who made accounting. way he made accounting. wear he made accounting. when he made accounting. how he made accounting.

I thought this book was great! The pictures of the objects are beautiful. Where a picture could not be obtained there is usually a detailed sketch of the object. The descriptions give not only insight into use of the archaological object but also surrounding information like similar objects and archeological context. Then the essays descibe the time period and unknown/debated issue of Egyptian Archeology. As a newbie to Egyptian Archaeology I found the book easy to read and felt that things were explained well.

This book was written by the folks at Black Hills Institute of Geologic Research. Neal is the leading authority of invertibrates of this period. The book lists species and where specimens have been found. I have found it to be an excellent desk reference as well as a great field guide. Recommended reading for the Ammonite hunter.

This book "Application Development using Visual Basic and .NET" gives an innovative dimension of pragmatic approach to application development using VB. NET. This book is a part of the Integrated .NET Series from Object Innovations and Prentice Hall PTR. This book provides methodical exposure to the VB .NET language from the foundation. This book is appropriate for experienced programmers, providing a concrete, concise and in-depth introduction to VB. NET with a lot of example programs and case studies that continues through many of the chapters.

This book covers all the essential topics of VB .NET in detail along with thrilling case studies. The book wraps the topics such as .NET Fundamentals, VB .NET language essentials, Inheritance, Exceptions, Collections, Interfaces, Events, Attributes, Windows Forms, Windows Forms Controls, GDI+, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Web Forms, Web services, Interoperability, Security and more!

Organization of this Book:

This book is organized into six major parts and is structured to make it easy for you to navigate to what you need to learn.

Part 1 - .NET Architecture Overview
Part 2 - VB .NET Language
Part 3 - Fundamentals of Windows Forms
Part 4 - Fundamentals of .NET Framework
Part 5 - Advanced UI programming using VB .NET
Part 6 - .NET Applications

Let us observe these six parts in detail.

The Part1 offers an orientation to the overall architecture and features of .NET. The first two chapters, provides a fine introduction to .NET Framework and the programming model of the .NET Framework.

The Part2 presents the core features of VB .NET. The chapters 3-6, talks about VB .NET programming language including data types, object oriented programming features available in VB .NET and inspects the interactions between VB .NET and .NET Framework. Visual Basic .NET supports many new or improved object-oriented language features such as inheritance,
overloading, the Overrides keyword, interfaces, shared members, and constructors. The third chapter in this part provides an in-depth coverage of object oriented features of VB .NET. The running Acme Travel Agency case study is introduced in chapter 5, which will give you a clear picture about how concepts work together when you build .NET applications.

Part3 covers the fundamentals of Windows Forms. Windows Forms is the new platform for Microsoft Windows application development, based on the .NET Framework. This framework provides a clear, object-oriented, extensible set of classes that enables you to develop rich Windows applications. The System.Windows.Forms namespace contains classes for creating Windows-based applications that take full advantage of the rich user interface features available in the Microsoft Windows operating system. Chapters 7 and 8 provides a systematic coverage on the core topics such as Windows Forms, including Form design, controls, events, menus, toolbars, dialog
boxes etc.

The Part 4 gives details about fundamental topics in .NET framework. Chapter 9 explains about assemblies and deployment in detail. The chapter 10 provides a systematic coverage on the core topics such as metadata, serialization, threading, attributes, asynchronous programming, remoting, memory management etc.

The Part 5 explores the advanced topics in UI programming with VB .NET. The chapter 11 examines the topic GDI+ in an in-depth approach. Chapter 12 speaks about some advanced topics such as MDI, visual Inheritance, ActiveX controls in .NET applications etc.

Part 6, consisting of chapters 13 to 17, cover central parts of the .NET framework that are constructive during realistic application development using VB .NET. Database access is an important topic. The .NET Framework provides database support with a new database technology known as ADO.NET. There are two central components of ADO.NET that accomplish data access: the DataSet, and the .NET data provider, which is a set of components including the Connection, Command, DataReader, and DataAdapter objects. You can access data sources in either a connected or disconnected mode. The chapter 13 guides you step by step and give a clear picture about all these topics in an excellent way. The chapter 14 gives you the information about the fundamentals of ASP.NET, including the ASP.NET architecture, server controls, configuration, database access, state in ASP.NET applications etc. The chapter 15 covers some advanced useful topics such as SOAP and Web services, which is in the path of revolutionizing the software world. Web services provide a robust mechanism for heterogeneous systems to interoperate. The chapter 16 covers .NET security in detail. It covers all the vital topics including User-Based, Code Access security, Role-Based security etc. The final chapter17 provides the information how to use existing COM objects (Unmanaged) within managed applications and expose-managed objects
to existing COM (Unmanaged) applications. In the Appendix, the topics such as Visual Studio .NET and Tracing and Debugging techniques in .NET are covered nicely.

As a Conclusion this book gives all the necessary details to develop realistic enterprise applications using VB .NET. It gives experienced developers the practical insight they need to build applications in a pragmatic way. In-depth coverage of .NET framework, Windows Forms, ADO.NET, GDI+, ASP.NET Web Forms, Web services makes this book unique. This book covers all the essential topics in a comprehensive, clear, example-rich practical way for experienced developers!

"Archaic Bookkeeping" is an edited translation of the catalog that accompanied the sale of 82 proto-cuneiform tablets from the Swiss Erlenmeyer collection by Christie's in 1988 in London. These tablets had been purchased in late 1950s, but had not been subjected to any detailed study. Personally I am not opposed to individual ownership of antiquities, but I do believe that preventing these valuable texts from being studied by scholars for decades is inexcusable. The tablets analyzed are mainly from Uruk, and date to the Archaic period in Sumerian history, circa 3000 BC.

The casual observer might think that the study of ancient cultures might be a field without much in the way of rapid change, but this would be false. The advent of powerful computer programs have recently allowed the processing of large amounts non-numerical data and graphic information. A researcher is therefore able to instantly access an entire body of text when testing an hypothesis. The authors of "Archaic Bookkeeping" made use of this powerful technique, which is becoming more useful all the time. This is made clear by the fact that as of 1993 (the date "Archaic Bookkeeping" was published), only 600 of the 5000 archaic tablets from Uruk had been sufficiently published.

I am an interested student of Sumerology, and my purchase of this book was an attempt not so much to understand archaic bookkeeping but to see examples of the actual translation process, and, to the degree that I could, follow along. There is currently very little of this sort of material available for the interested amateur. In general it seems that this information is both too difficult to have much amateur appeal, and too rudimentary for specialists in the field. For those looking for a good introduction to Sumeria, I highly recommend "The Sumerians" by Samuel Kramer.

I found the prose in this book to be very clear and well-constructed, with no trace of the fact that it had been translated from German. I found it surprisingly free of philological and linguist jargon; its main purpose was the practical communication of how the authors used the tablets to extract information about Sumerian field administration, labor organization, and animal husbandry. The book's area of focus is quite narrow, but it needs to be to cover the subject fairly. I found the tablet photographs and diagrams to be a highlight of the book and uniformly excellent. The bibliography was arranged by chapter and was very useful.

This book does an excellent job at providing an introductory overview of a large number of "new age" topics in an easy-to-read style. Reincarnation, crystals, chakras, channeling, meditation, auras, lost civilazations and the evolution of religion are covered clearly and simply. The authors (Bartlett and Whiteheart) have many years of experience in the subjects they discuss, and their passion and enthusiasm shines through!

Pete Armstrong, a British artist and model-builder, has written an excellent campaign summary of Scotland's greatest military victory, the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Although some of the exact details of this famous battle remain open to debate, Armstrong does a fair job in presenting a balanced campaign narrative that incorporates different viewpoints. Bannockburn is also enhanced by excellent artwork and maps, which help to bring the battle into sharp focus. All in all, this is one of the better Osprey Campaign series titles.

In accordance with standard Osprey Campaign series format, Bannockburn 1314 begins with short sections on the origins of the campaign (8 pages), a campaign chronology, opposing commanders, opposing armies and opposing plans. The section on armies details the infantry and cavalry formations of both sides and the author stresses that while the English had superior cavalry, their failure to employ combined arms tactics utilizing both infantry and cavalry was a fundamental flaw in their numerically superior army. Certainly combined arms tactics are sound advice in any period, but while the author points out the English failure in this regard, he fails to point out how the Scottish were any different. If the English were overly reliant on their cavalry, the Scots were certainly overly reliant on spear-armed infantry. The Scots had no answer to the English superior quality and quantity in archers, and this had led to the defeat at Falkirk 16 years before. The section on plans notes that the English King Edward II was well provided with intelligence about the enemy as well as supplies, but had no real plan of campaign other than to relieve the siege of Stirling Castle. Edward's lack of combat experience and his assumption that the Scots would disperse in the face of a major English invasion are cited as primary causes of his negligent planning. Again, while the author's assessment of deficient English planning appears correct, it is hard to see that the Scottish King Robert the Bruce had any serious plan of campaign either. Until the second day of battle, the Scots kept their options open to fight or flee and their victory was the result of opportunity, rather than planning.

The campaign narrative itself is 38 pages long and is enhanced by five 2-D maps (Scotland in 1314, Edward II's invasion, the flight of the English army, Scottish raids in northern England, Bannockburn then and now) and three 3-D "Birds Eye View" maps (the fighting on 23 June 1314, the Scottish attack and the collapse of the English army). There are also three excellent battle scenes: the encounter between Robert the Bruce and Henry de Bohun, the attack of the Earl of Gloucester's cavalry on a Scottish schiltron and Edward II's flight). A somewhat longer than usual 20-page section on the battle's aftermath covers casualties, reasons for the English defeat, results of the battle, the continuation of the English-Scot war and changes in military tactics because of the battle. Indeed, the author should be applauded for finding space for some analysis of the battle. Essentially, the author blames most of the defeat upon Edward II's atrocious lack of leadership and faulty decisions, which was certainly a key ingredient in the disaster. Coupled to Edward's poor leadership, Robert the Bruce's ability to boldly seize opportunity presented by English indecision and confusion resulted in a successful Scottish counterattack on the second day. Rather than merely blaming one individual, I think it might be fairer to say that English arrogance was to blame for the defeat, since this same kind of arrogance figured in other battles where professional English armies opposed irregulars (e.g. the American Revolution, the Zulus, the Boers). Inexperienced as he was, Edward II probably would have entered battle more cautiously if opposing a professional continental foe like the French or Spanish. The author does conclude that the English eventually learned at great cost to deal with Scottish tactics and that they put this to good use against the French in the Hundred Years War.

The world can be divided into two groups of people, those who have read Benchley and those who have not. By far, the happiest people are those who fall into the former category.

Robert Benchely was one of the most talented humorists ever to grace the pages of American magazines. His personna was that of a befuddled upper middle class pater familias. He did not take on the great events of the day, this would have been a waste of time given his world view. What he did do was to satirize brilliantly the little inconsistencies of daily life.

This collection of Benchley's essays is a welcomed one including some 72 examples of his wit and whimsy. It is literally impossible to select a favorite from so many good pieces One can select any one of them at random and discover some gem of Benchely's imagination. Although this edition is out of print I urge anyone seeking to experience the wit of Benchley to seek out a copy.

The Book of Rhythms is a wonderful book that teaches children how to create their own poems. It begins by teaching children how to create their own rhythm by drawing a pattern on a piece of paper. Then it goes on to describe some of the different rhythms you hear everyday, such as your own heartbeat. Hughes then teaches children how to vary their rhythms and how to put words to the rhythm the reader has created. Towards the end, the author tells you about all the different rhythms such as broken or unseen rhythms.
This book serves as a great source for teaching children how to compose their own poems. The author is very qualified to write on this subject, since he is such a renowned poet. The book is neatly organized with clear appropriate headings and helpful illustrations that allow the reader to visualize the author's point. The language is vivid and interesting, yet easy enough for even very young readers to understand and enjoy.
In conclusion, Hughes' Book of Rhythms is a great book introducing children to poetry composition. With interesting vocabulary and illustrations, it is enough to keep any reader's attention. This book serves as a great teaching tool for any elementary aged child.

If you love Sam Spade, Archie Goodwin, and Mike Hammer, chances are you'll love Peter B. Bruck, Robert Iles' detective in this book. When Bruck isn't drinking, he's hung over; when he isn't romancing a dame, he's thinking about it; when he isn't wise-cracking...well...when he isn't wise-cracking, he's unconscious. Bruck is not just another hard-boiled private eye, and he's a blessed relief from the new stereotype of hard-boiled *angst-ridden* private eye. Bruck doesn't dwell on his problems, and he isn't haunted by anything but the occasional hangover, alimony demands from his ex-wife, and the insistance of his secretary, Ella, that he toss out his screw-top "first aid kit" and get respectable. An enjoyable read, from first to last.