Torsos is a great novel. Set in Cleveland, in the 'thirties, it fictionalizes the notorious Torso Slayer killings through the figure of Hank "Lucky" Lambert, a cop who knows more than he should of the gay underworld of the city. John Peyton Cooke's meticulous research shows, but the novel isn't at all sluggish - it moves at a breakneck pace to tour tramp dwellings, drug stores, chicken farms and bath houses in search of the elusive Torso Slayer. In the midst of mayhem there's a love story, as Lucky meets and romances the hustler Danny Cottone.

I am not a big reader of crime fiction, but this book reminded me, in good ways, of James Ellroy's fiction. Its panoramic portrait of the city, and its weaving of fact and fiction was complicated, visual, and paranoid, rather like Ellroy's vision of LA. John Peyton Cooke's anal-retentive Eliot Ness is a memorable character, but most memorable to me is his deft, rather audaciously complicated plotting, his sentimental, yet sometimes brutal depiction of male homoeroticism, and his incredibly evocative, though rather spare prose. A wonderful read.

Noone should miss the novel, especially those interested in Elliot Ness' search of a mass murderer.

We meet Hank and many other characters. Outstanding flavor of America's 20's

Bob Lee and Gordon Wheeler have compiled a wonderfully insightful book about shame as it exists in our American culture. With chapters submitted by a number of creative individuals, there are articles (among others on) shame and homosexuality; male-male relationships; social class systems; and chronic illness.

This book has made a significant impact on my work as a therapist and consultant. I would encourage every therapist and consultant to read this book.

An excellent book. Shines new light on a dark subject, and uses the Gestalt model to make interpersonal shame dynamics more understandable. This book had a notable impact on my clinical work.

Being a former kindergarten student of Mrs. Barse, I enjoyed this book a great deal. I would recommend this book to teachers and parents for their children/students.

After reading her biography, you can tell that Ms. Barse puts a lot of thought and emotion into her writings. The short stories are perfect for oral reading. Most of the stories have an appropriate message that relates to concepts the children would understand. I will be using this in my classroom for many years to come.

The pictures are very cute and match the stories very well.

This is also a great gift for teachers.

This book has wonderful ideas and activities to help build our childrens minds and bodies. A perfect way to play and build sensory motor skills.

Incredible moving poetry from one of the great contemporary poets in America. Using a vast knowledge of literature and experience from travels, Rick takes us on a journey using language. Sometimes sad, often moving, never disappointing.

This is a deep book, filled with the authors sincerity.
Because it is "secular", and because it doesn't address any specific disfunctional behavior nor delivers lessons, it is a warm, supportive tool to anyone.

It also permits one's spirituality to spring from within.

Whether one is religious or not will not affect one's empathy with this book.

I used this book in a zoology course freshman year; however, it is still an active reference for overview in many of my upper biology couse. I would suggest it for anyone wanting a starting point in the biological sciences.

For any Browns fan this book is very good read. Profiles many players and some inside story's about them. Shows timeline of events that took place and recalls some of the most memorable games. Talks about Browns-all time teams and the Browns in the Hall of Fame.

Were it not for the fact that this is a murder mystery, you would think this is an expose of the gears that turn behind the ivy. Ceil Cleveland cleverly guides the reader behind the dissertations and degrees to reveal the political and financial core of what makes a university live and breathe. From the bigger picture of power at the highest levels and blatant self-aggrandizement down to the remarkably detailed observations of individuals' idiosynchracies, this book makes you laugh while still preserving the underlying seriousness of the problems of modern academia. On top of that, you get a murder, whose resoltion evades the reader until the very end. And if you live or have lived on Long Island, the flecks of unique Island culture will make you laugh at yourself and your neighbors.

This book is definitely a great combination of caustic wit, clever suspense, and a realistic, sometimes educational (no pun intended) interpretation of human nature.

If you work with people in any of the healing arts, this book is a must read for understanding the power of working somatically with people. Jim Kepner writes comprehensively about physical process from the Gestalt perspective.