Ace of Aces Books

I'm a long-standing fan of the writings of James H. Schmitz, the author of a number of remarkable science fiction novels and stories originally published between 1960 and 1974. I enjoy them for their bold female characters (surprising even by today's standards), for the author's deft handling of psionics, and for his surprisingly accurate forsight of certain technologies such as cell phones and biotech. The TV series Babylon 5, and the recent Vorkosigan novels by Lois McMaster Bujold, owe something to the excellent legacy of Schmitz and especially the Telzey character of this and other Schmitz books.

Many of Schmitz' writings fall into one of two universes and have many interlocking characters. He wrote one set of tales set in the universe of the "Agent of Vega" series. He created a different universe in the "Federation of the Hub" series which includes over two dozen stories and novels (this is the second novel set in that environment). His writings exist as eight novels and fifty-odd stories in several collections, most of which have thankfully been reprinted by Baen books.

This is a fun read, and it's even more fun if you've also previously read THE UNIVERSE AGAINST HER - Telzey Amberdon Book (1) One (by the author of The Witches of Karres).

The Lion Game's two long episodes about Telsey Amberdon seem to follow directly after the The Universe Against Her. The lion story is partly mystery, with horror and science fiction thrown in. I found this book very scary the first time I read it.

This novel was first published as a two-part story in ANALOG in August and September of 1971. The first episode is easy to digest. Some people find the second one somewhat complex and hard to follow.

MILD SPOILERS:

In the first story of The Lion Game, Telsey sneaks off from her friends during a camping trip to investigate a distress cry which she sensed. The story is all about what happens to her as a result. The second story is about the (somewhat later) aftermath to the first episode. Telsey finds herself hunted by the master minds she foiled in the earlier story, and she ends up travelling to another planet to confront them at the source.

A wonderful book. Recommended for all ages. A real shame that it is out of print. Definitely deserves reprinting, as do the other two in the series. Telzey is a wonderful, original heroine. Would love to read more of her adventures. A must read for all scifi/fantasy fans!!

This review is for the book: Living Heart Diet
by Dr. William Debakey, et al.

This is an excellent book for those who have had heart problems and for those who do not want to develop heart problems. Poor diet (high fat/cholesterol) is one of the main risk factors for heart disease -- excess cholesterol lays a foundation of plaque in your arteries that can eventually cause heart attacks and/or necessitate heart surgery. This book was developed to help us all eat right and help avoide disease. This book contains recipes, education about heart disease, and nutrition and sodium tables for most of the foods you eat. This is an excellent resource! Use it in good health!

I'm a diabetic and recently had a quadruple bypass. After being introduced to this book, I devoured it and now live it.

"Lone Wolf" is a very interesting book, biography/history told in a compelling fashion! The author, Timothy Mulligan, is to be congratulated on the different focus which he puts on the upbringing of Kapitaenleutnant Werner Henke, a very successful, if not overly bright German Submarine Commander during the last big war (it was in all of the papers!). Mulligan Illustrates differences between Naval Academies in the USA and Germany, which are very clever weeding-out processes and pecking order heirarchies within particular submarines, I guess one can find "office politics" everywhere. There is also eye-opening material about the aspect of intelligence/espionage and propaganda as used by both sides in the "Battle of the Atlantic" Unfortunately, though not a Nazi by any stretch or use of the word, Henke was not without integrity which more than likely lead to his undoing! That and an innate gullibility led to his demise. It's a good book, though, not $120.00 good but you should read it if submarines are a vital part of your interest!

another truly great u-boat book that gives a studied approach to the WW2 submarine conflict and also downgrades Buchheim"s Das Boot as a true picture of a U-Boat crew.Buchheim describes the typical German u-boat sailor as so young that he terms their role in the submarine service as a "childrens crusade" however according to Mulligan's statistics this is not so.Also this book compares the different type of U-Boats-the niners and the sevens and gives their capacities and their shortcomings.The crews of these boats came mainly from cental and northern Germany,the more industrial regions which contradicts what i had previously read that these crews were from rural areas. Also there is an interesting chapter about the U-boat pecking order which makes absurdity of Buchheims,' Das Boot crews","we are one in suffering"mentality.The crews from this books' read seem like they would act as individuals guarding their own turf but can function as a team,indeed that would probably make for a more efficient crew as well as better for morale.You're going to love this book if you're into the Battle of the Atlantic,human interest stories mixed with some good statistics.

The world of alternate military science fiction is a crowded one. Many are to say the least drek but some awesome ones grab your attention and keep it, SM Stirling's Dies The Fire and Draka, Turtledove's line on a bitter US/Confederacy competition, Tolkien's series of course, and finally Thomas Harlan's alternate Rome are ones come to mind.

But the one that has held my attention for much of my life is H. Beam's Piper Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen. Since H. Beam Piper's original story, 3 other books have come out, 2 of them in the last few years under Jon Carr and Roland Green. As good as the follow on books have been, none touch the subject as well as Mr. Piper's work.

Take a contempory state trooper, Calvin Morrison and dump him into an alternate North America populated by Germanic settlers in a 13th century late medieval social setting. Add in a despotic House of Styphon which tightly controls the settled areas of this world by its knowledge and production of gunpowder and you have an explosion! Tightly written by a man who knew his military history, Kalvan for all his human foibles; becomes a small kingdom's hero, marries a princess, and (temporily anyway) defeats the evil church oppressing them all. Add in a time travellin/alternate world culture that parastically lives on millions of such alternate worlds and you have a cracking good story.

This book is one of the first real alternate world stories that worked. For all those who like good military fiction, empathic characters, and the idea of the indespensible man, this book is for you!

Calvin Morrison is a Pennsylvania State Trooper who suddenly finds himself lifted out of his (our) world, and deposited on a parallel Earth. In this other Pennsylvania he finds a small kingdom of bearded primitives who appear to be on the losing end of a war of conquest. The locals have so little gunpowder compared to their enemies because the secret of making it is controlled by a corrupt religious order, Styphon's House. Calvin, a student of military history, finds himself proclaimed Lord Kalvan, and given the job of rescuing a seemingly hopeless situation.

This book is very well written, and the action is gripping. I've already read this book three times, and it gets better each time.

For those interested, there is a sequel to this book, it is Great King's War by Roland Green and John F. Carr.

This is a wonderful book that I use in my classroom to talk about self-esteem. Loretta is a pinky scout (similar to a Girl Scout or Brownie). She feels the need to be the best due to a rich family heritage of "Ace Pinky Scouts." What follows is a lesson in self acceptance. Great book with great illustrations!

It has been very helpful for my child to hear this story (over and over and over...). The message that even the best human "stinks" at one thing or another is reassuring to someone who is always worrying that his or her project is not quite perfect.

This little book jumped into my shopping cart one evening at the supermarket back around 1980. I think it detected someone with time on his hands and a need to have an impression made on him. Also, the wire rack it was living in made a horrible screech when it was rotated, and I suspect the book wanted to rest in some more serene environment. I don't know if it found that, but it now has the company of the several other copies I bought over the years for lending out. The title exists in two different covers that I am aware of.

Most of the stories in this book are passable SF shorts, while one was probably included to let us know that even good writers have their embarrassing moments. Two stories have lived with me nearly every day since I first read them. I regularly host reading parties, and these two stories were staples for a while, but their emotional impact on me has only increased over the years, and I am no longer able read them in public. It's not that they are sentimental, but that they both illustrate true greatness in unexpected places.

"Black Charlie" begins with the question "So, what is art, you ask." And then he tells you. Dickson apparently knew he had done something better than good with this story, because he expanded it into a short novel called "Alien Art". This is unfortunate, because the short story is on my short list of great stories, while I have never been able to finish the novel.

"The Christmas Present" is another great story. This one is about what we don't know and therefore can't possibly understand, and what we therefore understand instead.

I bought it for the cover illustration, in about 1983; a painting of a diver confronting a Plesiosaur underwater. It was for one of the many stories in the collection by various sci-fi authors. I started with that story (the final one) and found it was about a diver who meets an intelligent Loch Ness monster that cares for his injuries from an accident. I went on to read the other stories, and soon learned the meaning of the title. All of the sci-fi stories feature a love bond between a human and some non-human being or intelligence. One was about a boy and his telepathic "man-o'-war" creature. It's been about 18 years, but some of the stories have really stuck. I also like to read fiction in short bursts which made this book a great selection for me. Many stories by the big names of sci-fi: Piers Anthony, Isaac Asimov, and many more.

I was diagnosed as "borderline hypoglycemic" when I was 19 after have a rootbeer float at lunch. At the same time I was told that low blood sugar "usually" turns into a full blown case of diabetes and that there was no Known cure for it.

By following the basic guidelines given in this book, I learned how to control my blood sugar level, how to tell when it was getting to low, or was to high. Its all in what is eaten and how often. What you eat today, will effect how you are going to feel tomorrow. After awhile, it all became a habit.

I'm quite happy to say that almost 30 years later, I still watch the signs, symptoms, know when to eat what. And am still "borderline hypoglycemic".

For many years I could not find an answer to my problems I experienced. I only knew that it was connected with nutrition and the book was an absolute eye opener to me. Now I feel much better having taken notice of Fredericks' advice in this book.

I would appreciate to get in touch with the autor and ask for his e-mail address or normal address, because in the New Low Blood Sugar and You book we found a mistake in the charts ( which did not relate to the page where they are described).

I picked up this book, didn't sleep, eat, or anything until I finished the entire thing! Start's love of salt will change your diet forever.

If you consider yourself a decent computer programmer, you will probably identify with Start Rousseau, the hero of this novel (and you probably already identify yourself with Dilbert). This book is quite advanced for its age - it was published much before the the big-bang of Cyberspace. Well, here's this geek who is puts forth a theory - called the Key of Lucifer - about a potential weak link in the Defense Department computer networks - and demonstrates it when challenged. The Pentagon is outraged and wants his blood. So does the KGB - but they want his formula first.

Awesome book! This hard-to-find book is a little known secret of hard-core sales professionals. Most guard their worn copies with their lives ;-)

Chapters include:
1) Emotional Appeal - the ecret of successful human relationships
2) Emotional Appeal technique - the one common denominator for all
3) The fatal four emotional appeals that make people want to listen
4) How to use self-preservation as an emotional appeal
5) Money as an emotional appeal in our relationships with others

6)Applying romance emotional appeal to our dealings with people
7) Using recognition emotional appeal to achieve personal success
8) How emotional appeal techniques rapidly rids you of fear, worries, and upsets
9) Command situations with power-packed emotional appeal questions and attitudes
10)Win arguements and settle disputes with emotional appeal technique
11) Emotional appeal will make others remember, respect and like you
12) uSE EMOTIONAL APPEAL TECHNIQUE TO ASSURE MORE SATISFACTORY MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIPS
13)Profit by bringing emotional appeal into your job or business
14) Enjoy extra benefits by adding emotional appeal to your voice
15)Better your personality and persuasion by increasing your emotional appeal

If you can find a copy of this book, buy it! You will get a lot of personal insight on dealing with people from it. It is a classic in the self-improvement genre.

Awesome book! This hard-to-find book is a little known secret of hard-core sales professionals. Most guard their worn copies with their lives ;-)

Chapters include:
1) Emotional Appeal - the ecret of successful human relationships
2) Emotional Appeal technique - the one common denominator for all
3) The fatal four emotional appeals that make people want to listen
4) How to use self-preservation as an emotional appeal
5) Money as an emotional appeal in our relationships with others

6)Applying romance emotional appeal to our dealings with people
7) Using recognition emotional appeal to achieve personal success
8) How emotional appeal techniques rapidly rids you of fear, worries, and upsets
9) Command situations with power-packed emotional appeal questions and attitudes
10)Win arguements and settle disputes with emotional appeal technique
11) Emotional appeal will make others remember, respect and like you
12) uSE EMOTIONAL APPEAL TECHNIQUE TO ASSURE MORE SATISFACTORY MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIPS
13)Profit by bringing emotional appeal into your job or business
14) Enjoy extra benefits by adding emotional appeal to your voice
15)Better your personality and persuasion by increasing your emotional appeal

If you can find a copy of this book, buy it! You will get a lot of personal insight on dealing with people from it. It is a classic in the self-improvement genre.

I just love the Majyck series. They're a great humor-relief in a hard world!

I loved it! An ingenious mix of comedy and mystery. This book kept me laughing and reading long past the time I sould have been sleeping. Wondurfully fulfills the other two books, but hopefully is not the end of the series?