This book is a compilation of eyewitness reports. From the moment of the blast to the demolition of the building, we hear from those who were there. What they saw, what they felt, what they experienced. Cops, firemen, office workers, FEMA experts, Red Cross volunteers, every aspect of the disaster except the hard details of the investigation are covered. (The book was created during the investigation and the pending criminal trial, so these details were not available for publishing.)

After reading this book, you will know at least a little about what it was like to be there at ground zero, about what the building was like inside (without many graphic details), about the willing sacrifice of all involved, about the effects of the terrorist's bomb.

Highly recommended.

This book takes the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and applies it to parenting. The book is supposed to help parents identify their child's personality type, so that they can then parent them in a way that best suits the child's needs as well as the parents'.

I like the fact that the book shows that children are individuals, and that a one size fits all approach to parenting tends not to work. The book could really give a parent insight into a child who is vey different from the way the parent is (say, a very extroverted mom or dad who can't quite understand why his/her child would rather read a book or play with a chemistry set than go play with a group of kids). It can also help the parent understand why some discipline techniques that work really well with one child completely fail with another. The book talks about all these sorts of issues - school, discipline, overall behaviour, etc.

The problem I have with the book is that I think is difficult to identify some children's preferences, particularly in the more complex areas of a person's type. It's rather easy to tell if someone is an extravert vs. an introvert. Other things, like sensing vs intuitive, or judging vs. perceiving are more difficult to assess in a child. I found it hard to determine the type of the child I was thinking of. Where the book is more useful is knowing your own type, and looking at how your child might respond to it.

Although I'm not convinced that the Myers-Briggs Type Indictor is a valid instrument to use with children, I do believe this book can still give parents and other adults who interact with kids a good broad base of understanding of how temperment is displayed in children. For that alone, the book is worth looking at. I would reccommend getting the book out of the library and skimming a few chapters to see if you like the book and think it will be useful to you before you spend the money to purchase it outright.

This book is very well written (not to say it is free of typos, but...); it is definitely time for a personality-taylored child-rearing book. The descriptions are very accurate, and the suggestions for parenting the children are right on. I do believe, however, that there is a fatal error in the artist's tendency to focus on a positive aspect of some children's type and a negative aspect of others'. The pictures/quotes do not seem to underline the idea that all children have something positive to contribute. The Introverted Percievers seemed to fare the worst. Parents of an ESTJ may be put at ease from a picture of a smiling kid wearing a halo, with a quote focusing on his tendency to follow rules rather than his tendency to boss others kids around. But parents of INTPs may not like the picture of a rebel. And they may have purchased the book wondering why their child is so curious, but until seeing the picture, never given a thought that his questions might be a sign of disrespect. If children are equal but different, the pictures should focus on the positive attributes of each type.

Parenthood takes a lot of patience and you'll find this book provides insights you need to conjure that patience and understanding of your little one. If children came with an owner's manual, I imagine it would read very much like this book, which is extremely helpful in understanding your child's personality, what you can expect from that personality, and how your personality affects decisions in child rearing. All kids are different, and the Tiergers do an excellent job of catagorizing personalities to help you make good decisions about how to best discipline and teach your child. You will avoid a lot of parenting mistakes, heartaches, and frustration with this new knowledge. You'll view your childhood in a new light. You'll have fun identifying the personality traits of yourself, your spouse, and family members. "That's why they're that way" will become a common thought as you delve into this book and find the personailties of your loved ones emerge.

Move over, Evelyn Wood. Instead of speed reading text, Paul T. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger tell you how to speed read the personalities of those with whom you work and play. This book ably explains the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. With a little practice, you can quickly identify your own personality type and that of anyone you meet. If you are already familiar with the Myers-Briggs model, much of this book will be old news. If you aren't familiar with it, and if you want to learn how to "SpeedRead" people according to this theory, this book will benefit you. The authors go into great detail about the four temperaments and the sixteen personality types within them. We [...] recommend this as a book for purposeful study. However, even if you only read it once, you will learn something about yourself or the people around you.

I have read a great number of books on the 16 MBTI personality types, and I have investigated scores of websites to really find out all I can about understanding people and their personalities. This book, by far, is the easiest guide to the MBTI. I highly recommend it both to people new to MBTI, and to those who have a fairly good understanding of the 16 types.

This book is simple and easy to understand, and has some really great real-world examples that are wonderful. The "How To Speak" sections are fun and make perfect sense.

Other books on the MBTI are really complicated and seem to require a Master's degree in psychology in order to really get the most out of them.

This book will help you understand the people in your life, and make you realize that everyone is different, and that everyone sees things from a different perspective. But that isn't the best part... it tells you HOW they see things and HOW best to interact with them.

I had heard about personality typing and such before from Psych classes, but this book puts it to practical use. They first give an introduction to personality typing, it's history, and modern implications. They then help you understand the differences in type as well as dispelling some common myths and connotations of terms used in typing.

The book introduces various methods of assessing a person's personality type (using preferences vs. temperment) as well as giving some exercises at the end of each chapter to help put what you just learned to use. Of course, the stress is on *Speed* reading people so they give tips on how to quickly asess someone's type so that you can put what you learned to use in the real world where you can't sit down and have a therapy session with everyone you meet.

The later chapters in the book delve into the 16 different types, grouping them by temperment, and gives detailed descriptions on common behaviors and responses of these types. Additionally they give tips on how to interact with particular types in order to communicate with them most effectively.

Note: they are VERY careful to state that typing does not equal stereotyping and always caution that people won't always fit neatly in these man made categories. Plus they are very careful to stress that this book is not intended for someone to learn how to "control" others, but rather develop a system of effective interaction with friends, colleagues, bosses, etc.

If you always felt you never really "got" people then this is a definate must read. If you always kind of "felt" people out and reacted from what you sensed (like me) this is still a must read because it takes this method and lays it out explicitly so you can use it as a tool rather than merely intution.

To find out just how much our world has changed in the last ten to fifteen years, one has but to read a 'thriller' or 'espionage' type novel of the late 1980s. When the Iron Curtain descended for the final time, this entire genre of novels became almost superfluous. Almost--but not quite, especially if they were well done and believable in the first place.

To me, thankfully, the 'Deadly . . .' books by Paul Myers are in this latter category, as classical music is one of my passions, and Mr. Myers knows very well whereof he writes! Having spent his working career as a producer and recording engineer for some of the biggest names in the classical music world, (The Cleveland Orchestra and George Szell among them) he is very well equipped to write about the musical world.

His travels, obviously, also provided him with background information about the major cities and concert halls in his world. The reader may never be fortunate enough to visit these marvelous venues in person, but the six books in this series will take you to a good many of them, as Mark Holland does dual-duty as an artist's agent and previous-but-dragged-into-it-again undercover agent for the UKs 'Department'.

This first book, written well in advance of the curtain's descent leans heavily on the rescue of an East German scientist twelve years before the story opens. It appears that he's now stumbled on an important discovery -- a deadly formula for germ warfare. Since Mark is the man who brought him out from behind the Wall, he trusts him -- and only him -- so Mark is brought back into the department. Temporarily.

Of course, it doesn't work quite that way -- once an agent, always an agent, it seems. In spite of his protests Mark finds himself in Vienna, New York and London before returning home to Geneva and yet more treachery. Music lovers will enjoy the tidbits of gossip, while trying to figure out 'who is this?' whereas those readers who like espionage- type thrillers should be satisfied with this fast-paced story that abounds in twists and turns. The final clue is a dandy! It could only have happened in a musical world. I'm off to re-read Deadly Cadenza, the next book in the series. Too bad the series can't be re-issued!

This 90 page booklet has biographies of Revolutionary War veterans buried in Lawrence Co, Pa. It also has a listing of War of 1812 veterans AND their units, with additional details in some cases. Civil War veterans are on an alphabetical list. All veterans have the cemetery where they are buried. A list of cemeteries, bibliography, and Rev War index of names is included. The biographies of Rev War veterans often include transcriptions of pensions and insightful passages for family historians, as well as gripping battle accounts & accounts of a soldier's life for those interested in the American Revolution.

This brief biography of the life of Leonard Bernstein captivated me. I am very familiar with the music of Bernstein, but never got to know him the way my parent's generation did.

Bernstein was ever in the forefront of music both popular, and classical. His "Young People's Concerts" made him, and a great deal of classical music, a houshold name. I was too young to enjoy these, however they are now being re-broadcast on cable television for a whole new generation to enjoy.

Although I was captivated by the music of Bernstein long before I ever read this chronology, I understand the music of Bernstein much better now. It is interesting to look at this life from several perspectives- Bernstein as conductor, Bernstein as composer, Bernstein as father, Bernstein as husband. Most interesting is the fact that Bernstein spent his whole life in search of creating the "flagship" compostion that would secure his place in the books.

Meyers has done a fine job at relaying the "self-illustrated" life of Bernstein. It is an honest book, too, detailing Bernstein's affairs, and tantrums.

Meyers shows us an amazing composer, a respected conductor, and a very colorful reflection of 20th century America via the life of Leonard Bernstein.

This 77 page booklet includes a brief biography of Revolutionary War veterans who lived in Mercer County. Sources are given for each veteran. For War of 1812 and Civil War veterans there is an alphabetical list of the veterans with the cemetery in Mercer County, Pa where they are located. An index of Rev. War veterans and bibiliography is included at the end of the booklet. As an added bonus, the Yorktown Journal of Capt. James Duncan of Hazen's Regt is transcribed.

I read this book, perhaps expecting too much. I thought it might help me choose a career I'd enjoy based on my personality. In the book it had a personality test. I was supposed to find out which personality type I was, but for some reason I had some difficulty at first. They all said about one or two things that sounded like me, but none of the sixteen types were actually like my personality. I have read much better books which have acurately described my personality. When, I finally settled one of the sixteen types, I was disappointed because none of my personal career choices were listed. I think they should have listed more careers. I had a couple of my friends read the book as well and three out of the four of them also had difficulty finding their personality type. Although, some reviewers obviously found it useful, I personally would not recommend this book to anyone.

I bought this book as part of an online class. The class guided participants through the book. This book provided valuable insight on traits and characteristics that I have and the types of careers I am best suited for. As part of the book, the reader does a Myers-Briggs test to determine their personality type. I have done Myers-Briggs testing in the past but never with the explanation about each type that this book provides. The book provides an write-up about each type - allowing those of us who cross types to hone into the exact type we are. Based on this, the reader can then read the career section devoted to their type. I found out that I am in the right career - however I am not using my strengths and preferences correctly.

This book provides great insight...I recommend it to anyone trying to determine their entry-level career or for those of us facing 'mid life' career dilemmas.

This book is a wonderful tool for those just starting to get into the workplace, for those that have been in the workplace and for anyone looking to make a career change.

It is well origanized/written. The chapters move along at the right pace, giving you information and examples right at the same time. The examples really help clear up which personality type you feel/think is you.

It is also very objective, letting you decide on everything. Without a hint of opinion from the writers. The writers do not waste your time by talking about themselves, and also are not condescending in any way as some self-help books can be.

This book will help you understand more about yourself and those around you.

The job list could be a bit more robust, but is enough to give you an idea on what you should be looking for in most fields.

Start your journey to the right career, right here!

For developers involved with web-based projects, whether it be an online store for electronic commerce or an Intranet site for accessing and modifying company data, the powerful blend of JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technologies can really make life simple. Once you've mastered them, creating new components that encapsulate business logic, or new web interfaces to existing systems, is easy. The trick, for developers, is mastering the technologies.

Professional JSP is one way to get up to speed. Like many of the books published by Wrox Press, Professional JSP covers a specific technology in-depth, as well as the various ancillary topics relating to it such as databases, servlets, and XML. While not every developer will need every web technology covered by the book (and there are many), the book works both as a tutorial to cover the basics and a reference for technologies that you may encounter later.

Professional JSP starts by covering the basics of Java Server Pages, and how they relate to other web technologies. Embedded in HTML pages, JSP provides an easy mechanism for creating interactive web interfaces that draws on server-side components, known as Enterprise JavaBeans. While the presentation logic is written in JSP, the processing occurs within these JavaBean components. The book takes a balanced approach, covering both JSP and its syntax, as well as how to write and interact with JavaBeans to perform useful tasks, like accessing databases through JDBC and using other Java technologies. However, if you've read other Wrox titles, you may find there is some overlap in the topics covered.

One of the nice things about Professional JSP is that, in addition to covering theory, it goes further and examines practical applications of JSP, and issues for programmers like security and debugging. Like other titles in the Professional series, there are case studies of real projects using JSP and related technologies. My favorite would have to be the case study on porting Active Server Pages to JSP -- something that is extremely important for developers with "legacy" web systems. On the whole, Professional JSP is an excellent book for web developers wanting to get up to speed with Java Server Pages, web development, and Enterprise JavaBeans. However, developers with less of a web presentation focus and more of back-end server view may also want to consider the excellent Professional Java Server Programming title, which also covers JSP. -- David Reilly, reviewed for the Java Coffee Break

This book covers the chapters in a very structured way. It starts with a concise description of the JSP Basics with a detailed explanation of the concepts. It explains all the concepts in a very clear and simple words supported by an equally clear Comments and examples. Any body with a little of Java experience can become very familiar with the JSP syntax and concepts by reading first few chapters. It covers all the necessary JSP syntax for building a small web application to a very large distributed Application. It also explains about the way the JSP pages are processed by different web servers. For example it explains about the various methods available to maintain a persistence session and their merits and demerits. This is the first book in JSP series that explains not only the concepts of JSP and how effectively one can use them with the help of this book. It also covers various other topics like EJB, JNDI, JDBC, XML, XSLT and WML in very detailed way. Overall I feel this is the greatest JSP book ever published so far. I could build a simple and robust JSP Web application by reading the first few chapters in a short period of time.

This books lives up to its title in that it provides both real-world JSP techniques (through 7 very informative case studies chapters), as well as JSP background information that serves as a quick start guide. I rank it as one of the top 2 JSP books currently available (the other one is Web Development With JavaServer Pages by Messrs. Fields and Kolb).

After the JSP fundamentals are out of the way (which I am sure any JSP newcomer will appreciate and can benefit from), the book picks up pace with discussion on JDBC connection pooling, and the best practice for data access from JSP. Then comes the chapter on custom tags. My favorite chapters are the ones on debugging JSP's and implementing the MVC design pattern in JSP/servlets.

The case studies are very comprehensive and closely correlated to the earlier chapters. In one case study the design methodology is clearly explained with UML diagrams, which are very helpful to someone who is currently architecting an enterprise Java Web application. Other case studies cover such a wide area of topics such as JSP in combination with LDAP, EJB, XSL, and WAP.

For ASP developers, this books has two enormously useful chapters to get them started on JSP right away. One is a case study showing how to port an ASP app to JSP, and the other compares and contrasts the object model and syntax between ASP and JSP.

Having said all the above, this book does suffer from certain weaknesses. One is typical of any multi-author book, i.e., repeat of the same topic in different chapters. This is the case with JDBC, which shows up in both chapters 4 and 7. Another problem is the lack of the use of a standard servlet/JSP container, which will help new users to run all samples under the same software setting (although there is an appendix on setting up Tomcat server). Finally, a few chapters seem to be out of place in term of the logic flow of concept, such as the ones on dynamic GUI's and JNDI.

Finally, this book is still thin on heavy-duty J2EE topics, such as EJB, distributed transactions, message service, and interoperability with CORBA. This is why I consider it as an intermediate level book, not an advanced one. Hopefully we will see another Wrox book in the near future that addresses some of these issues.

There isn't much new in this book.