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The class was useful for our jr engineer developing a demo system.

Since I work for Intel and support the HW and ASIC engineers who design CPLD, FPGAs, ASICs, etc. I decided to purchase this tutorial to get an understanding of the concepts needed for this specific field. I had high hopes for this course especially after reading some of the reviewer's comments. I must say I am deeply dissappointed I paid so much money for a tutorial that is filled with numerous errors. There are so many errors in Streams 2 and 3 that I worry about the other Streams. Streams 2 and 3 are supposed to supply you with the basics, however they are so flawed that many examples contradict themselves. As I stated I am new to this so as I was reading I came across many examples that build on the previous ones that just didn't make sense in terms of how the verilog code was written. I am lucky I work with top-notch ASIC engineers who have been very helpful in answering my questions. Without them I would be so lost in the course contents. These professionals have made known to me their disappointment in a Verilog tutorial that is so prone to inconsistencies and errors. If the basic building blocks to this course are abundant with errors then what does it mean about the rest of the course? As to the other reviewers who gave it 4 or more stars I have just one question for them ---what are you smoking? (because there is no way we can be talking about the same course). If they actually say they learned Verilog based on this course then I would be very wary of their basic understanding of the foundational concepts. In closing the author has not done a good job in reviewing the material content. He stated in his introductory comments his thanks to his team in reviewing the entire course. I pose to all of you that his team failed him miserably. I expect better from individuals who consider themselves experts in this field.

The licenced tools that come with this cd-rom like leanordo specturm is not supported anymore by model, and also the modelsim.

There is no point in buying this cd-rom at this price only for the tutorial and examples, which you can get them online anyway for free.

I had a real bad experience with the publisher and the author who never replies to emails.

I was very dissapointed after getting this cd-rom and had to return it, still waiting for my money..!!

Grade: C+

This is a very well done work. It includes a vast collection of practical examples in various fields of digital design, and is a handy and yet rich reference material for both Digital Hardware Engineers and students. The presentation of the material is creative, making the training process more pleasant.
Most importantly, the CD integrates all the necessary design tools in a single platform with the licensing supports of industrial leading edge EDA vendors.
I believe Dr. Navabi and his team's effort in providing a promising training package for Verilog lovers at different levels of experience, has been successful.

I have learned a lot about Verilog from the time I first received this training material. What made this package successful for me are both the presentation material and the software tools available for hands on practice. First of all, the package comes with simulation and synthesis tools from well-known software manufacturers. You get to install your own choices of simulation tools, and if you are not sure which software to install, there are suggestions from the manual. However, some software do have a one year expiration date and they require a network card. Also, make sure your network card is plugged into the network hub, otherwise, the software could not detect the NIC ID. Other than that, the software installation went smoothly for me and was able to get up to speed in utilizing the software tools with some cursory material which is presented as part of the lesson plan.
The presentation material is didactic and the instructions are easy to follow. There are a plethora of circuits examples, and each circuit example is always accompanied by a logic diagram or block, the Verilog code that describe the logic diagram and the testbench that simulates the end result of the logic diagram described. At the end of every sequence, there will be a project given and it is totally optional to the user whether or not to take up the exercises. The answers to the projects are given and are posted under the author's website. Also, at the end of every stream, there are some short quizzes for further reinforcement to the subject discussed.
Overall, I find this package to be really useful and effective in learning the Verilog design and its unequivocal that Dr. Navabi and his team has done a great job in putting this package together for those of us who are interested in learning the Verilog design language.

I was excited when I got this book, I read the database portion with great interest but the problems began when the code is not written in vbscript, even on pages that specify vbscript. The code is full of erroneous mistakes. I have had to take out any code I trried to use and go to another book writers site for help. By the way, Wrox always has its authors where you can email them, I cant find the guys who wrote this, I suspect they are hideing out somewhere but I guess if my code was this messed up i would too. This book should be outlawed and these men should have to repay any money they made off it.

This is THE book to buy if you want to learn to write ASPs in Javascript. I have done much searching, and have found no other useful books on this subject. Zero. Sure there are some books that claim to cover Javascript on the back cover, but usually their code is limited to a few examples.

If you're planning to use VB, then there are probably better books out there for you. But if you want to learn to write ASPs in JavaScript, this book is extremely helpful. Though ASP objects are the same no matter what scripting language you use, there are subtle differences in the way you manipulate them. If you try to start coding ASPs in JavaScript from a text that uses Visual Basic, you will undoubtably suffer through a lot of frustrating trial and error.

This book starts with the basics, and works up to some complex examples like a BBS and an online catalog. The writing style is clear and to the point. The CD is no frills, but at least you get all the code. Needless to say, you should already be familiar with JavaScript before you tackle writing ASPs in JavaScript.

A final caveat: There are a number of typos in this book, including a nasty one on page 153 that mixes up the constants for reading and writing files. If not for this, I probably would have given it 5 stars.

I found this book to be a well written guide addressed to an experienced developer who wants to learn ASP using Javascript (or jscript as microsoft calls it). The examples are of the right length and number.

I don't understand why some of the above reviews on this book came out so poor. This book is one of the very few to show large and useful examples of ASP written in JavaScript (JScript). I found this book straight forward, and with direct application to what I, as a developer, needed to know.

To me this book spoke clearly. Not coming from a Microsoft server-side background I needed to get up to speed with ASP. I already knew JavaScript from client-side programming, but most of my server-side programming was done in Perl. I didn't really want to learn a new programming language, and this book took that idea and put it to work. I was able to leverage my knowledge and quickly become proficient at ASP. Most if not all of the features available to ASP are shown using JavaScript, and most things have associated code examples with them.

True, this book is geared for programmers wanting to write web applications. If you are not a programmer you WILL need to get additional references - the authors don't really waste anytime to teach you HTML, or server side scripts or how to program - but that is not what the book is about and the book's preface tells you this. The authors have also included two appendices that will get most programmers up to speed on JavaScript and VBScript.

In terms of organization the book spends the first couple of chapters motivating why ASP is a great development platform and what sets it aside from other technologies out there. From there you get immersed into the basic 5 objects (Request, Response, Application, Session and Server) that provide most of the functionality that you'll need to develop your apps. In my case this was enough to give me a working knowledge of ASP for many projects. Continuing sections show you how to incorporate ActiveX components into your projects, access the file system and access databases. Other chapters are devoted to web issues like application persistence, error handling and debugging. Lastly this book also sports chapters on some less frequently used (but powerful features) server-side includes (SSI) and access control (authentication). Three of chapters are dedicated to `real world' type examples. One of them even shows you the code as most developers would initially write it, but then refactors it so that most of the code can be reused easily. This chapter provided great insight to me on how to take a web app and make it really easy to maintain.

I have looked for additional books on this topic, but none provides the breadth or depth for this one. GET IT.

Contrary to what other reviews say, this book does take a good look at ASP and how it can be used to create e-business solutions. ASP is in reality a very simple technology, and a competent programmer shouldn't need much beyond an exposition of what ASP provides and a few examples of how to use it efficiently. In this regard, this book is a success -- and a very easy read to boot. The initial chapters describing the different ASP objects seem disconnected from the rest of the text however, and the book would benefit from a better overview of how to practically use it all properly. The reader often has to search around to get to various concepts, but most are there. One thing to note is that the authors use "JavaScript" and "JScript" interchangeably in the text, when in reality there are some serious differences between the two. This text is one of few ASP references that provide a meaningful amount of JScript examples -- most are hopelessly mired in the VBScript found in Microsoft's documentation. The reader should check out Microsoft's MSDN site (msdn.microsoft.com) for ASP tips not found here.

There were some problems I couldn't solve by just looking at the solution pages of my textbook, so I bought this solution guide. I hoped it could help me because it has completed and detailed solution. However, the numbers on the guide are odds, in other words, it was formatted as "1,5,9,13" instead of "1,3,5,7". All the important problems that I had trouble with were omitted.
If you have trouble with the problems in your textbook, please don't waste $40 on this solution guide. Just go to math tutors for help.

Excellent seller. It arrived much faster than I expected.
Thanks a lot

This book is addressed for understanding of the Calculus and not for the traditional teaching that sins for the excess of formalism. It is an excellent book for who wants to understand and to learn Calculus through the application of problems of the Real World. The book also motivates the use of graphic calculators to have a better vision of the problem.

Sorry to bother you with this review. The authors of this book are distinguished professors at Harvard University (a fine school, no matter what anyone says). Professor Gleason, in particular, is a mathematician of world-historical importance. In a sense, taking lectures from Gleason is not worse than having a lecture from Laplace or Poincare or any of the other great lights of mathematics. I confess that I haven't seen the book or held it between my hands, but I couldn't just leave it here with only a one star review of a disgruntled student. Really, the book has to be better than a single star if Gleason even held it in his hand once.

This is a magnificant calculus book. It is aimed at students in business, the social sciences, and the life sciences. This is done by first the examples and problems. But perhaps even more important the wording of the text is such that these students will understand what they are trying to convey and to clearly show them how calculus can be used to solve problems in their particular field.

At the beginning of the book, three pages of the Preface, the applications discussed in the text are listed by: Business and Economics, Life Sciences and Ecology, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences. Under these headings are subjects like: Value of a Car, AIDS, Cancer Rates, Abortion Rate and so on. These are subjects that will have some interest and applicability to students rather than the old traditional problems like water flowing into and out of a bucket that used to be the mainstream of teaching calculus.

Finally, calculus marks a transition in the study of mathematics for a student. Up until now he studied arithmetic every year in school, maybe he finally got to a bit of algebra and trig. Now he is exposed to a whole new world of ways to handle problems that go beyond anything he has seen before. This book eases the student into an understanding of how to approach these problems better than any I've seen.

Needed to know only the basics of ASP for a product we're purchasing - didn't have time to take a class so I was able to watch this video and get a look at ASP without spending the time or money for a seminar.

The instructor is dry, but the labs gave a good start on ASP. Cookies module was helpful.

The books has a mistache when it looks only for VB Scripts programmers and forgot the pure JavaScript programmers. If you know only VB Scriptps - and use it to write your scripts - your client side scripts only run in IE, but if you use JavaScript (you can use JavaScript in server side scripts too) in client side scripts it will run on IE, Explorer, and others. I thinks a good book about ASP need to explain how to program in ASP with JavaScript.

This book is providing necessary information about the basics of Asp. I tought the video cd's coming within the book are hands on training but I have to admit that I am a bit disappointed. Cd's are not useful but they are full of unnecessary talking. Far from a tutorial. For its high price, the book doesn't worth to purchase.

THis isn't even a real book. The book is actually a power point presentation taken to kinko's to be copied and bound. You might think that all the money you paid went into making a really cool learning tool (the Video CD)... but the video lessons are unprofessionally done... very generic, not helpful... All together the lessons are only 1.5 hours long, most of which could have been condensed into 30 minutes. I would not recommend this book, even as a joke!

This is an outstanding book for ASP programmers ... It serves as a great reference source on a variety of topics. I have been very impressed with the depth and breadth of coverage (contrary to one of the reviews I read). Great value. It'll remain on my shelf for a long time.

I ordered the book and read it. I think that the book is not good for any ASP programmer. First, it is not complete. For example, it didn't cover server.transfer, which is an excellent feature in ASP 3.0. Second, the description about ADO is so simple that I cannot get any idea about ADO.

Why did I buy it? It is cheap and heavy. Another reason was the other users' review. Based on my experience, I suggest you to avoid this book as either study material or reference.

I'm an experienced programmer with 10 years of VB Client/Server and new to the WEB. The WEB is maddeningly different. This book has provided me with THE road map of modern ASP development. It is well organized. Each chapter is well selected. The content of each chapter is such that the subject is adequately covered and I can always get the book from which the chapter is extracted if I want more information. As one commenter put it, its like getting the work product of a half dozen research assistants, each of whom sifted dozens of books.

It is clearly aimed at the person who wants to understand the subject. There are no "To Create..." sequences that walk through the IDE to create a brain-dead and useless example so prevalent in the Microsoft programmer's guides. It assumes that the reader has a high school education, a keen mind and is willing to use both. Looking for a book that will do your thinking for you? This is not it. There are plenty of sample code snippets. They are there to give the reader working examples that augment the text.

I anticipate keeping this book handy as a reference on WEB ASP assignments.

There is a caveat for Microsoft oriented WEB developers. It does not address Visual Interdev. For that topic I recommend Wrox's "Beginning WEB Development with Visual Interdev 6."

I should also mention that this book does not teach one how to program. There are other resources for that. It does teach relational database principles, SQL, ADO, XML, and how to use XML in Microsoft SQL Server. The crowning glory is an excellent "class project," a walk through Microsoft's Biz Talk application.

Save the famous tomes; this one actually comes in handy.

Maybe it's just the size, look and feel of this little workhorse, or maybe it's because it feels like a super-thick pamphlet in your hands that you feel like you can treat in any way without regard to its physical condition, but somehow this book had surprised me my being so darn usable! I have rarely encountered a book that makes it so easy to get right to the subject you're trying to look up, get the facts/explanations you need... and get back to work. My pages are all dog-eared and highlighted. If you're a harried developer, I think you'll know the value of that.

The premise of the book is simple: combine the good parts of other books into one. So Chapter 1, "The Microsoft Toolset" is lifted straight out of the "E-Commerce Developer's Guide" by Noel Jerke, Chapter 2 is "adapted" from "Visual Basic Developer's Guide to ASP and IIS" by A. Russell Jones, and so on.

The surprising effect of all of this is that it's like having a research assistant who slogged through a mountain of material (useful and otherwise) for you and then handed you the highlights with post-it notes so you can save time. If one of those sources interests you, you can always read the book it came from. Or cast it aside and move on to the next piece.

And as books go, it has a high percentage of lookup tables and code samples. Why? Because that's part of the "good stuff" worth "adapting" from the other books. This won't win any book awards, but it does get yanked off the shelf more often than most others.

The most valueable book for beginner and yet so usefull for professionals and advance users. If you don't understand and weak in programming concepts, you will find difficulties to cope with it because it is so stright forward to the point and not explaining much like other book. Please don't buy this book, you would regret it, however if you are experince programer then you must buy it!

While this book covers both ASP and PHP coding and the use of MySQL and ACCESS, the author does little to explain the 'why' behind much of the coding. This means that using the coding is not as straightforward as she would like it to be.

To start a book with the basics of HTML and then take a user through to complex database design would require more explanation and peripheral information.

I find that Larry Ullman's books provide far better explanations of the coding and help the user to understand how the coding fits in with a) the rest of the coding on the page and b) the coding that relates to subsequent pages.


I used this book as a textbook in a class, and most students encountered similar problems. If someone were to purchase this book, I strongly recommend another more hands-on book in tandem with it.

Jeanine,

Just wanted to let you know how helpful your book is. Before I thought, it was impractical to have two scripting languages and two databases. I said this because from my experience I started learning database from Access then learn Visual Basic Codes and Scripts. Originally, my field of profession is Financial Accounting. In the early 90's I learn Lotus then migrated to Excel spreadsheet programs. I was not satisfied for what Macros can do so I studied Access database. I was so amazed by it but there are things I know and hope will be easier and faster. I wanted to learn SQL knowing how powerful it is, but because how expensive commerialize DBMS softwares were it made me stick with Access. The internet period has arrived at that time, so I learned ASP with Visual Basic Scripting. I was not totally satisfied with it because VBScript is always tied up to a giant corporation and at the time I was learning HTML, XML &
JavaScript. This made me confuse, what direction am I going. I decided to continue what I learned so far, apply it then to whatever will make it easier. So, I studied ASP with JavaScript Langauge. Consequently, from learning and experience, I read about MySQL and PHP and studied it as well. So far your book is the best and most helpful, in showing how to connect to a server and for sure will SAVE me and my clients alot. Currently, I am a financial administrator and partly the intranet designer of a
University in San Francisco. My goal is to have my own server
company.

Thank you again and more power to you.

John

Jeanine,

Just wanted to let you know how helpful your book is. Before I thought, it was impractical to have two scripting languages and two databases. I said this because from my experience I started learning database from Access then learn Visual Basic Codes and Scripts. Originally, my field of profession is Financial Accounting. In the early 1990's I learn Lotus then migrated to Excel spreadsheet programs. I was not satisfied for what macros can do so I studied Access database. I was so amazed by it but there are things I know and hope will make things easier and faster. I wanted to learn SQL knowing how powerful it is, but how expensive commerialize DBMS softwares were it made me stick with Access. The internet period has arrived at that time, so I learned ASP with Visual Basic Scripting. I was still not comfortable & not happy with it because VBScript is always tied up with a giant corporation and at the time I was learning HTML, XML & JavaScript.

This made me confuse what direction am I going but continue what I learned so far, apply it then and whatever will make it easier. So, I studied ASP with JavaScript langauge. Consequently, from learning and experience, I read about MySQL and PHP and studied it as well. So far your book is the best and most helpful, in showing how to connect to a server and for sure will SAVE me and my clients alot. Currently, I am a financial administrator and partly the intranet designer of a university in San Francisco. My goal is to be a free lance web designer and to own a Web design company using MySQL (OPEN SOURCE database), PHP (OPEN SOURCE scripting language), Access database, and Active Server Pages (ASP).

Thank you again and more power to you.

John

I am very new to computing, having just learned the basics of HTML. I found this book very helpful. First of all, it does start out with basic HTML which was reassuring for me. It then adds JavaScript. It builds up gradually, with many examples in the text. There is also a complete set of code on the CD. The PHP with MySql and the ASP with Access are always compared with general previews. The book has many screen shots.

The book also has some examples of what the screen would look like if you did something wrong which beginners tend to do. I have not seen this pedagogical technique in other texts. I found it very helpful. The chapters on database design and SQL were also very good. I strongly recommend this book. It is an excellent book for anyone new to Web applications or someone with some experience, who wants to know more. In particular, if someone knows one of the technologies featured (PHP, ASP, MySql, Access, SQL) and wants to know how this one technology relates to others, this is a good source. The examples of the book are well-chosen, without any extraneous material, and are explained in a table, with code in one column and explanation in another. I liked the fact that that it is clear and concise since I like most people don't have a lot of time to expend on a lot of unnecessary verbiage.

I'm a seasoned (some would say salty) web developer, and I have been teaching web applications for two years both online and "on the ground." I've looked in vain for the right mixture of theory, practical application and humor (a needed ingredient for this type of instruction). I use this book for intermediate web developer students who have a solid grounding in HTML, CSS and Javascript, and some basic knowledge of either PHP or ASP (or other programming logic). I used to use Wrox's Beginning ASP, but at more than 1000 pages, and more errata than I could cover in a single class, I continued looking. With this book, I think I've found the right text for some of the classes I teach!

Dr. Meyer's work starts with a review of HTML and Javascript, with an emphasis on how to use the DOM in an application setting. Regarding databases, there are chapters explaining application concepts and E-R diagrams, as well as how to use the CLI client for MySQL. The CD-ROM even has SQL instructions for importing the material from the text; and for Access users, db files that mirror the work in the text.

But the real heart of the matter is the instruction in coding practices, from reading and writing to databases (using MySQL and DSN-less Access connections), to using cookies and session variables for data persistance. And this is where this book has no equal: it supports both the hugely popular open-source PHP/MySQL as equally as it shows ASP and Access. I've never seen such a universal attempt pulled off quite as well.

I recommend the book, but no work is perfect. I don't think that a book can equal the combination of education and experience (but as an instructor, I may be biased). The PHP code supplied in the accompanying CD-ROM utilizes global variables (which may be turned off in some production environments for security purposes)--but that underscores the use of the text as a textbook, and not a coding "cookbook" with samples that are "ready-to-eat." Also, the ASP uses the less-common, but more palatable ASP JavaScript (or JScript) instead of the more commonly utilized ASP VBScript (but even third-party ASP interpreters like that used in the SunOne Server handled the code).

I found that students should adapt and improve the code from the CD-ROM as part of their studies, so that they could fix some typos, and learn how code integration works. Also, they needed to create interfaces for the samples so we could stop staring at web forms and add some color to the examples! Students have created portfolio pieces using the concepts in this text like psychological profile tests, e-commerce sites, calendar applications and marketing surveys.

90% of what's in this book can be obtained from any of the various first timer websites.

If you never owned a vehicle, went camping (of any form), made or lived on a budget, had to figure out how to get health care while on vacation, cleaned out your closets or bathroom, then you may find this book of use.

So much of the material in this book is very common sense stuff. Out of the 189 pages I did find six sentences that were informative. Unfortunately none of the comments went into details. I had to look elsewhere for details on the comments.

I'd suggest one of the inexpensive used copies if you feel you really need this book.

As a family contemplating full-time RVing, this was a great first RVing book. It covers everything from what to do with your possessions, equipping your RV, traveling with pets, mini-hobbies, maintaining your RV and so much more! It was an easy read packed full of great advice. You will need a highlighter to keep track of important information. This book will definately go with us on our journey.

As a family contemplating full-time RVing, this was a great first RVing book. It covers everything from what to do with your possessions, equipping your RV, traveling with pets, mini-hobbies, maintaining your RV and so much more! It was an easy read packed full of great advice. You will need a highlighter to keep track of important information. This book will definately go with us on our journey.

I bought several books on full-timing in an RV - and this was the least helpful. While they touch on many topics, none are explored in depth - I learned nothing new from this book. In fact, I felt they kept telling me things that are simply commom sense. For example, in their section about waste water, they don't tell you how to deal w/ frozen waste lines - but they do advise you not flush disposable diapers!

This book was a disappointment - and will be returned.

Some new viewpoints and useful information. Doing the laundry in a trash can enroute? You betcha! Hints for freebie overnights and how to deal with medical issues. I found this book very informative, and it covers many aspects of RV travel.

i found this book well written, considering that it was split between three people. informative and helpful, this is good book that will help if you are having trouble understanding windows 2000.

Buy it. This is an excellent book at a great price for those responsible for implementation planning and needing an introduction. The book is in-depth on theory and sure beats having to track down dozens of white papers. Other reviewers have badgered the book for its lack of technical details or practical examples of a migration but since that is not the intention of the book it is unfortunate they rated it so low. You can't judge a book by it's cover and that's why you need to glance at the outline to see if the contents are what you need. Anyway, at under 400 pages you can actually divulge the information provided in a reasonable period of time - important for those on a fast track. Kudos to the authors.

Suprisingly thin on practical information - poorly written (or edited to create more pages) - and not usable. Better to read the Whitepapers on Microsoft's web site....for theory - which is the true nature of this book.

I found this book to be very helpful in assisting me with my migration to Windows 2000 and thorough in explaining the active directory concepts. I would recommend this book to anyone that is serious about planning and executing a migration to Windows 2000 or to anyone that just wants a better understanding of Active Directory.

You may find this book suitable if you are researching the theory behind AD implementation. It will provide you with high-level, high-brow planning. However, if you are looking for some applicable concepts to administering AD, you won't find them here. A more appropriate title may be "Concepts and Theories of Active Directory". If you can stay awake through this one, or thrive on project management, this may be worth you're while. However, if that's the case, read Microsoft's white papers instead.

I was very disappointed in this book. I have camped, backpacked, and hiked a fair amount and was hoping for helpful information on doing these activities with children. The information is very basic. If you have been camping even one time, you will already know everything in this book. If you have never been camping, with or without children, you might find a few things helpful. Most of it is common sense.

My mother wrote this book. My children appear in it.Obviously, it is a terrific book. In particular, the advice on being willing to turn back if the weather turns bad is well taken.

i am reviewing the 1986 edition, not the revised 1998 edition. i would really give this book 3.5 or 3.75 stars if i could. yes, other reviewers are correct, it does cover very basic ideas, but it is not only geared toward beginning hikers & backpackers. my husband and i are expecting our first child in June 2002, and we don't want to abandon our love of backpacking together in the wilderness. this book has some encouraging ideas for crafting your own equipment, evaluating what you really need, and re-visiting your "single" hiking strategies; re-thinking them as "parent" strategies. it's much more useful than Robin Tawney's FalconGuide book "Hiking with Kids," which doesn't even address backpacking (except to call backpackers crazy who take babies & toddlers along). it's not the definitive guide, but it is oriented in the right direction. ultimately, i'm glad i bought it.

While There is some good information in this book for those who are very inexperienced in the areas of backpacking or camping in gereral, I would hesitate to recommend this to anyone who has already had the pleasure of camping or spending some time in the outdoors. Reviews very basic elements of camping such as choosing tents, sleeping bags and apparel which anyone who has spent time outdoors will already have done. Has some other very basic information as well.

This is a very helpful book, full of good information. I found it very reassuring. It is a challenge to even think about taking a very young child into the mountains. We had all our questions answered and felt like we could have a happy, comfortable and SAFE trip. It was successful... We had info about food, safety, equipment, etc... many things that we didn't even think of. Good Book.

I have Ray's The Outdoor Survival Handbook, which is far more suitable as a real handbook. On the other hand, nobody promised that Bushcraft will be the same, or even similar. It's seriously big for field use. You have to read and learn in your home, practice in the backyard and use the knowledge on the field. Anyway, because it have far more informative illustrations and more verbose text, it's far easier to get a complete knowlege about basic surviving techniques, meanwhile the handbook may have a pocket in your backpack.
It was quiet frustrating to get it after almost three months of waiting with the unquestionable evidences of its origin. Shame on Amazon to simply buy the item in a nearby bookshop.

A good coffee table book,But far too heavy and impractical for taking with you camping/travelling.Illustrations dark and not clear.Same old information,which has already been written by others.

A good coffee table book,But far too heavy and impractical for taking with you camping/travelling.Illustrations dark and not clear.Same old information,which has already been written by others.

This is a great book. After seeing Ray Mears on the Travel Channel, I had to get this book! It has great pictures and illustrations... a must-buy!

British survival expert Ray Mears' newest book "Bushcraft" will give you good advice for when you wonder out in the wilderness. It covers all basic survival skills, from where to find food and water to how to make shelters and fire, and it does this for all kinds of environments, from the desert to the arctic. Although Mears himself looks like your average English office clerk, his knowledge of nature and survival, partly learned from hunter-gatherers like Australian Aboriginals and African Kung San bushmen, is truly impressive. Through a number of survival courses I did myself, I found out that the techniques described in Bushcraft work well, but they often do require quite some practice to master.
The book is filled with attractive colour photographs from Mears' trips to remote locations like Alaska and the Honduran rainforest, also covered in his BBC television survival series. You have to realize though, that because of the book's weight and dimensions, it's not really a practical field guide for in your rucksack but more a book that you would comfortably read at home.
And it almost looks like Mears was in a hurry to finish the book, because the last chapter, about finding food, ends rather abruptly and contains very little information on hunting and trapping while Mears acknowledges that these are fundamental bushcraft skills. Finally, a note to foreign readers, you might need a dictionary for translating the English plant, tree and animal names.