Basic Research in Parapsychology. (Book Review).
BASIC RESEARCH IN PARAPSYCHOLOGY by K. R. Rao (Ed.).Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2001. Pp. ix + 408. $39.95 (softbound). isbn 0-7864-1008-6. In 1984, Dr. Rao published The Basic Experiments in Parapsychology, comprised of a short introduction and 15 chapters, each containing the reprint of an...

The Complete Guide to Medical Writing.
The Complete Guide to Medical Writing. Edited by Mark C. Stuart. London, UK: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007. 491 p. $39.95. ISBN: 978-0-85369-667-4. This multiauthored work is from the Pharmaceutical Press (PhP), the publishing arm of the "Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain founded in 1841. The Society is...

Interreligioser Dialog zwischen Tradition und Moderne.
Edited by Reinhard Kirste, Paul Schwarzenau, and Udo Tworuschka. Religionen im Gesprach 3. Balve (Germany): Zimmermann Verlag, 1994. Pp. 512. Paper. Grunschloss's book is doubtless the most comprehensive, balanced account and evaluation of the life and work of Wilfred Cantwell Smith. It is amazing to note that...

Why Should I Cut Your Throat? Excursions Into the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror.
Jeff Vandermeer. Why Should I Cut Your Throat? Excursions Into the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror. Austin: Monkeybrain Books, 2004, 335 pp., $15.95 paper. Jeff Vandermeer has been amongst the most visible writers of the fantastic in recent years. In part, this has been due...

Assessing the deterrent effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's certification provisions: a comparative analysis using the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
ABSTRACT In the 1970s, Congress reacted to the financial wrongdoing of Lockheed Corp. and others by enacting [section] 102 of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which (1) requires corporations to keep records that accurately reflect financial transactions and (2) mandates a system of internal accounting controls....

Ronald I. Cohen. Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill.
Ronald I. Cohen. Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill. 3 vols. London: Thoemmes Continuum, 2006. 2176 pp.; US $990.00 ISBN 0826472354. Sir Winston Churchill's daughter Mary, now The Lady Soames, remembers her father as a writer and reveals, in a brief introduction to this work,...

1. Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy.
1. Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy. Rob Herbert, Gro Jamtfedt, Judy Mead , Kare Birger Hagen. 2005, 234 pages, ISBN 0-75-068820-3. Butterworth Heinemann, soft cover. NZ$86.39 2. Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapy Practice. Dianne V Jewell. 2007, 480 pages, ISBN 978-0-7637-3443-5. Jones and Bartlett publishers, soft cover. NZ$88.99 ...

"Why then all the difficulties! a life of Kathi Meyer-Baer.
ABSTRACT Kathi Meyer-Baer (Berlin 1892-Atlanta 1977) was arguably the most significant and surely the most productive female musicologist of her generation. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in musicology (in 1916), studying at Berlin University but receiving the degree at Leipzig University. She worked...

ShockHound Takes West Coast By Storm With Free Snow Patrol Shows.
ShockHound(TM), the All-in-One Music Site, Adds More Exclusive Free Shows CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ShockHound(TM) (http://www.shockhound.com/) announced today that it will be kicking off an exclusive free tour with Snow Patrol, the Northern Irish/Scottish band feted as pop-rock heavyweights. The band will make...

Parapsychological Research with Children: An Annotated Bibliography.
Although the initial impetus for this work was to provide an annotated bibliography of psi research with children, it has grown into something more ambitious and useful: a compendium of information on what John Palmer, in the book's Foreword, calls "developmental parapsychology." The idea for the book itself grew out...