I have the first edition of Dr. Lorraine Wilson's pathophys. text and have just bought the fifth edition. It is an excellent resource for any nurse who wants to maintain a current knowledge base in pathophysiology. It is a great resource. It is obvious that the main editor, Dr. Wilson, takes great pride in the accuracy of the submissions and strives to produce a high quality text book. I understand that Dr. Wilson is completing the 6th edition but no word as to when it will be released.

I have been a fan of Sylvia Price's Pathophysiology text since I first studied for the CCRN exam in 1982. I have bought periodic updated versions since that time and recommend it to all my preceptees and CCRN study group members. The clarity of her authors' explanations makes understanding the pathophysiology of conditions commonly seen in ICU very easy. I do not have enough words to express how highly I recommend this book to any nurse beginning a critical care career.

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This picture book is a compacted synopsis of the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, from her birth in 1867 to her death in 1957 at age 90. Children who are familiar with some or all of Laura's stories (or the TV show) will delight in hearing of her entire life. I have yet to meet a child who does not delight in Laura's life and stories. Even if a child has read the Little House series of books, there is something new to learn here as her life continued beyond what we know from the Little House series.

If a child has never heard of Laura before, I suspect that they may not be very interested in this book because the challenge of cramming a biography covering 90 years of a person's life within the publishing industry standard of a 32 page picture book, has hindered the author's ability to present many captivating stories and interesting details about her life. They may also not "get" the interest in her life (in particular) and perhaps may view this more as a story of "just" a life of a pioneer girl in more of a historical context of hearing what life was like in America back then. There is much to learn about "just" the Pioneer Days aspect of this book, though. (Although my wish is that all children would read and know the wonderful stories contained in the Little House series.) The book doesn't really capture the unique and endearing qualities of Laura's personality and it is not a funny book. The text sometimes seems to rush through her life seeming to mostly focus on why they decided to move to a new place and what they liked there and then repeating the format through her many moves. (Those of us who already know these basics about her life won't see a problem with this, it will then be seen as more of a nice synopsis and summary of her life.)

There is a greater amount of text per page than in most picture books; perhaps explaining why the publisher has determined this is for a 9-12 age range. However, the font size is quite large and the language and information is so watered down that a 3 or 4 year old could understand it. What suffers here is the illustrations. The illustrations sometimes are of a more boring scene in the opposing page than could have been chosen. For example one page shows Laura and Mary doing homework at the kitchen table and while that is a part of the opposing pages' text, so is the more dramatic story of a terrible blizzard, which forced the family and other families to live together in the town building. While the people were starving, two boys (one being Almonzo Wilder) risked their lives by braving the storm to get food for everyone, not only surviving themselves but saving the lives of the townspeople. It seems to me that this exciting story would have made a better illustration.

As a read aloud, my two boys aged three and five sat quietly to listen to this story, they are familiar with the Little House chapter books and with the reruns of the TV show from the 1970s. They both enjoyed this story, as did I. If you want more details of Laura's life I advise you to read the entire Little House series of chapter books. I feel that children as young as 2.5 or 3 enjoy that series of books as a read-aloud. There are also books on the market that discuss Laura and her daughter Rose's life in much more detail if you are interested. There are also craft books and cookbooks as a companion to the Little House series.

I appreciated the author's focus on trying to capture what life was like in Pioneer days. The author did a great job at expressing the hardships of life and really appreciating how much physical hard work must be done to survive. He portrayed the hopes and dreams of Laura's father, why they wanted to move to a certain place, why they had to move on, etc. There were always good reasons for doing a certain thing. The strong family bond is very apparent and their love for each other is very clear, for example, when Laura was 15 and working as a teacher and lived away from her family she missed them and was happy to come home on weekends to be with them. Laura's adult life was full of change and adapting, and both she and Almonzo's commitment to do hard work in order to survive is expressed. ...

This book summarizes Laura's life, explains the values and commitment they all shared, and expresses the difficulty of life in Pioneer Days. It is interesting for both Laura-fans and for anyone interested in learning about life in the American Pioneer Days.

This really is an outstanding and quite beautiful picture book! I never really read the Little House books as a kid. But I'm inclined to now. This IS a great prelude to those books. Incredible illustrations!

Bill Anderson has done a wonderful job of telling the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder that can be read and enjoyed by both children and adults. Dan Andreason's illustrations are absolutely beautiful and complement Anderson's story very well.

As one fascinated by the Ice Age, especially vanished megafauna, I looked for a long time for a comprehensive book on vanished Ice Age animals of North America. This is it.
The treatise is exhaustive in terms of what was known up to the publishing date. If it is read carefully, it will impart a knowledge of these interesting animals and also give the reader an excellent backgound on the Pleistocene ice advances. The authors' discussion regarding the breakdown of time periods is excellent.
Even though the passage of time and new findings, particularly in Florida, have lessened the value of some of the data presented, the book remains a peerless review of a dynamic part of Earth's history.
Caveat: The reader should have some background in zoology and anatomy, otherwise constant recourse to a dictionary may be required.

If you are serious at all on the mammals of Pleistocene North America, whether extinct or still with us, then you have to purchase this book. A great resource, it exhaustively and authoritatively chronicles all known mammals preserved as fossils from that period of earth's history. In addition to the well known megafauna such as mammoths, mastodons, dire wolves, ground sloths, and giant bison, Kurten and Anderson detail animals nearly always ignored in popular works, such as rodents, bats, and insectivores.

The book begins with a thorough listing of all known sites of Blancan, Irvingtonian, and Rancholabrean faunas throught the United States and Canada, with each site sorted by state or province, its location noted on a map (and in detail in the text), and notes included on general nature of the site, species recovered there, and often notes on its general importance. Nice black and white illustrations of some of the faunas are interspersed in this section of the tome.

The bulk of the book though is the exhaustive listing of fossil mammals, each chapter organized around a particular order, and the chapter subdivided by family. Each species has common, alternate common, genus, species, and alternate (and no longer valid) genus and species names (such as in the case with the Jefferson's Mammoth, Mammuthus jeffersoni; it has also been called the Columbian Mammoth and the Imperial Mammoth, and seven other scientific names have been ascribed to it).

Entries vary in the detail to which the species is described, though many are given several paragraphs devoted to description, life habits, and speculation as to the reason for extinction. Black and white illustrations of fossils are included in each chapter, and a small number of extinct mammals are shown as how they appeared in life. Occasional maps illustrate sites of major finds.

Though not really a book one can sit down in a nice chair and read, it is interesting to flip through. Though more of a scholarly resource, it gives one pause to consider just how many mammals are no longer present on this continent. North America not only had the infamous "sabretooth," the dire wolf, the mastodon, mammoths, tank-like glyptodonts, and the exotic ground sloth, but it once had scores of camels and llamas, a bewildering variety of horses, as well as giant beavers, yaks, cheetah, giant marmots, and possibly even pandas.

This book has the most information that a paleontologist can find about North American mammals in one place. It is an exhaustive text book chock full of facts about all the mammals from that continent that have lived in the last 3 million years. As a layman interested in paleontology I found the book fascinating and easy to read. The book is seperated into two main parts: first chronology of faunas, and then than a discusion of all the orders of mammals , species by species. The book also discusses possible reasons for extinction. The only flaw in the book are some of the reasons given for extinction are contradictary. For example the extinction for the giant beaver was supposedly caused by competition with the modern day beaver, yet they coexisted for 2 million years, and the dental patterns suggest that they didn't have the same habits. Modern day beavers probably even created habitat that was favourable to prehistoric giant beavers.

For the collector of well-written, beautifully-bound, hard-cover books, this is a gem. I recommend that, after reading it, you place it on your nicest bookshelf.

This charming, beautifully compiled collection of cat poetry spanning centuries is a delightful read. A true celebration of the mysterious feline!

This wonderful volume immediately found a prominent place on my mantel, not only for its beautiful cover artwork, but for its uplifting, whimsical and "relate-able" content. Each day I lift it from its spot and choose a diffent poem to read aloud. With my two cats sitting at my feet, they each listen intently as I read - seemingly knowing that I am reading to them, about them and for them. Each piece makes me smile knowingly, laugh, (or sometimes sigh sadly), as vivid images of cats in all their unique and fascinating aspects come alive. It is truly a wonderful book for anyone who has ever loved or lived with cats!

If you've never had the pleasure of eating at Mike Anderson's restuarant, then you've missed out on a rare treat. This cookbook gives you the recipes for all of his menu items and then some more.
I highly recommend you try the stuffed potatoes, the Norman (with either fish or shrimp), Mike's Special or any of the other hundreds of fantastic recipes in this book.
This is the only cookbook I use when it comes to South Louisiana flavor!
I recently moved from MS to PA and Mike Anderson's is the one thing I will truly miss.

If you have ever eaten at Mike Anderson's restaurants in New Orleans or Baton Rouge you know how good it gets. This cookbook lets you create some of the best south Louisiana seafood, make that the best seafood period, you will ever eat. Some of my favorites from the restaurant like Oysters Gaspard, The Guitreau, Mike's Special and the House Salad Dressing taste as though they are served straight out of Mike Anderson's kitchen. The recipes are easy to understand and simple to make. If there is only one Louisiana cookbook in your cupboard, this should be it!

If you have ever eaten anything cooked in Louisiana, you know it is good. This cookbook teaches anyone how to make the delicious foods from Louisiana no matter where they are from! Easy to follow recipes include appetizers, salads, gumbos, soups, desserts - If you are looking to impress someone with some Cajun cooking this book will show you how!

What I especially like is the thoroughness of this book, it is technical and complete and well organized. George Anderson covers everything I believe is important: sizing, system management, training, high availability options and disaster recovery, testing - all technically descriptive but easy to read. And most sap products are covered (WebAS, EP, BW, PLM, CRM, etc). And I have used the book to help me solve questions with new systems we are putting in, especially chapter 5 on total cost of ownrship studies and how to stress test, and used the operations info in chapter 14 too. If your the guy adminsistering your current or new sap systems or a sap systems manager, you'll want this book.

I am enjoying reading this and am happy to add it to my collection. I wish it explained netweaver and xapps better (maybe next edition?) but really like how thorough it is otherwise. Especially that the author doesnt just talk about the one way to do something, he covers many ways like different kinds of checklists, team building, management tools and so on. and he gives attention to the computer room people plus programmers and basis. I am enjoying the real-world stories also. I think thats some of the real strength in the book.

As a long time SAP consultant in Canada and northern US, I've read or looked through most of the technical books covering SAP R/3 and some newer modules. I was intrigued by what seemed to be something different in this book, however, and picked it up just last week. I must say, it is very good. The author's approach is unique, fresh, and an enjoyable read.

But I was blown away by the CD. Most book CDs are fairly predictable and less than interesting, much less valuable. Not so with this one though. Instead, George Anderson has included some very compelling documents, excellent (though sometimes too simple) spreadsheets, and 2 very nice project plans, among other excellent objects like pictures, powerpoint files, and more. My hat is off. Well done.

Science fiction enthusiast and author Craig Anderson's Science Fiction Films Of The Seventies is an entertaining, fact-filled reference and guide to the science fiction films of the 1970's, an era when only 5% of the box office movies were science fiction. Over forty science fiction movies are each looked at individually, including a synopsis, information about the making of the movie, and thoughtful critical appraisal. a segment of black-and-white photographs lets readers unfamiliar with certain films get a glimpse of what they were like. Science Fiction Films Of The Seventies is a "must" for connoisseurs of such great classic movies as Logan's Run and Soylent Green, as well as film history students with a strong interest in the evolution of silver screen sci-fi!

I have heard through the grapevine that this book actually might make it out of print. If it does this is a must book for fans of seventies sci-fi!!

This is a great look at the best and worst of the Science Fiction films of the 1970's done with insight and humor by someone who obviously loves SF films and knows them well.

The story was great, It started off establishing the charecters, the romance between two individuals, then it when you thought the book had a good pace it picked up, exploding with secret diaries, and charecters... Drama over here and drama over there...till I reached the end of the book in one night... this is defenitly the best book I have read besides, why men cry in the dark. I got to give it up to Harold, man hurry up with the sequel I got to know how this thing ends.

I must admit, that secrets in my closet, is a definite hit although it has some gramatical errors there are not many-and the story is just to powerful to just put down. It starts off with a story between two people Kayleel and Karisma to opposites that seem to attract one another, at an akward and strange time of life. Kayleel finds him self enjoying Karisma, but more than that he has falling deeply in love with her future pledge sister Angela Harris, who seems to be dealing with the many secrets that Kayleel Loaths. Although seemingly trust worthy, -underspoken and mild manored, she could be the one that is the most dangerous to Kayleel. Now theres another women in Kayleels life a best friend if you will, that despite her male hang ups and past pains, she sticks close to Kayleel hoping to lure him to her fantasy, and ruien him for other women. while juggling these three women, Kayleel faces his embarrassing past that will have you cringe in your seat. Now support cast pops up to help move the story along, to display some secrets that most authors don't talk about. Although this book talks about unusual romance, most of it's content ushers mature and thought provoking content. If you like E.Lynn Harris, Eric-Jerome-Dickey, and Micheal Badsien. then you will like Harold Antoine Anderson.

This book is really good! So good that I can't believe that this is Harold's first novel. This book kept me on edge of my seat and it only took me two days to read it, that is how good it is. I couldn't put it down. ...I can't wait for the next to books in this series. Keep up the good work Harold, I think that you have a bright future ahead of you.

I found a lot more than I'd expected in this book. The editor obviously put a lot of thought into her selection of authors and passages from their works. It seemed to me as if these were the passages I would have marked for rereading had I read those works myself. Pretty much every selection struck me as being beautifully inspirational, poetic, or otherwise moving. I'd forgotten how much simply reading about nature can do to lift and heal the spirit. I also learned a lot: I was unaware that so many women have been writing about nature for so many years -- and it was sobering to realize that much of what the earlier authors wrote about no longer exists in our world today.

The author bios themselves make for fascinating reading. (You can't help but wonder how your own life would be summed up in a paragraph or two.) And of course, as I'd expect from any good anthology, this collection inspired me to add quite a few items to my "to-read" list. The nearly 40-page bibliography includes very helpful summaries, and lists not just the sources of this anthology's selections but many other works as well.

Whatever you might expect from Sisters of the Earth, I doubt you'll be disappointed. There should be something in it for everyone -- and it's a pretty book that would make a great gift.

I have found this book to be wonderful in the growth process of the spirit. A truly marvelous piece of work, a compilation that is worth a second volume, indeed. This is a perfect "anytime" gift, to your self as well as others that are journeying the spirit.

Sisters of the Earth is one of the best books I have ever read. It is a collection of stories on woman's relationship to the earth. Each short piece is written by a woman from the United States from any time in our history - about some connection she has with the earth. I've turned down so many pages in this book and put in little post-it notes saying "great!". After reading one of the stories a new author's work is now available to me. I give this book to others as a gift all the time. The stories themselves are personal reflections of nature that speak softly to me of the wonders I am surrounded by and often fail to notice. These stories remind me of where I really live and how powerful my connection is to the earth. I would love to see a second volume by Lorraine Anderson on this topic, she has selected well. I have also read Cries of the Spirit, also a book about woman's connection to the earth and found it very good also.

i really wanted to play music for anyone- and everyone. a couple of years ago, i read this book and it gave me the push i needed to actually get a band started. we entered our schools phat jam concert, won, played at tons of house parties, played for our school and played the local stadium a few months ago. this book has a bunch of tips for getting started and - very important - getting the gigs... advertisement and junk, if u wanna play in public of whatnot, give it a go... read the book

I've been a rokk (as in Dokken) star for years now. And all I can say is that it's changed my life. For so long I have searched my soul for the true essence of Rock 'n' Roll and now I think I've found it.

You need to know how to act around others so they look up to you, as if you're Bon Jovi? It's in here. You want to be a master of the power chords and know how to really rokk? It's in here!

The high-pased life of the rock star is outlined in here. The writer did a great job teaching me to rock on!

Rock On,

Kristian

What a wonderful book. A usefull tool that will take young adults through the difficult maze of starting a musical career. A great resource into the do's and dont's of starting your first rock band. Highly recommended