Bates Books

You will already know, if you like to read or study Johnson, but what you may not know, is that you can buy separate books from this collected works on special offer, as and when your budget permits. This was not my first Johnson acquisition, and its content did not always intrigue me as much as say "Rambler". So be sure that when I say, it contains some real little gems for all us Johnsonians, that I am not talking about a new variety of vegetable; nor am I commending its content, based purely on the fact that, often as a fellow may recommend something, so as not to be embarrassed by his peers for an inapposite exposition.

Bates offers valuable assistance in using dictation effectively to write. We are trying to "tell" our story, and in this way, our natural language and style can be captured as the first draft toward the finished written product.

The book was true to description- Never used. It still had the CDs in it. The price was excellent ($10.00 for a book that cost $100+) and delivery was fast.

I am taking BSN courses and this text is required. The book includes a CD which I have not had the time to review.

The text is very good. It has a great flow from system to system. There are many color photos to explain the various findings. The book is through and I especially love the red text in the borders that explains the criticial thinking of the assessment coupled with the finding.

I own a Mosby's guide from my previous Nursing classes. I thought it was good until I purchased Bates. This is my new favorite examination text and one I will keep in my personal library for years to come.

Good book and a geat resource. This particular work places the patient History and exam in a logical and systematic approach with illustrations and study helps - a keeper.

I am a Physician Assistant Student and i have to admit that every semester we are required to buy books and at the end of every semester i sell my books buy. This was the only one i did not sell back. Its great for a person who is beginning the medical field and is great for someone who just wants to brush up on technique. The CD located in the back of the books is really not that helpful because it skips critical parts of the physical exam however its good to see how to do certain things. Most of the books chapters are well organized except for the HEENT chapter bc its all over the place. However i LOVE my Bates and i still use it on clinical rotations.

Great book on physical examination and history taking. Will recommend to other healthcare/medical providers.

I recommend these books (Your ONE Year Old, Your TWO Year Old, Your THREE Year Old, Your FOUR Year Old, Your FIVE Year Old, Your SIX Year Old, Your SEVEN Year Old, Your EIGHT Year Old, Your NINE Year Old, Your TEN-to-FOURTEEN Year Old. These books were writtten by Louise Bates Ames, PhD, Fances L. Ilg, MD and Sidney M. Baker MD of the Gesell Institute of Human Development. They are NOT a "how to" book for parents -- but rather provide a perspective of life from the child's various ages. I found the books to be of such value that I purchase the entire series for new parents. Somehow I forgot to purchase these books for my niece when she started her family. She expressed some concerns about her seven year old son's behavior (that I knew from experience to be that typical of seven year olds). I purchased the books from the series that will help my niece from here on. She LOVES them! I have a feeling she will use them and pass them along to other parents. My original set are part of my permanent library. I highly recommend these books for your permanent library as well!

Worthless. Completely outdated and condescending. I was hoping for some practical insight into my relationship with my three year old and instead I was advised that I should leave her with a teenage babysitter as much as possible. The 80s were a good decade for music but apparently not for parenting advice. I thought $11.00 was a value; this book wouldn't be a value at $1.00.

I love this series of books. They are a bit dated in pictures, etc. But the advice is good, and the authors are extremely reputable. They know their stuff. The advice is as good today as it was when they were first written. I love how they are a fast, easy, read.

I ordered this book after seeing it in an article about behavior of three year olds. I was somewhat disappointed that it was written in 1985. Wanted something more up to date.

I keep purchasing these small books full of great information for my daughter, whose little girl is 2 1/2. It is a comfort to my daughter to find confirmation of her intuition and observations about the developement of her child. The suggestions bring, good results, and the whole book makes three generations of us happier. This booklet may be insufficient by itself to raise a well adjusted child, but it contains the essentials. Makes a useful gift as a stocking filler for a parent to be, a little birthday gift etc.

I really enjoyed this book and was so happy the first time I read it that it wasn't filled with the typical sex and drugs alot of books now a days are.

This book was slow and boring. The author attempts humor in the main character, but all I got was irritation. I could not finish it, I didnt even get half way through!

This is such a good book. I read it a couple years ago & just had to buy it. If you want something mysterious, but funny w/plenty of soul, then this here is your book. You'll love the Sista in this book.

Karen Grigsby Bates' Plain Brown Wrapper is great fun to read. As other reviewers noted, the mystery is really a backdrop, but who cares? The characters, while amusing and entertaining, are never silly and are very believable--even the ones that could become cliches or one-noters don't; the dialogue's snappy; and, with the exeception of a few clunky spots, the pace is just right. It's the perfect book to throw in your bag when departing for a short trip or long car ride, or to pick up after reading something more serious and emotionally draining. Upon closing the cover I'm left wondering only one thing: when's Alexa Powell (Bates' intrepid heroine) going to return to a local bookstore near me?

I bought this book to begin reading on the way back from a trip. I actually started reading while sitting under a hair dryer. This book is a real page turner and I had to read it. I couldn't wait to finish the book to find out who was the murderer (which I would have never guessed!) and now I'm saddened because I finished the book.

I adored this book. Each woman had their own divaness to share but it was Maureen who captured my fancy. That woman has got it going on, loved her authenticity.

Mary Jane Hurley Brant
www.wheneverydaymatters.com

If "wear a tiara to the grocery store" is the type of advice you're looking for- you'll love this.

This book was a serious waste of time for any woman who has half a brain and half an ounce of self confidence. The authors actually suggest that wearing a tiara, taking luxurious baths, keeping dairies and cleaning out your closet is the key to becoming a "Diva," and the key to "rediscovering the passion, joy and fun in their lives." I am really amazed at how many women gave this book a good review. I would love to take a poll on the age group of women that read this book. This book was passed on to me from a friend who also thought it was a waste of time to read. My friend and I are both in agreement that there are far better "real" self help books out there for women than this one. The best part of the book were the illustrations so that is why it gets one star. Ladies, don't waste your time. If you need a self help book buy something written by a doctor or an expert - not four middle aged women who just underwent a mid-life crisis.

TOTAL waste of time. I got this as a gift and didn't have to waste my own money on it, but only an extraordinarily clueless woman who has never watched television or read a magazine in her life would benefit. The suggestions are ridiculous (seriously, wear a tiara, call your girlfriends, fingerpaint with your feet) and some even borderline offensive. There's a section about being "cosmopolitan" that suggests things you can do to be French, Italian, etc. On the French page, one of the suggestions is to "skip the shower." On the Spanish one, it is "skip the underwear." These women have got to be NUTS.

If anyone ever calls me a diva again, so help me...

I'm one of those people who abhors women's/girl's magazines as they usually tend to be superficial. Also, I seem to be out of the target audience as I'm merely 18. I saw this book while on holiday in the US and found it really intriguing. I was immediately HOOKED.

It's humourous, witty, and full of fun. Sure, some of the advice isn't for everyone (I didn't pay much attention to the fashion bit) but a lot of it is just great common sense and good tips to cheer us up when we get too serious. I bought this as a gift for my closest friend, and she loved it. We now have a Diva thing between us.

This book ROCKS! :D

I've been reading a handful of books around Taiwan and China; relating to their history, business, traveling there, etc.

This was a nice, concise, easy to read (especially skim) account of things. While it's not always on the mark 100%, I think it errs on the side of caution which I appreciate. A nice read.

This book was... fair. It might be a great for, say, an American businessman planning on a one or two month stay in Taiwan, although it is doubtful whether what it has to teach will really apply. It barely scratches the surface, but I suppose it was never meant to. In short, it's a good start for those who don't know anything about Taiwan and/or Taiwanese culture and want to lessen the impact, as it were. As a basic guide it works, but don't expect the sun and the moon. Enjoy your travels in Taiwan.

Troy Parfitt, author

Compared to the cultural sections in the Lonely Planet for Taiwan, this book was much more up to date (having been revised in 2005 verses LP being revised in 2000). The only drawbacks were the book's heavy focus on Taipei (I moved to southern Taiwan) and the books focuse on MEN in the business world and men's night ctivities like ladies' clubs etc. These sections weren't applicable to women at all. Not being any sort of feminist, I was still rather disappointed that there was not any similar commentary provided specifically for women in business and women's nightime activities!

This book provides an excellent introduction to the different culture in Taiwan. Since our son will soon be marrying a lady from Taiwan, we thought we should learn a little more about her cultural background.

I just want to throw my vote in with several others who have commented on how this book gives an impression that is more harsh than the reality. It tends to give the worst case scenarios regarding how Taiwanese treat foreigners, which I think gives people the wrong impression. In my experience the Taiwanese are mostly curious but friendly, except in Taipei where foreigners aren't a novelty and are pretty much treated like anyone else. Yes, a white person will be stared at quite a bit, and may get some blunt questions that would be considered rude elsewhere, but the types of really blatant disrespect this book describes is pretty unlikely.

Other than that, it is useful and informative as to customs, etc, though I don't think one has to be quite as picky about issues of "face" as the book suggests, especially with the younger generation.

This book contains an excellent ,overall assessment of China.It shows both the strengths and weaknesses of China.However,it is not the case that China's growth rate over the last 30 yaers has been 10 %.In late 2007,the World Bank,based on a complete reassessment of its estimates of Chinese price equivalents ,in terms of USA prices,based on standard purchasing power parity calculations,estimated China's Gross Domestic Product(gdp) to be no more than $6 trillion and not the $10-$11 trillion estimated in 2005 and 2006.This corrected statistic can be compared to the current gdp of the United States ,which is around $13 trillion.Similarly,the alleged rising middle class of China turns out to be at most 100 million out of a population of 1.4 billion.These facts mean that China is not the unstoppable powerhouse claimed in numerous other currently available books on China.The China threat,in fact,appears to be very similar ,in many respects, to the old Soviet Union threat based on faulty economic growth statistics that had greatly overestimated the Soviet Union's economic growth rate.

I find this book extremely dull because it is mainly made up of statements. But then I realise that, written by government think tanks, this book is for politicians.

If you are a general reader and want to understand how China is affecting the world, I recommend China Shakes the World or China Inc. And if are interested in the recent history of China (pre-1978), read Wild Swans.

If you are a business person and want to understand how to do business in China, I recommend The China Executive by Dr Wei Wang.

Pg. 4: "China's average wage is one-thirtieth of the U.S. and its average productivity level is equally lower (and wages, in any event account for only 20% of the cost of producing textiles and 5% of the cost of producing semiconductors)." If so, manufacturers that offshore in China would be stupid; alternatively, "China: The Balance Sheet" has a serious credibility problem. I go with the latter.

Nonetheless, this is still some value to the book for its statistics. For example, the authors believe China's foreign exchange reserves reached $1 trillion in '06, far more than any other country's, and probably more than enough to make serious improvement in its pollution and poverty problems. By 2050, China's economy is projected to be the world's largest; foreign investment only accounts for 5% of its capital growth - the Chinese savings rate of about 33% is more than enough to handle China's growth with money left over.

As for social services, "The Balance Sheet" asserts a mid-90's adult literacy rate of about 80% (vs. 50% in India) and graduates 800,000 scientists and engineers/year, while spending only 2.8% of GDP on education. Healthcare accounts for about 6% - far less than the U.S.' 16%.

Only 16% of China's land is arable, and most of its population lives on it. China's leaders are pressured to improve employment to absorb those leaving rural China, as well as those 40% released from state-jobs (including 80% from state-owned manufacturers).

Bergsten et al are most concerned about the possibility of conflict between the U.S. and China re Taiwan, and they point out that China uses its political (U.N. Security Council membership) and economic muscle to "encourage" others to support it re Taiwan.

I haven't read this book but have read several others by Nick Lardy and studied with him at Yale. I disagee with several reviewers who characterize Nick and his colleagues as ignorant about China and are simply imposing a western view. Nick was studying China and the economy (in Chinese) long before it was a popular subject and is intimately familiar with the country's economy. In a country where data is often obscured by politics, he has done an excellent job of piecing together disparate facts to achieve a coherent whole. He may be skeptical, but he's often correct.

This book is the best primer on the rise of China and the consequences to the United States that I have come across. Most other authors on the subject feel the need to have a strong thesis, either "China: House of Cards" or "China: Unstoppable Juggernaut". The team here presents a balanced and clinical view while venturing to conclusions on reccommended US actions as well. Well worth the quick read to cut through all the China hype/noise out there.

I bought this book for my Geol 110 class at the University of Maryland in College Park. It's completely unlike every other lab manual I've used in college. It does not directly relate to the lab project, its more like a textbook or information packet to prepare you for the concepts you'll cover in lab. It has glossy pages instead of the usual paper so I'm discouraged from writing notes and lab findings in it. I feel like we probably could have gotten this information out of our normal textbook rather than buying a separate lab manual.

The book was in great condition, but for the fact that it's missing the page with cutout tools towards the back (an important page to be missing).

i ordered the book less than two weeks before school started. and it arrived with plenty of time for me to begin paging through it. it is in excellent condition, unused and very modestly priced.

I was concerned because this book was used & included a CD. It was in very good shape and the CD was unopened. Thank you!

I inherited this lab manual when I started teaching physical geology this semester, and I told my students to return it to the bookstore. It contains factual errors (such as referring to hornblende and other non-metallic minerals as metallic, which they are not - metallic minerals are opaque in thin section), and the pedagogy is highly questionable. In the rock and mineral sections, it relies too heavily on photographs. Students already have a tendency to want to simply match minerals and rocks to pictures, which doesn't work, and this book encourages this. The book is too much talk and not enough action. Students in a lab should be guided to work with objects, not to simply answer questions out of a book. There is too much explanation provided, with little left for students to figure out on their own. Labs should be presented to students as mysteries to be solved, and this book takes all the mystery out of everything.

Senior schoolgirls Linnie and Ming, and schoolboy Jackson are feeling down. This is supposed to be one of the best years in their life, and things just aren't panning out. The main trouble is the fake people: the cheats, the liars, the put-down artists that somehow manage to push their way to the front, stealing the happiness that belongs to others. Then Linnie has an idea: the Dead Game. To 'kill' someone you have to embarrass them in public, or even better expose them for the fakes they really are. It sounds too simple. Maybe it won't work at all? But somehow the Game works too well and things get out of control.

This is a novel of intrigue and action, with quite a few surprises. The author manages to combine scenes of ordinary school life with the extra-ordinary. The theme of justice is developed in some detail, with on easy answers or trite solutions given. The three main characters are given just about equal attention, with chapters written from their individual point of view. The book can be enjoyed by both girls and guys.

Senior schoolgirls Linnie and Ming, and schoolboy Jackson are feeling down. This is supposed to be one of the best years in their life, and things just aren't panning out. The main trouble is the fake people: the cheats, the liars, the put-down artists that somehow manage to push their way to the front, stealing the happiness that belongs to others. Then Linnie has an idea: the Dead Game. To 'kill' someone you have to embarrass them in public, or even better expose them for the fakes they really are. It sounds too simple. Maybe it won't work at all? But somehow the Game works too well and things get out of control.

This is a novel of intrigue and action, with quite a few surprises. The author manages to combine scenes of ordinary school life with the extra-ordinary. The theme of justice is developed in some detail, with on easy answers or trite solutions given. The three main characters are given just about equal attention, with chapters written from their individual point of view. The book can be enjoyed by both girls and guys.

Senior schoolgirls Linnie and Ming, and schoolboy Jackson are feeling down. This is supposed to be one of the best years in their life, and things just aren't panning out. The main trouble is the fake people: the cheats, the liars, the put-down artists that somehow manage to push their way to the front, stealing the happiness that belongs to others. Then Linnie has an idea: the Dead Game. To 'kill' someone you have to embarrass them in public, or even better expose them for the fakes they really are. It sounds too simple. Maybe it won't work at all? But somehow the Game works too well and things get out of control.

This is a novel of intrigue and action, with quite a few surprises. The author manages to combine scenes of ordinary school life with the extra-ordinary. The theme of justice is developed in some detail, with on easy answers or trite solutions given. The three main characters are given just about equal attention, with chapters written from their individual point of view. The book can be enjoyed by both girls and guys.

3 teenagers begin to take revenge on the peers that are doing better than them in any school classes.How lovely.They call it the Dead Game and the plan is to embarass these peers 1 by 1 in public.Each display of public humiliation is referred to as a 'hit' and the unfortunate victim is finally crossed off their list.
But what they do not expect is for the Dead Game to become truly deadly, and it does.
Odd kids!!But a suspenseful novel!

Three Hollander High seniors (Linnie, Ming, and Jackson) decide to get even with a bunch of their classmates who they consider cheaters and liars by publicly humiliating them in a secret prank called the Dead Game. At first, their hit list only contains two people--the transfer twins (Austin and Adler)--, but as the trio gets swept away in the thrill of the game, six more students are added to the list: Brenda, Karl DeBerg, John Stalley, Price, Rafe Gibbons, and Julie Clay.

Linnie, Ming, and Jackson's plans seem to be running smoothly--that is, until Rafe Gibbons accidentally ends up in intensive care and Brenda falls down a flight of stairs to her death. The threesome then decide to stop playing the Dead Game before anyone else gets hurt. However, the game doesn't end for them there. Following the accidents, the remaining people on their hit list mysteriously get their payback. But if Linnie, Ming, and Jackson didn't do it, then who did? And if someone else is involved, are they next on the hit list?

I thought "The Dead Game" was a pretty good, fast-paced teen thriller. The game idea for revenge was quite clever and original, although I was a little bummed about the identity of the killer. Still, worth reading if you enjoy Point Thrillers. Recommended for readers age 12 and up.