I'm a huge Andruw Jones fan so I ordered this as soon as it went on the shelf. Great for children, but it did include some quotes and photos I had never seen before.

This book is great and fun to read for any person, any age. I found out so many things I never new about Andruw. It's really interesting learning things about his career.

The book is great but I thought it was going to have more information on his childhood and family. There is a pic of his dad though. Excellent book if you want to learn more about this player and his stats.

I am preparing test of GRE

I hate studying for verbal exams, but this book made it much more pallitable. They have great hints, word origins, and games along with the usual example sentences that really help you to fix the words into your memory. Much more helpful to me than other verbal aids available.

I went overboard in purchasing GRE study guides. This book was my favorite. A really good way to bone up on the kind of words the test makers like. I scored in the 97th percentile on verbal, and I feel this book helped me get there.

This book presents guidelines for figuring out what the most important factors in a chart are; I didn't find that particularly helpful, but I did like the way this book fills in some of the gaps left by a lot of other beginning astrology books. For example, there's a short, great section on retrograde planets, which a lot of books gloss over. There's some helpful hints on minor aspects, and some interesting comments on lunar phases. The book does provide some help in looking at the chart as a whole, discussing patterns, dominant elements, aspects, etc. If you're starting out in astrology, this book could be a worthwhile addition to your toolkit.

I was recently at an astrological conference, where a newcomer to the art said to me that she felt her understanding of how to look at a chart was completely a product of Tracy Marks' book. I told her, "I think most of us are." Very quietly, The Art of Chart Interpretation has become one of the most influential texts in astrology for the beginner. And most of us further along still use something like the worksheet suggested in this book. It's one of the best books out there, and fascinating even at higher levels. A MUST.

After having read quite a few information about what certain planets in given signs and houses aspected to others meant, I happened to find this extremely enlightening book that deals exactly with what is needed to start reading the other books: what your attention should be focused on in a birth chart. A must have even for beginners.

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I really didn't think Mr. Tiedemann could continue to please after the two parts of this story (Mirage and Chimera) proved to be so entertaining.....but I was wrong, Aurora was an excellent conclusion to this trilogy. I only dinged it one star (the first two got 5 stars) because a character I really liked and hoped to see again dies...oh well.

I whole-heartedly recommend this series!! Worth every penny!

Tiedemann brings Asimov's robot universe to life in unexpected ways. The complex twists and turns of the story keep your attention riveted.

Once you pick up this book, or any other of Tiedemann's work, you can't put it down until you reach the end. I's like getting a box of chocolates, you can't have just a little bite, you want the whole thing.

This book, in particular, delves into subjects and themes that are both cutting-edge and timeless. His characters seem real, with real problems and attitudes. Even his robots are imaginative and have personalities that capture the imagination and leave you wanting more.

I'd highly recommend this book to anyone that loves great SF.

Okay, if you have any personal integrity whatsoever you've already read Mirage and Chimera, the previous Tiedemann titles in this Asimov's Robot Mystery series. They were both great reads, but this is the one that (being a SFWA member) I'm giving a Nebula recommendation to. (And I usually don't do that for so-called "sharecropper" novels.) Why? Because this novel goes way beyond the mystery/action level of the previous books, and brings the background into play in very interesting ways. Without discussing the plot, I'll only say that it also brings the Asimov "universe" up to date with the concerns of modern SF readers. Questions like "Where's the nanotech?" and "What about AI's?" and "What happened to the Spacers?" are dealt with, or ominously foreshadowed. Most importantly, the questions raised by the existence of Bogard are not swept under the rug or reduced to a mere plot point to be conveniently tied up later. Bogard raises fundamental questions about the Three Laws, and robotics in general, and Tiedemann faces up to them and lets them play out. Good stuff.

I thoroughly enjoyed Mark Broderick's 'Baccarat'Nine Lives South of Boona.' A fast read, 'Baccarat' features a small town's struggle with the recent Millennium Fever and its sparks that launched a Creator's winning hand. The annual cruise of the residents is always a gamble and this year is clearly no exception. One main character, Max Prometheus Holon, helps those on that cruise gain some wisdom. On the other hand, Eleanor is like the restlessly wandering moon; she's a fleeing creature who eventually confronts Max. Together, they create an experience rich with original characters. No one is immune to Millennium Fever even if you are, or have been, an immortal and the goings on of the gods will never again be musty ancient history. Celestial high jinks, missing humidors, dirty hands and dirty smiles, an underworld mail carrier, extortion, high stakes croquet. . . all offered me a feast for the mind'and the senses.

Excellent up and coming new writer...can't wait for more!
Possibly The Next Great American Writer?!

In 'Baccarat,' the winner of the annual tournament gets to rule that big town for one year while the loser serves it. However, being south of Boona means the growth might not be all that is expected.

Publisher's Weekly offers this praise for Baccarat: 'Gods and mortals alike succumb to gambling fever aboard the Peace of Boona on its yearly baccarat cruise, and would-be lovers Max and Eleanor, children of two of the game's celebrated fixtures, are alternately seduced and repulsed by the frenzy. From up above, Kronos, Apollo, and other celestial powerhouses dabble in earthly matters as the Titan Argus competes with the mortal D. A. Holon for the strumpet La Petite's love in Mark Broderick's madcap first book.'

a great book about the life of a baseball player and the tough times he has to endure

This book is a baseball fans bible. It has passion, it has conflict of the human nature, it has morals and ethics but best of all - it has baseball at its purest form. The simplicity of this book is what makes it so enjoyable to read, it is as though you are following a game inning by inning, pitch by pitch. The drama unfolds before you. The main character is strong and yet he is complicated. It is a book worthy of its title and a must read for every baseball fan and non-baseball fan. A tip of the cap to Mark Allen Valenza!

YOU CANNOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN, AND WHEN FINISHED, YOU WANT TO READ IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

If you want to learn Workshop, buy this book! By the end of the book you will be flying thru the tool.

The early chapters go easy and introduce the development environment. This is extremely well written.

And the examples in the early chapters work! You can easily create the web services yourself.

The later chapters loose focus on examples and more just explain how to do the task using workshop. And then the final chapter, "An Online Ordering System", seems to be written by an alein; the one web services does not work and will not work the way it is declared, one of the jave files is missing completely from the text but is provided on the CD. This is the reason for only four stars.

And then when you go to SAMSPUBLISHING web site, they have lost the book completely.

This is a excellent book and does a terrific job taking you through the WorkShop and using it to create Web Services.

I could have probably stumbled through the stuff without going through this book but it would have taken me much longer and I wouldn't have learned as much.

If you want to get up and running quick with this WorkShop tool buy this book and you will be rocking in a short time.

The Workshop Kick Start book makes it easy to begin using WebLogic Workshop to build and run web services quickly. It has lots of valuable code samples, describes the underlying concepts like asynchronous communications and conversations well, and stays concise in its descriptions.

This is for developers of all skill ranges.

This was a good book but I must say that it wasn't really what i expected. This book is a critical study of the policies of the Blair Administration, but it is all left-wing criticism. I expected a more accurate discussion about the New Labour - more detailed information about the policies, and then a critical discussion! However, if you already know something about British politics, and the New Labour, I would assume that you would be interested in this book!

Good, but needs more depth. I am enthusiastic about the Claridge Press's new book "Blair's Britain" (also available through amazon) which goes into the deeper social, cultural and even spiritual implications of what the Blair Revolution is doing. Read the two in tandem if possible to get a complete picture.

I highly recommend this excellent volume to anyone curious about the current state of the British Labour party.

Editor, Mark Perryman has done a masterful job bringing together eleven first rate essays on the topic.

Although I must admit to feeling Blair's pivotal ideology has proven --sadly-- to be little more than shrewd electioneering, I was fascinated by the conclusions drawn by Perryman's crackingly bright band of contributors.

As a Canadian version of a bloke with a shed, I found this book fun and interesting. On the other hand, it emphasizes the anachronism, and is really more of a cultural commentary than relevant to the DIY crowd. Being Australia, the sheds are mostly metal.

Who would have thought that backyard sheds could make for such a cool book? "Blokes and Sheds" dives into the murky and mysterious world of backyard sheds, bringing pearls to the surface.

In all, the book is well produced: the photography is awesome, the writing is witty, and the printing is excellent. It's well-suited to both the coffee table and the bathroom.

This book is filled with stunning photos and wonderful stories about Australian men and thier sheds. Mark Thomson's easy writing style is a pleasure to read, a great book!

There wasn't a hole lot about his songs. I wanted to know why he called that song Rainy Day Women #12, 35. It never gave a review on what his meaning of the songs were. How can you enjoy it if you don't understand it.

Dylan is writing stronger lyrics then ever. One clearly can see how he is amazed at the world around him and does he still belong? My answer is definetly and we need his words more then ever.The Truth is out there and Dylan is it.

This is an excellent songbook of the songs on Bob's latest (wonderful) album. The chords given work well - no mean feat given that few of the tunes have basic chord structures. Nicely bound and a great resource for lyrics.