not only is it stereotypically negative, but shows society how irresponsible we are in relationships. it adds overall to society's view of us as partner switchers, unable to maintain commitment, irresponsible, and irratic. Seems to typify what you would find in the bar scene which doesn't include the rest of us.

This is the kind of book that you want to read to a friend and share the laughs. Ms. Roberts articulates many of the truths in living life as a lesbian into brief, philosophical but humorous one liners. I found myself laughing out loud on more than one page and I even called a special firend to read her some of the funniest lines

I read Roberts' Rules of Lesbian Living and laughed, snorted, snarled, growled, and nodded in recognition, especially the one-liner, "There is no lesbian divorce. Only thermonuclear war. And then best friends." How true! As someone recently said, Roberts' Rules are lesbian fortune cookies. I highly recommend this little book for lesbians and all who love them. And at this price, you can't beat it! In fact, I am going to buy a truckload for Coming Out Day in October, to give to all my friends and ex-lov

I have read a number of books covering the Reagan Administration and this rates as one of the more enjoyable to read. Not from a hard facts point of view, but becuase of the level of gossip. From talking about the different personalities of the top officials to the make up of the Reagan suit collection, the author(s)do a good job of giving you the kind of information you would gather from an office coffee break conversation. This is a fairly light book that provides the reader an interesting view into the personalities of the President's close circle. If you are looking for an in-depth decision about the policies or events, this is not your book.

the key for the ab work is the diet. this book is a great guide for what situps to do but you must have a good diet. if your not a beginner than you will read what you already know. however if your not familiar with situps than i would reccomend this for you.

the best way to get abs is to diet and do situps, start with a little than buildup hitting all areas of the stomach. this book provides you with the exercises to do as do all of them but the key is the diet. if your looking for a guide to learn what situps to do than i'll recommend but if you alredy know about what situps to do than you'll just be reading what you already know.

Great mix of all the necessary ingredients to have a hot waist. Inspiring pictures also.

This book is essentially a rewrite of the free Java Web Services Developer Pack Tutorial from Sun. The book's writing is clear and the explanations are good but the text covers only introductory level topics. I expect a good textbook to go into a topic in depth, to point out problem areas, advanced techniques and the "gotchas" of a library (e.g., Jason Hunter's excellent "Java Servlet Programming"). All the screenshots and double-spaced code examples hide the fact that there's not much information here.

The security chapter has nothing to do with Web services at all but is an introduction to JSSE; nice, but not what I paid for.

Also, one of the book's advertised features is a web site with an "Ask the Author" section but I never got a response to either of my questions.

Deitel's "Java Web Services" is a far better choice.

Developers who are either new to, or considering using, the Java Web Services Developer Pack will find this book to be one of the best guides to get productive in or familiar with this environment.

The book is a comprehensive examination of web services development using the JAX Pack (Java XML Pack) part of the environment, covering processing XML documents with SAX and DOM, XML transformations, using the JSP Standard Tag Library, writing SOAP clients and servers, using XML-based RPCs, web services locators, and Java SSL. In addition the book covers installing and using JWSDP tools in the Windows NT and Linux environments.

Aside from way the book provides you with a fast start, it is also exceptionally well written and laid out. I like the use of screenshots, tables and code examples that are on practically every page. These make learning the JAX part of JWSDP, as well as learning the basics of JWSDP itself, a lot easier than going through the volumes of Sun's documentation. Plus, you're stepped through developing practical artifacts, such as a SOAP client and servlets, and SAX and DOM parsers (among other useful components).

The publisher also does something I've not before seen - the book comes with a 1-year upgrade plan that provides monthly mailings and additional material when you register the book.

About half the book is about using JAX and JWSDP, and the other half is about actual development. If you are looking for a book that strictly focuses on coding and code you may not be 100% satisfied, but if you want to jump start yourself or a team this is an ideal book for that goal.