An amazing glimpse into the world of medicine.. this book isn't just for medical student but for everyone. There isn't a single person alive who hasn't lost a loved one, or been through ones own or others illness... a must read for those looking for perspective

...the science of health. The art and science of the human spirit.

These are given every year to first year students by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and in my opinion, it is like a trusted physician's black bag in which you have the practitioner's stethoscope and blood pressure cuff and plenty of simple pharmacies for a house call--one in which the doctor is not in a hurry to run.

Let not the title catch the layperson off kilter--it's chocked full of good stuff for the rest of us humans who just like to read classic and near-classic works. Like some of my favorites: Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Dickinson, Larynx by Neruda, House Calls by Lewis Thomas and A Summer Tragedy by Arna Bontemps. There's a superb essay on wonder and the evolution of the human spirit by Melvin Konner. There's a Vonnegutian reworking of Frankenstein ( "a crass medical genius" with my real supervisor's first name--I'm grinning as I type this). There's a Chekhov piece on the loss of hope and sadness when one loses a child. Then there's copies of art--Munch, Rockwell, Fildes. Plus, lots, lots more.

First year medical students who usually are to busy to read anything for enjoyment, are missing out on a great collection if they don't stop to smell some of these literary roses. We lay folk with a taste for a great read or two will take us this slack and pass the word on how superb is this collection.

Reynolds, Stone and (new to this edition) Nixon have produced an almost magical book. I've used the previous two editions of this anthology in a seminar with third-year law students and fourth-year medical students ("Law, Literature & Medicine") and look forward to using this new edition in 2002. The impressive literary range represented here -- from the ancients to the most modern (including a little gem from an 11-year-old poet) -- captures the perspectives of patient, healer, family member and others who must deal with illness or death. Many of the classics are collected here (Dylan Thomas (Do not go gently), John Donne (Death be not proud), O.W. Holmes (The Stethoscope). In addition, the editors' command of modern texts -- especially short stories and poems -- gives fresh voice to up-to-the-minute versions of ancient concerns. This book gives new meaning, and new signficance, to the idea of "the art of medicine." Anyone who is facing or may face illness or death, or knows someone else who will face these inevitabilities (that is: ALL OF US) will be enriched by this unique and valuable collection.

Stone Fox is a really good book. I would recommend it to anyone. Stone Fox is about a ten year old boy named Little Willy and his grandfather. They live on a potatoe farm with their dog named Searchlight. One day Little Willy's grandfather gets sick. Willy finds out that his grandfather is sick because they owe $500 in taxes. One day Little Willy goes to the store and sees a poster that says that they are going to have a dog sled race, and the prize money is just what they need, $500.

The theme or message in this book is that you should always believe in yourself, no matter what people say. And just because you are a child, doesn't mean you can't do great things. It teaches you not to listen to putdowns, and to always believe in yourself. No matter what.

My opinion of this book is that I really liked it. It is a very good book. I liked it a lot because it teaches kids to have confidence. Even if others don't believe in you. I also liked it because it was very fun and exciting. Once you pick it up, you can't put it down. I would recommend this book to anyone.

I rated this book 5 stars unlike other people who didn't understand the book and rated this book 2 or 3 stars. I rated 5 stars Beacause it's dramatic,has a little,and deals with real life situations. I would recomend this book if you like dramatic endings and hanging endings. This book is about boy named little Willy who helps his Grandfather farm potatoes. One day his Grandfather gets sick. Then little Willy has to enter the National Dog Sled Race to help Grandfather get better(the race is really exciting. One of the competiters is Stone Fox who has 5 Samoyeds and never lost a race.Will Grandfather get better? Will little Willy beat Sone Fox and win the race? Readthis book to find out.

I've recently had the chance to pick up and read a great book called Stone Fox. Although it's really small, the book is written extremely well. HARPER TROPHY® published Stone Fox in 1980. What a wonderful book this is, the book was written by John Reynolds Gardiner and illustrated by (not cover) Marcia Sewall.

The story in Stone Fox begins with a huge problem, what made me interested in reading it. Little Willy's grandpa is sick. What will Willy do? The old man won't get out of bed. After trying and trying, the boy,Willy, finds out why. The tax collector told Willy grandpa hasn't been paying the taxes for approximately 10 years. Grandpa is giving up on life. Little Willy asks all the people he knew what to do. Some of those people are Doc smith, Hank, Lester, and Mess Williams. They all decided it was best to sell the farm, but Little Willy and his dog Searchlight wouldn't give up. There has to be another way! A little later, miraculously, they found 'The Way'. He happened to be at Lester's General store and saw a poster. The poster said that there was to be a dogsled race at Jackson, Wyoming. Any number of dogs were allowed to enter the race. What a miraculous happening! The prize just happened to be $500! Little Willy and Searchlight took the chance. The two had been through a lot together. They would win even if they had to defeat their adversary, Stone Fox. Stone Fox was a tribe member of the Shoshone Indians. He wanted to win the money so he could buy back land for his tribe. It was said that he never lost a single race. When the day of the race came, Willy was in the lead. Stone Fox was dead last. Who would win? The tragic ending at the end of the race stunned everybody. Searchlight was dead. To everyone's amazement, Stone Fox let Willy carry Searchlight across the finish line.

Although this book has many superior parts in this book, my favorite part is in Chapter 10. It was a thrilling part where Searchlight's heart burst. The part where Searchlight died was a miserable section of the book. What I liked about it was that the part was so shocking and unexpected. This section made me think, why did Stone Fox let victory slip away from him and let Willy win. It was out of the ordinary.

Though there were countless fine, and excellent parts, there was a really boring part. Chapter 8 so boring that you would fall asleep reading the chapter. It was monotonous. Basically nothing happened in it. It was all showing and telling as if everything was still, unmoving. The chapter told how many people, how toll they were, who was watching, and how the race started. It described very well, but as I mentioned before absolutely nothing happens.

Anyone who likes amazingly interesting dog stories, would like this book. I would recommend it to them. Stone Fox would amuse them because It's a book always with something happening, except in Ch.8, and never-ending excitement. The dog is amazing and so is the boy, Willy. What will probably catch your attention are the character descriptions, for example the white star on Searchlight's forehead. Since I say it's so interesting, why don't you find out yourself!