While this book may be somewhat dated, I found this book to be an excellent introduction to C. While the book is over 18 years old, the C language, which is the backbone of Linux and Mac OS X, has changed very little. For people who find K&R unreadable (like I did), this is a much gentler introduction to C.

You will feel like a guide if you carry this book with you through the ruins. An excellent text for teaching the reader about the ruins to be visited. Does not make many allowances for the armchair traveler. You should buy and bring this book with you, it can be used to help plan a trip, but the enjoyment is having the information at hand and in detail in the field. Substantial number of black and white photos, drawings, maps, and color plates.

I'm not a mason, but over the last several months I have had the opportunity to read several books on Freemasonry. C. Bruce Hunter's is *not* one of the better ones. It seems to be a disjointed book making questionble connections in history and passing over some key points. It's not a pro/anti- mason book - but for those looking for a good book on the history and background of freemasonry - you'd be better served by reading something like Robinson's Born in Blood.....

I am a long time mason -- in fact I was Master of my Lodge 20 years ago in a Colonial Lodge. Even with this backgtround and being fairly well read in masonic matters, I found this book a very interesting insite into the part of Masonic History shrouded in the dust of time. While many of its conclusions are speculative, they are founded on the thin facts we actually have on the origin of the craft. I was very sorry to see that it is currently out of print. We are currently confering the degrees on a class of 6 and I wished to purchase copies for each of them. The copy I have was purchased by my wife when she visited the Geo W. Memorial -- perhaps they might have a few copies left.