this book is very good for some one who needs fast practical note to handle the newly admitted patient. I read many books in Internal Medicine area ( washington manuel, Current medical diagnosis and treatment, manual of adult ambulatory medicine, mini cecil ) but non of those books gave me what I wanted to know about how to handle the patient that just arrived and I should admitte. this book gives you general but very important informations STEPWISE and you wont be confused as reading big textbooks. the chapter on lab parameter is excellent and very useful. The surgery edition of this series is 85% same as the Internal Medicine one and if you read one it will cover the other too.

This is by far the best on-call handbook written. It covers not only common crosscover problems, but has an excellent laboratory and medication reference as well. As a resident supervising procedures, the procedure section has some of the best illustrations and descriptions I've seen. In our Internal Medicine program, we often admit patients "solo" on overnight call, and this book has been a lifesaver (literally!) I forced my ICU intern to purchase this book, as I felt it was vital to getting through those late night nursing calls.

I am an intern in IM at the University of Florida, Shands Hospital. I have been using this book since day 1. It has saved me many times and my patients as well. The book is excellent for making a differential diagnoses and I like the fact that it lists common problems encountered while on call. It's great to follow all the recommended steps and really learn as you go along. The best example is hyperkalemia. I have used this 3 times in the last week. It's a great step by step guide to your differentials, what labs to order and what meds to push. I am using the 1st edition from 1991 and I still find it very useful as we still use most of the same drugs. I found it to be very helpful and a life saver. I would like to see a new edition with updated meds. I find myself using this book more than Wash manual or any other book I have. If I get called on abd pain, or fever, or anything, I look it up while in the elevator on the way to the floor and by the time I get there, I have a good idea on how to manage my patient effectively and safely. I would recommend this book for all residents and med students.

I am a 4th year medical student and found this book to be an excellent review of preclinical basic science material. It is concise but detailed enough. It can be used as a quick reference when you don't have time to read a larger source. Highly recommended to add to your library. Just wish there was a new edition.

I am a surgeon and found this book lucid and very readable, and at the same time containing more than enough information for principles of surgery examinations for residents. Its critical mode of writing will also serve the surgeon well throughout his/her surgical career and will inculcate a certain critical ability in its reader. My only suggestion for improvement would be a more upto date edition and a slightly better written chapter on biostatistics. Good work Savage et al! Thumbs up all the way!

From Bobby Sox fave to Sultan of Swoon to the Fall and Great Comeback, it is just about all here, except for the very last years from the mid-1990's to the end. This volume is a collection of essays surveying the vast realm of an incredible career. The clear links between his peerless Capitol recordings,and his own life are explained,as are the demanding sessions themselves, his always being in charge with a lot of help from his friends. Every piece here is worthwhile, my favorite being Gay Talese's FRANK SINATRA HAS A COLD (1966)To quote:"Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint,Ferrari without fuel..A Sinatra with a cold can, in a small way,send vibrations through the entertainment industry and beyond as surely as a President can, suddenly sick, shake the national economy." A great fun of a read! Not for Frank fanatics only.

This book is like an almanac of information on Frankie. I had the pleasure of reading it at a friends house, and it was just great. I highly recommend it. Another good one, is "Why Sinatra Matters." Both give a glimpse into a man that we all love.

This book is fundamental in running a Mage chronicle. It gives plenty of background and setting information for those interested in that sort of thing. As any storytelling book, it gives tips and tried-and-true methods for storytelling. Additionally, there is a chapter dedicated to the explanation of philosophy, which is important because of Mage's philosophical nature. Also, the book further explains various systems like Paradox and Resonance and gives different options to change them to your liking. Moreover, the book gives an explanation of Seekings according to Essence types. All in all, the book is essential in fine-tuning and running any Mage chronicle.

This is probably the most invaluable resource for any mage player or storyteller. It provides alternate rules for both magic and paradox and how to apply mage to alternate historical/fantasy settings. In terms of usability, it is indispensible and probably much better than the Guide to the Traditions.

Steven Curtis Chapman is not only one of the best Christian music artists out there but one of the best guitar players as well. If you love his songs and wished you knew how to play them this book is a must. It's all chord charted and easy to read picking paterns and strumming patterns. It has all the lyrics as well. You'll have a blast once you've mastered the songs and you'll be stoked to play them over and over. If your a Steven Curtis Chapman fan and play guitar it's a must get. Have fun. Justin Jacobs

Latin American literary and cultural criticism has produced in the past few years interesting and different approaches to posmodern problems. In this anthology, Bell, Le May and Orr compile a series of articles that are destined to be a must-read in the future. Frederic Jameson studies the exchanges between American and Latin American perceptions of each other in the context of Late Capitalism. This study is part of a wider Jameson work, and offers a wonderful and different insight of the cultural relation of the U.S. with the countries south of the Rio Grande. Coronil analyzes Fernando Ortiz's critical operation in the definition of the term transculturation, in an essay that estates the clear intentions of breaking with the writing from the center. In this same tone, Pratt discusses the concept of nation, while Kaminsky focuses in gender. Beverley and Mouat discuss Latin American postmodern conflicts through two important topics: testimonio and Boom experimental novel. Gonzalez Echeverría develops a part of his archive theory in a study of the relation between García Márquez and Bolívar. Finally, Luisa Valenzuela criticizes the concept of Latin American writing. The book is especialized, but constitutes an excellent selection of many current discussions regarding Latin American literature. Fully recommendable for students and interested readers.

This is the eleventh book in Chaosium's Cthulhu Cycle series. This volume features tales of Lovecraft's most well-known creation, the octopus-headed entity, Cthulhu. Included are the foundational stories (i.e. "The Call Of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft and "The Black Island" by August W. Derleth), some rare reprints (i.e. "Some Notes Concerning A Green Box" by Alan Dean Foster) and some interesting new stories of Cthulhu in the modern world (i.e. "Rude Awakening" by Will Murray). In any collection the stories are of varied quality but I enoyed the majority of the works collected. If you are a reader of Lovecraft's Mythos fiction then this is a must for your library.

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Samuel Totten (Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville) and Steven Leonard Jacobs (Associate Professor and Aaron Aronov Chair of Judaic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa), Pioneers Of Genocide Studies is a scholarly, 617-page compendium of learned essays contributed by a variety of informed and informative authors concerning the phenomena of twentieth-century mass murder -- especially as inspired, sanctioned, or perpetrated by governmental states. Addressing the pervasive prevalence of brutal extermination from the perspectives of psychology, sociology, theology, and law, Pioneers Of Genocide Studies also attempts to answer the question of what must be done if genocide is ever to end. Pioneers Of Genocide Studies is a seminal and highly recommended contribution to academic reference collections in the fields of 20th Century World History, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Holocaust Studies, Judaic Studies, and Political Science.

Here's a story that more people need to hear. A quick read, Salute! tells the story of the Jehovah's Witnesses who refused to salute the flag in the first half on the century, because it went against their religious beliefs. They believed it was an idol, and worship of another god, and allegiance to any state other than the Kingdom was forbidden by God. For this, they had laxatives poured down their mouths in order to facilitate internal bleeding, were repeatedly attacked and assaulted, had their children expelled from school, were tarred and feathered, forced out of towns, and 'castrated and maimed'. A plethora of laws arose in the United States requiring people to salute the American flag. Once a child did not salute, they were expelled. If they were not in school, the parents were fined for not putting their children in school. Stevens gives interesting tidbits, like how a right-hand raised salute to the flag was common in the 40's, until Nazi Germany changed that image forever. And yet ironically, Witnesses were accused of being Nazis for their lack of salute.

Stevens presents a well-researched history of Witnesses' fight to follow their religion and the First Amendment. He goes into great detail on the legal histories, which in the process make it all the way to the Supreme Court. Where the court decides 8:1 in favor of requiring children to salute, and fining parents who did not make their children do so. But in a rare of rare twists, the one dissenter leads to the possibility of a new case, where the Supreme Court has the opportunity to reverse it's own ruling.

As someone who has never saluted the flag, because I too believe my allegiance belongs to God alone, because I do not support patriotism, and because I will not take any kind of oath, I am grateful beyond words for what the Witnesses did in laying down their lives so that I might have this right. Though I don't agree with them theologically, their fortitude and integrity allowed for greater freedom for us all.

It isn't until you've opened this book that you discover there's no mention on the cover of its co-authors Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (of "Star Trek - Prime Directive" fame)! Aside from this gross oversight, the book is a pleasure to read. In collaborative efforts such as this one, it's usually questionable who authored what part and how much. But the style of this book does bear a remarkable resemblance to that of Prime Directive. . . Ashes of Eden takes place approximately six months before the events of "Star Trek Generations". In it, Captain Kirk once again faces his old (no pun intended) enemy, "Old Age". It seems that every time Kirk comes to grips with the fact that he is an old man, some new event confronts him to make him wish he were young again. And in Ashes of Eden the temptation is twofold: a beautiful girl (Teilani) and a fountain of eternal youth (or more precisely, a planet of youth). Who could resist? Especially since the story very candidly unveils Kirk's struggle with impotence. But as with all previous quests for eternal youth, this one too, must end in failure. As the entire original cast reunites in a valiant effort to bring Kirk back to his senses, the story ends with a rather anticlimactic revelation of the 'secret' of the fountain of youth. I'd have given this book a higher rating for its style and flow but had to bring it down because of the ending.

Good story here. It ties in a hole in between the end of "Star Trek VI" and "Generations". At least we get to find out what happens to the Enterprise before the new ship is launched. Also, it's a great love story for Kirk with entanglements from the Federation bureaucrats involved in the story.

There is one problem though. One thing he writes about contradicts another book called "Sarek" which was written by A.C. Crispin. That story occurred after "Star Trek VI". The Enterprise had been repaired of all battle damage at the Vulcan spacedock (the damage inflicted by Chang and the other Klingons). In Shatner's story, the Enterprise is in mothballs, Kirk gets it back from Teilani, but the ship still bears the battle damage by Chang's photon torpedoes.

Enough nitpicking. The story is a good start to the many sequels Shatner would write later. Not the best in the series, but quite good.

I bought this book at the suggestion of the manager of the local bookstore to keep me occupied during an unwanted month-long trip to Poland. I normally don't read Star Trek novels, because Paramount doesn't recognize them as canon. That means that they never happened. They're basically authorized fan fiction. In fact, this is the first Star Trek novel that I've read all the way through. It's actually pretty good. In fact, I read so much of it at a time that I had nothing to do to relieve my boredom for the rest of the vacation. It's written by William Shatner. Who better to write a Captain Kirk story than James T. Kirk himself? This story is Kirk in his own words. It takes place between the end of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" and Kirk's apparent death in the opening scenes of "Star Trek: Generations". Kirk joins a young woman on a journey to save her homeworld and, perhaps, recapture his youth and be young forever. Sure, we know that he won't be young again. Sure, we know that he'll survive the events of the novel. It's still fun and exciting to read, though. Don't let "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" fool you. Shatner can write. The only complaints that I have are a few typos and Shatner's writing style. He often omits the word "and" in compound sentences, and he often uses incomplete sentences lacking subjects. He also writes a lot of the characters' thoughts into the narrative itself, which is supposed to be neutral. It's as if the narrator knows what the characters are thinking and agrees with them. Other than these things, which you can get used to, it's a good book. Shatner even references events in numerous TOS episodes and all of the TOS movies except for "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (which really didn't need to be referenced anyway). The story is bookended with scenes of Spock, standing over Kirk's grave on Veridian III, thinking about his late friend. Some historical notes are contradicted, such as when phasers were invented ("Enterprise") and the time period of Cochrane's first warp flight ("Star Trek: First Contact"), by later canon material, but the main story itself can still fit into the canon. The ending sets up Shatner's next Star Trek novel, "The Return". Overall, "The Ashes of Eden" is a good story and worth your time to read. It IS James T. Kirk.