There are many interesting medicines discussed in this book and the authors cite as many studies as possible. However, these studies are not referenced in the book so you can not look them up to find out their validity. More important, doses are not mentioned AT ALL. There is no discussion about the dangers of combining any of the medicines or interactions with prescription drugs that some people may be taking. There are far better books on this subject. Don't buy this one.

This book brings together information from various sources in an easy to read quick refence format. Each of the 24 chapters tackles an issue from poor memory to hair loss to living longer. The chapters are only 2-5 pages long, and the treatments mentioned are listed at the end of the chapter, along with places to get them (including addresses & phone numbers of vendors for hard to find items).

While it's true that this book isn't completely objective, nor does it talk about possible drug interactions or discuss all of the known side affects, it's a great handy reference to start your search. Also, keep in mind that drug interactions are the responsibilities of the drug companies, and that no book is completely objective, nor can any one book of this scope and breadth have all known side effects for a product.

I suffer from Insomnia. I looked it up in Amazing Medicines. Chapter 22 "Stop Insomnia, Jet Lag, Breast Cancer and Live Longer" pps. 252-256. I learned that Melatonin and Valerian Root are effective cures against Insomnia or Jet Lag. I went online and looked them up, and found more in depth articles on them, including side effects, and decided to try them. They did the trick. I take the melatonin about an hour before I want to go to bed, and the valerian about 15 minutes before I want to fall asleep. They were amazingly inexpensive, about $12 for a month to two month's supply of both. When I bought my next month's supply I bought time release melatonin and gel cap valerian, and they don't work as well, so I'm going to switch back to the non-time release melatonin and the capsule valerian.

This paperback brings together research from all over the world that "the drug companies don't want you to discover." It would take me several hours of research to learn about the treatments for vision. With this book, I can learn about a half dozen different therapies in the 10 - 15 minutes it takes for me to read the chapter. Then it's up to me to decide which ones I want to follow up on.

This book is worth it's weight in pills. I've had it since August, 2000 and I reference it all the time.

Also reccomended is Gary Null's Complete Guide to Health and Nutrition.

I have read most of this book and find it very enlightening. I love it. However, the index in my book is very innaccurate and I wonder if that has been corrected. I would love to have a new index. Thanks. Sara Allred

This book, for all of Peter Russell's genetic knowledge, is atrocious. This book (Fourth Edition) is full of mistakes in practice problems, answers to those problems, and in figures and general lay out. I would suggest that the publishers hire some editors to review the final draft of the new edition because for the money I spent on this text, it is not worth it.

The new edition has not rectified numerous misprints and calculation blunders, which had plagued its predecessors. Still, in the clarity of presentation and information layout the book has few rivals in the field. Let us face the truth: Geneticists are notoriously maladroit at trying to get their concepts across. It is a sobering experience trying to read textbooks of other authors. Russell's text is not perfect, but on the brighter side is is solidly written and well illustrated. Until I see someone come up with a better comprehensive review of Genetics, Peter Russell will definitely remain my first choice as a recommended reference text.// Alexander Talalaev. Cancer Research

I have 1,000 words of space to write my review. I'll need about 20 of them:

This is THE genetics book. Get it, whether you're in a class or not. Just get it -- it's incredible.

A dark, stormy night, home alone and talk of demons in every corner waiting....for you. The greatest challenge facing the reader is to discern what aspects of this book are documented fact, what is blatant hype or exaggeration and, in some cases, outright lies.

Having participated in this line of work and study for several decades, I can attest that occurences as depicted in this book do happen from time to time. However, the material is presented in such a spectacular vein one can only question what the true, primary motivation is for writing on this subject in this manner. I suspect the answer is money.

If the text is to be presented, as it is, as fact then the occurences should be reported honestly and unemotionally. If the text is to be presented as fiction then poetic license and creativity is more than appropriate.

I am concerned with the authenticity and the obvious "marketing" approach of this book. I believe the reader, (purchaser), is being sold a bill of goods and that the subject deserves a higher level of respect than it receives. In fact, for the money, I'd recomend a Stephen King novel. At least King does'nt purport to be presenting fact in his writings.

I read this book over 15 years ago. I couldn't finish it. It scared me too much. I lived in a haunted house when I was young and it brought back too many scary memories. If the metaphyical is your cup of tea I recommend this book. I'm looking to buy it again so I can try to finish it this time........

This is the first horror book I read that really scared me. Very interesting and spooky! I was lucky enough to hear Ed and Lorraine speak at a high school a few years ago- they were great. If you never get to meet them (or even if you do) read this book, it's worth it!

These two are still at it, peddling fiction for fact and attempting to convince the world that we are surrounded by the supernatural. A car in the garage, two chickens in the pot and demons in every basement seems to be these folks favorite slogan. Having interviewed several reputable parapsychologists who regard them as "ambulance chasers" of the psychic phenomenon world, I have no compunctions whatsoever in labeling these two exactly what they are: opportunists straight out of the middle ages...

I agree with other critics that some of the books that the Warrens are either featured in or write, such as The Demonologist, or Beware the Night are written in a rather melodramatic fashion. This one is no different, but it is still a must read for a dark and stormy night. No one can deny the chills they get when they read about the Smurl family's ordeal. I first read this book about ten years ago and it scared me so badly that I had to sleep with the lights on for a week. Do I beleive every single word. Not really. Do I think these things really happened in some form or another? Absolutely.

Quite simply this book has it all. From casefiles of the Warren's most frightening cases to guidelines for the amateur ghost hunter, this book will have you reading all night long.(Partly because of the frightening tales) I especially enjoyed the areas in which Ed tells of times when even he feared for his well being. Ed Warren is a demonologist and his wife Lorraine is a trance medium, this combination makes for interesting encounters with spirits and demons alike. If you get a chance to see their lecture near you I strongly encourage you to attend.

This is a book all warehouse supervisors, warehouse managers and logistics professionals should read. It puts a spin on logistics. If you could get your manager to read this, I guarantee they will look at logistics in a different light.

When I read about "The Goose Chase" when it was first published, my first thought was "Finally - someone wrote about changing Logistics and Distribution like Eli Goldratt wrote about Manufacturing. I was wrong. The author never develops his material into a cohesive blend of entertainment and education. The education material is presented towards the end of the story as a bulleted narrative rather than woven into the fabric of the story. While I wasn't disappointed by the lessons presented I was disappointed by the presentation and the shortcomings of my expectations.

I personally like Tompkins's writting style in all of his book. Good Chase is another story that capture the logistic problem in layman language, easier to understand. Like The Goal, this book tells the technique and idea through the story. Unlike The Goal, this book has more technical and focus on logistic/distribution system.

The author presents a lot of interesting information and has a large bibliography. My main complaint is that it is difficult, if not impossible to discern whether the statements made are based on historical evidence, or are the author's opinion. Occasionally a reference is provided for a statement, but most of the book appears to consist of unsupported opinions. The History of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner covers the same ground and is far better written.

Anyone who finds Dr. Scott self centered or opinionated due to her subject matter should not be reading this book. The ideas and theories and facts in this text are wonderful and I am glad to see that there are more books on this subject. Many readers such as devote Christians will not enjoy this book and will only seek to put it down in hopes to discourage exploration.

Loaded with new information and ideas. Excellent research.

Let me say that I am an Mechanical Engineer with 15 years experience, and possess a MS.I work in quality engineering (test design). My exposure to this text was in a recent MBA class.

Positives: The text, in each chapter, does a respectable job describing how OM applies in the various workplace environments. Though it is more manufacturing oriented, the service sector is addressed. Also, many of the problems at the end of the chapters are quite good.

Negatives: First the book is written by college professors. What more needs to be said! Due to this fact, I believe the main problem of the book lies.This is not a subject which can be taught or written about unless you have some significant real-life experience. In the latter part of the book the chapters pertaining to forcasting,aggregate planning,inventory control,and material planning,the mathmatical models were poorly explained that study groups had to be formed and the professor, to his credit, devised some alternative approaches which were more realistic. The engineers and accountants in the study groups were a valuable asset to some students due to their math backgrounds. Most students in the class who came from various backgrounds; medical and business were lost/confused. The primary problem was not being able to understand how the models worked and applied to the material. Many of the students commented that they just gave up trying to understand the material, and mindlessly plugged values into the various formulas. Granted, many of these models are worked out on Excel programs in the business arena, but for one to understand their meaning, in an educational setting,you need to do the preliminary organization and calculations. I correlate this with a 3rd grade student "learning" their multiplication tables with a calculator.What have you really learned?

Used this book in an undergraduate supply chain management class. I found the book to be well written and enjoyable to read. Chapters are not overly long and the book moves a long at a good pace. Some of the concepts will make more sense and be easier to get through if you have had some exposure to statistics. There is some math, not a lot, but enough to trip up students that are not math savvy. Most of the book concentrates on manufacturing, though it does also touch on the service sector. Case studies are OK, I just remember American companies, and most sounded like propaganda.

This was my first exposure to operations management, as a senior MBA student; though I am familiar with many of the concepts from earlier coursework in statistics and accounting. I found the text to be well written and easy to understand. The sample problems within the chapters were straight forward and easy to follow. Having taking this class as a summer course, I was able to read the majority (75%) of the textbook within a 4-week period easily. The only drawback may be in how the actual theory pertains to real life models. I would recommend this text for anyone who is new to the field as the overview is excellent. A background in statistics and accounting (at least from coursework standpoint) would also be helpful in comprehending the material.

I ordered this book because it reportedly shed 'new light' on the tactics of the combatant vessels in the Denmark Strait action. Readers with a knowledge of WWII naval history will find some errors in the text, such as HMS Sheffield being described as a "heavy" cruiser and Yamato's overall length being reported as 840' instead of 863'. I found the author's interpretation of the photos of the Bismarck/Hood action to be unconvincing. It was claimed that these were being presented in the correct sequence "for the first time". Photos 10-2 to 10-6 appear to me to be in the wrong sequence, and were printed with a mirror image left-right transposition when compared to the same or very similar photos in other sources. The sequence indicated by examination of the distinct cloud patterns appears to be 10-6, 10-4, 10-5, with 10-2&3 taken almost simultaneously. Most of these action photos have appeared elsewhere in smaller and less grainy format and indicated the Bismarck's guns were trained to port (i.e. on the SAME side as the Prinz Eugen, from where the photos were taken) and on an AFT bearing. According to the text and charts in 'The Bismarck Case' the photos should show the guns trained abeam (if not slightly ahead of the beam) toward the Prince of Wales and AWAY from the photographer aboard the Prinz Eugen (which was supposedly on the opposite side of Bismarck from the Prince of Wales when these photos were taken). I have never read that Bismarck and Prinz Eugen pursued a straight course throughout the battle and all books in my collection show a turn to starboard, followed by one to port as 'revealed' in this book. However these turns were charted as occurring later in the action in my other source books. There is evidence for a later turn to starboard than postulated by the author when the photos are reviewed in the different right-left orientation given in other published sources. Baron Von Mullenheim-Rechberg's 'Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story' and Paul Schmalenbach's 'Kriegsmarine Bismarck' in 'Warships in Profile Vol.2' contain 'The Bismarck Chase' photos 9-1, 9-3, and 10-2 to 10-6 or very similar shots and both authors (who were there!) indicated Bismarck had turned to starboard (westward) of the Prinz Eugen and away from the British ships during the period which encompasses 10-2 to 10-6. The bow of Bismarck is shown to the left of the photos in those sources instead of to the right as in 'The Bismarck Chase'. The photos in Mr. Winklareth's book are purported to have been taken after a second major course alteration, toward the British ships on a course of about 200 degrees. Although the book gives a fairly good account of the battle and the Bismarck's brief career, I did not feel any 'new light' had been shed, and did not agree with the author's conclusions.

Being a lover of mysteries, I was hoping that this book addressed the almost daily bad orders of Admiral Lutjens. But it only addresses a few of them and even then finds excuses for them. However, for a nutshell account of the Bismarck's last days, it is an excellent book and should be in any naval historian's library. But I am a purist and take more credence Baron Burkard von Mullenheim-Rechberg's account of the battles since he was there and was one of the fortunate few survivors to be plucked out of the water. I was also disappointed that another crucial encounter of the Bismarck was never mentioned that actually aided in "his" screening from British RADAR. Overall, the book is a good summary of fact for fact without going into a lot of conjecture and second guessing. I was able to read it in one afternoon and found it enjoyable regardless of any misgivings I had.

There are so many books about the short and dramatic life of the battleship Bismarck, but none has really tried to answer the question of the tactics of Admiral Holland and Captain Kerr when they apparently chose to attack on a disadvantageous course. Why did they put the lightly-armoured HMS Hood in the van and at an angle of approach which increased her vulnerability to plunging fire whilst halving the effectiveness of her main armnament?

Robert Winklareth has analysed photographs of the engagement and naval records to posit a new hypothesis, suggesting that the German ships took a different course from that which has previously been assumed. This may well be the explanation for the British tactics, as they strove to gain advantage over their opponents

Of course there are many other unanswered questions about Bismarck, both in the days before Hood was sunk and in the three days following until she met her demise. Hopefully succeeding authors will now be encouraged to apply the same attitude of enquiry as Winklareth has here

This is a refreshing new book and deserves a place on the bookshelf of all open-minded naval historians. The excellent illustrations and charts allow the reader to re-check the author's thesis, as all works of this kind should. I unreservedly recommend it

A sabotaged sub and missing paintings is what this book is about. It's okay for a Hardy Boys book, but not the best.

When 5 paintings are stolen and a submarine is sabotaged, the Hardys come to the rescue. This is a good kids book, although I don't think it's the best in this series.

While in Germany, Frank and Joe investigate a case of sabotage on an inventor's mini-submarine and the theft of valuable medieval paintings which had been lost after being hidden during World War II. An interesting story with lots of action; the book kept me interested from beginning to end. My only complaint is that none of the Hardy's friends or family were included.

This book isn't really about the Medal of Honor. It is a treatise on how the medal of Honor impacted the lives of a small number of those awarded. The choice of personal histories that have been included seems slanted to emphasize the negative. One really needs to distinguish betwen the MOH event and the personal histories of the men who received them. This book professes one thing while providing the other. Also, Mike Wallace's contribution seems irrelevant, unnecessary, and perhaps detracts from the book. Why was he even included? There are some interesting things here, but you need to prepare yourself to be disappointed a bit by the commentary and choice of MOH content.

I couldn't wait to read this book. Any book which honors the actions of our veterans is a "must read" for me. But I was greatly disappointed by this work. While I enjoyed Mr. Wallace's introductory essays, I was confused by the politically correct agenda he presented in the selection of some those who earned the Medal of Honor. Also, Mr. Mikaelian's prose is awkward and laborious: I didn't think it possible to take such incredible acts of bravery and make them almost tedious, but this is exactly what happens here. Spend your valuable time reading well-written books like "Flags of Our Fathers" or "Ghost Soldiers," which give proper homage to the legacy of American heroes. Mikaelian's book does not do them justice.

Like everything else in life, this book tells about sad times and happy times due to the fact that a military man was awarded the highest honor for valor this nation offers. This book gives descriptions of the battle event that was reponsible for the medal for a number of veterans from the Civil War through Viet Nam. The writing is interesting and points out what some men are capable of when their back is against the wall. If you like war stories, this is a winner.