This book gives general information about a various different selections of nuts, seeds, and berries. It is wonderful, my 8 year old sister found it to be quite fun and learned much from it. This book would be great for any child wanting to learn and have fun. I would suggest it for ages 5-11

Take a rural hometown, some quirky down home characters, a wise cracking Police Department and the usual family stress of the Easter holiday, blend them with murder and mayhem and you have a unique, humorous mystery called Death and the Easter Bunny by Linda Berry.

Trudy Roundtree has had enough happen in her life... her husband was killed in a hunting accident. Later she returns to her hometown after a failed romance. When Trudy doesn't know where to go or what to do, her cousin Hen, short for Henry, hires her as a police officer. After investigating the latest fire and death in Ogeechee Trudy learns it's really murder. Since the other officers are out of commission with a rash they picked up while hiding in the woods on stake out, Trudy takes the lead in investigating using the help of the Ogeechee kudzu vine (Georgian for Grapevine), the volunteer fire marshal, and some of Ogeechee's other interesting citizens. While she's sleuthing she also deals with an alien visit, a family that loves to be mirandarized and cousin-in-law holding a grudge.

I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery. It's witty, humorous and up front. Trudy doesn't just investigate a crime, she introduces us and gives us insight on her hometown, her family and her friends. Trudy is a woman with a quick wit and can take what ever comes in stride and go on. When you read it, you too will feel her confidence and shake your head in agreement at her hometown wisdom.

Ogeechee, Georgia with its population of 3,412 is just right for Trudy Roundtree who returned home after the death of her husband. She is the only female police officer in Ogeechee. She visits friends clearing a dump when an old icebox flies open and the body of a dead woman is found stuffed inside.

The autopsy shows that a blow to the head murdered the victim at least twenty years ago. Trudy has no idea of the identity of the woman but as she looks at back issues of the Ogeechee Beacon she notices that in 1969 a Donnie Burkhalton died in an automobile accident. She later discovers that his fiancée dumped him and disappeared on the same day. Dental records show that Donnie's fiancée is the victim. Although the case is over three decades old, Trudy is determined to see justice done by catching a killer.

DEATH AND THE ICEBOX is a cozy police procedural that gives an accurate depiction of what life is like in a small southern town. The heroine is independent, upbeat and believes police work is her calling. The mystery itself is complex and intricately woven into the story line and there is a plethora of suspects but the stumbling block in figuring out who the killer is comes down to motive. Nobody, at least on the surface, had any reason to see the woman dead. So Trudy has to delve deeper and recreate events that happened years ago. Using people's unreliable memories, Linda Berry knows how to keep her readers' interested so that they finish the book in one sitting.

Harriet Klausner

One of the most brilliant talents to utilize video (among other media), Tony Oursler is someone to pay attention to. This book, which accompanies a traveling exhibition that covers his work to date, makes a real contribution to the understanding of why he does what he does. It includes reviews written through the years by people who have followed him, as well as two in-depth interviews with this articulate, intelligent and thoughtful artist. Illustrations of everything from his earliest work to his drawings to stills from his video installations fill the book.

Oursler's work is not unlike a traffic accident: it can be horrifying, but it is so fascinating that one cannot look away. The work speaks to the anxiety of our age and the isolation we've created in our society.

This book is a big step to giving this artist the recognition he deserves. I highly recommend it.

After her husband died and a subsequent love affair turned sour, Trudy left Atlanta to return to her home of Ogeechee where she joins the police force. She gets the job because the Chief of Police Hen Hickabee is Trudy's relative. Trudy takes to the job and soon solves a high profile murder case (see DEATH AND THE EASTER BUNNY).

Her latest case is to investigate the town oddball when he reports that he drove over a corpse. Tanner does not own a car so Trudy thinks she is wasting her time until she finds a body with tracks running all over the corpse. Trudy recognizes the deceased as the owner of an Atlanta art gallery whose wife has local ties. There are plenty of suspects here in Ogeechee and in Atlanta that Trudy has to investigate as she tries to solve a homicide.

This is a fun to read, down home regional mystery due to Trudy's ability to give back as much as she receives in the good old boy network. The secondary cast gives DEATH AND THE HUBCAP a unique sense of distinction that provides insight into life in a small Georgia town distant from Atlanta. The relationship between Trudy and her boss is hilarious which adds to the overall amusing reading experience.

Harriet Klausner

Death and the Hubcap is Linda Berry's second Trudy Roundtree/Ogeechee mystery. Her first, Death and the Easter Bunny, was a memorable debut into policewoman Trudy Roundtree's small-town life. It looks like Berry's second literary excursion to Ogeechee is just as unforgettable. When reading Death and the Hubcap, my sudden snickers and bursts of laughter had those in the room curious, so I read parts of the mystery aloud and had others laughing with me. That's why I'm so sure it's a read everyone will enjoy.

Police Chief Hen Huckabee sends his niece and newest officer on another eccentric Ogeechee police call. Something Trudy is becoming an expert at. This time it's the town oddball, Tanner. Tanner's idea of driving is his two feet pacing and a hubcap for a steering wheel. He claims to have backed over a body. Knowing him and the impossibility of it, Trudy figures to play it out like she has in the past, that is until she finds a body with a tire mark on it. The humor used in the scenes with Tanner and Trudy is priceless. The way the new characters and suspects are introduced is well done, no confusion here. Towards the end, Berry has Trudy going over the suspects. Each paragraph reminds the reader of a suspect and possible motive. Being a series mystery, town business and family life forges ahead for Trudy and the Ogeechee citizens. It's a pleasant blend, and doesn't take away from the mystery at all.

Death and the Hubcap is rare mystery treat. It's good, clean fun with all the small town trappings and quirky characters that make a mystery of this caliber complete. One of the things that impressed me was the lack of spoilers when referring to the first mystery. Although Trudy goes over her past and makes a brief mention of her last case, none can be considered spoilers because they give nothing away. Trudy's first person perspective is used to tell the story in a casual, amusing way, and it works. These characters are unique; don't expect razor sharp wits that slice and dice with wickedness, or any small town mockery or fellow character assignations; it's not here. Shortcomings of the town and some characters are pointed out in a light, humorous way that makes this series all the more endearing to me. Do expect a well-paced whodunit to keep you guessing, and a laugh out loud story line to keep you in stitches.

Trudy Roundtree is back in the second novel from Linda Berry, featuring the 30-something policewoman who's emigrated from urban Atlanta to the tiny town of Ogeechee, her birthplace. Despite her lack of law enforcement training, Trudy's landed a job for her cousin, chief of police Henry Huckabee. She's coming along quite well in her new career when she runs smack-dab into the challenge of a murder.

Hubcaps play an important role as the plot develops, from the zany Tanner Whitcomb's belief that his make-believe car, symbolized by the hubcap he rotates in his hands, is the murder weapon, to a sprinkling of clues.

Art, artists, money, greed, and the suspicion of several romances move readers down an enjoyable path to the crime's solution. Along the way, we meet and relish the very human characters that people the plot, whether good guys or bad, eccentrics or conformists.

As Trudy learns even more about life and herself than about crime, we applaud her growth.

A relaxing, entertaining window on small-town South as well as a realistic mystery.

I met Linda Berry at a book signing in 1998, and I was impressed with her conviction that setting and character interactions are just as important as the puzzle in a mystery novel. I purchased this book and was not disappointed. The characters and set-ups were believable, and the story had a great sense of place. The puzzle did not suffer any, either, and held surprises while being fair to the reader.

I was also impressed by the dearth of typos, which are all too common in today's rather slapdash publishing world. Ms. Berry evidently takes a great deal of pride in her work, and her readers reap the benefits.

Death and the Easter Bunny provides an accurate, humorous look at life in small-town South Georgia. I found Ms. Berry's mixing truth (some of the events actually happened, or are based on actual events) and fiction (some came straight from her mind) to be wonderful. I should add that, as a small-town radio reporter in the late 1970s, I reported on the murder on which the mystery is inspired, though not based. I was fascinated by the mixture of real elements with fictional. I also know her cousin, on whom the Chief of Police is based, and could hear him reciting some of the same sentences to me 20 years ago. I look forward to her next book, which I understand is in the works and also based on similar exploits of citizens of some of the same certain South Georgia towns.

Take a rural hometown, some quirky down home characters, a wise cracking Police Department and the usual family stress of the Easter holiday. Blend them with murder and mayhem and you have a unique, humorous mystery called Death and the Easter Bunny by Linda Berry.

Trudy Roundtree has had enough happen in her life... her husband was killed in a hunting accident. Later she returns to her hometown after a failed romance. When she doesn't know what to do with herself, her cousin, Hen, short for Henry, hires her as a police officer. After investigating the latest fire and death in Ogeechee. Trudy learns it's really murder. Since the other officers are out of commission with a rash they picked up while hiding in the woods on stake out, Trudy takes the lead in investigating, using the help of the Ogeechee kudzu vine ( that's Georgian for Grapevine), the volunteer fire marshall, and some of Ogeechee's other interesting citizens. While she's sleuthing she also deals with a alien visit, a family that loves to be mirandarized and cousin-in-law holding a grudge.

I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery. It was witty, humorous and up front. Trudy doesn't just investigate a crime. She introduces us and gives us insight on her hometown, her family and her friends. Trudy is a woman with a quick wit, and can take what ever comes in stride and go on. When you read it, you too will feel her confidence and shake your head in agreement at her hometown wisdom.

This book was quite informative. Certain sections were fairly indepth - for instance the Toxins in Our Food and Evnvironment Section was extensive and easy to understand. The self-exam section and pictorials are good, but also in other publications.

The first part of the book could have been a more informed overview, thus more understandable for people not attuned to the aspects of inner cleansing.

My biggest problem with this book, and it is a very big one, is that it recommends a few company's products, which are not necessarily the best on the market. Some are powdered nutrients that aren't totally accessible to constipated systems and some are fiber capsules that can be self defeating, even harmful for some people. The formulas suggested from different companies and Multi-level Marketing organizations, are not balanced, and throw together herbs for different body systems ( we can't just throw together some wonderful herbs and expect them to work in a balanced manner for that specific body system, which just confuses the body's natural cleansing function), laxative or stimulating herbs (which should never be taken for any length of time), and not relating to consumers that need to effectively and safely cleanse the body. We must gently, but totally cleanse each body system (or organ) separately. Other than 'the fiber capsules', the colon cleansing recommendations is adequate, but the information and products on the other organs or problems (liver, kidneys, arteries, lungs, parasites) is not up to date or very informative. If this book was more objective (without selling products), it would be much more credible.

The consequences of poor hygiene are quickly evident. If you don't brush your teeth, they rot. If you don't wash your hair, it gets matted and oily. If you don't take care of your skin, there is a strong possibility of acne and, in the long run, premature aging lines. These black-and-white rules of basic sanitation have become indelible in the modern era, championed by purveyors of social etiquette and cosmetic companies. But what about hygiene inside the body? How does one go about cleaning out the cumulated toxins and other icky stuff built up in The Place that Shall Never Be Mentioned?

For a comprehensive guide on just such hygiene, look no further than Linda Berry's _Internal Cleaning_. A chiropractor and clinical nutritionist, Ms. Berry has over 25 years experience in the practice of cleansing/detoxification, and a fast perusal of the topics covered and the clear, concise writing style show that she really knows what's up in the nether regions.

Berry begins with a section detailing the myriad toxins that we ingest on a day-to-day basis, some knowingly, others not: from obvious culprits like MSG flavoring and hydronized oils, to all those mysterious additives intended on extending the shelf-life; from animal steroids in the bulk of beef to the minerals and metals lurking in that clear glass of water; Berry details an astonishing amount of chemicals and carcinogenics that most probably have a detrimental effect on our health and happiness. This section contains a breakdown of how the digestive system works, explaining what substances pass through easily and what clogs up the pipes. Also included: environmental toxins, household toxins, pesticides and plastics, hormones and drugs.

After a simple test designed to find out the individual's current level of stress, Berry outlines a variety of cleansing programs, from simple juice fasts to powder-supplements targeting certain organs (liver, kidneys, lymph etc). A long discourse on diet comes next, complete with a guide of healthy alternative recipes. Berry completes the book with a section on practices that compliment these diet/cleansing techniques; an essential conclusion, but I wish she had gone in more detail about the importance of mastication, exercise, and positive thinking.

An important book for anyone concerned with keeping the body healthy & whole.

i am a orthomolecular-nutritionist and i do have some books on cleansing,plus an expirience of more than 100 cleansing programs with my patients.i can tell that this book is the bible of the subject. the author explaines all the aspects of the immune system,how they work in combination,what is toxicity,and what is the best way of doing it without harming your tissues with a healing crisis that actually happens when you don't activate the phase-2 liver detoxification mechanism,(you want to know what do i mean? read that book)nutrition/recipes/herbs/vitamins/sport/baths/oxidative-stress/ psycological-stress/antioxidants/other supporting therapies that complement the benefit of internal cleansing are all explained. allergy (wether nutritional and ecological) are well essencivly explained in a wonderful guided way, easy to understand. i am a nutritionist,i know that it is really works.buy it and use it with your nutritionist/naturopath, it is superb!