*Goodbye, My Little Ones* concerns a case of serial infanticide in New York state. A prosecutor was working on a case in which a father was tried and convicted for murdering one of his three children. (He was in fact suspected of having killed all three.) An expert witness brought the prosecutor's attention to an earlier case, in the late 1960s, in which several children in another family had supposedly died of SIDS (crib death); the witness believed those were homicides also. Eventually the prosecutor reopened that case, and the mother, Waneta Hoyt, was convicted in 1995. I particularly like true crime books with a medical angle. This one includes interesting information on the history of SIDS research. Two of Hoyt's children (identified only by their initials) had been included in a major paper on SIDS in 1972, but almost from the very beginning some physicians suspected that those cases were homicides. The authors' style is a bit more reportorial and brisk than the work of some other writers in this genre; Ann Rule, for instance, takes more time to develop the atmosphere of a setting. This book moves the reader right along without, however, slighting any points of detail or character

this book is full of information about Waneta Hoyt but it also is about another parent who killed his babies. Stephen Van Der Sluys also murdered his babies because they were in his way & he did not want to take care of them. Charles Hickey does know how to tell a story.

A very well written book. This is a story that needed to be brought to book to let people take a look at what happened in the family life a Waneta Hoyt and the deaths of babies; Eric, James, Julie, Molly, and Noah. Thanks should go to William Fitzpatrick, DA and to all the investigators for bring these murders to light. Also thanks to the author and contributors. This story will make you mad for what Waneta did, sad for the innocent babies and relieved for some justice. A must read!

Growing up in the area this book is based on, I knew the basis of this story before I read 'Murder in Little Egypt': a doctor with dark secrets, who killed his son(s). Since my Mom is addicted to true-crime stories, she served as my source of true-crime books, like this one. I had to read this one myself to clarify what I'd heard about this story.

'Murder in Little Egypt' was an excellent read. It seems well-researched. It uncovers a side of people that is rarely exposed. It makes it even better if you are familiar with the area, southern Illinois, and the people involved in the book.

"Murder In Little Egypt."
This book is unnerving to the soul yet unforgetable. My mother bought this book a couple of years ago do the fact that Dr. Cavaness was her doctor and also the doctor of some other members of my family.
Although i was only eight years old at the time Dr. Cavaness murdered his son Sean, I still remember my parents and family members discussing it. In private of course, but being a sly little girl i would hide behind the couch or stand in the hallway unnoticed and listen quietly to the conversation at hand.

Egypt, as the title refurs to is better known as Southern Illinois. Little Egypt, lies between Eldorado and Harrisburg Illinois. My home town area.

The news spread across the area within days and disrupted and discouraged the lives of friends and citizens of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, a respected, well known and well liked doctor, who lived in Harrisburg and practiced at Pearce Hospital in Eldorado. I found the details of Seans murder to be sickening and heartbreaking. I was in tears as i continued to read about their lives and how twisted it was. When my mother gave me this book she asked me if i remembered the story of what happened. Briefly i did but i had no idea of the turmoil behind it. The details and lives of the Cavaness's are well understood and i just couldn't put the book down until it was finished. It made me think twice about what doctor i choose.

I am from the "Little Egypt" area and enjoyed being able to recognize places that were discussed in the book. I also was amazed at the devotion of the townspeople for the doctor. This was a gripping tale of a man with two lives.... I would recommend this to anyone!

This particular book is full of references from ancient greek literature quoted to illustrate various aspects of Alexander the Great's life. It has the most complete bibliography on Alexander and students will find it is a must buy for that feature alone. The author concentrates on the deterioration of Alexander from alcohol and his parallel life with the god of wine Dionysus. Very unusual indeed...

I find this book fascinating, full of interesting facts and references. A great reading for someone who is curious to find out more about the phenomenon we call Alexander the Great.

As the mother of a 3-year-old who lives for trains and pretends to be a dinosaur all day long; I feel this book was written just for him. The rhyme doesn't quite flow, but the illustrations are spectacular and the story is great. If only I can find a copy for him; it's out of print!

Brother Billy hops right off the page and into your imagination! The pictures are colorful, the story memorable (my son could recite it to me!) and this book is fun to read. The opprotunity to play with the sounds and to assume a southern accent make it ideal for grown-ups that like to act out characters. Not to mention children that revel in fun, exciting reading. I highly recomend this book for all ages.

An uplifting introduction to the best sport to watch with your kids. We have given this book as a baby gift to more than a few of our friends.

I bought this book for my two-year old because he'd taken a sudden interest in baseball "hats," and he now knows more about the game itself than a lot adults. Terrific illustrations and pithy copy that give a brief overview of the game.

Since it's short on words, I highly recommend it for toddlers, though it's apparently being marketed to the four- to eight-year old crowd.

Special bonus to Phillies fans: the illustrator is from South Jersey, and you'll recognize the "Home" team as our lovable Phils.

Not only do i have a tremendous distaste for the font of this book, the texture of the pages was such that i needed to wear plastic gloves in order to avoid paper burn. o'Brien's backseat politics are best left for the playground. rather than trying to peddle his ideas as something a person might want to hear, the author should invest in something to keep his mouth closed and his fingers away from a pen. Overall i wish i would have completed the rest of my "ally mcbeal: season 1" dvd, than read this trard.

John O'Brien's masterpiece is the 'Vagina Monologue' of the modern political age. Most books have more fluff than a wookie, but this book is all Skywalker. The insightful jabber in this book will surely unite the bipartisan world. Democrats and Republicans will get along- dogs and cats living side by side as this book is spread across the grassroots of America. This book is clearly the best of his 27 books, the child prodigy has outdone himself again.

This is easily one of the best books I have ever read. John O'Brien's ideas are incredible. This book is a must read for anyone who cares about the state of this country. It is a book that changed my outlook on the way I look at this country.

As in his first, and more well-known novel, Leaving Las Vegas, O'Brien plumbs the depths of alcoholism in this vision of societal meltdown. Inspired by the 1992 riots in LA, O'Brien's unfinished manuscript (completed by his sister) imagines a not-to-distant future in which everyone carries guns and mass race rioting and anarchy has spread like wildfire and the entire US is going up in flames. But rather than examine what happens to humanity when there are no rules (Nobel prizewinner Jose Saramago does an amazing job of this in Blindness), O'Brien gives the reader the claustrophobic bunker of Tony's Bar and its alcoholic denizens (plus waitress and busboy). The title nods its head to John Carpenter's excellent 1976 film The Assault on Precinct 13 (itself a loose modernized remake of Howard Hawks' western Rio Bravo), and as in that film, the men holed up in the bar must defend themselves-and more importantly the liquor-from all outside forces.

It's a really interesting idea, undermined only by the fact that alcoholics aren't really very interesting people in general. O'Brien writes from their perspective with a true insider's grasp of what makes them tick, but after about fifty pages or so, their ramblings get kind of old. And unfortunately, the only three non-alcoholics in the book are mere ciphers and much less convincing characters. The waitress and busboy are caricatures of sorts whose actions are exceedingly hard to understand. Later, when the bar takes in a hunted liberal outsider, its as a device for O'Brien to have characters debate. Meanwhile, the ticking clock of the dwindling liquor supply is a neat device on its own, it can't sustain the book on its own. None of this is to say that O'Brien can't write, because in general the prose is quite nice. However, the premise is never fully realized and one could interpret the book as being quite racist. Clearly the guys in the bar are bigots, But in the end the actions of the rioters and busboy serve only to confirm their fears-and presumably O'Brien's own internal demons. It's quick reading, but definitely heavy and not for the faint of heart.

A novel that speaks to the darkest parts of oneself. Rambling and lost at times, a true voice emerges from the chaos. O'Brien has been here, he knows his way around all that flawed and desperate humanity and he shines a flashlight directly into it's decaying face, watches the insects scurry from the light. It's too late to take it back; he has shown us. I am grateful.

If there is a Tony's in heaven, we can bet where John O'Brien would be: In the half-light of the corner booth, glass full to the brim, chuckling to himself about some melancholy truth.

I need to collaborate on a biography of this O'Brien fellow...any takers?

This is the story of the Columbia, Tennessee "race riot" of 1946, in which a racial incident in an appliance repair shop ended with mob violence in which scores of African American veterans of World War II defended their community with arms. A couple were killed in jail, but most escaped with their lives and their freedom. It is, as the author notes, an extremely telling moment in the history of American race relations. And it is an exciting story. Sadly, the author appears to have fallen in with sociologists and perhaps other bad company. The analytical apparatus at the front of the book will definitely prevent anyone except academics from getting to the riveting story inside, and the important historical truths it would have revealed. I am afraid that it is a good enough book to keep someone else from telling the story any time soon, but it could have been a great book, if O'Brien had just told the story and intepreted its meaning without resorting to jargon and obscure language. It is still a good book, but she needed better intellectual advice than she got--when she is writing in her own storytelling voice, it's really quite good. It could have been an enormous public service and helped generations of people understand an important turn in American racial politics. Instead, it is an academic exercise, alas.

This was a great book telling how the laws prejudeces i reccomend it to anybody interested in the truth.

This is a super cute little book, with lots of strange woodland sprites peeking out from behind toadstools and leaves. It's a little strange--the creatures are drawn in a kind of light brown ink, which may be frustrating for little folks trying to color in the lines. A book for older artists, maybe 8 years old and above.

My dad was born there in the 1950's and i was named after it. not a bad place, not much to do but nice to visit. the book is informal but informative.

. . . on Aran as everywhere else. I have had the privilege of spending two weeks on Inish Mor, one 4 years ago and one in the summer of 2001. The difference between the two visits was enormous . . . where on the first visit I saw perhaps 5-6 cars a day on the little roads, now there are minibuses beetling along everywhere. The pony carts are strictly for the tourists. I missed the women setting up kiosks on the road, selling their beautifully made sweaters. At the same time, throughout the summer, the young people put on a nightly concert featuring traditional Irish music and dance -- and it is fantastic! So wonderful to see the beauty of the old traditions taking hold in the hearts of the young men and women.

BUT ... what is quaint to the tourist translates into abject poverty for the native. Reading Synge gives one a sense of what WAS, and how hard it has been (and still is) for families to make a go of it on Aran.

Read it with respect, and remember . . . all things are changing.

"The Aran Islands" is a delightful rendition of the experiences of J. M. Synge during his visits to the Aran Islands just over a century ago. Synge's journey had been encouraged by William Butler Yeats. "Go to the Aran Islands. Live there as one of the people themselves; express a life that has never found expression." Here Synge gained an insight into the Irish character which would enrich his later works.

The Aran Islands are a chain of islands off the coasts of Connemara and Clare. Isolated by the sea, the Arans, like the Galapagos in the natural world, preserve the language and customs of traditional Ireland.

The book is a narrative of what Synge saw and the stories he heard during his stays in the Arans, told by a master storyteller in the finest Irish tradition. The language is delightful, the stories are entertaining and the insight into the Irish soul is profound. A must read for any lover of the Irish.