If you're interested in dreams then this book guides you to teaching you to understand dreams but not totally. It's good for children to learn but why would children want to learn about dreams? Unless they're weird. I feel it's an all right book. It does give some details on what kind of dreams you would have but not all. I wished they gave more detail on the many other dreams we, people have every night and day. But I do recommede this book to anyone who's interested in dreams. It's a simple and easy guide to learning dreams.

Unlike the previous reviewer, I know of many children who are interested in dreams. Because I am a professional dream worker (meaning that I work with people to help them understand their dreams), I am sometimes asked by children and parents to recommend a children's book on dreams. This is one I recommend highly.

This book gives an excellent overview of dreaming. The "how-to" section on understanding dreams is insightful and,in my opinion, right on target. This is not the type of book that tells you that certain dreams mean you're going to inherit money or meet a famous person. Instead, the author offers psychologically valid suggestions about what certain types of dreams often mean. For example, she says that dreams of death may indicate that "the dreamer has reached a turning point," and that one part of your life has come to an end and you're about to start a new one." I think this is an astute interpretation.

The author is careful to say, however, that the dreamer shouldn't take her word (or anyone else's) about what their dream means. She says, "You are the only person who can possibly understand your own dream," and she encourages readers to make their interpretations based on what "clicks" with them. I think this is the most valid and respectful approach to dream work.

The author covers a number of the most common dream types, including falling, flying, climbing, embarrassment, travel, and birth. She also covers common dream elements, such as people, animals, the body, buildings, food, colors, and numbers. In many cases she offers several possible interpretations for each element or dream type, providing a well-rounded overview of the subject.

In addition to the section on interpretation, the author covers many other aspects of dreaming. She addresses the functions of dreams, differences in the dreams of boys and girls, the evidence that animals dream, methods of dealing with nightmares, how to use dreams for problem-solving, how to recall and record dreams, examples of famous dreams, and much more. Her writing is clear and entertaining, and the book is well-organized and well-written.

The author also gives excellent instructions for making a dream catcher and a dream pillow filled with herbs for "relaxing sleep." (Another version of the book includes a kit with materials for making a dream catcher. The materials are colorful and fun, and the book with kit would make a great gift. But you can easily make the dream catcher with your own materials and the instructions in this book.)

I highly recommend this book for children who are interested in dreams and want to learn more about them.

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.