An easy to handle book that can be placed anywhere because of its size.The verses are inspirational about the effect nature has on an individual and 2. The reverencing of the majestical power of God is all through the book.I use it as an inspirational book to remember my mother by, that is why I brought it. She loved flowers and she loved life in her own quiet way.

This book is the most important book in steel structural system. I have never seen this amazing book. So I strongly recommend this book to every steel engineering school student.

"Enabling Communication in Children with Autism" is a very practical book which helps teachers ,parents and others working with Autistic childen to provide an environment which will optimise the opportunities for communication to take place. I found the book easy to read in clear "bite sized" chapters with a good mix of case studies and practical examples. As a teacher I found I could apply it well to my own setting.

It does not require expensive resources, or staff to completely re-organise classroom settings. Rather, it emphasises how crucial it is for adults to examine their own communication strategies with childen, and how this can be vital in extending children's own communicative acts.

Two of the main stategies are the use of minimal speech and proximal communication. In applying these approaches described I felt very comfortable, and I have observed positve changes as a result over a period of a few weeks. These ,and other strategies are clearly and easily explained with practical examples. The approaches described fit well with other techniques for teaching children with Autism, eg PECs and TEACCH.

Awe-inspiring, breathtaking, it'll knock the rust off your spiritual wheels and have you hungering and thirsting for more of God. The marvelous works of God in days-gone-by leave you praying for revival in your daily world. Faith-raising, doubt-dispelling. Totally must-read for most Christians, especially those whose persuasion allows for miracles, prophetic pronouncements, divine guidance...in other words, all Bible-believing Christians. All this book needs is an up-date on some of the people it applauds, in case they no longer merit such lauding, such as Yonggi Cho and Reinhard Bonnke. Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you a chapter of this book, see if you agree; just tell me if you want old (Wesley, Whitefield, Edwards...) or modern (Korea, Argentina, Africa...)

Many hurdles confront all of us in our lives. This feat is a great read for those who appreciate outdoor adventure or for those who appreciate great achievement in the face of adversity. It is also a real good "growing up" story. Tom Whittaker was a bit of a rambunctious teenager. He is a weathered, maybe a bit feisty but gentle adult. One part of his achievement, a remarkable one, but not the key, is that he has had to adapt to a Syme's amputation in continuing to live the life he chooses.

HOW TO LOSE YOUR TENSIONS, STAY HEALTHY, AND BE HAPPY, by Lorin D. Whittaker, M.D.

We all develop tensions and how we react to them has much to do with how we live.

Doctor Whittaker learned early in his stressful career as a surgeon that he had to lose his own tensions and help his patients to lose theirs if he was to stay healthy, be effective, and enjoy his work.

In a previous book, "Laugh Away Your Tensions," he described how he learned to recognize the little humorous episodes that occur in all our lives and how he used them to lose his tensions.

"How to Lose Your Tensions, Stay Healthy, and Be Happy" is an entirely new approach to the recognition and diffusion of tension. Doctor Whittaker shows how to recognize tensions as they develop and how to prevent or diffuse them.

He recalls many episodes from individuals' personal and from civic activity to illustrate the need to remain tension-free in order to be effective and enjoy the good life.

The book is written in a down-to-earth, easy to read, relaxing style that will help all of us to lose our tensions, be productive, stay healthy, and be happy.

This book is an excellent and much-needed textbook of Island Biogeography. The approach taken by Dr. Whittaker blends detail and overview, and the book is well-organised, informative and interesting. He says at the beginning of the book that he hopes to "provide access for students of differing backgrounds and disciplines to the full array of island biogeographical themes and issues." I think this book does just that.

The book starts by stressing the importance of islands as arenas for the study of the natural world: 'natural laboratories' in which the complexity of nature may be simplified, enabling the development and testing of theories of general importance. Dr. Whittaker then moves from the general and long-term (beginning with the physical and biological properties of islands themselves) to the more specific and shorter-term (including island evolution, species richness and endemism, and island theories). He finishes by applying the theories and insights gained from work on islands to present-day conservation issues.

There is sufficient detail to give the reader a fair understanding of the issues addressed, but never so much that the text gets dull or bogged. Throughout, the book is well-referenced, with appropriate and informative references, and provides plenty of encouragement for the reader to delve further into the literature. Considerable clarity is achieved, even when discussing complicated and contentious issues, and on many occasions Dr. Whittaker demonstrates his considerable ability to be insightful and pertinent. He maintains a fair and balanced outlook, even when he addresses opinions and authors that oppose his own work. There is also an air of pragmatism to his arguments that others would do well to emulate. This is borne out, for instance, in his treatment of the SLOSS (single large or several small nature reserves) debate, and in the way he manages to reconcile a number of dichotomies in the literature by noting that various apparently-conflicting theories actually represent different points along continua. As might be expected from the background of the author, Chapters 7 and 8, which deal with island ecological theory, are particularly impressive: erudite and authoritative, while still being interesting and highly readable. These chapters deal with areas in which Dr. Whittaker is well known for his professional contribution (in which he has published papers of considerable international repute).

Overall, I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone with any interest in island biogeography. Written primarily as a textbook for undergraduate students, it will provide very sound reading for students encountering the subject for the first time. It will be all the more useful for the fact that (to my knowledge), there is no other textbook written within the last 20 years that covers an equivalent subject area. But it will also interest experts in the field, who may well learn something from it, as well as finding it a useful reference for related literature. It will be a good addition to any science-related library, as well as to the personal collections of students of relevant subjects.

"I read with great enjoyment the delightful collection of vignettes which you have compiled. Your refreshing wit and candor provide a unique glimpse into the training and life of a physician. You have demonstrated the importance of the ability to laugh not only at our frustrations, but at ourselves as well.

Your thoughtful and entertaining book performs a great service to the medical community by removing the mystery which the laity commonly associates with the art and science of medicine. Your descriptions of the life of a caring doctor serve well to demonstrate the victories, the minor defeats, the embarrassments, and most importantly, the overall satisfaction we receive from the practice of our calling.

On a more personal note, I found that the accounts of your experiences mirrored many in my own life, although I never could have described them so eloquently. I especially appreciated the frequent mention of your wife's contributions to your practice since, as we both know, a physician's most loyal and knowledgeable partner is often his or her spouse.

Your vignettes provide your readers with an entertaining and enlightening way to "laugh away your tensions." This book should appeal to all readers from every walk of life."

-- Eugene P. Johnson, M.D., President, Illinois State Medical Society

"A bond of collegial fellowship has existed between physicians from the age of Aesculapius and Hippocrates to this time of antibiotics and electronic technology. It is an indefinable something that makes the medical profession so satisfying and rewarding.

"Laugh Away Your Tensions" is a sensitive presentation of the jovial twinkle in a mature physician's eye as he listens and cares for a fellow human being, recognizing and accepting the human limitations.

A physician is allowed an intimate view of his/her patient, stripped of all pomp and circumstance and lacking all resources save the dignity of the human being. Many people never mature to the point where they can observe the human race and condition in such a light.

Dr. Whittaker has seen mankind with all its faults, and the laughter is the gentle acceptance of our world with all of its pain, sorrow, and joy, and recognizing all its potential.

The reader must have an open mind and heart to fully sense and appreciate the depth and candor of Dr. Whittaker's writing.

This book not only makes one proud to be a member of the medical profession, but makes one proud to be a member of the human race."

-- Alvin L. Watne, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine

I Really wish we could reach more people with the wisdom in this book. It made me realize I was worth losing weight, loving myself and totally accepting a new self image with understanding beyond what I ever thought!! I only have a copy of this on loan, I would love my own book.