When I was ordering this edition of Gahart's IV reference book, I noticed that it was the 18th edition. I have or have had most all the editions published! I guess I've been a nurse a long time..... I have worked in the Intensive Care and Emergency Department settings and have always found this book an excellent resource! Great for graduate/new nurses!

As an ER RN, in my opinion this is the quintessential referance for anyone who requires fast, comprehensive information about IV meds. This yearly updated book is laid out alphabetically by generic drug name with multiple indexed cross referencing by classification and brand names. The staff in the ER consider it an indispensible tool on all relevent aspects of IV meds and their appropriate application. Awareness = improved patient care and safety.

Intravenous Medications is clear, concise and contains the most pertinant information for the healthcare professional who deals daily with IV medications. Easy to use format gives the most up to date information about each drug on approximately two pages per entry. This book is used by our pharmacists and our anesthetists.

Dolores Brandon has written a jewel. Using poetry, oral history and prose she communicates with depth and tension the joys and travails of her life with her family, most notably her father. Before manic depression or bi-polar disease was part of our collective vocabulary, Dolores experience spanned her father's ups and downs from everyday victories to down right fear. However, in this book Dolores manages to give each character a clear and resonant voice. She allows us to read her father's poetry and listen to her mother lullabies. She has also been able to forgive her father and understand her mother, which is something that eludes many of us. I was particularly fond of the way she brought to life the whole experience of growing up in the 50's. I was close to tears when I finished this book. Not from sadness but from that sense of communion that we always share but seldom tap into. It took courage, insight and understanding to write this book. I hope there will be more from Dolores Brandon.

Because the illness Delores Brandon describes in her memoir appears in my family through the generations, I have read several books to help understand the experience, and to connect with others going through it, and as a social worker to broker this knowledge to others, both sufferers and helpers. Kay Jamison has written an autobiography dealing with manic-depression, and Jackie Lyden described life with her mother who suffered the same illness. Because so many of us in my family were afflicted I have approached each of these writings with the eagerness of an 'insider'. Ms. Brandon describes how it is possible to both be horrified by and love a parent at the same time, something that is difficult to communicate to people who have grown up in more 'normal' families. It is possible to enjoy and celebrate people who are also really demonic and complicate the lives of their children. This kind of love and optimism combined with a realistic view of the destructive rage of the afflicted person is a rare combination that seldom finds expression in any media, and is especially clear in Brandon's spare and poetic style. It is immensely encouraging to those of us who live with the illness and I would ask people in the helping professions to use it to further their understanding of such families and persons so as to avoid simplifications and reductionisms. There are blessings and curses in these mostly genetic inheritances that beg to be appreciated, and must be lived with in any event. Though we are farther along in the humane treatment of manic-depression than we were in the time when Ms. Brandon's father was careening about, there is still much lacking especially in the so-called 'objective' approaches of 'treatment' that this book is a corrective for, and that makes this literary approach not only an adjunct to medicine and rehabilitation, but perhaps even a higher form of communication about the illness. Thank you for this wonderful work, Dolores Brandon!

Dolores Brandon has written a memoir of clear-eyed courage and enormous compassion. In a vivid, organic style that brings together poetry and monologue, memories sweet and bitter, Ms. Brandon tells an often harrowing tale of growing up with a father in the grip of mental illness and a mother incapable of protecting herself or her children from the devastating fallout. In a unique narrative rich with evocative images and finely tuned, lyrical passages, the author unfolds for the reader the shifting, volatile world in which she grew up and from which she emerged with the passionate need to create, to act, to write, to dream. It is an arduous but heartening birth out of chaos and pain, much like that experienced by Brandon's mentor, Anais Nin. In the Shadow of Madness is remarkable for its perception and candor; that candor invites her readers into the very inner corners of her life, and by example, frees them to explore disturbing areas of their own psyches.

I read this book immediatly after reading Jesus and The Essenes. I had to have more. This is the most compelling book about Jesus I have ever read. It actually takes you into reality of the life of Jesus and his teachings.

This book is not a religious work so you gather who Jesus the man really was, how his life touched the people around him, and since I have always been curious about his life apart from the religious aspect it is a truly wonderful work.

Again, Dolores Cannon has truly outdone herself. She is a pioneer. Her work is truly the best!!

Another great effort from Dolores Cannon. This book details two hypnotically regressed past lives that were touched and inspired by Jesus, the man.

The first subject had a much shorter, but still inspired contact with Jesus that left a "glow" in its aftermath. The other subject shared a more in-depth involvement, which included objective yet heart warming observations of the man with a heart of Go(l)d who cared for the uncared. The regresee, in her own inspirational manner, learned and took up the meaning of Jesus' teaching to love and be compassionate to the less fortunate. This book gives little known glimpses of Jesus' mission and destiny in that incarnation, not so much as the "Son of God", but as man relating to his fellow-man.

This book does not market religion or any brand of religion. So for those of you who, like I, have wanted to know more about Jesus, the man; Jesus the evolved soul; and his purpose and life on earth; Read On.

This book takes you back in time where you feel you are really walking with Jesus. It will deepen what you already know about Christ. It's like a secret that no one else knows. You will love Christ so much more and want to walk his path.

As every parent learns, disagreements with their children are inevitable and can lead to exasperated feelings and harsh, life affecting disputations. For many years parents have been sharing with Dolores Curran responses that worked for them when their kids started arguing with them. In Tired Of Arguing With Your Kids? she shares the best and most effective of these. Arguing with kids may be inevitable, but it doesn't have to be exhausting, emotionally scarring, unproductive, or futile. Curran writes with wit, wisdom and humor, enabling the reader to find the right words, the right attitude, and the right approaches to transforming argumentation into an effective, practical, and successful parenting tool of child management, growth and development.

Wisdom and humor are typical of Curran, but she really outdoes herself this time in "Tired of Arguing". This book gives practical suggestions to parents around issues from chronic whining to monster spray. I underlined most of it and laughed out loud over and over again at her ingenious responses to children's tedius arguments. Curran gives practical help to parents who fall into the "anger trap" and shows how humor is both a great defense and offense in the game of parenting. The "Handy Responses to Kids' Arguments" was my favorite part of the book...straightforward, honest,and effective! Anyone with a child in the argumentative years (ie, age 3-23) should have this book!

(I wrote a review for this book which is a Parents'Choice Award winner about 10 days ago...if you did not get it will you please let me know so I can write another. It is a book that all parents and grandparents of teenagers should read. It is unequaled! Thanks. Margie Langstaff, judgemtl@aol.com

I attended a book signing and tasting at "The Festival of the Book" in Charlottesville, Va on Sat. 3/22/03. I mey Delores Kostelni and tasted 5 of her cookies. They were fabulous and I'd love to add this book to my collection. I enjoy baking but don't usually have the time to make 4-5 dozen . Making a dozen would be more practical and more enjoyable.

Let's try to help to get this book reprinted for this lovely lady!

Apparently Cookies by the Dozen is out of print and this is too bad for all of us who want to make homemade cookies but have neither the time nor money to prepare 50 or more from a standard recipe. This concept is a great idea for baby boomers, grandmothers who have their grandchildren over to make cookies for dessert or a snack, for couples, for small families, for everyone who desires the pleasures, flavors, and aromas associated with making homemade cookies and who do not have all day to devote to doing it. This book is so wonderful, the recipes so easy and practical that I would hope Warner Books would get in touch with the author to add more recipes and they would reissue it--and soon.

The clear and concise recipes in this book make baking a wide range of cookies easy and fun. The author's notes about each recipe are interesting and informative. The best part about the book is the concept of making just a few cookies for those of us who don't need three dozen at one time. The oatmeal raisins are my favorite!

Got it years and years ago -- maybe late 80s -- one of my first cookbook purchases when I was still in Middle School as a matter of fact. Excellent book (I highly recommend the Sicilian rosemary chicken). My dust jacket is damaged well beyond repair, and common sense tells me I should have thrown it out long ago, but I don't want to. The recipes are great, the graphic design of the book is unique and easy to read, and the pictures are some of the slickest and most appetizing I've ever seen in an American cookbook.

My only complaint with the book is that it's a bit too professional -- tools like raviolatrici (a very hard-to-find rolling-pin-like device used for making ravioli) and plaques au four (basically a huge cookie sheet) are not readily available in many places, requiring recourse to restaurant supply houses and large Italian neighborhoods; also, there is a one-size-fits-all approach to certain things such as bread dough that fits perfectly into a catering business such as the author's Vivande Porte Via but short-shrifts the richness of traditional Italian baking. These are minor issues, though, worthy of docking a half-star at most, and all the recipes are still quite usable for the home cook, and even then the professional mentality still leads to a great attention to detail. The book is eminently usable.

Published in 1987, this is now quite an old book, but it's still in my opinion a classic of Italian cooking. Just prepare yourself for the possibility that you might need a second copy in case your main copy gets trashed in the kitchen.

If I had to buy just one book on southern Italian cooking it would be this one. The book is quite interesting because of his knowledge of the various regions, which he breaks down and expands upon, and ingredients that are used. The recipes are great.

Simply the best cookbook to buy!

This book is DIVINE! My Italian mother-in-law, of whom still resides in southern Italy, gave me this book to take home and feed her son. It is a wonderful book that always makes my husband smile! The recipes are just like the ones I was shown in Italy. Everything is very simple to prepare and tastes fabulous! Take heed from a woman married to man who loves his mother's cooking, it is great!

Cannon's book Keepers of the Garden deals with a client of hers, who undergoes regression and recalls details of past lives. The fascinating aspect that this book focuses on is that the client in question recalls experiences that identify him as an extra-terrestial being. The book catalogues his past experiences on alien planets and on earth and attempts to unravel the connections between them. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I am a discerning reader and do not believe everything I read and certainly this book pushes the boundaries between fact and fiction. Draw whatever conclusions you want from this book. Whatever your belief system, it provides some valuable lessons. Those in the 'KNOW' will benefit greatly from this book, as it is a real wake up call. It may also be of assistance to victims of alien abductions as an alternative explanation for their experiences. I found this book an easy and quick read as most of the text is in question and answer format. Watch out for the revelation at the end as to the past life of the subject which lead to his present incarnation. About as an impressive job as you can get. Highly recommended.

I have read this book 3 times since 1993, and am now reading it for the 4th time. I never tire of it.

One of the best books I have ever read..... and trust me, I have read them all, or atleast most of all.......... Just be open minded and give this a shot...... You will not lose anything, but gain everything you have ever wanted.

This is a great variety of breads with easy to follow directions in the "art" of breadmaking. I would recommend it to any cooking library.

This is my all time favorite bread book. Some of Dolores Casella's ideas reflect the time in which she wrote the book. I think the focus of food has shifted in the past 20 years to more healthful things but there is plenty in this book to cheer about. For the hand bread maker this might well be the only handbook they ever need. I love the fact that she has included lots of ethnic specialties but confess that the basic loaf breads are my favorites. Can't believe this is not still in print!!

I own the 1966 edition & have made almost all of the recipes. None are hard to make, some just use baking power instead of yeast. All their recipes taste just like grandma used to make!

Weve been used to finding grace defined in religios tomes by very learned and well known authors. In GRACE IS EVERYWHERE we are taught by example that it is found in the everyday life of people we meet once or many times. The many examples given makes you pay attention more to the people you meet and you think about how these encounters can affect your life. Past encounters that bring happy and sad memories, current encounters with people you work with or just happen to meet can all show you that GRACE IS EVERYWHERE. The short stories are easy to read and you can put the book down after a few stories or devour it. You almost feel jealous of all the wonderful people Father Behrens has met. He is trying to tell us that we have met similar people you just have to SEE them. Youll want to read it again and again.

Garrison Keillor and Bailey White regale one with stories of whimsey and nostalgia that play in our minds like a sitcom. James Behrens in Grace is Everywhere goes beyond the stories of a secluded monastery outside Atlanta as he chronicles the events, the people, the visitors and the animals in his life. He sees the common threads that wind through all our lives. Nothing escapes his keen philosophical eye. What the common eye misses--he sees; what truth goes unnoticed--he points out; what unity exists in monk, child, single , married, friend or passer by -- he explains. No birdsong, spider web or kitten in a dumpster is without a message. He can hear the voice of God in a breeze, a raindrop, a chimney sweep, and in the laughter of a child. Fr. Behrens is a monk who lives in silence and yet he hears the messages of life we never notice. In our frantic world of sound and fury, Grace is Everywhere slows us down with a soft touch, a clear eye, and just the right words to make us stay and rest awhile.

James Stephen Behrens brings us behind the cloister wall of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit with stunning simplicity of language in this highly accessible and tender telling of tales from the monastic life. Through a series of brief, beautiful vignettes, easily read in a day, the Trappist monk observes the world around him and the world within the human heart with a gentle knowing, informed by faith and contemplation. Fr. Behrens has taken seriously Hemingway's advice to use simple sentences, crafted expertly, because simplicity fosters clarity, and clarity lets the idea shine through. The result is a marvelous book that quietly reminds us that the sacred is present in every ordinary moment.

Dolores French speaks to the reader as if she was having a coversation with you - OF COURSE THIS IS NO TYPICAL conversation - she tells you in her upfront bawdy way about her life and the many truths she has learned by living this way. I knew nothing about sex work or hookers after reading this book I can consider myself well informed

This smart, witty, and courageous autobiography shatters the stereotypes that most people have of prostitutes. Contrary to popular opinion, the majority of American prostitutes are not abused, exploited, drug-addicted, pimp-controlled street whores with low self-esteem who have turned to sex work in desperation after a lifetime of poverty and violence. Nor is it true that prostitutes are significant transmitters of STDs or responsible for the spread of Aids. Dolores French is refreshingly candid, passionate, possesses a deep sense of justice, and genuinely enjoys what she does for a living (and how many people can honestly say that about their jobs?). While acknowledging that prostitution--like any other profession--isn't for everyone, she argues convincingly that women should be free to choose prostitution as a career without having to fear stigmatization, discrimination, police harassment, arrest, and incarceration for doing something that would be perfectly le! gal if they didn't have the audacity to charge for it. Like other sex workers' rights activists, she favors decriminalization rather than legalization.

"Working" is a perfect blend of engrossing autobiographical storytelling (Dolores has worked as an escort, in brothels, out of apartments, and on the street; she has worked in the U.S., the Carribbean, and in Europe--and she has plenty of fascinating tales to tell) and facts & stats about prostitution. This book is essential reading for anyone who's ever wanted to know what it's really like to work as a prostitute, and it should be required for individuals who are making and debating laws and policies pertaining to prostitution.

Amongs the best real-life accounts of the prostitution business I have read next to the excellent Sydney Biddle Barrows, 'Mayflower Madam'.

Delores French is an 'ordinary woman' with a zest for life, who chooses an extraordinary lifestyle.

Delores happens to be a woman who enjoys her job: entertaining men in numerous ways..from the conversational to the carnal.

She is independent, gutsy, quick-witted and terribly sensible.
Ms French also has a killer sense of humour.

She has been a professional prostitute in the USA and several other countries.

Because she is a bit of a bright-spark she takes the opportunity to explore all levels of the job...from high class courtesan to street walker.

When she susses out the workings of a scene she moves on to pastures green and adapts to her new surroundings.

Rivetting, amazing, shocking ...but highly educational too.
I learnt a hell of a lot from Dolores- THANK YOU BIG-TIME GIRL!

If you are not a prostitute you need to read it to get an insight into what men 'really' want; if you are a prostitute read it to discover how to be a better one.