Think of this as a very good book, that really covers all the issues about not only Ms Flight Simulator, but also its application on real world aviation. It is not focused on teaching how to deal with all the commands and menus of flight simulator: it assumes that you know all of this (it has an excellent keyboard cover tough), and focus on teaching you how is real-world flight, and how to bring it inside the game, making you a trully virtual pilot.

However, this book is very focused on the Cessna 182 (It makes me believe I can pilot a real one now :)), and fails somehow on the comercial jets, specially in terms of the landing process. In terms of teaching IFR flying, again it is excellent for propeller planes, but it disapointed me on the comercial planes.

But still it is a very good book, and I would surelly buy it again.

I am French, but I can do the reading in the English good. I like these simulator books good. When I am home, in Provence, where I am most of the days, or in the palazzo in Capri, I lilke to use my computer for the simulating of the flying. It is true that this book is calling itself for any planes, but the Cessna is flying here mostly. It is still good for simulating the flights, though. And maybe you would be wanting to fly a Cessna good someday. I would be happy to see a simulator game for Learjet and Mooney, because that is mostly the planes that I fly. Also, my sister should be learning, and the Cessna is good. My sister, does not know that I think she sshould be flying, but when you have a business for flying, one pilot is not always so good. She could soon be calling herself a pilot, too..................... ....................Presented by Summer!

While I really did appreciate the very valuable and well organized information offered by the book, I was very nicely surprised to see that the book came with a Keyboard Cover. This tool is pretty amazing in the sense that, besides being very attractive, it simply eliminates the task of remembering the huge number of key shortcuts ! Brilliant addition to the book which deserves 3 1/2 stars on its own.....but together, this combination deserves 5 stars.

I just don't understand why Amazon doesn't mention the inclusion of the Keyboard Cover ? It would have made my decision process much easier.

Joelle

The sound quality of my cd here was really bad. It seem to me that this package was quickly thrown together. It taught me very little.

This is a great way to learn the basics of Blues Piano.The author breaks it all down into workable,understandable segments.
Within two weeks people were enjoying my playing.That was a good feeling.

I had practically the same experience as that of reviewer Fredric M Mendes. David Cohen is an excellent teacher, and structures his lessons in a logical and orderly way. He makes learning to play Blues Piano fun and simple. In practically no time, I found I had mastered simple improvising, playing different right hand rhythems and riffs(including his awesome quintuplet), playing different baselines, playing turnarounds, and playing some really cool endings. My playing really got to sound like something, without very much practice. I've been inspired to go on to more advanced blues piano studies. I even traveled to Philadelphia to see David play in person, and to get his autograph on the cover of my book.

From their list of reasons to love the U.S. these authors say:

"1. The Constitution: 'Establishes the separation of powers . . . so that no one person can grab all the power . . . And it made for a pretty peppy 'Schoolhouse Rock' tune.'"

Yeah. Ha-ha. Chortle guffaw. This stuff's supposed to be funny? Get a PJ O'Rourke book, instead. Aside from a not all that funny list, the guys can't even avoid politicizing the thing, or offending we parrotheads - Jimmy Buffett is listed in an apologetic list about "Why We..."(can't be too offensive to our allies can we?), as are the death penalty and Kenneth Starr.
Oh well, I'm gunna go get drunk and...

I love this book. I got it as a gift and thought ' well this is gonna [stink] ' but then I read it cover to cover and realized that it ruled! Both funny and educational, it's the first book of patriotism I've ever seen that wasn't right wing. From Helen Keller To Howard Stern? Right on! I just put in an order for their first book Etiquette For Outlaws. Get it for yourself or for a friend.

Why We Rule lists the 101 reasons the USA Rocks! All this information is accurate, interesting and presented in a humorous and edgy fashion. My buddy who recommended it to me described it accurately. He called it a "class clown's history paper" And I give the class clowns an A!

The Ramapo Mountain People is an excellent history of the people residing in an area bordering the NY/NJ State line within the Ramapo Mountains. The interviews give an indepth perspective of how this group view and classify themselves, as well as how outside influences have changed their way of life over the years. Covered are the controversies surrounding the origin of these people, and how they have come to live in the Mountains for almost 250 years alongside the Dutch and local Indians. Often referred to as "Jackson Whites", the subject of racism between themselves and outsiders (black and white) as well as within their own community, is well covered. The writers have done extensive research into this subject, and have given the reader an excellent insight to a community that has, for the most part, been left to their own devices by the outside world. Genealogies for the most common families are provided, and thought provoking arguments as to the exact nationality of the Mountain People is discussed. A wonderful source of information for all aspects of the lives for those known as Ramapo Mountain People.

Though this book never states it clearly, the Ramapo Mountain People are actually the very first residents of New Jersey! I have studied native American history in the New York/New Jersey region for more than 30 years and I don't think there is a more convincing case that the people Cohen identifies as Mountain People are the native (Indian), Dutch and African American people who first settled the region in the 1600s. This is an important book about a very important group of people! Shame on Donald Trump for maligning these people as "hillbillies" -- no native American group has lasted as long in the metropolitan New York/New Jersey area, and may God bless them!

This is an excellent source of information covering the Ramapo Mountain People, a community of people who for the better part of almost 250 years have lived in the Ramapo Mountains and surrounding areas of Rockland County NY and Bergen and Passaic County NJ. These people are surrounded in controversy concerning their ethnicity, which has been labeled African American, American Indian, Dutch, German Palatine, French Creole. This book explores the ancestry and genealogy of the early members of this group and takes the reader through very personal and often controversial issues surrounding a very proud, but very private segment of Society. The book contains photographs of the areas inhabited by the Mountain People as well as photographs of some of the people interviewed. It allows the reader to experience the conflicts facing this community, through real experiences as told to the writer. The reader gets a feel for what it is like to be a Ramapo Mountain person. Some of the Ramapo Mountain People do not approve of this book, its contents or conclusions. I recommend this book if you have any interest in the history of these people.

The Red Sox Trivia Book was published in 1993, so it only covers history until 1992. It does provide a brief (50-page) history of the Red Sox, followed by crossword puzzles and trivia questions, and an all-time player list as of 1992. The questions themselves might be challenging for the average fan, but a real Red Sox trivia buff will not find them all that obscure. And they're directly based on the history chapter, so if you're going to buy the book to answer the trivia questions, try them before reading the history, or you'll likely be disappointed.

It is really good. It includes all kinds of different trivia questions about the Red Sox history, past and present day. I suggest it.

For nursing undergraduates volume one was an adequate introduction to Hermeneutic Phenomenological Research. A beginners guide only. As wider reading is required to acquire an understanding of this complex philosophical approach to doing research, this volume is a distinct improvement. It is, however, as overpriced as the first.

This is an excellent book for nurse researchers interested in learning H/P analysis. As a doctoral student preparing to do this type of research, I found this book extremely informative and practical.

For those of you that love cryptozoology-don't buy this book.This book is mainly for those that have a passing interest in this type of subject.The entire book is written from a skeptics point of view as well.Book is fine for kids but if you're into Heuvelmans,Sanderson,Coleman,etc.-prepare to disappoint yourself.

This is a fun little book that covers several topics: UFOs (including MIBs), Bigfoot, the abominable snowman and more. If you find this kind of stuff interesting, this is an easy and fun read. I first read this in the 5th grade and went out to buy it several years later. I've never regretted the purchase.

With all the things which have happened historically, only a spattering of details ever gets recorded and only a sprinkling of those get remembered. It is in fact the details and what details individuals and groups will remember that is the point behind David William CohenÕs book. Cohen argues that there is always an important story behind the writing of history; it is in this story that we discover individuals, cultures, families, etc. fighting for a voice in the history that will finally be Òheard.Ó The production of history involves either ÒnativesÓ or ÒoutsidersÓ of historical events deciding which details are the most useful and relevant to the present time and the continuation of the memory, this decision is heavily affected by the training and accustoming of the past. After this sifting of facts, the actual writing and performing of history takes place with its own unique relevance from various points of view. This process is vital.

The very metaphor that Cohen bases his book on in the first chapter is all about details as well. Camella Teoli, decided to leave details out of her story to her children. Her daughter who combed her hair everyday didnÕt know why she had a bald spot; she just knew it was there. Camella deeming her safety and social acceptance more important always left the historical facts of her industrial accident out of reach. However it was eventually through combing back through history that the incident was brought to memory again. In this way she combed over the details and later historians and others combed them back up according to their differing values. Of course Cohen himself cannot escape the selecting, judging and combing over that take place in writing his history. It is impossible to record everything so he records what is most meaningful to him and valuable to his argument.

Deciding what is important to us or what details we wish to remember often isnÕt a conscious choice. When listening to someone speak a foreign tongue, the words you will pick out and understand are those you have previously studied or those you have somewhat of a background in. In this way we have been accustomed or programmed to hear only certain things and until we change the programming we wonÕt hear or wonÕt understand other words or details. While this isnÕt necessarily a bad thing, it is something that leaves information behind and something that happens to everyone. Reading history is the same way. Those individuals who are natives to an area or have an extended background in a certain topic will bring an entirely different analysis than an outsider or newcomer will bring. Cohen outlines several examples of history being read differently due to background disparities.

Cohen believes, and I am also convinced that Òthe social recomposition of collective history requires the intervention of the stranger;Ó it is ok for the historian to be viewed as a Òstranger." It is also ok to listen to the voice which is native to the area of historical research. Cohen throughout the book points us to the way in which official constructions of history have formed the ways we think about the past. They may be pageants, movies, books, recreations, parades, etc. Even official versions leave out detail that individual and cultural analysis can comb out. I believe Cohen would tell us that the ÒglossingÓ of texts, the use of culturally Ònuanced vocabularies,Ó and the historical projects across the world are really a search and a move for voice and identity in history. No matter why, where, or how this ÒreadingÓ and ÒwritingÓ of history takes place it is to our advantage to listen up and ÒrememberÓ our own details of interest from these stories. This is where the combing of history begins.

Even though I have combed over much of what this book has to offer, my own personal combing through the text to write this piece has brought to my knowledge many viewpoints and perspectives I never thought possible.

This is the very last look at the lifestyles that people lived prior to the end of the USSR. Covering the entire 15 Soviet republics and 11 time zones on May 15, 1987, the book shows how many Soviet Citizens lived their lives. Though lives in rural areas remain very similiar today, major cities as shown in these pictures have changed dramatically. The merits of this book lie in the faces of the people and their aspirations at the height of Gorbachev's push for glasnost and perestrioka.

Pictures vary from Gorbachev himself to workers at a collective in central Russia. Importantly, this book shows how many nationalities of Soviet (Russian Speaking) citizens lived in harmony under the communist system. The reader is taken aback by the simple, even primitive lifestyles of the people. Yet remember, in this society there was no pressure to invest in volatile markets or fear of being laid off without pay. Most people lived under the assumption that the state would provide for them. See if you can notice this feeling in the pictures! This is a good look back at their lives. Enjoy!

This book gives a nice introduction to the mathematical formalism behind quantum physics and the logic of measurement. The first chapter gives an introduction to measure theory with emphasis on probabilities of measurement outcomes. The author is careful to point out that the calculation of the Lebesgue integral presents more difficulties than in the Riemann integral case, since the fundamental theorem of calculus does not apply to Lebesgue integrals.

This is followed by an elementary introduction to Hilbert space in Chapter 2. This is standard material and most of the proofs of the main results are omitted and left to the reader as projects.

Chapter 3 is more controversial, and attempts to formulate a logic of experimentation for "non-classical" systems. This is done by use of what the author calls a "manual", which is viewed as an abstraction of the experimenters knowledge about a physical system. A manual is a collection of experiments, and an "event" is a subset of an experiment. Orthogonality of events is defined, along with the notion of a collection of events being "compatible", meaning that there is an experiment that contains all of these events. A manual is called "classical" if every pair of events is compatible. The author then exhibits systems that are not classical via the double-slit and Stern-Gerlach experiments. A logic of events is then developed in the next section, where quantum logic is defined explicitly. The author defines a pure state that is not dispersion-free as a state of ontological uncertainty as opposed to "epistemic" uncertainty. Quantum systems have states that are ontologically uncertain according to the author. The author chooses not to engage in the debate about the actual existence of these states and, accordingly, no real-world experiments are given to illustrate the relevance of the concepts and definitions.

The next chapter covers the geometry of infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. The structure of the collection of these subspaces is defined in terms of the quantum logic defined earlier. This is followed by a discussion of maps on Hilbert spaces, as preparation for defining observables in quantum systems. The important Riesz representation theorem is stated but the proof left to the reader. Projection operators are defined also with the eventual goal of relating them to the compatibility of two propositions.

Gleason's theorem is discussed in Chapter 6, along with a discussion of the geometry of state space. The proof of Gleason's theorem is omitted, the author emphasizing its difficulty. The proof in the literature is non-constructive and thus the theorem is suspect according to some schools of thought.

The spectral theorem, so important in quantum physics, is discussed in the next chapter. Once again the proofs are left to the reader for most of the results. The spectral theorem allows the author to define another notion of compatibility in terms of the commutativity of two Hermitian operators.

The books ends with a overview of the EPR dilemna and is naturally more controversial than the rest of the book. This topic has provoked much philosophical debate, and the author gives the reader a small taste of this in this chapter.

The book does serve its purpose well, and regardless of one's philosophical position on quantum physics, the mathematical formulations of quantum physics and measurement theory are nicely expounded in this book.