Braden and his coauthors give a comprehensive overview of the use of polymers and polymer composites as dental materials. These comprise polyelectrolyte based materials, elastomers, glassy and crystalline polymers and fibres. Such materials are used in dentistry as restorative materials, hard and soft prostheses, and impression materials. The chemistry of materials is reviewed, together with mechanical, thermal, visco-elastic and water solution properties. These properties are related to clinical performance, with emphasis on some of the difficulties inherent in developing materials for oral use. Indications are given of possible future developments.

This book is a very personal account of a woman's journey through depression. In The Eye of the Storm, Sandra Parker writes about her struggle with depression and how she fought her way back. While the book tells about this one woman's struggles, it will promote thought for many women who have fought hard to keep going even though the down times can be exhausting. The Eye of the Storm gives an account on how to go about empowering oneself and finding the happiness we all deserve. Facing the loss of a loved one along with financial difficulties, this single Mom who struggled so hard through life to keep her head above the water, succumbs to the apathy she feels. Ignoring all that is good around her, she does not want to leave her room. By the Grace of God, one day she wakes up from this dilemma and decides that she will survive. She begins by accepting responsibility fo her part in the mess she is in and then she proceeds to make peace with the pains that have haunted her all along. The subject of the book is not a happy one, but the book itself is inspiring and its words will reach many.

Julia Louisa Corry Dumont (1794-1857) was born in Marietta, Ohio. Heralded in her own day as the "first lady" of the Ohio River Valley, she wrote about the lives of ordinary pioneers and settlers when the area was still known as the West. Her early romantic style was typical of the era, depicting river boatmen and Native Americans like Tecumseh. Her stories represent village life and women's plight as victims, as in her masterpiece "Aunt Hetty."