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Don't Agree With Everything, but.......2000-04-03
I had to give this all five stars. It is a classic of conservative thought. Not libertarian or pro-capitalist thought, either, CONSERVATIVE thought.
What does that mean? It means that Kristol faces up to the fact that capitalism has some anti-conservative implications, its profit orientation and individualism can undermine the stability of families and neighborhoods. He is not willing to accept that price, and thinks that capitalism ought to be reigned in. That is why he gives it only "two cheers" rather than the "three cheers" customary for unconditional approval.
This book is full of insights, even when it aggravates.
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- All the team building books distilled to purity
- Very good basic premise -Get Results! stretched into a book
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Let's Get Results, Not Excuses: A No-Nonsense Approach to Increasing Productivity, Performance and Profit
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An effective tool for cutting corporate time-wasters.
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All the team building books distilled to purity.......1998-04-24
The title is the whole point of the book. The 200+ pages that follow elaborate on the simple point of exchanging results for excuses. The message is a simple one that might well have fit into a volume only half as thick. At times the authors are tediously repetitious and sometimes the overuse of metaphors seems a bit contrived or trite. However, the book reads very quickly and stays directly on the point at all times. The authors make a convincing case that eliminating excuses in the workplace is a "magic bullet" for controlling virtually every other common problem we face daily. They open with what the problems are, why they're all related to excuses and step by step what we can do to get rid of excuses and start getting results instead. The authors don't pull any punches or wander around in the world of "but if". They tell it "Pollianna" straight. If you want results, instead of excuses, read this book.
Very good basic premise -Get Results! stretched into a book.......1997-05-14
A VERY quick read with large type. Good thoughts and examples around focusing on RESULTS, not accepting EXCUSES that is stretched into book length
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Biology of Insect-Induced Galls
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The formation of galls--abnormal growths or swelling in a plant--may be induced by infection of the plant by bacteria or fungi, or attack from certain mites, nematodes, or insects. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the biology of galls and their complex ecological etiology. The expert contributors address topics such as the effect of insect secretions on plant growth, the evolution and physiology of gall-inducing insects, patterns in gall development and induction, the role of nutritive cells, and many other key issues. This valuable work in cecidology will interest all biologists and botanists concerned with plant health, and entomologists working in the field of plant-insect relationships.
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Now completely revised and updated, this ground-breaking text focuses on the borderland between histology and pathology. The text describes human histology and its variations, with emphasis on avoiding overdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of normal variants. Presented by leading international specialists in pathology, histopathology, anatomical pathology, surgical pathology, and neuropathology, the text is innovative, well organized and generously illustrated. Coverage includes the structure, composition, and function of tissues from a pathologic perspective; a systematic review of each major organ system, as well as structures of special significance; and histologic subtleties, such as unusual variations in staining reactions, little-known fixation artifacts, and frequently missed gross observations. This edition is reorganized to better reflect an organ-system approach to histology. Immunohistochemical findings in normal tissues have been added, based on the latest antibody panels. A bound-in CD-ROM image bank is included.
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The best tool for Medicine Students and First year Pathology residents.......2007-05-25
Im very pleased with my purchase and with the service provided by amazon. I'm really amazed.
great resource for under 200$.......2006-11-21
You are looking for a histology resource, probably as a pathologist or pathology resident. With a little modification, the third and updated edition of histology for pathologists may be the thing for you (if you have some time to read and tweak).
If you are looking for a "fast and furious" review, combine the histology sections of each chapter of Robbins and Rosai. However, if you really like histology - or feel that the knowledge of normal anatomy is the foundation to diagnose diseases, a more indepth review is required.
But: does histology change? or will the second edition do it?
The new version is really updated with many new color pictures and excellent makeover of the "not so colorfull" pictures in the older version. The main organ system structures stays the same and the apoptosis chapter from the 2nd edition is integrated in the different systems by site. All tables show a new, colored layout and even the myofibroblast chapter shines with multichannel immunohistochemistry. The big bonus is the included CD-Rom with almost all pictures from the book (including line-drawings). A nice option of the CD is to search by key-word (eg. endomterium pops up all figures with endometrium in the legend - a very nice feature) and all pictures can be downloaded for presentations. Two new figures about the sampling of the conduction system integrate gross sampling and histologic examination.
Summary - it's worth 160.
Now the tweaking. If you really want the ultimate resource you would have to go to the library, get the 2nd edition and copy/add the following pages/figures: Fig11.2, 86.2, 159.22, 259.23 293.7, 299.12, 306.19, 338.5, 340.6, 343, 345, 361, 362, 364, 435, 441, 533, 534, 664, 676, 684, 776, 800, 801, 802, 803, 827, 828, 1061 and 1134. Most of these are either classic figures not incorporated or modified in the new edition; some are simply better in black and white; and some are just old-school but still cool.
As a result you have a very complete histology text/atlas with updated references and a personal touch.
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Now completely revised and updated, this ground-breaking text focuses on the borderland between histology and pathology. Presented by leading international specialists in pathology, histopathology, anatomical pathology, surgical pathology, and neuropathology, the text is innovative, well organized and generously illustrated. Coverage includes the structure, composition, and function of tissues from a pathologic perspective; a systematic review of each of the major organ systems, as well as structures of special significance; and histologic subtleties, such as unusual variations in staining reactions, little-known fixation artifacts, and frequently missed gross observations. The new edition features brand-new chapters -- including one on apoptosis!
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Indispensable book for pathologists and path students.......2005-06-12
Just great!!! The author explains some important details that are not given in basic histology books. It's worth it!!!
What is a Pathology intern?.......2004-07-14
Practical, helpful, useful book. An excellent, wise choice; you won't be disappointed.
I'm a bit puzzled by a phrase in the previous reviewer's review, however: What is a pathology intern?
As someone who did a year of internal medicine (that is, an internship) before going on to pathology residency, and who now works with pathology residents, I'd like to point out that, as far as I can tell, there is no comparison between the first year in internal medicine, or surgery, or pediatrics (that is, the internship), and the first year of pathology training (called simply the first year of residency).
My internship year was the first year that the term "internship" was officially supposed to be NOT used; rather, we were to be referred to as "first-postgraduate-year" or "level I" residents, or something like that.
Typical foolishness from folks with too much free time.
Guess what: we were still referred to as; were still treated as; still referred to ourselves as; and still worked the ridiculously, unreasonably, brutally long hours of: ...interns.
Anyway, a great book - buy it, and use it.
Great choice for the Pathology intern.......2002-08-04
If you are a pathology intern or resident, this book was written just for you. How many of us graduate from medical school and remember basic histology? My guess would be few to none. The book is organized into sections based on organ systems and further subdivided into chapters on specific organs within those systems. It provides a "refresher" about the embryology and gross appearance of a particular organ before launching into the histology, and most people could probably use the review. The color pictures are excellent, and, in my opinion, a MUST for any book detailing histology; black and white photos just don't help me very much at this early stage in my career because they don't convey the details the way color photos do.
My only complaint is that the book has no photos that display the tissues as we actually see them in surgical pathology. For example, when I look at pictures of the histology of the colon, I would like to see a few shots of biopsied tissue rather than tissue that has been nicely sectioned from a colectomy specimen. Often, the tissue received for histology review is just a small fragment that is frequently missing some layers or may be crushed in areas, and it would be beneficial to see photos of the histologic appearance of these tissue fragments. That being said, the book is sometimes helpful in its written descriptions of artifact that may occur during tissue processing, and there are a few photos to go along with these descriptions. Perhaps I'm a little greedy in my desire for more photos, but someone once said that a picture is worth a thousand words!
Don't buy this book to learn pathology; buy it to learn normal histology.
Too expensive, too voluminous, a bit boring, not great........2002-05-17
It is not easy to write a good histology book. Most histologists are not pathologists, and do not know a bit about real histology. These guys are M.D.'s, but because there many of them, the book is not a great success. E.g. there is no Toker cell, try to find a Merkel cell (not in the index, present in text).
Great text for path residents.......2001-11-24
One of the most difficult parts of starting a path residency is knowing what is normal. This book is perfect as a review book and also during the residency.
I have reffered to it many times and feel it is an indispensible part of a pathologists library.
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This is the revised edition of the WHO histological classification of oesophageal and gastric tumours. It reflects the important changes that haveoccurred since the first edition in the fields of lymphomas, endocrine tumours and the dysplasias as well as adding a number of newly describedentities. it sets the international standard for the next decade.
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Tailored to the specialty-specific needs and interests of pathologists--particularly those with little computer science background--this introduction to the fundamentals of image analysis covers basic hardware and software requirements, key theoretical aspects, and current applications in the pathology laboratory. Clearly presented and explained are the principles and applications of stereology, morphometry, microphotometry, densitometry, quantitative immunocytochemistry, ploidy determination, and automated cytology. Throughout the text, crucial concepts--calibration, standardization, reproducibility, comparable data--rather than specific mechanics are emphasized. Of special note are the book's descriptive listings of some currently available hardware and software systems for pathology-oriented image analysis.
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Cattle: A Handbook to the Breeds of the World
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Absolutely Outstanding.......2001-03-19
this book is an absolutely oustanding modern-day treatise on some of the wide array of agricultural genetic and aseatic diversity among cows and cow relatives. Scour the earth for this book. Now. Or, at least, that's the best advice I can give to anyone ;>
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Whitetail Strategies: A No-Nonsense Approach to Successful Deer Hunting offers a wealth of information on white-tailed deer and how to hunt them. Nationally recognized white-tailed deer authority Peter Fiduccia presents his experience hunting philosophies and shares a wealth of deer hunting knowledge.
Fiduccia provides the reader with time-tested, common sense techniques combined with innovative hunting tactics. Topics range from deer communication to effective tips for weekend hunters on how to make the best of their time in the field. Whitetail Strategies: A No-Nonsense Approach to Successful Deer Hunting contains more than 75 exciting deer photos, dozens of illustrations, along with informative maps, charts and graphs.
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practical and useful.......2007-07-24
This book presents the basics of deer hunting in an informative and practical manner. It covers such areas as scents, calling, rattling, scrapes, and ruts. One of the aspects the author describes is how important scent is in the world of the deer. I thought the information was very useful. The author has many years of practical experience and he does a good job of trying to pass on this information to beginning hunters. This is a very good resource for a new deer hunter.
read it.......2006-10-17
I wish I'd read this book years ago. There were many times that I read something and a little light lit up because of things I'd seen in the field but hadn't really understood.
The common sense approach is great. I've never been a great believer in scent reduction because everything else I'd read/seen made little sense. I know that I smell after a bit of hiking. Why go through a brunch of stuff to get rid of every human smell? Well, that actually gets addressed. I also liked the bit about what the various deer scents mean to critters. And the stuff about calling, and rattling, and ...
I'm glad I read this book instead of watching more infomercial videos.
great book.......2005-06-06
The author relates his experience to even the most novice hunter (myself). He has a scientific, common-sense approach to deer hunting that gives confidence in his methods and makes you want to use them. His section on deer vocalizations can be confusing, but who can communicate inarticulate sounds thru plain text... However, it is fairly easy to find recordings of deer calls on the internet to clarify this matter.
Still Available and It's Great.......2001-03-30
This book is not out of print and is still available. It is available in the hard cover edition. Excellent source for deer hunting know-how in a straight-forward manner. A book you'll refer to time and time again.
Good Basics.......1999-03-08
Good basic info for anyone interested in learning more about whitetail behavior.
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DK presents exciting new covers for 13 of your favorite Ultimate Sticker Books: Animal, Baby Animal, Ballet, Bug, Bulldozer, Dangerous Dinosaurs, Dinosaur, Ancient Egypt, Farm, Pony, Shark and Whale, Space, and Truck. Annotated with factual information, each book contains more than 60 full-color, reusable stickers so children can create their own fun scenes.
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Whales, Dolphins and Sharks Stickers and Seals: 48 Full-Color Pressure-Sensitive Designs (Stickers)
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Create your own underwater adventures with this colorful sticker book featuring Oscar and all of your favorite characters from Shark Tale, the new animated feature film from DreamWorks.
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60 Self-Adhesive Stickers.......2005-01-23
The DK Shark Tale Essential Guide and the Ultimate Sticker book will interest Shark Tale fans. These stickers can be stuck down and then peeled off again so you can use the stickers to decorate books or toys.
There are four pages of stickers and pages with captions where you can keep the stickers organized according to themes.
Not suitable for children under 36 months.
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Twenty-four of the most fearsome and fascinating sharks are illustrated in full color in this eye-filling mini-collection of shark stickers. Among them are hammerhead, devil, nurse, goblin, angel, megamouth, and sand tiger sharks, all shown in action, all illustrated in authentic detail.
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