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1, 2, 3 Math: Pre-Math Opportunities for Working With Young Children
Published in Paperback by Warren Pub House (1992)
Authors: Jean Warren and Marion Hopping Ekberg
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Any book by Jean Warren is Wonderful!
I have used this book and most of her others weekly if not daily in my family child care center. Her ideas are wonderful, the drawings are adorable and I own most of her books.

Wonderful Techniques!
I am now a devoted Jean Warren fan! 1-2-3 Math is great for the under 5 set! I have two children, 4 and 2, and they both have gained so much from the easy activities in this book!


Approach to the Patient with a Musculoskeletal Disorder
Published in Paperback by Professional Communications (15 August, 2002)
Author: Warren D. Blackburn
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One of the best in the Professional Communications series.
As a busy nurse practitioner in family practice I have little time or patience for lengthy descriptions concerning the minutia of musculoskeletal care, especially when a quick refreshing of the memory is all that is required to make a plan of care. Dr. Blackburn is a superb technical writer who provides an 'insiders' perspective to his specialty and is at once concise and brief. And I must say that this little book is quite a voacabuary builder with $... words like: rubric, and palindromic.


Discipline from Birth to Three: How Teen Parents Can Prevent and Deal With Discipline Problems With Babies and Toddlers (Teens Parenting Series)
Published in Hardcover by Morning Glory Press (1998)
Authors: Jeanne Warren Lindsay, Sally McCullough, and David Crawford
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Review from a teen mom
I thought that this book was very good. I loved the quotes from actual teen parents- I could really relate. The suggestions were very good. The only thing I didnt really like was that there wasn't enough focus on teen parents that were possitive.


Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms With Warren Faidley
Published in School & Library Binding by Putnam Pub Group Juv (1997)
Authors: Stephen Kramer and Warren Faidley
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A smaller "Strom Chaser"
This book is a beautiful summery of Faidley's "Storm Chaser" for kids. The photos are simply breadth-taking and incredible. Most kids would be more interested in storm chasing than storms itself, but Faidley will use his wonderful photos to arouse their curiosity about the science behind our violent atmosphere. If the words can't leave them gasping awe, the photographs will.


How to Buy a Home With No (Or Little Money Down)
Published in Hardcover by John Wiley & Sons (1995)
Authors: Martin M. Shenkman and Warren Boroson
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Very Helpful Book
This is a great book for learning different questions to ask your lender so that you can get the deal that is best for you. It also tells you different companies and programs that you can contact to get on a little or no money down program. This was an extremely helpful book. It completely covered the loan part of buying a home. If you have questions about other aspects of buying a home this book won't really help that much. For that get Home Buying for dummies. Between the two you can answer all of your own questions!


Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems
Published in Paperback by Brooks/Cole Publishing Company (1993)
Authors: Dennis G. Zill and Warren S. Wright
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excellent text for self-learners and non-freaks
Right after high school, I enrolled in a d.e. course at the local junior college (ok, I was a masochist). We used the Zill text, although not the boundary value problem edition. Needless to say, that book was a godsend b/c the instructor was horrible, so after awhile, I only showed up for class for exams, and self-studied on my own from that book. I recall that the book was fun and easy to understand.

Why is it good? It explains things in clear language. The proofs are laid out clearly. There are lots of example problems with solutions. This was critical in the portion of the book where he explains how to solve d.e.'s with variable coefficients. The book makes differential equations look interesting, which is important to capture readers. Zill also has a calc book, and mygoodness, that book was sort of repulsive b/c of the 70's style printing and the nasty brown colors. Looks are always a big thing, back then and now.

I'm not sure how applicable this text is for hard-core math majors, but definitely, if you are in engineering and don't require any weird esoteric understanding of the proofs that math people might need, this is text worth referring to. I can't comment on the BVP, though... However, it helped me to earn an A+ at Cal that first semester as a freshman, so he must be doing something right.

One of the better diff. eq. books
I've looked around for other books on differential equations, but this book is one of the best I've seen. Plenty of examples. The book covers the material thoroughly. For example, it does a great job with Laplace transforms...devoting more than 60 pages to it..while other books just skim over this interesting and important topic.

The last few chapters are an intro to partial differential equations, and their applications. They aren't intended as thorough coverage, but give a nice overview. I got interested and bought a book on partial differential equations afterwards.

Good book overall. Plenty of problems and solutions as well, so you can practice.

Great for self paced study
The book is clear and concise. Great examples, and nice problems. Although once the author goes over some material, in later chapters, he assumes you know it and doesn't go over the same steps again. Some people might find this a problem...but it really isn't if you proceed from one chapter to the next and don't skip around.

Also..I found more stuff in this book than in others. Fourier series are also treated, which some books leave out. In summary, a good book for those who are taking a class...or self study. Goes over material thoroughly. My lectures were horrible, and I did great in the class simply because this book did such a good job of explaining.


Flash 5 Bible (with CD-ROM)
Published in Paperback by John Wiley & Sons (15 February, 2001)
Authors: Robert Reinhardt and Jon Warren Lentz
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Good, but rough around the edges
This is a good and fairly comprehensive book for Flash 5.

However, most of the expert tutorials are carry overs from the previous book, Flash 4 Bible. It also looks like they were writing this book against a beta version of Flash 5, because many of the screenshots don't match up. So far there are 31 mistakes logged in the 'errata engine' at this books website, I expect more to come, maybe I'm just a cynic.

I may sound like I'm in a bad mood, that's because I just got done with chapter 13. I've probably spent a good hour here and there wondering where I messed up, only to figure out later its the book that is wrong.

If you're looking for a code repository that you can draw from quickly and easily, this sample code isn't as easily ported to your own sites as you might expect. There are more and better resources available free on the net. There are also newer and slicker books out there, dragslidefade is a good place to start when you are done with the standard fare. DSF has lots of code you can really drag and drop into your site, it's even free for download, the web address is in this review.

A Comprehensive Yet Usable Work
Riding the crest of the growing wave of Flash books is this latest offering from Rob Reinhardt and Jon Lentz. This version is twice the size of their Flash 4 Bible and reflects lots of new and revised content. I like how the book is organized - aimed both at beginning users and at people who just want to dive into the action scripting that Macromedia exposed in Flash 5.

The authors strengthen their book by bringing in other authors to do various "Expert Tutorials" and major content for chapters such as the Generator chapter. Colin Moock in a tutorial on pages 1186-1189 answers a question I've had for some time, which is why many Flash sites use frames (hey, you'll have to read it to find out, just like I did!). There IS a reason.

ActionScript is the strength of Flash 5 and this sets the expectation for how Macromedia intends to expand the programming capabilities of Flash. Although this volume doesn't cover ActionScript with the depth of a book that only focuses on ActionScript, it provides a good start for those wanting to become conversant with this technology.

The best web books contain a CD (this one does) and have a corresponding supporting web site, for errata, additional materials etc. Aof this writing (2-18-01) www.flash5bible.com is still "under construction." Hey guys, let's get it completed and up so we can use it with your book!

Joe Meboe

The Flash 5 Bible is an excellent resource
I have recently entered the world of Flash 5 for building everything from banners, to animations to multimedia web pages. As a neophite to scripting languages and the immmense power of Flash, I was in need of a resource to help me to quickly get up to speed. I examined at least 10 different volumes from different authors devoted to learning Flash 5. Many of the other manuals had unique individual sections that had greater concentration in certain subject areas. The Flash 5 Bible was the only book available that seemed to combine all the information and elements into one central volume. It is easy to understand for the beginner but also progresses as you learn, taking you to intermediate and even advanced levels. It was the only resource I was able to find that answered the many questions I had regarding action scripting and communication techniques with other programs like Director. I am using Flash 5 in conjuction with Director 8.5 to build an interactive direct marketing cd rom. The Flash Bible was the only book I could find that clearly and concisely enabled me to understand the scripting required to to capitalize on the powerful combinations of Flash and Director in concert. In my humble opinion, it is the single best resource for anyone who wants to quickly learn Flash 5 and as you progress, still have the ability to contiually refer to the same resource for future questions and support. My hat is off to Robert Reinhardt for creating the Flash Bible and I look very much forward to picking up his next publication The ActionScript Bible which I understand is due out in the 1st qtr, 2002. You won't have to buy 5 different books to get your Flash questions answered, The Bible is the only one you'll need.


Learn Object Pascal With Delphi
Published in Paperback by Wordware Publishing (1900)
Author: Warren Rachele
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GOOD TO START WITH
This is a great introductory book to programming for the non-programmer. The books starts at the very basic level and takes you through conventional programming (not to much of oop). In the last chapters of the book the examples are not presented clearly enough and somtimes it is hard to follow the authors line of thought . In conclusion -a good book to start off with !!

A Question.
To anyone who bought this book. Does Delphi 5 Standard that comes with the book include a commercial distribution license, meaning you can sell any apps you right with it, or is it strictly a learning edition? Thanks.

Delivers what it promises!
I can't understand the negative reviews for this book. I'm with the first reviewer, Larrywp from Carson City, NV -- this is a great introductory book to programming for the non-programmer. All of the essentials behind programming in any language are here(declaring and initializing variables, working with strings and arrays, pointers, file-handling, looping, etc.), and the book also includes a minor intro to object-oriented programming. While I would have appreciated going a little further into OOP and at least cursory info about how the Delphi IDE fits in, the book makes clear from the start that it won't be going there. Rather, this book's aim is to provide novices with the foundation they need to understand what's going on in code behind the IDE, and at that, it succeeds quite well.

There were a few typos/formatting glitches that a tighter tech or page-proof edit would have caught, but the content of this book is nonetheless clear. If you happen to agree with the author's view that the place to start is with fundamental coding skills (that means practicing and learning with console (DOS) applications, not GUI apps), then this book really is an excellent place to start.

As for choosing Delphi Pascal as a learning language, I've looked at many languages and read several books to try to grasp the fundamentals. I have no prorgramming or computer science experience, which made my search for the right language and tutorial all the more difficult. Believe me, I've looked at just about everything: VB, C++, C#, Java, RealBASIC, Perl, Python, Objective C, Rebol, and Ruby, to name most of them. After much study, I believe that Pascal, with its focus on highly structured and well throught out "unit" modules, really makes the most sense for a beginner (RealBASIC comes close, but good reference material is still a bit scarce). The language just makes sense to me, and coupled with Borland's Delphi IDE, programming is just easier and more fun to learn.

If you're just getting started on your adventures in programming, this book can't be beat. It even includes Delphi 5 standard to practice with, which is a ... value on its own. Although Delphi 6 is already out, use this book and v.5 to explore the language (which hasn't changed at all, as far as I can tell) and the environment as a means of deciding whether Delphi is for you. If so, you'll want to move on to additional references, like Marco Cantu's Mastering Delphi books.

One more note -- just because this book is for absolute novices, that doesn't mean it's a no-brainer. The pace is relatively swift, and I had to re-read some sections several times to catch on. The code samples build on prior lessons, too, and I found myself going back to previous material to refresh my recollection. This, however, helped rather than hindered my learning, as I was forced to re-study recently learned concepts I would have otherwise forgotten.

In all, this book is a great value and an excellent read. It's finally got me going as a fledgling programmer, and for that, the author and publisher (as well as Borland) deserve great thanks!


To Purge This Land With Blood: A Biography of John Brown
Published in Paperback by Univ. of Massachusetts Press (1984)
Authors: Warren Oates and Stephen B. Oates
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The research is showing
In the preface of his book, author Oates states it is not his intention to determine the mental capabilities of his subject, abolitionist John Brown. But, he certainly paints a vivid enough picture so the reader can determine for himself if Brown is a crazy old coot, a cold blooded murderer, or a man on a might mission or a combination of all three. I had just read Cloudspliiter by Russell Banks (a fictionalized version of Brown's life-see my review) and it made me want to read a real biography of Brown. If anything, this book made me appreciate Banks' immagination even more. To Purge This Land with Blood is a very detailed account of Brown's life, maybe too detailed. Every character, no matter how inconsequential, is named. And this sea of names and places can be mindboggling. I found much of the book slow going and already knowing the outcome of Brown's life didn't compel me to move on quickly. But, after reading the book, I now believe I now know Brown. And isn't that the purpose of biography?

You don't know John Brown
If you were, like I was, taught that John Brown was not much more than a well-meaning madman then you don't know the John Brown of history. Oates does a great job of dispelling that myth as well as presenting for the first time the full picture, thoroughly footnoted, of the man who may have sparked the Civil War. I have small gripes with some of the text, but none worth mentioning here. Read it and be impressed.


The Fire 'N' Ice Cookbook: Mexican Food With a Bold New Attitude
Published in Spiral-bound by MJM Grande Publishing Company Ltd. (01 June, 1994)
Authors: Linda Matthie-Jacobs, Sheri Morrish, and Richard G. Warren
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The explosing of flavors and textures create fire n ice.
When one thinks of "fire" and "ice" in terms of food terminology, one should almost feel the explosions of textures and flavors that should be presented to the taste buds. Linda Mathie-Jacobs and Sheri Morrish have attempted to do just that in their book "the Fire 'n' Ice cookbook". This cookbook, filled with around 200 recipes, has more "fire" then "ice", but the fire can almost be felt in just the title of each recipe alone. Many of the recipes also blend the two worlds together.

Recipes include: Chili Fruit Salad; Guacamole Loaf; Bandito Bread; Bacon-Jalapeno Muffins; Mexican Roll-Ups; Diablo Cheese Bowl; PiƱata Puffs; Mexican Egg Rolls; Tex-Mex Coleslaw; Jalapeno Caviar; Cabo San Lucas Salad; Chicken Jicama Salad; Gazpacho Rapido; Salsa Corn Chowder; Pollo Mexicana; Turkey Salad Burritos; Hot Mexican Meatballs; Mexican Lasagna; Jalapeno Pork Chops; Pepper Pasta Salad; Cumin Rice; Grilled Vegetable Kabobs; Cauliflower Mexicana; Flan De Fresa; and Margarita Loaf are just a few.

The cookbook adds some incredible mouth watering full color pictures of complete recipes throughout the book and brings a spiral bound book to a new level. Each recipe is either on one page or facing pages, never requiring the user to turn the page to finish the recipe. All ingredients are pretty much readily available at most grocery stores and most recipes are easily made. The cookbook sells itself as "Mexican food with a bold new attitude", and the co-authors have well succeeded in accomplishing that task. It is not at the caliber of a Mexican Kitchen by Rick Bayless, but I recommend putting this book on your shelf.


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