Taking his cue from the De Administrando written by Constantine VII and other Byzantine historians before him, this thick volume may be Toynbee's greatest achievement. Throughout, he takes Constantine's own words with a grain of salt, especially about events before the Macedonian dynasty by applying a historical perspective to this entire period of Byzantine civilization (c. 800-1050)

Political intrigues are explained in terms of the contemporary situations and also probable alternate hypotheses. And though it is a work of Academic scholarship, the writing is clear - the author takes great pains to explain in detail the unbelieveably complex (Byzantine) nature of the Imperial palace.

Julius Shulman's work is simply amazing and this book is a great tribute to that work. This publication is far better than the Taschen book. A must for any modern architecture/photography fan.

Bishop Hall was a court preacher in the court of James I of England. He was also one of the few Puritans opposed to the execution of Charles I. His contemplations are a series of meditations on historical passages of the Bible. He makes an application on almost every event. His writings have popular in past centuries. The nineteenth century preacher, Charles H. Spurgeon, loved to quote from Hall. Hall's book is great for one who desires to see the usefulness of the historical passages especially the obscure ones.

Nice problem set. Good explanation. Covers wide range of areas

An outstanding book on portfolio theory and management. Covers all relevant topics with breadth and depth. Can be used as a single text for teaching. Complete in it's content. Useful for the novice and the professional. There should be a paperback version for students.

In the second edition of this volume, John L. Pollock and Joseph Cruz do a workmanlike job at a double task: (a) presenting a fairly comprehensive overview of contemporary epistemological theories (particularly in the broad area where more-or-less-analytical philosophy meets cognitive science), and (b) developing and defending an original theory of their own.

(Note: Pollock has been working in epistemology for thirty-odd years and Cruz is a recent Ph.D.; I take it that Pollock was probably the leader in the work. I also don't happen to recall whether Pollock's was the only name on the first edition. Nevertheless the theory propounded in this volume marks important changes from Pollock's earlier views as presented in his own previous publications. At any rate I shall continue to refer to the theory developed herein as "theirs.")

The presentation is organized very well and developed with the utmost fairness. The reader is introduced to the field of peistemology and taken on a guided tour of the basic classes of epistemological theory.

The authors begin by dividing theories of knowledge into two overarching classes: "doxastic" theories (which hold that what one epistemologically ought to believe is a function solely of one's current beliefs) and "nondoxastic" theories (which think some consideration _other_ than one's current beliefs is relevant to the question of what one ought to believe next). Having made this distinction, the authors go on to discuss foundationalism and coherentism as "doxastic" theories, finding what they regard as insurmountable problems with each. (I disagree, by the way, but that is neither here nor there.)

They regard their own theory (which they go on to develop at length) as "nondoxastic," a view at which they are able to arrive by distinguishing between a perceptual state itself, on the one hand, and beliefs _about_ such states, on the other. Here we might see the glimmer of a possible problem: for our authors, a perceptual state is not itself a belief state (at least, not solely).

But that problem pales in comparison with another of the authors' main contentions (one which they themselves recognize as all but heretical): that in order to be taken seriously, a theory of knowledge should be implementable as a computer alogrithm. However, "heretical" or not, the authors do a fine job of defending their thesis, devoting several sections (e.g. "How to build a person") to a project dubbed OSCAR in which they try . . . well, to build a person.

At any rate, whether one agrees or disagrees with their conclusion, the volume is a terrific introduction to the current state of epistemology -- with an absolutely outstanding bibliography into the bargain. If you're interested in the field, don't miss this fine contribution to it.

Ronald Calinger's writings on mathematics are second to none, and this book is his ultimate achievement. Well done Sir!

This book is a must read for ANY resident or practicing doctor. It really tells you what you need to get IN and OUT of your contract. What I liked about it was it presented the contract from both the employer and employee. It covers topics such as non-compete clauses, covenants, benefits, and malpractice insurance , just to name a few. Read this book before you start interviewing. While it was written for Emergency Medicine docs, it probably would help pediatricians, internists, and family practice docs a lot more. Highly recommend this book. It can be read in a couple days.

This book is an excellent guide for any health care provider who deals with managed care. Mr. Welfeld's expertise and writing style make this seemingly boring topic a little easier to swallow.

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