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The Official Guide to Mega Man
Published in Paperback by Compute (1991)
Author: Steven A. Schwartz
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This book has much information about Mega Man.
This book has information on Mega Man 1, 2, and 3, and a preview of a Mega Man that will be coming out on Game Boy. This book will guide you through every Mega Man video game ever made up to Mega Man 3, and it even has an interview with Mega Man himself! Take the advice from me, a former Mega Man champ.


The Seven Deadly Sins
Published in Hardcover by Gramercy (1900)
Author: Steven Schwartz
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If you love language or love ideas, this is the book for you
Of course I might be biased since I'm the Steve Schwartz who compiled this book, but if you really do love language or love ideas, you can't beat The Seven Deadly Sins. Put the book on your coffee table and leaf through it from time to time. You'll always be sure to find a quote that will give you pause or make you laugh and make you pick up the phone to read it to someone you like.


Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange (27 June, 1998)
Author: Steven H. Schwartz
Amazon base price: $59.95
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Pass Optometry Boards with this text.
Kudos to Dr. Schwartz for writing such a swell text. This book takes complicated subjects and condenses them into an easy afternoon read. If you read this book before taking Part I of NBEO, you'll greatly increase your chances of passing. The text essentially summarizes a significant number of concepts NBEO writes questions about. Thanks Doc Schwartz!


Alternative Ideas in Real Estate Investment (Research Issues in Real Estate, Vol 2)
Published in Hardcover by Kluwer Academic Publishers (1995)
Authors: Arthur L., Jr. Schwartz and Steven D. Kapplin
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Thought provoking academic collection of papers
This academicically oriented monograph provides numerous real estate investment related papers. The papers are several years old but are still fairly relevant.

Academic Collection of Research Papers
This book contains several very interesting research papers. It is definitely for the scholarly reader whom is interested in real estate investment..

Numerous interesting real estate investment papers
The monograph contains numerous academic papers on real estate investment that I found most thought provoking.


Macworld Filemaker Pro 3 Bible
Published in Paperback by Hungry Minds, Inc (13 May, 1996)
Author: Steven A. Schwartz
Amazon base price: $34.99
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A good book for the intermediate user
This book is very good for understanding concepts of relational databases, layout design etc. In other words, the nuts and bolts of Filemaker database design. It is useful for anyone with more than an elementary grasp of FMP to take the next step. However it is quite thin in the advanced area, with minimal explanations of how to get the most out of FMP with scripting, automation and advanced calculation: this is the real power behind FMP and most users have or will never tap into this power. If you are looking to move that next step, I suggest looking elsewhere.

An excellent effort, useful to FM Pro beginners and experts.
I use this book almost daily. It is my favorite FileMaker book, covering almost every aspect of creating FM Pro databases with enough detail to be useful in most situations. If you have any interest in FileMaker Pro at all, this is the first book you should buy. For many people it may be all you ever need


The American Journal of Anthropomorphics (Book 3)
Published in Paperback by Vision Books (1997)
Authors: Darrell Benvenuto, Kenneth Sample, Eric Schwartz, JOSEF RICKETTS, JOSEPH, D NY, RONALD VAN BOKHOVEN, JOSHUA KENNEDY, GENESIS, EVE COOK, TARAL WAYNE, and TIMOTHY FAY
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Good stuff....
A nice collection of artists, with some great examples of what they can do. But....
Paper stock is poor and some prints are a bit blurry.

Look at it Regularly!
This is a great artbook, featuring many famous furry artists. I love the art, and look at it regularly. If you're a fan of Michele Light, I recommend it.

The best book in the world.
This book started my physical collection of furry publishings, and still remains the best singal pice I have. Not only is it perfectaly published, but contains excellent examples of anthropomorphic artwork. Its my personal bible.


Therapy
Published in Hardcover by Harcourt (17 June, 1994)
Author: Steven Schwartz
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Ok, but not very interesting.
My ex-girlfriend gave me this book to read because it takes place in her home town (Fort Collins, Colorado) and she found it interesting for that reason. I suppose if you cmoe from Fort Collins or a similar college town you might like it, but it's not the most intriguing book ever written.

A psychologist has a lot of patients as well as a wife and son who give him problems but he never seems to connect with anyone. The epileptic son of a Holocaust survivor has some nice moments but he's largely a victim. The horrid professor provides some nice moments with the psychologist as he hates her, but it doesn't sustain the novel, since the reader also hates her.

For the most part everyone in this book is too affluent, too white, too WASPish. Even though the main character is supposed to be Jewish he's so assimilated that you wonder why it's even mentioned. His parents are the most interesting characters in the book because they seem to have escaped from a Philip Roth novel, but somehow they just aren't that true. Everything that they do is ethnic stereotype. They are there to be loud, pushy and whine about how the psychologist isn't going to raise his kid Jewish or even get a bris for the kid. (if the author knew any yiddish they would complain that the protagonist was shtupping a shiksa, but thankfully it seems that Mr. Schwartz has not read those particular issues of Mad magazine.) They come in, they leave and we get back to the hopeless whiners. They don't feel real, but compared to the real characters, they are a bit of a relief.

This is a great book for people who like literature about "everyday people", the upper middle class who just wants to get by and be normal. My taste runs more to the bizarre, the interesting and the unique and I could not relate to people who's only goal is to be normal or well liked (this is also why I cheer when Willy Loman dies at the end of Death of a Salesman)

interesting but largely academic
The characters in this book are confused. The characters in this book are confused. And they are embarrassed by their Jewish parents.
Too bad the characters in this book aren't very exciting. These characters make the Thirtysomething gang seem fun by comparison.
Still maybe his next book will be better.

A very involving, real story
I read this book two years ago, and think about the characters still...like people I knew. The story was that believable to me. Steven Schwartz drew me in to this story, and I took my time reading because I didn't want it to end!


The Yearling
Published in Library Binding by Random House (1999)
Authors: Steven Farley and Joanie Schwartz
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Life in central Florida.
This classic novel was written by an author who wrote it at her home a few miles south of Gainesville (in Cross Creek, Florida) and it won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. It is about life in rural central Florida in the second half of the 19th century, being centered around a boy (Jody Baxter), his family, and his pet fawn (Flag). Throughout the novel, the reader sees a boy growing up and having to face some tough decisions. We also learn much about the natural history, environment, folk remedies and beliefs, and culture of rural Florida. We also learn how precarious one's existence is out in the wild. Jody's father, Penny Baxter, has to kill a doe in order to use a folk remedy for a snake bite, not knowing that there is a little fawn nearby. Jody keeps the fawn to raise and to have as a friend. But, as the fawn grows older, problems arise. The author based her main characters loosely (very loosely) on a rural family she knew living in central Florida. Contrary to most reports, this family did not live in Cross Creek. They had a small place deep in the woods in the center of what is now the Ocala National Forest. I decided to see if I could find that site in the late 1980s. It turned out not be difficult at all. Armed with a map of the National Forest, I went on a hike (on some beautiful trails) and found the place. Nothing remains of the house. However, the family burial plot is still there, as are the graves of most of the members of the family. Unfortunately, it is sad to report that a number of the headstones have been stolen. Some of the stones referred to Civil War veterans. As you probably know, such stones draw very good prices on the "black market." The Forest Service had signs posted to warn people against stealing items but, being deep in the woods, they were taken anyway. I'm certain that the people who took the stones have no idea of their literary significance. Perhaps one day the Forest Service or some historical organization will replace the stones, but with all the cutbacks in funding, it'll probably be a long time before that happens.

A delightful book.
I really enjoyed reading this book because it was an exciting adventure. It was hard to read in one week. This book is about a young boy named Jody who wants a pet of his own in the worst way. One day while Jody is hunting with his father Penney for a bear named Slewfoot in the backwoods of Florida, his father gets bitten by a rattlesnake on his arm. Penney quickly kills a grazing doe and uses her liver to remove the poison from his wound. The boy discovers that the doe had a fawn and convinces his father to allow him to keep the yearling. Jody is forced to decide the fate of his charished pet fawn after it has grown because it continues to eat the poor family's crops. Jody runs away from home for a short time after his mother kills his fawn "Flag" [after his white tail] because Jody believes that his mother intended to shoot it. The book has a main theme of facing difficult times and pulling through them. Jody faces the death of a neighbor friend named Fodder-wing, the death of his beloved pet, the near-death of his father and also, his own near- death experience after he runs away from home. Some men rescue him and Jody returns home and appoligizes to his mother and father. Jody agrees to stay on the farm and help his father instead of going to sea. I loved this story, every page.

The Yearling has strong characters that evoke deep emotions.
Although I read "The Yearling" nearly thirty years ago, it still remains my all-time book. First, Ms. Rawling's characters are strong; i.e., even in their individual frailty, they each stand apart from one another. Second, the characters contrast one another. Jody has love and compassion; his mother has become withdrawn and cold. Fodder Wing is weak in physical strength and poor in health, but has a God-given gift through his ability to communicate with wildlife. His older brothers, on the otherhand, are the epitome' of brawn, strength, and good health; but how they love their frail, little brother! The fawn, Flag, was so memorable that I named my present Labrador Retriever after him. But although Flag's ending was tragic to say the least, it was necessary in the completion of Jody's character. I cannot say that "The Yearling" is a book for everyone, but it is truly a literary classic; at least in my opinion. If I could ever emulate an author, it would be Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, because a book that transmits to the reader a strong depth of characters, as well as evoking deep emotions, is always one that keeps my attention. Myra L. Marcu


FileMaker® Pro 4 Bible
Published in Paperback by (1998)
Author: Steven A. Schwartz
Amazon base price: $19.99
List price: $39.99 (that's 50% off!)
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Not for the serious!
I found this book too sophmoric with few answers to tough questions. Nothing on scripting and few examples of anything but mundane projects. Of all the aftermarket resources I have purchases for high-end software, this is one of the worst. It should be retitled "FM Pro for idiots".

Very Disappointing
I would'nt be here looking for other Filemaker manuals if I could recommend this one. Tedious, didactic and always fails to answer the question you're looking for.

This is a GREAT way to learn FileMaker!
I've owned FileMaker from version 2.0 and never really got into it. I kept upgrading just to stay current but didn't feel ready to go beyond the basic address book in the manual. When I upgraded to Filemaker Pro 4.0 I decided I needed help and bought the FileMaker Pro 4 Bible. Boy, am I glad I did!

Through reading and working through the step-by-step examples I've actually learned to use FileMaker Pro 4 to create everything from simple to complex databases that have greatly simplified the day-to-day operations of my business and even my personal data.

Now I find myself overwhelmed with ideas for new databases but don't have the time to create them all, but I *do* have the skills. I'm very pleased with my investment in this book. It has paid off handsomely. Highly recommended!


Running Microsoft(r) Office 2001 for Mac(r)
Published in Paperback by Microsoft Press (14 March, 2001)
Authors: Steven Schwartz and Robert Correll
Amazon base price: $39.99
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Excellent
I bought a new computer and a new Office:mac 2001 and didn't know where to go from there! Then I purchased a copy of Microsoft Office:mac2001"Running." I started with Chapter 2 and am up to Chapter 25. I do a little learning every day. It's like I have my own classroom. Even for such a novice as me, the explanations are very clear, and some day I expect to be able to publish my own cookbook. All the Formatting Tools, the Address Book, E-Mail, how to costomize your work, Tables, columns, and graphics. It's all so clear and such fun to learn! In other words, I like this book.

A good guide to office 2001
This is a very well presented guide to using the new Office suite. It contains very useful tips that even experienced users of earlier versions will find useful. I made severeal beneficial changes to my preferences as a result. It is a very well illustrated book that can be used as a reference guide as well as being read. The authors provide contact information so that more esoteric problems can be addressed. I have just used it to learn how to create hyperlinks and how to use sounds from other email clients in the Entourage email suite. I recommend this large paperbook as a good starting point for learning more about the capabilities of the software.

Helping the Mac get along with Windows
This book is a definite must for someone who has never dreamed of using PC applications. Why would you if you own an iMac and its software can/will do what most Windows apps. will accomplish? If upgrading from Office 98 then this is a mere dress up to some already great applications. Entourage is the best email client and the other system apps. are superior for accomplishing any task as it relates to work OR fun! Highly recommend this book to enhance a great product to its fullest.


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