This is the most complete and accurate book to entail the essence of what Joe Pilates wanted to accomplish with his brand of movememnt and exercise. In addition, I was able to find more of his exercises not utilized by my teachers or training as a pilates instructor. I believe that this will be a welcome addition to any library.

Perloff and Child's book Congenital Heart Disease in Adults provides excellent clinical information on the special needs and concerns faced in caring for adults with CHD. I found the section on cyanotic CHD particularly useful and referred my primary care physician to it.

Nice problem set. Good explanation. Covers wide range of areas

In the second edition of this volume, John L. Pollock and Joseph Cruz do a workmanlike job at a double task: (a) presenting a fairly comprehensive overview of contemporary epistemological theories (particularly in the broad area where more-or-less-analytical philosophy meets cognitive science), and (b) developing and defending an original theory of their own.

(Note: Pollock has been working in epistemology for thirty-odd years and Cruz is a recent Ph.D.; I take it that Pollock was probably the leader in the work. I also don't happen to recall whether Pollock's was the only name on the first edition. Nevertheless the theory propounded in this volume marks important changes from Pollock's earlier views as presented in his own previous publications. At any rate I shall continue to refer to the theory developed herein as "theirs.")

The presentation is organized very well and developed with the utmost fairness. The reader is introduced to the field of peistemology and taken on a guided tour of the basic classes of epistemological theory.

The authors begin by dividing theories of knowledge into two overarching classes: "doxastic" theories (which hold that what one epistemologically ought to believe is a function solely of one's current beliefs) and "nondoxastic" theories (which think some consideration _other_ than one's current beliefs is relevant to the question of what one ought to believe next). Having made this distinction, the authors go on to discuss foundationalism and coherentism as "doxastic" theories, finding what they regard as insurmountable problems with each. (I disagree, by the way, but that is neither here nor there.)

They regard their own theory (which they go on to develop at length) as "nondoxastic," a view at which they are able to arrive by distinguishing between a perceptual state itself, on the one hand, and beliefs _about_ such states, on the other. Here we might see the glimmer of a possible problem: for our authors, a perceptual state is not itself a belief state (at least, not solely).

But that problem pales in comparison with another of the authors' main contentions (one which they themselves recognize as all but heretical): that in order to be taken seriously, a theory of knowledge should be implementable as a computer alogrithm. However, "heretical" or not, the authors do a fine job of defending their thesis, devoting several sections (e.g. "How to build a person") to a project dubbed OSCAR in which they try . . . well, to build a person.

At any rate, whether one agrees or disagrees with their conclusion, the volume is a terrific introduction to the current state of epistemology -- with an absolutely outstanding bibliography into the bargain. If you're interested in the field, don't miss this fine contribution to it.

In contrast to Pope John Paul II's "theology of body", Cardinal O'connor presents a much simpler, yet as elegant collection of pastoral essays on the true meaning and practices of love and marriage. The books aims at the restoration of Divine Mystery in the avenue of life called "Covenant", which most of our contemporary society has ceased to believe in. A perfect blend of inspired Wisdom and everyday experiences- this is a must read for Christian of all vocations.

Decades after its first edition, this is still considered the best work on interrogating a criminal suspect. The authors walk you through every step, towards the goal of clearing the innocent and eliciting confessions from the guilty. No detail or nuance is left unexplored, not only of the suspect's behavior, but of your own as well. This book is a must read for anyone involved in criminal justice.

I did my Junior Paper on Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood," and while doing research in the NY Public library, I came across this book. It was by and far the most helpful of the sources I found. This is a compilation of various essays from literary critics who comment on many of Capote's works. I firmly believe that this book gave me a solid foundation in the analyzing of Mr. Capote's novel as well as a better understanding and familiarity with the idiosyncrasies of his works. I would recommend this book to anyone who is attempting to gain critical input on Capote, as well as to anyone who is simply interested in Capote's writing. The obvious drawback is the stratospheric price, but if you can stomach it, this book offers nothing but quality.

This book is massive, but justifies its size by giving a thorough and comprehensive survey of one of the strangest and most incomprehensible books of the Bible. It covers every aspect that would interest the diligent Bible scholar. Beginners will find it very tough going! Collins believes that Daniel himself had no hand in writing the book, but that it was the product of the age of the Maccabean struggle. However, he presents all the evidence and arguments fully, being fair to those of a more conservative viewpoint. What you will not find in this book is an attempt to show that Daniel was successfully predicting events in the 20th century or even further in the future.

My neice and I read this a-page-at-a-time while on vacation. Now I'm buying it for her birthday. We enjoyed a daily chuckle and an occasional laugh out loud as we considered the musings of these insightful children. I have three babies of my own and my niece is a pre-med pediatric student. She and I identified with these letters and we wondered how God might answer. Our favorite: "Dear God; Maybe people in this world wouldn't kill each other so much if they had their own rooms. It works for my brother and me." If you have children under 10 and woder just what is going on in their busy minds, you HAVE to have a copy of this. If you don't have children and enjoy hearing the voice of innocence, you'll like this book too.

The best edition of this great work that I have yet to see. The notes are outstanding, the background material useful, and the commentary erudite. A must edition for the serious study of Cervantes.