Lung Cancer: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

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Comprehensive And Covers Smokers Guilt

Excellent, Informative, and Thought Provoking

Lung Cancer: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
Walter Scott
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Are You Receiving the Best Treatment for Lung Cancer?

If you’ve been diagnosed with lung cancer, you’re probably frightened. And, you probably have many questions. You’re wondering about prognosis and treatment. What will the treatments be like? Will you have side effects? But…are you asking whether or not you’re receiving the best treatment possible?

According to Walter Scott, M.D., it’s an important question to ask. Why? Because, despite advances in lung cancer treatment over the past few years, many lung cancer patients have not received the best treatment possible. Accordingly, Dr. Scott stresses the importance of patients educating themselves about the disease and its treatment so they can seek the best therapies available.

In Lung Cancer—A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment, Dr. Scott discusses the most promising therapies for lung cancer, including the multimodality approach—a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Among the other topics he covers:

• Tests for early detection of lung cancer
• Staging the cancer and why it is so important
• Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy . . . how they kill cancer cells
• Alternative treatments . . . can they help?
• The importance of clinical trials
• Coping with emotions such as “smoker’s guilt”

A Valuable Resource for Patients and Families

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Comprehensive And Covers Smokers Guilt.......2005-04-06

About 82% of lung cancer is caused by smoking. This book helps the patient and family deal with the emotional issues of knowing that in most cases this deadly disease is caused by the deliberate act of smoking. It also helps one deal with the years and years of lies put forth by cigarette manufacturers denying the deadly nature of smoking. About 15% of all smokers will die of this disease.

Excellent, Informative, and Thought Provoking.......2004-04-29

Dr.Scott's book is comprehensive and offers not only fact-based research and methods of diagnosis, but it also covers the highly emotive issues surrounding the possible causes of lung cancer, including the subject of 'smokers guilt'.

This book is a must have for EVERY home, whether it is simply an addition to your home library or you have been diagnosed with the disease, or know someone who has it.

I am embarrassed and humbled by the fact that I am the first person on Amazon to review this remarkable book. Do yourself a favour, get interested in health-care and go and buy it.

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21st Century Complete Medical Guide to Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma - Authoritative Government Documents and Clinical References for Patients and Physicians ... on Diagnosis and Treatment Options
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This up-to-date and comprehensive CD-ROM provides a superb collection of official Federal government documents on lung cancer and mesothelioma: signs and symptoms, diagnosis, lab tests, treatment and management options, and ongoing clinical research. Every aspect of the disease is thoroughly covered. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.

For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor references and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material. Documents from the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are included. In addition to disease-specific information, there is extensive coverage of the broad subject of cancer and its prevention and treatment along with current cancer research projects.

A unique feature is the inclusion of the results of a database search using the Combined Health Information Database (CHID).

Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing and difficult, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with links to 80 of the best sites for general health and medical information! By using weblinks built into the documents reproduced on the CD-ROM, you can quickly and easily check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government.

In all, the disc has over 47,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.

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Access comprehensive, multidisciplinary guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer! This new resource addresses the full range of clinical issues in diagnosis, staging, and treatment, as well as the latest scientific data and evidence-based guidelines. A user-friendly organization provides quick reference to data summaries, as well as more comprehensive and detailed information for readers who wish to explore topics in depth.

Use ABCs to Guide Treatment of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.: An article from: Family Practice News

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Use ABCs to Guide Treatment of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.: An article from: Family Practice News
Todd Zwillich
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Title: Use ABCs to Guide Treatment of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.
Author: Todd Zwillich
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 15, 2000
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 30 Issue: 8 Page: 17

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No single group of men at West Point--or possibly any academy--has been so indelibly written into history as the class of 1846. The names are legendary: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, George B. McClellan, Ambrose Powell Hill, Darius Nash Couch, George Edward Pickett, Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, and George Stoneman. The class fought in three wars, produced twenty generals, and left the nation a lasting legacy of bravery, brilliance, and bloodshed.

This fascinating, remarkably intimate chronicle traces the lives of these unforgettable men--their training, their personalities, and the events in which they made their names and met their fates. Drawing on letters, diaries, and personal accounts, John C. Waugh has written a collective biography of masterful proportions, as vivid and engrossing as fiction in its re-creation of these brilliant figures and their pivotal roles in American history.

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As Good As It Could Be.......2005-06-15

This book is at its best in the first 200 pages, when all of the classmates get fairly equal coverage at West Point and the Mexican/frontier Wars.

The book is extremely entertaining and well researched throughout, and the author is not attempting to challenge any aspect of Civil War history, so the narrative on the soldiers as we know them in that War does not change.

As mentioned in other reviews, the Civil War portion of the book is discombobulated almost out of necessity, since the soldiers were no longer equally important. Doing so would make the book incredibly long, and the simple truth is that people will inherently be more interested in Jackson than Stoneman.

Regardless, it's still a more than worthy book to pick up, if only to see how opinions and relationships were molded over a 15 year period of time among all these brothers turned enemies.

student.......2004-09-19

This book is a MUST READ for any serious student of the Civil War. It lets us see how the West Pointers were trained and how they bonded. It gives us the insight To the meaning "an Officer and Gentleman". You find many times over the gallantry and foolishness of men. You also find the depth of friendships that led to the healing of wounds so a young nation could move forward.
It is hard to see these young men's dreams fall to battle. Without their leadership it would have been so much worse on the average citizen. Read it, then cry for all our nation lost.

History in human incidents and anecdotes........2004-06-29

The author of this book is a Civil War buff who had worked on some prestigious publications, the most important for this field was CIVIL WAR TIMES ILLUSTRATED. He has written others on this subject, including ON THE BRINK OF CIVIL WAR and SURVIVING THE CONFEDERACY.

In the Foreword by James McPherson, author of many Civil War books, he describes it as a war of brothers. When asked ten years ago by a new friend from Belize to tell him about our Civil War, that was all I knew of it -- brother against brother. Since then, I've purchased a varied selection of books on the War Between the States. He states: "The war did divide families, especially in the border states." Senator Crittenden of Kentucky, whose illfated compromise proposal of 1861 failed to avert the War, had one son who became a Confederate general and another who was on the Union side.

Seven brothers and brothers-in-law of Mary Todd Lincoln fought against the army whose commander-in-chief was her husband. In numerous cases brother and brother, uncle and nephew, even father and son chose different sides and faced each other on the battlefield.

This book follows the military careers of some of the fifty-nine members of the Class of 1846 at West Point who considered themselves as "brothers." Ten members became Confederate generals while twelve became Union generals. A few of them became immortal. At a recent talk about Nathan Bedford Forrest, a UT professor called him white trash, which I refuted most vociferously as he not only hadn't done his homework; he had Forrest as being from Memphis, and he was born in Chapel Hill, TN, (not too far from Shelbyville, home of the Tennessee Walking Horses), who proved to be one of the most brilliant officers and calvary tacticians of that war. He was the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side. General Lee called him the greatest soldier under his command.

Charles S. Stewart was #1 in this class but was never a star on the battlefield. He became a colonel for the Union side. James Stuart was killed in the Indian Wars in 1858. Stonewall Jackson was the hero of this Class.

George McClellan, #2 in the class, was a Major General for the Union and fought against Lee at Antietam in Western Maryland. On September 17, 1862, the bloodiest battle of the War was fought there in which 23,000 died. One summer on the way to Union Bridge, my sons and I stopped off to look at this beautiful landscape where so many perished, as we traveled to visit my sister. It was a memorable experience. Also these two fought at Shiloh in Tennessee where I took my Maryland nephews and my sons and a friend to observe that vast area where Geoffrey and his Scout troop would camp out on occasion. A local Scoutmaster from Knoxville took his group there, also.

George Pickett became a Major General for the Confederates! Sam Davis Sturgis, Major General for the Union, was defeated by Nathan Bedford Forrest in Mississippi. A young Confederate by the name of Sam Davis from Smyrna, TN, 'Boy Hero of the Confederacy' was hanged as a spy by the Union in Giles County, TN. His last words, "I'd die a thousand deaths before I would betray my friend." I was told that the person who gave him the information was in the cell next to him but was spared through Sam's valiantry.

Birk Davenport Fry, dismissed from this class for some reason, became a Brigadier General for the Confederates and went on to become a cotton manufacturer in Richmond, VA. He was a fierce fighter at Gettysburg, where I took my sons on many summer excursions. Gettysburg, PA was the place to be.

Good book for understanding the Civil War Generals.......2004-04-12

To understand the Civil War one needs to understand the generals and their relationships between each other. I can think of no other war in history where the leaders on both sides knew each other so well and the focal point of all this is West Point.

Class of 1846 is perhaps the most legendary class in West Point history. 20 members from it's class went on to become generals in the Civil war. Names like McClellan, Couch, Reno and Stoneman for the Union while men like Jackson, Pickett, Fry and Wilcox for the Confederacy.

What makes this book such a good read is we see and read about these men before the Civil War. We see how they did at West Point and in the Mexican American War and see members of the class interact with other men who will in time be important figures. We read about West Point Cadet U S Grant and what he thought of underclassman Thomas Jackson. In the Mexican War McClellan works with Army Captain Robert E Lee. George Pickett shows extreme bravery in Mexico where he becomes friends with another officer named James Longstreet.

The only complaint I have about this book is it's a bit narrow focused. The book spends a bit to much time on McClellan and Jackson. Still it's a fine book and a unique view of these Civil War generals.

It made me laugh, and made me cry........2003-02-13

This is one of the best Civil War books, I've ever read. John Waugh brings so many of our Civil war Generals, both North and South, back to life. We learn so many interesting details about their lives at West Point. This book had me laughing, with their antics at West Point, it rather reminded me of my own "boot Camp" life in the military 25 years ago. I can still see Thomas J. "StoneWall" Jackson, sweating at the blackboard, to try and solve problems,walking at the same pace, even when the others hurry to get out of the rain. The Fight that almost broke out, in the Church at West Point, between two future leaders.

One of the things, John Waugh does, is very emotionally grab you by the throat, as he describes StoneWall Jacksons dying, his wifes and Lee's reaction, and the funeral. I literally, had to put the book down and wipe the tears from my eyes. I've read about this incident, many times before, but Waughs version, really got to me.
McClellan, A.P.Hill, Pickett, Wilcox, Stoneman, Darius Couch, Sturgis and many others are brought to life.

I have so many Civil War books to read, but I certainly want to read this book again, in the future.

If you're a real Civil War Buff, you owe it to yourself to read this. To me, it was as good as Shelby Foote.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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German-Jewish History in Modern Times

Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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A comprehensive historical survey of the Jewish presence in Central Europe from the seventeenth century to the Holocaust, German-Jewish History in Modern Times is a four-volume collective project by a team of leading scholars, offering a vivid portrait of Jewish History. The series is sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute, established in 1955 in Jerusalem, London, and New York for the purpose of advancing scholarship on the Jews in German-speaking lands. Integration in Dispute 1871--1918 comprises the third volume and focuses on a period of political, economic, and social change that fundamentally transformed German Jewry.

Eminent scholars consider a broad range of topics: religious and cultural life, demographics, political, legal, and socioeconomic status, relations between Jews and non-Jews, and Jewish participation in the larger context of European history.

Volume 3 begins with the establishment of civil equality for Jews in Germany and Austria-Hungary and describes the complexities of their economic and social integration. The contributors explore the challenges that confronted Jews as they encountered both unprecedented opportunities and continued resistance to their full emancipation and participation in public life. The book discusses their standing as a minority group within German political and professional life and as a differentiated portion of the German middle class; how they coped with successive waves of political antisemitism; how they continued to adapt traditional religious practices to modernity; and how urban middle-class life transformed Jewish families as well as the role of Jewish women in the domestic and public spheres. The forces of social change, coupled with the persistence of antisemitism formed the context for the emergence of Zionism, which posed a powerful challenge to the dominant principle of integration. This volume also seeks to understand the nature and timing of the exceptional contributions of German Jews to the thriving modern culture of such cities as late imperial Vienna and Berlin as well as to the specific religious culture of Judaism.

Each volume includes a bibliographical essay referring readers to the most important secondary literature, a chronology covering the major events discussed, and a series of maps and illustrations. Encompassing the most up-to-date research on the topic, German Jewish History in Modern Times is an achievement to be valued by historians, educators, and any reader seeking to understand the singular heritage of the Jewish people in Central Europe.

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Informative.......2000-04-01

An informative collection of articles about the place of Jews in German society during a period of rapid social and economic change. Excellent chapters by Monika Richarz on demographics, occupational distribution and social structure illuminate distinctively Jewish patterns and contributions within the economy while her chapter on Jewish women detail the extraordinary involvement of Jewish women in medicine and social welfare. Peter Pulzer's chapter on the role of Jews in drafting many of Germany's legal codes is interesting, as is Steven Lowenstein's chapter on Jewish participation in German culture. Personally, however, I believe Lowenstein's attribution of Jewish intellectual and cultural efflorescence during this period to their marginal status in German society, while valid, underrates the important strands of continuity between religious and secular forms of socialization among Jews.

Jewish Identity in Modern Times: Leo Baeck and German Protestantism (European Judaism, Vol 2)

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Jewish Identity in Modern Times: Leo Baeck and German Protestantism (European Judaism, Vol 2)
Walter Homolka
Manufacturer: Berghahn Books
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ASIN: 1571810595

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There is no doubt that Baecks contribution to Jewish theology in the twentieth century: it has been significant. Without ever departing completely from the ancient wellspring of orthodoxy, he was a studious observer of the intellectual currents of his time and ambience; under the influence of liberal Jewish theology, he drew on and reworked those currents, weaving them into is own theological thought. A special aspect of Baecks work is that he remained in critical confrontation with Christianity throughout his life, acting as a kind of builder of bridges between the two faiths. (From the Introduction) It is on this aspect that the author focuses his study in which he examines Leo Baecks critical evaluation of Martin Luther and Protestantism. At the same time Homolka shows how close the intellectual links between liberal Christianity and liberal Jewish theology had become before the Holocaust: both sides attempt a new definition of the essence of their faiths and were searching for a new identity in a increasing pluralistic and secular society.

German-Jewish History in Modern Times, vol. 1, Tradition and Enlightenment, 1600-1780. (book reviews): An article from: Canadian Journal of History

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German-Jewish History in Modern Times, vol. 1, Tradition and Enlightenment, 1600-1780. (book reviews): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
Gershon David Hundert
Manufacturer: University of Saskatchewan
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Author: Gershon David Hundert
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1997
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: v32 Issue: n2 Page: p251(2)

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German-Jewish History in Modern Times, Volume Three: Integration in Dispute, 1871-1918. (book review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History

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German-Jewish History in Modern Times, Volume Three: Integration in Dispute, 1871-1918. (book review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
Derek J. Penslar
Manufacturer: University of Saskatchewan
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Title: German-Jewish History in Modern Times, Volume Three: Integration in Dispute, 1871-1918. (book review)
Author: Derek J. Penslar
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2000
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Page: 155

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German Jewish History in Modern Times; Volume 1 (one) Tradition and Enlightment: 1600 - 1780

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German Jewish History in Modern Times; Volume 1 (one) Tradition and Enlightment: 1600 - 1780
Michael (ed.) Meyer
Manufacturer: Columbia
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German-Jewish History in Modern Times
Michael A. (EDT) Meyer
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German-Jewish History in Modern Times
Avraham Barkai
Manufacturer: Columbia Univ Pr 01/1//1998
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German-Jewish History in Modern Times
Stefi; Brenner, Michael; Meyer, Michael A.; Breuer, Mordechai; Graetz, Michael Jersch-Wenzel
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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Useful and thought-provoking.......2000-04-08

Or, everything you ever wanted to know about the S-curve and why it all makes sense in the end. This book is about creativity, competition, and the natural order of things. Mutants are most important during times of violent change (the end of a paradigm) when they offer substantial variation from the non-workable past and hence improve the shift toward survival by being more fit for the new circumstances. Interestingly, each successive transport infrastructure (canals to rails to roads to airways) provides an order of magnitude improvement in productivity. One could consider the personal computer and modem a way station on this trend, with networking and true global collaborative work tools as the next node. In the life spiral of change 1996 is the center of a "charging" period with new order and new technology, and will lead to tension and grow in the 2000-2010 period followed by a discharge boom and then relaxation and recession in the 2010-2020 period. Pollution is the next "global war" that needs to be fought, and we will not have a global village until we can reduce the travel time between any two points anywhere to 70 minutes and a cumulative cost for a year of such travel to 15% of the average global income.

Very interesting statistical treatment of diverse phenomona........1998-07-09

"Predictions" by Theodore Modis is a physicist's look at broad technical, economic, and social trends over a long time span, as interpreted through the statistical techniques of Cesare Marchetti. He manages to tie togther diverse phenomona such as energy usage, artistic creativity, and traffic fatalities in a way that would have dawned on very few ordinary readers before reading this book. While I found it very interesting indeed, some of the generalizations being made should be taken with a grain of salt. The book is best if taken in broad outline without questioning every interpretation which Modis makes. Many readers might be put of by the math, but this is mostly light and explained in the form of prose rather than equations. I highly recommend reading it, although a healthly skepticm is in order.

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