beginner religious religions historical

books:

Buddhist Religions: A Historical Introduction (Religious Life in History)

6 reviews
Richard H. Robinson, Willard L. Johnson, ...

Wadsworth Publishing, 2004

best overview of the Buddhist tradition
The one star review below was likely made by someone who read an early edition of the book - the past two editions have been an ambitious re-write by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. The result is a book whose clarity is unmatched by any other text I've come across that addresses the history of Buddhism.

Small Animal Surgery

18 reviews
Theresa Welch Fossum, Cheryl S. Hedlund, ...

Mosby, 2002

Surgery recipe book
I am in the final stages of specializing in small animal surgery. One of our prescribed text books is Slatter, an excellent reference with lots of information for you to get lost in, not always telling you what the method of choice is for a particular procedure. Fossum is in my opinion a good summary of Slatter, leaving out all the irrelevant stuff. Fossum is like a recipe book for surgery, ...