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If you're interested in what goes on in libraries around the world, then this is highly recommended. If you're a librarian, this book is mandatory.
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The book now lives in my front room and has displaced all other photo journals by its very presence.
I concur with the woman who said, "I no longer worry about getting the perfect tan, I just glory in the perfect white"!
If you love or are a lover of redheads, this book will bless your home or office.
If you are a redhead,you must have this book. If you love a redhead, consider giving it as a gift. You will be affirming the experience of someone close to you, whether male or female, child or adult.
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The other thing that surprised me about the cassette was how lack-luster Pinkwater's performance is. Usually one would expect the author to do an exceptional job of reading, seeing as he knows what he was thinking when he wrote it and can imbue the characters with just the right inflections, emotions, and etc. But Pinkwater just doesn't pull it off. The book is read at high speed in a near monotone. He doesn't attempt to provide different voices, inflections, or rhythms for different characters, and he never leaves time for you to laugh at the sheerly ludicrous situations into which the characters are inserted. In other words, he's entirely lacking in comic timing.
Anyway, after hearing an absolutely hilarious performance (not reading) of "The Snarkout Boys and the Avacado of Death," I was dissapointed in "Slaves."
Before you decide to dive into this particular adventure, however, I recommend you bone up on some of the backstory behind this book first, including 'The Magic Moscow', 'Attila the Pun', and 'Fat men From Space'. Happy reading!
'Late
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Now another thought....XML. A new technology which was designed to be portable, compatible and server side, which means no trouble with the user's computers. regardless of how intimidating XML might seem, it is the future and needs to be addressed. SVG was designed to be used with XML and XML was designed for both web and application development. The focus on PHP, Perl and other scripting languages was given too little focus. Old information and technology does not constitute a good resource. This book was a poor example of the true power of SVG and will lead many new developers into the pitfall of using javascript which is doomed for extinction.
The book consists of six parts: "SVG fundamentals", "Programming SVG Client-Side", "Producing SVG Server-side", "Case Studies", "Looking Ahead", and "Appendices". You will need to download most of the Appendices ("B: SVG Elements Reference", "C: SVG Attributes and Properties Reference" and "D: SVG Document Object Model (DOM)") as only appendix "A: Glossary" is actually included in the book.
Each of the chapters that discuss the actual language ends with a discussion of the part of the DOM that applies to what was discussed in each chapter. Unfortunately, this is too boring to read as tutorial, and at the same it is too unorganized to be used as a reference (the 'discussion' of the entire DOM spreads out over almost 20 chapters).
With respect to the tutorial part of each chapter: whenever I came across parts that were likely to trip my trigger, I was disappointed to read that all the really interesting details "are provided in the SVG 1.0 Recommendation." However, your mileage may vary.
My recommendation is to read some online tutorials (IBM DeveloperWorks and/or the one by David Duce and Ivan Herman) to get an idea of what SVG is all about. Then, if you are interested in doing some SVG 'programming', continue by downloading the aforementioned SVG 1.0 Recommendation and possibily even the SVG Unleashed Appendices. That should give you enough information to avoid the purchase of this book.
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The book teaches everything for an BEGIN to INTER level. Many tutorails and design info.
Buy this good! HIGHLY recomended.
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