This is one of those sequels that only seems to present more of the same. I'm afraid I trudged though about 1/3 of this book and fell asleep. For me it was one of those books that once you put it down, you can't pick it up again. I may have to come back in 10 years or so and try again.

I could hardly stand to put this book down. Time travel books are all starting to look alike, but I found the idea of time tourism to be fascinating. The small community overrun by tourists was a great place to start, and with the wild clash of the vastly different cultures from all different times and places, it was absolutely stewing with adventure. The writing was smooth, with plenty of exciting, tense moments but also plenty of humor. I felt by the end of the book that I really knew the characters.
I never read series out of order, but this was the first book I'd read out of tis series and I never would have known it wasn't the first if I hadn't started looking for more books by the same author -- it is a completely independent book from Time Scout. I highly recommend it for anyone aching for a fast paced adventure.

Provides a very interesting theory what if time travle was possible?

Preety engaging and very fun now I have to find the first book in the serise someplace.

I found this book to be quite interesting and informative. It discusses not only the trails themselves but their history. The physical descriptions of the trails are excellent, however I would have liked to see more detailed maps. It is a wonderful book to use as a reference.

The Jerusalem Scrolls is an above average prophetic novel, dealing with prophecy concerning the Millenium. There seems to be an inordinate amount of these kinds of stories out right now, for obvious reasons. I liked this one because it attempts to explore the "End of Time" questions from 3 diametrically opposed religious viewpoints. It tries to validate each religion. Yet, also exposes the inherent prejudices that exist within each religious/cultural framework, and how those prejudices determine each person's "take" on prophecy. The characters are likeable and the story is fast-paced. I only wish I had realized there would be a sequel beforehand. I have visions of the series stretching into several books, much as the Left Behind series has.

I read this book a few years back, and remember it fondly. The book starts off with a little history of advertising, and it was fun to read. After that, the book gets into the meat of what is possible with cable television. I don't think the whole scope of what Mr. Evan's envisioned has come to pass, but I think he got close.

What a shame that this gem of a book never received the undeserved attention bestowed upon Larry McMurty's & Diana Ossana'a monstrosity (that shall go un-named here). Conley's account of Ned Christie's experience with white man's law tells the story of a thoughtful and respected Cherokee leader who made the best of an impossible situation by letting his enemies "know that they had been in a fight."

The book is written as a practical guide to the main areas of concern for a forensic physician, with a reminder of the most salient points at the end of each section or chapter.In clinical medicine, we are always advised that the notes we take must be legible, accurate and comprehensive, in case they are required as evidence in legal proceedings at a later date. However, look at any set of patient's notes on the wards and they are complete with acronyms, abbreviations, and often illegible. The forensic clinician examines patients in police custody, and everything that s/he writes is subject to the same potential scrutiny as any other doctor, but in their case the likelihood of those notes coming before the courts is greatly increased. It is for this reason that the forensic physician receives extra training in the law relating to contemporaneity with respect to note taking, and the ability to refresh one's memory from one's notes in court at a later date. Clinical notes in the forensic setting must address the following questions, when (the record was made) how (the record was kept) what (the record contains) where (the record was stored) The book sets out methods of answering each of these questions in a practical manner, and goes on to address issues of consent and confidentiality. The concepts of consent and confidentiality are two of the major tenets of medical ethics, and are the subject of leaflets produced by the GMC. The forensic physician is placed in a dilemma - s/he has a responsibility to the patient in the same way that any doctor has, but also a responsibility to society and the system of justice to carry out forensic examinations. The findings of these examinations may not necessarily result in an outcome that is beneficial to the patient. Dr Robinson provides us with a succinct summary of the relevant issues surrounding this dilemma, and also steers the interested reader to additional sources of information. Most doctors will be required to give their evidence to a legal forum of some description - be it a magistrates court or coroner's court - and will be required to present their evidence in the form of a statement. The writing of statements is described in this book, and Dr Robinson gives a brief introduction to the law of evidence relating to statements and giving evidence. Having studied the law of evidence, it is clear that a text of this size can only possibly scrape the surface of the subject, but for the general reader I was impressed with the overview given. More detail on the giving of opinion evidence, and the duties of the expert witness would be beneficial, but again the aim of this text is to give a practical overview, and any criticism should be taken with that aim in mind. The chapters on Fitness to be Detained and Fitness to be Interviewed take the reader through common medical conditions encountered by the forensic physician, such as acute asthma, epilepsy and substance abuse. Guidance from a variety of sources is drawn together to provide the Forensic Physician with a handy guide to dealing with patients in the custodial setting with these conditions. As a medical student having been in casualty clerking patients with these conditions, it strikes me that the forensic physician is placed in an extremely difficult position - not only does s/he have to diagnose these conditions, but they also have to decide whether those patients can be managed in custody, or whether they need to be transferred to hospital for more sophisticated care. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Codes of Practice govern how a prisoner is treated in custody, and the forensic physician must consider how these impact on the prisoner presenting with symptoms that may affect their ability to be detained or interviewed etc. In order to ensure that there is no miscarriage of justice, the physician must determine whether a patient is fit to be interviewed, or whether the symptoms complained of are likely to interfere with their ability to answer questions correctly, or whether their symptoms amount to them being under 'duress', and consequently making all their answers inadmissible in evidence at a later date. A particularly difficult judgment call must surely be where an intoxicated individual also complains of a head injury - a common enough occurrence, but at what stage does the forensic physician decide when to transfer the patient to hospital? The remaining chapters continue in the same style, with an overview of the subject, with practical tips on what the forensic physician should cover in his/her examination routine. This slim volume was a pleasure to read. Although there were no photographs or illustrations in the core text, this did not detract in any way from the ease with which the book could be picked up and read. The author certainly succeeded in his aim to provide the reader with a practical introduction to the subject of clinical forensic medicine, and I would recommend it to any medical student interested in forensic medicine, as well as any other student of law or forensic science, as they will get an informed overview of the role of the forensic physician, which is lacking in most other forensic medicine texts.

I used this book to research peer groups for a paper I was writing about first-year composition. I am a graduate student instructor of first-year composition and found the information in this book very helpful--stuff I wish I'd known when I started teaching!

I find the book to be very good. After reading the book I bought the program. The way it defines databases is very good for non database people. It allowes you to setup databases as ascii files. It uses variable length records and fields. The size of files is limited by the size of your harddrive. It can run in any unix and/or dos with MKS toolkit. It is a very good reference book.

"Walker Evans: Florida," following on the heels of last year's "Walker Evans: Signs," is the second volume in what I hope will become a series from the J.Paul Getty Museum. Revealing as well as entertaining, it presents the Getty's holdings of Florida photographs that Evans made on assignment in 1941 for "The Mangrove Coast," with text by Karl Bickel, published the following year. This is a lesser-known body of Evans's work, somewhat overshadowed by his monumental document of the Great Depression collected in the files of the Library of Congress, and in the pages of innumerable volumes since his original "American Photographs" and Let Us Now Praise Famous Men." The value of this small volume is that Evans's excellant Florida work is now back in print; and if his whole career is ever to be properly evaluated, then all of its facets must be fully examined. My only criticism is with the book's design and layout. As with "Walker Evans: Signs," the photographs are often guttered and bled off the edge of the page, and the type is laid out in such an artsy way that it is often confusing. Evans would not have approved. The enjoyable introductory essay by Robert Plunket adeptly balances information about Evans and West Florida, with personal experiences of the author, a long time Sarasota resident. This is a book that all serious students of Evans will want to have.