If you were a Clevelander in the 50's and 60's and wanted to shop in style, Halle's was your store. This book refreshes the memories of those who had the pleasure of shopping this retail institution while it told how a family of merchants experienced the successes and ultimate failure of a Cleveland retail icon.

If you are not a Clevelander, this book gives great detail of what "carriage trade" retail was and what happened to it.

Good reading, lots of memories, good fun.

Halle Brothers was a Cleveland institution. It was, like many family-owned department stores, a vital player in the city's history. As the city grew, so did Halle Brothers. Author James Wood paints an interesting, vivid portrait of a store, the likes of which, are rarely seen in today's world of "cookie cutter" chains.

Pat Cleveland, apart from being one of the most beautiful Filipina models to ever grace the pages of fashion catalogues, is also a literary genius. This work of resonance and impact deserves to be read by anyone with a clear eye and a tender heart. Go Pat!

I enjoy reading this book because the author has successfully shared her innermost feelings and thoughts about who she really is and what she can be for God. I like the way she started the book with the poem about making a lamp and being a light to the world. Indeed, if we all carry our lamps, what a bright world we would have. The book has 365 poems worth reading and sharing to remind us everyday of each year to put God first in our lives, and to be just what God has made of us, so that there is no struggle for happiness.

My dad did a tremendous job pulling alot of these memories from his childhood throughout the years. The book is from the heart and brings out what the true tribe fan has gone through.

This book hits on all cylinders. Few thought Long could possibly top his classic rookie effort, "Browns Memories," but once again, Long has stunned readers with his literary prowess. "Indians Memories" is truly a masterpiece-- and Long-- a legend in the making.

This book was a catalyst in changing my own focus from that of reforming the classified intelligence community, to that of creating a "virtual intelligence community" that served as an on-going educational program for government and business leaders. "If there was ever a moment in history when a comprehensive strategic view was needed, not just by a few leaders in high (which is to say visible) office but by a large number of executives and other generalists in and out of government, this is certainly it. Meeting that need is what should be higher about higher education."

This book was a catalyst in changing my own focus from that of reforming the classified intelligence community, to that of creating a "virtual intelligence community" that served as an on-going educational program for government and business leaders. "If there was ever a moment in history when a comprehensive strategic view was needed, not just by a few leaders in high (which is to say visible) office but by a large number of executives and other generalists in and out of government, this is certainly it. Meeting that need is what should be higher about higher education."

One of baseball's most tragic figures is the nineteenth-century outfielder, Louis Sockalexis, who rose to national fame in a few short months and fell just as quickly due to what David Fleitz calls "the pernicious effects of alcohol."

The handsome, likeable Sockalexis showed brilliant promise as a college athlete, quickly attracting attention for his dazzling speed and powerful throwing arm. He was recruited by Cleveland in 1897. The first recognized Native American to play in the major leagues, Sockalexis had to endure racist war whoops from the crowds and endless gibes from the press, even as he won over the fans who saw him play.

David Fleitz gives a compassionate, concise account of the sadly shattered career of Sockalexis, who should have been one of the greatest ballplayers of all time. The ugly red Chief Wahoo mascot of the Cleveland Indians should not be allowed to sully the memory of Louis Sockalexis, a real human being.

A very good book on a forgotten baseball warrior whose career was cut short due to his human frailities. One of many baseball players who have suffered from alcohol abuse. Mr. Fleitz has woven a very interesting biography of one of baseball's sad pasts. If you have ever heard of the legend of this Cleveland Indian, here is an opportunity to discover the real story. A must read for those interested in 19th Century baseball.

I am a student at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH, where Norman Krumholz is a full-time professor. In 1994, I had the pleasure of taking an urban studies class that he taught. I enjoyed the class so much that I went on to take other urban studies classes, and eventually changed my major from journalism to urban planning. Dr. Krumholz is a brilliant man, and a gifted orator. His class had such a profound impact on me. I ended up on a completely different career path because of his teachings. It's rare to find someone so dedicated to social equality. I highly recommend anything he's written.

Krumholz describes a planning experience that is so instructive that it will alter the way we look at professional planning forever. His experiences are documentations of persistence, triumph, defeat, and victory.

I first read this book in college in 1970, and was able to purchase my own copy in the 80's. It is certainly one of THE finest military aviation books ever written.

It differs from other books covering WWII fighter pilots in that it concentrates more on the pilots themselves, rather than their planes and campaigns. It is a much more personnel narrative, yet has some of the most entertaining and exciting tales of aerial warfare ever put on paper.

If you can somehow find a copy of this book, I cannot recommend it more highly.

I picked up a used copy of this book while deployed to Moron Air Base in Spain in 1983 and have re-read it so many time the glue is coming undone along the seam. Mr Hall, the Public Affairs Officer for the 4th Fighter Group, did an outstanding job of capturing life of the U.S. fighter pilot's during WWII. Tom Clancy could never write this well, reality is far better than fiction in this case. If you can get a copy, get it, as you will not be disappointed!

It is amazing how little has changed since this book was written. The changes that have taken place are interesting to note. A great light read and a good joke gift for the snobby Bostonian on your list.

Cleveland Amory, best known for his writings for his love of animals, first wrote this most interesting view of the city of Boston. Boston is one of America's most well known cities, and Amory gives an insight into the fabric that makes up the social framework of the city. Gilded with facts that give the reader a chance to see how Boston thinks (such as tearing down the historical home of John Hancock when the taxes went unpaid), this book is fascinating because it is real. Truth is stranger than fiction, and Boston as presented here rings true. The main drawback to the book is that one wishes an update on the world of the Proper Bostonians was available.

I know Cleve Sellers quite well, he's currently a history professor at the University of South Carolina and his students are fortunate to get firsthand accounts of the Civil Rights movement from a lesser-known, but NOT a lesser player in these events. Readers of his book are forutante too, for here you have verfiable firsthand accounts from a man who lived through this stuff and paid heavily for it. In about 40 years, the generation who lived through the Civil Rights movement will no longer be with us, and it is good that documents of this kind will be around to let future generations know what it was REALLY like.

However, it's worthy to note that his closing chapter, on the chaotic state of Black leadership after the Civil Rights movement, is still dead-on traget although it was written in 1973.

This is a reprint of a well-written personal account by a SNCC member and Howard University student. I am glad to see this book back in print. It will give an insight to the young and not so young who, because of the media's almost exclusive focus on Dr. King, have been lead to believe that the only important aspect of the civil rights movement was the "I Have a Dream" speech. Cleve Sellers gives us an up close and personal report on some of the key leaders of SNCC, especially the late Stokely Carmichael (known later as Kwame Ture), who later became, for a short time, the Prime Minister of the Black Panther Party and for many years the primary organizer of the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party.

Sellers shares many of the behind the scenes relationships between SNCC and other organizations and details the tactical and ideological differences which engaged the energies of the SNCC membership.

This book is a great compilation of gospel songs and spirituals, but even more than that; it provides wonderful information on the history of the genre. It is certainly worth the price.

"Songs of Zion" was created to be a hymnal of Black religious tradition available to the United Methodist churches. But it's much more. In addition to providing 250 songs, in includes historical accounts of various musical movements within the Black church, and information for performance. An incredible history lesson!