This book gives some insights in how to do business well in dot.com industry. It also talks about the founder of Yahoo! As Yahoo! is quite a successful online website, I think those who are interested in it should read this book.

Yahoo! is the company that defines success in the dot.com era and this is the book that defines its story. Vlamis and Smith have done an excellent job in writing a compelling account of Yahoo!'s rise to Internet glory while focusing on the key lessons that next generation entrepreneurs will have to know by heart. It's a must read for anyone seeking true insight into dot.com glory days as created, in large part, by Yahoo!

So if you wear flannel shirts and already know everything there is to know about Yahoo! already, you probably know how this book turns out. The gloss may have fallen from Yahoo! along with the NASDAQ, but the story of how this company came to be a household name is still well worth exploring. So if you want learn about the Yahoo! experience in easily digestible bites, here's your read.

The text is very confusing.

The book is easy to understand, but there should be a solutions manual, or at least an answer key to the exercises. It has been very difficult for me to "learn the mechanics" and "apply the concepts" at the end of each chapter. The pace of the course allows the teacher to solve only 2 or 3 exercises in class, and the book certainly does not make selfstudy easy. Needless to say, that you can't learn financial accounting just by reading. To makes things even worse, a study guide, which does not refer to the same exercises in the book, is out of print.

Here is one of the best ratings for this book: most of my fellow MBA students are pathalogical whiners. Even they found this book to be very helpful.

I have a background in technical education and it looks to me like Jamie Pratt knows how to educate his students.

This book has covered all the basics of Java 1.0, with good examples to illustrate the concepts.

Suitable for professional with pre-concepts of OO.

The writing is just to the point for a professional beginner. But it must be updated to include the coming release of JDK 1.2, especially about the Java UI and Security which have got substantial enhancements.

Having read 7 or 8 books in an attempt to learn Java from scratch, I found this book to be a godsend. So many other "Intro To Java" books are written for people who have a background in C or C++ and so they throw around nomenclature from C's object-oriented environment that the new user gets lost. Not this book. EVERYTHING about Java is covered from the beginning, nothing is assumed, and nothing gets lost. I strongly recommend this book over the other Java books I bought and ultimately regretted buying.

I can't tell you how many books on Java assume you are migrating from C. I appreciate a book that takes you from the ground level and delivers steps in very easily to grasp portions. If you are just beginning - there is NO substitute!!

Man, this book was bad. I mean BAD. I don't know what the other reviewers were reading, but this was just...I have no words.

Why did I pick it up? Piers Anthony supposedly can write a decent standalone novel, I really liked the early books in all his adult series, I am fond of "end of the world" stories...the book was thin. I had hope. That was my fatal mistake.

All six people are dysfunctional - Zera is whiny, annoying and takes forever to catch on. Gus is pathetic - hydrophobic, lazy, lacking in social skills and constantly leering at the women. Gordan/Gloria is another fine example of Anthony's misogyny - Gloria is only good at girly things, Gordon is great at manly things. By the end of the book, I hated them all and hoped they'd just die.

The interactions between all of them are immature and in many places, just plain unrealistic. The storyline was dull and uninteresting, the ending, disappointing, and the writing was very clunky and amateurish.

While the writing might not quite match that of Piers Anthony's more recent works, I like that this book stands alone. Too many science fiction and fantasy works today offer subtitles like "Book Two Billion of a Multi-Billion Part Saga in Nine Hundred Stages." If you like high-concept science fiction, then look no further. After rainbows of ice formed around the Earth, they began melting, leaving an unlikely band of people to save themselves and each other. I enjoyed the frequent action sequences, and the growing relationships between the characters. I especially liked how the attitudes toward the transvestite character slowly changed, and how all the survivors learned to work together.

It's hard to believe these days, but Piers Anthony used to write his books one at a time, or in trilogies of no more than three volumes. In fact, he was considered one of the best of Science Fiction's "New Wave" of writers of the late 60s and early 70s

Rings of Ice, while not as "edgy" as much of the literature of the New Wave, is a fine example of the form -- thoughtful, character-driven, often intensely moving. The characters are deftly and realistically drawn, the action gripping but plausible.

With everything else Anthony has ever written, edited or used to prop up a rickety table filling the shelves at all the major bookstore chains, it's astonishing that Rings of Ice has remained out of print for so long. Seek it out.

I felt that this book made a very lousy attempt at clearly explaining the subject material. I had previously owned Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and had hoped that this book would provide additional useful information. I have since ended up throwing this book into the pit out back where I accumulate wasteful material for future burning. I would not recommend this book to an engineer or scientist in the field.

This is a book I would definitely recommend for those interested in the practical application of basic Astrodynamics. The only real problem is you have to double check the math since there are a fairly large number of errors in the computations. I especially like the discussions comparing and contrasting different methods and algorithms.

This is a detailed text covering a broad collection of the most relevant topics, primarily aimed at engineers and engineering students practicing astrodynamic theory and orbit determination. It properly emphasizes that modern astrodynamics is now practiced on the computer, combining numerical methods with classical celestial mechanics to provide dozens of algorithms suitable for machine solution. It excels on two fronts: 1) it provides much generic "pseudo-code" (computer recipes) for writing subprograms, and 2) it touches on everything from Keplerian motion to estimation theory to atmospheric modeling for drag perturbations. Because it covers so much in under 1000 pages, the author does not fully derive all the algorithms. However, there is a fifteen page appendix of additional references, and the author's disarming writing style makes the text very approachable to the student. It is well illustrated with excellent diagrams and numerous tables, and much of the notation (equations and symbols) is standardized with other textbooks in this field.

Being a 1st edition, it has a few mistakes. There is a couple of noticeable equation typos and some numerical errors in a few of the many examples (the programmer will quickly discover these). There is probably undue emphasis on some minor topics, and likewise a few important concepts are sometimes briefly mentioned without clarity. Being so broad in scope, the reader is sometimes required to go from chapter to chapter to get the big picture or gather all the details. While this may be distracting at times, most of the needed information is there - few astrodynamics textbooks can claim to be as complete.

An engineer or computer programmer who needs to solve problems in this field will immediately discover that this title serves to fill a large void in the academic literature on non-relativistic astrodynamics. Those wanting a purer treatise of fundamental theory might find a text on analytical celestial mechanics or dynamical astronomy will help supplement this text for self-study.

If you've got even a couple art/drawing books in your collection, you probably already have the best examples contained here (and they're probably reproduced better in your art books). I take drawing seriously so I'm always on the hunt for meaty art books and this one didn't deliver. While I often disagreed with what the author considers a "masterpiece" (apparently anything old--but I'll let that be a subjective thing) probably the biggest problem is the poor reproduction quality. It's refreshing to find an art book that doesn't cost a fortune, but when the texture and gesture of line can't be seen in the drawing--well, is it any wonder so many of them just lie there looking dead? Some of the drawings here are reproduced so badly they are almost completely black, others so light they are just barely tones on the page.

Serious drawing books can be pricey but they can often be found at a good price if you buy an older edition--here are some really worth having: A Guide to Drawing (Daniel Mendelowitz), Art of Responsive Drawing (Nathan Goldstein), Art of Drawing (Bernard Chaet).

The quality of the reproductions in this book are second-rate and very dull. This didn't surprise me, as the paper stock and printing is going to be of lesser quality in a budget-priced book. And since the price is not unreasonable, this is a good student reference book

But here's what really upset me. Certain masters of drawing like Delacroix and Burne-Jones are completely missing. Nor are the selected drawings of Raphael included here the best examples, in my opinion.

I had the pleasure of visiting a sculptor friend and nearly tripping in the entrance of her house as I caught the sight of a fantastic little pencil drawing out of the corner of my eye. "Yes," she smiled "we think it is a Burne-Jones, even though it isn't signed." She has since passed on and donated her work and art collection to her alma mater. While I think that was a wonderful thing to do, that drawing may well end up in an archive and never be seen by the public, ever. So these books are sometimes the only way one ever gets to see masterful drawings, and to leave out some of the best artists makes me pretty sad. Save your money unless you need another drawing reference book and this contains what you are looking for.

As usual, I am going to write about this book based on what strikes me most when I look at it and even more after I finish it.

The one thing I learn from this book is that it is NOT what you draw WITH, but it is more of WHAT you draw and HOW you draw that matters.

Remember when you were a little boy (or girl), you would love to draw on the snow, especially on the first snow of the season, smooth and fresh? Remember when you were a little boy, you would love to draw on the sand at the beach... standing; and the wave would wash it off? But I digress. The point is that this little book has taught me so many things in art and life that I cannot tell you all, but a few.

First off, it is a collection of beautiful drawings done by some of the Great Masters and draftsmen, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael, Rubens, Du:rer, and Rembrandt, to name a few. Most of the works were done in pencil, crayon, or pen and ink. The genres covered include perhaps almost if not all of the important genres existing in fine arts, such as portraiture, figure (aka nudes), landscape, and even animals.

Secondly, art students and professional artists alike will find this book a valuable addition to their library collection. The treatment of line and mass drawing, brushstroke, cross-hatching, edge, composition, and such, are skillfully done. One would make a better artist simply by copying these drawings and learn to recreate the effects shown in them using the techniques mentioned. What a great number of valuable lessons in drawing for artists who believe in good draftsmanship and drawing skills.

Last but not least, what strikes me most perhaps is the figure drawing. Sensual, respectable (for crying out loud in this time and age!), beautiful posing, and masterful rendition. What a gem!

One second-to-final little note: As revealed in these drawings, and as we all know it, the figures of these old-time ladies are healthy, well-fed and attractive in their own right; attractive in the sense not only of being a beautiful creature to look at, but also a healthy and fertile mother-to-be!

As a final little note, for folks who would like to see anything with their analytical "artist's eyes", here is one for you to judge: Look at the drawing of "Lady-in-waiting to the Infanta Isabella" by Peter Paul Rubens (a flemish artist, 1577-1640) on the front cover (this drawing is Plate 58 in the book) and compare that with a picture of Alley McBeal (i.e. actress Calister Flockhart) to see for yourself. For a picture of Alley McBeal go to my "About You Area" for a book list about Alley McBeal, or one of the two books (both available at amazon.com): a) Ally McBeal: The Official Guide and b) David E. Kelley : The Man Behind Ally McBeal.

Working in the banking industry I was turned on to this book by a colleague and what a colossal waste of time reading this was. The vast majority of this book's models are outdated and if Mr. Saunders was trying to write a historical piece he has accomplished that in spades. Nothing in this book is relevant and it is obvious the esteemed Mr. Saunders lent his name to a very poor book that he probably should have glanced through if not read. Linda Allen should probably get some real world experience because she is wasting people's time with her research.

This book reviews concepts that have been around for more than 10 years and well published in articles. Perhaps it pulls it all together in book form, but even so, it is dated. It is light on credit derivatives and the exploding market in synthetic securitizations driven by credit derivatives. These products introduce structured credit risk (and hedges) to banks and investors.

The reader will need to buy "Credit Derivatives and Synthetic Structures" by Tavakoli to get insight into these products.

I have a copy of this book. It covers popular credit risk models and things like RAROC, etc. These concepts have been discussed extensively in the industry but I assume this is the first in the book form. The book does a good job in presenting basic ideas. However, if you are looking for technical details, you best bets are still the original technical documentations (CreditMetrics, CreditRisk+, KMV, etc). Nevertheless this book is a useful survey of the current stable of models. Besides, it is not very expensive.

A publisher-friend told me about this book. She said it was just the kind of slick, easy-to-sell textbook that people want. So I took her up on the suggestion and used it in a class that I taught last fall. BIG MISTAKE. The presentation is bland. The scholarship is 10-20 years out-of-date, and the liberation perspective is a throwback to an earlier era (circa 1960-70's). Thankfully, there are still much better books out there (Anderson, Childs, Crenshaw, Duggan).

PS: My students cheered when I announced at the end of the semester that I would be using a different text in the future.

I'm taking a course on the OT and the prof uses this book. I find the book very confusing at times.

For instance, chapters 9 and 10 are very confusing. He explains that Conquest and Gradual Settlement Models of Israel fairly well, but he does not explain the retribalizing. I was asking myself questions such as "who is retribalising?" Thankfully, I have a prof that explained this fairly well.

If, like me, you have to read this book, I wish you the best if luck in your course. To others, forget this book and get another one.

It is difficult to find a reasonably priced, scholarly yet easily readable OT Intro text. I had been using the Boadt READING THE OLD TESTAMENT, which I enjoyed, when our professor recommended Ceresko's book as a good and more recent alternative. If a person were to study both of these texts, paying attention to the bibliographies, one would be well served.

I was required to read this book for a class, and I can say without a doubt that it is the worst book I've ever read. The author just keeps throwing out various names and babbles on and on about stuff that doesn't make any sense. Everyone in my class complained about how boring and hard to follow it was. I promise that you would have a better time reading an encyclopoedia - I only wish I could give it zero stars!

Informative, but very longwinded. He's managed to make an interesting subject very difficult to follow. Seems very conscious not to influence the readers judgement in any way, but the affect of this is ruined by the limited number of european sources available to him.
Its hard to follow the plot when you've not been allowed to get to know any of the characters.

The Kongolese Saint Anthony is one of the best books on a pre-colonial African heroine that I have read. In an engaging drama of spirutuality and politics, John Thornton invites us to look at Africa in a way that makes Africa a part of the unfloding history of Christianity. Anyone interested in both Africa and chruch history would do well to read this throroughly authentic biography of Dona Beatrice.

If your goal is to learn the effect globalization has on the state, society, and politics in general this book provides alot of information but it presented in a way that will put you to sleep.

Instead of reading the chapters I would recommend going straight to the tables and grids provided because the author does not do a good job of getting to the point. I also found that the grids and tables were a good source of what each chapter actually summed up.

I would, however, have to credit the authors for doing a thorough job of covering the various aspects of globalization- from patterns of global finance to global trade and markets to military globalization. Best chapter is the one that deals with migration-otherwise don't bother with this book- you would probably be better of with another book that covers globalization.

this book is a load of crap. hope that helped.

One of the most fact-packed, intelligent studies of globalization, but this is noone's beach reading. I recommend reading the intro and thereafter using it as a reference.

For a more literary, bizarre, and stimulating take on the contemporary global condition, check out Hardt and Negri's Empire.