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This book by V.S. Varadarajan gives a broad historical overview of the evolution of algeba as an independent field of mathematics. Varadarajan does an outstanding job of developing complex mathematical concepts in a step-by-step format.

The text begins, naturally, with the early Greek mathematicians and the first few chapters are about Euclid, Archimedes, counting principles of the ancient Egyptians, etc. Although the author does not devote much space to this early history, enough detail is provided to use this book as a reference in a mathematical classroom.

Section one then proceeds to the period of Cardano, Tartalegia, Ferrari and the mathematical competitions that have become so famous. Not only does the author give a standard account of the conflicts that arose over the publication of Cardano's Ars Magna, he also writes tremendous detail on the supporting equations and terms. Terms such as quadratic, multiple roots, polynomial and others are defined for the high school scholar, yet the text does not seem depreciating to students studying higher level college mathematics.

The third and final section of Algebra in Ancient and Modern Times, is devoted to Guass, whose work the author is obviously enthralled with, and other period four mathematicians. This section develops modern group theory, vector analysis and matrix algebra. The detail is again well written and enough historical content is given that, again, this book becomes a historical reference as well.

Overall, I would reccommend this to any teacher. It would be an excellent addition to a classroom bookshelf for students from high school to graduate students in college. There are additional problems and short notes that could be accessed and referenced as well as using the book for a student material.

I reviewed the book originally for a History of Mathematics course at the University of Lousiville and was quite pleased with my selection.

This book by V.S. Varadarajan gives a broad historical overview of the evolution of algeba as an independent field of mathematics. Varadarajan does an outstanding job of developing complex mathematical concepts in a step-by-step format.

The text begins, naturally, with the early Greek mathematicians and the first few chapters are about Euclid, Archimedes, counting principles of the ancient Egyptians, etc. Although the author does not devote much space to this early history, enough detail is provided to use this book as a reference in a mathematical classroom.

Section one then proceeds to the period of Cardano, Tartalegia, Ferrari and the mathematical competitions that have become so famous. Not only does the author give a standard account of the conflicts that arose over the publication of Cardano's Ars Magna, he also writes tremendous detail on the supporting equations and terms. Terms such as quadratic, multiple roots, polynomial and others are defined for the high school scholar, yet the text does not seem depreciating to students studying higher level college mathematics.

The third and final section of Algebra in Ancient and Modern Times, is devoted to Guass, whose work the author is obviously enthralled with, and other period four mathematicians. This section develops modern group theory, vector analysis and matrix algebra. The detail is again well written and enough historical content is given that, again, this book becomes a historical reference as well.

Overall, I would reccommend this to any teacher. It would be an excellent addition to a classroom bookshelf for students from high school to graduate students in college. There are additional problems and short notes that could be accessed and referenced as well as using the book for a student material.

I reviewed the book originally for a History of Mathematics course at the University of Lousiville and was quite pleased with my selection.

This book is much more than just a "beauty" how -to ancient tradition book. Its also beautifully written by outstanding authors. There are many many ancient looking photos of the exquisiteness of the traditional Indian woman, even some men, and of course the babies! Also rare and fasinating older photos of different beauty products ads, etc from India.
This book is a history lesson too, much more than wonderful recipes handed down traditionally (which are wonderful by the way!). I HIGHLY recommend this book to any India-loving philosopher or anyone interested in India at all. This book is amazing! 100 stars!

I am currently study Ayurveda, and love this book.
I tried some of the recipes for Masques and Face Creams.
If you are into Beauty, this book is a must have..

This book consists of a series of teachings on several topics by the highly respected Tibetan lama Gyatrul Rinpoche, skillfully translated by B. Alan Wallace and Sangye Khandro. It's divided into three parts, titled "Transformation," "Dream Yoga" and "Meditation," and each of these three parts consists of a "root text" by a renowned Tibetan author and a commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche. The first root text is a wonderful "lojong" (mind training) text called "Transforming Felicity and Adversity into the Spiritual Path," by Jigme Tenpe Nyima. The second is a dream yoga text called "Releasing Oneself from Essential Delusion," by Lochen Dharma Shri, and the third is a Dzogchen text called "The Illumination of Primordial Wisdom," by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche. Taken together, these three texts and their lucid and practical commentaries give a very complete introduction to the essential teachings of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and will be a great treasure for anyone interest in practicing these profound methods.

very useful....profound...... a variety of topics

This is a powerful little book. It explains how our thinking becomes the law of our life and that if we are sitting around blaming God for our suffering and our challenges, we are misinformed. We must learn to change our thinking which will change our life. This isn't as easy as it sounds but it becomes doable when we understand that we are co-creators with God, and connected to the All Knowing. When I was Editor of Science of Mind magazine, and a spiritual counselor at Agape, I was so fortunate to be focusing my attention on Dr. Holmes's writings and teachings almost 24/7. The end result of all my focused positive thought did change my life and will change yours. Your life experiences must change because, as Dr. Holmes teaches, it is the Law of Attraction - like attracts like. Thinking about health, draws health. Thinking about success, draws success. But the proof is in trying this thinking for yourself. I guarantee it - even Doubting Thomas's will be convinced by this book. Elaine Maginn Sonne, Ph.D., Author of Legends of the Stones and other books on empowerment.

I read this book in a study group. It was an amazingly concise explaination of some major concepts. If you believe that God is always in us and around us, that our thoughts make our world and that we can access the power of God to co-create our universe or if you've suspected any of those things might be true, you will enjoy this book. It may even help you explain some "new thought" ideas to all those people who think you're too "woo woo"

Great stuff. My wife collects Cinderella stories from around the world. She loved it.

Anklet For A Princess: A Cinderella Story From India is an fabulous adaptation of the East Indian story "Nagami" (Jewel of the Snake), a legend that in many ways resembles the classic fairy tale Cinderella. The young woman Cinduri is overburdened with work from her stepmother and stepsister, and receives barely enough to eat in return. But Godfather Snake learns of her troubles and helps her attend the village's annual Navaratri Festival dressed in the most beautiful golden-threaded sari and diamond anklets, and there she wins the heart of the Prince. A captivating picture book story commendably written by Lila Mehta, deftly adapted by Meredith Brucker, and wondrously illustrated in full color by Youshan Tang, Anklet For A Princess would make a welcome and popular addition to any school or community library picture book collection.

Tremendous resource for serious scholars. The references are thorough and well-documented. I look forward to reading more of Dr. Cahill's work.

This is truly a monumental work. Thank you on behalf of my colleagues and students. N. Redington, Jr.

Great Book. Would definitely rise those in sleep but surely not those is Coma (Hindus).

Arise Again O India - a truly wonderful piece of work by Francois Gautier. In a country essentially Hindu, where it is becoming increasingly fashionable to bash and abuse anything that is remotely Hindu, a true eye opener. Please note that it is not written by some so called Hindu fundamentalist but a French journalist. An honest effort towards correcting a million wrongs created by the British, the congress and the Communist-Marxist historians. If you thought the Indian history that you learnt was correct, check again. All those morons who still beleive in the Aryan invasion theory, DO NOT read this book. You will not be able to digest the amount of truth contained in the book. After all you can awake a person who is truly sleeping, not the one who doesn't want to wake up.

Eureka! I have found it! This is one health book that is OFF THE SCALE GREAT! There are a lot of health books available these days that I find interesting. But this is one of those very rare books that seems to have been written by Nature itself. (How appropriate the title: Awakening Nature's Healing Intelligence). It is, as if, modern scripture. Like the petals of a flower which blossom in perfect sequence, so does the profound knowledge contained in this book unfold.

Dr. Hari Sharma, M.D. seems to be eminently qualified to write such a book. He is chairman emeritus at Ohio State University's College of Medicine and Public Health. A native of India, the origin of Ayurveda-- the world's oldest comprehensive system of natural medicine-- he has studied with the great sage Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who, along with India's foremost Ayurvedic physicians has refined and expanded Ayurveda into a very potent medical system-the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health. Sharma's book describes this system and its underlying theory, as well as the impressive scientific research on its various modalities.

Sharma dives deep into the field of knowledge. Because he goes all the way, there are some passages through which I had to go slowly. But the effort was extremely gratifying. Otherwise, the pace was perfect-the petals of knowledge just unfolding sentence after amazing sentence. He seamlessly weaves in and out of the most advanced theories of quantum physics, empirical scientific findings and ancient Vedic wisdom.

Because he goes so deeply into the field of pure knowledge, Sharma makes it apparent what is achingly missing from the current Western medical approach. The many shortcomings of modern health care must stem from the lack of total knowledge of the ultimate reality of life. And that total knowledge is lucidly, and I would say historically presented in this book. During most of the reading of this book I had the strong desire for all medical doctors and health practitioners to be required to read it!
Dr. Sharma systematically takes the reader from the field of fragmented, partial knowledge that has plagued mankind for thousands of years, to enlightenment-the pinnacle of human evolution. He shows that this is the state of real health and well-being. All standards of health and approaches to it must be based on this complete view of human potentialities.

So this book is not just for health care providers. I feel that anyone who is a seeker of wisdom will revel in this book. If you really want to have the inside track on a most profound approach to health, you will love this book. While not a `how-to' book, it offers a list of expert resources one can seek out to pursue this path. And if you are even a bit as inspired as I am after reading this book, you will want to do just that.

Submitted by: Dr. Craig Berg
Boone, North Carolina
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Eureka! I have found it! This is one health book that is OFF THE SCALE GREAT! There are a lot of health books available these days that I find interesting. But this is one of those very rare books that seems to have been written by Nature itself. (How appropriate the title: Awakening Nature's Healing Intelligence). It is, as if, modern scripture. Like the petals of a flower which blossom in perfect sequence, so does the profound knowledge contained in this book unfold.

Dr. Hari Sharma, M.D. seems to be eminently qualified to write such a book. He is chairman emeritus at Ohio State University's College of Medicine and Public Health. A native of India, the origin of Ayurveda-- the world's oldest comprehensive system of natural medicine-- he has studied with the great sage Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who, along with India's foremost Ayurvedic physicians, has refined and expanded Ayurveda into a very potent medical system: the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health. Sharma's book describes this system and its underlying theory, as well as the impressive scientific research on its various modalities.

Sharma dives deep into the field of knowledge. Because he goes all the way, there are some passages through which I had to go slowly. But the effort was extremely gratifying. Otherwise, the pace was perfect--the petals of knowledge just unfolding sentence after amazing sentence. He seamlessly weaves in and out of the most advanced theories of quantum physics, empirical scientific findings and ancient Vedic wisdom.

Because he goes so deeply into the field of pure knowledge, Sharma makes it apparent what is achingly missing from the current Western medical approach. The many shortcomings of modern health care must stem from the lack of total knowledge of the ultimate reality of life. And that total knowledge is lucidly, and I would say historically, presented in this book. During most of the reading of this book I had the strong desire for all medical doctors and health practitioners to be required to read it!

Dr. Sharma systematically takes the reader from the field of fragmented, partial knowledge that has plagued mankind for thousands of years, to enlightenment-- the pinnacle of human evolution. He shows that this is the state of real health and well-being. All standards of health and approaches to it must be based on this complete view of human potentialities.

So this book is not just for health care providers. I feel that anyone who is a seeker of wisdom will revel in this book. If you really want to have the inside track on a most profound approach to health, you will love this book. While not a 'how-to' book, it offers a list of expert resources one can seek out to pursue this path. And if you are even a bit as inspired as I am after reading this book, you will want to do just that.

Nancy Bruning and Helen Thomas have done an excellent job of presenting Ayurveda. This book is easy to use and understand. They offer the concepts of Ayurveda in a simple and enlightening fashion. I especially like the daily lifestyle schedules, and the A-Z guide of various ailments. This book is a great start for everyone interested in Ayurveda and better health.

Being in the Spa/Beauty industry Ayurveda is a word being used more frequently. I was unable to answer ques. about it when people would call the Spa I worked in and it was quite embarrassing. I bought this book, and it has helped me gain the knowledge to answer the ques. intelligently and sparked an interest to futher my education. It is a very interesting and educational read that I recommend to anyone who is new to Ayurveda.

This is a well written book that helped me to better understand and love even more Lord Venkateswara; I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about him. It would be a wonderful addition to any library - be it a home or temple.

If you are a follower, or simply want the history, this is the book for you. Beautifully written and illustrated!