At last, John Curry has a book in print worthy of his art. Ms. Junker has suceeded in paying a noble yet sadly overdue tribute to this unique and often neglected artist. Curry's paintings capture the emotion and natural force of American scenes in a way that was very much his own. Works like "Tornado over Kansas" and the scene of John Brown in "A Tragic Prelude" embody some of the greatest expressions of conflict to be found in American art.

Roger Nicholas is thirteen and a bit too tightly wrapped, too introverted. His father Tony is an actor with the National Theatre in London, England, and his step-mother is an American actress there, and with her own daughter aged nine. Tony inherits what appears to be an ugly pink stuccoed monstrosity of a house close to the Thames in the London suburb of Isleworth. But belying its early 19th Century appearance is the presence of a distinctly Elizabethan ghost. In the process of uncovering the mystery they uncover the real house and its earlier origins and a bit of family history into the bargain. The characters are very well drawn, and Roger in particular is a very complex young lad who grows and matures through the course of the story.

I was and adult when I discovered this book at the time of its first printing, and was instantly captivated by the story and by its telling, and by the talent of the author. I have re-read this book a dozen times in the last 25 years and still enjoy it immensely. I cannot reccommend it highly enough.

"Profiles in Curry" is an amazingly fun and compelling read about the wide, wild and varied career radio encounters of the Biff-kind!

Pick up this book, pick a page to scan over and before you know it, you've been aboard an atomic bomb mission over Japan, met ZuZu's Petals, Howled with The Wolfman, and met Bono (the Sonny version) through the eyes and ears of our man on the spot Biff Jannuzzi. What makes this book such great read is that Biff brings you inside the real world of radio populated with The Good Guys, The Greats, and, of course, The Weasels that make up our everyday experience of tuning in to our favorite radio station.

Biff tells his radio interview stories in such a personal way that you feel like you are there, like a fly on the wall, listening in on chats with people that have had a lasting impact on our popular and not-so-popular American culture. Of course, Biff wouldn't hesitate to smack you into oblivion on that wall with his ever-handy fly swatter, but hey, this IS Biff, The Grand Poobah of Radio and All Around Media Whiz you're dealing with here and these are, afterall, HIS dang interviews...so buzz dizzily off to another part of his book and enjoy!

Biff is one funny guy and writer and it shows throughout his premier foray onto the Best Seller trail. Biff's stories certainly provide the reader with a very spicey and tasty glimpse into the lives of people we all think we know and those we would want to get to know if only we had the opportunity. Thanks to this book, here's your chance.

Signed,

Elvis

(I'm Biff's neighbor in Arizona and I promised him a review of his book in exchange for NOT including me in it!)

Silver Right is a moving and telling story of my family struggle to achieve equality in America. This book does a very good job of relating the feeling, fear and turmoil that I felt during those four long years of being the only black family at an all white school in the Mississippi Delta in the sixites. Silver Rights goes beyond the actions of people during that time. It looks at the cilvil right movement on a personal level. This book will make you laugh, and it will also make your cry

I picked up this book at the library and enjoyed it so much I am purchasing it. The illustrations are beautiful and also very cute. The content deals with appreciating others' differences and is a nice lesson. There is also clever, subtle humor. I am buying this book for my baby due in July and anticipate this will be a favorite.

Excellent writing of life of the cattle rancher in early 1900's. Much knowledge and research went into these writings. Very accurate as to the life of the rancher during these times (and certainly applicable to today in many areas!). For those who enjoy romance (young Kelsey leaves Scotland and his girl to begin new life in America), intrigue (just where is this land of plenty and cattle that just grow themselves?), history (Scotland, North Park and the "roots" of a special "breed" of people) and a dose of "bar-room type brawl", you will find this a most enjoyable book

For any child learning about the concept of sound, this book is a must! The concept itself is quite difficult for anyone to master, let alone a child. However, Don Curry has carefully chosen text and matched photos to lend to easy understandablilty. Graphic organizers are also used, albeit sparingly as not to overwhelm young readers. Written around the national standards, you cannot go wrong and your children will be pleasantly surprised!

Sweet Words So Brave... what's up with that? The title would more appropriately read- Listen little girl and I'll tell you a story.
An abbreviated history of Black folk in America is given. Since the book is only 20+ pages long, you know not much history can be told in those few pages. However, what is shown is very good.

I am most impressed with the fact that this book gives a serious picture of Black people in America. The Ilustrator, Jerry Butler, needs to produce books on his own as his pictures make the book. Every picture is packed with so much reality I thought I saw myself on one of those pages. Every house on the planet should read this book and dust-off a place on the bookshelf for this book.

This is a great great collection of folk-tales that embody many virtues: honesty, sharing, etc. The wonderful index emparts a user-friendly code that enables works of fiction and folk-lore readily available.

A wonderful read, and the recipes aren't bad either. Actually the recipes are excellent. Brennan's writing is excellent and transports you to the exotic Far East if only in your dreams.