As a scientist and a tetralogy of Fallot survivor, I found this volume fascinating. It is clearly written for the medical professional, so it's tough going for the layperson. But adult tetralogy survivors will likely face the issues discussed in this book at one time or another, decreased exercise tolerance, life threatening arrhythmias, decreased right ventricular function and pulmonary regurgitation, and this book will help you understand the issues, at least well enough to discuss them intelligently with your cardiologist. So if you've got tetralogy of Fallot, this book is well worth buying.

The history of economic thought has its fair share of textbooks that cater for introductory studies. Fusfeld's "The Age of the Economist" is one of these texts. Certainly, it is a close substitute for Robert Heilbroner's world-conquering "The Worldly Philosophers". Though not quite as good as Heilbroner in the story-telling department, Fusfeld is better in the area of breadth. "The Age of the Economist" covers a wider range of thinkers right up to the present. Also following Heilbroner, it makes an admirable attempt at fusing together the intellectual, sociological and economic influences shaping the thought of various individuals, schools and movements through time. This is a difficult, but essential task to perform in an introductory text, not least because it impresses upon the uninitiated the importance of taking account of the many and various influences upon the history of economic thought. This is something that is, sadly and, in my opinion, inexcusably neglected in more advanced texts. (Such texts should be properly entitled "Histories of Economic THEORY" rather than "Histories of Economic THOUGHT".) Anyway, Fusfeld does a good job in crafting an introductory history of economic thought text and includes a valuable bibliographical essay, thus enabling the curious reader to delve into the subject in greater depth.

BJ Daniels continues the Texas Confidential series with this month's first secret child book and amnesia story in "The Agent's Secret Child." Six years after the woman he loved died in a fiery explosion, agent Jake Cantrell receives a call from a five year old child, a child who calls him father. Her mother bears a striking resemblance to Abby Diaz, the love of his life. She claims to have no memory of her life before the last six years. Could she be Abby, and can he keep her and her daughter safe from the drug lord who wants them dead?

The title and the expected happy ending shouldn't make it too hard to answer those questions. "The Agent's Secret Child" is told with enough energy and emotion to make it an exciting and refreshing read. Though the circumstances of Jake not knowing about his daughter are contrived, they were at least unique and didn't turn me against one of the characters. Anyone who is tired of secret child books, and I've complained enough about them, should know this is the first in a while that didn't aggravate me. Daniels makes Abby's slow discovery of her identity quite poignant. Jake and Abby's relationship is full of passion. This is a romance many readers will cheer for. The action never stops moving, and the equally strong hero and heroine prove their strength more than once. The mystery is well done, with juicy secrets to be uncovered and some nice investigating on the part of the heroine. The climax was slightly familiar (see last year's "My Lover's Secret," Intrigue 528) and one final twist so obvious it only made one of our heroes look stupid. Honestly, how else could it have turned out? The romance and suspense are still both consistently high and strong enough to make this one a winner.

This book could easily have been five stars (right now it's a solid four and a half) if it had been longer. (Unless you're interested in a really nitpicky point, stop reading now and go buy the book). This isn't only a book where readers will say they wished it was longer. It needed to be. "The Agent's Secret Child" is 233 pages, fifteen less than the average Intrigue, with huge margins and big type. (Temptation length. Why isn't it Temptation priced?) There isn't any place where the emotions or details couldn't have been expanded upon for greater effect. The Texas Confidential agency especially could use more detail. Two books into the series and the agency is still vaguely defined. Too many of the agency characters and background details are offered in quick one line descriptions that read like this is how her editor or the other authors described them to her. They aren't her characters, so Daniels has no idea who they are and isn't going to bother with them any more than she has to. For instance, the author keeps mentioning another agent who disappeared a year ago. This probably will come into play later in the series, but Jake thinks about this so casually and unemotionally that it seems to have no impact on him or his coworkers. It's only going to make it less effective if this plot point comes up in the future, and makes me wonder why Jake would bother thinking about it if he cares so little. It's a very minor point but a crucial one. It says "Texas Confidential" isn't holding up well as a series. (All the ads say these agents are cowboys by day. We have yet to see them do anything cowboy-related.) It's not like Daniels doesn't have room to add more detail. The book could have been expanded, and should have been.

I have no problem recommending "The Agent's Secret Child" highly. The central relationship and suspense are wonderful. Only the foundation the book and the series are set up on are too fuzzy around the edges. For top notch romantic suspense, this is still one book that should not be missed.

Thorough summary of Pinkwater's writings, along with biographical information.The field of humor philosophy is also covered.

This book put together any of the best thinkers in the field of Agricultural Extension nowadays. It gives a broad view of the recent changes in the scientific discipline and the organizations of Extension in different parts of the world. The book deals with new and interesting topics: sustainability, agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKIS), the role of NGOs, the evolution of public organizations, etc. Specially, I recommend to the reader the chapters by William H. Rivera and Frederick Buttel. In my opinion, only a question is missing in this book: The situation of theory and practice in Agricultural Extension in Latin America countries. A chapter on this topic would be necessary to totally shift the content of the book with the word "worldwide" in the title.

This book is viewed in my country as one of the leaders in the field of agricultural produce marketing. It is a very popular book that is very well written. The authors explain everything with great detail and make it clear with good illustrations, where possible. The purpose of this book is to integrate aspects of food product marketing with traditional agricultural marketing. This novel approach fills a gap in the current literature and reflects a growing trend to teach these subjects in an integrated way. The authors are leading authorities from the USA and Europe and the book has been developed from a very successful series of courses run for several years by the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) in Zaragoza, Spain. These courses have been attended by postgraduates from a wide range of countries, so the book is likely to have worldwide appeal. It is aimed at senior undergraduates as well as post- graduates and professionals in agricultural and food economics and marketing.

Albania from poster child to basket case in seven years.

In 1991, post-communism Albania embraced capitalism like a drunk would a whiskey bottle. In the first few years, the international press boosted Albania as an "economic miracle, (a) Balkan tiger, and (a) rising shining star." In 1997, swept up in the mania of a ponzi-style investment scheme, the Albanian house of cards came tumbling down. It is hard to comprehend the scope of the collapse - more than 75 percent of the population lost all their life savings. Riots, beatings, looting of Army armories, burning of government buildings and rampant mayhem gripped the country for weeks.

Finally, in an effort to stabilize this torn and devastated country, a contingent of multinational troops had to be sent in. A collapse of this magnitude does not have a cause; rather, it is a compendium of factors that cumulate in tragedy.

In Albania in Crisis Daniel Vaughn-Whitehead evaluates the "how" and the "why" this country fell so far so fast. Writing with empirical statistical support, Vaughn-Whitehead pulls no punches as he uncovers the causes of this crisis. The signs of the impending tragedy were there if anyone had looked critically, but the social and economic harbingers were ignored until the very end.

This academic work is recommended for those with an interest in Albania or any emerging post-communist countries.

I thought all three stories were really intriguing. The first story is that classic beauty and beast story that everyone will enjoy reading.

The third story made me feel so many different emotions, ranging from dislike, excitment, anger, nervousness etc. The author did a good job of making the main characters frustratingly lovable. Just read it, you'll love it.

The second story is little complex in regards to the writing style. I had a hard time concentrating on the story because the wording threw me off. I had to constantly re-read lines, because I simply didn't get it. Ultimately, it is also a sweet love story.

All in all, the book is definitely a keeper.

I found this book on a lonely book shelf in a bookstore in my neighborhood. I was intrigued that it concentrated on the growth and discovery of Druidry in this country, so I bought it. I was so pleasantly surprised in the content.

This book was written from the perspective of someone who knew nothing of Druidry and decided to immerse himself and find out as much as possible from the widest array of groups in this country that was available. He did a wonderful job clearly explaining the difference between Paleo, Meso, and Neo Druids. He also gave a clear description of the beginnings of the Druid Movement here in the US, and gave a good comparison of Druidism vs. Wicca (of which I am).

As being a former student of Druidic Practices myself, I found it a good resource for the different groups in the country today, both the good ones and the bad ones. I would highly recommend this book for those who would like to have a good overview of what Druidry means in America and how it has grown over time from England.

Many Christians today have what some sociologists of religion have called a "suburban spirituality": we like our religion neatly trimmed, safe, gated, and above all respectable. As a consequence, fewer and fewer of us are willing to take chances--much less, God forbid, risks--for the sake of the Gospel. Little wonder that some of the folks most ardently working for peace and justice have a healthy distrust of Christianity.

Jon Daniels, a seminary (Episcopal) student, was someone who had no use for suburban spirituality. He went down to Alabama at the height of the Civil Rights disturbances, lived the Gospel's message of service, and eventually was gunned down by a white deputy sheriff (who was acquitted by an all-white jury!)when he pushed a black teenager out of the way and caught the gunshot blast intended for her.

Daniels was only in his mid-twenties when he was martyred, but his essays, letters, and journal, which make up a good half of this biography, reveal a man who had thought and prayed deeply about the need to live the Gospel message of service to others. The book, first published some 35 years ago, has been reprinted by Moorehouse Press, and deserves wider attention than it's gotten thus far. Jon Daniels is a real American hero.