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It saved my life when I did my 1st MB exam, my final MB exam and my FRCS exam. The best investment in my life.

This is not going to teach you all the anatomy you want to know in a small book. It is concise, as it assumes you have some idea about anatomy, and just want pointers to keep up to date and also what is relevant clinically.

In this compact text clinical anatomist and professor of surgery Harold Ellis has produced another excellent text (like Lecture Notes on General Surgery).

This "pocket-sized" (big pockets) book is portable and practical. It is well laid out by sections and each body area is examined in terms of systems. A clear explanation of superficial anatomy allows one to learn/revise on oneself (or a slim/muscular friend) the bony landmarks, muscular attachments and pulses. Bones, joints, vessels and nerves are dissected in a similar manner. Best of all, at each stage, common clinical applications are explained in clear language, so that it becomes easy to remember which nerve may be damaged by a dislocated shoulder, or structures are encountered in the various approaches for a hemiarthroplasty. The lucid (though never condescending) prose is well complemented by clear diagrams and imaging.

Some people will find this book is not detailed enough for them, and it does not claim to be a definitive anatomy text covering everything down to the vein supplying the rhubarb gland, but many more students will find it perfectly adequate for their requirements. Certainly as someone who learned lists of anatomy for first year exams, passed them, and -- I'm not alone here -- promptly forgot it afterwards, the old comprehensive parrot-fashion approach to learning was ineffective.

If you can read and recall all of the information in this book, you will be well prepared for most casual clinical requirements in many non-surgical specialities. I find that information presented in this manner is easy, even pleasurable, to read and, I expect, more likely to lead to retention than traditional dry anatomy texts.

Concise overview of regional anatomy with emphasis on key relationships and clinical relevance. Not a comprehensive or detailed oriented anatomy but useful for quick review in the clinical setting.

This book is a small but powerful tool. The language is simple and the messages compeling. Swindoll created an excellent compilation of the issues that one faces in life. I especially like chapter 20 on guidance.

This book is an awesome book with lots of wisdom in it! All of the letters are encouraging and I recommend this book for anyone that is graduating. The best thing to do is read it one letter at a time and think about what Chuck Swindoll is saying in them. This book was a real blessing to me as I read it after I graduated from high school and got out into the real world. I pray that it is a blessing to anyone who reads it. God Bless!

Not only is the writing in Dear Graduate trite and overly idiomatic, the message the book portrays is narrow-minded and often confusing. As an example, the opening of the letter on Godliness reads: "If you are a 'Sunday Christian,' you will not be alone when outnumbered. Apart from a personal and vital faith in Jesus Christ, it is impossible to wage a winning effort against the system called 'the world.'" Swindoll urges his graduates to rub shoulders with people to gain a panoramic view of the world (although friends "must be screened"), stay away from the magazine rack, and to guard our leisure time (from what?). This book is a sweet gift idea and is very visually pleasing, but unless you thrive on lists of cliches and obvious metaphors, it doesn't have much real-world relevance.

I would like to give this book a 5 star rating based on the response of the people I have given it to in the past years. I love to gift this book as it has excellent quotations for the new graduate, great advice and it has beautiful illustrations. Last year my godson wrote me a special thank you regarding this book and said, "he would treasure this book always" and went on to say that it was "his most prized and cherished" gift. And, he's not the type of kid to get sentimental. Once again, I'm placing an order for 6 more of this book and know it will touch the hearts of many new graduates once again this year. I hope all who order this book will enjoy it as much as I have.

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Great for anyone in the fluid flow business. Tough read and poor quality photocopy make it a headache to use sometimes. Some of it has ended up in ASHRAE which has much better overall quality.

The reference book for Fluid Mechanic Profesionals for pressure losses in flow systems.

Good but Difficult to Follow. Unconventional symbols. Some errors in the 3rd edition that were NOT errors in the 2nd Edition.

I want to order one copy of this out-of-print title. Please give me price and condition!

Lets be realisitic. In medical school who has the luxury of reading the text book from cover to cover? No one! If your class is following Guyton, forget the big book and follow this instead. It is pointless to read the big book because it far to dilute. The important points become difficult to pick out. Rather than being dilute, this pocket book is concise and it gives information in a narative, not bullet point format, that is a quick read. I will give a warning, however. Although this book is much better than the big Guyton textbook, you may find it, just like the big book, deficient in only a few points needed for USMLE step 1. However, no source is perfect!

Good figures. Text is easy to read. Guyton's text is especially good in explaining cardiovascular material. It complements the larger text well, and is recommended as a good, shorter version of the main text.

This pocket companion serves as a concise overview of the most important facts & concepts from the parent textbook (Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology). However, it does not contain all the details or some clinical relevances, that's why you have to go back to the parent textbok for furthur info.

This is a great because it's not as large as the text yet contains the same info. I find it easier to follow compared to the text. I'm glad I ordered it.

The Second Edition was fully revised into the Third Edition(s) and made available at the end of 2007. The book was released in two versions, a full color edition and black and white edition. Revision is well organized with 49 pages of photos and graphics. Hebron updates his orginal thoughts to his current thinking throughout this well done book. Word has it all of his books are being revised and also made into ebooks.

I have read several of M. Hebron's books and have watched his videos. This is by far his best book. Don't waste your time with his other books. They all just repeat what he says over and over. And he offers really irrelevant facts about golf, the golf swing, and the life of Egyptians 2500 years ago (really). Talk about analysis paralysis! This is a top 50 golf instructor as ranked by Golf Magazine. He is considered just one level below Leadbetter, Flick, Harmon etc. But some fo the other 2nd-tier Top-50 instructors have big-name students, Hebron has nobody. I believe it's because top students know that they can get the same or better instruction elsewhere. Stick with the main instructors. Other than that, there are some great general golf and golf swing instructional books out there. If you want to get technical, the way Hebron attempts to, then you may want to read Searching for the Perfect Swing or Systematic Golf, instead.

A must read for every serious golfer who wants a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of the golf swing. It's one of the best books I've read on the golf swing and truly focuses on the motions and actions present in all sound golf swings. Explanations and illustrations are easy to understand. He quotes Hogan and Jones throughout. My index was 6 before reading the book and I anticipate it dropping with the suggestions from Hebron. I'm very excited with the consistency I'm seeing with my ball trajectory...straight to a soft draw with all clubs as well as an increase in distance. I'm reading it a second time!

This is an older book, but it is up there with Harvey Penick. I have never read a book that changed my golf swing so much in such a short time. This book is a must have for anyone looking to up their game from hack to breaking 80.

The story is about two people growing, connecting, separating and then reconnecting in a most auspicious way. Although the events shared are wonderful, the undercurrent of wisdom shared is magnificent. Imagine creating enough virtue in your life that you could spiritually accelerate your life's mission and inspire others to do the same. I am so inspired by author Niles MacFlouer that I'm now reading Life's Hidden Meaning.

AfterLife Love is the story of Shane and Rebecca, a love that blossoms in the physical world, and transcends into the afterlife, ever expanding the depth of their love, its meaning and the service it provides to others in both worlds. Not merely fiction, the story is based on ancient, Ageless Wisdom teachings presented in the author's first book, Life's Hidden Meaning. Whether you are a student of esoteric knowledge, or just interested in life beyond the physical, AfterLife Love will provide imagery and wisdom, through the lessons of the characters, for many hours of inner contemplation.

AfterLife Love gives an excellent (and fairly detailed) description of the 'after-life', whilst at the same time tying in a romantic love story in a most unique way. This novel is based on a true story, which happens to also be very educational in spiritual matters. It reveals lots of the hidden side of reality in such a fascinating way, that is such a pleasure to learn about. I highly recommend both AfterLife Love and Life's Hidden Meaning, for those who seek to understand the hidden mysteries of life!

I have been using Gilbert's as THE black letter law book for my studies. The organization of the layout works for me. I find their exam tips to be helpful and their coverage of subject topics is detailed enough that I can remember it but I am not overwelmed. I have friends who prefer some of the other companies - it is best to shop around and find which style works for you.

This is an excellent book. It is clear and easy to read. Of all the material that we are using in my law school, this one is the most information dense. In fact, it condences information from the lectures, casebook, and handouts from class.

We are told to concentrate on the casebook and what those cases illustrate, but it isn't until I get to the Gilbert Summary that I actually understand the issues clearly. Because of a slow start, I changed my angle of attack to the materials I'm using in class.

The summary was assigned as reading *after* the casebook, but it's become my first reading, and in so doing, I have a grasp of the material before we even discuss it. The cases are so large a body of reading that some of the finer points tend to get lost as you are learning new ones.

Don't make the mistake I did of thinking the summary was redundant and not necessary (particularly if you're getting behind on the reading, which you unvariably will from time to time), because if you don't read it and depend on your casebook only, you will miss the better and finer points under all that language.

This was a big mistake for me, because it was only when I read the summary that I actually "got it". You can read tons of cases to gleen maybe a dozen ideas that Gilbert puts together in one section.

I have a background in law enforcement and am trying to make the transition to practicing law, and it is very refreshing to see obscure and current changes in law illustrated clearly in this book. It is current and up to date, even with information my own professor is rusty on. This and the Casenote Legal Briefs have saved me untold times.

I am so satisfied with the information in this book, and how it's layed out, that I am using it as a guide for my personal outline.

Even if you're not in law school, for anyone entering related fields, this is an outstanding book.

I left first year criminal law a little underwhelmed. After a lifetime of Law & Order, I just assumed that a law school crimes class would overwhelm me. But when class ended - and I felt normal - I figured I must have missed something.

This book put criminal law into prospective and made it a little clearer. It's pretty much in outline form, with some memory aides, and a lot of sample questions (essay and multiple choice). What I found helpful, though, was that it found a way to be concise while still be thorough.

The reality is that Criminal Law class really isn't that intense. You'll cover murder, privileges, common law crimes, and perhaps some of the Model Penal Code changes. Other study aides I've seen however, are overly long and unnecessarily complex. Criminal Law isn't that complicated. And this book makes no bones about it.

The bottom line is that if you are looking for a criminal law study aide, this is a fine book to go with.

Set in Belfast in the early 1980s at the time of the troubles, The Arrival of Fergal Flynn is a truly delightful story of triumph over adversity. Fergal Flynn is the troubled and lonely sixteen year old son of Paddy and Angela Flynn. He is the target of bullies at school. His sports mad father and older twin brothers physically abuse him, and he is the constant target of their verbal taunts; they consider him girly, a Nancy boy. His mother swings between abuse and reliance on his support in times of need. He has a crush on a boy at school, and avoids the showers for fear his uncontrollable body member will reveal his inclinations. He not surprisingly has very low self esteem.
Then a new priest arrives, Father Dermot MacManus, gay, a handsome young man of twenty seven years. Fergal first comes to his attention when he hears him harmonizing to an ambulance siren, and when they finally meet Father Mac sees Fergal as the potential soloist in his planned church choir. But a bond soon grows between the two; heighten by Fathers Mac's concern over Fergal's horrendous childhood. The beautiful relationship that follows not only builds Fergal's confidence in himself, helping realise he is in fact a good looking and talented young man, but proves to be the seed that sets Fergal on an undreamed of potential life of success.
This a very heart warming story; Fergal very quickly wins one's affections, and it is hard not to sympathise with the difficulties his relationship with Father Mac create. Fergal is the complete antithesis of his insensitive and brutal father and older twin brothers, and in Father Mac he finds someone who truly cares deeply and unselfishly for him. I found this a captivating and enjoyable tale, and towards the end there was a lump in my throat.

Don't get me wrong, i really like Brian's music and have been a fan for many years. However his novel comes a cross as a bit twee and almost a bit childish in terms of the vocabulary and imagery. The story is great (boy meets priest etc) has lots of promise but the execution doesn't quite evoke either the times or people in the right tone.

I was hesitant about buying this book as I had only known Brian Kennedy was gifted with his voice. However, I did indeed order it from the UK and from the moment I started reading I was drawn into this young man's story. It is very, very well written and I smiled often at the choice of phrases that were used as the author has a lovely ebb & flow to his writing. The story itself has a very redemptive quality to it and was very enjoyable to read. When I finished the book I immediately felt a since of sadness as one often does after being enthralled in a good book as I knew I was going to miss Fergal Flynn and reading about his life and was immediately ready for a continuation of this lovely story. Five stars for this wonderful novel!

John Kenneth Galbraith didn't respect the literary conventions of economics. He didn't express himself in math, he made sweeping generalizations about society (not always backed by strong evidence), and he freely drew on the insights of history, sociology, and politics, paying little heed to interdisciplinary boundaries. For that reason, many economists looked down their noses at him. And for that reason, his books are still in print and enjoyed by readers decades after they first appeared. Galbraith was more than an economist. He was a great social critic, a great debunker of cant, and a superb prose stylist. He was the Veblen of post-World War II America.

He was at the top of his powers when he wrote "The New Industrial State" in the 1960s. The book came as close as anything did to summarizing the Galbraithian "system." Parts of it are outdated, such as the assertion that financial markets have little influence on big corporations, or the strained argument that the American and Soviet economic systems were "converging." Other parts, however, are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago, such as the critique of advertising and consumerism, or the analysis of how our gigantic defense industry shapes policy and influences the Pentagon. In a time when the Federal Reserve is bailing out banks and scrambling to protect the economy from the miscalculations of the financial sector, it's good to be reminded that the private sector looks to government to keep the economy on a even keel, no matter what the official ideology of the private sector may be.

Most of all, "The New Industrial State" displayed Galbraith's genius for stepping back and asking big questions. These continue to haunt economics, even though textbook writers bury them in footnotes. Why DO we treat GDP is an adequate measure of social welfare? Why DO we choose to consume higher productivity in the form of goods rather than leisure? Why DOES our pedagogy emphasize "perfect competition" when the economy is dominated by big firms? Why DO we assume that workers and managers are motivated solely by pecuniary considerations? And on and on.

"The New Industrial State" is a trove of intellectual riches, expressed in masterful and witty prose. Every undergraduate economics student should read it. So should every educated citizen. It's a 20th century classic.

Galbraith wrote this book at a time when the corporate world was dominated by large and largely stable corporations, GM, Standard Oil, AT&T, etc. At the time it was arguably plausible that profit was not the main motivation of such large corporations--and judging by their poor management and highly regulated status, it was even more than plausible. It wasn't until MCI, for instance, that AT&T decided to make economic use of all the fiber optic cables it had laid in the ground. Galbraith's basic argument is that profit, in this "new industrial state," is the motivation of neither the corporation nor the individual. For the corporation and its leaders, the primary motivation is to maintain autonomy, to keep the shareholders off their backs, to maintain a minimum level of profitability while pursuing other goals--larger boardrooms, growing sales, promotions, technical vitruosity, etc. The entrepreneur of classical economics is replaced by the "technostructure," which is unmoored from the profit motive and exists more or less in isolation from base economic motives. Likewise for the corporate worker bee, who is guided by more intangible psychological benefits the closer he approaches to the upper reaches of management.

Beneath Galbraith's argument is the assumption that the US and the Soviet are converging, that the motivations of the corporate manager are in degree and not in substance different from that of the Soviet apparatchik. Neither are motivated by profit, and both serve the goals of the "technostructure," over which they exercise no control.

Such a book could not be written today, and for a number of reasons. First, nobody can write as well as Galbraith. Second, Galbraith could never pass himself off as an economist in today's academy. Third, Galbraith performs almost no actual research--it is social theory straight from god's mouth to Galbraith's pen. That said, it has its own charm, especially Galbraith's subtly restrained contempt for what is now called "consumer society."

FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:

Is it possible to offer a single comprehensive view of modern economic life and of the changes that are shaping its future? Mr. Galbraith in this volume proves that it is. He begins with the world of advanced technology highly specialized manpower, and the five or six hundred giant corporations which bring these into use. He shows how these firms supply themselves with capital, how the men who comprise them are motivated, how organized intelligence has replaced ownership as the source of power in the modern enterprise. He shows how the market has declined as a guiding influence in economic life, to be replaced in substantial measure by planned decision as to what will be produced, at what prices and for whom.

Government in the industrial state, Mr. Galbraith makes clear can be understood only in light of the needs and goals of modern large-scale organization. And this profoundly shapes the prospect for trade unions, political parties, education and the larger culture itself. Only as we see the goals of the industrial system in a clear light will we avoid the danger of subordinating too much of life to their service. Only then will we exploit the opportunities inherent in well-being.

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The publisher's description goes on to herald The New Industrial State as Galbraith's "most important book." The implicit comparison is with his earlier and immensely popular work, The Affluent Society. But the two books are quite closely related, as Galbraith mentions in the foreword: "I must again remind the reader that this book had its origins alongside The Affluent Society. It stands in relation to that book as a house to a window. This is the structure; the earlier book allowed the first glimpse inside."

And indeed, that is largely the truth. This book provides a framework for understanding Corporate America; its real and public purposes, its organization, history, strengths, and weaknesses. Surprisingly little of the book seems aged (of course the book exludes all mention of the last forty years, and the Soviet references seem a bit antiquated), and much of it, with minimal substitution (e.g. "War on Terror" for "Cold War" as the bogeyman for justifying the massive military outlays which feed the industrial system) is eerily applicable to the early 21st century.

All of that said, this book is not for everyone. It is quite dense (especially the first third), and most of us will need a dictionary close at hand. This is a book which requires hard thinking and more than one reading. But if your purpose is to understand the type of economy we really live in, your efforts will be richly rewarded.

"Fronteras" is a harrowing but ultimately hopeful story of two Mexican guys who come to Los Angeles looking for work. Mr. Espinosa has written a page-turning novel in the pulp-fiction style. Through the adventures of its two protagonists, one a father and husband, the other a single guy as eager to meet women as to earn money, the book accurately portrays the lives of the men who come to "El Norte" looking for work, and as often as not encounter exploitation as well as opportunity, hate and prejudice as well as love and kindness. Mr. Espinosa has a deep understanding of the sometimes complex dynamic between Chicanos and the recent immigrants from Mexico. The two main characters find romance and acceptance as well as resentment and even danger from the Latinos they meet on the job and in the street. The dialogue always rings true both in English and ocassionally in Spanish.

The novel is a page-turner, both tragic and comic, that never le! ts up as our two heroes dodge immigration agents, as well as gangsters and swindlers who prey on their vulnerability as they navigate the sometimes treacherous world of undocumented workers in Los Angeles. The author gives readers a spicy, realistic look at life in the big city as experienced by the vast community of undocumented Mexican workers.

The book also helps illuminate fairly complex issues like the sometimes tense relationship between new immigrants and second and third generation latinos , but is written in such a breezy style that we learn more through dialogue and the deftly written scenes than we probably would from reading a dozen sociology textbooks.

Overall, the book is very entertaining and puts a human face on the whole "illegal immigrant" controversy.

Maximo Espinoza has come up with a classic, in the pulp fiction style, about a couple mexican immigrants who cross the border without papers and have many funny and sometimes dangerous adventures with women they try to charm, gangsters that prey on immigrants, an unscrupulous boss or two, and even corrupt immigration agents. It is fast paced and filled with authentic details that ring true about latin immigrants' experiences in Los Angeles. You feel for the two heroes while at times feeling distressed by their traditional macho attitudes. I recommend the book to anyone who wants to get a feel for the gritty lives of single men who come to Los Angeles in search of work in order to support their families in Mexico. The book is a page turner, and has very realistic dialogue in both Spanish and English.

"Fronteras" is a harrowing but ultimately hopeful story of two Mexican guys who come to Los Angeles looking for work. Mr. Espinosa has written a page-turning novel in the pulp-fiction style. Through the adventures of its two protagonists, one a father and husband, the other a single guy as eager to meet women as to earn money, the book accurately portrays the lives of the men who come to "El Norte" looking for work, and as often as not encounter exploitation as well as opportunity, hate and prejudice as well as love and kindness. Mr. Espinosa has a deep understanding of the sometimes complex dynamic between Chicanos and the recent immigrants from Mexico. The two main characters find romance and acceptance as well as resentment and even danger from the Latinos they meet on the job and in the street. The dialogue always rings true both in English and ocassionally in Spanish.

The novel is a page-turner, both tragic and comic, that never le! ts up as our two heroes dodge immigration agents, as well as gangsters and swindlers who prey on their vulnerability as they navigate the sometimes treacherous world of undocumented workers in Los Angeles. The author gives readers a spicy, realistic look at life in the big city as experienced by the vast community of undocumented Mexican workers.

The book also helps illuminate fairly complex issues like the sometimes tense relationship between new immigrants and second and third generation latinos , but is written in such a breezy style that we learn more through dialogue and the deftly written scenes than we probably would from reading a dozen sociology textbooks.

Overall, the book is very entertaining and puts a human face on the whole "illegal immigrant" controversy.