[bookshare-discuss] Re: Book submitted:
- From: "Roni Mathew" <inor77@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 09:40:41 -0400
At face-value, or jacket-value as the case may be, the book sounds like =
a
refreshing, clear-cut exposition of the facts.
I'm not a member yet, but will soon be, when I financially can: love =
reading
the insightful, fun posts.=20
Roni Mathew
-----Original Message-----
From: Shelley L. Rhodes [mailto:juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 5:09 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Book submitted:
Book submitted under the .txt section of the validation page.
Buzzed the Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs from =
Alcohol=20
to Ecstasy
From the book jacket:
Based on the most current psychological and pharmacological research=20
(little of which has been easily accessible to the general public), =
Buzzed=20
provides a reliable, unbiased look at the use and abuse of legal and =
illegal
drugs. Neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How To" manual, Buzzed is =
based on the conviction that people make healthier decisions when they =
"Just
Say Know": when they understand in straightforward language how our =
complex=20
brains really work, and why even small doses of various substances can =
have=20
such powerful (and sometimes life-threatening) effects. Buzzed cuts =
through=20
a vast amount of misinformation and propaganda to tell the truth about=20
drugs-from alcohol, caffeine, and anti-anxiety pills to heroin, ecstasy, =
and
special-K.
"We are led to believe that simply making high-risk chi this is not =
always=20
the case. mation in order to make smai stand format. What a great =
resource!"
and Chair, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Task Force, American =
College=20
Health Association
"Everyone who is interested in drugs will enjoy reading this.... The =
authors
approach the subject with neither bias nor exaggeration.... A =
wonderfully=20
interesting and accurate handbook of drug information."
College of Pharmacy,
"A well-written book which dispels some of the myths associated with =
drug=20
abuse. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a readable, factual=20
account of the physiological and behavioral effects of drugs of abuse."
rector of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
"Buzzed is one of the most important books I've ever read ... so=20
comprehensive and so readable that I recommend everybody who's =
interested in
this area-kids who are taking drugs, parents, professionals working in =
the=20
drug sphere, and, most of all, politicians and legislators-to read it."
I would have submitted it in .rtf but, it wouldn't convert back to .rtf =
in=20
its entirety.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx =
Guide
Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up =
the
steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner=20
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