It is rather quantics, study of matter called "quantic' that shows wave and particle behavior exclusively.Authors introduce new definitions such as Quantics or Phonon not photon. Methodology is quite new. Authors use a lot of "from this it follows" kind of statements so if you are not comfortable with that kind of short cuts, this book is not for you. Examples are numerous from very different areas but some of them beyond introductory level of Quantum Physics. It will help if you finish the book and come back to read the examples. there are good number of problems at the end of each chapter. Overall I like it because it has a different twist in it. Same story told from a different angle. Mathematical formalism in the average.
For me this is not an introductory book into quantum Mechanics, I prefer Reznicks book but i would not miss to read this book either.

Indepth analysis of various lines. It will improve your chances greatly with Blk and offer you more opportunities with white to attack. Notation is a bit hard to handle. Also, some games were not in my database. Easy to follow (C/B)

I am an elementary school librarian, and I have always found this book to be a crowd-pleaser! I enjoy reading it to first graders every year before school lets out for the summer. The children love the idea of a sandcastle contest and a salami-loving dog! The fact that they can help solve a mystery adds to the fun. I find some of the lingo in the story to be a bit dated or not great to use as a read-aloud so I slightly adjust it as I read. But overall, this book is guaranteed to keep your audience happy!

Sara Levy's poetry chapbook, Stiletto Talk, presents fifteen of her poems, each sharp, stylistic, and provoking.

Levy is a sharp and hip D.C. poet, whose works border on the abstract, as in "How to End It" -- What is needed then is / high-octane closure / with the finality / of seams and / the innuendo / of roar.

Many of her poems exude a quiet sensuality without becoming trite or sappy. In "Caduceus", named for the medical symbol of intertwined serpents, Levy writes -- But those emblematic tongues / paired embers of moist / in those arid twists, / well, they made me smile.

Her haiku are stunning in that they offer a very modern twist on a traditional form, with titles almost as long as the poems themselves, such as "Haiku for the Unlucky Woman Tasked with Writing 'Dominatrixhood for Dummies'".

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This is a comprehensive and timely text on multiphase flow and heat transfer for a nuclear engineer and those who are interested in nuclear reactor safety assessment, to have a picture of what may be happending in nuclear power plants under accident conditions, including hypothetical core meltdown situations. It is helpful since a majority of those who run reactor-safety computer codes do not have good grip on phenomenological understanding and models which formed the backbone of these codes. With respect to severe accidents, the author made a terrific attempt to go beyond the mundane of empiricism, but phenomena are too complex and there are too large uncertainties that somehow reduces the value of detailed modeling of particular processes. Knowledge gained to date in simulant-materials and small-scale experiments not necessarily provides the adequate picture of what could happen in reality.Especially since in most cases, measurements were indirect and models are speculative. Therefore a sense of caution is recommended to look behind equations and aware of where and how they were derived or conditions in which correlations were obtained.

This book provides a good general overveiw into sexual harassment. It also provides details as to what an employer should do to limit liability. Beyond that it gives examples of interveiws and ideas for implementing a policy. This is a good choice for those without an extensive HR department who need a general guide. Lost one star because it is not a be all end all guide, but I doubt that was the intention.

I read this books thinking I was going to learn VB5 programming. I was wrong. It didnt show me that much. It just showed me the very basics, it didn't go beyond that. A lot of the humor the author used was stupid and silly and it was often repeated way too many times. Some of the questions for the quizzes and tests were very stupid or better yet too easy so you could just pick what seems right and it wouldn't teach you anything if it's easy. This book along with other VB5 for Windows books taught me the bare basics so I could go on and read other stuff about VB5. After you read these books, you might want to take a look into VB5 From the Ground Up, VB5 in 21 Days, and Mastering VB5 ( excellent reference).

When I started reading this book, I knew nothing about Visual Basic or programming. It was easy to read and maintained my interest long enough to follow the examples. It was a lot of fun and I'm looking foward to trying a more difficult book.

This is the book I started with and moved on to become a very good VB Programmer, One thing about this book people don't like is it just contains the basics, I loved that though, I totally understood what I was doing. What each line of code meant. When I finished this Book I Moved On To Bigger Books which with this Backround I had no trouble with whatsoever, The Humor was great, I think people who look down on it are ignorant. I don't mean to be rude. You just have to have a sense of humor. If you are just beginning with no experiance at all in programming, BUY THIS BOOK!

Levy's financial memoir tells of his 50 years on Wall Street. He highlights his contributions including the success of Oppenheimer. He tells many tales, including the collapse of Long Term Capital Management in 1998. He blames that collapse on the fund manager's overconfidence in the efficiency of markets.

Levy offers his perspective on the recent stock market bubble, concluding the bubble continues (with lower prices ahead). His conclusion that Newt Gingrich's 1995 "contract with America" paved the way for the egregious acts of corporate executives and accounting firms makes for interesting reading.

This book is worth your time.

Having been acquainted with Leon Levy and a personal friend to
many of his partners since the early 1960's, I had eagerly
waited for the book's publication and read it with great
interest.

After reading the book, I have found one unsolved puzzle.
How Mr. Leon Levy, reputed to have a net worth of over US$700
million and has made donations to various interest groups of
over US$100 million, has achieved such mediocre investment
results for his investors in the Oppenheimer group of mutual
funds. Mr. Levy is the founder and chairman of the Oppenheimer
Funds.

Nonetheless, Mr. Leon Levy has provided some great insights to
the inner workings of Wall street, including some of the lesser
known specultaive techniques -- e.g., the Euro call option
market.

This is a book that every investor should read. People who are looking for a trading system or some cookie-cutter program that will make you rich will be dissapointed. Although he made hundreds of millions of dollars, I doubt Levy himself had an exacting system that he used. He knew how to manage risk and look for low-risk opportunities. He also knew how to take advtange of new investment markets - which are almost impossible for average investors. Leveraged buyouts for example.

Nonetheless, if they take the effort this is one of the most important investment books that someone can read in this moment in time. Levy's book is one that will make you think. As he recounts the past 50's years on Wall Street you'll see how the stock market changed and how the psychology around it did too. Going into the 1950's, people, remembering the 1930's, were extremely bearish about the market. Levy wouldn't hire anyone under 30 - not because he wanted youth, but because he feared that those older would be too cautious, because of their life experiences of the depression.

Contrast that bearish sentiment, with today where every down day is heralded as a bottom and a one week rally is called a new bull market, and you'll see how different the eras are. You'll also realize how different the risk to reward ratio for stock investors is.

I have come to the same conclusions that Levy has concerning our market and our economy and where the coming investment opportunities are in the world. I was already in agreement with him before I read his book. That is why I strongly recommend that people read it. This is one of the few mainstream investment books that you can find that will give you a good picture of what has happened to our markets in the past decade and where it is likely to go in the next 10 years - and where true investment opportunities lie in the world. This is all done in a crisp, engaging style, that makes for a quick read. If you want to understand what is going on read this!

Even if you have an investment/trading style where you don't think this is important you need to read this book. I personally trade mostly on charts and technical indicators. However, if you are trading a trend in the market it is helpful to have a knowledge about what is moving the market. That makes it easier to have believe that what the charts are telling you is real. You need to believe in your convictions. That is why it is important for investors and traders to keep up with the news and take the time to read books such as this one. I spend a lot of my time involved in the financial markets and usually read books as a way to get away from them. When I take the time to read a financial book it has to be a good one and this one didn't disappoint.

This book is never going to be one of the trading classics, like Jesse Livermore's Remicenses of a Stock Operator. However, 10 years from now it will be known as one of the few books that warned of what was to come.

I'll be perfectly honest: The thing that attracted me to this book was the cover. Yes, the cover is a beautiful artistic aerial view of the Golden Gate bridge swallowed by clouds and fog. My eyes were automatically drawn to the cheerful blue of the cover and the even more brilliant blue of the end papers. Who says you shouldn't judge a book by its cover?

One evening, Arthur leaves his bath to investigate a noise from his walk-in closet. To his surprise, he finds beautiful Lauren, and his life is not the same from that moment. She tells him that her body is in a coma at a local hospital, and that Arthur is the only person who can see, hear, or touch her. What ensues from there is an incredible story of faith and love along with several messages to value each second of your life.

It might sound corny--and it is--but this story really is quite charming. It's a quick read at about 200 pages, and I managed to polish it off in a couple of hours on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It's perfect summer reading because it requires no complicated plots or deep messages. You simply have to suspend your disbelief and go with the story. This book is in no way Pulitzer material, but it's a good way to wile away a few hours. I actually liked the backstory of Arthur's mother, Lili. I wouldn't mind reading a separate book devoted to Lili and her life.

I was in the mood for something light and fun when I picked up this book, and I was well rewarded for the thought. "If Only It Were True," is a heartwarming little story with a fantasy touch.

Lauren is a doctor who has a horrible car accident at the beginning of the novel, ending up in a coma.

Months later, unknowingly living in her home, Arthur, a young architect, is interrupted in his bath when he hears someone snapping their fingers in his closet. He opens the door, and there is Lauren. He can see her, he can touch her, and he can hear her. She is a living ghost, but for some reason he is able to interact with her.

Far from being a typical ghostly-love story, "If Only It Were True," departs from the usual formulas, and actually manages to throw in some wonderful and thought-provoking concepts into the mix. Should Arthur allow Lauren's mother to turn off the life support machines and gain her mother closure and an end to the pain - given that her "ghost" might fade? There is much more to this read than meets the eye on first glance, and it is well worth the small investment of time. You'll smile, and feel warmed, by this book.

Arthur is a young architect who just moved into a new apartment. One evening he discovers a woman hiding in his bathroom closet. The woman - Lauren - is surprised Arthur can see and hear her. She tells Arthur that her physical body is in a coma and has been for six months. Her "spirit" was somehow separated from her body. Arthur doesn't believe her at first, but pays a visit to the hospital and finds her body. They get to know each other better and soon fall in love, but it doesn't last long. Lauren learns that her body is to be disconnected from the feeding tube and she will die. Arthur promises to help save her and that's when the fun begins...

This book is very well-written. It reminded me of "Message in a Bottle" by Nicholas Sparks. The writing style and the story are both very similar, although "If Only It Were True" is not as tragic as "Message." It's a very quick read - just over 200 pages long. I devoured it in an evening. Even if you're not a fan of romances, you should still try this one. It's sweet and guaranteed to leave a smile on your face, but it's not so full of sap that you will feel ill afterwards. There is a very interesting sub-plot concerning Arthur's mother; I would have almost liked to read more about it, but there was just enough to explain things and not so much that it overshadowed the actual story. The only problem with the book is that the character of Lauren wasn't nearly as well-developed as the character of Arthur. This is a minor point and you don't notice it much while reading it. "If Only It Were True" is a perfect summer read, so run to your local library and find a copy!

This book was NOT Sailormoon. Yes, it IS "Sailormoon" and not "Sailor Moon." This book is waaaaay too Americanized. They use English names for Usagi's (or Serena, ugh)classmates, use brand names, and talk about American bands. Not that I don't like the Backstreet Boys! The point is, Sailormoon is Japanese, that's the way it was made. I don't think they mention Tokyo once in this book.The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars is because I thought the story itself was well written. But Molly "Brown"! They completely ruined the beauty of Sailormoon. It's Japanese! They talked nothing about Japanese food or cultures in this book. It's dull reading too. If you happen to be one who likes the "dub" and doesn't care about the original, get this book. But if you REALLY know what Sailormoon is or want to know, DON'T read this book. Watch the original anime and read the manga (if you can, with all those mistakes Mixx makes! That's what editors are for, jeez).

My daughter read the book as soon as it came in and finished it in one day. All I can say is bring on more Sailor Moon books, so she can continue reading them.

As embarrassing as it is, I actually like this book. Yes, I know what goes on in the original japanese series, but I dunno. I just enjoyed this book, even though it's for little kids under 9 and I'm eleven, and that it is way over americanized. So really I can't give any advice about this book scince noone likes it but if you love the dub(and the amazing thing is I hate the dub!) then I guess you should get it. Its kinda a nice refreshing break from having to use you japanese translations book every page.
Happy Reading! :)