A totally felt that Thompson stressed the most importtant aspects of the revolution. The knowledge he exhibited was large.

With the death of Champollion and Young, Gardner Wilkinson was for a while probably the world's foremost expert on the emerging study of hieroglyphics. He spent several years in Egypt and even built a house using a tomb in the Theban hillside at Gurna.

This well written, eminently researched book is a fascinating read. It sheds light on the early days of Egyptology and shows us the relationships between some of the giants of the then nascent discipline. It also illuminates the often competitive world of 19th century scholarship in the days of European dilettantism.

Thompson obviously had great interest in his subject and presents Wilkinson in an interesting light, although not much dimension comes through concerning Wilkinson's personality until late in the Egyptologist's life. This may be due to a lack of materials that supply such information about the man. His work is covered much better. While I couldn't help admiring Wilkinson's work, I found little to like about the man, especially considering that like many of his European contemporaries, he bought himself a female slave in Egypt (with whom he apparently later made financial arrangements before leaving Egypt). He also had a rather unenlightened opinion of the modern Egyptians, whom it seems he did little to get to know.

Those facts notwithstanding, the book keeps the reader's interest from start to finish and anyone interested in Egyptology would enjoy this book.

Beginnings, endings, murder, sex, adultery, treachery. The Bible is full of it all. Our Christian history. The Thompson Student Bible is a very readable, easy to use more youthful addition of the Thompson Chain Reference Bible. This bible has 45 portraits of such bible greats as Moses, Job, John the Baptist, Miriam and more linking their accomplishments with the verses where they are found. Study aids that give background information and history on the Bible, a list of fulfilled prophecies concerning Jesus Christ, charts on Bible People, and maps. This bible is one of the most complete I have seen.

I have used Lonely Planet guides for the past 8 years during my travels everywhere from Cambodia to New Zealand to Japan, and they have yet to disappoint... until now. I'm sure that this book was once good, but it was written nearly two years ago, and Costa Rica has changed so much since then.

With the recent real estate/construction boom, this book is simply too old. I spent a month in Costa Rica (Nov./Dec. 2001) and found that in many towns HALF of the hotels and restaurants mentioned in this book no longer exist or are under new names/ownership. Also, there is a large number of new lodging places that have been built in the past years that LP excludes. Many of these are the best deals in town.

For the ones that it does include, prices are slightly outdated (although not horrible). Bus schedules are less than accurate (understandable for a two year old book). Especially in remote places like Corcovado, this book was of little help and in certain cases genuinely misleading about ways to get around and the distance of certain extended hikes.

Like I said, I use LP books all the time and they are usually great. I'm sure a 5th edition would fix 90% of the problems with this book, but until then I would strongly recommend a different publication. My friend had the Moon Handbooks guide (which I had never used before) and it was significantly better than the LP in all aspects but maps. My recommendation would be to get that book (or a different one if you know that it is newly printed) and a DETAILED map of the country. That should treat you fine until the 5th edition LP comes out.

Enjoy your trip!

I've used a couple of guide books for my trips to Costa Rica. This one was the best, It had more in it than others, and provided better discriptions that most of the others. The reviews of the places were honest and the prices were usually about right. The edition I used was a 2000 edition, I think that this is the most up to date lonely planet guide for Costa Rica, but I could be wrong. The is no guide book that has everything but this is the best I've found. If your only going to buy one guide book or if you are thinking about a trip to Costa Rica and want some information, I would highly recommend this book. The section in the back with animal descriptions is also very nice. Get the book, and the go to Costa Rica, you'll love it.

i went to langage school in alajuela, costa rica for 8 weeks and needed a good guide book. i have used/reviewed other guide books for other trips (frommers, etc) and found that this book is far better. this book is for everybody, but is realy good for budget travelers. this book includes maps of ALL the towns (small towns too!) that you want to viset! (other books dont have this!) It also lists all the information you could ever need in not only major areas, but small areas as well. negitives: sometimes its hard to find specific info without looking for a few min. (its there, just a little hard to find). And i wish a new version would come out more often. (i had no problem using my 3 year old copy though) over all this book is great and you only need to buy it and no other guide book.

Special Edition Using Macromedia Director 8 is a comprehensive guide to creating and publishing Director movies. This book provides in-depth explanation of the complex features of Director and Lingo, as well as power tips and techniques to maximize the features and tools. In this thoroughly "user friendly", highly recommended, how-to instruction book will be found complete coverage of Director 8, from advanced issues such as Lingo scripting and multi-user applications to the hot new features of the latest release. 1000 pages, Intermediate - Advanced

I bought this book about three months ago because I needed to learn Director and Lingo for a business project. At the time, I bought several similar texts on the topics, but this one is the only real standout. I have put this text to work, cover to cover, and used it over and over to resolve difficult project issues. It is my reference of choice. This book is a high quality learning tool and I highly recommend to anyone working with Director and Lingo.

This book is the best for learning how to use Director. I started out not knowing anything, went through a couple of chapters and can do almost anything I want now in Director. I takes you slowly through each section of Director. Including lingo, this book covers everything. I work for Gary and looking in the book is just as good as talking to him. Gary is seriously the best and this book encapsulates what he knows about director. Pick it up if you want to learn how to use director or if you want to become a more advanced programmer. Also if you want to know more about programming in Lingo look for Lingo for Games it has all sorts of code in it and is an extremely useful tool.

As the dust jacket states, "The achievements of the United States (Army) during (World War I), often underrated by military historians, were in fact remarkable, and they turned the tide of the conflict". This book describes how the US Army's famed American Expeditionary Force (AEF) under General Pershing came to play a decisive role in concluding the war on the Western Front on terms favorable to the Allies.

It was fascinating to learn that the general staff organization created by Pershing in WWI, derived from observations he made as an attaché to the Japanese army in Manchuria in 1905 (!), is still used by the US Army today. Furthermore, as Eisenhower points out in his epilogue, the hugely successful US Army of World War II would not have been possible without the organization and skills developed by the AEF in 1917-18, when future WWII Army Chief of Staff George Marshall was a Lt. Colonel responsible for operations planning in the AEF.

However, I do not agree [that]...this is a well written book. While I enjoyed learning about the accomplishments of the AEF and its effect on the United States' subsequent victories in WWII, in my opinion the story is told in a tedious manner. Much of the text is devoted to describing the attributes of relatively obscure colonels and generals and dozens of leadership shuffles among them at the regimental, brigade and division level. Military actions are described in difficult-to-follow chronologies that provide no "feel" for the action. Little detail and specific data are provided to illustrate how the remarkable feats of mobilization, training, transportation and communications were actually accomplished. And in a strange departure from the predominant, colorless descriptions from the command-point-of-view, toward the book's end Eisenhower inserts, randomly, a few battlefield recollections from two low-ranking soldiers in the style of Stephen Ambrose's GI-view of WWII, Citizen Soldier.

This book encourages me to read more about the AEF because I don’t feel Yanks tells the story of the AEF either as completely or colorfully as it deserves to be told.

"Yanks" is the fourth book by General Eisenhower I've read in the past two years. I find him to be an accomplished military historian, with a clear, concise writing style, and a unique talent for making complex military operations understandable to the layman.

Eisenhower has succeeded once again with "Yanks," his account of the organization of the American Expeditionery Force and its performance during World War I. While a previous reviewer bemoans a surfeit of books on this topic, in my mind, World War I has been eclipsed by the continuing explosion of popular books on World War II. Thus, Eisehower's book is a welcome change of pace.

Eisenhower observes that the 20th century's two world wars can actually be understood as two phases of the same war, with a continuum existing between the doughboys of 1918 and the G.I.'s of 1942. Indeed, Eisenhower shows the surprising degree to which the army organized by General Pershing formed the basis for the U.S. army structure in World War II (commanded by the author's father).

I found particularly incisive Eisenhower's assertion that the second world war might have been avoided had the political leaders of 1918-19 heeded the wisdom of General Pershing. It was Pershing's view that no armistice should be granted while the Germans still occupied French and Belgian soil. However, the objective of unconditional surrender was anathema to the French and British, who had no stomach for prolonging hostilities after five years of horrific losses. Had the German army been annhilated completely and its homeland occupied (ie., the approach of the allies in World War II), Germany may have been deprived of the means of instigating war some 20 years later.

If you are as fond of "Yanks" as I am, I would enthusiastically recommend any of the following Eisenhower titles to you: "A Bitter Wood" (Battle of the Bulge); "So Far From God" (the U.S.-Mexican War) and "Agent of Destiny" (biography of General Winfield Scott, the first and only five-star general between Washington and Grant).

GEN John D. Eisenhower (USMA'44)'s latest contribution to military history, YANKS, is a worthy addition to the libraries of anyone interested in World War I. As with his previous fine efforts (Bitter Woods, So Far From God, and Agent of Destiny), General Eisenhower's literary skills make for an "easy" read. The book is editorially well-written. More importantly for military historians, the book is exhaustively researched; drawing on numerous official sources and private papers. The book is extensively footnoted and has an impressive bibliography including several recent efforts on World War I. The book contains the all-important maps critical for understanding and "seeing" the numerous battles which are vividly portrayed. The book also offers numerous photographs drawn from official sources and individuals.

The book offers a good balance of official history combined with narration of the individuals' contributions to the US involvement in "The War to End All Wars." General Eisenhower offers his insights into the U.S. Army, the combat commanders, the conduct of the war and the personalities involved in the political struggle among the Allies concerning the U.S. effort.

In sum, a fine effort.

Two things kept me from enjoying this book. The first was the sense that the history it related was very disproportionate. The second was the overall feeling that the book was very hurriedly written.

These two faults are never more evident than when the author is writing about what he terms "The First Wave" of Christian rock (1966-1979). To begin with, the author devotes less than fifty pages to this period (when Christian rock - by the mere fact that it was in its infancy - was at its most exciting possibility-wise) and almost three times that much space to everything 1980 and thereafter. Moreover, while reading about this "First Wave", one cannot help but feel that the author's mindset while writing that section was "Let's hurry up talking about this pre-1980 stuff, so that we can get to what interests me!" Case in point is the fact that little more than one paragraph is devoted to the group Agape (the first real Christian rock band and one which all agree was a trailblazer, a pioneer, and a maverick of Christian music)!

A rather sloppy job, if you ask me.

"Meanwhile, artists and bands like Allies, John Elefante, Mark Farner, Idle Cure, Jag, Legend Seven, Liaison, Mastedon, PFR, Ruscha, Skillet, Switchfoot, and Matthew Ward get little, if any, credit in this book."

Gee, maybe that's because they produced mostly unoriginal, derivative drivel.

"Sure, the 80's group Daniel Amos was okay, but they are mentioned throughout the book as if they were to Christian rock what the Beatles were to secular rock and roll."

Well, that's exactly what they are, artistically speaking. Or maybe they're the REM of Christian rock, or the Nirvana of Christian rock -- the only difference being that DA never had success with charts or record sales. In commercial terms, I guess Petra were the Beatles of Christian rock, but in terms of artistic achievement, they were midgets.

If you're trying to find detail on your favorite Christian pop stars, this really isn't the place. You will, however, find great information on those tenacious Christian music "artists". These artists, for the most part, came on-scene before contemporary Christian music was well accepted. They had, out of necessity, to develop their own ministry and distribution systems. They kept their stuff a bit too controversial for the mainstream --both mainstreams. They were too Christian for the secular market, but too edgy for mainstream Christians. The artists Raised By Wolves concentrate on really show some of the better work in Christian music. I made lots of great discoveries in the book.

This all is not to say other artists aren't mentioned. Newsboys, Audio Adrenaline, DC Talk, and more, get very positive reviews, too. I bought the book because I'm questing for Christian music.

This was a very odd book. The characters were interesting, and they did interesting things, but they bore almost no resemblance to the characters we watched on TV for seven years. For example, Riker eats a strange Klingon dish and gets sick from it, as he had been warned. He wouldn't have done that, as he would have known better. Worf throwing popcorn at a movie screen? Puh-leeze. I think this author (whose storyline was excellent) should get a better handle on the characters before trying to write another Trek novel.

Debtors Planet is a good story involving a certain Mr Offenhouse(remember the episode in which the Enterprise found a space capsule with several frozen people from the 20th century on it?) who has now found he has a knack for dealing with the Ferengi.

A planet has progressed exceddingly fast in it's technology, raising concerns with the federation and so the Enterprise is dispatched with Ambassador Offenhouse as Ferengi presence has been detected. The author did a good job of fleshing out this charachter who was only a one timer in the series.

The plot thickens into a prety good story as the investigation moves on. A few cavets; Worf, Dianna Troi, and Riker aren't portraied well in many places in the story. Secondly, the author takes a bit too much travel into explaining past episodes, many of which don't have much to do with the story at all(i.e. Wesley Crushers incident at Starfleet Academy). Thirdly, some sections of the book read like a conversation which may have been taken from a physics or Astronomy textbook, but then there are glaring errors in some aspects of Astronomy and scientific areas. Because of these reasons I can't really give this book four stars, but don't let that stop you from reading this enjoyable TNG novel.

Another pretty good Trek novel. We have a planet being overrun by Ferengi, who have enslaved the Megarans, in order to industrialize a once primative society into building starships. Ambassador Offenhouse is sent by the Federation, aboard the Enterprise, to resolve this situation. We find out that Offenhouse was a businessman from the 20th century, who was frozen after death, then apparently thawed out after finding a cure. Thompson never got into explaining this. Some of the Eugenics War was brought up where Offenhouse lost his son.

Meanwhile, Offenhouse uses his financier wit to tick off the Ferengi. An away team beams down to find out what is going on, then are attacked by the Megarans, or so they thought. Enter the Cardassians, who are the real string pullers on this planet.

Of course, Worf gets involved as does most of the main crew of the Enterprise to figure out what is going on. The Cardassians are discovered by an Ensign, who is an insectoid, resembling a bee! The Cardassians use the Ferengi and try to ambush the Enterprise in orbit.

All in all, this book had action and humor mixed in. All of the main crew gets involved at some point. The only gripe I had was the way the book ended. It seemed to just stop all of a sudden, and leaves you wondering what else was going to happen.

This book is not meant for the beginner and intermediate programer. The author intended this book for the elite. Don't buy this book if you don't have a background in Discrete Math or have Master the c language. Wouldn't not recommend this book to colleges who have a Data Structures class for undergraduates. The code in the book assumes that you can piece together the individual functions to write a full program in c. Also There is no problems that a student can try on his/her own and then find the answer in back of book.

this book provides a concise and fundamental look into algorithms. Excellent book if you want to learn performance time and running time on your written code and gives you the technique to speed up your code. It does not focus too much on what kind of programming language you use and it is to be read in a general sense.

There is a reason this book is out of print already, having just been published in 1995. And the reason is the ending. I was really getting into this book, and the idea of the story seemed an excellent one. Jesus is on trial, accused of fraud. Is he who he says he is? Witnesses are called, including his father Joseph, his mother Mary, Pontius Pilate, Charles Darwin and even Sigmund Freud. But then the ending! I really was hoping for so much more. It just ends, with a flash of lightning, and a one liner comment. Even with the one liner all in CAPITAL LETTERS, it didn't do anything for me. I was very disappointed. The authors should have been able to do a much better ending to this book than what they did.

This book kept me entertatined until the last page. I found the careful review of the scriptures and the parallel between Jesus' life amazing. I think that this is book that most would find enjoyable.