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I took Biology and Chemistry in college and although I am not a health professional it is very interesting to have learned the general approach our physiology follows when faced with stress and emotions. The first 65 pages of the book describe the physiology of the brain and then some very interesting hypothesis is concluded. One among which is an elaborate description of test animals that revealed a link between stress and inflammatory diseases, arthritis being one of them. You should read this book because I'm not going to tell you how it concludes. What would be the point?

What I loved about the book is that it's written to adults and it's written very well. The author really knows how to put things in order. When dealing with such a complicated system as the human nervous system this is a good idea and certainly made the reading smooth and fast.

Some very interesting history is woven into the fabric of this book, making it less like a textbook and more like a non-fiction novel. I haven't changed my minds about personality types and the author does point out to interesting relationships between people. She talks about type characteristics like traits, the ones we use to describe people. I do believe that majority of what psychologists observe as Intuitive people is now directly related to human stress response.

This is a delightful and fascinating book. While it is meticulously researched and technical in spots, it is extremely readable. Sometimes even amusing, and even touching. I heard Dr. Steinberg interviewed on "Speaking of Faith" on NPR, and this is what motivated me to purchase her book. I am glad I did.

This is a beautifully well-written book. Mind body-books can be arrogant or too ethereal.
Dr Sternberg succeeded to write a thoroughly researched and referenced book that is also a fun book to read. This book is really helpful to understand how your mind functions. It is worth reading and re-reading.

This well written & interesting book became my bible in learning how stress can influence and/or cause an autoimmune attack. Understanding the connection between mind and body, and learning to cope with stress, is paramount to a complete recovery, so well explained by Dr. Sternberg.

Most of us believe that emotions have an impact on health--emotional stress often leads to illness and bad environments definitely changes our moods and our health. But...just how do immune defenses work, does the brain really send messages to our body to protect it from the impact of stress or lead us to get sick? How do we get the balance of healthy performance and stress right? This extraordinarily well-written book describes the mechanisms relying heavily on current research and does so with exquisite references to history and descriptions of real situations. Sternberg writes so well that many of the emotions she discusses are evoked for the reader. It challenges mainstream linking without promoting simple-minded extreme new age therapies. It shows how a balanced life can be the healthiest lifestyle. This delightful journey through the body is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how stress and immune responses really work.

First off, major kudos to the reader of this series. He does a great job of changing his voice to separate the characters and keeping the mood of the series. The sound effects were decent as well. They did a pretty good job with the abridgment, unfortunately they cut out many of the little things that made the originals great instead of just good. Anyone new to the series wont notice a thing and us veterans can add the missing paragraphs and ocasional chapter ourselves. With 2 more voice actors, a little better sound effects and the full text this would have been a great buy... As it is, it's still a good series that you can spend a long time listening to.

This is the final book of the trilogy, has lots of action lots of the clans. Comstar finaly shows who the will support and romanno finaly gets whats coming,hehehe. this is an awsome book that everyone will enjoy.

With this book Stackpole concludes the invasion of the Clans.
The final confrontation between Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht of ComStar and ilKhan Ulric,along with Kai and Deirdre getting in love with each other (FINALLY!although it requires
almost half a year in the wilderness),only to break up again.
I LOVED the fact that SOMEONE puts an end to Romano Liao's life
(the whacko had started to get on my nerves),and Victor and Galen.......oh,well you'll see.This book, alongside with the rest of the 'Blood of Kerensky'trilogy is impossible to put down!I,personally, finshed the trilogy in two weeks.It is , simply the best of the best.READ IT!

Lost Destiny has an extremely compelling storyline. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down, reading until 1 AM from 10 PM, then finishing the next evening! (At that point, I was waaaaay tired). If you're a true BattleTech fan, then you've read this. If not, GET YOUR HANDS ON IT!!!

The book is very good. I learned alot about the clans byreading this book. The glossary is very good. The book even includes a map to pinpoint the worlds mentioned. The BTech universe is brought to new heights with this book. The drama was good, and Romano Liao's death was an interesting twist. All in all, a must read.

Excellent book.Very comprehensive,a must read for anyone who is either making home brew biodiesel or intends to.

This book is great and details exactly how to make and use your own biodisel. It also covers saftey and logistical aspects of creating it which I thought was quite nice. The only reason though that i gave it 4 stars was becuase it is a bit wordy. There is a lot of information in this book and it can be overwhelming but overall it is very good and useful.

This book was purchased to get a better understanding of the biodiesel production process and industry. It also goes into great detail in how to build your own quality biodiesel plant. The author also dispells the fact from fiction involving quality biodiesel production. It is a good book for the person very interested in building a plant and is wanting to make an educated decision before he builds the plant. Overall, Great Book!

This book was very well written and researched. The book is detailed but still very interesting. I felt lead by some suspense. I was thinking, "Given all the hard truths, Can he really make it work for the home scale producer?!?" - and in the end, he does.
I wish he'd said a little more about using SVO but that's not what this is about.

After researching most of the books available on the market on the subject of BIO-DIESEL I eventually settled for this book.
It is well-written and covers every aspect of the manufacture of bio-diesel that the smaller-scale individual would look for in a book. The author is well-versed in his subject and is a definate must-have book if you are looking to get into this field.
Definately worth 5/5 stars from me.

All the information is a gimmicky adaptation of Sanay Roman's material.

If you want to bring in more light; feel overstimulated by all the light you are bringing in and want to feel more balanced; if you want to improve your relationships, connect with your soul, and have more flowing emotions; then this is the book for you. This book is a combination of profound meditations, visualizations, and techniques to bring in light, live in the light, and to then integrate all the light you have brought in. LaUna and Jaiwa's gentle and loving words will assist you in moving through blockages created by being on a spiritual path, in accepting and loving yourself, in taking risks and making changes, and will assist you in handling the fears and challenges of bringing in light and being on a spiritual path. You will learn how to create a wonderful life that works for you and that allows you to radiate light to others. - Sanaya Roman, author Living with Joy

Bridge of Light is especially helpful for those who are serious about living a spiritual life. I agree wholeheartedly with Sanaya Roman in her review of Bridge of Light when she says, "This book is a combination of profound meditations, visualizations, and techniques to bring in light, live in the light, and to then integrate all the light you have brought in."

After a long search for a book on spiritual enrichment "for grown-ups" at last I found this book! In fact it is possible that those who are just beginning a spiritual path may need to read it slowly to absorb everything. The processes here are quite deep and each one is a treasure. When the author describes constructing the Bridge of Light, I discovered this is a literal bridge in the higher planes, and the results have already amazed me!

I ordered the meditations LaUna recorded on tape and love to do these processes listening to her voice. For example, connecting my bridge to the quality of spiritual courage has been a revelation. An ongoing challenge that had been troubling me was surprisingly easy to resolve, and in a way I had not even imagined before I worked with this process. Now I am working with the "Courage Chart" in the book and discovering how much courage I have developed.

Another good process is meeting a friend on my Bridge. I built a Bridge of Light to the quality of Joy and brought a dear friend (who I had lost touch with) to the bridge. Three days later this friend actually contacted me with a great job offer. For several days she had been thinking of me and wanted me to join her in some new projects! On noticing that my book is the revised edition I checked and found that it was originally published several years earlier by Simon and Schuster (1989). I only wish I had found it then -- however at least I have it now.

It is easy to sense LaUna's life study of the Ancient Wisdom along with her own intuitive insights and wise guidance from within. She makes it easy to put these ancient principles into practice in today's world.

10 years ago I was on my usual quest to find meaning in life, and picked this book up. From the moment I openned it, I could feel a part of my being rejoicing. It felt like the author was sitting at my side and sharing her life and discoveries with me.

The most astonishing thing is that my life began to move to a new beat. My heart became more open with the wonderful meditations. The most profound was the Bridge of Light visualization. This tool alone gave me a way to "handle" my issues at home with my family, friends, and co-workers.

Over time, (less than I had imagined) I began to respond to life rather than react. After 10 years, this 'Bridge of Light' still stands out as one of the focal turning points of my existence.

One thing I love about the book is that it goes straight to the point without making you go around in circles.

I recommend it with the deepest reverence and gratitude for what it has done for my own journey into more LOVE and LIGHT, and the incredible potential that it may offer yours.

I read this book years ago and held on to it. I had to replace it several times because it got so worn

One thing I liked about it was it has ways of contacting your own Higher Self. This is so incredible so that you do not have to ask other people for advice, or psychic readings, etc

In this way you can get information for yourself and she shows how

She shows you how to create a "safe place" in your mind, and whenever you feel upset etc you can imagine going there

The bridge of light is incredible because she shows you how to create bridges to heaven, earth, other people, etc

It is so helpful because it has practical exercises

I was fortunate enough to win a copy of Graves' book 'The 10 Bushcraft Books' in 1976. It is in hardcopy and probably covers the same type of content that is included in this other bushcraft book; ropes & cords; huts & thatching; campcraft; food & water; firemaking; knots & lashings; tracks & lures; snares & traps; travel & gear; and, time & direction. It was printed by Hogbin, Poole (Printers) in Sydney, Australia (no printing or copyright dates). FYI, on the dust jacket it gives some background on Graves. He initiated and was the Commanding Officer of 'the Australian Jungle Rescue Detachment, assigned to the Far East American Air Force'. These were 60 specially selected soldiers who 'successfully effected more than 300 rescue missions, most of which were in enemy-held territory, without failure of a mission or loss of a man'. It goes on to say, 'An essential preliminary for rescue was survival, and it was for this purpose that the notes for these books were written. These notes were later revised and prepared for a School of Bushcraft which was conducted for 20 years'. And very accurately states that there 'is nothing quite like them, nor is any collection of bushcraft knowledge under one cover as comprehensive'. The ISBN was/is 0 909824 24. This book may be another option, though probably just as hard to find. Good luck!

I purchased this book back in 1983, and I referred to it frequently while I was in the US Army. This book is an excellent read for novice or expert alike, and Graves makes the message simple with straightforward instructions and illustrations. It is a shame that I cannot purchase this book again since I have just about worn out the copy I have!

Kenneth Smith

I bought this book way back in the mid 70's when I was in High School. I used it for a reference on my "Extreme" camping adventures. I then found it to be even more valuable and usefull while serving in the 82'd Airborne. I "Lent" this out to a friend and it was never returned. I know that info presented in this book has been used by my friend while assigned as a survival instuctor for a very elite unit in the U.S. Military. I would recommend this book to all who wish to have a practical guide to survival and I'm pleased to finally get a copy back in my hands.

I picked up a copy of Bushcraft in 1983 and it has been my constant companion. As an Instructor at the Marine Corps Jungle Survival School in Okinawa I used its lessons extensively and have never found a better manual of wilderness survival. Later, as an instructor for the National Outdoor Wilderness school, I taught my students some of the skills I learned from Bushcraft. If you can find a copy, buy it!

I bought this book 20 years ago, when I was a boy scout in the Pacific Northwest. It accompanied me during my Marine Corps enlistment -- and has been to more countries and climes than most people.

GRAVES writes in a straight forward and brief style that stays on message. Judging from GRAVES experiences and the few pics inside the book, it appears he was in the Aussie SAS -- although he never comes out and says so.

There are numerous sketches in the book that clearly demonstrate his ideas and methods.

I find it amazing that this book has not been reprinted. It is a shame...

This book serves as an excellent introduction to and/or refresher on valuation techniques. The entire valuation process (primarily DCF) is broken down into a series of steps, each of which gets its own complete chapter. Each chapter is well written and builds on its predecessors.

A particular strength of the book is the authors' reference to Excel functions and which ones are useful in valuation models. This book is not just theory; there are concrete "how to" examples throughout. Once you've finished this book, you can do more than cite valuation theory: you can build valuation models.

One of the best finance books I've ever read.

Simon Benninga's and Oded Sarig's "Corporate Finance: A Valuation Approach" (CFaVA) is one of those secret texts that true insiders cherish while other less efficient or significant works capture limelight.

"CFaVA" is comparable to the McKinsey group authors Koller, Goedhart, Wessels's "Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies" and also Aswath Damodaran's "Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset" [Full disclosure: I've taught graduate Corporate Valuation with both texts].

Benninga and Sarig's work is excellent because it is lean while not oversimplified. The key chapter of estimating discount rates is the finest one-chapter treatment of the subject I've seen in my career, and should be required reading for any M&A or LBO banker or PE associate. The chapter on valuing by multiples is also useful for relative value and comparative scenarios for deal-makers.

Chapter 12 covers convertible securities, and it would be unfair to say it is bad simply because it is compressed and incomplete (entire libraries have been written on the subject of convertible bond valuation), but also appears out of place in the content of the book until you realize that the random elements of a stock price going forward in time intersect with capital structure choices and enterprise value, so the connection and recursive element of valuation is made at once explicit with an example.

An excellent book that should be well known by a wider audience.

This book does a good job of logically explaining the step-by-step method of corporate valuation. Benninga and Sarig do a good job of focusing on the practical tools of finance. I only wish the DCF examples were less simplistic. A substantial amount of additional work is needed to apply these models to real world firms.

If you are new to corporate finance valuation this book will take you to the next level. Provides step by step instruction on how to value companies. Covers Excel techniques with easy to follow examples. Covers 1 full semester at most business schools.

This book offers a very simple introduction to evaluation of companies prior to investing. The DCF method is primarily used. There is a common thread running through the chapters which makes the book easy to understand. Its not verbose, which adds to its attractiveness. But, the readers should remember that this is only an introduction, and some other advanced book like Copeland's is needed to build upon the ideas presented in the book.

Wasn't really sure what to expect when I started to read this book. What I got was a compelling story of three men, the families and the country they loved.

One of the things I realized very early on, given the novel's backdrop, was that Webb's characters were going to be those caught in a storm in a bottle -- characters of self-made choices and consequences, only to be swept away by history -- yet always marching consciously, if not purposefully, through three inexorable decades of American life. This gives his story the epic richness of an elated destiny, which is balanced out by the feel of tragic fatalism.

His characters are fictional, but their history is our history, and one that's painfully real and rife with disillusionment. There's nothing romantic about his sharp, somber, and gripping prose in his portrait of those years. And it's hard to judge Webb's characters: good people grounded in their identity as Americans and patriots, all taking different paths, and in love and disagreement with each other.

As the writer, he leaves much to our discretion, but I feel that one character is staunchly playing the villain: Dorothy Edelson Dingenfelder. But we're made to respect her, even as she destroys those around her. Others might enjoy Webb's socio-political critique of those times, but I don't feel knowledgeable enough to evaluate what is the other half of the soul of this great work.

Though by reading Webb's epic portrayal of history and the realities of military service, I've come to understand what a beautiful and bitter thing loving one's country can mean.

Seldom do I read books that are 534 pages in length. A Country Such As This captured me from page one to the very end. All the characters are superbly defined and easy to follow. It is as if you have a relationship with all of them. From the three main characters, to there wives and children -- all have a personality that the reader can easily relate to. Friendship, love, politics, drama and emotion are all here. One minute you are laughing and the next page you find yourself with chills. This really is a masterpiece. Make it 10 Stars and that would not do justice!!!

Webb, the Junior Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a gifted writer of fiction and non-fiction. Because I so enjoyed reading "A Sense of Honor" and "Fields of Fire," I determined that I would eventually read all of his books. I have just finished "A Country Such As This," the action of which is set in the time of the Korean conflict and the Viet Nam War.

As is always the case with Webb's writing, his own experiences as a midshipman at Annapolis and as a Marine in Viet Nam strongly inform his world view and the characters he has created. In this case, the narrative revolves around three roommates from the Naval Academy whose careers veer off in dramatically different directions. Red becomes a pilot with the Navy's Blue Angels and eventually is taken as a prisoner of war in Viet Nam. Joe becomes a pioneer in the U.S. missile program. Judd, a Marine officer wounded in battle, serves in the FBI, where he is again shot. He eventually becomes a minister and then a Member of Congress. The evolving relationships among these three musketeers and the various women they love serves as a fascinating and satisfying platform that allows Webb to wax eloquent about the cost of war, of leadership, of freedom, and of deep relationships.

In this excerpt, he paints a vivid picture of the history of anti-war movements in the U.S.

He also sets the scene for why the anti-war movement emerged against our involvement in Viet Nam. The lessons seem particularly relevant to the current conflict in Iraq and the response by the American people to that protracted war. Joe's wife, Sophie, is talking to Judd during the time they are awaiting word about Red as a POW in Viet Nam:

" `It's just so vicious, Judd. And so wrong. How can they [the anti-war protesters] call themselves Americans?'

`We've always been this way. It's just gotten more out of hand this time, that's all. Lyndon Johnson tried to sneak a war past the American people, and whether it was a good war or not became irrelevant. Red understood that. He even wrote me about it before he was shot down. You don't fight a war when you haven't articulated what you're going to do, and expect people to go cheerfully off to bleed for years on end. And Nixon came in with the promise he was going to end it. Once he started pulling people out, that was it. The North Vietnamese have him cold, because the antiwar movement has taken away his negotiating leverage.'

He felt awkward making is speeches. He knew it wasn't what Sophie wanted to hear: `I know I'm not consoling you, much, but I've been trying to put this in perspective. Did you know there were antidraft riots in World War I? And did you know that the Selective Service Act only passed by one vote in World War II - in 1940, with Europe already overrun by the Nazis?'

They passed by ugly, despairing neighborhoods along New York Avenue. Judd Smith watched black faces staring at his car, and thought some more. `No, here's a better example for you, Sophie. Did you know that during the Civil War Lincoln had to deal with an antiwar movement? Imagine, the same people who created the abolition movement losing their stomach for the war. Robert E. Lee went north into Sharpsburg to try and defeat the Yankees on their own soil, so that the antiwar movement would force Lincoln to negotiate a settlement. There you have it in a nutshell. The idealists didn't want slavery, but they didn't have the stomach for the bloody part of it. They wanted the world to be rational and sane, even when their very cause was the essence of the war!'" (Pages 473-4)

Webb wrote this novel in 1983. In reflecting on the mood of America in the 50's and 60's in response to Korea and Viet Nam, he was presciently offering insights to help us to understand the mood of America in 2007 on the heels of years of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Al

Patria or Death

Really enjoy a Country Such as This - I love the way the war, the live and the country is seen from different points of view.

Highly recommend.

One woman's honest account of her experiences as a soldier in Iraq reveals more truth about the War on Terror than any "expert" commentary I have read so far. Her story contains no self-aggrandizing, no political commentary, no pontificating on the right or wrong way to wage a War on Terror. It is a window into her life and her personal battle to help her Army retain its honor, while facing a faceless enemy without any.
You can't help but feel strongly about the message contained within the pages of this book. I've promoted it to everyone I work with- soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and civilians. We hear it a lot, especially on Veteran's Day, but our nation's military is like no other. Our fighting men and women are noble, honorable individuals who face difficult decisions everyday. It's taken many years, but we're finally recognizing the true power of the "human factor" in this war- on both sides. Soldiers like CAPT Gembara recognized it from the beginning.
Vivian and Deborah have an engaging style that immerses you in the story and does not let you loose until the conclusion. I felt so involved in the narrative that I earned a few curious stares in Starbucks when I burst out laughing to myself, then choked up and sobbed only 30 minutes later. It's not only a refreshing, insightful account of the war, it's a well-written, riveting drama that anyone would enjoy.

When I started reading this book, I couldn't figure out how the authors were going to fill all those pages with the story of one more court case coming out of the Iraq war. But as the characters' stories as well as the complexities of Iraq began to surface, the pages seemed to fly by--before I knew it I had turned the final page, surprised. DROWNING IN THE DESERT is an important addition to the historical record and our collective understanding of the Iraq War. But sadly, there are shelves and shelves of books on every angle of the war going unnoticed, largely due to the fatigue of the topic. Hopefully, this book will find it's way to the surface.

[Bias alert: I know many of the people in this book and call most of them friends.]

This is, hands down, the best book I have read all year. It has best seller written all over it. The author takes us on an enthralling journey through Iraq, through the losses and stress and everyday life of a soldier in a war-torn country. But it is so more than that-- it is also the story of a woman finding the courage to stand up for what is right, even when it means she may lose everything but her own conscience. I loved this book so much that I am hosting it for this month's book club.

The book is the product of a job well done. It is very interesting and integring. Once I began the book it was hard to put it down. I wanted to pick it up and continue reading at every opportunity.

The writer tells the story of the trials, tribulations, and frustrations she encountered in properly executing her responsibilities as a JAG officer. She does it in such a manner that keeps your concentration and arouses your curiousity as to what is going to happen next. It is an excellent story and holds your attention and interest until the end of the book. I highly recommend it.

In the context of a pivotal Presidential Election, it has been difficult for me to put into words my feelings on the few short months I spent on the banks of the Tigris River with the 4th Infantry Division. More important than Vivian's excellent retelling of her year with "boots on the ground" in Iraq, is the true significance of her service and that of the 700,000 of us who went to Iraq. I am flattered to have been a part of the history this book captures. I am even more proud to have taken part in yet another example of America delivering democracy where before there was tyranny. My year in Iraq was the greatest year of my life and the 3 months I spent with 3rd Brigade Combat Team provided some of the most searing and proudest of those memories. All I can say is: Well Done Viv.

1-8 Infantry was filled with men (and a few women) who were truly the tip of the spear. In Septemer 2003, I became one of their "Area of Operations'" Civil Affairs Captains. 1-8's efforts should not be sullied because America's overall strategy was originally flawed. Lieutenant Colonel Sassamon did the best he could with the limited tools that he was provided. Perhaps by the time, "Big Army" equipped him with my Civil Affairs Team, it was too late to win hearts and minds. I do not happen to agree but I do understand. Then again, I did not lose my soldiers, get 2-3 hours of sleep a night, work 7 days a week, 365 days of that year and have responsibility to secure terrain. I will always admire the love, courage, dedication and raw strength, that Sassamon exhibited towards his soldiers.

I was not one of those men for Sassamon nor did I need to be. He and I worked counter to one another it seemed. I asked for prisoners' names to be published so that families could at least know their loved ones were alive. I was made a mockery. I needed support to build the village council in Al Buheshma. Sassoman declared a "fatwa" on those very same villagers when I brokered an event with Mayor Shauket to bridge the gap one afternoon. He wasn't joking. He even arrested Mayor Shauket leaving him penned up on rocks surrounded by concertina wire. The intelligence I reviewed showed one report that questioned the Mayor's loyalty from the early summer. Here I worked with the man for months when suddenly he was arrested without my input.

What incredible insight from the JAG's perch this book provides. From Captain Paliwoda's tragic demise, to the unmatched performance of his two Lieutenants, Larson and Hudson, from prosecuting and winning the first court-martial in Iraq, to the investigation of the Army's "golden boy," and finally because the work of a Brigade JAG in 2003-04 is now the shared responsibility of a Major and a Captain, this account demonstrates what the Army had not learned.

But we did learn the lessons. Although General Tommy Franks, Rumsfeld and Powell failed to properly plan for the post-war effort, few soldiers will tell you we made a mistake to finish what we started in 1990 and neither would Captain Vivian Gembara I guess. My Air Force brother spent multiple tours in the hot sands of Saudi Arabia through the Clinton 1990s enforcing a "no-fly zone." Men and women died doing so.

We won in Iraq, continue to win in Iraq, and they will have their 4th free election in Iraq, thanks to our military and Senator John McCain's leadership, vision, courage, and experience to lead us to victory! Every time politicians announce we fought the wrong war, they insult the families and the sacrifices of those who served.

Upon becoming a Senator, Obama was wrong to undermine soldiers at war. Hagel was also wrong, Kerry was wrong, Hillary was wrong and Biden was wrong. Quitters and fear-mongerers. Once you make a commitment of this nature to the Iraqis and America and its military families, you do what is right. You find a way to win. Remember this was a bipartisan vote. Iraq now has a budget surplus. They have all ethnic groups, religions and women in their parliament and State Legislative Councils.

What 1-8 experienced was that we started with the wrong strategy. Worse than that, a defeatist Congress and media did a very good job of convincing America that we were wrong to invade. Throughout my deployment in 2003, the media reported on the civil war there. It was a lie. I was there and there was no civil war. In a few areas, Sunnis fought Sunnis and Shi'a fought Shi'a for dominance but that hardly defines a civil war. Across ethnicities, there was largely peaceful rivalries.

Before nine months had passed in 2003, Democrats were racing each other to see who could distinguish themself as the most anti-war to secure the Democrat Presidential nomination. Shameful and Disgraceful. These same Democrats voted for it, with the exception of Edwards. No wonder Americans don't support this war. I don't blame the public. I blame so-called "leaders" who knew better but exploited the conflict for political gain. Biden accused Obama of this himself when he was running against him for the nomination.

Vivian and Mike, Deb and your families, thank you for your sacrifice and thank you for doing what I wish I could do by publishing this masterpiece. I am proud and unworthy of mention. From what I know of the Gembara's, America should have many more of them.

P.S. Colonel Gembara, thanks for the foresight to equip Vivian with those Vietnam-era flak vests. I lined the floors and draped them over the windows of my soft-skinned HMMWV. Hell, she had dozens of them.

The first edition of "Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy" was recommended to us some ten years ago and we decided to update to the 5th Edition. This volume contains nearly 50% more information on the advances in detection, treatment and prognoses of the various types of cancer. Not being a physician, I have found that the references are easily read and understandable. It provides insight on prevention and treatment.

Great strides are being made and this book gives inspiration and hope that our doctors will continue to attack cancer in all forms.

I recommend this reference book to all who want an authoritative source to understand the types and stages of most common cancers.


Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy; Revised 5th Edition: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day (Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy)

Higly recommend. Great to have around so when you have questions this book will answer them, as we often have questions when a doctor is not around to answer them. Sometimes we may may not want to ask a question well this book lets you find your answers in the privacy of you home. I had 2 previos versions and I preordered this one as the others were very useful and this one has been also.

While working in a very large private hospital in Omaha, I worked in Radiation Oncology. Finding myself alone, without a nurse to teach me how to teach my patients, a friend suggested this book. I purchased it, devoured it and put the information to use, teaching my patients about treatment protocols, systems involved in their treatment process, in terms that they could understand. I recommended this book to many of them, they always returned to thank me for suggesting the book. CC

It is a wealth of information - that every person diagnosed with any type of cancer can benefit from. Having had 2 bouts with breast cancer, I have bought many books. This one is the best resource book I have found. I have loaned it out many times and everyone is thankful for the information.

It is written in an easy style, such that an average person can understand the language. It presents many questions for the patient & family to ask doctors, along with the many options available.

I highly recommend this for anyone who needs any type of information about cancer and it's treatments.

This book is a one stop guide to so many things involving therapies that it is hard to know where to start. Cancer nurses feel this is the best consumer book out there. Information is in plain English, simple terms, with lots of illustrations. Tons of referrals to agencies that may be helpful.

If you haven't read Regeneration, you are making a big mistake if you read The Eye in the Door before Regeneration. Regeneration sets the stage for The Eye in the Door and provides much background information that you need to appreciate this book.

Those who liked the first book in the Regeneration trilogy, Regeneration, will absolutely adore The Eye in the Door. The characters from Regeneration return, and you have a chance to find out the consequences of the treatments they received from Dr. William Rivers in Regeneration. Pat Barker builds on the tensions, damage, doubts, and despair of mid-World War I to show how much more desperate matters were for the British by the spring of 1918.

In developing these themes, Pat Barker does a masterful job of explaining how a soldier has to operate both by emotion and by objective distance in order to function. From there, she helps us use the crucible of war to see how that duality is important to everyday functioning for all people.

As the title indicates, the book builds on a central metaphor of everyone being under observation as doubts build about Britain's ability to win the war. Those on the margins are most under pressure and at greatest risk.

I thought that the portrayal of Lieutenant Billy Prior was brilliant. He comes across as the kind of complex, interesting character that can help us learn a lot about Ms. Barker's messages for us. The eye metaphor is nicely developed in the context of Billy's life.

Brava, Ms. Barker!

People existing against a war background-normal people doing normal things whilst shouldering the burden of their experiences, their fears and societies norms and expectations.

A lovely book that always has the lightest of touches in the darkest of moments. Nothing is simple and nothing is complicated, but everything is ambiguous and dwarfed by "the front" and what is expected.

The writing is always simple, but the ideas, concepts and dilemmas dealt with are complex and impossible to resolve. Class and duty are themes; the most interesting theme in my opinion is that of being a pacifist, a father figure to your men and a violent war hero simultaneously. (By the nature of things, war heroes are violent.)

My one regret is that I have only just realised that this book is part of a trilogy and that I have read it out of sequence... although on the positive side it means I have two more books to explore. I would strongly recommend this book; I have just gone and bought one of Sassoon's books as a direct result of it awakening school hood poems by him and Wilfred Owens.

THE EYE IN THE DOOR is the second installment in Pat Barker's marvelous Regeneration trilogy. In this volume the principle characters of Dr. Rivers and Prior have left Criaglockhart War Hospital and are now living in London. Although Dr. Rivers has taken a new position treating shell-shock soldiers who have returned from the front in France, he continues to keep in touch and treat his former patients from Criaglockhart, especially Prior. Amidst the bombing and blackouts of wartime London, Prior continues to suffer from war neurosis as he embarks on solving a mystery that involves his childhood friends and acquaintances. He is confronted by England's societal fixation with fear and scapegoating of those who are believed to deter from the war effort (mainly war deserters and homosexuals). Individuals are often forced to hide their true attributes from society during this time of societal finger pointing and blaming. As in the previous volume of this trilogy, the characters of Prior and Dr. Rivers are well developed and nuanced. I continually enjoy reading about their trials and tribulations, and look forward to reading the third and final volume in this trilogy.

THE EYE IN THE DOOR (spoilers)

Ms Barker's epigraph, a quote from Stevenson, sets the tone: "It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man. I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both."

I am hampered in critiquing the trilogy, since I've read only the first two works, REGENERATION and THE EYE IN THE DOOR. The first of these concentrates on the relation between the enlightened, humane Dr Rivers and the war hero/war protester Siegfried Sassoon, who has been labeled a war neurotic ("shell-shocked") in order to avoid confronting his rational case against the war. Both Rivers and Sassoon are historical characters who the author effectively fictionalizes (their dialogues, etc).

The second novel focuses on the relation between Rivers and Billy Prior, a relatively minor character in the first. The book is set on a wider stage than REGENERATION, which was confined to the (real) mental hospital of Craiglockhart in Scotland. Here we are in London, during the crisis produced by the initial success of the Germans' spring offensive in 1918. As happens during defeats, the search is on for scapegoats seen as undermining the war effort, groups like pacifists and ... who are seen as destroying the nation's "moral fiber." Ludicrously, the leading anti-... crusader, lays the blame on the Germans, who are said to have sent homosexual agents over before the war to corrupt English youth.

Billy Prior, on medical leave from the front, works for a counter-intelligence agency, but his loyalties are divided, since his earliest friends are pacifists and "conchies" (conscientious objectors). The result of these divided loyalties is a split consciousness, where the fugue state ("Hyde") takes over at times, doing things that the "daytime" Billy is not aware of, but whose consequences nevertheless he must face. It is this split consciousness that Rivers must deal with-and on one occasion, he deals directly with "Hyde," who speaks of Billy in the third person.

At the crisis of the novel, Billy's alter ego betrays his closest friend, something that the daytime Billy at first denies doing, but which he finally comes to suspect he has actually done. Rivers treats the psychological phenomenon by making Billy see that it is basically Oedipal, that he actually wished to kill his father, who had, in Billy's sight and hearing, beat and abused his mother. One manifestation of this hatred is "Hyde's": punching the agent provocateur Spragge, who looks like Billy's father. To complicate the issue, his father is a socialist/pacifist, a fact which may contribute to Billy's ambivalent attitude to his pacifist friends, one of whom he helps, as he betrays the other.

Sassoon make another appearance here, having gone back to France (partly at Rivers' suggestion), and once again been wounded (by friendly fire). But Sassoon's appearance doesn't seem to contribute to the plot of this novel, tho it may have a role to play in the trilogy as a whole. (Maybe his divided consciousness is relevant, since he was very effective at killing Germans, but at home becomes a "dove") Another seemingly extraneous thread is Manning, one of Billy's sex partners.

But basically a rich novel, recalling a key point in Western history. In many ways, WWI was more traumatic than WWII, since it occurred after almost a century or relative peace in Europe. And, as Barker makes clear, WWI was harder on soldiers than was WWII.

Trivia: Why were French troops show on the covers of the paper editions of the first two novels? They play no role in the novels themselves (tho they played the major role on the Western Front).

After reading "Regeneration", the second novel of the trilogy "Eye in the Door" expands in terms of characterization and plot complexity. Whereas Regeneration is superb in its exploration of the consciousness of Siegfreid Sassoon and his psychiatrist, Dr. River; Eye in the Door expands the character of Billy Prior to become one of the most psychologically well developed and complex characters in English fiction.

Billy Prior , a bisexual, has both male and female lovers in this novel. These relationships are embedded in the homophobic atmosphere of war torn London. Prior, suffering from "shell shock" struggles with his identify of war hero and pacifism. He struggles with childhood trauma in a society where repressesions are let lose in a war charged atmospher.

The book is beautifully written. Whereas Regeneration explores Sassoon's struggles to brng meaning into a meaningless situation, Eye in the Door explores more of the societal struggles with the war and individual reactions to the pressures of a war time society.

I loved this book and would give it 10 stars if I could.