Eagle Reviews

As I settled down to read about a little known period of history--the Byzantine Empire and Otto II--I purred with anticipation. The characters are well rounded. The story plot is solid. But missing is the breath of focus, the width of historical sweep that we readers of historical fiction have come to expect from other historical authors likes Margaret George and Mary Stewart. There are good heavy doses of minute period detail, yet they lack the ricness we want to feel. It seems to be written for someone already familiar with the period and tale. Not bad, but not great.

Judith Tarr has written another brilliant book! This rich tapestry of a story covers the shaky Roman Empire in the West and the Bzyantine Empire in the East. Good storyline, setting, charactors. A book I highly recommend to anyone who adores historical fiction and shuge sweeping novels.

I cant believe this book is out of print this is one of my favorite books. I reread it all the time. Clearie has to move to alaska to live with relatives she has never met she has many adventures including landing some creep in jail. i love this book.

The Eagle's Shadow is about a girl who goes to live in Alaska with her reletives for a year. Its a lot more than that but i dont wanna give away the book. I think this was a pretty good bookk so you guys should read it. PLEASE READ IT!! Nora Martin is a great author. Hey Nora please write some more books!!!

The premise of Mitcham's book is clear and simple: the Luftwaffe lost the war because of human failure, not due to technological failure. As he states the purpose of the book is to look at the men behind the airplanes, it's leaders, pilots et cetera.

Mitcham fulfills his desired premise by focuses on the actions and decisions of key personnel in the Luftwaffe and how their ideas, successes and failures aided or hampered the Luftwaffe.

The book follows the chronology of the war by discussing the secret build up of the air force, it's testing opportunity in Spain, through the Blitzkreig years and through the years of defeat.

It is interesting to learn that a good portion of the men of the Luftwaffe transferred from the Army, which goes far to explain why the Luftwaffe was increasingly a tactical army support air force rather than a strategic one. However, as Mitcham reveals, there were a few key men in the Luftwaffe who did argue for the creation of strategic airforce but due to circumstances of war, lack of resources and the deaths of the proponents of the strategic concept this was not to be.

The book as a number of useful appendices including a German-US Air Force rank equivalent chart, a glossary, and a directory of the Luftwaffe's primary aircraft. However, the later has no pictures or even simple line drawings of the aircraft which would have been more useful.

The most useful appendix is a mini-directory of important Luftwaffe personnel who weren't given much attention in the book. The descriptions of these personalities range from a few sentences to a paragraph.

Final Word: The book serves as a very good introduction to the Luftwaffe, is useful as a "who's who", and even for readers who are already familiar with the Luftwaffe will find the book an interesting and informative read.

Excerpts from the notes inside the cover read: "Samuel W. Mitcham, is associate professor of geography at Henderson State University, Arkansas. Eagles of the Third Reich is one of his most fascinating books, backed by splendid research, unbiased and written with great verve....The author presents the story of the Luftwaffe, its successes and failures, by presenting the men who made it up.....Brilliant, ambitious, ruthless, deceitful and powerful there they all are in all their glory and infamy....".

Mitcham is an authority on WW-II history. The Luftwaffe nuts and bolts are presented from the Spanish civil war to the fall of Berlin. What the book offers more however is that through the Luftwaffe story the entire WW-II strategy in Europe unravels, condensed, without insisting on maps or logistics. An immersing book, the only drawback of it being its scarcity in the market.

If you're new to flight sims and trying to tackle Janes' F-15, then you'll no doubt find this guide to be of great help. More experienced sim-pilots will enjoy the detailed graphs and weapons overviews, but much of the rest of the guide will be of little value for them. Much of the info in the guide is already available in the Expert Manual that came with the simulator. There is good information here for any player of Janes' F-15, but the focus is definately on the less experienced sim pilot.

This book provides a wealth of excellent information on the Jane's F-15 combat sim. I progressed from a person who had not won a single dogfight to winning almost every single dogfight and destroying every single target I was sent out to destroy over the course of this book.

Tim McCarthy was a decorated Chicago cop, but in his free evenings he studied law, sociology, and English literature, among other things. Burdened with all those term papers he never had time to take a wife, and now, well into his 40's, he is a credit-rich but lonely man who in his retirement takes on eccentric and challenging investigation work for equally eccentric employers. It is in this capacity that he crosses the pond to Ireland to investigate Nora MacDonaugh.

Nora is either very wicked or very unlucky. She is also very rich. The Dublin Police Department believes she slept her way to the money, its curiosity more than roused by the untimely deaths of both of her husbands, the latter blown to bits in his study. Innocent or guilty, she is extremely smart, and with modest effort this attractive widow becomes emotionally invested in the lovelorn McCarthy.

By happy coincidence the good Bishop John Ryan is vacationing in the safety of his hip nieces on the Emerald Isle. How to describe his role in this caper? Well, he is there, offering an occasional witticism, restaurant review, or forensic jab. He has a "call me if you need me" role to play in this novel. One gets the sense that he knows how this drama will play out from the get-go but that he does not want to ruin McCarthy's fun, so to speak.

There are enough mysteries here to please almost anyone. Will Tim McCarthy lose his objectivity to the charms of the luscious Nora? Will they actually "do it?" Is Nora stringing him along to divert him from the terrible truth? Does she deserve the Dublin Police moniker, "Miss Yo-Yo Pants?" [So help me.] How do two very unhappy families, an Irish terrorist, a Dublin pol, and an upstart Irish cream company play into the picture? And does Bishop Ryan eventually get a bigger role in the story than Zorro's mute compadre, Paco?

It's not MacBeth, but it's a pleasant enough read, with or without the Bailey's.

Andrew Greeley has enjoyed considerable success as the writer of the Bishop Blackie Ryan novels. Until now I had not read any of these tales. Amazon lists "Happy Are The Peacemakers" as the first novel in the series and so there I decided to make my start. It was only later that I found a bibliography that actually lists it as his sixth novel. While starting in the middle of a series is often difficult, it was not the case here. I was a bit surprised by the novel, however, on several counts. While not unpleasant, it was not quite what I expected.

" Happy Are The Peacemakers" is set just before Bloomsday in Dublin. Bloomsday, for the non-cognoscenti, is the annual celebration of James Joyce's novels. Tim Pat McCarthy, retired Chicago cop and private investigator, has been hired to look into the murder of billionaire entrepreneur Jim Lark MacDonaugh. More precisely he has been hired to prove that MacDonaugh's young wife Nora was guilty of his murder in order to lay her hands on his wealth.

Naturally, the ethical McCarthy intends to find the truth, not injure the innocent. Especially since he has fallen under the spell of the beautiful Nora. In the background, like a deus ex machina, is Bishop Ryan, also from Chicago, and convinced of Nora's innocence. If Nora is innocent, then who really did blow her husband to smithereens in a locked room? Jim Lake's brothers? His children? His business partners? The IRA? The list of suspects is nearly infinite, and the murderer seems quite willing to kill again to protect his secrets.

Greeley tells this story with a light, almost comic, touch. Once can't help but smile at the antics of the MacDonaugh clan, the budding romance between Tim Pat and Nora, and the countless bit players that appear. Greeley seems to tell most of the tale with a heavy Irish brogue. The ins and outs of that dialect are a fascinating study all on their own

I have only two real issues with the novel. One is that all of Greeley's Irishfolk curse a blue streak. Except for Blackie Ryan, of course. There comes a point where all the expletives become overused, and one wishes that Greeley had been a bit more circumspect. The other issue is that Bishop Ryan makes very few lengthy appearances in this tale. Most of the time he receives McCarthy's reports with a curt "fascinating." It is only at the end that he displays an almost Nero Wolfe-like brilliance. I like my detectives to be a bit more prominent. In any case this is a likeable story that will serve to provide several entertaining hours. Those of a literary bent will find the countless allusions to James Joyce a source of much amusement. And the romantics among us will delight in the eccentric relationship between McCarthy and Nora.

I was a little disappointed when I received the book. I found several inaccuracies in the text and many of the photos appear to be of captive or mounted birds.

It was an interesting read about the different types of raptors seen in North America.

I bought this to complete the story of whatever happen after "Beaches". Sad to say, this is not as interesting.

Anyone who read or watched Beaches and loved it, has to own this book. It is one of the best sequels I have read. If you ever wondered what happened to CeeCee Bloom and Bertie's daughter, this book is a MUST read.

I own and have read several White Eagle books and this one is one I would recommend to others in their search for inner growth and spiritual developement. It is similar in some ways to "The Quiet Mind", also by White Eagle, in that it discusses the guidance one can find in the divine mind, serving your fellows and numerous other similar topics.

While "The Quiet Mind" only offers sayings and brief passages, this book goes into more depth... discussing miracles as manifistations of the power of the Light, the idea that life is governed by "law", the secret of perfect health, the concept that there really is no death... so therefore there is no seperation from our loved ones, etc.

This book is part of a series of books and therefore covers only a few topics and is very short (62 pages). For it's modest price I would recommend it... but if you really want a "classic"... read "The Quiet Mind" instead.

Someone recommended readings from White Eagle, a symbol of St. John and so do I. Morning Light sounded like a refreshing book to begin with. First published in 1957 this is definitely a timeless piece of writing. The book goes into beautifully simple examples of living in pure love and light as taught to us by Jesus. Within the heart of life itself we find love and we are on this earth-path ourselves to remember again the feeling we created so long ago. When we make the time to go within we can see the light and believe and trust because it is within us. The planet is in great need of healing now and once we can heal ourselves the white light energy can be shared and we will be reunited in the connection of oneness. Morning Light reaffirms the truth and possibilities you can awaken to in life.

Eagles and Johnston have constructed a great text for an introduction into government. This text discusses parliamentary government, bicameralism, federalism, separation of powers, totalitarianism, organized interests, elections, etc... However, this book is probably not suitable for a student with an existing knowledge of politics and the United States government.

After years of writing political theory, this book was supposed to be for me a simple reference 'just in case'. I found myself scouring it again and again, for it superbly filled out those little pockets of ignorance which are intrinsic to the vast study of democracy. The book is comprehensive enough to mention and guide the reader through the basics of nearly every aspect of government. Where it leaves off, a reading-list is given, further guiding the curious into the next levels of study. I feel extremely lucky to have found this book, and this after majoring in Politics, after receiving a law degree, and after years of private study and thought. If only I could have found it sooner, say, in college. Well, better late than never.