Owen Books

This new Mamur Zapt mystery will appeal to old fans, newcomers and any mystery collection strong in international intrigue as it tells of the end of the Great War and a new British Commissioner in Egypt who is facing a state of emergency. Gareth, the head of the secret police, finds himself between to conflicting political parties as a result, with intrigue and dangers abounding in this tense mystery thriller.

The name "Marquis de Sade", has marked itself in the English language and few know why. He is a writer who is "...more talked about than read." However, after reading this text on the controversial author, the reader gets a more realistic view on who this man was and why he is controversial.

Margaret Crosland intertwines Sade's work with her own analysis and provides background and rationale behind his logic. Of course, there are several passages that can be quite stimulating (and just plain gross). However depraved you may think Sade is (and this is speaking from an avid researcher of his work) the value in de Sade's writing comes from your reaction to his work.

Bravo to Crosland for giving us an objective viewpoint into de Sade!

In the beginning of this novel, the author proclaims this to be a work of science fiction. Through it is a science fiction work; it incorporates ideas and events that have already occurred. The author slowly builds on these ideas and events (i.e. mars exploration) to reach the main events of the book: establishing a manned Mars outpost. But, this isn't your typical "jump in a spaceship and suddenly you're on Mars" story...The author takes the reader through the adventures of the main character engineering a way to get to Mars. Using modern engineering ideas and only a few "leaps of faith," the main character is able to engineer his way to Mars. By the end of the story the reader is left thinking: "Why can't we do that?" But, the book doesn't end here. The reader is lead through the adventures of the first humans on Mars and their return trip (with a few realistic but unexpected twists to make things more interesting).

In all, this book was an easy read, but a very interesting and thought provoking science fiction novel.

Except for her one act of defiance in marrying Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, against her brother's will, Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII, has been overshadowed by the more flamboyant members of her family. In this first major biography, Mary emerges as a striking personality in her own right, exhibiting as much Tudor obstinacy and ruthlessness within her orbit as her brother did in his.

Mary's long betrothal to Prince Charles, of Castile was terminated by Henry VIII, who, betrayed by Spain and the Pope in a war to check France, retaliated by making a separate peace treaty with France in which Mary's marriage to the aged Louis XII was stipulated. When Louis died less than three months after the wedding, Mary, fearing that her brother or Francis I would force her into another political marriage, persuaded Charles Brandon, Henry's life long friend to marry her secretly. After finally obtaining Henry's forgiveness, the couple returned to England, where Mary lived until her death in 1533.

Mary's life is an engrossing story, and Professor Richardson places it dramatically against a background of momentous historical change. His account is based on numerous contemporary documents and reflects his broad and sympathetic knowledge of early Tudor England and Renaissance politics. Especially fascinating is the picture that emerges of Henry VIII and his advisor, Cardinal Wolsey, who with increasing finesse and cunning, planned marriage alliances to further English ambitionjs, pitting themselves against such masters of diplomatic intrigue as Louis XII and Francis I of France; Maximilian, the Holy Roman Emperor; and his daughter, Margaret of Austria.

This book is a great addition to any library, not just one of a diabetic. This story has wonderful pictures and simple text! My daughter who is 3 and recently diagnosed with diabetes absolutly loves this story.

when i am developing fine fan and blower, i have found that i need to know the way to measure pressure, speed of the inlet and exit, and this book, my professor from german told me, is what i need.

Finn did the impossible and reached over from the Alpha world to the Beta world to be with Ari, the man he has loved his entire life. Without dimensions separating them and now able to touch and feel each other, both men have some adjusting to do. Finn has to learn to survive in this new world where he is away from his friends and family with the strong possibility he may never see them again. And Ari has to come to terms with his feelings for Finn and see if Finn is what he has been missing from his life.

Along with having to make adjustments in this new world, Finn also begins to suspect that his actions may have cause irreversible damage to the Alpha world.

Merge is a great conclusion to its prequel Converge. Chris Owen left her readers hanging off a huge cliff full of questions at the end of Converge, and she answered them all beautifully in Merge. I did harbor my personal feelings of a love match between Finn and Blake, but it was written in the stars that the only person for Finn was, is and will always be Ari. I enjoyed Merge and the sci-fi aspects of it. It's a thought provoking story that got me wondering if maybe the love of my life is living in another dimension, because he certainly isn't here. So all you readers of Converge pick up your copy of Merge you will love it.

Note: This series should be read in publishing order.

Ley
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

This is by far the best collection of Peake's art . The reproduction quality is top notch, and there is much that I've never seen in any other book, and I think I've seen them all.
I've had this book for a week, and have already turned on 3 people who had never heard of Peake, just by leaving it out, and letting them flip through it. One ordered the book, and another was inspired to read the Gormenghast series, so what more can I say ?

This is the kind of literary criticism that makes one believe in the process. Owen lovingly takes up texts from vastly different worlds and times and convinces us that our desires, our hopes, our dreams are much more similar than we could ever attempt to deny. It is a love letter to literature, but it seduces us all.

In a book which many might initially expect to be acontinuation of his highly-regarded _Other Destinies: Understanding the American Indian Novel_, Owens takes a large step forward before turning to bring his gaze to bear on the readers of American Indian novels. What do we expect to find in "Indian Territory?" And are Indian writers promoting "literary tourism," or are they appropriating the colonizers' language and creating something that is both fresh and disturbing to Indian and mainstream readers? Who reads these books, anyway? Who gets to review them, and who publishes them?

For scholars who have relied on Owens' steady voice, this book will be a wonderful gift. Several hard-to-find essays have been collected and reworked in this cornucopia of Owens material. While this is not a continuation of _Other Destinies,_ this text will most likely become its steady companion.

Owens examines closely several critical issues particular to mixedblood writers, and pushes some politically hot buttons in the process. Who may speak as an Indian for Indians, for mixedbloods, for the environment, for those who live in urban areas or on reservations? What are "terminal creeds" and why do Owens and his friend Gerald Vizenor oppose this form of thinking and representation? Readers will no longer be confused regarding these questions when they turn the last page before tucking _Mixedblood Messages_ onto the shelf between _Other Destinies_ and _Bone Game_.