Lansing Authors

: By Dan Veaner; LSO; | Dec 2, 2005 |

Click to Purchase	Waterfalls In My Backyard by Grey T. Larison Lansing author Grey T. Larison has photographed waterfalls in and around the Ithaca area. This color paperback includes waterfalls in Tompkins and Schuyler Counties.

Click to Purchase	Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet by Jim Bell Over 150 lavish full-color-process prints bring the colors and textures of Mars to vivid life on the page by Lansing author Jim Bell. Four of the most impressive pictures are presented in their entirety as gatefold images—which extend over three feet in width—providing a view of the surface of another planet unprecedented in its detail and clarity. Postcards from Mars is the perfect gift to give readers who have their feet on the ground and their eyes on the heavens.

Click to Purchase	My Love Affair With Life by Grey T. Larison Lansing filmmaker Grey T. Larison has recorded his memoirs in this facinating biography. Of special interest to Lansing readers is a chapter on the formation of the Lansing United Methodist Church. The book also recalls Larison's childhood growing up in Odessa, NY, and his adventures as a nature filmmaker.

Click to Purchase	Dr. Digit 'Splains it All by Dan Veaner Technology is tools, and you should be able to spend your time using tools to do things. You shouldn't have to spend much time trying to get your tools to work. That includes computers, which Dr. Digit says should be as easy to use as toasters. Not that you will be able to get a decent piece of toast out of your computer... Lansing Star Editor tries to take the tech out of technology. Or something like that...

Click to Purchase	Peaceful Journey By Matthew P. Binkewicz Peaceful Journey examines the spiritual issues facing terminally ill patients and their families. Each chapter introduces the reader to a person with a spiritual issue that needs immediate attention. Lansing resident Matthew P. Binkewicz began working with the terminally ill in 1991 as a theology student. He is now the Pastoral Care Coordinator and Bereavement Coordinator at Hospice of the Finger Lakes in Auburn, NY.

Click to Purchase	Behind the Desk With... Matt Christopher by Dale Christopher Click Here for the Lansing Star Article Dale Christopher's biography of his father Matt, the best selling sports story author. Matt is still a best selling author of more than 130 sports books for young readers, even though he passed away in 1997.

Click to Purchase	The China Study by Colin Campbell Click Here for the Lansing Star Article Lansing author Colin Campbell has written a book about how diet effects health based on a lifetime of scientific study. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that enjoy widespread popularity in the West.

Click to Purchase	The Karber Witches: Demons Among us by T. T. Robbins This is the story of the Karber Witches: each born with their own unique psychic ability, bestowed upon them by the powers that be and dating back to the origins of Magick itself. Kyleigh Karber weaves us a tale of the supernatural entwined in what is considered everyday life for the Karber family. She has a quirky, dark humor that keeps you wondering what she will say or do next, and only the influence of a wise old woman she calls Grand Mammy keeps her grounded in the midst of her chaotic life. She explains her families abilities even as she leads you down the path destined for her. Her life is far from ordinary; she is surrounded by the dead that only she can see, and they clamor endlessly for her attention. The twists and turns that fate throws at her will leave you guessing about her next life-altering experience. She has endured her share of tragedies along the way, yet remains driven to fulfill her destiny. In her story, you see the delicate juggling act she performs, as she uses spells and enchantments to balance good and evil.

Click to Purchase	Origins of the Alad Udug Lama By Janice Dietert A story behind a story - the beginnings of civilization on Earth were achieved through the intervention of beings from another planet, the Anunnaki, the gods of old. Yet, the Anunnaki weren't alone. They brought with them hybrids - a cross between their own race and yet another alien race. In doing so, they brought with them a source of power none could match that was dedicated solely to aiding them. Yet, these hybrids also had a mission because the elder race had foreseen a time when the Anunnaki would create their own hybrids, humans, and in doing so would change the destiny of the planet. It would be up to the first hybrids to return the destiny of Earth to its rightful owners.

Click to Purchase	Illusions in Time By Janice Dietert A collection of short stories that play with the boundaries of time and memory.

Click to Purchase	Compendium of Scottish Silver vol I By Dr. Rodney R Dietert and Janice Dietert The Compendium of Scottish Silver is a comparatively comprehensive catalog of antique as well as some modern Scottish silver and gold made between 1320ca and 2004 that has appeared in public and private collections, auction sales and antique shops during the past 50-100 years. It represents an attempt to provide a representative view of Scottish silver production over the centuries as reflected in extant examples. Additionally, the catalog is useful in evaluating the relative rarity of various forms (e.g. Scottish cake baskets or dish crosses) as well as the primary craftsmen producing specific forms (e.g. egg-shaped teapots, dolphin-handled creamboats). The catalog contains over 5,100 listings arranged alphabetically by item (e.g. bowls, candlesticks, flatware, etc.) and presented among items, chronologically. Volume 1 contains the alphabetical listings from Baskets-Ink Pots as well as a Guide, a Listing of First Appearances and a Glossary of the terms.

Click to Purchase	Compendium of Scottish Silver vol II By Dr. Rodney R Dietert and Janice Dietert The Compendium of Scottish Silver is a comparatively comprehensive catalog of antique, as well as some modern, Scottish silver and gold made between 1320ca and 2004 that has appeared in public and private collections, auction sales and antique shops during the past 50-100 years. It represents an attempt to provide a representative view of Scottish silver production over the centuries as reflected in extant examples. Additionally, the catalog is useful in evaluating the relative rarity of various forms (e.g. Scottish cake baskets or dish crosses) as well as the primary craftsmen producing specific forms (e.g. egg-shaped teapots, dolphin-handled creamboats). The catalog contains over 5,100 listings arranged alphabetically by item (e.g. bowls, candlesticks, flatware, etc.) and presented among items, chronologically. Volume 2 is a continuation from Volume 1. This volume contains the second half of the alphabetical listings from Miscellaneous-Wine as well as a Guide.

Click to Purchase	Goodnight, My Angel by Diane Kone Click Here for the Lansing Star Article Diane Kone is a retired Lansing teacher who lost her daughter to a congenital heart defect. She transforms the challenges life has brought her into a romance novel about an Italian-American woman who grows up in Cortland and is faced with heartbreak and challenges that she eventually conquers.

Click to Purchase	The Giant's Chair by Marc Catone Click Here for the Lansing Star Article Long time Lansing resident Marc Catone's novel finds Adam Chance, a child of the 60s, going through a mid life crisis. The story weaves the Beatles, Woodstock, Jim Morrison and Star Trek into the reminiscences of his life that lead down his road to understanding.

Click to Purchase	Lansing at the Crossroads by Rida Smidt Click Here for the Lansing Star Article Rida Smidt's history of the early history of the Village of Lansing. It covers the history and politics that influenced the formation of the Village.