"Although titled as a guide to the internet, this book actually answers even more basic questions about computers in general. Still, the bulk of the book has to do with the internet and how home or traditional school educators can utilize it. It explains internet vocabulary, options, etiquette, and dangers, then goes on to explain different forms of learning that can take place. Computer novices should find is very useful, and those on-line are still likely to learn more. Recommended site addresses are included...this is a helpful book for figuring out how to make your computer more educationally productive."

This book arose from conversations with teachers and homeschoolers around the country who were in the second phase of the Internet's evolution. They were "wired," to use the popular term that denotes someone who has Internet access. But they didn't know what to do once they were wired. How could they put the Internet to use to teach children? This book tells how! Steve Jones is uniquely qualified to present the practical and abundance of useful information provided in this book. He is Professor & head of the Department of Communications at the University of Illinois-Chicago

Helpful to parents who want their children to access the positive aspects of the Internet. Many useful resources are provided to enhance learning.

More like an easygoing conversation with an old friend than a traditional autobiography, "They Can't Hide Us Anymore" brings Richie Havens close to the reader. One can almost feel the deep resonating timbre that suffuses his music as Havens shares vivid memories of his adolescence in a boisterous but bucolic Brooklyn before ethnicity mattered; early adulthood in the Village when it was THE place to be and his globetrotting journey since those days.

Like his singing, some tales seem cyclic with hints of what is to come, only to be reprised on a later page. Others slowly reveal his many and varied interests beyond the stage - the visual arts, his profound belief in the power of children, and his commitment to safeguard this planet and its inhabitants. Havens' skill as a storyteller serves him well in this thoroughly enjoyable book. Whether a fan from years back or someone just discovering the wandering troubadour, this book will help you know and possibly even understand the man behind the music. Buy it, put on one of his CDs and read. It will be, as Havens is known to say, "Far out!"

This book reveals the inner thoughts of Richie Haven's genius. The stories behind his story, with credits to those individuals who helped shape the true music of the 60's and 70's, are wonderful. One finds that the kindness expressed in Richie Haven's music and wishes for a better world, are those which really exist in his mind and spirit. This is a great book for anyone who grew-up in the 60's, as well as for others who love contemporary folk music and/or Richie Havens...S. Winters

You don't have to read this book to know the author; you only have to hear him perform. But to read his "work in progress" one can only further appreciate his love for people and music. Unlike many autobiographies that seem to be written to promote the author or to set the record straight, this one simply and sincerely reveals the heart and mind of the author as he explores his passion for music. With a childlike innocence, Richie finds goodness in all he touches and everyone he meets; he accepts any setbacks as a part of growth and education and without preaching reminds us how important it is to take time to appreciate our world and our neighbors. At times, it's not clear when a certain event is taking place and one might wish for even more details of Richie's experiences during the "Village Years", but the areas that deal in greater depth are those that are important to Richie and his life. Keep the words and music coming for another thirty years, Richie.

It's a sad commentary that so many entries here view this book as a bludgeon against ignorance, instead of letting stand on its own merits. Steve Jones' innovative approach vividly demonstrates how science has sustained the concept of evolution through natural selection. He deserves our praise for the effort he's put into assembling a wealth of resources, while presenting the information with clarity and wit. After, all compressing 150 years of steadily increasing information is no easy task. And that information must be given the fullest possible exposure. The reluctance of Christianity [the term 'creationist' is meaningless distinction] to understand natural selection is depressing, but even Steve Jones is unlikely to heal that blight.

Charles Darwin's THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES is the most important book ever written. Not the best known, of course, or most often read. Yet no other publication has changed so many aspects of human outlook. Daniel Dennett rightly calls Darwin's idea 'the universal acid'. The concept of change over time ranges over all science from quantum physics to cosmology. Steve Jones' modernization of ORIGIN is necessarily limited to the biological realm, but as he aptly demonstrates, that's complicated enough. Biology is a busy science these days, but Jones has brought us as up to date as writing and publication schedules permit. Addressing such a diversity of topics as AIDS, where whales came from [they're not hairy fish!] and geological time scales, he's provided us with a detailed scenario of evolution's course.

There are some interesting omissions in this book. No listing of Mendel's paper in the bibliography [although the synopsis of his work in the main text is valuable]; in fact, he doesn't mention that Darwin had a copy of it in his library - unread. Nor is there anything on island biogeography. While it would be unfitting to give Albert Russell Wallace more space in the text, there are several excellent books on a subject ORIGIN was only touched lightly. More significant is the lack of reference to the Grant's work on Galapagos Finches [see Jonathan Weiner's THE BEAK OF THE FINCH]. If anyone needs confirmation that evolution works, this three-decade long study will provide it.

None of the lacks are significant shortcomings in this effort to 'update' ORIGIN. Jones has presented a stunning wealth of information, but put it together in a highly readable format. He deserves the widest possible readership for this book. With luck, Jones will perform the same service with THE DESCENT OF MAN. There's little doubt it will be as valuable as this book.

This book is an updated version of Charles Darwin's THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, to me the most important book of all time, no exceptions. Darwin knew nothing of genes and DNA when he wrote his book, and Jones includes evidence of this sort in his book, along with more geology and fossil finds than Darwin had available to him. The writing style of Jones is not clear and flowing in this book, although the message of evolution and how it works is very clear. This is not a book you read in one evening, I found it a very tedious read, but at the same time very rewarding as Jones really knows his science. The book covers the mechanics of evolution well, and gives many examples.

I find it simply amazing that atoms and molecules can arrange themselves, using only natural physical laws, into more and more complex forms, and eventually humans evolve and come into existence, billions of years later. That is 'magic' to me. This book illustrates this very well, evolution powered by mutations and natural selection, which continue to this day to mold and define us and all life around us. The 'fact' of evolution, which to most scientists has proven itself beyond mere theory, must be very vexatious for the creationists, who bury their heads in the sand and make up bogus arguments against it, or ignore it altogether. Jones in this book occasionally discusses the evolution vrs. creationist debate.

We live in an absolutely beautiful universe, and this book will help one understand part of it. Jones even pokes fun at his students here and there. Meanwhile, the machinery of evolution marches on.......

Every now and then I read a challenging book that leaves me exhausted, awe inspired, and somewhat sad. Such is DARWIN'S GHOST: THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES UPDATED by the English geneticist Steve Jones. Apparently, Jones has the reputation of being one who can distill, combine, and convey complex scientific findings and conclusions to a lay audience. Although it seems to have been relatively well received, I suspect only a limited number of people will actually read this book from cover to cover as I did.

GHOST is not "pop" science. Nor is it a scientific text. It is a jam-packed overview of a complex topic and a book someone contemplating a career in biology should read. Jones includes no copious footnotes and very few citations, although he does provide the reader with sources for further research. While I think he covers most areas superficially, he includes more than enough for the educated lay person. Taking a page from Darwin's books "The Origin of the Species" and "The Descent of Man", he says the natural world has evolved and is still evolving, and humans have evolved and are still evolving. Going beyond Darwin, Jones notes that a good deal of the biodiversity Darwin described following the voyage of the Beagle has disappeared. Jones suggests humans have done a great deal in a short while to destroy the natural world.

Evolution does not follow the trajectory some have imagined-from simple to complex (progress). It is not straightforward. It is messy. Sometimes it is retro. Jones compares evolution to the banyan tree whose branches drop down to the ground, grow roots, and ascend as a new trunk. Punctuated equilibrium is a phrase used by some scientists to describe the evolution of a single species. Species change in response to a stimulus. When the stimulus disappears or is addressed via adaptation (or extinction), equilibrium resumes (i.e. the creature is no more or it goes about it's business). Jones provides many examples of stressful evolutionary change including the story of the island of Krakatau east of Java which exploded in the late 19th Century destroying all life with the exception of a single spider. Today, the island is relatively stable and is somewhat repopulated, but it's diversity has been diminished. Another example of change is the spread of the zebra mussel over most of the open waterways in the world-owing to shipping.

Jones says humans like to order everything into categories of understanding. Unfortunately, most classification systems are faulty when it comes to ordering the natural world. For example, using morphology as the basis for classifying creatures has it's limits. Some folks once classified certain mammals as fish because they swam in water. Others thought pandas were bears and alligators and crocodiles were closely related. Comparative anatomy and it's successor DNA sequencing suggest pandas are closer to racoons and alligators are closer to birds.

Genealogy (the fossil record and DNA sequencing) provides strong evidence for evolution-or change over time. No other paradigm fits the empirical evidence. How evolution occurs is open to discussion. Jones describes what he believes has transpired. His discussion covers many things from AIDS research to zebra mussels.

If you are interested in the environment and species diversity-and/or planning a trip to the Galapagos Islands or Hawaii-and/or thinking of taking up biology as a career--you will find this book instructive.

Great book for info on trails in LA, MS, AL, GA. I am familiar with the trails in LA and MS and the author's interpretation of the trails is very accurate from difficulty of the trail to trail condition. He did miss a couple of trails in LA. One is relatively new and located at Bodacau Park (army corps of engineers). Good technical trail. Off I-20. The Kisatchie National forest trails (caroline dorman and one other) are probably not good to ride right now as there are forest fires flaring in that area 7/00. Those trails are rather rocky to ride too. Cheers. This is a great book!

As a med student, i found this book extremely useful in that it achieved the impossible: make molecular genetics easy to understand (no only memorize info). The explanations about the processes within such a small nucleus... $60 weel spent!

this book was very thourgh in the area of trail technical difficulty, however the directions to the various trails can be a little confusing. Overall this book can take you to some spectacular riding areas and put you in touch with those that can lead you to more trails.

This is the boxed set you have been waiting for. In the exhaustive four volume set, an entire volume is devoted to the ADO Object Mode. The properties and methods that have mystified you are clearly and thoroughly explained rather than merely listed in tables with cursory descriptions as in other books. The volume on ASP and ISS proved invaluable in improving the performance of our company's mission critical live web reports. Just as on a scale from one to ten, reserving tens for angels in heaven, I rated this set four stars, the highest earthly praise I could bestow. The enclosed CD is a bonus.

If you are totally lost and do not know where to start when studying for 229, this book is a good place to start. However, there are many holes in the book that you need to be aware of. Supplement this with reading of BOL or taking the Transcenders. If you rely totally on this book, you would be in for a shock in the exam. It covers at best 80% of the material.

This is an excellent book written at the "professional beginner" level discussing issues of database design and planning with SQL server 2000. Excellent design and configuration tips, Good explanations of difficult concepts, however, the practice tests are somewhat lacking, and while it covers all of the relevant material, the book fails somewhat as a study aid specifically for the 70-229 exam, where many other Sybex books excel. The book is well worth the money as a useful tool for a relatively new SQL 2000 DBA, however, don't rely on it too heavily for the test.

I used this book and transcenders to pass 70-229 on my first try. The book is excellent, however, the exam questions that came with the book won't prepare you for the exam. This book is also a good reference for your daily workings with SQL Server.

I would recommend this book for all passing horror fans and experts alike; Clive Barker, that well respected mentor of modern English horror, has created a fine compendium. If at times a little pretentious, particularly in the sprawling and philosophical introduction, the layout is first-class and it doesn't dwell on the statistics-for-anoraks that so many of these type of film book do. Enjoyable, perhaps even essential for your film shelf. It is at times a little lightweight; at others, snobbish and frothy.

This book is not written by Clive Barker, but is based on the tv-series that took its que after the successful author. As far as i can see most of the text is written by Stephen Jones. But this should not scare away the Barker fans, because the book is packed with illustrations and qoutes from our favourite author. On top of that the book contains a lot of interesting essays about a lot of horrorrelated subjects(A-Z).
Great buy and beautiful book!

Combining short but insightful text with a visually stunning layout design, _Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror_ provides a light read on some very dark subjects. It would make an excellent gift for both those making their first steps into this genre as well as for old hands looking for something to keep around for visitors to squeal about.

I havent read this book because I havent received my copy yet. It was explained that this book was only available via the market place. I've paid for my book and after 20 days it is yet to arrive and the seller refuses to contact me. NEVER buy anything via the marketplace.

Great instructional book for building a traditional style fireplace surround (title a bit misleading - the mantel is only the shelf above a fireplace - the surround is the mantel, columns, etc.) Limited, though in that it only covers one style surround with different variations.

If you like the style of fireplace surround on the cover of the book, then buy it. It steps you through building that style in "great" detail.

this book cleared up a lot of questions i had about building a mantel.written clearly so that most anyone could understand the sequence to get a very professional job.this was money well spent.