Review:The very title gives the reader a clue as to how the book is written: factual, clearly stated, and pretty boring. If the reader wants to learn a little about the subject, it's okay; but, if you'd like to be entertained, either by the subject matter or the writing, forget it. Read more

Review:Oliver Sacks has given us a wonderful book. Since there are already close to 50 high praising reviews, there is little which I can add to these. However, while keeping this a "5 Star" book in my estimation, I shall point out some areas that it could have been better.

Sacks describes a seminal incident in his life in which he informed his farther that he is gay, and asks for this not to be disclosed to Oliver's mother.Nonetheless, the father does inform "Ma" about this, and the next morn... Read more

Review:We see and interact with this world the way our
central nervous system allows us to. And this form
may be completely altered or shattered by a neurologic disease.
In "An Anthropologist on Mars", sensitive Oliver
Sacks shows us seven of his patients, with different illnesses, who gained a new world, a new adaptation, provided by alterations on their brain.
More than showing physiopathologic aspects, Sacks'
incredible sense of style and knowledge transmit the world the way TH... Read more

Review:James Herriot's books are my favorite, his sensitivity, his love of nature, his intelligence, his simplicity, all make for a book of a life that you feel that you yourself are living, that his experiences are yours also. I hate when I've reached the end of his books. I want to live them over and over, and keep reading them forever. Read more

Review:Howard Dulley's story is an interesting read. It is amazing he didn't die during the procedure much less continue to function so well throughout his lifetime.
It's sad to think that one woman could dislike a child so much that she would abuse him at home, and be allowed to submit him to the torture of a lobotomy, countless foster homes and institutions.
It was good but I felt like he was telling us and then telling us again. Read more

Review:With enthusiasm I began reading this book. Immediately I soaked in all the information and began applying it in my daily life while interacting with the opposite sex and with the same sex. I noticed that others noticed a difference in me. My confidence exploded within days. I am currently communicating with 4 different women. As long as you do not abuse the hidden secrets in how to become a better man, you'll be fine. I highly recommend this book. I love this book, and I continue to study the bo... Read more

Review:I purchased the Book on CD version and would listen to it on my way to and from work. I found the information fascinating and the book well thought out. The reader of the audio version had a pleasant voice and was easy to listen to. I look at the world differently now. Read more

Review:While I was pregnant, I bought 3 books on breastfeeding. I read this one first from cover to cover. I was very pro breastfeeding and very anti bottle after reading this book. I had every intention of breastfeeding my first child... This book has you so dead set against any bottles (at all) that when the nurse said they could give him a supplemental bottle just once and then I could try again after that, I thought it was over. This book has made me feel guilty from the moment my baby got that fir... Read more

Review:Very interesting and very clear. My only criticism is that the author tends to go into the stupidities of the "other side," who see animals as unfeeling and as life-like automata, at more length than they merit. Read more

Review:This book is a quick read. I imagine somewhat like a first year of nursing would go. As a new nurse myself (that doesn't have a job yet), it was interesting to see how Teresa managed her first year as a nurse. I thought she captured the difficulties and the learning curve, pretty well.

My irritation at the book was minimal. I felt kind of "dirty," in reading it, like she was capitalizing on other people's traumas and deaths for her material, soley for my reading enjoyment. I also thou... Read more