The subtitle of the book "Demonstrations of Physical Signs in Clinical Surgery" is misleading and may inhibit purchasers. Quite the contrary, this book which depicts photos of physicial signs (xrays, too) and describes diseases is applicable for all specialities (including primary care) and for nearly most subspeciality fields. The book is organized into 40 chapters whose names capsulize an anatomical structure (skin, orbit, arterial disease, etc.). This is the extent to which a surgeon may need to organize his/her information. The content of the chapters, however, is applicable for every practicing physician, nurse, PA, etc. To illustrate the width and depth of the clinical signs, listed below are photo samples found in this volume: - palmer erythema of patient with chronic liver failure (p 8) - raised jugular venous pressure (p 21) - Down's Syndrom features including Brushfield spots (p 42) - tinea pedis (p 80) - leprosy (p 110) - nodular malignant melanoma (p 145) - iris coloboma (p 184) - TB abscess from deep cervical lymph chain (p 219) - xray of PDA (p 264) - xray of caecal volvuls (p 309) - genital warts (p 355) - senile kyphosis (p 397) - Erb's palsy (p 413) - cubitus varus (p 447) - squamous cell carcinoma of the heel (p 498) Relevant psychiatric, ACLS and HIV/AIDS photos and topics are covered in this edition. Text accompanies each and every photo. Many topics, pyrexia and necrotizing enterocolitis, for example are discussed in text only. I recommend this book highly for all medical fields.

Hamilton Fish lived to be 102 years old and and died in 1991. He spent all of his life intimately involved in politics, although he never held office after the end of WWII. He saw a lot. Most of this book is an expose' of the insane and evil FDR and the equally insane and evil men in his administration--most of whom were Communists. FDR, Fish writes, simply turned a blind eye to the genocide of Jews in Nazi camps. He did not care in the least. He was also not only completely deluded as to the nature of Communism, but actually considered it no threat to anyone. He manipulated the Japanese into attacking Pearl Harbor so the U.S. could go to war against Japan and Germany. 90 percent of the American public did not want this war Why did FDR do this? Because being a socialist, he supported the Soviet Union. In his utter competence he gave Eastern Europe to Stalin and let China become Communist. He laid the groundwork for Vietnam. He tried to give Western Europe to the Soviets. He was a pathological liar, saying anything that would bring more power to an already power-mad tyrant. Fish, it is obvious, considered FDR the worst President the U.S. ever had. This is a book that should be read by any student of political science. Fish makes a convincing case that not only was WWII avoidable, but so were Korea and Vietnam. Unfortunately, the incompetence and blindness of those in power led to these wars. History has shown that Fish's judgements were right. Too bad there are so few politicians like him today. In his time even the Democrats were patriots, unlike the socialists many of them are today. However, if you are looking for personal details of Fish's life you won't find them here. There's nary a mention of his four marriages. About the only thing he tells about his personal life is that he played football in college and saw a fair amount of combat in WWI. Politics, obviously, was his life--and it shows in this book.

The introduction is great, but the journey through the different political writings is the best.

Dr. Dee is one of those well-known as best occultists. Their book focuses on an excellent work synthetically explained, and very well based about the monad, and if you read under the veils, about all the mathematical system of the universe.

Some people are into 'hip.' Some people are not. Don't let this title throw you: This book is not your pass-card to the ranks of the coolest of the Cool. It's about plants. It's also about pots and light and color and space.

Orlando Hamilton has put together a masterful beginner's guide to thinking about plants as design elements. Starting with the basics, he quickly reviews a variety of atmospheres, from Modern Chic to Retro to African Revival to Beach Comber, adroitly leading you into basic design concepts, then moving on to an element by element examination of how tone is set. Each style gets one page of commentary, one full page picture, and 3 inset sample shots to give a more in depth sense of the style. The result is a brisk introduction to the art that adroitly leads the reader into thinking about their own environment and the elements that define it.

Moving into specific components, Orlando manages to zoom in on particulars, coherently covering a range of possibilities, without letting you lose sight of the larger picture. He talks about individual spaces (bathrooms, stairs, diningrooms, hallways), how they relate to the whole, & reels off possibilities, complete with lavish pictures to illustrate his ideas, and captions to explain how the particulars come together. He talks about forms, textures, sizes, and colors, each one addressed separately, and how they contribute to a room's overall presentation. He talks about pots, he talks about stands, he talks about lighting, he talks about materials... He talks about _details_, and all those little things that you might not think of as important until you see for yourself the stunning impact something as simple as a pot can contribute to the whole.

I think the genius of this book is the brevity with which it is able to communicate ideas. The interplay between text, photograph, caption and title is such that the author is able to convey these ideas without bogging you down with text (unlike certain reviewers). The pictures are appropriately gorgeous, the text is brisk but friendly, the captions are tremendously useful in elaborating his points, and the section titles cut right to the heart of the matter. And yet he leaves plenty of room for you to disagree or improvise...he even has a small section on how to paint pots!

In other words, this isn't a step-by-step primer, it's an introduction to concepts. Concepts that, having been grasped, will help you shape your own creative atmosphere.

Another wonderful book by the foremost authority on an ancient & noble breed. Well worth reading to learn everything from the Mastiffs history to raising your own dog today.

This is a fine book for al fans of the National Hockey League. It's jam-packed with full-color photographs, profiles and stats of the brightest stars in the NHL including Jaromir Jagr, Eric Lindros, Dominik Hasek and Brett Hull. A must for all hockey fans. Up-to-date information too !

James Hamilton-Paterson is an author-poet who according to a '92 Vanity Fair article has quietly become one of England's greatest writers. His oeuvre is virtually unknown yet extraordinary and beautifully written. His works are wonderful, insightful and utterly engrossing.

The sea is a key element in most of Hamilton-Paterson's work. The house in the waves, a children's book written in 1970 when he was twenty-eight is about a 14 year old orphan. Martin lives in a fantasy world where nobody can enter and nothing can hurt him. The boy is slowly losing all contact with reality and is send to a special home close to the shore. He is inexorably drawn to the sea and one day runs away to find it. On his quest he finds a strange balloon with a note which starts the dark adventure which ultimately leads him out of his isolation. This is a wonderful story which can be read on many levels and I think, will specifically appeal to Harry Potter readers.

I also recommend The Great Deep, a meditation on man's relationship to the sea and the semi-autobiographical Playing with Water. William Gass wrote in his NY Times book review of the latter, "I was reminded of those intense and aimlessly happy hours spent in the pages of books before I became a professional skimmer and scanner and interpreter of texts, and how immersed my soul was in the superior spirit of another."

This tape is wonderful. The kid tellers are terrific. My kids have most of these stories memorized and have made up lots of their own 'how' and 'why' stories. Hamilton & Weiss are excellent on this tape, but having the kids tell was a stroke of genius because it really made my kids think that they could tell stories, too. My seven- and nine-year-olds have been trying out different voices and sound effects! This has really been a lot of fun - it is great for the car or at home. We listen together instead of reading a story at night sometimes and laugh and enjoy the stories each time.

Delightful, exquisitly illustrated story of the development of "the best japanese garden outside of japan". Includes a few design sketches and photos of the work-in-progress as well as photos through the seasons.