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 ordered this book as a gift for my brother-in-law, who's into motorcycles. I thought the book would be exactly what the title said: a celebration of the long, proud history of Harley-Davidson, replete with gorgeous, suitable-for-framing photos of the company's products. The book arrived. I took one look at it, and gave it instead to my friend Bob, who has a taste for oddities. Bob took one look at it, and exclaimed, "THIS IS A COFFEE-TABLE BOOK ABOUT HELL'S ANGELS!" As indeed it is, down to the last bike-chain-wielding bruiser and Jello-wrestling biker babe. Sure, they all ride Harleys, but Harley-Davidson itself is--shall we say--peripheral to the book's actual theme. The photos are very well-done, if suitable-for-framing pix of Hell's Angels are what you want.

Considered a classically American symbol of freedom, the Harley-Davidson motorcycle is captured in 150 full-color photographs and engaging writing in this Thunder Bay Press hardback. "Classic Harley-Davidson" focuses on the machines' emotive power as well as biker lifestyle. Written by Mark Williams. 144 pages.