News-Journal from Mansfield, Ohio • 24

6C GENERATIONS NEWS JOURNAL Sunday, July 14, 1996 Good books from small presses will spring shut. Summer Stargazing by Terence Dickinson (Firefly, 64 BOOKTALK Terry Mapes Warm summer nights, especially when folks afe vacationing away from city lights, are good times for looking at the starry sky. Terence Dickinson, the author of numerous books about stars and planets, has written a helpful and gorgeously illustrated guide to give amateur astronomers the basics about what to look for and how to find it. Books from small presses face an uphill battle. They get little shelf space in book stores, relatively few dollars for promotion and meager attention from reviewers.

And many of these books, it must be said, deserve exactly what they get. Yet it must also be said that smaller presses publish a number of fine books that deserve a much wider readership. This week's column is devoted to choice books from small presses. Persistence of Vision by John Gaspard and Dale Newton (Michael Wiese Productions, 437 $26.95 paper). It helps to have a budget of $10 million or even $20 million when making a feature film, but it isn't absolutely necessary, as John Gaspard and Dale Newton show in their book, subtitled "An Impractical Guide to Producing a Feature Film for Under $30,000." Sharing the money-saving secrets they learned when making "Beyond Bob" and "Resident Alien" no, I've never heard of these movies either Gaspard and Newton tell their readers that their first mistake was spending 27 bucks for this book.

You can't afford it if you're trying to make a movie for $30,000. help3 by explaining how to determine if something is really a bargain. The book is divided according to the type of products or services being sought, such as clothing, entertainment, pets or toys. There's good section on food that tells you where to find a good meal at a reasonable price. The Sunday brunch buffet for $12.95 at the 94th Aero Squardron near Port Columbus Airport may not sound like much of a bargain, but you can save $5 if you get there before 10 a.m.

If you eat at an MCL Cafeteria, she recommends the Jack Benny Value Plate. Deliriously Healthy Favorite Foods Cookbook by Suzi Castle (Health Cookbooks, 138 $14.95 paper). That's a wordy title, but the words at least convey the idea behind the cookbook: that favorite foods such as pot roast, deviled eggs, hash browns or chocolate cheesecake can be prepared in a manner that is both nutritious and delicious. The 250 recipes stress simplicity as well, but thank goodness the publisher didn't throw yet another word into the title. My main complaint with this cookbook is that it won't stay open, like a good cookbook should.

You have to weight it down or it "Of course, to Hollywood, $30,000 is nothing," say the authors. "It's less than nothing. It's the WonderBra budget for 'Melrose It's humor like that that makes this book a joy to read, even if making a movie is the furthest thing from your mind. Bargain Hunting in Central Ohio by Debbie Keri-Brown (Lotus Press, 238 $12.95 paper). Here's another book that promises to save you money after you spend several dollars for the book, of course.

Called "Bargain Hunting in Columbus" in an earlier edition, the book's focus has been expanded by Debbie Keri-Brown to take in a wider area, including communities as far north of Columbus as Mount Gilead and Mount Vernon. She tries to save shoppers' time, as well as money, by listing specific places stores, theaters, craft shows, flea markets, etc. where bargains can be found. She even Photo by Willaim A. Wynne A Yorkshire terrier named Smoky was decorated for her combat missions during World War II.

William A. Wynne of Mifflin Township writes about Smoky in his book. Tiny terrier did her bit to help Allies win war Wightline' the book views TV show unflappable Koppel, a former ABC diplomatic correspondent, had strong doubts about whether he would get the nod as the pro-'gram's anchor and initially thought the show's title "Nightline" has since evolved from ABC News chief Roone Arledge's simple move to grab more TV news time into a show that pioneered bringing people together from around the world for debates and introspection. first choice for anchor. Some 16 years later, the book Nightline (Times, $25) examines the events that led to the program and made it a powerhouse news show that has regularly taken on with style the likes of network competitors Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and David Let-terman.

Written by Koppel and former By Cliff Edwards Associated Press Writer Many remember well when America was held hostage for 444 days after Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and detained 52 Americans. And many probably remember the TV program that highlighted the indignity and humanized a situation far removed from most of our lives. ABC-TV's "Nightline" wasn't planned to last long and Ted Koppel wasn't the network's "Nightline producer Kyle Gib There's also one of the Yorkie in a flight oxygen mask carrying case, his mode of transportation from overseas to the States. Wynne's training, coupled with the little dog's willing intelligence, created an entertaining team who were featured on early Cleveland television stations.

Smoky walked a tightwire, rode a scooter dressed in a clown suit, climbed ladders and balanced on barrels. Wynne's book is a testament to the little things in life that can make a huge difference. It is also a tribute to a friendship between a man and a dog. Near the end of the book, Wynne writes, "I don't know why I became the guardian, tutor and companion of this spirited fluff of hair who shared our lives and fortunes -r never misfortunes. My Yorkie Doodle Dandy, who could make Americans at war forget their troubles simply by watching her chase giant butterflies along the squadron roads Smoky's tiny brain permitted her to grasp things so quickly.

Her lightning responses delighted audiences halfway around the world." Karen Palmer News Journal Yorkie Doodle Dandy: A Memoir by William A. Wynne (Wynnesome Press ISO $14.95 paper). When he first looked into the grinning, little furry face, William Wynne couldn't have known what was in store for him. An energetic ball of fluff was about to ease the soldier's wartime loneliness and change his life. Found in a foxhole in New Guinea during World War II, the tiny Yorkshire terrier named Smoky would be decorated for her combat missions with the 26th Photo Recon Squadron and cheer up hospitals full of wounded veterans.

This memoir by former Cleveland Plain Dealer photographer chronicles Wynne's wartime experiences as an aerial photographer and his transition to civilian life when he and Smoky took their act on the road, working in Hollywood for a time before returning to Cleveland. Wynne, who lives now in Mifflin Township, self-published his book. It includes photos of Smoky grinning from a soldier's combat helmet, performing overseas, and pulling communications cables through a culvert. son, the book provides a homey, insider's view of the show and of the chronicling of world events DISCO VER that has been its hallmark. We learn that the seemingly ft SOMETHING SOMETHING SPECIAL STORE, LTD.

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