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Breath of Snow and Ashes
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander)
Outlander series
Lost with out another book to read

A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander)
Diana Gabaldon
Manufacturer: Delta
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0385340397
Release Date: 2006-08-29

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Eagerly anticipated by her legions of fans, this sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander saga is a masterpiece of historical fiction from one of the most popular authors of our time.

Since the initial publication of Outlander fifteen years ago, Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling saga has won the hearts of readers the world over — and sold more than twelve million books. Now, A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire.

The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest.

With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the result will be independence — with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. And there is also the matter of a tiny clipping from The Wilmington Gazette, dated 1776, which reports Jamie’s death, along with his kin. For once, he hopes, his time-traveling family may be wrong about the future.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Breath of Snow and Ashes.......2007-06-28

This is the sixth book in the Outlander series. If you haven't read the first five books, you will probably be lost most of the time. Go back and start with "Outlander" and be totally capitavited by Jamie, Claire and the rest. It is a marvelous story and very well written. 18th century Scotland will become more real to you than 2007. It has been ages since a book has grabbed me like these have. I can't put them down and am re-reading them all.

Can't get enough!.......2007-06-27

I've read all the books in the Outlander series. It's like coming home to your own family when you pick up this story. I let myself read only a half hour a day so I can savor the story and the people and the writing!
I've only enjoyed Barbara Kingsolver as much as this writer.
The characters are all too human and not romanticized. It's a pleasure.

A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander).......2007-06-16

I long awaited this book and I really liked it until the end. I was so disapointed with the ending-what do they mean oh yea for 5 books I am a laird and a farmer but wait now I choose to be a printer? I hope that another book comes out to give a better ending-I miss the Fraser family.

Outlander series.......2007-06-14

Diana Gabaldon is by far the best Author I have come across. She takes you on a journey that you never what to stop. A truly great Author and book. Megan Sutherland - Newcastle, Australia

Lost with out another book to read.......2007-06-06

I finished A Breath of Snow and Ashes simply wanting more! I've never be into a book 'series', but I love the Fraser family and I want their story to continue.

Gawd, I hope Diana Gabaldon is working on the next book !!!

Mary Kay: You Can Have It All: Lifetime Wisdom from America's Foremost Woman Entrepreneur

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A Very Inspirational Book
AWESOME AND POWERFUL
anonymous
Changed the way I think!

Mary Kay: You Can Have It All: Lifetime Wisdom from America's Foremost Woman Entrepreneur
Mary Kay Ash
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ASIN: 0761501622
Release Date: 1995-07-12

Book Description

Mary Kay may be the most successful woman entrepreneur in the world today, but she started her company as a single mother supporting three children—using her total life savings of $5,000. Following her priorities—God first, family second, and career third—and some sound, savvy business strategies, she managed to create a multibillion-dollar international company as well as a fulfilling life that reflects her values. Here she reveals to you how she did it, how thousands of other women have done it, and how you can do it, too!

Mary Kay accomplished all her goals without any special advantage—without trying to be a "superwoman." Instead, she rediscovered the timeless secrets of true success and happiness and applied them in her life. These are the secrets she now shares with you.
In Mary Kay: You Can Have It All, you will discover how to:

• Become more confident personally and professionally
• Deal with the male ego
• Plan your work and work your plan
• Do well by doing good
• And much, much more!

Mary Kay will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book to the Mary Kay Ash Center for Cancer Immunotherapy Research at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Mary Kay Ash is the founder and chairman emeritus of Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc., listed among Fortune magazine's Most Admired Corporations in America and boasting annual retail sales of more than $1.5 billion.

Also available in Paperback.

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self-endorsement.......2007-01-02

This book is all about how great Mary Kay thinks Mary Kay is. Though I was interested in learning more about the company (I even was a Mary Kay consultant for a little while), the self-proclamation factor proved too frustrating. I could not even finish the book!

A Very Inspirational Book.......2006-02-28

What a great book, a great lady, who had a great business philosophy. A must read for anyone who wants to do their own thing.

AWESOME AND POWERFUL.......2003-02-09

I AM A MARY KAY CONSULTANT.I WAS A DEVOTED CUSTOMER FIRST.ONCE I WAS ON HER CUTTING EDGE COSMETICS, I DECIDED TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS BOOK GIVES YOU ALL OF THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE IT IN ANY BUSINESS. SHE GIVES YOU INSPIRATION AND MINDSET YOU NEED TO MAKE ALL OF YOUR DREAMS A REALITY. IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT. I AM DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.REDUCING MY DEBT, INCREASING MY SELF ESTEEM AND SELF WORTH.DEFINATELY A MUST READ

anonymous.......2001-08-16

Mary Kay Ash is truly an inspiration to all women. Not only does she succeed she lets you know that there will be obstacles to overcome, but you can and will succeed if you keep your priorities in order GOD,Family, and career and work hard. Nothing comes in life easy and through perservence and a dream and goal setting there is nothing you can't do. I LOVED IT!!!

Changed the way I think!.......2001-01-19

Thank you Mary Kay Ash for writing the words that I needed to read! Mary Kay's ideas may seem old fashioned to some, but I found them to be refreshing. It's nice to be reminded once in a while that God and Family should come before Career. This book is an inspiration to all women (not just those who like cosmetics and skin care) who want to be the best they can be at whatever it is that they do. The book will keep all women grounded!

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Great stuff!
Outstanding!
Angel's Ashes
Listen to the CDs: it's a must...
Great Read!!!!!

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
Frank McCourt
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 068484267X

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"Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood," writes Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes. "Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Welcome, then, to the pinnacle of the miserable Irish Catholic childhood. Born in Brooklyn in 1930 to recent Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt, Frank grew up in Limerick after his parents returned to Ireland because of poor prospects in America. It turns out that prospects weren't so great back in the old country either--not with Malachy for a father. A chronically unemployed and nearly unemployable alcoholic, he appears to be the model on which many of our more insulting cliches about drunken Irish manhood are based. Mix in abject poverty and frequent death and illness and you have all the makings of a truly difficult early life. Fortunately, in McCourt's able hands it also has all the makings for a compelling memoir.

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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood."

So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he drinks his wages. Yet Malachy -- exasperating, irresponsible and beguiling -- does nurture in Frank an appetite for the one thing he can provide: a story. Frank lives for his father's tales of Cuchulain, who saved Ireland, and of the Angel on the Seventh Step, who brings his mother babies.

Perhaps it is story that accounts for Frank's survival. Wearing rags for diapers, begging a pig's head for Christmas dinner and gathering coal from the roadside to light a fire, Frank endures poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and neighbors -- yet lives to tell his tale with eloquence, exuberance and remarkable forgiveness.

Angela's Ashes, imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.

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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood". So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he drinks his wages. Yet Malachy - exasperating, irresponsible and beguiling - does nurture in Frank an appetite for the one thing he can provide: a story. Frank lives for his father's tales of Cuchulain, who saved Ireland, and of the Angel on the Seventh Step, who brings his mother babies.

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Great stuff!.......2007-06-14

I read this book a several years ago and didn't want to finish it, it was so good. So imagine my delight listening to the author, "Frankie," telling the story, singing the songs, changing his voice to suit the character and not saying, "Chapter Three . . . etc."!!! The CDs just continue, one into the next, and it's almost like having access to a controlled substance! Wonderful stuff!!!

Outstanding!.......2007-05-29

I really can't say much more - it was just an outstanding story in every way. The sadness of McCourt's childhood losses, deprivation and poverty took me to the depths of sympathetic grief, but then his perseverence and triumphs provided great inspiration.

Angel's Ashes.......2007-05-24

I was given a audio copy of this book, I wasn't sure if it was something I would enjoy but I ended up loving the story. I love that the story was narrated by Frank McCourt himself with his Irish accent. The fact that you can feel his feelings as he reads his own story it makes it so real. I could almost see him at times on the lane he lived on. I felt for him and everything he want through but I love his perseverance to make it even after his near death experiences. He still went on to make something of himself. I am looking forward to "Tis"

Listen to the CDs: it's a must..........2007-05-12

...even if you have read the book, it's a wonderful experience to hear Frank McCourt tell the story himself. Unless you really don't have the time or inclination, do yourself a favor and buy (or borrow) the unabridged version (12 CDs). It really is a delight and privilege to listen to McCourt telling HIS story. One gets so much more insight into the mood of each event whether it be heartbreaking, frustrating or funny. I cannot speak highly enough of the book, and even more highly of the audio book. Some books are just worth hearing - this is one of them.

Great Read!!!!!.......2007-04-11

I thought this was an amazing memoir that really shows the reader that there are so many things in our present day lives that we take for granted, while there are so many people all around us that barely have enough to survive. Frank McCourt tells the reader about his own very scarce childhood in Ireland. He retells how he lived as a little child and eventually grew up into a man by making sure that his family was provided for as best he could provide as a teenager. As he grows into a man he begins to realize how important his contributions are to his starving family.

In this very personal recollection Frank McCourt shows the reader true pain and suffering. He really brings you into the situation and makes you feel the cold and the damp. Although this is such a heart-wrenching story this is by far one of the best books I have read recently.

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Bones to Ashes: A Novel
Kathy Reichs
Manufacturer: Scribner
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From bestselling author, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the Fox television hit Bones comes Kathy Reichs's most compelling mystery yet, pitting Temperance Brennan against an enigma out of her own past.

Temperance Brennan,like her creator Kathy Reichs, is a brilliant, sexy forensic anthropologist called on tosolve the toughest cases. But for Tempe, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Évangéline, Tempe's childhood best friend, was also from Acadia. Named for the character in the Longfellow poem, Évangéline wasthe most exotic person in Tempe'seight-year-old world. When Évangéline disappeared, Tempe was warned not to search for her, that the girl was "dangerous."

Thirty years later, flooded with memories, Tempe cannot help wondering if this skeleton could be the friend she lost so many years ago. And what is the meaning of the strange skeletal lesions found on the bones of the young girl?

Meanwhile, Tempe's beau, Ryan, investigates a series of cold cases. Three girls dead. Four missing. Could the New Brunswick skeleton be part of the pattern? As Tempe draws on the latest advances in forensic anthropology to penetrate the past, Ryan hunts down a serial predator.

Bones to Ashes is a gripping, sophisticated thriller starring the protagonist who is "the lab lady most likely to dethrone Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta" (USAToday).

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Beauty For Ashes: Receiving Emotional Healing

A place for healing to begin

Living Proof

Powerful!

So truthfully blunt and what we need.

Beauty For Ashes: Receiving Emotional Healing (Revised Edition)
Joyce Meyer
Manufacturer: FaithWords
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ASIN: 044669259X

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Bestselling author Joyce Meyer explores the true path to emotional healing through God's love. Many people seem to have it all together outwardly, but inside they are falling apart,crushed and wounded by their past. But God has a plan to heal the broken-hearted and the victims of abuse. For over 30 years, Joyce Meyersuffered the devastating effects of verbal, sexual, and physical abuse. Today, she has a worldwide ministry of emotional healing for others like herself. In BEAUTY FOR ASHES, she outlines the major truths that brought healing to her life and describes how other victims of abuse can also experience this healing, including how to deal with the emotional pain of abuse, how to understand your responsibility to God for overcoming abuse, why victims of abuse often suffer from other addictive behaviors, how to grab hold of God's unconditional love, and the importance of God's timing in working through painful memories. By sharing her personal story, Joyce Meyer wants to help others find inner peace through their belief in God.

Customer Reviews:

Beauty For Ashes: Receiving Emotional Healing.......2007-05-17

This book is a benefit to anyone regardless of their history. Personally, I have had a emotional, trama filled life until God got a hold of me, but this book helps tie in God's Word an apply it to real life situations.

A place for healing to begin.......2007-05-10

Joyce tells her story in a manner that is bold, courageous, and transparent. She holds nothing back; both her strengths and her shortcomings are displayed on the pages of Beauty for Ashes. This book helped me take a good look at myself and to then focus on the nature and promises of God. It helped me at a time when I was very ill and had faced many losses. (Author, With Great Mercy.)

Living Proof.......2007-04-12

God brought this book into my life at just the right time. In reading this book I've finally been able to face the abuse of my past and start the road to recovery and healing. The Holy Spirit has moved in my life in an amazing way as a result of Joyce Meyer's teachings. I've been able to come to terms with horrible emotional pain and am experiencing the freedom of forgiveness towards myself and others. Through the wisdom I've gained I've already broken off a dysfunctional relationship and am growing stronger everyday in Christ. I now realize that my pain is my past and doesn't have to dictate my life now or in the future. I am free, I am whole, I am God's precious child and I am loved unconditionally by my Heavenly Father.

Joyce Meyer is offers very practical information. No fancy words or super spiritual mumbo jumbo that makes you feel like you can't apply these principles in your life. She makes sense, and she's been through it too.

I recommend this book for ANYONE who has endured any type of abuse: sexual, physical, emotional or verbal. Those memories, feelings and thoughts don't have to hold you in bondage any longer. Shame, guilt, rejection, sadness, depression, lonliness....you can allow the Holy Spirit to break these strongholds over your life.

I know...because I am living proof.

Powerful!.......2007-04-07

Just within the first few pages, I feel an awesome sense of relief that what I am experiencing is the awesome Healing Power of The Holy Spirit through Joyce Meyer. He has used her as a vessel in many ways to guide me through my recovery.

So truthfully blunt and what we need........2007-03-13

Since reading this book its like my soul has opened up.

I already knew a lot of the stuff she talks about but I never actualy accepted what I believe if that makes any since?

I like the way she is blunt and to the point but still says it in love and kindness instead of in judgementalism and legalistic abuse like many other christian speakers have done. Joyce said it like it is and said it in love and truthfullness.

As a female sexual abuse surviver I am more receptive to counceling from a female because Im often uncomfortable or creeped out by males. I would not have received the teachings of a male on this subject very well so this book by a female auther was just right for me.

Now I have come a long ways. Not just because of this book but because of God and my willness to do right. I could now better receive counceling from a male if I had to. Healing is great, it opens up so many more doors in life!

Joyce Meyer is a sexual abuser surviver also so she understands whats its like therefor she is better able to help those who have had abuse. This book is not just for those who have been sexualy abused but for those who have been in all kinds of abuse. I think this book would even be helpful for those lucky ones who have not had any kind of abuse.

Ashes and Snow: New York Exhibition Catalog

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More recent version: exhibition in Santa Monica, CA
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An incredible creation
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Ashes and Snow: New York Exhibition Catalog

Manufacturer: Flying Elephants Press
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Gregory Colbert's photographic artworks capture extraordinary moments of contact between man and animal.

Gregory Colbert has spent thirteen years filming and photographing elephants, whales, birds, and other animals in such places as India, Burma, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Namibia, Egypt, the island of Dominica, Tonga, and Antarctica. Ashes and Snow, Colbert's lifelong project, is a collaboration with animals in their natural habitat as they interact with human beings. His images attempt to remove the boundaries between humans and other species—to re-awaken in us an understanding of our shared animal nature.

The New York exhibition catalog collects more than 190 images from the U.S. debut of Ashes and Snow on Pier 54 in New York City (March 5-June 6, 2005). The books were printed and bound in Italy; the covers are created out of handmade paper from Nepal which is sealed with natural beeswax; interior pages are printed on handmade Italian paper; each book is hand sewn and tied with thread stained with hibiscus tea leaves.

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Unknown - it was a gift to someone that asked for it.......2006-07-05

She loved it

More recent version: exhibition in Santa Monica, CA.......2006-03-29

I cannot highly enough recommend either the exhibit or any of the accompanying materials: books, poster, etc. We waited to see this for 2 years, until it went to CA.
I bought the full exhibition catalogue, the DVD of the 60 minute film and two posters and are extremely happy with everything. Everyone we show them to is excited and fascinated by the pictures and the artist.
I can't imagine being disappointed at all.

The peripatetic mission of global unity.......2006-01-21

The Nomadic Museum, a facility constructed onsite in various locales (now in Santa Monica, CA) out of boxcars, cartons, and pipes is in itself an artwork and the peripatetic museum houses some wispy photographs by Gregory Colbert of moments of world observation that in context are strangely moving. The object is to bring the spirit of mankind into a space outside the usual exhibition venues and in doing so it becomes an experience for the people.

The catalogue that accompanies this show is equally impressive in its conception. No two books are alike in that they are created from handmade Italian paper and bound in a cover made from unique paper from Nepal. The photographs reproduced well in the catalogue languish from being reductions of the oversized images form the exhibition, but the flavor is there. Images of robed children and adults, animals both alone and in tandem with humans, bits and pieces of atmosphere form a journeyman's eye take on a significance that surpasses the original works.

The catalogue for the exhibition is pricey due tot he one of a kind quality of presentation. But for those who want to forgo the expense, there is also a version of the images (paperback with 48 pages as opposed to the 232 pages of this volume) available through this site. If you are unable to experience the exhibition (for that is truly what the exhibition is about) then this art book form of the catalogue is a substantive memento of a unique artistic experience. Grady Harp, January 06

An incredible creation.......2005-10-01

I have collected photographic books over the past 30 years. This ranks among the top 3 books in my collection. It is simply stunning in its construction and in the uniqueness. The photographs are not only visually impressive but they simply speak to your soul. It has become quickly one of my favorite items to view. Strongly recommended.

A spectacularly beautiful book.......2005-08-05

This is one of the most moving books I have ever been blessed to put my eyeballs on. The images are haunting, poignant, irresistable, and inexpressibly beautiful. Their presentation in handmade italian paper, with the cover made from Nepalese paper, is breathtaking. I saw the exhibit in New York City, and would travel the six and a half hours (each way) by bus just to see this exhibit again. Absent my ability to do that, this beautiful little book will feed my heart and soul for years to come. Sure it is expensive. How often can you nourish your soul with beauty as compelling, as spiritual, as moving, as transcendant as this? It is worth every penny.

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NICE ATLAS, CUT-THROAT PRICE
A very good bench atlas
very useful

Atlas of Human Parasitology
Lawrence R. Ash , and Thomas C. Orihel
Manufacturer: American Society Clinical Pathology
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NICE ATLAS, CUT-THROAT PRICE.......2003-03-30

The biggest obstacle in the way of this beautifully illustrated atlas is its rather unreasonable price-tag. Its publisher, (and authors), did overlook the fact that there are lots of moderately priced equivalents out there in the market.
Nevertheless, anyone who goes ahead and purchase this atlas will appreciate its versatile accomplishments. It is very practical, and included high resolution photographs and micrographs.
"Atlas of Human Parasitology" has a unique organization, which enabled it to provide comprehensive laboratory information. Every specimen it portrayed was labelled and analyzed in details. There is complementary taxonomical description in each case. This is a well-compiled atlas, but I still maintain that its price is a great barrier.

A very good bench atlas.......2001-09-09

I use this book on the bench in the microbiology department and I find the clarity and amount of photos extreemly useful. The other good features are the lifecycles and the methods present within the book. The book is sturdily bound and printed on high quality paper I would recomend this book to any laboratory, or person interested in parasitology.

very useful.......1999-04-02

me too....

Wheeler's Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion

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The cheaper edicion is horrible
What a Dental Anatomy Book Should Not Be Without
Wheeler is no Netter!
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Wheeler's Dental Anatomy

Wheeler's Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion
Major M. Ash , and Stanley Nelson
Manufacturer: Saunders
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The updated 8th edition of this classic reference provides a visually-oriented presentation of dental macromorphology and evidence-based chronologies of the human dentitions, while reflecting definitive shifts in modern dental practice. New features include an enhanced reader-friendly approach, new color illustrations, and a greater emphasis on clinical applications. A new, interactive CD-ROM offers three-dimensional animations of masticatory movements - including tooth contact relationships and temporomandibular joint movements - that bring the text's illustrations to life. Plus, an interactive mock examination mimics the National Board exam for outstanding review and practice.

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The cheaper edicion is horrible.......2005-07-07

I bought theWheeler's Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion thinking that I was buying a pretty new edicion of a book with a CD and color pictures. What I recieved at home was an old book with horrible black and white pictures and an awful redaction. I don't know how newest edition is, but I am shure that this old one is almost not a text book.

What a Dental Anatomy Book Should Not Be Without .......2005-06-14

Unfortunately some of the reviewers are steeped in subjective reality and probably the users and promoters of another dental anatomy text. In a period of evidence based dental education and practice, a book without much of a refernce base is outdated; a book with out a CD is outdated; a book without a good index is hardly useful; a book without the latest information on dental anatomy is outdated; and a book without facts to build on is no book at all.
Wheeler's 8th edition has none of these deficiences.

Wheeler is no Netter!.......2005-01-29

This book is wordy and lacks organization. It is full of awkward sentences, rambling paragraphs and has no sense of continuity. The diagrams are not labeled, of low quality and seemingly outdated. There are much better anatomy references out there and I suggest looking into the other literature. Wheeler's text simply demonstrates the need for a Frank Netter of sorts- someone who can do for Oral Anatomy what Dr. Netter did for Gross Anatomy. I'm actually considering writing my own text one day so that future students will be able to spend more time focusing on anatomy rather than the minutia and distractions that this book is full of. If you need to learn Oral Anatomy this is not the book that will help.

Unnecessary and Disorganized.......2005-01-23

Wheeler's Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion
by Major M. Ash

It is a good book with wealth of informations but also with lots of unnecessary details/ facts. One needs to wade through complete text material before discarding all extra material, a real difficult task for a first time learner of dental anatomy especially occlusion. Some of the previous criticisms are genuine. Yet this is the only book of its kind in the market. May be one of us (dentists) should embark upon the task of writing a better monologue/ text along with clear illustrations on dental anatomy, physiology and occlusion?

Wheeler's Dental Anatomy.......2004-06-10

Dental anatomy is a tough subject to learn. The human dentition varies from person to person and from race to race. If you truly want to learn dental anatomy a text book by itself is not enough. Use models, typodonts, extracted teeth, and your own patients to further your understanding. You might have to purchase such items by yourself. You have to gain knowledge through experience. This book (previous edition, old exams, and dental decks) helped me to achieve a 99 percentile on NDBE Part I. I can't believe the lack of professionalism from the previous reviewers. They are an embarrassment to the profession of dentistry. Who cares if you are #2 in the class, too bad you are not #1 (Then we can take you seriously!). I would recommend this book only as a supplement to the learning of dental anatomy. You can not learn all there is about dentistry from a text book! Dental school only gives you the basics.

The NALCO Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis

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A must have book to analyize problems with water treatment.

The NALCO Guide to Boiler Failure Analysis
Robert D. Port , and Harvey M. Herro
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This book illustrates and explains virtually all common failure modes which adversely affect boiler reliability. Each failure mode is well illustrated with case histories. The corrective steps necessary to reduce or eliminate each failure type, as well as precautionary notes, are provided. The book is a comprehensive, authoritative field guide for the identification and elimination of boilure failures. Boilers of virtually all pressures and many construction designs are presented.

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A must have book to analyize problems with water treatment........1999-03-30

This book is a need item to help trouble shoot problems with boiler, DA tanks, condensate return tanks,pumps, and piping. If you can see the problem, you will probably see a picture of the problem in this book along with what caused it...and in color 95 percent of the time. It has been a real life saver, literlly. You gotta have this book even if you only use it once..it could save your life, or your building/s. Try it ..you will like it. My instructor in 2 grade class was so impressed it got one.

Fearless Symmetry: Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers

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outstanding
Rare - a well written book about math
Definition Dump from Freshman Abstract Algebra Course
From zero to terse in 100 pages
Too much, too fast

Fearless Symmetry: Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers
Avner Ash , and Robert Gross
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Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. Written in a friendly style for a general audience, Fearless Symmetry is the first popular math book to discuss these elegant and mysterious patterns and the ingenious techniques mathematicians use to uncover them.

Hidden symmetries were first discovered nearly two hundred years ago by French mathematician Évariste Galois. They have been used extensively in the oldest and largest branch of mathematics--number theory--for such diverse applications as acoustics, radar, and codes and ciphers. They have also been employed in the study of Fibonacci numbers and to attack well-known problems such as Fermat's Last Theorem, Pythagorean Triples, and the ever-elusive Riemann Hypothesis. Mathematicians are still devising techniques for teasing out these mysterious patterns, and their uses are limited only by the imagination.

The first popular book to address representation theory and reciprocity laws, Fearless Symmetry focuses on how mathematicians solve equations and prove theorems. It discusses rules of math and why they are just as important as those in any games one might play. The book starts with basic properties of integers and permutations and reaches current research in number theory. Along the way, it takes delightful historical and philosophical digressions. Required reading for all math buffs, the book will appeal to anyone curious about popular mathematics and its myriad contributions to everyday life.

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outstanding.......2007-06-27

This is a very good introduction to arithmetic that everyone wanting to be initiated in this important branch of mathematics should read.

The authors achieved something remarkable: they were able to communicate with accuracy the deepest concepts of arithmetic without the boring style of many mathematics textbooks. The book is very engaging, with nice reflections about the nature of mathematical thought, as well as the motivations behind the concepts.

The authors managed to have a gradual build up of difficulty of topics all the way
to the proof of Fermat's last Theorem. Unlike other introductory texts that let you down
because in their effort to be more engaging, end up too elementary, this one is perfectly balanced. I will also recommend the "Calculus Gallery" as a second outstanding book introducing Analysis.

It would be great if other branches of mathematics like mathematical physics, algebra, mathematical informatics etc had the privilege of such well balanced and insightful introductions.

Well done!

Rare - a well written book about math .......2007-05-30

Unlike most math books, Fearless symmetry is well written. Key concepts from prior chapters are reemphasized in subsequent chapters so readers are less likely to get lost. This is the first book on groups and representation theory that made clear sense to me. I can see where galois therory is going and now have an understanding of the basic form of the proof of Fermat's last theorem.

Definition Dump from Freshman Abstract Algebra Course.......2007-05-16

The book is simply a compilation of definitions from a second rate textbook for Abstract Algebra 101 pasted together with high-five chit-chat from the mathematics-is-really-neat school of math edutainment. There are only a handful of illustrations in the book, none of which have anything to do with symmetry or patterns of numbers. The book Number Theory in Science and Communication: With Applications in Cryptography, Physics, Digital Information, Computing, and Self-Similarity by M.R.Schroeder is a much better choice for the subject.

From zero to terse in 100 pages.......2007-05-14

This books starts off elementary beyond belief. This book begins with almost painfully long and thorough expositions of undergraduate mathematics, including linear algebra, group theory, and number theory. Suddenly the book takes a turn for the more complicated and quickly loses it's friendliness. While the material becomes more interesting and enjoyable, more details are left unmentioned, concepts left un-fleshed out, and examples are sparse. The material presented in this book was magnificently selected and the organization of the vast amount was admirable. However, the later chapters lacked in the quality of writing I was growing to appreciate from the two authors. I highly recommend any undergraduate mathematics or similar major to purchase this book. A semester of abstract will be useful, and a semester of number theory an added bonus. I would like to refute the claim that this book is enjoyable for non-math readers. Further, any math grad would be bored to tears by this book.

Too much, too fast.......2007-03-15

The authors aim to reveal the role of Galois groups in modern number theory. "Groups" are mathematical descriptions of the patterns and symmetries of objects or mathematical equations. (Hence the reference to symmetry and patterns in the book's title.) Galois groups are used at the forefront of number theory research: they were used to prove Fermat's last theorem regarding Pythagoras's theorem of right triangles.

The book introduces the reader to the rudiments of groups, modular arithmetic, fields, varieties, the law of quadratic reciprocity, matrices, elliptic curves, and representations. Using these basic concepts, the authors show how the absolute Galois group of Qalg (the field of algebraic numbers) is used in contemporary research into the theory of polynomial equations.

Unfortunately this book is overambitious. It repeats the same mistake that every college professor makes: Typically, a professor belabors the rudiments of a subject; but then, as the course nears its midpoint, he realizes that he's running out of time, and the pace accelerates from a slow trot to a full gallop. Essential concepts are vaguely defined; e.g., Frobenius element (pp. 178-9) and unramified prime (p. 184). Towards the end of the book, concepts are introduced without definition; e.g., Fourier coefficients (p. 236), weight of a modular form (p. 246), conductor (p. 246), deformation (p. 252), complete noetherian local ring (p. 253). One of the phrases that's repeated most often is that some concept "is beyond the scope of this book."

Curious college grads -- even those with some exposure to abstract algebra -- will become hopelessly lost after Chapter 16. Graduate math students will be bored by the early chapters and will be left unsatisfied by the sketchy presentation of the later chapters. Grad' students should try Hellegouarch's "Invitation to the Mathematics of Fermat-Wiles".

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