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Testimonials
MISSION AT STELLWAGEN
Money can buy many things, but it can't buy time. MISSION AT STELLWAGEN is the story of Walter Jaspers, a marine mammal researcher. Things are looking up for him and his expedition to Cape Cod, as he has everything he needs to make this round of research a successful one. He has the people, the supplies, and the mind to accomplish what he wants most; if only he had the time. MISSION AT STELLWAGEN is an intriguing novel of science, highly recommended.
Midwest Book Review
MISSION AT STELLWAGEN is totally engrossing! It touched many points of interest and spoke to me on many levels. The main theme - that whales might be capable of mental feats far surpassing conventional scientific wisdom - flies headlong into the nearly total inability of many biologists to even discuss such possibilities.
While Angell's book focuses on humpbacks, my own work with the orca suggests that similar ideas would hold true there as well.
I enjoyed the author's suggestion that whales don't see themselves so much as separate beings but as always in harmonious flow with one another. I wondered if Don Angell had studied whale natural history? I don't read many novels, but I liked the vivid imagery and shocking plot turns in this excellent story. I'm putting it on my site on the book page. Can I help with a review?
Howard Garrett, Whale Researcher, WA. President of the Orca Network at www.orcanetwork.net
A unique plot with complicated twists and turns is set against a backdrop of serious scientific investigation. The central character, a clinical psychologist like the author, moves from casual interest in a whale study off Cape Cod to deep involvement by the closing pages of this what-if thriller.The book's characters show a wide-range of involvement with the whales, from almost spiritual attachment to scientific curiosity to cynical indifference.
Angell's handling of his strong cast prompts the reader to identify with one or another of them, forcing an exploration of one's own reactions to the possibility of other species possessing high intelligence. Angell suggests that whales might have ways of understanding which differ greatly from our own, pointing out that they have lived in their social environment far longer than we have in ours.
MISSION AT STELLWAGEN is certain to provoke thought and stimulate rich responses.
Dr. John Blatchford, Marine Biologist, U.K., Science Feature Writer Suite 101. (Read review of novel at www.JohnBlatchford.com .)
The most incredible and unique story I have ever read! The characters were all so real and well-defined that I am certain they were in my life at some point in time. I so enjoyed watching Amy come out of her cacoon and fly! Certainly reminded me of watching some of the ASSERT Group women over the years as they grow gradually into independent people.
While I was reading, the building could have burned down around me and I'd not have noticed! Maybe there should be a warning in the front of this book, "Placing a box of facial tissue nearby is suggested."
MISSION AT STELLWAGEN should be #1 on the New York Times best-seller list for at least 6 months!
Ester Houghton, M.Ed., MA., Psychotherapist, Founder of ASSERT (Agoraphobic [people] Seeking Support, Education and Recovery Together)
Where Somebody Waits for Me
In Where Somebody Waits for Me, Don Angell has given us an extraordinary story about ordinary people, a story of heart and hard times that reveals to us something important about America and Americans, reminiscent of Steinbeck’s epic saga of the Joads in Grapes of Wrath.
It is not one of those novels that I could not put down - as engrossing as it was I needed to put it aside from time to time to let it settle inside of me.
Dr. Dennis J. McCrory, Psychiatrist
Where Somebody Waits for Me, reminiscent of Alex Haley’s Roots, is a multi-century saga of one family. Starting with the end of the civil war and running to the present the passion of one man is chronicled against the backdrop of the Great Depressions’s hope and despair for all men.
Through Angell’s delicate nuance with language and his twist of plot to the surprising ending, this first novel is a most absorbing read.
Dr. John K. Stout, Professor Emeritus
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