I am a IBCLC and work in a NICU with very small premature &/or sick newborns. As a nurse I very frequently use Dr Lawrence's book when there is a conflict with a doctor over the care of our breastfeeding babies. Dr Lawrence's book is compleatly research based and written with authority --- no touchy/feely all professional. It is a great book to use to study for the lactation exam !!! Get the newest copy date you can find -- doctors respect new information.

This is an amazing text that answers almost every question the reader or a patient can bring to the table. Easy to read with good references. This is a must have for anyone who treats lactating women. As a mother I found the book to be very helpful, as a medical professional this book has been an excellent reference when treating lactating women. Definitely 5 stars!

I am a Registered Dietitian and have promoted breastfeeding to women for years. It wasn't until I became a breastfeeding mother that I wanted to be more informed on the subject. This book provides the how and why on specific benefits of lactation. If you do not have a medical background, be aware that there is a great deal of medical language. I am very pleased with my purchase.

Here is another book about a long-feared possibility - nuclear war.

The story begins on a May afternoon in England. The sirens wail and people panic - war has suddenly broken out between East and West and the bombs are falling. Very soon the war is over, and from that afternoon the world has changed forever...

Louise Lawrence writes a convincing story about the end of an old world and the start of a new one. There are three main characters in the book: Sarah, Ophelia and Simon. Each of these characters represent their respective generation. Through these people we see how the war has affected their lives and the world around them.

There have been many stories written about nuclear war, and I think that out of the ones I've read this is the most optimistic. It was the first book that made me think that life could actually continue and even improve after such an horrific event. Apart from the obvious theme of war, the book makes you think about issues like race, religion and evolution. Although this book is aimed at a teenage audience, people of all ages can appreciate it.

This is a wonderful book. It's a pity it's out of print, since it makes its availability so small. It's an extremely moving, and a very believable book about three generations of future nuclear war, one of those rare books that make the reader shift through so many different feelings that the end brings a calm sense of peace. I recommend this book to everybody.

Louise Lawrence created a masterpiece when she wrote CHILDREN OF THE DUST. It's honesty and naivete evoke emotions you never knew you had. If you read this novel, please share it with a friend.

Divining all the way, Lawrence has given us a veritable tool to dig into our unconscious and unearth the messages, often prophetic or predictive, that are encased in our dreams. Dream Keys For The Future offers a unique, and wholly individual explanation of paranormal phenomenon such as visions and prophesies. Lawrence demystifies Einstein's circularity of time theory and creatively applies it to prophetic dreams in a way that makes them comprehensible. Particularly fascinating is the vast array of prophetic and predictive dreams of celebrities and famous individuals. I was blown away by author John Davis' telepathic dream that was dreamt during the assassination of RFK. --S.Pinelas

Lauren Lawrence's DREAM KEYS FOR THE FUTURE gives us insight into a world not many of us know nor understand. Her book offers accessible, intelligent information that can revolutionize one's life. As with her first two books on dreams, DREAM KEYS FOR THE FUTURE is an innovative and unique exploration which explains our dreams. Here then is a best seller in the making! --Susan Shapiro Barash, author of SECOND WIVES: THE PITFALLS AND REWARDS OF MARRYING WIDOWERS AND DIVORCED MEN

Lauren Lawrence, with exceptional clarity, has demonstrated the scientific basis of the ancient dictum that "we are masters of our destiny..." Packed with fresh new material, she has revolutionized the modern concept of the inner dream world! Her revelations are ground-breaking, weaving an invisible magic thread between present and future... The most important development in dream research since Freud.

I loved this book and am looking forward to reading Lawrence's other two. I am astounded at her insights. Having read Freud's Interpretation of Dreams I thought I knew all there was to know about the subject, but was wrong. Lawrence has put forth a concept of Actualized dreams, whcih are extreme behavioral acts done during wakefulness that are analyzed symbolically. For example, Lawrence examines Michael Jackson's turning white as though it was his dream, and gives us a psychobiography of sorts that is staggering. Nine major dream types are examined and as many as 40 motifs. Lawrence uses the dreams of celebrities to exemplify the various type dreams which is really fun reading. Mark Hamill's dream was amazing, as was Luciano Pavarotti's. Lawrence writes so well and with such illuminating clarity that I feel like I no longer need to see a therapist. Her book has empowered me, just as the title promises. I lent this book to a friend and never got it back, so watch out readers. Buy two of this one.

The value of "Dream Keys: Unlocking the Power of Your Unconscious Mind" is that it is an excitingly instructive read. Written in exceptional literary style, I am taking time away from writing an additional chapter for my previously published book, "The Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster" to comment on Ms. Lawrences astute analyses of well known people, such as Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (my first cousin), Mark Hamill, Elvis Presley, Madonna, Luciano Pavarotti, Warren Avis, Pierre Salinger, Oleg Cassini, Marilyn Monroe, Liz Smith, Allen Ginsberg and many others, including one of my own disturbing dreams. I have only had one clear premonition of disaster in my life and that was waking up from a horrific nightmare precisely at the moment Bobby Kennedy (my cousin Jackie's brother-in-law) was being assassinated. Lawrence's analysis was amazingly astute and illuminating. It seems there is empathy in telepathy. A profound insight. Amazon readers will be inspired by Lawrence's important book not only for its dream theories but for the new theoretical concept it offers on actualized dreams. Readership everywhere deserves to be aware that "Dream Keys" exists! --John H. Davis

Dream Keys, Unlocking the Power of Your Unconscious Mind, by Lauren Lawrence, is wonderfully written,insightful and inspiring. Now I finally know what my flying dreams meant! (I never understood this--and other dreams I've had--until reading Ms. Lawrence's book.) Reading the celebrity dreams was also a lot of fun and very fascinating. I've learned from hearing Ms. Lawrence analyze dreams on the radio--but reading the book taught me even more about myself and the entire subject of dream interpretation. I highly recommend this book.

Not knowing much about Gandhi, I decided that this brief book would be a good place to start to learn about this great man. I was not disappointed. I was very moved by Gandhi's story. I was shocked by the brutality of the British administration (such as the infamous crawling order). Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence, his acts of disobedience (such as the Salt March), and his speeches and negotiations in defense of complete independence and Indian unity inspired and excited me.

Of course, there is a lot in the story that is sad. I must be naive because I was quite disappointed to learn about Gandhi's personal limitations (such as his sometimes disrespectful treatment of his wife, his issues with sex, and his dismissal of the Hebrew scriptures - all minor in the scheme of things.) Of course, the strife between Hindu and Muslim is tragic and continues to plague India and Pakistan.

A moving reading experience. Highly recommmended.

It is one of the most amazing historical ironies that the one of the most non-violent independence movements in history became one of the greatest bloodbaths when the colonial power left. Once Britain relinquished power over the Indian subcontinent, hundreds of thousands of people were killed by their fellow citizens of the former colony. Ultimately, three different countries emerged from the British colony of India, and two of them, India and Pakistan, remain enemies and may go to war at any time. Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of the independence movement, and he lived non-violent civil disobedience with his every breath. In many ways, it seems inevitable that he too would also be a victim of the violent birth of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
William L. Shirer was a correspondent who spent a great deal of time in India in the early 1930's, and this is an account of that time. He spoke extensively with Gandhi and had a great deal of interaction with the other principals of the Indian independence movement. Clearly, Gandhi was a great man, and the circumstances happened to be right for a non-violent movement to be successful. Even though the British could be brutal, they were ultimately civilized enough to allow it to work. If Gandhi-like tactics would have been used against people like Hitler and Stalin the results would have been different.
Shirer clearly was impressed by Gandhi, his political astuteness and his understanding of the people of India. Fortunately, this does not blind Shirer to Gandhi's weaknesses. While Shirer does give an accurate, interesting and journalistic account of Gandhi's actions, he also explains some of the problems and how people in the independence movement like Jawaharlal Nehru at times grew very frustrated at Gandhi's ideas. With the advantage of historical perspective, some now argue that Gandhi was also bad for India, in that he never seemed to grasp the underlying religious and ethnic hatreds among the people. That is very clear in this book. He also did not grasp the need for a modern infrastructure, as his daily spinning of cloth really did not do anyone any good.
After reading the book, I did come away with some new perspectives on Gandhi and what kind of man he was. Humble, yet well aware of his significance in world history, he can be admired for the principles that he held so strongly. Some say that he died for them. I respectfully disagree, as I believe that he would have been assassinated no matter what philosophy he had expounded. Such was the violent nature of the birth of the nations that arose from the British colony of India.
William Shirer was one of the best journalists of the twentieth century. He was present at many of the greatest historical events and his descriptions of them are some of the best journalism the world has ever seen. This is another in his list of literary accomplishments.

Despite being such a short book, Shirer does a wonderful job of zeroing in on the focus of Gandhi's life's work - Satyagraha.

"It would be best to see Gandhi first, to try to grasp the nature of his genius and its tremendous hold on the Indian masses, to get from the master himself an understanding of his unique contribution to the revolutionary politics of the twentieth century, Satyagraha, a word he had coined from his native Gujarati and which, I suspected, meant much more, at least in the Hindu consciousness, than civil disobedience, passive resistance, non-cooperation and non-violence, though it encompassed all of these." - p.15

Despite the mystical nature of the fountain of the non-violent movement, Gandhi was first and foremost a mobilizer of people - he began in South Africa and finished in India. A lawyer by training, it is evidenced by the quote below that he was not as naive about politics as we often ascribe to mystics (or perceived mystics) to be.

"Satyagraha, or soul-force, sounded very religious and spiritual to me-a fine thing for the human race to embrace, but not a very effective or even practical way to fight a revolution against an alien ruler who depended upon old-fashioned brute force. My face must have betrayed my disbelief, for Gandhi immediately added: "Believe me, Satyagraha is a very practical weapon." I realized, and I thought Gandhi saw, that I was too ignorant to pursue the subject further for the moment. "We will go into it further at another time," he said. "Is there anything else on your mind today?" "A great deal," I said. "Supposing that your negotiations with the Viceroy are successful and you reach an agreement. Do you still have faith in British promises?" "I had faith in them-until 1919," he said. "But the Amritsar Massacre and the other atrocities in the Punjab changed my heart. And nothing has happened since to make me regain my faith. Certainly nothing in the last ten months." - p. 22

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"It was Gandhi's genius, to be sure, that had inspired the Indian masses, given them the technique of Satyagraha with which to stage a non-violent revolution, and hit upon the Salt March as a symbol to arouse them to action. But it was Patel's ability as an organizer that had molded the Indian Congress into a nationwide political machine capable of carrying on the civil disobedience campaign, even after thousands of its leaders had been incarcerated, until the Viceroy agreed to negotiate." - p. 127

History has as a force has done many great things for Gandhi. One of the greatest disservices to Gandhi is to elevate him to mystic. Seen as a saint or deity to die hards of his belief - as he has been credited as the source of inspiration for Martin Luther King and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. What this sets up for most is scenario for disappointment. How? If biographers like Shirer bring in the "real" or place Gandhi in a scenario that he really has no answer for or where Satyagraha seems doomed to fail, then does it discredit the whole effort. The key is not to escalate men of like this to god-like status as the weaknesses of the man does not detract form the greatness of his accomplishments.

"It became painfully obvious to me as I sat in Berlin, the center of the storm, and read the above pronouncement and many others Gandhi wrote in Young India, that though he was sympathetic to the Jews and the Western democracies threatened by Hitler, he did not understand the nature of the Nazi totalitarian dictatorship. He had no conception of how brutally far it would go in destroying those it believed stood in the way of its domination of the world. His "advice" to the Jews to practice Satyagraha, to the Ethiopians to "allow themselves to be slaughtered by Mussolini's legions," and especially to the English during the worst days of the Blitz, when they were fighting for survival, to let Hitler "take possession of your beautiful island" but not of "your minds and your souls" sounded inane to those actually facing the Fascist tyrants." - p. 215

In the end, the greatness of his accomplishments still shines through. Shirer does a balancing act throughout the book but in the end falls prey to the mystical Gandhi. I have never met either one nor will I ever and that is why I read biographies. I then humbly read and learn.

"The example of his life, like theirs, his search for Truth, as they sought Truth, his humility, his selflessness, which was akin to theirs, his granite integrity, and what he taught and practiced and accomplished were bound to leave an indelible imprint on this earth. Satyagraha, his supreme achievement, taught us all that there was a greater power in life than force, which seemed to have ruled the planet since men first sprouted on it. That power lay in the spirit, in Truth and love, in non-violent action." - p. 251

Miguel Llora

Cancer as a Turning Point is a well researched, informative and interesting book written by an expert in the field of cancer and cancer research. LeShan is a psychotherapist rather than a medical doctor and thus he approaches the topic of cancer from a different perspective. In the book he provides much useful and practical advice for cancer patients, their families and friends, therapists of cancer patients and medical professionals in the cancer field. This book is packed with information but progress a bit slowly at times. Overall, it fills a niche other cancer books miss because it addresses cancer more holistically and a more emotional, psychological point of view. While not perfect, this book is definitely worth reading for anyone touched by cancer.

LeShan's book is a excellent review and summary of important concepts in holistic approaches to cancer. He reminds us that holistic medicine rests on four basic axioms: (1) Health requires treatment of all levels -- physical, psychological, and spiritual; (2) Standardized approaches are not helpful -- treatment programs must be individualized; (3) Patients need to be part of decisions, given as much knowledge and authority as they will accept; (4) Everyone has self-healing abilities that need to be engaged.

This book was integral in my coming to grips with my own cancer and how to get on with my life in a meaningful way. I have shared it with many others, both those with cancer and others who are not cancer patients but who are introspective and ALL have found it to profoundly change their lives. It continues to be a powerful tool in my life.

This is a great book to read with your children to help them see beyond (but yet still enjoy) the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs, and understand the true meaning of Easter in the Christian faith.

This book has been around for a while. I grew up with a copy back in the late 70s and I have great memories of it. I grew up in a family that didn't go for the Santa Claus and Easter Bunny myths, and although my parents tried to teach a spirit of kindness and understanding, I had a tendancy to look down my nose at the poor gullible saps who fell for the myths. By providing a historical context for the secular Easter traditioins, this book helped temper my attitude and help me be more respectful of the Bunny Believers around me. It also reinforced my undertanding of the true focus of the holiday and it was nice as a kid to have a pretty picture book that said the same things that my parents did. I highly recommend it and plan on getting a copy of this and the Santa Claus equivalent for my children.

This book does a great job explaining how "The Easter Bunny has nothing to do with the real Easter." It gives a simple explanation of Jesus death and how he rose from the grave. It also explains how celebrating Spring (New baby animals , flowers and trees blooming)"is God's picture of Jesus rising from the dead as all of Nature comes to life again" It explains how Eggs and Coloring them became part of the easter tradition and says that spring time and the real Easter got mixed up.

In the book a child ask if it is Ok to celebrate Spring by Hiding eggs The answer is Sure , if we also remember that on the real Easter Jesus rose from the dead. It mentions going to Church to celebrate Easter.The book puts the focus back on Jesus where it should be, and not on the Easter Bunny. I love this book!!!

Do not expect more than ID from the book. It is excellent at ID but that is all you will get for sure. I bought it for ID and it serves the purpose very well. One must also question the range maps since as explained in the text of the book they are compromised.

It might interest the reader of this review (since your looking at the book) to know that while fresh water only represents about 1% of the available aquatic habitat on earth over half of the known species of fish live in it. I'll leave it up to you to find out why. Peterson Field Guides have a winning formula, find an expert, set them up with a good illustrator and see what comes out. This book finishes the trio that covers all of the fishes likely to be encountered by a North American fisherman, diver or naturalist. Like the Fishes of the Atlantic Coast and the Fishes of the Pacific Coast it is well organized, well written, all inclusive (of species) and as informative as space will allow. If you are curious about fishes in general or encounter fresh water fish with any kind of regularity you owe it to yourself to find out what they are. And, if you live in North America you should have this book.

This book has informed me on the many fishes I catch ranging from California to New York. Every year when I go down to Arkansas I alwyas bring it with me on my fishing journeys so that I no whati am catching. It has over 700 illistrations and over 300 maps. In all of my searching for book this has been the most helpful book I have used. I recamend buying it for yourself. It will help you alot.

Give me fifty Marines not afraid to die is a book written from the guts of a modern warrior. Obviously Lt. Wells is not a writer, he is a Soldier. He has been a Soldier and he always will be one, no matter what he do to earn his life.
We are presented with the shocking story of Iwo Jima battle seen with the eyes (the soul I'll better say) of a front line combat Marine. Wells let us share his feelings from the time he is still a college student, how he decide to be a Marine in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, his life at Boots Camp, Paratroop training, Guadalcanal experience, more training at the States and finally through all the rugged strife of Iwo Jima.
This book is a very straightforward account of a teenager evolving into hardened young soldier ready to give his life for his Country. At the same time gives the reader an inkling of the historical period, its values, ideals and expectations. Also pictures the life style of the Marines Corp, its written and unwritten codes, language, ethics, training, etc.
Every word in this book sounds true and without ornament. A must read for any WWII buff.

I have known the author for over thirty years. He is man of integrity and courage. This book took several years for him to complete due to its personal nature. His dedication to the Corps, his men and his mission are obvious in every chapter. I am proud to have him as a friend. Read this book!!!

This is one of the best memoirs I've read about the battle for Iwo Jima and ranks right up there with the best from the Pacific War. It's style is akin to Eugene Sledge's "With the Old Breed", only from an officer's perspective. As with Sledge's book, Wells' book is very readable. In fact, I was fascinated and found it very hard to put down. Wells starts off with a taste of his experiences of the battle to wet our appetites and then shifts to the early years of his preparations and various trainings that led him to that place. These are the sections in many other memoirs that I find somewhat ho-hum or lackluster. I usually find myself wanting to get on to the 'action' and combat experience. Not so with Wells' book! His story telling ability held my attention and his vivid descriptions of the personalities in his unit made the battle scenes (where you find out what happened to each of these young men) more poignant. Even though his time in battle was limited (due to wounds) there is still a wealth of information rich in detail pertaining to this campaign. Taken along with Richard Wheeler's "The Bloody Battle for Suribachi", Wells' book provides a fascinating insider's view of the experiences of his unit (Wheeler was a corporal under Wells). This book is a must-read for students of this campaign!

A book you can still dream on.

This was written and rewritten when Victorian erudition was in the making. Some authors in the long series of its well parsed institutional writing would still like to see it continuing in THAT well established tradition.

Alas, the times have changed. Recent anatomy texts are dwarfs not even climbing on the shoulders of the likes of Gray, Braus and Testut. Those authors professed ideals of "seeing through the skin structures", "synmorphy" and "mentally reconstructing the living". Today we do all this with machines...

I stopped reading the huge text linearly at the complicated review of angiogenesis, but still browse dedicated chapters for standard, if somewhat elaborate descriptions. Comprehensive knowledge parsing seems to have lived a fruitful life and then exit the scene to enrich scientific obituaries. But if Gibbon were still an example of style, the fifth star would be added when that clarity, in my view mandatory for monuments, will be eventually reached.

This book is absolutely amazing. It was the required reference text for a gross anatomy class I took in graduate school and it made studying so easy! I used to go through and take notes out of it in order to have a solid base of what I should see when I would dissect. This book also described a lot of the abnormalities and variations that we would regularly see in the human body. A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE WHO WILL BE STUDYING ANATOMY!!!!!!

This book is truly a masterpiece. The writing and layout is good. Descriptions and illustrations are clear and well done. I am not a medical professional and yet I find this book fascinating in its breadth and scope. To better comprehend some of the anatomical structures I first read relevant portions of this book and then go to Netter's Atlas Of Human Anatomy. One point of caution though - get the 38th British Edition. This is by far superior to the American Edition which costs half as much. The extra money spent will be well worth it. After all there is a lifetime of adventure embedded in this volume.