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Computer Monitor Repair by Joe Desposito and Kevin Garabedian is probably the book you would want to read if you know nothing about how a monitor works. The book is written in such a way that it is very easy to understand, and contains good illustrations as well. I would not recommend this book to those who already have a background in repairing monitors because much of the information would only serve as a review.

i want to view it because we lack information of monitor,and it is few in market.

This novelization of the second film in the omen series is a professional job, it just isn't that scary (a problem the film it's based on had as well). It was also written by Joseph Howard, not David Seltzer as listed above. Fans of the series will want to search for it anyway, for there are minor differences in the story that will no doubt be of interest.

Just in case you do not know already, Damien: Omen II is an adaptation of the movie of the same name. Damien: Omen II is a sequel to "The Omen'. The original Omen movie started out as a novel, while Damien: Omen II started out as a screenplay which the novel is closely based on.

The story takes place seven years later in which Damien the Antichrist is now thirteen years old, and totally in the dark about his diabolic heritage and destiny. He now lives with his uncle, who runs Thorn Industries, his second wife Ann, and his cousin Mark. As usual, anybody who steps in Damien's way to his destiny or knows his true nature is promptly knocked off in ingenious and gruesome ways. WHile a huge black mastiff lingers around Damien in the first movie/novel, now a monstrous raven hovers ominously nearby.

The biggest change in the novel from the movie is the Joan Hart character. In the film, she was merely just a reason for the producers to stick in another gruesome death scene. In the novel, her role was expanded. Her association switched from the David Warner character in the first movie to the archeologist Michael Morgan in the second film's prolouge.

Another change is Ann Thorn. In the film it is suggested that she was in league with the DEvil and was dispatched when her usefulness was over. In the book, it is not clear what her true motivation was in the story's finale.

Earlier editions contains photographs from the movie, which you may be able to find in used book stores.

Overall, the book is a good read, even though it lacked the religious details and atmosphere of the first movie, the book still ended with an evil note like the first one, in which evil triumphs.

A good follow up to the original and a good story. But it borrows too heavily from the good versus evil earlier theme of Damien's guardians striking down anybody who learns of his dark secret. This story is interesting because young Damien finally comes to realize who he is and gradually accepts it, then relishes it. Now as a young adult with his destiny set before him the stage is set for the next sequel.

The typographical errors and mispellings in this book are so bad that I stopped reading it halfway through. Combine that with the fact that much of this book is regurgitated court transcripts and you end up with a book that is an awful reading experience.

I just finished reading Death of an Angel by Joseph Harrington. I was most impressed with the clarity and compassion of Mr. Harrington's writing. I have read various true crime books,and found many of them to be simply pages of facts and no meaningful theme. Mr. Harrington presents a compassionate look into the lives of those involved in this tragedy while skillfully weaving the important facts into the story. He took a complex puzzle and put it together perfectly! I highly recommend reading this book. It's one you won't put down until you have you have read the last word on the last page.

I have read so-called true crime since the classic "In Cold Blood," but even Truman Capote and, later, Norman Mailer, in "The Executioner's Song," failed to bootstrap the genre out of gore as its main attraction. (The rest of the practitioners follow a well-worn formula as interesting as a Danielle Steele soap.) Now along comes this book, Death of an Angel. Is it really true crime? Hey! It's about a notorious crime, but one in which the judge overruled the jury and let the perps off. What it's really about, and why everyone's talking about it, is that it gets into police work and under the carpet of the DA's office in a way that even "Law & Order" doesn't do.
OK, the formulaic Date, Time, Place at the beginning of each chapter and episode seems like a cop-out -- pardon the expression -- but in this cop-heavy report full of all sorts of twists and turns it turns out to be a pleasant guide to events.
This is a thoughtful read, so unusual in any crime book. In fact, I quickly forgot about the crime in following the fast-paced action of police procedural. The all-too-human reactions to this hideous event come through, but not garishly.
"Death of an Angel" has so manyn things going for it I wouldn't be surprised if it found a dozen different audiences. It's a book I will keep around.

This is a classic book for young readers and I had thought it would be accurate on the level of the readers. I looked back at a copy with a publishing date of 1985 and I was shocked when I saw the apatasaurus called the old, incorrect name of "brontosaurus." But that was not the worst error! Many older books have the name wrong 9and thus the wrong head, but that can be a minor thing.
But it got worse when it showed the "brontosaurus" as having nostrils on top of its head, which is actually a feature of the Brachiasaurus. And then having it hid from the Allosaurus (correct predator, at least) under water perpetuates the swamp-dwelling, water-immersing behavior model which is again incorrect.
If only those offending pages could be excised it would get four or five stars. The book does show the flying and swimming contemporaries of the dinosaurs; correctly identifying them as not being "dinosaurs." That could be more explicit but the point is made, even if subtly.

Now I see above there is a new publishing date. I hope the offending passage has been corrected. Then it would be a solid four-star book.

This is a good book for kids starting to read, that have an interest in dinosaurs. My son likes the part about how nobody knows what color dinosaurs were.

My four year old son checked this book out of the library. I've renewed the loan twice. He loves it so much that I just purchased two copies. _Dinosaur Days_ is informative and engaging for the young reader. He even uses it as a reference work to check whether he is correct in his indentification of his toy dinosaurs. I would highly recommend this book!

The principles contained in this work should be showcased with L Ron Hubbards writings as a monument to American fascination with sci-fi/theology fusion.

This book collects the sermons and thoughts of Joseph Smith on various topics important to salvation--repentance, grace, baptism. An excellent resource for learning more about the church or helping one's testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ grow. Well written and organized.

This is usually used by most as a refence manual rather than reading material; nevertheless and notwithstanding, the content is truly impressive and nothing short of comprehensive. It is, as are the others in this set, a book that demands the respect of the reader and their attention, for the subjects discussed are not to be taken lightly. They are of deep import and seeking to understand them, coupled with a serious study of Holy Writ, will lead one to gain a greater and more profound appreciation of the character of God and His Son Jesus Christ, not to mention the plan God has for His children here on this sphere. Those of a Latter-Day Saint background cannot help to have an enlarged testimony after a serious study of this text. Those not of a Latter-Day Saint background cannot help but have their vision of God and Christ enhanced and thier belief built to a stronger degree.

I have many books on dog poetry and this one was upsetting to me.
Most of the poems in this book are very depressing and many with
vile language. None seemed to celebrate the wonder of dogs--most talked of kicking, killing and harming them. It was such a let down. i just had to say something, as I have read many books on dogs and I have great love for them. What a sad book.

I wanted to find some new ways to think about our dog, new ways to relate to him, and I wanted to read some good poems and maybe learn how to write a poem about a dog myself. The book has given me all that I asked and more. The poems are often very funny or very moving or both, and they are carefully observed accounts of dogs and dogs or dogs and people, and they are often tributes for a debt to a particular dog that is hard to tally and probably harder to pay back.

The editors have created an important, moving collection, miles above similar books. The sum of its parts creates a complex vision of the profound relationship we have with our dogs. I read poems like Gerald Stern's "The Dog," and Jim Simmerman's "Fetch" over and over. I read them to unsuspecting friends on the phone long distance. My gorgeous Wally, a Norfolk Terrier, died in December of 1998. These poems, in the way that all great poetry can express and trigger feelings that expand our experience of our own lives, have made even my sorrow richer.

The Fantasy Football Guide, 1999 is a nice book for a novice FFL player. It is long on opinion and conjecture and very short on any projections or analysis based on any mathematical work. It really boils down to a slightly informed estimation of player worth and projections, seemingly based on 1998 statistics and author opinion, without any statistical analysis. This forces the reader to trust the author's opinions regarding FFL, rather than being able to understand the drivers (statistical or otherwise) behind his projections. The author does offer good draft strategies, and provides insite to the "gotcha's" of FFL. Good read for a novice. Don't waste your time if you are experienced.

Joseph's draft strategy is second to none and his player evaluations gives you all the player information you could possibly need to prepare for the draft. I have been in my fantasy football league for a number of years now and have been using Joseph's book as a guide for the past 3 years. His insight and analysis have been a tremendous help to me and have helped guide me to the best record in my league and championships.

For a first time fantasy owner, this book is a must and for the more seasoned owner, it is the only draft guide you need.

In addition, whoever said there is no such thing as a "free lunch" should get this book. The last minute update that Jospeh sends out is for FREE and is spectacular, worth the price of the book in and of itself.

This is absolutely the best book out there for the fantasy fooball reader. The book is easy to understand and Korch has a proven track record. His picks for quality players have been right on in recent years and this year is no different. If you want to be prepared for draft night, you better throw that Charpentier book in the trash and pick up Korch.

The one good thing that I can say about this book is that it is easy to read--my boyfriend with ADD wouldn't have a problem with it. It's brevity on each subject is great for those who can't stand lengthy prose, but at the same time if you know nothing of the subject, then you're out of luck.

I attempted to complete the tutorial for the SMIL project and just couldn't seem to get anything to work. The CD doesn't include any asset files to work with, so you're left to piece together the items you need to get through the lesson.

Web based training is a powerful tool and when developing programs, it's important to keep two things in mind: technological and pedagogical issues. Leaning one way is dangerous in that it lessens the overall value of online learning. This book doesn't mention the important issues of learning styles which is equally important in designing effective e-learning as the title suggests.

If you are looking for a good book for e-learning, try Designing Web-based Training by the all-knowing William Horton. I have no vested interest other than I'm a savvy consumer and I don't value the wasting of time and money.

If you are an educator looking for a book on Instructional Design for WBT, or a book on principles of design of Web-based training that appears to be informed by actual use of an authoring tool, look elsewhere.

This is a very basic ("What is a Web page?") book for an audience that is not particularly Net-savvy.

Unlike other web-based training books, which tend to be online theory with a catalog tour of high gloss corporate show pieces done by diverse media teams, this is a practical "how-to" book. Read it, and assuming you have background in teaching or training, you too can create web-based training. The book doesn't pretend to be a encylopedia of educational theory and techniques. It simply provides you with Web development techniques relevant to education and leaves the educating and training up to you. In a new field that's long on speculative theory and short on practical results, this is a long overdue book.

A short story, really. It's regrettable the author did not take the time to develop the plot and characters more than he did. The fantastic resolution of many of the plot problems reminded me of some of the early 007 novels, except Flemming wrote those tongue in cheek.

Borrow the book.

This book is good, but the second edition with extensive alterations and additions is better. Hard cover is ISBN 0-7388-1282-X, softcover is ISBN 0-7388-1283-8. Both were released in 2001, printed by Xlibris Corporation.

I have the good fortune of knowing Mr. Haymes, who possesses an easy writing style that often sparkles with a subtle wit. I have read several articles of his, only to end up chuckling - if not outright guffawing - at his prose. Now he's taken the leap of which many of us scribblers only dream: he's actually published something. And I'm happy to say that his first novel, "Desperate Summer", only took me one day to read but not because I wanted to get it over with. Rather, I was held by its plot, intrigued by his characterizations and thought that he handled his female protagonist with delicacy and precision.

Yes, the novel is short but one doesn't have to overburden points and descriptions when one trusts the reader. Reading - or, indeed, any effort into the visual or literary arts - is a two-way street, or should be. Think of Alfred Hitchcock: does The Master show us rivers of blood and gore in his films? No. In not spoon-feeding his audience, Hitch proved that what isn't shown or said is many times more horrifying or stimulating than what is. When the waters of a plot are unmuddied by excessive detail or laborious descriptions, the artist allows the audience to bring their own imagination along for the ride, making the film or book a truly memorable experience. Mr. Haymes' tight prose tells you just what you need to know and leaves you to fill in the rest as you will.

"Desperate Summer" is a strong first effort, and I'm happily anticipating his next novel, which I understand is being created even as I type. Go, Joe ... keep it up.

(By the way, a note to the reviewer above: Ian Fleming spells his name with one "m". Again, spare prose ...)

The story is totally insane. Private mercenary groups operating inside the US. A "family" with information about each and every country. And as usual, only one man to stop them. It is simply boring. While it might be acceptable for conspiracy freaks who believe that it was really the CIA who killed Kennedy and think that "Area 51" is a top secret military base with live aliens, the normal person would think it wild, to be classed as sci-fi or fantasy. A person who has read Dale Brown, Tom Clancy, or Larry Bond would know this is absolutly impossible. If you want something worth your time, get "Nimitz Class" or "Day of the Cheetah" (while "Day of the Cheetah" is more of a flyer's story, its beginning is extremely interesting).

Great book, it is not often that an author can come up with such a comprehensive book as this on his first try. This had it all, a great story, good characters, wonderful action and a quick pace. This is an exciting book that at its heart is a conspiracy theory. Ok the story is almost not believable, but if you close one eye and get into it you will have fun. The taking of the whole East vs. West story line and throwing in cult like clan was very interesting. Each time I was ready for a plot twist, action or drama it was there. The characters just explode in your memory - you do not get them out of your head. The ending was also a good one - you are expecting something close but the author has come up with something better. I was a little disappointed in the love story, it seemed forced, almost like the publisher said the book would sell better with the love story. Overall, this was a great effort.

This is a great thriller. I just wonder when the movie is coming out.