Karas has made a bold attempt at laying out the history and biology of the striped bass as well as a guide for the avid striper fishermen. However, by the end of the first chapter it is evident the book needs a good editing job. Not being sarcastic, the sentence structure (or lack thereof) and grammatical/spelling errors make reading more a chore than anything else. It is certainly a surprise given that this is the second edition of the volume. The work contains a lot of good information and is a great primer about the fish, but desperately needs an attentive eye for detail. The section on the biology and management of the species also abounds with Karas' personal opinions, many of which may not be appropriate or well-founded. Karas holds a great love for the fish and often allows that love to cloud his thinking in relation to the environment and natural systems in which the fish resides. The world does not revolve around stripers, much as we would like it too. All in all, a good starter if you are a very patient reader.

This is a book for the serious striped bass fisherman. It covers everything from the history of striped bass fishing to migration patterns to tackle and techniques. It can be a little tedious at times with the amount of technical detail and history provided; however, it is required reading for someone who really wants to understand everything about the striped bass.

This book is filled with both great information on fishing, but also some fairly technical information on the striped bass fishery, its history, the physiogomy of the striper and the current state of the striped bass as game fish. Very well compiled and presented.

The best part of the book was that it was a fast read. Overall the main character was likeable, and that is the only character that you get to know to any depth. The story is coming from a chubby girl who is sister to a "real warlock" (as the book puts it) who was adopted. The chubby little girl gets introduced to a witch with her mom and becomes skinny and beautiful and is able to do magick because this witch gives her power. Then she saves the day and falls in love and then the witch takes her power away but she still has her man and her beauty.
This is just a romance, if you like to lose yourself without having to worry about reality... take the plunge in this young adult book. If you want something that will actually have some depth and magick and romance then I would suggest many other books... for young adult I would suggest the SWEEP series, or the Circle of Three series.

You'll never want to put this book down. You will jump out of your seat with exitment. When you finish it you will be crying that you finished the book because you will not want to leave the characters.

What a disappointment to be in the middle of a story and suddenly the book just ends! Unbelievable. Was it the publisher's decision to split a fantasy novel into a "trilogy"? I can't believe an author would actually consider this 205 pages a standalone or even a piece of a trilogy. It was nothing more than a few chapters building a story. Very disappointing.

I picked up this book at the library after reading the Water triligy. The books were great! I love myths so I enjoyed the book. But, being 13, I found that some of the book was a little inapropriate. If you're thinking of gettting this book for a kid, get the Water triligy instead, wait a few years for this one.

In the 1500s the Inquisition was going strong, with its persecutors going after anyone who wasn't strictly confined to the doctrines of the Catholic church. This generally included Jews, Protestants and suspected witches, but in "Goa" there's a twist on that idea. This time the hounds of God are on the trail of a mysterious person that is producing a magical substance...the blood of an Indian goddess that supposedly can raise the dead. To the church, the mysterious goddess must be the incarnation of evil, and anyone who uses her blood for magic must be punished However, there is a secret mission on behalf of one of "God's men"...to gain control of the secret of the blood and use it for his own purposes.

Normally I read historical fiction to learn about history, but I enjoyed this sidetrip into a little fantasy, which also included some danger and suspense. The author had a great idea here, however, I think the she did herself a disservice by not combining the three shorts books of the trilogy into one bigger, more impressive book. Goa is followed by "Bijapur: Blood of the Goddess", and then "Bhagavati".

That the death of Navy Lt. Kara Hultgren has caused and will continue to cause controversy is without doubt...see several of the reviews on this web page. "Call Sign Revlon" has its own opinion, which many will doubtless disagree with, but considering that it's written by the mother of the deceased, it is an astonishingly even-handed account of the life and death of the Navy's first female fleet fighter pilot. Ms. Spears doesn't attempt to whitewash her daughter's life, presenting her warts and all, including many clearly unexpurgated letters. Ms. Spears has been trained as a journalist, and it shows; she makes her argument early, clearly, and rationally. Indeed, after Kara leaves for college, the author rarely makes an appearance in the story at all. She chooses instead to focus on her daughter's Navy life, which is, after all, the crux of the story. The story reads like an expanded article of the sort one might find in "Newsweek" for example. Of course, when her involvement in the story is called for, it's even more powerful, as when she describes holding and weeping over Kara's helmet and flight jacket, recovered from the wreck of her Tomcat. Her "reconstruction" of the last minutes of her daughter's life is moving, technically accurate, and must have been absolutely heartbreaking to write. In all, this is an excellent piece of journalism. Highly reccommended for someone looking for a personal perspective on the "women in combat" debate.

I don't know any of the individuals in this book, but I've been in the Navy long enough to recognize all the types and to confirm the descriptions of many of the settings here. Sally Spears did a good job of researching and writing this book, and she was more objective than I'd expect a mother to be. It's easy to see Kara brought on a lot of her own problems, but I understand the reasons for her behavior. Because of our different personalities, I wonder whether I would have liked her as a fellow officer.

I have the greatest admiration for this first generation of female fighter pilots. Being a woman in the man's world of naval aviation is tough. (I know that from my experiences, described in "Navy Greenshirt: A Leader Made, Not Born.") And fighter pilots are tough on each other. To take on that double challenge and succeed in this harsh environment requires a woman with extraordinary guts and determination. Those who haven't experienced the emotional pressure can't comprehend it.

As for whether Kara got special treatment, people seem to forget the pilots who trained these "tokens" are ordinary naval aviators (and men), and I have to believe they wouldn't give false grades because of command pressure. It they did, they don't deserve to be commissioned officers. Kara did get special negative treatment. Releasing a mishap investigation to the public, as someone released hers, would normally be a court martial offense.

Beyond the crash that took LT Hultgreen's life. I liked walking away after reading this book thinking to myself "if I only had the focus and a dream early in my life like she did, there's no telling where I could have gone in life". I did serve in the Navy with LT Hultgreen at NAS Key West for 2 years(90-92)and remember her very well. She was and remains to be an inspiration to me.

This book is announced as a supplement to a study guide.

But nearly half of the contents is introductional text on Red Hat Linux.

The text is full of errors of all sorts: many many typos, substantial errors, misspellings and incorrect wordings.

The book is simply not useful as reference material for linux administration or learning Red Hat Linux administration.

It provids some very useful links and book recommendations, but you could get links (which are usually outdated when the book is in print) and study material from the world wide web.

If you really believe that you need such an "Exam Cram", get the second edition, not the outdated first edition.

Just to give some proof for the errors:

"An IP address is made of up 32 bits. These bits are separated into four sections called octets. (Each octet contains 4 bytes of information and specifies either the network or the machine node.)"
(quote from page 63)

"DHCP (developed by Microsoft) is a descendant of the boot protocol"
(quote from page 71)

"Table 11.3 NIS results. Result SUCCESS: The error occurred and the wanted entry is returned"

This is just to point out the most obvious errors. For every second question the answer section contains garbage, so that the test questions are not of great use. I think that a certification guide should not contain that much errors. The time spent reading this book is essentially wasted.

I took the exam last Friday and I just got a confirmation that I'm a RHCE now, so I hope my info is pretty recent. First of all I enjoy Kara's language. It's really friendly and it's a kind of loving mom teaching her children style. It's not so common for technical books and I really like it. I agree with other reviewers that the book has some mistakes but usually they are not very significant for your test results. Probably the right way to say is "they were not" because this book covers 6.x version of RedHat and the current exam is based on 7.2. It makes a big difference. They really included many things specific to the latest software version. Some questions from the practice test in this book are still very similar to real ones, but that multiple choice test is just one task out of 3 and it's probably the easiest one. This book doesn't help you much to get prepared for troubleshouting or installation tasks. Installation, GRUB, X Windows, network security, service management - all those things have been changed significantly.

That's it about the book, but I'd like to tell a couple words about the test itself. The test is really not so hard. So it is definitly possible to pass it. I had a chance to take a look at the recent RedHat training materials (some people brought it to the test) and they're really good and cover everything you need to pass and most things you need in real life. So if you really need to get that certification and you don't worry much about price (which makes sense, because test and training cost a pretty comparable and if you got almost $800 for the test I'd probably find a couple grands for a class), the easiest way is to take a class. If you can't do it, you should just install RedHat on your computer and practice to configure FTP, HTTP, Sednmail, NFS, Samba, Named, Tcp_wrappers, etc using Linux documentation. I don't think there is any good tutorial now rather then RedHat training materials. It doesn't mean you have to take that class (I didn't take it myself) but any other way will definitly take you much longer. Be warned, that if you're a Solaris (HP-UX, AIX, ... ) guy and hope to pass just because it's another flavor of Unix you might fail. This test is really focused on Linux specific issues and just a general Unix experience probably wouldn't be enough to get an 80% passing score.

Another good thing I've heard is that a passing rate on the first try is pretty low but on the second try it's very high. Probably all tasks in their pool are similar, but it's just a guess. And it's surprising that you can solve many problems, especially security, in a lots of different ways and RedHat is totally cool about that. You can use tcp wrappers everywhere of ipchains and either way is right and acceptable. It's not very common. It makes your life much easier.

Good luck!

The reader who wrote the "Utter waste" review failed to even read the cover of the book where it says "The perfect supplement to all certification study guides."

As such it does a very sound job of providing the basics. The author makes it clear that the book is not a complete preparation for the exam and suggests other sources of study material.

I am terribly unsatisfied with this book. I was searching for recipes related to feeding child with ADD and this popped up. Unfortunately Ms. Goodyke eliminates mostly corn products which are only one of 5 areas for my son. Due to sensitivities to chocolate (which is in most of the sweets) and any sugar most of these were complete unusable. I have reverted to allery cookbooks (much much better) and candida diet/recipe books (which are awesome for eliminating most common allergens). There is not even reference to alternatives for wheat, eggs etc.

Help Me Behave! is a guide especially designed for those who are attempting to track down problem foods. Corn products are the first to be eliminated in this guide. Most people are unaware that corn by-products are so abundant in all aspects of our food supply, especially in the United States. For example, if you brush your teeth, use paper plates, cook or eat in a restaurant, you are using corn products. It is the most difficult food item to eliminate. Studies are now showing that corn is one of the top allergens. After eliminating corn it is much easier to identify all other problem foods. The other products I suggest eliminating are artificial colors, sweeteners, and flavors, BHA, BHT, MSG, and Sulfur Dioxide. These additives have been suspect in a multitude of health problems, specifically ADD and ADHD for years. Fortunately these ingredients are completely nutritionally unnecessary. Every person's sensitivities are unique. An elimination diet is a tool used to identify which adaptations are necessary on a person by person basis. At times it can be very difficult to pinpoint an exact cause. In cases where medication is necessary, the best nutrition is essential. Taking out the products I have specified leaves only good nutritional options.

This is set best for oriental game settings and will have little situation on other realms in the Forgotten realms setting. With limited information in the basic pack of how adventurers would gain access and limited maps of Kara'Tur it is significantly hard to cordinate adventures and make new ones.

This map is great! It is Huge, maybe 5ft high by 3 ft or so, and is complimentary to the Western Realms map. It is the only place I have ever seen such detail and composite knowledge of Eastern Geography! It spawned my love of maps in the 6th grade, and has been my favorite product ever since.

I purchased this book with the expectation of reading a history of the Christmas tree. This is not a history book by any stretch of the imagination. It is simply a disconnected collection of myths and stories about trees in general. A great disappointment. If you want to have a few insights into the history of the Christmas tree read The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum.

It is so very hard to find out about Winter Solstice without being inundated by Christian information, even though the symbolism OF Christmas predate Christianity be hundreds or thousands of years. The author is Jewish and she celebrates the Solstice Evergreen without the 'Nativity', just like I do. I find great inspiration and courage in her. Christmas as the birthday of Jesus is a human invention, the Winter Solstice and the Evergreen is the real thing.

Dalkey has written a pleasant fantasy, set in Ancient Rome. Taking a fresh look at the legend of Medusa, the author avoids most cliches and deftly weaves magic and romance into Roman politics.

Miss Pace thinks she's done with school, at least for the summer. She heads out West to Miss Penelope Bartlett's Ranch. What she doesn't know is that second grade twins Phil and Bill have followed their teacher. They try to hook her up with a man, Last Bob, and make her ride Last Bob's one-eyed horse, Handshaker. Eight year olds might be able to read the book themselves, and kids don't even have to be that old to understand the plot. This book is entertaining. It teaches no lessons, but it's entertainment value stands alone. This book could easily appeal to a boy or a girl. The boys will enjoy the adventure, like the one-eyed horse stories, and the girls will like the romance between Miss Pace and Last Bob. This book would be really cute to read at the end of the school year. It shows that teachers often have a life outside of the classroom, and since all the action takes place over summer vacation, it would be good lead-in to the end of the year. The book isn't heavy, but very light-hearted and could be a fun read for many kids.