Briefly, I have been looking for a good non-Microsoft book that will offer a critical review of their latest OS - Win95. I had a client with a number of problems after an upgrade and I found the answers immediatly when I looked in the index. I then looked for other odd index topics and found reference to all of them. Other books, including MS Press titles, did not have reference or at least the depth that this book did. Buy it. Greg Barry

I didn't know anything from first-hand experience about the segregated South in the 1950's. This book brings the reality of that apartheid vividly to life. It is clearly written by someone who knows what he's writing about. It is also an exciting, well-written book that was impossible to put down. I read it all the way through in one sitting. Highly recommended.

"A Killing in Carter County" focuses on the unlikely working relationship of a white former prosecutor and a black defense attorney as they try to work together to save a young black woman from Florida's electric chair. The story takes place in rural Carter County during the 1950's and vividly portrays the segregated society and the Jim Crow system of justice. The writer does a very good job developing the characters of Jack Hunter and Randall McNeil. Both the Southern setting and the regional dialogue have a very authentic feel. The story is compelling; the book is well-written. Actually, though it's very different in content and tone, "A Killing in Carter County" is an effective follow-up to Lawrence's other novel, "Annie's Angel."

With the excellent blending of original and classic characters Dr. Schichler's American oddity is by all means a masterpiece. The reader will discover actual historical facts about the Erie Canal and One-Cane Topiltzin, while at the same time encountering brilliantly created original characters such as One-Tongue Licking and Two-Feet Walking. The story is further aided by the author's photographs of the Erie Canal and it's surrounding areas. These pictures and the creativity of Dr. Schichler generates a magical kingdom of both fantasy and reality, which causes the story to materialize into a waking dream atmosphere. The deceptive and humoris narrative will keep readers turning pages and marveling at the author's imagination.

I've been buying these books since the 80's. They contain Names, Sizes, & other details about any ship on the Great Lakes. Also some great photos.

I've been buying these books since the 80's. They contain Names, Sizes, & other details about any ship on the Great Lakes. Also some great photos.

This books is, in my opinion, the most accurate souce of information ever written on Hawaii's Japanese community. Other authors, such as Takaki, have also written excellent historical guides; however, they are usually mainland-born and don't/can't understand life in Hawaii. "Kodomo No Tame Ni" is a virtual encyclopedia of many lesser-known aspects of the Issei generation, and illustrates the past which has created the atmosphere of modern Hawaii.

Anyone interested in discovering the true past of Hawaii's Japanese (as well as Hawaii's other ethnic groups) should definitely get their hands on this collection of stories, which-- due to the growing mainland-ish "Americanization" of Hawaii-- will soon be forgotten.

In this day and age, I don't think another book of this sort will ever be written.

Este libro ofrece un utilísimo recuento de hechos ligados al reciente auge en la entrada de capitales hacia América Latina, abarcando tanto las relaciones macroeconómicas como los aspectos específicos del sector financiero. Los trabajos se ven enriquecidos por comentarios de reconocidos expertos en la formulación de políticas y destacados participantes del sector privado en los mercados de capital. La novedad e interés de sus planteamientos e información son más que suficientes para motivar e inspirar un buen número de disertaciones doctorales de primer nivel. Sin duda una obra de lectura obligatoria en los cursos de finanzas internacionales.

Ricardo Hausmann y Liliana Rojas-Suarez hacen un excelente trabajo de recopilación y nos brindan este libro que sin duda se convertirá un clásico y texto elemental en el tema de las crisis bancarias. Dado que este fenómeno se acentuó en la década de los noventa, creemos que es una publicación muy recomendable como base para estudiantes, profesionales e investigadores.

Dr. Hurwitz uses his half-century of experience in the schools to puncture the many balloons floated by "reformers," who know little about how schools should be run--and whose alleged reforms would further ruin our faltering schools. In The Last Angry Principal, we have a great human interest story of a compassionate disciplinarian in a time of eroding standards. When--after decades of success--his policies were repeatedly first endorsed and then reversed by weak superiors, flip-flopping in the face of political pressure, he demanded more uniform decision-making, he was dismissed. A measure of his effectiveness may be that local parents barricaded him in his office, setting the stage for a confrontation that made national headlines and coverage on CBS' 60 Minutes program. The Last Angry Principal is a book that you cannot afford to miss, at a time when the "educational crisis" is seen as a top priority, not only on Capitol Hill and by all of the nation's governors, but every presidential candidate as well.