This is one of the most inspirational books I have ever read! It helped me to realize that for you to achieve true success - you must live in alignment with your natural calling in life...your Life Purpose. What a concept! I recommend this book to anyone who is struggling to find their place in the world. This book will help you find it.

When I find myself going off into a flat spin, trying to deal with the demands of work, family, or life in general, I can pick up this book and get back on track. This book helps put things into perspective. It's an easy read so you will not need the excuse that you don't have enough time to pick it up. I recommend this book HIGHLY and place it where it will be easily accessible.

This book though simple in style, gives one "pause to think" and leaves the reader with a sense of dedication and certainty - no small feat in todays' world. It is particularly helpful to those in transistion and those searching for meaning or direction. I have given this book to several friends and clients and have seen it produce a profound change in attitude. Bravo to the author!

It is rare to read an autobiography of a successful person involved in a technical field such as surgery and come away enriched by this humane, unselfish presentation offered by Dr. James D. Hardy. His down to earth story of how to balance family, politics, and medicine and still be a gentleman could only happen in the South. This book should be required reading for every pre-med student and should be kept as a bible for those who choose surgery for their calling.

The Academic Surgeon should be required reading for any premed or med student. Because of the insight it gives to an exciting period of medical history, surgeons certainly and other doctors and those in medical fields will find it excellent reading. The general reading public will also be fascinated by a look into the life of this pioneer in transplant surgery who excelled as a doctor, surgeon, teacher, administrator, and devoted family man.

Don't let the title throw you off. The Academic Surgeon makes a great read for anyone both doctors and lay alike. This book reads well and makes the life of a pioneer in surgery come to life.

I almost feel sorry for Daniel Harvey, the author of the what-has- to-be-somewhat-autobiographical memoir "Adventures of Prescott: Celibate Nympho." If the author does in fact have a history that is similar to his hilarous protagonist's, adolescence must have been hell. Many of us, while mulling over images of the previous night's high school debauchery, have squirmed a guilty squirm on a Sunday morning pew many times over. Of course by the time we were enjoying post mass donuts in the rectory hall, the guilt/hair shirt was off until next Sunday. Harvey's protagonist (self?) had no such luxury, he was the rebellious son of the preacher!

This book is funny in that the reader is afforded a testosterone blurred peek of the world through the eyes of a wild, church-going teen. This book is sad when this same teen chooses to look at himself. It is indeed simultaneously heavy and light. If he hasn't exorcised his demons with this book, I am definetly looking forward reading more Daniel Harvey.

A truth searching novel for all post-fundies. In "....celibate nympho" the main character Jed (or is that Prescott) tries to make sense of the excess baggage he is carrying from his xtian roots through counseling sessions. Within Jed's stories are main themes every post-fundie can identify with. Such as marriage, sexuality, music, the do's and don'ts of adolescent xtian love and the obey and deny attitude according to fundamental doctrine. You'll meet characters tripping on LSD, a guy who changes his name to a biblical one (sortof a detox), young women sunbathing and a bible-belt mama. Through heated conversations between the counselor and her brother-in-law you'll be able to taste two opposite sides of spirituality. Daniel gives the reader an insiders' look into the world of fundamental xtianity, a psycho-analysis in a sense.

Adventures of Prescott... Celibate Nympho will obtain and keep your attention from beginning to end with its realistically funny humor. As the quick but great read goes on, the story and characters unfold smoothly. The classic lines and real life plot are made great by the characters and their individualistic personalities. Though not everybody will find a resonance with the cynical main character named Jed, having siblings can bring your streams of life closer with his. Adventures of Prescott: an original piece of work, full of emotion and worth your time.

The hardest part in "life goes on" is re-joining life. This book was an enormous help in taking those steps. Truly, the "darkest of the night" is not when your loved one leaves this earth, as tragic as that is, but several weeks later when the enormity of it all comes crashing down. Your friends and family think you should be better, but you're not. Alice's breezy and to-the-point style helped me pick up the pieces and go forward. It is full of humor, but also full of heart, a Must Read for anyone who has had lost a spouse or significant other.

Somewhat irreverant, but makes one aware that life goes on; it really is ok to laugh,at yourself as well as deceased spouse. A must for everyone who finds themselves in that position, especially when you fear that humor has gone out of your life forever.

no one is raised to be a widow. somehow it's human nature to think it will never happen to you. but sometimes one finds that the same type of "black humor" that gets you through a grave illness of a husband, kicks in "after the flowers". the author handles the subject in a light manner,but handles deep subjects that only the widowed can related too, in a way that is not frightening to read about. this also touches the comparrison of the divorced woman also. as she says "sometimes single is single is single". it's a good read!

I think the line above says everything.. you will not regret buying this book.

Wonderful book. None of the photographs are tricked -- that is, all are usual perspectives, normal orientation (what looks like the floor at first glance really is), no strings, no unseen bars or plates, no studio retouching of former. (See LG's preface.) Truly amazing work.

This book is a sequel to the book BREAKING BOUNDS.The trick photography is incredible! Some of the photos are tasteful nudes that captivate you with their artistry. If a picture is worth a thousand words... this book is worth a couple million!

I bought this to see what Daniel Pearl was all about after his tragic death. I'm so glad I did. It makes me wish I'd known him. Kudos to the people who chose and organized the articles - it's a wonderful tribute.

Wait - those of you who haven't read this yet, please don't get the wrong idea! - just because I'm being sentimental about it doesn't mean that the book requires you to be. The articles in here are so worth reading by anyone, for any reason - please pick it up and see what you learn about the world.

Being an avid reader of the Wall Street Journal for nearly a decade, the tragic loss of Daniel Pearl struck me hard even though I couldn't ever recall associating his name with a specific article. "At Home in the World" is an excellent collection of writings exemplifying the in-depth--yet sometimes quirky--reporting like that often found in the middle column of the Journal's front page. They're my favorite articles: almost always interesting; so well-written. Since I actually remembered some of the stories, perhaps I've been a fan of Mr. Pearl's all along.

I like the way this book is organized: six parts, each one highlighting a literary style or theme infused with interesting facets of Mr. Pearl's life and personality (Editor Helene Cooper provides some insightful anecdotes at the beginning). For example, Part Four ("Finding the Potholes ...") reveals his propensity for delving deep into the fabric of a society to get an unexpected story; Part Two ("I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music") plays off of his love for music ... all music. The writings in each part are presented pretty much (occasional exceptions) in reverse chronological order, so that his work from WSJ stints in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., London, and India are kept together. The fifty articles range in length from two to eleven pages, lending themselves well to intermittent reading when time is tight. I don't imagine every article will be of interest to all readers, so there's the option of covering everything or just picking out what you consider interesting (I chose the former). The book got better as I went along, with Part Six ("Nice Lede!") being the most entertaining. The Appendix articles from the North Adams Transcript are hilarious.

This book should appeal especially to Journal fans and those who love reading (learning) about diverse subjects from many worlds. I would also recommend this for anyone who wants to explore truly human topics that aren't offered on a daily basis by the news media.

The title of this selection of articles by the late Daniel Pearl has been taken from a theater essay by the playwright Arthur Miller entitled "The Family in Modern Drama." Miller describes the role of a family's breadwinner, whom he envisions as a traditional paterfamilias, as making the world just as familiar and comfortable a home as his immediate family environment. Dan Pearl succeeded notably in that enterprise, writing with professional detachment, objectivity, elegance, humor, and a tincture of scholarship about the ironies of the human condition in far-flung, exotic places - India, where cows may be sacred but leather goods are manufactured; Iran, whose youths may publicly spout anti-American slogans but scheme to obtain in, say, Turkey, a U.S. visa "to study, perchance to stay" - an allusion to Hamlet's "to sleep, perchance to dream"; even Kosovo, where "genocide" turned out to be "small acts of intimate barbarity." Throughout his educative articles, which he honed until he heard the sentences "sing," Dan Pearl exhibits the total lack of malice, the calm and perceptive gaze, and the disinclination to histrionics for which his father justly praises him in a prefatory eulogy. The articles fit perfectly what the book's jacket calls the Journal's "iconic middle column," and together they constitute a lasting tribute to their late author.

I own this book plus buying a copy for the lab, the book is not as thorough as the manual of clinincal microbiology by the ASM and edited by Murray. But is thorough enough for most routine bench work and is not as bulky as Murray. Murray and or Bergeys would be required for the more difficult organisms, but for everything else, or the student studying diagnostic Clinical microbiology I would rate this book highly.

OVERALL, THIS BOOK IS THE BEST. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMENDTHIS BOOK TO MY FRIENDS. IT HAS A GREAT SECTION ON PARASITOLOGY ANDGREAT COLOR PAGES.

This edition of Bailey & Scott is the best so far. The tables included in each chapter are well organized. They present the data in an easy to look up manner. Information on individual organisms is better organized in contrast to earlier editions. One complaint is that older names and test procedures are not included. I suppose the authors wish to present the most current information but it would be nice to have a reference to an older name or test when a physician inquires.

It is amazing how much information you can squeeze in into 230 pages. I have read many books on energy-healing and here is the one that compiles all that knowledge into one. The hands-on exercises are described into the tiniest details and are very easy to follow. I have just found out that "Biotherapy" was aproved as a continuing education home-study course for massage therapists nationwide. No wonder why!

I can't believe this book is not a best seller! It has all the answers to my questions about energy-healing and more. All this knowledge in such a small space! Thanks!

The most complete book on healing I have read. It may not be a "Deepak Chopra", but everything in the book has a practical application that even I, as a lay person, was able to do. It is definitely a life changer!

This book offers much valuable information about what goes on emotionally when your expecting a child, and once you've become a mom. It helps you to understand many of the "why's" about what you may be feeling or thinking. While most books offer information on pregnancy,labor and delivery, they leave a very important subject untouched...the psychological and emotional side of it all. This book is all about that and definitely worth reading.

Although written by a man, this book seems to grab the psychology of a pregnant woman quite successfully. The writer asks the accurate questions and enlightens the reader with the detailed and satisfactory answers. This is not a text book though, it is like a complete novel of the journey of becoming a mother. Highly recommended...

I bought the book today and I finished it. Sterns did a great job. They explained a highly complex developmental theory very simply for everyone who want to learn something on motherhood. I am psychologist who has been interested in their theory in a very sophisticated way for a very long time but I felt that I learned a lot while reading the book. Everyone should read this 'tour de force' to understand themselves, their mothers, their chilhood, their motherhood and also their 'fatherhood'. Congratulations Nadia and Dan !

If you've achieved success and still aren't satisfied, this may be the right book for you.

Dan contends that if you aren't satisfied, then you haven't tasted the success you know you should have. He details how he got his head "screwed on straight" and went from growing up a policeman's son in East Los Angeles to owning Guthrie Castle in Scotland by age 40. If Dan's story isn't the American dream come true - I don't know what is. Learning what he did to get to where he is today, was worth considerably more to me than the price of the book.

Let's keep it short and sweet. This book is worth your time and money! I am on my way to making my first $100 million as a result of Dan Pena's wit, wisdom and experience. Dan Pena shares his experience in a way that allows you to apply the lessons he's learned in a practical way. Dan Pena shares a practical approach to building wealth that has enhanced my own experience and education. What I learned from this book were things I did not learn from my two years at Harvard Business School! I highly recommend this book.

If you want to read a book on how to create wealth from a person who has "been there and done that" then this is that book. There is a difference between talking about building wealth and having done it. Mr. Pena has "done it". His success as an entrepreneur is proof of his principles and techniques of success.