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Lions & Tigers & Mares--Oh My! creative nonfiction for young adult and adult readers RDR Books, June 2004 ". . . the author mines the daily life of an animal doctor for stories that are amusing sorrowful touching or thought provoking. Balliet's humorous reminiscences and graceful writing should find many readers." Booklist-- reviewing journal of the American Library Association. |
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Touched By All Creatures mainstream narrative nonfiction New Horizon Press, April 1999 "Eminently readable. Will be welcomed by everyone who enjoyed James Herriot's efforts. This one will be very popular." Booklist "Balliet is a worthy successor to James Herriot. Touched By All Creatures is a book that readers will return to again and again." Midwest Book Review "The wonder of animals and the earthy, humane details of doctoring them shines through." Publishers Weekly "Vivid. Expect surprises and earthy epiphanies." Sunday Morning Call "Genuine...quickly draws readers in." School Library Journal "Every bit as eccentric, loveable and heart-tugging as [James Herriot's] Yorkshire chronicles." Sunday Tribune Review "Insightful...Balliet is as careful an observer of human manners as those of animals." Bookends |
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Lowell: The True Story of an Existential Pig mainstream narrative nonfiction New Horizon Press, June 2000 "Like James Herriot's books, Balliet's Lowell reads more like a riveting novel than a "pigography", as the author relates captivating, heart-warming and occasionally hilarious tales... After you read this engaging book, you'll never want to eat another pork chop." Sunday Star Ledger "A lot of animal and pet books cross my desk, but this is one of the few I can heartily recommend. It's touching, funny and quite enlightening." San Jose Mercury News "...another delectable trough's worth of vets-at-home and vets-on-the-road anecdotes [with] a wide range of philosophical and psychological speculation." Publisher's Weekly "...a lively, perceptive saga" The Morning Call "Lowell, a music-lover with a special fondness for Gloria Estefan, is the star of Balliet's second book, Lowell" Central PA Magazine "Pick up this one before your first summer barbeque. You just might decide to stop by the health store for a meatless alternative." Mode Magazine "Lowell is a real-life Babe, and you'll learn all about living with a pet pig." Boston Sunday Herald |
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Henry Miller and Surrealist Metaphor: "Riding the Ovarian Trolley" academic book Peter Lang Publishing Co., NYC 1996 "Gay Balliet's enlightening study of surrealism in American fiction is original in approach, imaginative in its uses of specific illustrations, and dynamic in its fresh and often startling cross-references." James R. Frakes, E.W. Fairchild Professor of American Studies, Lehigh University "What is so useful about Gay Balliet's book is her deft use of interdisciplinary sources, especially fine arts and literature, to weave a valuable study of surrealism. Dr. Balliet's study also brings in Miller's American contemporaries and his literary descendants, clarifying his relationship to both and his position in American literature." Dr. Elizabeth Fifer, Professor of English, Lehigh University |