Five Doctors, No Demons
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It's everything I expected from the Five Doctors - The 1983 original, and the 1995 re-edit.  They look Great!  And listen to the commentary tracks on both; lots of fun.
My only disappointment was that the description on the web site (still) indicates that The King's Demons is included - It is NOT.  The description comes from the R-2 Euro-release.
That really needs to be fixed.
As for the title feature, I'm happy with it.
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A wonderful set of short stories for anyone remotely interested in medicine and the human condition.  I strongly discourage anyone with medical anxiety from reading the book, however, for, like The Emperor of All Maladies," it drives home the reality that doctors are people, with all of their gifts and flaws.
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I know some might say there was not enough Doctor in this story , But sometimes its nice to have the Doctor as a side character  in the story.
I loved "Love and monsters and Don't Blink", so this kind of story is nice when it comes along.
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Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and bailiff to Lord Gilbert Talbot, is responsible for maintaining a peaceful domain in Bampton.  In his role he is called on to identify a set of bones found in a cesspit.  Then, he is to discern the manner of death, and finally to arrest the evildoer.  As surgeon, he treats injuries sustained by the folk of the area, including removal of what we know as a sub-dural hematoma, setting broken limbs, and doing amputations.  This view into 14th century medicine is amazing.  My only complaint is that the book ended!  It is one I wish had gone on and on...
I equally enjoyed the other three books of this series.
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In 2013, the "Doctor Who" franchise celebrated its fifty-year anniversary. Fifty years (albeit with some unwanted breaks) of that lovable ever-changing Time Lord.

So it isn't terribly surprising that twelve stories were commissioned for the various beloved incarnations of the Doctor, written by well-known sci-fi/fantasy writers. And while a few are not quite as solidly Who as they could be (Eoin Colfer's diverting but rather shaky entry), most of the stories range from okay tales of alien menaces ("Spear of Destiny"), and excellent ones that perfectly capture the voice of their Doctor ("The Roots of Evil").

Each of the twelve stories is devoted to one of the incarnations of the Doctor, from the grumpy First Doctor to the genial Fourth, from the amiable Fifth to the quirky Tenth, from the oddball second to the wacky, boyish Eleventh. There's even a final story that takes readers into the head of the newest incarnation played by Peter Capaldi, which was released the year after the first eleven tales.

And these stories take the Doctor (or Doctors) and his myriad companions -- including Leela, Ace, Jamie, Susan, Amy and Peri -- on various adventures through time and space. Among their tales: conflicts with body-snatching Soul Pirates, the Necronomicon, ancient proto-Vikings, dwellers in a giant space-tree, an old enemy waiting at a wedding, altered timelines, the eerie masked Kin, a horrifying fungal weapon, a planet occupied by characters from children's fiction, and a quest for coffee that leads to murder.

"Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories" is a pretty effective homage to every single era of the Doctor Who saga, which is no mean fear when the series has been chugging along, on and off, for half of a century. And for the most part, these stories are appropriate homages to the various incarnations of the Doctor, mostly by people who seem to be pretty familiar with how the individual characters worked and thought.

And there's a certain spectrum of stories -- most of them (Philip Reeve, Rachelle Mead, Neil Gaiman) focus on the Doctor and one of his canonical companions, as if we were watching a very short lost episode. Others (Patrick Ness, Holly Black, Charlie Higson) either focus mainly on original characters whose paths intersect with the Doctor and his companions, or introducing a wholly new companion for the one tale alone (from a reptilian warrior to a lady in a Hazmat suit).

A few of the stories don't quite gel -- Eoin Colfer's story shows a shaky knowledge of Who canon, and Marcus Sedgwick's tale becomes too tangled in its own good ideas. But most of the stories are at least entertaining, with sufficiently alien creatures that show the scope of the Who universe's possibilities. There are horrors mundane and cosmic, weird alien plots, and moments of painful pathos that haunt the story they cap off (the Seventh Doctor, and the price paid for restoring the right timeline).

The best? That would be Philip Reeve, who perfectly captures the glorious weirdness of classic Who's stories, as well as the charming banter from both the Fourth Doctor and Leela; and Neil Gaiman, who alternates between eerie universe-bending horror and delightful wit ("Except for Dalek. That means Metal-Cased Hatey Death Machines in Skaronian").

"Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories" is like a box of bonbons for fans of "Doctor Who" -- each one has a different filling and flavor of its own, and most are delicious. Definitely a must-read for fans.
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My name is Marco Antonio Vazquez and I am a physician from Mexico. To tell the truth, "Physiological Medicine" is an excelent book. Unfortunately, there is not an spanish edition. You see, when I was a medical student, I did not read english and I had never had a chance to read a book like this one. I remember that I used to read some good Physiology's books: Berne and Levy, Guyton and Best and Taylor.
In my private practice, because of the clinical cases, I have used this book a lot. This cases makes me think in real human beens with real problems. Because of this situations I think medicine is an art.
In some ways due to this book I have become to be a much more humble physician. I believe that I understand better my own limitations. Nature is quite much more complex that I used to think. In some way, I think that nature defends itself against some of our medical actions.
I really enjoy reading books like this and Lehninger's Biochemistry. It is fantastic to understand the real foundations, how it works our body, from biomolecules to organs and systems. I hope that this very basic knowledge makes me a better physician and human been at last.
DO NOT HESITATE, YOU SHOULD BUY THIS WONDERFUL BOOK
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Countless books, movies and television dramas have been devoted to the lives of doctors, but what about those unsung heroes: nurses? Nurses provide the vast majority of patient care: from administering treatment to monitoring vitals to cleaning up accidents to counseling patients and patient advocacy. Still little is known about the professional lives of these vital medical providers.

Stepping into this void is nurse-author Theresa Brown in Critical Care who documents her first year as a R.N. in the oncology ward of a large teaching hospital. Brown, a former Tufts University English professor, is better equipped than most to share the real day to day lives of modern nurses. Brown explains her mid-life career change from the ivy walls of academia to the stressed halls of the nursing floor as a choice for a more chaotic, but meaningful professional life.

Critical Care is a beautifully written insider's account of what really happens at a present-day hospital. And the truth is somewhere between the gloried angels of Marcus Welby and the pill-popping antics of Nurse Jackie. Some nurses pull rank and wield authority like a weapon. Some nurses help their colleagues and bond over cups of coffee. Some physicians expect to be treated like demi-gods. Some physicians treat the nurses and their patients with respect. Some patients and their families harangue their caregivers. Some patients praise their nurses as "angels." Every story is, however, compelling.

As Brown confesses:

Anyone hearing a true nursing story will not want to believe it. The level of vulnerability, dependence, and fear experienced by patients in the hospital remains far outside the realm of normal, everyday life, and none of us want to imagine ourselves in that position. But people find themselves there, regardless, and they find nurses there too. Doctors don't do poop; they're concerned with other things. That's OK, but it's a difference between the two jobs. Probably they don't do Bibles either. But nurses have to get to the heart of the matter, whatever that may be.

Getting to the heart of the matter - whether it is finding a Bible for a patient or listening to a few Bruce Springsteen songs with a patient - is what Critical Care does best!

Publisher: HarperStudio (June 1, 2010), 208 pages.
Advance Review Copy Provided Courtesy of the Publisher.
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This is a remarkable book about "remarkable healings". It's written by a woman psychiatrist who through treatment with hypnotherapy, including past life regression and spirit releasement has healed hundreds, perhaps thousands of patients.

Both the mental and physical problems of her patients turned out to have been caused by:
1) current life traumas incl. prenatal and birth traumas
2) past life traumas
3) possession by earthbound spirits
4) possession by demon spirits
5) soul fragmentation and soul loss.

Demons can occupy different parts of the patients' bodies causing symptoms in these parts. Sometimes these demons are arranged in many layers in their bodies, one on top of another.

These demons are organized by "Satan" and take pleasure in tormenting in heinous ways those whom they have possessed.

Earthbound entities (souls that haven't gone to the Light after death) have possessed many of Modi's patients, and these in themselves may contain demon entities. Many types of demonic devices placed in various parts of the patients' bodies were described by the patients.

It must be noted that everything Modi describes is reportedly what she has been told by her patients, e.g. references to demons, Satan, hell, heaven, angels, etc. These are the terms used by her patients, even though they come from diverse cultures and have different religions, and she says this is why she uses them.

Treatment is carried out by enlisting help from the angels to transform earthbound and demon entities into the Light and send them to the Light. All parts and organs of the patients' bodies were scrubbed by the angels and all negative entities, energies and devices were removed. Their bodies were then filled with the brilliant white Light, shielded by a bubble of Light and covered by spiritual mirrors and rays of white Light. Soul parts that were with Satan and his demons or elsewhere were cleansed, healed before being integrated in the patient,

This is a weighty book amounting to more than 600 pages. It contains comprehensive details of all possible aspects of "possession", and is extremely enlightening (though this is a "dark" subject). It made me think that ALL our various ailments, diseases, etc. may be caused by these possessions, in addition to past life traumas, of course. At any rate, it is one valid explanation of the existence of disease, one that we have heard before, e.g. from Christ, 2000 years ago, modern day evangelists etc. (I have myself seen many examples of healings carried out in this way by the latter.)

At one point early on in the book the thought occurred to me that tha author herself must be under the influence of these demons, since she kept regaling us with multifarious examples of these possessions in her patients, which had the effect of lowering my vibration and making me afraid that I too would be liable to attracting these diabolic beings (or more of them than I already might have) into my system. But then fortunately she began to describe the healings by the angels and also provided us with prayers by means of which we can ask for help and protection. This helped.

But I have to say that the book could easily have been, if not decimated as regards length, at least halved, without this detracting from its message or fullness of necessary information. The author writes extremely simply and clearly. However, both the language of the various patients and the demons speaking through them seems identical to that of the author for some reason (she transcribes the tapes of her regressions/treatments).

In short, I found this to be a useful, edifying book, with great credibility (I am not a Christian in the traditional sense, though believing in Christ.) However, it may well have a negative effect on the reader due to the many, many pages of depressing detail of the various cases of possession and violent past life experiences.
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Doctors are trained to see things differently: to fix, to heal, to prevent, to listen, to guide, to solve.  Amidst the successes of every doctor- in fact, despite and in conjunction with their successes the author would argue- are many uncertainties, inconsistencies, and mistakes that come with being human.  The author puts himself in such a vulnerable position, making this book what I think is very brave, very real, very intimate, but also scary enough to make any public relations consultant cringe.

Having worked in the healthcare industry, I could relate easily to the author's stories. Even those without a background in science/healthcare would be able to easily appreciate these stories- they are very interesting and well written, and no medical knowledge is required (though those with it will have a deeper understanding).  The only thing I wished for when I started reading was better referencing of research material and scientific articles throughout the book.  Upon finishing the book I can see why it was written in this way- it reads more like a collection of short stories. Keeping all references and citations at the end keeps the book less cluttered and less intimidating.

Medicine is science, it is healthcare, it is politics.  This book is an important glimpse at medicine through the eyes of one surgical resident and his experiences with patients, families, and colleagues.  How he found time to have a family, pursue writing a book, write news columns, go through surgical residency/practice medicine practically all at once is beyond me.  Maybe he will share his secrets in his next book.  Until then, check this one out.  You won't look at your doctor the same again, or at least you will hopefully ask more questions.  Get a second opinion if think you need one, be a good patient, have patience, and remain in awe at the wonders that our doctors do on a daily basis.
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David Tennant, Matt Smith, John Hurt and Tom Baker all provide top moments in this movie-type episode.  Episodes with multiple doctors have always been fun (and I still enjoy The Five Doctors).  The opening scene is funny and fantastic all at once, and then Tennant and Hurt show up and it gets even better.  And seeing Tom Baker again was a treat.  Well done!
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The Bond by the Three Doctors, as they are more affectionately called, is an extension of their first book, The Pact. In The Pact, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt tell how they became friends in high school and ultimately, how they promised to stick together and graduate from college to become doctors. The Bond goes even further into the friendship of these three young men.

Davis, Jenkins and Hunt were able to become friends because of what is considered a growing epidemic in the African American community - children growing up in single family homes. Each doctor tells the reason why his father was not present in his home. They also give their fathers an opportunity to share their stories. They learn that their fathers either grew up in the same circumstances or they did not know themselves, the impact they were passing on through each generation. The doctors discuss how they struggled to learn about developing relationships with women, building confidence, and peer pressure and to learn a simple task such as how to fix a tie or picking out a suit without the guidance of male presence in their lives. They also discuss their devotions to their mothers, who sacrificed to keep their families together. Despite not having a male role model, the doctors basically learned from each other. The Bond tells of their need and desire to understand the reasons why their fathers were absent and what they have done to begin to build relationships with their fathers. Dr. Hunt stated "even though they missed out on a portion of their lives, parenthood last a lifetime".

The story was very compelling and thought provoking. The Doctors also describe the ways that they have set out to mentor other children who are growing up in similar homes. This is a recommended book that can be read by both males and females who are living in single family homes and are struggling to come to terms with an absent parent.

Reviewed by: Priscilla C. Johnson
APOOO BookClub
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Steven Bentley, M.D., an American Board of Emergency Medicine certified ED doctor and also the author of this book with a fabulously fitting title, began his medical vocation in the mid-1970s with a naive but noble cause to heal the wounded and save human lives. His reason for choice of the ER Medicine was that it consisted of Minor Surgery and Emergency Medicine and thus gave him opportunities to practice a wider scope of medical knowledge and administer it to a wider range of patients.

Over 30 years until his retirement in 2000s, Dr. Bentley was indeed a good doctor with an arsenal of immense medical knowledge combined with a sea of compassion and kindness to treat all the patients he encountered in the ER of a hospital in North Carolina regardless of their social and economic statuses. Unlike most impersonal, officious doctors, Dr. Betley "listened" to his patients and oftentime went out of his way to help a patient whose medical need was repeatedly and cruelly rejected beyond a reasonable measure.

Welcome an old veteran man whose doctor was out of town, so he had to get his prescription for blood pressure control refilled at a VA hospital. However, it was such a painful ordeal for the old man, for he had encountered frustrating runaround one hospital to another because they did not want to take a responsibility for refilling his prescription without his primary care doctor's consent. So when the man finally came to Dr. Bentley, he burst out crying saying, "All I need is to get my usual prescription refilled..." Thereupon, Dr. Bentley wrote him a refill prescription and told him not to come back to the hospital. And off the man went out of the hospital with a relieved mind.

The world of the emergency medicine as experienced by the ER doctor himself was a variety of fragmented views of human frailty, both physically and mentally, but it was also the world of the most human medical practice where compassion, kindness, and charity were witnessed to the hopeful eyes and the shared by the staff and the doctors in the name of humanity.
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Interesting perspective on the current state of medicine.
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Bravo Doctor Sult. Your unique approach is refreshing to hear about. I don't know anyone outside of a couple wealthy friends that have had the detailed time spent with their Doctors exploring past histories and triggers to the extent you describe in your book. Never have I heard of a Functional Medicine Physician that focuses care and treatment centered around the patient versus their symptoms. I doubt most people in my circles have. I guess all these years I have been visiting non-functional Medical Doctors and its time for a change!
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It is well bound book with a nice cover and I like the choice of paper used and colour. I am still reading it at the moment and fine it is amazing how envious conventional doctors are of those practicing alternative medicines and will do everything they can to put obsticles in the way. Personally speaking modern medicine is crippling societies not only physically but also financially.
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After reading but before reviewing Ian Williams book, I listened to his interview to be found on the website he founded, GraphicMedicine.org.  In it Dr. Williams explains that the book is fiction but autobiographical in that, like Dr. James he practiced in the health service in Wales, loves bicycling, and had OCD. He was light in describing individual patients for fear of violating individual privacy, and wanted to point out some of the problems of the health service even though he preferred it greatly to how medicine is practiced in the US. Also, it seems, The Bad Doctor is one of a series of graphic novels dealing with medical practice and problems.  There have been quite a few done by cancer patients describing their treatment.

Taken on its own terms, The Bad Doctor can be viewed as a success.  While it doesn't rise to the heights of Maus, it accomplishes what Dr Williams wanted.  Dr. James, its hero, comes across as a likable, compassionate, fellow, who unlike some in his office tries to help his patients.  His descriptions of OCD are quite good and would have been approved and found helpful by fellow sufferers.

This book, however, will likely be more useful in the UK and other lands with a similar health system that doctors and patients would relate to.  Never the less I find the whole field of graphic medicine interesting, and this is surely a worthy entry in it.
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Again, after just one season, a new doctor. I loved
Christopher Eccleston so I was a bit sceptic but David Tennant is an awesome doctor. Just as the first season, great stories, great acting and also the special effect are very good.

When Doctor Who came back in 2005, I liked it, since then I love it, it is
very addictive.

Also english subs is handy.