Obviously, Mr. Montgomery is not a OO software developer. As an example to this, his definition of Abstract Class (as offered in the Glossary) is incorrect! Certainly not worth the price!

As an example of why I believe Mr. Montgomery must be a non-programmer, his definition of Abstract Class in the appendix is absolutely wrong!

A good book on the rare subject of Integrating legacy applications in the enterprise by a practicioner who has been on the leading edge of both old and new worlds.

Lots of practical advice on how to overcome the many hurdles of translating between RDBMS and OO.

This book in not about a boy and a donkey as stated in the review on your site. I would very much like to have the book the reviewer was talking about. I remember learning to read from that book as a child. I remember the cover showing the boy and his donkey going down a road. If you have THIS book, let me know.

This is a small childs textbook used in the 50's and 60's that tells the tale of a boy and his donkey. It is quite a pleasant story, and helps children with their vocabulary. I recommend this book to baby boomer's who might have used this book when they were small.

After waiting expectantly for this book I found it to be just another college text, with many no doubt well written cases. But my reason for buying, to see a development of their HBR article of that title, was not to be. A skimpy review of strategy which can be found almost anywhere instead of an interesting expansion of the latest thinking and experience of the resource based approach to strategy. A great shame.

THE LIFE OF JOHNNY APPLESEED IN A seed SHELL. WHY DID HE WEAR A POT FOR A HAT? DID HE EAT ALL THOSE APPLES TO GET ALL THOSE SEEDS? WANT TO STUDY ABOUT WESTWARD EXPANSION? WHY AM I ASKING QUESTIONS WHEN I CAN READ THIS AGAIN ?

This is basically a text book for a first year college student. The information was relatively vague. I was disappointed, but the book would be very beneficial to someone just starting in the business. I was looking for concrete examples and "life saving" ideas and this book did not offer that.

I purchased this book because as a fan of both Lewis and Tolkien, I had hoped to gain better insight into the meaning behind their writings. I would say that my search for insight has only been slightly satisfied.

Myth Allegory and Gospel is a collection of six essays written by authors who describe themselves as "fans and scholars" of the works by Chesterton, Lewis, Tolkien and Williams. The essays are:

-Apologist of Eucatastrophe by John Warwick Montgomery
-Chesterton, Madmen and Madhouses by Russell Kirk
-Charles Williams' Novels and the Contemporary Mutation of Consciousness by Chad Walsh
-After the Moon Landings: A Further Report on the Christian Spaceman C.S. Lewis by Edmund Fuller
-The Chronicles of Narnia and the Adolescent Reader by John Warwick Montgomery
-Mythic and Christian Elements in Tolkien by Clyde S Kilby

Most of the essays speak of the Christian meaning of the books as if the reader already knows what the particulars are, so examples of the Christian meaning are rarely given. Furthermore, the writing style of some of the essays are similar to a research paper that I wrote in the eighth grade. Numerous sources are called upon in a disjoined manner in an essay that is difficult to follow. The exception is the essay by Kilby in regard to Tolkien's works and the essay by Mongomery in regard to Lewis. However, only the Kilby essay actually cites the Lord of the Rings to give examples of the Biblical connections that the other essays just assume that the reader already knows.

If you are looking for a collection of essays about the works of these authors, then this may be the book for you. But, if you are looking for more insight into these books, I would suggest that perhaps another book would be a better choice for you.

The "Choose Your Own Adventure" series was a great invention for kids, and the first 14 or so were very interesting. However, simply put, R.A. Montgomery is not very good at writing them, unlike his colleague Edward Packard. Arbitrary, preachy, and sometimes practically incoherent, his books are only for rabid fans of the genre.

I purchased the book in hopes to further my knowledge of application of the SPC to Engineering Process Control (EPC). I found one article, somehow useful, about application of the EWMA (Chapter 11). This book is a collection of article, more less like proceedings for an academic convention. Not much practical hints, neither is a tutorial.

Okay, mr. Ingram loves Wes and his music, that much is clear. And it is good to know how this guitar giant lived his (much to) short live. I like the kind way Ingram describes the period of Wes's life when he sold his soul to commerce. At least that is the way the 'real' jazz connoisseurs think of it. Ingram's story puts this perod in a different perspective. What I don't like is the flimsy looks of this book: poor type, poor print and very poor illustrations. Pitty, this could have been a good book.

I bought this book in anticipation of finding out about Maud's personal life and her thoughts. I was very disappointed. There was nothing in the biography that gave me any insight into the life of my favorite author. I do not recommend this book.

This biography of L.M. Montgomery, marketed towards young adults, has nothing new to offer. It was mostly a rehash of Montgomery's own memoirs, titled "The Alpine Path". Plus, there was surprisingly little information about Montgomery's years after she published Anne. Perhaps it would have been at least an average bio if the author had illustrated some of Montgomery's experiences or parts of her life, but he really didn't even attempt to do that, with the exception of parts of some of her minor romances. If you are looking for a good L.M. Montgomery biography, try "The Alpine Path" or her journals to hear about Montgomery in her own words.