I could not stand reading or watching anything about Vietnam for about 10 years. I eventually watched the movie " Apocalypse Now" I found it interesting but it did not relate to anything in the central highlands. Later I saw "Pork Lips Now" and could relate this to the movie. Finally someone told me that the whole thing was based on "Heart of Darkness " ISBN: 0486264645. So I decided to read the book. I found it fascinating and much better than the movie. However I could not see the forest of the trees and needed some help in showing me what I was looking at. Because I was not in some school class, I turned to the "Cliffs Notes" Of course my views don't match the notes exactly but they gave me some questions to ask and showed me the forest. The notes include:

· Life of the Author

· Introductions to the Novel

· Lists of Characters

· Brief Plot Synopses

· Summaries & Critical Commentaries

· Critical Essay

· Suggested Essay Topics

· Selected Bibliography

Later I found a movie that was much closer to the original story,

"Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" (1988)

Great book. Concise yet thorough. Not for those who like a lot text to peruse. Pics are perfect, every topic has at least a couple. Combines all those books youv'e been told to get indivually. Small enough to bring along with you wherever.

A complete guide to all primary care procedures that one performs during routine exams. The text is clear and concise on each procedure and explains normal and abnormal findings. The appropriate method for recording is also detailed in this book. This is a must for any optometry student or ophthalmology resident.

In this book, the authors present and explain outcome-present-state model, "a third-generation nursing process model that emphasize reflection, outcome specification, and testing, given the client's story". Given the inevitable trends and growing emphasis on outcome measures in the health care industry, including the demand to document what nurses contribute to health care, there is a need for nurses to develop clinical reasoning skills. They can start by reading about the OPT model in this book. The authors applied the OPT model and its concepts to selected health care issues and needs of clients in different health care contexts. Every nurse who reads this book can relate to the use of the OPT model in a care context similar to his/her respective practice setting. This reader thoroughly enjoyed this book. The subsections are separated (yet integrated) by tables, figures, and "stop and think" exercises designed to reinforce concepts and materials.

The research by Michael Jay Mjelde made this book possible. The Captain, Daniel McLaughlin, managed to make 42 trips around the Horn without serious incident. The Captain is my great-grandfather on my mother's side and came from the island of Gran Manan in the bay of Fundy. I would love to hear from others who have read the book.

A brief although sophisticated piece of literature. Machiaveli shows how his politics ideas may be observed in the behaivor of common people.

This is a scholarly describtion - and explanation of the holdings inthe unique collection of timepieces assembled ovrer the centuries by the Clockmakers Company (the guild of master watch and clockmakers) in London, and now exhibited at guildhall in the center of the city of London.

Fortunat F. Mueller-Maerki
Chair, Library and Research Center of the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia Penna.

This book really helped me learn about cloning, and especially animal cloning. I found losts of reseach from Daniel Cohen's book. If you need a good reseach book or just one to have fun reading, Cloning is a great book. I'll always remember my favorite line out of this book: Animals Are Not Test Tubes With Tales.

I like the service approach. Particularly helpful is the listing of industry resources available, and how they vary from company to company.

Dr Alongi has produced an excellent book again. Although the book is aimed at university level the ordinary laymen should understand the basic principles. The book looks at the intricacies of food webs found in mangroves, sandy beaches and other coastal habitats. I particularly liked the section that dealt with coral reefs and the interaction of the corals with algae. It gave a clear understanding about a very complex issue. The book has 740 references, an excellent index and is well worth the money. I wholly recommend it.