The book wastes a lot of ink describing tourists sites in well-trodden parts of the US, ink that could have been spent carefully reviewing campgrounds.

The book opens with a couple of good chapters on the basics of RB'ing and gives an excellent diary of their first trip which made me feel better. However, chapters 4 through 13 are detailed examples of trips in the U.S. which i will not be takin any time soon. Chp 14-16 review RV types and manufacturers.

I found this book to be trite and very limited in scope. Perhaps someone who has never gone rving before might enjoy it. Some of the mishaps of the authors were almost impossible to believe considering they are both educated people. Very disappointing.

As other revierws mention, this book is not an explanation of Swiss culture but rather an autobiography of the author. This is very disappointing, because I've read other culture shock books which were a thousand times better.

Then, this book is completely outdated because of the things she is talking of (company names change over time!). She mentiones that the PTT have been split into the Post and Swisscom, however "PTT" is seen all over the book. Why not just say "the post office"?

Since the author lived in French part of Switzerland, the focus is only on this and not on the bigger German part. The translation of some words are just plain wrong. She says the butchers shop is a "Fleischerladen". This is completely wrong, in Switzerland you will never find this word. It's called "Metzgerei".

I'm from Switzerland and before offering this book as a gift I had to read it. But it's useless. Another book might be much better. Still looking around.

I won't mince words: This book is AWFUL! Hoping to find the Swiss equivalent to the excellent "Culture Shock! France" edition, I was extremely disappointed. The France book does exactly what it should, it gives some helpful clues to getting along with the French and understanding their reasoning, so that your interactions with them, both business and personal, will go smoothly, without cultural differences causing unnecessary conflict.

The Swiss edition is terrible. Rather than offer helpful, insider tips to the Swiss mind, the author gives you an autobiographical account of her first year of life in Switzerland. If you picked up this book, it's because you're curious about the culture and lifestyle of the Swiss, including how to get along with them, and how to think like a Swiss. Unfortunately, the author herself is a NOVICE to Switzerland and its people, making her as ignorant about the country as the average Joe! Sure, through time she may pick up on a few things about her neighbors and her butcher, but it's not likely, as her outward focus usually falls on her family and their experiences. Use the photos included in the book as an example: My husband unpacking our things in our new apartment. My mother and father taking bottles to the recycling center. Sadly, this shows how little interaction the author had with the Swiss, therefore making her unqualified to write this book!

But, let's not discredit the author entirely. She was only writing what she knew about (which wasn't much). The Culture Shock editors should be ashamed of themselves for not selecting a more qualified writer who would follow the standards of the rest of the series.

THIS BOOK WOULD BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!

If you have any experience with Switzerland, or even Europe; you will learn precious little from this book. There are better books to buy on the subject.

I have never, never been so disappointed with a book. After Lace, I wanted to read the sequel and find out what happened next, but it was as if the two books were written by different authors. A silly, unbelievable plot which begins with Ms. Conran clumsily clearing out various unwanted characters and the ending is ludicrous. I'm amazed I bothered to finish it, but I kept hoping that it might get better. It didn't.

You know how they say sometimes sequels kill the whole thing? Well, if "Lace" weren't as terrific and fabulous as it is, "Lace II" would definitely have killed it. Unlike in "Lace", Shirley wasn't able to excel beyond the limits of a regular trash-novel. "Lace II" is nice and worth reading, but then let it collect dust on your bookshelf.

The same mystery and suspense as in the beginning of "Lace" was tried to be recreated in "Lace II" by having you wonder who kidnapped Lili, but it is a lot less interesting and captivating as "Lace".

Lace's superabundance casts shadow on "Lace II" and its superficialness. I expected to read a lot about Lili and the relationship with her new-found mother, but that is not what the novel centers on, or even satisfactorily focuses about, and should have.

To conclude, if you just want to know what happens to Lili and the gang after "Lace", read it, but that's all it would do for you. If you want the Real thing, read "Lace"!

It is but, it's not a very good example of his work. But if you're interested in his devolpement, it's a quick enough read, and you get a feel for his early style devolpement. But if you want just the best of his stuff, try some of the more recent books and short stories; I mean, he's a hell of a writer

Building Sentences
It does not explain in an advanced way the phrase structure.
The examples are not diversified.
You cannot explore different ways of thinking and recording the new information.

To me, Libbie Custer is the attractive young woman beside George Armstrong Custer in all those old pictures. Beyond that, she has little historical significance. She spent much of her long life conducting a personal public relations campaign to save her husband's reputation, and refute criticisms of his actions at the Little Big Horn. She also needed to support herself. Part of this effort were three books of their life together on the plains. As a dutiful wife, Libbie Custer is fine. As an historian, she leaves something to be desired. Inevitably, her biased memoir does not qualify as either good history or as effective biography. Surprisingly, George Custer stays mostly on the sidelines. When he is mentioned, she ascribes only exemplary traits to him. The information she conveys of the struggle of army wives to make a home livable under primitive conditions is worthwhile. There is also tales of buffalo hunts and other recreations. People such as California Joe and Wild Bill Hickok make brief appearances in her narrative. In her politely restrained Victorian manner, Libbie laments the fate of white women suffering Indian captivity. This book, published in 1890, reflects its age in its portrayal of minorities. Native Americans are described sympathetically when they are prisoners living in the army corral. Otherwise, they are disparaged as wily and vicious savages. Considering her husband's death at the hands of the Sioux and Cheyenne, some personal prejudice can be forgiven. The descriptions of her black servant, Eliza, is blatantly stereotypical. Ultimately, Mrs. Custer's book is more a curiosity and a footnote than a meaningful history. History buffs that will read anything about the Custer saga may find it valuable. Others beware. ;-)

When one hasn't followed clinical psychology for the last eleven years this book offers an informative overview of the state of the art THEN, but otherwise heaps of information are clearly missing. I'd strongly recommend a more recent work on the subject. Otherwise I'm not discontent.

Spoiled by adeptly written biographies by Donald Spoto, David Stenn and Barry Paris, perhaps I am too easily disappointed by lesser-experienced authors. At just over 100 pages, this book took me less than an hour to read- it seemed more like a brochure than a biography.

Texas Guinan is a prime example of a perhaps-extinct breed of club owners who were showmen; ubiquitous at their venues, equipped with trademark sayings and attitudes that never seemed to wear thin. Throughout the 1920s she was famous for entertaining at nightclubs which she probably owned (but always testified that she didn't). Her clubs were repeatedly raided and she defiantly stood trial for distributing alcohol.

She also had several Broadway roles, touring company shows, and movie appearances, but presumably her hundreds of thousands were made on the speakeasy business.

Her life and personality seem interesting for sure, but this book doesn't venture to reveal or analyze her personality on the part of the author or any first-person accounts. It simply states one event after another with as much color and intrigue as a textbook.

It is a shame that the lesser figures in the history of entertainment rarely get the biographical treatment of the stars. Many interesting lives have fallen by the wayside or received an unredeeming treatment from second rate authors.

I picked this up in a bookstore for my English Composition CLEP test, and got through four pages, finding three typographical errors in the example questions--before I realized that they were unintentional. Unacceptable, for sure.

This book has too many typographical errors. I used 3 books,Cracking the Clep(Princeton),Clep English composition(Comex),and Barrons. The first two are GREAT books that provide the background(nuts and bolts)needed to pass the english test. Barrons has plenty of sample questions,but lacks english grammar review material. I would not recommend this book to anyone.

I bought this book as an impulse at a book store, wanting to CLEP the English Composition exam. Unfortunatly, this book is riddled with technical errors throughout. I took the initial exam, missing several questions like I suspected. But the reason I missed some of the questions was because the answers were wrong. At page 62, I had seen enough errors to make me want to return this book. Don't buy it, try something else.

A very poorly compiled, full of errors (spellings and contents) practice workbook. None of the three authors has actually passed the OCP DBA certification. This book should be entitled Oracle for Dummies or Element Oracle 101. It is definitely not the book that can help you to prepare the real OCP exams. I already returned the book and asked my money back. Very surprised the Prentice Hall can publish such a useless book. Shame to PH!

A very poorly compiled, full of errors (spellings and contents) practice workbook. None of the three authors has actually passed the OCP DBA certification. This book should be entitled Element Oracle 101. It is definitely not the book that can help you to prepare the real OCP exams. I already returned the book and asked my money back. Very surprised the Prentice Hall can publish such a useless book. Shame to PH!

Aside from the numerous spelling errors, even the "concise" explanations after the question/answer portions of this book are pale. This book is for people who have at least an intermediate level of knowledge of Oracle to get anything from this book or at times to decipher some of the explanations that make absolutely no sense at all. The official Oracle DBA certification exam guides and practice tests are the way to go for your certification!