As much as I love to read, I wasn't very convinced about this book when my dad picked it out. But I can now say it's one of the best books I have ever read. It's sad yet honest, beautifully written. I recommend this book highly.

This ill-conceived and poorly written compilation of superstition and combined myth and fairy tale has nothing of redeeming value except for the study of possible ancient beliefs. I write "possible" as there are no corroborating texts with which to gauge whether or not described customs were in fact part of the described culture or simply "literary license" by the author. Without this, nothing credible exists within the text.

Wonderful version of this age old and fabulus crutch. Explore the limits of who we are - where we come from and how we shold treat each other.

Theoretically this is morality. Politicians take note: Read this and learn from it. Everyone could (and should) take a page from this book. It would be a lot smaller. Not to be taken lightly or literally. Scholars will learn the lessons and forget the words.

The final point is: If you can't find someone to blame well then just blame it on God. Perhaps you should buy numerous copies to prop up your life when the good word just isn't working. When did it become necessary for a new version anyway? I guess politically correct has even gotten to the religious right. Did we find any new clues along the way?

For Gibbon-thumping Milton fans like myself, it's troubling to have to experience the poetic majesty of the King James Bible through some sorrily-printed Zondorvan or Nelson edition, especially as it is likely to be larded with commentary of the most dubious (considered archaeologically or theologically) nature. There's always "The Bible Designed to Be Read as Living Literature," but who wants to be cheated by abridgment (to say nothing of RSV substitutions)? This lovely Ivy Books paperback is the perfect answer to this dilemma. Its virtue is to present the KJV in a readable format, sans additions of any kind, with a majestic veined-granite cover. It places the Bible as a book among other books, without making it humble. A comfort in the hands and easy on the eyes, this edition allows the majesty of this Renaissance cathedral of Words to speak to the reader with all the billowing grandeur of its majestic style and substance. Nor would it seem cheaply out of place in a place of worship. Whether one seeks literary or divine intoxication, this edition is worthy of one's affection.

This book was published in 1997 and doesn't cover recent versions of the program.

This book is very easy to use for someone with no web-page design experience. It walks you step by step through the process of design either from scratch or by templates. Pictures match to your screen images to help you follow the text and there are quizzes at the end of chapters for review. Although it's set-up for classroom instruction, almost anyone could use it independently!

As a collector of hard plastic dolls, I'd hoped that this would be a helpful guide to identifying dolls of the 1950s and determining their original accessories. But there are very few dolls depicted and the coverage is inconsistent. There are no dolls in the first selection (for 1950), 2 pages for 1951, none for 1952, none for 1953, 2 pages for 1954, 5 pages for 1955, 1/2 page for 1956, none for 1957, none for 1958, none for 1959, 5 pages for 1960 (that year's excerpt from the Wish Book is all dolls), 1/2 page for 1962, 1 page for 1963, none for 1965, 2 pages for 1966, none for 1967, 2 pages for 1968, and 2 pages for 1969.

The explanation for this cursory treatment of dolls in a book titled "Girls' Toys"? The author evidently was reserving them for another compilation, advertised in this volume, titled _Doll and Teddy Bear Department_. That book showcases the doll and bear pages from the _Sears WishBooks_ from 1950-69. (...)

Aside from silently restricting the doll-coverage in order to produce a further volume, the author has selected for some years pictures of exactly the same toys (the electric piano, the tea sets, the toy kitchens), so the coverage is repetitive.

I was led to buy this book by the recommendations of the other reviewers, but if, like me, your primary interest is in the 1950s and in doll collecting, I would advise you to save your money.

This is really a great book for the Baby Boomer Generation! I have a super time just looking at all the childhood toys that I had totally forgotten existed. My Favorites are from the 1960's! If you are a Chatty Cathy collecctor then this is a Must Have book....Her Sears ads are in here!

Thomas Holland's book Girls' Toys of the fifties and sixties is a faithful reproduction of the fantastic Sears Christmas catalog toy pages from 1950 to 1969. The large 8 1/2 x 11 inch format of the book allows it to show close ups of the popular toys from each of these years. These pictures are an invaluable resource to help collectors of toys from this era decide what pieces actually came with the toys. As a collector of tin dollhouses, I found the pictures a huge help in identifying the furniture and tiny accessories for each of my houses. The only drawback to the book is the fact that it is in black and white. I enjoyed this book immensely, it was like being a kid again, devouring each page of toys and memories.

This book is not for engineers, but for dummies. It only covers very basic aspects of website design and does not offer any methodology for a website engineer.

This book says it discusses a lot more than it really does. It will waste your time. There is no value in this book unless you have never read anything about the Internet, web sites, and light software project management.

I got this book to update my professional skills. My technical specialties are service delivery and production support, and my background is in traditional data center environments. With more than 25 years of mainframe and distributed computing I felt that I had better get up-to-date or I'd be left behind.

Based on the title I was expecting a book that would give me insights into how web sites are developed with an emphasis on capacity and performance planning. Although this wasn't exactly what I was looking for it seemed to be close enough to give a basis for extrapolating what I needed. As it turned out, the book provided me with exactly what I needed: a clear view into web site development and deployment that is framed in a life cycle structure.

It starts out with an overview of software engineering principles (not development techniques) and quickly emphasizes the need for process models. This is followed by some basics about the web, networking and how the web works. This is pretty fundamental stuff that can be safely skipped by experienced web developers who are interested in the process. Since I am not a developer and relatively new to the technology I liked this section.

The [system] engineering process begins in chapter 4, and follows a standard life cycle model for the remainder of the book. Problem definition, concept exploration and feasibility analysis are given standard treatment - this is systems analysis 101 material, but is thoroughly covered and a good refresher. The same holds true for the chapter on requirements analysis and specification. When you arrive at chapter 6, Designing the Web Site, the unique requirements of web design are highlighted and the book becomes very interesting. I like the way application and information are distinguished, and the emphasis placed on usability. This is a marked departure from how systems were developed during the early days in my career when the user interface and human factors were an afterthought - if they were thought of at all.

Chapter 7 is the only place in the book where any "web engineering" is addressed. I personally learned a lot from the discussions of client- and server-side technologies, tools and content management. However, an experienced web developer might find this material to be lightweight.

The rest of the book placed implementation, testing, promotion into production and ongoing management into a familiar context that faithfully follows traditional life cycle and production support methods. I was gratified to see the emphasis on testing, release and post-implementation management because I do not see these in practice when it comes to web implementations.

My view of web development and implementation prior to reading this book was that it is performed by extremely bright-but undisciplined-men and women who did not understand processes. This is based on personal observations of web projects - the projects all seemed to end after development and "thrown over the wall" to production support. Testing is hit-or-miss and there is no real release methodology. This approach usually results in web sites that are chronically broken, and if commerce is involved, do not have the trust of users.

This book provides a clear roadmap for "engineering" and implementing a web site the right way. It starts with proven processes and aligns them to the fast cycle times and rapid implementation needs that characterize information technology in today's world. If you are an IT or project manager this book will provide you with excellent guidelines for a web development and implementation methodology. If you are working in production support you need to get this book into the hands of the team who will surely try to slip their web site into your domain - this book will communicate your requirements to them in their language.

I received this book as a gift. I had the book less than 5 minutes and wanted to return it. The book contains only a few pages from each catalog, so if you're looking for a particular type of toy, you are not assured of it being one of the ones chosen for that year. In addition, even though the original catalogs were in color, the pages in this book are an inferior quality of paper with black and white pictures...VERY disappointing. I have similar books in the same price range, all of which contain thick, full-color glossies. Overall, content and quality make me give this 1 star.