By far the best book I have found for Web development. Covers the techniques designers must know to create a secure fast Web site.

The discussion of CSS is straight forward and the tricks are clever and valuable.

I don't program, but I was able to cut and paste the Javascript examples into my HTML pages and they worked.

I was able to get a secure site running over the weekend for free! (I'll have to buy a certificate in 2 months), but it's working now. Instructions were easy to follow.

I highly recommend this book.

I must own every HTML book -- almost all of them say the same things -- (the stuff you can find online at w3c). Finally, someone is offering something new.

I like the tip format -- I don't have time to read 600 pages in a weekend. The format made using solutions I found easy.

The book does a good job with ASP and PHP ... I wished it would have presented Perl too.

The Javascript and CSS stuff is good -- the examples are actually usable in real-world web pages.

A friend of mine recommended this book to me. I read it in about a week. It was very simple and understandable. Plus I learned some very intresting things I never knew about CSS.

This magazine style paperback book was recommended to me long after I knew the basics of flyfishing, so I didn't expect to learn much. I was lured in by its price, but very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the content. The author cuts through the bull normally found in fly fishing instruction books and gets to the meat of the topics. Quick. He includes wonderful, humurous illustrations to enhance the reader's learning. This is one book I can say should be read early on by anyone interested in learning flyfishing.

I got my first copy in approximately 1979 and have gotten copies for my daughters since. Anderson presents essential information in a well though out, logical, and entertaining fashion. A must-read for anyone getting into fly fishing, as well as a good refresher for those with some experience. Contrary to what some would have you believe, fly fishing can be a simple and straight-forward sport; this book makes that clear.

The Curtis Creek Manifesto was the first fly fishing book that I could read and truly understand. It is filled with simple illustrations and descriptions that make getting off the ground with fly fishing a breeze. so many other books that I tried to read were filled with tech talk and jargon that confused and frustrated me. I believe that this book saved my trip to Colorado and my first fly fishing experience two years ago. I have reccomended it to all of my fishing buddies and I continue to use it even now.

The first book in this series focuses on Maggie, the granddaughter of a veterinarian. Within the first few chapters, a couple of puppy owners show up and bring in a total of 10 puppies suffering from serious health problems. When maggie and her grandma hear that the puppies all came from the same place, they begin to suspect a puppy mill. Maggie becomes determined to find the puppy mill, but she gets in trouble for her bad grades and her cousin Zoe shows up at the clinic. So instead of finding the puppy mill, Maggie looks up the laws on the breeding of puppies with the help of Sunita, and they do eventually catch the crook. But it seems that the sheriff wants to let the guy off easy. Will the pupy mill really go down? From what I read of this book, the series is off to a good start.

This is a very exciting and interesting book. It's about an 11 year old girl that lives with her grandmother, Dr. MacKenzie or Dr. Mac, because her parents died in a car crash when she was 7. The book is about Maggie who is having trouble with her grades in school, and she is banned from the clinic until her grades go up. On top of that, since she can't do the work if she's banned, some kids from school help out at the clinic. She feels like she doesn't belong there anymore. Plus it's worse when her cousin, Zoe, who's mother is an actress comes to stay. The story is about a man who is running a puppy mill which is illegal. He sells sick, dirty puppies at the farmer's market. Maggie, her cousin, and "friends" try to stop the man from selling the pups. It's full of sad times, and good times. This is a good book if you love puppies.

This book is really cool, expecially if you like animals and I love animals! It tells about how Maggi, Sunita, David, Brenna, and her cuz Zoe help out at the vet clinic with Gran. They keep getting sick puppies and find the puppy mill where the puppies are coming from. It's a really good book, but kind of sad. You have to read this book if you like amimals, or even if you don't! My mom and sister even likes them a little.

Hesper Anderson vividly reconstructs her childhood memories for the reader with clarity and exquisite detail. Her story is one of a remarkable, sensitive girl as she traverses her precarious journey of childhood. The daughter of playwright Maxwell Anderson, Hesper was surrounded by the rich and famous. Her anecdotes of Rex Harrison, Ingrid Bergman, Marlin Brando and many others are skillfully woven into her story, giving the reader a sense of the uniqueness of growing up on South Mountain Road. Personally, I was touched by the generosity with which the author shares intimate details of her life. Her struggle to understand herself within the context of her famous family is rich with the irony of life in a fishbowl. Her book is a thoughtful, well-written reflection on life, relationships, and what really matters. I loved this book.

Hesper Anderson's lovely memoir, "South Mountain Road" is a riviting read. It is populated with a cornocopia of famous names ranging from the author's father, noted playwright Maxwell Anderson to Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, Marlon Brando, Katherine Hepburn, Burgess Meredith, and many more. But what makes this so interesting is that all of these luminaries are mere extras in the story of Anderson and her on-going struggle to know and understand her parents. This is must reading whether you are interested in the private lives of public people or simply someone who has sought the acceptance and love of your parents.

Hesper Anderson, youngest child of playwright Maxwell Anderson, has written an honest, straightforward and very readable memoir. Ms. Anderson grew up in a community of successful and influential artists, authors, musicians and intellectuals. The title of the work is the name of the road in rural New York where she and her famous parents and neighbors lived. Ms. Anderson tells the story of her parents' troubled relationship and its lasting effects upon her.

Ms. Anderson has a beautiful, sensitive nature. She reveals her emotional life with heartbreaking candor. She clearly loves both of her parents, but nonetheless has seen right through some facades. Her famous father comes across as mysterious, remote and controlling. Ms. Anderson pointedly blames the cancer death of the first Mrs. Anderson and the suicide of her mother upon Maxwell Anderson. She reveals some shocking family secrets which she did not discover until after her mother's death. The discovery of those secrets helped bring some closure and understanding for Ms. Anderson. She also works through some painful secrets of her own, including her childhood fascination with an older famous neighbor. This neighbor takes advantage of this fascination with particular cruelty. He has an affair with her during a time of extreme emotional vulnerability, announces that he's getting married (to someone else) and walks out of her life. The final chapters of the book bring with them a sense of reconcilation and forgiveness.

This is not just a memoir of the daughter of a famous family -- by the time you reach the book's end, you've completely forgotten that the people are rich and famous. It is the story of a young girl's emotional journey.

In the follow up to "Life in the Big City", Kurt Busiek hits the mark once again in the fictional world of Astro City, where he brings the "costumes" to a place every bit the equal to Metropolis or Gotham City.

The story revolves around a Batman and Robin-type team of the Confessor(to whom Busiek gives both Rorshach-like angst and a new twist on the "Dark Knight" mold) and his new side-kick, Altar Boy. The same sense of wonder at these costumed super-beings that permeated "Marvels" is in full effect here. There are bible-thumping heroes, an X-men-like supergroup, a superhero-phobic Mayor hell bent on registering all costumed crusaders(a la the X-men again) and requisite Alien Invaders (summoned in the previous graphic novel). There's a nice balance between continuity (the unsolved Hill murders, Altar Boy's revealing apprenticeship with the Confessor, the Aliens) and stand-alone randomness here(the final, doesn't-quite-fit-here Hangman time story).

You don't have to read the first one to follow along, but if you have, its all the richer. I love this series. The first two have been flawless. I also love the Inhumans, Planetary and the Watchmen as other examples of excellent, character-driven graphic novels.

The world of Kurt Busiek's Astro City is truly one of the great fictional worlds ever created; I would rank it right up there with Tolkien's Middle Earth or the "Babylon 5" universe in terms of its richness, complexity, and emotional impact. "Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession" is a superb example of the power of Astro City. This book is essentially a novel in comic book form. It tells the story of Brian, a small town boy who moves to Astro City with dreams of joining the city's legion of costumed heroes. He ultimately joins up with the Confessor, a dark, brooding superhero, and together they face a chilling mystery that impacts all the city's heroes.

Many characters from other volumes in the Astro City series are woven into "Confession": Crackerjack, the Hanged Man, Winged Victory, Samaritan, and many more. Also woven into the superhero story are a number of "real world" issues: crime, spirituality, governmental intrusiveness, and more. Along the way are some innovative concepts and characters; I was especially intrigued by the Crossbreed, a group of evangelical Christian superheroes introduced early in the story.

"Confession" is at once a coming-of-age tale, an intimate character study, and a vast epic tale that spans many decades and the entire planet. The story is also a skillful blend of concepts from the horror and science fiction genres. Like many of the great graphic novels of our time ("Watchmen," "Marvels," etc.) "Confession" deconstructs the very superhero genre to which it belongs. The characters are compelling, the dialogue is gripping, and the visual artwork is awesome: many scenes look like something from a big-budget science fiction film. In my opinion, "Confession" is a profoundly moving masterpiece.

Astro City continues to be the best superhero book being published, and with quality storylines like Confession, it's a sure bet to be listed as one of the top comic series of all time once the dust settles. Busiek combines excellent technical skills - he's a master of pacing, great with dialogue, and unmatched at finding new and interesting perspectives on a story - with a sense of wonder that most of the talented writers in the superhero business have long since abandoned. Absolutely peerless.

Business and career models, like everything else, are constantly changing. Those that don't recognize this, and join in the change, get left behind - harsh, but true. Future Choice is a brilliant description of why network marketing is among the very best career and business models as we enter the 21st century. If you are wondering why your spare time and money is getting smaller and smaller - if you are feeling the pinch - then in could be that the model you are in just isn't working as good as it used to. I came from a very traditional business and professional background, having run several successful businesses and practiced law for 23 years. Without any facts to back me up, I had a negative feeling about network marketing. Future Choice gave me the facts, and armed with those it became very clear to me that an alternative model was coming on strong - and that I needed to be part of it.

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A superb book, covers all the basics about what Network Marketing is all about. Really makes you think about what could be if you just commit to the process, and that's exciting! Clarifies any myths about this style of business. For networkers already in the business, Future Choice acts as a great barometre that let's you know from the true leaders and visionaries in the field that you're on right track, when you hear their stories. It sure helped address a few questions for me and confirmed that I too had made the right choice - both in the book and in choosing Network Marketing to build my future!

As a practitiner of alternative medicine (Chinese health & healing), you should know this book is an absolute must-read. It is a resource book for both patients and health-care providers alike. In it, 380 leading physicians explain their treatments. It contains information on how to reverse over 200 health problems offering the benefits of dozens of medical books with interactive cross-referenced text. You will enjoy reading about real life patient success stories and hundreds of self-help tips while 50 alternative therapies are explained in detail.

This has got to be one of the most comprenhensive books ever written about alternative medicine. It tells a lot of valuable information about various vitamins and minerals and how they work to keep our bodies in perfect form. It gives important detail about what doses of each supplement we need to take. I also tells us about how the supplements interact with each other.

This book goes into great detail to tell us about our various organs and other body parts and how they work. I tells about how to handle disease when we contract it. It reinsures us that we don't need to run to the doctor everytime we get sick.

I have learned an inmeasureable amount of information from this book. I really believe it has been a worth while investment.

I Would Strongly Recommend This Book

The world of alternative medicine is here, and it can be rather confusing at times. I transcribe medical dictation for physicians, and more and more patients are taking OTC supplements. This reference book is a wonderful resource for MTs in helping them locate non-mainstream remedies that are being dictated by physicians.

Mary Elizabeth Anderson's LINK ACROSS AMERICA is an informative and entertaining way for young and old alike to learn about the Lincoln Highway. The book combines facts, photos and entertaining Burma Shave jingle signs to help keep children interested in the topic while they read.

The history reflected makes you appreciate the roads we travel, instead of just taking them for granted. I must admit that I attended Seedling Mile School in Grand Island, Nebraska for 3 years and only recently learned why it was called such when I read Ms. Anderson's book. I had no idea the struggles made by so many to put together this road that I travel so often.

I highly recommend LINK ACROSS AMERICA to anyone with an interest in American history.

A friend of mine recommended "Link Across America", and I thourghly enjoyed reading it. I had no idea that the Lincoln Highway even existed, since I grew up here in Michigan. I was also not a fan of history as a kid, but this book is so interesting and easy to read. Children will love it. It is a great part of history that children should not miss out on. I also love all of the colorful pictures.

I thought the book LINK ACROSS AMERICA by Mary Elizabeth Anderson was excellent. I have lived by the Lincoln Highway most of my life but I was never aware of the histroy behind it. It is a fun book for children to read, and also learn at the same time. The book makes us appreciate what we have and also recognize the efforts of the people who gave us the first coast to coast highway.

Linnea in Monet's Garden is a book written by Christina Bjørk, and illustrated by Lene Anderson, both come from Sweden.

The book tells the story of Linnea, a small Swedish girl, and her old friend and neighbour, Mr. Bloom. Linnea and Mr. Bloom share a love for paintings and for flowers, and Claude Monet is a painter they both love. Together they decide to visit Paris, and Monet's garden in Giverny, and with the help of this book we can go with them on this journey.

The book is first of all a beautiful, everyday story about two friends visiting the house and garden of a beloved painter. But it is also a masterpiece in the way it is built up. The way the story, the information about the impressionist period in art, the pictures and paintings all melt together. I and my 6 years old daughter can never get tired of the book, and after reading it an uncountable number of times we both felt that we knew the garden in Giverny. It was a very special day for us then, last summer when we were able to visit Giverny, the house and the garden. We could walk around seeing the same sights as Linnea had seen, sit on the bench together with both Monet and Linnea, walk over the Japanese bridge, and take pictures of all the flowers Linnea had also photographed.

Though this book is first of all a book for children it is a treasure for all ages. A pure joy to read over and over again.

Britt Arnhild Lindland

Linnea is a little girl who travels with her neighbor to Paris to see Monet's paintings. Delighted by what she sees, Linnea goes with her neighbor to Giverny to see Monet's wonderful home and gardens. This delightful book has the animated Linnea prancing along in the grounds at Giverny, which are presented in photographs. She learns and explains everything she sees; her sparkling "personality" makes Monet and his art come alive for young readers. Linnea is a joy! She can be purchased as a doll as well.

I have read several book recently that explain the impressionist art work of Claude Monet, and "Linnea in Monet's Garden" is certainly one of the most creative and interesting of the bunch. Originally published in Swedish as "Linnea i malarens tradgard," this exquisite little book tells of the adventure of young Linnea to Claude Monet's garden, where she gets to stand on the Japanese bridge overlooking the lily pond that Monet often painted. Linnea also gets to visit many of Monet's actual paintings in Paris, accompanied by her friend Mr. Bloom, a retired gardner who knows a lot about the life and art of Monet. The story of "Linnea in Monet's Garden" is told by Christina Bjork, with drawings by Lena Anderson. The book also includes both black & white photographs of Monet and his family, but color shots taken by "Linnea" on her trip or Monet's home and paintings.

The other books I have read this week about the art of Monet have focused more specifically on explaining his art in terms of subject, color, perpsective, tone, etc. "Linnea in Monet's Garden" covers these topics in a more offhanded way. This hardly matters because the strength of the book is in how in capture's the young girl's joy in actually going to the places she has read about and getting to sit in Monet's kitchen, walk on the Japanese bridge, and take photographs of the water lillies in his pond. There is also the fun of getting to see the actual paintings that she has only seen in books. This story is told as if it were a true adventure (they have to be allowed into the Water Lily Rooms at the museum because they are under repairs and Lineea bursts into tears when they discover the rooms are closed to the public). If you have ever had the pleasure of a finally seeing a great painting in person (for me it was Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" in Chicago) or visiting famous places you have read about for years (pick your own example), then this charming book will speak to you.