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An excellent textbook from the American Psychiatric Association edited by Alan F. Schatzberg and Charles B Nemeroff, who have worked together on numerous titles such as the Essentials of Clinical Psychopharmacology and Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: A Psychopharmacology Handbook for Primary Care. Dr. Nemeroff is Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Neuropsychopharmacology, from the American College of Neuropschopharmacology published by .

For graduate students, medical students, residents or professors - anyone interested in psychopharmacology should have this book! The reference section alone is worth it's weight in gold. There is simply no comparable text that is as comprehensive and readable. The reviews of both the basic science as well as the clinical literature is a remarkable feature, and is extremely well integrated.

This is a must have book for any psychiatrist. It's a great source of information, covering almost all psychotropics.

In his year-end column for World War II Magazine, book review editor Robert Citino selected American Warriors as one of the best World War II books of the year. I agree. History books should be informative, accurate and readable; American Warriors is all of these and more. The author brings to light the military careers of five of our recent presidents, highlighting their naval service in the Pacific. Extensively end-noted, American Warriors draws on interviews with more than 100 veterans who served with the presidents as well as on a comprehensive bibliography of primary sources. Folklore has no place in this well-researched book. Presidential scholars will find it a dependable resource; more casual readers will find it swift paced and enjoyable. I highly recommend American Warriors.

As we currently ponder our country's military involvements and the credentials of those who would be President, a.k.a. Commander in Chief, this is a timely book to digest.

American Warriors is a highly readable, yet detailed account of the naval service of five United States presidents. Before picking up this informative book, I knew that presidents Kennedy and Bush Sr. served in World War II. I certainly did not know that five presidents were naval officers in the Pacific.

I am particularly impressed with the author's interviews of well over 100 veterans who served with the presidents. American Warriors is a reflection of his diligent pursuit of the details that are often passed over by political biographers. Time and again he sorts out conflicting testimony with rational explanations of events seen through multiple eyes.

Many Americans are aware that President Kennedy was the skipper of PT 109, which was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. I would venture a guess that very few are aware that Kennedy skippered a second PT boat, or equally surprising, that Presidents Nixon and Ford each served in the Pacific longer than either Kennedy or Bush.

American Warriors sets the standard for reporting these five presidents' military service. Presidential biographers would do well to take note of this insightful book. Military history fans will be delighted.

American Warriors is a detailed, annotated account of five American Presidents who also happened to serve their country as soldiers in the Pacific theater during WWII. The author has thoroughly researched the naval careers of each of these men, and has skillfully annotated their records by interviewing the many veterans who served with them.

The thoroughness of the research in American Warriors does not affect its readability. The accounts range from Lyndon Johnson's reconnaissance mission for General MacArthur, to the rescue of George H. W. Bush after his near fatal glide-bombing attack in his VT-51 Avenger. The details describing John F. Kennedy's heroism and dedication to his crew after the ramming of his PT-109 provide an equally important "rest of the story." The particulars of Richard Nixon as a young ground aviation officer stationed in the Solomon Islands present an interesting contrast to the Machiavellian characteristics that he later exhibited. And the natural leadership qualities of Gerald Ford are clearly displayed during his duty under fire as officer-of-the-deck on the carrier Monterey. In summary, the exploits documented in American Warriors serve as fascinating prologues, that should enhance the reader's knowledge of the more well-known political personas later developed by these Commanders-in-Chief.

American Warriors is highly recommended for those interested in modern presidential history.

American Warriors chronicals the time spent by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Bush in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Most of us knew these five men from their times as President and their poltical careers prior to becoming President. Some of us knew about President Kennedy and the PT-109 story and the dangers he faced while serving his country in WWII; but few of us knew that the other Presidents served in the war and faced life-threatening situations that shaped their future views of the world prior to entering the political area.
All of these Presidents had to make decisions during their Presidency to send others to war. The book shows that these men knew war first-hand and were undoubtedly influenced in their future political careers by their dangerous wartime experiences. American Warriors provides information on these five Presidents that is not typically addressed in other biographies using interviews with veterans who were there to corroborate events during these Presidents' service in the Pacific Theater of WWII.

This book was writen by my English Teacher last year. He is working a sequel. We were reading it school. You will like it. It's very cool!

Amulets of Acacia has all of the elements that add up to a great reading experience - charismatic characters, a fast-paced story line, and themes relevant to all ages. Who knew that ferrets are really man's best friend?

I started "Amulets of Acacia" on Sunday and finished it three days later and I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed it. Now, I am going to start this by saying that I have read a ton of books such as, all of the "Harry Potter" Books, "Holes" by Lois Sachar, "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Munoz Ryan, "Which Witch?" by Eva Ibbotson, "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson, "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd and much much more. Now lets get to the point out of all those New York Times Bestsellers and Award Winning Authors, I think that yours was the most magical and "kid approved" book that I have read over the past year or even the best book that I have EVER read. You should take that into consideration because if you keep writing books like this one you will soon be one of those "New Your Time Bestsellers" or an "Award Winning Author." Please try to hurry because I am in need of a GOOD book to read.

I really liked this book. I have read all the Harry Potter books and this book was as good or better. I read it right through in 2 days. I could not stop reading it. I am reading it to my 2 younger brothers now. I hope the author writes another book like this.

This story is suitable for all ages. It is for the old and the young ones.I like this book mainly because the characters are humorous and interesting, the setting of the story are not too much and last of all it is full of emotions. Happiness, sorrow, excitement and it is also a matter of life and death.

I enjoyed reading Charlotte's Web as a child and now I enjoy reading the book to my children and students. I think part of the reason this book has remained one of my favorites is because of the classic friendship between Wilbur and Charlotte. Both characters demonstrate an unselfish kind of love that is demonstrated from the time they meet. As a mother I want to teach my children the valuable life lesson of being a good friend and I think this story teaches that lesson in a non-didactic fashion. Charlotte's Web will forever be a classic in my heart.

I purchased this book several years ago to give me more insight into E.B. White's classic novel. Every time I read and re-read the notes, rewrites and history of this touching story for children, I find myself learning so much more about the writing style of this fabulous author. The photographs of White's farmhouse add texture and depth to the story and my first grade students appreciated that he, too, had to make revisions on his work! A wonderful resource for anyone interested in children's literature.

I felt really sad seeing this book was among the bargain books in Borders Bookstore the other day. This is a great book, talking about almost everything on Charlotte's Web, and a lot about E.B. White the author.

The main part is the chindren's famous fiction, Charlotte's Web. The layout of the novel is the same as the one originally published. Prof Neumeyer's Notes are scattered in the big margin beside the text of Charlotte's Web.

A very well researched book, it contains an introduction before the novel. After the novel, there are several appendices. In Appendix D, E.B. White's Letters and Comments about Charlotte's Web, we can read several short essays by E.B. White, including Death Of A Pig, and The Future of Reading. The Recommended Reading and Works Cited are also very helpful to understand the fiction and E.B. White.

After reading the book, I understand Charlotte's Web much better. If lots of knowleged people had read this book, they would have never made any unforgiveable mistakes. (Such as, Edward C. Sampson in E.B. White, Twayne United States Authors Series, wrongly stating the girl's name as Fern Zucherman. In a recently published children's book, The Art of Reading, Fern bacame Fern Avery! Do the editors still edit?)

It also shows how E.B White revised his novel, thus teaching us how to write well!

El libro es básicamente el mismo estilo de sus predecesores de la serie Dejados Atrás. La trama sigue interesante a lo largo de este libro. Estoy ansioso por terminarlo para comenzar con el próximo.

Otra vez los autores de este serie llegaron a captar mi atention intentamente. Como los libros anteriores, este libro es tan intensa e interesante que uno no quisiera dejar de leerlo. El mensaje de este libro sigue por la misma temas de los ultimos dias aqui en la tierra. Un mensaje fuerte y verdadero... todos deberian de leer este serie.

En lo que se refiere a el contenido, es simplemente espectacular, desde principio a fin. La vida ya no es igual para mí desde que empezé a leer esta serie de libros y Apolión no fué la excepción. Los personajes, definitivamente se le meten a uno en la piel, sufro la pena de ellos con cada una de las calamidades que afrentan, los miembros de el comando tribulación son como mis amigos, mis conocidos, mi familia... Continuará...

En libro se presenta cada vez mas y mas pasajes de la biblia. Esto es lo hermoso de la serie. Que esta basada en la Biblia con mucho que le agregan los autores pero al fin, a su modo; interpretan los pasajes de la Biblia de una manera entendible para los que no somos heruditos en el tema. Recomiendo el libro de Lahaye de "estamos en el fin de los tiempos"

This is a very practical quantum mechanics book. It tells you how to use quntum mechanics in many practical engineering situations. The worked problems at the end of each chapter help to enliven and reenforce the learning experience. The chapters on quantum tunneling is especially good. This book is suitable for students studying applied physics, materials science, electrical, electronic, mechanical engineering.

This book is an excelent introduction of quantum mechanics for engineers and non-physicists.

Levi's book differs from standard QM texts, in furnishing more of an applied bent. Directed towards those students in applied physics, materials science and engineering. For example, there is a superb chapter on electron propagation in crystals. Where we see how to describe propagation by transmission matrices. And how energy bands arise due to the periodicity of the potential seen by electrons. Of course, solid state texts also discuss this. But the treatment here of such ideas as tunnelling, and using the WKB approximation to describe that tunnelling in a semiquantitative manner, is clear and detailed. Plus, the examples focus on important heterostructures, where band gap engineering is important.

For semiconductor lasers, there is a similar treatment. With comparisons amongst the common types of laser diodes, like GaAs and InGaAsP.

The numerous problems and the copiously worked out examples are also a nice feature of the text.

There is no shortage of quantum mechanics text to choose from. And if I had solely relied on the majority recommendations for an introductory text, I would have certainly missed this gem.

The author is very successful presenting the recondite fundamentals of quantum mechanics in a manner accessible to material scientists and engineers. This is accomplished without losing the rigor necessary to build a strong foundation. Applications of concepts are dispersed through out the chapters and keep the reader's attention.

But by the far the best selling point of this book are the worked problems at the end of the chapters. It is my personal opinion that if a textbook fails to at least provide final answers and solution hints to presented exercises, it is not really a textbook, but a reference reserved for those who have been adequately exposed to the material before. Here all end of the chapter questions are accompanied with worked solutions. This is a rarity among all undergrad or graduate science or engineering texts. This alone makes it valuable for self-study.

To those completely uninitiated to quantum mechanics, I do not recommend this book as a sole source because it is not sufficiently self-contained. It would be best to complement it with "Introduction to Applied Quantum and Statistical Mechanics" by Hagelstein. I have yet to read "Applied Quantum Mechanics" by Kroemer, which has recieved much praise and appears to be another excellent introductory source.

Edinger interprets the apocalypse myth as an expression of the experience of the conscious becoming aware the unconscious - a loss of innocence. Disillusion is never a pleasant experience. I expect that much of the interpretation of the images is known in theological circles, it was an awakening for me. An excellent book, although, Jungian writing tends to be heavy reading. Edinger is a highly respect author of a number of influential books about Jungian psychology.

Professor Edward Edinger, Psychiatrist, Jungian scholar, and Jehovah Witness, uses the book of Revelations to draw us into a web that intersects at the vertex of all of his many professional realms of interests and understandings. Once he has captured us there, in his own intellectual corner, he then "uses the theme of cultural transition" disguised as, and implicit in, the deeply symbolic scriptures taken from the book of Revelations, to advance an unlikely version of a very "familiar" theory of archetypes: One that turns out to be as much existentialist philosophy and depth psychology as hardcore religiosity.

And what a rich "mother lode" Edinger's mind turns out to be: Erudite and persuasive; inventive and logical, scary and seductive, intense and carefully thought out, meticulous in its details, but all done without a hint of the taint of anti-intellectual religiosity or fanaticism. The author commands his complex ship well through some of the roughest cultural, psychological and existential waters known to modern man, and skillfully brings it safely home to a believable harbor.

His theory is: that a psychological analysis of the book of Revelations reveals that the world as we know it will inexorably come to an end. But that the particular book of the bible that foretells the end, is not just literal religious prophesy, or an exercise in allegorical pre-Christian symbolic poetic license, nor even just the scattered images of a schizophrenic mind or worldview, but the rumblings of "yet-to-be-deciphered" meanings from deep within our collective and historical consciousness: The book of Revelations is "content," "symbolism," and "agency;" a living psychic organism, as it were, of rumblings that inhabit and serve the needs of the individual as well as the collective psyche.

It is in the analysis of the meaning of these rumblings that underlie the predictions that foreshadow a fundamental shift if not a breakup in the global paradigm of cultural and psychological understanding itself. As a paradigm of deep "personal" as well as "transpersonal" or collective psychology, Edinger reveals in these lectures that it is as much the change in the fundamental religious paradigm and the resistance to this change as anything else that represents the "moving psychological parts" of the archetype of the Apocalypse. For the change will be accompanied by a corresponding collective primal fear and resistance, emanating from a fundamentally "religious libido" -- a fear and resistance that will trigger a global psychosis and chaos that will cause a breakup in man's current cosmic worldview. It will be a kind of cultural and psychological upheaval that man has not known since the breakup of the Roman Empire and the cosmic worldview that held the Roman world together. We can already begin to see cracks in the paradigm with both domestic and international but always religiously motivated terrorism. The result of this psychological "showdown," "collective man" versus "the religious libido of individual man," and "individual man's" resistance to the change he has invested in the archetypical paradigm will be as real in its consequences as any of the images portrayed of Armageddon.

Using psychological evidence from his practice in psychiatry, drawing heavily on his religious background, and his readings of world history and culture, Edinger, convincingly "deconstructs" and then "re-synthesizes" the meanings of the scriptures -- verse-by-verse - according to his own archetypical typology, leaving us with the suggestion that it will be the consequences of these meanings functioning out of a deeply religious agency -- rather than out of the economic, social and technical vulnerabilities that continue to grow without bounds - that in the final analysis will represent the "showdown" at the end of individual man's psychological patience and existence.

Edinger proves here that Jungian analysis remains heady intellectual stuff despite its heavy dependence on religious interpretations. It is thus theoretical content, with which any serious intellectual must reckon.

Five stars

I grew up pentacostal and the Apocalypse (as described in Revelations) was a very real event, about to happen at any moment. As a child I never really expected to see my adulthood, "knowing" that the world would end. Now of course, I see things slightly differently. This book by Edinger is why I really enjoy Jungian psychology. Edinger puts into perspective the beliefs of millions of conservative Christian Americans and helps you see it through psychological eyes. I can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing a bit more about the apocalypse but still a little aprehensive knowing that many unconscious "believers" may create a self fulfilling prophesy by their own projections!

While Jung's model of the mind is both elegant and apt, the master in his own words I find a hard slog. My puny brain can read a paragraph over and over with no more comprehension on the fifth read than on the first. Chalk it up to public education.
It is with Jung's disciples that the seeds of his wisdom take root and blossom. Edinger, one of that first (and best) generation, brings a fierce intellect to his task, but keeps it accessible. In today's climate of fear, this psychological analysis of the book of Revelations strikes mighty sparks of relevancy, even for the casually Christian. Most chilling is the belief by this scientist of the subconscious that we Moderns are manifesting the Apocalypse, not perhaps as a fifty-seven headed beast - but as very real collapse and universal agony. How can we avoid it? Probably not possible. But one might survive it by following the Master's advice; become your authentic self. This book provides ample evidence to encourage one along that way.

Krepinevich has a cult following among professors and students at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. After reading his work I understand why. It is rare that ones comes across a book that radically changes the way one looks at military history. Thousands of books have been written on Vietnam and the movies "Platoon" and "Apocalypse Now" brought the war to millions of Americans. Until I read this book, I thought I understood the causes and conduct of the war. Krepinevich brilliantly analyzes how the U.S. Army planned for and conducted the war. How it tried to fight the war it wanted to fight, vice the war as it actually existed. Army leadership brought their conventional mindset to the jungles of Vietnam. The inability to adapt to change proved a greater threat to the U.S. Army than the North Vietnamese Army. The book rises above the personal narrative style that dominates most Vietnam books. Instead, the book is based on solid military analysis. Even more telling was how the U.S. Army failed to grasp the lessons of counter-insurgency following Vietnam and quickly returned to the conventional mindset it preferred. The writing is crisp and powerful. The lessons of this book remain vital today as the U.S. continues to struggle on how to best defeat America's latest enemies.

This book deserves to be far more widely read than it is--and I have no idea why it isn't. Krepinivich's thesis is a brilliant one--the US army was "conceptually" unprepared to fight the Vietnam war: it brought a cold war mentality to the jungles of Vietnam and spent the first seven or eight years of the war trying to "find" this war. The US army imagined that the Viet Cong was a variant of the Soviet army--they "must" have been controlled by a central organization and "must" have had "hidden armies" lurking in the jungle. Decively defeating them would, the Army believed, end the war.

In fact, Krepinivich convincingly argues, the VC was not in the jungle at all--but in the cities along the coast. "We should have done less 'flit'in' and more 'sit'in'", he says.

The war was actually fought more effectively after US troop reduction prevented the "jungle search" strategy from being implemented. This was something akin to what the Marines performed in I Corps: rather than participate in large scale jungle sweeps, troops were divided up and put in small villages with radios. The strategy was more hazardous as troops, because of their small numbers might be overrun. However, it was more effective because it allowed allied forces to prevent the VC from retaking a village after they had withdrawn from their major operation.

This book should eventually allow for US military operations in the first part of the war to be put in the context of greater US cold war culture. The "willing blindness" of the US military during much of the sixties came from what amounts to a cultural fixation on a way power was imagined to function. Even in '71, Nixon believed that the Vietnamese communists was controled by a "COSVN", which functioned like a sort of "tumor": nip the tumor and the body will fall. This, Krepinivich proves, was all part of the American imaginary. Our blindness went far beyond the generals: it was part of our culture.

This is an excellant book that should be read by every military professional and anybody interested in civil-miltary relationships and what happened in Vietnem. The authors premise is that the Army was unprepared for a war in Vietnam. Krepinevich states that Army training, doctrine and organization was geared toward a conventional conflict like what had happened in WWII and Korea. The Army was not prepared to fight a counterinsurgency against a foe that was only going to fight when they had to and when the circumstances and odds were in their favor. The senior leadership of the Army thought the war would be won be killing VC and NVA. According to Krepinevich this is all wrong. To defeat an insurgency you must protect and convince the people of the country you are trying to save that their fortunes lay in siding with you. If the people aren't going to back you then you will lose. It doesn't matter how many VC you kill. The Army's senior leadership did not want to deal with the pacification programs that would have won the war. Many in the military like to lay the blame for the loss in the war at the feet of the politicians in Washington. And there is justification for that. But Krepinevich makes a strong arguement that the war would have still been lost due to the poor/lack of strategy by our military leaders. Reading this book really angered me. Prior to this I had just finished reading "Street Without Joy" by Bernard Fall and I could not help but note the similarities between the failed French efforts and our own. It was like reading the same book over again except the units and the names of the leaders were different. There were almost no lessons learned by our senior leadership from the French debacle.

Although coming to this work as a result of a contemporary (2006) news story about the author I was shocked at the relevance of the book to the issues facing the US Army (and others) in Iraq.

The Army and Vietnam is a fascinating study of how not to organise and fight a counter-insurgency campaign amongst a resentful populace using the most aggressive and technologically advanced "shock and awe" methods.

It appears, not least from the paucity of reviews, that this is a book that was seen to lack relevance or lessons for America's warriors. How wrong they were.

I would strongly commend this book both to students of the history of the Vietnam War and those looking for a fresh, professional, perspective on the problems the US faces in Iraq.

This fabulous 2 volume set is a must for any Asiaphile and a great gift item or a wonderful addition to any coffee table or art book collection. The hard sleeve is covered in exquisite detailing from a pair of Edo Period screens by Kano Chikanobu, the two volumes filled with full color photos of hundreds of treasures from throughout Asia. My favorite is the section on Japan. It is written by a well known Tokyo collector-dealer with a clear passion for the objects of his work. His appreciation of Japanese paintings and easy writing style transforms the reader's understanding, allowing easy access to a new level of appreciation for Japanese art. He writes in detail and yet with a simplicity that captures the imagination and informs. The process of learning in these pages hangs in the void between vicarious and direct experience. Highly recommended.

I'm currently taking my first course in Asian Art history, and I wish we were using this text! The Art of East Asia is eloquently and insightfully written and stunningly produced. The authors do an excellent job of bringing the art into the historical and cultural contexts of the time periods when it was produced. The color photographs are plentiful, large, and beautifully printed -- this is an important point, as black and white photos fail to capture the details of either fine brushwork or three dimensional pieces. This book is a tremendous value; it is far superior to other volumes costing almost twice as much. The only limitation to be aware of is that it does not include the art of India.

The entire book is a mine of information complemented by wonderful photographs. It is perhaps the best introduction to an ancient and profound culture. The Japanese and Korean section is a must for any person seriously interested in trying to understand what is a complex and usually inaccessible subject. In particular the masterful text on Japan by Michael Dunn illuminates the often misunderstood area of the overwhelming influence of Zen on Japanese Art. He should be encouraged to write in more detail on subjects with which he has such a commanding knowledge and insight.

This book manages to present East Asian art without mystification, but also without academic stuffiness.An extraordinary combination! If you want an accessible (but not vulgar) introduction to the subject that will whet your appetite for more, this is the book. The illustrations are exceptional. It's incredible that the publisher can put this kind of quality out for the price.

As one of millions of people who have a story to tell, I was extremely interested in finding out how to do it. This book cut right to the chase and helped me organize my thoughts and transfer them to the written form. I was grateful to find a how-to book that is written in understandable English without long, dreary explanations. I did not have to spend weeks with a dictionary and magnifying glass trying to decipher the author's obscure meanings. I was able to read and comprehend Mr. Druxman's references and utilize his suggestions right away. This book incorporates humor and simplicity to educate and enlighten. His examples are right on point. Thanks for the help!

I am new at the art of screenwriting. When searching for some basic information about story telling, I rifled through my mom's library and found "The Art of Storytelling" by Michael B. Druxman. I immediately liked the humor and intelligence of the author, but what made me really get with this book was the attention to simply stating the facts and getting on with the essence of storytelling. Making it complicated would have turned me off, but Mr. Druxman is wise to keep it simple. One thing that cools me on a movie is the lack of a real story. In my earliest reviews of movies (a school project), I noticed one thing that stands out as the most important element for a good time at the movies. You can have all the special effects, all the laughs, all the fascinating characters, all the flashy, attention-getting gimmicks in the world, but without a good story, told in solid, basic structure, you lose my interest. It's really the story that's important. I've found myself totally engaged in the quietest and simplest film experiences because the movie tells a good story. Sometimes the simplest, well-structured story, is the most awesome experience. Michael B. Druxman showed me how to write a good story and I am grateful for his book. It's sound advice gave my first screenplay effort the kind of quality that excites agents. I got one!

The author shows you the ropes of successful storytelling by mingling examples of his own screenplays with those of Casablanca and The Godfather. Note the fine print at the bottom of the page (Paraphrase:"My as yet unproduced screenplay"). HAW!

Many books on writing try to cover so much material that they offer little practical advice. Michael Druxman keeps his work focused. This easy to read and understand guide to writing is one of the best books on writing I've ever seen. For the beginner, Druxman offers simple and direct advice on story structure. The intermediate or advanced writer will find practical business advice in the later chapters of the book. This is a great resource and a great value to boot.