Martini takes a very difficult subject and puts it into terms that the average student can comprehend. A must for anyone taking Anatomy and Physiology in college or Medical School. This is a text that you will use over and over again, unlike other texts that are bought and never opened.

As a nonscience major, I enjoyed reading this textbook, because it presented the basics of Anatomy and Physiology in a clear and interesting fashion. This textbook is loaded with color pictures and visual aids. Each chapter contains questions on the material covered and provides answers at the end of the textbook. In addition, it also includes a clinical section which addresses the diseases associated with each aspect of anatomy and physiology, there is even a short section describing the different medical professions one could persue in each area of science covered in the text. In conclusion, this book was enlightening.

Cassidy's book on Jamaican Creole, continues to be a source of valuable information for those persons interested in the roots of this Creole Language. It is wtitten so that not only linguists but even persons without a solid linguistics background can read, understand and appreciate the value of the language. I would recommend it as a must read for all those persons who continue to hold the view that JC is haphazard and structureless, and definitely for those who have a genuine interest in the Creole, whether for academic reasons, national, or just plain old information.

I thought the book was very interesting. It allow me to not only embraced Patois as a uniquelly cultural language, it also allowed me to feel the spirit and cultural diginity of Jamaican people. I've learned that this historical language cannot be and should not be described as a "broken-language" but a "nation-language" that brings me closer to my ancestors as an African-American woman. Reading this languages' origins helped me see more clearly the bonds the tie many of us to the same people as well as the same land. "OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE" my life has been forever changed. Thank you.

The author has written a lucid and interesting account of this French king, "The Father of His People." This book bridges a gap in the history of French monarchs, and thoroughly covers the early modern era. Perhaps the author has been kinder to Louis XII than he deserved; this king's repeated aggression in Italy brought France to the brink of disaster. His discussion of French government is excellent, and cleared up several questions for me. It has helped me understand other writings on the history of France greatly. My only criticisms are minor and technical: first, the typeface was hard on the eyes, and this is a densely written book. Second, I think that historical biographers have an absolute duty to their readers to include genealogical tables, complete with all pertinent dates. In short, I recommend this book; I learned a great deal from it.

King Louis XII (reigned 1498-1515) came to the
throne of France after Charles VIII's (1483-1498)famous invasion of Italy.
That invasion in 1494 went off splendedly with
sucess mounted on top of sucess.

However, the first French invasion of France would
have dire results for the French nation. Italy
would become a military quadmire from which France
would have difficulty extricating itself over the
period of the next 100 years. The first
implications of France's involvement would become
evident during the reign of Louis XII when he
became involved in a series of wars with the
"military pope" Julius II. (The part of Julius II
was played by Rex Harrison in the 1965 movie
biography of Michelangelo called "Agony and
Ecstasy.")

Frederic Baumgartner's written biography of
Louis XII is a very thorough and well documented
coverage of the life of one on the lesser-known
but more important of the French kings. It is a
worthy addition to any French historical library.

Whether you've been to the Louvre and want to protect and enhance your memories or you just want to see the most beautiful works of art ever collected this is the perfect book! It gives you history, background info and of course amazing pictures! You're next purchase will be plane tickets to Paris!!

A true masterpiece. A fresh look at one of the world's most extraordinary museums. I received this book as a gift, and I have truly enjoyed it.

This book was helpful when taking a class involving the play. The synopsis at the end was very helpful in understanding the plot. The questions at the end helped me to further enjoy the complex story and get its full meaning. If you appreciate reading other's comments about this book you will thoroughly appreciate this book.

I started using Maxnotes as a beginning teacher, a few years back, so that I could catch up on some novels that I had never read in college. I was under the gun and had to provide lesson plans in 3 days on 5 novels I didn't know. Maxnotes saved me.

Now, some time later, I find myself referring back to those books and buying more of them. Am I still under the gun? No. These books, unlike like those charming ones from my college days, are well organized, insightful, and show a clear understanding of literary device.

I have found them so useful that I recommend them to teachers (both new and experienced). They provide perspectives I had never thought of, helpful questions, and practice essays I find myself using again and again.

This series is simply the most helpful and concise tool I have ever found. I have even taken to recommending this book to my students. I know bad teacher. However, using this text breakdown and summary along with side by side texts my students have improved their short and long term understanding of literature by remarkable amounts.

Dollar for dollar you can not go wrong with any of these books.

Michele is a professor at both Sci-arc and Cal Poly Pomona. I am familiar with his work from listening to his lectures. This book is a visually poetic compilation of his thoughts and work. Los Angeles' architecture is among the most avant guard in the world, and Michele's is among the most intersting in Los Angeles, this book is a very good read!

Michele Saee's work at this stage is an activity beyond words.

The "Self-Assessment Color Review" collection is very nice and I can recommend the reptile and amphibian one. In my opinion, this book is not intended to give you a profound and detailed picture of the diseases but it more or less tries to confront you with real-life situations. Excellent for students or clinicians who want to deepen or broaden their interest.

This book is packed with interesting cases of amphibian and reptile medicine and surgery. All the important/ common diseases are dealt with. Some diseases are replicated but this serves to help the reader learn about those in more detail. An excellent aid to revision for vet students and vets in practice who wish to test themselves and learn extra tips and facts in this area. The small size and 'quick fix' nature of the book encourages the reader to dip into the book in quiet moments and learn something new or refresh the memory. Should also be interesting to keep herp owners.

When my professor assigned us this book for first-year Latin I groaned -- no pictures! That was back in 1992, and I'm still using the darn thing. In my 8 years of study I have used many books, but this one has been my constant companion, and I feel that I passed a graduate test in Latin because of it. For self-study this book is invaluable. The lessons are thorough and you can grade yourself with the self-tutorial exercises and answer key -- a definite plus to this book is that it has an answer key so you can see how you are doing. There is also ample reading material, some of it altered for the beginner, some of it unaltered so you can test your wits.

In short, I must grudgingly admit that this is the best book I have used, all around. I gave it four stars because it lacks pictures, myths, cultural tidbits, etc. But there are other books that have these things; for grammar, syntax, etymology, all the mechanics of Latin, you can't beat it. I highly recommend it.

Years ago, deciding I wanted to learn Latin, I began looking at several grammars to study from. I finally chose Wheelock, and am throughly happy that I did. It's a great one-volume course. Grammar is laid out clearly, the etymological aids in the vocabulary are a bonus, and the reading selections well-chosen and heavily annotated. My only complaint with the Wheelock method is that there are no English-to-Latin exercises. I think it would also have been better if some of the advanced readings were printed with unmarked vowel length--since that's how most Latin texts are published--but that's a very minor quibble. You can use this book for self-study as I did, but I would not recommend doing so if you don't live near a library with the Loeb (bilingual) editions of the classics. They make it easy to check your translations for mistakes.
Wheelock is meant for mature students, so I find it hard to understand why the latest editor chose to write the "Latin: Gaudium et Utile! sections in such an arch and juvenile style. I think we must also blame the latest editor for the horrible boner of including a quote from Byron which he evidently thinks refers to Latin but which is actually a praise of Italian. Oh well. Perhaps a good teacher could use this edition as an example of manuscript tradition -- a lesser redactor "touching up" the work of a master!

This is simply a great buy if you want to learn Latin. The book is basically the best way to learn Latin. Others may say that is wrong, but you cannot go wrong with this book. The pronunciation guide is very clear and helps with what is the hardest letter for me, the r. The lessons are brief and will teach you what you need know. But as they say, nothing is perfect. The only two things that threw me off were the way the lessons are written and the practice sentences. The first problem is that the author does speak in a grammatical language, which could be a problem if you do not know your English grammar. The second is that there is no answer key for the sentences in the lesson. Some of these senteces can be very hard and the correct translation would have been nice. Even though, this is still a great buy for learning Latin.

God Emperor of Dune, the fourth book of the Dune series, begins a new saga in the Dune chronicles. Set over 3000 years later, the son of Muad'dib, Leto II, has undergone a horrible transformation, and now rules with an iron hand. Although his rule is for the benefit of mankind, he is feared and hated. This is the most philosophical of the Dune books, and sets the pace for the second trilogy of Dune. Although an excellent, occasionally God Emperor gets too involved in the inner workings of Leto's mind, which slows the pace a bit. However, this is a must read for anyone who love Herbert's Dune books

3,500 years have passed and Leto II, Paul Atreides' son, is STILL ruler of the universe. With the memories of all his ancestors, as well as an almost perfect prescience, not to mention absolute control of the dwindling spice, Melange, Leto rules the universe with an iron grip.

The way he has survived so long is that he has merged with the sandworm, to create a giant, sometimes uncontrollable hybrid of man and worm. He does not enjoy the power he wields, though, he views his transformation he had to pay to ensure that mankind does not stray from the Golden Path that had first been taken up, and then abandonned by his father.

This is an incredibly vivid book with superb characterization. You really feel that you know Leto II by the end, feeling the pain of his supreme loneliness, the boredom which provokes his wry, sometimes vicious sense of humor, and the essential nobility which provokes him to sacrifice his humanity to save the human race.

I think the problem with the book for me, anyway, apart from the fact that the plot was very slight (choosing instead to be more a series of philosophical conversations) is that Leto II is almost universally hated and feared by all those around him. Even Siona, his protege, who supposedly understands his Golden Path, does not really gain sympathy for him. I had problems with this because as the ready we have been presented with such a sympathetic portrait of him, its hard to understand the hatred people like Siona and Duncan Idaho feel towards him.

This being said, the climax of the book, which hangs upon Siona and Idaho's hatred of him, feels forced and unnatural. Nevertheless, I was drawn through the book merely on the strength of the characters.

The major thing that can be said about "God Emperor of Dune" by Frank Herbert is that although it isn't one of your usual sci-fi stories, and would certainly be termed an unsuccessful book by modern novel standards (as an example of what you shouldn't do in a modern novel today-i.e. more narration and description instead of more action (that readers nowadays demand), what is the magic that Frank Herbert creates in this most unusual book is that he compels you through his gifted writing skill and most unique and multifaceted character of Leto II to continue reading to find out more about Leto and his world, and especially near the end-what happens to Leto once these plots within plots have been set in motion.

This was the first Dune book in the series I felt that I (with my limited knowledge of politics and economics and religious allegories) could understand the workings of this universe better than even the first three books. And felt I understood more of what was going on and what was trying to be accomplished by all of the factions now being held under one ruler, the worm-god emperor of Leto II.

The story itself remained a bit implausible in my mind as to how this one bizarre creature, part man and part worm, could hold together this vast empire under his rule for so long. It worked mainly for me because I remembered history not too long ago with another almost god-emperor worshipped by the masses-of Hitler's Germany, and in the near-indestructableness of Leto II in his worm-encased body.

For one reader out there who can't be typified or quantified in the usual generalization of "modern reader", as one who prefers the intellectual workings of the mind and character instead of merely the actions of one, I enjoyed "God Emperor of Dune" immensely, and found it one of the most satisfying novels I have ever read.

Dr. Luskin reveals the most important aspects of forgiveness in his book. He makes it simple and has wonderful real life examples that everyone can relate to in order to apply the principles to your life.

This is a definite read for anyone wanting to grow personally and get on with their lives!

I bought three books on forgiveness and returned the other two.

The people I needed to forgive ranged from my father for demanding to know why I "didn't get an A+" on a math exam for which I had ONLY received an A, as well as for not protecting me from the prying eyes of my younger brother as I was maturing into a woman, to the murderer of my roommate as well as his defense attorney the latter worked real hard at (and basically succeeded in) rattling my cage by showing me gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos of my beaten and strangled friend while I testified at the trial.

I can and will explain my reasons for keeping this book and returning the others in two ways.

THE TOUCHY-FEELY REASON
While reading this book (Forgive For Good) I felt understood, hopeful, calm, and, most important, forgiving, whereas when reading the other two books I quickly became bored and frustrated and had to work hard just to get through them.

THE RATIONAL REASONS
a.
Forgive For Good, contrary to what some other customer reviewers have said, accepted right on page one that I had something to forgive and it immediately granted me "personal power" on a silver platter so I could proceed with the forgiving. Conversely, the other books were similar to most psychological self-help books I've read that focus the vast majority of their pages to figuring out whether or not I had really been a victim and just who was to blame for my problems and emphasised the probability that I would need outside help for years to do so.

The first "step" in all three books is having someone validate our pain. In Forgive For Good, however, the author himself or the reader can do this and it is not a given that years of costly psychoanalysis is necessary just to get to this point. But, the other books were written seemingly with the expectation that people are so confused and ignorant of their own feelings that everyone needs professional help for years just to get to the point of being able to address the need to forgive. In fact, one of the books ENDS with warnings about how long the whole process will take and bluntly states that even after following every step in the extremely intensive process delineated in the book it can take years to feel better AFTER HAVING FORGIVEN. As I've already mentioned above, just reading Dr. Luskin's book gave me peace of mind and the ability to forgive.

b.
Yes, Dr. Luskin does point out that my pain is directly related to my pre-existing expectations about what other people "should" say/do to me. And he does so in a very direct way. And, yes, sometimes this can be very hard to accept, or maybe even understand.

And, believe it or not, any other truthful book about forgiveness, as well as your psychoanalyst, actually says the same thing - eventually.

They won't tell you that you are to blame for your pain or that you should merely not feel it, but to get to the point where you can forgive and not be hurt anymore (or again) you must recognize your own power to change your own feelings, expectations, and behavior. Nobody else can change any of these things. You are a free human being. So is the person who did whatever hurt you.
Dr. Luskin merely starts where everyone else is going.

c.
The case studies in Dr. Luskin's book are followed all through the book and are NOT composites. They are real people who really participated in his studies and you can read how EVERY STEP of the process impacted each person, sometimes dramatically differently than other people.

Case studies in the other books, as in most other similar books, were composites. I say call them what they really are, fictional characters with histories made up by the authors. Composities are people who have never existed, never really had the histories the authors postulate, and don't prove a darn thing about the author's theories. They are, in sum, worthless.

d.
Dr. Luskin writes very, very well. He reiterates and reminds. He uses the same phraseology for concepts all through the books instead of trying to come up with as many synonyms as possible to sound literate.

In sum, this is THE BOOK you want to buy if you truly want to learn to forgive the painful experiences of your life. BAR NONE.

I found this book accidentally, while I was searching for something else. I'm extremely glad that I read it, though, because I really needed to let go of grievances that have been ruining my life. The book provides logical, well-supported arguments for why and how you should forgive people and institutions that have caused you pain.

My one criticism of this book is that it's too long-winded. A good editor could cut this book down to half its length without losing any substantial content. Less is more.