As an infectious disease fellow, I recommend that anyone who want be an ID man should have such a book. Most infectious problems and diseases have been detailed in this book, although there are far going of emerging diseases and new antibiotics.
The only shortcomes of this book are lackiing comprehensive details and reveiw of antimicrobial therapy for some disease entities.

The two volume set is indeed a comprehensive reference work, but individual chapter can be read by themselves. I use this book on almost a daily basis, the only negative against it is that such a large book by its size can only be updated at intervals of a number of years so a folder in which to put your acculated journal articles next to it, until the next edition is advised as, infectious diseases is not a static field. Since there is a CD rom available now that may well be worth checking out. In closing for anybody involved in anything from clinical microbiology to a infectious disease specialist this book is a must.

I'm an Infectious Diseases fellow, and everyone who rotates through this training program, obtains in some way or another, a copy of this book.

It is an awesome review of every known topic in infectious diseases. The first volume consists of I. Principles II. Syndromes. Principles focuses on topics ranging from antibiotics, their mechanism of action, pharmocokinetics and methods of bacterial resistance, to epidemiology and infection control. Syndromes focuses on various clinical problems from the "common cold" to endocarditis. These are heavily researched, and supported with your standard references section for further investigation. Each disease is discussed in detail and includes clinical symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, complications, and treatment. My only criticism is that the treatment sections - often the focus of any infectious disease consult, lack in sufficient detail. And often remain perhaps intentionally vague because of the controversy that exists in the literature regarding treatment duration, and antibiotic choice.

The second volume has two sections III. Microbes IV. Problems. Microbes goes into excellent detail regarding each individual pathogen and leaves no stone unturned. The Problems section discusses various clinical situations often facing the infectious disease specialist, infections in the transplant patient, immunization issues, prophylaxis for surgeries.

This textbook was written primarily as a reference by doctors for other doctors, and is certainly not a leisurely read to follow up The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. But if you're looking for the ultimate reference textbook dealing with infectious diseases, look no further, and have no doubt. Mandell is what you're looking for.

When I first read this book several years ago, I was very skeptical about the gift of tongues and other physical manifestations of the presence of the Holy Spirit. This book taught me so much and answered so many questions I had about the Holy Spirit and his importance in a deeper relationship with God the Father and God the Son. I am most grateful for Dennis Bennett's ministry and the willingness he had to share it with us through his wonderful book.

If you know Jesus then this book is for you. It will change your life. It changed mine in 1982.

FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE WONDERED WHAT FAITH IS ALL ABOUT, THIS BOOK IS A MUST. IN CLEAR, EVERYDAY LANGUAGE IT TELLS WHAT AN ELECTRICAL, AWE INSPIRING EXPERIENCE IT IS TO MEET THE HOLY SPIRIT, FACE TO FACE. YOU GO FORTH WITH A FRESH UNDERSTANDING OF GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT. I READ IT WHEN IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED AND HAVEN'T LOOKED AT LIFE THE SAME WAY SINCE.

Networking is a buzzword-and a technique-of the times. As the world shrinks, through improved communication and speed, the more people you know, the stronger you are. You have greater strength to get things accomplished when you "know someone" who can help you down the path. "Six degrees of separation" has become a mantra for some.

John Bennett, a Certified Management Consultant, has put together an easy-to-read-and use-handbook of networking. There's a technique on each page. Simple, direct, not pages of wasted words. Most of the content seems like common sense, though as Voltaire told us, "common sense is uncommon." There is no table of contents, no index, no appendices. Just page after page of things you ought to know, but might have forgotten. It's a good reminder for everyone involved in networking . . . and we all are.

On most pages, the author also provides us with a box entitled "It works." These sidebars are quotes from a wide range of people who, in short statement, validate the value of networking to them. There is no connection between the technique presented on each page and the quote printed on the same page. It's like reading two books at once, a bit disconcerting, but interesting as well. The quotes offer a glimpse into the thoughts of others and provide a list of some of John Bennett's networking contacts. Nice way to honor your friends, colleagues, and clients.

This book would be a good gift for that new graduate or for a protégé as you start a mentoring relationship.

The principles of business networking in an easy-read and understandable format.

If you depend on relationships to generate business for yourself or your company (and who doesn't?!) this book is for you. It includes examples of successful networking activities (including personal stories from professionals) as well as proven action items suitable for the novice or the experienced networker. Highly recommended.

We used this book in our diesel technician class. The book gives you an excellent introduction to every aspect of a heavy-duty truck. I usually shy away from books written by more than one author because of lack of continuity or overcoverage in certain areas. In the case of this book, the authors have done a fantasic job of explaining the topics without any assumptions. The book does a good job in covering cluthes, standard transmission, torque converters, drive shafts, axles, and automatic transmissions. On the subject of brakes, I recommend Delmar's "Today's Technician: Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Brakes." If your thinking of buying a book on this subject matter, you can't go wrong with this selection. Be aware that a third edition has been released.

I am an ASE CERTIFIED TRUCK TECHNICIAN AND FOUND THIS TITLE TO BE REALLY HELPFUL IN MY REVIEWS FOR THE TES

i am asking about this book..when will you have a new book on this name calld heavy duty truck systems and can i get it... chris j coombes

While change has become ubiquitous, leading change places an organization in a stronger competitive position. Leaders are supposed to lead change, but many don't know how. This book will give them some insight to do a better job at building individual and organizational capacity for the evolving nature of change.

The book is organized into four sections: Nature and Response to Change, Building the Capacity to Spring Back and Survive, Organizational Components, and Time to Change. A bibliography and appendices add to the value of this little volume. A number of charts are provided for the reader to complete to organize the leadership process and follow through.

During the first two chapters, the reader gains a good knowledge of what change is all about, including natural human responses to change. As Bennett launches into his explanation, he tells us about his grandmother and about Maggie, a sort of girl-next-door near grandmother's place. Maggie is a manager coping with change in her organization and Granny . . . well, she's a grandmother filled with wisdom. These characters are used to teach and to offer case studies, adding a smoothness to what might otherwise be just another difficult-to-read leadership book.

Interacting as a consultant (Bennett is a Certified Management Consultant), the author coaches Maggie on how to work with her colleagues who relate to change in different ways. This process makes the book comfortably instructive.

In the second section of the book, the focus is on resilience, a concept not often found in books on change. We're all "hit" by change, but the key to good leadership and success is how we bounce back from the impacts of change or adversity. A major key is to avoid extinction (hear the dinosaur?) by being flexible and adaptable. Bennett warns that we are all potential dinosaurs; due diligence is in order!

The balance of the book is filled with information and ideas that will reinforce what you know and provoke some creative thinking. The Herrmann Brain Dominance concepts are interwoven to add a different dimension to the leadership-oriented content.

Graphs and charts are thrown in to help the reader grasp the knowledge graphically . . . and to have lots of forms to complete to manage your leadership of change.

Then I got my surprise. I was just about finished with the book, thinking it was a good leadership book. There are so many out there. Then, on page 85 I hit "Bibliography and Resources." I almost flipped by it until I realized what a tremendous treasure John Bennett has given us! Over four pages of listings that reads like the List of Recommended Readings for several graduate courses. What a rich resource! I couldn't resist. I counted. 65.

This is a book that will really open your learning about leading change. It's the key to a treasure chest.

If I could sum up in one word what this book has given me, that word would be WISDOM! More specifically, LEADING THE EDGE OF CHANGE has given me a deep understanding of how and why people react to change in different ways. It also taught me how I could (and should) choose people of differing change tolerances for project teams. People with different change tolerances will complement one another, as well as balance one another, during the process of managing initiatives for higher productivity and, therefore, for higher profits.

Without a doubt, LEADING THE EDGE OF CHANGE has enhanced my ability to work with other people for our common goals. For that reason, I will reread it regularly, and I will always keep it among my most-used reference materials!

Robbie Romeiser, President & CEO Faster Goals

Leading The Edge Of Change: Building Individual And Organizational Capacity For The Evolving Nature Of Change summarizes key elements of widely used models of change styles to illustrate personal responses to change. Using the eyes and experiences of a single employee, John Bennett applies the Herrmann Whole Brain Model to lay a framework for teamwork, leadership, and communication. Invaluable, thought-provoking, "user friendly" reading for anyone charged with business management responsibilities, Leading The Edge Of Change weaves personal experiences of the central character's growth as a leader of tremendous change.

I was given this book to read at one of Geraldine's instructional classes and was so pleased with it that I passed it on to a friend. It's interesting to read and practise such a simple concept as thoughts having wings, but I proved it to myself beyond a shadow of a doubt. Forget that this is a childern's book, my husband and I have improved our relationship by 'sending' each other love messages during the day when we are apart. Thank you Geraldine for your simple, but most effective, help in understanding such a simple concept. Now I'd like to get the Aura book that I saw listed in the book.

I tried out the tech in this lovely book and found that my thoughts really do affect people. That's scary, but I'm glad that I know this now. I also read "Monkey See, Monkey Do" by this same author and was so surpised to find advice that I could use everyday. I loved it too. I'm waing to get another of Geraldine's books, "Mickey and Honor". I can't wait to read it. I recommend these books to everyone. Thanks Geraldine.

J. G. Bennett's later talks exude such a tremendous sense of personal insight and experience. Here, he shows us in a straight-forward way how likely it is that our spiritual program and search are likely lop-sided by personal bias and partial perception. He points us toward a more integrated approach toward personal transformation by leading us through exploratory examinations of seven "lines" or approaches to the spiritual life. The real deep insight, however, is the easiest to miss -- the discovery that until the Work itself takes us over and reveals Its wholeness within us, we cannot overcome the limitations inherent in our efforts.

One of J.G.Bennetts very best books, he shows us, how to work on
important 7 lines. We tend to work and study on one or a few lines, but usually we forget the "whole", and we become lazy in the sense, that we work where it is comfortable or easy for us.

Bennett is very direct in his work, so his books help utmost, to understand Gurdjieffs work from a different, and a very practical angle.

A must for anybody, who really is interested in any spiritual work, as long as it is serious.

As an avid reader of anything to do with the Pathfinders it was with great hope of something new that I started reading this well researched and written book. Maynard makes you feel that you were there when events happened that effected so many lives in Britian and Europe.The politics and empire building in the R A F of WW2 are all told, whilst Bennett himself fought on two fronts. The Germans and his own group commanders. Well worth reading

The Argentinan junta during the 70's through the 80's were involved in repression and disappearances of thousands of people, who remain unaccounted for even to this very day. This book gives a human face to the victims, including the tragic disappearance of a 17 year old teenager, Dagmar Hagelin. -S. Parnass

In his book, Johnson states "There is an advantage in every disadvantage, and a gift in every problem" and "I believe that the greater the handicap the greater the triumph." By this he means to say that disadvantage creates opportunities and forces one to do more with less. He believed that disadvantages were "...challenges to be overcome and not facts to be accepted." A disadvantage provides a challenge that, with the proper motivation and mindset, forces one to try a little harder and work a little smarter.

Two distinct disadvantages that Johnson cites are early in his life: 1) Arkansas City (his birthplace) did not provide a high school education for African Americans, and 2) The economic depression stemming from the Great Depression. These two disadvantages, when taken together, provided a sort of "critical mass" that propelled Johnson on the trajectory that is his story -- his move to Chicago and subsequent business endeavors.

The fact that the disadvantages cited above were realized so early in life is worth note. There is a scientific discipline known as "Chaos Theory" that, among other precepts, states that the time evolution of a series of interrelated complex events is extremely sensitive to the system's initial condition. The analogy that may be drawn to Johnson's life is this: had he not moved to Chicago due to his ambition and his Mother's tremendous sacrifices for her son's education, it would have become increasingly difficult for Johnson to have succeeded to the extent he did, as chronicled in his autobiography.

This statement is supported by the many references he makes in the book about the seemingly random events that led to his success as a businessman; Johnson states, "I'm scared someone with pinch me and wake me up." Thus, it seems that the many disadvantages the author faced throughout life, most notably (in his words) early in life, created an advantage, which led him to great wealth and notoriety.

I could definitely related to Mr.Johnson's story. It is inspiring, insightful, and truly a guide to those of us on the often obstacle laden road to success.

Never allow your personal feelings or emotions to close the doors of oppourtunities. Where the is a will there truly is a way. His story is remarkable and his book enables you to understand that yours is too.

Think and Grow Rich...

I like this book very much,for I used to be a officer that rank is major,I admire his method (or skill) to solve every different problem.