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Better Than Ever: The 4-Week Workout Program for Women over 40
Published in Paperback by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books (01 April, 1997)
Authors: Lisa Hoffman and Anita Weil Bell
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This is one of the best excerise books I have come across in
This book addressed many of the issues that I am concerned with as well as motivated me to excerise and live and be well. The excerises were not only easy to follow but I saw results. I highly recommend this book.


Winning Strategies for Developing Grant Proposals
Published in Paperback by Thompson Pub Group (01 May, 1999)
Author: Don Hoffman, Denise Lamoreaux Lisa Hayes
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Money well spent
I'd always thought my proposals were pretty good. But after I read this book, and got the inside details on what grantors are really looking for, I had much better success in landing much-needed money for our projects.

It's really important these days to go the extra mile to get limited funds. And Winning Strategies for Developing Grant Proposals really made a difference.


The Osteoporosis Solution
Published in Hardcover by Kensington Pub Corp (15 January, 1999)
Authors: Carl Germano, William Cabot, Lisa Turner, and Ronald Hoffman
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Finally, an alternative to the Fosomax party line
The only publication I've seen that doesn't slavishly recommend fosomax as the only way to reverse osteoporosis. I was heartened to see a positive review of this book from a physician on Amazon.com, because when I mentioned these authors' recommendation of calcium plus ipriflavone at a lecture by a local internist, he dismissed it out of hand (and out of ignorance of its existence) as "one of those rumors that fly around the Internet." The only problem is, how do you find a physician who is willing to help you try this regimen, which apparently is far safer than Fosomax? The authors do not explain how to find a nutritionally oriented doctor in a world of simplistic, cookie-cutter, prescription-pad, one-solution-for-all medicine.

I feel compelled to recommend it to all of my patients.
As a physician, I found this book to be very informative and well written and does a great job of explaining exactly what is causing the bone tissue to lose calcium and therefore bone mass as we age. The book also explains how calcium and other minerals and supplements exert their effect on the bone. As I said before, I strongly recommend this book for all women, regardless of age, if you have an interest in preventing or treating this very common condition.


Mac OS X Fast & Easy
Published in Paperback by Premier Press (15 May, 2001)
Author: Lisa A. Bucki
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New users think twice before buying!
This book was recommended to me by someone on the Apple support line. Apple is also selling it.
I bought it and am going to return it.As a new user, I initially took some comfort in the screen shots and click by click instructions. Until I found that the information and illustrations do not correspond in all cases to what you're actually going to be working with in OS X!
I started with the simple task of trying to change my desktop image (pg 115). The instructions are not correct and the Finder preferences dialog box pictured is not what you'll get in OS X 10.1.3.
Is it an illustration from 10.0? Did they leave out an intervening step? I don't know, but it's hardly helpful or "fast & easy" to confuse a new user with incorrect information.
This one example is enough to turn me off to the book as a reference. Too bad, because I like the illustrated format but don't need the stress of second guessing the advice given.
The two stars reflect my liking of the book's format, one that should have included content that was a good and accurate introductory tour through settings and setup.
Think twice about turning to this book if you're a clean slate
when it comes to macs or OS X.
Also, the url address given for "corrections" or feedback was dead.
Hmm? Perhaps any book on OS X with a copyright of 2001 should be avoided. I just wish Apple wouldn't recommend it to new users.

Great NOVICE BOOK
I too was disappointed in this book. I thought I was getting something that would help me with the transition from OS9 to OSX. I was definitely wrong. I give this book 3 stars however because it is a good book for someone that has never used a computer before and is getting one with OS X on it. Just disappointed by it's marketing targets.

A fantastic newbie book.
I purchased this book for my sister. I recently purchased a used iMac for her with OS X installed as the default operating system. She has never used a personal computer before. I read the book before I mailed it to her and found that I do agree with the others opinion that this is not for a person who uses any computer regularly. It is very basic and if the first computer they are introduced to happens to be a Macintosh running OS X, I found the book to be very appropriate and educational. The book is a quick read and for someone like my sister, with no computer experience, I fill confident that she'll be able to get around in the operating system and learn the basic skills she'll need to learn more. This book is a great place to start!


Date Rape (At Issue (San Diego, Calif.).)
Published in Library Binding by Greenhaven Press (2004)
Authors: James Haley and Lisa Hoffman
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The Healing Power of Movement: How to Benefit from Physical Activity During Your Cancer Treatment
Published in Paperback by Perseus Publishing (08 January, 2002)
Authors: Lisa Hoffman, Alison Freeland, and Barrie R. Cassileth
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Mathemagic: Computer Fun With Numbers
Published in Paperback by Alpha Books (1992)
Authors: Jennifer Flynn, Lisa C. Hoffman, Sherry Willard Kinkoph, and Lisa A. Bucki
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The Midlife Woman's Workout Program
Published in Hardcover by Houghton Mifflin Co (1997)
Authors: Lisa Hoffman and Anita Weil Bell
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Mothers at Work : Effects on Children's Well-Being
Published in Hardcover by Cambridge University Press (1999)
Authors: Lois Hoffman and Lisa Youngblade
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