I was hoping for more airplanes. They only have around 10 in the whole book. Half of the book is telling how planes fly and the best way to fly the planes in the book. If you are looking for a teaching aid then it's probably a good book. If you are just interested in folding paper airplanes, then it might not be the best book for you, but it does have a couple of planes that I had never seen before.

The author, Edmond Hui is a former hang gliding instructor, so he brings his expertise to the reader in his book about flying paper airplanes. He points out that almost anyone can make a paper airplane, but that the more you put into them, the better they will fly. I guess that's true about anything. He provides general instructions for crafting paper airplanes, and then takes the hobbyist to more advanced levels. Illustrations are in black and white but are quite detailed yet simple. He illustrates the concepts required for flight, and then provides the reader with more detailed projects. For anyone into paper airplanes, this book is a definite asset.

As a father of a 9 and 7 year old, I knew it was just a matter of time before I would be called upon to make a paper plane. If you're like me, you'll need this book. The book gives step-by-step instructions which my children easily understood. It also gave theory, suggestions, and hints which helped me to make the more complicated planes. This is a good one for you or your kids.

A solid science fiction effort. Certainly no classic, but generally well written and interesting. The story unfolds nicely as the residents of a small city try to find out why the world around them has changed so much (and why they are still alive!) after a nuclear bomb hits their town. City at World's End is 1950's science fiction and not for all taste. It will probably be enjoyed most by those who enjoy Ray Bradbury or the original Star Trek TV series.

This book's strong opening chapter confronts scientists with the unthinkable: a superatomic bomb has fallen on Middletown, a small American city hiding a secret antiatomic laboratory, servering it from its surroundings; the sun is now red and drawn out, the moon is unrecognizable, the temperature is low. Various hypotheses are considered to explain all of this, and the most unlikely might well be the one closest to the truth. After the initial event has occurred, transmission of knowledge proceeds in a myriad of interesting ways: between scientific and non-scientific Middletownians at first, but then between strangers from the future - some apparently human, some not - and scientific Middletownians (who take on the role of their non-scientific peers because of their relative ignorance). Even though they generally remain on the good side, the 20th century humans' role is decently complex and shows a nuanced way of approaching the space opera subgenre of science-fiction: they frequently reverse roles with 'the other' and even become an historical curiosity under the eye of an historian from the future. This novel's structure is careful, every step being taken with a studied internal cohesion and sense of pace. Its position on science remains ultimately optimistic, but it does acknowledge some of the dangers it could cause and offers an original kind of civilization shock.

With a bizarre premise, this novel explores a possible future of mankind and how people from today (1957) would handle the situation.

This was a well written true crime book. The story was horrible and I just couldn't believe this man could shoot an innocent baby, not once but twice. How bad can a person be? I am an avid true crime buff. This man takes the cake as far as the most cold hearted, creature ever to walk the face of this earth.

This account of a cold-blooded double-murder of the killer's ex-girlfriend and his own daughter is interesting and well written. I especially like that the trial and sentencing were covered but without taking up half the book which often happens in true crime; the reader is not left hanging by not knowing how it ends, yet is not bored with dry legal transcipts and life histories of all the attorneys, either. I highly recommend this book!

You're better off just pocketing it and telling your boss you
bought something. You could make up a policy from scratch,
with just 1 hour of Internet research, that would be as good
as what this book offers.

It's not that what it has is bad. It's just missing far too
much. There are no guidelines on how to generate a useful policy,
just a sample policy where you fill in some blanks.
It's ok if you want to just have a policy for the sake of
having one, but why spend one hundred for that?

I think it does give you one idea of what a policy might look
like, but I wouldn't pay money for it.

Finally a book that delivers exactly what it promises. To put together the initial set of policies for management consideration, I was able to just modify the sample policies to fit our organization. Really a major time saver.

Would be better if they were updated to more accurately address server farms but these changes can be made quickly.

This book is probably the most valuable resource in my professional library. My only regret is that I did not have it a year ago because it could have saved a substantial amount of money on two consulting assignments. The first assignment was developing policies, processes and procedures for managing a CLEC's (competitive local exchange carrier) data center facilities. Much of my research was focused on a number of topics in this book. I could have literally shaved 80 hours off of the research and policy development tasks had this book been available. The value? Based on my hourly billing rate to the client, which is a multiple of the price of this book, the savings would have been significant. The second assignment was developing recovery processes for a national wireless carrier. In this case I could have saved over 200 hours of research and writing had this book been handy.

Some of the policies in this book are somewhat out of date, such as system sign-on screens and printing and distribution of reports. While we still sign onto systems these days, the policy for that area seems more applicable to terminals. And while there is still a lot of printing done in this so-called paperless world, it is done on an ad hoc basis and not centrally managed. On the other hand, a simple rewrite aligns even the most archaic policy statements into ones that will meet modern needs.

Among the best policy statements in this book (and on accompanying CD ROM, which saves even more time) are: application ownership (this can also be linked to service level agreements), computer room access (too often overlooked by security staff trying to shore up their Internet exposures), off site storage (when was the last time you saw a formal policy on that?), data ownership, and record retention/disposal (this is one that will send you on a frantic search through legal databases). Each of these policy statements are well thought out and clearly written.

I personally think that, page for page, this book is one of the best values you will find if you need to develop an internal corporate security policy, or you are a consultant doing this for a living. The fact that it also comes with a CD ROM and documents in electronic format makes this an even better value. I strongly recommend it and will never be without it.

Hot Toddy, natch, concerns the possible murder of a popular 1930s comedienne, Thelma Todd. She's born on July 29, 1905, in Lawrence, MA. She was sweet and spicy with a wisecracking charm and an adroit intelligence. Toddy was a hot property at Hal Roach Studios (whose arsenal included great comedy stars of the day, including Laurel and Hardy), and a big box office draw, having co-starring with the likes of ZaSu Pitts and The Marx Brothers in her prime. In complete contrast with her onscreen roles, however, Toddy's life was quite unhappy. She had a tendency to attach herself to loser boyfriends, she felt the comedy roles constantly foisted upon her were beneath her talents, and her mother made Mama Rose in Gypsy look like a simpering housewife.

When Toddy was found dead in her car one December night in 1935, the story was national news. Rumors of suicide, murder by Lucky Luciano's mob or any of a string of disgruntled lovers swirled around Tinsel Town, but due to a botched investigation by the LAPD Toddy was ruled an accidental death. The fact that she drank heavily and often passed out in her car after a binge supported this conclusion.

The author just can't transpose this compelling story into a good read. The writing, the dialogues are dry. It could have been much better.

Hot Toddy concerns the possible murder of a popular 1930s comedienne, Thelma Todd. "Toddy" was a hot property at Hal Roach Studios and a big box office draw, having co-starring with the likes of ZaSu Pitts and The Marx Brothers in her prime. In complete contrast with her onscreen roles, however, Toddy's life was quite unhappy. She had a tendency to attach herself to loser boyfriends, she felt the comedy roles constantly foisted upon her were beneath her talents, and her mother made Mama Rose in Gypsy look like a simpering housewife.

When Toddy was found dead in her car one December night in 1935, the story was national news. Rumors of suicide, murder by Lucky Luciano's mob or any of a string of disgruntled lovers swirled around Tinsel Town, but due to a botched investigation by the LAPD, Toddy's was ruled an accidental death. The fact that she drank heavily and often passed out in her car after a binge supported this conclusion.

Andy Edmonds, after seven years of research, believes differently, and in Hot Toddy we are treated to his theories on Toddy's death (read: murder), a story in which mobsters figure prominently in using Toddy and her connections to an LA restaurant bearing her name to make headway in California. Whether or not any of it is true I haven't completely decided for myself, though Edmonds assures us by citing anonymous sources present during Toddy's last hours it is. Of course, we really have no way of knowing beyond taking Edmonds's words as truth.

Though I found the overall story behind Hot Toddy compelling, I must say the writing was a bit dry; imagined dialogue between Toddy and others, Luciano and pals gets annoying after a while.

As far as I know, this is only book-length interpration of Toddy's life and death: not exactly a title that does the great actress justice, but Hollywood buffs will be grateful for its existence because it does help keep a great actress like Thelma Todd in memory.

As a longtime Los Angeles native I drove by the former restaurant-nightclub run by screen star Thelma Todd on Pacific Coast Highway many times. Little did I know about Todd's involvement with mobster Lucky Luciano and abounding speculation stemming therefrom until reading "Hot Toddy" and exploring Andy Edmonds' interesting hypothesis.

The book is written in the form of a quasi-novel with dialogue between Todd and Luciano, as well as lengthy character sketches of both major players. They loom as fascinating characters for entirely different reasons, a fun loving film star and a ruthless, homicidal gangland boss who takes no prisoners.

An interesting explanatory element of Edmonds' hypothesis is the involvement of corrupt Los Angeles District Attorney Buron Fitts, who was allegedly controlled by Luciano and other gangland elements. When the no nonsense Todd sought to reveal Luciano's machinations to the D.A. he supposedly expressed interest in what she had to say. Todd was killed a short time thereafter.

Lonnie Anderson did a good job of playing Todd in the made for television movie "Hot Toddy" based on Edmonds' book. It closely follows the book.

I absolutely love technical writing books, and I hate this one! It is supposed to teach someone how to write a good user manual, but the book isn't written well! The author also tries too hard to use computer science analogies that are more annoying than useful.

If for some reason you do read this book, skip the first half. There are a few good things in the latter half, but they are not specifically geared towards user manuals. They are general technical writing tips.

Although the computer industry and technology has advanced a lot since 1985 when this book went out of print, I treasure my used paperback copy for the way in which it clarifies basic tech writing issues of organization, style and substance. In the same way that Strunk & White's book is perpetually helpful for all kinds of writers, this book seems perpetually helpful for technical writers in particular. Highly recommended!

I don't believe that this is the book you may be thinking about from the "Dead Doctors Don't Lie" radio show. Note that the author(s) are not Dr. Joel Wallach and Dr. Ma Lan as you may be expecting.

This book is GREAT! Neil B. Shulman, MD is an associate professor of medicine at Emory University, where he specializes in hypertension and nephrology. He's also a prolific author (and standup comedian) who wrote the book upon which Michael J. Fox's movie "Doc Hollywood" was based. In "Let's Play Doctor -- Unlocking the Mysteries of the Physical Exam," he explains what's going on during a physical exam from the doctor's point of view. The idea is to help you as a patient understand what's going on and be better able to communicate with your physician. A real keeper!!!

This book is strictly about improving grammar within technical writing. This book does not contain interesting writing excersies (other than grammar)to use as a teacher with a class of high school students.

This book mainly describes the life of Edmond Halley and the accomplishments that he has made throughout his life. It told less about the comet than I anticipated and more about the rest of the life which I liked. It kept me attracted to the book while I was amazed at the many things that he had done throughout his life.

This book also told of the tragic side of his life. However, it never expressed what feelings Edmond Halley showed when these things occurred. I would say that it is okay when you are dealing with a person of that far in the past.

This book rates fairly well. Its a little off books like "To Kill A Mockingbird" and is a biography so it shouldn't be like that. Overall, the book was also well written, however could get boring at times. It may seldomly tended to explore one area too much leaving the reader bored. I understood the book very well and rate it good.

I've read this book about a dozen times, mostly for the explicit and violent sexual scenes. There are ten different chapters that discuss the dangers of drugs, homosexuality, sex and immoral behavior. It's poorly written and most of the chapters end with the evil-doer being beaten, killed and/or repenting for their sins. Rev. Lockelear provides a short discussion forum after each chapter for your convienence in case you didn't quite grasp the point of his writings. By most religious, intellectual and literary standards, this book is terrible and offensive. But, if you enjoy the assembled rantings of a religous zealot who makes almost no attempt to disguise his fanaticism and ignorance, you may find this book oddly compelling.

After reading this book, I wasn't sure how to feel about it. It's very straight forward and to the point. I guess, what I was impressed by is, how this book totally covers many subjects in depth. It talks about shootings, overdose, dangerous sexual encounters and many other topics. It has several different short stories, all which are convered in depth and will really open your eyes. I did not enjoy reading this book, but I did find it very interested and thought it covered alot of what people don't usually talk about.

As a man, I don't ususlaly read these types of books, but a friend left it and I started reading it. Everything about this book was of interest to me. the book contains 10 short stories in this book. One of the sotries goes deep into bisexualism. Another story talks about some dangerous situations that any person can not get out of, especially young women. The book discusses many sexual situations a person can find themselves in, how to bring up the issue of condoms for new partners and how to discuss uncomfortable topics. I found lots of useful information in this book and I'm glad I read it.