Manipulation

This manual, one of a series of three, is, like the entire series, an example of scholarly work usually not encountered with many other manuals or textbooks that deal with an individual manual medicine technique or a compilation thereof. The organization of the series is excellent, well and insightfully written, and superbly illustrated. It serves equally as a reference text, instruction manual, and a hands-on book, both for the novice in the field and the "old hands." In summary, this book and the rest of the entire series, is the definitive text of osteopathic muscle energy techniques and approaches written by an expert and his well educated team. It should be not only on every serious practitioner's bookshelf, it should be on the center shelf. A gem for years to come, setting the standard.

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Collaboratively compiled and edited by Stephen John Stedman (Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University) and Fred Tanner (Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, Geneva Center for Security Policy). Refugee Manipulation: War, Politics, And The Abuse Of Human Suffering is an impressive and informative collection candid essays by a variety of learned authors examining how genocidal killers use refugee camps to their own ends, hiding among the refugees, terrorizing the refugees, recruiting from the refugee camp ranks, and siphoning off resources that international organizations send to the refugees for their general care, education, health, and safety. Unflinching in its denouncement of the harm international institutions can bring when they indiscriminately dole out aid to killers and victims alike, Refugee Manipulation is a sober and clarion wake-up call and an absolute "must-read" for all concerned about global politics -- especially in view of the contemporary American and Allied war efforts against international terrorism.

Finally! A book that approaches the work of myofascial release with horses in a comprehensive and easy to understand manner. As an equine body worker, my library is full of resource books for understanding the equine anatomy and techniques of massage, accupressure and help for the horse. This one puts them all to shame.

The diagrams of horse anatomy and photographs of specific horses are some of the best in specifically pinpointing areas of a horse with issues of body misalignment. To follow along with the pictures, there is language that speaks to the professional who is versed in anatomy and body work and to the rider who is interested in learning more about observing their horse and helping them through myofacial release techniques. The physical therapy background of the authors shines through as they approach the connection of rider to horse. Showing exercises that the rider can use to improve themselves while improving upon the pattern of movement for the horse.

There are very few books out there in the field of bodywork for horse and rider that will be able to reach people and make a difference for them and their horses like this one. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book to anyone who cares about their horse.

This is an amazing book. Dr. Fulford was ostensibly a simple family doctor, but for years was respected by his peers as a master healer. Dr. Zachary Comeaux captures the essence of what made this extraordinary healer "tick." Focusing more on the philosophical principles of Fulford's work than on technique, Dr Comeaux makes it possible for all students of healing to "catch" something of this man's greatness. Importantly, the author details the path Fulford followed to become the healer he was, chronicling the good doctor's own influences. This enables the student, whether novice or advanced, to follow his lead and enter a vast world of energetically-based wisdom larger than any one person. Personally, since first being exposed to Dr. Fulford I sought out everything I could find on what he read, studied, recommended, and who he had influenced. Dr. Comeaux, in a thoroughly scholarly, yet friendly, manner does this for the reader in the pages of his book. I hope this remarkable work inspires further writings about and by this wonderful physician to be released to the public. Do yourself a favor and get this book and plunge into an ocean of inspiration.

In Weintraub's book he brings clarity and hopefulness to the non-surgical approach to injury (chronic and acute) recovery processes and strategies. He offers insight regarding larger whole-body patterns that influence the injury site and therefore must be addressed in the recovery process. As can be seen in his case studies, treatment is never solely a matter of specific attention to the injury site but must include attention to the related body systems as well.

Weintraub offers a clear, concise presentation of the nature, structure, function and mechanics of tendons and ligaments and healing processes. The drawings are exquisitely rendered offering a clear visual representation of the anatomical structures to which the author refers.

Particularly notable are the specific in-depth, easily understood self-help guidelines and strategies regarding rehabilitation and exercise. People dealing with sports and overuse injuries can optimistically engage in these strategies with thorough understanding of the process of healing.

This is a groundbreaking, non-surgical offering to both the professional and the larger community of people dealing with sports and overuse injury rehabilitation. Although some portions are very technical, this revised and expanded edition is accessible and useful for people with injuries/general readers. A must read for those desiring to be proactive on their own behalf.

People who suffer from chronic injuries have new possibilities for recovery. Weintraub's new book gives detailed explanations of: recent research on the nature of tendons and ligaments; precise approaches for the manual therapist; and self-help strategies for those affected. He has significantly expanded each category of information provided in his first book. As a practitioner and teacher of hands-on modalities, my interventions are far more effective as a result of reading this material. I highly recommend "Tendon and Ligament Healing" to health professionals, sports and movement trainers, and everyone interested in an innovative method of enhancing recovery from serious injury.

Touch and emotion in manual therapy, by Bevis Nathan, Churchill Livingstone, 1999, £17.95, paperback, 222 pages, illustrated, ISBN 0443056579

In this astonishingly original and thoughtful book, Bevis Nathan, a practising osteopath, studies the therapeutic and psychological meanings of touch. He explores touch as communicative and expressive, and proposes a 'more ethical, realistic, empathic, human' approach to manual therapy based on a holistic concept of the body. He opposes the orthodox medical rationale that types of touches are procedures and techniques, based on a concept of the body as essentially mechanical.

He first explores the existential meaning of touch, and its potent effects. Touch is the ground of all our other senses. It is not limited to a single organ: the whole body is the organ of touch. He emphasises the mother's key role in infant development: her touch is "supremely important in influencing the existential, psychological and physical development of the fetus and newborn infant." Touch deprivation leads to poor physical, social and emotional development, failure to thrive and even death. Flesh is both subjective and objective; it is lived, "but it is also of the earth and therefore willingly succumbs to a certain degree of material analysis."

He then explores what happens when the manual therapist touches the patient. He asks us to "realise the extent to which my body reliably reflects my attempts to integrate my environment, my relationships, my thoughts and feelings." Mind and body form a unity; psychology is indissolubly intertwined with physiology. He shows how over-emphasising either element of this unity leads to a polarised duality, of a disembodied psychotherapy and a mindless body therapy.

Touch contains the potential for the most powerful blend of physical and emotional healing processes; manual therapists can help to resolve psychologically and emotionally generated bodily disorders. He concludes that shattering the belief that manual therapy is only a mechano-physiological discipline opens up extraordinarily creative possibilities. This book presents a powerful and well-grounded rationale for osteopathy, but it should also prove most valuable to all who use manual therapy to care for people.

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This book taught me all I needed, to become a competent, professional ventriloquist. It guides you gently through the way the ventriloqual voice is produced and provides exercises which gradually build up your skills. What I particularly liked about this was that it does not substitute alternative consonants for the difficult p's, m's, b's and , as so many books on the subject do, but teaches you how to actually pronounce them correctly in the ventriloqual voice. It explains the 3 different types of ventriloqual voices and discusses when you will use them. This is an early book on the subject, but by far the best that I have read. It is easy to follow, and if you study it slowly and carefully, you will develop your skills and be well rewarded. Very highly recommended.

Dr.Braiker made understanding "manipulation" easy. Kudos to a book well written. Searching for books to learn what manipulation IS is hard to come by. Sometimes in our fast paced world we are so caught up that the art of manipulation can cause denial even to "seemingly" intellegent people. My work environnment was so covertly manipulated by its owner that I preferred to look the other way, due to building a company, rather than force myself into realizing how detrimental my environnment was. Peoples live have been ruined. Whether your in a bad relationship on a personal or professional level Dr. Braiker will defintely help you understand, and ultimately help you gain Your-Self back.

This is a concise effort. Many programmers are thrown into SQL without ever having taken the time to learn the basics. And many are too proud to admit it :)

This is an invaluable resource for programmers who need to come up to speed with SQL to expand their SQL capabilities within their own programming environment. It is indeed software independant - so the knowledge gained goes with you anywhere.

I found 2 immediate benefits:

1. Spend less time debugging your own or other people's SQL statements

2. Let your database do more of the work (less coding in your own language) by learning how to correctly structure compound and complex SQL statements.

Doesn't take long to read it. Time well spent.

I would say it is one of the best tech books I have read. I wanted to learn how to write SQL queries and now I know how to do it. Very easy to read and understand. It has so many hands on exercises that it makes so easy to learn it. I like this idea of hands on practice a lot! Wish all the books would follow this type of teaching. By doing exercises you memorize the syntax of queries like one, two, three. By buying this book I saved money on taking a class with a teacher. With this book you are good on your own. The negative part is CD. You MUST read the Readme file how to install it!!! Because you have to copy files on you hard drive before you can use it. Make sure you have Access 2000 as well!!! If you will ignore it - you are in trouble!!! For those who knows how to write queries in SQL it may not be a good book, will be too simple for you guys! But if you are totaly new - buy it, it's good!

I've got five years experience in the IT industry, but had virtually no SQL experience when I started learning about Databases and the SQL Language. So, I was having a bit of difficulty following some of the other great texts on databases and database programming. I looked for tutorials online, and for tutorial type books. There aren't many. "SQL Queries for Mere Mortals," is an outstanding tutorial for beginners. Not only will you learn how to query databases, you gain a solid understanding of how to use the language to also begin learning how to program in SQL. But, this isn't an SQL programming book. The authors first explain concepts, show you examples and then provide hands-on exercises. Then, they provide problems that you attempt to solve, to test your comprehension, and ability to execute simple and complex (to me) queries. The answers are provided so you can compare your results. It's a confidence building process when you see just how well you're doing. The authors have done an exceptional job. I can only surmise that the few disappointed reviewers have extensive experience (or prejudice) and so are unsatisfied with this great book. I highly recommed this book if you're interested in learning the SQL language and how to query databases (or create views).