Great textbook

I have found this textbook really helpful in my studies. The full audio version on the CDROM, is great for remembering all the muscles and other difficult body parts all my class mates struggled on. <br /><br />I would say if you are studying Anatomy and Physiology as part of your course, get this book.

Ahead of its time? Too self-assured...

Eric Berne, post-Freudian psychoanalyst and creator of"Transactional Analysis".<br /><br />It's fair to say that his theories on social interactions (rituals, pastimes and games as he referred to them) were both interesting and fairly applicable to real world situations, however like Freud, Berne is so self-assured in his own writing tha his book becomes less of a theoretical perspective on social psychology, but a dogmatic text. I also interpreted some latent sexism, but that could just be my reading of the text.

Useful insight for a trainee counsellor

As a trainee counsellor, I was glad I'd chosen this book to join my recommended reading pile. I found the case studies facinating, especially the one which follows an entire beginning, middle & ending. The counsellor allows this client to explore her suicide fantasy in a way she never could before. Fortunately, she doesn't carry this out. What is clear from this case study is the real intimacy shared between client & counsellor. The final request by the client of her counsellor may seem slightly out of turn but it seems quite fitting.
Apart from that, the author writes in such a way that you don't see these skills as something you learn to do. Rather, they become a way of being. I refer back to this book time & time again as you are able to pick out bits you need without reading it cover to cover. There are more indepth books available but this is a concise, easy to read accompaniment which also includes a review, some years later from the client featured in the main case study. This is matched up with the counsellors notes - both of which make it well worth a read.

Only you can make yourself thin

This was quite a good book but it was all about positive thinking rather than hypnotherapy and you can do that without a book, just adapat a"mantra" of positive thinking and away you go. Not my favourite slimming book

Very Helpful

I found this short book very helpful and provided me with some tools that extended the work I was already doing with my Mum who suffers from the early stages of dementia. It doesn't provide all the answers and how could it but I would recommend it as part of a wider discovery around the issue.

made me feel like the worst mother in the world.

I bought this book, hoping to help me with my daughters sleeping, and routine. Instead it made me feel like the worst mother ever. I was trying to do things with her, that made no sense, kept trying to make her sleep all the time, when she shouldn't have been. Such a terrible book, don't buy it, it will confuse you, and make you feel rubbish!!!!!

Good as learning aid or for revision.

For various reasons I decided to revise my anatomy this year after a break of 24 years and bought this book for entertainment purposes.

In 1982 this book was in its first edition and I remember considering purchasing it, but everyone bought Snell and I wasn’t prepared to take the risk. In the end I ended up learning anatomy by drawing my own diagrams so this book would have probably come in handy.

The diagrams are clear and the process of colouring-in key elements helps with learning. However the textual information is superficial and the body’s components are not integrated together.

I think this book is well placed if you want to use visual imagery to learn anatomy or if you need a revision aid. However you will need other sources if you want to learn gross anatomy in detail from scratch.

Stuck for christmas presents?!! = )

Macleod’s 11th edition is an exceptionally helpful learning tool for using both throughout the year for reference and more importantly when the OSCE time starts to draw closer! Admittedly, I often struggle to keep up with all the coursework and it is so easy to feel like your 6 foot under! However, I find this type of study aid a blessing!

Macleod’s is extremely well organised, clear and concise which makes it very easy to refer to the exact area you want to consolidate. Each chapter introduces the particular system followed by how to take a through history and examination. The examination sequence has been constructed in a stepwise form with displaying colourful sketches of the correct technique to adapt. There is also boxed information which covers key points for differential diagnosis and what signs you should expect to find. The pictures are particularly useful when trying to learn about rare clinical conditions that you are very unlikely to be presented with on your ward teaching sessions as a medical student!

This book is especially great at helping medical students to become competent in clinical examination and history taking because it comprehensive explanations enable you to grasp a basic understanding.

Simply Fantastic

Before I start I just have to say that this book is FANTASTIC and is a really exciting step forward in the treatment of depression. At last - a non-drug approach to one of societies most overwhelming problems: Depression. <br /><br />As a person who has suffered from depression in the past and as a therapist, I truly enjoyed this book from start to finish. It told me all I needed to know about mindfulness and taught me the process in a very comprehensive yet easy to follow way. <br /><br />I had read several books on mindfulness by various authors before receiving this book. Compared against the others that I read, I found this one to be the most clear, so even if you do not suffer from depression, but are looking to learn mindfulness, this book could be just what you are looking for. The other bonus with this title is that it is not repetitive like similar titles I have read - it just tells you what you need to know.<br /><br />Some observations that I would make though are as follows. <br /><br />1. There were a few spelling and grammar mistakes throughout, however they didn't affect my `reading flow', so this should be an issue. <br />2. The layout of the separate sections could have been better laid out. It shows you how to follow an 8 week program in the end of the last chapter. I would have liked to seen it laid out so that you read and practice a section at a time rather than learning everything before you start. <br />3. There is a warning in a couple of places in the book that warn you not to us the program in is entirely now if you are experiencing an episode of clinical depression. This somewhat confused me as the title of the book is `The Mindful Way THROUGH Depression. <br />4. The book comes with a CD... It was recorded using the voice of one of the authors, Jon Kabat Zinn. The meditation entitled `The Body Scan' seemed a little rushed. As a personal preference, I used an old CD that I had from Jon that was much better quality for me and worked well. <br /><br />These were the only negative things that I picked up and wanted to include them to make this review as balanced as possible. There were so many things right with this book though that the comments above are small concerns against all the things that you will get out of reading it. <br /><br />So in conclusion: this book is easy to follow, very inspirational and motivates you to learn mindfulness and overcome your depression. It is simply fantastic. <br /><br />Warmly,<br /><br />Richard MacKenzie<br />Author of Self-Change Hypnosis

It is a great book but not 100% what im after, reccomend it though..

This book is definetly worth gettin because it is an interesting read and the author clearly knows what he is talking about. What i like about the book is it is based on research and science, not half guesses and assumptions. <br /><br />It does make you more aware of sales techniques and how to not fall victim to their techniques. I do think some chapters he tends to go on abit too much for the sake of making the chapter and book longer ( feels that way when you read it) because when you read the book you will find a summary at the end of each chapter which explains 40 pages worth on 1 page.<br /><br />Though he does go deep into the principles and logic of the science of persuasion if you think that you will become a master persuader after reading this then you will be dissapointed. I have seen Derren Brown and other masters of NLP influence people ( with extraordinary skill ) into making decisions with indirect suggestions, clever word play and body lanuguage without them even realising and this is the type of persuasion that interests me and this book does not go into any of this really. <br /><br />As i said some interesting facts and research and a good read but for the reason above is why i rated it 3 stars

A week?? More like 3 days!

This book is a little miracle. Following the advice in this book, my son was going to his potty without any prompting by the end of the first day. In three days, he was more or less fully trained and has had very few accidents since he came out of nappies. I was so worried about potty training and was expecting it to be a complete nightmare, but it turned out to be really easy - in large part due to this book. If you are thinking of buying this book, my advice is don't hesitate - you won't regret it. I certainly didn't!

Hippy Tree Hugging Counselling

This is a guide to counselling written by someone who had individuals who where frequently lonely, miserable and rich approach him for counselling, his clients where willing to engage with counselling, had some idea of what they wanted from counselling and where paying for every session, <br /><br />as a result some of his recommendations about unconditional positive regard, friendly counselling and little or no highlighting of inconsistencies or goal setting from the outset can be understood, <br /><br />however I would recommend Egan instead, his three steps model of counselling, beginning with a brief stage of positive regard, establishing communication through listening, active listening, rephrasing, paraphrasing etc. moving on to a stage of challenging inconsistencies, rational/cognitive behaviour theraphy, goal setting to a final phase of evaluation, review etc. <br /><br />in Egan there is most of the suggestions you'll find in Rogers and more, plus its better for real world counselling situations, where people are often confused about what counselling is, its purpose or outright resistant,

Universally applicable!

This is one of my favorite books. It is geniusly simple, respectful and powerful. I was surprised to find out that I can easily apply the 3 principles in almost every relationship. So many people around deserve to be praised and taught a lesson and it is very important HOW you will do it because the final result can be very positive or just the opposite. It is a very valuable book which is very well written and is a fast read. I also highly recommend the other books from the One Minute Manager series because every book has a lot to offer and they will be especially helpful if you are in a business environment.

A parent/researcher

Overall, this book is a good contribution to the question of how to parent boys. However, he uses the appearance of research to endorse his personal view that boys are best cared for during the day by family members. In fact, the weight of evidence demonstrates that good quality childcare outside the family is positively beneficial for pre-school children of both genders. <br />I would challenge Steve Biddulph to produce a revised edition that incorporates real, direct evidence.

Worth the money

Great book, I use it more than the main one we have been set for my course at uni. Used it at A level too, it's not too complex, not too basic, but rather heavy to carry!

Weaning - Gina Ford

This book is excellent and gives clear guidance to Mums on what to do when weaning your baby. As a first time Mum, this book answered loads of my questions from what consistency purées should be to what quantities you should try with your baby. I used the very precise timetable and meal planners as a guide and adapted it to meet the needs of my baby.

The Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy

I ordered this book and then read the negative reviews that it had been given..... I disagree with these - the book is tops! Despite being labelled as"simplistic" and"sexist" - it isn't! I have good medical knowledge, but this book contains the right amount of detail for most, but importantly, explains to men why things are the way they are - you don't get this from the medical books!<br /><br />If you want something to summarise the progress that your partner is going through in terms of behavioural changes then this hits the nail on the head - it is easy reading, light-hearted, informative and amusing. Sure, it doesn not give you all the preparation you need, but it never claims to!<br /><br />Enjoy.

A Quirky, Fun and Idiosyncratic Book

The actuarial method has proved successful in predicting happiness in marriage, if you subtract the average number of times a couple makes love a week from the number of rows they have a week. This is just one of dozens of quirky insights from Stuart Sutherland, who will turn lots of your thinking on its head.<br /><br />This is not a systematic book, it's just a stroll through some fascinating subjects, with the odd valuable lesson thrown in. Sutherland is not afraid to be prejudiced. He writes off psychoanalysis in a few paragraphs, he demolishes any pride you might have in your intuition, or any secret belief you may have in the paranormal. <br /><br />I have a business, and I remember when I started applying for loans. The bank manager told me they did it all by computer now. I was horrified. Sutherland explains why they do it. It put me off applying for one - but actually, in retrospect, if they examined my credit record, it was immaculate. I just assumed a computer would be bureaucratic. Which might not be the case at all.<br /><br />Also, I have had many very disappointing experiences in interviews. Sutherland describes exactly why interviews often don't result in the best candidate being selected.<br /><br />I've often felt marginalised and disdained for not being a malleable member of committees and groups, so Sutherland's work is really comforting. I'd like to use some of his stories and examples in the speeches I write for CEOs, though I fear they may be just a bit too subversive.

Long winded waffle

I found the chatty style just too long winded when what I am after is to the point advice. But for me it wasn't the rope trick (tying the child's door so they can't open it at night) but suggesting that after the toddler comes into the parent's bedroom for the third time at night, that was the time to use a smack if you chose to smack! And this is the"world's best selling parent guide" - god help us and our children!