This book is exactly what the title suggests, a biography of J. Edgar Hover. The author tells a story that lends credit to all the rumors and assumptions that good old J. Edgar Hoover was the most powerful man in American politics for at least 35- 40 years. This book details his career from the start of the FBI to his death. The book did have details on how the FBI was created, some of its major issues over the years and crimes, and the "black bag jobs", but what I really liked was the details of how J. Edgar dealt with Presidents. Given the ego of the men that were president during this time in history, it really must have been hell for them to have Hover with so much power over them. There probably has not been in American history any one man that can say so many Presidents, an interesting accomplishment, personally hated him.

The book is a lot of fun to read because page after page details a lot of the abuses of power and stories of political intrigue that usually only are detailed in fiction. The time frame of the book is also so interesting to most of us, because this in not agent history, but times that many of our parents lived through, WW 2, the Cold War, JFK, Watergate - the book is almost a run down of the major events of the last century for the American nation, and he had his paws in every little bit. There is even details of very basic corruption on the art of Hover and a little on the edge of the rumored homosexuality. Overall a tour de force of the life of J. Edgar, if you are interested in the man, the FBI or American politics this is a book you not only need to read, but will be very glad you did.

J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets by Curt Gentry is a biography of J. Edgar Hoover one of the most powerful men in Washington, D.C. In his time, Hoover kept files on everyone in power, he trusted no one and his paranoia isolated him further.

Hoover was a bachelor and a private man, but he was not a particularly honest man. He blackmailed, threw his influence around, used illegal wiretaps, and was seroiusly flawed as a human being. America's "number one cop" loved to use sexual slander as his favorite tool to destroy all who crossed his path.

This book reveals Hoover as a man who was frighteningly obsessed and had the power to change U.S. History and wasn't afraid to use it if it made him a national hero. Hoover was director of the FBI and during his tenure he manipulated presidents, the Supreme Court and Congress. No one was immune to him and his incorruptible FBI.

I found this book to be written well, as the narrative flows, the reader in enveloped into intrigue and into Hoover's web of paranoia. J. Edgar Hoover spread his political cancer far and wide making him virtually untouchable. A shocking tale of a man for nearly fifty years who would destroy anyone with his virtually unchecked power.

A very good read that will fascinate the reader and keep your intrest throughout.

A candid and thoroughly scrutinized synopsis of the life and times of J. Edgar Hoover and his FBI. It is with a hint of cynicism that the author states that Hoover was a blackmailer, a common embezzling thug, and a thief. I could not disagree with Mr. Gentry's narrative, nor could I have imagined a story as fascinating and apalling as JEH's being compacted into less than the book's 800 pages.

I recommend this book over any other FBI/Hoover biography currently available.

After reading half way through I have to say this is a wonderful book with a lot of practical how-to when-to information. I have a ton of books that are syntax references or a 10,000-foot example of a workflow setup. The author seems to have hands on experience giving you the best scenarios and pitfalls to watch out far.

This book will assume you can get around a computer and have had some rudimentary programming exposure. This book fills in many gaps with an application developer in the workforce perspective.

This book is a solid practical guide to Notes developing. It dispenses with the lengthy explanation of newbie guides and reframes from lofty tangents that have little impact on the real work application development environment.

Now if I only had the author in the cube next to me my life would be complete!

I frequently come back to this book for reference. It is well written and provides some excellent examples / sample code.

Molotsky really hit the nail on the head with this one. In between the 600-1000 page tomes on every aspect of Notes and the pure reference works, there aren't a whole lot of well-written books.

If you're not a "classically-trained" developer (i.e. no degree in Computer Science, no background in C++), the first 50 pages are really useful in explaining the theory and process of development - he even makes reference to esoteric books on development theory.

He spends about 200 pages on the Domino Object Model. I tend to think that it is SIGNIFICANTLY different from the help documentation, in that it explains WHY you use certain methods. There is no syntax helps provided here (I use "Lotus Notes & Domino: Essential Reference" for that), but because it is not a reference work, you can read through these 200 pages and actually learn from them.

The section on Domino in the Real World is a chapter that should exist in every book of this style. He provides not just a problem and a solution, but also examines other possible solutions and explains why he chose the one he did. Now, I disagreed with some of his solutions, as I'd implemented something else myself. On the other hand, it's like sitting around at DevCon and talking about the solutions each of you has implemented.

He also provides two chapters as launching pads into advanced development - one on OLE & API and the other on Java & Javascript.

I read this book on vacation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I was oohing and ahhhing for three days, much to the amusement of my cohorts. I may be a serious geek, but Molotsky had enough insight to keep me riveted.

This is the first book I read about the creationist/evolutionish disagreement. Sewell brings up some interesting topics on the creation of the universe, but he presents his thoughts in a way that are an attack on evolution. Talking about the "propaganda" and the "so-called" evolutionary truths (parens are his) just made his opinions less valid to me.

I would not recommend this book.

This is my personal experience account about how I began professional life as a believer in evolution, the ancient age of our world, and all that Science had to offer. After some 20 years of working in science laboratories, beginning in the World-War-2 Manhattan Project, I learned enough about the unprovable assumptions of historical science that I started to doubt. I began a long study of the actual scientific evidences (and how they contrasted with many of the conclusions of secular scientists). I finally rejected my former faith in Historical Science, and accepted the belief in "Young Earth Creationism." Of course, this had no effect on belief in technology.
This book explains the underlying assumptions of both creationism and evolutionism. It discusses a number of real evidences that support belief that God's sudden Creation is a better explanation of our origins than is the secular belief that "things just slowly happened, by the action of the laws of nature." It also describes scientific evidences that tend to cast doubts on the truth of the materialistic belief-system.
As a Christian, I believe the Bible to be historically correct. But the main arguments discussed in "God at Ground Zero" don't rely on the Bible for proof. They are, however, consistent with the Biblical account.
The closing chapter develops several philosophical beliefs, and relates how the currently popular belief in materialism developed, and a little about how the liberal viewpoint of doubt toward the Bible came to be.
I tried to write with young people and their parents in mind. My target audience is High School through Adult. My goal is to provide the information these students need to combat the agnostic teachings they often receive in universities. There's a lot of misinformation given out there. Statistics show that the transition from high school to college is often the time when students lose their faith in God, and I believe this to be a tragedy. I hope that "God at Ground Zero" might help students recognize the truth of God's miraculous Creation.

This humbly written book presents the thinking behind creationism and evolution with the admitted bias for creationism. So many creationist books arrogantly try to humiliate the evolutionists; however, Sewell presents the strongest case for creationism I have seen while demonstrating respect for the opposition. The personal testimony and appeal for surrender to Christ reveal the author's sincerity in revealing truth.

This is my first experience with this author/book and I am not impressed. I have used other physics books in the past that were far better than this one. There are not too many worked out example problems and the level of understanding in the book is set pretty high.

I am currently taking the first of a 2-semester course in cal.-based physics, and this book, by all means, is just great. It is concisely written, provides plenty of detailed examples covering all different types of problems, and has many nice illustrations. You really just have to see it for yourself to see just how complete it is. By far, this is the best academic cal-based physics book out there today.

To be honest, I didn't even need to buy this book, but I did it anyway. Having worked with Serway's Texts before, I new this was going to be an exellent book. This text contains hundreds of illustrations to help a student of physics grasp the underlying concepts. The book also has many diversified problems to help the student obtain the tools needed to be successful in physics. I would recommend this book to anybody, even those not interested in physics, because by the time your through with this book, you'll be interested alright.

This is a good book that covers the topics well. Much of the information on counters and their impact actually comes from the Help Index, without additional comments or added value. Too bad, because the synergy and impact of multiple counters on performance is one area that really could use more thorough coverage.

The added value that an outstanding performance tuning guide would provide is missing from most of the Windows 2000 performance tuning guides that have been published. The best current resources at this point continue to be experience and digging through the Microsoft Technet whitepapers.

If you need a handy shelf reference, this one's as good as the other ones out there, though I believe the Microsoft Windows 2000 Performance Tuning and Technical Reference is slightly better for both begining and experienced performance tuners.

Curt's method of breaking down Windows 2000 components to tunable systems makes this book the de-facto standard in Windows 2000 system tuning. This book is definately a must-have in every System Engineer's toolbox.

Aubley picks up right were he left off with NT 4, never missing a beat or a bit. His step by step breakdown of the performance monitor and it's threshold settings and setup are by far the easiest to understand. Once again he has figure out a way to get best out of another Microsoft operating system. I really enjoyed implimenting Aubley and Landry's web performance scripts, a real eye opener. There is something for everyone in this edition, from the novice to the expert engineer, a welcome edition to a MCSE's library.

Although the pictures are nice, albeit way too small, the "history" is all superficial re-hash, and very little of that is about the ballpark; most is about the franchise, and all those stories have been told better by others many times before. There's also an awful lot of filler here, and Smith writes in a very annoying fashion. He used to be a speechwriter for George Bush - Nuf ced.

The author presents a great detailed history of Fenway Park and its participants. For a Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park fan, I highly recommend this book. Curt Smith takes us back in time, and also the present. An update of this book (which will happen soon) will conclude with the Red Sox winning the World Series at Fenway, before they make their move to the new Fenway.

Our House: A Tribute to Fenway Park By Curt Smith

Curt Smith has outdone himself yet again with his loving tribute to baseball's shrine: Fenway Park. Author-historian Smith weaves the works of other members of the Red Sox Nation: Peter Gammons, former Baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti, John Updike, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and former President George Bush (among others) with his own masterful prose. In the case of Bush, it is only fair that he contribute. After all, Smith at one time wrote many of the President's speeches. The book focuses on two story lines: the history of a team that has gripped a region's soul like no other; and a ballpark that, in its dotage, has come to symbolize an age that otherwise has been lost. One could argue that hockey's Montreal Canadiens have a similar grip on the soul of Quebec. However, Canadiens' fans have not had their faith tested as severely as those of the Red Sox. Since the Red Sox last won the World Series in 1918, the Canadiens have managed to win the Stanley Cup 23 times. Would the Canadiens evoke such passion in their fans if they had not won a championship in 80 years? That is at the root of the story. Fenway is "Our House" to the Red Sox fans. It is full of love, hope and a real sense of family. Yet, it also brings back many painful memories, all going back to the "Curse of the Bambino." There were the playoff losses for the 1948 and 1978 pennants. Don't forget the more recent World Series losses of 1967, 1975 and 1986. Does this history engender an anticipation of failure? Or does the Calvinistic background of the region make the faithful expect their baseball dreams to be shattered? This classic "chicken or egg first" theme runs throughout the book. Until this decade, the thought that Fenway Park would ever be replaced was never mentioned. Now, as Smith points out so well, its demise seems inevitable, because of the success of today's "retro-parks" (such as Camden Yards and Jacobs Field). These new facilities have successfully captured the quirkiness of Fenway with the modern amenities fans demand and the revenue streams clubs say they need to remain competitive. If all of this isn't enough, the book also includes a complete bibliography and appendices, which chronicle the history of Red Sox records from the team's beginnings as the Boston Americans in 1901. You need not be a Red Sox fan to read "Our House." Any baseball fan can identify with and enjoy Curt Smith's latest book.

The fact that this book was designed for researchers, who are involved in experimental (clinical) trials, makes the basic knowledge of statistics essential.
Using an interactive multidisciplinary approach to investigation, this handbook embraced all aspects clinical and paraclinical survey. It is very easy-to-follow, and divulges its methodology in concise manner. "Fundamentals of Clinical Trials" is one book that will help alleviate the rigorous chores of epidemiologists. However, an advanced or versatile researcher may complain that some of the information in it are too summarized.

I used this book for a class that I took last semester on clinical trial.

The authors do a good job of giving a good overview of the topics of interest, in particular: sample size calculation, use of DSMBs, trial design, choice of endpoints, randomization and issues in data analysis.

The chapters on sample size estimation and use of safety monitoring boards are quite heavy on the statistics. If you've never had an intro class in statistics, then these chapters may be way over your head.

There are a few topics that the authors didn't cover so well that I thought should have been more prominent: Choice of primary endpoints in FDA trials, general requirements of the FDA and regulatory information in general, the calculations of meta-analyses.

Overall I am quite happy with this book and will keep it on my shelf as a good reference.

This book is a very good place to start for those who want to learn about the design and analysis of clinical trials. However there is a heavy emphasis on statistics - a basic knowledge of stats is essential.

The book was not what I expected. The hints on the book can be found in Microsoft's white papers and chapters are too short. The part of Active Directory planning is very simple (the white papers of Microsoft are more complete). The concept of active directory is confuse and primary. The approach of OUs, group policy and delegation and security are very superficial and it doesn't give any foundation to implement this features of Windows 2000. The figures are too big (it looks like to fulfill pages and for the book have more volume). The case study developed throughtout the book and the worksheets and forms provided on the accompanying CD don't help you to understand the concepts explained on the book.

If I can give you a little piece of advice, read the book before you buy it.

This book is clearly written, well edited, and covers planning as well as installation (complete with numerous screen shots). It is written for network architects and administrators who are planning to do an actual Active Directory installation. The book becomes an installation tutorial after the first 100 pages. The author is an experienced writer and consultant and expert in the subject matter.

I used this book together with "Configuring Windows 2000 Server" by the same author for planning and installing Windows 2000 and Active Directory for a small but sophisticated network that includes web servers and many remote users. (My network has one forest with three trees.)

Active Directory Services (ADS) is the defining new feature in Windows 2000. It provides a coordinated database across the entire enterprise for all network objects including workstations, servers, printers, users, and security and configuration policies. ADS is closely integrated with DNS, and all users and applications resort to ADS for locating and accessing resources. Well planned, users will be able to unlock all permitted resources, located anywhere in the enterprise, with a single logon. Mastering it before attempting a full-scale installation is imperative since you may have to tear down and reinstall if you make major changes to your network topology.

With that in mind, I gathered a library of six Active Directory books and read through most of each one before doing my first installation. At only 300 pages, this is not the most complete reference in my library, but I found it the most readable and nicely balanced between planning and installation.

The companion volume on Windows 2000 Server, mentioned above, devotes half of its 448 pages to network issues including ADS and will be sufficient for those who want to be network administrators but not network architects.

I was fortunate to be able to participate with Curt in the role of Technical Editor for the book. You'll find Curt's information to be up-to-date and not crammed together in long chapters that will lull you to sleep. For those of you wanting to get a grip on this new animal (in the Windows world), grab the book and enjoy it. (I've also been technical editor for other books written by Curt and his writing style is great-- check out some of his other Windows 2000 subjects that will be coming out).

As with most Haynes manuals, this one is very good. The one major failing is that it covers a very large timeframe (1970-1999). As a result, much of the information must be either carefully read/selected to ensure it applies to your specific model and/or interpreted to the engine version you have. They really should have split it into pre-Evolution models and post Evolution models.

This also means you will not find any specifics instructions on items such as fairing removal/installation, instrumentation, cruise control, or other body and chassis type items -- there are simply too may variations for a single book to cover.

That is why I would rate this manual one star less than the typical Haynes manual which is generally more focused towards a specific model and vehicle.

informative,essential and accurate information,especially for first time owners.

Tradition is hard to break, not like in the old days. In the distant past Harley Davidson riders worked on their bikes almost as much as they rode them and it was a cult of tinkerers who instead of working in the yard tightened bolts and rebuilt carbs. If they wanted the bike to be dependable they had too.

Now days Harley Davidsons are highly dependable and the riders stuck in tradition want to work on them so they do customizing with wonderful results. With all the Doctors, Lawyers and Indian Chiefs riding these days who enjoy reading when they can't ride books like this are becoming a favorite pass time. Two that are exceptional are THE SECOND COMING OF AGE - LIBERTY AND JUSTICE - it is a novel about HD and GROWING UP HD - it reads like a novel.

Publishers ought to realize that people buy computer books because they want topics explained to them in plain terms that they can understand. This book is very poorly written. I can't count the number of times I scratched my head and had to read instructions over again to try to interpret what the author was saying.

Save this one for nerds.

I found this book very readable and helpful, as it covers virtually all the headings and functions of xp, detailing even the different tab headings. I would criticise the fact that it doesn't mention detail such as the fact you need software to play dvd and the limitations to cd burning. However it helped me out of a scrape as it gives helpful info on how to recover from potential pc problems - such as how to use system restore. Useful advanced detail for those interested. I'd buy it!

Great book, learned the in's & out's of XP in no time. I found the book to be well organized and easy to understand. Each chapter gives step by step instructions to do just about everything imaginable with Windows XP. It appears the author has taken extra effort in providing a well referenced index, so finding applications and definitions can quickly be found. Great as a reference tool. I highly reccomend this book.