Martha Grigg, author of BREAST CANCER AND YOU: BETTERING THE ODDS, takes a distinctly proactive approach to breast cancer. Leaving as little to chance as possible, she embarks on a two-pronged attack. One strategy is to research medical information about the disease, and the other strategy is to learn to deal effectively with the emotional fallout. Grigg takes her readers on a no-holds-barred roller coaster ride from initial shock to successful grappling with this insidious disease. In addition to addressing medical, emotional, pharmacological and therapeutic issues of breast cancer, the book wins high marks for the inclusion of a fine bibliography and index. The inclusion of these dimensions raises its value from supportive memoir to a solid reference work.

"Bridge of Dreams" combines two formidable strengths, the visual appeal of the stunning Mary Griggs Burke Collection of Japanese art and the meticulous, distinguished scholarship of Miyeko Murase, who edited this catalogue for a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition. With objects drawn from the prehistoric period to the nineteenth century and representing every major art medium, the book serves as an excellent survey of Japanese art through the ages. The catalogue describes in satisfying detail each of the 168 objects pictured and provides as well short background essays on different genres of Japanese art. The prose is always accessible and precise, meeting the needs of both beginning art history students and the most demanding of specialists. The book concludes with an excellent glossary, list of suggested readings on Japanese art, and carefully prepared index.

I was loaned this book and was challenged and changed by it's content. Now I am buying a copy for myself, that I can loan out to others. The author writes honestly about the many issues involved in working with the poor. He doesn't pretent to know all the answers, and this is very refreshing. Anyone with any compassion for people in poverty will love this book. You will not be the same again.

I really enjoyed the tactile images of these poems, and the focus on family dynamics.

Even though this book is some 15 years old at this point, the points it makes are timeless. It goes beyond describing international protocol. It tells all the steps to negotiating business deals, setting up contracts, marketing, etc. It is a first rate book.

This is - regardless of your religious persuasion - one of the best books for helping children deal with and understand death and dying that has ever been written. It's about the death of a child's grandfather - his going through "the great change," and frames death in a way that is absolutely beautiful and meaningful. Highly recommended for everybody, particularly those with children who are trying to make sense of the death of their elders.

This collection of six of the award winning output of a Baltimore playwright is ready made for a theatre company in search of hot new properties. They read each like a novel. I intend to suggest it to my own amateur company.

The Mongol empire was founded early in the thirteenth century by Chinggis Khan and within the span of two generations embraced most of Asia, becoming the largest land based state in history. The united empire lasted only until around 1260 but the major successor states continued on in the Middle East, present day Russia, Central Asia and China for generations, leaving a lasting impact much of which was far from negative on these areas and their peoples. The papers in this volume present new perspectives on the establishment of the Mongol empire, Mongol rule in the eastern Islamic world, Central Asia and China, and the legacy of this rule. The various authors approach these subjects from the view of political, military, social, cultural and intellectual history. Most of the essays offer original research and visit major controversies in Mongol studies. Now that the volume is priced for individual purchase the volume should become an optional text for class use. The book is a must-read for the specialist and worth a close look by generalists.

This is one of the best homoerotic books that I have ever read. It has a compelling gay main character, and is wonderfully detailed in its description of people, places, and things.

An excellent and exciting book that effectively gives meaning and perspective on how to balance career and life. It starts with a balanced achievement inventory of life that includes written goals, excersize, good eating, achievement factors, stress management, love, romance and failure control. Practical advice on imroving all of these in a step by step approach. In the section on the Heart of Achievement, some potentially life saving advice for better heart health is given. In the Fail or not to Fail section, the entire concept of success is discussed and again useful tests and practical advice is given. An excellent insight on how to improve anyone's career and life balance.