Don Busath has long been one of my favorite portrait photographers. With this book I see another side of Don and that is the passion that he has for the editorial type of image. This book demonstrates that with passion,discipline and vision one can capture the feeling of a place. As a photographer, it was interesting to see the dedication he applied to explore the subject of the Temple Square. The images are beautiful and interesting.

The author has provided a well written and carefully researched narrative about a heretofore forgotten unit from Michigan. Herek consulted a wide variety of original manuscripts, letters, and diaries that add much to our understanding of the unit from a variety of perspectives.

This regiment was unusual in that it contained a single company consisting of Native Americans, many of whom could hardly speak English. Herek explores the prevailing prejudice in a state that was part of the frontier only a few decades earlier, and how notions of citizenship evolved over the course of the war.

I also highly recommend this book to those who are searching for a soldier's eye view of the Civil War. The book is full of details about regimental organization, recruitment strategies, rivalries between officers seeking to recruit companies, daily routines, food, and a host of other minutae.

Finally, the book sheds light on prison conditions in the North, since the 1st Michigan SS were stationed in Chicago doing prison guard duty for much of 1863. There is also a great chapter on the unit's confrontation with rebel John H. Morgan's cavalry raid into Indiana.

My only complaint is that the author should have provided more information in the regimental roster that appears at the end of the book. As it stands, the book is not of much help to those seeking to do statistical analysis or geneological research. For the average reader, though, this is only of passing concern.

This book is a great read.

It provides excellent models, tools, examples and advice that show managers how to build on the value in their business.

Years of experience are condensed in the pages of this book. It provides useful and practical strategies for business optimisation based on real life situations.

What a wonderful cookbook! We got it as a gift from parents who make regular trips to wine country in New York and have been delighted with it ever since.

Recipes are clearly laid out and the "degree of difficulty" ratings are accurate (unlike lots of cookbooks that seem to assume the reader is already a master chef!) "Grapevine" also does an excellent job of indicating which items can be made ahead of time and frozen (or refrigerated) and which need to be prepared immediately before. There's a good blend of recipes that can be made from stuff that we all have in our kitchens and those that require a special trip to the grocery store. The sample menues in front of the book are also a hoot and are a real help in putting together meals for two or for a party. Our favorites include the Glen Iris Spinach Salad, the Spinach Squares, Chicken Cordon Bleu, and the Heath Bar Crunch Cake!

I found Thy Kingdom Come to be a cynical take on what the hereafter might be like. The book is well written and absolutely entertaining!I am sure it would offend people of a fundamentalist belief,but for the intellectual spiritual types with an appreciation of satiral humor,this book is a must read !!

I thought this was an excellent book. It was a good source of info for my report on tidal pools. Buy this book! It is great!

This book will give students a good introduction to tide pools in general. With an index and glossary, students will find this book to be very useful for research or interest reading. It contains excellent color illustrations and will be interesting to the 5th grade through the 8th grade levels.

After keeping this book for the six weeks the library allows, my four year old was so sad to let it go that we are buying it. It is one of those rare books that a parent won't mind reading over and over again. I thought maybe it was a little advanced for a four year old when we checked it out, but it is so rich in detail that a wide range of ages will enjoy it. Even the adults. The pictures are excellent and the thumb tabs make it easy to find the sections to review again. I think this will be a favorite for years to come. I have reserved Nicolas Harris' other books from the library and we may be back to buy those, too.

and Sunnie Wilson lived up to that motto by giving back generously to the black community. His motto might also have been "a bed and good meal for every musician" because he owned and operated the Mark Twain Hotel expressly for that purpose. BB King, Dizzy Gillespie,Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and many more stayed there. Sunnie also ran several show bars in Detroit's "northern" Paradise Valley. The book contains hundreds of stories having to do with musicians whose names are very common today. He was also very influencial in the political climate of the 1930 and 1940s in Detroit, and provides much insite into those times. Some of his greatest successes occured in the rich entertainment district that centered around John R, where today the Detroit Medical Center sits. To understand the history, you have to read the book, almost nothing remains of what was sometimes called the "near eastside ghetto".

A great read. It reads like a novel, but leaves you with hard facts that easily pop up in conversation, and give perspective into the future.

The Penrose family shines again in this essential guide to our great lakes lighthouses...."the castles of the midwest". Keep it in your car while traveling the great lakes coast line and you'll find an adventure around every bend!