Dr. Eisenberg is one of the poineers of the Integartive medicine in US ( which is a fussion between the conventional and alternative therapies). Western medicine has achieved things that seemed imposible 1-2 centuries ago, but it seems to be stuck with its overly rationalistic approach toward disease...is the body functioning depending from the mind? Can attitude affect one's well- being? Could ther e be somthing that we still do not know about human physiology? Western science is just entering the realm of mind/body medicine( neuroscience), while some nations (like Chinese) have millenia long history of practicing and perfecting those methods of treatment....so why not learn to use those methods? Why not integrate them into conventional western medicine? Partly because the public and the medical proffessionals are not aware of all those options, and also because there is still some stigma in medical society about the alternative practices. Dr. Eisengberg's book disspels part of that stigma in a very easy to read, livelly and plesant style...

David Eisenberg, MD, embarked upon a pilgrimage under the auspices of Harvard to China to see if ancient medical alternatives hold new promise for Western medicine. His entrepreneurial approach is admirable and opens new possibilities for the West that have been already embraced by hundreds of millions of Chinese in some cases for many centuries. The shift in interest to Oriental medicine in the quest for new alternatives commands attention. The most critical asset for Western minds viewing Oriental medicine would seem to be an open mind. Yes, the West has made great medical strides but we don't have all the answers. Why should Western bias pre-empt potentially viable solutions that have attained credence through the tests of time and strength of following elsewhere? The Afterword in this edition suggests that Americans by the tens of millions are searching for new options, especially when patients face chronic pain thwarted by Western approaches. I congratulate Dr. Eisenberg for his creative approach and imagination and hope that appropriate testing protocol will help validate those remedies that have the greatest potential in the U.S. and elsewhere. The potential upside benefit for the quality of life of millions should drive progress on this frontier emerging in the West.

I have been trying to locate this book ever since I was twelve and a friend lost the only copy my family owned. It goes beyond the silly magic tricks and slight of hand. It is full of simple, little things you can use in any gathering to impress and entertain. I only remember a couple things from the book, but I've used them over and over with great success. If you are the type of person who can't play a game of pool without taking three of the balls from the pockets and juggling them, this book is for you!

I was delighted by this rather thick book as a child, although it contains several tricks and practical jokes for any age reader to try. Some suggestions are as simple as sprinkling pepper on the surface of a bowl of water, telling a clever little story about your magical powers and then, with one touch, causing the pepper to flee from your finger....you have to read the book to find out how! Other "feats", while a little more involved, are fiendishly clever. I was entertained reading it by the mere thought of attempting some of the cunning chicanery described. I also discovered the "how to" of many "how-did-they-do-that?" party-tricks I have seen done before. It's nice to be in on the joke!

Together with Professional C# Web Services, also from Wrox, these books will give you a solid base to really understand Web Services and Remoting. The basics are quite simple but you will also learn some useful advanced topics. I've always liked the Wrox style of writing, I think it's easy to read and follow the code examples. The only criticism is the number of authors. Some smaller parts are repeated and the style is not always consistent.

I read the book several times. I did some of the examples. The examples worked with no changes necessary. On the [web page], the book has an errata list, which is pretty small. The source code for C# and VB are on the wrox website. This book is for EXPERIENCED programmers. Don't even try to read it if you have no prior knowledge of web services.

The book has an excellent introduction to ASP.NET for web services. It probably is worth just going over the first two chapters to get a flavor of web services. Word of caution, I downloaded the VB samples, and they were a bit buggy. If you are a C# developer, the code in the book was fine. The VB code was not...

The first few chapters teach you the basics, most of which I knew already, but it is the later chapters which are really great. The chapter on SOAP security (a subject about which I confess I knew very little) taught me everything I am ever likely to need or want to know about that subject. There's also loads of great examples to get you going. To sum up - it's great!

found most of this material to be on the dry dull humor side. Some interesting insight, but otherwise I would of waitied till the book ended up in the local goodwilll store.

Dropped on an unsuspecting public, Viagra, the little blue pill that can, has done wonders for (a) the love lives of elderly men, (b) Pfizer Corp. stock and (c) the bad-joke industry. Now, in the second wave of Viagra humor, comes a hilariously clever book that addresses issues we thought we'd never have to ponder, like what to do in the case of a Viagra overdose, the effects of Viagra on pets and how to fill your prescription without the whole town knowing.

Eisenberg, an editor for creative development at TIME, and McCall, whose humor has brightened the pages of The New Yorker, took only two months to crank out this amusing gem. Give it to a male friend who's having a significant birthday.

In the post-Viagra universe, every Leaning Tower of Pisa can be a Washington Monument. Or at least that's the premise behind this laugh-out-loud- funny book celebrating the wonder drug that gives new meaning to the phrase "Magic Johnson."

The authors dispense with the so-called hard facts about Viagra--so people are dying from it. What a way to go!--and go right for the big shtick. How "Viagran" are you? Take their quiz and find out. Glimpse the Viagran bachelor pad. (Hint: It comes equipped with air bags.) And see what the swingin' Viagran wears to bed. How about breakaway pajamas--extra baggy.

This is the perfect book to give to your Dad, your grandfather, your husband, the guy in the next office, and most of all that ex-boyfriend who used to experience, well, technical difficulties. Viagra Nation kept me up all night. . .laughing.

Intriguing title fooled me into reading this one! I was not impressed with much of anything in this book. Although many of us can relate to the drive to achieve golf levels, this book doesn't offer much. Found the author to be irrelevant to my approach to the game. Too critical of teacher, course, most of everything except himself. As one PGA pro said: "complain about everything except the one swinging the club." This would make a much better title. Try Carl Paulson's book to see a magnificent player struggle with the game.

Breaking Eighty is a well worded and evocative diary of Lee Eisenberg's attempts to improve his golf game. He travels the world, tries out tips, teachers, and theories, with--I'll just say--moderate success.

This isn't an instructional book; it's an autobiographical story. Nevertheless it speaks to the heart of the golfer who is wondering why, despite earnest intent and enormous effort, his golf game isn't improving perceptibly.

Did Eisenberg break eighty? You'll just have to read to find out. One other thing you'll find out as you turn the pages is that he had an interesting journey, and that is perhaps the more important point.

This book is about a frustrated hacker who brings his considerable wit and eloquence to the task of "breaking 80." On his journey he samples every product, theory, pro and golf guru that has tempted the rest of us who love the game but just don't score very well. Very funny, very insightful, very Zen (the official religion of golfers).

This is one of the weakest links of the Diamond Library. Attempts to be entertaining (sometimes) and the data base is nonexistant. The information consists of mostly repetitive one liners, most definitely not worth the money. The John Benson A To Z Book is a far better book, even though it may cost a little more. This book may have been written by "the Founding Fathers" but it will surely not help you in Rotisserie League. While I have bought and enjoyed previous versions of this book, I probably will not buy the 2002 version. Their day is done.

Where to begin to critique this effort of the Diamond Library (John Benson's boutique) to separate you from your money.

There is a tremendous difference between publishing statistics soon after the end of the season, as STATS does with some of their books, and publishing analysis soon after the end of the season. Because this book was published in November, the player comments apparently were written before the season ended. For instance Tyler Houston's blurb mentions his Wrigley Field advantage, even though he was traded to Cleveland late in the season. None of the early off season transactions are addressed. The player comments also suffer from terminal cuteness, as the authors try to emulate the light tone of earlier editions by Waggoner et al. The current editors are just not as consistently clever, although they occasionally get off a good one-liner or pun.

Nor are they as attentive. There are numerous typos in the book. These range from simply annoying misspellings, to transposing entire stat lines between players (Dave Veres for Billy Wagner, Chuck Knoblach for Jeff Kent to name two). This really limits the book's utility as a reference.

If you buy the book intent on using its prices for your draft you will certainly lose. Most are unrealistic, perhaps partly due to the early publishing date.

The section on minor league prospects is the most informative section of the book, and is probably a part that many readers will skim over.

Essentially all of the information in this book is also in earlier editions of the same book (the rules) or appears with minimal modification in other books written or co-written by John Benson. If you have never before played rotisserie baseball, you should buy the book once, for the rules. If you are an experienced player you should look elsewhere for helpful analysis.

This book has been surpassed by the Benson A To Z Scouting Book for rotisserie purposes. However, there are a lot of useful tidbits and funny one liners to make this a worthwhile purchase, especially during the off-season when we are baseball starved. The book is in the same format as previous years with no dramatic changes. This book is usually not as thorough or as accurate as the John Benson A To Z Guide but it is usually better than the plethora of fantasy baseball magazines that come out each year at this time and certainly is a lot funnier with all of the capsule reviews and one-liners. This book has been around the longest of all of the rotisserie books and it is probably because of the wit and humor that goes into making this.