Biology Books

This is a well organized book that includes relevant real-world examples and all the latest in contemporary population dynamics. Aside from an appalling cover design, this book is a winner!

This one is a keeper! A comprehensive masterpiece of the world of dynamic fish populaton modeling. Excellent examples using a multitude of fish species makes this book a must for anyone involved in fishery research or management into the new millenium. I give the books content 5 stars although I, also, would like to see the release of a new book jacket.

This is the book -I- keep on the nightstand. Covers a broad base of contemporary population dynamics with relevant examples. Disregarding the insipid cover design, its an essential addition to any biologist's library

An excellent resource for anyone involved in the world of fisheries stock assessment or population dynamics. I only give it 4 stars because of the poor cover design.

This was an amazing book and the quality was everything I expected. SErvice was great.

This is an excellant book for all latent print examiners. The book goes into great detail that may not be understood by the average reader not familiar with the science. The book covers the philosophy, methodology, premises, and history of fingerprint identification. This should be the reference book used by all examiners.

I don't feel the need to reiterate the praises that have been given this book as to its usefulness for latent print examiners.

I can say, however, that this book is great for students of forensic science (like myself) or the average reader as well. Unlike popular accounts of forensic science, it is not thrilling or adventurous. Those types of books will tell you that a person can leave a fingerprint at a scene, an investigator can find it, and then match it up in a database. Slim on the details, high on the "excitement" scale. And unlike the average MFS class, it is not dry, boring, and intended to give you only enough knowledge to do some damage.

So, for those of us interested in how forensic science -actually- works, and in depth, this book is a great textbook covering all aspects of fingerprint analysis. It includes a particularly good chapter detailing nothing but the ways that fingerprints are formed in vitro - their creation, topology, and cross-section. It includes detail on the many ways that a print can be deposited, as well as the different substrates and surfaces they can be deposited on, and the types of distortion that each of these can cause. This book is not light reading, but if you are truly interested in learning more about how fingerprints work, and how analysts can identify them, then you should have no trouble enjoying this book.

If I were to point out only one flaw, it would be that Ashbaugh's agenda is too much in the fore. I would rather read about how fingerprints are analyzed than hear propaganda backing up the field as a legitimate science. His analysis in and of itself is adequate to illustrate the scientific principles underlying latent print analysis. It would have been more interesting for him to mention some of the reasons people believe that it is -not- a legitimate science, and refute those through simply through the precision of his text.

If you are a latent print examiner, this book is an absolute must have. Friction ridge skin is unique and persistent. Ridgeolgy will give you a better understanding of friction ridge skin. The book also will also help you explain what you see when you make an identification. If you live in the world of point counters, this book will shock and amaze you. David Ashbaugh is a true visionary in the forensic identification world. This book should be in every crime scene investigator's library.

The list of contributors to this book reads like a "Who's Who" of the world of Botanical Sciences. This is not, however, one of those stuffy books which are so hard to understand by anyone with less than a PhD to their name. Certainly not! This is a book for those with an interest in the Rainforests of the world (which should be all of us!) and is written in a variety of styles - each of which will allow expert and layman alike to appreciate the various messages which are here to be learned.

Packed with some of the most exciting photography I have seen in a long time (I especially liked the picture of the Giant Fruit Bat in flight), this is a book which is so expertly put together, I didn't find so much as a minor fault anywhere. For those readers who (like me) do not fully understand and appreciate the overall subject matter, the book commences with an excellent overview, which explains the Rainforest exactly as it should be explained. Then, having so skilfully set the underlying scene, each different contributor adds their own particular expertise on different aspects of the Rainforest until, segment by segment, we are presented with a complete understanding "and" appreciation, of what is probably the most important habitat on earth.

Rainforests of the world is a large subject which, in this case, is professionally and cleverly described and I congratulate the team on an excellent authoritative work.

NM

Not only will the astounding photographs enchant the reader but the text will also provide him with a collection of important information. The pictures will captivate the reader and further serve to impact oneself upon learning of the daily destruction of the animals and plants behind the images. The information of the text is well delivered and insightful and the photographs are a must see.

The photographs in this book have the power to transport you to the very lands it depicts; the rainforests come alive. These visual reminders only heighten the impact of the horrible statistics that detail the daily destruction of the world's rainforests

I am a teacher building an Ecology unit around Rainforests--I have checked out 32 library books to aid my students in their research. This title is definately the stand out!!!

Reincarnation and Biology (Volume 2)Victims of extremist hate crimes, women and men, are ritually positioned and mutilated by their assailants. I maintain that applied dream analysis, spectrometric analysis, and verification of current bodily and personality anomalies of current living subjects (grounded in the work of Ian Stevenson) assists the F.B.I. and other internationally authorized forensic scientists to 1. identify past victims (i.e.: Horst Wessel; Margot Frank; Anne Frank; James Byron Dean; John F. Kennedy; Martin Luther King; and beheaded victims of Islamic extremists), 2. assist the current human subject to regain their inner-vision and control of their life, 3. deduce the circumstances of their murder, 4. identify their murderer or friends through ritual re-enactments, and 5. establish a sense of inner-peace and justice if not outright retaliation against their reincarnated murderers.

In this extensive compilation of information, Dr. Stevenson, provides powerful empirical and documentary evidence supporting the concept that something (soul, kamma, etc.?) passes from a person who has died to a person who has been born. The presence of birthmarks in young children who claim to have been a dead person living in a specific location (e.g. house) in which that person actually lived, and located where forensic history (photos and descriptions) showed that person died from a bullet, knife or other wound is rather difficult to dismiss as mere sophistry. This is particularly so given the comparatively large number of such cases. Although these cases make up only a small part of this tome, for me, as an empirical scientist, they provide strong evidence supporting what Jesus said in Mathew (17:10):

And his disciples asked him, saying `Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come before the arrival of the Messiah?' And Jesus answered and said unto them, `Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.' Then the disciples understood that he spoke unto them of John the Baptist.

Anyone attempting to understand the scientific evidence suggestive of reincarnation MUST read this comprehensive text. Here, Stevenson has assembled an encyclopedia of what is arguably the most compelling aspect of the cases he has documented for over forty years - that some of these young children who claim to have experienced previous lives (or to whom previous lives have been attributed) bear highly unusual birthmarks or suffer from birth defects that correspond with wounds on the alleged "previous personalities" to a degree that defies coincidence. Stevenson's cautious and meticulous nature shine in his delineation of case after case, and ultimately the sheer number of strong, compelling case studies causes one to reexamine one's position on the possibility of reincarnation. At the least, Stevenson has documented a highly puzzling cultural phenomenon too pervasive to ignore. At best, he demonstrates a scientific vision that matches that of the greatest pioneers in the history of science.

This is the most convincing study of reincarnation that hasever been undertaken by anyone. It provides page after page of genuinephysical evidence of the transmigration of souls. One of the things that one notices over and over again is that the physical injuries that have occurred in past lives are often likely to take the form of some sort of bodily peculiarity in the next life, such as the man who had been killed by a shotgun blast in a civil war battle, and whose next incarnation had a birthmark of exactly similar proportion and location as the wound. This is of far more value than the research into NDE's, I think, because of the physical evidence gathered. Although, it is impossible to absolutely prove such a thing, there are far too many well-documented cases for all of them to be passed off as merely coincidence. An excellent book for all those interested in the subject despite the outrageous price. Check in university libraries for this one like I did . . . unless you feel that you absolutely NEED to own this one.

For the first few million years of life, time was measured by sunrise and sunset. Now we have switched to clocks. But the biological clocks that are within all of us don't know how to read clocks. Breakfast, lunch and dinner occur at standard times. Tooth pain is lowest after lunch; proof reading and sprint swimming are best performed in the evening; labour pains more often begin at night and most natural births occur in the early hours; sudden cardiac death is more likely in the morning (from Chapter 1).

The study of biological clocks has gone on for a long time, but as a science is a fairly recent development. Research in just the last few years has dramatically altered the way scientists view them. This book is a snapshot of the way the science appears right now. The pair who wrote the book are a leading researcher in the field and a professional science writer. This is a good combination that gives good enjoyable writing combined with accurate reporting.

What do the disasters of the _Titanic_, the _Exxon Valdez_, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and the Union Carbide plant explosion in Bhopal all have in common? They involved human error, and they all happened when the humans ought, by biological fiat, to have been sleeping. We are ruled by our clocks now, but even in the unnatural world we have made for ourselves, we cannot get away from the natural clocks that our cells expect us to follow. Like almost all living things in the planet, from plants to bacteria to birds, we have "a biological clock that was first set ticking more than three billion years ago." In _Rhythms of Life: The Biological Clocks that Control the Daily Lives of Every Living Thing_ (Yale University Press), Russell G. Foster, a professor of molecular neuroscience, and Leon Kreitzman, a writer and broadcaster, have examined the investigations of a relatively new science, chronobiology, to show just how much sway natural time has over us and other organisms. It isn't just a tale of sleepy people in control making bad judgments, although cognition and prudence do have their daily cycles. We tend to have babies (natural birthing) in the early mornings, and heart attacks in the later morning, and lovemaking around 10 p.m. Physical coordination, liver metabolism, body temperature, heart rate, kidney function, and much more all are paying attention to the biological clock, and when we jump time zones or do shift work, we do so at our peril.

Many of these cycles are specifically examined here, along with the historical hunt for the biological roots of the rhythmicity. A couple of the chapters dealing with the dance of molecules will be daunting for those uninitiated into the basics of cellular biology, but they do well to show the intricacies of the molecular mechanisms and the depth of work that has been done in this field. There are not just daily rhythms, but annual ones. Migratory birds the whole world over know when to start their travels north or south; they do so not by counting the days or paying attention to when the weather changes, but by regulation from the annual changes of lengths of day and night. Plants cannot migrate, but they are regulated by day length, too; wheat flowers, for instance, when the days get long enough, and barley does so when the days start to shorten. The almost universal attention that species pay to daily or annual changes indicates that success comes from being able to predict when winter, or summer, or nightfall, or other events, are coming, and from timing leaf drop, coitus, or swimming upstream to meet the optimum times and conditions. Evolution has selected the species that are best able to predict the future.

In the famous experiments where humans lived in caves or other light-deprived environments, with no capacity to tell time, they eventually locked into their own cycles of a little more than 24 hours. Like most creatures, we have an internal daily rhythm which is not exact, but only approximate; the day night cycle (or for us, such cues as an alarm clock) "entrain" the internal cycle and keep it synchronous with the rest of the creatures on Earth. There are mutant rats and flies who have cycles that are too long or too short, and researchers have productively transplanted brain parts to find out where the actual clocks are. Chronobiologists (a term that even some chronobiologists think of as pompous) are not just doing ivory tower investigations. There are many practical implications of this sort of work. Breast cancers, for example, have an annual pattern of increased and decreased growths, and so searching for the cancer would be more productive at certain times of the year. Chemotherapy for cancers involves poisoning the cancer cells with drugs that are also poisons for regular cells, but cancer cells, with their out-of-control growth, lose their rhythm of growth and division that normal cells retain. Thus it is possible that administering anti-cancer drugs at the time of day when they will interfere the least with the normal cells could reduce the worrisome side effects of the drugs. Asthma is most prevalent at night; medicine for it would be best taken in higher doses at nighttime, rather than every eight hours. The timing of doses in some cases may be as important as what the doses contain. The authors have given a detailed but readable introduction into a new science that will have increasing importance for human health as more is learned.

A comprehensive and fascinating book about the last few decades of chronobiological research. Are you a "early bird" or a "night owl"? Do you want to know how to deal with jet lag and winter blues? Are you interested in biological rhythms from a scientific or professional point of view? The you have to read this book immediately. It contains nearly everything you always wanted to know about rhythms but were afraid to ask. It's a must-read for medical professionals, psychologists, teachers, trainers and consultants of all kind.

A comprehensive and fascinating book about the last few decades of chronobiological research. Are you an "early bird" or a "night owl"? Do you want to know how to deal with jet lag and winter blues? Are you interested in biological rhythms from a scientific or professional point of view? The you have to read this book immediately. It contains nearly everything you always wanted to know about rhythms but were afraid to ask. It's a must-read for medical professionals, psychologists, teachers, trainers and consultants of all kind.

This is a meticulously researched book that reflects the author's deep commitment to the ocean environment. At the same time Dr. Vanstrum describes his adventures while surfing and diving all over the world. It's a fun, serious book.

Relying on interviews and communications with some of the foremost authorities on coral reefs (Dr. Richard Grigg) and ocean fisheries, Dr. Vanstrum makes a compelling case for the establishment of meaningful marine reserves in this country.

It is a shame that costs prevented the publication of Dr. Vanstrum's marvelous photographs in color. I have seen the originals in color and they are breathtaking. Even the black and whites reflect the skill and commitment of a superb photographer. For a sample of his photography in color I would recommend a visit to his Web site: www.Vanstrum.net.

This book is really well researched and presented in a very entertaining way. The author has a vast wealth of experience and understanding about the intricate balances of the ocean. If you've ever wanted to know, "what's down there?" or "what's so great about the oceans?" this is the book for you. I've been interested in the ocean and its life, and this book satisfies my curiosity.

Vanstrum has written a book that balances scientific substance with the sheer delight of scuba diving. The 18 chapters of The Saltwater Wilderness are set mainly as trips to exotic places (like Fiji, Tonga, and Palau) and the author is masterful at conveying the human and humane character of the people and places he visits. But what makes this book different from many of its peers is that Vanstrum uses his knowledge of marine science to highlight the amazing things he sees beneath the waves in a way that makes them even more extraordinary.

For example, in chapter 8 the image of a seven foot barracuda floating over a brain coral (in Honduras) becomes a meditation on evolutionary history and in the process helps explain why THAT fish is stationed exactly over THAT coral. In one of my favorite chapters (13) I learned that for the millions of bacteria living in every liter of sea water, the ocean does not behave as a liquid, but more like viscous honey. Meaning? Where surfers see big waves crashing on underlying rocks, the microscopic bacteria riding those waves feel nothing of the kind--they live in a still place. It is this skillful contrasting of scales of both time and place that makes Vanstrum's book a very satisfying read.

This is a personal account of youthful excitement plus much mature information. Worthy of a scholar, a scientist and a surfer-diver.

I liked that this book explains as much as it can very clearly, you won't be confused. It reiterates ideas that have been in previous chapters so the reader won't be lost and will remember the terms/ideas better. The book's text on each topic is generally shorter than some of the other test prep books I've seen but the problem with other books is that they cater to those students who have already taken a biology class, in my opinion. This book explains the concepts of biology clear enough that a novice in biology can understand. The only problem I have is that it could be a bit annoying to navigate (difficult to find specific topics), which is why I gave it four stars. I am taking an intense college biology course for one month over the summer and this book makes the class bearable because I am eager to read the text in it. The Cliff's Notes book is much more detailed which can help depending on your class, but it gets very technical and doesn't bother to explain seemingly esoteric concepts; assuming that you've already studied it.

I used this book solely for the practice tests. I only skimmed through the book the night before the test to take the end of the chapter quizes to test my knowledge. The practice tests in this book were the closest to the actual SAT II. I would have to say that the actual test was slightly harder but my nerves during the test could attribute to my opinion. You should definitely pick up the book for the practice tests and use the end of chapter quizzes for your last night review. However, I would also pick up other books for the practice tests just because the other tests are harder and by reviewing your answers, you learn more detail which come in handy when eliminating answer choices on other practice tests.

I took the SAT II Biology test my senior year of high school because some of the colleges I was applying to required a science SAT II. Since I didn't like chemistry or physics, I decided to take the Biology test. I problem was I hadn't taken honors biology since freshman year, and I was only a month into AP biology. I used this book along with the princeton review book because I needed things explained plainly and simply. Any gaps in one book seemed to be covered by the other. Just by studying these 2 books for a week before, and by using Sparknote's 5 More practice tests book, I was able to get a 760 on the Biology-M test.

I would definitely buy this book for its simple explanations. Barron's and Kaplan's have too much information. I know some people say study more just in case, but trying to memorize all that information is unnecessary and impossible in a short amount of time. There were only 3 questions on the test I had no clue about, and to me the effort and time needed to study the entire Kaplan book is not worth it for 3 questions.

With this book and the kaplan, there is no way you can go wrong. If you are able to study these books and know the general stuff well, then you will get a high score on the test. I was able to get an 800 on the Biology E with about a month of studying here and there. Also, don't be worried if you get bad scores on the practice tests (I got 650-700), they are graded much harder than the real test.

It was a privilege to learn the subjects of SEM and TEM from the the author of this book himself (David Joy). This is an excellent book which starts from the basics and it depends on the researcher how deep he wanna go. The book provides in depth analysis as well if required. Great resource book.

This book, although not the newest textbook on the market, is THE textbook to have if you are looking for the history, theory or applications of electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis. Well written, thorough and packed full of well-designed diagrams illustrating the principles described. I've used this textbook in classroom and laboratory settings with excellent results. Looking forward to the next edition!

This is an excellent textbook for graduate students majoring in Materials Science. The text is easy to read, and accompanied by plenty of photographs and schematics, is easy to understand. Covers almost every aspect of SEM and X-ray micro-analysis e.g. underlying science, technology, and practical use. Each chapter begins at a basic level and gradually develops the subject to intricate detail, and depending on the level of study one may skip chapters or part of a chapter.

Goldstein et al have written a book that serves as an excellent introduction to the SEM, and is also a formidable reference. When I took SEM at NC State University, it was taught from this book. Between our professor and this text, I learned the ins and outs of the SEM, and I keep the book within arms reach whenever I'm at work.

Goldstein covers everything from the basics of operation, through image formation, sample prep, usage in particular fields of study -- everything!

If you get one SEM book, get this one.

I agree with Doc Dave in his earlier review that this is in many ways a better text than the standard ones out there. It's clearer, more concise, covers the advanced topics quite well considering its brevity, and as the Doc says, it's a fraction of the price of the actual texts.

I used this book to get thru a genetics course many years ago, and it was worth ten times the price I paid for it. It explained the concepts better than either the professor I had, or his T.A., who had graduated from U.C. Berkeley.

The presentation of classical genetics is the best I know of. You can find explanations of the molecular aspects that are probably as good, but for the classical stuff, and the coverage of the mathematical problems that derive from that approach, this is the best book I've ever seen.

I've used Schaum's outlines for a number of difficult subjects over the years, including electrical circuits and electronics, digital electronics and theory, genetics, differential equations, biochemistry, and applied statistics. They continue to be the best aids outside the classroom itself for the more difficult subject areas.

Comparable in scope, clarity, completeness, and accuracy to any of the very expensive general genetics texts currently available. And with this one there's nothing else to buy...no study guides, solution manuals, cd's or supplemental websites are required. The book stands alone, and does so for less than half the price of the solution manual for most texts. Particularly strong is the coverage of classical genetics, which can often be more difficult to grasp than the more modern "molecular" concepts of the science. Highly recommended for self-study, as a reference, or as a supplement to any genetics textbook.

It is very informative and a great reference for the study of genetics and related studies.
It is self-explanatory in the theories presented and easy to comprehend.

It is a must-have reference!

The Stansfield/Elrod outline remains as comprehensive as any of the intro to genetics textbooks currently available. At about 10-15% the cost of the "standard" texts, this outline delivers the same material with more clarity, and often more accuracy. The concepts of classical genetics, which often prove more challenging for students than molecular aspects, are covered admirably in this book. While those who enjoy colorful illustration and pastel text boxes might be disappointed, the b&w figures in this book are extremely clear, logical and most importantly helpful towards learning the material. No solution manual or supplemental CD-ROM is required. Highly recommended as a reference, or as a text for general genetics classes.

This is an easy to read and understand textbook for healthcare practitioners. It is filled with insightful references which provide some evidence for the claims made regarding many of the more popular nontraditional medical practices in the world.

Phenomenal read. Well documented. Full of provocative ideas and theories that provide a substantive scientific framework from which to explore the esoteric landscape of mind-matter-spirit and physiology.

Wisneski L., Anderson L. The Scientific Basis of Integrative Medicine. CRC Press. 2005

We have a lot of books published on the principles of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Every book of this kind helps in our understanding of the intrinsic principles of this new developing branch of medicine. At the same time some books occupy a special place at our bookshelves. These are special books which you need in your everyday work. The book of M.D. Leonard Wisneski and Lucy Anderson belongs to this category.
First of all it is written by professionals. Leonard Wisneski is M.D., F.A.C.P.: Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University and Adjunct Clinical Professor of the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. Past President of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine, past member of the Board of Trustees of the American Holistic Medical Association and founding member of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine division of the Georgetown University Medical School Curriculum Planning Committee, he has maintained a Fellowship position in the American College of Physicians, the American College of Nutrition and the American Institute of Stress. A U.C.L.A. trained acupuncturist, Dr. Wisneski is widely acknowledged as an early pioneer in exploring the clinical efficacy of integrative medicine for use into his clinical practice. As a medical director for American Whole Health, he led a 24 practitioner Integrative Medicine Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. As a Corporate Medical Director for Marriott International, his fifteen year old wellness program earned the C. Everett Koop Award for Excellence. As a Director of Medical Education at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, he was honored on three separate occasions as an Outstanding Faculty Member as well as Teacher of the Year. Building upon his expertise in the field of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Dr. Wisneski's 25 years of experience in the field of medicine has enabled him to develop expertise in clinical practice, medical education, corporate medicine, health care delivery and academic medicine and positioned him uniquely to help guide innovative initiatives in CAM.
Lucy Anderson is a medical author, editor and journalist. After many years of publishing in the leading medical journals she has the ability to make any complicated professional text readable even for non-professionals.
Together they have created a book that may be useful for CAM professionals and interesting for lay people and students.
Book has 8 Chapters and they lead reader step-by-step from classical medicine through the new ideas in psychoneuroimmunology and finely to Energy and Soul Medicine. This is a real integration of somatic, psyche and spiritual approaches to understanding Human Nature. Integration based on very serious scientific background of modern ideas. This is amazing how authors may deal with several thousands references both from books and journals. To some extend this book may serve as an excellent reference-guide on unlimited CAM publications. I would not e surprised meeting in Internet a CAM Database based on this book. Let us hope they would not charge money for using this database...
At the same time this is not an ordinary textbook. Authors propose several ideas groundbreaking for CAM practice and development. First of all together with they pay attention to the existence of Enteric Nervous System (ENS): the third division of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) together with sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. This is a nervous system of the gut and it has activity independent from other parts of ANS. Acceptance of this premise has opened the way to research and discoveries on treatment for a lot of gastrointestinal diseases.
Another important topic is relatively new definition of two independent systems of our organism: the Stress System and the Relaxation System. Nowadays we came to common agreement that stress is an important factor of our life, but in this book you may find description of stress from medical point of view, from its impact on health, illness and memory. Of course, we all know about stress and its impact on our life, but after this book this knowledge acquired the real scientific background related to most delicate mechanisms of metabolic activity. Short chapter on Therapeutic Modalities related to the Relaxation System of our organism may serve as a brief overview and reference guide of different techniques organized in accordance with a type of active operating modalities: Mechanical, Chemical, Light, Sound, Bioelectromagnetic, Thermal, Nonthermal, Psychological. Very useful review if you need to make a first choice for your own practice.
The last three chapters of the book are dedicated to establishing scientific background of the new emerging field of a Subtle Energy Medicine. Acupuncture, QiGong, Reiki and other types of subtle modalities are being attracted more and more attention between professionals at the same time suffer from the lack of serious scientific foundations. We do not really understand the principles of their operation and hence unable to predict the outcome of healing efforts. Plus in all these cases we have the direct interaction between the active force of a doctor and receptive energy of a patient, while in classical medicine doctors serves as a source of prescriptions based on symptoms and analysis.
One of the most impressive in the book is a chapter entitled: "The Pineal Gland: Psychology Meets Energy". Based on the most modern scientific findings authors demonstrate that the pineal gland may be the factor responsible for the reactions of our organism to a lot of subtle influences from electromagnetic waves to the circadian rhythms. 13 pages of references make this material really impressive and important for everybody involved in the field. For several years we may refer to this source in all discussions concerning subtle healing modalities. Their overview in the book creates the useful classification of different practices being more and more widely accepted.
And, finally, the brief discussion of "Soul Medicine: Crossing the Border". This part looks rather as an introduction to the next book, as the topic is controversial and only few researchers have courage to cross the shaky boundaries. The authors offer the idea of "Integral Psychology: Integration of the Body, Mind/Emotions and Spirit". Without any doubts this line would attract attention of the XXI century researchers and several pages of this book will be a helpful resource. Let us hope that in the nearest future Leonard Wisneski and Lucy Anderson present us a book totally dedicated to the Soul Medicine.
As you see from this short description the book "The Scientific Basis of Integrative Medicine" should be an active tool for every doctor, researcher and practitioner involved in CAM practice. Together with scientific lessons written in a very friendly style you will get a lot of pleasure from numerous examples from practice and life experience of Dr. Len Wisneski - one of the leaders of modern Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Konstantin Korotkov
Professor of Physics
St. Petersburg State Technical University
Russia

The Scientific Basis of Integrative Medicine by Leonard Wisneski, MD, and Lucy Anderson is a profoundly important, well-researched book that helps consumers and medical professionals understand the way in which the body works and provides much needed guidance on how to reverse the negative effects of stress.

In a clear and logical fashion, the authors review the physiological systems of the body (the nervous system, the endocrine system, the stress system and the immune system) that are responsible for the mind/body connection and explain how these systems interact with one another to communicate vital information. The authors then detail the interactions between the stress system and other classic body systems, and explain the way in which stress can lead to specific illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.

The authors then move beyond the traditional understanding of body systems, and posit the existence of an endogenous relaxation system that, amongst other things, counterbalances the stress response. After presenting a theoretical basis for the relaxation system, the authors review a variety of healing modalities (including osteopathy, sound and bioelectromagnetic techniques) that can reverse the effects of stress. Finally, the authors look beyond the mind-body connection to examine the relationship between spirituality and health.