This was a great book, and I couldn't put it down. It is a quick read, if you love mysteries. I was throughly in to it, and I really enjoyed it.

Patsy, 8, and Jim, 6, befriend Miss Slade, a neighbor woman who lives in squalor with her six dogs, six cats, donkey, goats and chickens. This is a lovely, gently humorous story with delightful characters, both human and animal. Readers will rejoice when Miss Slade, helped by the kindness of the children and their parents, decides to "turn over a new leaf" on her 70th birthday. The book is generously and charmingly illustrated, too.

Miss Slade has lived in Blackberry Bottom for as long as anyone can remember...but who is she really? Everyone believes she's a witch, or at least someone who's "a bit touched in the head" and steers clear of her. With a pirate patch on one eye, Maggie lives in a shabby caravan with no electricity or plumbing along with her six dogs, six cats, and other miscellaneous critters, it's no wonder she scares people off -- that is, until a new family moves into town....

This is a funny sweet little book reminding us that not everyone is as they appear on the outside. Maggie lives the way she does because she wants to, not cause she has to...and even after she makes friends with her new neighbors, she remains her quirky wonderful self. I hope you come to love getting to know the surprising Miss Slade as much as I did.

Very detailed book. Lasik is not as simple as it looks. Your doctors experience will make the differnce in the possible need for a "touch up" or hitting the mark the first time. This book provides so much information that anyone considering lasik should have it. You will be spending at least a couple of thousand dollars for lasik (or less if you go to a "puppy mill").

I was approx 20/800 with high astigmatism and am now 20/20!! Recommend my doctor in Denver (I did a lot of research)if you can make it. Dr. Spivack at the Spivack Vision Center Englewood Colorado "spivack.com"

For anyone considering laser vision correction this forthright book gives a realistic idea of what to expect before, during, and after surgery from the patient's and the surgeon's perspective. Dr. Slade makes the prospect of undergoing laser eye surgery less mysterious, less threatening. He answers myriads of questions but also guides you to the vital questions to ask both yourself and your potential surgeon. His focus is on patient education, which is crucial to making an informed decision and to managing the natural fear of eye surgery. Medical illustrations and a glossary help clarify medical concepts. Besides the emphasis on surgery the text provides basic information about the eyes such as how they function, why some eyes do not work so well, and how to understand your prescription for eyeglasses. For those contemplating a lifetime investment in better vision this book should prove an invaluable asset.

After reading the author's history of refractive surgery it becomes evident that eye surgery now a reality would have been considered science fiction less than a generation ago. Appropriately the book ends on this positive note, "With time and endless effect, one generation's prayer becomes the next generation's answer." If you choose to have laser eye surgery, just warn your chauffeur that postoperatively you may become preoccupied with reading every sign, license plate, and billboard in sight. Those of us who have experienced a blurred world can truly appreciate the out-of-this-world difference a laser and a highly skilled ophthalmologist can make--a world in focus at last.

The Complete Book of Laser Eye Surgery(2000) by Dr. Slade explained every facet of the Lasik eye procedure. I was extremely impressed by the book. The book also includes an interesting story about one of the authors, Dorothy Kay Brockman. She was very near-sighted and had good results with the Lasik. The book explains: how the eye works, the entire Lasik correction procedure, it explained the surgery, and what you could expect after the surgery. This book is must reading!

the format used of drills for pronunciation is boring and the subject matters of the exercises are not relevant to today's Morocco. Outdated language is used much to the hilarity of my husband's family who are educated Moroccans. Examples of sentences taught are " I gave the rifles to the judge" and "she hit the dog". It's useful for the basics and the grammer but the choice of vocabulary taught means that whilst I know how to construct a sentence, I don't have the vocab! It has inspired me to learn Moroccan and then write a book for English speakers.

i don't think you'll be striking up many conversations with moroccans unless you are a truly devoted student AND you have an excellent imagination... what do i mean by this? well, you will have to imagine how all of the words in the book are pronounced since it does not come with audio (tapes, CDs, anything please!) and ordering the audio material means writing to washington, d.c. and sending a check, etc. to me the book is completely useless without these valuable materials since the pronunciation of any form of arabic is virtually impossible without examples...

despite this, the information is all there... i don't think the author's transliteration system is any worse or better than any other system... in fact, i found it pretty straightforward... i think the format of the book could be updated however, to make it a little more user-friendly and didactic and provide more everyday situations, like how to greet people and ask for things in a store or restaurant.... as well as the famous phrase missing in every language book in the universe: "where's the bathroom?" (!!!)

the grammar explanations are clear if you are a linguistics student, but otherwise you will be quite lost since verbs, for instance, are never presented in easy-to-understand formats like tables and charts... vocabulary words are rarely grouped into any sort of categories either, making them more difficult to memorize (for instance, in the same vocabulary list you will find gold, silver, French, today, with you, factory, hunting, her brother and arithmetic) so you ask yourself, "what is the topic of this lesson?" and "when will i use words like hunting and factory?"

so you won't find typical foreign language book helpers like a chapter with labeled fruits and vegetables, or a drawing of a living room with the names of the different pieces of furniture shown... that kind of "spoon-feeding" is entirely lacking... but having said all this, it is probably the most thorough book written on moroccan arabic and will give you a good knowledge of the language if you study diligently

This book is very useful. Although it uses linguistic signs for pronunciation instead of Arabic signs it is still accessible. Being a teacher, I was really able to evaluate the ods used in this book. I have found the exercices easy to follow. The level of difficulty is progressive allowing you to master what you have learned previously before learning more. Being French Canadian, I would have preferred to have a Moroccan-French book. But this is the best one I have found in North America.