I'm one week away from my paramedic exam. This book has been my bible. It covers every aspect of paramedic care from just about every angle. It flows well and is not drab or dry like other text books. It's a huge book (2,000 pages), but there are 48 chapters. The chapters are easy to read and to draw information from. Each chapter contains objectives with page references, quick review content highlites on the edges of each page along with key terms and points. It has never been so easy to find definitions, referances and main content substance from a textbook.
It has beautiful illustrations, pictures from real medic calls and step-by-step diagramed charts with photographs demonstrating the procedures.
My favorite part of this text is the matching web site where you can take an on-line quiz for each chapter. This has been a great study tool.
The book is big, heavy and rather difficult to carry around, but it's basically the "World Book Encyclopedia of Paramedicine" wrapped up into one big book. A bit pricy, but worth the cost. Highly recommended. I wouldn't trade mine for the world.

This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history and future of zoos and animal parks, as well as offering an assessment of present day facilities. Pro and con essays on a variety of topics related to zoo management, aquisition of animals and captive breeding provide both sides of the controversial issue of maintaining animals in captivity. Slight bias toward the view of zoos as the only viable future situation for wildlife but still offers critical analysis of

issues involved.

Not your basic Oprah-like happy reunion of adoptee and birth-family, this book details the very rocky and painful teen and young adult years of an adoptee as she searches for her identity and hopes to find it with her birthmother.

Jen allows us to peek into the mind of a teen suffering genealogical bewilderment, a syndrome experienced by adoptees. In Explication, we share with Jen through her painful teen years, the joy and loss of her first love (a fellow adoptee), and the reunion with her birthmother and birthsisters.

A compelling read, neither my daughter or I could put the book down. I highly recommend this book, whether you are an adoptee, a birthparent, or just looking for a good read.

This book is easy to use. The sections are well marked and the reading level is about 10th grade.

Very enjoyable read! The story starts out pretty mellow, then cranks up the pace and packs a real punch in the end. The ending has a powerful, poetic quality to it. Jake, the main character, is an appealing guy who approaches life and those around him with an interesting perspective and almost zen-like forgiveness. Those familiar with the San Francisco Bay Area -- particularly Santa Cruz and San Jose -- will recognize a lot of local flavor in the book. Basically, the plot goes like this: Jake is a drug runner who wants to get out of the business and Silicon Valley, and to have a quiet life somewhere, possibly teaching english. While at this crossroad, he runs into some old friends at a Rocky Horror Picture Show convention and becomes embroiled in a blackmail scheme to save the local Rocky Horror theater from being sold and turned into a bookstore. It's a seemingly simple story, but with all the twists and turns, I kept wanting to know what was going to happen next.

The characters portrayed here you've either met or after reading you'll wish you had. Jones does an excellent job weaving the trials and tribulations of farming and ranching with the truly unique characters that are found down on the farm. I'd highly recommend it.

This is a must read. A page burner,I can't wait to see his next book. I would rate this new author up there with the old timers.

First Foods is so informative and very easy to read. I was so scared to start feeding my daughter solids, but this book answered all my questions and provided reassurance. I really liked the question and answer format. I am lucky enough to have Dr. Vartabedian as my daughter's doctor. She had horrible reflux - but now she is doing great and eating much better. I think every first time parent should get this book!

This book is a very useful guide to a large variety of Florida plants, as well as a superb collection of truly stunning photographs. It can be used for simple visual identification, but its organization by family and its binomial key make it user-friendly for the botanist as well.

This book is writen from the know how of this man. This book is a starting point for any business man just starting there carrer.