deeply in need of contact with the only Guaranteed listener around. Amen!

We have many cookbooks and this book along with another cookbook, Heart and Soul - Stirring Recipes from Memphis, are our two favorites that we always consult first for something really good. We've given both books as gifts many times and people who like to cook love them. This book is beautiful and has a page devoted to a Southern event in each section. Although it is a little bit difficult to sometimes find a particular recipe because of all the sections, it is still a great cookbook. The recipes are straightforward and easy to follow. It is a beauty and am proud to be from Memphis with a cookbook like this published there!

Very touching and a tremendous aid to those who have suffered tragedy.

Collaboratively written by social scientist Derick W. Brinkerhoff and Management Systems International director Benjamin L. Crosby, Managing Policy Reform: Concepts And Tools For Decision-Makers In Developing And Transitioning Countries is a diverse and informative work proffering concepts and tools for policy change and enhancing democratic governments of, by, and for the people in developing countries. Individual chapters address such diverse topics as citizen participation in the process of creating governmental policies, workshops for overseeing policy reform, conflict resolution, and more. Encompassing broad ideas with meticulous scholarly analysis, Managing Policy Reform is recommended to students of international studies as a thoughtful study with an laudable motivational purpose to effectively and significantly improve self-directing governments of nations worldwide -- and the populations they serve.

John Crosby has done an outstanding job of explaining the relationships among strategic marketing, tactical marketing,and sales. The numerous dimensions along which he defines their appropriate roles and responsibilities provides a mostuseful framework for structuring the tactical tasks of eachfunction. In fact, Crosby has provided the prescription for success in the sales and marketing arena with his practicaldescriptions of the necessary tasks. His coverage of the marketing and sales process as a relational dynamic is powerful. My only criticism: the title does not begin to convey the value to be obtained from this book. It shouldbe required reading

I bought this book when it first came out twenty years ago. Mrs. Crosby gives a very good insight into the man to whom she was married for almost 20 years and, yet, you never get the impression she gives away more than Bing Crosby would have wanted her to. Their marriage is described as one in which both parties loved each other very much, and yet one that, like any other, had its ups and downs. Mrs. Crosby writes very well and with great humor often poking fun at herself. Its a very enjoyable book filled with wonderful photos.

I found this book in the new books section of my local library. It was is a fun, relatively quick-and-easy-to-read mystery. The characters are well-developed, interesting and engaging. The book is about the author of a murder mystery. The author has an anonymous fan who treats the author as if the author were a character in his murder mystery. The anonymous fan recreates the murders in that murder mystery, sequentially, following the murder mystery chapter by chapter. The author, both on his own and somewhat cooperating with the police, needs to find the fan before he reaches the end of the book, because the end of the book is where the character in the book's wife gets murdered. (It is hard to explain, but easy to follow. This is a fun book, not a deep, challenging book.) The setting is familiar to Dick Francis fans: horse barns and racetracks in England. This book was a lot of fun to read, and I would recommend it to a friend. Once I started reading it, it was hard to put down. I would give it five stars. Maybe four and three quarters - the ending was not the greatest, a bit predictable, not too exciting. This is a really good book, though, seriously.

This was a tribute book published shortly after Bing's passing in 1977. It is loaded with wonderful photos! It's over 250 pages worth of a look back at an American icon! If you love Bing, you will love this book! Do whatever you need to get it!

In recent years, many YA novels have been written about the Vietnam War and the peace movement. While laudably intended to promote understanding and healing, all too many have failed to address the painful moral questions of the War. Whether this is due to a reluctance to assign "blame," or a fear of upsetting too many parents, is difficult to say.

Well, here is a fine book from the period in question that does not shy away from calling the War immoral, that does not hesitate to take authority to task, that does not fail to address the class and racial aspects of the War. Never strident, always gentle but firm in tone, it tells the story of a young white girl who is moved to organize a protest march when a young black man from her small town is killed in Vietnam. Written in sorrow for the deaths on both sides of the conflict, it's justifibly angry at the political delusions and empty patriotic slogans that kept the War going for so long. A short (barely 100 pages) but quietly powerful book that deserves reprinting.

Six years have passed since her cousin and best friend Mary was murdered. Sarah Woodward still feels guilty over abandoning Mary after her cousin married Peter Holland. Though there is no solid evidence, Sarah is convinced that Peter killed his spouse, which, in turn, led to the blinding of their child from flying glass during the incident.

When Peter advertises for an instructor to a blind child, Sarah sees this as the opportunity to investigate her beloved Mary's murder. When Sarah meets Peter, she is shocked by the depth of emotiom he feels for his son, and the degree of guilt and loneliness he feels over Mary's death. She is even more astonished to find herself falling in love with a person she has been demonizing since 1880. To Peter's amazement, the arrival of Mary has pulled him out of the depths of despair and given him new hope. However, if Peter did not kill Mary, someone else did and they still lurk in the shadows, perhaps regarding Sarah as their next target.

PERFECT IN MY SIGHT is a brilliantly scribed American gothic that brings to life late nineteenth century New York. The lead characters brilliantly portray a pair of guilt-laden individuals, who find a second chance with the other. The historical story line blends elements of suspense and romance into a gothic setting that could only have scribed by a terrific talent like Tanya Anne Crosby.

Harriet Klausner