This book is well-written and covers a vast scope. Contrary to what the title might lead you to believe, this book covers a lot more than just plain mediums. In fact, it offeres detailed information on just about any faction in the Skinlands that might interact with the Restless Dead: "Boardwalk mediums" found at carnivals and circuses the ruthless Giovanni vampires, even charlatans and frauds who possess no real talent, but manage to offend wraiths with their very presumption and chicanery.

This book is definitely worth the purchase price- it will enrich virtually any Wraith chronicle.

This is a fine resource for mediums, much better than the Quick and the Dead. The systems stuff is vastly improved, with a battery of new merits and flaws for mediums that I actually found useful (and can be used to supplement or replace the hedge magic paths for interacting with wraiths). There is some good stuff on summoning, a large section on Native American medicine men and shamanic dealings with the dead, a fresh look at many of the old ghost-dealing groups, and a new ability for those people who have had enough with wraiths shouting in their ears.

Quite good in reviewing the basic pathophysiology of endocrine disorders.
This book is becoming the standard for fellows in endocrinology.

This textbook is very user friendly. I prefer this text over the William's textbook of Endocrinology. Very well organized with many good illustrations and tables. Has appendix of endocrine testing as well as common drugs used in endocrinology. Highly reccomended.

this item was great for my 10 year old who enjoys making up poetry herself

This book has common complain plus what to ask in addition to that complain with D/D and superficial physical diagnosis.

I finally found myself in that book. I thought I was lost going through big texts of neurosurgery and I could not grasp all the information needed to pass my exam. Now that this amazing book is available I'm sure I will pass the exam . It provides a good frame for studying and contains all one needs to prepare for the neurosurgery exam. It saves time and a lot of effort . I envy younger neurosurgeons because this work is now available at their hands.. study will be much easier.

Dorothea Tanning shows an incredibly wide range of artistic styles in this compilation of her works. Some of the most intruiging and inspiring paintings I have ever seen!

Each turn of the page reveals another exceptional view. It's easy to take gorgeous landscape photos of New England in Autumn, but Richard Creek goes far beyond that. The lighting, cloud conditions, reflections, and seasonal conditions bring out the most in each photograph. I want to frame each one and hang it on my walls, or better still, visit each place and hope to see and capture a similar moment. I hope Mr. Creek follows up with a series of other states.

There's something most of us find fascinating about the lineages of persons of note, whether they're royalty, U.S. presidents, movie stars, military leaders, or literary and historical figures like Pocahontas and Louisa May Alcott. The Virginia ancestry of the Queen Mother is relatively well known, as are the New England cousins of the late Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York -- but did you know Elvis Presley, Jimmy Carter, and Jesse Helms are all collaterally related? Roberts is probably the leading expert at this sort of thing, especially when it comes to uncovering surprising connections, like the British royal descent of Karl Marx's wife (whose grandmother was Scottish), and he carefully lays out examples of what might be called "genealogical evolution," demonstating that genealogy really is inclusive, not exclusive. Many British, European, and American contemporaries are much more closely related than we often realize. There are also a number of descents contributed by guest columnists which maintain the same high standard of documentation.

A terrific book, full of lots of photos and colour reproductions of advertising posters etc. Was dissappointed in that it had no detail on the actual trains re locos and consists etc, but more on the PR side of the Chiefs. If you are after more in depth detail I recommend the book "Santa Fe Streamliners" the Chiefs and their Tribesmen by Karl Zimmermann. A must have addition for the set.

In Santa Fe: The Chief Way, railroading enthusiasts Robert Strein, John Vaughan, and C. Fenton Richards Jr. collaborate to present an informative and totally engaging presentation of the famed Santa Fe railroad, and its legendary"Chief" locomotives that powered the trains along the New Mexico terrains. Blending historic photography with period advertisements, and thematic artwork, Santa Fe: The Chief Way is a welcome and much appreciate contribution to any American railroading history collection. Also available in a hardcover format (0937206717), Santa Fe: The Chief Way is an ideal giftbook for railroad buffs as well.

Robert Strein, John Vaughan, and Fenton Richards effectively collaborate to provide an informative and fascinating history of the Santa Fe railroad in Santa Fe - The Chief Way. Illustrated throughout with many unique historical photographs enhancing the "reader friendly" text, we are presented with highlights of those prestigious trains and their luxurious accommodations on the Santa Fe run. A welcome and highly recommended addition to any railroad buff's collection, Santa Fe - The Chief Way also touches upon the railroad hires of Native Americans guides to ride the trains through New Mexico for the edification of the passengers, as well as citing the film stars and cinematic moments associated with Santa Fe railroading history.

This book is a tragedy, in the Greek sense of the word. Richard Mahoney, through the most rigorous scholarly work, transcends the "facts", put you in a corner with overwhelming lucidity and leaves you there, in despair, as a witness of the inevitability of the Kennedy brothers' (Jack and Bobby) destiny. All the components of the human quest for power and its consequences are masterly described and explained. The primordial driving force in this saga is the political ambition of the "Ambassador" (Joe Kennedy Sr.). This ambition is materialized with the tribal subordination of his offspring, their soldierly attachment, and their father's unscrupulous disregard for the "means" to obtain his goals. The Presidency of the United States, the ultimate prize, turns into the sacrificial stone for Jack and Bobby Kennedy. The reading of this book gives an overall sense of the flow of history in general, the big picture. However, the details that make this story are precise and well documented. The author takes the reader in a rather exciting journey from the arid zones of the legal chasing of criminals, to the exploration of their most dark motives. From the grandiosity of historical moments such as John Kennedy's decision not to launch an air strike against Cuba, probably avoiding with this the annihilation of most of humanity, to the abyss of his self-defeating extramarital sexual encounters that crudely exposed him to the spears of his enemies. One by one the different components of the fatal trap fall into place and the unavoidable occurs: The faith of the hero(s) fatally concludes.

After the background is set, the drama unfolds. The John Kennedy's campaign for the Presidency can be viewed as the planting of the mortiferous seeds that will grow into the misfortune or Jack and Bobby. The role of the Mafia and corrupt union leaders at the solicitation of Joe Kennedy is undeniable. During the Presidency of John Kennedy, Robert is appointed Attorney General of The United States, the zealous catholic altar boy launch a campaign against evil forces that are threatening the very fiber of America: the mobsters, the Mafia, and the CIA and FBI officials hostages of criminals through blackmail. The international front offers a discouraging view; Communism appears to be at the offensive and winning, with Cuba as its latest conquest. The anti-Communist crusade creates its own demons, it's a dirty war and it requires dirty alliances against Castro. The inexperience and miscalculations of John Kennedy lead him to the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs and the almost armageddonic Cuban nuclear missiles crisis. This crisis puts John Kennedy at a higher plane of understanding; it is the survival of humanity what is at stake. He needs to re-think the approach to the opposing super-power, compromise is the only solution, and this compromise mandates the abandonment of the Cuban cause. This divorce from the reactionary forces reigning within and outside the government at this historical period sealed his martyrdom.

The description of "Bobby alone" is epic. The different pressures, psychological and social, that determined his faith are exposed. Psychologically, his apparent sense of guilt for the death of his brother, and socially, pressure from the forgotten Americans: the poor American families receiving body bags from Vietnam, the black population struggling to put an end to segregation, the migratory farm workers fighting against mediaeval working conditions, native Americans extinguishing in Indian reservations, the growing rebellion of the American youth. The masses are demanding change and they appear to have adopted a new champion. Robert is now free from his father and brother ghosts. He embarks in a quasi-mystical mission for change. The exercise of power that he proposes has been progressively and dangerously transformed into a tool of social change. Robert Kennedy's candidacy for the presidency of the United States was a frontal assault on the very same forces that murdered his brother, and he consciously accepted his destiny. The California primary win gave the green light to the wolf pack to go for the kill. At the end, little room is left for doubt or speculation. Rosselli, Giancana, Marcelo, Oswald, Sirham, Hoover, Ruby, Johnson, and the many others mentioned in the book, come together in a murderous constellation. The reader can draw the connecting lines between the "stars" as he or she wishes, the ultimate result will be the same: The Kennedy brothers' destiny was sealed: Saturn has devoured his own children.

The literary quotes and fragments of poetry depicted in the book were of great interest to me. It was like having a minuscule sample of the precious fuel that kept the Kennedy's intellectual flames alive, and how these flames where amplified and exposed to the masses of this country in the form of a collective dream. Probably the sudden destruction of this dream, of this promise, explains to certain extent the unresolved collective trauma of the Kennedy brothers' assassination.

I highly recommend this book for its historical and literary merits.

For some time now, I have been interested in the Kennedy's and the mystical life styles they lead. Sons and Brothers by Richard D. Mahoney provided great insight into the relationship between Jack and Bobby Kennedy. Not only were they brothers, but they were also great political mates. I was totally amazed at the connection between the Kennedy family and the mafia. I was also shocked at what difficulties Jackie had to go through during she and Jacks marriage. Mahoney spent a little too much time discussing Johnny Roselli and Carlo Marcello. It would have been nice if Mahoney had mentioned a little bit more about Jackie and the children. Overall, I feel that Sons and Brothers is a great book, and I highly recomend it to anyone who is interested in the Kennedy's or the presidency.

I began reading this book by invitation of a friend. I found that once I began I could scarcely put it down. This book analyzes the crucial relationship that existed between President Kennedy and his would-be President brother. As children the two never became close, few in the Kennedy clan saw much in the way of redeeming values in Robert Kennedy. Once he took the reins of the elder Kennedy's campaign for congress everyone within, as well as outside, the family realized that Bobby would be a loyal soldier for the family. He valued loyalty above all else and Jack Kennedy soon realized that he could at times count on no one but his brother. Sons & Brothers explores the family's ties to the mob. While Bobby kept himself busy going after everyone he claimed was corrupt his family was benefiting directly from their contacts in the mob, whether it was selling alcohol during prohibition or bringing out people to vote who otherwise would not be able to exercise their citizenry duty. An important message of the book is that what brought the family up is also what took it down. I consider this book a must read for anyone with an interest in history.