Riveting. I really didn't know how it was going to end. Was the internal temperature of the heap high enough to kill the pathogens yet let the aerobic decomposers work? Was the carbon to nitrogen ratio correct? Was the worm population going to survive or was there to be another mass die off? Wow. A real page turner.

Actually, this does have some useful drawings for making your own composters including worm based composters and turning devices. It also has a decent source list at the back where you can find the names and addresses of places that will help you recycle kitchen and garden waste.

I could have done without the political activism parts of the book. It polarizes the reading audience. It should have focused on helping those who are interested in starting compost heaps rather than trying to encourage a particular environmental policy.

This book has tons of info on composting. I personally was interested in vermicomposting (great for people who live in apartments or rentals) and this book gave me a lot of good information to start my compost bin.

Although this book is rated for more experienced users, it does not cover advanced topics such custom AppWizards (there is a brief mention to a reference that I was unable to locate). There is quite a bit of very basic topics covered, like the installation, which I feel most developers do not need to discuss. There are also sections written much like the Microsoft Windows documentation, that is, designed for those who need help pointing the mouse and starting applications, and other sections that I found useful. This book could have been much shorter or covered more advanced topics. I recommend this book to those with experience in C++ programming, but are new to Visual C++. You will also need another book to cover MFC. M. Evans mje@efn.or

This book has five sections. It starts from introducing Visual C++ Tools. The last section is Advanced Windows Programming. Even this book is aimed for experienced programmers, it covers a lot of things in detail. It is easy to follow authors' thinking logic. If you are a beginner, and want to be an experience programmer, it is easy. Don't skip any sections, start from the first section, and read the whole book. That's it.

Excellant book for the beginners implementing a source tests and theory. Really great work, looking for next book on VC5.00.

I rate this book highly, as it is well organized and because of that can serve as a ready reference guide as you go through the seasons and in planning your new gardens. The strongest part of it though, are the wonderful colour photos which show how to plan and organize your cultivated spaces. Many books this beautiful are just coffee table books, this one is much better, I expect to use it for years.