Passed NT Server with score of 899--first certification class I have taken. This book is not only an excellent study guide but a great introduction to NT Server. I have been maintaining Server for over a year and learned things I needed to know 12 months ago! I hope Alan Carter keeps writing technical guides.

Passed easily in conjunction with Transcenders. Excellent reference guide - perfectly explains core issues regarding NT Server 4.0 and the exam.

Studying does not get much easier than this!

Highly Recommeded!

I used this book, combined with Transcenders and my real-world experience with WinNT Server 4.0 and passed with a 900. Even with the new MCSE W2K Track (which I am pursuing) I feel the right way to do is to do the upgrade path especially if you have experience with NT 4.0. Good luck to all.

Set in the American Dakota territory during the 1886 drought, Carter Swart's Bitter Creek is a compelling novel of escalating tension and blood feud between stockmen and homesteaders, as cattle die and control of the river becomes central to a brutal dispute involving at first fists, then guns. Only one man has the skill in negotiation to prevent all-out war, but he himself has given up the gun! A dramatic and exciting epic of the Old West, Bitter Creek is deftly narrated by Alan Zimmerman and highly recommended, thoroughly entertainting listening. 4 cassettes, 360 minutes.

Honoring Sergeant Carter uncovers an important yet esoteric chapter in American WWII history and gives balance to The Greatest Generation. You may only come across a book as fine as this once or twice in a lifetime. If your budget allows only one book - this is the one. It is "intellectually honest," informative, passionate, and if you don't have ice water running through your veins, you will feel it!

While reading I reminisced of my late father who served in very close proximity with Sergeant Carter during and after WWII. They never knew each other. My father saw Sergeant Carter after the war - how could he miss him - the sharp and deadly soldier that Carter was described to be and one of the very few African Americans holding the Distinguished Service Cross. My father understood all too well what happened to many good men during this era. I look back on living in Germany as a youngster during the Cold War with my avid interest in WWII. I explored bunkers and shopped flea markets searching for relics. Most had the dreaded swastika on it. My father observed my hobby and explained to me in great detail how it was dangerous and in bad taste, but I could keep the collection. He then told me in no uncertain terms: "If you come across anything with a Communist marking on it ......etc, etc, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME SON!!!" I shook my head yes - I was speechless. Honoring Sergeant Carter provided clearer understanding of why I couldn't speak that day.

Sergeant First Class Edward A. Carter, Jr., affectionately known as Eddie, was one of the seven African American soldiers honored at the White House with the Medal of Honor. This long overdue tribute (over 50 years) took place on January 13, 1997. When you read Eddie's story - that is backed with strong research and solid documentation - you will see how fact (in this situation) is stranger than fiction.

A must read for WWII historians and buffs who are sincerely interested in balancing their understanding of WWII. Honoring Sergeant Carter is a great companion book that will complement Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation.

Judith Prest's book of poetry titled SAILING ON SPIRIT WIND----MIDLIFE REFLECTION S is a real treat for the poetry lover. Her images are strong and her voice is consistent and honest. She is unafraid to examine her life and share her insights in a unique and inspiring manner. I find this stance courageous as well as inspirational.

This book is great and is the source of all infomation on all The Real Worlds so far. If you're a fan this is a must have. It's helped develop 'The Real World Web Site.

It had a great amount of information that I had no idea about. It's a really cool book for anyone who's a real die-hard fan of the Real World like I am!!!

Being the hugest fan of the Real World(my favorite being Boston) this book is soooo good! It's about time we get a behind the scenes peek at the Real Wolrd PLUS we can learn more about the roomies!!!!!!

Thoughtfully laid out with pretty good coverage of the NT exam topics. Because the technology changes so rapidly, I cannot fault them for being out of date, as this is something which every book of this type must face. But after I passed the exams, I kept these books on hand for reference in my job as Technical Support engineer.

I reviewed this book some weeks ago. The review appeared for a while then disappeared. What happened?

This pack of two has the Networking Essentials as one book and the NT4 as another.

While the Networking Essential book is equally as good as the Sybex, MS Press or the Exam Cram, the NT4 book has no equal.

Unlike the Sybex Core, which is split into 3 NT books and repeats itself, this book is highly focused and informative. It will not only help you pass the exams the first time, you will find yourself referring to it well after certification.

Although, the NT4 book looks big, it might actually be the fastest way to passing the NT4 exams. You can sit down with the book, read it once, do the practise exercises and sit for the 3 NT exams. If you feel like some supplementary text, you might want to take a look at the Exam Cram or (&) the Nutshells. Both excellent books as well.

If I needed to buy just one book for the MCSE, I will get this one! It's a good idea to do a lot of practise exams too!

My 3 1/2 year old daughter LOVES this book. I hate to give away the last page, but my little girl can hardly contain herself waiting for the last bug, the Sopranosaurus. She pushes the magic button again and again. We love ALL of David Carter's bug books!

A fabulous book. Very creative/inventive, it was the big hit of the 2 year old's Christmas gift hoard.

We received this book as a shower gift. It has become the all-time favorite toy for our 11 month old daughter. Forget bonding with stuffed animals-she just wants to look at this book! She squeals with delight everytime she sees the cover and NEVER tires of looking at the whimsical, bright pictures. On the last page she looks up at me to see if I am laughing with her at the funny last critter. Every time, it is so cute! I am giving this book out at every shower I go to.

This book is just fantastic (although quite heavy!) After heaving it with me on the bus to work every day for two weeks I took the Workstation exam and passed with 941/1000!!! The structure and methodology is spot on, and Alan Carter does a good job of bringing in real life examples.

The labs are a good way of practising with NT on your machine and the Quick Reference guide at the back which maps the book's chapters to the exam's main topics is a great way to revise key points.

I've been using NT Workstation for about 3 months now, but it really was the two weeks of hard work with this book that drove everything home.

If you're serious about passing the exam and proving to the world that you're good enough to be an MCP then you should definitely read this book!

Alan Carter's book is a great learning tool and value. It really makes sense to put the three core NT 4.0 topics in a single book for an efficient and economical learning experience. I originally bought the book just to learn Workstation, but after passing the exam I realized that I had read 80% of the book and that the rest of the chapters would not take that long to learn. This book covers 98% of what you need to know to pass the three tests. I passed the three tests with high scores in just a few months and I had very little experience to start out. The topics are covered in a very thorough manner yet not too technical to scare a beginner. The book does not have all the practice tests that people want these days, but the Exam Cram series will do such and are excellent compliments to this book. You really do not need any more. In my experience Workstation and Server were covered 100% in Alan's book. Enterprise was not quite 100%, but Exam Cram covered anyhting else I came across on the test (a question on pulse was on the test). The sections on trusts, domains, global groups, and local groups were very understandable and are a very important part of the enterprise exam. The Key Point Summary at the end of each chapter is an excellent test review item, and the Instant Assesment will let you know if you know the material as well as you need to for the exam. What this book lacks as far as a practice exam it more than makes up for with the excellent and numerous Hands-on Lab Excercises. They may look long, but they really teach you hands on experience. It is important to have a practice lab with at least two computers on a network and with one having NT4.0 Workstation installed and the other having NT4.0 Server installed to make the most of this book or any study system if you really want to learn NT4.0 . You can obtain evaluation versions of these NOS from Microsoft for very little money, and you can get a second computer used for a couple hundred bucks. The progression of topics in this book makes perfect sense unlike some other books that tend to jump around and make assumptions of what you know. I may sell or give away most of my other computer books but not Alan's !

Alan Carter is one of the best MCSE instructor! I have study this book as well as the "MCSE Exam Notes" series (from Sybex) and have passed the 3 core exams.(NT 4 Server, NT Server 4 in the Enterprise and NT Workstation 4) this week. The explanations are clear and easy to understand, with hardly any errors. This book is definitely one of the best, both for beginner and for future reference. I have learned and understand much more than from attending all the Microsoft AATP classes. If you want to save your time and money - buy and study this book! Thank-you again, Alan, helping us to pass the NT 4 core exam. Thank-you!

This book took me through all three NT exams. As other reviewers note, there is no need to buy three books that contain overlapping information. The descriptions are clear, there are plenty of screen shots, and a number of labs. It also is laid out to let you know what areas are usefull for which exams. My compliments to Mr. Carter for a fine book.

Just came out from the exam room, scored 1000. This is the only book I read, I tried Exam Cram which was really good for workstation, but seemed no good on server (just a repeat of the workstation book).I must say that Alan Carter is one of the best guys out there when you look at the vast number of MCSE books on the market. This book is real easy to read and understand, has real good labs on performing NT Server task and everything is explained in plain English also it covers every topic you need to know for the exam. If you are looking to pass the Server exam my advice is get a copy of this book, install server as the labs instruct and get your hands on transcenders, with this combination NT Server is like going to the Mall with an American Express Gold Card.

I was pleased with the detail that this book went into. It discusses the A-Z's of the NT server test which I passed with an 866 the first time I took it. I would highley recomend this book to anyone who wants to pass the 70-067 exam

Out of the three East Asian civilizations, it appears Japan has gotten the most attention from the West. Japan is neither the oldest or most colorful of the major East Asian cultures. Little do most people know that the Japanese are probably the biggest cultural borrowers that mankind has ever seen. Whether it be aping every western during the Meiji Restoration or copying the Chinese structure of government during the Taiki Reforms. This book is about early Japanese history and how the Japanese copied the art and culture of Korea in the formative years of Yamato. It's a real, but often unacknowledged history that has to be told so the world can put Japanese culture in its correct context when compared to other East Asian cultures. The book itself is good in most regards, but sometimes it is too dogmatic in its presentation. Many pictures to illustrate the author's points. Considering the scarcity of books on this subject, anyone interested in Japan's early past should take a look at this book.

Jon and Alan Covell present evidence of Korea's influence on ancient Japan in a way that is easy to understand. Japan, an economic power today has always denied historical influnce Korean culture has had on its culture. It has even halted archeological excavations on ancient tombs because of the unwanted reality they may provide.

Covell provides some key evidence which provides strong support for the penninsular influence on Japan. Covell organizes the book in a chronological fashion which allows for easy reading. The book also contains many photographs, maps and other visual information to supplement the reading.

If you are interested in East Asian history and have an open mind, this book may prove to be very interesting. If you are not convinced by Corvell concerning the influence of Korea on ancient Japan, the authors at least bring a different perspective to Japan's cultural connection with the continent.

The author reveals what Japanese do not want to admit. Indeed, Japanese culture is influenced by the Korean culture. This scholary writing based on her extensive research reveals the secret of Japanese history. It is an excellent book.