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Building A Dream: The Sara Smith Story

1 review
Kathryn Watterson

Smith Publishing Group, 1999

Sara Smith Story
A great book of a family's life journey living in a FLW house. The highs and lows and the pride in owning a unique piece of history designed by the master builder of pride filled livable homes. A relaxing read for anyone and especially students of FLW history.

Not by the Sword: How a Cantor and His Family Transformed a Klansman

3 reviews
Kathryn Watterson

Northeastern, 2001

Enlightening and inspiring
The first part of this book is a frightening portrait of a dangerous, unstable neo-Nazi. After reading what the book reveals about the personalities of some of these people, racially mixed families might pause before visiting certain parts of our country. Cantor Weiss's ability to show tolerance and kindness to KKK member Larry Trapp is extremely moving and awe-inspiring. One of the things I ...

You Must Be Dreaming

3 reviews
Kathryn Watterson

Fawcett, 1993

Quick read, informative
Wow -- great book. The author goes to a very eminent psychiatrist for emotional and marital problems. At first it seems the doctor is just "controlling," demeaning, and manipulating her life. He also starts giving her the barbituate Sodium Amytal during office visits, which he claims will help her remember past hurts. After 18 years and $100,000 of treatment, she comes out of an Amytal ...

Women In Prison: Inside the Concrete Womb

3 reviews
Kathryn Watterson

Northeastern, 1996

Absolutely Horrific What American Women Go Through
I found it difficult to believe some of the sentences these women drew for the "petty crimes" they committed.After reading what they are subjected to they are expected to come out of prison better people!!!What I read in this book was unbelievable.I would expect this to happen in other countries but not ours. Why call these correctional facilities? Call them what they are punishment hell ...

Not by the Sword: How the Love of a Cantor and His Family Transformed a Klansman

1 review
Kathryn Watterson

Simon & Schuster, 1995

An Amazing Tale of a Hater who transformed his life
Larry Trapp hated all minorities, women, and committed his life to the cause of "white supremacy". However, as committed as he was, the work of one man, a Jewish cantor and his wife, broke through the barriers of hate, dissolving them. The author is masterful, and does a good job of describing how Trapp became so filled with rage - parents who beat him, and ravaged by a disease, diabetes, ...