I found this book in a shop and simply held my sides laughing ... If I told you more, it would be like telling you the end of a good movie and spoiling it for you. Truth is that this is one of the joys of getting older -- lots and lots of laughing at yourself! Thomas and Cindy Senior are brilliant! Buy it and read it!

My 83 year old mother-in-law loves this particular series of Large-Print Crosswords Challenges. She's quite sound of mind and been doing crosswords for years. The size makes them easy to do into the evening. The clues are good, not too revealing, and span alot of territory. There is consistancy between the volumes and that's important.

I am doing masters in computer science. This book is one of the book we are using for our class. I found the book is easy to understand and describes the subject well enough. I just started learning Lisp and after I started to reading the book I do not have any trouble to understand terms or etc. even if english is not my first language. The book has nice examples related with Lisp programming and if there is a given more example will be a lot more useful for the students.It will be a lot better if the book prices little cheaper. I believe book is out of print from the publisher, so if the authors take the copyrights and put the book on the web and let the students or teachers to print the book with acceptable cost that will be great. Thank you

Nice short insprational book to keep around the office at work. I keep it on my desk and it is often picked up by visitors.

Outbound is a resource book for players and GM's of the Alternity game who are looking for a campaign based upon exploration. It consists of three adventures,each having a different "feel" to it. One is good hard SF, the other is a military-based exploration and the third feels like a D&D dungeoncrawl in space.

After the adventures there are a few resources for creating explorer heroes as well as how to run an explorer campaign for GM's. Finally, there is a brief explanation of the Concord Survey Service. I particularly found the character templates the most useful as well as uncommon uses for common equipment in the PHB.

Overall, it's a good package. I've run two of the three adventures and my players were pleased. Definintely worth checking out.

Stephen Stark, The Outskirts (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1988)

Stephen Stark's debut novel is a confusing, exhilarating run through the spring of a high school senior's life. Albie Santamoravia is eighteen, almost completely disaffected, close to failing out of school, and has a penchant for long distance running and a photographic memory for classical music. When he runs, he hears the music in his head (various Mahler pieces during most of the book's scope). It's something to cling to, Albie's island of sanity in a world he doesn't quite get.

Arrayed around Albie are those few people close enough to him to be friends or enemies. The head of the former camp is Carl, Albie's childhood friend; that of the latter is Shaddock, the high school track coach who wants to get Albie onto the team. He stoops to somewhat nefarious levels to achieve his goal, up to and including having team members ambush Albie during a nightly run (or does it only happen in Albie's head?). Still, things have achieved a sort of balance.

Into this state of things comes Martin, an older senior who's repeating twelfth grade and has just moved into the neighborhood. It is with the coming of Martin that complications ensue here, and ensue they do.

The Outskirts has some of the shortcomings of many first novels, which isn't that much of a surprise. Mainly, the book takes a bit too long to get going; when your novel is less than two hundred fifty pages, you can't afford to spend forty of them in setup. The book also wears its inspirations a bit too darkly on its sleeves, though that's somewhat excusable; the books ends up being an intriguing blend of Lord of the Flies and Marathon Man, with a dash of A Clockwork Orange thrown in for good measure (echoed most strongly in Martin's "what's it going to be, then?" refrain). For all that, it does have its own voice, and Stark has a lot to say about the adolescent male mind. Certainly worth checking out. *** ½

This book is a valuable resource for physicians needing a good working /functional knowledge in forensic medicine. Clinicians with forays into the forensic side of medical pracctice will find the book helpful since the topics on the fundamentral principles, sexual assault, injutry interpretation and substance misuse are generally well discussed and top notch. The subject on deaths leaves the reader "hanging" as it focuses merely on deaths in custody. The subject should have been dealt with more comprehensively. As the title of the book implies, this is merely a guide to clinical forensics. Readers with keener interest on the subject should resort to the standard textbooks in forensic medicine and forensic poathology. Clinicians working in a litigious environement may benefit from this book.

A fun, witty book about an impersonator who gets "caught in a trap"--just like his idol. A lot of fun whether you're an Elvis fan or not (and I don't know which would find it funnier).

The Greenwich Diet is another take on today's popular low-carb diets. It is similiar to many low-carb diets, but addresses some of the concerns associated with those diets. The diet involves consuming a fair amount of high quality protein. Unlike other low-carb diets, animal fats are restricted. Colker seems to feel that saturated fats are a health risk and concentrates on consuming healthy fats -- fish oils, etc. The only carbohydrates allowed on the diet are incidental carbs that occur in vegetables. Direct carbohydrate sources such as breads and pastas are off limits. Vegetable consumption is very high and is used as a source of fiber and other nutrients.

On the downside, I was disappointed with the lack of detail in the book. Colker describes the processes that cause a low carbohydrate diet to result in fat loss, but doesn't give the detail I was hoping for. After reading the book I found myself purchasing additional books to help understand how these diets really work.

Since Colker was a former bodybuilder and powerlifter I was hoping for more information about how this diet relates to athletes. Exercise is covered in the book and he emphasizes how important exercise is to include with any diet, but he doesn't discuss the issues of athletic performance and this diet. In particular I was looking for information about energy and muscle growth in carbohydrate restricted environments. For this information you'll need to look elsewhere ("The Ketogenic Diet").

Finally, other reviews have complained about the many references to a particular supplement company in this book. On my initial read I didn't think too much of these, especially after reading the note at the end of the book which states that Colker receives no money for promoting these products. However, on subsequent reads I think he could have de-emphasized this company a bit and talked about the supplement industry as a whole. The repetitive plugs have made me a bit more skeptical.

One closing note -- I tried emailing the address given at the end of the book with my questions and was pleasantly surprised to receive a reply from the author within a couple days.

This book, The Greenwich Diet takes the best of Atkins with the best of The Zone, while avoiding both the weaknesses of Atkins and the Zone and privides a easy to implement plan for lifestyle enhancement. I found the book well written with a cognizant and logical approach to why we should minimize the "simple carbs" and increase both protein and fiber in our diet. Additionally, there appears to be great benefit to getting the right types and amounts of fat in our diets. I recommend this book to those of you who are trying to lose weight, want to eat healthier and question the Food Pyramid as sound nutrition advice. The author, a frequent contributor to Muscular Development Magazine is very consistant in his writings and personal approach to wellness. Dr Colker walks the walk when it comes to eating and training in the manner described in his column and this easy to read book. I personally liked the tips on dining in and out, sample menus, recipes and lifestyle tips.

The Greenwich Diet, while not such a diet appears to me to be more of a lifestyle approach rather than a diet. There is the reduction in carbohydrates, especially the negative "simple sugars", while the author recommends to eat more of the healthy fats (i.e., cold water fish). I especially enjoyed the sections linking evolution, Sumo wrestlers and Thanksgiving (you have to read the book to understand the reference). I do liken Dr Colker's approach to a cross between the better aspects of the Zone with some Atkins thrown in, but with many real scientific references (I checked some of them) which help give the author's theories credence.

In short, if you are looking to learn about healthy eating, obtain an energetic lifestyle and do not mind taking the occassional supplement (vitamin, etc.), this book is for you. It helped me lose 15 pounds in one month.

I read this book essentially in one day. The plot is predictable right down to the obligatory hospital scenes and male/female buddy bonding scenes that are so fashionable right now. What I find most disturbing isn't the lack of credibility in the story line or the weapons or the characters. What is most disturbing is this book is an obvious set-up for follow on novels.

Mr. Hemry seems to have taken one large novel and broken it down into seperate books. One wonders if this is for the monetary or artistic ways this can play out. If you write a book about the Moon and war thereon, don't stop half way and tease. Write the whole thing and publish it. If Robert Heinlein had tried to publish "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" in this manner he would have been laughed out of his publishers office.

The authors of today should stop trying to milk the endless sequel cash cow and just get back to the business of writing enjoyable self contained novels.

This was an Excellent book. Stark's war is a great addition to anyone's library. Its a cross between military fiction and science fiction. The detail's concerning the geopolitical status of the world and the militaries reactions to it, are well thought and detailed. I highly recommend this book. I loved it!

When I bought this book I was prepared for the old 'leader dies and main character has to take command' book. I was pretty much surprised, which makes this book worth reading. Basically, Stark is a warrior fighting a war that is run by people who don't know war and politicians backed by American companies. Everything takes place from the point of view of Stark, and although there are a few time lags that are annoying, it comes out well. It is the old 'don't want to be a hero just save my men' kind of hero story, where he only tries to do what is right and ends up getting far more than he wants. The action is pretty good, and interesting, even involving some armored (tanks) combat. If you are looking for some fun on the moon and some rebelious action against your (insane) superiors then Stark's War is for you.