These are tough poems by a writer whose sense of beauty and grief is as sharp as grassblades and as rich as colostrum.

J.P. Miller's play THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES is a true work of theatrical art. It is brilliant both in the construction of story and in the development of characters. I find this play very enjoyable and at the same time emotionally gripping. It's element of drama is beautifully drawn out in a timely tale about two dysfunctional people drawn together by their love of booze. To anyone looking for a compelling script, this is for you!

Wild Cards 7, written by George R. R. Martin and John J. Miller is one of the best Wild Cards books so far. Eventhough I don't generally like the mosaic novels, this is a prime example on how it should be done.

It's possible that it is so succesful because there are only two writers, which clearly helps the pace. And ofcourse, the fact that half the book is written by my favorite writer George R. R. Martin, speaks for itself.

Dead Man's Hand is a 'parallel novel' to Wild Cards VI: Ace in the Hole. It follows a plotline that was mentioned in WC6, but not exploared - Chrysalis's murder, and the attempts by Martin's Jay 'Popinjay' Acroyd and Miller's 'Yeoman' Brennan to find the killer.

Popinjay, previously meerely a secondary character, proves to be a classic Martin hero - witty, clever and seemingly superficial, there is more to him than meets the eye, although that is only revealed slowly. I must admit I was disappointed that we won't see the Turtle in this story, but Jay was a suitable compensation.

Yeoman was a different story. Although I have allways liked him, his new love affair with Jennifer 'Wraith' Maloy, is not only unlikely but uninteresting, unlike his past relation with Chrysalis. Now Brennan is little but your average action hero running aroung beating people up and delivering one liners.

As a mystery, the novel works rather well. Certainly the identity of the killer is unexpected. On the other hand, the authors don't quite let you feel this is a Mystery novel - you're too focused on the action/thrilelr plots resolving the story of T-Malice, the master that enslaved so many Wild Cards characters, and the Shadow Fist gang - who try to benefit from Chrysalis's murder.

One of the things I liked best about this novel was the focus on jokers. Although the heros are an ace and a nat, there are more Jokers active in this Wild Cards novel than in any other, many of them showing strength and courage. The Wild Cards series tends to focus on Aces, but I personnaly like the Jokers at least as much, and quite possibly more. The dark side of the Virus, so to speak, can be more fascinating than the more obvious Superhero stuff.

Overall Dead Man's Hand is a thrilling ride, filled with action, advanture, cool ideas, and an extremely powerful climax, in which there is a confrontation between several major characters. The confrontation at the end is one of the Wild Cards' strongest moments, and this novel certainly holds up there with DOWN AND DIRTY, as the best of the Wild Cards so far.

This collection of letters were addressed to Henry's final love, Brenda Venus. Right before I read this book, I read "Letters To Hoki". Picking up "Dear, Dear Brenda", I thought 'Here we go again, with some other chick trying to scam Henry's wallet!". How wrong I was. By the end of the book, I had a tear in my eye & thanked Brenda for the kind, gentle & caring way she assisted Henry through the final days of his life. Brenda made Henry's last days marvelous ones, even though his health was failing. This collection of letters should not be missed by any of Henry Miller's devoted fans, as it will make you much more at ease knowing his state of mind around the time of his final days. Thank you, dear, dear Brenda.

~written by an Canadian for the Canadian public~ Persecution and discrimination happen all around the world. We often hear about persecution overseas and in the United-States. We see in the news people killing each other. They do so for the simple reason that one of them doesn't like what the other one does or is. We are so busy looking at other countries' problems that we do not see what's happening in our own province or city. We do not realize that some people are persecuted all around us, even in our neighborhood. Point Edward's Orlo Miller, who was ordained as an Anglican minister in 1964, wrote many books dealing with historical events. He previously wrote "The Day-Spring: the story of the unknown apostle to the Americas" and "Century of Western Ontario: story of London, the Freepress, and Western Ontario, 1849-1949", both dealing with historical events that people need to read about. By writing these books, Miller wants us to be conscious of what went on years ago, and how it affects our lives now. He tells us stories about things many people wouldn't know about. Persecution is one of Miller's many themes, and it is the main theme for "Death to the Donnellys". The main character of the story, Will Donnelly, is victim of such persecution. In Lucan, in the Biddulph Township, the name Donnelly has been hated since the day a Donnelly was accused of killing a priest, years ago in Tipperary, Ireland. Many people from Lucan have been against the Donnellys. These people formed an alliance to stop them from causing anymore trouble, using any way they could. On February 4 1880, Will's mother, father, brother Tom and cousin Bridget were abused and beaten to death. His brother John was murdered before his eyes. Will Donnelly then decides to take this matter to court and avenge his family's death. In the morning of February 4 1880, he went over to his neighbor's house to start building his case. "I see you're all dressed. You'd best come over to the house. I'll want you to witness some things," (104). Of course, there are always outsiders to help the alliance win the trial... Miller previously wrote "The Donnellys must Die", a book that many said was more facts than a story. He took this book and turned it into "Death to the Donnellys", a biography novel that is well written and that deserves to be recognized. Miller starts many chapters with the date. The reader knows that he or she is getting closer to the murder night. Orlo Miller was clever enough to put the murder near the beginning. After reading the terrible murder, the reader wants Will to win the trial against the alliance, and keeps on reading to find out if he will be avenged or not. Every sentence in the book is essential to the story. There are no useless parts, where the reader wonders how it fits within the story. Every event is well described. "The outer door burst open and a yelling horde poured into the room. One grotesque black-faced figure, in woman's clothing, armed with a short stub of wood with a rusty bent spike on the end, gave a hoarse cry of triumph and descended on Johannah," (82). Many chapters end with suspense that makes the reader not wanting to stop reading the book. For chapter one and two, Miller uses repetition, which is very effective. The chapters end with one of the characters saying "They'll not hurt 'em bad. Just scare 'em into moving away. Not hurt 'em bad," (8 and 29). People do not realize that such strong persecution happened in Ontario. It is so realistic that it brings out the reader's emotions towards the issue and the Donnellys. The book "Death to the Donnellys" shows the reader life through the victim's eyes. It appeals to the reader's emotion, in a way few books have. Each chapter ending makes us want to read some more. Every element in the book is essential to the story. It is full of action and suspense. Everyone should read "Death to the Donnellys" to make sure this situation doesn't happen again. Although persecution happened years ago, it still happens today. People need to be conscious about it.

This book will be an eye opener for those who put all their faith in drugs and underestimate the power of the mind and heart to heal. Dr. Miller discusses effective techniques (relaxation, guided imagery, etc.) for tapping our inner resources to bring about psychological as well as physical changes that support healing. He also explains clearly in layman's terms, the rationale behind his methods. The stories that led to the development of mind-body medicine are told with warmth and humor. This is the kind of book to read over and over again--with each reading, new insights come to mind. It has changed my approach to health and to life by giving me a sense of empowerment, by teaching me to use my mind in new and positive ways. It will probably do the same for anyone who reads it.

This is a terrific book for people who lived through the war and for those who are too young to remember it. It's not violent, or horrific, but it gives a real flavor of what it was like to be an ordinary young grad student from Missouri who, by various twists and turns, ended up flying the very first flag over Japan at the end of World War II. Miller is a plain-speaking but deeply thoughtful writer, and he relies on his diary entries and letters to paint the scene and the ordinary people he worked with and give the reader a real sense of having been there too.

I have read and thoroughly enjoyed this book. It helped us a lot in designing our smoovy micro motors. Technically first class and well written, recommended to anybody who needs a good understanding of motor design issues.

I must say this is exactly the kind of book i've been looking for, since I entered architecture school I have been trying to find literature for a good design process applied to architecture. The book covers the architectural design process from start to finish with many helpfull insights into the various stages of the complex design process involved in building. In my opinion, it is a vaery complete book, not just talking about building aspects, but client relationships, cost concerns, while at the same time realizing the diference of the academic and work reality. A must buy in my opinion.