Written by three U.S. physicians with almost ninety years of collective experience in the area, this breakthrough textbook is a comprehensive survey of the history, tradition, modern physiologic bases, utility, and methodology of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic pain and other diseases, morbidities, and addictions.

The most important point (pun intended) made by the authors is that there is now strong scientific evidence that acupuncture is clinically effective in treating many types of chronic pain, with more limited efficacy in the treatment of other diseases. As distinguished medical scientists (Sung J. Liao, M.D., now retired, was a senior member of the faculty at Yale Medical School for many years, as well as Clinical Professor of Surgical Sciences at New York University College of Dentistry and a Senior Fellow of the American Academy of Physicians, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Royal Academy of Medicine (United Kingdom), Mathew H.M. Lee, M.D., Medical Director of the Howard A. Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Surgical Sciences at New York University College of Dentistry, a Fellow of the American Academy of Physicians, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Public Health Association, and the American College of Preventive Medicine, among others, and Lorenz K. Y. Ng, M.D., Medical Director of the Chronic Pain Program at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C. and Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at the George Washington University hospital, Washington, D.C.) applying conventional scientific methods in their analysis, they are quick to concede that acupuncture is not the "magic bullet" cure-all claimed for it by many quack practitioners of alternative medicine.

Nonetheless, based upon decades of experience and evaluation of the scientific evidence, they "believe strongly that acupuncture and, for that matter, traditional Chinese medicine are not alternatives to, or substitutes for, the mainstream allopathic medicine. . ." but rather, "complementary" to mainstream medical treatments.

In other words, despite the exaggerated claims made for it by quacks (which injure the discipline by discrediting it), acupuncture has real utility in the treatment of chronic pain, and may be useful for certain other ailments, as carefully documented and described, category by category, in the book itself.

If you're a serious student of acupuncture as complementary medicine, then buy this book. If you're a quack, then give it up-- you've been exposed.

And if you're neither of the above, then marvel that these three medical pioneers, their life's work now validated by the American Medical Association, have devoted careers to pulling an ancient healing tradition, mired in myths, superstition, and inflated claims, into the bright light of scientific inquiry and skepticism. The "slimmed down" version of scientifically validated acupuncture should help generations of patients and pain sufferers to come.

After you've read John Robbins' "Diet for a New America", and digested it (pun intended) for a few months/years, it's time to read "Radical Vegetarianism". Mr. Braunstein will take your thinking and mentality about food, nutrition, and health to the next level. Sometimes caustic, often funny, and always intelligent and thought-provoking, this book is a great read and very inspiring.

I read this book when I come back from a short-term missionary trip. The challenge from the trip make me to ask myself will I be a missionary. This book help me to ask myself more about my life. It help me to ask question for God's will. Am I ready for missionary? How can I know the God's plan on me? Mathews help me to know the way to be a missionary, a disciple, as he is a devoted missionary in God.

My mom's stroke was our family's first experience with a long term medical event. The support staff at her rehab was minimal. This book gives you practical checklists and guidelines to make sure you get everything you need before you go home; and everything you need when you get there. Extremely helpful.

At the risk of sounding politically correct, I must say it's rare to find a children's story in which the lead woman isn't either wicked beyond all reason or totally incompetent; look to Disney for proof.

Then there's Savitri. Although she comes from money, she judges others by their character rather than social status (something notably rare in India today). This quality is illustrated when she selects a mate. The author interprets this folktale by showing respect for India's cultural tradition of arranged marriage while also supporting a woman's right to choose. These two apparently opposing methods of mate-selection are "married" as Savitri herself has her father arrange to meet the man she has selected -- how delightful!

When faced with the life of her husband in jeopardy, Savitri reveals amazing personal character. She faces India's grim reaper with tremendous courage, unwavering determination and sincere devotion. And in doing so, she thinks first of others (her step-father's happiness) before thinking of herself.

Overall, the story is told in a clear manner, with interesting names (parents may need to assist with pronunciation) and beats Dr. Suess hands-down. The pictures are exquisitely done.

Savitri is a wonderful treat for any boy or girl (age 4 to 10) although, I must confess, I enjoyed it too (and I'm a bit older).

The author has other books based on stories from other cultures. Search for 'a tale of ancient india' on AltaVista's Advanced Search for links to a full text of the book as well as the author's website.

Enjoy Savitri! scottie

This book was required for our introductory physics course at The Ohio State University. This book made physics much easier to understand, as I did not only the required problems but the extra problems as well. I found that the questions on the exams were almost word for word exactly like the problems in this book, which are explained step-by-step. By using this book, I earned an A in physics and gained a greater understanding of the course work. Use this book to bring physics to a fun level and make physics easy!

This book is one of two core books, the other being the Narrarator's Guide. This book is full-color, with pictures from the original Star Trek all the way through Voyager and Enterprise. It has just about every gadget you've ever seen, and some you haven't, available to characters. Classes include Trader, Rogue, Starship Officer, Warrior, etc. If you're a Star Trek fan and enjoy roleplaying, do yourself a favor and get this book!

This is a great puzzle book, and I'd think so even if my sister hadn't written it. Why these things don't take off I don't know, but now it's on back order...those publishers have got worms up their bindings, if you ask me, and since you can't, I'll answer anyway

If you've ever played baseball you'll connect immediately with this book. If you've never played...you'll wish you had.

Mr. Mathews writes about a set of young boys in the best years of their youths playing a game. But they could be any set of boys. You'll undoubtedly see yourself or your son or daughter in many of the characters.

In a way, it's not even about baseball. It's about the ability of children to make life mean more than cell phones and pagers. It's a translator for the secret language that children speak, but few adults do. You'll get an insight into the minds of the nine-year-old boys, and you'll find yourself reminiscing about those days when you were so little.

You'll surely smell the dirt and the dust that rise above the field when the slide came in just under the tag. You'll feel the wind rise out of the west and watch it push the hit into a triple, and you'll hope that Felix's dad can beat cancer.

Mr. Mathews takes the reader on a trip to a gas station as the boys attempt to trick the clerk into believing that Rand McNally is a city in southern Indiana.

He walks you through the rules of the 'Going Down Game,' in which batters have to answer questions about world geography, or become 'beamed' (as the boys say) by the incoming pitch to their cranium area.

Anyone who purchases this book will get more than their money's worth. They'll fall in love with these kids, and maybe, this game.

It's about baseball. It's about children. But most of all, it's about life.