David's story starts on the day the German army attacked Poland at the beginning of World War II. It chronicles one man's struggle to save his family from the Nazis and the heroic efforts he made to save hundreds of other people in the process. David never stopped believing in life and he never stopped believing in God. Through every twist and turn first, while hiding from the Nazis then in the Warsaw Ghetto and finally in Bergen Belsen his quick thinking kept his family safe.

You will not put this book down until David's final liberation. This book is a tribute to his zest for life. Through all the death and destruction David never lost his faith.

David Gilbert is a true hero. His story makes personal what now seems so far removed. It should be read by all those who want to learn from the inhumanity of the Nazi era. This book should be required high school reading. David's story is about life and one man's triumph over incredible odds.

Many people have expressed the opinion over the centuries - but I believe I remember Sri Ramakrishna, a Hindu saint of the 19th century, saying that '...there is no greater pain than that of a parent who outlives a child'. SEE THE CHILD deals with that sort of pain and grief, and does so in a deeply moving (but never maudlin) manner - with intelligence, insight, and fine writing.

The central character of David Bergen's wonderful novel is Paul Unger. He lives in a small town in Manitoba, near Winnipeg, with his wife Lise, daughter Sue, and his son Stephen. As is often the case in families (I almost added 'modern', but I'm sure these tensions have been present in one form another since the dawn of civilization), there is strife between father and son. Stephen is eighteen, and is pushing the envelope of parental control, trying to find his own way in life. He takes up with a young French-Canadian girl, Nicole Forêt - she is beautiful, and a little too 'wild' to suit Paul. He can easily sense that she will bring pain and suffering into his son's life. He also knows that simply telling his son what he sees in store for him will do no good whatsoever, so he feels that he has no choice but to allow the relationship to run its course.

One morning Paul is awakened from sleep by a knocking at the door. It comes from the knuckles of his friend Harry, the town constable - Harry is the bearer of sad tidings indeed. Stephen has been found dead, lying facedown in a pool in a muddy field. He had gone to a party, gotten drunk, stumbled and fell into the shallow pool and drowned. Paul's grief at the death of his only son is compounded by the burden of guilt that comes to rest on his shoulders, on his very soul. Just a few days before Stephen's death, the boy had been caught breaking into the family business, in an apparent burglary attempt - and the confrontation over this incident, as well as the pattern seen by Paul emerging in Stephen's life, had resulted in an ugly argument between father and son. Paul had sent Stephen away from the house, and when the boy returned after a short while, unable to find friends with whom he could spend the night, Paul had not opened the door to him. This scene will come back to haunt the grieving father again and again - consciously and subconsciously - throughout the story.

After Stephen's funeral, Nicole reveals that she is pregnant. Lise, Stephen's mother, is doubtful that the child is Stephen's - but Paul accepts it as the truth. When Sky, Nicole's son, is born, Paul sees in the child a chance at redemption for himself - and a connection to the son he has lost. Paul's journey through this stark emotional landscape and his attempts to cement a relationship between himself and his grandson, as well as with Nicole, form the bulk of the novel. Paul's marriage suffers greatly under the weight of his grief for Stephen and the guilt that he bears - and that's an awful weight to place upon a marriage. He soon recognizes that there is no way he's going to change Nicole into a 'settled' mother for Sky - and his attempts to hang on to his relationship with the two of them are understandable and heartbreaking at the same time.

Bergen's characters are well wrought - ones with whom the reader can easily identify. We have all known people like those depicted in this story - we live among them, they inhabit the towns where we dwell, as well as the families we cherish. They are basically good people, some are just more confused than others as to how to deal with the hand they've been dealt - some make good choices, some make bad ones. Life is a continuous lesson in itself - and this novel portrays that process in a deep, gentle way - and in a way that both illustrates and strengthens the healing abilities we hold within us. It's a moving story, masterfully told.

To American history buffs, the name of Ishi may strike a familiar note. In 1911, he stumbled out of obscurity into newspaper headlines. For years he had been in hiding, the last surviving member of the Yahi Indian tribe. Hungry and confused, he turned up in a slaughterhouse in Oroville, California, looking for food. It was some time before authorities could piece together his story. His real name was never known: "Ishi" was a name given by the Indian's kindly benefactor and friend, Dr. Alfred Kroeber of the University of California at Berkeley. "Ishi" was the word for "Man" in the Yahi language.

Collins and Bergren share Ishi's story in a smoothflowing narrative, beginning with the Indian's appearance in Oroville, flashing back to his years as a boy and man, then closing with his final years living at the California Museum of Anthropology in Berkeley. Nicknamed "The Wild Man of Oroville," the lone Yahi survivor emerges as a gentle, kind person with curiosity and quiet demeanor. Clearly, his years of growing up were painful, his people fighting a losing battle against the determined "saltu" - white people, who wanted land, land and more land. As hunters and fishermen, the Yahi were masters. As warriors, they seemed less able.

"Ishi, the Last of His People" offers a sympathetic look at a most unusual member of history's cast of characters. Pluses to the book, in addition to the ample bibliography and index, are a timetable of Ishi's life and a glossary of Yahi words. Although aimed at a young person's reading level, the book is an interesting "read" for any age.

The only minus in the book is the collection of illustrations, which are mediocre at best. The volume would have been a five star rating, but the drawings are relatively lifeless and add little to the text.

This book SUCKED! First of all, the entire first half of this book had nothing to do with the migration process. Second, the parts of this book that did deal with actual migration were very skimpy, and full of misinformation. It almost seemed as though the authors had no knowledge whatsoever of Windows 2000 or Windows NT. I akchully think that this buuk maked me stoopider! :) In all seriousness, don't waste your money on this terrible book. If you want a book that will fully fill you in on the migration process, get MCSE: Windows® 2000 Migration Study Guide by Sybex.

Hi there !

This book is probably one of the best for 70-222. Also because there are very few to pick from ;(

I stick to my point NOT to purchase any study guides/training kits/readiness reviews published by M$, because DO NOT consider it as right source for preparation (that's after 5 exams complete)

Just passed the exam (the score wasn't realy something). Additionally purchased Syngress 'Migrating to W2k study guide', but loved Exam Prep much more. No courses, just self-training with homegrown W2K LAN.

Things I liked : - Well written and easy to understand - Good subject coverage. The migration itself described properly. - Chapters structured properly. - Nice training projects after each chapter. - Not bad quez CD

Things I didn't like : - Too much info NOT related to the actual exam - Some subjects poorly covered after all (unfortunately, the ones from the exam) - Some review questions have pretty stupid answers. I don't think exam preparation is a right time for fishy jokes. - Practice test from CD is VERY differ from the real exam (subjects, test format, case study quez, etc)

That's all. I think this book is a good one to start with. Good luck for everybody ! The exam is not hard ;)

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Thought the book covered all the exam topics well, especially the migration tools. If anything, it has too much material. Has other useful information, such as explaining kerberos and group policies. Sounds like the other reviewer is doing some self promoting as opposed to writing about this book.

i think this book was really bad because it had none of the good stuff of the real book by Micheal Chrigton . So in conclusion i only gave this book one star because it was the lowest .

This book is based on the movie "The Lost World." The book lets the reader make different choices throughout the book. I think this book is alright, because you are involved with the story but it can be a little confusing,but I thought the book was alright.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The details kept the book flowing easily and kept my interset. The way he wrote the book really made it hard to put it down. There was a lot of action and suspense in the novel that added to the feel of the book. I would say that the book is really close to another of the authors novels Jurassic Park. It was really similar but I would have to say that Jurassic Park was alittle better.

I have no review for the book, as I haven't read it yet, but I went to high school with David, and this is not his first book. He previously wrote A year of Lesser. Just wanted to let you know.