Simon Wikler books

Hello Esther,

At your class last night I asked your opinion of Simon Wikler's books:

Take Off Your Shoes and Walk : Steps to Better Foot Health http://www.amazon.com/Take-Off-Your-Shoes-Walk/dp/B0007EFICY/

Walk, don't run http://www.amazon.com/Walk-dont-run-Simon-Wikler/dp/0893170305

These books can be hard to find.  I believe the Lane Medical Library at Stanford has a copy of the first (which is the more detailed and more commonly mentioned).  If you are interested, you are welcome to borrow my copies.

There are a number of web sites devoted to going barefoot that mention these books.  My particular interest is that they contain self tests designed to assess foot status (but I don't know how valid the conclusions are).

Thank you for any thoughts you can offer.

Rich Seiter