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If you are interested in therapy movement systems as a patient or professional, consider learning about varied forms of active qigong such as Wild Goose... or for the unusual, possible Hua Tuo's Five Animal Frolics (as originally intended or contemporarily interpreted). Most correctly practice full Qigong sysems will address the same concerns raised for therapy and health herein, and do so more effectively, thoroughly, and with easier comprehesion by the beginner than this "form" and system created by the author which is being labeled as Tai Chi. It is not Tai Chi Chuan... or even Tai Chi.

As a continuing student of TCC, I'm always interested in medical viewpoints concerning TCC, and I enjoy surveying perspectives on Tai Chi from the martial to the health-oriented, looking for new approachs that can address whatever motivation a person may have for learning TCC. However, this package did not fall anywhere in that range because I do not consider what I read or viewed here to be TCC in any manner. I see little here of use that could not be found elsewhere in a movement system designed for the needs addressed without attempting yet another new age Western rewrite of a martial art. Heed my warning and avoid wasting your money as I did.

This program is now taught nationally to health and fitness professionals. It has received positive reviews in the "Physical Therapy Journal", "GeriNotes" for the Geriatric Section of the American Physical Therapy Association and presented at the national meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. It is endorsed by internationally famous GrandMaster WilliamC.C.Chen. In addition, this useful program is now availably internationally: in Spanish, Portuguese, German, Norwegian in my new book for the public:"Tai Chi Mind and Body" (DK Publishing). As coauthor of this original book for health care professionals and instructors, I encourage you to read the following reviews by leaders in tai chi, physical therapy and the media. Sincerely Tricia Yu

"The movements of the T'ai Chi Fundamentals Form are the simplest and easiest to learn...a unique exercise suitable for all ages and physical conditions...a perfect form of movement for senior citizens and people with physical limitations."
- William C.C. Chen, Grand Master, T'ai Chi Ch'uan

"Provides a simple, systematic approach which maintains the integrity of the traditional Yang style form."
-American College of Sports Medicine's Health and Fitness Journal

"...as relaxing to watch as one of the orchestral nature videos screened locally on Classic Arts Showcase."
-David Medaris, reviewer, Isthmus Newspaper

"This is a work that gets to the root of tai chi. It will be of value to anyone who practices or is ready to fall in love with this wonderful art."
-Kenneth S. Cohen, MA, qigong master and author of The Way of Qigong

"The visual quality is superb. ... This program is of value for people who wish to learn about tai chi and want to engage in one rendition of the practice."
-Stephen Wolfe, PhD, PT, FAPTA, review in Physical Therapy Journal

"I have 28 videotapes on tai chi on my shelf. ...[Yu has] created the best video on tai chi that I have ever viewed. ... Brilliant and inspired work."
-Jennifer Bottomley, PhD, MS, PT, review in The Gerentologist

"This program is suitable to an older population, including those with chronic health conditions. ...[It] evokes the peaceful spirit an focused concentration of tai chi practice."
-Jane Mahoney, MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School

Physical Therapists Review The T'ai Chi Fundamentals Program:
" This is a very important contribution to literature and to the video-instructional realm of professional education. T'ai Chi Fundamentals for Health Care Professionals and Instructors is a remarkable gift to the world of rehabilitation. Many accolades for your brilliant and inspired work.
I have 28 videotapes on my shelf--you have created THE best video on T'ai Chi that I have ever viewed. You have made the very strong connection between the exercise form and its applicability in the clinical environment.You've accomplished a major feat in your production of the video and book entitled," T'ai Chi Fundamentals for Health Care Professionals and Instructors".
Jennifer Bottomley, Ph.D., Ph.D., MS, PT, President, Geriatric Section of APTA

"The video is extremely well done both to facilitate learning of T'ai Chi as well as to perform and practice the techniques. Ms. Yu's manner and teaching style are
appropriate for the audience and subject, and Ms Johnson's clinical expertise evident as she offers clinical application of the techniques. The video and instruction book are professionally done and easily understood. Both are aesthetically pleasing and make learning these techniques fun and relatively easy. Any health care practitioner would benefit from these materials."
Dale Avers, PT, MS Ed., Past President, Geriatric Section of APTA

"Essential for any health care practitioner wanting to incorporate T'ai Chi principles into health and wellness class.
oWell thought out and clear.
oWonderful blend of Eastern and Western health and movement principles.
oBoth book and video provide straightforward and clear instructions regarding proper movement patterns to achieve maximum benefit of the exercise.
oThe very clear, well described, easily reproduced movement patterns can provide a needed template from which researchers can maximize consistency of exercise
technique when studying the effectiveness of T'ai Chi.
oA great resource for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention as well as rehabilitation.
oMakes exercise fun.
oHas multisystem benefit.
oProvides the health care practitioner with a much better understanding of the parallels and consistency of traditional T'ai Chi with western health and wellness exercise programs."
Rita Wong Ed, PT, Chairperson, Physical Department, Marymont University

I have found the use of the T'ai Chi Fundamentals extremely helpful as an adjunct to the more traditional kinds of physical therapy I do with my patients. The chronic pain patients which are a focus of my practice have greatly benefited by the slow, gentle movement patterns. The compliance is very high with this difficult patient population. Patients with spinal stenosis and other similar low back pain with radicular symptoms find the back position comfortable. It has opened up a new world of standing exercise for them. I used the program with an older male patient who had a right below the knee amputation and left ankle fusion. He was losing his ability to community ambulate, because of balance difficulties and low back pain. Four treatments later, which included an emphasis on T'ai Chi Fundamentals practice at home, he was pain-free and able to walk any place in the city.
Christine Zampach, M.Ed., PT,
Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, UC-San Francisco

I quite liked this book to start with. It offers Judy's own personal opinions on what has worked well for her here. That sort of personal, hands-on advice is great.

However, Tennessee, particularly where I live near the Smoky Mountains, is suffering greatly from the impact of people on the land. Vast tracts of our land are now under the lawnmower - vast amounts of chemical fertilizers are dumped onto our 'gardens' and leach into our lakes and streams ... our wildlife, including our native plants, is under stress.

This sort of book only promotes this damage. There is no mention anywhere of lessening the damage that you can do in your own garden. Several of the plants that Judy recommends as good strong garden plants are on the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council List : species that seriously damage our environment by driving out the native species so important for the food chain.

All too often, we see precious natural resources being squandered for short term profit. This is happening here in Tennessee - colonies of native plants are destroyed for sale in garden centers for a quick profit. There is no need for this - it is perfectly possible to propagate and sell nursery stock and leave our wild areas intact. Judy makes no mention of these issues, yet it's trivially simple to avoid causing damage if you know to only buy nursery stock.

My final problem with the book is that Judy only recommends good, solid well-known plants that are commonly available. This is fine for the beginner at whom she is aiming. However, you would see all the information she gives, on the side of the seed packet, or at the garden center !

Pretty much all of the herbaceous plants can be raised easily from seed at a tenth of the garden centre cost - you wouldn't know that from this book and will end up spending a vast fortune on nursery raised annuals if you're not careful

This is a friendly gardening book for both the beginner
as well as the more advanced gardener. Lots of color
pictures make for good reference. Although I don't
live in Tennessee, I found the book useful. Ms. Lowe's
writting style makes for a good read even if you just
like to look at plants.

This book just for beginers. Also, there is lot of assembly example instead of C language.

If you are even reading this review, it is probably because you, for one reason or another, need to write an MS-DOS device driver. I was in the same boat, and this book saved me.

I could not have done it without it. So little material remains about DOS device drivers.

This book provides detailed information on writting both character and block device drivers. Many examples are provided as this book guides you toward the development of more complex drivers.

Most of this book assumes that your are knowledgable in Assembly Language programming. However, the most useful section for me was a framework for developing device drivers in C.

I purchased this book at an ASCP bloodbanking workshop
given by the author, because it seems to be a good
book for the technologist who wants to brush up on bloodbanking skills or expand knowlege and understanding of blood banking concepts as applied in a clinical laboratory.
However on pg 165 in panel 7-3 cell #4 is shown as negative in the coombs phase which does not match the authors interpretation of the panel.
However turning the page will reveal panel 7-5 to be the same panel with reactions added for ficin and it can be seen that cell #4 now is shown as 2+ at coombs phase and negative with ficin which would agree with the interpretation of both panels.

Also on page 167 after showing panel 7-6 to every blood bank tech I work with some of which are ASBB certified, I have been unable to find anyone who can agree with the interpretation given in the book. It appears to be a totaly unrelated panel and or interpretation.
It appears to me that the one proofreading the book was not a blood banker or did not work through the examples in the book.
I am sorry to say that I think this is common but serious error in many technical text books.

This is a great intro do MS-DOS, but it doesn't really deal at all with the configuration and architecture of the operating system. Like the title says, it is a short, concise guide to batch files and how to use them. If you want to learn to configure your operating environment using AUTOEXEC.BAT, but were afraid of messing something up, this book is a handy little guide. Especially good for beginners.

Joanie Caucus(later Redfern), divorced from her husband Clint, decides to go to law school(she got a 760 on the law boards), but is just moved to the waiting lists. According to her because she's divorced and a woman; etc., and no one will therefore beleive in her. Zonker Harris gets to watch the mail for rejections. Her daycare kids try to encourage her, hence the title. It's from the 70's or early 80's and okay for Doonesbury satire.

This book is simply superb for the dummies those who are intersting to learn foxpro for windows

I checked the 1988 edition of this book out of the library, and have renewed it twice. My gardening is somewhat impulsive, and this book is arranged by seasons, so I know what I can do "now". Recomend for gardeners not familiar with southern gardening, or gardeners finding themselves in a new zone of the South.

Palm Beach Garden Club put out this book to give those who love gardening and creating a special tropical retreat in their own backyards. The photos are ok as it would be nicer if they showed the landscaping use of the plants in some photos instead of showing the plant so you see what it looks like. Excellent resource for those in South Florida. However, Tropical Gardens and Tropical Plants by William Warren are far better. Yet for the neophite this book isn't bad--I found it a useful reference as long as you don't take the advise from the orchid section

As an experienced instructor, I caution use of this book by colleges who are utilizing instructors not completely familiar with the material.

There are numerous question and answer sets that are incorrect, and these incorrect answers may be passed on to the students. There are several technical descriptions which are inaccurate as well.

At this point in the game, many of the third party "Microsoft Approved Study Guides" contain technically incorrect material. Of all those I have used and reviewed however, the Course Technology series is the best currently available.

Steve Hailey MCP+I, MCSE, MCT