There is a very short explication of the title "The Worst Enemy of Science" in the Preface (pp. v-vi, signed by Gonzalo Munevar), where it is curtly stated: "Paul Feyerabend was once described in Nature as "The Worst Enemy of Science"." A more detailed reference than this briefest of mentions is nowhere given in the whole book. The book naturally contains (like all Academic books) hundreds of other (scrupulously) full references of much lesser importance. What is the precise Nature reference to Feyerabend as "The Worst Enemy of Science"? Or is this a pure legend, perhaps invented by Feyerabend himself (who loved exaggerations, farcical tricks, and hoaxes of the "Anything Goes" type) so as to bolster his well-deserved notoriety?

This book tells the student repeatedly to "send the file to Drive A and remove the read only status." However it gives very little attention to relationships and join types. Also there are numerous typos throughout the book; some of which are obvious and others will cause the student to pull out their hair in frustration. This is a decent book if you have a good instructor who can steer you around its pitfalls....

I used this book to prepare for exam, and I passed on the first try! It used interesting examples, and I got through it without too many problems. This is a DIFFICULT subject, and I think they explained things really well. There is just so much to remember!

As a college instructor of software, I have found this book to be very understandable, challenging and compelling. Students new to Access can pick up this book and work on their own to understand the software with little assistance. Yet the book includes challenging exercises which can force the student to work with myself or other students to figure out how to approach the problem and solve it.

I have found this book to be better written then many others, the layout is friendly and enhances the classroom work. I am able to create labs from examples in the book which bring the concepts to the student with more clarity.

I use this book also to teach Access over the Internet. I provide the students with what problems to work and after completion of my course many have gone on to get Microsoft Certification.

I like this book and so have my students. I will continue to use it for my courses.

This book was chosen as the textbook for the AP Computer Science C++ class at my school. Having programmed in C++ for quite a while, I must say I was disappointed. Most all of the basics are covered, and I believe a beginner would, after reading this book, "know" C++. However, the style of teaching isn't that great, and the order in which things are taught isn't the best either. Also, much of the code appears untested, and contains errors. The code also does not conform to the ANSI/ISO standard. I've read much worse, but I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who asked me about C++, and I definately would not use it to teach a CS class.

-Alan Johnson

This book is intended to be a textbook for an introductory programming course for students who have never programmed before. You may agree or disagree with the premise (I disagree), but you have to admire the authors for trying.

What's in the book is pretty decent. The writing is clear. The examples are simple and clear enough to read without straining your brain. The authors do cover some fairly advanced topics, such as multiple inheritance and templates, but they concentrate on explaining the basics and make little attempt to cover the weird stuff and pitfalls of the language. You need a more advanced book for that.

Because the organization, writing, and index are better than average, I find that I am continuing to use this book. (I don't usually keep tutorial-type books after the first reading.)

I would recommend this book to undergrad students and beginning programmers who want to learn C++ or to anyone who wants an easy-to-read overview of the language. For advanced programmers who know C, Bruce Eckel's book "Thinking in C++" is a better choice.

The late Preston attempted several things in these novels: to describe, with love and enthusiasm, his world of gay male S & M, to turn the reader on, to foster self-respect among the many participants, and to promote in a very sensible way the use of condoms. He succeeds in all of the above. There isn't much real character development, but that likely wasn't one of Preston's goals. You get to know the guys about as well as you would if you'd spent a bit of time (and no more) together. A slightly disguised Anne Rice, in real life a beloved friend of the author, appears in one of the novels as "Adrienne."

The sixth and last of Preston's Alex Kane series this book brings to light the difficulties faced by those with disabilities when coming to grips with their sexual orientation. This Preston manages very well, while not letting this interfere with the action of the story. Larry is a very believable character (unlike some of the others) and how he overcomes his physical challenges and wins out is well presented and crafted.An enjoyable read.

This book has possibilities! This is a new author, and his mind seems to have alot of ideas. He just needs to expand a little on the details. His ideas are fresh. I read ALOT and I haven't read anything similar to it. The fact that average-Joe-meets-poor-little-rich-LONELY-girl is possibly an old idea, but he approaches it with a little different outlook. I hope to see something more from him in the near future!

This is the history of the Sergeants Major of the Army, as of the 9th SMA, Richard Kidd. It was written by a team at the U.S. Army Center of Military History in 1995 and has been "copied" by the current publisher. A new, updated version of this book is scheduled to be released next year, so wait for it instead.

I was determined to read something, anything besides Asimov, so I grabbed this one as the cover looked interesting. The beginning drug on and on. Finally about the 3rd chapter I became involved in the story, and it was very difficult to put down. The overuse of names is very difficult to follow, several different Edwards, Johns and Henrys.

This story follows two powerful men, Edward and John. Their friendship and their downfall. The story is historical fiction taking place after the death of Henry VIII. The stories can get very violent and painful, but a reflection of the times. This book will lead me to know more about this era and peoples.

I was hoping to really get into the meat of some of Windows 95. What I got instead was only basic information that any person who uses a computer on a regular basis is likely to have already figured out.