Brian Books

I wanted to go out and read the other books that "Harper" Wrote immeadiatly. I locked my doors and held tight to my teddy bear after i read " Blind Pursuit".

This is the second Brian Harper Book that I have read, and I must say, I AM IMPRESSED... He keeps you turning the page, and it's difficult to put his books down... In Blind Pursuit, Erin Reilly is woken in the middle of the night by her sister's voice pleading for help over her intercom system. Annie, however, was not waiting for Erin. Rather, it was a killer. A man who wanted nothing but to kill Erin and her sister. The man had a tendency to burn his victims, and Erin feared fire. Her job was to "cure" the killer of his disease, or wanting to kill women. If she was unsuccessful, she would die. All the while, Annie is trying to convince the police to help her sister. But they refuse, so Annie breaks in on her own, and tries to save her sister.... A TRULY GREAT BOOK

Our Earth is the Blue and Green Ark adrift in the dark. This alphabet book is poetic, rich in imagry and ideas for conservation, respect for life and the environment. The lyric language, imaginative illustrations and striking juxtaposition of content worthy of further reflection will intrigue most readers and touch many more with a reverence for nature.

Winner of the English Association's English 4-11 Award for the Best Children's Picture Book of 1999 - Non-Fiction Key Stage 2. We considered the scope and imaginative power of this work to be quite exceptional. Brian Patten takes each letter of the alphabet, presented by Sian Bailey as a work of art, in the fashion of the key letter of a medieval manuscript, and explores fascinating aspects of our planet from the origins of the earth to the development of the child in the womb. In free verse and with the help of 11 gifted artists he evokes images of the creatures in the oceans, on land and in the sky, of features of the earth like rain forests and volcanoes, of the planets and the stars in the heavens and of the technological achievements of human beings. This exploration in poetic language of such wide ranging phenomena make the book a wonderful celebration of our world for the new millennium. It also reinforces the notion that non-fiction can make a strong appeal to the imagination and can be the beginning of the reader's further investigation of concepts and topics. Further help here comes in the form of an exceptionally fine glossary with a scholarly flavour. Readers of different ages will be inspired by this highly original and informative book and will return to it again and again.

This book totally rocks my world. Innes describes crime throughout mankind, starting with the popular poisoning method centuries ago to today's most notorious cases, including Jane and John Does, JonBenet pre-John Karr and O.J. Simpson. This book is packed with amazing stories, facts about forensices and hundreds of graphics and photographs.

GREAT gift for CSI fanatics or crime writers who don't already have this handy on their reference shelves.

Angela Wilson
Author

If you have the slightest interest in forensics, this is the book for you. If you love the CSI programs on tv, you'll love this book as it has all the details on how they solve the crimes. The author goes into amazing detail on the history and origins of all aspects of cutting edge forensics in use today. Some famous and infamous crimes are featured as well. Some of the photos are a little graphic - but if any of it helps solve another crime, it is worth it. It's a large book and not exactly bed-time reading but despite this I just couldn't put it down until I'd finished it.

We are indebted to people such as Bogi Bjarnason who have recorded their life's experiences and present us with a living history of their time. This collection of Bjarnason?s writings spans a half century, from life in the trenches during World War I, through the tumultuous years of the ?30s and 40?s, and into the ?50s and ?60s. He writes as a soldier, a newspaper editor, a poet, and a keen observer of life.

Of Iclandic heritage, Bjarnason was an American citizen (born in South Dakota) and living in Saskatchewan when he was called up by the U.S. Army in 1918. His letters from the front, written to his brother but meant for publication, are stark testament to the miseries and brutality of war on both sides. His descriptions of terrifying, wet, cold, hungry and rat-infested daily life are immediate, and not without some gallows humor. That ?war is an exceedingly stupid business? he learned first-hand, and it was a theme that ran throughout his career as a journalist.

Bjarnason ran several prairie newspapers during his career, in small Saskatchewan communities, and later in Winnipeg and Traherne, Manitoba. He was a journalist in the tradition of H.L. Mencken, with a keen intelligence, a biting wit, and the ability to present a convincing argument on a wide range of topics. His editorial pieces and essays in this collection, selected by his son Brian Bjarnason, are both practical and philosophical, covering history, religion and politics. The chronological arrangement of the editorials highlights the major issues of the day, from the early 1920s through the Second World War. Many of these issues are echoed by our journalists today: western alienation, American-Canadian relations, free trade, anti-Semitism, and excessive taxation. He writes with clarity and wit about the absurdities of government and the odiousness of irresponsible capitalism. Among Bjarnason?s writings as a ?moralist? are poems and tales on biblical themes, and on the author?s observation of life, large and small. They too are written with grace and wit.

This is a collection of universal appeal. The writing is crisp, thoughtful and wide-ranging. It is a delight to read and a fine contribution to Canadian literature.

Sylvia Crooks
Author of Homefront and Battlefront: Nelson, BC During World War II

We are indebted to people such as Bogi Bjarnason who have recorded their life's experiences and present us with a living history of their time. This collection of Bjarnason?s writings spans a half century, from life in the trenches during World War I, through the tumultuous years of the ?30s and 40?s, and into the ?50s and ?60s. He writes as a soldier, a newspaper editor, a poet, and a keen observer of life.

Of Iclandic heritage, Bjarnason was an American citizen (born in South Dakota) and living in Saskatchewan when he was called up by the U.S. Army in 1918. His letters from the front, written to his brother but meant for publication, are stark testament to the miseries and brutality of war on both sides. His descriptions of terrifying, wet, cold, hungry and rat-infested daily life are immediate, and not without some gallows humor. That ?war is an exceedingly stupid business? he learned first-hand, and it was a theme that ran throughout his career as a journalist.

Bjarnason ran several prairie newspapers during his career, in small Saskatchewan communities, and later in Winnipeg and Traherne, Manitoba. He was a journalist in the tradition of H.L. Mencken, with a keen intelligence, a biting wit, and the ability to present a convincing argument on a wide range of topics. His editorial pieces and essays in this collection, selected by his son Brian Bjarnason, are both practical and philosophical, covering history, religion and politics. The chronological arrangement of the editorials highlights the major issues of the day, from the early 1920s through the Second World War. Many of these issues are echoed by our journalists today: western alienation, American-Canadian relations, free trade, anti-Semitism, and excessive taxation. He writes with clarity and wit about the absurdities of government and the odiousness of irresponsible capitalism. Among Bjarnason?s writings as a ?moralist? are poems and tales on biblical themes, and on the author?s observation of life, large and small. They too are written with grace and wit.

This is a collection of universal appeal. The writing is crisp, thoughtful and wide-ranging. It is a delight to read and a fine contribution to Canadian literature.


Sylvia Crooks
Author of Homefront and Battlefront: Nelson, BC During World War II

As all the volumes in the "Book of Acts in the 1st Century" series are, Rapske's work is spectacular and opens us to so much more information than we had before. Having read all of the volumes, I can say that Rapske's is easily the most interesting (perhaps because of the subject), and is easy to comprehend for a technical subject. I would add that I contacted the author by email for several questions, and found him to be quite down to earth and helpful. You can't go wrong if you are a student of the 1st century setting behind Biblical works!

This volume fills a huge gap and provides a unique opportunity to learn about the custodial system of the Graeco-Roman world. There has been a great need for a careful treatment of Paul's imprisonments. This arduous
task has now been accomplished by Brian Rapske. His use of ancient literary sources and archaeological evidence is sheer overwhelming and breathtaking. He elucidates nearly all issues concerning custodial practices, Roman law, trials and incarcerations both generally and in relation to Paul. It is a mine of information and enhances the historicity
of the Book of Acts. Working through the book is a tour de force - but it is worth the effort. All future exposition of Acts will have to build upon
this magisterial work.

This was a terrific book I highly recommend to anyone interested in the form of the tournament, especially SCA and other medieval revival types. I particularly liked the attention paid to manners and behavior.

I am a proud owner of this book and read it often. It's a fascinating read even for those who might not be involved in SCA or other historical reenactment, but who might want to learn more about the Code of Chivalry and what honour really means. I myself try to live up to the Code as described inside - and I often fail miserably. I have a greater appreciation for those in the SCA who live by the Code, while IN character or OUT. It's also physically beautiful and it exudes nobility.

Finally Borderlands has made its way to the U.S. The first of the Inspector Devlin series, Borderlands has been a big hit in the UK. Set on the border of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and during Christmas, Garda Inspector Devlin is determined to solve the murder of sixteen-year-old Angela Cashell.

Inspector Devlin's borderlands is a complicated landscape. It's not the world that most tourists see when they visit Ireland. This is where travelers, social outcasts, live in caravan camps. It's where secrets are kept and grudges are held for years. It's where people seek revenge in the name of justice.

Inspector Devlin is every bit as complex, confronting his own demons as he investigates the edgy world of the borderlands.

This is a first-class page turner so buy it and clear your schedule. You won't be able to put it down. Nor, after you've finished it, will you forget Devlin and his borderlands. All you'll be able to do is wait impatiently for the next Inspector Devlin book to make its way to the States.

A lucid example of politicians and bureaucrats who never visit the outcome zone before making decisions is the border separating Northern Ireland and Ireland drawn in 1920 without regard to geography or property rights. The imaginary line cuts through farms. When a corpse is found on both sides of the demarcation, the Garda Siochana and the Police Service help one another solve the case; juresdiction is based on either which side has more of the body or in dispute which country the deceased belonged to; don't even bother to figure out third country residents.

Thus when the body of fifteen years old Angela Cashell is found lying across the border, jurisdiction is resolved by Garda Police Inspector Benedict Devlin who insists he knows the teen as a citizen of Ireland. No one argues as he leads the investigation into her homicide. At the crime scene, Angela was wearing a gold ring that her family members deny ever seeing before as none recognize it. Local mourners leave flowers where she died honoring the victim, but someone left amongst the foliage an old photograph that seems out of place. Devlin focuses on teenager Whitey McKelvey, a member of the itinerant "Travelers" as the prime suspect until a second murder with that same old photo occurs that exonerates the lad. Devlin knows the case is much deeper than the River Shannon, but not who or why.

The key to this strong Irish police procedural is the background at the BORDERLANDS where an informal cooperation between the cops was forged eight decades ago that remains in effect and a more tenuous peace between the local residents and the "Travelers". Benedict is a solid lead character as he has some personal issues that make him human, but not enough to overwhelm the prime whodunit story line. Brian McGilloway writes a strong opening investigative tale that sub-genre fans will welcome.

Harriet Klausner

Friel on the page is almost as vivid as he is on stage.

Really, to call Friel an Irish playwright is to pigeon hole him unfairly. This group of plays by Brian Friel attests to his extraordinary talent as a modern playwright, period. He dramatizes the human journey using equal doses of humor, pathos and tragedy. These remarkable, fully-dimensional characters leap of the page, or, if you're very lucky, the stage. No avid theater fan should be without these works of art. Order this collection immediately.

I bought this book for my nephew and he loved it! It's a nice hardcover and had great pictures.

I just finished Jim Sumner's book. It's called "Tales From The Duke Blue Devils
Hardwood". It's a great read and nearly impossible to put down. The Book Chronicles Duke Basketball history beginning with Wilbur "Cap " Card a Trinity College graduate from 1902 who returned to introduce basketball at Trinity in 1906 and culminates with the Blue Devils 15th ACC title in 2005.
The majority of the book was taken from interviews from the likes of Mark Alarie,Tate Armstrong, Gene Banks, Joe Belmont,Vic Bubas, Tom Butters, Johnny Dawkins,Randy Denton,Danny Ferry, Mike Gminski,Bernie Janicki,Jack Marin,Dan Meagher,Gary Melchionni, Jim Spanarkel and Robby West to name a few.

I am a giant fan of Brian Wildsmith's beautiful books, so I knew what I was going for -- and I was just as thrilled with the Spanish edition. I have a new little grandson whose father is Spanish speaking and I am trying to build a bi-lingual library for the lad -- and these lovely works fit right in. Thank you. :-)

Specifically designed, written, and illustrated for children ages 6 months to 4 years, Brian Wildsmith's Zoo Animals is a delightful board book that introduces animals commonly seen at the zoo. Youngsters can name the animals while parents and care givers can teach them interesting facts about each creature represented in vivid colors. Very highly recommended for family, preschool, kindergarten, and day-care board book collections, Brian Wildsmith's Zoo Animals is also available in Spanish: Brian Wildsmith Los animales del zoologico.