French professor René David is one of the most renowned scholars of comparative law and this book is his masterpiece. Committed to the Cartesian methodology, the work is divided in four parts, each part representing a major legal system: i) Romanists, ii) Soviet law, iii) Common-law, iv) Eastern law.
Romanist: Also known as Roman-Germanic System, a branch formed by the ancient Roman law perpetrated in the universities of Europe. It is still the legal axis in Western Europe (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc.), and today is also the foremost structure in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, etc.). A legal system historically inspired in a mixed conception mending law and morality: law is only what it should be.
Soviet law: The law of the former communist countries (USSR, Poland, Yugoslavia, etc.). Law is viewed as an instrument of public domination controlled by the upper classes. The best law is no law at all. A system strongly biased by Marxist ideology, where the legal rule is committed to the 'will of the people'.
Common-law: A system shared by the Anglophonic countries (England, USA, Australia, etc.). Born in the British Empire, this kind of approach privileges the courts decisions by the precedents doctrine, electing jurisprudence as the main source of law. A refined version of this system, with more weight to the legal rule is now adopted in the USA.
Easter law: This heterogeneous group relatively unknown to the Western World. Hardly gathered together as group, legal systems of Africa, China, India and Japan are unique and fruitful.
Finally, it is opportune to notice the book has an important analysis of the MUSLIM LAW, a conception in which religion is the law itself.

Not much useful, cohesive information here. More like a hodge-podge of scattered "hints". I found it to be of little practical use. Suggest Balena's book on VB 6 instead. Pass on this one!

I found that this book provided a solid understanding of a multitude of areas in VB that have been difficult. It isn't a beginners book (unless you want to use the code straight from the book), but if you have some experience, this book can open whole new areas of VB you never discovered or didn't know how to use. After following a couple chapters, I was able to create ActiveX controls with ease and even enhance my VB interface with wizards, not to mention, improving my error trapping and testing application performance.

Two things you should be aware of before purchasing this book. Some of the code on the disk is incorrect or examples are missing files. This can lead to small headaches when an example they suggest you look at doesn't work. The other is, this book only covers specific topics. Read the TOC listings to see if the book provides you the information on the topic you need. Otherwise, you'll be wasting your time.

Personally I learned more from this book than I did from my course at college. The steps to complete a project are all well laid out and easy to follow. By following the examples in the book you will learn more about Visual Basic than most other books. It is an indispensible refrence for VB6 programmers who will find it usefull after they have read it. The chapters are self-contained so you do not have to read one chapter after another in a specific order. This book is great for all levels of Visual Basic programmers. Buy the book and learn from it!