Kid from Kauai: A Memoir

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This is the story of Kirby Puckett and his remarkable journey from the projects of the south.

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Kirby, best Twin ever.......2000-06-06

The book is a very basic story of Kirby Puckett that leads much to be desired by the more mature fan. The book while a good read, seems to be written more for kids. As the other reviewer mentioned, a good read but for a better biography we will have to wait for Puckett to come out with his own later in life.

The story of the man before his image was permanently tarnished. Brings you back to his simpler days when people smiled when you mentioned his name.

Puck is a glimpse into the real story yet to be to told........1998-01-25

If baseball star Kirby Puckett were a biblical figure, he would be a cross between David, of David and Goliath and Samson, of Samson and Delilah. Unfortunaely Puck: Baseball's Last Warior doesn't approach the telling of the whole story. It is too much of an abreviation of his life and efforts. It may be that the public will have to wait for Kirby Puckett to publish his own more autobiogrphical life story for us to know what makes the man so generous, likable and thus so tragic to have had to leave baseball playing in his prime. Until such a book is published Puck will have to do for those interested in an abreviated look into the life of Kirby Puckett.

PUCK! : KIRBY PUCKETT : BASEBALL'S LAST WARRIOR

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PUCK! : KIRBY PUCKETT : BASEBALL'S LAST WARRIOR
CHUCK CARLSON
Manufacturer: ANDREWS MCMEEL PUBLISHING
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KVGIHI

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PUCK!: Kirby Puckett: Baseball's Last Warrior
Chuck. Fwd. George Brett Carlson
Manufacturer: Addax Publ.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TWQC10

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An insightful portrait of the Oscar-winning actor.

Regarded by many to be among the greatest actors of modern cinema, Anthony Hopkins has amassed a prodigious body of work and created some of the most memorable characters in recent film. Awarded the Best Actor Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, Hopkins was also nominated by the Academy for his work in Nixon, Amistad, and The Remains of the Day. In both box-office returns and career longevity, the Welsh actor has outpaced all the British luminaries to whom he has been likened, among them Richard Burton and Sean Connery. Ranging from his earliest days, including his training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, to his lauded work on stage and screen, Michael Feeney Callan's definitive biography does full justice to this versatile and esteemed star.

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In Give Our Regards to the Atom-smashers!, some of our most intriguing and creative contemporary writers weigh in on the world of comics: the ones they love versus the ones they hate, the comics they devoured as kids and still can't live without, and the comics that have influenced them in their work and their lives.

Here is Jonathan Lethem on childhood friendships, comic books, and the genius of artist Jack Kirby . . . Brad Meltzer on spending a summer vacation with the New Teen Titans. . . Glen David Gold on the obsessive nature of collecting . . . Myla Goldberg writing about the disturbed visions of Chris Ware and Renée French . . . Steve Erickson riffing on the perverse patriotism of American Flagg. Here, too, are Luc Sante on Tintin, Aimee Bender on Yummy Fur, Greil Marcus on Uncle Sam, Lydia Millet on Little Nemo in Slumberland, and many others. Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers! is a quirky, thrilling, and compulsively readable celebration of the unique alchemy of words and drawings that forms the language of comic books. It is a book that will delight the seasoned comics reader and invite everyone else into a whole new world.

Customer Reviews:

Nostalgic Variety.......2004-07-08

Sean Howe has done an exemplary job of collecting together a varied and interesting set of essays. Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers includes many different writers examining their passion, both past and/or present, for comics, whether of the superhero or alternative variety, ranging from discussions of Chris Ware to Jack Kirby to Tintin. The most obvious joy for the reader will be in reading an essay in which a writer finds joy in the same memories you yourself possess but the slyer pleasure comes in reading an essay that will lead you into a new discovery, and, for me, there were many of these essays. Virtually every piece is touching as each one leads a writer to reveal something personal and, for many, so private a thing; a love of comics. It is a wonderful collection.

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Descendents of Loto, draw your swords!

Dragon Warrior I & II: Prima's Official Strategy Guide welcomes you back to these classic RPGs– available for the first time on Game Boy Color! If you loved the original Dragon Warrior, this Game Boy Color version is for you–the look and feel of the original is there, plus all-new enhanced sound, color, and cut scenes. Dragon Warrior I & II: Prima's Official Strategy Guide helps you quest through the Kingdom of Alefgard. The guide includes:

• Step-by-step walkthroughs–from caves and deserts to dungeons in the world of Alefgard
• Vital stats of all spells, weaponry, and items
• Detailed maps revealing all item locations
• Bestiary, including:

• Strategy for defeating every monster
• Complete stats
• Gold earned

• Character descriptions outlining strengths and roles

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excellent quality and quick delivery.......2002-01-25

I received it within a week and a half and for a used issue, it was in mint condition. Thanks

The only one out there........2001-03-23

This is not what I would expect from a company like prima. The guides from prima that I have used were supperior to that of Nintendo and Brady. Unless you're a serious gamer, that means absoluetly nothing to you. The guide itself is of very high quality and the list of monsters is excellent. However, there are a few things wrong with it. It fails to actually tell you how many HP Sidoh has. It does not give a very good strategy to beat him. It doesn't even give you a picture of what he looks like. Also, in the Rhone cave, a crucial turning point in the game, it sais there is a pit where there isn't. It took me hours of gameplay to discover that the book was simply wrong. No matter. I like the "down to earth" format, although I wish the would be a bit more specific. Instead of saying "Go to the north eastern staircase" they could have said, "Go to stair case 3" to take advantage of the strategy and map format. To sum it up, its fairly good, with only a few errors, (which can easily be solved by looking on the internet), and is worth every penny.

One thing lacking.......2001-03-20

This was an excellent strategy guide (unlike some, it goes in order, rather than say things like, 'when you get <-NAME->, go back and...", it says where to go back when you get it. The one thing I didn't like was that it didn't have the kinds of maps I wanted. Otherwise, it was excellent. Worth every penny.

Needs Help.......2000-11-01

I was disappointed in this guide, due to the lack of detailed strategy. Also, it seemed to gloss over a few of the important areas and treat them like they didn't even exist. Not a good idea.

It seemed as though the authors quickly wrote it, without verifying strategy and concepts that they described. I expected much more specific and accurate strategy from an official strategy guide. It sure wasn't worth the money in my opinion.

All in all, it was a very unsatisfying book.

Needs Help.......2000-11-01

I was disappointed in this guide, due to the lack of detailed strategy. Also, it seemed to gloss over a few of the important areas and treat them like they didn't even exist. Not a good idea.

All in all, it was a very unsatisfying book.

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This is the ONLY book you need to achieve maximum productivity when using this messaging and groupware application! Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 is a business-focused guide to Microsoft Outlook. It focuses on maximizing user productivity with real-world techniques in real-world environments. Topics covered include using Outlook as a personal information manager; collaborating with calendars; staying organized with the Outlook Journal; using Outlook securely; working remotely with Exchange server; programming in Outlook; and using VBA in Outlook.

The accompanying CD includes a FREE copy of Woody's Office Power Pack (WOPR) the #1 enhancement to Office. This software sells for $49.99 but you get it here for free with no obligations attached!

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Programming and Feature Description Review.......2005-08-18

I am a retired software designer, now using Outlook for home use. I needed to move my cardfile from an obsolete MSDOS program to Outlook. After exporting my cardfile to a report in a text file, I wrote a VBA program to move it to an Access database. I then needed an Outlook VBA program to merge it with my existing Outlook cardfile and re-import the combined cardfile into Outlook. Ms. Cardoza's book told me what I needed to know - how to write VBA code in Outlook to read and write contacts and how to reference my Access database.

It also helped teaching me the Categories feature and reporting features so I could duplicate the categories and reports that I was used to using in my old MSDOS program.

While not a basic book on programming, Ms. Cardoza describes enough information for someone with some knowledge in Visual Basic for Applications programming to program Outlook. A good book that provided just what I was looking for.

The only Outlook 2003 book you need -- if you don't care to find out the answers to any of your questions.......2005-07-16

I've been using this book for about two months now, and there is a constant theme: I have a question, and this book can't answer it. Sometimes I'm able to figure it out. More often, it turns out that Outlook 2003 simply doesn't support that feature. But even in the latter case, it would be useful for the book to SAY that you can't do it.

I'm not talking about esoteric stuff, either. It's all config stuff like "how can I setup Outlook to check both my local contact list **and** the global list on the server?" (You can't.)

So, this is a good book to tell you how it works, but for 1088 pages, it does a surprisingly poor job of answering day-to-day configuration questions.

Very Useful Reference.......2005-01-17

I bought this book as a companion reference with Outlook 2003 that came with a Dell unit, Microsoft's own documentation being sparse.

The idea was to get a clear understanding of the new features in Outlook 2003, the business contacts thing, etc. The book does that very well in a clear and friendly manner. I skimmed though it, got a decent enough overview and then forgot about.

What really endeared the book to me was that I had to help out a friend with a missing address book and after doing a futile search on the web I turned to this book as an afterthought. The answer was right there in a troubleshooting section.

That one time saving help was well worth the price.

I am going to go through the book again, with a new appreciation.

The Outlook 2003 reference!.......2004-07-13

We're deploying Office 2003 right now across our network and knew ahead of time that Outlook 2003 was one of the most changed applications in the suite...especially when paired with Exchange Server 2003 (next year's upgrade). We've been using this book to build upon the introductory material in "Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2003" to help train our users on the new features and get them to leverage all that Outlook 2003 has to offer.

Ample pictures throughout the text help to reinforce what the author is presenting. As well, like all of the Special Edition Using books this one too has a full index that is actually helpful and fairly easy to locate things in. If have room for only one Outlook 2003 book, this would be my pick.

A must have for new or current Outlook 2003 Users.......2004-03-18

Patricia Cardoza did one fantastic job in the writing of this book on Outlook 2003. I have found it very useful for people that have only used Outlook Express and had stayed away from Outlook due to the fact it felt more complex. Patricia writes in a very neat manner, you almost feel like you are sitting down with her and learning the program as she gives examples of how she uses Outlook 2003 and many of those opened up new ways to use the software. I have gone thru the book twice, first time was skimming it for area's I needed help in and the second time was cover to cover. Both times I got a huge amount of info from and that has made my life with Outlook 2003 much better. Also what I found very interesting and several of my friends commented on this is that I felt like my mind worked somewhat similiar to Patricia as right when I got to a section that I did not understand fully, several questions would pop up in my head as far as how to use these and why and then I discover on the next page, Patricia is addressing those issues. So for me, this is by far the best "real world" book around for Outlook 2003.
Tedd Riggs

Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

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Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Patricia Cardoza
Manufacturer: Que
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MC7608

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The Idea of History is the best-known work of the great Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R. G. Collingwood. Published posthumously in 1946, it examines how the idea of history has evolved from the time of Herodotus to the twentieth century, and offers Collingwood's own view of what history is. This revised edition has a substantial new introduction which discusses how scholars have responded to Collingwood's classic over the last fifty years. It also makes available for the first time some of Collingwood's lectures on the philosophy of history - essential for a fuller understanding of his thought, and in particular for the interpretation of The Idea of History itself.

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Easier reads of those not well versed in historiography.......2007-05-28

This is a good book but very esoteric. "What is History?" by E.H. Carr is an easier selection for the causal reader or someone beginning to study historiography.

Yes, it is cheaper than the University Bookstore.......2006-11-10

My daughter, a freshman at Indiana University, e-mailed me a list of the books she needed. This was on it... I ordered it, paid for it, and had it shipped directly to her. It arrived sooner than expected, and before she needed it for class.

Great Job.

Julie K.

An Excellent Edition of Collingwood's Art........2004-02-03

This is a very fine edition of Collingwood's magnum opus The Idea of History. It also includes two earlier papers on the philosophy of history, etc. Any student or scholar who studies the discipline of history will need this book, and should read it closely. Van Der Dussen's introductory essay is also very good. Highly recommended.

R. G. Collingwood's Most Famous Book.......2003-07-02

Highly Recommended.
This book is one of the best books ever written on the Nature and Aims of History. This along with his "Principles of History" should give most readers all they need to know about the how and why of history.
The book is extremely easy to read; harder to understand. Some criticisms of the book are not up to the mark, as for example complaints that Collingwood used Greek and Latin phrases in the book, and not everyone understands them. Most of the Greek and Latin are very easy to understand, any good comprehensive foreign phrase dictionary will readily yield them. In fact everyone at the Oxford of Collingwood's day, and nearly everyone who considered themselves a philosopher at that time, could read Latin, and most of them Greek. Don't complain because Kant wrote in German (and Latin and Greek), and that Collingwood writes British English (and Latin and Greek). His style is beautiful, the thoughts expressed profound.
One does not get Collingwood's complete philosophy in this book, and indeed, parts of it cannot be understood without reading his other works. I think particularly of his famous doctrine of "re-enactment" of past thought, which is best understood in the light of the chapters on language presented in his "Principles of Art" (Oxford, 1938). Much invalid criticism has been written by those who have assumed this meant some kind of mental telepathy or intuition.
This book, and everything Collingwood has written, will amply repay the thinking reader. He may, in fact, soon find himself armed with new philosophical ideas with which to think about the world.

A magnificent book if you're motivated enough.......2003-04-04

R. G. Collingwood's The Idea of History would be more correctly classified as a work of philosophy than a work of history, as the primary goal of the work is to present Collingwood's philosophical conception of the nature of history. In terms of methodology, Collingwood's book can be divided into two main sections.
Parts I-IV are more historical as Collingwood traces the development of the practice of history. It begins with its Greco-Roman roots, examines the influence of Christianity, and moves on toward the development of modern scientific history, and finally finishes by examining the concept of history up to the then-present day. Throughout this first portion Collingwood does not directly present his philosophy, leaving it to the reader to infer it from his critiques of other historians. Part V is where Collingwood finally lays out his entire philosophy of history, fully elaborating what he only partially revealed in parts I-IV.

The idea of history. Revised edition with Lectures 1926-1928. Edited with an introduction by Jan Van Der Dussen.

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The idea of history. Revised edition with Lectures 1926-1928. Edited with an introduction by Jan Van Der Dussen.
R.G. (Robin George) Collingwood
Manufacturer: Oxford, Clarendon Press at The Oxford UP,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OMSNAI

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The idea of history. Revised edition. With lectures, 1926-1928. Edited with an introduction by Jan van der Dussen.
R.G. Collingwood
Manufacturer: Oxford UP,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VM15YM

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The idea of history. Revised edition. With lectures, 1926-1928. Edited with an introduction by Jan van der Dussen.
R.G. Collingwood
Manufacturer: Oxford UP, [
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VM6T98

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Despite the importance of archives to the profession of history, there is very little written about actual encounters with themâabout the effect that the researcher’s race, gender, or class may have on her experience within them or about the impact that archival surveillance, architecture, or bureaucracy might have on the histories that are ultimately written. This provocative collection initiates a vital conversation about how archives around the world are constructed, policed, manipulated, and experienced. It challenges the claims to objectivity associated with the traditional archive by telling stories that illuminate its power to shape the narratives that are âfoundâ there.

Archive Stories brings together ethnographies of the archival world, most of which are written by historians. Some contributors recount their own experiences. One offers a moving reflection on how the relative wealth and prestige of Western researchers can gain them entry to collections such as Uzbekistan’s newly formed Central State Archive, which severely limits the access of Uzbek researchers. Others explore the genealogies of specific archives, from one of the most influential archival institutions in the modern West, the Archives nationales in Paris, to the significant archives of the Bakunin family in Russia, which were saved largely through the efforts of one family member. Still others explore the impact of current events on the analysis of particular archives. A contributor tells of researching the 1976 Soweto riots in the politically charged atmosphere of the early 1990s, just as apartheid in South Africa was coming to an end. A number of the essays question what counts as an archiveâand what counts as historyâas they consider oral histories, cyberspace, fiction, and plans for streets and buildings that were never built, for histories that never materialized.

Contributors. Tony Ballantyne, Marilyn Booth, Antoinette Burton, Ann Curthoys, Peter Fritzsche, Durba Ghosh, Laura Mayhall, Jennifer S. Milligan, Kathryn J. Oberdeck, Adele Perry, Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, John Randolph, Craig Robertson, Horacio N. Roque RamÃrez, Jeff Sahadeo, ReneÃ© Sentilles

Archive Stories: Facts, Fictions, and the Writing of History.(Book review): An article from: The Oral History Review

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Archive Stories: Facts, Fictions, and the Writing of History.(Book review): An article from: The Oral History Review
John B. Wolford
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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Title: Archive Stories: Facts, Fictions, and the Writing of History.(Book review)
Author: John B. Wolford
Publication: The Oral History Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34 Issue: 1 Page: 161(3)

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Placebo cures. Global warming. Extraterrestrial life. Psychokinesis. In a time when scientific claims can sound as strange as science fiction--and can have a profound effect on individual life or public policy--assessing the merits of a far-out, supposedly scientific idea can be as difficult as it is urgent. Into the breach between helpless gullibility and unyielding skepticism steps physicist Robert Ehrlich, with an indispensable guide to making sense of "scientific" claims. A series of case studies of some of the most controversial (and for the judging public, deeply vexing) topics in the natural and social sciences, Ehrlich's book serves as a primer for evaluating the evidence for the sort of strange-sounding ideas that can shape our lives.

A much-anticipated follow-up to his popular Nine Crazy Ideas in Science, this book takes up issues close to readers' everyday reality--issues such as global warming, the dangers of cholesterol, and the effectiveness of placebos--as well as questions that resonate through (and beyond) civic life: Is intelligent design a scientific alternative to evolution? Is homosexuality primarily innate? Are people getting smarter or dumber? In each case, Ehrlich shows readers how to use the tools of science to judge the accuracy of strange ideas and the trustworthiness of ubiquitous "experts." As entertaining as it is instructive, his book will make the work of living wisely a bit easier and more reliable for scientists and nonscientists alike.

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Not as preposterous as you might think.......2006-11-21

Physicist Robert Ehrlich returns with another survey of interesting but unproven ideas, and "8 Preposterous Propositions" is considerably more daring, politically, than his first venture, "9 Crazy Ideas in Science."
The eight ideas, all posed as questions, are: Is homosexuality primarily innate, is intelligent design a scientific alternative to evolution, are people getting smarter, can we influence matter by thought alone, should we worry about global warming, is complex life in the universe very rare, can a sugar pill cure us and should we worry about cholesterol?
After reviewing the evidence, Ehrlich finds only one of the eight to be complete moonshine -- four flakes in his rating system.
Two of the other seven he finds not flaky at all (zero flakes), and the rest somewhere in between.
"This is not a debunking book," writes Ehrlich.
Nor does he seem to have chosen his subjects with any agenda in mind. Every one of the eight is something that shows up from time to time in the letters to the editor, but his selection is impartial as between left/right or conservative/liberal politics.
"It sometimes seems that nothing is too strange to be true," he writes.
On the other hand, just because something is strange does not make it valid. The problem is, with so many unsettled ideas out there, how does a person form a solid opinion about all of them -- or should he?
The late sociologist Aaron Wildavsky proposed that almost all public issues, no matter how complex they seemed, were within the understanding of an ordinary careful citizen. Of course, his definition of ordinary citizen was a Berkeley grad student with a year to spend investigating one question.
Ehrlich is neither so certain nor so hardnosed as Wildavsky, but he still sets a pretty high standard. "If the uncertainties are simply a matter of our laziness in not looking into an issue deeply enough, then relying on our instincts is very unfortunate."
True, but who has time to track down and read a hundred reports, as Ehrlich did in investigating cholesterol, which is the most curious and most interesting of his eight latest questions.
That chapter includes lengthy discussions of statistical analysis of medical experiments and why and whether "negative" results of experiments should be published (few are). These ideas apply to most medical decisions, not just whether to take cholesterol lowering drugs or eat that hamburger.
Ehrlich's books are not really about what we know, but how we know we know it.
Some psychologists have contended that only a few people (one in eight, they suggest) are capable of questioning their own beliefs, even when asked to do so.
Ehrlich is in the minority. While reading up on cholesterol, "I ended up changing my mind at least three times," he writes.
Postscript: This review was written when the book was published in 2003. At the time, I chose not to say anything about global warming, but time passes, and the particular way Ehrlich phrased his question -- should we worry about global warming? -- has now been answered definitively. This winter of 2006 was the coldest ever measured in Antarctica. You are welcome to your own opinion about the other seven questions, but the book is closed on warming. Don't worry about it.

Scientific Thinking Can Be Fun.......2005-06-23

8 Preposterous Propositions by Robert Ehrlich, the sequel to Nine Crazy Ideas In Science, takes on eight newsworthy issues in science and evaluates them for their flakiness factor. As with the original book, Ehrlich lays out the evidence evenhandedly for each issue and then at the end of each chapter assigns each issue 0 to 5 flakes. Like the first book, 8 Preposterous Propositions is an excellent exercise in scientific thinking and would be a good way to lure a nonscientist towards the joys of scientific thinking. I look forward to 7 Scintillating Suggestions or 10 Titillating and Tenuous Thoughts or whatever the next book will be called.

Analyzing some timely issues.......2005-01-14

Robert Ehrlich tackles eight interesting and often timely topics including the possibility of homosexuality being genetic and the possible "benefits" of global warming. The book does an excellent job of giving each proposition the benefit of the doubt and carefully examines the evidence for and against.

In the chapter "Can Sugar Pills Cure You?" Ehrlich not only addresses the proposition that placebo's actually work in helping with pain (not a surprise) but also discusses how easy it is for a drug that is essentially a placebo to get FDA approval. The FDA doesn't require double blind tests to use "active" placebo's i.e. placebo's that mimic a drugs side effect. This can easily cause the test to become unblinded. Since a drug only needs to be a small fraction more effective than the placebo, unblinding can easily give a false positive. This is only one way in which FDA approval is flawed. A drug like Prozac shows little effectiveness beyond the placebo effect yet has a 225,000 percent markup over manufacturers cost.

The chapter on Global Warming presented a lot of information for and against the dangers of Global Warming. The end result seemed to be that Global Warming is more than likely occuring but he gave one flake for the proposition that we shouldn't worry about it. Based on the information in the chapter the flakiness of not worrying about Global Warming would seem to be specific to the individual. A teenager should probably be more worried than a seventy year old. Someone living on the coast should be more worried than someone living inland and someone living in a third world country should be more worried than someone living in the United States. It seems odd that Ehrlich gave a universal one flake.

The final subject on high cholesterol being perfectly safe played off like a tennis match. Does high cholesterol increase the risk of congenital heart failure or not? The evidence seemed to go back and forth but in the end Ehrlich sided with the evidence that lowering your cholesterol is healthy for your heart. However he does once again take a deserved swipe at the FDA with respect to some cholesterol reducing drugs such as gemfrobrizil, lovastatin and clofibrate. Many healthy people are being encouraged to take these statins and Ehrlich has concerns that the people taking these drugs are essentially guinea pigs similar to the women who had hormone replacement therapy and discovered that the cure was worse than the disease. These drugs may be carcinogenic and raise the risk of cancer.

Although the book is about specific topics it's a great guide for learning scientific analysis in general. Understanding terms like "regression to the mean" can actually be applied to real world problems. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to increase their analysis and decision making abilities.

A mixed bag........2004-07-02

This book does a fairly lucid and impartial job of examining eight potentially controversial claims.
The best chapter is the one on placebos, which convinced me that my previous reasons for believing in a placebo effect were wrong, and then showed that it was still quite possible that placebo effects are real.
But much of the book is a good deal more forgettable. His discussion of homosexuality might strike a few rabid Lysenkoists as preposterous, but most educated people should find his answers unsurprising. And his approach isn't nearly as valuable when dealing with hotly debated topics such as global warming as it is when he is bringing overlooked controversies to our attention.

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