Masquerade is the second last part in the Rogue Squadron series, and is an enjoyable read.

The art is why I rated this one star less, and can best be described as average. It certainly had a cartoonish feel to it, as though it was simply done. Nothing too detailed, but it looked more 2D than three. While the background detail was not lacking and the frames were overall well done, the people just looked a bit "flat" on the page. That aside, it was still visually appealing and no reason to avoid what is a good purchase.

Ah . . . the dialogue, and you'll love it, all right. When Han and Fel pair up for their role in the story they just can't stop their sharp, witty banter! Stackpole did good work there. The scenes when Winter and Tycho are together flow just as smoothly, as does their budding romance. Xarcce offering Chewie help and indignantly saying, yes, he does know which end of hydrospanner is which is one sample of humour you'll find here.

All comics have their quirks, though, and the Wedge here looks nothing like his movie counterpart. Tavira has been shown in just as many ways; here she is girlish, petite and beautiful as the sharp blades her lines deliver. But that's all in keeping with the cartoonish style this was done.

Admiral Krennal makes his debut here, and doesn't hold back that tempered hospitality of his. Pestage was artfully rendered as always. The framing ranged from large to small, and like its cousin Mandatory Retirement, the scenes ended properly and not in mid-page, as Battleground:Tatooine did, so as not to feel rushed.

Overall, Masquerade is not to be missed, and truth be told, the cartoonish feel of the art was still adequate to be but a trivial bother if you're thirsty for top quality. A definite required purchase.

Masquerade is the third Rogue Squadron story set in the "Rise of Isard" story arc. Picking up shortly after Blood and Honor, Masquerade at times epitomizes the best aspects of the Rogue Squadron comics, and yet at other times is just silly, pointless, and forgettable. The art, for one thing, is nothing to cheer for. It is very cartoonish, and the characters really don't look anything like their counterparts in the movies or the other X-wing comics. Hairstyles are different, facial hair is different, characters' builds are different. Still, there is lots of good dialogue, plenty of action, and many familiar faces including Han, Chewie, Leia, and Winter.

The story is pretty much that Sate Pestage is fast falling out of power with the Imperial Cabal, and so he organizes a secret meeting with Leia on Axxila to negotiate terms of surrender. Meanwhile, Winter, masquerading as Leia, travels to Eiattu with Han and some of the Rogues for a meeting of some sort. Pirates, acting under Leonia Tavira, kidnap Winter thinking they've got the real Princess, and take her to Tavira's secret headquarters on - you guessed it - Axxila. Thus begins the search and rescue mission for Winter, since the Rebels need it to seem that she's really Leia.

The story is fun. Tycho and Winter get back together, there is lots of classic dialogue, some fun space battles, and old friends as well as old enemies are reintroduced. Plourr finally returns to Eiattu, Isard is portrayed well, and all around most of that is developed nicely. However, as I've said, the artwork leaves something to be desired. In addition, all of the animosity towards Colonel Fel that was so apparent in the previous issue seems to have just disappeared. Now he's just one of the guys, getting along with everyone. There is some conversation with Han about what it's like changing sides, but I would have liked to have seen more tension there. There is quite a bit of fantastic dialogue in this issue. One more issue I have is the "Uglies." An Ugly is a concept introduced in the novels - it's a starfighter scraped together of various pieces of other starfighters, and is commonly used by pirates. I like that the concept caught on in the comic, except that every single Ugly in this comic is a "die-wing," with no variation between individual ships, which kind of defies the purpose. Oh well.

While this is not the best Rogue Squadron has to offer, it's not bad either. Recommended.

I bought this book for my nephew who has been reading this series with great delight and this time I also joined in on the reading. It wasn't bad-better then alot of the extended universe books (not that that is very hard to do). The material is reasonably appropriate for older children (i.e. violence level is about that of the films and all sexual content is kept low key except all the female characters a drwan a bit on the sleezy side).

The plot is a bit lame but my hopes were not set on that anyway so I had alot of fun with it. It was good to see old faces, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Liea (who does not look much like the Liea I remember form the films) as well as the usual X Wing crowd. Another reason I liked this one is the character of Winter is more then just a useful babysitter for the Solo kids as is common in the extended universe. For the hard core Star Wars fans I am sure this one will be enjoyable and worth aquiring.

This book is Erik Erikson's posthumous analysis of the life of Martin Luther (of Protestant Reformation fame) based on Erikson's psychosocial theory of development. While this book is a very interesting application of EE's theory, psychoanalyzing an individual after they're dead using only historical records raises serious methodological concerns. Regardless, the book gives interesting insights into what MIGHT have occurred in Martin Luther's psyche, and what brought him to the place where he altered the course of human (at least western) history. However, EE leaves little room for the possibility that religious experiences actually occur,that Martin Luther's religious experiences can be explained by something outside an arrest in his psychosocial development. To balance out his somewhat areligious perspective, Roland Bainton's "Here I Stand" is a good companion. (Bainton was a Quaker who taught at Yale until he passed away in I believe the 1970s). It would be unfortunate to get the life history of a religious figure only from a the point of view of a non-religious person (I believe EE was either agnostic or an atheist).

In sum, I found this book is most interesting and useful as a window into a EE's application of his own theory (which is fascinating), rather than a biography of Martin Luther.

THIS IS NOT A BIOGRAPHY, AS THE TITLE MAKES CLEAR. A PREVIOUS REVIEWER COMPLAINS ABOUT IT'S LACK AS A BIOGRAPHY. THIS IS A MISPLACED CRITICISM OF ONE OF THE MOST TRENCHANT CASE STUDIES EVER WRITTEN USING HISTORICAL INFO ON THE ONE HAND & THE PSYCHOANALYTICAL MODEL OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ON THE OTHER. IT IS NOT A STUDY OF THE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE EITHER - ALSO A CRITICISM AIMED AT THE BOOK. PROBABLY BECAUSE LUTHER HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS THE 'FOUNDER' OF A RELIGIOUS SECT AND PLAYED A CONTROVERSIAL ROLE IN THE INTERNECINE WAR BEING WAGED WITHIN ROMAN CATHOLICISM IN HIS TIME. INDISCRIMINATIVE CRITICS FOIST THEIR OWN RELIGIOUS BAGGAGE ONTO THE BOOK, SO READER'S SHOULD PAY HEED TO THE AUTHOR'S INTENT. THIS IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION AND IT IS NOT A BIOGRAPHY. IT IS A MASTERFUL STUDY IN PSYCHOANALYTICAL TERMS OF AN AGGRESSIVE PLAYER IN ONE OF THE KEY CONTESTS IN CHRISTIAN HISTORY. SOME THINK HE WON AND SOME THINK HE LOST. ERIKSON'S ARELIGIOUS FOCUS IS NOT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CONTEST, IT IS ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS LUTHER GOES THROUGH, USING THE PSYCHOANALYTICAL MODEL AS A DESCRIPTIVE DEVICE. A FIRST CLASS STUDY OF ITS KIND!

This is a faboulous book chronicling the early career of a musical genius. He gave the American public so many songs that have formed the soundtrack to my life as well as so many others. Luther Vandross is truly a national treasure and with this book he will take his rightfull place in American history.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is an excellent novel, portraying the down ward spiral that almost anyone could take. In The Bell Jar, Plath allows the reader to see first hand what it is like, to be truelly depressed. Unsure of your future, and not sure if you want to continue your life. Using Esther Greenwood, Plath tells her own story of suicide attempts, and thus is able to add real insite. The story brings you on Esther's downward spiral into the depths of despair and allows you to follow her on her path to recovery. I found the book extremely interesting, it really digs deep within the human physci.

I am currently a student teacher and have found the information very helpful. The reproducible worksheets provide a good starting point.

Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta and official in the Carter White House, details his time as an assistant to Martin Luther King Jr. in this work. After some semi-interesting biographical background, we get a good view of the inside of the civil rights movement. Young shows all the conflicts within the movement and the spiritual values that kept it going in face of adversity. A very fine work on the topic for those of us who were not alive during the movement and also showing how hard it truly was on those involved. It truly made me realize how difficult it is to stand up peacefully when met with violence and oppression - numerous times I thought how poorly I would have reacted to such violence. For those who call King soft, nonintellectual, conformist, attention-seeking or weak, this book should dispel those myths.

This attractive book is a fascinating look at horse-borne soldiers throughout history. The chapters focus primarily on the development of cavalry in the West, and go a great length towards showing the evolution of the equipment of the cavalryman (including the development of the tank). Along the way, there are many wonderful color pictures, which helps to bring this book alive.

I found this to be quite an informative book. It lacks the focus of its companion, The Footsoldier (by the same author), but for all that it does a very good job of informing the reader, and it is quite an entertaining read. I highly recommend this book.

Damn good book, this book is realy in debt with these 5 latino's. However there a alot of important latino's in america. It will be wonderful if the author wrote about equally important but less known Hispanic Americans.

The explanations and diagrams are helpful and first rate; no other catechism is as in depth with the explanations or has as many diagrams to illustrate theological points. Only the Lutheran Church of Australia's Small Catechism even comes close, with very distant second when it comes to useful diagrams. This Small Catechism with explanation is right up there in overall quality with the LCMS's and the ELS' (Evangelical Lutheran Synod) Small Catechism.

Some of the explanations, however, decidedly support Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) positions. For example, any prayer, even grace before a meal, is taught as an "act of worship" and, thus, one should not pray with others with whom he is not in fellowship. This of course is one of the more "extreme" WELS positions being espoused. But then again, this is a WELS catechism! So a reader should be aware of the doctrinal positions being taught when using this catechism.

Only two negatives, however, mar this fine production. First, this Catechism uses the NIV translation exclusively as its Bible text. The LCMS's catechism uses the NIV, but favors the NKJV where the NIV strayed from the original text. The ELS catechism uses the NKJV exclusively. Second, the translation of Luther's Small Catechism is a bit breezy and slightly paraphrastic. For this reason I must give this valiant effort 4 stars instead of 5.

This is a pretty good book. It's Ricky Martin and this man tends to provide good material.

This book is about a boy named Matthew who recently moved to a new complex. One morning while his parents are out shopping he wanders across two boys (Alex and Ken) smashing a hole in a block of concrete when he asks what they are doing they tell him that they are making a home for Alex who has no parents. The boys invite him to help make the cave. Over the next few days the work on the tunnel digging deeper and deeper until they have it to the their liking. Alex jumps into the cave and the floor collapses... Don't get me wrong this book is written really well the author even does the pages where the guys are in the tunnel in black with white print. But the reason I gave it four stars was the fact that the story seemed as if it had been jammed in the 90 pages that made up the book. If you don't mind that I would read this book.