This book is the Bible of Internal Medicine. Anyone considering a career in medicine should have this book in their library. Comprehensive and well written, it is the gold standard of medical textbooks.

This book is the Bible of Internal Medicine. Anyone considering a career in medicine should have this book in their library. Comprehensive and well written, it is the gold standard of medical textbooks.

I have been using the 14th Edition of the main textbook for over two years now. The sheer size [and weight] of the book does not allow for easy carriage, especially when you have limited space. Moreover, I often had to leaf through reams of pages or read through several paragraphs when looking for information on specific topics. The companion handbook makes all these unnecessary. It is easy to carry around unnoticed in a small bag and, when there is need to double-check that elusive info, it is right there. Of course it is not as detailed as the parent text, but as a companion text, it fulfils its role very well.

I do volunteer work with the blind and find it a rewarding experience. I like to see the happiness on their faces when they are having fun. It is enjoyable being their eyes. Most are seniors and have been blind for life. When I discovered Blind Willie & Other Stories, it was a revelation. Here was a story where the hero is a dog who is more developed or evolved than his master. Willy's a good man, but he does not come close to the moral growth of his new dog, Perro. Willy does change in the end. The blind can accomplish and do. Loss of sight does not hinder personal growth. This story makes that clear.

The Other Stories leaves one with the sense that the writer drew on his own personal knowledge and experiences to illustrate love, friendship, loneliness, brotherhood, and compassion.

Toy Henry takes the reader into the soul and heart of a young urban teenager and his daily struggle to escape the life he is trapped in. He tries to use his artistic talent only to have his past immorality destroy him and all that he loved. I think this story is so real it deserves to be classed as a modern classic.

I liked Blind Willie, althogh it took me a couple chapters to get into it. I particularly liked the premise of some humans being able to communicate with animals. It definitely reminded me of the relationship between the two main characters in the book "Ishmael," particularly when Perro was discussing his former maste Lawrence. I also liked Willies perspective on religion, since my views are some what similar. I definitely think a sequal is in order for this story. Would love to see developed further.

I like the how the Pie story and Cookie Trilogy revolved around "karma," more or less, fate, and self fulfilling prophecy.
I especially liked the Fortune Cookie chapter. Twelve Boots in the saddle left me wanting more. I thought it was an interesting premise.

I enjoyed the Last Tribesman especially since I remember reading a short book about Ishi in grade school. The ending was a clever twist.

The Studio was a little implausible, but everything Hollywood falls into the implausible.

Of all the stories Toy Henry was the greatest. The characters jumped off the page. The story took me through a range of emotions. I hated the guy then loved him.

Overall I thought the book was well written.

Excellant material for the Pre-Catechumenate phase of RCIA. Just enough information to provide the "overview" encouraged by the Rite.

Fr. Champlin provides an excellent "beginners" overview of the important aspects of Catholic faith. While this is not intended to be a theology text book and does not address any issue in depth, our parish has found it to be the perfect resource for persons in the Pre-Catechumenate stage of Christian Initiation. The colorful illustrations and very readable text are attractive and inviting. The articles lend themselves well to discussion questions that draw on the life experience of the participants. It provides the Inquirers enough background to introduce them to the church and stimulate questions without overwhelming those without previous instruction with excessive theological jargon.

For use in the Pre-Catechumenate - this book is PERFECT.

HARRISON'S is synonymous with clinical books that worth their weights in gold. This 15th/ed CD-ROM maintained that tradition. It adds the much-needed portability to some 2700-paged heavyweight. However, the air-tight use-restrictions attached to the ...price is simply suffocating. I wish that the publisher had relaxed a bit!
Overall though, there were compensations. The CD contents are superb: far better than what the textbook versions offer. Anyone with interest in medical science should give it a try. It is elaborate and easy to understand. The excellent chapters on pharmacology and infectious diseases are particularly worth mentioning.

I have been reading Harrison's Medicine right from my residency. Its a fabulous book one can refer to as an undergraduate or postgratuate student. However for a practitioner one would prefer to have little more stress on management details. Adding audio to CD of the same book will make it more useful.

Mukund Baheti Consultant Neurologist Nagpur- 440 012 India

This book is the Bible of Internal Medicine. Anyone considering a career in medicine should have this book in their library. Comprehensive and well written, it is the gold standard of medical textbooks.

I am an experienced police investigator having worked for over 20 years in the field of surveillance and undercover tactics. The book covers basic principles in respect to these tactics but uses old methodology. The book makes reference to American legislation and therefore a lot of the book is irrelevant to Australian enforcement procedures. If you are just getting started in the industry the book would be helpful but I would look for an Australian alternative first.

This is a very important book in my library, Thank you

This book is essential reading for any person entering the Investigations field. The information provided is realistic, down to earth and absolutely tried and proven.

Many current Investigators would be well served by reading this book.

I teach Investigators in Brisbane, Australia and will advise my students to purchase and read this book.

This book is another example of the African American community crying about the "racism" that occurs in society today. There is no doubt racism in our society. However, African Americans need to stop complaining and get off their lazy butts and try to get ahead. If people would spend half as much time doing something constructive rather than complaining about how hard they have it, they would actually get somewhere in life.

This book as whole provided a great thought provoking experience. It starts out by addressing some of the real issues that plague African American people today dealing with racism and oppression. The fact that the book speaks directly to African Americans takes into account the lingering affects that past oppression has had on black psychology. I liked that the authors acknowledged that these problems are still present, but enocouraged a greater focus on self-accountability. They effectively motivate the reader to visualize themself as an achiever rather than a failure. It encourages people to focus on achieving the outcomes of their desire. The overall value of the book lies in the fact that the authors provide a great strategy for action.

This is based on Robbins's classic UNLIMITED POWER, which McClendon has rewritten from his perspective as a Black man. He starts off by telling of some of his experiences - being beaten up one night by a racist gang, being asked by the police 'What were you doing in that neighbourhood?' when he reported the incident. He speaks of how this resulted in his developing a fear and mistrust of all white people - which also affected his relationships and interactions with Black people. McClendon's experiences, attitudes and feelings will echo those of many of us.

He then goes on to describe his first meeting with Robbins, and the workshop Robbins led which helped the author to turn his life around. McClendon describes and explains many techniques which Black people can use to improve our mental and emotional states in order to empower ourselves in any situation. This book is very inspiring, as it proves that we truly have the power over our own lives in our hands.

I'm not sure how to feel about this book. While reading it, I really could not become absorbed by Conrad's dense prose, though, while occasionaly eloquent, is very thick, and, well, British. But now that I am finished with it, I can not get the images the novella invokes out of my head. The conquest of Africa by the Imperialist on the surface, and the corruption of man's very morality underneath. The story is deceptively simple, merely a man working for an Ivory trading company, ominously called "The Company", going up the Congo river to meet up with Kurtz, the archetype of Western Imperialism. During this trip, we are shown the inner workings of man and his heart of darkness. The novella is not perfect though. Conrad's condemnation of Imperialism is uneven. Yes, the only discernable cause of Kurtz's descent into evil and madness is the imperialist ethic of master-slave, and it is fairly clear that Marlowe (conrad) is condemning that ethic, but at the same time, he doesn't work very hard to elevate the view of the African natives any higher in the esteem of his western readers. Anyway, as the novella is only about 100 pages, it is something that can be read in a day. Invest an afternoon in it, and decide for yourself.

Heart of Darkness is a novella that really needs to be read more than just once to fully appreciate Conrad's style of writing. The story is an account of one man's simultaneous journey into the darkness of a river as well as into the shadows of a madman's mind. There is a very brilliant flow of foreshadowing that Conrad brings to his writing that provides the reader with accounts of the time period and the horrible events to come. Through Conrad's illuminating writing style we slowly see how the narrator begins to understand the madness or darkness that surrounds him.

I recommend this particular version of the novella because it contains a variety of essays, which discusses some of the main issues in the reading and historical information. Issues like racism and colonialism are discussed throughout many essays. It also contains essays on the movie inspired by the book Apocalypse Now, which is set against the background of the Vietnam War. I recommend reading Heart of Darkness and then viewing Apocalypse Now, especially in DVD format which contains an interesting directors commentary.

English majors are justly fond of Conrad, who packs his stories with subtlety, symbolism, parallels, and rich imagery. "Heart of Darkness" is a brief and strangely absorbing read. Its plot is simple enough on the surface, about a sailor who guides a steamer up the Congo in search of a vaunted ivory trader. But beneath the surface, in a palpable atmosphere of unease, lie the book's complicated themes. This isn't just a condemnation of European activity in Africa, but a glimpse at the evil within every man. In some ways this book is a precursor to "Lord of the Flies" and other twentieth century books of despair, and yet Conrad does not leave the reader without hope. In skilful, mystical passages about light and dark, black and white, tall and short, jungle and sepulchre, Conrad gives us much food for thought about the nature of humankind and the possibilities for both good and evil. I see this book more as a warning than a simple cry of despair - though it pays ample attention to "the horror" of it all.

Joseph Modica has assembled something of a festschrift for Tony Campolo and his ministry in the interesting little book The Gospel with Extra Salt. This book covers a number of topics that the essay's authors deem appropriate to concerns that have played a role in Campolo's ministry. The authors address among the seven essays topics such as covenant, justice issues (including capital punishment), youth ministry, inclusive language, the biblical concept of family, and gender issues in local congregations. In many of the essays the authors allude to their ministry with Campolo and how he ministered to them. His fingerprints may be seen all over individual author's theologies. This is a good book on a variety of "current event" type topics. For those pastors who want to read how an evangelical approaches serious social action, then this is the book for that purpose.

reviewed by The Clergy Journal, March 2002

Provides easy to read information on all key areas of orthopaedic surgery in a digestable length (900 pages). While it lacks in depth, it is a nice book to plow through during your intern year to get you ready for more advanced learning in specific topic areas.

I have this book as a text for a political science class I'm taking at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Though a bit pricey at $40, I truly find this a solid read. It should be appropriate for all levels of reader, though it seems to be geared towards those with at least basic knowledge of the American political system.