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I checked this book out of the library today and am already halfway through the book. The material is presented in such a lucid manner that reading sections over again is not necessary. It is also thoroughly engaging in its step-by-step approach to solving a problem via hardware and software.

This is a nice companion to a weightier book like Patterson & Hennessy's; especially since it is based on Motorola's 6800 series chip. I will no doubt be adding a copy to my personal library soon.

As a fellow recognition professional, I know how difficult and rewarding the role is and I am grateful to Ms. Glasscock and Ms. Gram for gathering the data, outlining the process steps and creating an elegant and strategic blueprint for effective recognition, no matter what the work environment.

Organized into sections that deal with Meaning, Myths, Methods and Magic, Workplace Recognition clearly and concisely establishes the business case for recognition and cites statistical data and respected management experts as additional support for the book's premise.

Good and bad scenarios bring the messages right into the workplace we are all familiar with and help us understand the consequences of our actions and behaviors.

I wish I had this book as a resource during my tenure as manager of Cast Recognition at the Walt Disney World® Resort. Our team and over a thousand Cast Members worked many months to create the first global recognition process for over 35,000+ Cast Members. I believe that this book could have saved the organization many hours of research, benchmarking and just plain trial and error.

The book is well researched and analytical in its approach yet it speaks to the intrinsic needs we all have as co-workers, bosses and team members. It explains the how and the why of practicing positive reinforcement in straightforward, jargon-free language.

I recommend it to anyone who is interested in creating a more positive, productive workplace.

Having taught ASP.NET for over a year now, I think the book would
be an invaluable resource for students, I like the author's style which is really well thought-out. It is really a delight to read both the books. (There is a VB.NET title for the VB.NET folks)

More importantly the content is delivered addressing the most common student questions along the way. It is a welcome change from books that presume to discuss the subject over hundreds of pages and missing the forest for the trees in the process. For the experienced developers it cements a lot of seemingly loose and disparate concepts.

A must have for ASP.NET developers, be it beginners or the experienced. The book is even more interesting after one has done some hands on ASP.NET programming and then would like to understand what really is going under the hood.

Kudos for a job well done!

This is an excellent book.

Not only did I find this book's logical and well-paced discussion of ASP.NET's architecture very valuable when I was new to ASP.NET, I have found myself going back to it again and again to find answers while I'm working. This is one of the select few books I keep where I can reach from where I work.

Note that this is *not* a book for beginners. It assumes you are already familiar with .NET, and also with the basics of how the web works. I liked that because I had been using .NET for a long time before I first wrote an ASP.NET application, so I was glad it didn't waste any paper covering ground I already knew. Readers whose first ASP.NET application is also going to be their first .NET application will probably want not want to make this the first .NET book they read. Likewise, anyone not acquainted with the basics of how web applications generally work will probably want to start elsewhere. But for experienced developers looking to understand the specifics of ASP.NET, this is the perfect book.

I have several years of experience programming Microsoft Windows and I am new to developing web applications. Having read several other ASP.NET books and written a few web and web service applications, I still did not have a clear conceptual model of how ASP.NET works. In this book, Fritz Onion is able to explain the architecture and mechanism of ASP.NET clearly and concisely with illustrative code examples. This contrasts sharply with other books filled with extensive code examples but provide little unerstanding of ASP.NET itself. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has other software development experience (Windows, C++, Object-Oriented, etc) but new to web applications and ASP.NET.

Inside Relational Databases will teach the newcomer to Access or relational databases in general, the theory needed to design and develop applications in the most efficient and professional manner.

All those theoretical questions you are asking yourself when programming in Access will suddenly be answered, and you find yourself more confident and inspired to develop the best application possible now that you passed this hurdle; at least I did.

The first 3 parts of the book will teach you the relational database model supported by examples on the enclosed CD-ROM. These examples are not to be used as "cut & paste" into your own application, but designed to turn theory into reality easy to grasp! The last part consists of standalone chapters covering essential subjects related to database theory and design, like: Normalization, SQL, Queries and Codd's Rules

You will not find another computer book on Access and relational database theory and design, or any other subject for that matter, which makes use of such clear language. I have read the book cover to cover several times, and I am still impressed. Which makes me ask if we, the readers and buyers of computer books, quietly and wrongly accept badly written books filled with errors and poor language?

If I were asked to make a list of suggested readings for Access and database developers, this would be No. 1.

The authors do a fantastic job of explaining relational databases-- in theory and in practice. Something I look for, even in a "techie" book is an easily-read, approachable style. Well this book has that in spades. There is humor, wit, and style in the pages without dumbing anything down or leaving out key info.

Perhaps the best parts of this book:
1) It builds logically from nothing to a "whole lotta good stuff" (very quickly and clearly).
2) The "translation" of Codd's rules is wonderful.

And this book is appropriate for self-taught learners as well as a classroom setting. In fact, the way this book is written lends itself to an unusually young (for the subject matter) audience.

Great work!

This book is excellent! At the time I read this book I had been working with Access, Sybase, & Oracle for 7 years. However all of my database knowledge was product-oriented and I did not have a really firm grasp of general database concepts and principles: primary & foreign keys, tables, joins, and other basic concepts were never explained thoroughly. Sure you can read about these concepts in the documentation for whatever database product you're using, but everyone glosses over these important basic concepts and assumes that "someone else covered it", when in fact no one has. This book changes all that. Although it is written for beginners, I suspect that even intermediate administrators and developers will get a lot out of this book; it's the kind of book where just when you think you already know the material, you come upon some nugget of information that clears up a concept you'd always had trouble understanding. That's what makes this book valuable. The fact that the author is british doesn't surprise me; I've noticed lately that when it comes to technical writing, English authors do an excellent job of covering the basics before going on to the more technical material, whereas American authors tend to focus more on writing books and articles that are product-specific. Now that Mark Whitehorn has covered the basics in this book, I hope he will consider writing an Oracle book.

A well of pondering this book brought out in me. Max Lucado suspended the time of Christ applyed it into my life today. The book "Just like Jesus" revealed the "not so good" in the "pretty darn good person" and how to evolve into a Christ like figure. I would give this book to my best friend and my worst enemy. A Superb peice of material to read, especially if one is a first time reader of this author.

If you are looking for a book to read then you had better read "Just like Jesus"! Since I have read it , I have changed some things in my life . Max touches the heart of the reader and shows passages in the Bible that leads to a path we as Christians should take . The book is well written and as you read this wonderful book you will become more alert with your standings in life . The only way Max could write this book is with the pen in our Lord's hand . Read this one book and I promise it will touch your hearts forever . The small stories are things we have all taken for granted at one time or another . This book will make you see that the smallest of things are the greatest gifts from God . Buy the book and have your Bible by your side to learn the lessons in life . A wonderful book indeed for anyone seeking a closer walk with Jesus ...

There are times when you wonder how God could love us. We are so very human. This book starts with the premise that God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you in the state he found you in.

Jesus felt no guilt.
He didn't have any bad habits.
He had no fears.
Jesus wasn't afraid to die.

If you are a Christian you will at times feel very troubled. As if you are changing and sometimes you just want to stay the same. You reach a comfortable place and then your heart seems troubled.

Max Lucado says God is just remodeling your heart.

"What if, for one day Jesus were to become you?"

What would you be like? Would anyone notice a change in your behavior.

The Contents Includes:

A Heart Like His
Loving the People You are Stuck With (A Forgiving Heart)
The Touch of God (A Compassionate Heart)
Hearing God's Music (A Listening Heart)
Being Led by an Unseen Hand (A God-Intoxicated Heart)
A Changed Face and a Set of Wings (A Worship-Hungry Heart)
Golf Games and Celery Sticks (A Focused Heart)
Nothing but the Truth (An Honest Heart)
The Greenhouse of the Mind (A Pure Heart)
Finding Gold in the Garbage (A Hope-Filled Heart)
When Heaven Celebrates (A Rejoicing Heart)
Finishing Strong (An Enduring Heart)

One sentence really stood out about Jesus Christ:

"He spent over three decades wading through the muck and mire of our sin yet still saw enough beauty in us to die for our mistakes." -pg. 6

Being like Jesus is a real challenge. It seems you can become like him in some areas and then you struggle like crazy with other issues.

It is a good thing God loves me, because I have a way to go and he is sure doing a job on my heart.

Dear God: "Do we get coffee breaks?"

Sometimes I wish Jesus was still on earth and he could
just give you a big hug. I see him that way.

By reading this book, you will figure out which
room God is trying to remodel.

I guess you can't really lock any doors, cause
God has all the keys.

I learned JAVA using the Core Java books and found that I wasnt learning anything from just typing in the examples in the book. I wasnt "thinking" JAVA. I saw a friend of mine at work with this book and picked up a copy for myself. First of all it contains source for several concepts for each of the various language topics. Then it gives exercises to complete. They were challenging, but not overly challenging that I needed to spend an entire day writing UML diagrams to do it. Good companion to any learning method you are using.

When I started to learn Java, I think I purchased ten differentintro books. It seems that it just wasn't "clicking" withthose other books. I happened to pick this one up as well thinking that it would be a great tool after I learned the language. Boy, was I ever wrong!

This book is a GREAT book to learn Java!Over and over again, you'll see a "master java programmer" (in my opinion) create simple programs and explain every step. The book goes into more detail, but only a little at a time, nothing overwhelming.

This book taught me Java - PERIOD. Leave it to O'Reilly to once again create a phenomenal book like Java Examples in a Nutshell.

If I could give it 10 stars, I would. This is still my #1 favorite Java book.

The examples of this book are high-applicable, clearly. Essential step-by-step for beginners and handbook for developers. Readers will find everything they need to help them on learning and understand Java generally. If you are new to Java technologies, you will find thoroughly grounded in the basic pieces.

I'll start by saying that I probably would not have understood this book as well as I have, if I had not already been teaching myself C++ through other forums (primers and online). The thing that most of these other forums have in common is that they start with the basics and build up slowly to the more abstract concepts. The problems come during the switchovers (char* to string, procedural programming to object oriented, pointers to iterators, linked lists to containers, etc). In almost all cases you learn the more basic, and paradoxically more difficult concepts first. Then you have to 'unlearn what you have learned' in order to use the more advanced concepts.

So what's different about this book? It teaches a mix of syntax and 'advanced' concepts right from the beginning. You learn the basics of loops and choice statements while using the Standard Library. You also use them in specific examples that have real world uses (the grading program in the first few chapters for example). The Standard Library is _easy_ compared to arrays, char*, rolling your own linked list, using pointers, etc. Since it takes far less time to learn, you can be writing useful programs very quickly. _Then_ the authors go on to describe some of the more 'basic' concepts, usually in terms of how they implement some of the ideas behind the Standard Library. Since you have that understanding already, things like pointers become easier not only to learn, but to understand how they can be used.

I have one complaint about the book, and that's with the grading program, specifically how it appears in Chapter 4. As written, it's very confusing to actually enter data to get it to run correctly. A minor complaint though, considering how many times I thought to myself 'Aha! This is what I could use to solve this problem I've been having.' Or 'Aha! So this is what those other books were trying to say.'

In a nutshell, it's a refreshing look at C++ and if not able to stand on its own, is a must have supplement for anyone learning or using the language. At the very least, it's made me question the seeming SOP of giving the Standard Library one or two chapters and calling fundamentally harder concepts 'basic' and the concepts that make programming in C++ easier being considered 'advanced'.

After having read this book I very much regret coming to C++ from a self-taught Pascal and C background - it could have been so much easier. Many introductory texts on C++ assume a background in one of the procedural languages and consequently start teaching the C subset of C++ first. This is, according to the authors' experience, counterproductive to understanding 'proper' C++ and programming true to it's paradigms and design. Thus they follow the radically new approach of discussing whatever (sometimes advanced) facilities C++ offers to solve a particular problem instead of going from one isolated language feature to the next. This leads to the somewhat unorthodox chapter sequence, which teaches the design of user types (classes) after introducing template functions (a feature many seasoned C++ programmers still don't know how to use effectively) or even stranger: the explanation of pointers and arrays (chapter 10) in terms of the standard library iterators and containers, which have been introduced as early as chapter 3. What I particularly liked are the useful and real world examples, although the book does cover the omni-present 'hello world' program, it otherwise fully delivers on it's promise of teaching 'practical programming by example' (subtitle). Due to this approach and the well constructed exercises at the end of each chapter the book gets the student writing non-trivial, useful programs taking full advantage of advanced C++ library features almost from day one. The authors also lead by example and show proper commenting and programming for flexibility techniques even in the smallest code fragments. This is in refreshing contrast to many an author's crime of showing the 'quick and easy' way first and the 'proper' way later.
If you read The Design and Evolution of C++ you'll soon notice the repeated mentioning of Koenig and Moo as two of the key players in the development of the language. Their in-depth knowledge and experience really shows in this work. Although the book is mainly aimed at beginners, veteran C++ programmers can still profit from it, even if only by loosing some more bad old C habits.

There is a running debate as to weather this book is a book for beginners. The answer is yes and no. If you're an experienced "professional" programmer looking to learn C++ then this book is excellent. If you are new to programming and want to learn your 1st language then this book will be over your head. This is NOT an introduction to programming. It's a solid introduction to C++.

I'm a 16 year developer who has worked in COBOL, Visual Basic, Delphi and Java. I ordered this book on the recommendation of a colleague and I started reading it on a Saturday morning. By mid afternoon I had completed the entire book and had a firm grasp on C++. The book is clear, concise and effective. After reading this book, your C++ foundation will be laid and anything else you need can be looked up on a reference basis. It's an excellent way to learn the language and get up to speed quickly.

i think that yana parker's damn good resume guides are DAMN good there the best around and anyone looking for help at writing a resume or anything to do with a resume should definitly look at the damn good resumes, whether your in high school just graduating or your 60 looking for a new job and new resume yana parkers book are the place to go!

As a career counselor who has helped hundreds of students and career transitioners market themselves through their resumes, I constantly refer to this book for layout and content ideas. The resume is often the first impression a potential employer has of a candidate and it can be the difference between getting an interview or not. This book has great examples of how to showcase one's skills & experience in an easy-to-read, attractive manner. It's the most used book on my book shelf!

This book breaks down what makes a resume great; title, skills, and all the things you need to know on how to write a damn good resume is in this book. It covers everything from IT technician, to Administrative assistance. It gives you examples on how to go for the job, and get it on the spot, and shows what to put, and what not to put on a resume.
This book is a definite get for anyone wondering on how to write a functional resume and make you feel like you are the king of the world. The books gives MANY examples for people who dont know how to write good resume's, and trust me it is HARD!
This book takes your hand, and shows you that you can write a good resume, and it is great for someone who is looking for a job, but dont know how to write a good resume, this book is a MUST GET for a employer.

Just wanted to take a moment to say I have all of Mr. Smiley's books. I have yet to say thanks to Mr. Smiley. These books are written in a manner that relaxes on while reading. He has a program (the China shop) that you follow along with throughout his series. This book (Examples) is the exception to that series. Mr. Smiley does a dialog as if he is on a TV show where he will answer caller's questions. I am working on several programs for my college and I can not tell you how many time I have used this book as a reference. It answers many common sense questions. If you are a beginner, get this book. Thanks, for your effort John.

I will again add mine to another list of great reviews for one of John Smiley's books. As I mentioned in my review of his initial work "Learn to Program with Visual Basic 6", I was not familiar with John's writing until I read that first volume of the LTP series. But I am now hooked on "Learn To Program". "LTP Visual Basic 6 EXAMPLES" is another gem by this author. He is the first, in my opinion, to put great effort into anticipating all the questions novice programmers will ask as they write their earliest programs. As a result, the reader finds himself asking "Why can't other authors and their distributors be this thorough? I can actually learn this all on my own."

So many programming writers and their publishers seem interested in only "Rapid Publication Development" with their titles. Guess it says something about how interested they really are in helping the average person flatten the programming learning curve. Gee! $$Wonder$$ what their real motivation is. Well wake up and smell the coffee all of you. Take a page from John Smiley's book/books and truly learn how to write a self-help guide. He is the best author in this sector of the technical books market - by far.

This text book is laid out in a very relaxing format, unlike so many text books that leave you tense after studying them.
The book is a "talk show", question and answer format. John Smiley answers each "callers'" question with detailed examples and references to topics already learned or covered if they relate. I would highly recommend this textbook.

The book is a good chuckle for a couple 30 minutes rides on the exercize bike.

It's written in a very serious an authoritative tone. It writes about what the esteemed panel recommends for alternatives to sh*t and f*ck. It talks about the grammer of swearing. Seriously.

Will it really teach anyone to swear? No - you should know this by now.

Is it really aimed at teaching someone swearing jargon? No on that front too.

Is it good humor for someone who asks their friends to pull their finger? Absolutely!

I first stumbled across Sterling Johnson's "English as a Second F*cking Language" summer of 2001 in a second-hand bookstore in Monterey, California. As I casually skimmed its pages, my giggles began drawing annoyed glances and assorted 'harumphs' from the other patrons, so I quickly picked up five or six copies and headed toward the cashier.

To those of you fearful of lacking humorous anatomical components (aka "funny bones"), I say "Balderdash!", not to mention "Oh, c'mon!" Anyone who doesn't see the inherent silliness of assigning so much emotional baggage to f*cking WORDS for G*d's s*ke just n**ds to g*t out a b*t more.

As an English teacher by trade, it's possible I suppose that I am predisposed to see the humor in it, having struggled mightily and often to explain the nuances of myriad words self-contentedly tucked away within our mother-tongue's gargantuan lexicon.

But you don't have to be a TESOL-er to appreciate Johnson's sterling tongue-in-cheek mockery of academic pretense; it seeps and oozes from between every line. "English as a Second F*cking Language" is the ideal birthday, Ramadan, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, (etc.) gift for any of your favorite speakers of English as a Second Language.

Please contact me if you are still undecided about the wisdom of such a purchase. I can assure you that I have no business or personal relationship with the author, although admittedly, I should very much like to chat with this Johnson fellow, if that is indeed his [her?] real name.

It's 'funny'how people come with various ideas to make money.

I'm so sorry that "english as a second..." is considered a book.
It's extremely rude to be published but it has. I wonder people who bought it and have children in their families - did they throw this book in garbage or are waiting their children to flip the pages of this book and learn non-sense.

I'd recommend you give the money - you were to spend on this book, to Salvation Army.