This book will provide the rigoristic mathematical background to groundwater flow in a very readable!

This is a very practical textbook that focuses on signs and symptoms, laboratory findings related to renal disease, and provides a physiological approach to the diagnosis and management of renal disorders. It has a particular emphasis on water and electrolyte disorders, which are very common in general medicine patients. This book will be very helpful to general practitioners, internists, hospitalists, emergency room physicians, medical students, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The book has thirty-seven authors and one editor. However, the style is very uniform and duplication is not an issue. The first section includes chapters related to patient symptoms include oliguria and polyuria, edema, uremia and electrolyte disorders. The second section covers renal related laboratory evaluations in general (including BUN and creatinine, hematuria/proteinuria), and specific assessments for nephrotic syndrome, nephritic syndrome, hypertension, urinary tract infections, acid-base, tonicity potassium and divalent ion disorders. The third part covers renal diseases and electrolyte disorders, including acute and chronic renal failure, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, primary and secondary glomerular diseases, drug-induced renal failure, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, obstructive uropathy, inherited renal diseases, pregnancy, cardiovascular management in renal failure, medical management of renal transplant patients, drug dosing in renal failure, and an additional comprehensive guide to the treatment of electrolyte disorders. This brief textbook is an excellent set of guidelines to assist the medical provider in navigating through the complexities related to renal and electrolyte problems.

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A few years ago I came across a magazine article that discussed the importance of the Ogallala Aquifer to American agriculture, geography, and society. Realizing that I knew absolutely nothing about this topic I picked up John Opie's book. It's safe to say that I now know more about the Ogallala Aquifer than I could ever have imagined possible.

The book begins with a discussion of the geology of the aquifer, and then moves into the history of irrigation efforts on the Plains since the 19th century, and finally to a discussion of the various irrigation technologies currently used to exploit the aquifer. There is ample discussion along the way about how these technologies have changed over the years as environmental consciousness and the problems of declining aquifer levels have become more prevalent.

This book is not only a very informative look at the Ogallala Aquifer but is pleasantly readable as well. And now that it is (finally) available in a more affordable paperback edition, I'm going to go buy a copy for myself.

I used this text at Manhattan College's graduate engineering school and was fortunate enough to be taught by one of the authors. This text covers the material at levels that an undergraduate engineer can grasp, yet is suited perfectly for graduate level training. Written by some of the best people in the business, personally and professionally.

This book was extremely useful in that the first 5 chapters and a few more in the back completely covered basic calculus, analytical geometry, probability theory, economics and queing theory before you progress to the models the authors are exploring. Being out of school for several years, it was a great way to bring me back up to speed with the theoretical framework I needed. Analysis is made concerning Worldscale rates, market drivers on the spot and term market, as well as the interaction between the newbuild and scrapping market in determining supply of ships. Tramp and liner economics are also examined in sufficient detail to show the effects of minor changes in voyage estimates over the life of a voyage and across a fleet.

The first three-quarters+ of the book is excellent. It provides a good overview of Venetian history and explains how/why the city is essentially sinking. The author then gets into a TREMENDOUS amount of depth (no pun intended) concerning funding for a proposed gate project, various changes of Italian government, etc.-- probably more than you need to know, certainly more than I needed. Overall, though, the book was very good, even for someone who knows Venice as well as I do.

Finally, here is a workbook on a complex subject with usable introductory software on a CD ROM. The workbook takes one through the necessary steps to set up a water body problem. After doing this, I felt confident enough to try a real water body application. For the latter it would have been useful to have a listing of some common data base sources. With the application set up I kept trying more and more complex problem including the complete water quality modeling.

There are some limitations as with any workbook. It would have been useful if the different water quality model input parameter tables were discussed at the beginning of their application chapters. Also, it would have been useful if there was a more extensive GUI, however, having all the input data in a simple tabular format is still useful.

The feature of putting the set-up and applications up front with the theory chapters at the end, rather than mixing them together is very helpful.

I will be recommending that this workbook be used in a senior level environmental sciences course for which I am trying to get more of a quantitative underpinning.

The author is an historian and proud of it. I was reading this to get a better feel for the history of the "Rape of the Owens Valley" by the L.A. water wizards. I got the history I was looking for, but it was packaged in a form that made it harder to digest. The author was much too concerned with showing off his vocabulary and "dissing" other historians' views. He cleary had his own academic agenda and it got in the way of communicating. Still, the book gave me what I was looking for and it was worth the read.

We bought this book while vacationing at Cape Cod. Using a question and answer format, the book clearly and simply explains many facts about the ocean and ocean life -- at exactly the right level for kids. Just enough info, not too much.

My five and eight year old kids loved it and so did I.