I found the book, Distant Revenge by Dr. Edward Briscoe, et al to be an engrossing and delightful novel, written with the passion and flair of writers who know how to both suspend and entertain the reader, while also providing a sense of the historical. The novel is basically a murder mystery set in contemporary Washington, D.C., but eventually encompasses a wider geographical perspective as well as time span, and in the process delights the reader with tidbits of Civil War anecdotes and other history lessons which keep you riveted to the pages.

The book's writers obviously spent a lot of time researching material for their literary gem which, through the use of flashbacks takes the reader back to the 1860's as they develop the background of one of the main characters. And through the adroit use of Chapters (29) and Parts (5), further take you through the painstaking planning stages of each of the multiple murders that become the foundation of the mystery and intrigue. There are five Georgetown University medical students intent on completing their respective medical degrees and hoping to make a difference in the world. However, due to the personal tragedies that befall four of them during the early stages of their educational pursuits, their dreams are virtually ended before they can be realized. If not for the extraordinary assistance provided by the fifth member of the group, whose personal financial fortunes enable the others to complete their education, they would not have ultimately attained their career goals. His "gift" to them, however turns into a "debt" he desperately needs them to repay many years later, as a life threatening situation involving his only son requires their immediate medical expertise. Unfortunately circumstances, which are very intricately developed by the authors, make each of their decisions to help their former classmate in his time of need virtually impossible, leading to - shall I dare say - matters of the vengeful kind!

To complicate things and to equally keep the reader off-balance, the writers throw in a parallel scenario involving the same four medical students in a tragic situation at a small town General Hospital during their medical internships, which consequently incurs the wrath of another individual. What this eventually leads to are "viable motives" of two different people to seek out revenge on these four doctors who, unfortunately are completely oblivious to what is in store for them. What an intriguing story line! And the authors handle it with both skill and cunning as they meticulously move the reader through each Chapter and Part, leaving you clues and then dead-ends as you attempt to determine, 'Who dunit?'

I found Distant Revenge to be a relatively quick read, and I think you'll find it literally impossible to put the book down. It contains a little over 260 pages and concludes with a most interesting and thought provoking Epilogue that will have you asking the question, "What was the ultimate 'distant revenge'?" I highly recommend this book, especially for the avid mystery reader, but also for those of you who like to be taken on a voyage as you meander through the vicissitudes of a novel as you find little tidbits of interest here and intrigue there. This book should make a great film!

The first time I read this boook was in a college course. It was a good text for a class, being straightforward but also sparking many entertaining and intricate discussions. Now that I am done the class, Divine Love and Wisdom is a wonderful book to pick up and read whenever. It desribes the Sun of heaven and the relationship between this world and the next. For solid and simple to understand ideas about God and His nature and the effects the spiritual world has on the natural and vice versa, this is a versatile and thought-porvoking book that I highly recommend!

These books are a wonderful guide to how this life relates to the next and how God directs all life. They answer questions about why bad things happen, the purpose of life, and order in the universe, in a philosophical way that is practical and easy to understand. If you are looking for something deeper than scientific answers, I highly recommend Divine Love and Wisdom and Divine Providence!

This book is full of interesting tips to keep peace in the household. It teaches young teens how to deal with and keep peace with their parents. This book is great if you're a teen and are having trouble keeping peace with your parents. I rate this book an A+++!

Doing Drugs; Patterns of African American Addiction is a text that comes right out of the battle fields of drug treatment.

The authors, a preacher and a college professor seem familar with their subject. My favorite chapters are on the history of African American addiction. A loty of times we think addiction just happened in the sixities and miss that their is a history of addiction that is mixed up with racial opression as well as the urbanization of African American people.

New information for me was the African American drinking rituals that happened in slavery as well as the use of alcohol as awards for crop picking by slave masters durning slavery.

I also was intersted in the African section of the book that recorded drug use (Quat) in North Africa as long as 500 years ago.

The chapter on cocaine treament and the approaches to treating it in African American males is especially helpful. I liked the discusiion and questioning of compliance in therapy. I had never examined that most drug treatment for black males is forced treatment.

Katie Johnson has demystified whole language with this practical and fun method of teaching young children to read and write. I have had the pleasure of using this book (based on Sylvia Ashton-Warner's philosophy)in a classroom with four and five year olds. My students were delighted to "do their words" every day and they were on the road to becoming literate at an impressive rate. Now I have a four year old of my own, and I am "doing words" with her at home. With Johnson's simple method she is now learning words by sight along with letter sounds, and is learning how to form letters properly. I never have to coax my daughter to "do her words". She comes to me every day and asks, "Can we do our words now?"

This book really tickled my funny bone. With 365 different mixed-up cliches, there is truly something for everyone. It even makes a fun game to try to figure out which 2 (or three!) cliches are combined to make up the "wrongisms". Get one for you and another for a friend!

SHE'S ALMOST HUMAN! How wonderful to find that a dog, not many know anything about except to bet on at the "Dogtrack," is such a great pet too! It's such a shame that soo many of this breed are not fully understood for their value as a pet that has centuries of history and purebred lines that rival the best of AKA showdogs. This story is told in such a loveable way. The children I read it to fall in love with Donna instantly and listen intently to her funfilled venture to Mexico. When we finnish the book and say goodbye...everyone asks,"what is she going to do next?" If one is not a real dog lover, "Donna the Galgo" certainly supplies a desire to run down and adopt one who has failed its race career and is looking for a new life!

David Johnson has done us all a great favor by finally writing a biography of the most amazing "Doc" Freeman. The son of a Confederate soldier, Douglas Southall Freeman's life is a study in self-discipline and perseverance. Freeman was a man who crammed 4 careers into one life - Pulitzer (One for the biography of General Lee and one post-humously for George Washington) winning author, newspaper editor, teacher and broadcaster. Ever since learning of Freeman many years ago, I'd wondered why no biography had ever been written of him. Freeman was a man that was faithful to his calling, to serving his fellow man and to serving his God. The book should be in every history lover's library. ~ Richard G. Williams, Jr., editor of "The Maxims of Robert E. Lee" to be released in November.