Greetings from Cutler County: A Novella and Stories (Sweetwater Fiction: Originals)

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The new voice of our generation

A great read

Captures regional themes.

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great discription of the intermixing in a small town

Greetings from Cutler County: A Novella and Stories (Sweetwater Fiction: Originals)
Travis Mulhauser
Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press/Regional
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0472114166

Book Description

Greetings from Cutler County is both a nonstop ride of tragic hilarity, and a piercing look at the complexities of youth.

In one northern Michigan community the lives of desperate small-town dreamers are examined through an ensemble cast as earnest as they are outrageous, and as compelling as they are heartbreaking. The lovers, crooks, failures, and survivors of Cutler County are so flawed and genuine you can't help rooting for them-no matter how foolish or hopeless their pursuits may seem.

The stories take place in Cutler County, Michigan. Most of the characters are young men who think of themselves as losers and outsiders. Short on cash, popularity, and the ambition needed for success, they nevertheless are able to examine their failings with the self-knowing humor and resignation of the perpetually thwarted ne'er-do-well.

The stories are inseparable from the stark shoreline of their Lake Michigan settings-the cavernous woods and vast inland lakes that shape life in northern Michigan-and create a landscape as rugged and dramatic as youth itself. Greetings from Cutler County explores the common triumphs and tragedies of coming of age, while providing a rationale and humor that is uniquely and unforgettably its own.

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The new voice of our generation.......2007-05-16

What a book. Mulhauser really taps into the psyche of our generation. Through his characters Mulhauser is able to express highly distinctive human emotions against the backdrop of hilarious/tragic circumstances. A must read for anyone interested in the social dilemmas and conflicts faced by todays generation. I'll be on the lookout for future works by Mulhauser as he looks to be a star in the making! Buy this book now, you won't regret it.

A great read.......2005-07-20

This book is a fantastic collection. The interaction between the characters and their northern Michigan setting was captured phenomenally well. I found the enitre collection funny and entertaining, primarilly because the characters and situations, though compelling, remained believable.

Captures regional themes........2005-07-17

I agree with the earlier noted reader reviews: Mulhauser's short stories and novella are entertaining with dialogue that quickly brings the reader into a rural resort region's service-industry economies of finance and spirit. Having recently read Hemingway's "Nick Adams Stories" (circa 1923-1938), set in the same northern Michigan area, I was intrigued by some similar themes used by both Hemingway and Mulhauser that have apparently survived the past 70 or so years: social and financial tension between the seasonal "resort" population and the "locals;" the local boys who made it big via sports or other celebrity (Hemingway frequently used prize fighters while Mulhauser utilized basketball players and rock stars); shady criminal characters and skirmishes between the story's hero and the law; young (mostly) men learning truths through the "school of hard knocks;" and the cleansing beauty of the lakes, streams, and woodlands. That said, I found Mulhauser's work the more enjoyable of the two!

A Beautiful First Book.......2005-07-15

This first book by Travis Mulhauser is fantastic. The stories are thick with tender humor, nuanced human understanding and descriptions of a geography that becomes a character in itself. They read utterly without pretension or self-consciousness, like lived experience. The author has a real ability to understand the interior world of a wide range of characters, and to present it in high-definition dialogue and action. "Brothers" is the perfect, chilling end to this collection, as it makes eerily familiar the transformation of lost hopes into misguided action experienced by so many of the characters and so many of us.

great discription of the intermixing in a small town.......2005-07-09

I really enjoyed the book..The short stories were just long enough to get the feeling of the characters..I grew up in a small town in the midwest and I felt like I was reading about my own experiences. I laughed and became sad throughout the entire book. I loved how the stories discribed different aspects of the community. Very good book..I can't wait until Travis writes another!!!

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In the fog-enshrouded city of Salthead, metaphysics professor Titus Tiggs and Dr. Daniel Dampe investigate a series of strange, impossible sightings-from phantom ships and ghosts to creatures long extinct. What they uncover is an ancient, mystical evil intent on destroying every person in the town.

Written in a style reminiscent of 19th century authors like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, with tantalizing elements of science fiction and dark fantasy, Jeffrey E. Barlough's Dark Sleeper draws the reader into a complicated plot featuring dozens of fascinating characters and culminating in a surprising and unforgettable climax.

"This is a wonderfully rich book, as vivid and gleaming as a Dore etching; it's a wild carriage ride through the enchanted old streets and perilous country, with odder characters than any this side of Sherlock Holmes's London. You don't read this book, you live in it, and when you've finished you'll want to go back again soon."-Tim Powers, author of the Philip K. Dick Award-winner The Anubis Gates

Customer Reviews:

The Worst of Dickens & Lovecraft.......2002-10-04

Dark Sleeper is an odd duck of a novel, a Weird Tales-style story told in the form of a Dickens pastiche. Though perhaps unlikely sounding, the idea is reasonably fresh, a quality sorely lacking in currently published fantasy.

Bafflingly, though, Barlough has chosen to pastiche not Dicken's skill with description and character, but his most annoying depictions of behavioral and verbal "comic" grotesquerie -- rather than capturing the tone and feel of Dickensian storytelling, Barlough instead conjures the most horrendous bits of Nicholas Nickelby and The Pickwick Papers, eccentrics talking nonsense for pages to finish out Dickens' weekly word quota.

After fifty pages or so this gets pretty tired, but at least there's some nominally creepy Lovecraftian spookiness going on. This holds one's attention to mid-book, at which point the entire mystery is explained in thudding exposition. This recreates the worst of Lovecraft: the rare bits when he stopped to explain what hell was going on. From that point on Dark Sleeper is just silly.

Still, two stars for intent: this isn't another cynically motivated would-be bestseller. Barlough clearly loves the material he pastiches -- he just hasn't managed to pull a successful novel out of it.

a real joy.......2002-04-05

Barlough is a breath of fresh air. Well written dark fanstasy and horror that is also original is a rarity but he succeeds on both accounts splendidly. The characters are marvolous and well constructed as is the background plot. His ability to mimic 19th century english is superb. It feels like you are reading a Dickens novel until Barlough hits you with the horrors that tie the story together. My only real complaint is that the book sometimes gets dragged down in the plethora of subplots but since all the charaters are interesting and thier stories compeling i didn't once object. Not quite as strong as his second outing, "House in the High Wood", but still highly recommended.

Something old, something new........2001-07-17

The problem with your typical fantasy novel is that it's so. . . typical. The quest, the young man or lady with unusually strong powers, the evil bad guy (or girl - let's be fair).

This book has a fine dose of evil, but the rest is a breath of fresh air. If I had to pick a modern-day author to compare Barlough to, it would have to be Tim Powers. The writing is most reminiscent of Charles Dickens', but unlike Charles' novels, I had no trouble getting through this one.

Instead I found myself drawn into an eerie world filled with incredibly charming characters. Even the "bad" guys are charming! This is storytelling at its finest. Nothing is predictable. We are made to experience the amazing events of this world through the eyes of some quite interesting people.

The only problem I had with this book is that I felt compelled to share some of the many very funny scenes in this book with my husband, to find that he'd have to understand the backgrounds of the characters to fully appreciate them. Ah well, guess he'll have to read it too!

So if you are in the mood to savor a different, spooky, funny and richly written novel, you definitely need to read this book. It's the same feeling you get when you go to see a great movie in the middle of a mediocre movie season. "Finally!"

If Dickens Wrote Horror Stories.......2001-05-30

One of the impacts of twentieth century culture on the art of novel writing has been an increased emphasis on the importance of plot. In my more sarcastic moments I blame this on the rise of the cowboy movie. We have become adventure story addicts, and are perplexed when something doesn't happen in every paragraph. In earlier years, plots were sometimes less developed, but emphasis was primarily on characters, dialog and description, i.e., on the power and beauty of the language itself. Too often, best selling books consist of nothing more than stick figure characters mouthing predictable verbiage as they run from event to event on a two-dimensional stage. These can still be fun to read, and there is such a thing as a well-written adventure story, but I sometimes miss the carefully crafted prose of our greatest storytellers.

Fortunately, there are always authors who buck the trend. Recently, China Mieville stands out, with "Perdido Street Station" and "King Rat." Now another new face has appeared, Jeffrey Barlough, whose first work, "Dark Sleeper," is a tour-de-force of finely styled writing. Mr. Barlough, through his service as an editor or older English writing, has a delightful facility with prose, which he has used to concoct a story that is both horror story and lugubrious farce. Imagine, if you will, that "The Pickwick Papers" had been co-written Charles Dickens and H. P. Lovecraft.

"Dark Sleeper" is hardly lacking in plot. Set in an alternate earth where the cataclysmic strike of a comet triggered an ice age during the 18th Century. The world is a wasteland, surrounding a narrow band where civilization managed to hang on. The story takes place in the prosperous town of Salthead `an ocean and a continent' away from where France used to be. It is now three hundred years or more since the cataclysm, but for all practical purposes it is still the 18th Century. Carriages are horse drawn, and candles light the night. Other than a single, silver pocket watch there is no evidence of mechanization. Guns do not exist. The wilderness has reverted, and forests now abound with giant mammoths and saber-toothed tigers.

Unexpectedly, Salthead finds itself haunted by the supernatural. An undead sailor wanders the streets and a ghost ship arises from the ocean. An ill-tempered mastiff becomes a creature from hell. There are rumors that a wizard has moved into the city and demonic figures are seen on cliff tops. Professor Titus Tiggs and his companion Dr. Daniel Dampe are determined to investigate. They come, via a harrowing carriage ride through the mountains to the village of Pease Pottage and the Eaton Wafers estate. There they uncover the roots of a terrible secret that has unleashed a nightmare from ancient times. Salthead and its environs is threatens by an immortal cultist who is determines to reinstate the time of ancient Italy, filling the world with the spirits of dead Etruscans.

All this makes for a dandy plot. But what makes the book special is the author a great deal of time elaborating on the characters, their foibles and faults, and the rich fantasy landscape in which the action takes place. Subplots are introduced and worked to satisfactory conclusions in a novel clearly intended to survive more than one reading. There is already a second volume in preparation for the series. "Dark Sleeper" may not be for everyone, but I believe that it will greatly reward those readers who enjoy such entertainments.

a bad book.......2001-04-06

I felt distinctly cheated after reading this book. I liked the characters and I liked the main theme, but I think the problem was that I expected the two to interact in some way and they really didn't, at least not in any active way. The characters just observe what is going on rather than participating, so there is no center to the book, I ended up not really caring what happens as there was no real conflict amongst the main characters to drive the story. Basically it's two books, the plot occurs amongst minor characters with little impact on the reader, and the main characters though interesting just stand around doing little.

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Dark Sleeper: A Novel
Jeffrey E. Barlough
Manufacturer: Ace Trade
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000WOGCSS

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Eat Right 4 Your Type

blood type diet

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Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type
Peter J. D'Adamo , and Catherine Whitney
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
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The Eat Right for Your Type Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia

ASIN: 0425173291
Release Date: 2000-01-10

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Individualized for your blood type--more than 200 original recipes, as well as 30-day meal plans, for staying healthy, living longer, and achieving your ideal weight.

After nearly twenty years of research, Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo revealed the connection between blood type, diet, and health in Eat Right 4 Your Type. Now, with a team of chefs, he helps you design a total health program that's right for your blood type. Cook Right 4 Your Type is the essential guide for living with a sensible diet individualized for you that allows you to eat food that seems like a major indulgence. With possibilities ranging from lamb stew to lemon squares, and braised vegetables to delicious soups, you'll barely notice you've started a regimen designed to optimize your health, your weight, and your total well-being.

Cook Right 4 Your Type includes:

Individualized 30-day meal plans for each blood type
More than 200 great-tasting recipes
Food lists and shopping guides
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With Eat Right 4 Your Type, Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo started a diet revolution. Now, after establishing a connection between blood type and diet, he offers a practical guide for incorporating that knowledge into your lifestyle.

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Diet schemes come and go. Successful plans, backed by powerful media machines, become bestsellers with sequels and food-product lines. But with so many diet books on the market, how do you decide which plan is right for you? According to Peter D'Adamo, the answer depends on your blood type. In his first book, Eat Right 4 Your Type, D'Adamo, a naturopathic physician and researcher, makes interesting and unique connections between human evolution, blood type, diet, exercise, and health. Now, in Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type, D'Adamo provides readers with:

Road maps and charts for each of the four blood types, detailing which foods and beverages to consume and which to avoid
Tips for starting and sticking with the diet and matching your menu to your blood type
Thirty-day meal plans to help you stay healthy, live longer, and achieve your ideal weight
More than 200 healthy and easy recipes keyed to blood type

While D'Adamo's theories challenge common nutrition wisdom and his diet can be difficult to follow, Cook Right 4 Your Type will make his advice a little easier to swallow. --Ellen Albertson

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Great Guidance.......2007-10-08

This is an excellent source if you are new to eating right for your blood type. Handy food charts identify which foods are beneficial, neutral or bad for your body. Also, there are suggested 30 day menus plans as well as suggestions about exercise plans for each blood type. Advice is practical such as fresh veggies are best but if cannot buy fresh, buy frozen and not canned...recipes are simple and turn out delicious...they range from meats to pasta/pizza, soups, salads, dressings/sauces,frittatas, to snacks, treats and munchies. If you have bought Dr. D'Adamo's book "Eat Right For Your Type", this companion book, "Cook Right For Your Type" is a must.

Great book.......2007-07-12

I am really enjoying this book, its helpful because not everyone in my family has the same blood type. This book is easy to use. My only grip about it is that sometimes on the thirty day meal plans, the recipes are not listed in the book. I also do not like the fact that on the meal plans they do not have the page numbers on where to find the recipes. Other than that I really enjoy the eating right for you type books and highly recommend them to everyone.

Eat Right 4 Your Type.......2007-05-26

Intriguing book, very well written, holds your interest. Everything explained so that you can understand it. Borrowed it from a relative and then bought it for myself to refer to and read again. Bought one for my son, too. Am reccommending to people I work with.

blood type diet.......2007-05-13

If you buy into the possibilities, it can be beneficial. Both my husband and I have felt better since trying to follow this. I can't say any real weight loss, but definitely feel much better!

good guide.......2007-04-11

This cookbook gives a lot of ideas for cooking by blood type. I have not read the original book but if i had to choose between the two, this book gives plenty of tools to get started.

Set of 2 Books By Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo - Eat Right 4 Your Type, Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type

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Set of 2 Books By Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo - Eat Right 4 Your Type, Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type
Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VGHDNK

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Set of 2 Health/Weight Control Books By Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo - Eat Right 4 Your Type, Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type.

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Leopold and Loeb

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Leopold and Loeb.......2007-03-20

This book is very good for reports, although it is impossible to find in books stores so dont try. I bought this book for my AP US class for a research paper, it was a little pricey, but the book tells it in a simple manor and has a lot of detail.

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The Carrollton Cook Book

Manufacturer: Carrollton Episcopal (Illinois)
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Reprint of 1895 Carrollton Episcopal Congregation (Illinois) Cook Book. Recipes compiled by Ladies of the Guild of the Trinity Church (Illinois).

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Read Carefully.......2005-08-26

Make sure you look VERY closely at the description here... I bought this book thinking the phrase "Primary Source Account" meant that it was a scholarly collection of primary source material. It isn't. "Primary Source" is apparently a series of children's books about court cases. So I expected something high minded and received a kid's book (which is, admittedly, my own fault for not reading closely).

Despite my initial disappointment, I am happy to own this book. It's full of solid factual info about the case and a lot of great pictures. The material seems appropriate for the age group the publisher suggests (4-8) -- though (and this is my biggest complaint) the age range does mean that many VERY important aspects of this case are glossed over or ignored entirely. Also, the author answers a few of the big "unanswered questions" of the case but, like most of the scholars before her who have attempted to answer these questions, provides no concrete evidence to support her answers.

For a children's book, though, I think this is a very solid text. Now if someone would only publish the book I THOUGHT this was going to be, I'd be a very happy man.

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Over the last decade, there's been a resurgence of interest in restoring period homes in keeping with their original character. As a result, it's now easier than ever for period homeowners to acquire the right antique period pieces or buy high-quality reproductions for their home. But what are the right pieces for your particular home? Judith Miller's book More Period Details aims to help homeowners understand which details match their home's original style.

The book spans architectural and decorative styles from Medieval to Edwardian, covering such popular periods as Georgian, Victorian, and Arts and Crafts. Miller explains the inspiration, history, and materials behind each look, using rich, clear color photographs to illustrate. There are photos of entire rooms decorated in each style, as well as photos of the detail work familiar to each period, to give readers an understanding of each distinctive look. Also covered in depth are each period's home exterior details, doors, windows, floors, fireplaces, kitchen and bath fixtures, lighting, and more. A helpful directory at the end of the book lists manufacturers and artisans who can help restore or reproduce the pieces featured in the book.

More Period Details is an authoritative, practical reference for homeowners wanting to refurbish and decorate their homes in keeping with its original look. Even those who don't own a period home may be inspired to incorporate some of the gorgeous details shown--such as wooden crown moldings, cast-iron bathtubs, and marble flooring--into their homes.--Kris Law

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Restoring a home is a gratifying and pleasurable experience, especially when the renovations maintain the original character of the building. Whether you long for a traditional marble fireplace or solid brass doorknobs, colorful stained glass for the front door or tiles for the hallway, installing these original features will bring character to your home and add thousands of dollars to its value.

In More Period Details, best-selling author Judith Miller guides you through every type of interior fixture and fitting, from large elements such as doors, windows, and stairs to small details such as locks, hinges, and grates. Exterior details, such as front doors and porches, are also featured. The book focuses on both town and country homes from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, with the greatest emphasis on the styles and dwellings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including American Colonial, Victorian, Art Deco, and Georgian. Miller offers advice on how to date a house; how to buy and restore original items; and how to identify which interior and exterior features should be replaced or added. And with the growing number of quality reproductions available, period details are not limited to rare, expensive antique pieces.

With more than 800 full-color examples of original and reproduction period fixtures and fittings, plus a comprehensive directory of manufacturers and craftsmen, More Period Details is an essential purchase for anyone planning to restore or renovate a period property.

This completely new book by Judith Miller, author of the classic best-seller Period Details, will enable you to successfully restore or renovate a house using details that match the building's original design. With 800 color photographs of original and reproduction pieces, More Period Details is an authoritative, practical guide to re-creating an authentic period look in your home.

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The Man Who Was Cyrano.......2007-10-11

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