Richardson Books

This book is not the best orthopaedic book out there. It's organized into body parts as it's chapters and then discusses the anatomy, physiology, special tests etc. that is needed for evaluation. I had to buy this book as a required text for school, but I have hardly ever cracked it opened. If you are in need of a good ortho text I would recommend the Magee book as a reference, since this one is just ok.

This is a great book for any PT, but especially helpful for the PT student. It is similar to the evaluation book by McGee.

No one knows Dinky like Mike Richardson, that's for sure. Plenty of detail and great photos on all the models included---the problem is that this only covers the British models and omits the French models from the same era. That's like writing a book about baseball but only including the American league. Good, but incomplete.

Page after page in full colour showing 8 Dinky models per page.This book is one of the best books on Dinky toys without buying the biggest book.Plenty of photos throughout make this book pure enjoyment.Collectors and enthusiasts will love this book.Good value too.

This is the best book I have read on the history of Tibet, especially as it pertains to religion. It fairly treats the BON as well as all four Sects of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism equally. Unlike other histories or recent art books on Tibet written by western converts, this work does not reflect a personal political agenda.

This earlier work seems mostly trumped by Geoffry's Samuel's more recent and comprehensive (and apparently more accurate) "Civilized Shamans". I'm just a lay reader so my assessment could be wrong, but Samuels provides evidence of a much richer non-clerical influence than Snellgrove and Richardson do.

Both books acknowledge the role of the Bon religion, but Samuels is more inclined to be skeptical of Bon claims to pre-date Buddhism. Samuels also seems more inclined to acknowledge at times limitations in our knowledge of Tibetan history.

Whereas Snellgrove and Richardson make only mention once of Dzogchen, Samuels refers to it in a number of passages, including one that ties it to Bon. To be fair to a "Cultural History of Tibet", it is less than half the length of Samuel's book.

What I don't know is how much has been learned since "A Cultural History of Tibet" was written around 1968 that might conflict with it. My impression is that most of it would withstand the test of time except the big challenge that Samuels presents in "Civilized Shamans" by digging into Tibetan history and uncovering a stronger non-clerical influence than Richardson and Snellgrove present.

Again, I am only a layman and I'm trusting that Samuels' presentation is based on the high level of scholarship it seems to reflect. There may be no "either/or choice" here: "A Cultural History of Tibet" is organized well and packed with facts and assessments.

This is an interesting and thoughtful book about pagan concepts of male deity and I heartily recommend it.

Alan Richardson is an interesting read. He is an English author which colors much of the book. Another facet of him that is evident in this book is his apparent reverence for the late Crowley. He has a sartorial wit of which he seems to be very much aware. If you can block out his numerous asides this is actually a very good book on the masculine deity.

When I said that Richardson's Englishness colors "Earth God Rising" I meant that he dwells quite a bit on Cernunnos or Herne. This of course is natural. Any good writer writes about what he knows. I found his exploration of the God to be enlightening and informative. His occasional sly references can easily be taken in stride as long as one understands where he is coming from. Richardson is one of those traditional English Witches. He expects you to read between the lines, to look at his work at a slant. He tries to point in the right direction but he expects that you will work it out on your own.

This is an excellent book for the serious student. The answers are not in this book but the questions are. You have to know the right questions to ask before you can find the answers you seek. If you expect knowledge to be handed to you on a plate this book will disappoint.

Although most of "Fortune's Lady" takes place during the London Season, this is not a light hearted drawing room comedy of manners. Rather, this novel is mostly about two lonely people who discover that they have a lot more in common than their ever thought probable, and how this shared bond of unhappiness, loneliness and restlessness, leads to the blossoming of a deep and enduring love.

Neither Gareth de Vere, sixth Marquess of Harwood (also known as the Bachelor Marquess) nor Lady Althea Beauchamp, the only child of the Duke and Duchess of Clarendon (also known as the Ice Princess) believe that they ever could have anything in common with each other. And indeed, at first sight, they each take the other into great dislike (even as they are both physically drawn to each other): Gareth thinks that Althea is another cold hearted and demanding beauty much like his mother, while Althea thinks that Gareth is just too arrogant for words. However, because of Gareth's marriage-minded mother, the two meet and get to know each other. And both Gareth and Althea are struck by the similarities of their situations: both are children who have never known parental affection, they both abhor the social and hectic London scene, and both are loath to marry. As the Season progresses, so too does their friendship, as both Gareth and Althea discover how much in tune their minds and desires are with each other. Could it possibly be that the Ice Princess and the Bachelor Marquess are fated to make a match of it with each other?

"Fortune's Lady" is a bit of a 'muted' read. The chemistry between Gareth and Althea is a little subdued because, while both characters do not deny their attraction for each other, they spend much of the time denying the depth of their feelings. However, while the romance aspect is a little subdued this novel is by no means a dull read either. This novel is refreshingly different in that it deals realistically with how a young woman who has no desire to partake in the fashionable London scene at all, but who has very little say in how she my lead her life, may feel. One of the novel's greatest strenghts is 'seeing' Althea's real persona peek through the stiff facade she has erected. And reading along as she gradually comes into her own made for some really satisfying reading indeed. "Fortune's Lady" may be a little of a somber read, but it definitely is a compelling one nonetheless.

What was once a distant event of the future is now a reality as Lady Althea Beauchamp finds herself in the midst of her First Season in London. Trained from the cradle to be an Incomparable among Incomparables, Althea is the catch of the season due to her family's fortune, incredible beauty, impeccable manners, and exquisite fashions. All Althea craves, however, is a return to her beloved friends and animals in the countryside instead of being on display like a thoroughbred horse at Tattersall's. She despises the envying glances of marriage-minded misses and the leering looks of fortune-hunting bachelors. Althea wants to be seen as her own person instead of a diamond of the first water.

Frustrated at escorting his mother to every ball and rout in town during the Season, Gareth de Vere, sixth Marquess of Harwood, is looking for a distraction from his dear Mama's attempts to marry him off to someone with a fortune large enough to keep her in the height of fashion. He prefers to worry about their estate in the countryside, not keeping up with the ton. Having enmassed a comfortable fortune of his own by playing a deft hand of cards, Gareth sees no reason to marry...until he meets the "Ice Princess," Lady Althea Beauchamp. No slouch at the card table herself, Gareth is intrigued by the woman's ability to beat him at his own game. To amuse himself, he follows Lady Althea around town. Soon his title of the "Bachelor Marquess" is in danger of becoming obsolete.

An endearing cast of characters, depth of emotion and an original storyline make FORTUNE'S LADY a delightful read. Not your typical Regency romp, road trip or guardian tale, this book takes an interesting turn in the development of a relationship between two lonely people who first become fast friends that champion each other. Instead of slowly breaking down frustrating walls of silence, Althea and Gareth are not loathe to reveal their secret desires and empty childhoods to one another. Dialogue sings between all of the characters, and even though we are privy to many characters' thoughts and feelings, Ms. Richardson's smooth transitions make them hardly noticeable and unobtrusive.

I highly recommend FORTUNE'S LADY as a fresh contribution to the Regency genre, and I look forward to reading more of Evelyn Richardson's work.

Grow Your Own Paper is full of beautiful pictures of decorative papers made with plant inclusions and plants - which are of themselves, wonderfully inspiring even to someone who regularly makes pretty plant papers. What it is not full of is detailed papermaking info. As far as I can tell, beating methods are limited only to using a blender which leaves out the wonderful low tech method of handbeating, and no time is given to more advanced methods such as using a Hollander. However it does give a good quick description of how to make wood ash alkali solution as well as a good variety of drying techniques with their results - the best I've seen so far. But my overall feeling is that if you want to understand much about the processes that make paper, it lacks depth. A pretty book. and if you're just starting out, it would give you lots of inspiration for using flora, but for people who already know anything about papermaking, expect the high point to be the photos and if you want a much more detailed and useful guide to growing, harvesting and using plants to make paper and a truly broad range of info on equipment and techniques, get "Papermaking with Plants" Helen Heibert

I loved this book! It is one of the best that I have. Even though it only covers a small portion of the wide world of papermaking it does it very well. It is a great book for the beginning papermaker that is starting out in the kitchen.

Robert Richardson's biography on Dominique Jean Larrey, one of the foremost pioneers in combat surgery who help paved the way for more effective way of treating wounded soldiers. Larrey created the flying ambulance system that allowed the French army to get their wounded quicker to the field hospitals, thus saving many lives. In other word, Larrey help invent the concept of "medivac" long before the helicopters was invented. Larrey also proves to be one of those rare humanitarians as he cares for the enemies of France equally as he care his own countrymen. Thus, he soon gained esteemable reputation among his nation's enemies as well as among his friends.

The book proves to be well written and quite readable. It should be noted that this is a professional biography of Larrey, mostly concerning his professional life. The author stressed heavily on his relationship with Napoleon, the administrative red tapes and his close relationship with his patients. There are very little of his personal life written here. His wife get mentioned few times and he was a tyrant to his kids but outside of few things, we never get to know Larrey if he wasn't on the campaign trail.

But this is a well needed biography about one of the more important but lesser known individuals of the Napoleonic France. I mean, if you mentioned "Dr. Larrey of Grande Armee" to most Americans, you might get lucky just to get a blank stare!

Robert Richardson's book, `Larrey' tells the story of Dominique Jean Larrey, Surgeon-in-Chief to Napoleon's Imperial Guard. The book was first published in 1974 and the current edition was released in 2000. It could not be considered an in-depth or detail biography but in 240 pages the author manages to captivate the reader with amazing accounts of this most interesting man, from Napoleon's campaigns in Egypt to Waterloo.

Larrey was credited with designing a `flying' ambulance which allowed the French Army to recover its wounded on the field and to administer first aid at the front if required. He also devised a practical and life saving system to evacuate casualties from the field of battle to a base hospital. Larrey himself conducted many amputations and other medical procedures whilst under fire.

"Who is that bold fellow?" asked the Duke of Wellington.
"It's Larrey", someone answered.
"Tell them not to fire in that direction; at least let us give the brave man time to gather up the wounded." And so saying he doffed his hat.
"Who are you saluting?" enquired the Duke of Cambridge.
"I salute the courage and devotion of an age that is no longer ours", said Wellington, pointing at Larrey with his sword.

Larrey was a man who cared for the sick and wounded soldiers of any nation regardless of rank or position. This at times placed him in conflict with the hierarchy of the French administration. He established new procedures and methods of training which were adopted not only by the French but also by many of the nations the French Army fought against.

The book is well written and the narrative moves seamlessly through military campaigns to home life and back to life with the Guard. The accounts of the military campaigns are well told even if brief, the main focus of the book is of course Dominique Larrey. There are a number of line drawings and illustrations throughout the book as well as a few maps to help orientate the reader.

The author shows Larrey warts and all but you still come away with a firm admiration for the man "whose skilled scalpel served his Emperor better than any sword." I enjoyed this book and it offered something new in the field of Napoleonic studies. I am sure that anyone who enjoys this period of history will be delighted in this book.

Not bad though. I was expecting a novel, and was dissapointed to receive this. There should be somewhere in the description that alerts potential buyers to the fact!

The story and especially the artwork was very good.
That in itself rates a top score. The binding and
quality of the hardbound graphic novel is very high.

3 things to note.
The hardback was quite large for such a short graphic novel.
Larger than i felt it needed to be.
The black and white print finish on the pages are high quality but tend to leave fingerprints on the black ink finish.
And lastly, this comic is quite short. I knew what i was
getting in pagecount since it's clearly stated but this comic
really is very short with very little dialogue. Wouldn't have
mattered if it wasn't so expensive.

Overall, a solid 4 stars. It would have been a 5 star if
it was in a smaller, less expensive format.

While "Lord Harry's Daughter" is not a light hearted comedy of manners, it is still a wonderful read. Of a slightly more serious nature, this novel is about the two principal characters, Major Mark Adair and Sophia Featherstonaugh, both products of their rather sad family lives, and of one particular intrigue that takes place in the middle of the Napoleonic Wars.

Sophia Featherstonaugh has learnt the hard way what it is to have a feckless and reckless personality in her life. Life with her father, Lord Harry Featherstonaugh, had been quite hellish. The result of which Sophia has learnt to be more controlled and precise in her emotions and actions. This makes her the very opposite of Major Mark Adair. Reacting against his stern and restrictive father, Adair has developed a reputation for being a dashing and fearless officer. And when Sophia and Adair first meet, sparks fly. Sophia sees in Adair shades of her father, while Sophia reminds Adair of his disapproving father. However the war, and Adair's spying activities throw Sophia and Adair together and the two begin to form a friendship, that is until Adair falls under the spell of the beautiful Condessa de Gonsalvo y Coruna. Will this new infatuation of Adair's affect Adair's and Sophia's friendship?

Sophia Featherstonaugh made this novel really enjoyable for me. She's intelligent, gracious, talented and brave. In fact there's a chapter where Adair and Sophia engage in a battle of the sexes, and Sophia actually wins the battle! The great thing is that Evelyn Richardson allows for Sophia to win this battle in a way that is credible and makes sense! And while I found Adair to be pretty much the typical male hero, I liked that Richardson allowed for the romance betwen the two to unfold slowly and realistically.

"Lord Harry's Daughter" may not be the typical Regency romance novel, but it is a really good read.

This is a fun story with plenty of twists and turns. The characters are fairly real and do not become trite with being forced into the genre. This has all the ingredients for a good, curl-up to relax, light-hearted tale. Definitely a keeper. Sophia has spirit but is not outside the realm of possibility while Adair fits the traditional, strong male but with a good sense of humour. Ms. Richardson keeps her reputation well intact.

I would reccommend this book to anyone who knows nothing about the art of rapport. I knew a fair amount about this and this book taught me very little new. I would highly reccomend "Unlimited Power" by Tony Robbins. Much more value for money and the one chapter in that book covers most of this one!!

A great book that can help you in business, relation, dating, flirting......... in every moment you need Rapport!