Cord Reviews

Though a review is almost unecessary for the droves of med students trying to get a copy as a required text, Heimer is a great way to get into neuroanatomy, even for the budding biologist. The first half of the book describes dissections of a human brain in exquisite detail (multiple cuts suggested), though you'll probably have trouble finding a human brain (legally) to dissect unless you are one of the aforementioned med students. The latter half goes through the different brain systems/structures, paying attention to function tracts and anatomical correlates of behavior. Labeled MRI's are included in the new edition. Great for visualizing a 3D map of the brain, almost bettter than the real thing.

If you aren't looking for a lab manual, I would go for Afifi & Bergman's _Funtional Neuroanatomy_, which goes into greater detail concerning functional tracts, clinical examples, and more diagrams/MRI slices.

As a first year neuroscience graduate student I had to hack through Martin's neuroanatomy textbook. Not until a month before my comprehensive exam did I discover this book - my girlfriend found a copy out on the sidewalk, left behind by a departing medical student probably - filled with hasty underlines and unintelligible scribbles in bic pen. But, it was a godsend. The quality of this text is immediately apparent to anyone who has tried to learn from it. If you begin from ignorance, use this book! If you already know everything go ahead and show off to yourself that you can understand Martin or for that matter a straight atlas of brain sections with no text at all! But for those who need concepts, themes, integrative explanations, this books is by far the best thing available.

The basic idea of this book is to provide a rudimentary brain atlas of real photographs with annotations, and then to go through each functional system separately and with schematic figures. The book is bound in waterproof material and even the pages are tough enough to withstand being dragged around, dripped on with coffee or with formaldehyde, etc.

I am not kidding, people, this book is supreme for its kind. We should thank Lennart Heimer for turning neuroanatomy from an arcane, incoherent list of latin names, into a simple, coherent, and fascinating course of study.

Wes Wallace
Department of Neuroscience
Brown University
Providence, RI (USA)

I almost never pick up a 'devotional' book. But Latayne Scott's book had a significant impact on my faith and my understanding of God's love. It is clear after reading her extremely personal look at Rahab the harlot that God's intention toward each of us is love. He loves us now, always has and always will. That's what I walked away with after reading this. The Red Cord of Hope is a challenge to reconsider how we view ourselves given our own shady histories. It teaches us how to view our past failings in the light of God's love. There are study exercises at the back which make this perfect for a small group bible study.

Scott has written a fantastic book on the faith of Rahab. This book is highly recommended!

Robert L Cord relates a cogent history of America's religious tradition, demonstrating how current "establishment clause" jurisprudence would be unrecognizible to our Founders. Cord documents important, little know facts about church and state relations in early America. From Jefferson petitioning Congress for appropriations for Catholic priests to "convert the Indians," to Massachusetts having an established church until 1833, forty-four years after the ratification of the First Amendment,Cord, in an informative and enjoyable manner, proves conclusively that Christian principles and Civil government have always existed concomitantly in American life.

Covers legal, political, and historical trends of the varied Church/State relationships in the U.S. Easy to read and well documented. I did my honors thesis on Church/State relationships, and I wish I had read this first. It has an intelligent analysis that does not merely assume the modern conception and argue it, but considers many sides of the issues. A must for people who want to think these issues through.

For Richard Galli to think of killing his son because he became paralyzed is bad enough, but to write a book about it too is over the top! Who does he think he is to make the decision that, because his son's body is no longer perfect, he shouldn't be allowed to live? Are disabled people less than human? Unable to enjoy life?

This book is revolting.

When my son was also injured in a diving accident in 1991 just pior to his 29th birthday, one of the counselors talked with me about the variances in each level of injury... and the variances within each level. This book relates totally ... and likewise, not at all. Such injuries do encompass such huge differences and yet still create huge bonds amongst SCI families and their friends. In 1991, I didn't have the availability of all the resources that can now be found so easily on the web... this improvement in availability is an additional tool in helping us learn and in helping us share/teach; alongside the medical improvements that increase the quality of life for those in wheelchairs. The wheelchair is what people see; the reality is so much more. As a mother, I appreciated reading the reactions from the other side of the parenting role... a father's honesty and truth... I know it was not easily exposed. Different angles of perception; same levels of love. Thank you, Jeffrey, as your father wrote... for sacrificing your privacy so he could tell the story.

When a tragedy such as the one Richard Galli experienced in his family occurs, the family is expected to nod in agreement at platitudes from well-meaning aquaintences such as , "At least he's still alive." But sometimes we're not truly glad our loved one is alive. Sometimes our love is so deep and the prognosis is so bad that we want to say, "NO!" But it is rare to have the courage to admit it if our society would be more cmfortable otherwise.

Richard Galli obviously shared his feelings with rare honesty. He didn't tell a sappy story that would make us feel better. He told the truth. It is apparent that he didn't write for the popular commercial success, but for more personal and intimate reasons. Those who dare to read it with an open heart can benefit from his bravery in sharing his thoughts and feelings with no regard for what anyone not in his situation might think.

As a neurology doctor, I found (and still find) this book helpful in the cartoon illustrations that detail everything from the nerve roots to plexus to individual nerves that innervate the various muscles.

I loved it when I was a resident in training for its very simple yet succinct graphical nature; as a picture is definitely worth more than a thousand words.

Those who enjoyed Ken Lindsay's Neurology and Neurosurgery Illustrated will certainly like this book and vice versa.

I thought the book was interesting. It explained everything in detail. I was very dissapointed by the previous reviewers comments; a personal attack on Dr. Hoppenfield. I read this book because I was a patient of Dr. Hoppenfield. I must say that if it wasn't for this great Doctor and his knowledge, I would not be walking today.

Dr. Hoppenfield, you gave me my life back!

My first introduction to Dr. Hoppenfeld's writing was through his book, Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. I found it to be concise, well written and very informative as is this text. It is an excellent resource and since in osteopathy a major focus is on the skeletal system it is an excellent aid.
I can understand previous reviewers frustration with the 'bronx bomber'. To be honest, I don't think I would ever want to rely on any one who is unable to spell correctly. It doesn't inspire confidence. How did they ever get into medical school?

I left reading this book not feeling like I really knew any of the characters, and especially didn't even get a real feel for the relationship between Josie and her father, althought that was supposed to be the main theme of the book. The plot was extremely predictable---it was ironic that this book reads much like a TV docudrama, the kind the main characters write for. You knew what would happen as a result of Josie's affair, you knew what would happen when she ran home to tell Daddy her exciting news, etc! So many details seem thrown in here just to sort of name drop---the jobs her husband Gus gets, the famous people her father knows, the expensive brands of clothes. I could not relate in any way to this book, not even to the supposed side theme of infertility, which is poorly drawn and doesn't really have a resolution. I did read all the way through, mainly looking for something interesting to happen, but at least I cared enough to finish the book. I think with some severe editing there would have been a much better book here.

This first novel by Mary Pleshette Willis is , in a word, brilliant. Ms Willis' writing is reminiscent of the first novels of Dorothy Allison, Anne Tyler, Judith Guest and Sue Miller. Her use of language is first-rate. The story she tells, could well have become just another "Jewish girl coming of age novel." Yet, this author makes her central character, Josie, an authentic, witty, exasperating, and completely unpredictable woman. I found myself laughing out loud and than, before I knew it I was weeping. This is a very affecting work and I would highly recommend this novel to those who truly love the combination of beautiful writing and a wonderful story.

A young well-to-do Jewish girl's coming of age in New York and her career as a screenwriter is documented in Papa's Chord, a novel which tells of Josie's realizations about her beloved father, who is a womanizer. Her dreams of married life change when her fiance breaks his neck in a swimming accident, and when they are unable to completely move beyond his tragedy in this quietly passionate story.

This book's illustrations and story focus on the bellybutton's function, but insinuate that a child's fascination with it is wrong. The book contains graphic illustrations of naked adults, and not in a child-friendly manner. I was unwilling to read this book to my toddler after having reveiwed it myself.

My two year old daughter *loves* this book - she'd have me read it 20 times a day if I were willing. This is a great book for explaining pregnancy and birth to a small child. I also love the fact that it portrays the mom giving birth in what appears to be an upright [squating perhaps] position - very nice. [You see mom's breasts, but nothing indiscreet or too graphic.] It also shows mom nursing the new baby, which is very nice as well. This is the best book on "where babies come from" for young children that I've found. Our whole family really enjoys it! [even after about 957 readings....] :)

I use this book to help foster/adopted children understand their connection to their their biological parents. The pictures and text are so concrete that children really " get it" in terms of where they "come from". Now I have many children referring to their biological mother as their bellybutton mother. This book is essesntial for adoptive families.

The city is plagued by an evil no one has eyes or ears for. A most despicable evil that sadly enough will never be banished from this world. Unless, of course, if Detective Martin steps into the picture.

A boy is found murdered. Further investigation reveals a ring of child prostitution. Father of a young boy himself, Martin sees it as his holy task to find the true killers. For although all signs show to a homosexual teacher, Martin doesn't believe he's the culprit they should be hanging.

Alistair Kinnon gives us a real thriller, a true police story, a classic whodunit that can hold a reader transfixed to his copy of the book, be it in paperback or ebook form. Indeed, I dragged along my laptop everywhere I went for each opportunity to discover the truth behind this devastating case.

Kinnon writes about a very delicate topic. In my own country, we have only recently recovered from a similar case. Therefore, I didn't have any problem feeling sympathy for the heroes of the story and hatred for the criminals.

Although at first the characters seem somewhat flat, this is resolved after the story has taken off fully. Kinnon uses a lot of dialogue to make his point, characters being witnesses and explaining events. Sometimes you might ask the question why they are so willingly cooperating with the police, giving away everything they know so fast, but soon it's clear that not everybody is to be believed.

If you like Ridley Pearson's "Lou Boldt", you might find a long-lost relative of his in detective Martin - a true policeman who sticks to a case until it's solved.

Having read this book I want more!
Not only does it take you to places you may not want to go, but once you get there, you can't stop reading it. An excellent book, which keeps the pace flowing and completely engaging.

This book was developed from the proceedings of the first major professional symposium of aging with a spinal cord injury (held in Denver in 1991). The content is very comprehensive and focuses on different body systems and how normal aging of these systems effects the person with SCI, and how SCI may modify the aging process. While this book was published a number of years ago, it contains most of the research to date, and is based on collaborative data from major SCI centers in both the USA and England. While heavily focused on the medical model, it can be a valuable resource for both professionals working with people with SCI as well as those with SCI and their families.

If you have an item that needs a handle to hold it, the pattern is in this book. If it is not, then with imagination, the starting point is in this book. If the item is weighty, a macrame strap may be the answer. Do you need leashes for your glasses? There are several patterns that will suffice. There are loomed and off loom straps as well as one that is made with a spool-knitter. If you have never beaded before, some of the straps require practice before starting, but many are able to be compleated on the first try. The diagrams could have been clearer, but they will suffice. All one needs is a bead supplier for the seed beads and thread and you're ready to give it a go.