I personnaly bought and used the 1994 edition of this great book to plan a trip including Scotland. It's size and details were great as an "on the road" reference. Now I can really say-"Been there, Done that, Got the shot glass from Eilean Donan"

This is the one and only text book I have ever read from cover-to-cover because it was interesting enough to hold my attention, and because it was written in such a way that the sections which discussed areas of bacteriology already known to me became useful exercises in revision. As a bacteriologist entering the complex world of eukaryotic cell signalling for the first time, this has been an invaluable text for me. The authors are to be congratulated on writing a text book on a subject which at times can be highly complex - since they have made the subject matter accessible to all, from grad students to research professors. The diagrams are without exception clear and concise, and the chosen literature for further reading is well-sourced. My only criticism is that some of the diagrams may have been easier to decipher if presented in colour - but I suspect the publishers were trying to keep printing costs to a minimum.

I do hope the authors consider producing updated revisions of this text as this field of microbiology progresses.

Meg Henderson has the knack of being able to bring the Glaswegian character to life. And in Chasing Angels she achieves this yet again. In Chasing Angels we have the hustle & bustle of Paddy's Markets contrasted admirably with the serenity & tranquility of the Scottish Highlands. The characters are strong, the storyline is excellent. The dramatically different settings provide stimulating reading which add richness and fulfillment to the depth of the characters which have become 'friends' long before the story ends. Following on from Bloody Mary (previous novel), Hendersen again proves her adaptability from social historian to sincere, honest and thought-provoking novellist. Lang may her lum reek wi tales of those born in and who've survived Glesgae !

This innovative and deliciously illustrated guide to the arts of Greece and Rome is composed in a light-hearted, humorous vein and provides as much entertainment as artistic edification. Furthermore, its unique exploration of Greek art through the prism of Roman culture offers a refreshing new perspective on the development of the wildly influential high classicism of the empire. In short, a delightful and beautiful book.

Beard and Henderson use as their primary focus - the temple at Bassae - to introduce the wide world of Classics and classical inquiry to the reader. It's a fascinating and enjoyable read. The use of Bassae as the focus of the introduction lends the text a cohesiveness that is so often lacking in introductory Classical works. They show how the discovery of the temple leads one to questions about history, Greek societal structure, morality, Greek cultural norms, the relation of Romans to Greeks (and Egyptians to Greeks), etc. Very very good book. Highly recommended.

This book is quite clear and systematic in this summary and explanation on the climate model development and design. Very suitable for the undergradute or graduate student to learn.

Hey... if your Mom wrote a book on Clinical Management of Diabetes, wouldn't you give it 5 stars too?

This book is about exploring the rules of business beyond the 21st century and how these are bent and often broken, with devastating effect by individuals who have altered the traditional profile of fraud and the fraudster forever.

It is a compilation of papers, theories and Congressional Testimony the story behind the stories.

This book describes the super ego, corruption at head of state and ministerial level in the governments of over 72 countries.

The book speaks of Bank of Credit Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the bank that laundered the funds of Noriega, the Cali and Medellin Cartels and which was linked to international terrorism, prostitution and funding death squads.

Most of all it is about the most complicated, sophisticated and devastating financial crimes in modern history.

It speaks of Barings Bank and the collapse of one of the world s oldest and most respected banks at the hands of a small fry crook that realised almost per chance his masters had left him with the keys to both the front and back door.

The Enron collapse describes a frenzy of greed and denial.

It bears testimony and stands as epitaph to the annihilation of millions of ordinary peoples dreams.

This is a must-read for anyone interested in legal history.

This book is a historical curiosity. It is a monography written by an American academic about Laureano Gomez, a political leader who has been dead for thirty-five years, and who is forgotten by most people in his country (Colombia). For those few that remember him, he is the Anti-Christ, the man who brought the violence to Colombia. The book is a fair appraisal of Gomez's career and thought. Perhaps only a foreigner can write fairly about the "Tempest Man", leader of the Conservative party for thirty years and President for only a year and a half.

Laureano Gomez was born in the middle class and rapidly distinguished himself by his extreme militancy in politics and religion (although he was supposed to be an integrist Catholic he frequently clashed with bishops and priests). He became an engineer (rather than a lawyer and a grammarian, which was the usual path to power in Colombia between 1900 and 1930) and a journalist. His bid for notoriety came through in 1921 when, in alliance with a rising star of the Liberal party (and future President and constitutional reformer), Alfonso Lopez-Pumarejo, he brought about the resignation of President Marco Fidel Suarez on trumped-up charges of corruption. In 1930 he became Party Leader and a very effective oppositionist. His brand of opposition was extreme, and his verbal intemperancy was frequently blamed for excess by his followers and opponents. He was accused of being a Nazi sympathizer, but that was very far from the case. Laureano was a corporatist rather like the now forgotten Dollfuss, the Austrian Chancellor killed by Hitler's followers in 1934. He was an authoritarian catholic, not a fascist. In 1946 Laureano Gomez led his party to power, and in 1950 he became President in an uncontested election. By that time violence had spiraled out of control, and in 1953 he was overthrown by Lieutenant General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, who was supported by a rival faction of the Conservative Party. He emigrated to Spain, where in 1956 he allied himself with Liberal leader Alberto Lleras to overthrow Rojas and re-establish civilian rule. With Lleras, Laureano Gomez was the father of the "National Front", a power sharing agreement that brought peace back to the country (although it was also blamed for the political immobilism that fueled armed leftist insurgency up to this day). Laureano's son, Alvaro, inherited his mantle as a leader of the Conservative Party until 1990, when he retired to become a University lecturer. In 1995 he was killed, another victim in the general lawlessness and violence that his father had fostered to some extent. Alvaro Gomez never became President because in the popular mind he was often associated with his father who, rightly or wrongly, had been blamed for violence in Colombia.

A complex, flawed, interesting figure, this is a worthy review of Laureano Gomez's life and thought.