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Missing Person : The True Story of a Police Case Resolved by the Clairvoyant Powers of Dorothy Allison
Published in Hardcover by Stackpole Books (1979)
Authors: Robert V. Cox and Kenneth L. Peiffer
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Think it can't happen in your town...
I read this book in one sitting and it scared the hell out of me. I never thought I would see the towns of Chambersburg, Waynesboro and Greencastle in a nationally publized book but I did. You think it can't happen in your town...think again. The story of Debbie Sue Kline is one of heartbreak, cruelty and sadness. The pictures in the back also helped develop a more clear picture. Highly recommended book!

couldn't happen here
Living in the town in which these events happened makes this story even more gripping. Going to school with Debbie, knowing her family, and seeing the news headlines everyday, brings lifes fears closer to the small towns of America. If you think it can't happen in your town, think again. The writers were there on the scene everyday, which makes every word in this book, truer than true. Enjoy and stay safe.


New Orleans Architecture Vol VIII : The University Section
Published in Hardcover by Pelican Pub Co (1997)
Authors: Friends of the Cabildo, Robert J. Cangelosi, and Dorothy G. Schlesinger
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Brought back great memories.
Growing up in this section of New Orleans, I was pleasantly surprised to see several homes of my childhood friends. No other city in the U.S. has such distinct and diverse neighborhood architecture. Another great volume in a GREAT series.

The best of the series
This volume in the N.O. Architecture series by the Friends of the Cabildo is, in my opinion, the best of the entire series. Perhaps it is because this is the section of the city in which I spend most of my time, a place to which I've become rather attached. Anyone who enjoys architecture will probably like this book, not just New Orleanians.


Priscilla Foster: The Story of a Salem Girl (Her Story Series)
Published in Paperback by Silver Burdett Pr (1997)
Authors: Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Robert Gantt Steele, and Carey-Greenberg Associates
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My favorite Her Story book.
This book is about Priscilla Foster, a 12 year old girl living in Salem in 1692. Priscilla's friends have started accusing innocent people of being witches and before she knows it Priscilla has joined them in accusing people. Priscilla wants to stop but she finds herself unable to. This is my favorite Her Story book.

Best Her Story Book
Priscilla Foster is one of the girls who see witches in the Salem Witch Trials. She tells her grand-daughter about her tragic and terrifying tale. Gives a must-read account of the trials.


Roy Lichtenstein: Interiors
Published in Hardcover by Hudson Hills Pr (01 April, 2001)
Authors: Robert Fitzpatrick, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Leo Castelli, Cassandra Lozano, Sidney B. Felsen, and Et Al
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An impressive and fully rounded presentation
Roy Lichtenstein is one of America's premier "pop art" painters and print makers. His style is instantly recognizable and powerfully influenced the popular culture of the last thirty years. Roy Lichtenstein: Interiors is an informative, wonderfully illustrated introduction and analysis of his "interior" paintings -- many published her for the first time. Robert Fitzpatrick is Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and effectively collaborates with Dorothy Lichtenstein, the late Leo Castelli, Sidney B. Felsen, and Cassandra Lozano to present an impressive and fully rounded presentation on the life, work, and artistic innovations of Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein: Interiors is a very highly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library American art history collections.

Blends social commentary with caricatures
Roy Lichtenstein has a distinctive pop art style which blends social commentary with caricatures: Interiors profiles many of his drawings of structures and space, with occasional people included in the sketches. Full-page color drawings accompany surveys of Lichtenstein's works and achievements.


Sally Bradford: The Story of a Rebel Girl (Her Story Series)
Published in Paperback by Silver Burdett Pr (1997)
Authors: Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Robert Gantt Steele, and Carey-Greenberg Associates
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A very educational book with a spunky girl.
I really liked this book. I learned a lot. It was interesting. Sally was a spunky girl. She had the courage during a bad time to help her family.

Very good book in the Her Story series.
This book is about Sally Bradford, a young Confederate girl during the Civil War. This gives a Southern perspective of the war. Sally's father and brother are away fighting for the south. Even though the Brafords own no slaves the Yankees still burn her house and the family must flee to Richmond. Then, Sally's brother gets typhus and is sent to a Richmond hospital. He needs quinine but the stores have none because of the war. Sally must travel across enemy lines to get medicine for her brother before it's too late. This book showed that there was more to the Civil War then the slavery issue.


By Little and by Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day
Published in Hardcover by Knopf (1983)
Authors: Robert Ellsberg and Dorothy Day
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A call to radical Christianity
A collection of Day's writing, it's a fascinating read, and one would hope a call to conversion for those who fail to see Christ in all around them, especially in the poor. Remember, we are told not to judge and to give freely to all who ask. Think about that the next time you're approached by a panhandler.


Frug's Women and the Law, 2d (University Casebook Series®)
Published in Hardcover by Foundation Press (01 January, 2001)
Authors: Judith G. Greenberg, Dorothy E. Roberts, Martha L. Minow, and Mary Joe Women and the Law Frug
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Excellent book
This book was used in my Gender, Law, and Policy course at Harvard Law School, and I believe it is a well edited collection of pieces about important legal and social issues involving and affecting women. It covers a broad range of topics and presents a variety of viewpoints.


How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species
Published in Hardcover by University of Chicago Press (1990)
Authors: Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth
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What Can a Monkey Know?
I read this book in connection with graduate coursework under Seyfarth at the University of Pennsylvania. Cheney and Seyfarth describe a fascinating line of research on primates, mainly but not solely their own work on vervet monkeys. The goal is to form an account of the mind of the nonhuman primate -- how much do they understand about themselves, about other minds, and about the world?

I think that these are questions that fascinate almost all of us. What would it be like to be very nearly as intelligent as a human being, but to lack language (not merely a means of communication but also a way of formulating knowledge -- therefore a modality of knowing)? It is, of course, impossible ever to understand as a monkey understands or to feel as a monkey feels, but there is no better way to learn what a monkey can know or feel than Cheney and Seyfarth's engaging book.


Julie Meyer: The Story of a Wagon Train Girl (Her Story)
Published in Paperback by Silver Burdett Pr (1997)
Authors: Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Robert Gantt Steele, and Carey-Greenberg Associates
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Good book.
This was one of my favorite Her Story books. It is about Julie, a young girl who travels west with her family by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. If you liked the other Her Story books you will like this one.


Managing Windows NT Server 4
Published in Paperback by New Riders Publishing (1996)
Authors: Howard F. Hilliker, Robert J. Cooper, William N. Matsoukas, Brad M. McGehee, Carla Rose, and Dorothy L. Cady
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This is a very well-informed and in-depth technical referenc
Unlike many books of this genre, Managing Windows NT server 4.0 is a well thought out analysis of each component of Windows NT server and how they interrelate. Rather than skim the surface, this book plunges head-first into the depths of the operating system to increase the reader's understanding of Microsoft's flagship product.

Examples of this include the chapter on Disk Administrator, which stands out as a sterling example of technical reference. Clear, concise and revealing, it is a pleasure to read.

The command-line technical reference is also stunning in its depth, and often reveals more items than digging through the manuals.

In all, an excellent volume.


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