Monthly Archives: February 2013

Doyle Mosley Explores Christian Unity in New Novel

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Christian Anatomy at a Glance” by Doyle Mosley.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Christian Anatomy at a Glance” by Doyle Mosley.

A series of events lead to changes in faith for two families in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing. Author Doyle Mosley uses the novel to highlight the importance of love for all as Christianity’s greatest message.

When the unexpected death of a patient during routine surgery shakes a medical resident’s faith, it sets in motion eye-opening experiences that lead to different views and changed perceptions of Christ’s church for two families. This new novel, which has unity as its theme, sheds light on sins of misuse and abuse that have fragmented Christianity; in other words, a lack of love. In focusing on a faith based on exclusion rather than inclusion, the characters fail to live Christ’s message of unity in God’s family.

In “The Christian Anatomy at a Glance,” resident Daniel Stephens visits the bereaved husband’s home and comes away with a realization that faith can unlock the door to God’s grace. He and Justin begin to talk and eventually their two families meet, hitting it off immediately. A decade later – and after experiencing more health trials – the families remain friendly. Attending a Promise Keepers conference with thousands of other men, including Justin, Daniel feels God speaking directly to him. Retirement allows Daniel and his wife to travel and worship at different churches, revealing the flaws in church law.

Exploring the visible church allows the couple to experience the invisible church and become more forgiving and understanding. That understanding of unity and its role in Christianity gains a boost from an inspirational speaker who will soon join their family. This moving story, as the author writes in the introduction, aims to encourage Christian readers “to be less judgmental of (Christianity’s) different parts and to be more accepting of each one individually and collectively, with love being the primary uniting factor.”

Author Doyle Mosley, a self-employed manufacturer of machined components for river- and ocean-going vessels, has traveled around the world performing on-site specialty machining projects in China, Africa, South Central and North America, Bahrain, Doha and Japan.  Mosley studied ordinance with the U.S. Navy at Charleston Naval Shipyard. He’s been a Christian since boyhood, and he and his wife, Linda, have been married more than 52 years. They have four children and 10 grandchildren.

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For additional information, please visit www.ChristianAnatomy.com.

The Christian Anatomy at a Glance

Doyle Mosley

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1683-2                        68 pages                        $10.99 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

Young Cowboy Saves the Day during Cattle Drive in New Book by Joseph Louis Garces III

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Tyler the Cowpoke” by Joseph Louis Garces III.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Tyler the Cowpoke” by Joseph Louis Garces III.

A young cowboy finds his lasso comes in handy when danger threatens a cattle drive in this new children’s book released by Dog Ear Publishing.

A young cowpoke takes to the trail with his loyal dog and trusty horse Lightning, helping with a cattle drive. But the drive has its dangers, and when wolves decide to attack, can Tyler protect the herd? This new illustrated children’s book set in the West presents an adventure appropriate for reading again and again.

“Tyler the Cowpoke” describes Tyler’s life, spent in a cabin and caring for his family’s cattle. When he puts on his boots, silver spurs, chaps, an old cowboy hat and a bandana, he’s ready to drive cattle and round up strays. Another of Tyler’s tools – his lasso – comes in handy during the cattle drive. The adventure, told in rhymes, is appropriate for independent reading and read-aloud fun. Bethaney Abercrombie’s whimsical watercolor illustrations bring the story to life.

This is the second book for author Joseph Garces III, who wrote it for his second son, Tyler. His first book was “Garrett the Firefighter.” Garces, a firefighter for the City of Oxnard, is a former elementary teacher with a degree in elementary education from Southern Utah University. He and his wife, Taira, have three boys. Illustrator Bethaney Abercrombie, a former art educator, has art education degrees from Brigham Young University and Northern Arizona University. She lives in Gilbert, Ariz., and has four children.

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For additional information, please visit www.Tylerthecowpoke.com.

Tyler the Cowpoke

Joseph Louis Garces III

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1609-2                        24 pages                        $10.99 US

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1724-2                        24 pages                        $19.99 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

Swashbuckling Story Portrays Pirate’s Life; New Release by Stephen Kinnaman

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Black Frigate: A Journal and Record of the True Adventures and Life of Nicholas Davies” by Stephen Kinnaman.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Black Frigate: A Journal and Record of the True Adventures and Life of Nicholas Davies” by Stephen Kinnaman.

The author weaves a suspenseful adventure tale featuring pirates, treasure and beautiful women in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing.

Englishman Jeremy Davies opens an old sea-chest and discovers a journal that captures his father’s true adventures, and forever changes Jeremy’s life. The journal, written in the 1700s, provides Jeremy with a glimpse into the father he never knew, according to the story in this new book. Nicholas describes his capture by a cruel gang of seafaring pirates and the events that follows. Jeremy can’t resist the journal, which relates not only his father’s tale but the story of the curse of the Black Frigate.

“The Black Frigate: A Journal and Record of the True Adventures and Life of Nicholas Davies” captures the searing story of a young man’s maiden voyage and a brother’s betrayal. The Black Frigate soon makes its mark on Nicholas’ soul, bringing him a new measure of respect from the pirates. He avoids the executioner during a short-lived escape from the pirates and after being blooded in his first battle, spies three pirates burying treasure. A beautiful young girl and a pact with a fellow former pirate irrevocably shape his fortunes and that of his descendant in this swashbuckling story.

Author Stephen Kinnaman, raised in upstate New York and New Jersey, has more than 35 years of professional experience in offshore and marine technology. Kinnaman also wrote “On the Panama: A Lionel Oakely Adventure” and “The Most Perfect Cruiser: How James Dunwoody Bulloch Constructed and Equipped the Confederate States Steamer Alabama.” He and his wife, Maureen, live in Chappell Hill, Texas.

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For additional information, please visit www.stephenkinnaman.com.

The Black Frigate: A Journal and Record of the True Adventures and Life of Nicholas Davies

Stephen Kinnaman

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1529-3                        312 pages                        $14.95 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

Simple Suggestions Enhance Seniors’ Daily Lives, Thanks to New Book

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Live Well and Long: Simple Comforts for Senior Life” by Mary Walden.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Live Well and Long: Simple Comforts for Senior Life” by Mary Walden.

A woman who hopes to make a difference in her own mother’s life compiles suggestions for improving seniors’ lives, in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing.

Life isn’t always about adventure and excitement. Sometimes, it’s the simple pleasures that make life enjoyable. Author Mary Walden’s new book contains a variety of simple activities and comforts that add zest to daily living for senior citizens. Although they are designed for seniors, their families and caregivers, the activities in this handy resource can be geared to people at all stages of life or health.

“Live Well and Long: Simple Comforts for Senior Life” offers suggestions for activities as well as how to plan and record them so seniors have something to look forward to each day.  One simple suggestion is to make sure seniors have access to a window, where they can watch the world go by from the comfort of a comfortable chair or bed, keeping connected to the world outside and viewing the world’s natural wonders.

The book includes activities that highlight nature, such as cut flowers, exploring or tending a garden (or even watching a garden tour DVD) and enjoying sunlight, even if it’s from the comfort of a patch of shade. Walden also touches on the emotional side of life, presenting activities based on family, having choices, being treated with respect and sharing laughter. Although not intended as medical advice, the book includes suggestions such as keeping fresh water handy, going for walks, and savoring a refreshing nap when necessary.

Author Mary Walden notes on her website that she developed this collection of practical activities and attitude outlooks to help her own mother as she aged. Above all, Walden hopes to guide seniors to enjoy life. As she writes in the book’s introduction, “Each new day is truly a gift from God, so celebrate life with simple comforts!”

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For additional information, please visit http://www.livewellandlong.net

Live Well and Long: Simple Comforts for Senior Life

Mary Walden

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1369-5                    64 pages                    $19.95US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

 Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

Children’s Historical Novel Tells One Boy’s Wartime Story; Brian Karadashian Releases New Book

Dog Ear Publishing releases “A Flag in the Window” by Brian Karadashian.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “A Flag in the Window” by Brian Karadashian.

The sights and sounds of America at war come to life in this new children’s book released by Dog Ear Publishing. A California boy and his mother wait patiently for his father serving overseas in World War II, but war has a way of bringing unexpected challenges.

All 12-year-old Billy Roarke wants is to have his father back safe and sound. His father, an engineer, is serving with paratroopers in England during World War II. This debut novel features a look at wartime through the eyes of a boy on the cusp of becoming a young man. Although he and his mom live fairly comfortably in Pasadena, far from the front lines, an unexpected event will change their lives forever.

In “A Flag in the Window,” Billy and his mother go about their daily lives, with Billy hanging out with friends when he’s not at school and his mother working in a parachute factory in Los Angeles. When Billy gets expelled from school for badly beating a boy, he gains a new set of friends – and a new respect for authority – at military school. Scenes right out of a Norman Rockwell painting capture the language and images of the mid 1940s in this children’s historical novel. A soda jerk at the pharmacy serves up stories about his days in World War I as he dishes up malts and shakes, and the Roarkes host a pair of servicemen for Christmas dinner. Ultimately, it’s up to Billy to take responsibility for his actions and take the first steps to becoming a man.

This is the first novel for elementary school teacher Brian Karadashian, who’s had articles published in the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and the Dallas Times Herald. Karadashian, who earned a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University and a master’s degree from Stanford University, teaches in San Diego. He and his wife, Marcia, have two grown stepchildren and live in Escondido. The cover art is by Richard DeRosset, a maritime and aviation historian who serves as the official artist for the San Diego Maritime Museum and is an official U.S. Coast Guard artist.

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For additional information, please visit www.briankaradashianbooks.com.

A Flag in the Window

Brian Karadashian

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1603-0                        180 pages                        $10 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

Children’s Cookbook Combines Kitchen Hints with Marketing Basics; Jonathan Mizrahi Releases New Book

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Little Chefs Rolling in Dough” by Jonathan Mizrahi.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Little Chefs Rolling in Dough” by Jonathan Mizrahi.

A chef offers youngsters recipes and tips for both creating dishes and marketing them in this new illustrated cookbook released by Dog Ear Publishing.

A new generation of young entrepreneurs can find inspiration and education in creating and selling tasty treats right in their own neighborhood, thanks to a chef who enjoys showing children his craft. Jonathan Mizrahi’s new cookbook walks children through every step of launching their own version of a food stand, from making a business plan to picking the right time and location, advertising the event and measuring its success. His simple example of a lemonade stand leads children through all aspects of selling the food and beverages they create.

“Little Chefs Rolling in Dough” includes cooking basics, and the book is filled with easy-to-prepare recipes like bagel dough, butterfly pretzels and chocolate-dipped spoons. One of the more unusual recipes is frozen bananas with Pop Rocks. Mizrahi deftly covers beverages as well, from lemonade and root beer floats to raspberry hot chocolate. Each recipe includes a list of the tools and ingredients, as well as a chart that lists costs, suggested pricing and potential profit. A glossary of cooking terms, and colorful graphics and drawings by Leah Reed complete this resource for young people interested in starting their own business.

This is the first cookbook for Northern California chef Jonathan Mizrahi, who completed culinary school and has a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing. He and his wife enjoy combining travel with culinary adventures. Illustrator and graphic artist Leah Reed has worked on children’s book and small business graphics, as well as producing Japanese manga and equine art. She lives in Sacramento, Calif.

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For additional information, please visit www.littlechefsrollinginthedough.com

Little Chefs Rolling in Dough

Jonathan Mizrahi

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1574-3                        54 pages                        $22.95 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

Colonial Times Come to Life in Vivid Detail in Yvonne Hilton’s New Novel

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Century” by Yvonne Hilton.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Century” by Yvonne Hilton.

A first-time novelist transforms her curiosity about slavery in Colonial America into a compelling story about love and rebellion in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing. Set against the backdrop of history, it tells the story of a runaway slave and those whose lives are intertwined with hers.

A desire for liberty spans across time, race and gender. This new novel, set in the 1700s in West Africa, eastern North America and the British West Indies, centers on a runaway slave woman trained to use herbal medicine and in African religion who joins a group of American Indians fighting to keep their land. The book highlights a quest for liberty among blacks, American Indians and whites. Defying masters in loving whomever they please, whites, blacks and American Indians rebel against society by falling in love.

In “Century,” the spirit world influences lives just as society’s pressures and laws do. Anika’s mother, the result of the marriage between a black slave and a white indentured servant, sacrifices to save her family. As tensions mount in the years before the Revolutionary War, Tory sympathizers head back to England to wait out the conflict, changing lives forever. Death and separation bring pain but also the chance for Anika and her son to escape and begin a new life. Anika’s first husband, a slave taken from Africa as a boy, introduces her to the spirit world, an act that eventually allows her to fulfill her destiny. Anika, now a shaman for an isolated Unkechaug village on the run from Long Island, finds herself telling a visiting chief the tribe’s history, which is intertwined with her own. Equal parts love story and rebellion, this engrossing, detail-rich novel offers a glimpse into Colonial life for slaves, freedmen and American Indians, told from their point of view.

This is the first novel for author Yvonne Hilton, who lives in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. Hilton’s love of history and sense of intrigue about slavery in Colonial America led to research in New York, Virginia, South Carolina and Connecticut.  Armed with details from an urban anthropologist about day-to-day living by those who were enslaved in the 1600s and 1700s, she was able to locate fictional events in actual locations. She also explored the history of Long Island American Indians, including their relationship with runaway slaves from New York City and nearby farms.

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For additional information, please visit www.newworldnovels.com.

Century

Yvonne Hilton

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1520-0                        332 pages                        $16.75 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

New Book by Sienna Taylor Shares Women’s Fight Against Nature and Gravity

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Dolls, Dark Chocolate, Martinis, and Botox: One Woman’s Journey through the Maze” by Sienna Taylor.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “Dolls, Dark Chocolate, Martinis, and Botox: One Woman’s Journey through the Maze” by Sienna Taylor.

A Minnesota writer uses humor to explore the effects of aging on women – and all women try to do to combat it – in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing.

Although aging is inevitable, not everybody feels resigned to the process – especially women. In her new book, first-time author Sienna Taylor presents a tongue-in-cheek journey of discovery, confusion, experimentation, shock and – finally – acceptance of aging. Taylor covers dolls and representations of beauty, hormones, beauty treatments and the importance of martinis and chocolate as weapons in a woman’s arsenal to stop, reverse and erase effects of aging.

“Dolls, Dark Chocolate, Martinis, and Botox: One Woman’s Journey through the Maze” details different stages in a woman’s life, starting with the youth and glowing skin she takes for granted. As decades go by, aging rears its ugly head. Cellulite and saddlebags appear, tanning adds color (but not in a good way) and hair appears in unexpected places. “Even if you are not a vain person, the amount of changes that happen so quickly are a little shocking,” Taylor writes.

Even as she describes the long list of procedures to combat aging’s effects, Taylor eventually reaches the point where she can accept many of the changes time has wrought and celebrate womanhood. As she writes in the final chapter, “I am blessed to have a view into the world of talented and gorgeous women who show me that being a woman is an incredible and fascinating journey.”

This is the first book for author Sienna Taylor, who works in technology and lives with her golden retriever, Sammy, in Minnesota.

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For additional information, please visit www.BotoxandBellyFat.com.

Dolls, Dark Chocolate, Martinis, and Botox: One Woman’s Journey through the Maze

Sienna Taylor

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1498-2                        84 pages                        $12.99 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

A Magic Owl encourages reading by magically delivering books to a young boy in Lisa Stammerjohann’s New Children’s Book

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Magic Owl” by Lisa Stammerjohann.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Magic Owl” by Lisa Stammerjohann.

A lonely owl with a desire to give initiates a friendship and a new tradition by sharing his love of reading in this new illustrated children’s book released by Dog Ear Publishing.

A little blue owl has a huge book collection deep in his forest home and longs to share. This new illustrated children’s book tells what happens when he begins to secretly leave books with a boy he sees near the edge of the woods. As winter arrives, the owl wonders how he can keep sharing his books. The owl discovers his own magic and is able to deliver books under the boy’s pillow. He then decides to share his gift with children all over the world who want to read.

“The Magic Owl” is a charming tale about how sharing a love of books can lead to friendships and new adventures. Expressive illustrations by Claudia Gadotti help tell this whimsical story. Perfect for family lap-time reading and for starting a wonderful new family tradition.

Author Lisa Stammerjohann is a licensed counselor, writer, and speaker. This book was inspired by her son, diagnosed with Apraxia of speech at the age of three. The Magic Owl has been instrumental in encouraging him to read, write, and speak. Now the Magic Owl is ready to share his magic with all boys and girls who have a wish in their hearts to read. Parents all over are starting their own family traditions by allowing the Magic Owl to make book deliveries to their children, too. How does it get better than watching your child’s face when he/she finds a book under his/her pillow? Whoo-hoo will the Magic Owl visit next?

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For additional information, please visit www.themagicowlbook.com.

The Magic Owl

Lisa Stammerjohann

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1621-4                        26 pages                        $24.95 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.

Neighborhood’s Character Emerges in Wake of Study; IUPUI Department of Anthropology Releases New Book

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Neighborhood of Saturdays: Memories of a Multi-Ethnic Community on Indianapolis’ South Side” by Susan Hyatt.

Dog Ear Publishing releases “The Neighborhood of Saturdays: Memories of a Multi-Ethnic Community on Indianapolis’ South Side” by Susan Hyatt.

A chance encounter with former residents of an almost forgotten community leads an anthropologist and her students to study one of Indianapolis’ neighborhoods and document its story in this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing.

Anthropology students at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis participating in a project to collect oral histories, photographs and other memorabilia from what was once one of the most multi-ethnic neighborhoods in Indianapolis did more than just document a period in history – they brought the former residents of that community back together. As this new book documents, two of the groups from that community, African-Americans and Jews, had once lived side-by-side in that Southside neighborhood, sharing not just physical space but also bonds of friendship and fellowship. Their ties remained, despite the forces that scattered them including upward mobility in the postwar period and the construction of an interstate.  For the last 38 years, 200 to 300 former residents of that community, along with their families and friends,  have continued to gather annually  for a picnic near a park by Lucas Oil Stadium on the first Saturday in August..

The book, The Neighborhood of Saturdays: Memories of a Multi-Ethnic Community on Indianapolis’ Southside, tells the story of this neighborhood, focusing on the area bounded by South Street to Morris Street, and West Street to Madison Street.  The book covers the period from the 1920s to the construction of Interstate 70 in the early 1970s Although the neighborhood included residents who were African-American, Jewish, Irish, German, Italian, Greek and Appalachian, the book concentrates on two groups in particular:  Sephardic Jews, who came to Indianapolis in the early 20th century from Monastir (now Bitola) in southern Macedonia and Salonika (now Thessaloniki) in northern Greece, and African Americans, who hailed from the South or from other industrial cities in the Midwest. The near Southside was once the hub for the Indianapolis Jewish community, which also included Ashkenazic Jews from Eastern Europe and Russia; Shapiro’s deli is the last remnant of that former thriving Jewish presence in the neighborhood.

Fascinating stories emerge about the colorful neighborhood, from its religious institutions, neighborhood schools, community centers, businesses and jobs, to its musical traditions, death and mourning traditions and the devastating effect of the construction of I-70. Its cast of characters included Charlie Wiggins, “the Negro Speed King;” William “Bill” Owens, a Negro League baseball player; and Edward Bay “Babe” Denny, who worked for the Department of Parks and Recreation for 35 years and was devoted to youth activities. The interviews and photos reveal a neighborhood that – even today – provides, as the book notes, “a model for reaching across racial and religious boundaries to support one another as members of one community.”

Project Director Susan Hyatt, associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, earned her PhD. At the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, her master’s degree at the University of Michigan and bachelor’s degree at Grinnell College. Hyatt, who is on sabbatical for 2012-13, was named Distinguished Harman Scholar of Applied Anthropology, Long Beach State University, for fall 2012. Benjamin J. Linder and Margaret Baurley served as editorial and research assistants for the book.

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For additional information, please visit www.neighborhoodofsaturdays.com.

The Neighborhood of Saturdays: Memories of a Multi-Ethnic Community on Indianapolis’ South Side

Susan Hyatt

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1491-3                        228 pages                        $14.95 US

Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.

About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis.

Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.