                        Welcome to Dahlberg Books

   This website began as an advocate for peace, with the publication of its first two books in 1998 and 2002. Originally the website focused on the nation of Burma (also known as Myanmar), at a time when that nation appeared to have some chance of improving its people's political and economic hopes. Although we still retain interest in Burma, Dahlberg Books is expanding into other areas, both fiction and narrative non-fiction. Up-to-date information on Burma can be found in several links (see the sidebar on this page.)

   Please Continue to Pray for Burma: Peaceful protests against arbitrary arrests, high cost of food, fuel, and education continue, but the Generals' reaction is usually armed force against their citizens. Relieving the high costs and shortages by using some of the revenue from oil and natural gas resources apparently has never occured to the Generals.

BRIDGE AHEAD, a medical memoir of practice in Asia and America: The book is off the press now, and available for purchase on the publisher's website, iUniverse.com , at Amazon .com, and some local bookstores (try Borders, or Hastings.) See "our books" section in this website for more information

       Six years after its first edition came out, the novel Flame Tree continues to sell moderately well in its Orchid Press edition (available on Amazon.com). Look for further exploits of George and Vienna Daniels when THE SAMANA INCIDENT brings them to the Southwest Pacific to work alongside Police Lieutenant Jason Kerro and the Papua New Guinea Royal Constabulary. Most police fiction plays the cops against the bad guys, and that, of course, is what creates the basic conflict in the story. But the people in the neighborhood also affect the conflict and its solution, and you will be surprised to see where the neighbors lead the plot, even in Papua New Guinea

Expected on store book shelves in late 2009.

   Check out our Blog Site, "Old Doc's Blog" (See side bar. If your computer says transfer is denied, look for the "allow" button to get you there.) This is mostly about American medicine and what people say they want to see improved. Sometimes it will be about health problems you may have. There will be new posts two or three times a month; maybe oftener, and your commentary is invited. For more literary topics, check out our books and articles (the side bar on this website.) If you get on our Blog site, you can return here via "Recommended Websites." We're the only one there so far, but we'll keep adding.
    Old Doc's Blog is a site for current writing on medical topics, some of which will gel into a future book on what doctors, patients, meduical insurers and government might do to improve American medical care on the low-cost end of the scale.   That's not to say that new medicines, surgical procedures, and research are not of value; of course they are, and always will be.
    But there are things that can be done to cut the costs you pay (and lower your insurance premiums in the process - if you can even afford insurance -) and at the same time improve medical care.

    I hope the site can become more interactive; your comments are valued. I haven't had as much time to work there lately, but with "Samana" ready for publishing I'm going to have more time to rant about the topics in When High Tech Is Not Enough. At least, that's the working title so far.




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