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Davidson and Rees-Moog team up to tell us that when things seem the worse may be the time to take advantage of opportunity. The Chinese symbol for crisis also means opportunity.

This book shows that throughout history, some of the greatest became that way because they had the forethought, and sadly, sometimes the foreknowledge, of events that they took advantage of them and won in a big way.

The title of the book comes from Lord Rothshild's statement about when blood is running in the streets, invest in a future. Of course, what to invest in is really the question. This book will give you a look to see and evaluate the opportunities that are out there.

Although the book was written in 1987, it is a now book, filled with facts of how to take advantage of a market. Hey, did Warren Buffett read this? Or did he understand the concept of "Blood in the Streets."

This book was a great book for children and adults. It was about a little boy who had a day full of adventures after he decided to run away from home because he was so mad. The book was interesting because he experienced so many different things during his day. His adventures would capture the mind of any child or adult. He was a very loveable character and you really felt his "anger".
I really like this book because it made me think of how I felt when I'd "run away" as a child. When you're a kid, things are really important to you and it really got that point across. The writing style was awesome because it sounded just like a mad little boy. It reminded me of that Alexander and the Horribly Bad Day book because it took you through one whole day in this boy's life. I recommend this book to everyone, but especially to kids when they're upset or mad.

One of the hardest things about being given a DSM diagnosis is the act of breaking free from the stigma of such a label. Unfortunately, most psychiatric professionals are more concerned about creating a growth industry than in helping their patients to heal from their psychic wounds.

Shimrat allows those who have been denied a voice the room to express what really works for them regarding personal recovery. The key component would have to be empowerment, as the psychiatric industry tends to demoralize and disempower those whom they claim to help. Considering the fact that, at one time, gayness was considered a DSM catagory of mental illness, it stands to reason that such diagnoses are quite arbitrary and political in nature.

Empowerment is a political movement to liberate those who have been called crazy by their caregivers who lack the insight to see mental health consumers as human beings worthy of dignity. That is the focus of this book, and for that reason I highly recommend it.

Mad Libs are HILARIOUS-- this collection will truly get you in the X-mas Spirit!

My friends and I love Mad Libs and this version is one of the better ones to buy.

I HATE novelizations. But these done for the great British TV mystery series starring Robbie Coltrane actually improve upon the teleplays, adding rich details and psychological insight to the already intense plots. These books could easily stand alone as a great series of psychological crime novels, unified in tone despite the fact that half a dozen different authors have been involved in their creation. Leave it to the Brits to once again do the impossible. First The Battle of Britain, now this...

Note the review of this book that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 30. 2003

My first grader and his friend both checked out this book and couldn't put it down. They are both good readers and loved it. It is hard to find something that boys this age find exciting, but this was it. They read the whole book in a day. I had to see what was so neat about it so I read it and also enjoyed it. A great beginning chapter book for kids. They can't wait to read the other scaredy cats books.

To explain it in the words of the authors: "The keystone of the method [used to define Standard ML in this book], then, is a certain kind of assertion that takes the form B |- P => M and may be pronounced: 'Against the background B, the phrase P evaluates to the meaning M.' The formal purpose of this Definition is no more, and no less, than to decree exactly which assertions of this form are true."

Standard ML is a very powerful language because of the abilities it grants and the restrictions it enforces. While reading this book will not teach you SML, it will help reinforce its subtle elegance. If you have developed an infatuation with this language, you will not be able to resist the only book that truly contains it.

While not necessary to enjoy this volume, a prerequisite to have any understanding of its contents is some sort of background in type theory and mathematical logic that a course like this one taught by Harper... can only begin to provide.

And remember, ML loves you!

Hilarious yet often sad true tale of the author's incredibly frustrating run of his stage play Legends, starring two honest-to-goodness stage divas Carol Channing and Mary Martin, who in real life gave their stage characters more than a run for their money. Greedy producers, bickering stars, hostile reviewers, backstage manipulations, it's all here, presented in good humor by Kirkwood, a vastly unsung writer, unfortunately long since deceased. This was his final book. A good read in itself, and sure to provoke laughter and empathy from anyone who has been involved in theatre.