Patricia S. Bowne

Some jobs are more trouble than they're worth ... Hiram Rho, newest member of the Demonology department at the Royal Academy at Osyth, tries to gain his footing among colleagues with specialties like vampirology, classical lechery, and postmodern feminist demonology. Before Rho has been on campus a month he has acquired an affectionate demon with a plan to take over the department, the two senior demonologists have lost their souls and their health insurance, and Rho's problems have embroiled everyone from the mysterious Alchemy faculty to the pigeons on his window ledge. If you like this book surf over to the Royal Academy website, www.raosyth.com, and join in conversation on the world's only blog for the discussion of Academic Magic.

Success in Pathophysiology depends on understanding the underlying physiology. But how do you know which of the million details in your A&P course you really need to carry into Patho with you? This quick review by a 30+ year Patho instructor presents each topic in just a few pages that give you the relevant points of physiology, tell what might happen if each part of the pathway doesn't work, and lets you apply your knowledge on review sheets and clinically-based practice questions. Patricia S. Bowne (PhD) has taught A&P and pathophysiology to nursing students since 1986, taught graduate pathophysiology, written ancillaries for Porth's Pathophysiology, and maintains the free tutorial website "Pat Bowne's PATHO" at www.raosyth.com (alternate address: www.patbowne.com).

WOMEN OF MAGIC, INTRIGUE & MYSTIQUE: Some are motivated by the need to help their fellow beings, others by the pursuit of power, wealth, or revenge. Here are thirteen stories about women of magic, intrigue, and mystique. Compiled by the editor of the pulp fantasy and horror anthology EXTERUS, this collection will be sure to spark the imagination of anyone who prefers their fantasy to be deliciously clever, occasionally wicked, and always unconventional. FEATURING THE LITERARY TALENTS OF: Patricia S. Bowne, Corissa McClay, Dennis Mombauer, Victoria Knapp, Jude Fawley, Melody Jones, L. C. McKinnon, Saoirese Ross, G. Owen Wears, Jaap Boekestein, Sara L. Uckelman, Joshua Grosso, and Todd Sullivan