I got 3 books to use to pass the A+ Exam, this one, A+ Certif. for Dummies and A+ Certification Exam Guide by Meyers. I passed 1st time w/ 98% on the Core and 80% on DOS/Windows and 6/6 on the Cust Satisfaction.

I really wish I could give this a higher rating but I can't. Don't rely on this as your only source of material. This book had the most discrepancies among the three. There were some good focused areas but then there were sections that went into things that are not on the exam.

This book had the most substantial s/w section of the 3 books although it too missed the mark terribly.

He does cover a couple areas skipped by the other 3. It is slow heavy reading. This would be better if he had a CD of questions to go w/ it. Some of his 'final exam' answers are downright wrong. So check them in the text.

I would recommend using this book even considering the short comings. It does focus you for that final polish but you need to know where it's wrong too.

I passed my Core on 10/11 and DOS on 10/26. I am not here to knock Exam Cram. It is a good book, just a bit lacking in picture demonstrations, and a lot lacking in information on specific item topics when it mattered most. Use it as a supplement to whatever text book you use for your class (hopefully not Exam Cram). I also used A+ Certification for Dummies, very good book, ignore the name ending of the book, as long as you know you are not dumb no problem. Use the website Cramsession.com, go to Links, A+, many sites you can print and carry around with you (Bellows, Exam Notes, Study Guide, etc.)to read during your lunch time; also do the free practice tests online, and study, study, study, especially for the DOS exam. You have to think real hard and dig very deep in your brain to work out some of the scenarios to get the correct answers. Go to the exam with confidence and don't underestimate it, it's very tricky. Good luck!!

This is the primary reference I used to prepare for the A+ exam, and I scored in the high 80's on both. I think that my scores on the actual tests were well reflected in how I did on the book's final quiz. This book is a great value. I found few errors that had not been found and corrected on the errata page - in marked contrast to some of the MCSE study guides I have used. The authors did respond pretty quickly to e-mail.

There are a few additional texts I would use. For DOS, I would check out Van Wolverton's (Microsoft Press) DOS books (check the library or used book stores) and for WIN 95, I would add O'Reilly's "Windows Annoyances."

Finally, the Barron's "Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms" (Business Guides series - another highly rated little book) is useful for modem, microprocessor, and other information.

Hard to know where to start when it comes to my disdain for this book. The fact that it has vampire protagonist and that fact has no bearing on the plot at all.Through a plot contrivance that is so ridiculous and manufactured it has new car smell all over it. The fact that said protagonist is gay and leers after every man in the small village of Snapperton Mumsley. Oh by the way there are no ugly men in Snapperton Mumsley. Just men with delicious musculatures and soulful eyes. The horrible mixing of the protagonist being American from Mississippi but being more British than the queen. The author is a bookstore owner and probably fancies himself a mystery historian thus the book has numerous out-of-place insider jokes, yawn. This book is a cynical mixing of genres that sell, vampires, british cozies,and mystery insiders. It is poorly executed and too clever by half. The only reason he has written a vampire protaginist is so he can indulge in sophmoric puns about being alive and dead at the same time, yadda, yadda, yadda. The fact that Mr. James is a bookstore owner only makes me wonder how this gets printed in hardcover while Charlaine Harris' superior vampire novels are still paperback originals. If you're looking for a vampire novel or a british cozy or a novel about writing mystery novels run away from this and pick up almost anything else on the shelf you'll be doing yourself a favor.

I really enjoyed this book. I've only read a few "cozy" mysteries (Dorothy Cannell's) but this book has made me want to read more. Simon Kirby Jones is a writer of historical nonfiction from Texas who moves to a small village in England as he is a true Angiophile and has always wanted to live in England. He is also a vampire. And he is also gay. He also writes mysteries and romance under two different pseudonyms. Sounds far fetched, but it was really a fun read full of quirky characters all of whom it seems had a reason to want the local postmistress dead. Since Simon was a vampire, I would like to have seen more evidence of his vampirism (is that a word)? But that's a very minor quibble in a very enjoyable read. I didn't figure out who the murderer was until right at the end and thought the author wrapped everything up very nicely. I really did like Simon and look forward to reading FAKED TO DEATH the next in the series.

Dame Agatha would have been right at home in the quaint but cozy English village of Snupperton Mumsley, but I don't know how she would have reacted to the village's latest resident, Simon Kirby-Jones. You see he's a little different. He's an American, but not your typical "ugly" American. He's a delightful Southern gentleman and renowned historian and biographer, who actually earns his keep by secretly churning out historical romances as Daphne Deepwood and hard-boiled female P.I. adventures as Dorinda Darington.

He's also gay, and to complicate matters even more, he just happens to be a vampire. Actually, he's far removed from the cliché "I vant to bite your neck" vampires of the typical horror film. It seems that medical science has finally discovered a cure for vampirism. It's a wonder drug that while it doesn't bring you back to life it does eliminate the rather unsavory aspects of being a vampire - the bloodsucking and becoming a crispy critter when exposed to sunlight. The only real drawback with the drug is the fact that drinking a cup of tea laced with garlic will usually prove fatal. And in this charming English village, that's a real possibility.

That's because all the inhabitants of Snupperton Mumsley have guilty little secrets. So when the village snoop and postmistress reveals that she has a play for the village church restoration affair that will reveal all the hidden secrets of the villagers, it comes as no surprise when she is discovered murdered. That's when Simon decides to use his vampire capabilities and mystery writing skills to solve the murder. That is if the murderer doesn't discover his hidden little secret.

Simon Kirby-Jones is a refreshing twist to the traditional English cozy, cup-of-tea murder mystery sleuth. Dean James has created a witty and totally original concept for a mystery series. I found it totally enjoyable, and since I do believe in vampires and things that go bump in the night I'm looking forward to Simon's next odyssey in Snupperton Mumsley.

Larry Nelson was a second rate announcer (he even admits at one point in the book that he was not a good wrestling announcer) for a second rate wrestling league, and even the book itself could be considered second rate, but there were some entertaining moments and it is definitely worth a look by wrestling fans, especially those who remember the AWA of the 1980's. The book starts with a "brief" history of professional wrestling. Completely a waste of time, as most people reading this will already know everything (and probably more than him). Those who don't know, will really learn nothing. The main good thing that stand out for me would be the stories. Gossip, rumors, and firsthand accounts about sleazy things wrestlers did were admittedly fun to read. Stories about Gene Okerlund and Hulk Hogan's alleged recreational activities, Hawk's inappropriate behavior, a couple of different ones about Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen almost tearing apart a bowling alley, and many others were included in the book. Thank goodness they were in the book, because Mr. Nelson just wasn't that interesting himself. Or at least the book wasn't ably written to let us know. He basically speaks in vague generalities about his drinking, coke snorting, and his family. He does go into detail (embarrassingly) when describing the women he encountered (mostly just lusted after)during his tenure in the business. However, the book demonstrates some worth later on. The event WrestleRock (and behind the scenes info) is detailed; Eric Bischoff's very first contact with the wrestling business is revealed; and the three year run of the Superstars of the AWA television program is passionately described, and later the dying days of the AWA. The book has flaws, but there is some good stuff for a wrestling fan to enjoy.

When I had purchased Stranglehold, I wanted to read it more to get a fix about the "out of the ring" goings-on in the AWA, which Larry certainly covered fairly well in this book. I had seen AWA wrestling from its ESPN days all the way to its "death". The only problem I have with it is that is seems very rushed, the stories don't go into great, great detail and the overall editing/publishing is pretty awful. Lots of errors. Larry would have been better off with having somebody write it for him as it seemed "jumbled", for lack of a better term, in paragraphs. But overall, I'd give it 3 1/2 stars since I am a wrestling junkie and this did cure a fix.

I loved this book and whipped through it in three evenings. I recommend it to wrestling fans across the Country. Most of the stories center around the Mid-West area, but you will know all of the big names (characters) mentioned. Find out what they are really like.

Learn about Marketing Blunders like mixing Country Music with Wrestling and then calling it a Rock and Roll /Wrestling show. Huh?

My favorite part was the ''Shot Glass'' story at the Hotel bar.This was so funny that I laughed out loud. The story about two wrestlers on the dance floor , and the other story about the Heavy weight champ at the Hotel Swimming pool (Locker room- sink area) were shocking by 1980's standards.

This would make a great "R" rated movie, Kind of like Boogie Nights, but with wrestling. Thank you Larry for a great book.

This was a good book with little error. But, there are two books that will prepare you much better for the real A+ exams. They are A+ Adaptive exams by Christopher A. Crayton and A+ All in One Certifcation by Mike Meyers.
Don't spen the money on this one...

This book summed it all up nice and neat. Anyone who thinks of themselves as a half decent computer "tech" should be able to read and understand this book and pass their A+ exams.
If this book doesn't give you all you need, you probably should find a new career path.

With all that said, there were a handful of typos and small errors throughout the book. The sample questions were very easy, the sample exam and Preplogic free exam were average at best.
Fix the errors and give more sample questions and its 5 stars easily.

This fact-filled readable book helped me to understand the relationships between the components of the computer and the operating system. Hardware has always been a difficult topic for me. So I was pretty much a novice on the subject when I picked up the book. This book taught me the facts that I needed to know in absorbable bite size snippets. After explaining how to sign up for the CompTia exam, the book covered key motherboard concepts in a way that was easy to understand and remember. From bus structures through windows troubleshooting, the concepts that I needed to know to pass the exam were presented clearly and concisely. Throughout the book, inset Notes warned me of other uses of the same acronym or related the concept being discussed to today's work environment. Alerts stressed relationships or facts that I needed to know for the exam. Tips provide additional useful resources and information. While the book is very concise and does not waste words, it still was very readable. More importantly, when I completed a chapter I understood, and could remember, the concepts discussed in it. The book layout is structured to help make facts easy to find and remember. At the end of every chapter, additional resources are given and practice questions let you test your knowledge. The final chapter in the book is a Sample Test that will give you a feel of what the CompTia test will be like. I would strongly recommend this book.

This book was chosen as the textbook for the AP Computer Science C++ class at my school. Having programmed in C++ for quite a while, I must say I was disappointed. Most all of the basics are covered, and I believe a beginner would, after reading this book, "know" C++. However, the style of teaching isn't that great, and the order in which things are taught isn't the best either. Also, much of the code appears untested, and contains errors. The code also does not conform to the ANSI/ISO standard. I've read much worse, but I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who asked me about C++, and I definately would not use it to teach a CS class.

-Alan Johnson

This book is intended to be a textbook for an introductory programming course for students who have never programmed before. You may agree or disagree with the premise (I disagree), but you have to admire the authors for trying.

What's in the book is pretty decent. The writing is clear. The examples are simple and clear enough to read without straining your brain. The authors do cover some fairly advanced topics, such as multiple inheritance and templates, but they concentrate on explaining the basics and make little attempt to cover the weird stuff and pitfalls of the language. You need a more advanced book for that.

Because the organization, writing, and index are better than average, I find that I am continuing to use this book. (I don't usually keep tutorial-type books after the first reading.)

I would recommend this book to undergrad students and beginning programmers who want to learn C++ or to anyone who wants an easy-to-read overview of the language. For advanced programmers who know C, Bruce Eckel's book "Thinking in C++" is a better choice.

Stephen Mitchell has been scammed and is not receiveing any money from Dorance Publishing. So if you have any decency in the world and for people like him you will not buy this book. If you can help me help Stephen Mitchell please contact me at Stevejmil@Yahoo.com. Other than this Evil, unwritten chapter, this is a good book. I am only giving 0 stars to the publisher and 5 to the book. Thank You and God Bless you and him.

I have talked to Stephen Mithchell and we really feel like it is a good book. He trying to make a movie based on the book and buying tyhis book would really help on making the movie.

This book is a good reference to have on the shelf. I would not recommend reading it or buying it unless you have nothing else to do.

Although the literature of medical ethics has exploded in the last twenty years, and many American medicals schools have added courses and even entire departments devoted to its study, there has not heretofore been a single volume devoted exclusively to a consideration of ethical principles specifically affecting the practice of surgery. Surgical Ethics represents the first such effort to address the unique ethical challenges confronted by surgeons, from the special trust patients place in them by submitting to the most invasive of all medical procedures, to the many implications of informed consent, management of poor-risk and high-risk patients, death, research, training, money, and beyond. Edited by two of the nation's most prominent medical ethicists and one of its finest cardiac surgeons, Surgical Ethics' nineteen chapters each address an important ethical conundrum seen in daily surgical practice. Every chapter is co-authored by a well-known surgeon and an equally respected medical philosopher. The volume's goal is to explore these particular issues and to arm surgeons with the intellectual tools they'll need for independent ethical analysis of other conflicts they will encounter in their work. This fine Oxford University Press volume is not only the first of its kind, but is likely to be the best in its field for some time to come.

Would you like to solve a mystery? Well Jigsaw Jones did in The Case of the Great Sled Race. It was written by James Preller. In this book I learned not to steal. I liked this book because I like mystery.

The "voice" of this book is one of a native Bermudean and very friendly - it makes you want to visit the island! However, I didn't appreciate the lack of pictures and cardboard ad inserts peppered throughout the book. Rather tacky. The reviews on the various places to stay were comprehensive, but I still don't have a great sense of geographically where they are located on the island (despite the map in the front - and everything is black and white, no color anything). A good history section but I'm not sure this is the greatest resource for traveling.

"Awkward" and "provincial" wrote the NY Times reviewer, and I can't disagree. To get an idea of the biographer's perspective on Kinsey, consider that he refers to an interest in S/M as "peculiar," and closes by predicting that had the atheistic Kinsey lived to see the age of AIDS, he would have seen AIDS as the work of a "wrathful God."

James Jones's biography of Alfred c Kinsey is a valuable antidote to the hagiographies and demonologies published so far. Jones presents the nastier sides of his subject's personality and exposes his strategically concealed sexual practices. However, Jones presents Kinsey as a pervert and charlatan, failing to understand the moral and scientific rationales for Kinsey's approach to sex research and thus totally misrepresents both the man and his achievement. Jones's last-page sop to Kinsey's greatness seems to be a cowardly after-thought to a bilious, splenetic and angry book.

I would recomend reading Judith Reismman's new book: Kinsey: Crimes and Consequences.

The Kinsey Institute revealed that Kinsey used pedophiles to document orgasms in hundreds of boys and girls as young a 5 months old. One of his favorites reported abusing at least 800 children. These

Kinsey reclassified prostitutes as married woman when he could not find enough woman willing to submit to his questionnaire. He used child molesters, rapists, homosexuals, prostitutes,sadists, masochists, etc. to represent the average American.

Kinsey would not allow anyone, even a janitor to work for him unless they submitted to a sexual history questionnaire. When applicants did not agree that adultery, pre-marital sex, and sex with animals was normal, he told them they would not fit in with his staff.

The Rockafeller Foundation's records reveal that Kinsey's associates were unqualified. Not only were the histories unscientifically administered but the statistics were proven unreliable and inacurate.

If you want to know the full truth of the Kinsey deception -- buy Reisman's well documented book.