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Diagramming Techniques for Analysis and Programmers
Published in Hardcover by Prentice Hall (1986)
Authors: James Martin and Carma L. McClure
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investigation
realizar un modelo de dato

Be fair!
I don't know why that person gave it only one star. But since they're the only person who rated it, that's what you see automatically, right? No fair. Anyhow, the diagrams are clear, the typeface is easy to read, and the text seems understandable & comprehensive. I'm no expert on diagramming techniques, so don't weigh my input too heavily. :)


Top Secret: The Details of the Planned World War-II Invasion of Japan and How the Japanese Would Have Met It: Documentary
Published in Paperback by Webb Research Group Publishers (1995)
Authors: James Martin Davis and Bert Webber
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A Grave Disappointment
This slim volume contains little useful information related to the subject of the title, and much speculation.

There are many descriptions and outline drawings of American and Japanese aircraft from old sources, but many important types are not covered. Much better coverage of Japanese weaponry is provided by Suicide Squads by Richard O'Neill (Ballantine, 1981). There are also a number of distracting factual and technical errors. For example, a Japanese high-speed transport ship designed to launch landing craft over its sloped rear deck is labeled a destroyer modified to launch suicide submarines, and a German submarine that surrendered to the USN in May, 1944 is misidentified as the U-235. (The cargo was unrefined non-fissionable U 235 powder which if laboriously refined would have provided less than 1/5 the amount of fissionable material for a low-tech device).

Much is made of the Japanese nuclear program, and the authors assert that the Japanese had exploded a nuclear weapon and infer that they posessed light-weight, low-yield tactical nuclear weapons to use against the DOWNFALL invasion forces. (Paradoxically, a low-yield tactical weapon requires more sophisticated technology that the US and USSR would not develop for another decade). This rumor was thoroughly investigated by Robert Wilcox (Japan's Secret War: Japan's Race Against Time To Build Its Own Atomic Bomb; Marlowe & Co, revised and reprinted 1995). Wilcox, though the original and most authoritative advocate of this hypothesis, readily admitted that he could find no proof. The closest supposed documentation is a statement (not in this or Wilcox's book) that an American naval officer ...talked to a Japanese officer... whom he refused to identify. The authors of this book cite only an article in a veteran's group publication (I do not disparage these as such; they can be excellent sources) which apparently derived either from Wilcox or an article by Richard Benke in the San Diego Union-Tribune (Benke apparently also based his work on Wilcox).

Approximately ten per cent of the book deals with U. S. transport aircraft that could have been used in a hypothetical airlift from Europe to an airhead in northernmost Japan, with emphasis on feeding (packaged rations), toilet facilities (buckets), and potential refueling stops (the home town of one author) en route.

U.S plans Invasion of Japan in WW II
The United States was nearly ready to invade Japan when the Japanese suddenly surrendered after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and nagazaki.
If the U. S. invaded Japan, the Japanese had their own atomic bomb and they were ready to use it against American troops.
America would have to accept over one million casualties. The Japanese would probably suffer 3-million casualties. The invasion would have been a holocaust for both sides.
Book has maps, shows all the invasion beaches and names the American outfits that would have landed.
Authors point out that "In war one does what one has to do."
Colonel Christian P. Hald, USA-ret, also a retired M.D., wrote (page 67): "An infantryman can say, 'I have been there.' The infantrymen that I know also say 'Once is enough.' For the final assault on Japan, I was to command Company I, 361st Infantry, a first wave rifle company. What would my chances of survival have been? No one knows. But I believe they they would not have been good. Must we continue to apologize to ourselves and to the Japanese for saving millions of lives by our use of the A-bombs? I think not." (Col. Hald earned two Purple Hearts for his duty in Italy and was ready to be transfered, with his command, to the invasion of Japan
Bert Webber, the co-author declares for consideration today: "Preserve the peace, So we don't have to pick up the pieces."
The co-authors, James Martin Davis, an Omaha Attorney at Law, developed the material on "Operation Downfall" the invasion of Japan, and Bert Webber, a published author on World War II in the Pacific, knew about the Japanese A-bomb and other data including having flown many of the air routes detailed in this book.
Included are 84 rare pictures and drawings, maps, an excellent bibliography and an Index.


Caricatures in Clay With Tom Wolfe (A Schiffer Book for Hobbyists and Carvers)
Published in Paperback by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (1995)
Authors: Douglas Congdon-Martin and Tom James Wolfe
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These Caricatures are not Endearing!
Mr. Wolfe's caricatures are gross exaggerations of the human form and may not appeal to potential doll or figure sculpters. They are remarkable specifically because they are so grotesque! Mr. Wolfe does give several hints that would benefit dollmakers - create a concave hole in the end of an appropriately-sized dowel to sculpt eyeballs directly in the face clay, or to hold a separately created eyeball in position for adhering to the face clay. I'm glad I read through the book, but it's not one I intend to keep as reference material.


Carving Cigar Humidors (Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers)
Published in Paperback by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (1998)
Authors: Tom Wolf, Douglas Congdon-Martin, and Tom James Wolfe
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cigar smoker
I'd like to read it with agrand pleasure


Civil Procedure
Published in Hardcover by Little Brown & Company (1988)
Authors: Jonathan Landers, James A Martin, and Stephen C. Yeazell
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A Necessary Evil
When you first pick up the book, you feel exhilirated that you, too will be learning all about Civil Procedure. The case in the introduction is fun, but it is all down hill from there. The cases are important cases, but the editing took out parts of the opinions that should be there so you can understand the rest of the opinion (I could mention Erie, but nobody understands that on a good day either...). It is a necessary evil that we mut struggle through in our attempts at world domination...I mean our attempts to become lawyers...


E-Risk: Liabilities in a Wired World
Published in Paperback by National Underwriter Company (2000)
Authors: Scott K. Lange, Julie K. Davis, Daniel Jaye, Dan Erwin, James X. Mullarney, Leo L. Clarke, and Martin C. Loesch
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e-Everything!
The book was published in April 2000, which means it was probably written during late 1999 and early 2000, when the NASDAQ was soaring to 5000 and tech had no boundaries. Its tone of breathless enthusiasm is very representative of that time. The book does accurately state the e-potential, but like NASDAQ investors in March 2000 did, it extrapolates unsustainable trends into a ceaseless upswing. The Web is here, and it is a true revolution, but ultimately it is simply another communication channel for insurers and their stakeholders. This is a great read, but only to help understand what kind of carried-away thinking created the tech bubble.


SCRAM Relocating Under A New Identity
Published in Paperback by Breakout Productions (1999)
Author: James S Martin
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SCRAM!, Scram
I am doing research for a fiction book and found "Scram..." to be outdated and patronizing. It barely gives an overview for those seriously needing help but it could be used as a primer. If you need details, this isn't the book.

The price is the best part of this book
I did not learn one new thing from this book. His entire theme is I am a lawyer, virtually everything you might want to do relating to gaining a new id is illegal and I advise you against it. Thanks alot!

Quality Legal Advice from an Attorney in the Know
One of the best new i.d. books around. Written by a lawyer with experience in the trade. Lots of good stuff in this one, and you can't beat the price.


Rock Style: How Fashion Moves to Music
Published in Hardcover by Universe Books (2000)
Authors: Tommy Hilfiger, Anthony Decurtis, Richard Martin, and James Henke
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ROCK N ROLL??
Did Josh Sims do this book?
There are tons of other designers you might want their oppinion on rock n roll instead of all american tommy. He hasn't designed for Rockers in my eyes..

a different book
dear readers and viewers
just a quick note to say that I had nothing to do with this Hilfiger product. Mine ('Rock fashion') is a different book.
I like to get the record straight....
Happy reading
Josh Sims

a different book
dear readers and reviewers
just a quick note to say that this Hilfiger product is nothing to do with me! Mine ('Rock Fashion') is a different book altogether. I like to get the record straight...
Happy reading.
josh sims


Benjamin Moore's Paints® The Art of Exterior Painting : A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing Colors and Painting Your Home
Published in Paperback by Hungry Minds, Inc (1900)
Authors: Leslie Harrington and James Martin
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I'm still stuck
I have purchased several guides for painting houses in the "home improvements" category. They were fine for learning about painting a house, but I'm hiring painter, so I don't really need that information. What I need is help choosing the right color. Obviously I don't want to make a mistake. I already know that I want a yellow house. But none of the colors I have tested look right. They are all too bright or dark even though they look pale on the paint chips. When I saw this book, I noticed the phrase "choosing paint colors" right in the title, so I assumed it was the answer. But, I felt every bit as stuck at the paint store as I did before reading the book. My expectation was that I wouldn't have to start going through paint chips anymore, but the information in the book wasn't specific enough to be useful to me. The book did not meet my expectations.

Where are the painted houses?
I thought this book would give me photographs of painted houses and their paint colors. Instead it gave detailed information on the paint process itself with scant few houses where the whole house shows. Its mostly pretty photos like the rooftop of a house with a weatherwane on it, or a window with a window box of flowers under it. Where are the painted houses? I can't figure out what color to paint my house using this book.

This book was exactly what I expected.
Obviously, since this book is printed by Benjamin Moore Paints, there will be a certain amount of self-advertising following it's advice on choosing the proper paints and equipment (like the recipies on the back of soup cans).
However, this book was a good primer (pardon the pun) for anyone who is compentant enough to paint the insides of a house, and is just starting to tackle the outside of their home.
I found it chock full of useful advice, but lacking in enough procedural details to be called a "step-by-step" guide.
It'll say things like "Strip and sand the exterior trim before priming" and I'll say things like "HOW?!?"


Carving Canes & Walking Sticks With Tom Wolfe
Published in Paperback by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (1994)
Authors: Tom James Wolfe and Douglas C. Martin
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Inadequate
It's strictly about carving two patterns on handles of canes or walking sticks. I'm a beginer, so I need a more complete book. The step-by-step color pictures are great-- in fine detail, but they need to be numbered in order, to avoid confusion.
The book is poorly bound; I had to glue the back cover, but it just came loose again.


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