Readable, well organized, and easy to use, this outstanding encyclopedia signifies a timely and major advance in providing in-depth and comprehensive coverage of medical genetics for the lay reader. The two volumes include nearly 400 substantive entries on genetic diseases and conditions as well as information on basic genetics concepts such as DNA, chromosomes, genetic testing, and pedigree analysis and construction (genetic family history). An advisory board of seven distinguished genetics specialists (clinical geneticists and genetic counselors) oversaw the accuracy of the text, which is authored by an international slate of clinicians, genetic counselors, and medical writers. Each of the alphabetically arranged entries follows a standard format definition, description, genetic profile, demographics, and signs and symptoms designed to answer the questions healthcare consumers actually ask. In addition, entries provide citations for further reading, contact information for support and advocacy organizations, and recommendations for notable web sites. Cross references for subjects without entries are interspersed throughout the work and are easy to follow. The key terms box that appears in select entries and provides succinct and understandable definitions is especially noteworthy. Other special features include a comprehensive glossary, a chromosome map, a guide to symbols for pedigree charts, and an organizations directory all features that should make understanding difficult genetics concepts much easier.

Despite a recent increase in the amount of medical information available to researchers, most resources either fail to explore neurological disease in any depth and or do so at a level not appropriate for students and general readers.

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition
by David Pogue

Небольшой подарок братьям-яблочникам.
Small present for brothers-macusers and wannabees.




As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover it with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.4, better known as Tiger, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and Mac OS X: The Missing Manual. There are many reasons why this is the most popular computer book of all time.

Оригинальная электронная копия лучшей на сегодняшней день десятитомной философской энциклопедии издательства Routledge, вышедшей в 1998 году. Комплект энциклопедии стоимостью 5,000 USD включает в себя 10 томов и CD-ROM. Образом последнего и осчастливили нас неизвестные самаритяне из eMule. Абсолютно необходимая вещь в хозяйстве всякого уважающего себя гуманитария, а также лиц, занимающихся самообразованием.