May 20 - "Time Bomber" Now on Sale

Time Bomber is a Sci-Fi novel based
on real person, Dr. Willem J. van
Stockum, pilot of an RAF Halifax
bomber shot down in June 1944.

Time Bomber is the first book in a new Boissevain Books LLC series, "Science Fiction/Historical Fiction". It is for adult readers or young adults with some background in the history of World War II and a tolerance for mild swear words such as were common among military personnel in action.

It is now available on Amazon as a printed book OR Kindle eBook. To order, go to our new web site at www.boissevainbooks.com or directly to the book's page on Amazon.

The book is written by Robert P. Wack, who is a U.S. Army Major and a pediatrician in the Washington, DC area.  

The first half of the book adheres fairly closely to the biography of Willem Jacob van Stockum (brother of Hilda van Stockum), who is known to time-travel enthusiasts as the first person to have demonstrated to a broad audience a scientific basis for time travel. 

Van Stockum showed how Einstein's equations for his special theory of relativity generate time-like curves and provide a basis for conceptualizing time travel. Van Stockum is the first scientist listed as providing a scientific basis for time travel in David Toomey's synoptic view of the idea of time travel. 

Van Stockum was also a bomber pilot in World War II and was shot down over Laval, France during the week after D-Day. The second half of the book explores a "What if?" question about Willem's life. Publicity for this book is being oriented to the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

May 2014 - Boissevain Books Update

Seven Boissevain Books Published so far (Click title to order from Amazon):

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Children's Series 

Pre-School Children and Early Grades (up to 10 years old), by Hilda van Stockum

Little Old Bear, for young children and their grandparents; suburban setting, England.

Patsy and the Pup, for young children who would like to have a puppy; in rural Ireland. 

Kersti and St. Nicholas, Dutch girl charms St. Nick into leaving gifts for naughty kids; rural Holland.

Older Children and Young Adults (7+ years old), by Hilda van Stockum 

Penengro, about gypsies; teaches tolerance and also its limits; Ireland

King Oberon's Forest, life among the animals, environmental message; magical forest setting.

Memoirs/Biography - 

To Africa with a Dream, by Olga Marlin, about her half-century in Kenya

A Meaning for Danny, by Brigid Marlin, about her son with Asperger's; England.

Update, May 2014 - Three More Books in the 2014 Pipeline
1. April 2014 - A Meaning for Danny, by Brigid Marlin co-published with Philadelphia-based Infinity Publishers, has been getting interviews, press coverage and some rave reviews. It tells the story of an autistic boy from the point of view of his mother. Some membership organizations and writers specializing in autism, Asperger's, epilepsy or mental illnesses generally have been ordering the book.

2. May 2014 - Our web site has been redesigned. Next in the Pipeline, Book #8: Time Bomber. The first book in a new series, "Science Fiction/Historical Fiction", is AS OF MAY 17 AVAILABLE ON AMAZON. The book is written by Robert P. Wack.  The first half of the book adheres fairly closely to the biography of Willem Jacob van Stockum (brother of Hilda van Stockum), the first person to have demonstrated to a broad audience how Einstein's equations for his special theory of relativity generate time-like curves and provide a basis for conceptualizing time travel. Van Stockum is the first physicist listed as providing a scientific basis for time travel in David Toomey's synoptic view of the idea of time travel. He was also a bomber pilot in World War II and was shot down over Laval, France during the week after D-Day. The second half of the book explores a "What if?" question about Willem's life. Publicity for this book is being oriented to the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

3. June 2014 - After Time Bomber, Boissevain Books will be publishing Book #9, the third book in its Memoir/Biography series, The Box House, by Brigid Marlin. It is based on a true story about a young girl in a family in England with a mother who virtually abandons her children. The girl takes responsibility for the raising of her younger siblings, and creates a secret home for them out of cardboard boxes in a vacant lot.

4. July 2014 - Boissevain Books returns to keeping in print books by Hilda van Stockum - Book #10, reprinting Andries, is in production.

5. August 2014 - We again plan to participate in the Children's Fair at the East Hampton Library, on August 10. Also, we will move into production two more books (Books #11 and #12) for adults: (1) The influence of Oxford and Cambridge alumni on the 13 original American colonies (Biography), and (2) A biography of Will Woodin, FDR's first Treasury Secretary.

6. September 2014 - The Board of Boissevain Books meets again in Ottawa, where two members of the Board reside.