This is an excellent, practical book. Very concise and to the point. The layout is super, the diagrams superb and has nice examples of CT and MRI scans.

Practical Digital Design Using ICs, by Joseph D. Greenfield, is the second best textbook that I have ever used for technical training. The author has done a wonderful job in presenting this elementary and fundamental material in the correct sequence and, above all, has written it in a manner that holds the interest of the student.

I have used this textbook for many Digital Logic courses over the past twenty-plus years, without hesitation. I am very disappointed that this text is available only on an 'Available on Demand' basis. Please don't ever discontinue this book.

There seems to be a tendency in America today to minimize the teaching of basics and fundamentals in favor of more high-tech aspects of engineering and science. It frustrates me that, even though the fundamentals never change, the fundamentals seem to get 'short shrift' in schools and colleges.

Could this be why the US produces fewer and fewer competent technicians and engineers, making it necessary to 'import' technicians and engineers from Europe and Asia?

Respectfully submitted,

Michael E. Kirrane, President. Cheshire Technologies and Career Education. 303-796-9402

This is, by far, the most informative manual on thin-layer chromatography that I have encountered. It is very well written and easy to follow, even for a novice "thin-layer chromatographer". I give it two thumbs up!

Convoluted stories of master criminals whose devious and clever schemes hoodwinked people for centuries. Sounds like a good plot for a novel, but it also accurately describes those 'stranger than fiction' types of stories to be found in Rosenblum's book.

Focusing on literary forgeries, he enlightens us to both the motives and the methods used by nine talented if devious men: George Psalamanzar, James Macpherson, Thomas Chatterton, Willim-Henry Ireland, John Payne Collier, George Gordon Byron, Vrain-Denis Lucas, Thomas James Wiese and Mark William Hoffman. While Rosenblum acknowledges that most of them worked for financial gain, the other complicated motives, fooling colleagues with whom they had grudges, manufacturing evidence to support a critical thesis, and just seeing if it could be done, make for interesting reading. I was especially fascinated with the first story in the book as George Psalamanzar manufactured 'information' about China and Formosa at t time when little actual information was available in Europe.

As a Sinologist by training, I have been much fascinated by early travel accounts of Europeans in the far East whose worldviews limited them interpreting the evidence before them in very peculiar ways.like the British who compared the 'red Indian's' to the Irish in the 18th and 19th centuries. George must have seem just as valid to his readers and auditors as many of those actual travelers, even though he had never left England. Rosenblum's introduction places these rogues in the context of other famous forgers, "From Antiquity to 1700", and reminds us that the current, financially-motivated reasons for forgery are time-bound. We think of literature too much as a financial property to really understand historical views of this activity such as 1) that it takes a great deal of talent to forge Shakespearean dramas such as did Ireland and Collier or to forge something in Ancient Greek or Latin that will be convincing to educated scholars. 2) That for many eras and civilizations plagiarism and forgery were considered a kind of compliment and the literary text was not separated from history, philosophy and other 'belles lettres' until very recently in the history of civilization.

While entertaining to read, then, Rosenblum's book is also extremely interesting and full of insights on the nature of authentication and the literary text. It should be required reading in library schools and graduate literary programs, and, I think, would be more useful and educational than many of the critical works that make up reading lists for MA's and Ph.D.s in our universities.

Jan Bogstad, Reviewer

If you want to make the most of your resource budget this year, be sure that you add the "HELP" Series from St. Mary's Press to your library. I am always looking for materials that motivate my volunteer teachers to design their own programs and processes. The HELP ( Heads up, Easy, Low cost, Purposeful) series does just that.

The HELP book series contains a broad range of activities. They are great filler material for current curriculum or better yet, use them as my teachers did to create your own meetings, classes and retreats. There is plenty of commentary and advice on creating prayer and community in each book.

Even the most experienced among us will probably find some surprises as they read along. In the "Prayer" book we found the creative and inexpensive "God Can" prayer which was a fine closing service where we could use all those empty aluminum cans we had collected after lunch at a recent retreat. And for my older teens I will be using the "Post Card Journals" found in the same book.

Joseph Heinemann was one of the greatest scholrs of the Jewish liturgy of the past century. He was raised in the European Yeshivot and eventually went to Israel by way of England. There, he encountered the critical study of Judaism. We are fortunate that we were left with so much of his writing.

His major contribution was in the area of the development of the liturgy and the 'siddur' - the Jewish prayer book. His other major publications include glosses on Elbogen's groundbraking works on the liturgy as well as a collection of essays. These essays were culled from many different publications by one of his star students Avigdor Shinan.

This book traces the development of Jewish prayer in the time of the Mishna and the Talmud - ranging from approximately 70 CE to 550 CE. As this period was one of great sectarianism and revolt, to understand the prayer book (and the rest of the vast literary output of these generations) in its historical context is extremely important.

Heinemann, through a close analysis of primary texts - Mishna, Talmud, Midrash - describes the development of a secondary source - the prayer book. Additionally, since we are also talking about the time following the destruction of the Temple and the beginning of formalized Jewish prayer, the importance of this work can not be underestimated.

The translators of this work, as well as Elbogen's work, have performed an excellent service for the English speaking poublic who are interested in the development or organized Jewish prayer.

I have read the book and truly it is God's gift to me. The book has enlightened me in so many ways.

It touches one's spirituality said in such a beautiful and revealing way. Such a complex subject matter was made so simple that even a teenager could relate and understand.

At the time I read the book, that was 20 years ago, I was in the midst of confusion and turmoil - problems with in-laws, problems with adjusting to married life, etc.

Even after 20 years, I still read on the pages and each time, it brings me new insights and reflections. In fact, I would attribute partly the success of my 22 years of married life to the book. I would say that it has changed my way of viewing things and life itself. Every time I feel down and low, I could not help but read and reread the pages. As I ponder on the message, I know, this book must be God's Answer to my call for help and enlightenment.

The author seemed to be inspired by the Holy Spirit as he wrote the book. It is such a beautifully written manuscript that I would want to share it to the people I care most, to the people I owe gratitude, and to the people I love - my parents, my family, my close friends and relatives, specially those who are sick in mind and body. God has used this as a medium to communicate to me and show me his well-spring of graces to make me feel loved and cared for.

I thank the author for having allowed himself to be used as an instrument. May your tribe flourish. More power to you!!!

Are you interested in Francis and his spirituality? Do you want to learn more about him? This book is a superb way to explore the spiritual life either individually or with a group. I've used it again and again. In fact I've worn out my first copy and had to get another! Organized into 15 topics by chapter the book includes prayers, editorial introductions, the words of Francis, opportunity for reflection and action, and relevent scriptures for each topic. Topics covered are: The Central Place of the Gospels, Holy Poverty, The Good Sense of Foolishness, Blessed Peace, Coutesy, Right Action, Simplicity, Serving Our Neighbors, Littleness, Glorious Nature, Humility, The Church, Struggle, Worship, and Joy. I am a minister. I have used the book personally and in groups. When used with 7th grade boys and with adults all were moved toward Christian maturity following in the footsteps of Francis their guide.

Joseph S. Kim has obviously gone through the steps to get into Dental school. I found that this book was very informative and tells it like it is. The lists of what to studying for the DAT are on the money! I bought several other "help guides" and it was so clear that the Phd's hadn't gone thru the actual process where as Kim either has or he really did his homework. I really recommend this book if you are wanting to get a written guide that will help direct you.