Very informative book and also had a humorous side to it. I liked it immediately.

Clearly written with a touch of humor, this book is a valuable resource for anyone suffering from hypothyroidism. It provides useful information and expands on the ideas and concepts in Ms. Rosenthals's earlier book, the Thyroid Sourcebook. Ms. Rosenthal describes the symptoms of hypothyroidism and helps the reader distinguish between this ailment and others which physicians might misdiagnose. The book explains the impact on the body of hypothyroidism and offers both conventional and unconventional ideas for the hypothyroid patient to deal with this illness. There are suggestions for diet, exercise, herbal and other ways to deal with the problems this condition causes. A lengthy appendix with a wide variety of valuable resources helps make this an important book to own.

Wow, this book is totally beautiful. There is a wide range of recipes from simple and basic to complex and decandent. There's basic ice creams, such as coffee and choclate ripple; sorbets and granitas; and various other cold desserts such as strawberry semi-freddo (partially frozen dessert). There is also a good section on garnishing and in one recipe you make a frozen ice bowl with roses in it (look at the cover). All of the instructions are very simple, they include pictures and they are done step-by-step. You can get this book just for the scrumptious looking pictures or if you are looking for a book that will help you impress guests on a warm day,this is it!

I found this book while browsing the ice cream cookbooks looking for a coconut ice cream recipe and was really impressed with their recipe (nice and tangy with lime juice). This book has lots of interesting recipes for ice creams and iced desserts which go beyond the average ice cream you find in the dairy section such as sorbets, pies, parfaits, tortes, brulees. I like the fact that they have instructions for making Kulfee (Indian Ice Cream) in an ice cream machine (the recipes are geared for the average ice cream machine). The instructions are accompanied with pictures of how to do it for those of us who are cooking "impaired." There are lots of other bits of ice cream history and other facts which will help you make some very wonderful ice desserts. This book is defintely worth the money!

You'll laugh out loud, you'll cry, you'll bite your nails!!

Not only does Terran Moffat easily draws you right into her richly detailed and somewhat alien world of the planet Nyorfias, she also writes her characters with such vivid intensity you can't help but get caught up in this truly enjoyable book.

Sgt. Rett Teno and her squadron of hot-shot special forces commandos are the key players in a war against an evil alien coalition bent on enslaving and exploiting their beautiful planet. Fighting against nearly impossible odds with relatively inferior weapons, Rett's team uses every advantage it has to defeat their enemies. By far, the strongest of these is the Nyorfian people's fierce love for their planet. If you're like me, you'll love the closeness, comradery, and undying sense of humor this team shows in the face of terror and near-certain death!

Pam, Rett's "ego-merge" companion from planet Earth, is along for the ride (most of the time) from right inside Rett's head, giving us not only a dual perspective but also plently of comic relief. Somehow, a benevolent alien "entity" has pulled off this trick as he fights the war on an entirely different plane of existance.

Book one of Journey to Nyorfias is the most enjoyable fantasy science-fiction book I've read since this genre was at it's peak 15-20 years ago. I've waited for a story like this for a LONG TIME! Not only does it have all the elements necessary to make a truly great fantasy/sci-fi classic, but has almost non-stop action and adventure that keeps you turning the pages and makes you greedy for more. I was NOT able to put this one down, and am really looking forward to the next installment. Highly recommended to all fans of fantasy and science fiction!

I am nearly 40 years old but this story pops up in my memories every now and then when I see my son. .... It is a timeless story about a young boy at the verge of manhood and the sometimes painful experiences that boys go through during that period. The characters are wonderful. I still remember Boy Sword and his grandfather and the hogleg pistol that Boy used, and his dad building a hive for the swarming bees. Absolutely fantastic writing! I am going to order a copy just so that I can read it to my eight-year old son.

This is a loving and warm story of a Mississippi family during the depression. As a Mississippian, I have never read a book that so clearly gives the reader the sense of being in the Mississippi farm culture during this time. The characters are based on Deal's real life experiences and each of them is a living, breathing person you will come to care deeply about. I hope you take the time to read it

Grief takes on a uniquely different dimension when trying to come to terms with the loss of a brother or sister; after all, siblings are linked literally from birth to death, unlike any other form of familial relationship. The loss is so deep that it's like a real part of you has died at the same time. "Letters to Sara" is one woman's wrenching attempt to make sense of the basic unfairness of death, and these letters become a vitally necessary form of self-therapy to try to understand all of the "whys." Far from gloomy, however, author Anne's concise insights are sometimes profound, sometimes simplistic and oft-times humorous. Just like life itself.
While each of the letters is quire short (indeed, the entire book is quite a quick read), each addresses a central question that Anne ultimately answers herself, at least partly. In this wrenching journey, written over a period of three months following her sister's untimely death at 54, Anne agonizes from phase to phase as part of a long healing process that is just the beginning. Death, like life, is irrationally unfair, and Anne experiences flashes of frustration and anger -- with herself, with her brother in law, and even her sister Sara -- trying to work through the process of being left alone as the last survivor. At the core of all of this is the central question: how to adapt to a life without a loved one.
Having recently lost my own kid sister, it was difficult to read this book at a single sitting without breaking down, as the questions posed were both uniquely personal while at the same time universal. Similar to the author's situation, I knew for some time that my sister would not win her battle with cancer, no matter how valiantly she fought. But no matter how foreordained the loss of a sibling may be, you can never really prepare yourself for the huge void that the death of a brother or sister creates. Anne approaches her own grief on a systematic basis -- talking with friends, reading endless books about grief and bringing unresolved questions to her own therapist. This approach helped her to better undersand the process, if not the resolution.
"Letters to Sara" ended up becoming a sort of memorial to Anne's older sister, whom she had idolized her entire life. At one point, she admitted that Sara's "Carpe Diem" personality -- seize the day! -- was the critical philosophy that made Sara's life an incredibly full one, even if tragically short. For anyone going through this very personal trauma, either approaching the inevitable or dealing with the final reality, "Letters to Sara" will serve as an invaluable map to ultimately coming out of the darkness into the sunshine. While things will never be the same, the concept of living every day to its fullest is truly a legacy which will help those who survive heal over time. "Letters to Sara" will provide help, insight and -- best of all -- hope to anyone wondering how they can ever face the future after such a devastating personal loss.

Letters to Sara is a must read for anyone that has lost a sibling, but is just as significant to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. The "letters", often very intimate, made me truly feel Anne's tremendous sense of loss for her sister Sara. The book helped me to understand the stages of grief and I realized my own sorrowful phases were a natural progression in healing. The "letters" tell a sincere and candid story of two siblings so different, yet so devoted and they genuinely define the meaning of "sisters". The book is an emotional and frequently funny tribute to Sara's life and I cried many times - for Sara AND Anne, but also for my own grief over the recent loss of my father. Reading Letters To Sara will help reassure that however you suffer through the death of a loved one, no matter how different it appears to others, it is totally natural for you.

I 've read the Chinese translated version of the book and I'm now considering buying the English version of this book.

Timing is of the essence and many of the passages in this book really "spoke" to me. I am considering some career and lifestyle changes and at times, Sara's passages were right on target with how I am feeling. I found it comforting to have someone "understand" my conflicts and provide honest and insightful observations and suggestions. I am even more empowered now to make some difficult as well as challanging and exciting changes in my life. This book is a definite on my gift list for friends and family.

In many US medical schools, the didactic years are marked by an institution known as the Note Pool. Inasmuch as the prevailing motto is "Cooperate and Graduate," classes of medical students will join forces to systematically attack the task of assimilating the vast amount of factual information under which they're routinely buried. Because almost all lectures are taken in common (i.e., the first two years of med school jam everybody into the same classroom), it's possible for everyone to make use of the same notes.

Enter the Note Pool. Like the doctors they'll become, medical students approach their work with different aptitudes, interests, and educational backgrounds -- and they *specialize*. If there are five lectures in biochemistry every week, the average class of med students is bound to have at least five members with a background (often at postgraduate level) in biochemistry, and there will be a volunteer for each lecture who will accept responsibility for concentrating attention on a particular day's presentation, bashing the material into cogency, and submitting it for photocopying and distribution to the entire class.

Back in the days when we ran off our notes on a mimeograph machine, I was a sort of "utility infielder" for our Note Pool, filling in when people couldn't make it to class, handling the extra lectures that got shuffled into our schedules, and generally shouldering the extra work that came along. (Needless to say, I became a general practitioner.) Neuroanatomy was one of those one-trimester courses that "came along." I got stuck with both of the weekly lectures, and that leads us to a discussion of *Manter and Gatz's Essentials of Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology*.

Bearing a double burden of lectures to cover (while also running the Note Pool's mimeograph machine), I had desperate need of a "cheat sheet" to help me get at the essentials of this subject, and I found it in a much earlier edition of this book. Lucid, economically written, and perpetually on-point, *Manter and Gatz* enabled me not only to educate myself in the essentials of human neuroanatomy but also to put the material in order for the rest of my med school class. The present edition (reviewed here) is BETTER than the book that saved our collective butt back in the days before Mangled Care, and I would recommend it not only to medical students and the FMGs striving to break into the bleak present practice environment but also to medical writers in need of an inexpensive, reliable, and accessible source of information on this extremely important subject.

As the present electoral hoo-haw amply demonstrates, the vast majority of the population certainly doesn't make any effective *USE* of what they're carrying between their ears. This notwithstanding, the silly boogers do have central nervous systems, and it behooves those of us responsible for the medical care of these damned fools to know how those neurons and their supporting structures are organized. *Manter and Gatz* provides that much and more.

...The present edition (reviewed here) is BETTER than the book that saved our collective butt back in the days before Mangled Care, and I would recommend it not only to medical students and the FMGs striving to break into the bleak present practice environment but also to medical writers in need of an inexpensive, reliable, and accessible source of information on this extremely important subject...*Manter and Gatz* provides that much and more.

Hello...I have read Sara Mitchell's book (3 times!), Night Music, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! It was a very interesting story and was written very well. I found it very encouraging spiritually because it shows us how God works and how He is always faithful. Keep up the good work, Ms. Mitchell, and I look forward to reading more of your novels!

I was not sure what to expect when I picked up Night Music, but the back copy convinced me to try it out. I was impressed. Sara Mitchell has created a story that intertwines suspense, faith, and an inevitable romance that reaches the seeking reader. Caleb is a hero that most Christian women would like to know even as a friend. His faith is absolute, his street savvy reassuring, and his sense of humor is welcome. Rae as the heroine represents the struggling Christian woman. So many of us are in her place in one way or another and her growth in her faith in God and Man is well demonstrated as she learns to love Caleb Myers and come to a new trust in her Lord. The plot moves quickly. Though its a long story for this genre, it's easily finished. I had stopped reading inspirational romance until I read Night Music. This book proves to devout readers - who need content and meat in their literature - that God and romance do not necessarily make for a sappy tale. Thanks, Ms. Mitchell!

Sara Blayne can write a GREAT story. This is one of them. Lucy is the spirited eldest sister of the Powell family. She is determined to marry for true love or not at all. When she learns her neighbor, the Duke of Lathrop, is coming to call on her she makes it clear she wants nothing to do with a man who would marry only to beget an heir. Before the Duke's visit she meets Phillip Carmichael and there begins the romance. Their love and friendship grows until Lucy is lost in it. But why does Phillip keep encouraging her to accept the Duke's anticipated proposal?
This is a wonderful book. You will be hard-pressed to put it down until you've reached the end.

Overall i enjoyed this book. The author has a great talent for keeping her readers on the edge of their seats.

What I loved about this book was that there weren't any graphic sexual scenes to ruin the effect of the book.The love story was more effective with the hint of the desires that they felt, rather than the graphic details.

Can Sara Blayne's series of the Powell children get any better? This book had me laughing and crying. Francine is a live-wire who goes from one scrape to another. During her first season in London, chaperoned by her sister Florence, she is determined to save her brother-in-law, Paul, from villains. Luckily, she is continually saved by the wonderful & handsome Harry, Lord Ransome. The escapades are harrowing and hilarious. The marital problems of Florence & Paul tug at your heart. And the thrilling, romantic conclusion for Francie & Harry is wonderful.
This is a keeper!

Not your ordinary regency by a million miles - this was sharp and witty and I loved the way it was so different from the typical ones out there. The heroine is out to help her sister and brother in law, while the hero is busy trying to help her. Charming and humorous, I just bought another one by the author: A Noble Resolve - so far its great!