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Letting Go by Robert Collet Tricaro. An exquisite collection of poems by a San Francisco area performing poet. He's not only a superb poet, he's an excellent reader. Pop his CD in your car CD player and soak up some culture as you drive. The drive will seem shorter. Paperback ( ISBN 0-89002-385-9) $15.95. With CD $23.95. Cloth (ISBN 0-89002-386-7) $39.95. With CD 47.95. CD alone $13.95. The Woman You Think I Am by Karen Nelson. A gifted New Hampshire poet has earthy and delicious tales to tell through verse. She does it well, it's a delightful read. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002-381-6 $15.95 cloth (ISBN 0-89002- 382-4) $39.95 CD $13.05. CD-paperback combo $23.95 cloth/cd combo $47.95. To the End of the Night By Diana Durham. From old England to New England, enjoy the ride with this sensitive, highly skilled poet. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002-374-3) $15.95 Cloth (ISBN 0-89002-375-1) $39.95 Song of Serenity poems by Kay Bosgraf. Great poems by a farmer's daughter who grew up to be an English prof. Both classic and basic, with fundamental joys and exquisit craft. paperback (ISBN 0-89002-376-X) $14.95 Searching Through Yesterday Stumbling Toward Tomorrow By: Paul Bellerive This is one of the three 2003 Northwoods Journal, a magazine for writers contest winners. (others out by fall). A prolific and frequently published poet, this is Bellerive's first book length work. These fifty three related poems form an interesting pastiche of observations about the past and its relationship to the present and future. These poems explore the uncommon implications of familiar events, settings; and emotions, and combine to give us a unique glimpse into experiences common to us all. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002-372-7) $13.95 Hardcover w/dustjacket $39.95. (ISBN 0-89002-373-5) CD (author reads) $13.95. CD/Paperback Combo $19.95. Hardcover/CD combo $47.95. Poetic Justice By: Robert Johnson. A splendid collection of poetry dealing with the reality of the American criminal justice system. This publication is currently being used as a supplementary text in at least two Universities. This book of poetry allows us to look, with a different view, at the realities of the big house, the death house, and the prison. Poetic Justice should be read by all since we are all affected by the justice system in one way or another. Also available CD with the author reading the poems. CD: $13.95; Paperback/CD Combo $26.95; Hardcover w/ dust jacket (ISBN 0-89002-368-9) $39.95; Hardcover/CD Combo $47.95; Paperback (104 pages) (ISBN 0-89002-367-0) $18.95 The Mushroom Papers By Anne Harding Woodworth. This is another superb collection of poetry by the country/s best poet. Never mind the argument. You can't win. This book is perhaps a bit more formal than Aesop's Eagles, but it is every bit as engrossing. Available in quality paperback (ISBN 0-89002-361.-1) $15.95 (with full color cover). Also available CD with the author reading selections from the book (It all wouldn't fit on one CD) The CD is also $13.95. Or buy the combo for only $23.95 What Rough Beast, By S. M. Hall, III. This is an unusual collection of well crafted poetry. It is excellent work. The author creates an entire poet, (The great Irish poet/genius Sean O'Shawn) and traces his development as a great poet from the early years, when he thought every poem had to start with Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, into a great lyric poet who dies in 1970. It is clear that Hall is having a great deal of fun here. You will too as you enjoy the creation with him. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002-360-3) $13.95. CD Hall reading his poems, $13.95. Or, buy the combo for only $21.95. Aesop's Eagles & Poems From the Road by Anne Harding Woodworth. This is easily the best collection of poems I've read in many years. It grabs you and holds you until you get to the end, then you sigh in awe. Soon to be available on CD performed by the author. Now available as a 40-page chapbook with full-color cover. (ISBN 0-89002-357-3) $8.95 CD of author reading the book: $13.95 Both $19.95 |
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Stems by Sylvia Relation In 1998, Knotted Stems won the Northwoods Journal International Poetry Competition book-length poetry contest. It it won by a huge margin--all judges voted it No. 1. You've seen her work in the Northwoods Journal and the Dan River Anthology. This elevates her to her rightful place as one today's best poets. Paperback (ISNN 0-89002-345-X) $15.95 Hardcover0-89002-347-6) $39.95 |
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Killers and Other Poems by Vernon
Schmid I'm not afraid of hell anymore, I spent a summer in Kansas ... the only thing between Kansas and the North Pole is a barbed wire fence are two of many memorable lines in this book. About a Kansas farm boy, Hog Killers and Other Poems won third place in the 1998 Northwoods Journal International Poetry Contest. It's a superb example of excellent (nonacademic) poetry. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002-349-3) $15.95 Hardcover (ISBN 0-89002-348-4) $39.95 |
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Strawberries at 3,000 Feet by Robert
Olmsted Mostly poetry, with some prose. Everything hints at reincarnation. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002-244-5) $12.95 |
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Bowl of Recipes compiled by Dorothy Shula (the late Mrs. Don Shula) and friends This is a cookbook with favorite recipes of players, coaches, the commissioner, broadcasters--nearly everyone in the 1980 world of the NFL. A truly great sports collectible. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002-188-0) or hardcover $19.95 |
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First Christmas Ever by Robert Olmsted, Illustrations by June Prance Published in 1972 from Northwoods Press. A children's story about how the idea of gift giving at the start of winter began. Paperback (ISBN 0-89002--12-4) $25 |
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| Soft Target: The Air, By Joel Narlock. Perhaps the most important novel to be published this year. This one shows how one trerrorist with an entomopter (GOOGLE IT UP, IT'S A REAL DEVICE) can bring down commercial airliners without a clue, with no danger to himself. How long does it take to have the skies shut down? What would be the ramifications of that? Would that bankrupt the country? Exactly what does that mean? Is there a defense? We're facing a real problem here. Read it, then you tell our officials what can be done to prevent it? 300 pp paperback (ISBN078-0=89754-226-5) $18.95
Hardcover ISBN 978-0-8754-227-2) $39.95 Name The Boy, By Shawn Kerivan. A Vermont InnKeeper has a great collection of short stories. All about the growing up of boys. You'll lover these, you'll relate. paperback (ISBN 978-0-89754-228-9) $16.95 A Dysfunctional Afterlife By Jason Hravda I bet you thought Heaven would be perfect. Everything running just right. This novel suggests it might not be like that. It's funny, certainly not meant to be considered seriously, but the angels and the keepers of heaven are about as imperfect and inept as we are. Only Jesus is perfect and he's very hard to reach. An enjoyable book, very well written. paperback (ISBN 978-0-89754-221-5 $16.95 HARDCOVER(ISBN 078-0-89754-222-3 $39.95 Jungle Rules by Gaz Crittenden. A novel of Viet Nam by one who was there. Fiction (to protect the innocent as well as the not so...) This novel is a study in the de-humanizing of soldiers in war time. A worthwhile read and a best seller for 2006. This book will make you think, and you may not like what it makes you think. Paperback (ISBN 0-89754-219-3) $16.95. Hardcover (ISBN 0-89754-220-7) $39.95 Double Daggers by James R. Clifford. Already into second printing. Rather than have me tell you about the book, let an unbiased 3rd party do it. Review appeared in the June isue of Midwest Book Review, by James A Cox. "Double Daggers is about four men separated in time but unitedf in their ambitions to posses the Ides of March coin minted by Brutus in celebration of Caeser's death: Marcus Brutus himslf, a crusading knight of medieval Europe, an SS lieutenant of Hitler's, and a modern day Wall Street trader. Creatively presenting the devilish intentions and pursuits of the four lead characters and their intertwining fates of the four sbooks. Double Daggers is a riveting historical interpretation of the great mythical powers of the legendary Roman coin. Benefiting from the author's historical research and vividly acute concepts drawn from the rule of the Roman, Crusading, Nazi, and modern eras. Double Daggers is very strongly recommended as a complex, superbly crafted, thoroughly entertaining novel from beginning to end." When you order from us or JR Rutherford Books you get a free replica of the Silver Ides of March Double Dagger Denarius. Paperback (ISBN 0-89754-217-7) $16.95. Hardcover (0-89754-218-5) $39.95 2040 a novel by Brink Hudlee. What's our world going to be like in 2040? Hudlee knows and tells us all about it in this novel. We have world government, population control, no terrorism, little crime (virtually no unpunished crime), because everyone is implanted with a micro-chip at birth so big brother always knows where you are and essentially what you are doing. If you're over 65 you don't get medicine. What a world! have a peak, and then go out and vote against every person now in office. Paperback (0-89754-211-8) $16.95. Hardcover (ISBN 0-89754-212-6) $39.95 Courage, Confidence & Silence. By Judy Woods-Knight. A fictionalized life of a Philadelphia woman of priviledge who marries, has five children, then becomes a nun. She creates an order, a school, and has been venerated by the church. The author is on a mission to see Cornelia Peacock Connelly become a saint. This is a fascinating study of a fascinating woman who had to fight her church to do what was right, and did not necessarily follow the third beat of her mantra. To read it is to love her, no matter your religion (or lack thereof). paperback (ISBN 0-89754-209-6) $15.95. hardcover (ISBN 0-89754-210-X) $39.95 The Rat Catcher a novel by Andrew Laszlo. There's a serial killer about. 20 dead and counting. The victims are all perpetrators of the holocaust who either received no punishment or only a slap on the wrist for their horrid deeds. The Rat is out to get them (and does, 25 in all) and The Rat Catcher is out to get The Rat. (He doesn't, and doesn't really care.) A super Hungarian sleuth teems up with a retiring New York PD Dectective and they chase The Rat over three continents before the trail ends in Hungary with the final murder. The murders are gruesome, befitting the crimes of the holocaust perpetrators. At least so far as The Rat is concerned. Andrew Laszlo is a Hungarian emigrant (1947) who rose to prominence as a cinematographer (Shogun is perhaps his most famous credit) and he knows how to paint a scene with words as well as with camera. A fascinating who-dun-it, very well told. Paperback (ISBN 0-89754-203-7) $16.95 Dustjacketed hardcover (ISBN 0-89754-206-1) $39.95 The Lutheran By Jack Britton Sullivan. An early Western. This takes place in the very early nineteenth centruy and is probably the most unusual western you'll ever read. Not a typical shoot-em-up good-guy-in-white-hat-wins but a more realistic display of the brutality that exists where there is no law. The Lutheran is an anti-hero, and the most complete expression of evil in American Letters. He will haunt your dreams and live in your memory forever. You'll never cheer for him, you will find not one iota of good. You will find an obscene fascination with his character. Paperback (ISBN 0-89754-204-5) $16.95 Hardcover with dust jacket $39.95. Blackbeard's Gift a novel by James R. Clifford. Here's a novel that features a fictional (could've happened) adventure of an early Charleston colonizer. The hero flees England with a price on his head. He was honest and sought to expose a corrupt capitalist and was to be rewarded with a slit throat. But he managed to escape and made his way to Charleston where he tried to build a new life. He was Shanghaied by Edward Teach (Blackbeard, the pirate) and forceed to live for a while as a pirate. Eventually Blackbeard gave him his freedom just before he was killed in his final battle. He also bestowed much of his ill-gotten booty on John Rutherford, who after dealing with his assasin in a dual, lived happily ever after as one of the giants of colonial Charleston. A great adventure tale, well told. Paperback (ISBN 0-89754-199-5) $16.95, Hardcover with dust jacket (ISBN 0-89754-201-0) $39.95. In The Rivers' Flow a novel by Jim Ainsworth. This is a well done novel set in Rural NE Texas in the fifties. Watch young Jake Rivers learn about life through drought ridden poverty stricken farm country. The struggle is real, is only winnable by survival. The struggle is both relieved and made more intense through little league baseball. Any country boy raised in the 50?s (that?s me) will strongly relate. For the rest of you, its fabulous history, well told, of the era of your parents and grandparents. Don't miss this. Hardcover with dustjacket (ISBN 0-89754-197-9) $39.95. Paperback ISBN 0-89754-196-0) 2ND EDITION, 2005 $18.95. 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Available Backlist for Dan River Anthology Paperbacks: $15.95 Hardcovers: $39.95 Starting in 2006 paperbacks are $16.95 and dustjacketed hardcovers are reduced to $39.95 2005, both available. 2004, both available. 2003 both, 2002 Paperbacks, 2001 Paperbacks, 2000 Paperbacks and Hardcovers, 1998 Hardcovers, 1997 Paperbacks and Hardcovers, 1996 Hardcovers, 1995 Paperbacks and Hardcovers, 1994 Paperbacks, 1993 Paperbacks and Hardcovers, 1991 Paperbacks, 1990 Paperbacks and Hardcovers, 1989 Paperbacks, 1988 Paperbacks and Hardcovers, 1987 Paperbacks, 1986 Hardcover, 1985 Hardcovers, 1984 Long Gone! |
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The Shadow of Trees By Michael Schultz This is a fictional account of one CCC camp in Northwest Pennsylvania. Schultz weaves a great story, a story that reads like an eye-witness account. It is fiction and the characters are real. The story is by someone who was there (he wasn't) and while pure fiction, the events were real. The Civilian Conservation Corps
was part of FDR's New Deal, and this "make work" program
has been benefitting all of us who leave city streets for recreation
for a very long time. The built roads, fought fires, built trails,
worked in National Parks. Their work has survived, but the memory
of the CCC and the camps is fast-becoming forgotten history. |
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Betheaden Road By Sheldon Webster. The southern writer picks up where Faulkner left off. His characters are as vivid, his stories as real. This book deals with events and characters from the 50s to the 90s. This is a collection of related stories presented by a great story teller. This one will even compete with the TV. Out of print |
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Rose By William Rainbolt Moses Rose is a novel based on history. Louis "Moses" Rose is the legendary lone Alamo survivor/deserter. Scholars continue to debate whether or not Rose lived, and whether or not he was actually at the Alamo. It doesn't matter, as most of what we think we know about the battle comes from someone who apparently said he was Louis Rose. Rainbolt's book, laced with factual events, is fiction. It is not history. Call it Texas fiction-of-1836 by a Texan. Paperback ISBN 0-89754-125-1 $13.95 |
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in Spacetime By Derrick Neill Science fiction at its best. Neill uses the age-old battleground of good vs. evil, and after a horrendous struggle that pits alien against aline in the company of a couple of Americna teenagers. Good wins. This is not a highly technical science fiction piece, it simply uses science fiction to create a fanciful fast-paced story or victory over evil. Paperback ISBN 0-89754-129-4 $13.95 |
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From Salem By Mona Esty Worsencroft Our author is a direct descendent of one of the hanged witches. Whether thorugh heredity, or something else, she delivers what amounts to an eye-witness account of what happened in Salem, Mass. in the late 17th century. You've seen several documentaries on TV. This book if far better than any of 'em. Ms. Worsencroft has given us the most literate account. Read her book, you will experience screaming rage (your own) and get some insight into modern witch-hunts. Paperback 0-89002-177-5 $15.95 Hardcover ISBN 0-89002-178-3 $39.95 |
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| The Healing Force of Serenity by Diane L. Cordrey Diane L. Cordrey’s The Healing Force of Serenity is a great self-help book. Because she writes more like a novelist than a psychologist, this book is an easy, pleasing read. This book combines Eastern and Western medicine and spiritual practices and will be useful to virtually every one of us, as it is powerful treatment in the relief of the stress that our modern life creates. $39.95 in hardcover with full color dust jacket. Paperback $15.95 Only This (2001) Poems by Roy Schwartzman This is the latest collection of Roy's poetry featuring 88 pages and many prize and award winning poems. Most of the poems have been previously published by small presses and literary magazines. This collection should be studied by anyone who wants to "break in" with the small press and literary magazines. Full color cover, Paperback $16.95 Doss and Daisy Dingle and othef Daffy Doers. By Dalton Stephenson. This is a wacky collection of 18 short skits suitable for stageing. Dalton's slapstick, surreal characters are un-believable, but fall-down funny. Doss starts off the book in a skit where he cuts off his nose while shaving. Daisy sews it back on. Between the two of them, it's a mess! You'll love Erroneous McGee and Piteous Pawltry. Two teenagers you'll never forget. Performable, contact publisher for rights. Suitable for Jr. High drama clubs, or church groups, or any other place people gather to have a laugh. Paperback $12.95
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Claithtown Murders By Nora J. Hamilton The grisliest of deeds often have the most tender motives. This book is set in Ireland and will appeal to anyone who loves a good murder mystery. Nora J. Hamilton spins
a great yarn that keeps us in suspense until the end. No explicit
sex or gratuitious violence mar the presentation of a story that
presents a great challenge. This book may be especially appropriate
for the teen-aged reader. |
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A Journey Of Innocents Some 45,000 children of France and Germany (there was also a German Crusade) left their homes to join the crusade. Most were never heard from again. Death took many on the long march. Survivors were sold into slavery. The crusade happened. Janasik spent three years researching the era, and gives us a believable account of plot and circmstance by following the crusade through the activites of a small group of the crusaders. We ultimately hope, suffer and despair with the characters. This is a must read for
history buffs and those interested in the ongoing saga of "man's
inhumanity toward man." |
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