"Malcolm X and Black Pride" by Robert Cwiklik might be a juvenile biography but it deals adult issues and language, which is a way of informing you that this book quotes the derogatory language to which blacks have been subjected. This is an excellent bigoraphy of Malcolm X, dealing with not only the major events in his life but the issues that defined his public rhetoric. Cwiklik presents Malcom X as a leader of the Nation of Islam, who taught blacks to take pride in their race. This book takes pains to explain both Malcolm X's break with Elijah Muhammad and his fundamental disagreement with Martin Luther King, Jr. There are also pages devoted to explaining Marcus Garvey's dream of the "new Negro" and the religion of Islam as distinct from the Black Muslims of the Nation of Islam. The book includes photographs from throughout Malcolm X's life as well as some of the artwork honoring him on the walls fo teh Audubon Ballroom where he was killed. This book, part of the Gateway Civil Rights series, will give young readers an excellent introduction to the life and rhetoric of Malcolm X. If you have not read his most famous speech, "The Ballot or the Bullet," then that would be something to look at after reading this book.

This book really captures the heart, the mind, and the troubles of Malcolm X and society in the 1960's. The beautiful illustrations are wonderful at expressing complex emotions and complement the words of Walter Dean Myers extemely well. This book is fabulous as children seek to understand the complexities of those turbulent times.

this was kinda a good book but i was doing it for a school report so nothing having to do with school is fun! but i guess if u really dont have a life then u could read this book for no apparent reason

I had to read this book when I was doing a paper for school and at first I thought that this was boring but as I got into the book the life of Malcolm X was very intregueing. I enjoyed learning about this facinating man. Read ths book-it is very good.

In 1280, knight Malcolm le Farouche is commanded by King Edward to wed Elinore of Evenbough, daughter of a traitor to the king. This story is riveting as the author meshes the emotions of two people who have never felt love from family members. Mystery arises of assassination attempts on the lead characters. Who wants them dead and who is trying to oust King Edward? I really liked this story, first I have read of Jillian Hart. Marilyn, The Regency Lover's Cafe

Man as Art is a stunning pictorial essay of face painting in Papua New Guinea. It's coffee table size format and razor sharp photographic resolution make the pictures breathtaking. The colors are vibrant and the lighting is outstanding.

The Man of Jasmine works completely as a spell inside the mind of someone in the throes of psychosis: the obsessions, the delusions, the hypno-poetics; all the mental movements with which Surrealism only experiments. Unica Zurn is the real thing! If you like this, try her other difficult-to-find volume, The House of Illnesses, Leonora Carrington's Down Below, or Janet Frames' Faces In The Water.

The book I have ordered from Northwest Textbooks was in an excellent condition, practically new, although I was told it was an used one. The price was very convenient and the shipping fee was not high. Im very satisfied.

This unique book fills a much needed void in data architecture and system design. Reference data is too often done as an afterthought when data architecture starts taking form. Worse, it is too often misused, resulting in no clear boundaries between transaction data structures and real reference data.

Mr. Chisholm starts with definitions of what reference data is, and what it is not. He defines reference data as data that is used to categorize, classify, or otherwise qualify or constrain transaction data. In other words, reference data is typically used in look-up tables. This brings us to what reference data is not - it's not transaction structure data, although it is commonly miscast into this role. To see the difference using an example from my own experience, a two column table of reference data could be a digital phone manufacturer and the first three octets of an electronic serial number that is assigned to the manufacturer. This is static. Extending this example to another table of reference data that is keyed to the first could be the manufacturer and specific phone models. While models come and go, this is still static and qualifies as reference data. However, a designer might be tempted to include a table that lists a specific phone, keyed on the electronic serial number, but also keyed to a status, such as active, inactive or stolen. This is a transaction structure because it changes based on a number of conditions, such as if the equipment is active and assigned to a customer, or in stock. Therein lies the distinction and the theme of the book - reference data is static and other types of data are not.

The author covers basic database design concepts, types of reference data and their use, and managing reference data. As the book progresses it is apparent that there is a lot more to consider about reference data than including look-up tables in a database. This is amply shown in the chapter on the reference data life cycle where he discusses changing codes and descriptions. Other issues that the data architect needs to take into consideration, thoroughly covered in this book, are mapping reference data, and implementing reference data in an existing database. Too often look-up tables are added to the schema with no thought to how it is going to be integrated and maintained. The author gives some sage advice on this topic.

I particularly liked the discussion on what I call "reference data from hell" - dates, times & time zones, currency conversions and the such. Also germane because I recently did a consulting assignment in the Middle East is the treatment of foreign languages and translations. I was most gratified, however, to see a chapter that addressed testing reference data and the associated problems with production vs. test data. From personal experience I can attest that this is often overlooked and is a real problem if your data architecture uses a lot of reference data. My main experience is wireless telecom provider billing systems which use a *lot* of reference data. Mr. Chisholm's advice on testing is on the mark and should be heeded.

This book is valuable to any data architect or system designer, however, its real value is to those who are working with e-commerce systems and telecommunications billing systems, because both domains heavily use reference data and need the mature approach set forth in this book.

This book gives detailed maps of all marine areas from Olympia to Malcom Island. If you are boating these courses...these maps are a must! The book reports any dangerous obstacles that may lie in your path, as well as shows you the best course for your destination.