If caught in time, curing skin cancer is simple. If not caught soon enough, skin cancer is usually fatal. At the same time, skin cancer's prevalence is rapidly increasing. Within our lifetimes, it may well be the major source of deaths from cancer . . . unless we all become more vigilant.

This book will take you to the level of understanding of skin cancer that dermatologists have, but in a way that a nonscientific person can understand. You will benefit from many diagrams and color plates that will help you decide if a mole or abnormality on the skin needs a biopsy to test for cancer. You can use this information to check yourself, your loved ones, and people you see more casually. You may well save a life in the process! This is like learning CPR.

Most skin cancer is thought to be caused by occasional overexposure to the sun before age 19. So even if you have been careful since 19, you may still get it. Those who have skin cancer once also have an increased likelihood of a recurrence.

There are many misunderstandings about what is needed to be done now, including the thought that using sun block will solve the problem of future risk. That's not true. Most sun blocks only stop the UV B rays. UV A rays (which are found in tanning salons) are also considered a probable cause of DNA mutations in the skin that cause skin cancer. In addition, the damage you experienced with a bad sunburn when you were 16 cannot be undone by care now. 80 percent of lifetime exposure to the sun occurs before age 19 for most people. Some people have a genetic predisposition, and that is explained as well.

You will find out a lot about treatments, and the prognosis for recovery, as well as the latest research.

I picked up this book because weird growths started appearing on my skin around age 50. I became a frequent visitor to my dermatologist, who happily burned off most of these. But I felt a lot of anxiety until the biopsies told me they were benign. I think this information will help me feel more comfortable with my growths, and better inform me about when I need to go see my outstanding dermatologist, Dr. Peter Bendetson.

One of the things you will learn is that the flat moles near the surface are the ones most likely to turn into cancer. So when they start changing in asymmetric, and colorful ways, get thee to the dermatologist. I emphasize that because the book is filled with stories about general practitioners pooh-poohing the significance of skin abnormalities that turned out to be cancer. You cannot tell what a discoloration or growth is for sure without a biopsy. A busy general practitioner may often be unlikely to want to take one and treat you until after you have been shown to have skin cancer. By the way, the problem with skin cancer is that it spreads throughout the body when too deeply established. Once it is past the skin, it becomes hard to stop. Take precautions, watch out, and get early treatment!

After you read and apply this outstanding book, I suggest that you think about what other areas of your mental and physical health you need to be monitor and attend to more consistently. Do you eat a healthy diet? Do you drink enough water? Do you get enough exercise? Do you feel good around other people? Do you have loving relationships in your life? Do you have an annual physical examination?

Have the quality of life you deserve!

A comprehensive and up-to-date resource that covers what to expect from initial diagnosis to long term care. Also recommended by the Melanoma Clinic at University of Michigan Hospital.

Dr. Jill Schofield and Dr. William Robinson's What You Really Need To Know About Moles And Melanoma points out that sunscreen isn't enough prevention: the latest facts about moles and cancers from prevention through treatment is detailed in a guide which discusses risks, therapies, and what to watch for. Color photos provide clear guidelines on cancerous versus noncancerous possibilities.

This is a wonderful book - one I keep returning to again and again - one I NEVER lend to others in case I don't get it back. A fascinating insight into office politics and management techniques - woeful and superb from someone who's obviously been at the "top end" too long. The author gives up his job and goes to work as a temp in various offices - with sometimes hilarious results, but with a serious message underlining all his experiences.

Where he thought he would find the "jobs" much easier than the senior management role he's used to (running a bank!), the opposite is true. He finds he is unable to do the simplest tasks, does get job descriptions and nobody else seems to know what he should be doing either.

If you are in H.R., Management, Supervisory or Office work, you HAVE to read this.

I loved it.

I will be happy to recommend the Mole and Shrew books to the kids in my library! It's nice to see good friendship stories for younger kids - something with a little heart (not total fluff). Mole and Shrew are simple, genuine, fun critters, and readers will wish to visit them again and again. Adults will enjoy the "classic" quality of the fine illustrations!

This book could have been so much better. But it became the
usual jeopardy game. You know-the hero's in trouble, then he's
not. Recycle over and over with barely believable situations.
Less 'action' and more sublety would have helped this book.
Glad I borrowed it from the local library.

See storyline above.

Tuck Nyland, the protagonist hero of this story, is one of those characters that seems to have nine lives. A sort of Dirk Pitt type. You know from the onset that nothing can kill this guy but you'll find yourself fretting over the characters that surround him. The novel is fast-paced and visually pleasing with it's locales. To me it had a less than pleasing ending.
An overall adventure that could have been a little more fulfilling, but still, I did enjoy it.

Recommended.

great book. read it in two nights. fast moving and interesting. will buy others from this author.

"Mouse and Mole were the best of friends. They had fun together. They shared everything. They trusted each other completely, even with their deepest secrets. When one was sad or not feeling well, the other was always there to comfort him. That's how much they loved each other..." All was perfect, until the night they saw the falling star shoot across the sky. Then jealousy and suspicion raised its ugly head as the two good friends began to squabble over who the star belonged to, who saw it first, who would find it, and whose wish would come true. "The days rolled by, and summer was nearly over..." Mouse and Mole were sad and lonely. They missed each other and all the good times they had together..... A.H. Benjamin's gentle text is complemented by John Bendall-Brunello's charming and engaging illustrations, and together word and art send a simple message about the importance of friendship that won't be lost on even the youngest readers. With a clever, satisfying, happily-ever-after ending to set everything right again, Mouse, Mole, And The Falling Star is a sweet and heartwarming preschool crowd pleaser.

I bought this book hoping to gain insight into the minds and customs of my foreign business associates. I was sadly disappointed. As a European who has lived in Italy my entire life, I can say with 100% certainty that all of the information and advice in this book draws on age old stereotypes. For example, the lazy Southern Europeans, the cold Scandinavians, the pub hopping British and the industrial Germans.

This book will not help anyone improve relations with Europeans. It will only enforce false stereotypes and foster misunderstandings of other cultures.

John Mole isn't one of those authors who pretend to have lived what he writes about. He truly has the insight and has understood the way each culture works in Europe. If you have a hard time understanding why an Italian will act the way he does in business, or wondering why being late 5 minutes at what you thought wasn't such an important meeting was so shocking to a German, this is the book to read. Even though Mole goes into depth about the reasons behind the way the different cultures think, the details aren't gruesome and keeps the reader entertained. It seriously made me understand in some cases why my fellow international colleagues react the way they do. And I've corrected my manners to flow on a more 'neutral' basis to accomodate them in business as well....and it works!

A 1993 London FINANCIAL TIMES "Book of the Year", this book continues to be useful. John Mole's management seminars are familiar to us and his book sparks with his seminar wit. It is hard to fault his insightful analysis of cultural behaviour. As well, it is a valuable analysis of how to do business outside of one's culture. One need only to look at Mole's analysis of Germany and Russia to know that this fellow is on the ball, accurate and wonderfully precise with his words. I fully endorse this as a best buy book.