Owen Books

I picked up this book on a whim and was hooked from page one. MacAlpine's wry sense of humor and his subtle blending of reality and the fantasy make it a pleasure to read. MacAlpine's masterpiece is evocative of the magic realism of Latin America, but in a distincly American way. He tells the story of a mysterious man, found almost dead on the banks of a river by a robust washerwoman, who moves in with the washerwoman while he tries to regain his memory. However, the past he slowly remembers is not his own but that of Hamlet (he is helped, in subtley comic ways, by his new surroundings) and his presence stirs the memories of all the residents of his little town, his new home. Marvelous fun to read.

Few institutions have had as much influence on American history as the institution of slavery. For at least three centuries slavery has generated discussion, heated debate, or active denunciation. Perspectives and Irony in American Slavery is an attempt by seven distinguished historians to offer, not consensus, but seven perspectives which range from Eugene D. Genovese's interpretation as seen from a world view to John Blassingame's essays reflecting the slaves' view of their community.

Carl N. Degler's essay develops the idea of irony in American slavery, one of the major themes of this work. Examining slavery in its international setting, Eugene D. Genovese interprets in his essay the relationships between emerging capitalism and slavery and the conflicts between the industrial revolution and the old landed classes. David Brion Davis concentrates on American attitudes toward slavery by viewing the abolitionists' arguments against slavery as being shaped, in part, by the southern defense of slavery: both sides of the conflict, according to Davis, ironically failed to develop along the central force of slavery.

Stanley L. Engerman, co-author of the controversial study, Time on the Cross, emphasizes the importance of market functions as he interprets the southern slave economy. William K. Scarborough's essay of the slave owner, concentrates on the large plantations and offers a perspective which emphasizes the paternalistic nature of slavery. John W. Blassingame examines slavey, not from the planter's house, but from the slave quarters and offers insights into the complex relationships and status symbols within the slave community. Kenneth M. Stampp's essay concludes this volume by presenting his interpretation of the role of historians and their continuing investigation of American Negro slavery.

Perspectives and Irony in American Slavery is an outgrowth of a symposium entitled "The Slave Experience in America: A Bicentennial Perspective," sponsored by the University of Mississippi in October, 1975.
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This is a very useful introduction for an understanding about both the chemical and physical propeties of nano scale particles. The chapters on metrology are especially relevant especially for someone who does not have domain experience in the area. The book is laid out so you can pick the topic you are especially interested and there is a thorough treatment of that specific topic in the chapter. Drawing from the latest scientific literature, the authors are careful to demonstrate only those principles that are cross checked in the research concerning nanoscale science. In other texts, there is a lot of incorrect information reported on early work in this field. The book is useful to gain an insight about the interaction of particles in a matrix. The insight about why the properties of particles change as they become smaller is a particularly important contribution to our understanding of their behavior.

Very readable and humerous. Easy to read and very practical information. Really good information for any person and would make a great gift item for a student heading off to college. Also good for seniors living alone.

Way back in the early days of roleplaying games, the fring publishing company known as Judges Guild provided some of the most imaginative and provocative game supplements of their time. Gaming has come a long way since then. Dungeons and Dragons has undergone a mighty facelift. Would the new, revived JG be up to the challenge of the state-of-the art?

You bet they are! The Player's Guide to the Wilderlands represents much of what got people like me hooked on fantasy games in the first place: vast, unexplored wildernesses, exotic cities with strange denizens, mossy ruins of vanished civilizations, and just a little humor to keep things edgy. Production values, once the weak point of JG products, have been brought up to contemporary standards. The regional map is gorgeous.

The book contains background and game information on the Wilderlands, including a rough sketch of major cities (plus a more detailed look at the City State of teh Invincible Overlord), details on the exotic races of the Wilderlands (Amazons! Blue Skinned Avalonians! Hawk-men! All available as PC races!), a listing of many of the Wilderlands' gods and religions, a brief history, and a geographical gazetteer.

If you are tired of the Forgotten realms, are no longer frightened by Ravenloft, and seek an alternative to Greyhawk, go forward to gaming's past. Give teh Wilderlands a shot.

The poetry in this book covers the full spectrum of emotions. Written in such a way as to pull the reader into the poems, allowing for a journey encompassing all of the senses. Easy to get lost in, not a front to back read, but pick and choose,based upon one's mood at the moment.

Dr. Hipp's tome wrestles with a great period of British Literature--World War I. The WWI literary field is as ripe as any, and Dr. Hipp takes on three of its giants. While Dr. Hipp is also known for his Nabokov scholarhip, he clearly is more than dabbling in this subject area. His book will soon be heavily referenced among students and scholars working in WWI literary history.

I think Poison Ivy And Eyebrow Wigs is a great book to read for everybody. I got my evidence that this is just a great book for people to read from the Internet and Library. The story is about a boy that tries to make it in the fourth grade. He wants to be with the cool pack of kids. People are always talking about his bushy eyebrows and one day he decided to trem them. After he cut them they were messed up with bold spots. This story has some very funny situations. I love this book because it is funny , it has a lot of different kids of characters , and I think it is well-paced but the story still goes fast. If you read this book you would have trouble putting it down and to stop laughing.

This book is very hilarious !!! One of the most funny parts is when the main character Martin shaves his eyebrows because they are to bushy. He ends up with bold spotted uneven cut eyebrows and he glues some hair on the top of his eyebrows to patch up his mistake. I couldn't stop laughing. One reader called this book "hilarious". As you know I relay stand by that idea.

This book has a lot of different kinds of characterization. There are a lot of point of views from different characters. One reader said it has dozens of different people. It has a lot of different personalities in it. They have the kind of kids that want to run around with the cool pack. They have the joker kids that do not relay care about any thing. They also have the smart geky kids that don't care to be cool.

I also think the book is good because it goes at a good pace. The book doesn't rush throw the story and leave out details. It also doesn't go throw the book slowly and puts you to sleep. That is why I think this book is well-paced. One reader said "This well-paced , fast-moving story includes some incidents of typical sibling rivalry and is told with sympathetic humor." I agree on everything this reader said. Yes this book has incidents of typical sibling rivalry. The kid has the same problems of an every day kid. Kids could really relate to this book.

Some people think the plot is to superficial. The kid goes out of his way to be with the cool kids. It tries to be a deep story and a funny at the same time. One reader said the plot was very superficial. I think the plot was not superficial , I think it was a very true plot. It also told a lot about what kids have to go throw these days. The book was not very original because it has the same plot as many other books. One reader said this book is not original. I think this book doesn't use a new plot but it takes this kind of plot to a new level by adding humor. In this story they have quick deft characterization of a dozen of different people. Even though they have they quick characterizations of different people if the try to focus on each person in this story we wouldn't have a main character.

These are all my opinions on this book , and I relay think this book is great. These were my reasons for liking this book it was funny , it has a lot of characterization ,and it is very well-paced. I think reading is a big part of life. If we didn't read were would that fun imaginative side of us go. Parents need to influence their kids to read and stop watching all that TV. and listening to music. If they read this book I'm sure they would get in to reading because this book will relate to their every day life and a make them read. This is a great book to get your children reading. If you didn't read this book your life must be dull.

This dictionary contains most of the terms that are related to Sikhism. Although not really an introductory course, by reading the definitions of so many words in the Sikh vocabulary, one gets an idea of what the religion is all about, including its relation to Islam and Hinduism, the two related faiths of India. The book lists the major figures in Sikhism, an outline of the history of the religion, a list of the sacred books, theology and a general overview of the philosophy, both in the introduction and in the definitions itself. A great aid for those interested in the faith.

This is a book about Cunning folk. Not witches, not wicca, cunning folk. The people who your ancestors relied on for amulets to protect their cattle, to protect them from witches and heal the gout they had in their feet. This is just the facts ma'am. There is no fancy talk about how they were the last dregs of a pagan religion, how they were smart and wiser than everyone else, just about what they did, the spells they cast and how they managed to LUCK out and not have the church or state hang them.
If you want to know the nuts and bolts of what the cunningfolk did and who they were without any romantic frills, this is the book for you. As far as I know, it's THE book on Cunningfolk for factual details.