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Sports Car and Competition Driving
Published in Hardcover by Haynes Publishing Group (19 April, 1993)
Authors: Paul Frere and Phil Hill
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AMAZINGLY Technical!
This book is full of formulas for computing maximum theorhetical speed through corners, and the like. The information is presented in a way that people with several seasons under their belts could use, but definitely NOT for the beginner, unless you happen to also hold a PHD in physics. If you are considering writing a video game, THIS is the book for you. It has all the formulas you'll need to make your car handle realistically.

Interesting
Immediately after reading this book I start feeling better in my car driving seat. I became more calculated in my movements and avoid the stupid rush to go kind of things.


Spy Flights of the Cold War
Published in Paperback by Sutton Publishing (October, 1998)
Author: Paul Lashmar
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Disappointing - politically tinged
The author recaps early spy flights, with emphasis on British participation. There is much that is new and interesting. Unfortunately, the author's political views creep into the story as he attempts to prove that USAF leaders wanted to start WWIII. His conclusion that Western spy flights were just too provocative ignores Soviet aggression in areas other than the air war. The thought that the brutal, totalitarian Soviet system maybe deserved to be fought and eventually defeated doesn't seem to have occured to the author.

Great reading on a subject that has just been disclosed.
The author provides detailed information pertaining to a number of over-flights into the Soviet Union during the cold war. There are many personal interviews with members of the crew. Great reading on a subject that has not been fully disclosed.


Structured Cobol Methods: How to Design, Code, and Test Your Programs So They're Easier to Debug, Document, and Maintain
Published in Paperback by Mike Murach & Associates (April, 1997)
Authors: Paul Noll and Paul Nooll
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A Foot in the Past
While just about every other COBOL textbook has adopted the use of scope terminators (such as END-IF) in COBOL programs, Paul Noll still prefers the old periods. Now that COBOL has scope terminators, the use of periods should be discouraged because they are known to make program changes more bug-prone. After all, the original intent of structured programming methods was to make programs less bug-prone.

Structured COBOL Methods
I've read a number of books that purport to teach structured methods. This book is the best one I've found. It not only explains the theory behind it but also goes on to explain its practical appication. There is a section on top- down testing as well as various worked examples from batch to interactive applications. I liked the reference to the three critical coding principals. This book is definitely written by a programmer for programmers. It's easy to read and packed with valuable tips and techniques. A must for anyone wanting to write better, less error prone and more easily maintainable code.


Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference
Published in Paperback by O'Reilly & Associates (15 December, 1998)
Author: Paul Raines
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Good if you like such things...
If it's important to you to have a quick reference in paper form, then by all means this is the book for you. It's technically accurate. It is getting a bit out of date, but Tcl has an excellent track record for maintaining upward compatibility. You may miss out on new features, but you won't be led too far astray.

If, on the other hand, you're comfortable with browsing the manual on-line, then save your money. There's little in this book that isn't also in the on-line manuals that come with Tcl/Tk, and you can be certain that the on-line manual matches the Tcl/Tk release that you're using.

Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference
The Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference is a good basic guide to the Tcl syntax. The text is a simple straight-forward listing of the different Tcl terms, their functions and their signatures, alphabetized by category.


Tears of the Inquisition
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Masquerade Books Inc (March, 1998)
Author: Paul Little
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Happy Endings for All.....
I found Paul Little's trite little story rather boring. It was repetitive and written in a dull lackluster style. I give this story 2 stars because it did have a decent plot and it followed it through to the end. If you are looking for any d/s forget it. There are some beating, twisting on the rack and basic abuse scenes in the context of the Spanish inquisition. If you are a history buff and like to read about lots of forced sex then go ahead... you'll probably like this.

Shows the hypocrisy of the Spanish Church
Paul Little gets to the heart of the matter swiftly in this work. He leaves no doubt that when one is brought before the priests of the Inquisition, torture and sexual degradation will surely follow.

Vivid descriptions of the lusts of the torturers who profess to be Christians, and their assistants are portrayed. One is awed by how these holy men use religion as an excuse to profit sexually from their wards, to whom they are supposed to show the true way.

One finishes this work with the seed of doubt in their mind about what lurks behind the friendly face of their local holy man.

Great erotic reading!


The Top 100: The Best Baseball Cards to Own, Ranked and Rated for Collector and Investor
Published in Paperback by Bonus Books (March, 1990)
Authors: Paulf Green, Paul Green, and Kit Kiefer
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I wouldn't take their advice
A couple of the reccomendations:

Griffey's 89 Donruss over his 89 Upper Deck. At the time the book was written the Donruss sold for $4 and the Upper Deck for $12. The Donruss now goes for $12 and the Upper Deck for $150... and has been mentioned as possibly one of the best of the Modern Cards.

81 Fleer Graig Nettles card(error) $12 card should be worth $25 in 2 years... It's now worth $10

75 Topps Robin Yount

83 Topps Wade Boggs

84 Fleer Update Dwight Gooden I love this one, $75 card now worth $14

69Topps Reggie Jackson

72 Topps Carlton Fisk. Sell your children, sell your vintage T-Bird, buy this card. Was $50 now $55

86 Donruss Rookies Bo Jackson

86 Donruss Jose Canseco

Just to name a few. I did appreciate a couple of their calls. 79 Topps Ozzie Smith,86 Sportflics Canseco/Greenwell/Tartabull Error. I thought the 89 Star Co. Bob Hamelin was a good call. He did only have one good year and then fizzled but the call did show insight. I gave the book 2 stars because the reading was enjoyable and informative. The picks were just terrible. In their defense I would like to say that most of these cards are from the "era of mass production" and as we all no scarcity as well as popularity drive a cards price. I didn't have time to price out all the cards in the book and then compare them to todays values, but maybe that would be a good rainey day project. If I do I will update this.

very interesting baseball nostalgia book
THE BOOK IS VERY INTERESTING FOR THOSE LIKE ME WHO GREW UP IN THE 50's and 60's.the pictures are very good and the book is very easy reading with a capsule of all the top 100 players.the pictures look like they were taken yesterday.What is particularly rewarding is the book brings me back and reveals to me how really great these players were.STan musial to bill dickey to the great negro league players.babe ruth is ranked # WITH WILLIE MAYS RANKED SECOND ON THE ALL TIME LIST.THE PLAYERS OF YESTERDAY WOULD BE GREAT IN ANY ERA.I AM REALLY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE BOOK IT IS EASY TO READ AND CONTAINS ALL OF THE GREAT ALL TIME BASEBALL RECORD HOLDERS AND COMPARES THEM BASED ON STATISTICAL COMPARISON/A MUST READ FOR ANY BASEBALL FAN OF THE FUTURE/PRESENT AND PAST


Tuscany and Umbria
Published in Paperback by Globe Pequot Press (March, 1989)
Authors: Dana Facaros, Pauline Pears, and Michael Pauls
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often outdated
When some years ago I was given by an American friend of mine a copy of this guide, I soon noticed that many information (e. g. telephone numbers of museums, names of bus companies) on the area in Tuscany where I live were outdated. So I wrote the authors a short letter with new numbers, names etc. Two weeks ago I saw the 6th ed. of the guide in a Florentine bookshop, but the wrong numbers, names etc. were always the same! They were not corrected!!! I wonder why!

thorough and beautifully written
I've been to Tuscany ten times over the past decade and have always used Cadogan, to my mind still the best out of the scores of other guides that have sprung up since, including the Rough Guide. They may not always get the phone numbers right, but the authors' make each corner of this beautiful region come alive with their knowledge and witty writing. The new 6th edition has a greatly expanded section on the Marches-a lovely region that no other book in English covers very well at all.


U.S. Labor in the 20th Century: Studies in Working-Class Struggles and Insurgency (Revolutionary Studies Series)
Published in Paperback by Humanity Books (September, 2000)
Authors: John H. Hinshaw, Paul Le Blanc, and Paul Leblanc
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Vaguely Intertesting book, horrible editing
I am a historian and find this topic to be extremly fascinating and important in US history. However, this book came up EXTREMELY short. The topic was poorly covered and the book was an extremly boreing read, even for a nonfiction history study. Also John Hinshaws editing left a lot to be desired. This could be one of the worst jobs of editing I have seen in my 40 years as a professor of history.

Brief explanation and Table of Contents
I'm one of the editors, so of course, this is a great book. It's probably most useful for historians, labor educators, and those interested in US labor radicalism. The book has some classic articles by radical scholars and activists (Harry Braverman, James Matles of the UE), combined with some recent scholarly work by radical historians and activists (Joe Trotter, General Baker). I've included the table of contents for you to examine. JH

U.S. Labor in the Twentieth Century: Studies in Working-Class Fragmentation and Insurgency

John Hinshaw and Paul Le Blanc

Part One: Overviews: The Working Class Still Matters

1-2.Overview.

3-16.Paul Le Blanc and John Hinshaw, "Introduction: Why The Working Class Still Matters."

18-42.Harry Braverman, "The Making of the American Working Class."

43-78.Sherry Linkon, Bill Mullen, John Russo, Susan Russo, Linda Strom "Working-Class Studies: Where It's Been Lately and Where It's Going."

Part Two: Diversity, Insurgency and Fragmentation

79-80.Overview.

81-92.Dan Georgakas, "Ethnic Organizing: A Double-Edged Sword."

93-105.David Riehle, "The Appeal to Reason and the Mass Socialist Movement Before World War I."

106-119David Demarest, "Representations of Women in Narratives About the Great Strike of 1919."

120-132.Joe W. Trotter, "Reflections on the Great Migration to Western Pennsylvania."

133-168.Karen Olson, "The Gendered Social World of Steelmaking: A Case Study of Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point Plant."

Part Three: The Opportunities of Labor Radicalism

164-165. Overview.

166-209.Paul Le Blanc, "Revolutionary Vanguards in the United States in the 1930s."

210-236.An interview with Genora Johnson Dollinger by Kathleen O'Nan, "The Role of Women, and of Radicals, in the First Sit-Down Strikes."

237-277.Robert Korstad and Nelson Lichtenstein, "Opportunities Found and Lost: Labor, Radicals, and the Early Civil Rights Movement."

278-313.Manning Marable, "A. Philip Randolph and the Foundations of Black Socialism."

Part Four: Affluence, Possibilities and Problems

314-315.Overview. 316-331.Lizabeth Cohen, "Working-Class Studies/Working-Class Lives: A Historian's Perspective."

332-354.Mark McColloch, "Modest But Adequate: Standard of Living for Mon Valley Steelworkers in the Union Era."

355-397.Ed Mann, "We Are the Union."

398-439.John Hinshaw, "Black Workers' Struggles for Jobs and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century Pittsburgh"

Part Five: Applying the Lessons of the Past

440-441.Overview.

442-455.Elaine Bernard, "Why Unions Matter."

456-480.Irwin Marcus, "A Century of Struggle in Homestead: Working-Class Responses to Corporate Power."

481-494.James. J. Matles, "The Role of Labor Today: Reflections on the Past Through Light on the Road Ahead."

495-515.Peter Rachleff, "Seeds of a Labor Insurgency" "1996: Change and Continuity."

516-526.General Baker, "The Struggle for Survival."

527-531.Biographies of Contributors


The Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope
Published in Paperback by E D C Publications (March, 1999)
Authors: Kirsteen Rogers and Paul Dowswell
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Not For Serious Microscope Users
This is a book aimed at children or novice adults.

There is nothing in it for an experienced microscopist.

A great book for child scientists
Since Usborne books are geared for children, not professionals, it is written exactly the way it should be. My kids' classmates were fascinated with the pictures. The fifth graders were just starting to use microscopes and this book really whet their appetites. They went on to find more microscope books and information.


Visual Basic 5 Fundamentals Unleashed
Published in Paperback by Sams (June, 1997)
Authors: Mike Amundsen, Rob Bernavich, John Charlesworth, John D., Iii Conley, Paul Kimmel, Rick Ladymon, Lowell Mauer, Mike McMillan, Greg Perry, and Alex Reich
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DON'T LIKE IT
If you are new to programming and want to really learn vb 5. DON'T BUY THIS. But if have a lot of experinece this if for you.

I liked it..
This book was fast paced and very descriptive. It helped me out tremendously.


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