Scientists, environmentalists, and laypeople often assume that "biodiversity" is important, and should be "saved". This book looks at different types of diversity and the reasons to preserve them, and helps the reader come to a profound understanding of the concept. Perlman & Adelson's book teaches people of any background to learn to look beyond "buzzwords" and to think critically about the value of conservation.

I went for the WalkMan friendly tape set.
It didn't take long and I needed forget about walking and concentrate.
I found the question and answer format worked very well, much better than having a droning narration.
FXMentor did lead me to a fresh perspective on dealing with my FX flows.
I had been floundering about in the traditional paradigm of when and if to execute hedge contracts.
I now have a view of the whole process that I am much more comfortable about.
Additionally as a result of these tapes I can now put in place a an ability to measure hedging performance (my management).

This tape set has been an absolute turning point in my understanding of foreign exchange for business.
The author has used numerous examples and explanations to ensure that you get a clear insight into how to use foreign exchange to the advantage of your business.
The section on dynamic hedging was particularly relevant since it displayed how to use foreign exchange as a means of getting ahead of your competitors. And the most amazing thing - it doesn't involve unreasonable risk!
These tapes were great and very easy to listen to - I listened to them in the car.

I agree that this book is very good at covering the topics that it sets out in the outline.

This covers the EJBs in great detail - both 1.1 and 2.0. The knowledge of the individual authors definitely does come through - I have not purchased a Wrox title before, but I rather like the idea of multiple authors working on a book - I find the different views and experiences very powerful.

I did find that at times it did gloss over topics - I would have liked more information on the different pieces of the J2EE architecture, but that may have lost the focus of the book I suppose.

All in all, this book has been able to help us considerably in our development - it gives more than just 'theoretical' scenarios and has significantly reduced the learning curve amongst our team.

I never give perfect marks - but this book is definitely one of the better books that I have purchased.

This book does cover EJB2.0 extensively (the review below must be for a different book!). It not only covers the differences between 1.1 and 2.0 but it gives great illustrative examples.

Although I have been working with EJB for sometime, the book covers the topics that I don't have time to play around with - it provides very good coverage of topics such as Local interfaces and their uses, EjbQL, and home methods (finally!)

The only chapters 19-21 are the only ones that do not go into real depth - but they shouldn't since they relate to topics not necessarily meant for this book; however, they give a great examples to start from such as the wireless one.

I definitely recommend this book - I already have to the rest of my team!

I picked this up last summer as it was the only book at the time offering coverage of EJB 2.0.

In the tradition of Wrox books, it offers good coverage of the entire EJB API. While some topics weren't covered exhaustively, that is not what these books are for. This book does provide *effective* coverage of almost everything in EJB 2.0. There is also coverage of design, which is a nice addition!

It is GREAT for it's intended purpose. Highly recommended...