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I just started work at a company offering Internet connectivity, and this book was the best learning tool I used. It came highly recommended from the company's VP's. The boss is always right, it turns out! You can pick up this book and learn, whether you're a pro or not.

This was an excellent introduction to high-speed internet access and the "pipes" over which it runs, very appropriate for anyone who needs to connect a LAN to the internet.

It provides a nice bridge between the beginner's guide to the internet and the serious gearhead textbooks that make up the majority of internet books today. Very little fluff and not too much that the non-technical reader will have to skip.

Read it!

Andrew Sullivan

I've always been happy with my readings in the nutshell handbook series from O'Reilly, but this book tops the heap. A survey of all the hardware and software necessary to set up a dedicated link from any organization to the internet is contained herein, from HDLC to setting up networking on a mac, from SONET fiber rings to ISDN lines. A must read for any user who's ever wondered, "What does T1 REALLY mean?"

Here at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas we are installing a T1 line from our ISP. I wanted to understand the real technology that's behind all the hardware we are installing. This book is perfect.

If you are looking at installing and configuring large bandwidth lines or backbones, start with this book. No matter how much you already know about Windows, Unix, Cisco, you will definately learn something. It's staying on my desk forever. Worth every penny!

After working at an ISP for 6 months, i still had questions that no one could answer in a way that made sense to me. This book answered all my questions and more! If your serious about learning how an ISP really works, buy this book. It won't sit on a shelf like all those 1500 page books you wasted money on, you can actually READ this one!

This is a wonderful example of what I call the "summer adventure" novel. One where kids find their summer interrupted by an exciting adventure. In this case, it's a coastal community that finds an 18th century ghost ship stranded in their bay. It nicely ties together several elements into an entertaining story. A fun mystery, ghostly encounters, piracy, all add up to a rewarding adventure for kids or even adults that still enjoy these kind of stories they grew up on.

THIS BOOK WAS REALLY GOOD. IT IS ABOUT A GIRL NAMED VICKI AND A BOY NAMED PETER. THEY ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN A SHIP CALLED THE STORM GODDESS. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD FICTION BOOK. I THINK IT WAS REALLY GOOD AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10-13.

This is a wonderful read aloud for a class. I read it to my fifth and sixth graders, and they loved it. We found ourselves stopping and discussing what might be happening next in the story many times. We were all surprized at the story's conclusion. They all hope that Mr. Reiche writes more stories like this one!!!

A blend of mystery, ghost story and pirate tale, Dietlof Reiche's Ghost Ship is a brilliant novel that will keep readers intrigued until the end. Set in a small New England community in present day, Reiche supplements his story with flashbacks to the 18th century that add to the ghostliness of the tale.

Vicki is a twelve year old girl who works as a waitress in her dad's restaurant, Ye Olde Seashell Room. A community that thrives with tourism, their spectacular bay is the main reason people go there to escape. Except one day, the bay disappears. Nothing is left except a muddy area where the bay used to be, until the Storm Goddess shows up. A two hundred and thirty year old sailing vessel, the Storm Goddess appears in the middle of the empty bay looking brand new. Vicki and her new friend Peter appear to be the only one troubled by the bay's disappearance and the ship's reappearance. Could this have anything to do with Vicki's ancestor's journal? He was a quartermaster on the ship and Vicki's reading of the journal coincided with the bay's disappearance. Suddenly Vicki is being haunted by ghosts and she knows the only way to return everything to normal is to get aboard the ghost ship and unlock an ancient curse. All that stands in her way is a greedy mayor, a story hungry reporter, a security detail and her curfew.

Reiche story unfolds in such a way that a reader is never bored, yet kept in suspense until the end of the tale. His characters are fun and adventurous, everyday people who find themselves thrown into a mystery. The book, though it could be classified as horror, is perfect for ages 7-12 because of its lack of gory details and Reiche's masterful story telling skills.

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This book has mystery and a curse kind of. Kind of similar to the "Pirates of the Caribbean"

Mike Lee's latest collection of essays can only be read with a smile on your face as his observations of life hit home all too clearly. He finds meaning through the humor in his life that applies to those of us far from the Cape or Key West, his home turf. Fun and funny, this book would be a great gift, especially for the men in you life, but be sure to read it yourself first because we can all use of good laugh.

Marine Corps veteran and experienced journalist Michael Lee presents In an Elevator with Brigitte Bardot and Other Appreciations, a selection of essays interspersed with humor, memories, searing personal insights into daily life in Cape Cod. "Great poetry can be change-your-life stuff. Or sometimes it's just change your pants stuff. But then the next Bill Collins gets up there, living out loud and dragging poetry, kicking and screaming, onto the actuality of the blank page. Then you can't help but get excited about poetry." Each essay is only a few pages long, yet each strikes the heart of its topic with a deft flick of the wrist. A treasury to savor a bit at a time, or all at once.

Michael Lee's book of essays is so hilarious I couldn't write a review funny enough to do it justice. Don't read it anywhere you can't loudly guffaw, snort, or wipe tears from your eyes. Lee's voice is original, his wit wicked, and his descriptive powers as large as his self described waistline. Whether he's writing about travel adventures to France or Key West, tourists invading his beloved Cape Cod, his exercise attempts, or his romantic adventures (realized or otherwise), you will connect with his writing and experiences. Underlying the humor, Lee sneaks in some wise observations about life. Reading his collection felt like an evening hanging out with an entertaining new best friend and having a few beers while being totally seduced by the conversation. Pick up this book now and start chuckling!

With "In An Elevator With Bridgette Bardot," his hilarious new collection of essays, Mike Lee complements the sterling collection of short stories that delighted us in "Paradise Dance."

With Mr. Lee, we're treated to a close-up look at a guy who's not afraid of anything - outside of a few univited summer guests, revenge-seeking
ex-wives, or the occassional rigors of hiking the back woods of Wellfleet.

Michael tackles the etiquette of receiving a massage from a "large hairy man." But,instead of suffering in silence, he poses the question on every
red-blooded straight man's lips: "Do you mind if I leave my underpants on?" Lee reports the masseuse, "Looked at me as though he never intended to invade France."

"The Boys of Fall" celebrates the Sunday afternoon football game. Guys like Stinky and Psycho Al, circle a groaning coffee table, hemmed in by great bowls of buffalo wings, potato skins, and beer, to cheer for the Pats or whoever is beating the Jets. Here is male bonding at its finest - burping,farting and bumping chests while consuming vast quantities. What guy can't relate? What gal hasn't run for the hills at the sight of the first falling leaf?

For any poor soul who's embarked upon yet another excercise routine, Lee
offers, "With a Thong in My Heart" which grabs you by the love handles and
dips you over backward until you shriek for mercy.

I double-dare you to run out and buy several copies before they're all gone.(Rumor has it Miss Bardot ordered 3!) The only way you're going to have more fun is if you find yourself trapped in an elevator with Michael himself. And what are the odds of that happening?

Mike Lee's latest book is a collection of newpaper columns he has written and they are as funny as hell. They made me laugh out loud. Underlying Mr. Lee's humor is a keen preception of his own and others' foibles but told in a non-judgmental way. He laughs with people and not at them. Other columns show Mr. Lee's love of traditions, nature and particularly Cape Cod. Bring on more, Mr. Lee.

I believe this is the best study Bible there is because you are the one creating is. Rather then going by the publishers notes, or someone else's research, this Bible forces you to do the research yourself. You need to decide what the chapter themes are, who wrote the books, and other areas of insight. I love the Thompson Chain reference, and the Zondervan study Bible as well, but I have learned more from this Bible then any of the others.

I recommend that New American Standard is the most accurate version that is translated from the original holy bible. It is good for everyone even new Christians.

I bought this Bible a few years back and it was such an answer to prayer. I was so excited the day it came and immediatly started looking through it and was so impressed. There was an instructional page that even I could understand and once I got started, I didn't want to stop. The system they give for studing on your own makes it so much easier to really get an idea of what the individual chapters are about and what the big picture for that particular book is. And the pictures in the front are awesome. They were such a help to a very visual learner. There are so many features on this Bible. I could go on and on about this Bible it is worth every penny!

It is an excellent bible, I could find no commentary, only helpful suggestions on what to look for in the scriptures. The 'in text' charts, timelines and maps are a great plus, the best I have found. It could use a larger concordance. Thanks.

It's strange to do a book review on the Bible, but for anyone looking to get into the Word without getting distracted by the commentaries, this is a great version. It's NASB, so it's highly accurate (my only complaint about NASB is that it chooses to distinguish thoughts addressed to God by using Old English, which is a little subjective, not to mention outdated). The margins are huge for taking notes in, the maps and keys in the back are helpful, the fact that subject headings are not included encourages analytical thought, and the cross-references and concordance are fairly thorough. The page layout is reader friendly as well. I examined a lot of Bibles before purchasing this one, and I love it.

I actually had the opportunity to watch this trainer work. In less than five minutes, she taught my retarded terrier mix the difference between a cup and a stick. The manual clearly outlines her technique and enables the lay person to reap the incredible rewards of actually communicating with his pet. I doubt that you will ever find this manual used, as no one will part with their copy.

Kayce Cover's manual is not a how to teach your dog to sit type book. It's about the full spectrum of life long interactions with an animal. From global life plans including changing abilities from infancy to aging animals, vet care, management, day to day events such as being quiet while waiting for food to perhaps rare events like being shipped on an airline, this book helps you create a plan for the things your animal is likely to encouter. What the animal will need to learn about during its lifetime with you and how you can teach this. It's about 2 way communication, the animal has a chance to say I'm not able to do this yet and there is a way to play a version of 20 questions so you can ask your animal do you want a drink of water, some food, a chance to play and more. The trainer can efficiently give feedback about how the animal's performance is improving and if it errs let it know immediately without upsetting the animal. Like the game of hot and cold, as the animal gets closer to the correct response, there is feedback to help it understand exactly what is wanted and if it starts to drift off, gets immediate feedback about where it goofed and when it is again doing it right.
This reduces confusion, which improves communication and trust.
Kayce has taken operant conditioning beyond its limits to operant communication. Animals are proving they can understand concepts such as color, states of emotion like calm, reliably identify various objects such as a cell phone or variety of flower, monkeys can be taught to use a video tape player and feed quadraplegics and more.
If you only get one book on training animals, make it this one.

I love that this method teaches animals in a manner that is kind and respectful. I volunteer at a local animal shelter and live in a home where the animals not only outnumber the humans 2-1 but are very much part of the family. This training method has provided me the tools to help shelter animals overcome many challenges, and at home, keeps our multi-specied family living in harmony. You will need the manual to understand what I am talking about, however, in short, the method uses sounds, body movements, etc. to teach a "language" to the animals. This "language" can then be used to teach anything from obedience commands to overcoming fears - the possibilities are limitless. I find it to be faster and more effective then methods I have used in the past and I also believe this means of communicating has enriched my life with my non-human family members.

I own this book, have read it numerous times. I have used this technique to reform my two run-away-no-more dogs. The author is funny, has outstanding credentials, and has crammed a lot of information into this book of about 100 pages. It does have typos and no pictures, and it is a soft cover with spiral binding, which has actually worked well for training. I have to say that this book has changed my life, and the way I look at animals, forever. It tells how to teach an animal how to target in less than a minute. It has a great glossary and the words are really well explained. It explains how to plan training sessions, how to start exotic animals (Cover started as a marine mammal trainer and it shows). It is not out of print, I got mine from the author's website.

This is an excellent manual for the beginning trainer. It is probably one of the only manuals that actually tells you how to train... step by step. It doesn't send you to other resources; this IS the resource! I am a new trainer and this book abled me to get a good grasp on how to start a training plan, what to expect with animals, and how to work my way around many distractions I may encounter. This is the only training manual you will ever need (except of course the other volumes to come). Contact the author to receive a copy; it is not out of print.

It is difficult to put into words just how delightful the "Little Tim" books are for small children. Ha, and, I must add, for any parents who appreciate quality stories and illustrations. I do so adore this gorgeous series of books. High adventure at a child's level, cheery illustrations of the plucky little kids as they have their times at sea and so forth. Get the first book and just see whether you can resist getting the whole set. I compare the little protagonist to a younger Tin Tin type of insouciance in the face of trouble. They just do not write or illustrate books like this anymore. Delightful fun.

It's wonderful to see this back in print again. The LITTLE TIM books are all wonderful stories to read aloud, and Edward Ardizzone's loose and casual-seeming line and watercolor paintings are prefect. Don't miss this treasure!!!! Share it with a child.

This is a picture book in the classic tradition. It is for older "little ones", probably five to eight years. Tim has wonderful adventures and learns a lot from the captain, who is an admirable hero.

As a kid this was the book I wanted to read again and again !

This is one of the best children's books I've read in a long time! My son and I were spellbound by the adventures of Tim, who wants to be a sailor. Both words and pictures create such a nautical feeling, you can almost smell the sea air as you read! Very exciting story, too! I think every little boy will want to go to sea after reading Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain!

The book had adventure, fun, mystery and danger. The Little Family had to go look for Aunt Lilly after she falls from cousin Dinke's glider. The small family must explore the world of regular size people to find Aunt Lilly. The Little Family use a family cat for their ride as they search the forest. While in the forest they meet large animals and other tiny people called tree and ground tinies. The book ends with the rescue of Aunt Lilly and a journey back to their home in the house of the Big's family. I ernjoyed reading this book.

In "The Littles to the Rescue", Mrs. Little is expecting her third child, and, by tradition, she wants Aunt Lily to deliver it. However, Aunt Lily and her son, Cousin Dinky, live four houses away, which is quite a distance for Tinies (little creatures--approximately 4 - 6 inches tall--that vaguely resemble elves with tails). Nevertheless, Cousin Dinky pilots his mother in his glider plane to the Littles' residence, even though it's in the middle of the night and snowing. However, during the trip, Aunt Lily falls out of the plane and is captured by the reclusive Ground Tinies. A search party is formed to locate Aunt Lily, with the added help of a cat and skunk, who remarkably don't make a meal out of the Littles. But will they find her in time?

This was one of my favorite books (and cartoon series) when I was a kid. It was given to me by my grandmother when I was about eight-years-old. Not only are the black-and-white illustrations terrific, but the Littles are extremely resourceful and imaginative in this story, using most things people throw away as tools, decorations, etc. My only two complaints are that the book has a rather abrupt ending (or perhaps there's a page missing from my book; I have had it for about 15 years), and that it's a bit ...., though younger readers may not pick up on this. Still, "The Littles to the Rescue" is a fun adventure story for children age 7 - 10. Highly recommended.

This is a great entry in a great series, which features the adventures of a family of small people-with-tails named the Littles, who live in the walls of the clueless humans, the Biggs.

This is probably my favorite book in the series, prominently featuring two other families of little people, the Specks and the Tinies. These two clans have an irrational distrust of each other, and the Littles get caught up in their struggles just when they desperately need to be focused on the pregnancy of Mrs. Little.

The elements that make the series consistently great are also on full display. The little people are essentially living in isolated pockets in the vast and dangerous frontier created by humans, and they must rely on their own wits to carve out a decent living. The problems they face, and the solutions that they struggle to find, are amazingly realistic, and there is no need to create evil-minded villains when the terrain is so inhospitable. Seeing the other clans in action also shows that the methods of living life on such a small scale can be very localized; the Specks, who live in the trunk of a tree, have an entirely different way of life than the Littles.

This is a charming series, with hundreds of thoughtful details that will delight children with their ability to portray a real world. Interactions with housecats and toy gliders are particularly thrilling.

Also, I would be remiss not to mention the wonderful sepia-toned drawings by Roberta Carter Clark. They mirror the text's adherence to realism, and give us a very graphic and fun look at the scenes that the text describes.

Living on this Earth, right under our very noses, is a race of tiny people. They are not dwarfs or elves, but simply tiny people, six inches tall at the most and possessing beautiful, furry tails. And in the home of the Biggs, lives a family of these tiny people, called the Littles.

In this book, Mrs. Little is coming due for the birth of her baby. But, with a snowstorm covering the area, the Littles decide that they must telephone Aunt Lily (a nurse from four houses away - quite a long distance) and tell her NOT to come. However, when a human intercepts the call, Aunt Lily decides that the call was a call for help, and she and Cousin Dinky set off in his glider. Disaster strikes when a gust of wind throws Lily out of the glider, and now it is up to the Littles to stage a rescue. It's a dangerous world out there for a little person, and Aunt Lily has fallen into adventures in a big wood!

I am a fan of Mary Norton's Borrowers books, and was saddened by the knowledge that there would never be any more. When I discovered Mr. Peterson's Littles books I was overjoyed, hoping that these would be just as good. Well, I wasn't disappointed!

The story in this book is charming, and quite entertaining. My children and I were thrilled with the story, and look forward to reading more of the adventures of the Littles. We highly recommend this book to you.

I am 7 years old and in 2nd grade.I like to read about the Littles because they are always having fun adventures.This story was interesting when the Littles traveled by rabbits, a cat, and a skunk.I try to think how much fun and how fast I could go on these animals. I like how the Littles get help from animals. I thought Aunt Lily was not going to make it in time for the baby.
But with the help of everybody she was found.

I liked the way book is set up, explaining questions as you move along. But I couldn't help but stop and wonder what the author was trying to convey at several points in the book. The difficulty wasn't in the technical info., as much as the grammar and sentencing used in explaining. I may be just spoiled on Alan Carter's and Dave Kinnaman's writing style. -J.S.

this book contains many material, word by word, same as the book "MCSE TestPrep TCP/IP" by Emmett Dulaney(ISBN1-56025-843-6). I don't know which one copies which one. This book published by NewRider which has the almost identical WEB page as QUE the other publisher.

This book is layed out unlike any book I have ever seen. They wrote the book by asking questions such as what you would get in the exam, then use the body of the material as the explaination. I was amazed at how quickly I learned IP and how easy it was to pass the exam.

I was very impressed with this book. It was a pleasent suprise to find out that some of their questions were the same as on the exam. I read two other books, and they didn't even come close to preparing me for the exam. I would not recommend this book for beginners in TCP/IP.

I passed the TCP/IP exam with a 900 and this book really helped me. It has tons of questions, some of which you will see on the exam, and two full length practice exams at the end of the book. All the questions have detailed explainations. Answering all of these questions really help solidify what you have learned. Spend the 16 bucks!

This is awesome! Tons of room for a diary/journal! Plus cool stickers to mark events with!

I'll admit it, I have liked Moleskine products since they were introduced. They have been well made and serve their purposes well. The 12 Month Red Pocket Planner is no different. It's a handy size that works for my needs of keeping basic schedule information that I want in a hardcopy format. However, I do dislike the move to Chinese from Italian production. This is a unique statement product and that move removes some of the uniqueness from it. Come on - the disclosure on the label that says "assembled in Italy" - what does that really mean? I might be wrong but if the you state that the product is now "printed and bound in China", assembled can only mean that you wrapped that label around it and then shipped it out. Because of this production move, I'm not sure I will buy another Moleskine. I still like the planner but it seems like less of a quality product than it was before.

I bought my first Moleskine Daily Planner last year in Geneva - and now I ask what would I have done without it! I have religously filled it in every day and documented my thoughts on colleagues and loved ones through to a mixed bag of emotions as well as outlining day to day activities. You dont have to be the next Hemingway to write a journal. I have found it an extremely cathartic exercise

I've bought two of these now - 2008 and 2009, and find them indispensable. They're the perfect size for a purse, and have the durability and style I expect from Moleskine (trust me, the 2008 was in a diaper bag and got red Kool-aid spilled all over it, and though a little swollen and discolored, still was usable throughout the last half of the year!). Each page is a day, which makes it easy to lay out your day in detail, as well as basic city, travel, time zone, and other guides in front. There's even stickers, dividers, and a pouch in back for receipts, scraps of paper and notes, or whatever else you'd like to fit in there!
This planner definitely does not let the Moleskine name down with quality of materials or content, and as long as they're making these perfect little planners, I'll be buying them!!

I first started using the Moleskine daily planner in 2007 and have already purchased one for 2009. What I love about this is that it combines the quality of the regular notebooks with remarkable functionality. For instance, I utilize it only minimally as a planner but use it primarily as a log for what I have read and seen. Because a lot of my work involves watching TV shows and movies, I like to record precisely what I have watched each day, along with the page counts of the various books I have read in. There are several blank pages at the back and I use these to record how many times I have heard an album all the way through (I have the personal rule that I will not review any album on Amazon unless I have heard it ten times, which partially accounts for why nearly all my record reviews dispense four and five stars -- if I don't like an album I simply don't reach the requisite ten listens). Thus, I use this far more as a diary or work log than as a planner. I've always been blessed with a good memory and rarely find that I need to write down a future appointment or date.

Because I use this far more to record what work I have gotten done and because I more work on my own projects more on Saturdays and Sundays than I do during the week, I really love that this planner devotes a whole page to both Saturday and Sunday. Too many planners give a half page to each day, the very days that I actually need more room for than other days.

I do, however, write down future appointments and for this the planner is admirable. Again, its layout allows for flexibility. The hours are marked from 8 to 8, but the numbers are so small and unobtrusive as to leave a very light footprint on the page. If you want to use the page differently, you can easily do so.

This is one of those few items that I have come to rely upon so frequently that I can't imagine doing without it. Every time I leave the house I have my messenger bag containing book, notebooks, iPod, pens and pencils, and planner. I can't imagine many not being delighted with this. I will add that in 2007 I used the regular sized daily planner, but in 2008 I switched to the large planner. I definitely recommend the larger size. If you, like me, intend to use this more as a journal than a planner, the extra space for writing is quite valuable. While I have not used the 2009 large daily planner, I can tell that it will be of far greater utility. In short, a huge thumbs up.

MOON OVER MANDALAY provides a marvellous glimpse into academic life in the early seventies at Bloomington, Indiana, under the aegis (and the aura) of the famed music and theatre schools at that university.

April Blume, the book's central protagonist, lives in a run-down house with a group of eccentric characters--students and professors--while pursuing her graduate music studies and teaching at a nearby rural school.

Rhoda Rabinowitz-Green writes of these colourful and very bright individuals with rare perception, insight, and humour. April is a fully realized, appreciable, and likeable character. So are the characters with whom she interacts in that extraordinary rented house, at the school where she teaches, and the university where she pursues (with considerable anxiousness) her graduate studies in music performance. We are drawn lovingly into April's life, her slowly burgeoning love life, and her humiliations and triumphs at the hands of her virtuoso teachers. The chapter depicting a performance session with the famed European pianist--and egomaniac--Benyamin is truly superb in its realization of the drama that passes between these two creative individuals in this highly charged situation.

Like the best comedy and social satire, the book brings these characters and their age--an age we think of now as ambered in time--alive for the reader in a compelling, nostalgic, and most rewarding way.

Professor Matthew Corrigan
Senior Scholar
Division of Humanities
York University
(Former director of programmes in creative writing at SUNY-Binghamton and York Universities.)

The Swinging Sixties! Were you there? We were, and loved Moon Over Mandalay, Rhoda Rabinowitz-Green's delicious, juicy, page-turning story of a mixed bag of characters sharing a ramshackle house appropriately dubbed The Ménage.

Rabinowitz-Green is a terrific story teller who has nailed those years perfectly. You can go home again....

Were you too young or too old to know what was happening in the 70's? Have you ever wondered about how your approaching "Senior Citizen" friends got that way? Rhoda Rabinowitz-Green's romantic comedy sets the stage for our artistic and intellectual contemporaries finding themselves in middle America. There is the English "town and gown" transformed into upwardly mobile young intellectuals and earth bound rustics . Love of theater and music is entwined with love of verbal sparring and sex. Street language and tender emotions combine with convincing settings and fast moving dialogue to conjure up young graduate school life that you may have missed almost 40 years ago when our culture turned a corner.

A big plus for Moon Over Mandalay. A great combination
intellectual and sexual relationships, with humor
thrown into the mix. It was great!

If you want to relax into the hands of fine writer and an upbeat, funny, sensitive novel, MOON OVER MANDALAY is the book to buy. Set in the seventies, MOON follows a fascinating array of bright, aware characters, unexpectedly thrust into communal living, as they seek their paths in life and love. Everywhere there is music: classical, contemporary; everywhere there is love: free or committed, always full of obstacles; and everywhere there is the wit of an author who cherishes beauty, comedy, art, music, humanity and love. If you want to be immersed in a lighthearted world when everything was still possible, if you want to drop everything but the sheer pleasure of a delightful read, cozy down with this novel.