Slip and Fall; Strength Training Anatomy -- Book Reviews

 

Slip & Fall

By Nick Santora

State Street Press

$$24.95, hardback, 329 pages, 978-0681127494 (2007)

 

            Nick Santora is former attorney who now writes primarily for television.  He a writer and co-producer of “Prison Break” and writes for “Law & Order,” and “The Guardian.”  He also wrote for “The Sopranos.”  Those are some pretty impressive credentials.

           

This is his first novel and it’s a pretty good one. 

 

The main character is Robert Principe, a lawyer with great expectations but little to show for his hard work.  Principe comes from a working class family and his dream of opening his own personal injury practice and making it big have been crushed by five years of sweat with little to show for it.

 

So he falls into the trap of waiving his morals – just once – in order to score big.  Principe suggests a surefire way to scam the workers compensation system and uses his mafia-connected cousin to help in the scheme.  Unfortunately, it works – all too well.  Now Principe wants out but his cousin isn’t about to let that happen.

 

Soon Principe is nothing but a fall guy for the mob.  Is there a way for Principe to escape this nightmare, regain his moral compass, and turn his life around?  If so, he’d better find a way fast because the FBI is on his tail. 

 

This fast-paced read is like some of those television shows Santora writes for: entertaining without too much thought involved.

 

Buy it here.

 

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Strength Training Anatomy (Second Editon)

By Frederic Delavier

$19.95, paperback, 144 pages, 0736063684 (2006)

 

            I’ve started to lift weights recently to get back in shape.  One of the difficulties I ran into was trying to determine which exercises targeted certain muscles.  In addition, I wasn’t sure of the technique for certain exercises.  This book clearly answered my questions.

 

            What is unique about his book is that it contains over 400 full-color illustrations of the human body performing various exercises.  The detailed artwork shows all the muscles used during the exercise and how those muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures.  So if you wonder, for example, what different muscles might be worked by a back lat pull-down as opposed to a regular one done in front, this book has clear drawings and explanations that show you.

 

            In addition to over 115 detailed exercises for all parts of the body, the book helps you avoid injuries with an anatomical analysis of some common problem areas and helpful preventive measures to keep you healthy.  So if you’ve ever wondered just what muscles you’re working when you do that barbell curl, bench press, push up, squat or dumbbell lunge, pick up this wonderful book.  I highly recommend it.

 

            Buy it here.

 

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