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My wife wanted this book badly, even though the movie is over three hours long, isn't it? Evidently there were lots of others mad for it too, since the book was sold out at local bookstores around Christmas. I wonder if there are conventions a la Star Trek and if fans have a name for themselves (e.g., "Wonderfulies," "Zuzus," "Bailey-wiks," "Buffalo Gals/Guys" - or just "Buffalos," etc.).

This book is a quick, easy read for all fans of this great movie. It provides many little bits of information on the cast and story and even points out little gaffes or interesting items within the movie that you may never have noticed yourself. So get out your copy of the movie, grab the book, and revisit the Bailey's!

I am a 4th year medical student and found this book to be an excellent review of preclinical basic science material. It is concise but detailed enough. It can be used as a quick reference when you don't have time to read a larger source. Highly recommended to add to your library. Just wish there was a new edition.

I am a surgeon and found this book lucid and very readable, and at the same time containing more than enough information for principles of surgery examinations for residents. Its critical mode of writing will also serve the surgeon well throughout his/her surgical career and will inculcate a certain critical ability in its reader. My only suggestion for improvement would be a more upto date edition and a slightly better written chapter on biostatistics. Good work Savage et al! Thumbs up all the way!

For anyone who used the AAOS's "Orange Book" for their EMT-B course, this book, under the Brady name, is a good book to have because you get a different perspective on the same things. Of course, the Brady series has always been solid anyway.

For anyone who used the AAOS's "Orange Book" for their EMT-B course, this book is an excellent choice because it gives you a different perspective on the same things. Of course, the Brady series is solid reference material anyway.

This was exactly what I wanted - it has been a tremendous help for me finishing up nursing school.

I purchased this book two weeks ago. I have not taken my NCLEX test yet, but I do think this book has been really helpful in helping me to review two years worth of information! The book covers a lot of information, but is easy to follow. I like the practice tests also. I'm confident I will pass my NCLEX with the help of this book.

Exceptionally well written by Deirdre Reilly, Exhausted Rapunzel: Tales Of Modern Castle Life is a treasure trove of family humor that touches upon everything from daring to see familiar faces at a high school reunion, to coping with the foibles of a pet dog, to how a new baby turns everyone's life upside down. From cover to cover, Exhausted Rapunzel is a delightful, heartwarming, thoroughly entertaining read.

This book is a wonderful collection of humorous essays that touches anyone who has a family or has been in a family (namely everyone!) Deirdre writes in a warm, friendly and clever way about those everyday mishaps which happen in all of our lives. I read about so many things that have happened to me...and it was reassuring to know someone else is in the same boat. I especially like the way she doesn't make fun of her family - but instead simply laughs at herself. I alternated between laughing and crying when I read the essays. My 15-year-old son told me, after looking through it, that he wants one of these books for Christmas. I guess I know what I'm getting my family and friends this year for the holiday - it sure makes the gift giving easy.

It is amazing to see that the events happening around us are predicted in Revelation, even the destruction by fire of the New York high towers were not supposed to be able to burn (see commentary on Rev. 18) It is plain to see after reading this set of incredible research that we are in the time between end of Rev. 14 and the beginning of Rev. 18. The commentary of Rev. 17 is extremely interesting in how the religious/political powers will affect the world with the next 3rd Vatican Counsel. Notice that Pope Benidict XVI is the seventh pope since his namesake, Benedict XV. In Daniel pay special attention to Dan. 11 and 12. The symbolism and depiction of what is NOW going on in heaven is amazing. These volumes will amaze you and open your eyes to the workings of God in prophecy both Past History and Future History, the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End.

Amazing, but nobody has reviewed this item.
It is not an exegetical nor homiletical commentary.
It is more a commentary of interpretation of apocaliptical books of the Bible.
There are quotations from the works of E. G. White and they are arranged according to verses of Daniel and Revelation. It is a great tool for those who wants to know more about the doctrine of the Seventh-day Adventists from original source. Conclusions of E. G. White may differ from opinion of mainline thought about apocaliptical books, but prophets always were inferior in the sight of mainline stream. History, time and the Bible put everthing in its place.
This book is expensive, but somewhere else it may be for less price.

In true Mary Kay Carson fashion, Exploring the Solar System : A History with 22 Activities isn't dumbed down even the slightest. Carson respects children and seems to grasp well what they can be expected to understand - which is often more than what they are credited with. As a result, her text is thorough and frank and can easily be read to would-be astronauts as young as 4 or 5 years. And the illustrative photos are stunning, the perfect foil for the text in capturing the imagination. From interviews with well-regarded scientists (including explanations of how they themselves became interested in studying space) to easy-to-execute activities to a very thorough timeline of space exploration, Carson has once again thought of everything for engaging our own little scientists. I simply cannot recommend this book enough.

I bought this for my 6 yr. daughter. She's very interested in Space. It's a good quality book (no cheap paper). It has a lot of information from the past. First attempt into space they sent a dog. My daughter is very smart and understands what she is reading (or what I help her read). I would say it's more for 8 yrs and up (but perfect for a younger mature child). It has original pictures (not cartoon drawings) and is very educational for the whole family (if you are interested in learning about space). I recommend it for your collection.

Harold Bell Wright may have published "The Eyes of the Word in 1915, but its message is directly applicable to today. Behind the captivating saga of a portrait painter romancing a violinist under the scrutiny of his famous novelist yokefellow, a renowned media critic, and mismatched promiscuous art patrons is a morality play that is just as timely as it was a nearly a hundred years ago.

The narrative repeatedly laments the success bestowed upon much so called "art" that debauches that title. Conrad LaGrange, the celebrated author, begrudgingly iterates that his wealth and esteem have been acquired by accentuating the profane and sacrificing the nobility of his profession. Reading of such a contretemps, it is hard not to ponder the likes of Madonna, Howard Stern, Roseanne Barr and host of other modern icons who've built their careers on the meretricious rather than the meritorious.

As usual Harold Bell Wright displays his masterful command of the written word. Few other authors can match him when it comes to unfolding action in a manner that engages the reader from the first sentence to the satisfying conclusion

I've read this book at least 15 times and everytime I read it I'm amazed at how much I learn and how different the message seems to me each time I read it. The message is so perfect for today that you hardly believe it was written so long ago. If I could give one to everyone in the world I would, the message, the writing, the underlying depth of this life changing book is truly magnifiscent! Read this book, and maybe it will touch your life as it has mine!

This is one of the best short stories I have read in a long while. The craftsmanship and use of language is poetic; the story line is engaging, familiar, funny, and poignant. A must read - and a good choice, I think, for anyone studying the genre of the short story.

this is a potent demonstration of what a really exceptional writer can do with apparently all-too-familiar subject matter, in this case, the dysfunctional American family.With a precision and physicality of description that is breathtaking, Saknussemm brings characters and situations to life in way that speaks for an entire generation while also creating a lost and very private world. But beyond the clarity and strength of the language, what sets this story apart is its unique blend of humor and understanding...there is a richness and fullness-and forgiveness to this story, which sharpens both its comic and sad, poignant edges. I will never think of cocktails, hunchbacks, mules, baked beans or death in the same way again.

I read this book a few years ago when I was new to strategic planning and particularly enjoyed how it deconstructed the assumptions of strategic planning and encouraged strategic design and systems thinking. I can't help but think that the past few years of business misteps and unfortunate mergers have only added value to this work.

Strategic Planning came on the scene in the mid-1960s and was embraced by organizations as the most effective way to draw up and implement strategies. However, it fell from the pedestal it once occupied. According to Mintzberg, this fall was due to confusing strategic planning with strategic thinking. Planning is concerned with analysis, which entails breaking down goals into steps and formalizing the steps to enable implementation. Strategic thinking, on the other hand, is about synthesis which involves intuition and creativity, the outcome of which is an integrated perspective of an organization and an articulated vision of direction the firm should take.

Mintzberg argues that strategic planning is rooted in a grand fallacy that analysis encompasses synthesis, therefore strategic planning is strategic thinking. He states that this grand fallacy arise from three fallacious assumptions namely that prediction is possible, that strategy formulation can be separated from implementation and that strategy making can be formalized. The result, according to Mintzberg has been disappointing corporate performance and hence the decline in managers faith in strategic planning.

Mintzberg is right that "we think in order to act, but we also act in order to think". We experiment with things and we take what works and these "converge gradually into viable patterns that become strategies". According to Mintzberg, this is the essence of strategy making as a learning process.

This article is very interesting and is in contrast to some views of another strategic planning guru, Michael Porter, who favour analytical techniques for developing strategy. Having read the article, I recommend that one reads the book by the same author "The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, Free Press, 1994" for a more in depth look into this subject.