I gave up on this one about half-way through it, a rare occurrence for me. I just decided I didn't really care who did it or why. To me, it reads more like a potential made-for-TV script. No background or motivational stuff going on here, just some characters with some thin dialogue. Honestly thought I would really enjoy it for the Amish setting.

I wasn't too crazy about this book.Maybe it's becaouse I've read so many books about the Amish. That this wasn't really all that great.I felt like the writter could have told us more about the characters then he was letting us know.
Not a favorite but good for some one who has just started to read Amish Fiction books.

I hope Paul Gaus continues on with his Amish work. I am a fan of Amish Lit. and mystery. I have read many books before about the Amish and "their ways" by people who claim to be experts. They are not, but Mr. Gaus is. Right from the begining to the last page, his detail and knowledge, entangled with suspense and intrigue will make you too, a Gaus reader for life. His story lines and characters are easy to follow, and you will not put it down until you are finished.

Living in the south, and so close to Lousianna. I found nothing familiar in this cookbook. Dishes were more of a "new cuisine" than the standards that we have come to love and enjoy. Ingredients in some of the cooking are not at all familiar to cajun cooking. Some are down right hard to find. If you are expecting a book of authentic cajun cooking, do not buy this book. If you are wanting something experimental and off the beaten path, this is for you.

This cookbook is great. We made the Palmetto Chicken last night. Wonderful! Even the kids liked it. I am coming to appreciate the great contributions Chef Paul has made to American cooking. I'd love to visit K Paul's someday.

The man who changed culinary history (blackened everything!) presents a masterpiece. Anorexics need not apply! Must have addition for collectors of American Regional Cuisine books.

If you're looking for a way to get started in development as a complete novice, this is probably a good starting point. If you're looking to get up to speed on C# quickly, and you have experience in C/C++ or Java, then look elsewhere. The book is huge, but it belabors very basic concepts, and is achingly slow - the first chapter has a 'what is a computer' section. I don't really find the CBT bit that much more useful than an ordinary book. It's mostly just pages of HTML viewed in a browser, with a little audio. This means to type in any of the programs you're constantly switching windows between Visual Studio & the book text. Easier & cheaper just to use the book, but of course sticking it in a cardboard box with extra CDs means that Deitel can charge an extra ... for it.

This book is a disapointment. I shold have paid more attention to the other reviewers. However, if the price is not an issue then you could get if for the ability to search the CD for topics of interest.

This is a "Part Two" I guess to my earlier Review of Deitel Multimedia Cyber Classroom. Earlier I reported that they did not get back to me after calling for help. They in fact have, as of this afternoon. It took approximately 48 hours for this response, but they did try. So I can't fault them for not getting back. Anyway, the product does appear very good so far, and as I said, I fixed my problem.

A squalid little book featuring characters almost entirely devoid of redeeming qualities; even the "heroine" is barely admirable. The story's other principal is a male prostitute and erstwhile trainee priest, though how the transformation in lifestyles is achieved is feebly (and implausibly) handled. Although a police officer at one point claims not to believe in coincidences, the plot hinges around several outrageous ones, for instance a shadowy European underworld "financier" just happens to be the cousin of the prostitute's minder. The alleged street language of northwest England is incomprehensible, and the inane device of starting each chapter with a definition of one of these terms - most of which have left the reader befuddled pages earlier - beggars belief. The tale peters out unsatisfactorily at the end, revealing an author who has run out of ideas

I didn't expect a "Lovejoy" type of new series from Gash; maybe something very different. But this book is a true oddity. It begins slow, becomes more interesting in the second half and then peters out; the momentum doesn't carry through. The dialogue is close to indecipherable and makes for very slow going. The concept of the relationship between the two major characters is interesting, which is why I gave it 3 and not 2 stars.

Different Women Dancing is certainly no Lovejoy novel. Lovejoy frequently finds himself involved in dark doings and the underside of life, but his attitude towards these things pulls them out of the realm of Dostoevsky. The character of Bonn and that of Dr. Burtonall are not only dark, but depressing. She's a professional woman with no will of her own and an unbelieveable sexual inexperience for a nineties professional woman. Bonn is too ascetic and murky for me to like him much as a human being. But, there is the intriuging part. As a reader one is drawn into this emotionally polluted environment by the writing. I agree with previous reviewers that the language was nearly unintelligible at times, and not because it was English slang; I believe most of it was made up slang. Now, Anthony Burgess created a more complicated language in A Clockwork Orange, but he was kind enough to include a glossary at the back of the book. I was tempted not to complete the novel, but I feel that that's cheating, so I read on to the end. In future, I will stick by Lovejoy and avoid Bonn and the good doctor.

this book is not beautiful.

The pictures are poorly taken: they are snap shots that make the palms themselves look like giant weeds.

And the pictures are not large - there are 4 or more on every page.

The printing quality is poor to average - the printer was just going through the motions when producing this book.

To sum up - it may be a good reference if you're good at long latin names and cluttered, muddy photographs... but it is not in any way a beautifully made book.

This is one of the most complete reference guides for anyone who has ever wondered about palm trees. The scientific treatment of the subject is kept to a minimum while the use of palms in the landscape is emphasized. Here the enthusiasm of the authors shines through. The numerous color photographs underscore the point that nearly any landscape need can be satisfied with thoughtful use of palms.

The photographs are snapshot rendered, but in my opinion, any lapse of quality which results is more than compensated by the adequacy of detail.

Though the authors provide notes on seed germination, they avoid a more thorough discussion of propagation. The authors generously supply hints on cultivation of many species covered in the book, but they do not discuss diseases which afflict growing specimens.

There is no doubt that the book is worth the price paid.

There is no other comparable book on the market. It treats ALL 192 genera of palms currently known to science. The photos are excellent and are comparable to those of Riffle's award-winning first book, THE TROPICAL LOOK. The text is even better than the photos and includes observations and experiences from many long-time growers worldwide.

I don't understand the Canadian review which seems to fault the book because some of the palm species cannot be grown in much of the continental USA. Go far enough north and NONE of them can be grown! This is simply a fact of nature, not a fault of the book.

if you need hours of entertainment for a road trip i highly recommend this book. how he thinks these antiquated notions of dating will work, i'm not sure. but, i now know not to fall asleep in front of men, not to wear too much make-up or headphones while at the gym, to pass notes that say, 'do you like me? check yes, no, or maybe', and to look for men who wear suits with real buttonholes.

I liked this book cause you didn't have to read between the lines like most others of it's kind. It's very simple and straight forward. Some people may not like this format but that was part of the appeal for me. A few 'ideas' put forth in it make you think about how they see things in a very basic way. If you are open to ideas and change then this might be a worth while read for you. If you want depth or Dr. Phil forget it. Sometimes simple thing say it best.

Teriffic book. I've often been confused about how to land a guy. Paul Millman's book showed me what games to play, what games not to play, and generally how to act. His advice was outstanding, and I feel much more capable of meeting men that I did before purchasing his book. I recommend it highly.

Of all the books I've read related to Thomas Merton this is positively the worst. It is all written on conjecture and reads like a tabolid in a supermarket. It is not only an insult and attack on Thomas Merton personaly but also on everything that he held sacred and gave his life to with his honesty and his willingness to share his search.

Paul Hourihan's novel was a waste of my time. He obviously doesn't admire Merton. According to Hourihan, Merton was a total failure as a man and as a monk. Why? Because Merton failed to embrace India. He also failed because he remained a faithful Catholic. He failed because he remained a priest. (Hourihan sounds like an angry former Catholic who has embraced the East which possesses all answers to the world's problems.)
Merton didn't reject the East; he sought synthesis of East and West. And I think he may indeed have found it for himself. No doubt about it, if Merton had become a Buddhist or a follower of the Dalai Llama, Hourihan would have canonized him.
This is not a book for people who view Merton as a spiritual master. It's a mean-spirited swipe at everything Merton stood for.

The Death Of Thomas Merton by Paul Hourihan is a novelization of the last day in the life of the famous Catholic monk and writer Thomas Merton, who in December 1968 suffered an terrible, accidental demise while attending a monastic conference in Thailand in 1968. Reinterpreting Merton's character, studying his spirituality and beliefs, and perusing the question of why God would allow him to die, The Death of Thomas Merton is a profound and thoughtful testimony and speculation which is very highly recommended reading both as a work of fact-based fiction and as a thoughtfully speculative portrayal of Thomas Merton in terms of his life and his thought.

I was very excited to get this book in hopes it contained new insights (so little has been written in depth) into one of the great electronic bands of our times but unfortunantly he really doesn't have any. Problem for me was Paul uses WAY to many quotes from Julian Cope's hyperactive book on Kraut rock- I already have that book and think it's pretty ridiculous itsself. When Paul steps out and writes his own opinion the book starts to have meat. But it lacks real depth and insight. Too much is skimmed over and he has an annoying style of writing two versions of every chapter, one skimmed one so-so. The British writer Miles wrote an excellent book on Pink Floyd and he also wrote the program notes for the Stratosfear tour book. It's REALLY too bad he never wrote a book about T.D. But bottom line this is it for now. The book does make you want to check out some of their more lame recordings- but tread carefully overall.

Mr. Stump has written Digital Gothic like a long and tiring review of the bands work. And in 'formula' critic fashion he has something bad to say then retracts it a few paragraphs later. Though some of the insites into T.G. are interesting, they seem second, third, forth hand at best. First hand personal interviews with the band would have been nice. I suppose the biggest disappointment of all is that such a ground breaking band with such a rich history has so little written about them. This can be due to T.G.'s trade-mark 'cool' mannerisms that they adopted (and warmed a bit with age) as they became older but none the less, Mr. Stump definately did not dig very deep. Repeating himself often by simply rewording his intent and direction as if to fill the pages so the thin book wasn't 10 pages, the author simply likes to read his own writing.
Tangerine Dream has to be my favorite band in modern history but I found the book boorish.
It only deserves a rating above two due to the fact that it helps feed the fans of T.D. who have to pick at bits and scraps to indulge their interest in the facinating artists that truely desearve the title.

I still find it difficult to understand how these two blokes supposedly weren't close buddies? I was pretty astonished when I first read about this in Paul's great little book.So does that mean those times when I queued up in the cold to see my heroes after a gig and watched them sign their autographs in amazement,that all was not rosey in TD's garden? And how did Franke & Froese exchange their musical ideas so well if this was so.Great book!

I have read this book on loan from a friend. It is my sincere opinion that the author does not speak nor can he write in English.The information is very vague at best. The pictures are of such poor quality that it is beyond reproach.No real technique is demonstrated against any attacks,there are only poses.My favorite is where the author slashes a man standing absolutley still with a knife for no apperant reason and calls it combative technique. Quite a poor choice for one of intellect.

This book covers the basics of the street fighting style of Savate, called Danse de Rue Savate. It is a system that incorporates the techniques of savate, boxe-francaise, lutte parisseine, chausson, zipota and la canne et baton d'armes. If you want to see what savate really is, when it isn't reduced to a sport, this book is for you. The kicking, striking, weapon techniques and grappling are discussed as part of an intergrated whole. Clear explanations and lots of photos illustrate the techniques. A long history section traces the development of savate out of the wide variety of western martial arts, most of which are no lnger practiced.

This book introduces one to the European Martial Art of Savate Danse de Rue. Savate is known for its kicking techinques but the book also reveals the use of weapons, grappling, and other techniques of the art. It shows the basic techniqes clear, although the photos are a little dark, and explains how they are preformed. It is one of the few books in English on Savate and the only one to discuss la canne, baton, foue, and lutte to my knowledge

The author presents dozens of circuits for audio surveillance devices many feature obsolete components like 741 operational amplifiers. They have such poor stability and noise poor performance that they have not been used for many years. Others use design techniques that were abandoned long ago such as transmitters made from one-transistor oscillators.

Basic physical principles are ignored. A diagram of a laser for eavesdropping through a window shows a collimated beam passing through a simple convex lens without being spread. The laser beam bounces off the glass at at an angle defying explanation.

Who can remember vidicon TV cameras? This old design is featured as one of two main types of cameras.

The section on countermeasures misses most useful techniques for finding bugs. For example, if any of the circuits shown in this book were hidden under a board room table a nonlinear junction device location technique would be most commonly used to discover it. This technique is not discussed by the author, however.

[exerpted from a review for Security Management all rights reserved]

This book is definitely not worth the money. I expected alot more detailed circuit designs and instructions. This book is mainly an overview of the types of circuits used, with maybe 1 or 2 designs present. Again don't waste your money.

Although interested in electronics for many years, I thought that devices for electronic surveillance were complicated until I read this book. The book has loads of circuits diagrams that are easy to build, with a good write-up on how they work. Despite the physically small size of the book (only just over one hundred pages), this goes to show that size is not everything!

There is no waffling or unnecessary photos of obsolete or irrevelant material, and is an excellent reference guide for any person interested in electronics. Excellent.