Running Dark: A Woods Cop Mystery (Woods Cop Mysteries)
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  • Running Dark
  • Didn't cooperate
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  • another great wood cop novel......
  • Tautly written and plotted
Running Dark: A Woods Cop Mystery (Woods Cop Mysteries)
Joseph Heywood
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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BOOK SENSE NOTABLE BOOK, JUNE 2005

Grady Service is back. And this time the scene is dicier than ever. We go back in time twenty-five years to meet Service as a young conservation officer. He's still fresh from Vietnam, but he's on his home turf now. Service is good at his new job and he's been tapped for an unusual assignment that threatens to be his last. It's the height of the historical battle in the U.P.'s Garden Peninsula. The Garden had always been a lawless place. In the 1970s, armed fishermen claimed their takes and to hell with law enforcement. The renegades far outgunned the COs who, understaffed and underfunded, risked their lives to attempt to enforce limits. Shootouts were common, intimidation reigned, and overfishing continued. Service goes undercover to expose the leaders of the Garden revolt. He's as good as dead. With the aid of a one-legged female informant and lessons of stealth learned in the jungles of Vietnam, Service descends into the land of outlaws. The question goes beyond whether he will come out of the Garden alive--but whether he can root out the criminals without becoming one himself.
Full of outrageous characters and the verisimilitude this series has come to be known for, Running Dark is a wild and fully entertaining ride.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Running Dark.......2006-12-03

I have read all of Joseph Heywood's books. His Wood Cop series are mesmerizing, great reads all of them, can't put them down till I finish.

Having lived in the U.P. for over 3 decades his stories hit home from what we hear up here concerning hunting rights, land, the economics etc. Loving the outdoors one can appreciate all the obvious research Heywood has put into each novel. His words are true, the kinds of poaching he writes about goes on continually. Each of his Wood Cop series has a different kind of poaching. The characters are a bit scary, lawless, lacking morals, also lacking any kind of respect for man, woman or beast, they are all here in the U.P. Hope to see a movie down the road sometime in the future.
The characters are true to form. Their speech, which originates from the Finnish population here is in fact exactly how the old timers speak. The culture is exactly as he describes it to be among people who have lived up here is this sometimes politically forgotten land. However amongst the law abiding population you will hear people call this "God's country" We love our outdoors, wide open spaces, the thick brush, miles and miles between towns, and even our wetlands. Most people struggle to survive, but would not leave, you have to be a hardy sort to maintain here. Heywood describes his major and minor characters in these terms. He is right on the money writing about the law abiding citizens up here. We are a caring people.

At the end of Running Dark Heywood has a heartfelt description and explanation of how and why he writes about his seemingly chosen second home. It has been a pleasure to read about his main character Grady Service who dedicated his heart mind and soul to his homeland and carries on his fathers tradition of being a Wood Cop. Heywood is probably writing some of himself into these characters, the good ones that is!

I'll be waiting for Wood Cop #5

3 out of 5 stars Didn't cooperate.......2006-09-14

Reviewed by Lorraine Robins for Reader Views (8/06)

The author takes us to the beginning of Grady Service's career as a DNR officer. Grady is following in his father's footsteps, as he had worked for the DNR his entire career. The book is set in the mid 1970's.

Grady's marriage crumbles very quickly after he becomes a DNR officer. His wife does not understand why Grady would care about the Department of Natural Resources. But it is all Grady Service has ever wanted to do.

The author's main point was to have the reader experience what Grady Service goes through, trying to enforce the law against poaching, over fishing, and his struggle to enforce the limits of the law. The book has some excitement and colorful characters.

Personally, I did not find this book very captivating. I grew up in Michigan and am familiar with the Upper Peninsula. This is where the book is set. The people in that area do speak with a sort of unique accent--not exactly Canadian, but not really Midwestern. I did not care for the way the author seemed to over-emphasize how everyone was speaking in this accent. I don't know if it was supposed to be humorous, but it was lost on me. I also felt the book dragged and did not grab my interest. I had a hard time getting though it.

Based on the way this book was written, I believe it would appeal more to men than women. There was a lot of tough, macho type language and behavior in the book which seems more suited for men. It did not suit me.

4 out of 5 stars Read to win.......2006-07-30

A well done story with characters that feel real. The ending surprises in several ways that ring true. I'm looking for more by the author.

5 out of 5 stars another great wood cop novel.............2006-04-09

This is the fourth woods cop novel I have read and as usual, completely enjoyed it. If you enjoy the great outdoors or northern michigan, and then throw in a mystery with it,then this is the series for you.... I sure hope MR. Heywood continues a long and many volume involvement in this series.....

5 out of 5 stars Tautly written and plotted.......2005-12-14

This fourth book in the Woods Cops series is an enjoyable read. Heywood is back on top of his game here (by contrast to his third book). The plot elements all belong to and contribute to the story; we don't see diverting digressions from the story. Heywood has a gift for descriptive writing: his evocations of the outdoors settings are realistic and his account of Grady's dive into the lake waters is indeed chilling. Nice touch bringing in scenes from the present to offset the story which was set 30 years ago. I did choke on one page where Grady's ability to maintain a pace through the woods was described as "ten minute miles almost indefinitely"?? And "because of 15 inches of snow and higher drifts, unfamiliar and rolling terrain," he decides to allow 30 minutes per mile? The man's a regular beast!

It was a particularly nice touch to bring in the point that the Conservation Officers were working to carry out a state policy which really didn't make much sense other than to favor certain economic interests over older, declining interests. It really was not about maintaining fish populations or justice or fairness. Simply the politics of vested interests; the wardens were simply to carry out the policies without asking why.

As usual, Joe brought in the unique Yooper culture and language, which I was have always enjoyed in his books. His characters are believable and have feet of clay, even Grady Service. A really enjoyable story. I pull out all the Woods Cops stories once a year and read the whole series through, and enjoy them fully with each reading.
Running Dark: a Woods Cop Mystery (Woods Cop Mysteries)
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    Running Dark: a Woods Cop Mystery (Woods Cop Mysteries)
    Joseph Heywood
    Manufacturer: Lyons Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000N7429K

    Bleeding Through Kingdoms: Cinderella's Rebellion
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Fun, familiar characters in a new setting = glued to the pages read
    • Potential not fully realized
    • That's right, women are smarter!
    • Wonderful Subtle Humor
    • Finally, a hero girls can identify with!
    Bleeding Through Kingdoms: Cinderella's Rebellion
    Riley Lashea
    Manufacturer: Tattered Essence Publishing
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0976613018

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    ‘For when those who mattered had their say, the fairy tales didn’t happen that way.’ The stories have all been written. Cinderella will marry a prince, allowing her to escape her heartless family. A prince will scale Rapunzel’s tower, eventually freeing her from the control of her sorceress mother. It will take the kiss of a prince to awaken Snow White, and they will ride off on his white horse. Right? Wrong. When Cinderella breaks an unknown rule and flees Prince Charming, the next thing she knows she is crossing into kingdoms she was never meant to discover, and encountering individuals whose existence she was never supposed to know about, including Rapunzel, Snow White and the dwarves: Big Papa, Chauncy, Mo, Sponk, Tater, Esteban, and Baby G. At first it all seems a fantastic adventure, but it doesn’t take long to realize that Cinderella’s joyful abandon is not sitting well with everyone. Snow White’s stepmother, the beautiful but cruel Queen Ino, now wants all three of the girls dead, but she is only a servant to the master plan. Something deeper, darker, and much more powerful is working beneath the surface, toiling to put everything back the way it was intended. As strange things begin happening and people start to disappear, it will take all of the inhabitants of the Black Forest, both decent and depraved, to seize control of their land and their destinies.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Fun, familiar characters in a new setting = glued to the pages read.......2005-11-16

    Warning - if you like your books written on a 3rd grade reading level like "The Da Vinci Code" this book is NOT for you. However, if you want to read something with intelligent writing, I urge you to read this. The author did a wonderful job in capturing the `fairytale' style of writing, which may be what one of the other reviewers found `weird' and did not like. I found the style to be highly appropriate considering it was indeed chock full of nothing but fairytale characters. I found the new characters the author wrote into the mix of characters to be my favorite. Especially Norco and Togo...what are they supposed to be anyways? I LOVED them! Their humor cracked me up. This book would have made a much better movie than that horrible "Brothers Grimm" that was out over the summer. I found my self going `I'll stop for tonight when I get to the end of this chapter" but the suspense was too much for me, so I'd read a little more....until I read the entire thing in one night/early morning. The author used a lot of obscure fairytales in the book, along with some well known ones, such as Little Red Riding Hood, and I wonder if a few more could have been chucked in the mix to have given the book a bit more substance. It was a fun ride with all the characters in one story - reminded me very much of the play `Into the Woods.' What I loved most about this book was that it was the first fairytale I've read where the women were not helpless! And even the women that were villains seem to have hearts....well, maybe not Rapunzel's `mother.' What I found most intriguing the imagery the author created when she had Rapunzel, Snow White and Cinderella traipsing through the forest and seeing the kingdoms change before their eyes - all I'll say at the risk of giving anything away is that the water droplet section was brilliant. And did I mention it was a pretty funny story? Not what I was expecting, but it seemed to work rather well. I think this book is a must read for women of all ages.

    My complaints - the prologue was not representative of the writing of the rest of the book. I found it to be bit lacking. The epilogue - a lame device in my opinion - don't care for them much...just give me a sequel already! And I would have like a bit more character development on some of the secondary characters. But overall, I give this a 4/5 for ingenuity, intrigue that kept my interest and laugh-out-loud humor.

    1 out of 5 stars Potential not fully realized.......2005-11-14

    Even when I don't like a book very much, if I start it I usually determine to finish it....in this case, I was simply unable to do so. I bought this book at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville because I thought the story sounded interesting. Indeed, Lashea's idea has a LOT of potential. Before I started reading, I checked out her website and found that she is an English major at the same university I attend, and I thought, "Well, this will be cool, I can find out what an MTSU student is really capable of doing" (especially as I'm an aspiring author myself).
    Perhaps because I am always trying to improve my own writing skills to be the best writer I can be, I am constantly aware of the skills of the writer and editors in any book I read, and I firmly believe that bad technical writing can distract from a potentially good story.
    And thus it was in this book. Questions in dialogue often ended with a comma instead of a question mark (which I find just WEIRD), there were consistent grammatical problems, and honestly, while the story had potential, it really needed a lot of development. I tried for the first half of the book to give Lashea some credit; it's obvious this book was either self-published or published by an extremely small company (I don't know if Tattered Essence has done anything else), but honestly, if you really want to be a writer, there's just no excuse for not learning proper writing skills, and even less excuse for not knowing them if you're editing a book.
    Ms. Lashea, revamp your book a bit, round out the story and the characters (the other thing I hated: every character was extremely one-dimensional), work on your dialogue (to her credit, an extremely hard thing to do well; I have a difficult time with it myself), find a good proofreader, and try again. There may be a very good story deep in there somewhere. It just needs to be brought to the surface.

    5 out of 5 stars That's right, women are smarter!.......2005-09-17

    I was sad to reach the end of the story.This book has all the great elements I need, humor, sadness, darkness, and most of all, a satisfying ending. Cinderella is an interesting character, strong, willful, and powerful. Riley better hurry up and write another book soon.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Subtle Humor.......2005-06-05

    I could not put this book down! I was intrigued by the author's twists on old fairytales and their characters. I also enjoyed the new characters introduced,(well some of them)! I was not very fond of Grimm. Caratasa was one of my favorite new characters. The subtle humor throughout this book was enough to keep me so interested I could not wait to read the next chapter. The storyline was captivating.

    5 out of 5 stars Finally, a hero girls can identify with!.......2005-05-03

    Upon purchasing this book, I went into it expecting part Shrek, part the 10th Kingdom, part Into The Woods and part Harry Potter - what I found was that it was indeed `deliciously wicked' as described on the author's site. The book is based on the original German versions of fairytales including Cinderella and the Juniper Tree, which were a tad dark and sinister. The book starts like any other fairytale but quickly take an unexpected turn when Cinderella flees the prince instead of going to him. This catapults the land of happily ever after, known as `the Black Forest,' into chaos that makes its creator, Grimm, none too pleased. Apparently Cinderella wasn't designed to have freewill, but she discovered it and this one action of fleeing the prince make it possible for her to travel through all of the kingdoms of the Black Forest and into the stories of the other inhabitants, including Rapunzel, Snow White and the dwarves as they've never been seen before, Hansel & Gretel, the 3 little pigs, Jack and his beanstalk - complete with giant, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, as well as some new and instantly loveable characters such as Caratasa the sprite and Norco and Togo, who always seem to behave in a humorously strange way. Cinderella's actions upset the master plan of the creator, who sends his more sinister creations, including Snow White's beautifully wicked stepmother Queen Ino, after Cinderella so that he can set things back in their original place. But Cinderella and her new friends don't want to go back to their original stories. They want to be able to seamlessly travel between kingdoms, which they could not previously do. To teach Cinderella a lesson, Grimm starts to exercise his powers to put things back to the way they were and a frantic Cinderella leads a forest-wide rebellion to try to defeat Grimm and rescue the missing inhabitants of the Black Forest. But Queen Ino is also leading a group of the more malicious inhabitants of the Black Forest to the same battle.

    I loved this book and was unable to put it down. The author had me laughing hysterically at Cinderella's merciless teasing of the dwarves and biting my nails as I waited to see if Cinderella could survive the Gulf of Broken Dreams to rescue Rapunzel. I say, let this Cinderella be the heroine of a new generation of girls!

    Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Turning point in my life
    Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
    Gail Sheehy
    Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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    Release Date: 2006-01-10

    Book Description

    At last, this is your story. You'll recognize yourself, your friends, and your loves. You'll see how to use each life crisis as an opportunity for creative change -- to grow to your full potential. Gail Sheehy's brilliant road map of adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go through in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond. The Trying 20s -- The safety of home left behind, we begin trying on life's uniforms and possible partners in search of the perfect fit. The Catch 30s -- illusions shaken, it's time to make, break, or deepen life commitments. The Forlorn 40s -- Dangerous years when the dreams of youth demand reassessment, men and women switch characteristics, sexual panic is common, but the greatest opportunity for self-discovery awaits. The Refreshed (or Resigned) 50s -- Best of life for those who let go old roles and find a renewal of purpose.


    From the Paperback edition.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Turning point in my life.......2007-01-10

    Reading Passages by Gail Sheehy was a turning point in my life. I especially remember "The most important words in midlife are--Let Go. Let it happen to you. Let it happen to your partner. Let the feelings. Let the changes." "You can't take everything with you when you leave on the midlife journey." "You are moving out of roles and into the self." in Part Six "Deadline Decade" Chapter 17 "Riding Out the Downside". Knowing this, I felt a great sense of relief knowing that the only person I could change is myself. From that point on I was quietly inspired to look for more information that I could read or hear (tapes) that would help me pull myself together. I treated my family more lovingly and I went back to college to finish my degree. Everyone would benefit from reading this inspiring classic. Thank you Gail Sheehy for your wonderful insight.
    Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Disgruntled Need Not Apply
    • Relevant, but only if...
    • extremely well detailed......a great work
    • It finally makes sense
    • Passages book review
    Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
    Gail Sheehy
    Manufacturer: Bantam
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    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0553271067
    Release Date: 1984-07-01

    Book Description

    At last, this is your story. You'll recognize yourself, your friends, and your loves. You'll see how to use each life crisis as an opportunity for creative change -- to grow to your full potential. Gail Sheehy's brilliant road map of adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go through in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond. The Trying 20s -- The safety of home left behind, we begin trying on life's uniforms and possible partners in search of the perfect fit. The Catch 30s -- illusions shaken, it's time to make, break, or deepen life commitments. The Forlorn 40s -- Dangerous years when the dreams of youth demand reassessment, men and women switch characteristics, sexual panic is common, but the greatest opportunity for self-discovery awaits. The Refreshed (or Resigned) 50s -- Best of life for those who let go old roles and find a renewal of purpose.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Disgruntled Need Not Apply.......2005-01-07

    Yuppie / Yippie, what's the difference? For starters, Yippies find fault with Yuppies, but rarely do you ever find it the other way around. Case in point, the respondent "Relevant, but only if...,", says the book is only relevant to quote "whining yuppies" among other derogator remarks and I for one find it truly sad that a person of their perspective could not find something of value in this diverse and respectful chronicle. As one other reviewer put it, "A perceptive reader would learn from this book, no matter their circumstances", a well though out comment. Who won't want to aspire to become a Yuppie, a young upwardly mobile professional person; someone under 40 who prospered during the 1980s & 1990s (as Princeton University so aptly defined it)? Perhaps a person of the opposite persuasion, by his or her own definition, someone who is easily irritated, conceivably someone whom has made bad decisions or someone whom habitually passes the blame. It is time to let go of your grudge against the world.

    I do agree that there has been better, more talented writing, and it could be Sheely's work discounts or makes assumptions about how your lifestyle will develop. Nevertheless, painting a rosy picture shouldn't be considered a transgression. This book does have something to offer, and only a person with a predisposition towards conflict would not be able to use the information to promote wisdom in their own life

    1 out of 5 stars Relevant, but only if..........2004-03-21

    you're in your mid-50s, White, wealthy, live in posh suburbs on the coast, spent the last 30 years climbing (steadily) up the corporate ladder to VP status or are counting your millions as a sucessfull entrepreneur. If not (blue collar, high school grad, struggle to pay the bills every month, can barely afford health insurance), this tome will remind you of NOTHING in your life...because your 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s have been one blur of dead-end jobs, loss of purchasing power, long hours, low pay, etc.

    As authors far more talented and original than Sheehy observed 200 years ago, leisure is a function of wealth and privelege, and only the leisure class has the time or money to spend "contemplating" their lives on a by-the-minute basis..."passages" between the wunderkind preppie years to the grasping yuppie to the ostentatious wealthy world of illegal domestics, fine wine, expensive SUVs, private schools, and a flow of other lifestyle perks.

    BTW, this is hardly the rant of a repressed Marxist. MBA, college professor, US military officer, etc. I found Sheehy's work irritating over 20 years ago, and the previous 20 years of listening to whining yuppies echo her Deep Philosophy on Life has done little to change my opinion.

    4 out of 5 stars extremely well detailed......a great work.......2003-08-18

    if the number of times you say 'that makes sense' is anything to go by, then this book definitely rates high up there with me. though about 30-years old now (i'm guessing!) this book was certainly richer and more rewarding than the subsequent sheehy books where there seems to be more gloss and less substance.

    may be rather context or situation specific; i wonder if anyone not in the crises - particularly midlife, would relate to the book. which is sad, but that's life isn't it?

    5 out of 5 stars It finally makes sense.......2000-08-15

    After trying to figure out why the disenchantment with work as I hit 40, this book has explained it! Although some of the data used is out of date, the findings are still very valid.

    I recommend it to those trying to figure out how to navigate through life.

    5 out of 5 stars Passages book review.......2000-04-24

    My Father gave me the book Passages to read when I was a teenager. I could not put the book down and have referenced it multiple times since then. I am now planning on including it as one of my daughter's highschool graduation presents. It touches your mind, your heart and your soul.
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      Gail Sheehy
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      Passages   Predictable Crises of Adult Life
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        Passages Predictable Crises of Adult Life
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        Passages (Predictable Crises of Adult Life)
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          Passages (Predictable Crises of Adult Life)

          Manufacturer: Bantam
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          Passages : predictable crises of adult life
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Predictably crazy
          Passages : predictable crises of adult life
          Gail Sheehy
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          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Predictably crazy.......2007-09-18

          We are all familiar with Freud's psychosexual stages of development which end in with the pinnacle of adulthood, but during the Twentieth Century psychologists came to see that personal development does not end in adulthood. The psychologist Erik Erikson developed his own psychosocial stages of development which extend into old age. This book owes a fair bit to Erikson, as a quick glance at the bibliography will reveal, but Sheehy has done her own statistical research and it is fair to say that the work has it's own voice.

          If you have ever found yourself struggling with your problems and feeling quite alone and abnormal this is the book for you. Most of us suffer times of uncertainty, predictable crises, that are 'normal' in human development. It can be greatly reassuring to find that others are quietly suffering too, and even more so to find that they share the same problems. While based on academic research the book is very readable and easily understandable.

          My main criticism is that Sheehy constantly gives examples of the life stories of the rich and successful. One gets the impression that everyone is a manager of a big business or talented in some way. I am not a high flyer and wanted to hear about Joe Average and how he solved the life crises. For example in my forties I. Like many others, became disillusioned with my career and wanted to find 'something more' but I could not start my own business as a second career as Sheehy's high fliers did.

          My second criticism is that the fifties decade gets only one chapter, and the book ends there. Sheehy says that she felt she was too young to understand the struggles of older people and so did not tackle them. This failing has been remadied in the later works, particularly the book .
          PASSAGES PREDICTABLE CRISES OF ADULT LIFE
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            PASSAGES PREDICTABLE CRISES OF ADULT LIFE
            Gail Sheehy
            Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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            ASIN: B000R9V0YE
            Passages
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • Predictably crazy
            Passages
            Sheehy
            Manufacturer: Bantam
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            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: B000FU2AU8

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Predictably crazy.......2007-09-18

            We are all familiar with Freud's psychosexual stages of development which end in with the pinnacle of adulthood, but during the Twentieth Century psychologists came to see that personal development does not end in adulthood. The psychologist Erik Erikson developed his own psychosocial stages of development which extend into old age. This book owes a fair bit to Erikson, as a quick glance at the bibliography will reveal, but Sheehy has done her own statistical research and it is fair to say that the work has it's own voice.

            If you have ever found yourself struggling with your problems and feeling quite alone and abnormal this is the book for you. Most of us suffer times of uncertainty, predictable crises, that are 'normal' in human development. It can be greatly reassuring to find that others are quietly suffering too, and even more so to find that they share the same problems. While based on academic research the book is very readable and easily understandable.

            My main criticism is that Sheehy constantly gives examples of the life stories of the rich and successful. One gets the impression that everyone is a manager of a big business or talented in some way. I am not a high flyer and wanted to hear about Joe Average and how he solved the life crises. For example in my forties I. Like many others, became disillusioned with my career and wanted to find 'something more' but I could not start my own business as a second career as Sheehy's high fliers did.

            My second criticism is that the fifties decade gets only one chapter, and the book ends there. Sheehy says that she felt she was too young to understand the struggles of older people and so did not tackle them. This failing has been remadied in the later works, particularly the book .
            Passages Predictable Crises of Adult Life
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • Predictably crazy
            Passages Predictable Crises of Adult Life
            Gail Sheehy
            Manufacturer: Dutton
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover
            ASIN: B000HAWM86

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Predictably crazy.......2007-09-20

            We are all familiar with Freud's psychosexual stages of development which end in with the pinnacle of adulthood, but during the Twentieth Century psychologists came to see that personal development does not end in adulthood. The psychologist Erik Erikson developed his own psychosocial stages of development which extend into old age. This book owes a fair bit to Erikson, as a quick glance at the bibliography will reveal, but Sheehy has done her own statistical research and it is fair to say that the work has it's own voice.

            If you have ever found yourself struggling with your problems and feeling quite alone and abnormal this is the book for you. Most of us suffer times of uncertainty, predictable crises, that are 'normal' in human development. It can be greatly reassuring to find that others are quietly suffering too, and even more so to find that they share the same problems. While based on academic research the book is very readable and easily understandable.

            My main criticism is that Sheehy constantly gives examples of the life stories of the rich and successful. One gets the impression that everyone is a manager of a big business or talented in some way. I am not a high flyer and wanted to hear about Joe Average and how he solved the life crises. For example in my forties I. Like many others, became disillusioned with my career and wanted to find 'something more' but I could not start my own business as a second career as Sheehy's high fliers did.

            My second criticism is that the fifties decade gets only one chapter, and the book ends there. Sheehy says that she felt she was too young to understand the struggles of older people and so did not tackle them. This failing has been remadied in the later works, particularly the book .
            Passages Predictable Crises of Adult Life By Gail Sheehy (Hardcover 1976)
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              Passages Predictable Crises of Adult Life By Gail Sheehy (Hardcover 1976)
              Gail Sheehy
              Manufacturer: P. Dutton
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Hardcover
              ASIN: B000W6ZX72

              The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs: 50 Home-Cooked Recipes for the Health and Happiness of Your Canine Companion
              Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
              • Dog Food
              • The good food cook book for dogs
              • My frenchie gives it a big "paw up!"
              • Good, but needs further research and adjusting
              • Bad Recipe
              The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs: 50 Home-Cooked Recipes for the Health and Happiness of Your Canine Companion
              Donna Twichell Roberts
              Manufacturer: Quarry Books
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback

              GeneralGeneral | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
              GeneralGeneral | Dogs | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
              GeneralGeneral | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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              ASIN: 1592530672

              Book Description

              We are an animal-loving population, with consumers in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom spending top dollar on their pets. This trend indicates that pet owners want the best for their dogs and cats. Scientific research shows that home-cooked meals are better for your pets -- especially dogs and cats -- than store-brand food. Feeding pets all-natural homemade food and treats not only provides nutritional and health benefits, but allows pet owners to meet their pet's taste preferences and special needs, and gives them the opportunity to nurture their dog or cat as they would any other member of the family.

              The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs is full of information on nutrition for your pet and dozens of stories and recipes from real animal lovers and pet owners that give an intimate, personal voice to the book.

              Customer Reviews:

              1 out of 5 stars Dog Food.......2007-09-20

              This book is not worth buying. You could do as well by just cooking anything yourself and giving it to your dog. This has no special recipes that are dog specific and evaluated for their nutritional content. (which is what I expected)

              1 out of 5 stars The good food cook book for dogs.......2007-09-17

              I would not buy this item if I had saw it first. Not what I was looking for.

              5 out of 5 stars My frenchie gives it a big "paw up!".......2007-09-04

              My frenchie puppy loves the Chicken n' Rice stew mixed with a little kibble. He's growing like crazy. I can't wait until his first birthday to make the doggie cake!

              4 out of 5 stars Good, but needs further research and adjusting.......2007-07-17

              This book is good, but by no means the perfect book of recipes. I have had it for probably 6 months now and did further research before using the recipes in the book. A lot of the "stew" recipes call for pasta (which we all know is a simple carb, not found in nature) and only a small amount of meat compared to the rest of the ingredients. What I've done is adjust the recipes I choose to use by upping the meat amount by 3-4 times and eliminating all pasta from the recipes. I include all the veggies/legumes/brown rice as suggested as these add essential vitamins/minerals/antioxidents. I also feed this as my dog's PRIMARY diet, without the kibble that the book suggests. For breakfast, my dog (16lb bichon frise) receives 1/2 c. of stew and for dinner he receives 1/2 c. of stew plus 1/2tsp a powdered dog vitamin supplement that I mix in. He loves it and is healthy by all accounts!

              1 out of 5 stars Bad Recipe.......2007-07-13

              I have a recipe that was printed in Woman's Day with Donna's recipe for Oatmeal Apple Cookies for dogs. It is horrible to make. Dryer than a bone(no pun intended) to roll out; the dough would not stick together. They also did not take but 18 minutes to bake and not her 30-35 minutes.
              I followed the directions and know how to bake so I don't know what was so wrong. I have tried to find her through search and there is nowhere to contact her.
              The recipe needed more oil and more water to make the dough pliable. Really, to be able to just roll out. At least my dog like them but I will never make then again!

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