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“In this overview of hepatology, each controversy has been identified, the prevailing view explained, weaknesses exposed, and a personal opinion rendered. The writers have given much to hepatology. Here is their latest gift.”–Ian R. Wanless, M.D., Director, Canadian Liver Pathology Reference Centre

Advance Praise “This book, which is illustrated by finelooking and well chosen photomicrographs, holds an enormous amount of selective information on liver disease. Looking through the chapter on neoplasms…I was awed by the depth and thoroughness of the discussion. It refers to more than 400 articles that include a great deal of very recent ones. The number of photomicrographs is impressive; for hepatocellular carcinoma alone there are more than 50….Dr. Conn is to be credited for completing this opus in the manner that Dr. Klatskin had started….This book is veritably unsurpassed as a textbook of histopathology of the liver. For hepatologists it will have to be kept on the desk.” –Kunio Okuda, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Chiba University, School of Medicine, Japan

“This labor of ‘love’ is fantastic. The chapter on neoplasms is very thorough. I think this may be the best illustrated in any hepatic sickness book. The text is concise and well referencd with current concepts.” –John R. Craig, M.D., Pasadena, CA

“[The] chapter on AIDS is a concise, well-organized, up-to-date review of AIDS as it affects the liver, and of the hepatic disorders came upon in persons who requires medical care with AIDS. All the primary things that one needs to recognise when it comes to AIDS and the liver are there. The photomicrographs, galore of which have been provided by my late colleague, Dr. Gerald Bezahler, are outstanding.” –Lawrence J. Brandt, M.D., Montefiore Medical Center, New York

“It was a pleasure to read the great chapter on Toxic and Drug-induced Hepatic injury that will be share of a volume that promises to be an epochal contribution to the creative writing of recognized artisti value of hepatology. It is genuinely an excellent, all-encompassing, precise and wise analysis of a huge number of toxic lesions.” –Hyman J. Zimmerman, M.D., George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC

“Contains somewhat more than 1,000 wondrous color illustrations. . . . superbly chosen so that they speak for themselves. The strength of this work is the magnificent photomicrographs; no collection in print rivals this one. These chapters are clear and well illustrated and are amidst the best I have ever seen, integrating much priceless selective information in an understandable format.” –Jonathan M. Koff, Hepatology

“Long-awaited . . . superb . . . encyclopedic, exemplifying medical scholarship at it is best. All the chapters are well written and superbly illustrated. The photomicrographs are magnificent — sharp, beautifully composed, and with striking colors. The reproductions are as good as I have seen in any publication. This is an great book. I commend it to all hepatologists and pathologists, and to any physicians who cares for people who are in need of medical care with liver disease. Volume II is beautiful.” –Marshall Kaplan, M.D., New England Journal of Medicine

“You will want to judge this histopathology textbook for yourself. There’s no doubt this is the greatest collection of color plates of liver histology available.” –Rowen K. Zetterman, M.D., American Journal of Gastroenterology

“A superb crucial reference…” –James M. Crawford, MD, PhD, New England Journal of Medicine

About the AuthorGerald Klatskin is at Yale University School of Medicine. Harold O. Conn is at Yale University School of Medicine.

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This is the definitive reference work on the histopathology of impairment of normal physiological function affecting the liver. No other work provides such a elaborated discussion of the subjects or such plenteous color illustrations of the sicknesses and their variations. The book comprises of two volumes: text and photomicrographs. Volume I features 27 chapters detailing the proficiencies of liver biopsy; the production of microscopic slides; elaborated discussions of the impairment of normal physiological functions of the liver; AIDS; and liver transplantation. Volume II presents more than 1100 sameness color photomicrographs, illustrating the histologic abnormalities seen in liver disorders. These noteworthy color plates are staged in a huge format (4 per page), each with a elaborate description of their histologic features. Expertly written and meticulously organized, this will be an worthful sourcebook for hepatologists, gastroenterologists, and pathologists. The book provides a utile description and analysis of the cellular and tissue patterns of impairment of normal physiological function in the liver as seen through the microscope.

So much is happening and has happened in ski shape and design in the last 5-10 years that galore skiers are confused as to what would make a good buy when laying out capital in new skis.

First of all, the wider skis work, and they work actually well. Last year I purchased a pair of K2 Coombas at 174 length. The primary day I skied knee-deep to thigh deep powder at Mammoth Mountain. I could not believe the divergence the wider skis made! I skied better than I ever had the original day I skied the wider skis.

I had been skiing skis with a 88 centimeter waist. They worked good on firm snow and groomed snow, but were very unpredictable in soft powder and crud. I genuinely found myself avoiding powder on powder days and here’s why.

When I would ski powder, most of my turns were fine. But on perhaps the 10th or 20th turn, I would break through the crust making my body overroate in the end of the turn. This was so unpredictable when it would take place that I found myself focusing intensely attempting to catch these breakthough/ overrotations, and it spoiled the fun of skiing powder and crud.

With my K2 Coombas (102 centimeter waist), they float better in the powder which provides less resistance in the turns, and is genuinely helpful on traverses in soft snow and powder because you don’t sink in as deep.

The other design feature I in truth like on my new skis is the wide point of the shovel is moved back which makes it ski like a shorter ski, and is much more predictable in my turns.

But the most recent feature in innovative skis is rocker. I have to confess that rocker in a ski does not make sense to me logically. But that does not mean it does not work. I tried my instructors K2 Hardsides last year which are similar to my Coombas with rocker in the tip.

The day I skied them was an ugly day, and the lifts shut down just after I tested the skis. I found I did not like them, but frankly it could have effortlessly been the conditions.

Now on powder days at Mammoth Mountain most of the locals are out on their rockered powder skis. I may see the vantages of being capable to “smear” your turns in powder and crud, but I am looking for skiers with experience skiing rockered skis. What do you like with regards to rockered skis and what do you not like?

Most design “breakthroughs” are taken to an uttermost at a lot of point where the design modify is no longer an asset, and you surely don’t want to get stuck with one of those sets of skis.

So I’m looking for a great deal of guidance from those of you that have experience with rockered skis. Can you tell me your experiences, what you have learned, what model of skis you prefer and why?

I plan to test rockered skis on a powder day at Mammoth Mountain soon. What skis do you suggest for an expert skier, 53 years old, 160 pounds, who skis Mammoth Mountain 80+ days a year? Please give me your counsel so I may share it with the visitors to this blog, OK? And I will percentage what I learn when I demo skis at Mammoth Mountain.

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