Briefly Noted

“A riveting fictional meditation on the persistent drive to find acceptance and connection.” (

“Based on years of research, the diaries, memoirs, literature, and journalism collected here shed light on various historical and cultural aspects of the Great Smokies, from Smoky Mountain folkways and religion, to the Civil War era and the Cherokee Indians.”

“Priests, sisters, reverends, rabbis, physicians, nurses, hearse drivers, gravediggers, retired military, an unashamed madam, a gambler…Some survived. Others paid the ultimate price. And only one person can hear the voices of the dead.”

“smart, thought-provoking, and unique… readers won’t want to put this eye-opening, explosive story down.”

“Whether chilling out in the cool breeze atop the air vents, or munching on his favorite food, bananas, Barnaby is living the bun life.”

“Prescribing the Dharma may well go down as a classic in the field—Helderman has produced a work that provides a foundation, a conceptual frame, and sweeping coverage of how contemporary therapists have developed varying strategies for engaging Buddhism. I have been looking for such a book, and here it is.”