This often ignored problem is sensibly discussed in this excellent reference book, which was recommended to me by the senior pharmacist in a leading UK psychiatric hospital. The clear and honest approach to a difficult subject, makes an invaluable contribution to help physicians, nurses and users. I believe that every university and reference library, hospital and medical practitioner should obtain a copy. Top marks for including a CD Rom too. from the founder of 'APRIL' (Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link) email address : info@april.org.uk

Carlyle's 'Sartor Resartus' is the greatest neglected book in cultural history, endlessly complex, subtle, always self-critical, ironic, mysterious, beautiful and powerful. Not a book to read through from beginning to end, but one to dip into, explore, examine from different angles. As in the book itself, the so-called Editor attempts to piece together the shards of the philosopher-hero Teufelsdrockh's identity, so the reader needs to plunge into, striking into its magical maze of ideas

In 1928, Margaret Mitchell began writing a passionate story about a woman who dare to stand up to the old traditions and ways, a woman who is wild and carefree, a woman who changed through the war. It is a tale of unrequited love, of a man who desires this woman with all his heart but who can never obtain her. He is Rhett Butler and she is Scarlett O'Hara and this is Gone with the Wind. Read it and you'll see why Margaret Mitchell is regarded as the best writer of all time and why Gone with the Wind is the best selling novel with more than 40 million copies and made into a 8 Academy Award winning movie, Gone with the Wind is truly amazing.

This book was written by my father, so I am a bit biased about it! It was during his research of our family tree that Alan Wright discovered that we were related to Tom Sayers on his mothers side. He tells the full true story and dispels many myths and inaccuracies surrounding his life. The book describes Tom Sayers one of the last bare knuckle fighters who became Champion of England during the mid 1800's, and went on to challenge for the World Championship. It describes his life from an early age, to his becoming a professional prize fighter, and gives full accounts (which were bloody and horrific)of his fights which could sometimes last for over 2 hours!

This book is not for those looking for a good design reference as the book is not code based, but it is for those that want to take a deeper look behind the equations and understand how concrete behaves.

I was never one to enjoy history much until my college history class used this book for the main text. I found this book great reading (interesting and kept my attention most of the time). I must say that after that class and this book, I have become much more interested in aspects of history. This book is wonderful and I would recommend it to any college professor of history or high school student with even a slight interest in history!

I used this book for self-study after many years away from any formal courses, and I was very pleasantly surprised to find myself engrossed in the lucid and engaging descriptions, the beautiful illustrations and photographs, and helpful index. It covers, at just the right level of detail, American History from the colonization of the Americas to Clinton's presidency. It gives a big picture without being condescending and simplistic, but also without assailing you with inessential jargon and names.

I looked at many different American History surveys and this is my favorite by far. On the other hand, if you already know the main outlines of American History, and want detailed analyses of particular periods, then this book will not be as helpful, as it is merely an overview and the bibliography is not very detailed or well annotated.

This book has been a great aid in writing my research papers! I really liked the way the book was broken down between chapters and sections, it made choosing a research topic much easier. The book was also very well written and to the point, it was not at boring at all!

This is the first book that I have read by Thomas Harris. Actually, this is the first book of this genre I've read. I've mainly stuck to reading sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. The murder/suspense novel was a welcome change to my usual fare.

Red Dragon kept me interested from the onset. You only have to read about 10 pages before you are introduced into the details of the one of the murder scenes. The reader quickly finds out just how twisted the "Red Dragon" is. From there on the story keeps you on edge and anticipating the next event.

Harris develops the story smoothly. The characters are tangible and feel real. There is nothing that seems far-fetched. Everything you read could easily happen in today's world. Now this could be a turn off some people, as many read to get away from the real world. However, like I said above, it was a welcome change for me.

Jack Crawford is a FBI agent that is investigating a serial killer. He has enlisted the help of Bill Graham. Bill is a retired police officer who was instrumental in profiling and capturing the famed Hannibal Lecter. Together they try to track down the killer known as the Red Dragon. The Red Dragon stalks and kills whole families by the light of the full moon.

Harris does an expert job of putting the reader inside the characters. With the Red Dragon, Harris skillfully gives pieces of his history. Though the Red Dragon is a killer, you can almost feel sorry for him at some points. Due to events as a child, the Red Dragon seems driven to do the things he does. As you find out more about him, the reader finds how deranged the Dragon is.

The reader sees how Graham has to come to terms with his past. He has to enlist the help of Lecter to help him catch the Dragon. Finding the Red Dragon becomes an obsessive priority for him and it begins to affect his family. A psychological game develops between Graham and the Red Dragon. When it's all over, his life will probably never be the same again.

After reading this book I greatly look forward to reading Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes a gripping story. There are enough twists to keep the reader interested and guessing from page to page.

This book precedes Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. It was also made into a pretty good film (Manhunter, a Michael Mann film. Mann is famous for Miami Vice.)

Rather than focus on Hannibal Lecter, this book concentrates on investigator Will Graham, who quit the FBI after catching Hannibal Lecter and just about freaked out from the experience. Graham's theory is that to catch a serial murderer, you must think like the murderer. In the case of Lecter, that brought Graham a mite too close to his own demons.

He is forced to call these demons up again when he is on the hunt for a really nasty killer who's been slaughtering entire families. As in Silence of the Lambs, Graham has to consult his nemesis/mentor Hannibal to get inside the head of the killer. Unlike Silence of the Lambs, Graham also has to, once again, get inside the head of the killer and face his own psychological problems.

Red Dragon is somewhat different than Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal because it depicts the daily life of the murderer. This is probably the closest depiction to a real serial killer in any of Harris' books--a character who blends into the most mundane levels of society and is practically colorless, until you enter his world of madness and evil.

While not as good as Silence of the Lambs, which reads as well as the film, this is a good novel and will satisfy any Harris fans who have read Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal.

I was compelled to add my review after reading other reader reviews in this forum. I had unfortunately read this book after reading 'Silence of the Lambs'. I only say unfortunately because reading 'Red Dragon' first would have made the wait and anticipation for 'SoL' much more enjoyable. Most know the plot well enough unless your fairly new to popular fiction; a mildly disfigured man who, through the circumstances of his early life situation, becomes compelled to murder as the process by which he is able to exhibit the control and power missing from his earlier life. Though a brief synopsis, it is enough to go on. The authors best gift in my opinion, is in attention to detail. Their is a subtlety here that is absent from almost all other popular fiction of this genre. From an actual explanation (or reason) for the killers future behavior, to references to art and literature that don't seem added just to appease 'high minded' critics. This in addition to rich character development also usually absent from such work. This is most proven by making the killer a sympathetic character. In the absence of his horrific hobby, you think this could potentially be a solid citizen. Clearly, more thought goes into Thomas Harris's tomes than the majority of other popular authors, hence the time frame involved between books. We can only hope the next is in the near future.

A WOW book! Come on U guys! Grant it, Alan did a good job... but a WOW book? No way! If this book makes you say WOW... (Sigh) Guys, then you need to get a life! Put the book down and go out and smell the roses. Life is waiting for you.
A book like this shouldn't make you say, wow with capital letters, "life" should.

I agree with Helena..."not a WOW book."

Alan Brownlie book or volume, Subjectivity and Problems of Knowing, is Excellent! I agreed with the two other gentlemen, this book is a MUST if you are a serious student of Thomas Pynchon. This book is a worthy addition to any library.
WOW, meaning a knockout; hit; great achievement and masterstroke.

This book is a masterstroke!

I have to agree with Mr. Weinberg's review of this volume.
As a serious student of both Pynchon and the philosophy of science, I feel Mr Brownlie's book is a breath of fresh air. Rarely have I encountered a writer with such breadth of knowledge combined with the courage to take on established views.

"Philoctetes" takes place near the climax of the Trojan War. The title character has the great bow of Hercules, given by the demi-god on his pyre to Philoctetes's father. A member of the Achaean expedition that sailed to Troy, Philoctetes was making an altar on an island along the way when he was bitten by a snake. His cries of pain were so great that he was abandoned by his shipments, under the orders of Odysseus, and marooned on the deserted island of Lemnos. Alone and crippled, Philoctetes used the great bow to survive for the ten years the Achaeans have been fighting against Troy. During that time his hatred against the Achaeans in general, and Odysseus in particular, has grown.

Meanwhile, back at Troy, Odysseus and the other Achaean chieftains have learned from an oracle that Troy will fall only with the help of Philoctetes and his bow (a juicy tidbit it certainly would have been nice to have known eight or nine years earlier). Odysseus and Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, are sent to bring Philoctetes and his bow back to the war. Of course, Odysseus dare not show himself to Philoctetes and sends Neoptolemus to do the dirty work. Neoptolemus gains the confidences of the crippled man by lying about taking him home. During one of his agonizing spasms of pain, Philoctetes gives his bow to Neoptolemus. Regretting having lied to this helpless cripple, Philoctetes returns the bow and admits all, begging him to come to Troy of his own free will. Philoctetes refuses and when Odysseus shows his face and threatens to use force to achieve their goal, he finds himself facing a very angry archer.

In "Philoctetes" Sophocles clearly deals with the balance between the rights of the individual and the needs of society. But this is also a play about citizenship and the need for the idealism of youth to be give way to the responsibilities of adulthood. In fact, this lesson is learned both by Philoctetes, who is taught by the shade of Hercules who appears to resolve the tenses conclusion, and Neoptolemus, who finds his duties at odds with his idealized conception of heroism based upon his father. Although this is a lesser known myth and play, "Philoctetes" does raise some issues worth considering in the classroom by contemporary students.

"Philoctetes" is similar to other plays by Sophocles, which deal with the conflict between the individual and society, although this is a rare instance where Odysseus appears in good light in one of his plays; usually he is presented as a corrupter of innocence (remember, the Greeks considered the hero of Homer's epic poem to be more of a pirate than a true hero), but here he is but a spokesperson for the interests of the state. Final Note: We know of lost plays about "Philoctetes" written by both Aeschylus and Euripides. Certainly it would have been interesting to have these to compare and contrast with this play by Sophocles, just as we have with the "Electra" tragedies.

Good Greek tragedy. I especially find interesting the controversy behind the happy ending.

A group of plays, of which this was a member, won first prize in Athens. Philoctetes had been left marooned on an island several years earlier (because of his disease) under orders of Agamemnon and Menelaus. But, the two kings later discover that Troy cannot be conquered without Philoctetes and his bow, a bow given to him by Heracles. Odysseus and Neoptolemus (the son of the late Achilles) arrive at the island to persuade or trick Philoctetes to return with them. Neoptolemus wants to be noble in his actions; yet, his commander, Odysseus, wants to use guile. At the end, a deus-ex-machina device is used to resolve the conflict. The play has excellent characterization, a good plot, and steady movement.

McNarie's book has done what "The Last Temptation of Christ" could not do. He has explored the human side of Jesus Christ without being profane or blasphemous. The book, which was written from the point of view of "Doubting Thomas" and based on the apochryphal book "The Gospel of St. Thomas," shows Christ through the eyes of a reluctant follower. Thomas is a former slave who chooses to call Jesus his master as a slave, not as a religious follower. His regimen is even more ascetic than that of Christ. Thomas belives it is possible that he himself is the messiah and therefore is slow to deify his chosen master. McNarie's descriptive sense is marvelous. Getting lost in his words is a delight to the senses and he uses language to appeal to all five. Reading about Jerusalem's open marketplace, one is almost ready to buy some of that roasted lamb whose aroma is wafting into the consciousness. The subject matter, the lack of sensationalism surrounding it, and the fact that the book is printed by a small publishing house (Pushcart) have effectively kept "Yeshua" from becoming a moderate seller, let alone a best-seller. It is still an incredible first effort for a young poet-novelist from Missouri who now calls Hawaii home. "Yeshua" is insightful without being insensitive, revealing without being religious, and occasionally scathing without being sacriligeous. I look forward to more novels from McNarie, and hope that he will find commercial success and thus make this novel more accessible to the larger audience it deserves.

Yeshua..is a wonderful first novel, dark and thought provoking, and finally full of hope. It transports the reader to ancient times and places...I was struck by the oddest feeling of recognition. The author treats the subject with respect and humility, without the bombast or pomposity of a religious fanatic. I highly recommend this book for the serious reader interested in the historical aspect of biblical times enhanced by the freedom of the fictional framework.

I could not put this book down! It felt as if I were there and kept my interest all the way through. You feel for each one of the "characters" and can identify with them and actually "see why they actually act the way they do or feel the way do". You get emotionally involved in this story and feel as if you know Thomas and and I actually wish this book would've had a Part 2....or it is one of those you wish would just keep on going" I highly HIGHLY recommend it....for a feel of the times in which Yeshua lived and to get an overview of his "TWIN" theory!