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have a problem with using words like "brilliant", "masterful" and "intelligent." But willing apply all words to this brilliant book, masterfully research and intelligently told.

The author gives a very full and complete treatise on Brown versus the Board of Education, but of greater interest, he writes of all the history that lead up to the ruling.

An exceptional book chronicling an extremely important issue in our country's history.

This is certainly the best book ever written -- the best book that ever will be written -- about race, law and American society. It is a remarkably insightful history and one of the most stunning existing examples of narrative journalism. It is a masterpiece.

I'm a fan of nonfiction works and this easily moved to my top 5 favorite books. When I was growing up there were no courses on the contributions blacks made to America. There was no black history month. And I was cheated. I'm a 50+ white woman who lived through desegregation and had no clue that it was a struggle. I honestly don't remember a time when my elementary classes were all white but they must have been. I do remember clearly when my elementary class stopped being all white. That was when Richard Harris became my Batman buddy. On the aftenoons following the show we would go to the neighborhood soda shop and have a coke and discuss all the action of the previous evening's show and check for new Batman bubble gum cards with the intensity that only 5th graders can bring to such an important endeavor. It felt normal to chat Batman with Richard; and I'm so sorry for all the children that had such a dumb practice as segregation rob them of those moments.

This book read like a thiriller for me. Couldn't put it down. Underlined and highlighted parts. Read other sections out loud to my husband and to some friends at work. This is American history. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn about the value of education, the value of varied experiences and the perseverance to acquire the rights that should never have been denied to the black people. It's made me hungry to know more and I'll be keeping my eye out for other works by Kluger. Excellent author.

I just finished this book, A Simple Justice, and it is fantastic. It's the story of Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, which is the landmark Supreme Court case that desegregated compulsory public schools in America. But it's so much more than that. After reading this book, I felt almost ashamed of my previous ignorance to the struggles and condition of black america at the hands of almost everyone else in the country. It is comprehensive in its scope and perspicacious in its analysis, sparing no feelings on either (or rather, any) side. I believe myself to be, for the most part, a judicious man when it comes to philosophical or sociological observations, but Kluger was able to open my eyes to angles I had previously missed on issues I thought I had resolved long ago. So if you're not too scared of big books, this one's worth the time.

Long a mainstay of every 1L's pre-law school summer reading list, SIMPLE JUSTICE is more than a retelling of the tortured history of the landmark cases now known collectively as Brown v. Board of Ed. It is more than a retelling of the agonizing struggles of both gifted and ordinary people---black and white and every other---to reverse the four centuries of racial disparagement that make up the ugliest of all underpinnings of the American Experiment. What SIMPLE JUSTICE is, is an exhaustive sociological history of race relations in the United States to the 1950s.

It is a book every American should read. The endemic quality of racism in the American psyche is so overwhelming that it is easy to lose the human element. SIMPLE JUSTICE restores that element with sensitive, intelligent writing, exhaustive and documented research, and a tone which is pitch perfect, strident when need be, reasoned and thoughtful throughout. Ultimately optimistic, SIMPLE JUSTICE will renew your belief in the American system even while tempering it.

In it's retelling of nightmarish incident after nightmarish incident (the explosive and hideous lynchings are often easier to understand than the equally hideous and more subtle segregation and caricaturing that endured for, it seems, ever), SIMPLE JUSTICE shows us an America riven by its view of itself as a noble nation being eaten by the canker in its soul.

Although many Americans now consider race discrimination passe, it is not so hard to see the continuation of a pattern of violence toward blacks and the denigration of the black experience, even today. And yet, there is more, for not only are Black Americans denigrated, but White Americans as well, both suffering because this nation is only a fraction of what it might othewise be.

SIMPLE JUSTICE is a crucial Civics lesson. Read it to learn. Read it to know. Read it. Read it again.

This book has proven to be an excellent resource for interfacing with other Therapists who are unfamiliar with hypnosis. Many traditional counselors fail to see the relevance of hypnosis in their practice. This book is very easy to follow and provides a great set of tools for use with over-reactive clients. It can help Hypnotherapists understand how to interact with traditional counselors to improve results with their clients, as well as the therapist themself, to whom it is directed.

As Daitch explains, people who are over-reactive pay dearly for their emotional styles in the untold sacrifice of their peace of mind and the diminished satisfaction in their lives. They find it difficult to do one or more of the following:
* Make decisions using rational judgments
* Remain calm and clear in the face of stress
* Observe and reflect on their emotions and behavior
* Tolerate uncomfortable, "negative" affect or concurrent conflicting emotions
* Tolerate criticism without defensiveness
* Suspend judgment
* Soothe themselves or their partners
* Consider positive, objective interpretations of events or communications

A stress reaction is triggered very quickly. One must offer an intervention that is powerful enough for the person to gain control of inappropriate or excessive response. Simply providing insight or teaching them to reinterpret triggers alone is often insufficient. One must consider diffusing the stress response first before a change in reaction is possible.

Immediate benefits of Hypnotherapy to clients include:

* Stop escalation of conflict with others
* Have tolerance when experiencing difficult emotions
* Handle a juxtaposition of different emotions
* Remain calm and flexible within stressful situations

Long term benefits to clients include:

* More resiliency in the face of long-term stress/conflict
* Significant reduction in symptoms of stress disorders
* Increased maturity and spiritual development
* Greater receptivity to the wisdom of others
* Increased trust and connection with others and self
* A healthier sense of self (self-esteem, productive perspective)
* Elevated positive affect

By working with a Hypnotherapist, a variety of quick and easy to learn techniques can be learned that help clients maintain, in their daily lives, the dramatic emotional shifts they experience in the therapists office.

This compelling new book bridges the gap for therapists who may not have specialized training in hypnotherapy. Dr. Daitch's overview of the origins and dynamics of emotional and physiological arousal are a potent prelude to a comprehensive array of interventions that can be used to enhance the client's ability to quiet the mind and reduce emotional reactivity. She also effectively outlines scripts that strengthen the client's capacity for self-reflection without judgment and shame. Affect Regulation Toolbox is a wonderful contribution from a seasoned psychologist and deserves to be a part of every therapist's essential library.

As the director of The Denver School Of Hypnotherapy, I am always looking for really good books on hypnosis/therapy to use as a textbook or to put on our recommended reading list, and this book fills both needs. About 1/3 of the way into the book, I had decided to use it as one of our main textbooks, replacing one we have used since the school opened. Ms Daitchs' professional easy to read style of writing makes this book a must for any psychotherapist who wants to expand his/her practice and offer the best support possible to clients. When Ms Daitch states, "For clinicians who are discouraged with unsuccessful traditional psychotherapeutic methods and want to be able to offer their over-reactive clients explicit strategies with long-term results, Affect Regulation Toolbox is an invaluable resource..." I couldn't agree with her more. This book gets two thumbs up and 5 stars from me

Pam Mills, CCHt
Board Certified Counseling Clinical Hypnotherapist
Director of The Denver School Of Hypnotherapy

"Affect Regulation Toolbox" by Carolyn Daitch PhD
March 1, 2007 (ISBN 10:0-393-70495-5)
Review by Dr. Sandra E. S. Neil

As Claire Frederick M.D., says in her foreward to Dr. Carolyn Daitch's book" `Affect Regulation Toolbox' is a clinical classic". It seems appropriate to comment that these affect regulation skills are used as part of hypnotherapy by Dr. Daitch in her own practice. However, as presented by Dr. Daitch at the International Council of Psychologists workshop in Kos, Greece in July 2006, these skills can also stand in their own right, and could easily be used in non-hypnotic therapies.

The book comprises a collection of therapeutic interventions, consisting of four components, or as Dr. Daitch calls them "Tiers". Tier 1 is recognition of an overreaction, and initiation of a brief pause to interrupt it. Tier 2 is standard hypnotic induction and deepening techniques. Tier 3 is a set of tools aimed at shifting unhealthy reactive styles. Tier 4 comprises tools to address therapeutic transfer of suggestion and practice.

Dr. Daitch describes symptoms of anxiety disorders including the following: uncontrollable worry, panic attacks, poor concentration, addictive behaviours, obsessive thoughts and phobias (page 25). Further, she describes anxiety in relationships; she sees overly reactive behaviours to be at the core of many troubled relationships. These typically include: escalation and conflict, disconnection from each other emotionally, inability to access positive affect and inability to practise beneficial therapeutic behaviours. This augurs poorly for the future of the relationship when two people experience such negative states every time they enter a conflict situation.

In Chapters 4-6, Dr. Daitch looks at ways of diminishing over-reactivity, by using a set of skills, and I recommend the reader read these themselves (page 28). It makes excellent reading and excellent clinical practice.
1. Identifying the start of an overreaction and responding appropriately,
2. Calming and focussing.
3. Mindfulness.
4. Somatic awareness and cues.
5. Impulse control.
6. Co-existing affective states.
7. Resource utilisation.
8. Positive affect development.

Dr. Daitch says that it is the mastery of these skills, in the midst of stress and conflict, that will truly enable patients to experience freedom from the heightened emotions and reactions that keep them trapped for so long.

In Chapter 9, "Application of Tools with Severe Anxiety Disorders", Dr. Daitch uses tools from Tiers 1 and 2, before using tools from Tier 3 to address a Panic Disorder. Further the patient is given strategies from Tier 4 that she can implement in her daily life. These include tight fist, mindfulness with detached observation, mindfulness and releasing, sensory cue/anchor, age progression short-term and long-term, imaginary support circle and parts of yourself (very reminiscent of Virginia Satir's Parts Party).

In Chapter 10, Dr. Daitch applies these rules within a marital, committed relationship. These include Gottman's description of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" as applied to couples - the four main destructive behaviours which are often evident in failing marriages: criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling (Page 186).

Dr. Daitch's gives an example of a couple at marital war with each other, Jonathon and Janice, who attend for therapy. Dr. Daitch lays out her treatment goals as follows:
* Diminish defensiveness by each taking responsibility and owning their parts in conflict
* Practise active listening or mirroring
* Validate and empathize
* Practise using visualisation to rehearse effective communication
* Help the couple learn from each other's adaptive style
* Contain verbally damaging exchanges
* Increase empathy
* Close `exits' (that is, activities which are designed with the express purpose of avoiding each other)
* Establish `date nights' away from the children
* Develop positive expectations about the relationship and experience regular positive affect
* Increase the awareness of the impact of verbal and nonverbal communication

The tools which she used for Jonathon and Janice were `Arm and Leg Heaviness', and `Parts of the Self'.

Chapter 12 is called "Roadblocks and Challenges". The most significant challenge to a therapist's successful implementation of the Toolbox is getting the patients to practise. She also talks about working with those who have low hypnotisability, managing resistance from different perspectives, and matching tools with client needs and styles.

In the epilogue, in which she focuses on the therapist, she describes how we have to learn to trust our own voice and style. She emphasizes the importance of self-care and self-acceptance for the therapist. Daitch quotes Louise Hay, stating that the most important thing the therapist can do for their patients is to love themselves, and stop self-criticism.

After 36 years of clinical practice myself, I believe that Dr. Daitch's therapeutic tools are very useful, and I have used variations of them in different ways and in different situations throughout my own career. "Affect Regulation Toolbox" is an invaluable resource, allowing patients to maintain a healthy response to stress, and facilitate effective clinical work for a happier life. Dr. Carolyn Daitch has done a service to the whole field of psychotherapy.


Dr Sandra E S Neil PhD, MA (Clinical Psychology), BA, BEd (Counselling), FAPS
Clinical Psychologist and Family Psychologist
Fellow, Australian Psychological Society
Past-President, International Council of Psychologists
World Area Chair, International Council of Psychologists
International Affiliate of American Psychological Association
Australian National Representative International Academy of Family Psychology
Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists
APS Division of Independently Practising Psychologists
Member, Australian College of Psychologists in Clinical Private Practice
Member, Avanta Virginia Satir Network and IHLRN

This is a practical book that both seasoned and newly trained clinicians will love. Written by a highly experienced therapist, it fills a void that has existed in therapy literature on the topic methods for helping patients with affect regulation issues.

Dr. Daitch has compiled more than 30 specific self-regulatory skill sets. She describes them for the therapist along with the indications for their use, and then models the practical language in the form of a script. Therapists are not going to get bogged down in this book, but will be able to easily and rapidly begin using what they read. The techniques are specifically tailored for use with over-reactive types of patients-the population where traditional talk therapy commonly proves frustrating and inadequate. The methods are applicable to either individual or couples therapy.

A valuable table at the beginning of the book recommends which of the techniques may be most applicable in the treatment of conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, PTSD, and phobias. The table also guides the clinician to the most appropriate techniques for reducing various symptoms such as worry and rumination, counterproductive thoughts, self-criticism, hopelessness, fear of the future, irritability, insomnia, somatic distress, hypervigilence withdrawal, codependency, and feelings of abandonment. The practitioner is also directed to which techniques are most applicable for the enhancement of resiliency, self-efficacy and self-esteem, self-soothing, skill rehearsal, impulse control, positive affect, empathy, positive expectancy, detached observation, emotional connection, and mental flexibility.

The author begins by assisting other therapists to understand over-reactivity and then provides a scholarly overview chapter on the psychophysiology of emotional reactivity. The remainder of the book is very pragmatic. One chapter focuses on helping clients identify the start of an over-reaction and how to respond appropriately. Another chapter is on focusing attention and calming strategies. Still other chapters concentrate on healing strategies, behavioral and practice session rehearsal, tools for common anxiety disorders, tools for severe anxiety disorders, tools for use in relationship therapy, and tools for use in parent/child, sibling, work, and friendship relationships.

As each technique is introduced the author lists the 4-5 goals of the method. The practical wording of a script is then modeled for the reader, followed by a commentary and sometimes an example. Thus the book provides the therapist with techniques that he or she can begin to immediately use in treatment, providing the patient with new, practical skills for affect regulation which they may then be assigned as home work. A final chapter assists the reader in handling roadblocks and challenges (e.g., noncompliance with practice sessions and resistance).

Although many of the techniques have their origin in hypnosis and cognitive behavior therapy, a high level of sophistication in either of these approaches is not essential to finding the book useful clinically. An appendix provides therapists with further useful resources, including videotapes, books and sources of training, as well as resources for clients (workbooks, CD's). I highly recommend this book.

I just bought a couple copies of "the Handbook" for my neices. They're a little young yet, Jr. High, but I couldn't wait to have them read my very favorite book from years ago. Some of the details are a bit dated, (and a bit hazy to me now), but everything else is timeless--although, when they screwed up MY class schedule, I wasn't lucky enough to get all lunches and study hours! This is a must read for ALL teens.

I came across this book years ago while working in my high school library and the librarian recommended it to me, saying she had always enjoyed it. After reading it, it immediately became a favorite. The writing is smart and witty, and while dated certainly (the protagonist compares a favorite teacher to Robert Redford) it doesn't hamper one's ability to enjoy the characters and plot. In high school especially, it was easy to relate to the woes of the characters as they maneuvered the difficulties of growing up and just getting through class each day.
When finished reading, I ended up introducing the book to our school's book club and it became the one book we all own and read over and over (it gets quoted at least once a month!) The book isn't the Great American Novel, but it certainly is worth an afternoon or two of reading for sheer entertainment value. As mentioned in previous reviews, anybody 13 years old or up (or anybody looking to rediscover their 13 year old self) will enjoy this light, funny read.

An EXCELLENT book! I give it 5 stars! A++++++! =-) I was skimming the book shelf of my teachers class looking for a book to read for my next test and I came accross this book. It looked like a good book and it was. I loved it so much that I kept the book and reread it 5 times!
~Fran

I wish I had the foresight to buy more of Ellen Conford's books from the late 70s, early 80s. I reread this book probably once a year, because it still is very funny and speaks to all the fears and dreams a teenage girl has. I always loved Ellen Conford, because she wrote about normal kids who did their homework, didn't do drugs and had both good and bad teachers in their classes. Julie is a great heroine because she's pretty normal, and therefore you can relate to her, her crushes, her family, her friends and her insecurities. As always, the moral is that you, as a teenaged female, are just great the way you are. Another plus for Ms. Conford.

A very funny look at high school life thru the eyes of a cool girl. The way it is set up is there are 10 or 12 sections or quotes taken from the High School Rule Book. Then, they tell the story that corresponds with rule section. This format fits the story very well, and is very inventive from a writer's standpoint. It is a cool look at high school life. The girl wants to be a writer, and tries to get something published in the school journal. The only problem is its by a die hard cynic who doesn't like her. Its an endearing story. In a way, it is like several ministories tied into one, the character going thru her high school career. The ending is well conceived, and has real meaning. Be yourself. Excellent book!

Also recommended: No Flying in the House. Classic Faerie Tale story.

The author writes in a clear manner and fits a lot of interesting information into a fairly small book (about 50,000 words in 215 5X7 inch pages). He gets slightly technical -- about the right amount for a tyro like me.
I found his defense of evolution in chapter 3 to be particularly thought provoking. The author makes the point that there is no single cause, no essence, and no blue print for some complex processes -- "There are only the parts and their interactions". The mathematically inclined may wish to see a half-million word expansion of this theme in S. Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science".
I noticed a couple of errors:

- Latitude and longitude get swapped from page 65 to page 67.

- Page 30 states that dogs breathe at 30-40 breaths/minute or pant at 300-400 breaths/minute, and they do not breathe at any in between rate. I timed my dog panting at about 180 breaths per minute.

Get ready to embark on a truly exciting and entertaining round-the-world voyage of discovery. And it won't take 80 days, either. In just 215 pages and in beautiful prose, Mark Blumberg explains the vitally important connection between temperature and life on Earth.

Body Heat not only answers questions that I've always wondered about but also answers questions that I've never even thought to ask. For example, before I read this book, I didn't know how Antarctic fish survive (answer: antifreeze in their blood) or how male penguins manage to incubate eggs while enduring temperatures of -76 degrees F (answer: I won't spoil it for you). On the opposite end of the thermometer-at 185 degrees F-is the bacterium that thrives within hydrothermal vents more than one mile below the surface of the ocean. As the author so rightly puts it, "These are the true athletes of the extreme." And then there are the enlightening discussions about those aspects of our lives that are much closer to home - thermostats, peppers, sleep, fevers, dogs, obesity, anorexia, language, behavior, and babies, just to name a few. It's amazing how much information can be shared when the language is clear and purposeful.

As told in this treasure of a book - with humor ("Pluto is cold; Chicago in January is merely inconvenient"), a passion for his subject, and a marvelous ability to draw on diverse subjects as well as personal experiences to tell this story - the tale of temperature and life on Earth is fascinating indeed.

In Body Heat : Temperature And Life On Earth, biophysicist Mark Blumberg's exploration of temperature in the world considers the many ways temperature rules the lives of animals, from how penguins survive Antarctic winters to why people survive drowning accidents in winter, but not in summer. Packed with important scientific insights and a lively style which lends to leisure browsing, Body Heat is a remarkable survey and a highly recommended selection for Environmental Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

Body Heat is an introduction to how living things regulate their internal temperature in the face of changing external circumstances. It is aimed at a general readership and written in a non-technical style. Although published by the Harvard University Press and handsomely presented, this is not as rigorously scientific as one might like.

First of all there are no footnotes so that some of University of Iowa psychology Professor Mark Blumberg's assertions are without reference. In a work aimed at the general public this is perhaps acceptable, even preferable; however when some of the assertions are a bit puzzling, it would be agreeable to have some attribution.

For example, Blumberg claims that the ancestors of the Pima Indians of southern Arizona (whom he is writing about because they have low levels of leptin which "predisposes them to fat storage") "have lived in North America for 30,000 years." (p. 182) From everything I know about the settlements in North America, there are none that go back 30,000 years. Perhaps this is a very recent discovery. If so, he should cite the source.

Or, consider Figure 8 on page 179. This is a black and white photo of two mice, "one bred for obesity (left) and the other a normal mouse..." On the facing page 178 the obese "mouse" is identified as a db/db (for diabetes) mouse, yet the text suggests that it is more likely a ob/ob (for obese) mouse. Maybe I have this wrong, but what REALLY bothers me about the photo is that I think those white mice are really white RATS and the wrong picture (or text) was used!

Or, on page 175 Blumberg writes that "a pound of fat holds twice as much energy as does a pound of sugar or protein." Actually it holds more like 2.25 times as much energy. There are nine calories in a gram of fat and four in either a gram of sugar or protein. Since I'm sure Blumberg knows this I can only attribute his expression to either a desire on the part of his publisher to "keep it simple" and avoid fractions, or because in the metabolism of fat some energy is lost. If the former is the reason, he should have insisted in the interest of accuracy on the more precise expression; and if the latter, he should have told us so. In either case, we are left wondering if we are being "dumbed down."

This simplistic approach, a kind of creeping casualness about what is and what isn't so, may lead the reader to wonder about the strict accuracy of other statements in the book. For example, on page 158 we learn that the psychologist Craig Anderson asserts that in high heat conditions (hot days) there is an increase in human violence and aggression. This seems reasonable enough. However Blumberg then cites Anderson as suggesting that "if global warming trends continue, an increase in average temperature by" two degrees fahrenheit "will result in 24,000 additional murders each year in the United States." This is startling, so much so I would like to have some of the evidence and the reasoning leading to his conclusion. But Blumberg does not provide any. He does however cite a research paper by Anderson in the bibliography.

Another example of Blumberg really needing to tell us more than he does is from page 188 where he writes that on a "practical level" leptin is not likely to help the average overweight person because "leptin costs nearly $200 per milligram." Problem here is, how much leptin would one need--a milligram a month or perhaps a milligram a day? Again Blumberg doesn't say.

This casualness of expression is really a shame because in perhaps the most interesting part of the book, in the chapter entitled "Livin' Off the Fat," Blumberg presents some evidence that anorexia nervosa may to some degree be a disease caused by a thermoregulatory dysfunction. (pp. 191-196) Unfortunately before he presents this argument he writes that the "discrepancy between the physical realities faced by most women and the messages portrayed by a minority of women who are so thin that many of them no longer have menstrual cycles has helped to generate a steady increase in the incidence of anorexia nervosa over the last twenty years." (p. 188)

I'm not sure what this means, except it sounds a lot like the usual lament about how the fashion media is in some sense responsible for anorexia. Yet, he doesn't exactly say that, does he? What he really says is that some "women" have "helped to... increase" anorexia!

Finally on page 204 Blumberg notes that there are "many theories, some of them silly and some of them intriguing" as to why we behave as we do in REM sleep. However, he just leaves it at that without mentioning any of them except to say that temperature is a factor.

On the plus side, there is a lot of interesting information in the book about how heat and cold affect us and other animals, and plants. I was surprised to learn that plants can heat themselves, that the skunk cabbage, for example, can melt snow (p. 92), and that some plants may be using heat instead of aroma or color to attract pollinating insects (p. 93). Also interesting is the little known fact that the skin of polar bears is actually black (to absorb as much of the sun's heat as possible) while its fur of course appears white to match the snow and ice of its environment.

Bottom line: this is definitely worth reading; however I think the decision to avoid being technical and explanatory work against the value of the book.

This is a thoroughly enjoyable book. The publisher's weekly reviewer's criticism is misdirected. I guarantee that you will enjoy this book, and annoy the hell out of your friends/family quoting them little tidbits. I particularly enjoyed the author's discussion of the design of experiments, in his lab and in the lab's of other scientists, for various purposes. Highly recommended.

As a medical student with an interest in nephrology and acid-base disorders, this book provides a readable but rigorous discussion of the subject. Chapters are well-organized and do not have to be read in order - they are written to be independently referenced as the need arises.

I am currently studying medicine and got this book to help get a handle on the renal system and acid-base topics. I found it easy to understand, with good detail and lots of extra information. The case studies are a great way to illustrate the different conditions. I would definitely recommend it if you are keen to get a handle on (or master) acid-base and electrolyte physiology and disorders.

FOR RESIDENT AND FELLOWS AS STAFF TOO, THE FIFTH EDITION OF BURTON ROSE IS EXCELLENT, COVERING BASIC CONCEPTS AS WELL AS ALL THE RECENT RESEARCH MEDICAL NEWS IN FHE FIELD OF FLUID AND ACID BASE PHYSIOLOGY.IT SHOULD BE RECOMENDED FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC MEDICAL LIBRARY.

An impressively lucid and detailed account of renal physiology, with a close focus on the clinical causes and implications.It is intensely practical, with up to date references (at time of publication) and sifting exerecises at the end of each chapter.

It is precisely what far too many 'nephrologists' have all but forgotten in their obsession with immunology, studying the aetiology of injury is all well, but without a text like this it's difficult to appreciate the intricacy, beauty and sheer majesty of renal physiology. Can you tell the difference between tubulo-glomerular feedback and glomerulotubular balance? - shame on the 'forensic pathologists' who can't! This book will provide rapid relief.

No doubt, this is a terrific textbook and is a great resource for Nephrology fellows, ICU fellows and general physiologists. However, for the med student or housestaff who would like to digest the basics of renal electrolyte handling and acid-base homeostasis, I'd like to recommend "Renal Pathophysiology the Essentials" by B.D. Rose and H.G. Rennke (ISBN: 0683073540). It is from 1994 and may lack some of the molecular details, but is an even more "readable" text.

Hi I'm Zoe Whilton, and Childhood Hills is an excellent book. Each poem is a masterpiece of its own. My favorite poems are, "The Lie", "The Elevator", and "Your First Day at Dolly's" (by Annemarie Mullan Whilton, aka my mother, I am the girl at preschool, my sister is the one crying). I hope that Pat Mullan continues to write poetry.

Reviewed by Diane Morgan - Editor, ... .

Pat Mullan takes us on a poetic journey through Ireland, the world and childhood. His evocative poetry creates for us lush landscapes, towering cities and weeping hearts that share the sorrow within all of us.

Relationships are key to his poetry, love, loss and remembering. I truly enjoyed his style of writing; it wasn't at all like the rhyming cliché poetry we are overburdened with as we read aspiring poets; it has a rhythm all its own; one could almost hear an Irish lilt to it.

He adds to the end of his book a section in memory of James Dickey that is poignant and stirring reminding us of the vast heritage we have of poets often forgotten.

Childhood Hills
by Pat Mullan

Reading this collection of poetry and writings was like holding a conversation with a very interesting person who can fascinate with a hypnotic flow of words. His muse is an old country bard who whispered secrets of the ancient days in the poet's ear. Pat Mullan has translated those secrets onto these pages.

You will be moved to joy and sorrow as you traverse the winding path over these Childhood Hills. Within these hills dwells a child who remembers the man he was, not a man dreaming over a lost youth. He still lives in the poetry contained here.

This author is a spirit freed from the fears of childhood that we all have shared, no matter what shape those fears take, what horrid dreams they inspire. If you allow him, this poet will guide you through imagery and images, familiar and strange, to a destination where understanding waits.

A poem is music of the soul that takes its inspiration from ordinary events, places, and people. It is a music you hear with your heart. I recommend you read Childhood Hills slowly and listen carefully. It will quicken the spirit that lives within.

I am the author of "THE FEELINGS AND IMAGINATION OF A BAREFOOT BOY STILL INSIDE MY HEAD!: Poems and Short Stories for Boys and Girls Ages 9 to 12," which will be available online soon! I bought Childhood Hills to read another author's poetry. In Pat's book, here are several of my favorites: THE QUARRY HOLE, WE NEVER TALKED, BICYCLE RIDE, SMALL VICTORY, GRANNY BUNTY'S BUTTON BOX, and MY CAT (this one is by Annemarie Mullan Whilton). As I read, Pat's poetry created a vivid picture in my mind. The poems about Pat's childhood were particularly moving. Great Book Pat!

It's an amazing way of painting a picture from a really interesting life and Childhood of this irish author. For me it was sometimes intellectuall demanding and sometimes easy to follow. My Favourites are: 'The turning point' and 'Granny Bunty's Button Box'

This book is really interesting. Emotion regulation is one of the most important goal in psychotherapy, because maladaptive emotions are at the origin of a number of psychiatric disorders, more notably anxiety and depression. Emotion disregulation is also one of the most invalidating symptoms in personality disorders like the borderline.
The book analyzes the problem from different point of views, mainly in the perspective of the integrative cognitive neuroscience, but also on the developmental perspective, the psychodinamic point of view and the social psychology.

This book has been very usefull both for practice and research. I strongly recomend it for anyone interested or working with emotion regulation in different contexts.

Christian Herreman, Mexico City.

This handbook is the first book that offers a true comprehensive, integrative, and thorough review of the field of emotion regulation. It is bound to become the primary resource for scholars and non-scholars who are interested in emotion regulation and the main reference text in the field. Although there are some published books on the topic, such books tend to selectively highlight only one or two perspectives. In contrast, this book includes 30 chapters that together represent multiple distinct perspectives, representing different disciplines within and even outside of psychology. These chapters are written by leading experts and provide clear and insightful reviews of existing methods and approaches. The chapters also present cutting-edge research. Another impressive quality of the handbook is that although chapters are incredibly diverse with respect to their theoretical and methodological approaches, they are nonetheless elegantly tied together. Each chapter provides definitions of common core concepts, addresses common core questions, and many make a reference to common theoretical models in the field. Gross' Handbook of Emotion Regulation is an important resource to those who are interested in learning about adaptive (and maladaptive) ways to regulate emotions in both the self and in others. Furthermore, it is a must-read for anyone who wishes to gain a deep and comprehensive understanding of the field, as it is explored from a scientific perspective.

This handbook is impressive in its scope, spanning across multiple domains of psychology and biology. It presents cutting-edge research in a digestible format, and provides an invaluable resource to researchers and clinicians alike.

The field of emotion regulation is a difficult one to adequately cover, because it impinges on so many aspects of life, and is such a critical but little understood part of what it means to be human. Until now, there has been no really good, single source for those wanting to educate themselves on what is known about when and how we control our emotions and when and how they control us. Although designed primarily to cover research findings in emotion regulation for an academic audience, this book will be a valuable resource to anyone interested in understanding how we control and manage our emotions. Insightful, well-written chapters by leading experts on nearly every aspect of emotion control, including cutting-edge findings in neuroscience and therapeutic innovations, described the ideas , controversies, and research in at a level of detail and depth that made for an extremely thought-provoking and satisfying exploration. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and recommend it to students and teachers of psychology, as well as anyone looking to understand more about their own feelings and how to control them.

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The Condominium Concept is a great tool for any community manager; the information and references provided have made my life easier and more effective.

Great publication.

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This book offers hope to the babyboomer generation who recognizes that we are slowly becoming our parents. By following the comments and advice offered in this helpful book, we know that we no longer have to follow in our families genetic past. The authors create the view of a cheery healthy future with sound nutritional advice. Highly recommended.

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I have followed and learned from Dr. Giampapa's work for over 20 years. He has always been well ahead of contemporary medical practitioners in his understanding of the human aging process and possible therapeutic interventions to extend meaningful human lifespan. The Gene Makeover-The 21st Century Anti-Aging Breakthrough describes an exciting new approach to the field of Medical Age Management and lucidly translates a very complex subject into language that the average person can easily understand. This book provides an opportunity to understand therapies which you will read about in the medical journals of the future.

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Asst. Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
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I have followed and learned from Dr Giampappa's work for over 20 years. He has always been well ahead of contemporary medical practitioners in his understanding of the human aging process and possible therapeutic interventions to extend meaningful human lifespan. The Gene Makeover-The 21st Century Anti-aging Breakthrough describes an exciting new approach to the field of Medical Age Management and lucidly translates a very complex subject into language that the average person can easily understand. This book provides an opportunity to understand therapies which you will read about in the medical journals of the future.

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Asst. Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Chairman Emeritus
Plastic Surgery
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A Bully Grows Up: Erik Meets the Wizard

As the baby boomer generation reaches the 'new middle age' we search for new information to assist in creating a more healthy and viable future for us, our parents and our children. The connection between our daily environmental and personal stressors and our overall health is important. Studies have proved that stress has a significant effect on our longevity. As an author of a children's book regarding bullying behavior and frequent speaker regarding the topic of bullying and stress, I am keenly aware of this connection. This book offers a vast understandable quantity of information regarding our predisposition to DNA damage and offers easy to follow steps on how to hold on to or improve our health. A great navigational aid for our journey into the future.

I have been an anti-aging patient of Dr. Giampapa's for over 5 years. My energy levels are high, my body is muscular and my skin is the best it has ever been. I look and feel fifteen years younger then my acutal age. Dr. Giampapa is well ahead of many medical practitioners in his understanding of the human aging process and therapeutic interventions to slow it. The Gene Makeover-The 21st Century Anti-Aging Breakthrough describes the newest findings in the field of Medical Age Management and explains very complex information in a plain simple language that everyone can easily understand. This book is a must read for all who want to remain healthy and active.

When reality passes fantasy!

The only book I've purchased twice.

I have yet to encounter a non- fiction piece so captivating and hard to put down as The Killing of Karen Silkwood. This book goes far beyond her life as depicted in the movie, and the story behind all the people who believed in her and sacrificed tremendous amounts of time and energy at great personal danger to themselves after her death is phenomenal. What really amazed me was the sheer number of government agencies that were involved in spying on and covering up evidence as revealed through depositions, leaks, and court ordered documents. So many that no one seemed to be able to link them together (not even among themselves) except Silkwood's legal and investigative team. I had no idea so many police type agencies existed. It really is unsettling. The research this author did feels exhausting it is so through. The story goes on for over 10 years after her death, and it is well worth reading. It is alot more than just a private citizen (survivors) suing a private corporation. This book is reprinted after many years since it's original publication with several follow-up chapters added. The added chapters really tease you especially where the author indicated that a confidential inside source revealed that they saw a file that documented that the FBI knew very clearly who killed Karen Silkwood.

This book is not easy but it is readable if you pay attention to details about the nuclear industry. I suspect Karen's death was murder because she was getting too involved in trying to protect her colleagues and herself from getting cancer. Although the movie version changes the relationship between she and her housemate, this book explains so much more. It is a must have book involving a conspiracy that has never truly gone away. Kerr-McGee is still alive and well and thriving but Karen Gay Silkwood was an important and tragic heroine who died risking her life. She may not have been mother of the year to her three children but her contributions and searh for the truth about nuclear contamination is admirable. I know more about her and I like her. Of course, she is not flawless but human like the rest of us.

I became interested in Karen Silkwood after watching the 1983 movie "Silkwood". The film seemed to suggest that Silkwood was murdered, but a number of reviews I subsequently read dismissed "Silkwood" as an irresponsible docudrama that was based on sensationalism rather than fact.

After reading Richard Rashke's "The Killing of Karen Silkwood", I'd have to say that the film didn't take its allegations far enough. Based on thousands of pages of court documents, including depositions, sworn statements, internal memos, and federal records, Rashke makes a convincing case for the following:

Silkwood was deliberately contaminated with plutonium by someone at Kerr-McGee, perhaps on several occasions. Had she lived, Silkwood had a good likelihood of developing cancer because of the significant exposure she experienced.

Silkwood was most likely carrying important documents the night she was murdered; among other things, she had proof that 42.5 pounds of plutonium was missing from K-M's Cimarron plant, which is enough to make three or four nuclear bombs.

Security at the Cimarron plant was dangerously lax, as were safety measures. Workers received little education in regards to nuclear energy or the safety risks that accompany it, and consequently contamination was not taken seriously by employees.

Union members' (and particularly Karen Silkwood's) rights were repeatedly violated by K-M officials, who continually interfered in union activities and even began to spy on Silkwood.

However, the conspiracy surrounding Silkwood's death became even more heinous and inconceivable as Silkwood's side investigated in preparation for trial. Though the truth will probably never be known, Rashke lays out a compelling - though sketchy - account, involving the FBI, the CIA, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Justice Department, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and a shadowy network of Iranians, Russians, and Israelis. Rashke hints at an international plutonium smuggling ring, and supplies evidence that the FBI was responsible for illegally and covertly spying on a number of organizations as late as the mid-1970s, including various labor unions and their members - and Silkwood was one of their targets.

Rashke's story might sound unbelievable, but most of it is based on public court documents. His interviews with the assorted players in the case may be less trustworthy; yet, many statements are corroborated by court papers. Also lending credence to the Silkwood camp's version of the story is the fact that several significant witnesses died, disappeared, or were threatened during the investigation and ensuing court case. Additionally, the Silkwood lawyers and investigator received death threats and were followed and even assaulted - one must wonder why, if the Silkwood case was wholly without merit. Especially appalling is the federal government's role in the affair, and their failure to cooperate with the civil case.

"Who Killed Karen Silkwood" reads like a novel - it's a compelling book that's hard to put down. Indeed, I expect that I won't soon be able to forget about Silkwood's story and its larger implications. I'm far from what you'd call a conspiracy nut (though I love the X-Files, I identify with Scully as opposed to Mulder!) - yet, the evidence in this case is as convincing as it is frightening. The final two pages will simply blow you away.

My only gripe - Rashke's update to the 2nd edition of the book (released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Silkwood's death) was sorely lacking. He made no mention of what's become of those involved in the case; of any information, either directly or indirectly related to the case, that's been discovered since the end of the investigation; or of the movie, which was a critical and box-office success. Rashke coins the newest section "The Legacy", but he doesn't discuss Silkwood's legacy even briefly. The new chapters focus on the court battles since May 1979 and K-M's troubles with and termination of their nuclear program, but speak little of Silkwood.

Here is a story that has probably been largely forgotten, of a young woman who fought a powerful corporation and an inept government (and very likely died for her efforts), and the idealistic and courageous people who came together to discover the truth.

If you were alive in the 70s you might remember Karen Silkwood, her mysterious death, and the court case that went on for years. At least two movies were made about her, but movies scripts can seldom tell the whole story or portray history with accuracy because of the demands of drama and story arc. So while I thought that I had a fairly good understanding of the events of Karen Silkwood's death, I have learned from reading this book that there was so very much more to the story. Not only was Silkwood incredibly brave, but the lawyers who took on her case were equally so. In more than one instance, Dan Sheehan, the lead attorney, must tell his investigator, "You're about to be killed. I've been contacted by the White House..."

From rural Oklahoma and an undereducated young working class woman whose cause was simply to improve the working conditions for the employees in a Kerr-McGee plutonium plant, arose what was possibly a conspiracy that could rival any international spy network: FBI, CIA, NSA, the White House, double agents, foreign powers, death threats, and more. How could such a simple woman as Karen Silkwood become involved in this level of intrigue? Richard Rashke did a masterful job of research, presenting the evidence in such a way that the reader can evaluate the evidence himself.

If Silkwood's story were not true, this book would stand as spirited fiction and would make better reading than many a spy novel; but Silkwood's story is true and this book exposes the depth of corruption, greed, cover-ups, and abuse of power that our government practiced in the 60s and 70s, and probably still practices today. The difference then though, is that exposing the government's actions led to reform-today, no one seems to care.