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This was required for my RN program, I purchased it and I think it is a good source but isn't very convenient because you have to pull the cards out of a box that just fits the cards. Some meds are not in this as well and I had to purchase another reference so that I have all information for my clinical setting. So it was pretty costly due to the fact I had to purchase 2 reference materials and would like to have just purchased one.

The med deck is just what I needed as far as good compilation of meds. I wish the cards were printed on heavier paper as they won't take much usage. I am a nursing student and need to carry them with me and to laminate them would be twice the cost.

this was the most useful tool for nursing students like me to have purchased. it was handy and i could bring it to the clinical facility wherever and whenever i can. almost all the drug listings and classifications are included so, it gives me less time to search for drug assignments anywhere else. i recommend this to everyone who is into the nursing program to invest in and purchase for studying purposes and future use in their nursing career.

I am required to bring med cards to clinical and (like all nursing students) have limited time to write them out. These cards saved me a bundle of time. My only criticism is that not all the drugs from my Davis's Drug Guide book are included in these cards. I was very surprised to find Pitocin was not included since it is a pretty standard drug in Labor and Delivery. The cards include all of the necessary information for safe administration of meds and also includes a handy little plastic pouch to carry to clinical.

After my first visit to the mountains of Colorado, I became fascinated by the legends of the women of the area. Leadville, Colorado is home to "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", of Titanic fame, and of the lesser known, but very interesting Baby Doe Tabor. Ms. Tabor was born in Wisconsin and travelled to Colorado with her first husband during the silver rush. After her husband abandoned her, she took her fate into her own hands -- in at brave and pretty respectable way for a lady of the era -- and what happens after that has become legend. Ms. Bancroft's book is an interesting, if subjective, portrayal of Baby Doe Tabor. Much of her material is taken from interviews obtained by a local woman who met with Baby Doe in her later years in Leadville, so the material may seem a bit biased. But, Baby Doe's take on the events of her life are fascinating. I will look into some of the books and places that are mentioned in the book to round out my understanding of this fascinating woman. I can't wait to travel back to Colorado and visit the sites of Baby Doe's life again.

This book leaves the reader yearning for more detail about some of the other real life characters such as HAW Tabor and his first wife, Augusta. The life of Baby Doe spanned an incredible point in Colorado history and left me searching for more history on the rise and fall of Leadville, Colorado. The book is not long on detail but it is an excellent starting point for further readings.

This is a short read, but so interesting! Baby Doe Tabor's life story is something right out of a soap opera. What an incredible life she had. I sat down and read it at one sitting - each page has so many fascinating historical and dramatic elements. I agree with the previous reviewer - this would make for a fantastic movie (there was an earlier rather fictionalized one mentioned in this book). Drama, romance, passion, revenge, murder...it's all here and all true!

The story involves love, adultery, incredible wealth, scandal- all in the beautiful Rockies. The book will have you hungry for more information about this fascinating woman. Her beauty took her from poverty in the dirty mining town of Leadville to Washington,DC where the President attended her scandalous and much talked about second wedding! She became one of the wealtheast women in the country spending sinful amounts of money.Great photos show her beauty.Would make a great movie. Drew Barrymore could play the part! There is a remarkable resemblence.The writing is unsophisticated but will keep your interest.

Snow Fire by Phyllis Whitney

Linda Earle temporarily leaves her job in a lawyer's office in Philly to become a hostess at the Juniper Lodge in the Pocono Mountains. Her reason...the owner of the lodge, Julian McCabe and also renowned Olympic skier who lives in the mansion "Graystones" adjacent to the lodge, had befriended Linda's younger brother, Stuart Parrish, as his protégé, hoping he would reach Olympic heights.

Julian's wife, Margot, who was wheelchair bound from an accident, blamed Julian for her state and was bitter toward everyone, but when she died under mysterious causes, Stuart is arrested and imprisoned for her murder.

Linda knows her brother is innocent and will go to any lengths to prove it. After losing their parents to a fire, Linda raised her brother and knew him better than anyone and she is determined to free him and clear his name.

Included in the scenario are Shan, Julian's sister, who is a bit off base; Julian and Margot's daughter, Aria, who feels responsible for her mother's death; Clay Davidson, Shan's estranged husband and manager of the lodge, and Emory Ault, caretaker and Julian's trainer on the slopes, and who was considered as a member of the family.

Linda soon finds herself in the middle of danger and mystery. Who actually did kill Margot? She befriends Clay, who won't reveal much to her and tries to get her to leave before she's exposed as Stuart's sister, or another "accident" occurs. But Linda is stubborn and won't leave. She soon befriends Aria, and Julian, who is very cool, distant and frightening, hires her to tutor the little girl and help pull her out of her shell.

Linda feels an unlikely attraction to Julian, but refuses to give in to it until she learns more about this strange family and what really happened to Margot. She is also frightened by Emory, who as per Stuart, was dangerous and disliked her brother.

There are lots of twists and turns in this novel, and one will be kept guessing as to who the actual murderer is, but it all comes out in the end, after attempts on Linda's life. In the end, she succumbs to Julian's attraction, surprised he feels the same about her.

This is a good book to read on a hot day, for all the scenes on the ski slopes and in blizzards will certainly cool one off, but the suspense will keep one hotly turning pages.

I've read Phyllis A. Whitney books since I was in 8th grade. I've read a lot of her books. So many in fact, that I seem to figure out who the murderer is (or at least I know 2 people who it could be) in some of the books before they end. I was rather disappointed in the middle of this book when I had thought I figured out who pushed Margot's chair and sent her to her death in the ravine. But I was wrong, so very wrong. And, to my surprise, you begin to suspect that Julian killed her. This is the first book I've read in which the 'hero' is a suspect. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I KNOW others will too.

Eager to clear her step-brother of a murder charge, Linda Earle comes to a snow-covered ski resort in the Northeast, where she finds herself in a unique world of icy weather and fiery passions. In this new novel of romantic suspense Phyllis A. Whitney follows her young heroine into the storm of conflicting emotions that surrounds Greystones, a brooding Norman-style mansion with a foreboding past.

The master of Greystones is Julian McCabe, a champion skier whose career was cut short by a tragic accident. He has been teacher and sponsor to Linda's talented step-brother. But now this promising young athlete is in jail, accused in the bizarre death of Julian's wife.

Linda soon discovers that this death has cast its shadow over all the residents of Greystones. Julian's ethereal sister is full of tales of reincarnation and visions of more death. And his eight-year-old daughter is haunted by fear and guilt.

A severe blizzard, a dangerous encounter in a stone tower, and a death on the slopes lead Linda to a discovery she has never expected.

This is my first Phyllis Whitney book. I listened to the tape version. A woman takes a job at a ski resort in order to covertly find out info about the murder of a woman which has been wrongly pinned on her brother. The main character is a woman named Linda who is irritating at times and does those things that you see in horror movies(Don't go into the basement when the lights go out), yet is a consistent character as are all of them. There are some very predictable moments such as: The nasty sister of the deceased tells Linda to go up to the tower to watch the sunset. She goes up there by herself, hmmm, wonder what will happen...Anyway I thought it was suspenseful and I did not figure out whodunnit.

The book is an anthology of short stories and theses on war and it's many aspects. From amazing stories of battles and leaders such as "Ender's Game" and "Ranks of Bronze" to delightful looks at who the victors in war are and what they receive in "The Battle", mixed in with non-fiction reports on war, the military, and it's technology, this book covers a lot of ground. I gave it three stars simply because I wish I would have read it when it was first published and the non-fiction was more relevant to the status of the world and its military situations.

A 1983 collection of material on war in the future, starting off with a prequel of the "Mote in God's Eye". Mostly short stories, but also a few poems and a few technical weaponry essays. The quality of the stories varies, but there are a lot of classic names here. Also includes "Ender's Game" (the original short story).

This series does a wonderful job of opening the door to war and allowing the reader to get a glimpse of what it is like. Pournelle seems to be able to put himself into the space that the warriors are occupying, rumor has it that he should be able to do that. As a VN vet it is sometimes difficult to get good fiction about war, fiction that doesn't resemble a Rambo movie. Pournelle has been able to find authors and stories that meet this need. Way to go Jerry

"There Will Be War" is a must read for everyone. It is a collection of fictional military short stories and essays by various authors. Every one of them is outstanding! Past, present and future are all represented by some of the worlds greatest authors. In J.E. Pournelle we have not just an intelligent author with a gift of the pen, but also a superlative eye for fantastic stories. The works you'll find here will delight,entertain,provoke your thought, and make you wish it was three times as long. Luckily, however, there are more, each as wonderfull as this. As the saying goes, "If you only read one book this year, read this one!"

I've been using this book as a resource for a graduate course in slope stability and a project involve stabilization methods and have found it an incredibly useful tool. It has some good information and helpful hits. I would recommend it for anyone doing Geotechnical Engineering.

An good overview of basic soil mechanics and slope stability methods/concepts... a good introductory book. A large majority of chapters deal with more traditional geology and soil mechanics knowledge (ie. groundwater conditions, geologic site exploration and lab testing) and really only two good chapters on stability methods (6&7)... it would have been nicer to have more discussion of the chart solutions and more detailed case studies as examples for each method(the examples are generally simple and kept short)... it should be mentioned that the two chapters do include a fair amount of material ...but i found myself going to some of the references listed in the back of each chapther for more information...

This book is great for engineers trying to learn Slope Stability Analysis on their own, or for instruction in the classroom. The book talks about field invesigation techniques, anylitical analysis, and new computer methods including X-Stable. This book is a must for any Geotechnical Engineer.

This book is a valuable reference for slope stability. The second edition is an improvement from the first edition, but dosen't make the first obsolete. Some great information, including example problems, on probabilistic analysis has been added and there is a little more on 3D and finite element analysis. Probably not enough changes from the first edition to make you need this one, unless you have some specific questions about one of the new chapters (see the table of contents). Numerous references are provided to allow further research of a particular topic.

This book together with Landslides : Investigation and Mitigation (Special Report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board), 247) make up a great reference set for slope stability.

This book gives an eye opener to the truth about cancer. On the cover it says the answer to cancer has been staring medical science in the face for at least a decade. And the answer is cheap and simple. Therein lies the key. Yes, there is a simple & cheap cure to cancer. The video(2hrs), bearing the same name as his book, will blow your mind and will forever change your thinking about cancer. Demand that Amazon start carrying the video or maybe you can order it from inside the book

A must read book if you or someone you know has Cancer. "The answer to cancer has been staring medical science in the face for at least a decade." The 2 hour video by the same name is a must see. I've watched it at least 6 times!

Even though Al Carter makes some very good points in this book, it could have been written in under twenty pages. I had to skim through 145 pages of useless babble in order to extract the few main points, which are to eat only whole, unpolluted and unrefined foods (no surprise here), exercise on the rebounder, and keep a positive spirit. There--save yourself the bother of reading this book.

Es un libro que muestra las diferentes formas de pensar, la diferencia de cultura, y la trasmision y adaptacion de costumbres al estar en un lugar diferente al usual, en una situcion bastante inusual.....

This is a book I have read twice, and both times I found it funny and extremely interesting, it presents us a picture of life in the US as seen trough the eyes of a Mexican couple. It is easy to read and very descriptive. I do not know if the humor and sharp observations on american culture that are made troughout the book are going to be easy to understand for everyone, for mexicans, especially "Chilangos" (Mexico City Residents) it will be.

Este ejemplar es una obra bien consumada por la literatura contemporanea mexicana, yo lo encontre sumamente narrativo y divertido. At this time of the night I started to remember how the love of a man can and will forget the mistakes of the mexican modern stupied couples. Lo encuentro recomendable para aquellos que gusten de la literatura fresca e ideologica.

I recently saw this book at a local university library, and it didn't meet the build-up (based on the previous review, although the review is accurate). It's not really worth the exorbitant amount of money it's going for on the used market! It IS very complete, and has many examples, but it is written in a "math-technical" way that makes for very slow going, and it is somewhat "old-fashioned". Definitely, this is a "maths" type of book, rather than a "physics" type. I left the library not sorry to just let it go: it would take forever to actually complete the whole book. It could be useful as a reference, or if you have 3-6 months of free time to devote to it (and you actually like that kind of "maths" writing).

On the other hand if you are looking for a much more accessible and intuitive book, which you could actually complete, then I would recommend "Differential Forms: A Complement to Vector Calculus", by Steven Weintraub. At $79.95, it isn't cheap, but it's a real deal compared to von Westenholz! This is the book that made me understand differential forms, exterior differentiation, and their relation to E&M... There are other good books out there, but this is my single favorite introductory book on the subject.

While not the ideal candidate for a first book on the subject - although it does make an effort to justify its definitions - this is definitely the book to buy when you're looking to spend your money. It is complete, requiring some knowledge of basic topological concepts (nothing heavy), linear algebra and multivariate calculus. It contains a refresher chapter about differential calculus in R^n and then quickly moves to introduce manifolds, lie groups, bundles, connections, differential forms and so forth. Three things make this book shine: 1. the amount of material in it, 2. the very neat fashion in which it's organized, and 3. the amount of examples found in it. It explains the application of differential geometry to mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics and even has a chapter on general relativity! In short, once you've completed an introductory book, this will definitely be a good choice for a second book.

As a mathematician interested in physical applications of differential geometry, I was eager to peruse this much esteemed textbook. Its scope is fantastic, including basic topology, calculus on R^n, manifolds, Lie groups, fiber bundles, differential forms, Frobenius' theorem, integration, de Rham's theorems, connections, symplectic geometry, relativity, and gauge theories. However, the number of small errors, both in definitions and examples, is inexcusable. An occassional typographical error is to be expected in any publication of this sort, but Westenholz's text contains a conceptual error on nearly every page which I read.

For example, on page 4 we are told that, "A topological space is a non-empty set E together with a family T = (U_i | i element of I) satisfying..." It is by no means necessary that the topology be a family or "indexed set", as it sometimes called (see Noll: Finite Dimensional Spaces). Further down the page, we are given our first example of a topological space: "A toplogy on the real line R can be defined by the class of all open intervals T = {U_i = (a_i, b_i) | a_i, b_i element of R} ... by a straightforward verification T is seen to satisfy the axioms..." Unfortunately, the union of two disjoint open intervals is not an open interval, as would be required by the axioms for T, were T defined correctly. Westenholz has actually given us a base for the usual topology of R, but it remains for the reader to catch this oversight. On page 5, regarding the neighborhood system B(x) of a point x element of E, we read, "The following properties of neighborhoods may be used to define a topology on E: ... "(V1) there exists V element of B(x) and x is an element of V; (V2) for all V_1, V_2 element of B(x) there exists a V_3 element of B(x) such that V_3 is included in V_1 intersect V_2; (V3) if V element of B(x) and y element of V, then there exists U element of B(y) such that U is included in V." If we interpret Westenholz's words as meaning that (V2) and (V3) are properties of neighborhood systems in some preestablished topology, then (V3) is nonsensical, because y could be an endpoint of a closed interval in the usual topology of R. On the other hand, if we interpret Westenholz's words as meaning that (V1), (V2), and (V3) are axioms for a topology in terms of a new primitive concept of neighborhood system, then they are insufficient to ensure that the finite intersection or arbitrary union of such neighborhoods are elements of the topology.

Technicalities such as these continue right on through the core chapters on differientiable manifolds. To the book's credit, there are a great many concepts, like the codifferential, which other works, such as Lichnerowicz's book on magnetohydrodynamics, employ but do not define. Westenholz's book is the only place I have found definitions for such; this attests to the comprehensive scope of the text, but, owing to the large number of errors in familar topics, I would not trust this novel content without first verifying it elsewhere.

As Westenholz says in the preface, "...one of the goals of the present book is to develop an intuition and working knowledge of the subject...without insisting on an extremely high degree of mathematical rigour or precision...". I believe that in a book such as this, it is appropriate to sacrifice details of interest primarily to mathematicians, but what *is* included should be correct. "Analysis, Manifolds and Physics: Part I and II" by Choquet-Bruhat et al share the same goal as Westenholz's book but do not contain a surfeit of errors and pay more attention to the equally important subject of functional analysis. For the classical kernel-index method approach to tensor analysis, of interest in its own right, try "Tensor Analysis for Physicists" by Schouten.

George Bernard Shaw is supposedly the opposite of Shakespeare, who was too pessimistic, being described as a 'serious optimist.' In Shaw's play "Man and Superman" creative evolution is the topic in serious dramatic terms, performed in 1903. He is the precursor of what is now called "creative intelligent design" as described in the book OF PANDAS AND PEOPLE (1993). While he had problems with the biological randomness of Darwin, he pretty much eliminated God from the equation of how human life began.

The God-incorporated alternative to Darwinism now being proposed by who else but the President of the United States of America, Shaw felt that the life force is transmitted by rare men of genius who were selected by nature to carry on the work of building up an intellectual consciousness. In "Man and Superman" the Don Juan was an asexual but in a way religious and felt that life could be improved and that meant getting rid of 'imprisoning conventions.'

The intelligent design is a hot topic now among theologians, educators and scientists who want this concept taught in the schools along with Darwin (leaving out the Biblical account). Shaw left out completedly the thought of God having anything to do whatsoever with the human existence; it was just a 'what-if' story idea which extremely religious people believe to be the truth.

Shaw's "Devil's Disciple" was his first commercial success with Richard Mansfield as the matinee idol starring in the play set during the American Revoluiton. His earlier "Man and Superman" was placed on a restricted list by the libraries so it could not infect young minds with its unorthodox view of God and matrimony. His play about prostitution, so prevalent in the century he was so prolific with his works, "Mrs. Warren's Profession," played to a sold out audience with up to 3,000 people turned away at the door. This popular sensation was closed down by the police and the entire cast faced charges of 'disorderly conduct.'

Every star wanted to be Henry Higgins in "Pygmalion" played by Peter O'Toole and Leslie Howard. Rex Harrison played the part in the movie, "My Fair Lady." Lynn Fontanne and Wendy Hiller, along with Mrs. Partick Campbell on whom the play was based, wanted to play Eliza Doolittle.

He wrote to Mrs. Campbell "I can't be sympathetic; these things simply make me furious," when her son was killed in 1918 by the Germans as the war was ended. He wrote articulate letters throughout his life to many people, "some subjects that language cannot accommodate."

He had his place in our world and prophesied what was to come on Broadway, the British stage, and the controversial world of science and biology. He was the forerunner to beat all!

In only one hundred pages Chesterton encapsulates the influences on and works of George Bernard Shaw, and he is on top form. I should say up front for those that want the Drive-Thru version, go direct to chapters 2 and 6 (35 pages total) for a sound grasp of the man, the playwright, and the later works; and double back to chapter 5 (20 pages) for the earlier works. The last chapter explains how Shaw lost his faith in humanism through reading Plato [tis se philei, o Sokrates;], and fell back in disarray to Nietzsche for backup.

What makes this biography so incisive? Firstly the fact that Chesterton and Shaw were old friends and debating partners. Second, that they were both literary gents of sharply contrasting style, and consequently struck generous bright sparks off one another. Under this stimulus the normally verbose Chesterton style is reigned in, which is a relief to those who have ever been frustrated by it. (It should go without saying that he is worth persevering with, but I took about five reads of 'Orthodoxy' to really get it. His fiction is much more concise - odd but true.)

Since Chesterton and Shaw so vehemently disagreed with each other on many topics, one would expect this quick text to be filled with antagonism. Instead, it is a delightful explanation of Shaw's background, biography and beliefs, told in a gentle, light-hearted manner. Chesterton shows a great respect for his adversary, while making clear his own views through quite a few of the one-sentence quotables for which he is well known.

The complex indian "democracy" explained very well. Usual disregard for poor dalits and tribal people in these vastly obscene power structures and polarized societies is shown with chilling effects.

The ecological and social catastophic affects of building Dams are presented with emperical evidences with some emotional side of conserving the intangible which will be submerged or lost forever.

Being a fiction writer Arundhati had that creative touch with which she brings out that disturbing human suffering of millions of poor people whose lives are being lost in every sense due to such gigantic projects which crushes everything in their path.

Worth a read to understand how lack of research on projects of such mammoth proportions can cause so much damage to eco systems and in turn to people.

The author uses the power of her language beautifully to potray the problems associated with Dams. Though she claims NOT to be a city-basher, if one goes by the text of the book, she does seem one. For every "statistic" she has mentioned in the book, there could be an "anti-statistic". If what she claims is true, then Land which is covered under an irrigation project as a result of a Dam is doomed. The Narmada dam which is one of the main targets in the book when ready is bound to solve the drought problem if and when ready. While one has to agree with the facts mentioned by her, it is ridiculous to take such an extremistic view of Dams.

It is rare to find such a beautifull combination of prose and protest. The subject is the construction of dams on rivers in India and the effect they have on the people and enviroment. Sounds dry, i know, but Roy magically turns this into a touching living story.

This is a very short book, but a very important one. It speaks about things far beyond it's obvious subject, showing the opression of the single by the goverment and role we have in stopping this maddness.