The cover art for this book shows "C++" as a pit of hellfire and brimstone in an otherwise clear and open road, with sulfurous vapors rising from it--which matches my opinion of C++, so I figured the book would be worth a try, given that I have to learn C++.

So far, it looks like a reasonable, gentle introduction to the language, but at the beginning there are some pretty basic errors in its discussion of C that make me wonder whether I'll be misled about C++. Cases in point: pp.16-17, where the author claims that the sizeof a variable of type char is sizeof(int) in C (it's not, even though in C, "character" constants actually have type int); p.24, where the author says that in C, uninitialized variables have random contents (that's only true for automatics; others are zeroed). It looks pretty thorough, though, so I hope a new edition with corrections and updated to deal with the new (draft?) standard and libraries will come out (though considering that these days, "introductions" to C++ are running at 1200 or so pages, I expect that would be a LOT of work).

My introduction to this book was when I was reading its prequel -"C++ Programming 101" by the same author. The 101 book was great in that it gave me a quick overview of the input and output features in C++. It does not cover much about OOPs.

Moving from C to C++ was the book that I exactly needed next. The concepts were wonderfully explained and I was able to finish this book in about a week. As the name suggests, the beauty of this book is that it explains very clearly how C++ overcomes some of the pitfalls of C. I had a little background in C and could therefore appreciate some of these points. If you are new to C++ but have some background in C, I strongly recommend this book.

Once I finished this book, I was able to sweep thru C++ how to program by Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel in a couple of weeks. I would recommend the following stratergy for new comers to C++

a) Read C++ programming 101 - Greg Perry to get an overview of some basic C++ stuff (no OOPs)

b) Read Moving from C to C++ next - This will bolster your OOPs aspect of C++ big time

c) C++ How to program by Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel
- This is a huge book but with ur concepts clear, u shud be able to finish this book in about 2 weeks.

I read all these books in about a month before my classes (in C++) began and I think it really helped me.

As the title suggests, this is an excellant book if you are already a strong C programmer. The books starts with an easy transistion from C to C++ outlining "a better" C. It then moves smoothly into OOP concepts and does an excellant job of explaining each. If you don't know C, I would not recommend the book - there are better tutorials for novices. However, if you know C well and wish to make the transition, I strongly recommend this purchase.

Claude Steiner is a recognized writer in this théme. Actually we have some opinions of emotional aspects of the human being, most of them not related to scientific psychological concepts. Steiner gives to teachers and health staff a new way to recognize the human potential to love and truth. Reading this book we really can learn and teach others: how to stay with persons,in confidance and respect.

I read this book twice in 1 year. The first time gave me an outline and the second a start of understanding. I will read it again. I wish I could get people close to me to read it too but they r on their own learning curve. This book is 1 of many self help books I have read and I recommend it to many people every week.For me it is a must for every person in the world. The way to stop war is for every 1 to read this book and acheive emotional intelligence. Thank you Claude for a brilliant personal manual for life.

Filling in the gaps of Emotional Intelligence (Goleman), Steiner explain in an easy to read way how to actually become emotionally literate. A must read for all that want live with more love.

This is a book not about the Pentagon but about working for the pentagon and might be of interest to two kinds of people: those who work in the military and those who work in business. Both should avoid it.

If you work in the military consider this: following the list of recommended books is a note that you SHOULD read some more books on the list because this book isn't enough. That is not a good sign! Also, this edition is copyright 1993 but appears to have been written a few years earlier and the information is becoming dated.

If you aren't working in the military then too much of the material is too limited occupationally and geographically. While the note on the interview process at the Pentagon might be helpful to others facing tough interviews there isn't enough of it. And while there is some basic material that could be considered applicable to general business it is mixed with too much that is specific to the security focused and overly structured military.

A commonsense approach to the workings and guidebook of the Pentagon.

If you ever wondered about what it is like to work inside the Pentagon, or what it takes to work on a high level staff, then this book is for you. Although primarily written for Pentagon staffers, this book applies to all staffers at all levels of the military and civilian/private sector. Not a whole lot of theory, just a lot of good, first-hand experience and common sense. This book helped me in previous assignments, and now I refer to it often while assigned to the Pentagon.

Call me manipulative, but you can't accuse this book of the same quality. I was expecting something telling me how to do some down-and-dirty "social engineering"...but...alas, no. It did give me a few tips/tricks that were cool, but it was hokey ... on how to make people feel better and garbage like that. Nothing to make someone insecure about their looks all day...or how to make someone trust you with a few carefully placed words. It doesn't even cover simple things like surveying people, and how to determine body language. Not worth the buy, AT ALL. If you can borrow it from a friend, it's fun for a couple minutes.

The title holds true. Sometimes hard work is overlooked and the kinder you are the worse you feel you are treated. The advice in this book helps to put everything in perspective in a very straight and to the point fashion. From avoiding feeling dizzy in an amusement ride to keepnig the flame in your love life; the pointer are little lessons to remember your entire life. A book to cherish, for you will read it many times over.

These "Cheap Tricks" have great worth. Actually, the information in this book is quite valuable. It's about using knowledge of brain function to one's advantage in everyday life. Dr. Buff's style of writing is absent of mumbo-jumbo. He has a practical, common-sense approach to science, mixed with great humor, charm and fun-facts. This is the kind of book your friends will ask to borrow and not return. It happened to me.

Kaufman is one of my favorite author. But in this book he seems to have an idea that stop loss is not a good thing! I really cannot agree with him. Except this point the book is quite good. But the other book by the same author contains similar contents. I would perfer the later.

This was a good read on trading methodology and system development. The best concept is that of the "unable" trade, which is where your system gives a buy signal but you can not get your order filled. This is a double edged sword in that you would get filled on trades where a buy was signaled, but the trade results in a loss and not on trades that would have been highly profitable. The end result is hypothetical returns that are higher than they should be. Probably why so many successful paper systems fail when applied.

Now, aside from the trading methodology which is well written, there is a lot and I mean a lot of Programming Language in the text. I don't want to take away from the concepts which were great, but if you are not planning on writing a computerized trading program you may want to search elsewhere. On the other hand, if you are working on a "Black Box" trading system, I would highly recommend this text.

A really good book about TA. Many tools inside are useful for real-world trading. And it is also easy to read. Highly recommended !

The industry has long since passed Perry by. I found this book simplistic in its approach, mired in problems that most software development houses solved long ago, and dependent on overblown methods no longer appropriate in the internet age. As for the question of how to influence, Weinberg is a far better guide. As a test manager, I would recommend almost any other book on testing to members of my staff.

Testing has often been the misbegotten portion of the software development process. Frequently neglected until the semi-chaotic end of the production cycle, the testing phase has traditionally been shortened to accommodate a fixed release date. The relationships between the developer and test groups are to some extent adversarial, but in so many cases it often breaks down into open hostility. Among developers, it is often considered demeaning to have to soil ones hands by actually testing the code. With such a sullied background, it is no wonder that production code is generally riddled with bugs.
As the authors of this book point out, all of the above are dangerous conditions. With the expansion of code reuse and RAD tools, the development of the initial iteration is going to be done at a faster pace than before. Since the number of pathways through the code is operationally infinite, the only way relatively bug-free code will be developed is by allocating more resources to testing and making the choice and tracking of test cases a more scientific endeavor. The most significant point of the ten made in this book is that the testing process should be considered on an equal basis with that of development so that both groups communicate as equals. Without that, all the fancy, efficient tools in the world are reduced to the level of mere toys.
This is a book that can and should be read by developers, managers and yes, even testers, as all will benefit from the simple words of wisdom.

This is an excellent review of the biggest recurring problems of the software testing world. As I read the descriptions of each of the 10 challenges, I was astonished at how many of the pitfalls I fall into on a regular basis. Perry & Rice don't just lay out what the challenges are - they also discuss how to meet each one. Each item on the list has its own chapter with sections on the impact on testing, solutions to the challenge, impediments to implementing the solutions, and helpful guidelines to creating a plan of action. This is without a doubt an excellent book for those of us in the trenches of software testing each day. (One bit of advice, though - if you're looking for a book on "how to do software testing", look elsewhere. Perry and Rice have other good books on the subject, but this one is really intended to help you step back from your daily testing work and see where you could improve on your approach to it.)

The idea is good. But the writing is bad. If Perry is indeed a writer of children's books he should work a little on his style and choice of words. I do not speak of the dialogs, but I think the colloquialisms and wrong grammar of the descriptive parts are no good, not even in a low quality paperback written to entertain and nothing else. Surprising events and twists in the story make the novel a good read, though. Some of the events do not have a motivation (why would the battleships destroy the earth?) and it is not really explained psychologically why Jay actually joins the MiB. But, nevertheless, a good book for a not too long journey on a plane.

If you like humans vs. alien creature stories, then you will enjoy reading this book. The book Men in Black is a novel based on the popular major motion picture of the same name, from Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. Written by Steve Perry, the book Men in Black is a science fiction adventure based on the screen story and screenplay by Ed Solomon. The author, Steve Perry, is known for writing children's fiction, fantasy fiction, and science fiction stories about aliens and their quest to conquer other life forms. Having seen the movie version several times, I found this book to be exactly the same as the movie. Steve Perry did not seem to change, enhance, or add to the screenplay at all. The story is about two men, named James Edwards and Agent Kay, who work for a top secret organization known as ...Men In Black. While most of the world watches the skies for signs of aliens, these two men know the truth that alien beings are here on earth disguised as humans. James Edwards, a streetwise NYPD cop, is recruited by Agent Kay of the MIB. Agent Kay is a calm middle aged man who is the brains of the outfit. Edwards is a younger man who has a smart mouth and never shuts up. Together, they fight aliens. They have dedicated their lives to tracking and policing the movements of these aliens. Their job is to protect the earth from the alien scum of the universe who threaten to make Earth the battleground for two warring alien races. One of the most appealing things about this story is the unpredictable series of events that leads to a surprising ending. Jay and Kay have good luck one moment and then bad luck the next. Like a good suspense novel, most of the unpredictable events happen in the ending. If you haven't seen the movie, you wouldn't have had any idea what was going to happen next. This book will appeal to young readers and adults.

If you saw and enjoyed this movie, you should certainly read the book. There are a lot of fun background items. The writing isn't good though. In the movie, there are a few lines that were awkward. I noticed that all of those lines were in this book. Most of the other lines were altered, and were significantly better in the movie. Much of the dialog here is just, well, banal is all I can think of. But, that doesn't stop the story from being hilarious. Especially since you can picture the awesome Smith/Jones team in all the scenes. I'm certainly glad they improved or ad-libbed for the movie. Some of the scenes would have been downright embarassing with more dialog from this book.

At this point, I don't need much of the information in this book, since my children are in a school that caters to the (Gardener's) multiple intelligences of all children. All children will be challenged and not allowed to fall into the underachievment cracks.

Having said that, I found some useful information here to understand my daughters and my own (lousy) gifted education. I've always hated pull out programs and it was nice to have confirmed that they just don't work. Understanding the characteristics of "the gifted child" will hopefully help me parent my girls more appropriately, and not expect more from them than they are emotionally capable of doing.

I think they could have done a better job of including more real stories of what families go through instead of the brief "wow! gifted education is great!" sort of blurbs they have. I always seek more resources so I'd like to see more included.

Believe it or not, two weeks ago I was pretty much convinced that my seven year old son had Asperger's syndrome--loosely defined as high functioning autism. Why? Because he is more comfortable around adults than kids, is extremely bright but has terrible handwriting and can't tie his shoes, is something of a perfectionist, hangs back from peer groups, and displays inappropriate anger and frustration in his multiage class.

What a damned relief to open this book right to page 41 and read the two paragraphs entitled The Motor Skills Gap. As a matter of a fact I laughed right through that whole section, Living with Your Gifted Child, because it described my son so perfectly, and even gave me some insight into my own childhood behaviors.

No matter where you are in the process of parenting a gifted child--discovering that you actually have one, figuring out how to best help your child be at their best emotionally, or working within the school and even the state legislature to bring about supportive programs--this book has lots of guidance and suggestions, especially for more reading. The book itself is a bit of a quick read--I got it at 3 pm and at 8 pm am sitting here writing about it--but I can see that it's something I'll refer to over and over again as various issues come up.

Will I ever be able to answer my son's (incessant) questions about what happened before the Big Bang? No. But with help from this book and books like it, I'll be able to help create a supportive environment that will help him get the answers he needs.

Now in a substantially revised & updated edition, The Survival Guide For Parents Of Gifted Kids: How To Understand, Live With, And Stick Up For Your Gifted Child by parental consultant, educator and gifted children advocate Sally Yahnke Walker is a straightforward, sensible guide to parenting and advocating in behalf of a gifted child, especially when dealing with local schools and school boards. Individual chapters address discovering and living with gifted talents, handling problems such as sensitivity and a smart mouth, and working for improvement in the local school curriculum. The Survival Guide For Parents Of Gifted Kids is highly recommended for non-specialist general readers as being an excellent primer for parents of exceptional children everywhere.

This is the first Perry Mason mystery written in 1933. Nobody will call it a masterpiece. No thrilling battle at the courtroom. Not so well-plotted as a whodunit. And Mason does not display his ingenuity of outwitting the authorities (the police and the prosecution) and/or trapping the real murderer.

Still this book describes Mason's unchanged attitude throughout the whole series most clearly; even if his client betrays him, he never betrays his client and does everything he can to protect his client. And the wild character of early Mason is vividly described. I don't recommend this book if you've never read Mason mysteries, but I bet this is a must-read for Mason fans.

The title means the client, a young beautiful married woman who seems to hide her claws under velvet. She is definitely the nastiest client of all the Mason mysteries.

I agree with the earlier reviewers that there is a notable shift between the earlier Perry Masons and the ones he wrote starting in about 1939/1940 or so. The earlier ones are definitely a straight continuation of Gardner's pulp books (Paul Pry, etc) and belong firmly in the Sam Spade category. The Perry here is very different from the Perry of the TV show and the later Perry of the books. Since Gardner kept tight control over the TV scripts, I imagine that the later book Perry resembles the TV Perry very closely for a reason....

In any case, the first few Perry Mason mysteries are very much in the Chinatownish genre--police corruption, decadent rich folks, and some surprise plot twists. To appreciate the earlier (1930s) Perry Masons, one must realize that the simple truth of the matter was that the DA's office was virtually the law enforcement division of the movie industry and the gambling syndicates and the LAPD was willing to frame any convenient sap it could lay its hands on. This explains the incredibly dark view of the establisment in the earlier books. Gardner, who was one of the few white lawyers willing to take Chinese clients in cases against the white establishment, had more than his share of run-ins against the 'Establishment' and more-often-than-not usually won because he was almost as good a lawyer as his creation, Perry Mason. In fact, once or twice he reworked some of his cases into the Perry Mason plots (e.g., the "Twice in Jeopardy" defense for an accused hit and run driver). When the LAPD was cleaned up and became more professional, Gardner retired Seargent Holcomb and brought in Lt. Tragg to update his books.

I have to agree with the earlier characterization and writing style critiques--as great writers go, Gardner would have to rank somewhere below me. However, as great mystery authors go, Gardner's ONLY competition is (the pre-1960s) Agatha Christie. The rest are all also rans but with some honorable mentions. I never pass up a chance to read a Perry Mason mystery because the court scenes are always a delight, there are NEVER any holes in the plot and I can almost never figure out who dunnit and why.

Gardner introduced readers to Perry Mason and his gang--Della Street and Paul Drake in this interesting mystery. Mason does anything and everything for a client, but in this novel, his client tries to set him up as the killer. In order to save himself, Mason has to turn the tables on his client. Della begged Mason not to take the case, and once he did, started to lose faith in him. All works out in the end, and when you are sure you know who the killer is, Gardner twists the plot, and takes you by surprise.

I own six books on men's style so far. The only other author to whom I gave 5 stars was Alan Flusser.

This book is expertly organized. The information is clear, and it is all rather thorough. It takes you from being and idiot (which I was) to being quite well informed (which I'd like to think I now am.)

If you are going to buy only one book on men's style, get this one! If you buy two, get this and _Style and the Man_.

Style is more then dressing. It's attitude, grace, manners and confidence. If you want some of those traits, you'll pick them up by reading this book, or, at least be on your way to getting them.

Highlights: (1) cultivating confidence; (2) elegance and grace; (3) emanating sex appeal; (4) grooming; (5) shopping strategies; picking the right person; (6) sports jackets, slacks, casual wear; (7) at a job, restaurant, bedroom or formal affair; and (8) aging in style.

Also includes reviews of popular men of style, like JFK, Cary Grant, Miles Davis and the Duke of Windsor.

This guide is a great starting point to a complete fashion make-over, or a refresher for those who . The editors covers head-to-toe (from shoes to hats and from underwear to coats) and inside-and-out (the key points in the art of confidence). I've had this book for some time now, and I can say that you don't have to be from new York ti reap the benefits.