I think this book should be made into a movie. I can see it reaching out to kids and adult victims who might be experimenting with drugs and crime. As a movie, Appleton's characters would be unforgetable and hypnotic. Just reading the words I can't get some of them out of my head. I would pay to see the movie, just like I paid to read the book. Ron F.

I have never read a book anything like this! I could not stop thinking about it when I was a work. Now I cant stop talking about it! What a strange world we live in. You never know who your friends are. You never know who your enemies are either. I don't see people the same anymore. I suspect that most anyone might be a victim or a criminal. I am glad I read this one!!!

Last week, I read Robert Appleton's RUNNING OUT OF ROAD and was quite favorably impressed. A powerful insight into the drug-infused underbelly of society that so many of us are silently aware of, but pretty much tune out of our conscious awareness. Since then, this book has had me all aflutter trying to figure out how much is Appleton's experiences, how much the real experiences of people he knew, how much third-hand cell block stories, and how much originated in the fertile mind of Mr. Appleton.

That I've spent a little over a week in this state trying to sort it out before asking, reflects well on Appleton's skill as a storyteller and integrator. But I did ask, and the charismatic Mr. Appleton assured me via e-mail that the entire book is autobiographical. He was Daniel Logan. He lived through it all.

Much of this book had an impact on me quite similar to that pounded in by my first reading of Golding's BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER or first seeing the movie THE DETECTIVE--both during my extremely naive and impressionable youth. Each of those works drove home the *VERY REAL* existence of an extensive sub-culture that exists *around* my world--rather than within it.

Such realization is always a soul-searching shock. Nothing has had such an eye-opening impact upon my perception of the way the world works, since my early college days. The big difference between the earlier shocks and today is, this time I *KNEW* (intellectually) everything that Appleton was saying--but hadn't *experienced* it close enough to FEEL it. Now, having vicariously lived through the nightmare of the drug-crime culture in a graphically vivid manner, I can't walk the streets of downtown, or drive the "neighborhoods" without looking at the FACES under the generic uniforms of survival and wondering about the person inside--and their own sad story.

Hollywood doesn't make movies like this--and they should. RUNNING OUT OF ROAD could redefine the Film Noir genre for years to come.

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This book could have also been called "Best CM and software development practices".
I've read many CM books over the years and this is one of those rare books that focuses on the "rubber meets the road" aspect of good CM and software development practices.
Many CM books out there are so theoretical that they are barely useful. This book answers many software development practice questions that I've had to address in my years of doing software process improvement and proprietary CM tool, ClearCase, Version Manager, Config Builder, Tracker, ClearQuest, and now PVCS Dimensions administration. Anyone who does CM for a living gets asked the "how do I do this" question where the question that first needs an answer is "what are you trying to do with the tool?".
This book addresses those questions in a 100% practical and easy to understand way. I recommend this book to anyone who is serious about process improvement and CM and knows that it's usually not what CM tools you have but what you do with them is what helps software development get done in a sane fashion.

Software Configuration Management (CM) is often needlessly painful. Processes don't scale, practices get reinvented after dragging everyone through long debates, shiny ... new tools get brought in as silver bullets then seem to fail. The CM failings I've seen stem in part from failure to match tools and practices to context. What works for a team of 3-5 doesn't scale once the team grows to 10 and beyond. What works when people are all within the sound of one another's voices doesn't scale when the team is split between buildings (or states).

By approaching CM from a Patterns perspective--presenting CM approaches that balance competing forces within a context--this book lays out a coherent big picture against which specific tactical decisions can be made (e.g., do we develop on a main line, do we freeze, or do we branch? when do we merge?) and then made again when the situation changes.

Don't buy this book expecting specific solutions using specific tools. The major CM systems are mentioned, but without going into detail on how to use them. Buy this book to get a good map of the problem space.

An exceedingly readable book, that is not limited to practitioners of Java. Yes, yes, here and there, the text refers to java files, but it delves no further into the specifics of the language. Rather, the principles described are good, general coding practices, for teams of two or more programmers that want to maximise their efficiency. You could be a C++, C# or even a[gasp] Cobol house, and derive benefit from reading this book.

There is minimal use of jargon. The authors appear to have gone to some trouble to make their points as simply and as broadly accessible as possible. One, possibly unintended, consequence is that a tyro programmer may consider this book trivial or vacuous. No complex UML diagrams, no intricate refactoring examples,... It may well be that an experienced old hand might get more out of the book, having endured many an unwieldy or uncoordinated project.

Another significant point is that this book is accessible to nontechnical managers. Two scenarios are possible:

1. You are a manager, possibly nontechnical. You want to avoid mismanaging a team of programmers that wants to do things their way. This book might give valuable guidelines; plus you can use it to persuade the team about the logic of your decisions.

2. You are a programmer that is in a project that has had bad management decisions. This book might offer better strategies. Plus, it gives you a way to argue them persuasively to your bosses, even if they are nontechnical.

I must admit I was growing tired of Kathy Lynn Emerson's Lady Appleton but her latest book, FACE DOWN AMONG THE WINCHESTER GEESE, tops the series by rekindling my interest. An excellent plot and resolution to the fate of her husband, as well as Emerson's usual top-notch historical details and writing style.

I'm reading the "Face Down" series in order, and I've really come to love Lady Susanna and her supporting cast of characters - even her dog of a husband is entertaining. I have to admit, I guessed who the murderer was in this one - but I didn't guess why he was until late in the story. You get a fascinating history lesson with all of Emerson's books, but a great mystery too.

Susanna is taken from Leigh Abbey to London by her husband Robert, but has no idea why. She is not aware that Robert is scheming with Diego Cordoba and the Spanish Embassy and needs her there in London.

One day a petite dark haired lady named Diane St. Cyr comes to see Robert at their rental house on Catte Street. Robert is not present and Susanna takes a message to have him meet Diane at a place called the Falcon. Susanna is aware that Diane is probably one of Robert's many mistresses but gives him the message anyway. Robert goes to see Diane to find out what she wants. The next morning Diane is found in the streets dead.

In order to clear Robert's name, Susanna begins to look into the murder and discovers that there have been several women(mostly prostitutes),with the same physical features murdered on the same day over a period of seven years.

With the help of her maid-servant and friend Jennet, as well as a brothel keeper named Petronella, Susanna discovers who is killing the Winchester Geese(prostitutes)and what Robert has up his sleeve.

This is the second Susanna, Lady Appleton mystery that I have read and found this one to be much more enjoyable.

If you are studying for NAPLEX, I would totally recommend you get this book and work through all the questions. I also took the review course given by the authors and it was EXCELLENT. Hall and Reiss are great teachers who organized and tied up all the loose ends that my pharmacy professors could not.

I highly recommend this book -- it is the bible for the NAPLEX. The book by Leon Shargel is difficult to read and in too much detail. This IS the book to get for NAPLEX. If you need more background information for NAPLEX, I would also recommend you get the Drug cards (in small gray binder), Drug Information Handbook and Pharmacotherapy Handbook (HANDBOOK ONLY NOT anything else) by Dipiro et al. If you can, take the review course with Hall and Reiss, the authors -- it is worth the money and not only will it help you with NAPLEX but also shed light on a lot of points that are missed in pharmacy school. They zero in on what is important to know. Hope this helps and good luck!!

This book is an excellant sourse for NAPLEX preparation.I have seen all the other books.Among all it is the standard one.Get familiar with the basics, and follow this book to get good score.

This book is an excellent way to prepare for the NAPLEX exam. It is comprehensive, well written, and worth every penny. I took a live review course presented by the authors in Chicago and it was also super. I learned more in that course than I learned in 5 years of pharmacy school.

Uri Geller's Mind Medicine is truly one of the most important purchases of my adult life. Uri is a clearly a gifted and blessed man who has an almost shocking and genuine care for humanity. I found this book to be a most positive influence on my own daily life and my interactions with othe people. One of the most profound and powerful experiences I have know is a particular pasrt of the book where Uri invites you to pray along with him for individuals who you have hurt or been hurt by. Also, I was taken back by Uri's visual guides in relations to forming positive thoughts around you, those you love and those who again, you have injured or been injured by. These excercises are real and one can literally feel the physical difference in the body. I would recommend this book by Uri to all who wish to improve thier own lives and the people they touch every day of thier lives. I think that covers virtually every one of us walking this earth.

Uri Gellers latest book "Mind Medicine" is a fabulous book which will transform your whole life. It includes assesment of ancient healing wisdoms, insights into the nature of ill health and also includes healing therapies for the four energy bodies : Physical, mental emotional and spiritual. This book is a must buy for everyone who is interested in the secret of powerful healing.

Author and world-famous psychic and spoon-bender Uri Geller has written a visually stunning and thought-provoking book about how to heal ourselves with the power of our minds. MIND MEDICINE begins without assuming that the reader already has prior knowledge of this subject. Almost every page of this book is graced with beautiful pictures, interesting charts, and fascinating quotations that are relevant to the topic being discussed. Luscious illustrations supplement the elegant simplicity of this wonderfully informative text in such a way that the reader's mind is fully engaged while reading.

The premise of Mind Medicine is that we can and do affect our health with our lifestyles and attitudes... which we can change. Geller advocates judicious use of modern medicine in conjunction with the healing powers of our minds, yet points out that most of us do not fully harness our own healing abilities. We are healthiest when we feel loved and happy -- and this joyous, light energy attracts more good things and people to us. Geller invites us to contemplate what makes us happy, and how free we are to change.

This book is written so simply and clearly that I envision it being a text book for children or adults who wish to learn how to discover what Uri Geller calls MindPower... the higher powers that allow him to bend spoons, locate hidden things, and affect things from a distance. Geller makes his irresistible invitation to us crystal-clear in the introduction to his book, "The mind of every one of us possesses an unimaginable gift and you are about to learn how to use it. Open it now." You'll be glad you did!

THIS BOOK IS INCREDIBLE. AS DON KING WOULD SAY, "FANTABULOUS." I AM A SCREENWRITER (STILL STRUGGLING), BUT FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE SO INFORMATIVE. I AM SURE I READ AN ARTICLE BY THESE SAME TWO, DAN YANKELEVITS AND DINA APPLETON, IN [a] MAGAZINE!! I REALLY FEEL LIKE I COULD NEGOTIATE MY OWN DEAL NOW - OR THAT IF I DIDN'T WANT TO, I'D UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HECK MY AGENT AND LAWYER WERE DOING. NET PROFITS EXPLANATION IS AWESOME. ANYWAY, I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO OTHER AMAZON FOLKS.
-JEN

ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVES (OR THOSE RISING THROUGH THE RANKS), LOOK NO FURTHER! THIS BOOK GIVES YOU THE INSIDE SCOOP ON EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DEALS. WHO THE PLAYERS ARE, HOW IT WORKS, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY - WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL DEAL ISSUES TO BE AWARE OF. I TELL ALL MY ASSOCIATES TO READ THIS BOOK.

THIS IS THE MOST USEFUL BOOK I HAVE SEEN ON THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. BEST DEAL-MAKING BOOK ON THE MARKET. 5 STARS!

I agree that this book is a great asset, and would recommend it to anyone in Chiropractic school, having previously stipulated that it will not prepare you for part IV. The book does indeed review Part III is great detail, but the part four review - with the exception some medical stuff, abdominal exam, thorax, etc. and some others, does not fully prepare you for Part IV. I found the last section on technique extremely lacking, there were no pictures, and very little on the method with which National Boards test you on (vertebral malposition listings [national listings]) since most of us were taught Gonstead (at least at Life West).

In conclusion, I recommend the Irene Gold review seminars. They may help more than this book will. It is a great book, but let's be real here, with the expense of Part IV National Boards ($850), it is cheaper not to buy this book and go to a review and get a passing grade, than to save in the beginning and fail the exam. That's the opinion of someone who used this book and studied in detail and failed the first time around.

4 Stars!

Buy it, study it, and then take some time to relax while the rest of your class tries to learn that which you've mastered. This text allows you to optimize your time studying. No more wasted hours organizing; it is already done for you. Great book. Worth much more than the price tag. I can't endorse it enough. I gave it to my son, a chiropractor for Christmas, and it proves as useful in practice as it is in school. Much thanks to the authors for writing this book. Well done.

At first I thought this was too much information, then I realized it was everything I needed to know for my clinical studies as well as my academic studies. It is hard to understand how this book was written by doctors. I think professional editors would have a hard time negotiating this level of complexity. You both made it look simple and easy to follow. The amount of organization it contains is awesome. I am finishing up school now, and I only have one complaint about this text. It should've been handed out to the students on the first day of class with a schedule of which sections to learn for each year of study. It should be a required text for everyone. My life, my family, and my peers all would have benefitted from the decreased stress associated with a properly organized course plan. I probable could have saved thousands on coffee and actually slept instead of cramming this information for hours on end. This is an entire education between two covers. Thank you, thank you, thank you. My younger brother starts school in September and he is studying this book already! His life will be so much simpler because of it. I not only studied this material for boards, but due to the ease of which it is laid out I actually had time to learn it. You should write a business text next!

This book is well-presented, easy to read and, with the case scenarios presented at the end of each chapter, puts some of the most important clinical considerations in anaesthetics into a truly practical way. It is relatively small too, so that it is portable and can be referenced easily. All in all, an excellent book.

Excellent book, easy to read and understand. Perfect to prepare an exam. Just what you need as a all time companion book

This is an extraordinary book to prepare the board. Simple,concise, to the point. I upgraded from the second edition and it was really worth the upgrade. New chapters and new presentation with key concepts and case discussion worth reading. All time companion book !!

I found "The Sergeant's Lady" to be a fast and lively read. It really transported me to a different time and place. Not being familiar with this genre, I was impressed with the detail and accuracy of the descriptions of everything from the most mundane activites of the common soldier to the exciting and horrific battle scenes. I cared about the characters in the novel and felt, by the end of the story, that I had come away with a better understanding of both the cavalry and the Indian warriors and the hardships they had to endure. I wholeheartedly recommend "The Sergeant's Lady".

Miles Hood Swarthout comes by his western sensibilities honestly: His father, Glendon Swarthout -- author of "The Shootist" and "Bless the Beasts and the Children" -- was in the vanguard of the "new" western literary novelists who blended history, landscape and character in a fresh way.

Miles' new novel, "The Sergeant's Lady," is literally in that tradition, based upon one of his father's stories. It has all the hallmarks of a good, traditional western adventure, and the literary flourish of contemporary western writers. His beautiful writing and fast-paced action-adventure take us back to those golden days of yore, when good stories had both.

For fans of the Old West, the Indian Wars, or just good fiction, this is a marvelous addition to your bookshelf.

Apache Indian warriors were among the greatest mounted fighters of the 19th -- and perhaps any other -- century. In attacking they shot under the horse's neck, holding themselves on the horse with their left foot. It was impossible to catch an Apache, unless you were another Apache. They were also at or near the top of the list when it came to stealing and marauding.
For a vivid picture of this dramatic and murderous tribe, read Mile Hood Swarthout's book, The Sergeant's Lady, a skillful elaboration of a short story written by Miles' father, Glendon Swarthout, famous for his stories of the American West.Published by Forge, the book is a fast and fascinating read, giving a vivid picture of America's Southwest in the era after the Civil War.
T. R. Kennedy, Prof. Emeritus, Mich. State University

If you read the "Face Down" series purely for the Whodunit, than this one is as strong as the others - in fact, harder for me to figure out than some of the others have been. I have to admit - I'm a bit disappointed in how Emerson resolved some relationship issues in this one. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but I felt that some things were a bit rushed and seemed out of character for two of the players - but all in all, I love how Emerson continues to grow the the characters of the supporting crew to Susanna - another fun mystery.

This time Susanna, Lady Appleton is suspected of the murder of her husband, and, as the author makes clear, this is hardly the best century in which to be a murder suspect. Susanna fights against time to find the real murderer and escape a gruesome death. A riveting mystery with authentic and fascinating period details, well drawn characters, and always a plucky heroine. Fans of Anne Perry should check out this series!

For a look at the cover of this book and other news about the series, visit my website. I have my own domain name, so I'm easy to find. I also have a newsletter, Face Down Update, for those interested in knowing more about Lady Appleton. P.S. I couldn't submit this without rating the book. I do think it's the best in the series to date, but I hate the idea of rating anything. Much too subjective!