Parke-Davis Blue Book: A Reference Catalog of Selected Scientific Preparations for Physicians ($10, which is 1/3 the internet price.)
Included here are the drugs produced by Parke-Davis in 1938: endocrine preps (and sex hormones), pharmaceutical specialties, vitamins, and biological preps (vaccines).
Some of these drugs we still use today, like adrenalin, digitalis, sulfanimide, and the TB PPD test.
Sometimes the methods of administration are different from now- the use of a glass "Vaporizer" (nebulizer) to give "oral inhalation treatments."
Sometimes the indications for use turn your stomach- theelin suppositories to treat gonorrheal vaginitis in children, arsenic injections for syphilis, tar ointment for eczema, mercury as a disinfectant.
I liked the diagrams and photos. Look for this book on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later: the med. section)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Atlas of the Ear
Aural Atlas, edited by Samuel J. Kipetzky (HC, 1946, $3)
Included are 49 color plates of both normal and diseased ears.
I also found interesting the ads in the back of the book. Auralgan Research Division, the publisher, offered both 16 mm. Sound and Color Films, as well as Colored Magic Lantern slides(!) free for rental to any educational group of larger than 20 people. Auralgan will even supply "the film, projector, sound equipment, screen and competent operator... wherever such facilities are not available." That generosity makes me wonder if this book was even sold, or was just distributed gratis for educational purposes.
Look for this book on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later: in the med. section)
Included are 49 color plates of both normal and diseased ears.
I also found interesting the ads in the back of the book. Auralgan Research Division, the publisher, offered both 16 mm. Sound and Color Films, as well as Colored Magic Lantern slides(!) free for rental to any educational group of larger than 20 people. Auralgan will even supply "the film, projector, sound equipment, screen and competent operator... wherever such facilities are not available." That generosity makes me wonder if this book was even sold, or was just distributed gratis for educational purposes.
Look for this book on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later: in the med. section)
Understanding the Russians
From Nyet to Da: Understanding the Russians, by Yale Richmond (TPB, 1992, $2)
"Dramatic changes in the Soviet Union have increased opportunities for interaction between Russian and Americans. From Nyet to Da, solidly grounded in research and the author's own experience, offers a clear and concise analysis of the forces that have shaped the Russian character and an insightful description of Russian behavior today, especially as it differs from that of Americans."
Note that this book was written in 1992, so any changes since Putin has been in power are not included, nor any possible future changes if protests are successful. Look for this book on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later: the Russian section)
"Dramatic changes in the Soviet Union have increased opportunities for interaction between Russian and Americans. From Nyet to Da, solidly grounded in research and the author's own experience, offers a clear and concise analysis of the forces that have shaped the Russian character and an insightful description of Russian behavior today, especially as it differs from that of Americans."
Note that this book was written in 1992, so any changes since Putin has been in power are not included, nor any possible future changes if protests are successful. Look for this book on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later: the Russian section)
Atlas of Fetal Development
Color Atlas of Life Before Birth: Normal Fetal Development, by Marjorie A. England (oversize HC, 1983, ex-lib., spine is weak, 216 pages, $6, which is 1/3 the internet price.)
Be aware, these photos are graphic. Also, that these photos were obtained by dissection. Some of these fetuses were so tiny, they needed to be dissected with cactus spines mounted on handles. More than 30 systems, as well as many sub-divisions are shown here in ultimate detail. For instance, there are 9 photos of the external eye, and 6 microscopic ones.
Even the word amazing doesn't come close to describing this book. Look for it on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later:the med. section)
Be aware, these photos are graphic. Also, that these photos were obtained by dissection. Some of these fetuses were so tiny, they needed to be dissected with cactus spines mounted on handles. More than 30 systems, as well as many sub-divisions are shown here in ultimate detail. For instance, there are 9 photos of the external eye, and 6 microscopic ones.
Even the word amazing doesn't come close to describing this book. Look for it on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later:the med. section)
German Expellees from Europe (1954)
European Achievements in the Homelands of the German Expellees (TPB, 1954, with foxing on the outer and inside cover, translated into 4 languages- English, German, French and Spanish, $3, which is 1/3 the internet price.)
This is a really strange book. If I have it right, after 1000 AD, the Slavic rulers of Eastern Europe wanted Germans to move into Slavic lands, bringing with them their superior cultivation and culture. Eventually the German, Slavic and Baltic people would unite and form Europe, and to protect the area from Islam and the Turks.
After WWII ended, "centuries of constuctive work was destroyed when... [lands] were placed under foreign administration and when the mass expulsions of the German population took place... Sixteen million Germans, men and women, children and aged, were driven from house and home... The unjust mass expulsions rendered tham all homeless. They meant starvation and death for hundreds of thousands of them..." This book is filled with photos of the buildings and industry that the German people were forced to leave behind.
Is it only me, or is this point of view off? True, few people welcomed life behind the Iron Curtain, but "unjust mass expulsions" of Germans? Mass expulsions, maybe, but "unjust"? This is certainly an unique perspective. Look for this interesting presentation on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later: Eurpean history)
This is a really strange book. If I have it right, after 1000 AD, the Slavic rulers of Eastern Europe wanted Germans to move into Slavic lands, bringing with them their superior cultivation and culture. Eventually the German, Slavic and Baltic people would unite and form Europe, and to protect the area from Islam and the Turks.
After WWII ended, "centuries of constuctive work was destroyed when... [lands] were placed under foreign administration and when the mass expulsions of the German population took place... Sixteen million Germans, men and women, children and aged, were driven from house and home... The unjust mass expulsions rendered tham all homeless. They meant starvation and death for hundreds of thousands of them..." This book is filled with photos of the buildings and industry that the German people were forced to leave behind.
Is it only me, or is this point of view off? True, few people welcomed life behind the Iron Curtain, but "unjust mass expulsions" of Germans? Mass expulsions, maybe, but "unjust"? This is certainly an unique perspective. Look for this interesting presentation on the new non-fiction table, avail. 1/11. (Later: Eurpean history)
The Hobbit (Oversized)
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again, J. R. R. Tolkien (oversized TPB, 1994, $4)
"Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known."
I was introduced to Tolkien at an early age. When I was ten, my neighbor came back from Oxford, carrying an autographed copy of The Hobbit for me. I didn't understand it, and my parents didn't try to read it to me. Was I surprised to find the above quoted poem in my fifth grade reader! Mind you, I still didn't like the book.I treasured it only because my "almost brother" had given it to me. Not till I was 17 did I read the trilogy and understand what all the fuss was about. Unfortunately, I did not live in a progressive part of NJ. When I did my senior project on LOTR, I felt I had to include a summary of the whole thing. I don't how I did it, but I managed to wrap it all together in 20 minutes, which left 40 for the presentation. I got a great grade on it, but no one, including even the teacher, had ever heard of Tolkien.
The Hobbit is written differently from The LOTR. The LOTR is dark and for adults. The Hobbit is scary, but in a children's way. The story has always been told that Tolkien wrote The Hobbit as a story to read to his children. Only lately has the information come out that his kids really weren't at all interested in it. (So much for that myth.) Still, this is a great yarn, and this edition has very easy to read print. It even has many, and I mean many, full page, or even two page spreads of drawings, not to mention the maps.
That reminds me- it's about time I got out my copy and re-read this wondrous tale. Look for this copy at the front desk, avail. 1/11.
PS: My almost brother was a progressive. In 1965 he actually called up Tolkien, praised his work, and was invited to come to tea. I wish my bro was still around to tell me about that tea party!
"Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known."
I was introduced to Tolkien at an early age. When I was ten, my neighbor came back from Oxford, carrying an autographed copy of The Hobbit for me. I didn't understand it, and my parents didn't try to read it to me. Was I surprised to find the above quoted poem in my fifth grade reader! Mind you, I still didn't like the book.I treasured it only because my "almost brother" had given it to me. Not till I was 17 did I read the trilogy and understand what all the fuss was about. Unfortunately, I did not live in a progressive part of NJ. When I did my senior project on LOTR, I felt I had to include a summary of the whole thing. I don't how I did it, but I managed to wrap it all together in 20 minutes, which left 40 for the presentation. I got a great grade on it, but no one, including even the teacher, had ever heard of Tolkien.
The Hobbit is written differently from The LOTR. The LOTR is dark and for adults. The Hobbit is scary, but in a children's way. The story has always been told that Tolkien wrote The Hobbit as a story to read to his children. Only lately has the information come out that his kids really weren't at all interested in it. (So much for that myth.) Still, this is a great yarn, and this edition has very easy to read print. It even has many, and I mean many, full page, or even two page spreads of drawings, not to mention the maps.
That reminds me- it's about time I got out my copy and re-read this wondrous tale. Look for this copy at the front desk, avail. 1/11.
PS: My almost brother was a progressive. In 1965 he actually called up Tolkien, praised his work, and was invited to come to tea. I wish my bro was still around to tell me about that tea party!
Friday, January 6, 2012
NY Biographical Dictionary
New York Biographical Dictionary: People of all Times and All Places Who Have Been Important to the History and Life of the State, published by the American Historical Publications (HC, 1986, 596 pages, $15, which is 1/3 the internet price)
This a beautiful book, with a wonderful quality of paper. (Translation- Isn't this paper really thick and white!) It may be ex-lib, but the only clues are tape mark residue on the binding, and "Plattsburgh Central" stamped on the copyright page. There are a few underlingings.
I don't think much of this book. How can you have a long section on Alan Alda, and not have anything on Nathaniel Rochester? It would seem that all the people included were born in New York, and Rochester wasn't. Still, the title reads people who have "Been Important to the History and Life of the State", a category that Col. Rochester certainly falls into.
As long as it doesn't matter to you that Rochester isn't mentioned, then this is quite a book. Look for it in the local section, avail. 1/11.
This a beautiful book, with a wonderful quality of paper. (Translation- Isn't this paper really thick and white!) It may be ex-lib, but the only clues are tape mark residue on the binding, and "Plattsburgh Central" stamped on the copyright page. There are a few underlingings.
I don't think much of this book. How can you have a long section on Alan Alda, and not have anything on Nathaniel Rochester? It would seem that all the people included were born in New York, and Rochester wasn't. Still, the title reads people who have "Been Important to the History and Life of the State", a category that Col. Rochester certainly falls into.
As long as it doesn't matter to you that Rochester isn't mentioned, then this is quite a book. Look for it in the local section, avail. 1/11.
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