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Lives at Risk identifies 20 myths about health care as delivered in countries that have national health insurance. These myths have gained the status of fact in both the United States and abroad, even though the evidence shows a far different reality. The authors also explore the political and economic climate of the health care system and offer alternatives to the current health care public policies.
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A humbling read........2007-10-21
I spent a few months reading various writings on health care systems and trying to clean up the trash heap that is all Wikipedia articles on the topic. I thought I had a good grip on what was going on around the world. I was wrong.
Lives at Risk presents a crystal clear picture of the health care industry in the US, UK, and Canada. It exposes the economic and political factors that have caused decreasing performance and increasing costs in all three countries. Finally, Lives at Risk makes a recommendation for a way to do things better.
This book lays it all out in short, easy chapters supported by copious references for those who want to know more.
Idael Health Care vs. Universal Health Care.......2007-08-11
I learn that Ideal Health Care might be more effective than Univerisal Health Care. In addition, Manage Care & Single Payer Care have too many pit falls.
Health Care .......2007-05-22
Goodman and associates provide a valuable alternative look inside the single-payer, national, universal access health systems of Europe and Canada. This book is long overdue.
I teach a college class in comparative health systems that contrasts the U.S. health system with those of other nations and I use this book as an alternative text. I warn students that it is a polemic; Goodman is on a mission. But since the great mass of academic texts are written by professors in love with Europe and in contempt of the U.S. failure to insure 43 million citizens, this book is a welcome splash of cold water in the face.
The problem is that neither Europe nor the U.S. have solved moral hazard. As long as government, or our tax-subsidized employer, is pre-paying our healthcare, and we can leave your wallet at home and demand all the tests and treatments we are allowed, we are in trouble. It is a big Las Vegas buffet and we are all high-rollers pigging out and over-eating because the tab is on the house.
The result will be disaster in Europe as the aging population increases its demands on a limited supply of younger workers. The disaster in the U.S., with Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid already on track to consume the entire federal budget, is well publicized.
Goodman solution is a revamped Health Savings Account (HSAs) that make each of us responsible.
Whether agree that HSAs are the answer, or prefer some other approach, read this book. Racing to establish universal entitlement is a recipe for univeral disaster.
too much rethoric about free market.......2006-03-03
this is very interesting book providing a huge amount of useful data about different health systems in the world, although the presentation is scattered, irregular and according to the Authors` design, more than to a planned and rational description. Their interpretation of the data provided is not always acceptable. They use the old tactic of attributing something false to the enemy to attack it. They create a "myth" about national health sysems whcih nobody ever stated or believed and they used it to show the weakness of NHS. After completing the book I was even more convinced of the benefit of health systems such as those existing in Europe and in canada compared to the US. Their critique by the Authors might indeed be useful in spotting their limitations ( obody says they are perfect) and correcting them
How Sould Health Care Be Funded And Distributed?.......2005-06-03
Is it the mess we have now, single-payer or something else? Health care and health insurance are not delivered effectively to all Americans in the framework of the free enterprise system. I am a big believer in the markets and the free enterprise system for most services and most products. However, health care and health insurance do not fit for many reasons in free markets. There must be a better way to be care for the health of our people.
Health Insurance Companies cherry pick the most healthy people to insure and try to avoid all persons who do not fit into the category of most healty. Therefore, the folks that need health care the most in order to function properly in our free markets have the most difficult time obtaining health insurance.
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Title: Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World.(Book Review)
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The perpetual health care crisis; there may be no public policy solution to health care.(Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the ... Review) : An article from: Reason
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Title: The perpetual health care crisis; there may be no public policy solution to health care.(Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World)(Miracle Cure: How to Solve America's Health Care Crisis and Why Canada Isn't the Answer)(Book Review)
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Written in an informal colloquial style, this student friendly principles of economics textbook does not sacrifice intellectual depth in its quest for accessibility. The author's primary concern is to instill economic sensibility in the student. Colander emphasizes the intellectual and historical context to which the economic models are applied.
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Another response to the negative review.......2006-05-09
I just finished my introductory economics course with this book, and I found it easy to understand, and sometimes fun to read.
Other students I know also liked this book.
Sometimes quite wordy, but if you're already at the level to read this, I think you'd know how to skip them.
Well liked book.......2005-10-29
I used this book for an MBA economics class I taught last year and my students really liked it. It received much more positive reviews than the one I used the year before.
in response to the negative review.......2004-01-14
In response the previous negative review of Colander's book, I must say the text is one of my favorite texts of a long academic journey. I have an MBA (where I first used the Colander text as a refresher) and am completing an MA in Econ this semester and have often referred to the earlier edition that I own.
As one advances in economics, it may prove beneficial from time to time to go back to the basics, which is what this text is - an introduction to eocnomic reasoning utilizing an unbiased treatment of differing and competing economic theories. There is simply no way any professional economist would call this text advanced! While Colander may address a broad scope of subjects within the field of economics, he does so in a manner consistent with an introductory treatment. One does not even have to use math if preferred.
His conversational style may not be for everyone, but it worked well for me. It's not often that I have laughed out loud reading an Econ text, but I did with this book. I found it to be a refreshing and entertaining treatment of an otherwise dry subject. By the way, I have no affiliation to the publisher or author, which was a concern of the previous negative reviewer. For anyone considering the purchase, or even classroom use of this text, I'd be happy to provide more detail as to why I appreciate Colander's text - just e-mail me at timbuktu66@yahoo.com. In the end, the highest praise I can give any textbook author is to say that it fostered a desire to learn more about that subject. I am a graduate student in Econ today thanks to Colander's text and the professor who steered my toward reading it.
Good Economics book.......2003-01-08
This book was great for my introductory economics course. It would be helpful for anyone interesting in learning more about this important topic.
Avoid at all costs.......2001-01-16
As an introductory economics text, this one is absolutely terrible. The much touted "conversational" writing style is actually a poor imitation of teenage slang and substantially devalues the subject matter. Somewhat paradoxically, the depth and breadth of subject matter is most appropriate for very advanced students -- the students most likely find the writing style ridiculous. The author attempts to augment the usual AD-AS analysis to account for some endogeniety, but economists tell so many lies with AD-AS analysis that it is absurd to introduce additional confusing notation to address an issue that doesn't materially affect issues such as the efficacy of monetary and fiscal policy. Finally, readers should be appalled that publishers/authors submit thinly veiled sales pitches as reviews (see, for example, the first review for this text). Get your students something useful, written and reviewed by distinguised economists, such as Baumol and Blinder.
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Weather Proverbs: How 600 Proverbs, Sayings and Poems Accurately Explain Our Weather
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Predict the weather (and have fun!) with weather proverbs and folklore.
You are affected by the weather—whether you're a farmer, pilot, sailor, golfer or even if you just drive to work. Your plans—or your life—can be at stake, based on the observations you can make about the ever-changing weather pattems.
Over 600 folk sayings in Weather Proverbs will help you predict the weather. Both long-range and short-range proverbs include the scientific explanations for our ancestors' sayings.
Understand why your mood is affected by atmospheric pressure -- and also why:
"When your jointsall start to ache,Rainy weatheris at stake."
Interpret the highs, lows and fronts on your local TV weatherman's maps as you learn about meteorology.
Learn to avoid grouchy people when you look out the window and find:
"Birds sittingon a telephoneline,Expect rain."
Lowering barometric pressure is going to make them even grouchier.
Discover how to protect your property and yourself from lightning. Know why this dramatic exhibition of raw energy occurs.
Long-term proverbs are less accurate, but truth can be found in some of this old lore too:
"Wet May, dry July, as high as the weeds grow,So will be the bank of snow."
George Freier's professional credentials give a fascinating twist to his long-term study of weather folklore. Dr. Freier encourages us all to be aware what's happening with the weather.
"The minds of mendo in the weathershare, Dark or sereneas it's foul or fair."
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Very Informative.......2005-02-03
This was very informative and still applies. Not only did I learn several things, it was entertaining while learning. The author covers a LOT of proverbs, even though maybe half get lumped into a small area after the meatier ones are covered. A must read for people interested in weather.
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One hundred compositions, progressively graded for grades 1 through 4, ranging from the works of the great masters to the folk tunes and dances of many lands.
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Piano pieces for Everyone!!.......2006-11-01
Very good for beginner who want to start playing piano. Favorite and famous songs for all time.
Fun to learn and play the music. Not only for children!
An old classic.......2006-03-06
I started my piano lessons about 20 odd years ago...this book was what I played for fun and didn't underestimate my "talent". Sadly I lost my original copy about 6 years ago, what a joy to finally get it back...untouched.
Brilliant book.......2003-07-18
I have the 1934 edition. The pieces are graded from 1 to grade 4 and the quality and range of the music is fantastic, fair better than the rubbish simplified versions nowadays.
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A superb collection of 100 piano masterpieces for small hands. This volume focuses on grades 1 and 1+, and includes great classics, folk songs and fun songs kids love to play and sing.
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Great for beginners.......2005-07-03
I purchased this book for my son. He really is having fun with his keyboard and likes the songs in this book. He is working on getting me to try to play also...maybe. I have purchased a few books by this author and my son has liked each one because they are written so he can understand them.
Great book for kids of all ages.......2001-12-05
I picked up this book because I considered myself a kid, at least in the realm of being a music beginner. It has a great progression from overly easy to reasonably challenging. I ordered a second one for my girlfriend's kids so that I could have mine to myself. Also, the keyboard/note chart on the last page is a great help.
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Entirely devoted to the best-known compositions of the great composers, this book will be a permanent part of any pianist s library. There are works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Schubert, and many others. Each composer is introduced in a short biography.
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Old classics all together - at last!.......2007-01-17
I looked everywhere for this book - I'd somehow lost my old copy. I'm so glad I found it on Amazon.com. It has a great selection of, as the title suggests, everybody's favourite piano pieces! Particularly like the Chopin and Rachmaninoff pieces contained within - and all in original keys!
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Handel, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, SSchumann, Rubinstein, Brahms, Tschaikowsky, Moszkowski, Greig, Rachmaninoff.
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What does it mean to be an American during this time of ongoing challenges of race and sex discrimination, of violence and gross disparities in economic opportunity? And where are the activists who traditionally rallied against the ills of America--the democrats, progressives and leftists--to seize upon these enemies?
In Sweet Dreams in America, Sharon Welch charts a way for people in power to inspire others and themselves, even if the goals of a gradually improving society and of achieving social justice seem illusory. The author links political work to spirituality, showing how we can channel the sense of being connected to forces outside ourselves to a larger good.
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Engaging work, but too short and unsystematic.......2007-05-31
Sharon Welch, in five short chapters, draws upon evolutionary theory, chaos theory, jazz and blues, postcolonialism, models of multicultural education, Foucault, Derrida, Kant, Bonhoeffer, in a search for an ethical approach that recognizes universal trajectories within conditioned, historical boundaries. Is she successful? For this reader, it's hard to tell.
She is a postmodernist, wary of universals and talk of "essences", or anything that smacks of being transcendent. And yet she does make certain assumptions, like "Democracy is a goal that is worthwhile and difficult to achieve." It's a disorienting approach for readers looking to track with a sustained argument. Rather than entertain counterpoints to her premise, she is seeking to engage, energize and convince the reader (which is fitting, given her emphasis upon generating an ethic from "lowly beginnings" like relationships rather than abstract "foundations"). The book reads like a jazz piece, which is a guiding motif. Chapters repeat and build upon earlier themes, and other philosophers and books are quoted and riffed upon, not analyzed.
Welch makes the claim that feminists and other leftist thinkers have ignored the ramifications of Foucault's thought at their own peril. While wielding his genealogies against the established hierarchies, they forget that their own discourse is a means of exerting power. There is no "innocent knowledge"; all epistemologies are tied up in power structures.
An implication of this emphasis upon historical conditioning and power-play is that we're never aiming for an ideal world as we make ethical claims. Rather, we're stepping into the viewpoint of the other and trying to creatively expand our world to make room for them. Thus, even when the subaltern or the feminist or the Marxist come into power, they will not automatically bring a Golden Age into existence. They're subject to the same problems and critiques as the right-wing. Deep connection and listening (which Welch thinks can be pressed forward by multicultural education) are the only hope.
As I said, the book is a sustained riff, and so by quoting the works of others and placing them into a new context (as the jazz musician does), Welch hopes to make her point rhetorically and emotionally. The problem is how it holds up under further examination.
If the central epistemological problem is that we are historically conditioned and subject to cross-currents of power (that we must continually make ourselves aware of), how can any ethical claims be, even tentatively, put forward? Postcolonialism runs into this dilemna when some of its key figures responded to violence with violence. Welch argues that we should be open to finding connection in differences as well as similarities. At what point can we determine if the wide gap between peoples should be narrowed? Is the shock of female genital mutilation a difference to be enjoyed, or a practice that deserves condemnation? And on what grounds can it be condemned within this framework?
Welch wants to break down the dualism between the Evil Other and the Supremely Good Group. An epistemology that recognizes we cannot represent ourselves (or the other) without relation to power structures means that such naive categorization is impossible. The solution is "deep contact", but aside from allusions to concrete daily life (the "lowly beginnings" I mentioned before), how are we to judge if we're engaged in deep contact? Must there be change from one belief to another? How do I know if I am interpreting the other correctly? Is it even possible to practice charitable interpretation if we're so fully conditioned in our representation?
Overall, I enjoyed Welch's book. It read like a rousing wake-up call to a floundering leftist movement (I'm not yet part of the academy to know if the movement there is floundering...but in terms of national politics, her points rang true). Yet I found myself wishing she'd spend some time, whether in an appendix, or additional chapters, to solidify the philosophical assumptions she was making, and clarify her definitions of "deep contact", "creative engagement", "wisdom", "democracy", "gratitude", etc. These need filling out.
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- Cobbled-together rubbish does a comedy legend no favours
- Uneven But Still Very Funny
- Enter the mind of Graham Chapman
- TV Producers: Listen Up!
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Ojril: The Completely Incomplete Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman , and
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Cobbled-together rubbish does a comedy legend no favours.......2004-02-26
What we have here is two interesting Chapman scripts padded out to book length with a few bag-of-a-fag-packet unfunny 'sketches' and some poorly reproduced photographs. Graham Chapman was a comedy legend but his memory is not well-served when the so-called 'Graham Chapman Archives' throw stuff together like this to make a quick buck.
The book is worth getting if you're a Python completist for the early 1970s unproduced Ringo Star Show script co-written with Douglas Adams and for the unbroadcast pilot of Jake's Journey, but the rest of the book is so much wasted trees. And that's 'worth getting' but not 'worth buying at full price'. Fortunately the book was very swiftly remaindered on both sides of the Atlantic.
The presentation is tatty in the extreme, including a mistake-ridden filmography copied verbatim from the internet and a grainy photo of the Pythons positioned in suuch a way that Chapman himself is invisible in the fold between pages! There's almost no context, no actual stills from Jake's Journey, nothing of any value beyond the two main scripts themselves. The other sketches are short, unfunny nothings written when Chapman was very ill and don't deserve to see print, but evidently the 'Chapman Archives' from where this stuff originates is rather sparse when it comes to good, publishable stuff.
What a shame that Chapman's papers have ended up in the possession of someone who neither knows anything about him nor knows how to edit a book.
Uneven But Still Very Funny.......2003-12-24
I didn't know what to expect when I ordered 'Ojril-The Completely Incomplete Graham Chapman', but as a lifelong Pythonphile, I was interested by any original content from Graham.
Essentially, this is a book of unpublished and unproduced scripts written by Chapman with others, notably Douglas Adams. Including the very short "VD", "Jake's Journey", a pilot for an American sitcom written immediately prior to Graham's death, the odd conceptual piece "The Concrete Inspector", and the hilarious highlight of the book written in collaboration with the equally offbeat Douglas Adams, "Our Show For Ringo Starr", which was a avant-garde script for an hour long TV show promoting Ringo's then current album "Goodnight Vienna". (The best line is when Ringo gets to say: "The concept of a four-dimensional space-time continuum inevitably suggests that the universe looks like a prawn omelette.") I found "Jake's Journey" a bit tedious and formulaic, and the Ringo piece utterly brilliant, with everything else falling somewhere in between. Also of great use to the collector is a 'Chapmanography' of videos, recordings and books in which Graham somehow contributed.
This book is a very quick read, and I recommend it to people interested in Graham or Monty Python, just realize that it really isn't a biographical work as much as a set of quirky skits.
Enter the mind of Graham Chapman.......2003-11-28
Let's face it: Graham Chapman was weird.
Which isn't to say he made no sense. I'm sure he made perfect sense to himself and other alcoholics, but a lot of times he was just plain weird. Still, it's fun to step into his mind just simply because you never know what you'll find. Never predictable, always unexpected, if you ever enjoyed Monty Python you'll enjoy this unique look at Graham's unpublished work. Personally as a Pythonite, I relished and adored it. But even a casual fan will appreciate the unusual sketches and bits that this gem contains.
Pick it up. Read it twice. You won't understand all of it, but laugh, because you're not alone.
TV Producers: Listen Up!.......2002-01-09
This is a really funny book. No kidding. Really funny. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Why doesn't some clever producer snap up these sketches and put them on TV then we'd be spared another season full of dreck!
Spotty but moments of brilliance.......2001-12-14
This book shows quite clearly exactly what Chapman's role in Python was: to show up late, do very little work, but contribute one or two outrageously out-there ideas to really stir things up. The Our Show For Ringo Starr script (too bad this was never produced!) reads much more like Douglas Adams than Python, but with occasional bizarre Chapmanisms to keep things interesting (and completely absurd.) The rest of the book echoes things that Chapman has worked on before, and even includes a few lines lifted directly from Python sketches. All that said, however, the book was a bracing, inspiring read -- a refreshing blast of insanity that makes for great (easy) (...) browsing.
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Excellent book for Pocket PC Programming.......2006-02-19
If you want to start programming network and distributed systems in Pocket PC platform this is the book for you.
Juan Carlos Olivares Rojas
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A Definitive Guide to Pocket PC Programming.......2004-06-08
The content is amazing covering a lot of issues on Pocket PC programming. Very detailed and easy to understand. A lot of code samples making life so much easier! A must for every Pocket PC developer.
Way cool..........2003-12-12
There is somewhat of a dearth of books on Pocket PC development in general, and so that there is a book of this quality devoted to Pcoket PC Networking is pretty amazing. And "Networking" really means more than just what most folks might consider Networking, like Desktop Synchronization, Infared and a chapter on Pocket PC Phone issues.
I had no idea.......2003-10-08
Before I picked up a copy of Steve's book, I had no idea that there was so much to network programming on the PocketPC. Now, I wouldn't want to do that programming without this book. Thanks, Steve!
Very Useful.......2003-10-02
Any developer can benefit from this useful book. Combining the best aspects of a users' guide and a reference manual, the book has any information a Pocket PC programmer would need, in a format that's easy to use and readable. The index, FAQs and code samples make it easy to find just the information you're looking for, with descriptions providing more context and background. And I particularly enjoyed the funny and appropriate quotes from movies or TV programs at the beginning of each section.
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- Models and Experiments in Risk and Rationality (Theory and Decision Library B)
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- Optional Federal Chartering and Regulation of Insurance Companies (Aei Studies on Financial Market Deregulation)
- Pensions and Profit Sharing, 8E
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