books by David Hunter     books:     David Hunter      Schwartz' Principles of Surgery Self-Assessment and Board Review (PRETEST PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY) F. Brunicardi, Dana Anderson, ... McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006 Cogent and comprehensive self-assessment tool This book is a good tool for self assessment. The explanations to the answers add to your understanding of the subject. Gives key tables at the end of a chapter. On the whole an excellent resource for the ABSITE exam and the general surgery written boards.             Last Minute Optics: A Concise Review of Optics, Refraction and Contact Lenses David G. Hunter, Constance E. West Slack Incorporated, 1996 Great review for Ophthalmologists Throw away the Academy of Ophthalmology's optics book. This concise text is all you need. If you read it carefully, do the problems and really learn what it teaches, you will score very well on the OKAPs and board exams.             Beginning XML, 4th Edition (Programmer to Programmer) David Hunter, Jeff Rafter, ... Wrox, 2007 Great XML Reference Book. Other than the fact that you can tell that the book was written by 5 different guys because of the the difference in writing styles between chapters, overall it is packed full of information and a handy reference.             Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 8/e (Schwartz's Principles of Surgery) F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, ... McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004 OK, I'm a convert. I found the 7th edition of Schwartz a chore to read. However, while the recent edition of Sabiston has abridged and cut detail in favor of glossy color pictures, the 8th edition of Schwartz is a well balanced textbook, with an appropriate level of detail and an ...             The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies (Oxford Handbooks in Religion and Theology) Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies responds to and celebrates the explosion of research in this interdisciplinary field over recent decades. A one-volume reference work, it provides an introduction to the academic study of early Christianity (c. 100-600 AD) and examines the vast geographical area impacted by the early church, in ...             Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional Malcolm L., Jr. Hunter, David Lindenmayer, ... Wiley-Blackwell, 2007 Great information This book goes through every step of the graduate school process how it really is from the application process to project design and thesis writing to finding a job. I really feel that it cleared up a lot of the questions and anxieties I had about applying to graduate ...             The Revolution: A Field Manual for Changing Your World Relevant Books, 2006 Great book for anyone interested in social justice The Revolution is a great book for researching social justice movements and organizations. I've used the book for speeches, reports, and in when looking to do volunteer work. This book is an excellent read, I definitely recommend it for anyone interested in helping ...             Fear And Loathing In America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist (Thompson, Hunter S. Gonzo Letters, ... Hunter S. Thompson Simon & Schuster, 2000 Into the Belly of the Beast The second installment in HST's selected letters, Fear & Loathing in America has proved to be a fascinating read. Beginning in the 1950's, HST keep carbon copies of all his letters for filing purposes in the belief that one day he would be a famous writer and his ...             Spitfire Pilot: A Personal Account of the Battle of Britain David Crook Greenhill Books, 2006 The Best British Air Force Memoir of World War II "Spitfire Pilot" remains the best British Air Force memoirs of World War II. Flight Lieutenant David Crook tells the story of the British Auxiliary Air Force's 609 Squadron, which shot down 100 German aircraft during the Battle of Britain, killing some 800 Luftwaffe ...             Meet Jack Truck! (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown) Hunter McKown Little Simon, 2008 Come along another adventure in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown! Meet Jack Truck--a four-year-old flatbed, 10-wheeler truck who loves racing, joking, smashing, and crashing throughout Trucktown!             Plato's Symposium: Issues in Interpretation and Reception (Hellenic Studies) Center for Hellenic Studies, 2007 In his Symposium , Plato crafted a set of speeches in praise of love that has influenced writers and artists from antiquity to the present. Early Christian writers read the dialogue's 'ascent passage' as a vision of the soul's journey to heaven. Ficino's commentary on the Symposium inspired poets and artists throughout Renaissance Europe and ...             Understanding French Verse: A Guide for Singers David Hunter Oxford University Press, USA, 2005 Advice to young singers often follows the standard line of the great French singer Claire Croiza: "Study the poem away from the music, so that you know what the words really mean." But Croiza's advice is notoriously difficult to follow when performing French melodies. Just how do you approach a French poem? In the lyric poetry on which the melodie ...             Watching Wildlife: Central America (Lonely Planet) Luke Hunter, David Andrew Lonely Planet Publications, 2002 Great guide for wildlife watchers. I brought this book along with me to Central America and am glad that I did. It's a great little book, with detailed information on different species of wildlife found in Central America, where they are most likely to be seen, and so on. There is also detailed ...             Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology (Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 This superb text gives a concise, systematic account of what is currently known about the epidemiology and primary prevention for most forms of human cancer. Part 1 provides an introduction to basic concepts in epidemiology, a description of the global burden of cancer, definitions and characterizations of the various measures used, and ...             The Shell Bitumen Handbook, Fifth Edition David Whiteoak, John Read Thomas Telford, Ltd, 2003 This new edition reflects many of the very significant advances which have taken place in the period since the last edition was published. I am confident that you will feel that this is a worthy addition to your asphalt book shelf. Robert Hunter This respected Handbook has earned its reputation as the authoritative source of information on ...          products you might be interested in search for books biostatistics, conservation, epidemiology, interpretation, self-assessment, understanding      toavi.com    web we recommend Into the Belly of the Beast randomly chosen book: We Are Smarter Than Me: How to Unleash the Power of Crowds in Your Business