Arrived April, 2011 and going into second printing

“This is the United States of Native America at its best! Owings brilliantly weaves together the grassroots narratives and heart-felt stories that she gathered in her travels throughout Indian Country. The result is a stunning and eye-opening book written in page-turning prose, that reveals the emotions, pains and humor of Native Americans.  Whether you know nothing about Indians or just want to know more, you need to read this book!” –Donald L. Fixico (Shawnee, Sac & Fox, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole), Arizona State University

Hey, Waitress! - The USA from the Other Side of the Tray

“Some might call Hey, Waitress! a tribute, but it’s much better than an earnest celebration of the downtrodden working class. For the most part, Owings is confident enough in her subjects to trust that, beyond working their asses off, they have something insightful to say about the behavior of ordinary Americans. Thus, while some of Owings’ more famous subjects offer a fresh perspective on history—who doesn’t want a front row seat at Woolworth’s during the famous North Carolina sit-in?—their stories end up being less eye-opening than the goings on at an ordinary greasy spoon.”—Salon.com

“In vivid and often poignant portraits-cum-interviews . . . [Owings] has captured the extraordinary diversity of their experiences . . . each portrait, each interview, provides valuable insight into what happened to half the German population between 1933 and 1945.”–New York Times Book Review

The Wander Woman's Phrasebook - How to Meet or Avoid People in Three Romance Languages

This popular parody of standard phrasebooks is meant especially for women, and especially those women who long to say, for example, “You are an insult to your village.” In one of many reviews, the Phrasebook is said to offer “repartee for awkward moments.” It received so much attention, that then Tonight Show host Johnny Carson even did a takeoff on the takeoff.  (Copies are scarce, but available through the author.)