Comanche Moon

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In a book that serves as a both a sequel to Dead Man's Walk and a prequel to the beloved Lonesome Dove, McMurtry fills in the missing chapters in the Call and McCrae saga. It is a fantastic read, in many ways the best and gutsiest of the series. We join the Texas Rangers in their waning Indian-fighting years. The Comanches, after one last desperate raid led by the fearsome-but-aging Buffalo Hump, are almost defeated, though Buffalo Hump's son, Blue Duck, still terrorizes the relentless flow of settlers and lawmen. As Augustus and Woodrow follow one-eyed, tobacco-spitting Captain Inish Scull deep into a murderous madman's den in Mexico, their thoughts turn toward the end of their careers and the women they love in remarkably different ways back in Austin. What's amazing about McMurtry's West is that he sees beyond the romance. Neither his Indians, his cowboys, his gunslingers, nor his women act the way they did in either Zane Grey novels or John Wayne movies. Incredible beauty and lightning-quick violence are the bookends of his West, but it is the in-between moments of suffering and boredom where McMurtry shines. The suffering is poignant and heart-rending; the boredom tempered with doses of Augustus McCrae's sharp humor. Don't be surprised if you find yourself crying and laughing on the same page.

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Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry, a brilliant and haunting novel richly capable of standing on its own, completes the author's epic four-volume cycle of novels of the American West that began in 1985 with the Pulitzer Prize -- winning masterpiece, Lonesome Dove.

We join Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow F. Call in their middle years, just beginning to deal with the perplexing tensions of adult life -- Gus and his great love, Clara Forsythe; Call and Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him -- when they enlist with a Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture. Assisting the Rangers in their wild chase is the renowned Kickapoo tracker, Famous Shoes.

Comanche Moon joins the twenty-year time line between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, as we follow beloved heroes Gus and Call and their comrades-in-arms -- Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker -- in their bitter struggle to protect an advancing Western frontier against the defiant Comanches, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life.

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Excellent...I Hated for it to End.......2007-09-13

It's been a long time since I've read a book that I got so wrapped up in, that I hated to finish it. "Commanche Moon" was like that for me. Following the middle years of Gus, Call, Deets, Newt and quite a few more characters first brought to life in "Lonesome Dove" was a nice refreshing change for me. I don't want to go into too much detail regarding the story, feel free to browse several other reveiws posted here that are more than happy to spell out spoilers that are better off discovered while reading, but suffice it to say, if you are a fan of the other books in this series, you won't be disappointed with "Commanche Moon". All of the things fans love about these books are once again present here; rich characters, excellent action, some romance, comedy....everything you could want. I can't wait to go back and read the series in chronological order now. Highly recommended.

Good, but not as good as Lonesome Dove.......2007-04-27

McMurtry caught lightning in a bottle with Lonesome Dove. No book in the series came as close. I almost wish he'd left Call and McCrae's past a mystery. Still, not a bad read in its own right.

4.5 stars.......2006-11-11

I love the way McMurtry writes! This was another brilliant story about the West.

Part of a huge masterpiece........2006-06-15

Not only a great western, but also a fantastic horror book.
When I considered some of the scenes involving the evil characters of the book I didn't know where to put it in my
book collection.

An excellent book.......2006-03-28

Commanche Moon was undoubtedly the best western book I have ever read, plus it was one of the best books I have ever read period. What I especially liked about the book was the way McMurtry characterized the Indians. He made them come alive as individuals within a specific culture and a certain historical time period. I also enjoyed the Texas Rangers, but not nearly as much as I did the Indians. It was obvious to me that McMurtry has done consideralbe research on Amerindians and he has used that research well in constructing the characters in his book. I was always excited when I started a chapter and saw it was going to be about one or more of the Indian characters. Many authors sterotype the Indians of the American West, making them too cruel or too noble, but McMurtry managed to portray them as total human beings and thereby created fascinating characters to read about. There were many other parts of the book that I enjoyed, but the author's characterization of the Amerindians was easily the best.

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The Last Days Of A Great People
Accurate graphic novel format biography of Quanah Parker

Comanche Moon
Jack Jackson
Manufacturer: Reed Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Jack Jackson's Comanche Moon is the extraordinary story of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white settler child kidnapped by a band of Comanche Indians in 1836 in Texas. Brought up as a Comanche, she became the wife of a feared Comanche warrior and gave birth to Quanah, a warrior-son who became chief of the Comanches and eventually led them in their last great battles against the relentlessly encroaching white settlers. This is the story of their defeat and the end of the Comanche Nation's dominance of the Texas plains.

Jackson is one of the original figures of the American underground comics movement of the 1960s. Unlike his peers, whose comics celebrated the counterculture, Jackson instead created lively, detailed and historically accurate works that chronicle the bloody, fascinating history around the founding of Texas. Told against a rich backdrop of 19th century life and the complex historical and political conflicts that fueled the brutal wars between Native Americans and settlers, the story of Naduah the white Comanche represents non-fiction comics at its best.

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The Last Days Of A Great People.......2006-03-28

This is the finest and most intricate graphic book (not quite a novel) I've ever read. The illustrations reach levels of beauty and artistry seldom seen in this genre of storytelling. Comanche Moon (not to be confused with the Larry McMurtry novel of the same name) tells the end times history of the Comanche peoples, with emphasis on their great leader, Quanah Parker, and his mother, the "white Comanche" Cynthia Ann Parker. The story of the Comanche's' violent way of life, their struggles against the whites in Texas and across the Southwest, and of the brilliant leadership of Quanah Parker, are rendered in a way that provides as much meaningful information to a reader as most text-only tales of the Comanche and the brutal period of the mid-1800's thru the 1870's. This is a great (though often sad and bloody) segment of North American history, and this rapidly-paced, carefully produced graphic re-telling of it is a more than worthy read.

Accurate graphic novel format biography of Quanah Parker.......1998-12-13

Historically accurate biography of Quanah Parker, last Commanche to live free on the LLana Estacata of Texas. Also bio information about his mother Cynthia Ann Parker, a European girl captured and raised by Commanches as their own, later taken back by her white family by force after she had married and had children as a Commanche woman. Lots of information regarding the everyday life of Commanche people. Told in a graphic novel format , the drawing is not particularly beautiful, but the story and accuracy make up for it. My copy is bound in psuedo leather, looks nice. Highly recomended for adults or older adolecents. Especially those who are intellectually curious, who may or may not have trouble with standard written texts.

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Comanche Moon
Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson
This is one book that deserves extra-credit!
For lover's of American Indian tales....this is a "keeper"

Comanche Moon
Catherine Anderson
Manufacturer: Harpercollins (Mm)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 006108235X

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Comanche Moon.......2005-01-27

This is one of the best books by far that Catherine Anderson has written! Be prepared for a rollercoaster of emotions as C.A. brings our past history back to life. She had created a story that will pull you in and keep you hanging on until the very last moment. I couldn't put this book down and when I was finished I was ready to read the book again! Wow!

Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson.......2001-08-02

Comanche Moon, was the first book I started reading, and because of this book, this woman, I am now an avid reader of historical romances. Catherine didn't have a problem making the scenes and creators as true to life as possible. You are made to feel like you are right there as the events are unfolding. I now want to read all of her books, and have gone on to read other historical romance authors' work. Thank you Mrs. Anderson.

This is one book that deserves extra-credit!.......1998-09-07

This book is WONDERFUL anyone who reads it will definitly fall inlove with each and every character. It has a tale of strength, heartache, courage, and love. What I would love to know is, "When will C.A. write a book about her Character Amy, who plays the heroines sister?".

For lover's of American Indian tales....this is a "keeper".......1997-11-03

The fierce Commanche warrior Hunter Wolf is chosen by his people to cross the western wilderness in search of the elusive maiden who would fulfill thier sacred prophecy. He finds and captures Loretta Simpson, a proud golden-haired beauty who swears to defy her captor. What she doesn't realize is that she and Hunter are bound by destiny. When she is finally convinced of her love for Hunter she is given a wedding present by her lover's jealous enemy. It is a comb that belonged to her mother. Realizing that Hunter's tribe was responsible for killing her mother, she runs away. She can never stay with those that killed her family. Hunter goes after her.

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I'm Over The Moon about This Book !!

Comanche Moon (Wilderness)
David Thompson
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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I'm Over The Moon about This Book !! .......2007-10-04

WILDERNESS # 51 Commanche Moon by David Thompson(David Robbins)-Genre Western

The latest novel in this excellent series see Nate on his way to Bent's Fort to collect a surprise present for his wife little knowing that the pitcher and washbasin in question will him lead into one of the most perilous times of his life. This is basically a Nate `solo' adventure and is as usual written and told fantastically well, with loads of action, great dialogue, an excellent and tense plot and a brilliant finale to the tale. What I found terrific about this book was how Nate would help people he doesn't know because it's the right thing to do even if it means putting his life at risk, the journey afoot across the arid prairie was really well done and the final fight with an old enemy was great, highly recommended.

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EXCELLENT - HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Moon Medicine
Mike Blakely
Manufacturer: Forge Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

ASIN: 0312867042

Book Description

When Honore Greenwood sits down to tell his tale, people listen because Honore has lived the life of a legend. From the author of the critically acclaimed Comanche Dawn come the story of the first American fort in Comanche Country and the men and woman who built it.

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EXCELLENT - HIGHLY RECOMMEND.......2005-07-18

An excellent Old West tale filled with all the things that make a great story -- action, adventure, humor, a hint of romance, and a central character who completely holds your interest. This page-turner is written in first person, and Blakely makes you feel as if you're along for the ride as young Honore Greenwood leaves his native France on the run and arrives in early 19th century America. Honore is the outsider in this land of Americans, Texans, Mexicans and various Native American tribes, but he quickly adapts to life in the Wild West, and his adventures along the way easily hold the interest of the reader. Despite its 400 plus pages, it was a quick read simply because I couldn't put it down.

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Comanche Moon-- Simply the best!
This book changed my opinion...
Comanche Moon by Virginia Brown

Comanche Moon
Virginia Brown
Manufacturer: Zebra
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0821741535

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Comanche Moon-- Simply the best!.......2005-03-12

This was prolly the BEST book I've ever read. The characters are well developed. Virginia really took her time with this book. I strongly recommend it!!!

This book changed my opinion..........2003-08-19

I've never before enjoyed books centered around abduction by Indians, but this book convinced me that such a plot can be very intriguing if done correctly. I was swept away from the beginning. The author has done a magnificent job of portraying a character torn between his white heritage and his Indian heritage. And after the first chapter, who wouldn't root for this man anyway? All I can say is that I couldn't wait to turn the next page... and the next... and the next. Of course, I'd recommend this book to anyone.

Comanche Moon by Virginia Brown.......2002-05-10

I bought this in 1993 when it first came out in paperback. Zachary Banning is a half breed who leaves his Texas home at the age of 14 when his step-father can't stand the sight of him and he learns his true heritage. Deborah Hamilton is from Natchez, Mississippi and has come to the Territory to wed a Spanish man who's rushed and pawing manner just slightly irritate her. A Comanche raid occurs on her wedding night and she is abducted by Spotted Pony and taken to the village. Zach under his Indian name of Hawk now, sees her and barters horses for her with Spotted Pony. Like all Indian Romances, Deborah learns the ways of the Comanche as she becomes more intrigued with Hawk. Virginia Brown is a wonderful writer of intrigue, suspense and romance rolled into one story!

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Night of the Comanche Moon
T. T. Flynn
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Buffalo Moon
G. Clifton Wisler
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0525671463

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Comanche Moon

Manufacturer: Topaz
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000I0FAYI

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Comanche Moon
William R. Cox
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JRG9JK

Book Description

For once, Emma Lord, editor-publisher of The Alpine Advocate, isn't thrilled by having an inside track. The Seattle strangling murder of Alpine native Carol Stokes is generating headlines, but the accused killer is Emma's long-lost cousin Ronnie, who swears he was out drinking when his girlfriend was strangled. But he can't prove it, and neighbors claim they heard the couple fighting moments before the murder. Now Emma and supersnoop Vida, the Advocate's house-and-home editor, must find another suspect. Someone who hated Carol enough to write a tragic ending to her life story. Someone who is preparing to edit Emma and Vida right out of existence. . . .

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You Can't Choose Your Relatives.......2004-05-19

It's April. Spring is in the air. Sheriff Milo Dodge is in love.

Emma Lord, owner and editor of the Alpine Advocate is happy for him, really she is. Even though Jeannie Clay is young enough to be his daughter.

Emma is also in love, although Emma is a little reluctant to lose her independence, so much so, that she wouldn't let Tom buy her a new car when her old jaguar was trashed. Instead she's paying him $50.00 a month for the Lexus until it's paid off or they get married. Since this affair has been going on for almost 30 years, she'll probably pay the car off.

She has unwed mother, Amber Ramsey & baby Danny living with her. Amber is an unbelievable slob. And she's inherited two cats, Rheims & Rouen.

In the middle of all this, Emma gets a phone call from a long unheard from cousin Ronnie Mallet, who's in jail for murdering his girlfriend Carol Stokes. Carol had grown up in Alpine, and he had heard through her that Emma was some kind of investigator and could she help him.

At first Emma doesn't want to do anything. It's Easter and her brother Ben, who's a priest in Tuba City, Arizona and her son, Adam, who's a seminary student in St. Paul are coming for a visit. But plans are upset and Emma finds she's going to be alone over the Easter weekend, so her sidekick and employee from the paper, Vida Runkel talks her into checking out Ronnie's story. Vida thinks family is the most important thing in the world, even if you don't know them.

Ronnie turns out to be somewhat of a dunderhead, he's more worried about the whereabouts of his dog than the fact that he's in jail for murder.

Checking out the victim, Emma finds that Carol Stokes is the kind of person who probably had a lot of people who wanted to kill her.

She had a tendancy to beat up her boyfriends, including Ronnie.

She stole Ronnie from her next door neighbor Maybeth.

She had recently been reunited with the daughter she had put up for adoption. Kendra Addison, seemed pleased to meet her birth mother, but her parents weren't as thrilled.

Neither the police or Ronnie's attorney will listen to Emma as she tries to tell them about the alabi she found for Ronnie.

Then another neighbor of Carol's, 60ish year old nurse, Henrietta Altdorf is killed.

Emma and Vida gather all the clues which go back almost 20 years to solve this puzzling mystery.

Highlights:

The Harquist and O'Neill's feud, which started years ago when the family's pet goat was run over, flattening everything but the hat it was wearing. The Harquist's kidnap 15 year old Meara O'Neill and are hold up in their home. During the standoff with the sheriff's department, Meara sets the house on fire and when the Harquist boys (they're in their forties) are running out, one of them trips on the front steps and shoots Milo in the foot.

Ed Bronsky's autobiography Mr. Ed is being turned into an animated series, of course all the people are now going to be animals and Ed & his family will be Pigs.

No lowlights in this book. It was an enjoyable mystery and unlike the last out of town mystery (Alpine Journey) it held your interest. A nice surprise killer.

I do wish the reoccurring characters would be used more. They were hardly involved in the storyline at all.

Emma and Vida in Seattle.......2002-02-16

Emma Lord, owner and editor of the Alpine Advocate, receives a phone call from her long-lost cousin Ronnie. It seems that he has been wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his girlfriend and he has no one else to turn to. Emma is uncertain as to what to do, but her sidekick Vida convinces her that she must help Ronnie, since he is a family member. Emma decides to go to Seattle to help Ronnie and Vida invites herself along. When they arrive they discover that the life of the dead girl, Carol, was quite a tangled web. Emma and Vida begin their own investigation, since they find the police in Seattle to be just as inept as they are in Alpine. There are a number of people connected to Carol who seem to be good suspects but the intrepid investigators from Alpine keep coming up empty-handed. Nothing seems to make sense in this case, especially when another murder takes place. Emma stumbles upon one of the murderers and then realizes who the other one is. This is another good entry in this series.

A very good mystery.......2000-10-05

Emma Lord has owned and operated Washington State's Alpine-Advocate for over a decade. Nearing fifty, Emma has covered more stories, solved several homicides, and has scooped her peers more often than she would like to remember.

Currently, she has the inside track to a Seattle murder that leaves her quite uneasy since the suspect is her dimwitted cousin Ronnie, a person she has not seen in about three decades. Ronnie is accused of killing his live-in girl friend. When Emma, at the instigation or encouragement, depending on the perspective of House and Home editor Vida Runkel, visits Ronnie at jail, she concludes he is too laid back to kill anyone. Emma and Vida begin their own style of investigating especially because the police are looking at Ronnie only in spite of the suspect's airtight alibi. However, finding the guilty party proves difficult and dangerous as the culprit prefers Ronnie receive credit for the deed.

THE ALPINE MENACE is a very intricate mystery so that it is nearly impossible to determine the identity of the killer. The victim is not likable, as she was the poster girl for "trailer trash" with many people wishing her dead. Thus, the audience performs a real mental workout trying to identify the perpetrator. Mary Daheim is dependable when it comes to a well-written mystery, but this novel is one of her best tales.

Harriet Klausner

Greataddition to this series.......2000-10-03

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The Red Lion & The Elixir of Eternal Life
Maria Szepes , Szepes Maria , Laszlo Vermes , and Gizella Jozsa
Manufacturer: Horus Publishing
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When You are Ready to Know Your Soul's Journey

excellent, amazing, inthralling

The best work on the Alchemy and the Philosophers Stone

The Red Lion: The Elixir of Eternal Life
Maria Orsi
Manufacturer: Computer Composition
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0963237004

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When You are Ready to Know Your Soul's Journey.......2002-11-01

This book sat on my shelf until I was ready, then I consummed it. I am not an avid reader. The style flows and captures the mind, soul and immagination. You must be ready, however, you cannot read this book and it not change your life. You will never look at this life's journey the same way again. Brace yourself!

excellent, amazing, inthralling.......1999-02-20

All that I can say is that this book has been the answer to many of my questions. It is an amazing story that entertains while telling a remarkable tale. I highly reccomend this book.

The best work on the Alchemy and the Philosophers Stone.......1997-03-28

This was the most interesting treaties written on this subject, dealing with the outrageous personage of The Count Saint Germain and his pupil, spanning many lives and the inherent effects of using the Philosophers Stone before being prepared. Enticing reading as you follow the journey through the lives of the pupil as he attains the knowledge of the tree of life, and the wisdom to attain the Red Lion

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Take control of your asthma now wih this easy-to-follow personalized approach

Shortness of breath. Tightness in the chest. Wheezing and coughing. These distressing symptoms are a daily fact of life for many of the fifteen million Americans who suffer from asthma, including nearly six million children -- and asthma is on the rise. But even those with severe asthma can lead full, active lives with the help of the experts at Harvard Medical School and Partners Asthma Center. Here is a commonsense guide that includes:

Cutting-edge therapies such as anti-IgE therapy and leukotriene-blocking drugs -- as well as complementary and alternative medicine treatments
Practice sessions that help you create a personalized program to prepare for acute asthma attacks

Plus, special sections addressing issues faced by:

Women -- how pregnancy and hormone replacement therapy may affect your asthma
The elderly -- how to distinguish asthma from other respiratory conditions such as emphysema

Customer Reviews:

Basic Information.......2007-04-03

I had asthma as a child, and now my daughter has it. This book is a reasonable introductory text, but you can find the same information on the internet. It provides an overview of asthma, covers medications, and medication delivery. Sentences like "We want to emphasize that even for the most severe asthma, highly effective, safe, and convenient medications are available" (picked at random) are strewn throughout the book, and give some idea of the authors' bias. Unfortunately, my daughter has experienced significant side-effects from her asthma medications. This book did not address this issue. The lists of medication side-effects are about what you'd find on the box. It does not discuss the pros/cons of various dosages, interaction of medications, or alternatives. If you or your child has just gotten asthma, and you are looking for an introductory reference book, this is probably a reasonable choice. Again, most of this information is easily found on the internet. If you are looking for more detailed information, I found this book lacking.

Helpful General Information.......2005-08-20

My mother is newly diagnosed with asthma, at age 68. Getting this diagnosis been a confusing process that hasn't been very well explained by her doctor. This book is full of good, medically based general information. I would recommend it for someone who needs an introduction to the subject that is fairly detailed but easy to understand.

Very informative and helpful.......2004-08-25

The book has special sections, e.g. Women, Children, Adult-onset, older folks, etc. I contracted adult-onset asthma and being a diver, the disease cramped my lifestyle. This comprehensive book helped me understand the causes of the disease, treatment, advances in medicine, asthma action plan, etc. It helped me to have an intelligent and informed discussion with my pulmonologist.

good for me (mild adult asthma).......2004-04-28

I have suffered asthma for close to 2 years now, before I've
had allergy for a long time. The book explains very clearly what
asthma is and gives practical information on medication, answers
lots of questions that I didn't even know about. It also has
specific section for women regarding what medicine should be
used during pregnancy.

Very Informative.......2004-01-27

As a parent of a child just diagnosed with asthma, I was looking for a good reference for understanding what asthma is and how it is treated and managed. When I ordered this book, I was expecting a dry textbook type book long on theory and short on application. What I got was a clear well written and layed out book. It is easy to read and understand. It has up to date information on the current drugs and offers practical advice on how to manage asthma for the long haul. It has instuctions and advice on how to properly use the various medicines. It give me the knowledge to comfortably discuss asthma with my doctor and laid the foundation for establishing a long term treatment plan. Overall this is an excellent book on asthma.

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