This dictionary is a good start for people learning Japanese that need to read actual written material. It contains about 2,900 characters and 12,000 compounds, and can be looked up by radical or reading. It also lists the compounds that include the current character at any position, not just the first one.

The only problem in my opinion is that I use the wonderful Kodansha's Furigana Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionaries, and this kanji dictionary uses romanization. Getting the readings for a character in romanized form is irritating at most, but looking up a reading in a romanized index when one is used to the kana a-i-u-e-o order is very annoying.

This dictionary is very useful nontheless.

When I first started studying kanji, this dictionary was all I could ever possibly want. I still use it even after several years of (semi)-constant study. BUT I find that there are some discrepencies (spelling?) in the radical classifications. As in, the classifications that Japanese learners of Japanese make are sometimes different that what this dictionary says.

For example the kanji for "before" ('O) is classified by the "ri" (‚è) in Japanese kanji dictionaries, but in the Spahn book, it's classified under the two little "tens" at the top. This really doesn't matter in the long run, but if you want to be 110% perfect in your kanji study (meaning looking up and classifing kanji the way the Japanese are taught) then be aware of this dictionary's weaknesses.

Maybe there is some explanation for this in the introduction, which I failed to read (sorry Mr. Spahn!). But just be aware of the radical discrepencies. There aren't that many, and maybe finding them will give you more confidence in your Japanese ability. All in all, it is a pretty solid dictionary and I intend to keep using it until the binding falls off again.

I like this reference a great deal, especially because it is laid out in a clear fashion. The stroke order of the characters are given as are both the printed and cursive forms. The combinations are given in a logical order. I especially like that the combinations are listed down the page, not running across the page, one after the other, as in other dictionaries. The characters are also printed very sharply, whereas the printing in many dictionaries is not good at all. These features make this a pleasure to use. Contrary to the other reviewer, I don't mind the romanized style of index at all, but it would be handy for the beginner if all pronunciation variations of kanji readings were consistently given. (For example, if the kanji is in second place in a combination, "se" might become "ze", but the index seems to only give pronunciations for the kanji when in first position.) My one serious criticism is that there are not enough entrees, but that is probably one reason this is a "Beginner's" dictionary.

Not a bad book, but old. The o.s. has gone far beyond the scope of this book. If you have a distro of LINUX newer than 1997 forget it.

I have read all those heavy weighted books like linux bible, master linux etc and find alot of craps in them. But this book althought is only 160pg excluding appendix make learning linux a real simple journey. like the title imply, the author concentrate on the essential stuff using the command line which is a must know for all linux user. I would highly recomend this book to beginner who want a quick tutorial on using linux via the command console, without going tru the unnecesary craps.

The book is very short compared to most books out there, but I found it extremely useful. It summarizes the essential commands without delving heavy into a discussion of X. X may be the most popular administration tool these days, but sometimes it's nice to know where and what to use from the command line. It won't tell you everything (no one book will), but it will get you started if your having trouble.

I thought that this book was a good little book for kids to read. Its a cute little story about a little boat just trying to get a long with many interruptions, like storms, bigger boats, and others.

Author of THE REBEL'S PLEDGE, a historical romance novel of Colonial Maryland.

My boys loved Little Toot and his adventures on the water. It is a cute story of a little boat, his dad, and grandpa. A fun story to read together, and a good first reader for preschoolers.

The story of a little tug boat who becomes a hero when none of the grown-ups could come to the rescue appealed to me when I first read this as a child over twenty years ago. As an adult, I think the illustrations appeal to me more than the narration did before.

I really want to like this book - it fills a niche, it contains a ton of information, the author seems like a good guy and has clearly worked REALLY hard - but it's just not possible, especially at the price. And it's a little odd to discover that the author hasn't actually published a game - one of the reasons I buy a programming book instead of scraping together information off the internet is in the hope of a little authority.

The intended audience seems inconstant - a collision detection subroutine (will either corner of this edge of the square hit the object if we move it?) is repeated 4 times, one for each direction, with identical supporting text each time. Seems like this could be left as an exercise for the reader. But I should "create a window for my application in the resourcer." This is to describe in excruciating detail how to unlock the driver's door, then the passenger's door, and then the trunk; oh, and if you get a flat tire, just change it.

There are strange problems with the diagrams - they appear to have been delivered correctly, but they show up in the book with chunks missing or displaced. Correct versions are available on the publisher's and author's web-sites, but it shows a lack of concern for correctness on the part of the publisher and throws the accuracy of every diagram into question.

The same is true for a lot of the code snippets. (And the book cannot stand on its own without the included CD.) There are a lot of syntactical typos, the indentation is frequently just wrong - something I'm inclined to also blame on the editors. It feels like they were more interested in getting the book out the door than getting it out the door correctly. The code provided is frequently inelegant - there are memory leaks, multiple calls to functions whose parameters and return values won't have changed. And yes, maybe they're side-effecting functions and this is what you have to do when you're using InputSprocket - but tell me that, don't make me wonder.

There's a lot of information here - much of it good and helpful. But it's sparse and hard-won. I'm perfectly happy to sit and puzzle over something I just don't get, as long as I'm sure it's just me not getting it. It's frustrating when there are so many inaccuracies ('cause sure, everyone makes a typo or two) that I can no longer trust that process.

This book is very helpful to anyone who is determined to be or already is a game programmer. If you want to program a game, use this book! Not only is the book useful but the author is a pro, so {Come on!}.

Since I contributed to this book, I shouldn't rate it. However, I would like to encourage Mac developers to purchase the book to garner further interest from publishers to release more Mac specific programming books. In addition, I would like to inform readers that an error exists in the Project Builder version of the source code that comes with the book. If you load any of the project files on the CD-ROM and try to compile them, the build will fail. This is because the file InfoPlist.strings is not on the CD-ROM with the source code files. Fortunately, the author has a small download to fix the problem. Visit his site for instructions...

section: A quick perusal reveals:

The author misspells Luisa Harris' name twice, Kara Wolters name once. Says Tennessee's Michelle Snow broke a Final Four record with 7 blocks in the 2000 game against Rutgers. True, but that record was quickly destroyed by UConn's Kelly Schumacher as she blocked 10 (no, 9, thank you sally bell) in the 2000 Finals against Snow's Tennessee team. Also says that that Tennessee went undefeated in 1988 (try '98), and that the WNBA Sparks defeated the Sting 3-0 in the playoffs in 2001. The Sparks swept Charlotte in two straight games.

And this is only the stuff I absolutely KNOW - as opposed to double checking the material. Shoddy editing does a disservice to the women she intends to celelbrate.

This book is a must have book for every sports lover. It is an inspirational and educational work that is in a class of its own. As a young athlete understanding the struggles of the women in the early years of sports was an amzing experince that should be shared by all.

The Los Angeles Times recently ran an Op Ed piece on the negative legacy of Title Nine. Enestine Miller 's book should be in every school , college and university in America. Title Nine, and the benefits of sports for girls and women, need to be acknowledged and lauded in the print media. More attention, to how far women's sports have come is necessary in order to encourage more participation in them. Girl's that learn the joy of competition and working as part of a team become capable of using those skills in all other aspects of their lives. I am giving this book to my daughter and each of her friends as graduation presents this year, so they can see that they are part of a great institution. How else can we expect Title Nine stay strong, unless the girls that have already befitted from it see their own place in the history of sports. This book does that. I hope Ms. Miller will continue writing with the histories of these sports individually.

The book states that it will give light to the ones who ask for it. Anyone inside freemasonry will agree that the most important things are not really related to the hidden misteries this book reveals, but involve a very personal path into light. Going slowly step by step is part of the process, so going through it in a rush will be like flogging a dead horse.
Any brother looking for the Rituals for each degree and its lectures should look elsewhere.

Manual of Freemasnary goes into more detail of what we are suppose to be doing in Freemasonary. It describes what goes on in the Blue lodge as well as the Royal Arch, Knights Templer and the Grand Electrial degrees of freemasonary. That is some of the reason's why I personaly like this book. As you more up the chain the more that you can learn by book knowledge and other ways.

There are many reasons why I am proud to own this book, and I am delighted to find material relating to The Templars (and other Monastic Fighting Orders) in this historical "expose'" of Freemasonry. I am also quite happy to finally find a book that mentions "The Odd Fellows." The author makes a bold claim, that he will "Teach Masonry to Masons." I also thank Amazon.com for their recommendation system, which inspired my girlfriend to send me this one as a surprise! If you are caught-up in the Templar-craze, check-out this historical work and measure fact with fiction. You will not be disappointed.

The cards were disappointing at best. The pictures were, over all, very comic book-like. I found several pictures the were very nice, but three or four out of a deck is disappointing indeed. The book which was included with the deck was shallow and sophmoric. I threw the deck and little book away instead of selling on Amazon because I didn't care to spend the time and attention required to relieve myself of it in a fiscally sound manner.

I came across this particular tarot one night shopping at one of New York City's flee markets...it is pretty theatrical in it's appearance and rather traditional in it's postures...I have used for the last 4 years and have become very attached to it...it is very stimulating to the imagination in a rather subtle way...the colors are somewhat muted compared to the more cinematic flavored decks...I have made a fair amount of money with this deck.

The Londa Tarot reflects the unique style of the poet and artist Londa. Her characters on the cards, which remind me of elfin creatures, Strike rather dramatic poses. The "Who Are You Really?" card can be added to the other cards of the deck to create interesting possibilities in readings. The Deck is a shearly elegant with Londa's art and is one of my favorites.

The claim of Jesus trip to the Far East has been repudiated by all scholars who researched the subject. The spurious claims of Soviet journalist N. Notowitch have been checked and proofed false by Max Müller from Oxford University who at the beginning was sympathetic to the idea. There is no historical or archeological data supporting the claim, only revelations from demonic spirits pretenting to be Jesus or Mary, on which this book is based.

History or popular fiction, what should we call it. All the teachings of Christ that we see in the bible were reported by disciples who were not as intelligent and spiritual as Christ was, so they might have written what they understood and might have left out things which they couldnt comprehend. Again, the Christian religion that we have today is greatly different from what Christ might or might not have wanted it to be. The influence of the Roman Catholic church, on the religion made Catholics belive is something, this inturn made Protestants believe in something else though both the sects are based on the same preachings. So what we have now is popular belief and not FACT. So when you read this book, read with an unbiased viewpoint and you will learn more. It is said that Christ learned and close to mastered the greatest yoga which invokes the GOD in a person. Christ's teachings are similar to the teachings in the Bhagavat Gita (spiritual Hindu text which existed much before Christ) and the teachings of Gautama Buddha(existed much before Christ). And coming to reincarnation, the proof which exists in the current day world is sufficient to enhance the belief of a believer in reincarnation. But a person who does not believe in reincarnation will remain a non believer no matter how much proof is provided.

This book along with the entire series of lost teachings books are truly inspiring. I read this series of books several years ago. The author Mark Prophet's profound revelations and insights are humbly cloaked in many 'down home' vignettes, proving that we can all follow the path of christhood if we apply ourselves. I now have a deeper love and profound respect toward christianity, and the master Jesus, thanks to this series of books. If you are a true seeker, and you have an inkling that there is so much more to what you have been lead to believe, you cant afford to bypass a true twentieth century 'western' mystic that was Mark Prophet.

For fans of Lou Reed only. For a real look at Lou get Growing Up in Public, his authorized autobiography. This book is just another stale rock review of who signed for how much with what record company.

In terms of having real digestable content instead of just throwing quotes around and passing for a "biography" I'd say this falls flat on it's face..but if you're looking for something that will help you gain a good visual idea of Lou Reed and his various forms then this is definitly great for that! Full of advertisements, old zine clippings and photos etc this is a great scrapbook for Lou Reed and Velvet Underground fans with a lot of rare pix and quotes I havent seen elsewhere...

Wrenn presents Reed in a very interesting way -- the text is interspersed by Reed's quotes and actual reproductions of articles from magazines like Creem, NME, Melody Maker, Disc, Rock News, Rock & Folk, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, NY Rocker and Q. The photographs provide fascinating insight into the chronological documentation of a man and his music: from a sweet little boy at Syracuse University in 1963 to world weary drug casualty in the 70s, to happily married, reformed survivor in the 90s. Interesting pictures include the cover of the original trashy exposé "The Velvet Underground" by Michael Leigh, the book from which the band took their name, posters and tickets of Warhol's multi-media Exploding Plastic Inevitable show, rare records and record covers and exotic underground comics featuring Reed and the band. There's also a poignant picture of Nico and one of Warhol taken just before his death in 1986. Wrenn uses Reed's own words to present a powerful self-critiqe of the artist in all his facets-- musician, writer, poet, performer. The result is a remarkable insight into a man who has pushed himself and his music to the edge but who has survived with his cutting edge sharper than ever. Like this Reed qote: "All I ever wanted to do was to make records that adults could listen to without wincing, rather than all that 'rock below the waist' stuff. There's pop music, then there's what I do. I consider myself a writer."

I guess it makes a difference what you are looking for, but if you are looking for a book to play an instrument to, then this is not it. Words only! Words are in German and English.

The point of this published dissertation was to translate the German text to English so English-speaking people could better understand the chorales. How is one supposed to register, interpret, and convey the music meaningfully if there is no knowledge of one of the most important aspects of the chorale melodies - the TEXT! This is a very useful book in providing textural nuance to the music.

A wonderful reference not just for organists but for all musicians interested in the study of the Lutheran chorale preludes. Dr. Bighley's literal translations from German to English without the use of rhyme give more meaning to the chorale text for affections, proper organ registrations and a proper baroque performace.
exp: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot'
"These are the holy Ten Commandments which our Lord God gave to us through Moses, his true servant, high on Mount Sinai. Kyrie eleison."