blue prints surgery is a very good review book for surgery .it is just 113 pages which makes it very easy to study and covers the important topics tested in the usmle. has got very good diagrams and tables.not for indepth study, but good source of reveiw for the boards.i recommend this book for anyone preparing for the boards.

I did particularly well on the surgical subcategory of Step 2, and it's owed to this book. Hands down, it's the best, highest-yield 3rd/4th year review for surgical disease - including epidemiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, and management. Awesome for review before the big test; also useful for overview of surgical diseases during your clerkship. One small complaint: it costs lots of dollars for about 100 pages.

I found myself picking up "The Four Hills of Sealoch" whenever I had an opportunity. The chapters are of a length that allows one to read one (or two or three) without the necessity of an afternoon or evening. I even skipped TV time! The book took me to another time and place every time I began reading. The characters became my friends and companions and I felt a sense of loss when I finished the book. My four star rating instead of a five star rating is only because I feel reserved about offering five stars. But I thought it was great entertainment, a wonderful escape, and I was moved as the story took me and the characters on a journey of epic struggle and achievement. A new roadblock at every turn and daring twists to the tale. In fairness, I should add that the author is my cousin. I began reading the book out of a sense of duty, but was soon absorbed. In the end, I was reading because I couldn't put it down.

The Four Hills of Sealoch was a thrill to read from the first two paragaphs until the last two of the 500 plus pages. Selodom do I have a book that calls me to duty to read every moment I can, but this one did. The descriptions and dialogue made you feel you were with all the characters and taking place in their adventure. All the characters were very real and could easily be related to. Readers who love Sci-Fi, Medieval, supernatural related adventures jump on this one. A surprise at every turn.

While the ending did lend some satisfaction, you are left craving for more in the further adventures of The Four Hills of Sealoch.

I also love books by King, Koontz and Rice and I certainly hope James Miller pubishes more.

I found very useful the way thermal conductivity was approached. I was used to solve simple problems by means of "Temperature response charts". Now it is possible to use formulas instead of graphs.

A must read for all Chemical and Mechanical engineers. Exhaustice source of information and knowledge

FOR BOND FANS, THIS IS MUST. BUT DON'T EXPECT THE MODERN SLAM-BAM. BASED ON A SHORT FLEMMING STORY, NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIE. SET IN 1961 BERLIN, TYPICAL BOND OF THAT ERA. SHORT (I.E. - 1 CASSETTE STORY - BUT AT THIS PRICE, WHY NOT)? TITLE PROVES TO BE A FUN SUPRISE AT THE END....

One of Ian Fleming's best James Bond stories!!! With this short story, Fleming gives us an interesting view of Bond and his opinions on his cold, lonely profession. While many of the typical 007 trappings are missing, Fleming conceives a perfectly written story that keeps the reader's (or listener's) attention throughout. One of the best elements is that Fleming dispenses with the fantasy and makes the premise very beleivable. The story is very moody and the narrative paints vivid portraits of the action in Cold War Berlin (The Perfect Location for a Perfect Spy Story) and the man that is James Bond. Fleming's descriptions of Bond's feeling about his chief "distraction" from duty are masterful. This particular audio book perfectly captures the spirit of the story. Anthony Valentine's narration is very soothing and helps the listener to visualize the action as it develops. Valentine's clear voice and well-timed inflections make this interpretation the best of all of the audio book versions of Bond novels currently available in the U.S.

This is one of a series of books with quotes by and about "The South's Great Generals." A slim volume, it takes only a short time to read through.

I enjoyed this collection of quotes, as much for what his Union enemy's said about Longstreet, as what he said himself. However, reading the quotes regarding the criticisms of Lee's Old Warhorse in the battle of Gettysburg are almost painful. Yet they had to be included to give as full a picture of the man and the soldier as can be done in so short a space.

Readers and scholars of the War Between the States will enjoy this book, perhaps even keep it at hand to browse through at any time.

Randall Bedwell's "May I Quote You ..." series is always a pleasure to read. General Longstreet was a plain spoken man, and Mr. Bedwell has captured the essence of him exactly! From General Longstreet, an undeservedly maligned American patriot, I have found words to live by: "Error lives but a day. Truth is eternal." If you enjoyed this book, try my other two favorites in the series, "May I Quote You General Lee?" and "May I quote You General Forrest?"

Since I often visit Longwood Gardens and am fascinated by the orchid room there, I thought this would be a good book to have. I did, however, find it a little more technical than I really wanted, and have decided that I will just buy an orchid plant 2-3 times a year and enjoy it rather than worry about its cultivation, growing needs, and propagation.

The book's introduction told me that the orchid is the most highly evolved of all plant families, with 25,000 species in the wild and over 100,000 cultivated species. Orchids are found on trees, on rock faces, and in soil. They are monocotyledons --their flower parts are arranged in groups of three or multiples of three. Something I never knew was that the flower exists solely to attract and manipulate a pollinator, and then the flower dies.

In the section on orchid history, I learned that there were exotic orchids in England at the end of the 18th century, mostly in botanical gardens. When private owners acquired them, at first the flowers were put into "stove houses" (greenhouses) but these had too little air and too much heat. This was the time of "plant hunters' who went on expeditions to find exotic flowers. By early Victorian times, orchids were status symbols for the wealthy, which led to over-collection. Today, the destruction of the rain forests threatens many orchid species.

The prices of orchids plummeted in 1922 when Professor Knudsen at Cornell University germinated and grew orchids in a sterile medium.

In the section entitled "Some Basics", I found out that orchids are not grown in soil but in an inert medium. They need some shade--filtered light like that under a tree canopy in the forest--and circulating air. The temperature differential must be significant or the orchids will not flower. They need a 50% + level of humidity to thrive and blasts of dry hot air are bad for them.

In the rest of the book, James talks about the growing environment, growing media, containers, feeding, watering, pests, diseases, potting, and propagation. Interesting material, but like I said, I think I will continue to buy mine one at a time and enjoy them for as long as they manage to live in my environment.

Jim James has given us a delightful addition to an orchid enthusiast's collection of titles on basic orchid growing. His book includes crisp, accurate line drawings by Gillian James and over fifty wonderful photographs of easy-to-grow species and hybrids to choose from as we dip our toes into the heady waters of orchid growing. "Orchids" gives advice on handling bugs and bacteria, outlines potting and propogation, demystifies fertilizer, and explains clearly those factors that affect watering practices. And with about 60% of orchid growers doing so in the home, there is a nice section on growing under lights. From me, the rating is five stars.

"Soldiers Blue And Gray" contains much information on the general aspects of the Civil War. Not directly covering any specific action or battle, it uses quotations from diaries and letters of the period to bring to life such topics as life in camp, prisoners of war, and medical conditions, while covering the point of view of both Union and Confederate soldiers. It is comparable in style to Wiley's "The Life of Billy Yank" and "The Life of Johnny Reb". Easily read and understood, and filled with many facts and figures, it should prove valuable to both the serious researcher and the casual reader.

Author James Robertson has put together a very interesting book that considers many popular aspects of soldiering in the Civil War. Robertson hits strong topics such as enlisting, camp life, battle, prisons, religion, relationships, family, death and valor. This insightful information is backed by reference, great writing and also some humorous situations that Robertson assembles. This book was a pleasure to read and at times very educational. For the advanced historian, it may be a bit too generalized although a person with some basic knowledge of the war could benefit a great amount. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to understand the common soldier of the Civil War and looking to gain further insight.

This book makes it clear why the Stonewall Brigade was considered to be one of the premier fighting units of the Civil War. Primarily written in a narrative format, it is well written and will hold the attention of the non-specialist. I found that sometimes the author's narrow focus on the Stonewall Brigade made it hard to understand what was happening in the context of the war as a whole, even to the point of creating confusion as to which battle was taking place. I also suspect that more recent studies will have focused more on primary sources generated by the soldiers themselves and on issues of discipline and morale. Still, this is a classic work.

"The Stonewall Brigade" by James I. Robertson Jr.,is a readable book that all Civil War history buffs will enjoy."The Stonewall Brigade" is a book that examines in-depth one of the Civil War's most recognized and exceptional brigades.Robertson writes of the many hardships the soldiers endured while giving insight to command decisions that made these hardships nessesary.One can quickly see why the Stonewall Brigade was willing to go into the most harmful of situations for Old Jack.This is a honest representation of the Stonewall Brigade which gives many interesting facts to support both the excellance and shortcomings of the brigade.Overall,I recommend this book to anyone who is fascinated with the man known as Stonewall. A must for Stonewall Jasckson Fanatics!

I loved this book. It flies in the face of present fashion. The pace is slow, the voice is gentle, the stories are loosely structured. But the portraits of members of an old German-Austrian-Texas family in Texas are so true and touching, I found myself holding a page for a long time. Older readers would especially treasure the old-fashioned feel of these books by a writer now dead.

This piece opens the warm, cozy parlors of those old German family homes in a multitude of homes throughout the South. Ms. Goyne was able to make the reader feel as though they were sitting on the porch listening in on the various conversations that took place. A well written, "from the heart" book that is a MUST READ for anyone interested in German Americana.

I bought this book for my History course and its absolutely Great ! All the main points have been neatly written on the side, which makes reading very easy. If you are purchasing this book, you may also want to buy the Study guide which comes along with it.

This book lets you know all the concepts just by reading it through. I bought it for the history class and this is by far the best book i've ever read in the classes.