This book is packed with information. James William Park does an exhausting study of Rafael Núñez. Moreover, he explains in great detail how regional differences destroyed attempts for national unity. Still and all, this book is dry. Facts are compressed and do not always come to life.

One feature I found valuable is the description of Colombia's many civil wars. Although the text does not go into great detail exploring the events leading to the "War of the Supremos" from 1839 to 1842 it does an outstanding job of defining the political differences that lead to the civil war of 1860 - 1862, the civil war of 1876 - 1877 and the civil war of 1884 - 1885.

This well-researched text also has excellent charts with data on government federal expenditures, federal income, income from customs and valuable regional population statistics. Park includes an excellent protrayal of the many problems between the Liberal and Conservative parties. He also defines the many problems implementing national railroads, a national education policy and negotiating the delicate relationship with the Catholic Church.

Any serious student of Colombian - American affairs must read this book to understand the long government pattern of ignoring the needs of citizens in the interior of the nation in favor of those in the big cities. Overall, Park explains how Rafael Núñez overcomes many political and personal obstacles to unite Colombia under one flag.

In his book, Jim Wafer explores not only Candomble from an anthropological standpoint, but from his very personal experience in Bahia, Brazil. Wafer skillfully weaves academic arguments with an enjoyable narration, which keeps the reader invested in his account on many levels. Wafer structures his book, appropriately, on the different Candomble spirits, and so his journey in the book leads the reader not only through his experience as an outsider but the experience of the Candomble ceremony as well, first calling the exus, then the caboclos, then the orixa. Wafer also manages to hit on key issues within Candomble: gender relations, sexual orientation, "Africanness" and racialization, class, etc. My only complaint is that Wafer does not explore these aspects of life in Bahia and Candomble enough. Despite a somewhat sensational title and a final chapter that seems to be out of place in Wafer's personal account, this book is solid, and I recommend it.

Comes across a bit like watered down Burroughs, but this writing is interesting because it's so stripped down--acoustic Burroughs--lacking the electrical force of the explosion of images, and rape and plundering of words which typifies Burroughs--but while retaining Burroughs' subject matter.

This first piece in this book however is the exception--"Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1986"--lays out Burroughs' position on America rather sweetly.

this book should has a CD, I will buy this book if it includes CD

It is a very good text book, but the pictures would be colored. Color pictures are important for the patologist veterinary and for the students.

This is a very good and concise textbook. However I think it is a big minus that all the pictures are in black and white. Colour pictures are extremely important for students of pathology!

This is an excellent reference book for pathology students of any specialty. There are good examples and descriptions of each topic, and the book is well organized, making it easy to search for a specific topic.

Human-Kinetics is either knowingly misrepresenting their authors or has the worst martial arts editor in the publishing world. William Durbin's co-author biography states he holds a 3rd dan in judo. According to Durbin's martial arts credentials from his previous web site, he stated that he did initially practice judo for about one year (1970 to 1971), but switched to karate while attending college. He does claim to hold a 6th dan rank in Juko Kai's own non-sport judo system, but he never indicated any Kodokan Judo recognized rank before this, certainly no yudansha rank. Now all of sudden, he is a 3rd dan in Kodokan Judo? Even stranger, Durbin is shown wearing a black karate uniform.

His previous book, Mastering Kempo, also published by Human-Kinetics, claims he received a doctorate in Oriental Philosopy degree from the University of Oriental Philosophy, Juko Kai's diploma mill recently closed after being investigated by the Maine authorities. Another book in Human-Kinetics' martial arts series, "Aikido Techniques & Tactics" by Gary Bennett states he has a 3rd degree black belt in Yoseikan Aikido, although he is completely unknown at the International Yoseikan Budo Federation and has never trained at the Yoseikan dojo in Japan.

Jimmy Pedro is a former Olympic judo player and the book does offer basic judo techniques. However, the historical perspectives provided by Durbin are incorrect and obviously poorly researched. There are so many other good books on the subject. This one is a waste of time and money.

Judo Techniques and Tactics provides the beginning Judo student a decent place to start. Pedro only reviews a few basic moves and throws, chokes and joint locks, and counters. They are moderately described in text and illustrated fairly well with photographs. This gives the beginner a good subset of techniques to work with and start to master. The book has a good overview of competition and some helpful tips on conditioning. Judo Techniques and Tactics should be useful for those in the sport less than a year.

This is a book like a dozen other books on the same subject, except this has one of New England's premiere judokas demonstrating kyu techniques. What we really need is for Jimmy Pedro Jr. and his father, Jimmy Pedro Sr., to collaborate on a book detailing all their best judo techniques and how they were derived, and between these two active and successful competitors, that book would have the potential as the new bible on American judo! We need that more than this white belt review.

THIS BOOK IS MOSTLY [not true]....IF YOU ARE GAY THAN DREAM AND IMAGINE ,BUT NOT EVERYONE IN THE BOOK IS GAY NAMELY CARY GRANT
.I AM SURE ALOT OF GAY MEN WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS FANTASY ,HOWEVER READ //IN HIS OWN WORDS//OR SOMEOTHER GREAT BOOKS OF THE REAL DEAL"MR CARY GRANT".HE WAS NOT GAY....SORRY
TO SPOIL THE FUN...OH WELL

Books like The Celluloid Closet and Hollywood Babylon abound with rumors about the sexual appetites of Hollywood stars. Boze Hadleigh's Gays in Hollywood, however, seeks to provide first-hand reports. An entertainment journalist since the 1960's, Hadleigh conducted volumes of off-the-record interviews with celebrities reputed to be gay or bisexual such as Cary Grant, Paul Lynde and Anthony Perkins, as well as less well-remembered actors like Randolph Scott and William Haines. In these interviews, often given only with the understanding that they would not be published during the star's life, Hadleigh attempts to get normally secretive actors to speak about their guarded sexual lives. The results vary widely, but even the "unsuccessful" interviews can be fascinating. Some stars like Paul Lynde, James Coco and Cesar Romero, speak freely and provide valuable accounts of what it was like to be gay in an industry filled with double lives and convenience marriages. Others like Cary Grant and Anthony Perkins are more elusive, but not without revelations about co-workers and peers. And one in particular is not so kind: at the end of his interview, an exceptionally ruffled Liberace expels Hadleigh from his mansion with imperial fury. Like his earlier volumes Conversations With My Elders and Lesbians in Hollywood, Hadleigh's work is somewhat journalistically suspect. He claims that for most of these interviews, he was not allowed to tape record or take notes, and frequently the questions seems stiltedly reconstructed and retroactively self-righteous. Still, the interviews are highly entertaining and provide an important alternative view of the film industry's social history. Recommended for both general readers and scholars of gay history / film studies.

Many reviewers seem quite upset by Grant's "out-ing," but if he wasn't at least bisexual, then PLEASE let me know why he lived with Randolph Scott--rather than his wives--throughout all five of his marriages (Only one of which lasted more than 5 years). He shared a house with his (male) lover fom 1933, a year before his first marriage, until his death in 1986--most straight pairings don't last that long--his didn't! And, while you're at it, explain photos of the two topless men hanging all over each other by their swimming pool. Being gay was as much of a career-booster as being communist in his Hollywood. There's a reason the man has two Oscars....

Whilst this book provides a useful idea about swing trading, it is extremely too repititive as there are many things writtenl over and over again tat could bore you to death. The only useful thing I have found is the quotes takenl from W.D. Gann master comodities course. Even though you learn about Gann angles, these are best taught with the use of the master squares to give the best trading result. Unfortnately, you cannot find a Gann square here

This book serves as a good introduction to the Gann Theory. It explains clearly the basics of Gann Theory: How to use the Swing Charts to identify trends, together with other Gann tools like Gann Angle,Squaring and Anniversaries to determine the likely date/time for Heads or Bottoms (ie. Cycles) and important supports/resistances. With this book, you will be able to grasp the basic framework of Gann Trading. Yet given that the book does not mention the more advanced Gann tools, it only fulfill the introduction/ elementary purpose. So the same price should have bought another book that talks more indepth about the topics. Besides, the book is too repetitive that it seems half of the price is paid to those "copy and paste" pages. I will say, this book deserves five stars if both the price and the pages are cut down by halves.

Mr. Gopee missed the point when he said the book was an insult to his intelligence and by implying that it was repetitive. The technique was not intended to fool anyone. The author intentionally wrote in the style of Gann. Remember that the author is not the publisher. If there was anything wrong with the writing style, then it would have been spotted during the editing process.

If you had read any of Gann's book, you'd have known that repetition is the key. Keep doing it over and over again until you get it right. You sound like a bitter trader who has had trouble with the simple rules. Almost all the "Gann traders" I know are always looking for the "master time factor' or some deep dark astrological secret. Too many traders today want the answers, but are not willing to study and spend time learning how to trade.

The author should not even be trying to write about Java, let alone about applying patterns using Java. Abysmal book - I read it in the local library and thought, wow a Java patterns bookk based on Gof. More like Goof. Stay away, stay far far away.

The idea is great - provide an explanation of design patterns using visual java components as examples. The author's explanations were usually clear. But there are so many typos that I quickly lost confidence in the code samples and the book itself. It also looks like the coverage Swing was an after-thought. The last few chapters are a superficial tutorial on Swing that provide very little insight into Swing or design patterns.

Looks to me like the author did his job, but the publisher (editors, proofreaders, etc.) let him down.

Yes, the book does have some 'funky' examples for which we need other examples (i.e. swimming) to understand. I have read most of the patterns books and this one is by far the clearest and best written.

The author uses example code with GUI components, which helps the reader bridge the gap between the abstract and the concrete. I don't mind the typos since I consider them an integral part of the learning process. I also take in consideration the fact that no product, book...is ever going to be perfect. But again, typos are an aberration to any beginner trying to 'swim' through the murky waters of a new language or concept.

Learning patterns tend to be a difficult task. The frustration of many people will show in the low rating they give most of the patterns books. To measure the return on investment of a book is to know whether a book has advanced my knowledge and thus added real value to the software I write. In this case, it is a resounding yes.

The Gang of Four book (GOF) is 'the pattern book'. Problem is, there are no examples, unless you have C/C++ background, which I don't have. I admit that GOF is the best-written patterns book, but the lack of good examples makes it almost useless.

Cooper has an excellent column in JavaPro magazine called JavaTecture in which he writes about design patterns, different Java technologies, and coding tips and techniques. Thankfully, his work for the magazine is well edited and is just one of many tools I use to expand my Java knowledge.

I too am a college instructor. I will give one example of poor authorship. The book has barely over 1 page on micro-operations, then it goes off on and on about micro-programming with diagrams that look like my dog's barf. Also, the very first chapter on operating systems babbles about distributed systems, which most other OS texts do not touch till 8th or 9th chapters. Words cannot express how bad this book is.

I am a college computer science instructor teachng a sophomore level CS course in computer architecture. This book is supposedly meant to introduce first or second year computer science students to the basic organization of computer components, but it miserably fails at presenting the fundamentals as it attempts to be all things to all people at all levels in all disciplines. Most chapters are unfocused as the authors jump all over the map instead of focusing on one component at a time and methodically presenting fundamental concepts of computer systems. I would not hesitate to use the word "criminal" to portray the authors although they have not broken the law of this land by charging $95 for this. Just 4 weeks into the semester, I have explicitly told the students to go back and attempt to sell the books back. The authors are more than welcome to email me so that I can address some specifics, but since the book is so poorly written and hopelessly unfocused that I would not know where to begin.

Pinkert and Wear are at it again, this time with a grippingly detailed masterpiece of hardware and software design passion. This book was a rock-em-sock-em roller coaster - Pinkert and Wear can not be stopped. This dynamic duo set out to make a hot and steamy text book and they did just that. No other authors to date have managed to capture the sheer erotic power that is achieved by the perfect bonding of HARDware and SOFTware as these two have. Each word flows forth with expert percision that exudes pure sexual energy that surely all engineers must experience as they pursue new levels of system design. Once again proving that celebacy really does lend itself to brilliant feats of engineering!