This is a very good cookbook. The penne with asparagus and red peppers recipe is more than worth the price of this book. We make this recipe for dinner parties all the time.

Great cook! He's got unbelieveable recipes. Highly recommended!

The Union Square Cafe Cookbook is a keeper. I refer to it frequently for ideas. All the fish dishes are simple and delicious. Mama Romano's Lemon Chicken is a favorite of mine. I like to fix it for the family - it's a wonderful homey dish. It's also good for a casual supper with friends. The cocktail nuts are a staple at my annual Christmas party and everyone always asks what's in them. I've never eaten in the restaurant, but the book makes you feel like a regular. I look forward to cooking out of their new book which just came out.

I bought a copy of this book yesterday and read through it last night. It's a beautiful book of high quality and a lot of work obviously went into its graphic design.

The book is primarily a visual album of a ham's QSL card collection that one of the authors found in a binder at a swap-meet and bought apparently because it looked interesting, even though at the time he had no idea what a QSL card was. The authors have tracked down information about the hams who were on the other end of the contacts represented by the cards and include these notes along with the card images.

As far as other content goes, it's mostly just a few pages of fluff about ham radio, some of it done in the style of a first-grade reading primer ("this is a ham radio" etc.).

I think a serious biography of the radio life of just about any long-time ham could be an interesting topic for a book, especially when played out against the background of actual QSL cards involved, but this book fails to provide that level of depth and in the end becomes just a collage of images and typography. Very "art" but very little ham radio of interest either to an experienced ham or the curious layperson.

I also see that the authors have seen fit to review their own book and assign themselves five stars, which I don't think is a fair use of the review mechanism.

But it's not a very expensive book, and the high production values and the QSL images make it at least an interesting browse.

Gavin Scott
AE6AM

With the rise of "personal" electronics--think Internet, tiny cell phones & other wireless connection tools--the world of ham radio seems to have been passed by, forgotten, or otherwise relegated to the basement, or worse. But this hobby holds on, fascinating & attracting those wanting more, some means of talking, chatting, meeting & interacting with the world at-large. Who want something besides giant corporations (ultimately concerned only with P&L)& sometime silly can-you-hear-me-now keyboard manipulations. Something beyond the anonymous nature of what we call commercial radio.

Hams, by & large, remain a curious lot--curious about how & why radio works. And curious because how is it possible to sit in your room & talk with someone else halfway around the world, without wires or other connections? Curious about the nature of communication itself, about who might be on "the other end" of that circuit. And curious about who & what they might be & do. The process occurs thousands of times, day & night, spanning everything, from continents to cultures to countries to crazy dreams & ideas. There's a romance to it, listening to signals that are all around us, unseen or felt, until we hook up a radio & detect them. Ham radio lets you put your own message out there, into that vast ethereal space, seeking something only you know about, something only you want.

"Hello World" introduces readers to some of that romance, to some of what kept Jerry Powell (whose collection of QSL cards form the basis of the work) doing it for 70 years. To some of what fascinated him, & continues to fascinate millions of others around the world. It's a graphical treat, & a rare look into radio from the amateur's point of view. Hopefully, some youngster, somewhere, will see it, & want to learn more--about radio, the world, & communicating with it via radio.

And Jerry Powell's legacy will live on...and on....

First of all, if you're a radio amateur already:

RUN, don't WALK, to your nearest bookseller, and BUY THIS BOOK! (In fact, I got mine from AMAZON!)

If you're not, it's OK to walk to your bookseller and BUY THIS BOOK!

In truth, I have only begun to read the book -- an effort that will take me "forever" because of the richness of the fabric these guys have woven. It's fun, it's educational, and truly beautiful; in short, it's a work of art! I agree with the reader/reviewer who suggested a "true" coffee table edition in hardback! I'd certainly get in line to buy one....

It's loaded with wonderful touches: the timeline at the bottom of each page that puts the reader in touch with world events while following, chronologically, Jerry's life; the colorful glossary of ham radio jargon/terminology; the wonderful fold-out centerfold map that shows the location of each person whose postcard (QSL) is depicted; and the complete listing of all 369 cards on the back inside cover pages. You can tell a graphic designer played a key role in this project!

With a built-in audience of at least 2.5 million radio amateur aficionados world-wide (how 'bout a Japanese translation for the 1 million + hams in JA-land?!) this book ought to be a hit. Hey, I can think of at least 675,000 coffee tables in America where "Hello World" should be displayed and loved.

Dan and Paul: thanks for creating this...and for joining us in "the greatest hobby on earth that almost no one knows about!" Best 73,

GJ
P.S. We've added Jerry and the authors to our Famous Hams web site. All three of these guys are welcome additions!

DiAngelo's story has a local flavor and takes the San Francisco Bay area reader through a fast paced trip. He gives us a glimpse into the history of evangelical traditons of the 60's and 70's. His command and skill of painting colorful word pictures is a rare gift. For those of us who lived through this period, in the Bay area, thousands of additonail words and pages of memories flashed before our minds. Evangelical traditions took on new meaning as each page of the story unfolded. The story is both profound and heart searching in it's simplicity.

Danny made himself vulnerable as he related his coversion story, a miraculous spiritual awakening, even as he has made himself vulnerable by takinng a firm stand, based on conviction in the beginning of the Genesis Worship Center.

I am eagerly looking forward to the sequal. Danny is a masterful story teller.

This book was very easy to read. I purchased it due to the book being endorsed by Rodney Howard Browne, more than any knowledge of the author. However it is an awesome testimony.
I wouldn't say it was in the 'life changing' category..but its been a long time since I have read a book that was as hard to stop reading as this one.
I got the impression that the book has been written a bit too early as the book ended with DiAngelo leaping into full time ministry and I would say that there is still a lot to happen.
If you are a 2nd (or 3rd) generation Christian, then this book will have a particular appeal to you, as DiAngelo writes about growing up in church, pretending all the right words/actions, but it all being an act...until he had his own unique encounter.

Gripping story of a former preacher who realizes his own hypocrisy. Search for significance is common to every person in some way or another. DiAngelo's story is inspiring and expertly crafted.

After reading the book Leadership When the Heat Is on, I have found a new admiration of the people who move towards the field of leadership and being a leader. The writer, Danny Cox basically wrote about his experiences in the field of becoming a leader to a group of people in the sales process. The writer mentions problems on how and why these problems came about. The book over all is about common sense in the viewpoint of a person who has experienced it first hand. This book was something that people should read to grasp a better idea of what to expect out of a person who is responsible for others below them in a business setting. The people who are having troubles in getting to know the people that they work with and to get those people to work should read this book.

This is a substantially revised and updated second edition of a book which, since first published in 1992, became and remains a bestseller. (My rough guess is that about 60% of the material this edition is new. Perhaps more.) In my Five Star review of the previous edition, I began by noting that the word "crucible" refers to a container within which tremendous pressure exists and the word is also used to describe experiencing such pressure. While writing this book with Hoover's assistance, I think Cox had this in mind when using the term "heat" in relation to leadership. Throughout history, the greatest religious, military, social, political, and business leaders have flourished under tremendous pressure.

According to Cox, "heat" is created at the point at which the manager finds himself or herself under the greatest pressure, emanating both from outside (e.g. others' expectations) and inside (i.e. self-imposed forces). In fact, almost anyone within any organization finds herself or himself feeling such pressure while attempting to produce desirable results. Cox fully understands that there are many different kinds of pressure which generally fall within two categories: positive pressure which increases and improves performance without a loss of dignity, and, negative pressure which undermines performance and frequently results in anger, resentment, discouragement, and even despair.

Years ago when meeting with a CEO who took great pride in his "command and control" management style, I read a framed aphorism to which he directed my attention: "Flogging will continue until employee morale improves." Cox did not write this book for such a manager; rather, for those who care deeply about their associates and are struggling to provide effective leadership and management -- or supporting their leaders and managers -- while experiencing tremendous pressure themselves from various sources (e.g. supervisors, associates, customers, and competitors). In this volume, Cox recommends the same seven strategies introduced in the previous edition. They are arranged in a sequence of "Steps" to follow when "the heat's on": Team Building, Goal Setting, Time Planning for Higher Productivity, Keeping Morale High, Creativity, Problem Solving, and finally, Mounting [or Initiating] Change. It would be a disservice both to him and to those who read this review for me to discuss the seven "Steps." Each must be carefully considered (a) within the context in which Cox presents it, and (b) in relation to the others which precede or follow it. Cox correctly views and explains each of them within a cohesive process. They are interdependent. He also offers an abundance of examples and illustrations of real-world situations, dos and don'ts, action steps, mental activities, checklists, etc.

For me, one of the most important sections is "Introduction: Andrews Air Force Base, July 21, 2001." For ten years, Cox flew supersonic fighter planes in the United States Air Force (the F-86 Sabre, the F-102 Delta Dagger, and then the F-101 Voodoo) before embarking on his business career. In the "Introduction," he first describes what happened last summer when he accompanied a brigadier general during the flight of an F-16 Fighting Falcon over the Atlantic Ocean. Later, he and wife Tedi celebrated his "supersonic day" by dining in the "Old Town" area of Alexandria, VA. It would be inappropriate to reveal what occurred after they were seated in an historic restaurant. Suffice to say, Cox's juxtaposition of the two situations serves to illustrate several of his most important ideas which he then develops brilliantly in the ten chapters. In fact, I think the "Introduction" all by itself is worth the price of the book.

Those who share my high regard for this revised and updated edition are urged to check out Bossidy and Charan's Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Hammer's The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do to Dominate the Decade, Maister's Practice What You Preach: What Managers Must Do to Create a High-Performance Culture, and Gilbert's Success Bound: Breaking Free of Mediocrity.

Our company has used Danny Cox as a leadership example for years. We enjoy Danny as a speaker (one of the top speakers in the country) and we use Danny's books for training our senior management team. This book is meant for LEADERS in the organization - self-directed individuals that have the toughness to lead when the heat is on. Danny lived leadership through the heat and shares his experiences. If you are looking to add energy to your organization and your senior management team, this book is for you. Surviving an economic downturn has turned up the heat on most businesses - this book supplies a common sense road map to leadership under pressure. Highly recommended.

Like the other reviewers, I read this book as a kid in 1959. Unlike them, I cannot recommend it. Although the characters are likeable, the story is crippled by the fact that the author is almost entirely clueless about computers. Of course in the Fifties, unlike now, this was true of most people, so the author's ignorance is understandable--but the many conceptual errors in the plot really hurt the storyline, and are likely to make young modern-day readers cringe with embarrassment--or simply discard the book, unfinished.

I loved this book as a kid. It is a bit corny, but the message it relays about experiential and constructive learning is consistent with educational theory of the 90's. Knowledge is often best attained when the student (at whatever age) helps to construct it themselves rather than having it handed to them to memorize. Kids don't have to know this to enjoy the book! Highly recommended for grade school readers or students in instructional technology...

I read this ages ago as a kid. Oh, how I wished the homework machine were real!

I loved the Danny Dunn series of books. Every trip to the local library was filled with anticipation of a new, fantastic adventure. Great stuff.

This books is easy to read and not only so, it is also quite captivating, whether you are looking for past-time reading or would like to use it for studies. It is one of those readings that goes quite well in the gym, while you work out, because it is quite capable of holding the attention of any reader. I would definitely recommend reading it!

famous all over town is honestly the best book i have ever read in my entire life. it was gripping on so many diffrent levels. I recommend this book to everyone who has every felt like they don't belong.

This book is a page turner! I could not put it down or stop laughing and crying as the wonderful, realistic chicanos fought to stay sane one day at a time. I loved the characters; they're people that I encounter everyday,they make terrible mistakes, (over and over and over...), but somehow never give up the struggle to survive.
Although this book does not paint a pretty picture of the Mexican-American family it does give us a realistic one, one in which racism is a powerful threat to the evergrowing Mexican pride.
I also love the language that the author uses. I'm not disappointed to learn the Danny Santiago is really Danny James. I'm actually pleasantly surprised that a Caucasian can capture the Chicano way of life so realistically.
I laughed, I cried, I loved it!

This book is okay for some quick notes on shortcut keys and such, however, I have yet to find it helpful in learning Maya from the beginning. It's images and short descriptions assume you already know how to use Maya and are just flipping thru reference books such as this for little reminders and idea-triggers. The only page I've found to be very useful is the first page of shortcuts. The rest I could have lived without paying for...but then, I had to learn this for myself as this was a required textbook for my class.

This book can't be beat price wise. And the page count is not as scary as most books on this topic (1000+). I guess as such is a good reference for a beginner in Maya. Above that level, I wonder if the more experienced reader will not quickly find it not comprehensive enough. It also depend on your learning style. I prefer to learn via tutorials that take me through the paces. This is one has very little of that, but is mostly like, this button does this and that menu is for that, and then you figure out yourself how to use it all in a project. But I suppose that will do if you are experienced in another 3D application, and you want to switch to Maya. Complete beginners are better advised to look for books like New Riders' Maya 4 Fundamentals (to be honest I don't own that book, but their 3DS Max 4 Fundamentals), that will make a point of explaining everything in this new 3D world.

This book is easy to read and follow, and will give you a good basic knowledge of Maya.

There are pictures on every page, illustrating what the steps are telling you to do. The steps are short, and not mystic. A good training book will tell you how to do something, and if it requires knowing how to do something else first, it will teach you how to do that and then continue. This book does that. It doesn't get you lost looking for a command you have never heard of before.

A good choice for a practical guide. Information is current and accurate. Maps are great. Never got lost!

A true guidebook from our favorite travel publisher, we ended up using this book more for its information about Ecuador and its capital city, Quito, than we did for the information on the islands. While I doubt that anyone actually reads a travel guidebook from front to back, what we do like to do with the Lonely Planet guides is to concentrate on the two text sections called "Facts about the Country" and "Facts for the Visitor." These sections help travelers gain some insight into the place they are about to visit, including cultural clues (for example, it is generally not acceptable to wear shorts in Latin American cities, even if you are on vacation) and suggestions for places to go and things to see.

Make sure you get the most recent edition of the guidebook if you plan to use the restaurant recommendations.

While I was living in Ecuador, I helped plan other people's travel experiences in Ecuador. For maps and information, this is the best book out of all that I have seen with people. The ones with the whole continent do NOT do Ecuador justice. Ecuador can take up to 1 MONTH for the BEST traveling. If you have 4 months...spend 1 in Ecuador and use this book.

When I first got this book, I read it closely and tried to work through the examples. Although I learned quite a bit, I found that the book was increasingly being used as a drink coaster...I found that the book I used more and more was the Netscape ONE Developer's Guide and just about everyone in the shop that writes scripts concurred (as did someone who commented earlier below).

If you like Goodman's style and a just getting started, I think you will like the JavaScript Bible. To move on to advanced topics and see another (perhaps more useful) approach to JavaScript, move on to the Netscape ONE Developer's Guide. If you know a bit about scripting and Web publishing, I'd skip this one and go straight to the aforementioned book--you'll love it

I have programmed in many languages and was looking for a good book so that I can do web based programming.With Danny Goodman's JAVASCRIPT handbook, it was not like reading a book, but was like taking a course where instructors guide you through step by step in school. The Book has been written with a beginner and advanced programmer in mind. The author has taken care to explain everything to a "NOVICE in programming". I would recommend this book to everyone who is interested in getting to WEB BASED programming.

After going through multiple Javascript books in multiple stores, it is with great pleasure that I announce this is the only book you will need to learn Javascript. Danny Goodman has simply outdone himself. Although I knew a little javascript before I began reading this book from looking at source code, I needed a book that would give concrete examples that were well indexed. This book is one of the best indexed books I have seen overall, not just for javascript. Oh, and the big factor "TECHNICAL SUPPORT"! Danny always responds to his mail of you have a question that he possibly did not cover in his book. He also has an updates section on his web page to keep you informed of changes in versions