Owens Books

From start to finish this book hits the target. As cheesy as that sounds, this Green Arrow Adventure shows you the extent to which a man is willing to go in order to fight for a cause.
The once Green Arrow was a Robin Hood-like hero who used an array of trick arrows and a right hook to fight off a world of criminals. Yet conviction and a boxing-glove arrow can not stop all of them. GA decides that if he, Speedy and his son Connor are to continue to fight the good fight, they need more. This book explains to you how easily it was for GA to defeat his opponent (without ruining it for those that haven't read)in Crawling From The Wreckage, and why his uniform and attitude have drastically changed.
If your a fan of the GA or just a first time reader, from beginning to end Road to Jericho is a refreshing and new start to the Oliver Queen/Green Arrow legend.

ROAD TO JERICHO contains issues 66 to 75 of the current ongoing series. Judd Winick, Andy Owens and Scott McDaniel have delivered another masterful story arc about the opinionated, but loveable Oliver Queen, a.k.a. Green Arrow, who has become my all time favorite DC character.

This time around, another opinionated hero, the Dark Knight, Batman, shows up in Star City , supposedly to lend his philanthropic support as Bruce Wayne to help Oliver Queen out. But of course, there's other reasons as we soon find out that a former protege of his - turned psychotic villian, has also arrived, with the intent of taking out Green Arrow's new adopted sidekick, the young female Speedy. But all this fun is preceded by a flashback as the Green Arrow contingent, supposedly blown up at the end of the preceding graphic novel, go through rigorous and tortuous survival and fighting training on a secluded island.

All in all, a great book, filled with all the passion, action, humor and thrills that have become associated with this wonderful character! Any book that throws together the Green Arrow and the Batman characters, so alike and yet so opposite at times, is always worth your time and your hard-earned sheckels!

Favorite scene: Green Arrow & Speedy are discussing their dislikes of Hawaiin Pizza (ham & pineapple on top), which they've retrieved from some thugs...and some panels later we see them chowing down on some slices while they're watching Batman in action from a nearby rooftop. Hilarious!

It is a very usefull book for pharmaceutical specialists. It is a good which
help us very much.

This is an excellent book that contains every phamaceutical excipient that I have ever had the need to know about. I work for a dietary supplement manufacturer and we quite often get calls from customers that want to know all about all those "other ingredients" that are listed on product cartons. The book has a section for each excipient and each excipient has the following sections: Nonproprietary Names, Synonyms, Chemical Name and CAS Registry Number, Empirical Formula and Molecular Weight, Structural Formula, Functional Category, Applications in Pharmaceutical Formulation or Technology, Description, Pharmacopeial Specifications, Typical Properties, stability and Storage Conditions, Incompatibilities, Method of Manufacture, Safety, Handling Precautions, Regulatory Status, Pharmacopeias, Related Substances, Comments, Specific References, General References, and Authors. While I have a background in Biology, I found several of the sections to be easy to understand by several of our employees that do not have a science background. While, still, there was highly technical/scientific information as well. Each excipient's information is contained in 2-4 pages. The book is arranged alphabetically which makes finding information easy. In addition, it contains an index that is very well constructed. For example: If you are looking for an Emulsifying Agent, the index lists all the excipients that can be used for that purpose. I can't say enough how easy this book is to use. Its information is pared down to the essential text, and is chocked full of graphs, charts and microscopic photos of the excipients.

A powerful story about one family's struggle with domestic abuse. How a single event, or words spoken can have a great impact for better or worse on one person, or the entire family. It also emphasizes the strength of the human spirit while living, and a possible glimpse of what may occur to the spirit after death. For those who are questioning whether they can change their lives for the better, this is the book for them. The story allows the readers to evaluate their own lives and face up to the negative energy that may surround them. Because, at the core of the story is magic and hope, and the potential to be all the great things that make us human.

The Haunting of the Owens Family depicts one year in the life of a typical
suburban family. In the mid-1970s, Meggie and Dan and their four children
enjoy all the comforts of middle-class life. They have the house, the yard,
the neighborhood full of children.

Grace plays the theme song of M*A*S*H on her flute. Annabelle has an
Etch-A-Sketch, Colorforms, and a Poster of Leif Garrett in her bedroom.
Danny in his bright red windbreaker does wheelies as he races his bike
through the neighborhood with his new pal Vinnie. Elizabeth dreams of
college. On the surface all is well.

But a secret under the surface is tearing the fabric of this family. Is it
just a "domestic," as the police contend, or is it something else?

In prose that is full of poetry and wisdom, the author tells the whole truth
of a family's struggle to be "normal." With courage, the author shares the
trials and repercussions of an "expected" marriage. She shows how the jagged
edges of words can hurt when dealing with anger, depression, and death. She
also reveals the true worth of friendship and the strength of family ties.

This is a beautifully written first novel, and I look forward to more from
this author.

--Laura Ronge

This book relates what is truly a hidden history. Owen exposes the truth of how historians have, through neglect, ignorance, or perhaps personal vendetta, failed to display the true history of the Fundamentalists. This book blows the lid off of this wide scale misrepresentation, and helps the reader to understanding the truly amazing contributions of this group of Christians. A MUST READ for anyone who is interested in history or the church.

The Hidden History is primarily a historical reference work, and thus it might seem slightly dry and stilted to the average reader. However, to the intended audience - historians and apologists - it is a scholarly, academic breath of fresh air in the midst of the inane tripe that is so often shoveled through Christian bookstores nowadays. It offers genuine groundbreaking work on a crucial subject - the role of the Christian in history - and its arguments should serve to silence the anti-Christian scoffers. It is unfortunate that this book has not seen much wider distribution, but that is probably because it succeeds in roasting many of the "sacred cows" of the "secular" study of history. The Hidden History of the Christian Fundamentalists is a recommended book for any serious student of history who wishes to seek out the truth, and our prayer at Faith Defenders is that there will be many others like it in the near future.

This was one of the first books that I read about Hinduism and feel that after reading it I understand more about the religion. It's organized, simple to understand, and key ideas are mentioned over and over again. There's sections devoted to Hindu rituals in the temple and at home, the religious texts, India's history, etc. The only problem I have with it is that in some chapters Indian culture seems to be confused with Hinduism itself. For example in one chapter it says that Hindus accept abortion, yet later on it says that traditionally abortion was one of the biggest sins in Hinduism. I understand that in many religions culture gets confused with what's actually in the religious texts. I think that the author could have done a better job clarifying that. Overall I found this book to be a very good introduction.

This book is simple and descriptive. I am a Hindu and I live in the United States. Several Americans have questioned me about my religion and sometimes I used to have a hard time explaining my answers. This book helped me to explain myself in a comprehensive way.

The book provides everday examples of rituals, traditions and ceremonies which are a day-to-day routine in an Hindu household.

In addition, the book describes the basic principles of Hinduism and the origin of these principles.

An added bonus is the role of society and the way relationships play an important role in a Hindu family.

An excellent read for Hindus and non-Hindus.

Simply enjoyable reading, David Owen puts into words what so many of us experience and feel on a golf course. An everyman, this book brings the game home to all of us who struggle to identify the "elusive unhittable club". I could not stop chuckling and sometimes laughing out loud at his colorful and vivid descriptions of his golf life, buddies and game. This guy would definitely be in my dream foursome! You couldn't have a bad day of golf with him no matter what you shot.

Subscribers to Golf Digest are well aware of David Owen. A monthly contributor to that magazine, as well as to the New Yorker, Owen is also the author of several golf books, including MY USUAL GAME, THE CHOSEN ONE and THE MAKING OF THE MASTERS. David Owen may well be the closest thing we have to an American version of P.G. Wodehouse, the English golf writer.

HIT AND HOPE: How the Rest of Us Play Golf, is a collection of Owen's essays. While many may find comfort in reading about golfing greats, Owen is not the writer to read if that is your interest. David Owen is the golf everyman, writing for those of us who go from despair to jubilation and back to despair in the span of one 385-yard hole. David Owen is a golfer who understands why a round of golf that often begins with unbounded optimism can conclude with total despair. He understands because, like us, he has been there and done that.

From an early essay explaining why Casablanca is the greatest golf movie ever made, to a discussion centering on golf superstitions, to a delightful tale of grown men sleeping over on the golf course, David Owen captures the true meaning and attraction of the game of golf. Golf is more than major championships, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and the legends of golf. Golf is camaraderie, fellowship, and the dreams of the average golfer who firmly believes deep down in his heart that one small adjustment in the swing will cause handicaps to plummet and scores to approach par. Like Owen, we can dream the dream while understanding that it remains an elusive, unattainable objective.

There is something in this collection to entertain every golfer. In "Perfecting Skins," Owen discusses the popularity of the made-for-television golf event, the Skins Game. In that event, four well-known professional golfers play for a large amount of money. There is little actual drama in the television contest, because the four golfers have nothing to lose except the possible humiliation of failing to win a single skin over the two-day event. It is fairly boring golf. Owen has several suggestions for livening up the event and then proceeds to discuss the local version of the skins game that you might wish to try out with your foursome. There are some interesting possibilities for those of you inclined to wager a few dollars on your weekend round of golf.

The longest essay in the collection is "The Greenkeeper's Tale," a short biography of the course superintendent at Owen's home course. Bob Witkoski is an iconoclast whose methods are subject to much discussion. A United States Golf Association agronomist who visited the course was horrified to learn that Witkoski refused to aerify the greens of his course. Upon examining a sample of the greens, he was forced to acknowledge that the soil was some of the healthiest ground he had ever seen. Bob Witkoski is a man who loves his work and his golf course, and Owen has chronicled him in an extraordinary fashion.

Read HIT AND HOPE and experience the joy of golf. Pass it amongst your foursome and share its joy. Owen would be mortified to learn that golfing pals might take the time to read and then discuss a book. Read his essay "Feelings" and you will understand why. This is a tome for golfers who know the frustration of the game. There are a lot more of us than there are golfers like Woods, Nicklaus and Palmer. Along with David Owen, we can share the joy, anguish and mirth of the game.

--- Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman

Dr. Groth's work is unique in holocaust studies. It is by a survivor who interviewed survivors to gain statistically valid insights into their experiences, knowledge, and attitudes both before the holocaust and after. Dr. Groth's approach is sympathetic but scholarly and objective. Of particular interest is his own assessment of the scholarship of others in this field. Although he recognizes, of course, the brutality of many Germans, he rejects the Goldhagen conclusion that the German people as a whole were particularly conditioned and prepared to perpetrate the holocaust.

Alexander Groth's latest book is a provocative combination of survey research and personal voice. Groth's attitudinal survey of Holocaust survivors (including a sub-sample of those who managed to escape from Nazi control during the war) provides a wealth of information about the survivors' assessments of their ordeal and those responsible for it. The survey itself is well constructed with a sample of respondents closely representing the Jewish population in Europe in 1939. Especially interesting are the survey's findings regarding Jewish perception of potential danger before and during the Holocaust, assignment of blame for their experience, and empathy toward victims of similar activities in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Cambodia. The results serve as a springboard for Groth's critique of prominent examples of Holocaust scholarship, e.g., Arendt and Goldhagen, and a pointed reminder of broader responsibility for the events that transpired.

We found this at the library and it is the only one of it's kind I have ever seen. There are many books about going to school and preschool written for children but so far this is the only one I've found just for homeschoolers.

As we read this book my son kept piping in with "Hey, I do that." Although we know many homeschooling families and many of his friends are homeschooled, for some reason reading this in a book really excited him.

A refreshing, insightful look at a day in the life of a homeschooler. The photography enhanced the lively style (and country life) of author, Julie Voetberg and her children. These are fortunate children, whose education includes the discovery of owl pellets (small blobs of bone and fur that the owl burps up after eating an animal) along a country path--the trail leading on to the library for books and science videos about owls. Fortunate children, indeed

I bought this book to explain my son's severe CP to my daughter. She is only 3, so much younger than the recommended age. However, the text is pretty simple to understand. But...the illustrations are excellent. The little girl in the book really looks like she has CP and they don't really sugar coat things. I like that because it's relates to my daughter's real world (as opposed to idealizing the CP child). Also, the book talks about good things and bad things so it has an evenhanded treatment.

All in all, I think this is a great book for explaining severe CP to siblings and others.

I bought this book to explain my son's severe CP to mydaughter. She is only 3, so much younger than the recommendedage. However, the text is pretty simple to understand. But...the illustrations are excellent. The little girl in the book really looks like she has CP and they don't really sugar coat things. I like that because it's relates to my daughter's real world (as opposed to idealizing the CP child). Also, the book talks about good things and bad things so it has an evenhanded treatment.

All in all, I think this is a great book for explaining severe CP to siblings and others.