James Patterson is at his best with Alex Cross and his murder and detective series. These are very explicit with the violence and graphic description of essential scenes plus a frenetic chase to catch the perpetrator.

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is exactly the opposite - very tender, loving, emotional and slow paced describing each character. The diary is the vehicle to express love and a mother's way to capture that love for her son and husband forever and explain the events that Matt could not verbally handle - "Suzanne, Matt and Nicholas forever"!

Katie, the recipient of the diary, struggles through her own personal emotions as well and makes an absolutely wonderful choice near the end.

Patterson still remains true to his short chapters and tantalizing last sentences to urge you on. I really like his style.

I still can't believe Patterson wrote this book; it is nice to see his other personality shine through.

I DO NOT READ ROMANCES.....except for once a year it seems. I don't know why, but it seems that July hits every year I go dashing for a light romance novel. I guess I just need to experience that little romantic emotional roller-coaster every once in a while. Well anyway, this July I ended up reading Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, and I really loved it. Patterson's novel really satisfied whatever it was I was needing.

The novel begins with Katie. Katie has just been dumped by a great guy named Matt who she had expected to marry her. She can't explain why it happened. Then, a diary written by someone named Suzanne shows up on her porch from Matt. He writes a note saying that this will explain everything. (Mysterious huh.) Well, of course she goes on to read the diary, and you learn all about the amazing Suzanne and her fascinating life story.

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is a really good book. I know that it uses some pretty cliched techniques, but it's still a really entertaining read. The characters, especially Suzanne, are so loveable that you have to get caught up in this short book. Anyone looking for a light, romantic read will certainly enjoy this little gem.

It is impossible to get your nose out of Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson. In this sweet love story of both romance and mystery, Katie struggles to understand why the man she thought she loved left her. Matt has handed down the diary of a new mother Suzanne who made a document of all her hopes and memories of her new family and marriage. Katie begins to understand much hurt what has happened and wonders with all her heart whether she and this new love of hers has a chance of surving. I really enjoyed this book being a romance lover and could not put it down. Like Katie I just wanted to understand what was happening. I especially liked the characters that James Patterson developed throughout the novel. They were just the type that I hope to meet in my future years. This book should be read by anyone who enjoys an easy and quick yet heart warming love story. I would definitely rate this book with five stars.

This text is not appropiate for any for introductory class to neuroscience at any level (whether grad or undergrad). The depth and detail leaves the reader confused at best. Perhaps it is suitable for an advanced gradute seeking to remedy any detail oriented holes. For all others, it is a precursor to a headache.
The smart money would go with the Kandel who clearly defines
his purpose at the outset of his classic book.
(I notice that the reviewer ,who bestowed the text 4 stars, and the author both call San Diego their home.)

To me as bibliophiliac and a cognitive psychologist interested in neurobiology, this is the textbook of choice and an object of desire. It is very up-to-date and well-written. Although some people have detected some lack of coherence in this work, I find it refreshing that the sections recognizably come from different research teams with somewhat different points of emphasis, but without anyone pushing his own scientific interests on the expense of those of the readers. This also guarantees that it is not only an accumulation of facts but has also interesting theoretical discussions by leading researchers. It is optimal for readers having at least some laypeople knowledge about biology, medicine, or neuroscience, and just want to know more (possibly everything), or who require a thorough and citable review of a certain topic. Readers completely new to the field may find it difficult to pick out the information suited for a beginner level - a less voluminous book would be more helpful for them. I would rather not recommend it for undergraduates courses. I would also prefer a somewhat stronger emphasis on cognitive neuroscience - after all, a few hundred pages more would do no harm...!

I was rather lucky to take my chances and go-for-a-buy for this title instead of the much more cited "Kandel-Fourth Edition"... The book is really awesome, well-written and edited, with many good first-time-seen illustrations. It spans the whole field of contemporary Neuroscience (from biochemical to cognitive and clinical) with extreme efficacy and reference. The authors did a great job integrating the contents of each section with clarifying examples and extensive references, making it ideal even for new-comers. As a medical student with research interests in this vast field, I was very pleased with my decision to buy this textbook.

This book spends 300 pages dancing around the topic of change management and talking about the authors' proprietary change management system of tools/checklists. The authors go to great length, over and over again, to list all the tools they have available, yet nowhere in the book or on the CD-ROM will you find ANY example of these tools! For that, you need to go to their website and spend thousands more.

What a complete waste of time and money sifting through all the fluff in this book trying to find some concrete, practical tips on a subject that sorely needs to be covered well. You won't find anything redeeming about Project Change Management in this book.

All of the tools for Fundamentals of Change Management are in the book it is an excellent reference book for consultants.

I had high hopes for this book that were quickly dashed by a number of glaring problems. Nick Eberstadt is a demographer/economist and he analyzes North Korea solely in these terms. If he were to write a book about North Korean economics, he would probably be capable of writing a masterpiece. As it is, he steps out of his well-troden field and attempts to predict the future of an entire country from a demographic/economic perspective. The hubris of Eberstadt's work is that he ventures to write about things he knows little to nothing about. ...In this book, Eberstadt simplifies North Korea into a one-sided demon bristing with weaponry and a declared enemy of the free world. While this may be true, it is difficult to take him seriously since he analyzes North Korea wholly from the outside. Curiously missing from his book is a history of the internal developments that allowed North Korea to survive even when the Communist Bloc states fell like dominoes in the 1980s.

korean peninsula was politically partitioned in 1950's korean war. korean war is often seen as democracy vs. communism, yet it is more correct to say christianity vs. non-christianity. us millitary was sent to korean peninsula to convert korean peninsula to christianity peninsula. all other wars that us millitary was involved in were from amreicans' desire to realize christianity world.

as long as christianity and related religions exist tragedies never end.

North Korea is regularly portrayed in the Western media as a lunatic colony running amuck on the world stage. While its strategies and tactics can be (sometimes purposely) baffling, the country is being run by extremely intelligent and very rationale people. However, it is the framework within which the North Korean leadership finds itself constrained in facing the rest of the world that leads to actions and decisions that appear from the outside as being irrational.

Making a great deal of sense of all of this is Nicholas Eberstadt's recently released book, The End of North Korea. Eberstandt is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Research and a visiting fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.

Last month (October 1999) the paperback version of this book appeared in its 175-page format. The original manuscript and charts were completed not quite a year ago so that the perspective is still quite timely. Why this is an important read is because the author skillfully lays out the historical and political context the North Korean leadership is calling the shots. The North Koreans' hidden agendas suddenly become much more visible by Eberstadt's well researched analysis. Actually the North Koreans have been remarkably blunt. The West has done a poor job of listening - more often than not we have just been reacting without recalling prior messages. What Pyongyang is demanding may not be what we wish to hear but they have been clear and consistent.

Upon reading this book, the zigzag patterns of Pyongyang now make a great deal more sense to me. I think any other reader, in government or in business, who is concerned about the current and near-future environment of the Korean peninsula would do well to invest a few hours in reading this well written text.