Clinical Epidemiology has become a core element in the understanding and treatment of human illness. Defined as a method of generating valid conclusions from clinical observations, clinical epidemiology arms health practitioners with skills essential for modern health care. As a Physical Therapist (PT) I am often asked to render a diagnosis based on clinical hypotheses with "soft" measurements like pain, distress and function loss; how can I ensure that my diagnosis is correct? Traditional practice encourages the health care student to believe that knowing enough anatomy & physiology will somehow optimise health care outcomes. This book not only challenges that view but it also arms the reader with the knowledge and applicable skills to interpret research and also to ensure that any work you carry out is robust and in keeping with EBM principles. A highly recommended text and great value for money. A must for lecturers, student PT's and anyone who wonders how they can improve their critical analysis of health care practice. Don't treat patients without a copy on your shelf (assuming of course you read it...osmosis is NOT a recognised learning tool).

The authors explain the basic principles and basic concepts of clinical epidemiology in a clear and understandable way. Examples for each subject make reading pleasant and easy, contrary to what one may expect in a book of this kind.
I recommend it for every person who is related to the health sciences and interested in obtaining the best out of medical literature.

Clinical Epidemiology has been considered the new 'Basic Science' to medical students. This book offers a excelent approach to main problems found by beginners in this vast field of knowledge like how to deal with Statistics and with the huge number of papers published. With a easy language this book is good option to get started in this branch of Medicine now called the 'Science of the Art'.

I've been using this handbook for about 25 years, and recently realized that my edition was the 3rd, published in the 1970s! So I ordered the latest edition (14th edition), and was so pleased with my purchase. This is a handbook that lives in our office, and gets used to death (we do graphic design, copywriting, editing). Any new employee on our staff is required to at least become familiar with the table of contents (in case of emergency!), and very soon they too are heading for Harbrace's to look up something. We love it.

It never ceases to amaze me how many times some anal grammarian tries to correct my writing only to review my Harbrace College Handbook to see they're wrong and I'm right. This is the definitive guide to American English grammar. Easy to read, plenty of examples, and more importantly it even covers those gray areas of usage letting the ready know this non-standard without simply cutting you off without explanation. I have purchased the latest edition ever since I purchased my first copy as text to Advanced Composition during my undergraduate days at the University of Maryland University Collage. Harbrace as served me very well ever since helping me obtain a high GPA in regards to my written assignments. I have a lot of other grammar books that I look at now and then, but Harbrace remains the standard.

This is an exemplary work. It is absolutely essential to the high school level and above as a general and specific guideline to writing. I strongly recommend this book for those interested in perfecting their grammar and writing styles.

-Jonah Sampson Boyarin hehe

I have used the Harbrace College Handbook for 31 years. My first was the 5th Edition, which I keep on the top in one of my desk drawers. I used it throughout college. I bought this edition for my father, who gave me the first one, and seems to have lost his own copy (he's 86!). This edition is much thicker than the 5th one -- these books are not exactly "reading material," but a reference guide; so I haven't read it from cover to cover. This book comes with a computer CD to install the entire book on your computer.

Excellent reference if it is necessary to constantly bibliograph infomation off the internet and other electronic sources

Learning how to write technical papers is a formidable project in any language, but to do so in a second language, even more so. I teach in a computer science program that tries to balance out language learning with developing academic competencies. Most technical writing books have been written for native speakers of English, and very few understand the challenge facing ESL/EFL language students. This book understands what needs to be done in the academic classroom for international students learning to write in English. Our technical writing team has selected this book as the best book for our curriculum to help Japanese students learn to write research papers. It is thorough, practical, insightful, and well organized. It establishes high standards for writing and presents the student with manageable steps in reaching those standards. This book is right on the money.

This is an excelent book to write an article or thesis, when you are not English native speaker. It presents a basic and simple structure with grammar for each seccion and lots of well adecuate excercises

This book should fall into the lap of everyone involved in the fishing industry, ie. government officials, policy makers, lobbiests, commercial fishmen, recreational fishermen, concervationists etc. Anyone concerned with the oceans and the fish which live in them, this thoroughly researched book is an absolute must read. It is the greatest eye opener as to the decline of fish stocks around the world, how it happened and still continues.

I have read this book time and time again (from the library) and it is excellent. The photographs are exquisite, and I, being compulsed to read every modern architecture book available, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Katherine Downing and Michael Nightingale are caught in a curse brought down upon the Nigtingale family 100 years ago in 1690 by Katherine's great-great-grandmother Rachel Dobbs when her lover, Jonathan Nightingale's testimony condemed her as a witch.

Michael is the Nightingale heir and is forced to wander in agony as a potent force transforms him into a frightening predator until a woman can set him free.

Suzanne Forster's novella, MOONLIGHT, is brought to life by the magnificent performances of soap opera stars Kim Zimmer and Robert Newman from The Guilding Light. Robert Newman brings forth the dark, dangerous, sensual Michael Nightingale up front and personal to seduce your senses and feel his torment at having to daily live with what he's become due to the curse as well as fight his desire for the lovely Katherine.

Kim Zimmer does a fabulous job of creating Katherine Downing's strong character as a healer with a caring, loving personality as she discovers a forbidden passion when she realizes she is falling in love with Michael. In truth, she may be his only hope of releasing him from the curse. Get ready for some spine tingling suspense.

The stunning use of excellent music, direction, and mesmerzing voices of the actors makes MOONLIGHT a first class production for producer Gregg Marx, who obviously knows what he is doing, to bring you the finest audio tapes that are a joy to listen too.

I have used this book innumeral times in the clinic whereI work. A must have reference for any pediatric therapist. Well worth the money if you are looking to learn more about the special need of children.

Our employees enjoy the worksheets and clear presentations on everything from housing and money to second careers, health concerns, and life-style changes. I consider it "must" reading for people of ANY age

This book really helped me improve my vocabulary. I've been using the vocabulary scoring system and i've been having a riot with the people at the office playing the word game at the back of the book!