I read the book when it was first released and actually I just "happened" upon it. I was and am still the BIGGEST Charles Haley fan and I was just looking to get any memorablia that I could. I thought the book was great because it explained why he played so hard and why he felt the way he did about things going on in the NFL. I think that he is a great player and he is just misunderstood by players, coaches and fans alike. If you read the book then you would gain more insight on him and his thinking. And being one of his biggest fans, I guess that I am a bit biased on this review. But he was very frank and candid in his portrayal of the NFL. He didn't sugarcoat anything. Also it showed how committed he was to playing the sport and committed to his personal life as well. The only thing that could have changed was some of the foul language but again I think that that was just him being Charles Haley. Anyone knowing anything about him knows that he does not hold his tongue, not even on live television. So you would have to expect that from his writing. I would love for him to read this so he will know that he has one devoted fan in me!

Haley expresses his views (openly) on everything from racism in the NFL to the physical and emotional toll the game takes on its players. He doesn't hold anything back and just tells it how it is. Not many players get to play for two great teams (like the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers) and win Super Bowls with each. He's a legendary player and that explains why he's the only man to earn five Super Bowl rings. This is a very well-written book and a great one for the true Dallas fans!

I enjoyed Charles Haley's book very much. He talks VERY openly about the NFL and the pressures put on every player. Pressure from the coaches, the media, and the players themselves. Not to mention the disregard many players show for their own health to keep playing, and the drugs they take to do so. I enjoyed Charles' style very much. Some may find it offensive, but if you expected anything different from him what were you thinking when you bought the book?

I bought this book thinking that it would give great examples and explanations of various sensors and sensor interfacing. The book does cover the idea behind many sensors, however, I think think the author tries to get overcomplicated by backing up sensor operation with calculus and other "Overkill" equations.

I am getting into motion detection design and bought this book to aid me in my research, however, the author fails to mention the one sensor that is the defacto standard of motion sensing, the PIR! Also, if you are looking for real world applications and example circuits, this book will disappoint. The only chapter which I thought was benificial was the chapter on op amps, although it to was heavy on theory and equations and hardly mentioned any pratical applications. Most of the info in the book concerning sensors is simply a repeat of equations and theory already readily available on the web. I was really hoping for some new, fresh ideas with this book and it failed to deliver.

Looking at its contents the book seems to be very adequate for introducing undergraduate students (in science or engineering) to topics such as sensors and electronic instrumentation. Unfortunately some topics, i.e. analog (?) amplifiers, are presented in an oversimplified and confusing way which leads students to get wrong concepts on them. Others, like signal classification (chapter 2) are quite arbitrary and lacking foundation. At worst the book has some severe errors, for example in chapter 1 page 9 , or the description of RTD senesors. I think the book needs a detailed revision in order to find other gross errors. With respect to topic presentation I think it is always possible to explain the right ideas without using neither complicated math nor basic semiconductor theory. Finally, for the professional the book does not add anything valuable. You get neither new concepts nor information.

Joe Carr has a very clear writing style and illustrates all concepts with simple circuits. His general approach is that of an electronics technologist educating a hobbyist or technician. He does a great job at this, but unfortunately devotes no effort to proof-reading. His books are flawed by numerous mismatches between text and schematics, improper symbols, etc. This will be very frustrating for the novice and obscures the points involved.

I have been using this book for an Intermediate Accounting class that I have to take as a pre requisite for a Master's degree. Even though the book is quite complete in explaining accounting principles it is unecessarily wordy and extremely heavy.

The first five chapters (220 pages) provide a review of what accounting is, the accounting information system, the income statement and the balance sheet. Most of the what is written here is either too basic or will be later found in the remaining chapters of the book. These pages could be easily removed without sacrificing the remaining contents and the understanding of accounting.

Later chapters, however, are also wordy and take too much time explaining concepts that could readily be understood in a couple of lines. You end up getting tired of reading the same thing again and again.

In the end, we have to pay the price for so many pages. With 1300 + pages this book is the heaviest one I have ever carried around. Many people in my class have to use a wheeled backpack. I sometimes can't understand the fascination of editors in the US for such heavy books. If you go to Europe, Asia, and South America, books are usually thinner and much, much lighter.

I would recommend the book to be offered in a CD Rom (or e text) format. Carriyng my laptop around makes more sense than carrying the book.

This book for undergraduate accounting classes at the junior level was more confusing to me than the comparable book by Kieso et al. The sequence of the chapters is not entirely logical. More advanced concepts seem to be covered towards the beginning whereas some basic chapters are discussed towards the end of the book. It was especially confusing when not covering the chapter in chronological order - too bad that my class's syllabus was not outlined according to this book's chapter sequence. In a different class - when we used Intermediate Accounting by Kieso - jumping back and forth was not a big problem. This book by Spiceland also seemed to be very wordy. Studying by solving problems at the end of the book seemed to work. However, it is more important to know how your teacher designs the quizzes and exams and then study accordingly. On the CD that comes with it, there is a lot of ballast. The quizzes are the only valuable thing, I felt. There is not really a lot of use complaining about its weight - accounting books always seem to be extremely heavy and pricy. But this certainly holds true for this one as well!!! When I tried to resell the book at the university bookstore, they would not take it back because it was selling badly on a national scale. Very frustrating when you paid [$$$] just a couple of months earlier...

This book put me to sleep. It is a very bland book. This is based on the volume one edition chapters 1-14.

I was excited to finally find a book which really addresses the gaping holes of NT-out-of-the-box-security especially in an Internet environment. I pitty the company who's NT sysadmin has to read this book to get up to scratch. There's nothing in this book you can't find on the net in much more detail. Edwards has a very pleasant writing style, but to really cover this topic his book would need 5000 pages.

I read a lot of hype surrounding this book prior to its release. I was really looking forward to reading it and to answering most of my remaining NT questions as was promised on the web page. I got the book when it first came out and I have had it over a year now.

The book has solid basic information but does not convey the detail that was promised. NT has some real problem areas; some of these were not addressed. Making excessively positive comments in NT's regard (when they are frequently unwarranted) makes it *appear* as though Mr. Edwards hopes to ingratiate himself to Microsoft, thereby eliciting their support. However, it does little to win the respect of those who will ultimately rely on his work: his readers. We all know that there are problems in this OS and chatting it up while ignoring specific problem areas communicates (albeit unintentionally) a lack of concern for the integrity of security, its most essential building block.

It has been said that this book contains nothing that cannot be found, readily, in any number of places but the truth is, few technical books do. The job of the author is to compile that information and make it useable and relevant. This book's saving grace is that the information is all in one place and easy to access. I think it is a solid read for medium risk networks.

Again though, it does not contain the depth of information that is necessary to adequately maintain the integrity of a corporate network requiring maximum security (though few will use NT for this mission anyway). It has most of the components but does not paint the full picture.

Mr. Edwards gets to a subject of particular interest and you are expecting him to expand on it and enlighten you then suddenly you get a couple of references and are told to go elsewhere, or worse, he just stops. It may be okay to take this approach in HOWTOs and cribs, etc. but at $50.00 a pop, people want more...and they deserve more.

I appreciated the pointers and I think I learned much by tracking down the answers to my remaining questions but I bought this book as a productivity tool, and it was billed to be the ideal reference. I still had much additional research to complete, after reading it several times, which was not addressed or referred to in the book. The book did not save me as much time as it could have and should have.

Mark is clearly a knowledgeable individual. If you have followed his work at all, you know this. He has carved a niche for himself on the web and in other places. I have a lot of respect for most of his work, including this book.

However, I hope he will take another crack at this one and create a work that focuses on Maximum Security, addresses all of the necessary issues and is worthy of his abilities, the picture on the front of the book and the $50.00 I paid for it.

I am not a security expert, but I find it hard to fault this book. There are simply tons of information in it. I have had a lot of fun implementing what I've read.

The best part of this book is that it shows you how to hack into your own networks. That seems to me to be the only way to really learn security.

"Thank God for the Kennedys. Without them, a lot of bad writers would be waiting tables." I heard this line on a recent rerun of Law & Order and it immediately made me think about Nellie Bly's The Kennedy Men, one of the more superflous books claiming to give us the dirt on America's prodigal sons. Basically, what Bly has done is compiled a collection of facts culled from other, better Kennedy books and recorded them in the breathless prose of a tabloid reporter. There's nothing new within this book and, despite Bly's claims to the contrary, no valuable or new insight to be gained from what is basically a list of other people's dirty laundry.

At least "Kennedy Men: Three Generations of Sex, Scandal and Secrets" never pretends to be anything but what it is: a collection of tabloid reports and gleeful gossip. The entire book has very little point except: Kennedy men are scum who break the law and treat women like dirt. But those who have ever gotten a dirty little thrill from tabloids will enjoy this easy read.

It begins with the calculating patriarch Joseph Kennedy, whose many affairs were a source of inspiration to his sons. In this book are the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, the Good Friday rape case, Marilyn Monroe's mysterious death, drugs and alcoholism, divorce and adultery, the Mary Jo Kopechne tragedy, and dozens of other tragedies and mishaps.

Thankfully Bly doesn't buy into the sentimental goo about a family curse; in this book, it becomes evident that most of the Kennedy tragedies are, if not caused by their own actions, then nothing more than that -- accidents and tragedies. And it becomes quite evident that they did cause a lot of their own problems, such as Chappaquiddick.

With a title like "Three Generations of Sex, Scandal and Secrets," obviously as many extramarital affairs as possible are going to be gone over again. Joseph Kennedy's affairs start it off, and Bly happily retells JFK's affairs with Monroe, Inga Arvad, Angie Dickinson, Gene Tierney, and Judith Campbell Exner. While Ted Kennedy is usually a side-player in such books, he's roasted without mercy with plenty about his conquests as well -- including one humiliating anecdote where he takes a drunken prostitute to a party, where she wets an antique sofa. The next generation isn't spared as well: While most of them seem relatively okay, David Kennedy's drug addiction and Joe II's car crash and turbulent lifestyle are aired out. The most vivid of the third-generation Kennedy stories is the William Kennedy rape case. And even "John-John" doesn't get off too easily: His more flamboyant and famous girlfriends, like Madonna and Sharon Stone, are presented as well.

The entire book is written in bite-sized semi-chapters, giving the further impression of tabloid journalism. But the writing style is brisk and pleasant, never getting bogged for too long in any one area unless it's really important. There's a good array of photographs, at least half of which are onetime girlfriends of the various Kennedy men. (Look no further for one of the worst Madonna pictures I've ever seen)

Usually tabloid books are disguised with dignified covers and titles. But "Three Generations of Sex, Scandal and Secrets" is unashamed of what it is, which makes it a guilty pleasure worth the read.

This book is essentially a collection of gossip about the three generations of the Kennedy men, starting with patriarch Joe Kennedy Sr and concluding in the present day (well, 1996). If you enjoy gossipy reads (as I do) then you'll enjoy this book.

The only problem I had was the sections devoted to John Kennedy were shorter than I would have liked. But there are dozens of bios on JFK out there, and this book wasn't entirely about him.

Reading this book, it seems like Teddy & the third generation's recklessness with drugs and women are what ended Joe Kennedy, Sr's dream of a family legacy.

Yes! It's the worst book I've ever read. The author is lazy enough and/or does'nt have a good pedagogic ability not to give any explanation to any formula or equation. Furthermore, there are quite many misprints, what is not aceptable for a technical document.

I thought this book was an excellent reference. The explanations are clear. I must admit that some equations seem to be inadequately justified, but not to any greater extent than many other undergraduate texts, such as Eisberg and Resnick (the quantum book). This book went into the right amount of mathematical depth for someone like me who just wanted to get the 'big picture' for my thesis and not worry too much about the details. Much, much better than the books by Chow, Koch and Sargent, and Thompson.

I might add that I am a physics major and thus have had considerable background in electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. Perhaps lack of background is why the Stanford engineer felt that the book was too hard.

This is an excellent book for those intend to major into Laser Physics with emphasis in practical, theoretical and modelling sides of Laser Physics but I agree that this book would be very tough for those who start learning Physics. But the mathematics is elegant with emphasis on the real world.

I maintain a web site that is loaded with javaScript(www.art-wow.com). When I decided to make my pages interactive with DHTML I made the mistake of buying this book. The authur writes DHTML pages for IE browsers using VBscript and pages for NetScape with javaScript. How idiotic! The rule of the web is 'Cross Browser Compatability'!

This book is great only if: A.) You create pages exclusively for either IE or NN -- not both! B.) You want to write every DHTML script twice or C.) You want to know how DHTML written in javaScript and VBscript differ

There are so many good books that focus on how to make every DHTML page work equally well on both browsers (by writing it only once). In my opinion, that's the beauty of creative DHTML. The biggest problem I face is getting the same results in both browsers by only using javaScript. I don't need to know two ways of accomplishing the same goal.

In all fairness, this book does show you how to do a number of cleaver things. The author explains himself well and points out important things to know. Unfortunately, I've looked at a lot of DHTML and I must admit that I almost never run across any written in VBscript. Quite simply, no one does it that way (even the MicroSoft sites recommend javaScript).

Great book.

The only problem is that the author aims at VBS in IE and javascript in Netscape. I wish he could discuss more on javascript differences between IE and NN. In the way the book is intended, you'll have to write a VBS file for IE and a separate file with javascript for NN. Not many do this. Most would try to write a common javascript to accommodate (cross) both browsers.

However, it helped me a great deal when I started working with javascript. The VBS bits helped,too ... after I learned VB6.

Download the online examples. You'll learn heaps and fast! Recommended.

I bought this book and typed in every html file. I think this book is worth its name. It does teach you the essentials. Unlike many other books on the same topic, it explains the new techniques through examples. I really like this book's way of introducing a new topic. This way you can feel how it works before you know why it works.

For the amount of money to buy this book you can now buy joseph murphy's collected essays which includes several of his other essays including the "how to attract money".

After purchasing and receiving this book, I was disappointed to find that it was more of a spiritual book then a factual based title. Rather then giving ideas on how to "attract money" as the title suggests it states that by believing that money is not "the root of all evil," as the bible suggests, then you'll be able to attract the money you seek.

Murphy has a gift for expressing great truths in a clear manner. If you are a hard worker but simply can't seem to get ahead, this book is a good one to have. But I also highly recommend Murphy's Your Infinite Power to be Rich, which goes into more detail. As always, Murphy includes specific examples of what people can achieve if they start using their imaginative intelligence. These examples will inspire you to try out his methods for yourself.

Mostly mediocre photos and some marginal advice. Spend two minutes looking at the pictures then move on. An example of some circular logic from chapter 3 you can do without:

"Because wide-angle lenses record more of an area when shooting large groups of people, they allow you to move in close and still get everyone in the shot, ensuring that people in the shot will not diminish in size. If you used a lens with a longer focal length, you would have to move back to get everyone in the shot and they would appear smaller in size."

If you're after solid advice on technique you would be better served by a book such as The Ansel Adams Guide : Book 1 : Basic Techniques of Photography.

Like many people ..., I had to purchase this book sight unseen. I don't necessarily regret doing so, but if I had the option to peruse a bookstore first, I probably would have leafed through it, read it a bit and then returned it to the shelf. As a novice photographer, I am in no position to critique photographs. However, fairly or unfairly, I am influenced by the impression the accompanying example photos make on me. A photography book that contains jaw-dropping photos influences me more and lends credibility (IMHO) to what the author is touting. In this book, most of the photos are difficult to appreciate because they are b&w reprints on standard paper. This really hurts the image quality of the photos. Even still, I was not that impressed by the color photos included either. Perhaps a wide-angle camera has less ability/versatility than I first imagined it would, or perhaps the shortcoming is in the particular photographer's ability to utilize a wide-angle lens most effectively. Quite frankly, the photos I found in the book didn't looking any more impressive than photos I've shot with my simple point and shoot. This bothered me.

I hate to sound so critical because it is a decent introduction to wide-angle photography. I think the greatest attribute the book offers is its extensive glossary of basic photography terms (e.g. flare, macro, f/stop, depth of field, focal length, rectilinear lens, etc.). If you do not have a firm grasp on all these terms, you might find this book useful for this reason if no other. If you are already familiar with these terms, however, I doubt you'll find much usefulness from this book. ...

This book expertly guides the reader through all that is needed to shoot various wide-angle lenses effectively.Very thorough, with exhaustive research by the author. The techniques for producing great wide-angle shots are explained clearly and the illustrative photos are spectacular. The author makes you realize how limiting "normal" lenses are, when you see his wonderful extensive images shot with fisheye, wide and ultra wide lenses. A must have book for anyone serious about wide-angle photography. The best!

Terribly organized, poorly explained.
Don't waste money.

I attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute for both my undergraduate and graduate degrees in statistics, so I have been taught by each of the 3 authors of this textbook. While I have not seen the final version of this text, I know the authors' approach to be very applied and straightforward, and definitely worthwhile.

Compared to other books on statistics, I find this book very easy to understand. The concepts are clearly and concisely explained without the long and tedious mathematical manipulations. The approach is applications-and-technology oriented. I would recommend this book to students who like to put statistics to immediate use.