Our first acquaintance with the Prinzhorn Collection of psychotic art at the University of Heidelberg was in the paperback edition of Ernst Kris, Psychoanalytic Explorations in Art (New York: Schocken Books, 1967), a book it may help to refer to while reading this one. This is the full-color catalog of a 1996-1997 exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London of more than 200 examples of artÑdrawings, paintings (some using "body color"), collages, and sculptureÑproduced by mental patients in European psychiatric hospitals. The full collection, which includes nearly 5,000 items from the period of about 1890 to 1920, was named after Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933), a German art historian and psychiatrist who did not initiate the collection, but was largely responsible for its promotion, use, and preservation. He became famous overnight when he published a book in 1922 titled Artistry of the Mentally Ill, which praised the "authenticity" and "primordiality" of psychotic self-expression. It attracted the attention of many Modern artists, especially Surrealists and Expressionists, and was used by the Nazis as proof of the underlying sickness of what they condemned publicly in 1937 as "degenerate art." Suppressed but thankfully not destroyed, the Prinzhorn Collection was stacked in a cupboard until the early 1970s, and has now been restored. These haunting yet fascinating inventions, all beautifully reproduced, are prefaced by scholarly essays about Prinzhorn, psychotic expression, and social conditions in Europe between the wars. (Review from Ballast Quarterly Review, Vol 14 No 1, Autumn 1998.)

I first discovered the Prinzhorn Collection in late 1996 when selected paintings and drawings were put on display at the Hayward Gallery in London. The experience was extremely memorable.

More than just an art exhibit, "Beyond Reason" represented a provocative view into the inner workings on the human mind. (This is especially meaningful if you accept the argument that an understanding of the ailing mind can elucidate the functions of the healthy one.)

As you view the entire collection, patterns begin to emerge. "Circular" thinking, fear of being "trapped" in one's mind, and the desire to "escape" mental illness are common motifs. The cover of the book shows a great example. Painted by a schizophrenic, he successfully depicts his irrational fear of weightlessness; here, he must wear a blindfold and use hand-stilts to prevent himself from floating away.

Needless to say, I purchased a copy of the "Beyond Reason" book. Nearly 200 (mostly color) high-quality reproductions are presented, and the commentary is wonderful. I highly recommend this book.

An excellect selection of schizz-flows and machinic couplings, looking at this book is like watching a film by the Brother's Quay (and I believe the Brother's have made a new film based on one of the artists in this book, "In Absentia"). A beautiful and fetishistic stroll through the "Outside" of those who were locked up "inside". Take flight!

This book was simply fun to read.

The title in this one is extremely apropos, as the dialogue sparkles and flashes without getting cutesy or self-concious. A large number of sly little asides add to the humor; I frequently found myself laughing at a bit of dialogue, or at Temple's internal thought proccesses. Louie himself is an elegant Greek chorus of one, while behaving at all times like a real live cat. Matt and Max are superb foils for each other in all aspects, and the supporting characters (Fontana Inc, Danny Dove) are delightful while avoiding two-dimensionality. All of her books give a quick, in-depth sketch of life in the real world of various trades or professions...people wanting to become published authors could do worse than to read this particular one.

With the return of her ex-lover, magician Max Kinsella to the Circle Ritz, home of her new beau, Matt Devine, ex-priest and hotline counselor, Temple Barr finds herself in need of a refuge. Accompanied by the colorful Electra Lark and Temple's aunt, romance novelist, Kit Carlson, Temple attends a romance writers convention at the Crylstal Phoenix. However, Temple once again finds herself embroiled in murder as entries in the Incredible Hunk contest begin turning up dead. That ever reliable feline, Midnight Louie springs to the assistance of his favorite roommmate as they work to uncover clues to the identity of the killer. Louie must contend with his spitfire daughter, Midnight Louise, who has little use for ther father, while Temple faces Lt. Carmen Molina who not only searches for the killer of the hunks, but continues her search for the elusive Kinsella, a suspect in yet another murder. All the while, Temple searches for the Midnight Louie shoe which promises its own reward for the high heeled heroin. With each novel, Douglas draws us further into the lives of her charachers and weaves internal mysteries that carry through from book to book. We await the next book to find out more about Matt Devine, Max Kinsella, and the rest of the human characters as well as Louie's romantic and family entanglements.

That dreaded day will soon be here -- when I' done with this book! I have loved it from page 1 to now, almost 400 pages later. Things I will keep from riding along with Mr. Preston: the incredible amount of research done around the multitude of places, people and events. The masterful retelling of all of the above. The intricate inter-weaving of past and present, and how 'the twain always meet'. Would have been appreciated: some of Walter's photographs as illustrations. Reading this book makes me yearn for the next Douglas Preston, and many more with the same combination of author/place/subject. Thanks, Douglas!

Fantastic use of history and modern day adventure. History written as it happens. Similar to Michener in the range of history covered, but done in a way that brings it more to life. Highly recommended.

I loved this book. It is a terrific introduction to the Spanish Conquest. I now live in the West, but was raised in the East. It's true - the winners get to write history. I never knew much about Coronado or the Spanish in shaping our country, but Coronado was here in what is now the US long before Jamestown or Plymouth Rock. Preston moves back in forth between the history of the Southwest and his experience retracing Coronado's trail in the present. He was both incredibly foolish to make the trip and incredibly lucky to have survived it. It is a fascinating book.

A must have book for any serious analog / mixed signal IC designer. Very detailed and hands-on approach to design tradeoffs. The book was THE Reference for an Austin-based IC company which is already making its 18th year.

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Especially for undestanding OP-AMP's and Comparators, this book is the best with application and solved examples. Additional to
this , explanations about CMOS structures are very usefull...

This is one of the best books on CMOS circuit design. Not a lot of theory stuff, but a lot of practical stuff. I would highly recommend this book. For basic this book would be more than sufficient. Although it does not has any chapters on Low voltage design. This will become very important because as the geometry gets smaller, the power supply also reduces. For 0.18u the power supply is about 1.8V.

This book is very well written, the explanations are very clear and accompanied by high-quality illustrations. I recommend using it together with "Self Assessment Picture Tests in Medicine: Clinical Medicine", the companion book with question covering the content of "Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine" for a better preparation for USMLE Step 2.

It is a great book. More than 1,500 color pictures that you can see on all USMLE Steps and speciality Boards.

This text was a perfect review for USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3! Has full color reproductions of classic ECG's, X-Rays, V/Q's and clinical patient presentations. As an example, I only found pictures of "rachitic rosary" in one book and this one was it! A must have for board review.

Ross and I met at the NAB Radio Show in August 1999. He had just given a performance for the convention. We discussed how both our wives had decided to change their lifestyles. Very funny & practical book. That really is his body on the cover!

A friend of mine brought this book out at a party and we all roared. It actually shamed one man into cooking for the first time. She got it from Ross at a comedy club in San Francisco. I want to see the video. Very cool.

I bought this book by comedian Ross Shafer (hos of match Game, Fox Late Show, Almost Live) and I heard it is being reprinted by Miramar Productions and that a video is also coming out. It's fun to get for your husband. And thepictures of Ross are cute too.

The modern U.S. nucelar Navy owes its roots to Hyman Rickover, and from what is described in Big Red, he would undoubtedly be proud of what goes on today. This story of a patrol in the USS Nebraska, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine, is unusual in its level of access that the author was granted to chart the course of a patrol through its sailors and officers.

The U.S. Navy is rare in that its crews, especially on the "boomers," will sail for months underwater and still have few problems while at sea. The book does a credible job at describing the feelings of the men being away froh home and everyday things, as well as noting what goes on back home with their families.

The inevitable drills, maintenance issues and daily life aboard these submarines are described, as are the hopes of the men aboard that their mission never comes to pass. Big Red is a thoughtful account, but could use a little more revision in some of its facts and details. This is not meant to slam the book, since there are very few out there describing the silent service of today so thoroughly, but is just a general criticism.

As an interesting and informative work about the world of many of our young people in an elite, all-volunteer undersea world at work, this book deserves a spot on the submarine fan's library shelf.

After reading this book I may never be able to read another underwater fiction novel again. The book actually reads like a novel, with many characters contributing to the outcome of the book, with the difference being that this story is ongoing.

The points made in the book for the continuance of these deterrent patrols is a strong one. I am sure there are people who actually believe that the world is a great big happy place now and these submarines are an anachronism at best. And to those people I would say, read this book, see what is going on and sleep well.

However, and you knew there just had to be a "however", I have just one criticism of the book. Or to be precise, the way some of the crew members are described. It is almost a reverse prejudice, a sort of "look how much we entrust to these people" kind of thing. What I mean by this is that when Mr. Waller is describing crew members, he invariably tells of them being tall, dark haired, whatever. But when a Black crewmember is described, Mr. Waller goes out of his way to point out that this is a Black person he is talking about. Almost as if to say, "see, they are here and we do give them important jobs." I have actually noticed this sort of thing in other books, and it just seems to leap off the page at me when I see it.

Aside from this, the book is excellent and I would rate it a "go out and buy" type of book. You will not be dissappointed.

I finished this book wanting to read more. As I read the part about the simulated launch of the missiles, I was chilled to the bone about what would happen if they had to be launched for real. I have a better apreciation of the Navy, especially its submarine service, because now I know that it is in excellent hands.

Breeder is the first book by Douglas Clegg that I have read and Clegg certainly lived up to his status as one of the best horror authors out there. The story reminds you a bit of Rosemary's Baby meets It's Alive but the character development is strong and the work stands on it's own merit. It took a while for this story to get really scary but once it does, it doesn't slow down until the end. There are some descriptions of violence in this book that are really disturbing and graphic but that's all part of the "horror" in my book. Just be prepared when the hammer comes into play. Overall, a good, quick, read. I'll continue to check out other works by Mr. Clegg

BREEDER was the first Douglas Clegg novel I ever picked up and after reading some of his other (more recent) books I thought I'd drop in a few lines.
I must say however that, after BREEDER, mister Clegg seems to have gone a little downhill. His later novels like YOU COME WHEN I CALL YOU and HALLOWE'EN MAN were interesting, but a little bit to intellectual and literary for my tastes. That's why I think his second book BREEDER is (still) his best.

BREEDER is about this young couple who move into their new Washington home and, with a baby on the way, start looking towards a happy future. There is none however when all kinds of 'skeletons' start popping up, and with frightening results.
There's this really frightening baglady cowering through the neighbourhood, their landlady isn't all she says to be and soon the couple are involved with the resurrection of a powerful, and evil voodoo priest (but then again, aren't all voodoo priests evil?).
Without giving too much of the plot away I can say there's chills and twists aplenty here and I must warn the weak of stomach since there are some pretty disturbing scenes involving foetusses and childmurder.

I remember reading FANGORIA in the early nineties and at the time they were making Clegg out to be a big promise for the future. Giving his popularity he certainly has made good on that, I just think it's a pity he strayed away from the writing style that made books like BREEDER such winners.

This was a messed up little story! Interesting characters with real conflicts, people trying to find themselves... and of course
cannibalism, nasty ghosts, and even a demon fetus! A very fast read with plenty of scares and violent happenings. HOUNFOUR...

Dr. Kathryn Jackson, after finishing her residency in pediatric emergency medicine, begins a long anticipated vacation to Mexico. There she encounters Maximiliano Ramos, now a high ranking government official, who had captured her heart ten years before. Drawn to Max, but knowing they live in different countries and come from different cultures, Kathryn tries to fight the attraction she feels for him. Circumstances and Kathryn's independent nature as well as her fiery Irish temper place her in direct conflict with Max. Unwittingly, Kathryn finds herself involved in the underworld of illegal drugs, and torn between her love for Max and the needs of a small child. Kathryn is forced to make choices that change the course of her life.

This book was thoroughly enjoyable. Anne Hodgson delivers a fast pasted, and intriguing read. Reunited love is always a favorite theme, and Ms Hodgson does it with style.

AWESOME!! Anne Hodgson is a true romantic writer! Her gift of character, style, suspense, and love are so captivating. From the moment I started the first page, I couldn't put it down! Kathryn is beguiling and bewitching! What a combination! This book is well worth the read and re-read and re-read! Thank you, Ms. Hodgson, for adding such a wonderful story to my library of romance novels.

This new novel from Anne Hodgson (annehodgson.com) is just wonderful! I loved it from the first page and couldn't put it down. I read her first novel, To Love and To Cherish, and have read it several times. I'll read Chance Encounter again, too. It's full or romance, love, and passion. I can't wait for Anne Hodgson's next book!

I'm taking an on-line college course, and this is this textbook. It's full of up-to-date information that relates well to today's business world. An excellent introduction book to the fascinating world of business.

It is very helpful and interesting.

Best book written ever in the field of business. Ideal for any students either majoring or non majoring in business and acctg.