a wide spread comparison of modern management techniques with archaical tribe traditions in Africa, Asia and elsewhere. The style of the writer is very humerous and some of his examples (of our world) I knew from newspapers.I know the German version (many reprints since 1972 and availabe as paper back) and want to read it in original language. Everytime I read the German version (title: "Managen wie die Wilden") I am only able to read a few pages at once. Every page a fall in contemplation: should I laugh or stay sober. or is this reality of fake. The book is difficult to read and I made a gift of this book to friends. Only a few friends could really appreciate this book, they have to be able to like british humour.

This is definitely one of the most fun, quick reads. It gives a witty, light view of humanity - mostly in its best senses. It really is a shame that Martin Page hasn't written more fiction - his sense of our place as well as what entertains us is unique. I wish there were more books like this one.

Without hesitation I would recommend this little (see the dimensions, above) book. It is a quick reference for US gardeners who seek guidance about year-round plantings.

The book sorts plants into six seasons: early spring; late spring; early summer; late summer; autumn; winter. Each plant has a small, but in most cases entirely adequate color photograph and an annotation which includes information about soil moisture preferences or tolerances, preferences or tolerances for sun or shade, hardiness zones and -- this is a pretty new one -- heat zone ratings (zones based on the average number of days with temperatures about 90F; there is a zone map inside the back cover) for plants. Fragrance is also noted, along with expected full size (height and width), and some information about culture and care.

This is not an encyclopaedia of plants; it's more of a digest. In many cases you may want to search out additional information. But what a great place to start. Its small size makes it the book to take on expeditions to nurseries and gardnes. Its durable cover and strongly sewn binding make me happily anticipate years of hard use.

A great little gift for any gardener, including yourself.

Page explains Peonies from history to cultivation in a very short and simple manner. An excellant book for the beginner to start a peony garden.

A professional botanist and photographer, Page has selected more than 600 species for inclusion in this book. Chapter topics include history, cultivation, and the use of peonies in the garden. The peony species are presented alphabetically by their botanical names. Each entry includes geographic origin (most include the year introduced), physical description, season of bloom, and growing height. Chapters on tree peonies and hybrids are similarly arranged. The final chapter on where to see peonies lists gardens in the UK, China, France, and North America as well as peony societies from around the world. Appendices include a glossary and a thorough list of where to buy the plants. This is a lovely book, interspersed with beautiful color photographs of peonies in actual garden settings. It is thoughtfully arranged and easy to use and should answer any gardener's questions.

Basically this is the only book available that deals with EJB and Oracle Application Server. But the book is outdated. Basically handles only EJB1.0 spec, so the deployment descriptors are old. It does not cover Entity Beans. So if you are using Oralcle 8.1.7 or Oracle 9 i App Server, this book is out dated for you. The flow of topics could have been better. Any way we dont have much choice, as this is the only book on this topic.

Last year, I found the Oracle8i SQLJ Programming book (by Morisseau-Leroy, Solomon, and Momplaisir) while surfing for a book on SQLJ. I must say that the Oracle8i SQLJ book is an excellent book indeed, and the ONLY worth reading book on SQLJ. When, I saw on amazon.com the advertising about the Oracle8i Java Component Book (by the same authors), I quickly purchased it. So far, I have read the first three chapters. The first chapter two chapters introduce the concepts ofcomponent-based applications using JDBC and SQLJ and Web applications, while the third one takes you straight in EJB. A note of caution, the Oracle8i Java Component Book is an advanced book on component concepts and assumes that the reader knows SQL, PL/SQL, Java, JDBC, SQLJ, and Oracle database. Extremely informative. I strongly recommend this book.

Geared towards Java programmers that need to access an Oracle database, this book starts with well explained concepts of what components are all about, and slowly and surely takes the reader to distributed objects using EJB and CORBA as well as JSP client-side applications that can use EJB and CORBA components. More importantly, the book allows readers to learn both JDBC and SQLJ. Very informative for Oracle DBA who needs information regarding EJB and CORBA components that can reside in an Oracle8i database. Note also, that java code presented are JDK1.x and JDK1.2 compatible. I strongly recommend this book.

I am totally disappointed in this book. I was very anxious to learn ASP.NET and I wanted to find an inexpensive book to help me get started, but the only thing this book did was frustrate me with horrible examples. Almost every single example in the book contained an error. Very disappointing.

The overall coverage was OK for developers looking to get a glimpse of what ASP.NET is about. However, the publishing of the book was rushed and filled with typos. I downloaded the source code from the Sams web site to attempt to follow along with the examples in the book only to be disappointed with code that did not follow the examples in the book. Even with the typos and inconsistent downloaded code, the book gave me a general understanding of what ASP.NET was about. My next step is to purchase an ASP.NET book from Wrox.

This book has a few typos but if you can overlook those it is full of excellent examples for a beginner learning how to use ASP.Net.

I liked it because the examples are complete, while there are at times better ways to do many of the processes that are featured the examples are written in a manner that assures you grasp the concept behind the process. For example on Web Form Server controls it shows the progression of converting an HTML form to a server controlled form handling the button click in the code behind then it goes on to show you how you would dynamically create that form with tr, td objects in the code behind.

The book covers a lot of beginner information...server controls, validation, security, reading and writing text & binary files, email, debugging... pretty much all of the stuff you would use in a real world implementation of a conversion to ASP.Net. It even covers installation of a security certificate (which is not ASP.Net specific but very handy for beginners nonetheless).

I think it is a very comprehensive beginners book and should be considered for anyone just starting out in ASP.Net. The book also gives some good information on getting your Visual Studio.Net set up and all of the examples are stepped through with the assumption that you are using VSNet for development.

My favorite book is the ASP.NET Unleashed so I suggest you consider them both as you will work your way through this book quickly...

This flimsy 60 page "booklet" is not worth buying. It covers very little related to the title, and I expected more than 60 pages....