This is the book for anyone interested in learning the principles of computer programming. The authors use a clear language that even people that never programmed a single line can understand. The basic algorithms are explained in detail and the algorithmic language defined in the book is easily translated to any computer language.

Amazon can find anything. Don't let the search fool you. This is a superb book that requires some work on the reader's part but the pay-off for people wanting to understand the importance of data structures in databases, programs etc is well worth it. Don't waste any time, order it now before the last one is gone!

I came across this book in the crime section of my library and, havingnever heard of the case before - since the events occured long beforemy birth- I was soon captivated. What attracted me to the book was that it was not written as a dry historical piece. Rather what makes it fascinating is how the writers (Paul Wilson co-wrote with Don Treble and Robyn Lincoln) include imagined conversations, to try to fill in the dots, where only the criminals themselves would have known the truth. These conversations appealed to the playwright in me. Jean Lee was the last woman hanged in my country, but not the last person, since at least one other man has been hanged, to my knowledge since. Jean's accomplices' Robert Clayton and Norman Andrews were also hanged at the same time Jean was. The writers make the claim that the hangings occured out of expedience for the resident state government, when doubts still remained concerning the case. It was never clear what part Jean Lee played in the murder, and the police interrogation procedures of the accused three was later found to be highly questionable. The writers also believe that an example was made of Jean, because of her sex and working-class origins, as a warning to other women of conservative post-war Melbourne of the consequences of deviating from the socially approved path of feminity. This latter claim is one I have a bit of trouble with, because to my mind, the writers have made it clear Jean intended to swindle Pop Kent, the murder victim. The fact the he was killed as a result of being robbed does not diminish her responsibilty for her actions. The book is meticulously researched, and includes photographs of all the people involved. I particularly liked seeing the gallows where the hangings took place and the "punishment" hood which features on the cover, creating a medieval and creepy image.

This book is an ecential when reading the works of Jean Paul Sartre. It is almost necessary if you want to fully understand his novel Nausea. Ashok Malhotra's fine tuned annalysis of the themes in Nausea allow readers to go with confidence while trecking through the laberynth Sartre's stream of consciousness. Malhotra's vast knowledge of philosophy is apparent in all his works which provide a guide to philosophy that are a must for any student of the subject.

Sartre's "No Exit" not only provides a version of Hell that is the complete polar opposite of Dante's vision but he succeeds in making it seem scarier...and funnier. The fact that these three strangers start attacking each other like small children causes the reader (and viewer if watching a produced version) to secretly chuckle. One always wonders though as to whether they would fall into the same trap that these three do were they in the same predicament.

As with the other books in the Universe of Fashion series, the Gaultier edition is mainly a photo look-book into the world of the designer. There is a short introduction about Gaultier, as well as a timeline of major events and collections in Gaultier's career. The photos used in the book are a good representation of Gaultier's clothing from his entire career, highlighting key pieces, and often showing them in interesting ways (a women's velvet cone bra dress is worn by male model Tanel in one photo for example). A great book for any Gaultier or fashion afficionado.

Jungle Fever is a dazzling excursion through the international underworld of beauty, humor and eroticism. Grace Jones on the cover, naked inside a tiger's cage is breathtaking. Also featured are Kellie the Evangelist Stripper, Sabu, Gene Kelly, Zouzou et many more. French artist Goude is a painter, photographer, dancer, couturier and more, an artist who uses the best means to get a point across. This book is out of print but search for a copy, it is the most original book I have ever come across.

I first fell in love with this kind of food on a trip to the New Hebrides Islands (the island of Espiritu Santo) in the 60's. Upon returning home I immediately purchased the only book of French cooking around--Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and put on 20 pounds. This book is wonderful! It's fun to read, easy to work with, and the food is really, really good. I loved the Split Pea soup and the Hunter chicken. Fortuneately, since the paradigm shift in French cooking during the 1970's, there's not a lot of high-fat food here--just good, solid, nourishing comfort food. Enjoy...

This book conveys such magnificent dread. Sartre looks at war as it really is; futile, horrifying, and something that, in 2002, we should all be looking to avoid. The final chapter, which examines the psyche of a group of captive French soldiers, is perhaps the scariest thing I have ever read.

Not really much to say except that sometimes, great philosofical stuff can be more easily contained in one play than in a 100 philosophy manuals, except that the conclusion is pessimistic according to me, but it's wonderful and profound and intelligent and subtle.