I finished this book in an evening; I couldn't put it down. The author has succinctly outlined our present healthcare system and how we got here. More importantly, she explains why it doesn't work and some ideas on how to design a system which will work. The book is written for the layperson, but as a healthcare professional, I found this book to be a real eye-opener.

I have been in healthcare for over twenty years. I have always been perplexed by the lack of vision with our healthcare system. Ms. O'Connor clearly identifies the critical issues that effect our health system.
On page 39 Ms O'Connor points out that we are #1 per capita healthcare expenses yet we are #37 internationally in overall health outcomes. This alone should alarm the average American enough to contact their U.S. Representative and ask the question why?.
I applaud Ms. O'Connor for articulating the difficult issues.
Ms. O'Connor uses a pithy style to explain the real issues that effect the U.S. health system. This book is a must read for all who want to gain insight into the problems that effect the health of the citizens of this great country.

"Kathleen O'Connor's book "The Buck Stops Nowhere" is a pithy, down to earth primer for anyone who cares about reforming our healthcare "system" and has trouble seeing the various parts of the elephant, like the proverbial blind wise men. She cuts through mountains of material to make some large generalizations that ring true to this family practitioner of over twenty years. She ends with a plea for public engagement in a democratic process that is the only new idea going for basic reform of the world's 37th best performing and most expensive healthcare system: ours!"

This book tells you about all the dangers in the great outdoors and how you could possibly get sick and die from them. It describes in graphic detail all the symptoms you will experience from everything from jellyfish stings to polar bear attacks to tse-tse fly bites. For the morbidly curious, the book spares no gorey detail about diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, drooling, bleeding, and convulsing. In a very straight forward style and easy to understand terms, Tilton brings you specific information on these potentially dangerous plants and critters of the wilderness. He doesn't get bogged down in too much science, yet gives you just enough information to laugh, learn, and hopefully avoid the pitfalls contained in this hilarious yet educational tome. All learning should be this much fun.

This book is soooooooo fabulous, I read it when I was in 4th grade and know after years and years I still love this highly funny and informative book. This book can be a real lifesavor, for this book is cut up into sections (short chaptors)and one is ruined by reclus, well I learned what exactly they look like and I found some in my own house I might have picked it up not knowing what it was. This is the best book.

This book is great! The author shares a lot of detailed information about dangerous animals / situations you might encounter outdoors that can lead to death. And he describes it in a very entertainment, yet funny style. This book is suited for both adults and kids.

This is a wonderful book filled with aviation history. My favorite part of the book is the added "historical documents" found throught the pages. I can't wait to take this book into classrooms and read to the students!

This is a magical mini museum of flight. Although it's one dollar a page for yet another flying history book, it's worth the money if you've got a nice coffee table. You get solid writing, beautiful pictures and production values, plus another dimension -- copies of classic documents. Tucked into clever holders there is a replica of John Gillespie Magee's letter home with the poem 'High Flight,' or a working WWII warplane identification wheel. Behind foldouts there are letters Wilbur Wright wrote to the Smithsonian asking for information on flying machines. A copy of Jeppesen's first notebook, Chuck Yeager's test-pilot report on breaking the sound barrier, and several other imitation artifacts. Things I would buy for real if I had 100 million dollars!

Although all too short, this book brings you closer to the historic events than most others. If you want details, buy a big history book. If you want beauty, buy this one.

This volume is one of the neatest books I've ever held, and one of the most fun to look through. Don't crack it open until you have an hour or so to explore and discover its contents. It's like walking through (and HANDELING) history! Great job, Rinker-- as cool as your other great book, Flight of Passage.

This book is hard to put down. Scott gives a detailed description of his career, his relationship with Neil as a friend and as a son, Neil's rise to Stardom and plenty of interesting stories. It is a must for anyone wanting to explore Neil Young as a musician and as a person.

Loved the book, bought others for friends. It's been several years, so I might read it again. Just gave one to 19 year female college student, she was very grateful! So Neil lives on!!Thanks Neil for all the hours of great music!!!!!

This book depicts Neil's life as seen from the eyes of his father's. Early childhood stories quickly give way to Neil's first meeting with Stephen Stills in New York, the journey to California from Ontario, formation of Buffalo Springfield etc. Chocked full of trivia, who met who and why various bands were formed. CSN&Y years up through the tour with the Shocking Pinks (and Dad)in the early 80's. I couldn't put this book down. Rather than have a fatherly perspective, Scott Young tells this tale as a biography of his best friend. I highly recommend this book if you're into Neil at all, you won't be sorry.

Gayle Buck takes a simple story and weaves it with details which make you see how the heroine and hero feel. Thea's embarrassment caused by her family but yet her love for them shows through. And Lord Cardiff is the strong but not overbearing hero. You can actually picture him as someone who could carry off spying for the government with none the wiser. If there was anything about this book I didn't like it would have to be a little wordiness with the banter back and forth between Thea's brothers. Otherwise an excellent story. Someone else may consider this a five star book but unfortunately I just read something else right before it which I had to compare it to that was a 5+ star and had to judge accordingly.

Lord David Cardiff is a welcome change from the regular Regency rake. The difference: he's a genuinely nice guy. He's gallant, noble, and every bit a gentleman. The novel begins when he's on wounded leave (he's one of Wellington's aides-de-camp). While staying at an inn, he overhears a conversation. A girl is being kidnapped!!! Of course, Lord Cardiff jumps to the rescue of the damsel in distress.

That damsel is Miss Thea Strafford. Her sister's fiance has kidnapped her, and plans to take Thea to Gretna Green! Lord Cardiff comes to her rescue, and takes it upon himself to see that she is safe.

But our hero and heroine are out of the frying pan and into the freezer. The next day, Thea's father and brothers barge in--and demand that Cardiff marry Thea! (at gunpoint!) Her numbskull brothers kidnap them, and the rest of the novel begins. Thea and David have to deal with her eccentric relatives, renew Thea's deteriorating reputation, and try to thwart the unwanted marriage... with some funny results!

Yes, the book is rather funny. And sweet. And thoroughly entertaining. However, I would have liked just a bit more romance. And I thought it ended too quickly. But it's still a very good read. Definitely recommended! Good job, Ms. Buck!

If you're looking for a somewhat lighthearted and humourous Regency-era romance novel reminiscent of Georgette Heyer's wonderful books, you have to take a look at Gayle Buck's latest offering, "The Fleeing Heiress."

Recently home from the wars, and fresh from attending a house party where he successfully apprehended a French spy ("The Chester Charade"), Lord David Cardiff was on his way home when he decides to break his journey at a small inn. At the inn, he overhears enough of a conversation to realise that a young lady, Thea Strafford, has been abducted against her will and that her abductor is intemt on carrying her off to Gretna Green in order to force into marriage. A honourable and chivalrous gentleman, Cardiff steps in and rescues Thea from her tormentor. A happy ending all around, one would think. Except that the following morning brings Thea's father and her twin brothers -- three incredibly stubborn and thickheaded men -- who then decide that Cardiff must now marry Thea in order to restore her sullied reputation. What follows is a humourous and somewhat witty romp as Thea and Cardiff endeavour to cajole and divert these gentlemen from their purpose Will Thea and Cardiff succeed? And what of the feelings of warmth and admiration that each is beginning to feel for the other?

There was so much to enjoy in "The Fleeing Heiress". The plot, the characters (from the sensible and much put upon heroine, to the intelligent and gentlemanly hero, to the brick-brained Stafford men, not to mention athe eccentric cat loving grand aunt), the humourous episodes -- this was a really well thought out and brillaintly penned romance novel. And while many things about this novel was quite a la Georgette Heyer, this did not mean that "The Fleeing Heiress" lacked an original voice. To the contrary, "The Fleeing Heiress" had a fresh feel to it. There was nothing recycled or stale or incongruous about it. And I do think that Gayle Buck succeeded in both paying homage to Georgette Heyer (if this was indeed what she was setting out to do) as well as putting her own personal stamp to the book. Smoothly told, and in an engaging and humourous manner, this is a book to be savoured and enjoyed. Definitely a 5 star read.

For several of us players who love Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade but have had some trouble getting to "feel" life in Renaissance, this book is a must. It brings crucial information about life in Renaissance (what they ate, what they wore, how did they relate to each other), the most important reigns (Tuscany and Italy, Spain, England, etc.) and even the countries that the Age of Exploration has uncovered (or will uncover), such as Cathay (China), America and so on.

It's more intended towards ST than players, though (except for the first 2 chapters, which are a must for both players and ST), and it goes as far as describing Renaissance personalities, and giving some cool ideas about Scourgelings.

And excellent book!

The Sorcerers Crusade Companion is different when compared to other general RPG source books. This book does not contain a lot of game mechanics or new powers. It provideds all the necessary information to run a historically accurate Renaissance game. Everyday details such as fashion, food, behavior, and culture were all presented in just the right amount. The art of swordfighting, plants, famous Renaissance figures, and Umbrood were discussed in the core book but was elaborated here. Most importantly, the book discussed the other cultures of the world during the Renaissance and their beliefs. This opens a lot of doors for games involving explorers and diplotmats. This book is a must for the average gamer who knows little about the world during the Renaissance and would like to add some accurate historical flavor to their games that might otherwise end up like generic D&D adventures.

the usual scenario involves a storyteller cracking his head to little pieces trying to find out whta to do about scourge in the renaissance. Tryin to get some ambientation cause the characters don't feel the renaissance and trying to run the chronicle. This book gives the in and outs about renaissance and works with scourge and scourgelings (paradox spirits) in a great way to add fun to your roleplaying, sure it's worth the money.

The title of this book explains exactly the content of it. It deliveres what it promises.

I certainly wouldn't recommend using this book to replace a thorough education, but if you're strapped for cash and just want to know how it's done, "What a Producer Does" by Buck Houghton can pave the way. I bought this book because I'm going to film school in the fall, and I wanted to know a little about what I'm getting into. I tried to pick up painting once... I was unpleasantly surprised by all the details involved in something as simple as color selection! Any art requires a good deal of technical knowledge before the artist can actually produce masterful works, but filmmaking is simply too expensive to "try out"! Buck Houghton has offered us practical applications of his craft to show the aspiring producer the do's and don'ts without the confusing technical jargon. Mostly the book deals with the how-to's of dealing with the various artists involved in making a film or TV show. He puts the producer in his place, telling him when to crack down and when to let the experts do their work. This is years of experience put into a simple to understand book. The only reason I gave it four instead of five stars is because I ((opinion!)) prefer books that are more manual-like in their structure (bulleting, charts/graphs, etc.). So if that isn't your bag, ignore the four and make it a five!

This is an excellent book for budding producers. It puts the important, realistic and human aspect of producing into layman's terms making it clear and consise. I have only one gripe - every important crew member, above-the-line person and producer are referred to as "he/him" through out the etire book. Unfortunately, the sole exception he makes is in regards to the script supervisor, in which Mr. Houghton states that it is "tradionally a woman's job". Yes, this is left over from the Golden Age of Film and studio contracts, and it's definitely one of the hardest of the on-set jobs, but I still didn't appreciate the male slant through the entire book. Other than that, it's a well thought out book that should be mandetory reading for any producer's program or budding producer/mogul/development executive.

I bought this book even though I do not play baseball. The descriptions of basic weight training exercises are excellent. Also, there are a number of agility drills and medicine ball exercises for the upper body which would benefit athletes from other sports.

Complete training for baseball is a great book. It can change any persons life for the better if that person follows this book. Which is difficult. It almost expects that you have a full gym right in your basement. However if you do have a reachable full free-weight gym near to you this book can deeply help you. Also I would have liked the book more if it had a goal of how much weight should be lifted and how fast you should be. If those two things were added this would be the perfect book for anyone from 7-12 grades.

This book goes in depth with all areas of your game to help you reach your maximum ability and beyond in total body conditioning. I was pleased with each chapter and learned many new techniques and drills. There are many drills to chose from so you don't adapt to one training. I didn't know about this before and now I'm excited to set my futre in the right direction of conditioning. The book gives the games most effective secrets I didn't know about before and I now incorporate these secrets in preparing for the upcoming year. The book teaches the need to not just train hard, but smart. I can't tell you enough about how well thought out and written this book is. I believe this book goes beyond 5 star!

The history of the commoner's, new backgrounds, and a new art-metamorphosis. It's time to have the power to turn into the creatures from our own fantasy stories! Yes, you can turn that prince into a frog.

Wondering what the Kithain were doing all those years before the Resurgence? Wanna know what the commoners REALLY think of the ruling minority? Sick of flinching to a bow every time someone says Gwydion? Get this book

After going through the core rule book, a potential Changeling Storyteller would be well advised to thumb through this book. The lion's share is devoted to the Changeling's take on the history of the World of Darkness, with a great deal of material on the Interregnum (when the Sidhe had left) and the Accordance War, which can provide hooks for developing a background for a chronicle's setting. Additionally, secret societies and political viewpoints (conservative, moderate, radical) can provide ideas for bringing intrigue into a story. Finally, a chapter is devoted to assisting the Storyteller in creating a chronicle by suggesting possible themes, moods and story seeds.

Players might be able to draw inspiration from the historical chapter, and they are given a new merit, background and art (Metamorphosis!) and two new kith to try out.