I'm a certified Microsoft trainer and I specialize in TCP/IP. When students ask what book they should start with, I always used to say, like everyone else, Douglas Comer's _Internetworking with TCP/IP, vol 1_. OK, Comer's book is great. It is a college textbook and it reads like one. If you want/need that level of detail, then get it. But for people just starting with TCP/IP, this is a much better book to start with. It is also helpful if you just need to know more about NetBIOS over TCP/IP. I've been waiting for Mark to write a book like this for years now. His writing style is very reader-friendly. He keeps it full of information but in a way that doesn't overload you. If you haven't read his outstanding articles in Windows NT Magazine, you're really missing out. I also know Todd and Monica professionally and have a lot of respect for their talents as engineers and authors. A good addition to an MCSE's library. (My opinion is my own and does not necessarily express that of my employer, QuickStart Technologies.)

This book has helped me so much in finding the little problems that come up in a day to day NT environment. I recommend this for every NT shop!

Don't listen to the bad reviews. They don't know what they are talking about. Mark has put together the most informative book on networking with TCP/IP and NT that I, or you, will ever see in our lifetime. I recommend this book.

What would you do if you found over a million dollars lying by the side of the road in a yellow metal tub? I know what I would do, but I'm not saying. This is the dilemma 28 year-old Joey Coyle found himself in with two of his friends while driving down a side road in Philadelphia. Joey's answer was very simple: 'Finders Keepers'. This is an exciting true-life story from the author who also wrote the book 'Black Hawk Down'.

In February 1981, over a million dollars in unmarked bills fell off the back of an armored truck in South Philadelphia. Joey Coyle, a popular, working-class, young man who's addicted to drugs, goes from rags to riches, and eventually becomes somewhat of an urban hero. Joey finds himself in a drug-enhanced frenzy for the next week trying to decide what to do with all the money. The story is actually quite funny at times. Joey has a hard time keeping the money a secret, and tells just about everyone he meets about it. Will this be Joey's downfall or saving grace? Joey does get involved with the wrong people, as the entire city becomes swept up in the search for the money. What happens to Joey takes several different turns and this story has many unexpected surprises in store for us.

What an riveting story! This is a remarkable story of an ordinary young man who comes face to face with an extraordinary opportunity, and has the make the decision of right from wrong? Or does he? I recommend this one to anyone who enjoys a good true-to-life thriller.

Joe Hanssen

I received this as a Christmas present, and what a neat present it was!
I started reading this obviously fictional book about this unemployed meth addict Philadelphian dockworker named Joey who finds $1.2 million in unmarked unsequential $100 bills laying on the street -- a $1.2 million which literally fell off the back of the truck. He immediately enters into all these improbable and zany adventures, capped by an arrest at the airport as he's getting ready to fly to Acapulco! During his trial, his attorney opts for a temporary insanity defense, which the jury buys because the guy's buddies testify he "went bananas" for a week when he found the money.
Yet this comedy has an edge to it -- the tragedy of "men who were raised to go to work out on the docks like their fathers and uncles and older brothers, only there's no work for them on the docks anymore, and there's nothing else they know how to do.... It's a story about addiction, about the belief that there is a shortcut to true happiness."
When I got to the Epilogue, I was quite surprised to find that this obviously fictional story was true! The author tells what happened after the trial, and how Joey's story was literally Disneyfied -- and how his good fortune turned out to be his tragic ruin.
The typeface used is a bit distracting since there is no "1" -- and unlike ancient typewriters, instead of the small "L," the capital "I" is used: thus $100 is $I00 and 314 Dunfor Street is 3I4 Dunfor Street.
This is a great book because it encompasses universal themes -- Joey is a Greek tragic figure whose internal flaws, despite his good fortune, emerge to undo him. Many of us, likewise, have envisioned what we would do if sudden riches came upon us.

The novel finders keepers by Mark Bowden the author of Black hawk down, is a story about a meth addict named Joey Coyle who finds 1.2 million in un marked $100s that fell off the back of a truck that was driving from a casino to a bank, and what happens while Joey and his friends are trying to keep the money secret and the trial after wards Joey is cought.

What I did like about this novel is that it is a very fast paced easy to fallow book with everything from cops to mob leaders. I also like how there was a little suspense for example when Joey heard on the radio that some had gotten a description of the car I thought they were done for. I also like the distinct characters for example Joey a meth driven longshoremen. In addition I also liked the setting of the book a town where everybody knew everybody.

The theme that the author is trying to convey is if a person lets greed and envy influence them, then they will lose all of the friendships they have. I agree with this theme because if some one is greedy and thinks that they should only receive and not give then they are not a very high-quality person. This theme relates to my life now because I am in high school now and if you are greedy and envious in high school it it probably very hard to make and keep friendships.

It is possible to see the beginning of a revisionist school of historical writing on Vietnam. Spector's AFTER TET, Burkitt's STOLEN VALOR, and now PHOENIX AND THE BIRDS OF PREY all represent a point of view that wants to remove the stigma of absolute failure from the U.S. military efforts in Vietnam. Moyar's book is more than a simple defense of the Phoenix/Phung Hoang program; it is a study of intelligence-gathering, pacification programs and their effectiveness against the NVA and the Viet Cong. Moyar concentrates on the post-Tet period which he argues saw increased American and South Vietnamese success in counterinsurgency. He collates interviews, translated captured documents, official statistics, and memoirs for his history and does a pretty fair job of evaluating the material. Moyar criticizes plenty of Americans and Vietnamese, and credits the NVA/VC for excellent motivation, organization and determination. Not all of his arguments are persuasive, but the breadth of his work must be considered by anyone who wants to challenge him. The response by an earlier "reviewer" at this site ("...CIA propaganda...") is enlightening. One of the moral bases of the 1960s political movements was opposition to the war in Vietnam. The antiwar movement cast the U.S. in a villainous role; My Lai, Cambodia, and inflated body counts made that pretty easy. Over the years, evidence of atrocities, the forced collectivization of agriculture in the reunited South Vietnam, corruption in the Communist Party leadership, and grudging admission by NVA leaders of high losses and military mistakes have made some question whether the war was such a stark "good guys v. bad guys" conflict. Of course, questioning the assumption that the U.S. was on the wrong side in Vietnam would seriously weaken the moral arguments of the antiwar leaders. Is the former South Vietnam better off once the U.S. left? If it is, why did so many leave after reunification, and why is the current Vietnamese leadership so eager to welcome American capitalists? On the other hand, if it was important that we took a stand in South Vietnam, why didn't the U.S. push the Diem and Thieu governments into real political and economic reforms? The real study of the Vietnam War can only begin when historians can set aside the need to prove a theory, and can look at what participants really did and why they thought they had to do it.

This book is an invaluable addition to the history of the Vietnam War. Containing much more information on Phoenix and the village war than any other book, it is also packed with new insights. Phoenix and the Birds of Prey brings the scholarship of the Vietnam War and guerrilla warfare to new levels.

It's not hard to see why certain individuals are upset about this book. For years, opponents of the war-- to include much of the media-- have been telling us that the Phoenix Program was an important and cruel component of an immorally conducted war. Moyar's book demolishes their argument, showing that the reports of indiscriminate killing are grossly exaggerated. It's not one-sided, however: it details exploits of the Allied forces that are reprehensible, particularly involving the treatment of prisoners. It is testimony to the intransigence of some of the war's opponents that they are completely unwilling to consider that Moyar may be correct. Apparently anticipating the reaction he would encounter, Moyar loaded his book with a mountain of facts, derived from interviews, memoirs, books, U.S. government documents, and captured Communist documents. Many of the sources are quoted at length, allowing readers to be the judge. While any one source may have its uncertainties, it would be very difficult to look at the sum of all the facts presented by Moyar and not conclude that there is something to them. But the book does much more than just refute. It provides a remarkable look at all aspects of the American and South Vietnamese efforts to wrest control of the villages from the Viet Cong. Whether or not you're likely to agree with everything Moyar has to say, this book is worth reading if you have an interest in the Vietnam War or counter-guerrilla warfare.

If the war's opponents have information that contradicts Moyar, where is it? They certainly haven't published it. Douglas Valentine's book on the subject doesn't come close. Even Morley Safer said Valentine's book was bad, in a review for the New York Times. All of Valentine's star witnesses are discredited in Phoenix and the Birds of Prey-- people like Mike Beamon, Elton Manzione, and Kenneth Barton Osborn, to name a few. These are the people the Left has used for years to build its case on Phoenix. Moyar also discredits journalists and historians like Neil Sheehan and Frances FitzGerald, who based their writings on a few days trips to secure provinces and chats at the bar of the Caravelle Hotel.

Excellent foreword by Col. Harry Summers is an added bonus.

It's good to see that some historians are finally challenging the dogmas of the "mainstream" and are doing so in a thorough manner. If it's true, as Moyar contends, that veterans of Phoenix and other Vietnam veterans were not "assassins" and "baby-killers," then the nation owes them an apology.

This is the real truth about the Phoenix Program. The anti-war left has tried for years, with some success, to discredit it with disinformation. This is a well-written, accurate history of what really happened and is convincingly documented. And real -- I know, I was there (June 1968-June 1969)

Any time I attempt to learn a new programming language I buy two books. One is a book on the core language itself and the other a book on alogorithms. When I initially learned Java algorithms I bought Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java which is also buy Weiss and which I highly recommend.

This book is really great because it goes beyond just coding and basic analysis and really shows rigorous analysis of every type of algorithm. So for instance in hashing it will go through linear and quadratic probing as well as double hashing. The problem with this book is that sometimes Weiss gives too much analysis and doesnt show good examples of how to make the code prove his mathematical conclusions. Overall though its a great book and I would definitely recommend it.

This book really impressed me. The author goes far beyond explaining how to code algorithms and actually explains the logic behind the various data structures. One warning, though, if you're not already somewhat familiar with the subject, you won't be able to understand much of the book. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to do serious programming in Java or any other language. Nearly every chapter contained something that I'll be able to use in the future.

After reading the book, I believe it is intended for those who possess the knowledge of the Java programming language and who wish to obtain a thorough, in-depth knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and algorithm analysis.

I used this book as a supplementary material in a graduate course on Algorithms, and I found that the book's explanations of the algorithms and their analysis are concise, easy-to-understand, and fairly complete. Complicated concepts are explained clearly and illustrated with appropriate examples.

Nevertheless, I would not recommend this book for beginners or for those who are not interested in having a thorough understanding of algorithms.

Ah yes, the quest for the perfect woman. I actually bought this book before it hit the states, as reading material for a return flight from London. I could not have picked a better read.

The dry English humor and the authentic British slang constantly remond you that the book is not set in the states -- a refreshing change from similar novels I have read that seem dull in comparison due to that fact that Anywhere, USA is a setting for far to many books.

It's like Bridget Jones from the viewpoint of the opposite sex, with quirky flatmates for added flavor. If you liked Bridget Jones, give this one a try!

I picked this book up while on vacation in Europe and might not have bought it had my husband not been simultaneously browsing through another copy and actually laughing aloud. After the first few pages, however, I was hooked, and laughed so hard over several passages that I nearly choked. I am a high school English teacher, choosy in my vacation material reading, and can only say I cannot remember a book I have enjoyed more. This is indeed "Bridget Jones" from a male perspective, but with a kind of Dickensian twist - Barrowcliff has a habit of digressing from his plot to make bitingly funny, satirical fun of the dating games inherent in the 30-something singles world. One cannot help but sympathize with the narrator, who is saved from utter villainy only by the clarity with which he views his own faults. The ending is surprisingly poignant and a very fine piece of work. For pure pleasure, absolutely excellent reading!

Girlfriend 44 is the sort of book you always look for but can never quite find-the sort that you want to read in one sitting but you can't because it's so good you want it to last forever. You end up reading it at outdoor cafes and laughing out loud, not caring who hears you or what they think, you read it half hanging off of your bed, comfortably slumped as its spell overtakes you, you lope down the street with a goofy grin on your face as though you are in love.

The setting is modern London, the heroes are Lost Boys who live for a pint and the perfect woman, but you don't have to be an Anglophile to appreciate the sarcastic irony of this male confessional.It's a male "Bridget Jones" or a "High Fidelity" without the music. There's even a bit with a dead body. Highest marks for this book.

This guide is some-what good, but compared to the other strategy guides that you can get, it is one of the worst choices. The maps are not as detailed as the ones from the VERSUS BOOKS strategy guide. The guide has spoilers in it and the way to read it can be greatly improved. It makes the game too easy. Many other stategy guides come with herb mixing charts and ammo mixing charts, but this one does'nt. The wepons and monsters index in other strategy guides are also some of the best.

I thought it was the best guide. It got me thru the whole game in less than two and a half hours. It tells you all the secrets, all the characters, and all the moves you can do to get away from the walking dead. They even tell you what all the monsters are like the Tyrant, cybrids, zombies, and giant spiders. I would give this guide more than 5 stars if I could. You should get this guide for the best detailed maps, they describe areas perfectly, and they dont tell you where monsters are. I would rush and get this guide at Amazon.com.

I have played through Resident Evil 3 about 40 times now. Itis one of my all time favorite games (along with R.E.2), but it wasn'tuntil I had beaten the game a few times when I got this. I boughtthis guide because I kept on dying against Nemesis and wanted help.Well, then I started finding secret items throughout the game, andpretty soon I became the unstoppable player to the point where Istarted to yell down at Nemesis even before we started to fight.

I,before this, never knew how to use red herbs, how to make gunpowder C,or the best weapon arrangements. He also went into detail of maps andscenarios that I may never get myself into. He clearly had allplayers in mind when writing this. I learned the secrets of theseries even after I had gone through this game before and itspredecessor about 25 times. This is the perfect aid for people new tothe series, new to this title, and for the hardcore veterans whothought that they had reached playing perfection (like me).

Let me start by saying that I never buy one of these books to read it. Let's face it, any of this stuff is pretty dry. I use them for reference. Even though I do professional photography and spend a lot of time in Photoshop, I don't know it all. That would be a tall order.

I do feel though that Deke does a good job of fully explaining many of the most usefull tools in PS6. The more obscure ones, I'm not sure that any book covers to any great extent. One has to get inside this program and look around. No book on PS6 is going to hold your hand through the whole thing. One area in this book that gets a lot of attention because it can be confusing is unsharp mask. There's a lot of detail here on how to use it. It's really the only sharpening tool you'll ever need if it's used correctly. Another area that can be difficult is selections....lots of detail here, too.

A nice thing about this book in my opinion is Deke McClelland's writing style. He does try to liven it up a bit. Not always sucessfully, but it keeps it a bit more interesting.

My bottom line to this book is that I believe it's worth the investment. If you're applying Photoshop solely to Photography, I think that "Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers" by Martin Evening may be the better way to go.

All in all, this is a usable book if you take the time to discover essential details that are missing. As you get into more sophisticated topics you find that about 10% of the procedures described in the book do not work. Essential steps, thate could have been spelled out in a line of text, are missing and I have to experiment for close to an hour to discover what they are. The book is too verbose and could be condensed to half its size, with no loss of content. The humor is weak and adds nothing to the book; I never got a chuckle (and I like to laugh). There are no examples of creative use of Photoshop, even though this is why we want to learn the darn thing. I have used computers everyday since 1969, so I don't think that my troubles are caused by my ignorance. Unfortunately, I can't recommend a better book, since I stuck with this one and I managed to learn what I need. It is not a bad book to get you started,but you should look at other books before buying this one.

'You get what you pay for' sometimes, as in this case, does happen. This is a very comprehensive yet straightforward book to work your way through. It's often too chummy and long winded in its delivery; IDG's style, I suppose. I was pleased with all the details Deke McClelland incorporated in the text, even down to the rarely mentioned preference settings for the Export-Clipboard and Backwards Compatibility options, which can save so much hassle and unnecessarily large file sizes. Yes, the Photoshop 6.0 Bible ain't no pocket-book and is fairly expensive. Nevertheless you could quickly spend much more on an assortment of lesser works.

I completely agree with AK from Moscow regarding this book. Now I have only the 1st edition, but unless *major* changes were made, I would expect similar results.

If you are completely new to programming or completely new to programming in GNU/Linux, or if you are interested in writing somewhat trivial programs for only yourself, then this book may be of help. I would not recommend it for experienced programmers. As AK said, Linux Application Development by Johnson and Troan is significantly better. The WROX book is also better. Both of these books are much more well written than Linux Unleashed, by which I mean independent of the material. Stronger editing should have been applied here. It does cover a lot of topics, but so does my dictionary.

Overall this book is great. It gets you started in all of the major areas of Linux development, something I'd missed in other programming books. It provides a central source of information for many of the most common programming utilities and libraries on the GNU/Linux platform. It answered *a ton* of questions. I just wish the topics described would've been explained in more detail or saved for a second / third book.

It is rather sad to see a good book like this one get beaten-up because of the "non existant" CD ROM that the author refers in the text. As mentioned in other reviews, the code can be DOWNLOADED!

The writing is lucid and easy for newbies to grasp. The author takes you from a "novice" level to an intermediate+ level with good coverage of topics like System programming and IPC.

I must admit though, I havent read the other books suggested by the other reviewers - so am not in a position to compare them. But this book suit me fine, and I didnt have to go to look elsewhere.

Definately a MUST BUY!

At first glance TAAM seems to be full of the kind of information a person new to Authorware needs - but soon one will find out that it isn't worth the inflated price. You can (and probably should) purchase a couple good books (such as Authorware 6 [Inside Macromedia])for the price.

To sum it up, TAAM is the type of book that I would expect to receive if I attended a training - it even is bound in a three ring-binder that folds to help it stand, the CD was unlabeled, and there are typos through-out the book!

It isn't the type of book I would expect for over [money]. The book did help me get started though. (I guess I should be at least a little thankful for that!)

The book is not bad, but not better than other books on the subject, certainly not worth the inflated price. The supporting graphics files on the disk would not open, but the practice Authorware files would. I had to do the exercises substituting my own graphics. The authors invite you to contact them by email, as I did, but got no response. At first I was impressed at what seems to be a self-publishing success, but now I feel taken advantage of by an over-priced, substandard product. If you are only going to buy one book on Authorware, don't buy this one.

I'm new to Authorware and CBT development and TAAM was just what I needed to get me going. It covered all the information I needed to build my first CBT - from basic icon layout and course design to building a custom records keeping system.

I especially appreciated the fact that it didn't have all the fluff and extra "thud weight" that most computer books have today. Practices are clear and concise and help reinforce the subject matter - these have obviously been well thought out. The Quick Reference Guide is so useful that I've laminated it and keep it on my desk. I especially appreciate the 3-ring binder approach - I've already added pages I've printed out from the the Help file, as well as additional notes to the book.

If you're new to Authorware, or just think that maybe there's a better way to do what you're doing now, then buy this book. You wont be sorry.

Can sum this book up in one word: disappointing. There is nothing artistic in any of the pictures. No commentary given. As amuturistic as nude photos can be.

I was quite disappointed with the quality of the pictures in this book. They were very grainy, some without much contrast. As far as the poses go, there were only a handful that 'worked' in terms of composition. Also the models tended to be too similar in size, shape, and ethnicity. The point of figure drawing is to develop skills to draw ALL shapes and sizes!

There are other books on figure drawing that are much better in terms of skill development but I am still looking for a good book of photos to draw from. However, this one is not it.

This is a good book with a variety of models in a many poses. Photos are not as good as a live model but this book is better than others.
The only problem is it should be in color since the color changes on the skin in the light are really needed for good painting and drawing.