Second Home is the rare book that offers readers a true overview of life in America's boarding schools. Whether from a teacher or student, this collection of essays discusses everything from making friends to meals and chapel to art class. This is a book for those interested in applying to boarding school or for those interested in the various opportunities that exist in an institution as old as the nation. This is a fine piece of work.

Well, I also enjoyed reading Mr. Burrus 2nd book "The Secret of Glow Hill". Looks like Chris and Luke were getting themselves into some very hot water, but thanks to Ms. Watson coming along they were able to ......... well (it's in the book). I just have a feeling we are going to here from the "DOCTOR" again. Anyway, two great books that I would recommend anyone read.END

A fresh look at the gifts of the Magi and their hidden meanings. A very quick, thought-provoking read.

I picked this book up on a whim, and have been very glad I did. I had assumed that "sensitive" was synonymous with shy. Since my child was by no means shy, I didn't think I would get much out of this book. What I discovered was that there are several areas of sesitivity, and that shyness was only one area. I was often frusterated with my child who complained about the seam on her socks and clothes bothering her, and how she would get over-excited when confronted with a lot of visual stimulous and noise. This book helped me understand her in a way I never did before, and I have been able to help her learn to take control of situations so she doesn't become hyper anymore. I will always be grateful for the authors for helping me understand and help my child blossom in ways I never thought possible.

Craig Huston makes a strong claim as he presents evidence, turns inconsistencies to shreds, and develops logical conclusions to support his claim that William Shakespeare was the pseudonym used by the 17th Earl of Oxford and not the William Shakespeare of Stratford and "second best bed" fame. He makes one wonder how one has been fooled for so long and why the "hoax" still persists. I saw and heard the author when he came to Guilford College in 1992 to speak about this book. He was as convincing then as he is in this book.

There have been other translations of Shang Han Lun (the Treatise on Cold Damage) into English, but this is the first to preserve the original's clinical detail and precise terminology. It is also the first to include the most commonly encountered edition of the original Chinese text, both in characters and in Pinyin tone marks. Since the number of characters used in the original text is few, this book is a good text for those wishing to learn ancient medical Chinese as well as a useful clinical reference.

The text commentaries, while useful and appropriate, are limited to the original applications of the herbal formulas described in the Shang Han Lun. It is disappointing that the authors chose not to cover later applications of these formulas, as the inclusion of such material would have made the text authoritative. However, what the work lacks in breadth, it makes up for in depth by being the most comprehensive and unadulterated look at the original Shang Han Lun system of herbal medicine available in English.

Unfortunate is the adoption of coauthor Nigel Wiseman's exotic English terms for traditional Chinese medical phrases, which are uniformly neologisms or new, awkward usage of existing and often unrelated English words. This choice makes for difficult reading, but Mr Wiseman's terms are explained in detail both in situ and in the excellent glossary section of this book. Liberal use of the glossary will make clear to the reader words and turns of phrase which otherwise seem designed to obfuscate.

Despite a few faults, this book is a landmark translation for the English-speaking practitioner of Chinese medicine wishing to study the theory and practice of the Shang Han Lun, or to begin learning ancient medical Chinese. What it may lack in the details of execution, it more than makes up for with an overall solid translation, including the original Chinese text, and a useful glossary. The coauthors manage to convey a clear sense of this way of looking at infectious diseases and epidemiology, a way very different from the modern Western view, but also eerily similar on closer examination. This book will be welcomed, both by the clinician and the advanced student.

In Sharing Nature's Interest: Ecological Footprints As An Indicator Of Sustainability, Nicky Chambers, Craig Simmons, and Mathis Wackernagel deftly collaborate to present the reader with a compendium of information on assessing ecology on a regional and a global basis through a process called 'ecological footprinting'. The informative text is enhanced with figures, tables, summary "boxes", a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a primer on thermodynamics, conversion tables, glossary, and an index. Sharing Nature's Interest is an important and highly recommended addition to personal, academic, and professional environmental studies reference collections and reading lists.

I find this book astonishing in it's detail and breadth of focus. I heartily recommend it to anyone with any interest in California, social history, natural history, and wild trout. Enjoy!

This is a really good book

The sensitivity of the person shows in his poetry about nursing. The serious ills and problems are dealt with in a professional manner. Nurses are under strains and I am sure that writings like this help the nurse as well as the readers.