My wife gave me this book as a gift. It did not have the Clancy or Ludlow author on the cover, so I was a bit slow to start on it. I was sure wrong with my prejudgement!

I took it on a business trip and could not put it down. I was familiar with many of the places mentioned, I love geo-political suspence books, and it was clean.

Around 1988, I was going out to Southern Utah quite often for work to test a new ejection seat for aircraft. We spent quite a bit of time at an old World War II era secret test facility called Hurricane Mesa, now privately owned. During many hours of "dead time" I enjoyed walking around the plateau looking at various relics, both the successes and failures of yesterdays high technology. This place would have been very impressive back then and still is today. The road leading to the mesa is not marked and there is no reason to think anything would even exist up there. As the author did, I too can easily visualize a secret Soviet military group utilizing this mesa and one of the surrounding canyons.

With the newly elected majority of communists in Russia now, you have to wonder if many the authors fictional events have some truth to them.

I'm anxious for the next title by Tim Andersen!

I found that it held my attention. It painted a word picture that was very suspenseful. Not only did I enjoy this novel, but my 16 year old son who is an avid Tom Clancey reader said, " It was more Tom Clancey than Tom Clancy."

I enjoyed this book immensely! With every page I was brought to places that were familiar to me. Tim Anderson eloquently writes about a time in history that many people in the world never expected to see in their lifetime. If you enjoy a book that contains a breathtaking thrill ride filled with honor, deceit, romance, and suspense, this book will keep you captivated. Intriguing!!! I could not put it down until I finished every page.

A wonderful book, written with wit and intelligence about the beauty of Italian food and what is in danger of being lost to the homogeneous world of the EU. I encourage anyone to take the book with you as a guide to Italy and, if possible, to plan your trip around it. It is also a great book to give to the cook that has everything!

This book was recommended by a doctor at my company (insurance, no less!). I have just started reading it, but especially appreciate how various alternative approaches are grouped together under specific illnesses/problems. Very helpful in trying to decide which way to go. Complete with "next steps" in pursuing the approach of your choice. Looking forward to deeper study in connection with my own and my family's general health and chronic conditions. Worth the bucks. The book you should start with in researching holistic and alternative medicines.

This has to be one of the most useful books on alternative medicine ever published, and now it's been completely updated and revised in 2002. Instead of getting just one doctor's perspective, you get the experiences of over 400 physicians. Whether you want to learn more about acupuncture, applied kinesiology, and other therapies or need to look up the treatments for a particular health problem, this is the book to go to first. Highly recommended!

Packed with tons of useful information, this book seems to have something on everything. Everyone I have shown the book to has marveled at its content, and the way it presents all the information in an unbiased manner.

This book deals with information which can be hard to acquire. The contemporary medical establishment is well entrenched in its ways, but we all "know" there are other therapies and cures out there, but where do we find out about them? This book is the answer!

"Alternative Medicine" does not endeavor to go into full detail about any of the therapies and treatments presented. Rather, it provides a valuable starting point at which to begin your serach for information on how to cure yourself or a loved one.

I heartily recommend this book to anyone who needs a comprehensive reference volume for medical maladies and their cures.

I love Italian wines, so I grabbed this when I found it. It does have great information - a breakdown of wines by region, then for each region it gives the main types of wine and the vintages that are good for each type. A general star rating indicates how well this wine does in general. Next to each region is a list of the key producers of that wine, with a brief note about the producer.

I think, though, that this will be relatively difficult for a person new to wine to use. If you're looking at a Ruffino Chianti, you look up Ruffino. Its brief notes about Ruffino don't indicate if this is a good or bad winery. You then move to the Chianti section and find out what a Chianti is, but now you are given general notes about which years are good. The years are just listed - you can't tell which are better than others.

If the book had even a general rating for each winery, and more details about the vintages, I think this would be excellent. Maybe a future edition will include this information.

If you like Italian wines or are interested in learning more about wines of Italy, this is the book for you! Extremely informative, this book describes many of the varietal wines that are unique to Italy. Ever wondered what to look for on a label when choosing a good Chianti? How about the difference between a Chianti, Chianti Classico, and Chianti Classico Reserva? Explore the different regions of Italy and the many wines produced from them. Wines of Italy is great with a glass of Montalcino Brunello or your favorite Chianti!