I bought this CD tutorial recently and found it difficult to learn via the CD. The contents the topics are very basic and they do not fulfill my thirst of learning Javascript. There's basically nothing that I could really use to produce an interesting personal web site. But then, maybe coz I'm not a CD learner. I end up printing almost every single source of code on the CD!

This book is probably not for the extremely faint-of-heart--it's not of the "For Dummies" variety, but covers a huge variety of working JavaScript routines. The CD is well organized and cross-linked, and each section starts easy and builds on the previous knowledge. It is probably most useful as a library of good routines (and thoroughly tested on 2 browsers and 2 versions of each--I was one of the beta testers), but there is plenty of instruction on the CD as well.

C'mon now, let's be fair. This CD is not intended as a learning vehicle for Javascript. Rather, it is a resource for programmers who need solutions to specific problems. I have run quite a few of the sample scripts on this CD, and I am impressed at both the quality and the complexity of the code. These are scripts that ACTUALLY WORK, a refreshing change from the hundreds of amateurish scripts on those archive sites, 90% of which are buggy, crash your browser, or worse. I was able to cut-and-paste code from this CD into my web page, and get it working (AND doing something useful!) in just a few minutes. My only complaint is that there could have been a few more business-oriented applications (such as a shopping cart).

This book is a wonderful item for beginner Marilyn zealots,as well as the avid Marilyn fan and collector. It does however make a common mistake of focusing on the more tragic elements of her life.Maybe this is what the majority finds most intriguing, but Marilyn was an extremely warm, loving and spirited woman as well. She had an incredible way with a comic line in her movies,and her quotes themselves reveal a clever wit and an intellegent,keenly observant person. Perhaps those who wish to find a more rounded,human look at this complex personality should look to the more detailed biographies. All in all though,with pleasing photos,charming Marilyn quotes every other page,and text which provides a brief, informing look at Marilyn's life and career, this book is a nice addition to any collection.

I agree that it is cute, because it is so little. But the thing, that I don't like about it, is, that the author starts this book with words, that Marilyn 'died of a drug overdose'. Later, author admits, that noone knows the right reason. For me, that is a bad book beginning. Good is, that at the end you can read all films, where Marilyn has played. And there are some nice pictures in the book. After all, this book is a great present for all Marilyn's fans!

Gunner With Stonewall is a typical and valuable first hand account of life in wartime. Filled with intersting atecdotes and personal details, it is closer in perspective to Henry Kyd Douglas' "I Rode With Stonewall" than Foote's or Catton's histories on the same period. This lends and air of timelessness and similarity with WWII- and Vietnam-era first -hand accounts. Written many years after the fact, the book contains some minor innaccuracies ultimately clarified by the Editor. All in all, considering the dirth of books about Confederate Army Artillery, it is a good read that diserves a place on the historian's bookshelf.

Poague reminds me of Porter Alexander in his occasionally acerbic tone and his willingness to tell it like he thinks it is with regards to generals and their foibles. Maybe it's an artillery thing. Also like Alexander, he's refreshingly bloodthirsty -- no Gordon-esque blandishments about chivalry here. His account of the death of Federal Gen. Kearny contrasts interestingly with other accounts I've read, and his description of the surrender at Appomattox is particularly evocative.

I know that Patricia Seaton was married to Peter Lawford, and I am confident that many of the things she covered in this biography are undeniable, but the gross variances between her accounts and established facts almost begs the reader to question this author's credibility. Prime example: Seaton Lawford states that Colonel Ernest Aylen (Lady May Lawford's husband at the time) learned that his wife was pregnant (by his commanding officer) and killed himself in 1923--in front of May's own eyes. Dramatic story, yet public records clearly indicate that Aylen filed for divorce seven months after his alleged suicide and died some 24 years later (on October 12, 1947) by his own hand. Obviously, both stories cannot be true... So, when Seaton Lawford writes that Bobby Kennedy did NOT have a sexual relationship with Marilyn Monroe, can I believe her? Or when she states that Peter Lawford showed more concern for a marijuana plant than for his son Christopher (who was strung-out on heroin and standing on a second-story ledge) can I believe her? Or when she states that First Lady-to-be Nancy Davis (before her marriage to Ronald Reagan) was known for certain sexual acts, can I believe her? Just as troubling, Seaton Lawford interjects personal stories (like her rape by an OB-GYN or Ted Kennedy's apparent proposition for sex) and awkwardly tries to include them as some significant commentary on Peter Lawford's sensibilities or psyche. These disturbing experiences seem inappropriate in a discussion of his life, and they paint the author as someone who is too close to the subject to convey objective information. Overall, I was left with the unsatisfying feeling that someone had been mixing lies with facts.

Had really interesting segment about Peter Lawford appearances on $10,000 Pyramid and then $20,000 Pyramid. Lawford really liked this gameshow and was quite good at it. Details like this (rather than speculation by someone who should know better) make this an intriguing character study.

Don't buy this biography of Marilyn Monroe if you are at all curious about her thoughts and feelings, details of her personal life, or her mysterious death. However, if you want to read hundreds of pages all about Marilyn's battles with 20th Century Fox studios, her dissolved partnership with Milton Greene, and how she spent her money, then this is the book for you. Leaming's primary source was Marilyn's extensive file at Fox, which leads to an extremely disappointing and impersonal look at a dynamic icon. I recommend _Legend_ by Fred Lawrence Guiles instead, though non-conspiracy fans tend to prefer the Donald Spoto biography. Either is preferable to this one.

Marilyn Monroe had a life made to be written about. From birth to death she was abused, taken advantage of, and underestimated, yet her will and determination brought her to the top of Hollywood glitter and gloss. Unfortunately, this book does a very bad job of showing that. Leaming concentrate so much on showing how almost everyone in Monroe's life misunderstood or underestimated that she turns Monroe into a brainless idiot. Monroe is again and again portrayed as a confused, insecure girl who just needs someone to think for her and tell her what to do.
While the book is historically accurate, a strong picture of Monroe is not given. In order to survive all that Monroe went through to get to the top, a girl had to be strong-willed, intelligent, and devious. Yet again and again Leaming emphasises the weak points of Monroe's character and life, glossing over moments when Monroe's strength and determination and intelligence win her victories of her own.
I suggest renting this book from your local library first, along with other Monroe biographies, then decided if it is worth spending the money on. Personally, I don't think it is.

It's really good, if a bit uncomfortable to read. Leaming views biography as a form of novel, telling the story like a story, which is what it is, rather than telling it like some anonymous collection of facts unrelated to anyone. This serves a subject as dramatic and depressing as Norma Jeane Baker very well. And the portrait is a depressing one, no doubt: self-loathing and bitter, Marilyn was consistently late to sets and meetings because she was too upset with herself to leave her apartment/trailer; she hated being "sexy" and wanted to be taken serious but then would self-sabotage by showing up in the sluttiest outfits she could find, in order to upset the men in her life, be it the overly controlling Joe DiMaggio or the overly cold Arthur Miller. The author makes a lot of very sensible assumptions and psychological readings, the most notable being declaring Marilyn's death a suicide, something still debated by Marilyn fans. I personally agree with the author, which probably makes me like the book even more, because quite frankly, all the signs are there. She even called someone and asked him to say goodbye to some people for her - how much more obvious does it get? The bottom line is, Marilyn Monroe had serious personality disorders, diagnosed by her physician as having "borderline personality", which results in enormous mood swings, a large dose of self-conciousness bordering on loathing, and an irrational fear of being "abandoned", even if the abandonment was only a short trip to the grocery store. She also had a heavy history of mental disorders in her family, including a mother in a mental hospital. Add on the drugs and you don't have a recipe for the best life ever.

The more interesting tidbits of the book were things that aren't commonly tossed around, like the fact that her affair with Jack Kennedy was very short lived and not terribly interesting to Jack. Her multiple personality disorders were threatening to him, and she would call constantly, begging to speak with him. It basically ended the day she sung "Happy Birthday" to him on stage, contradicting the legend of Kennedy as the lecherous freak who didn't care who knew, doing it with every Hollywood girl 'til the day he died. Her life was rather peppered with disappointments, especially towards the end when Twentieth took away all her creative controls written into her contract. It was difficult to read of her personality disorders and see some of my own, and it was difficult to read what people from her costars to her own acting coaches had the nerve to say about her to her face, as if she was a stupid thing. It read like complete fiction, except it's true, and I like biographies that read like that.

The authors view of women is also very disturbing. Yes, women were druids AND female druids could achieve just as much as male druids. The author puts female Celts in a negative view.
I neglected to give this book 1 star because the author tells a very creative fictional story of Merlyn . Monroe managed to keep this book interesting throughout. He just needs to find more reliable resources. I hear his second book "The Lost Books of Merlyn" makes up for this one by being more historically accurate, however still biased and there are better book on merlin and arthur. over nice story but not worth time buying it.

I will not recommend this book because it is sexist content and inaccurate views of druidism and how it degrades women in celtic paganism.

As Carl Llewellyn Weschcke states on the first page in his introduction this book is a RECONSTRUCTION of the Druidic Tradition. In this sense it is as accurate and authoritative as any other reconstruction. Indeed, this is the best I have seen because it intuitively taps into the spirit and essense of the old Celtic priestly cast. Monroe is a primal mystic that understands other primal mystics throughout the ages.

The book itself is a masterful blend of fictional narrative and detailed lore. Indeed, there is a great store of knowlege between and within the threads of the story. It is all consistent with the great wisdom teachings of East and West- there is no hidden left hand path stuff here.

If you want to immerse yourself into the Druidic mind set, take this book and go camping in an oak grove for a week. I know if I ever finally make it to Old Briton I shall take this book with me. I intend to read it upon a faery hill and find either wisdom or madness- or finally discover that on the most fundamental level they are one and the same....

first of all for all those who say there's no historical accuracy on the practice or family clans of Druidism (or even witchcraft at all) u are totally false! there have been surviving families people! they didnt all die out and the author is extremely accurate in the history and practices.

about the pumpkins on samhain our holiday of the dead, the author strictly says "it was later used as it is used in modern times on halloween and that the original usages were of squash and such!" Lighting a circlular (circles represent protection in Druidry) lantern in a window was a celtic folk practice of warding off evil spirits, and represented our god bran the blessed himself a god of protection.

About Druidic magickal practices, for the seekers especially, the Merlyn story is only half authentic and highly romantic/dramatized however the proceedures in which Merlyn teaches is magnificent in every way and fully traditional, that was the whole meaning of this book, to put us in a fantasy land where we can go back and learn from what a true Druid would have taught us.

Trad. Druidic ritual is different from these new age druidic group wannabees (who only base their findings on enemy texts) in that we do use the four quarters and certain symbolic tools to aid us in our spiritual communion with the gods, elemental magick, and divination trance, we base our ways on a continuance from the ancient ages where actual legends remain intact and we find historic facts about Druids within our own kind rather than our enemies. Be u Pantheist, Monotheist, Polytheist, it doesnt matter how u see the gods, the importance of being a Druid is to honor them, our culture, and our hearts towards becoming in balance, purity, and harmony with all of nature....

this is a perfect book for the adventurous seeker of Druidic lore, and yes we need to be adventurous, bring the pagan spirit back into paganism! thats what Celtic festival is all about, and thats enjoyment in life!

now about women and Druidism. Women and Men were both held in equality in Celtic Society unlike most other ancient cultures, and yes the women became Druidesses, who practiced and were keepers of the lunar mysteries and the later term (established of course from the Christian Church was termed witchcraft which is now in a state of transformation called fairy wicca/celtic wicca). to establish my fact, every branch of witchcraft is lunar, never solar. think about it, its derived from the druidess religion.

the Druids were keepers of the Solar Mysteries, HOWEVER both still practiced each other's traditions and both studied with each other, the author represented that female and male energies are opposites, but just remember this before u think he's making some sexist conclusion towards women, "we all have male and female energies flowing through us."

Druids were meant to be the keepers of Solar mysteries, and Druidesses for the Lunar mysteries, that does not mean a Druid cant tap into female energies and vice versa, because they most certainly did. Otherwise the Sun and Moon wouldnt be included within each other's practice, its just that the Druids could better tap into the Sun's power, while the witches better tap into Lunar power, why? because the Sun is Masculine, the Moon feminine....Both energies are opposites, yet both make up the whole.....

This is the best book to get on Druidism, period! it will change every part of your being and as u follow this story consider a quote from the book "it is not u that chooses Druidism in life, but Druidism chooses you."...the spirits of old shall bless the lost seekers for they have tread the most treachurous paths, finding greatest wisdom.....

Unfortunately, this is the type of book that tends to put readers off of history. The writing is pedestrian and dry, and I finished the book feeling I knew little more about the person, James Monroe, than I did when I began. It was like a social studies text listing facts and figures without coming to life. Compare a book like this to "John Quincy Adams, A Public Life, A Private Life", where one truly come to know the historical character.

As the last president who fought in the revolution and a lesser light when measured against Washington, Jefferson and Madison, James Monroe is often considered a transitional figure. Which has some validity in both cases. Although wounded in battle, he did not have anywhere near the stature that Washington did. He was also no match for the intellects of Adams, Jefferson or Madison, and was intellectually secondary to John Quincy Adams, his secretary of state. Nevertheless, he was a man of substance, showing patience in negotiating treaties that continued the inexorable expansion of U.S. territory.
Monroe also showed himself to be a true visionary when he enunciated the Monroe doctrine, where the powers of Europe were told to stay away from any interference with any country that had won independence from their former European masters. Given that it was the power of the British navy that enforced it, something that he was well aware of, it showed that he was trying to form a de-facto alliance with the former colonial rulers.
Cunningham chronicles these events, but also examines one other feature of the times, namely the lack of a second party. By the time of Monroe's second term, the Federalists were dead as a political party, although some still held office. Without opposition, there was no need to maintain discipline within the Republican party, a situation that led to the major problems Monroe had being generated by members of his party. This is a significant point, something that is covered in complete detail.
Monroe was also the first president to go on the equivalent of a campaign tour, which makes him more modern than he would appear. We see many hints of future presidents in that tour, how they will campaign, gather public support and simply how Americans receive their leaders.
In many ways, Monroe was a transitional figure as a president, which made his presidency relatively uneventful, considering what occurred in the previous administrations. Yet, he laid the groundwork for many substantial changes, starting the nation along paths of greatness, but also being a part of the trek towards a civil war. Cunningham describes all of this in detail, exploring the actions of a man who was a fine, but not great leader.

The Presidency Of James Monroe is an ambitious book, in which Noble Cunningham, jr. attempts to analyze the president's political beliefs, including his handling of domestic and foreign affairs from 1817 to 1825. For instance, Cunningham argues that Monroe used his powers as chief executive in a more pragmatic fashion than predecessors James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. In addition, Cunningham asserts that Monroe's attitude about Indians remained paternalistic, but the president did recommend the removal of all Indians east of the Mississippi River to a settlement west of Missouri and the Arkansas territory. Besides, the author recognizes that Monroe authorized Andrew Jackson to attack the Florida Seminole Indians. Next, Cunningham mentions Monroe's conflict over constitutionality regarding federally sponsored internal improvements. In fact, the author writes that Monroe vetoed a bill for federally sponsored internal improvements. Furthermore, Cunningham avers that the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to intervene in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere, represents the president's lasting legacy.

Cunningham persuasively argues that the Monroe Doctrine and legacy strengthened the power of the presidency in foreign affairs. Cunningham does, however, recognize Monroe's failure to gain treaty with Great Britain to suppress the International slave trade in 1824. Moreover, the author avers that Monroe used a cautious approach in foreign diplomacy in relations with Spain and the rebellious republics in Latin America.

Cunningham devotes an entire chapter to Monroe's cautious approach in dealing with the Missouri Compromise legislation. The author asserts that although Monroe did not wholeheartedly endorse the Missouri Compromise, the president used political expediency to forestall further problems in making Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state.

Throughout this exposition, Cunningham uses a number of Monroe's quotes to illustrate his points, and as in the Monr! oe Doctrine, he tells the quotes with a great deal of fervor. In addition, Cunningham adds interesting tidbits to enliven the narrative. For instance, the author informs the reader that Monroe resumed the formal entertaining that Thomas Jefferson had ended. In addition, Cunningham views Monroe as a "hands on" president, closely involved in administrative duties. But ironically, in Monroe's final annual message, he asserts that no divided interests exist in the United States, despite obvious sectional animosities over tariffs and slavery.

Cunningham uses Monroe's writings integrated with a narrative lucid and with adequate footnoting. One of my criticisms, however, concerns the confusing references to Monroe's political ideology. For example, throughout the narrative, Cunningham refers to Monroe as a Republican, but the correct term, Democratic-Republican , never appears in the book. This omission might confuse a non-historian. Also, during the mislabeled "Era of Good Feelings," the author only briefly describes the slavery debacle, which undermined America's progress at that time.

I rarely take the time to review something that I don't like. I am a very busy professional, and I prefer using my time to recommend what I've found really great, not really bad. In this product, I can't help myself but warn future purchasers to stay away from this product.

I have found that the authors were very lazy when it came to their scripts. It is considered by many to be poor programming practice to leave of the trailing ';' at the end of each line in JavaScript. True, it isn't required by browser JavaScript interpreters, but is is poor form. This is just one example.

If you think paying for these scripts will get you out of those pesky and cluttering copyrights that programmers what left intact in their code found on the internet, it won't. You are required to leave the 15 line copyright notice in if you are using the script--even on simple 2-3 line scripts!

The scripts are anything but complete. For example, if you look up the form validation scripts, you'll get an example script that uses a single input form as the example. Not only is that not helpful, it's useless if you have multiple forms in a single page, or if you want to use the script AS IS for different input fields on a single form.

If you are a beginner to JavaScript, don't buy this CD. If you are a moderate level JavaScript programmer, you might find it useful on that very rare occassion, but you REALLY need to know enough JavaScript to mold the example to your needs--and be prepared to do all that work, while giving credit to the lazy authors of this CD.

If you're tired scanning the web for sample javascripts, this is a handy reference specially for beginners. It has good coverage on text handling/validation, math scripts, calculators, calendar and multimedia scripts enough to make your website interesting.

only an analyse of Marilyn with passages of other books about Marilyn in it .. I read some 70 books about Marilyn in the past years and this is realy one I'd like to lay aside; nothing new and boring! Great coverphoto though ..

This book was given to me as a gift. As a fan of MM, I used to buy a lot of books on her, which were all pretty redundant. This was a great diversion. It is a collection of writings from other publications and some strictly for the book itself and also the author, Yona Zeldis McDonough's, insights and thoughts on MM.

It is interesting to read what other people think, and some of these writers are quite well known -- Joyce Carol Oates, Gloria Steinhem, Marge Piercy,. These essays show Marilyn in a positive and worst possible light. -- Every little available, hence the title, "All the Available Light". I think this book needs to be read with an extreme open mind by the fans.
As a woman who truly loves and is a fan of Monroe, I got the feeling that woman writers here are not fans. They stepped up on their soapbox and tore Marilyn into pieces because of her overt sexuality and the fact that she appeared to be the dumb blonde. They seemed almost intimidated and resorted to stupid remarks about her intelligence. No one truly knew Marilyn, she was and still is an enigma. We can only form opinions, which is what this little blurb of writing really is. Every opinion you can think of is here. There are some facts thrown in for good measure, and the author ends it with a "Chronology" From this, we find out that the author thinks MM was murdered.

Even though Marilyn didn't particularly like Sir Lawrence Olivier, I thought his chapter was one of the best ones. He was her leading man in "The Prince and the Showgirl". After speaking rather bluntly about his sometimes frustrating experience working with her, he realizes in retrospect that in the finished product, she was brilliant and quite beautiful.
Which is my own opinion as well. So, I'm biased, I'll admit that.

A lot of this book was very boring and read like text book material with the contributors making up their own words like Monroeivitiy and Monroean. Please...
I don't highly recommend this book, but it is an interesting peek into other people's minds and how Marilyn affected them in both their personal and professional lives.

As a feminist, I was surprised that the the most insightful essay in the book is by that pre-feminist/male-centered-femme-fatale Clare Booth Luce. Most of the scholarly feminist writers seem way off the mark -- especially Steinem, who is such a boring, plodding, obtuse writer (sorry, but it's true!!!). Monroe's co-star in "Some Like It Hot," Jack Lemmon, reportedly always whispered to himself before the cameras rolled: "Magic time!", and the most interesting essays admit that Monroe's magic cannot be pinned down, dissected, & explained. As another Monroe-era actor, Rex Harrison, said, "Whatever it is that makes a person charming must remain a mystery."
MM had mystery & magic -- that's why we find her eternally fascinating, and that's why the most riveting essays collected here (for example, Sir Laurence Olivier's) admit that her onscreen magic is surprsing, dazzling, & inexplicable..