Nicholson, Peter

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ABC of emergency radiology

ABC of Emergency Radiology (ABC)

Manufacturer: BMJ Publishing Group
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Accident and Emergency Radiology
Visual Diagnosis in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the Emergency Department

ASIN: 0727908324

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excellent book for learning and review.......2003-02-06

I am an emergecy medicine physician.I first bought this edition as a resident;I found it excellent then and now.It is written in an easy to learn format,with radiographs and illustrations side by side for comparison.As it's only 105 pages ,it can be read quickly. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all students and residents.Hat's off for a great book.Buy it!

ABC of emergency radiology.......2000-06-21

This is a great book for ER residents or medical students desiring a concise text of emergency radiology.

The Complete Rhodesian Ridgeback (Book of the Breed)

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The Complete Rhodesian Ridgeback
A good book for a tuff breed
Very limited overview of the breed
Great primer for those interested in this breed.

The Complete Rhodesian Ridgeback (Book of the Breed)
Peter Nicholson , and Janet Parker
Manufacturer: Ringpress Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0948955813

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Learn how the Rhodesian Ridgeback has achieved great success in the show ring, and is highly valued as a family pet, protector, and companion.

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Out of Date.......2006-03-22

As the owner of two Ridgebacks, I read this book awhile ago. I reread it recently and there are many out of date subjects. It explains that puppies born with Dermoids or Ridgeless should be put to sleep. I bought a puppy to discover that he had 3 large Dermoids. Many vets do this operation now. Dermoids surgery is anywhere from $150-500. What is the matter with a Ridgeless puppy? Nothing. At least find a good home for the puppy. Many people dont mind a ridgeless. Out dated vaccination info. I recommend Natural Health for Dogs and Cats by DR Pitcairn.

The Complete Rhodesian Ridgeback.......2002-10-20

Very good book if you are geared toward showing your dog. Or if you were really interested in the the lineage of the breed in three countries. For the novice recipient of such an awesome
dog, I found it completely lacking in real world advice, save for one chapter. I guess I should have bought " ridgebacks for dummies" because this book mostly went over my head. The content was well written, though. The Authors know the breed.

A good book for a tuff breed.......2000-03-06

Ridgebacks are not easy dogs, and this book helps you understand that. Little things like explaining why your Ridgeback will retrieve a ball once or twice, but then get board unlike many popular canines is very helpful. This is a great book to help a person get to know the breed, but if you already have a Ridgeback I hope and pray that there is nothing in here that you don't already know. I have raised, trained, and have shown two Ridgebacks and I love the breed more than many other breeds I have worked with. As always the best place to learn about a dog is talking to a respected breeders, trainers, and handlers, but this book is helpful with understanding the important background of this great breed.

Very limited overview of the breed.......1999-10-26

Not the best choice for someone researching the breed or living with their first ridgeback. The entire text needs expansion and updating; sections on training and health matters were completely lacking in any meaningful content.

Great primer for those interested in this breed........1999-07-09

This book was very complete and had lots of good information for the uneducated Rhodesian Ridgeback owner. The pictures and information were all first rate - however somewhat dated. Lots of good info on raising and breeding ridgebacks too.

The Wind Singer (The Wind on Fire, Book 1)

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A great start to a good trilogy
wow!!! really great book!!!
A tad cliche
I can't describe how bad this book is
One of the worst books I've ever read

The Wind Singer (The Wind on Fire, Book 1)
William Nicholson , and Peter Sis
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Binding: Hardcover

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In the city of Aramanth, the mantra is, "Better today than yesterday. Better tomorrow than today." Harder work means the citizens of Aramanth can keep moving forward to improved life stations--from Gray tenements and Orange apartments, upwards to glorious mansions of White. Only some families, like the Haths, believe more in ideas and dreams than in endless toil and ratings. When Kestrel Hath decides she is through with the Aramanth work ethic, she is joined in her small rebellion by her twin brother Bowman and their friend Mumpo. Together, they set the orderly city on its ear by escaping Aramanth's walls for an adventure that takes them from city sewers to desert sandstorms. Guided by an archaic map, they know that if they can find the voice of the Wind Singer, an ancient and mysterious instrument that stands in the center of Aramanth, they can save their people from their dreamless existence. But the voice is guarded by the dreaded Morah and its legion of perfect killing machines, the Zars. Are three ragtag kids any match for an army of darkness?

Like Lois Lowry's The Giver and Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, The Wind Singer is a rich, multilayered fantasy that can be read on many levels. With this first volume of a planned trilogy, British author William Nicholson deftly illustrates such fundamental values as tolerance and the importance of individuality, without sacrificing a bit of the novel's breathless adventure. Watch out, J.K. Rowling! If the rest of The Wind on Fire trilogy is as amazing as this debut, Nicholson's books may be the next hot English export. (Ages 10 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

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A great start to a good trilogy.......2007-06-01

Next to Nix's Abhorsen trilogy, The Wind on Fire is the best YA set of three I've read in years. The characters come to life in the context of their surroundings and just sparkle. Mumpo and Ira both bloom so well over the span of the novel. It's hard to put into words how much I enjoyed this book and the two that follow it.

wow!!! really great book!!!.......2006-05-25

Wow this book is a really great book. If you like a lot of adventure then this book is for you. Well this book is about the Hath family. The hath family lives in a city called Aramath. Aramath is a very complex city. There are levels to which the familys are rated and their homes are placed. The Hath family lives in the orange district which is the third level from from the end. Its not a very good district. Anyway, Kestrel and her twin brother Bowman share the power to communicate with each other using their minds. Their father Hanno Hath is a librarian and he knows everything about the history of aramath and the myths. Ira Hath is a stay at home mom taking care of the baby child Pinto. Now in the middle of Aramath there is a giant statue of the wind singer. The old story of the wind singer goes: "About a hundred years ago, or so, the wind singer used to sing a wonderful song that made everyone forget all of their problems and always be happy. Until the city of Aramath heard that the awfull army of the Zars was coming to attack the city in order to steal the wind singers voice. When the city heard of this great fate the surenderd the voice to the zars and everything cahnged after that." Now the city runs of levels and examination. But that wasnt't the case for Kestrel. She figured that if she could get out of the city then she could find the wind singer's voice and return happiness and peace the the city of Aramath. So she decided to leave the city acomponied by her brother and a tagolong classmate named Mumpo. Once they were on the otherside of the city gates the journy began.

As Kestrel, Bowman and Mumpo crossed the great valley they came across some great dificulties. Especially the Old Children. As they got closer and closer to the location of the voice they met a couple friends along the way. Wolves and eagles. Since Bowman could communicate with animals they found out that they were trying to help the three friends. Once they got inside the mountain were the voice was they met the army of zars. Now the army of Zars are young children that used to be Old Children. The Zars will now stop for anything until they get what they want. As the three children were running on their way back to the city of Aramath they had to do everything in their power to make sure the Zars were eather stopped or at least stalled until they got close to the city. well this is where i leave you. I cant tell you the end of course. But i will tell you that while Kestrel, Bowman and Mumpo were on there adventure there were a lot of things that happened at home. Well read the book already. Its really good. Trust me.

A tad cliche.......2006-03-20

I read this book quite a while ago and although it is undoubtedly entertaining it has a tendancy to be a bit cliche with the usual story of the world being in danger and the only one who can save it is a child. Snore snore. Also the ending had a feeling that it was being rushed as though the author was bored of the book and just trying to get it finished quickly.

I can't describe how bad this book is.......2006-02-21

Reading this book is like watching the Brady Bunch, 1984 and the Planet of the Apes all at once. Familiar elements that fit together with all the harmony of claws on a blackboard.

One of the worst books I've ever read.......2005-12-08

The Wind Singer seems like it should be a wonderful book. It's gotten rave reviews and the synopsis on the back makes it sound exciting and suspenseful. It is, however, the worst book I have ever read, with the exception of a horror story I read in second grade that gave me nightmares for several years.

I like almost everything I read, and I've never understood what reviewers meant when they used phrases like "contrived plot." This book cleared up the matter for me. The story just didn't have a natural feel or flow. It seemed like the author combined every idea that had ever popped into his head into one book. Most of these ideas were interesting and would have made fine stories ON THEIR OWN, but together, they formed a plot that jumped from event to event with all the grace of a buffalo on ice skates. Apart from all of this, I think the thing that made me the most angry was that I wasted eight dollars on a book that went straight to the used bookstore.

I would never recommend this book to anyone. If I saw a stranger buying it at the bookstore, I would advise them against it. In my opinion, The Wind Singer is a terrible read and not worth the money you have to spend on it. I wish there was a way to give it zero stars.

Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Practice and Problems

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Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Practice and Problems

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0192629425

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This book describes the current status of vascular access for patients with end-stage renal failure who require dialysis. The book highlights controversial areas and problems and describes differences in practice in USA and Europe. Vascular access is the Achilles heel of dialysis. In the United States and Europe in 1999 there were in excess of 400,000 patients maintained on dialysis. The success of this life-sustaining procedure is dependent on being able to successfully access the circulation and obtain adequate blood flows (between two and five hundred mls per minute) three times a week. In 1964 Cimino and Brescia described what remains today the premier form of vascular access. Not long after the development of the Cimino Brescia fistula, it became apparent that there were patients in whom it was either impossible or extremely difficult to create an adequate fistula for dialysis. As dialysis technology has been applied to older and sicker patients this trend has continued, such that in the United States the majority of patients starting dialysis do not have a primary fistula. The maintenance of long-term vascular access in patients who do not have a primary fistula requires considerably increased effort. In recent years a number of innovations have considerably increased the success of long- term vascular access in these patients. This book brings together these developments, including strategies to prospectively detect impending vascular access failure, and strategies to pre-emptively prevent graft failure. Simultaneously with these developments there have been dramatic improvements in our understanding of the pathophysiology of graft failure. This improved understanding of the biology of access failure is beginning to bring to the clinical arena newer strategies to delay graft failure.

The Student's Instructor in Drawing and Working the Five Orders of Architecture: Fully Explaining the Best Methods for Striking Regular and Quirked Mouldings; ... and Glueing of Columns and Capitals; &c

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The Student's Instructor in Drawing and Working the Five Orders of Architecture: Fully Explaining the Best Methods for Striking Regular and Quirked Mouldings; ... and Glueing of Columns and Capitals; &c
Peter Nicholson
Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1402160321
Release Date: 2002-03-18

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1823 edition by Taylor, London.

Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn & Ivory

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A vast disappointment
I didn't expect it to be this good . . .
A superb comic!
Neil Gaiman it's not...
Ms. Kiernan plays well with Mr. Gaiman's characters.

Dreaming: Through the Gates of Horn & Ivory
Caitlin R. Kiernan , Peter Hogan , and Jeff Nicholson
Manufacturer: Vertigo
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ASIN: 1563894939

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A vast disappointment.......2005-12-17

Comparing this book with Gaiman's Sandman is simply misleading. It has none of the light or spirit that characterizes his work.

I didn't expect it to be this good . . ........2000-03-20

but it is. It's really, really good. No, not as good as Neil Gaiman, but you couldn't have expected that. It's excellent, though. It's also a huge improvement on the first "Dreaming" anthology, Beyond The Shores of Night. Caitlin Kiernan (who wrote two story arcs in this collection made up of 3 issues each) is a worthy successor to the Sandman universe--which is not an easy thing to be--and Peter Hogan (who wrote two short stories) is close.

I shall now discuss each story. The first is "Day's Work, Night's Rest" by someone whose name I don't remember. I didn't really like this one. It started out trying to be serious (as far as I can tell), but ended up with a sort of black comedy that didn't work. And the art was really ugly. Next!

"Ice" by Peter Hogan. Ah, much better. This is the one where the story of Cluracan and his nemesis is resolved. We also get to see Nuala working as a barmaid in New York; she gets a visit from Lucien. I very much enjoyed Hogan's characterization of the Cluracan, and the art is superior.

Next is a 3-part story arc by Caitlin R. Kiernan, called "Souvenirs". It's about the Corinthian, a character I have always found fascinating. And this story is fantastic. I honestly think it ranks up with some parts of Sandman; perhaps "Collectors", only more disturbing. (Yes, more disturbing than "Collectors". This story is not for the faint of heart.) Caitlin Kiernan has a lovely and unique style. She invents words ("cricketwhisper") and makes extensive use of the word "and" to join together phrases and thoughts you wouldn't normally join together, creating startling, unconventional-sounding prose which somehow captures the mood perfectly.

Then there's another Kiernan story arc: An Unkindness of One. I didn't like this one as much, but it was still pretty cool. It's about Matthew becoming a man again temporarily, as Lucien becomes a raven again temporarily. I didn't get some of what was going on, but I think I'd have enjoyed it a lot more if I kept up with "Swamp Thing". Kiernan's prose still shines. Something to note: The f-word is probably used ten times as much in this one book than it was during the entire run of Sandman. :)

Lastly, another Peter Hogan story: My Year As A Man. This concerns Dream's raven Aristeas of Marmora (remember, "the one who came back after he was a man again"). As you may have figured out from the title, Aristeas spends a year as a man, then goes back to being a raven. It's a moderately good story, but Peter Hogan really won me over by putting Thessaly in it--quite a bit younger, and now calling herself Hypata, but still Thessaly. I was thrilled to see her again.

This collection far surpassed my expectations--particularly "Souvenirs". If you were devastated when you had no more Sandman to read, definitely check this out!

A superb comic!.......2000-02-11

Since Caitlin Kiernan took over The Dreaming it's been almost as good as The Sandman, as this collection will demonstrate. She's definitely one of the best writers at Vertigo today.

Neil Gaiman it's not..........2000-01-02

Well, I suppose that if every comic writer were going to be criticized for not being Neil Gaiman I'd have a very long night ahead of me indeed. But still, the fact that these are almost all characters that he created make the comparisons more obvious. While Ms. Kiernan does a workable job with the storylines and characters left hanging at the end of "The Wake," she just doesn't have the flair that Gaiman did. The biggest annoyance for me was that where Gaiman would hint at a million literary, mythological and pop culture references to be discovered like treasures on the third or fourth reading in his comics, with Kiernan the ones that aren't immediately obvious (which are most of them) are nearly always explained within the story. But for anyone who may have found Gaiman's writing too dense or obscure, they may prefer her method. I personally don't. Still, it was nice to have something left of the Dreaming, even if it's more like the Dreaming Lite.

Ms. Kiernan plays well with Mr. Gaiman's characters........1999-12-18

Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN comics series is categorically a classic in the field. Certainly, a certain trepidation about other authors mucking about with his uniquely defined characters is not only understandable, but expected. Not to worry our continuity-riddled grey matter! In this, the second collected volume of THE DREAMING comic, Caitlin Kiernan proves more than apt to the task. Here we have Gaiman archetypes like Mervyn, Matthew the Raven, Eve (yes, THAT Eve, the first one!), the Corinthian (a very bizarre dream who here deals with his addiction to eyeballs --- no twelve-step program was ever like this!), and my personal favorite, Lucien the librarian of dreams. The stories are all handsomely sophisticated with even more than a touch of Gaimanesque erudition. Additionally, while Ms. Kiernan's style, even semantics and syntax, are mindful of Mr. Gaiman, much of her prose is solely her own. As with Gaiman's masterful oeuvre, this is comics in its finest form. A grand introduction to those who have either forgotten or ever known the pleasure of comics.

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The Brilliance of Sunbeams
Peter Nicholson
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0955143209

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A beautifully illustrated look at the history, stories and characters behind this classic yachting keelboat.

The Sunbeam class was designed 84 years ago, and are still classic boats – made of wood and beautifully crafted. Raced in Chichester harbour and Falmouth, this is a collection of photographs from the beginning – early photos in black and white, and modern photos in full colour. There is also a full history of the class – anecdotes, stories, sinkings, races, and some of the characters that sailed these delightful boats.

Ben Nicholson: Drawings and Painted Reliefs
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Peter Khoroche , and Ben Nicholson
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Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock (A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts)

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THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR IN DRAWING AND WORKING THE FIVE ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE.
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THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR IN DRAWING AND WORKING THE FIVE ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE.
Peter. Nicholson
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The Principles of Architecture, Containing the Fundamental Rules of the Art, in Geometry, Arithmetic, and Mensuration, with the Application of Those Rules to Practice: Volume 2
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Peter Nicholson
Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation
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ASIN: 1402171366
Release Date: 2001-05-22

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1841 edition by Henry G. Bohn, London.

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