This is a nice "tutorial style" walk through much of the functionality of CLOS.

It doesn't get into examples that are of _spectacular_ complexity, either in size or in difficulty of concept, but that strikes me as being just fine. The dialect of CLOS in use predates the final version that was released, so a few examples require a little modification to work with modern Lisp releases.

If you're looking to get into the sophistication of redefining your own metaobject protocols, the MOP book is surely more suitable. But for most of us who just need to figure out what CLOS is good for, this book provides a very nice presentation of that.

You are going to get precisely what is advertised: a good guide to object-oriented programming in Common Lisp, no less, no more.

Keene covers CLOS thoroughly and clearly. A classic. Can't say much else. If you care about your LISP programming craft, buy this book.

This Book was really great. I loved the action and the scam. It was great. I really think that people 10 and up would enjoy this book alot.

I rented this book from the library and read it in about two hours. I love the action and the suspense of the book. I would reccomend this book to anyone who is 10 or older.

I recieved this book in the mail today from amazon.com.About a half hour ago I finished it and I was really pretty disapointed.the mystery part was very good but a bit confusing.they did mention the whole Nancy/Frank thing although very dicreetly.that should have been brought up more but tahts just my opinion.Maybe if i read the book again it will come across more clearly.

Having just finished this over this past weekend. I think that it is a great read if you can get around the toss around the author makes of past and present in the story. That is the only reason that i didn't give it a 5. The story is about a young man who join the USMC and became an aviator and flew during Vietnam. The other story here is one of the same man 20yrs down the line in a defense contractor and realizing that his boss is robbing the government and the company with some future aircraft that can't preform the job. In both he faces tough choices of going on or quitting. A lot of humor in here as well. Good for a few laugh.

I just put aside everything to read John Keene's "Pettibone's Law". I wanted to finish it before his memorial on January 28th, 2000.

The book was complicated and sad, quirky and smart, packed with intelligence...much the way I remember John Keene when I met him briefly over twenty years ago.

It's been said that the Viet Nam war produced the best war literature ever written, mainly because some guys who fought the war were also able to really write about it. Well, John Keene was one of those, and he scores right on the target with "Pettibone's Law". It's written with humor and pathos and confirms what I always suspected about that war, but never knew.

It's a good read, and it's not lightweight so if you're looking for fluff, skip it. It is a must-read, though, for anyone who's interested in a good book that deals with truth and abandoning illusions about war. Yes, it's fiction, but which great fiction isn't based on truth?

Thank God "Pettibone's Law" got written. The book shares a kinship with "Catch 22", etching into our consciousness what it was like being a fighter pilot in Viet Nam. You can't help but laugh, you can't help but cry.

Oh yes, there is one chapter towards the end that's philosophical and a bit difficult to read, (I guess John wanted to have his say about a few things) but when I finished the book a few chapters later I cried genuine tears for Old Jack Rawlins with his pork "hanging out".

I recommend this book without hesitation.

Keene tells the story of a F-4 jock in terms that only one who has "een there -- done that"could write it. Some of the best humor encountered in ages, mixed with true pathos many Nam vets will recognize and wish they could have put their finger on it with such stark clarity.

Keene often refers to "he other war."A vet's personal war within, and it is in this capacity that Pettibone's Law touches so many nerves. A really excellent read for both the witty humor and the mirror it holds up for any combat veteran -- but especially the Nam vet.

Pettibone's Law is the SEA veteran's "atch 22,"and is every bit the classic that is Heller's WWII-based masterpiece.

BDA (Bomb Damage Assessment) 100% from a Nam FAC who may have, unknowing to both, controlled John Keene in a different world and life so far away, yet so everpresent still. Pettibone's Law is dead center and a top shelf keeper.

This book provides a fascinating journey through one man's experience with reincarnation. Whether you are a "believer" or not, Jeff Keene's carefully written personal account of his past life experiences as a confederate general are interesting. He also provides a different type of historical perspective on the Northen war of aggression through both pairs of eyes: Confederate and Yankee.

Mr. Keene's writing style is straightforward and clean, making this a pleasure to read. And he gets extra credit for meticulous historical annotations, and adding several appendices that provide valuable background on General Gordon.

If there was a weakness, it may lie in Mr. Keene's projection of reincarnation onto others through comparing old photographs from the civil war to contemporary images of his co-workers. While the physical similarities he illistrates are striking, they pale in comparison to his own remarkable personal journey of discovery.

This book will make a great summer read for teenagers and adults-and is a must-have for anyone interested in past lives.

Imagine you are someone not remotely into the supernatural. You're well-grounded in the physical world, have led a fairly normal life and have no belief in reincarnation. Then one day you are confronted with a series of inexplicable "coincidences," all of which lead to the inescapable conclusion that you have lived a previous life as a particular confederate general in the American Civil War. What would you do?

"Someone Else's Yesterday" gives the account of what Jeffrey Keene did when he found himself in that very situation. In a sense, it is a real life detective story, but the case to be solved has implications of the utmost importance to all of us. In the balance lies the issues of life after death, and the existence of the soul.

The book is sure to appeal to all those with an interest in reincarnation and/or the Civil War. The author comes across as rational, intelligent, honest, sincere and humorous. It's not written in the flighty, fuzzy-minded style of some new age books nor in the dry, boring style of some of the scientific studies of reincarnation. It's just a down-to-earth, good and fascinating read. I highly recommend it.

Keene's book is perhaps the most important book you will ever read. Period. If you want the best and the strongest physical evidence for the existence of life after death, Jeffrey Keene's book will provide it to you. If you have doubts about reincarnation, this book will remove all your doubts. Keene's excellent book documents his amazing discovery of his past life as a Civil War soldier. After reading the verifiable evidence he presents, you will forever be a believer in life after death. His ground-breaking discovery and research is so fascinating that it was profiled in an A&E cable documentary. What makes his account so unique is that he did not discover the evidence for a past life using hypnotic regression like others have. Keene had no choice between accepting the reality of a past life or not accepting it. Keene's discovery of his past life came from his own life experience that involved a series of unusual synchronistic events. He did not seek this experience. This experience sought him. Over time, Keene's amazing life experience would continue to reinforce the reality of his connection to the past, even before he became convinced of it himself. He was not given the luxury of choice in this matter and this is one reason that makes his experience and evidence so credible. Whether you are a believer in reincarnation or not, you will find Keene's book to be one of the best books you will every read. It is filled with hope and filled with facts that strongly suggests that life continues after death. I highly recommend this book!

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I have never read this book. It sound okay. The telling of what happens needs to be more exciting though. If you have ever read the Nancy Drew or the Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Nancy Drew Hardy Boys Super Mysteries series you know that death is a thing that happens often.

I loved this book. It was interesting to see how Joe reacted to when he thought that Frank was dead. I thought it was rather understated.

In this Nancy Drew/ Hardy Boys mystery, Frank and Joe are tracking down art theives in Hawaii. They surprisingly find Nancy Drew on vacation there with her best friends Bess and George. This is a fast paced high action book that every mystery lover should read.

THIS IS ABOUT BASEBALL IN 1951. AN EXCITING AND INTERESTING SEASON WHICH THIS BOOKS COVERS IN DETAIL. THE COMING OF WILLIE AND MICKEY, THE GOING OF JOE D, THE PENNANT RACES, AND OTHER GOINGS ON IS COVERED EXPERTLY BY AUTHOR KERRY KEANE. THIS A A REAL NICE SLICE OF BASBALL HISTORY. I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS. JUST WISH IT WAS LONGER.

Baseball had a fabulous decade in the 1950's and the year 1951 provided a number of historic moments culminating in Bobby Thomson's dramatic "shot heard 'round the world." DiMaggio's last season and Mantle's first. Connie Mack no longer managing the Athletics, Albert "Happy" Chandler ousted as Commissioner and replaced by Ford "It's a league matter" Frick, Bill Veeck sending in midget pinch hitter Eddie Gaedel in St. Louis, Willie Mays arrives in the Polo Grounds under the guidance of "Lippy" Leo Durocher, the N.L. is 75 years old and the A.L. is 50, and an obscure rookie named Bob Nieman homers in his first two times at bat in the major leagues. It was a time of Yogi, Stan the Man, the Splendid Splinter, the Cuban Comet, Willie, Mickey, and the Duke, the Boys of Summer, and Topps and Bowman baseball cards. How lucky I was to be a kid growing up at a time when every boy was a baseball fan, and if he wasn't, he wasn't a boy. Author Kerry Keene has done an admirable job in reliving the year 1951 when baseball reigned undisputably as America's national game. Whether you are old enough to remember the year or if you want to learn the way it was, this book will bring you back to a time when baseball was king in America. It was a great time to be alive. I only wish the book was available in hardcover.

Nancy, Bess and George go to Emerson University for their annual June Week celebration and are invited to stay at an old mansion on Pine Hill. The owner of the mansion tells Nancy about a phantom which apparently inhabits the library of the home and also he relates a strange story about a French wedding dress and valuable gifts which were lost during the sinking of the Lucy Belle in a nearby cove over 100 years before. This book is easily the best of the Nancy Drew books from the mid thirties and higher. So many of the books from #36 onward are little more than tour guides with a mystery built around them. This book; however, is not like that. The mystery is rather enjoyable and; generally, the book kept me interested until the end. One thing that I particularly liked about this book was that Nancy and her friends actually were involved in capturing the crook, unlike in most of the books where; usually, Nancy does all of the work, but ultimately, it is the police who come in, save the day and capture the criminal. My only complaint with the book was that it could have used a little more action. I think that any fan of the series would enjoy reading this book.

I am 35 yrs old and I still read Nancy Drew. My favorite is Phantom of Pine Hill, it's a classic! The setting, characters and plot are still memorable from when I originally read it, when I was 12. Nancy has and always will be my heroine, she taught me to be sensible and unafraid. She is a great role model for young girls, and this book is the best one to start a collection with! I have been unable to put this story to bed in over 23 yrs.

I'm 34 years old now and I have a 3 year old daughter. I can't wait until she's 9 and can read my old Nancy Drew mysteries. Readers - do you remember how exciting it was to get your newest Nancy Drew for your birthday or Christmas? I sure do! I'd rush back to my room and absolutely "inhale" Nancy's adventures. What a wonderful time I had with Nancy - and now I will soon get to experience it on a different level with my girl. The Phantom of Pine Hill was classic Nancy Drew. I opened it the other day and found where I had personally drawn pictures at the end of each thrilling, chilling chapter. This was the early 70's so Nancy, Bess and George all sported bell-bottoms and tube tops! Would love to hear from young or old fans of Nancy.

The Secret of Shady Glen was a very good book with bone-chilling discoveries. It was not that scary though creepy and good. In this book, Nancy Drews helps her friend Joanna to find her lost hidden gold but she is threatened and was trapt in a tomb with her friend Bess. I finished it in a day!

Nancy's friend Joanna has inherited a fortune in gold, but no one knows where it is. Nancy, of course, takes on the case. She is distracted, however, by the rash of burglaries that have been taking place in the neighborhood, and by the threats of the school bully. Secret passages, gloomy graveyards, and Houdini style escapes make this Nancy Drew a standout.

Oh, of all the nancy drew books i have read (and that's a lot) i think this 1 must B my favorite! Nancy is dealing w/ a graveyard and tons of other sticky situations, this book is absolutely and must have!

All right, I have to admit that this book may be a plain old detective story throughout the book, but if you just be patient it gets better towards the end, such as Nancy's daring attempts (and close ones) to catch the criminals. Also, in one way this book can be sort of hilarious near the middle. It's where Senor Segovia says, "I'm sure I know where Carson Drew is, because of a source of information I have." Yeah right, like they can get him that easily! But still, it's funny and later Segovia is correct. So it's a good book, even though that part may have been the author's big mistake.

This book was neat because of the two strange cases, and just why would theives not take anything. Still, it became clear of the story. I surely knew who was suspicous. However I didn't know what the outcome was and I was glad I didn't know. It was also surprising that there are these "sink holes" in Florida! I'm just glad that I read this book and that it is so good.

Nancy and friends work on two mysteries while in Florida. One an elderly lady claims her house is frequently burglarized and her home ransacked but nothing is ever taken. The other, Nancy must find a way to stop an international ring of stamp forgers and smugglers.

My voice teacher insisted I purchase this book and I am glad I did. We use it each week for development work, vocalizing, and learning new pieces. These songs are incredibly useful for working out the kinks you may have with other pieces, as well as just being a pleasure to sing for their natural beauty. I have a second copy of the book with the CD; I agree with the other reviewers that the CD accompaniment is way too fast. I have Cecilia Bartoli's CD, referenced by another reviewer, also and I have used it to help learn or refine some of these songs. Even so, the accompaniment CD has been useful for me in practice since I can't accompany myself. If you have a choice, I would get the version with the accompaniment CD. If you don't like the CD, you're not out more than a couple of extra dollars over what you pay for just the book.

This is the quintessencial collection for vocal studies for the medium high voice. A real tradition.

I own both this 26 song book/Cd as well as the 24 song book/CD from John Keene and Schirmer. I use the John Paton 26 song version in order to read the excellent one page introductions it provides for each song.. However my singing teacher feels that the piano accompaniments in the Paton book are pretentious, and he prefers the piano accompaniments in the Keene/Schirmer book. So, I use the CD and music from the Schirmer book but I do my research via the Paton book. The Keen/Schirmer book has a lot less melody ornamentation than the John Paton book. In my opinion, which is the opinion of a beginner, the ornamentation added to the melody in the John Paton book is excessive and is also confusing in that he never explains how to reconcile all the little notes he added, to the larger font melody notes that often seem to be at odds with the tinier notes. What is deeply, desperately need, I strongly feel, is a recording of tenors, sopranos, and baritones actually singing all 24 (or 26) of these songs! Please, if anyone knows of the existance of such as recording, post it in a user review. It would be a tremendous help. Also, note that in both the Keene/Schirmer version and the John Paton version, the piano accompaniment often does not include the melody. So, it can be "dicey" when trying to learn one of the songs to figure out the melody if the only resource available is the accompanying CD. Personally, I record the melodies into a sequencer program on my PC via a midi attached digital keyboard, but the average singer is not likely to have the technical expertise to do that. It would have been very helpful if the accompanying CD's had recorded each song twice, the second time with the melody superimposed on top of the accompaniment. My singer teacher tells me that these 24 (or 26) songs are the "bible" among singing students. Thus, a singing student really has no choice but to buy at least one of these two editions.