Laurie Harper had her hands full with this one. How do you describe Don Sherwood's "naughty" laugh, or the leer in his voice, or the effect that Sherwood had on his listeners in San Francisco? It wasn't easy, but Harper did an admirable job, rounding up Don's friends, colleagues and admirers -- including Herb Caen, Russ Couglin, and her husband, the pioneer of airborne traffic reporters, Hap Harper -- and crafted a book that captures much of the flavor and feel of an era that has sadly passed: San Francisco in the late 'Fifties and early 'Sixties, an era to which Sherwood and his KSFO colleagues (Jack Carney, Del Courtney, Al Collins, Buddy Hatton, Gene Nelson, Terry McGovern, Carter B. Smith, Aaron Edwards) provided the soundtrack.

San Francisco in the '50's was a Sherwood-kind-of-place to be, as Herb Caen might have noted in his Bagdad-by-the-Bay San Francisco Chronicle daily column. KSFO was the City's most popular radio station, and Don Sherwood (nee Danny Cohalen) was the station's #1 gift to the entire San Francisco Bay Area. In the vernacular of today, "Sherwood Ruled!". He was radio's ORIGINAL "Shock Jock", the 50's version of Howard Stern, and more than any station manager could ever deal with or contain. What he did with/to/for the medium of radio could only be experienced if you ever heard the man at play. In commuter-bumper-to-bumper traffic, he'd tell you to roll down your windows and turn up your car radio, then he'd play a siren at full-volumn and scare the oil out of the car in front of you! Here was a Man for All Seasons! Sherwood lived as he died, comedically, on a houseboat, away from the airwaves, alternating puffs off a cigarette with breaths from an oxygen tank, a sad & sorry victim of Emphysema. But lived he did, and when at last his epitaph was etched so valiantly as in these pages, authoress Harper paid High Tribute to He who indeed earned and evoked and bore so deservedly, the Mantle of "The World's Greatest Disc Jockey", Bagdad-by-the-Bay's very own, First in the Field of One, "Out of the Mud grows the Lotus", DON SHERWOOD! Find a copy and read it again and again; Sherwood will come to life for YOU, and YOU will love Don as the rest of us did back in those Halcyon Days of RADIO!

Today, product performance requirements and environmental concerns force designers and productassemblers to become more aware and involved in electronic packaging and interconnect decisions than ever before. Product performance requirements spiral from the effects of increasing operating speed, decreasing package size, lowering cost, and reducing time to market. These spiraling requirements decrease the emphasis on traditional component packaging, raise new component packaging and handling issues, and place more responsibility for packaging on the assembler, all the while increasing component and product complexity. Environmental concerns drive new requirements for cleaning, interconnection, and reclaiming and conserving resources; and political responses to issues, previously beyond the scope of influence on engineers and scientists.

Maybe addressing all of those issues is too much to expect of one book, but Charles Harper comes close in the latest (3rd) edition of Electronic Packaging and Interconnection Handbook. While many books have a narrower focus, few books in electronics cover the breadth of topics in Harper's Handbook. Major sections are: Fundamental Technologies, Interconnection Technology, and System Packaging Technology. The section on Fundamental Technologies has chapters on Materials For Electronic Packaging, Thermal Management, Thermal And Mechanical Stress Behavior In Electronic Packaging, Connectors And Interconnection Technology, Wiring And Cabling, and Solder Technologies For Electronic Packaging And Assembly. The next section, Interconnection Technology, includes chapters on Packaging And Interconnection Of Integrated Circuit Packaging, Surface Mount Technologies, Hybrid Microelectronics And Multichip Modules, Chip Scale Packaging And Direct Chip Attach Technologies, and Rigid And Flexible Printed Wiring Boards

Mr. Harper wrote this book to aid in the practice of implementing electronic designs into products. In Harper's multi-disciplined approach to describing electronic packing and interconnect, he calls on 19 recognized specialists from industry and academia to make sense of this complicated, interdisciplinary field. It is a unique collection of key data, facts, practical guidance, and circuit and package design basics. The book covers the practice of electronics packaging from the fundamentals to new technologies. It can be read, understood, and used by design, quality, and manufacturing engineers to build a foundation of practical knowledge of topics and without a need for complex analysis. It's a good starting point to learn about an unfamiliar topic, because the book provides information on wide range of topics that are just beyond the range of the familiar areas of one's day-to-activities, regardless of one's field of endeavor.

Another point of comparison is another handbook. From a breadth of coverage, clarity of purpose, discipline, and execution; Juran's Quality Control Handbook has to be the bench mark for evaluating for all other handbooks. From that perspective, Harper falls short. Admittedly, Juran has a thirty year and two edition head-start, but it is better organized and written, tightly edited, and has overcome Harper's single biggest shortcoming, an index of limited utility.

The Electronic Packaging and Interconnection Handbook is a good book, covering a broad range of topics that will fill-in the gaps of knowledge between other books on your book shelf.

I know Mr. Harper is well-known in electronic packaging field. His presentations have been read and studied in China. I think this book must be a best-seller in electronic packaging world. I wish I could buy one if it is possible in China.

The first half was slow reading. I didn't exactly care to finish it but was curious enough to continue. The ending is worth the tedious beginning. Wrapped up, but still interesting in the mobilizations of the ghost.

Poor Margaret - she accepted the proposal of someone she didn't love in order to be accepted by society and to escape being a spinster. Poor Bernard - a man who became trapped in society and it seemed to strip him of any interesting qualities. And then the Ghost - Phillip, who was wrongfully accused and hung for the murder of his second wife (mind you, she was a royal you-know-what).

And so the triangle of love begins. The first half of the novel thoroughly has you feeling sorry for Margaret - and wondering how on earth she could marry Bernard when this dashing ghost shows up in her bedchamber... Well, all is not how it seems. The appearance of the ghost brings about changes in everyone for the better and the ending is totally different and much more fun than you would expect. This is a character illustration done so well, you don't notice till the ending. A love that needed to unfold slowly and in unexpected ways. And the changes in Bernard are the most dramatic and gratifying.

I do hope you are not put off by the first review, as this is a keeper. I don't keep many - and this one is so worth tracking down - it will make you dream happy, fulfilling dreams, for this has a truly satisfying ending. Make the effort to find this, even if you check other sites, for it is truly worth it.

This is the best book on starting business that I've come across. A lot of practical tips on various strategies (marketing, pricing, promoting etc.). However, it is probably more about running a new business rather than steps in opening one. Worth reading thus.
Phuong , MA in Economics student @ U of Toronto.

I would highly recommend picking up this book to anyone contemplating opening a small business or maybe struggling with an existing one. It is an easy read and reminds you of the common pitfalls, at the same time motivating for success...

This book reviews the Hantavirus outbreak in the Four Corners region. It is written from the standpoint of a (cautious) epidemiologist. Other strains of Hantavirus are discussed. The history, vectors and environmental influences are examined. A comprehensive review of Hantavirus...

But dull. The authors writing style drags. They repeat themselves frequently, make little jokes that are too dry to carry their own weight, and use an annoying 'literary' technique of stating a premise and then adding "but that is not the way it happened". After 100 pages this wears on the reader.

Too bad! The material is unusually balanced, dispassionate and clear. A good introduction for a student considering a career in epidemiology - but hardly an enthralling night's read.

For _that_ I would recommend "Virus Hunter: Thirty Years of Battling Hot Viruses Around the World" by C. J. Peters or "The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance" by Laurie Garrett.

This book is very helpful and I have used it for both pleasure reading and in doing a report for school. This book gives detailed information, and a clear picture of what the Hanta Virus is all about.

" Here's the second book in a planned series of ten adventurous historical fiction titles from social studies teacher Alan Kay. Cousins David and George Adams find themselves "caught between two worlds," and the only way of escape is to find David's father, John, who lives in a wild territory known as "Bleeding Kansas.

Kay treats readers to a rich description of the countryside during the boys' journey. They experience the "sweet, refreshing scent" of a wide, wildflower-strewn prairie, where "green grasses waved in the wind like waves approaching a shore." The boys meet animals unheard of back in Boston, and insects like fireflies, which George compares to "millions of tiny lanterns.

Their appreciation of new sights and sounds are short-lived, though. Upon reaching David's family and realize that David's parents are heavily involved in a dangerous plot with John Brown, whose secret plan to overthrow the Federal government involves starting a violent slave uprising across the South. Feel the tension of a family divided, as members realize the risks of taking such a stand. Will they help John Brown in his dangerous plan, or make it to Harpers Ferry in time to warn the townsfolk and stop him in his tracks?" -- Bonnie Bruno...

-- "The second in Alan N. Kay's Young Heroes of History series, On the Trail of John Brown's Body, is every bit as good as the first.
Whereas that book juxtaposed the plight of a slave family and a northern family filled with abolitionists and sympathetics, this book follows the adventures of two boys and their fathers as they journey to the Kansas Territory in the days when John Brown cast the longest shadow in the land.

David and George, two of the young heroes from the first book, are the main characters here as well, along with their fathers. They have typical frontier adventures, but always in the background (and often in the foreground) is the specter of war, brought on by the increasingly violent actions of abolitionists like David's father.

The arrival of the boys in "Bleeding Kansas" brings that state's bloody conflict into sharp focus. And by having David's father, John, be a part of John Brown's brigade, the author gives us an up-close glimpse of the passion (and, some will say, madness) of Brown himself.

This book succeeds the most by having the reader follow the typical adventures of young boys (playing baseball, getting into fights, doing odd jobs for spending money) while at the same reminding that reader that the setting for these typical adventures is Civil War-era America. To his credit, Alan Kay succeeds at both.

As with the first book in this series, I highly recommend this book. It is an excellent portrayal of young people in the 19th Century. David White, editor, Social Studies For Kids, ...

I like Sapphire even better than her newest book DIAMOND. The characters are rich and memorable. The female character is strong of will and the male is strong of heart. More than a lovely romance.

I had first read the latter two books of Ms Helton (Diamond & Pirate's Prize)and found this, her first book, to be terrific! No question she is talented and knows how to spin a tale of the Civil War era. Hollywood could make a fortune on movies of Helton's three novels. Although this novel may be hard to find, it absolutely needs to be added to the library of Venita Helton's fans. Ms Helton will assuredly be added to the list of most endearing and famous Southern romance authors of this century.

i took this book to entertain a four year old at her big brothers school concert and it kept her engrossed for over half an hour - the only noise being her groans every time she went down a snake. It was victoria's favourite book for over a week enabling her to entertain herself for long periods - and the 10 year old enjoyed it too. Get this book and keep it safe for a time when the ultimate distraction is required!

The hands down favorite with my 5 year old- it has kept him captivated for HOURS mastering the maze and finding all the silly mice. I would highly recommend this as a great book for a B-day gift that any parent would love too.

The title of the book is very misleading. It is not step-by-step, but more like skip a step and try and figure out how we did this. Not that great. Better books out there.

This book is for people who know how to use the programs covered (primarily Photoshop) and are familiar with the various tools, layers, paths, filters, channels, etc., as it explains and shows you how professionals achieved their results in areas ranging from imitating paint and canvas to batik to perfecting a pattern to hand-painted effects with channels to painting an intricate pattern to desktop silkscreening to building your own brushes and many more.

I admit I am fairly new to these programs and not yet confident in my understanding and use of their various tools and functions, nonetheless I found this book very helpful in not only taking me beyond the tutorials, but in showing me the vast capabilities of these graphics programs. There are many good techniques shown here that I know will be very useful to me as I become more proficient in the use of these programs.

This is an excellent, single source of information for all golfers interested in Hawaiian golf courses. The main drawback at this point is that it needs to be updated (hint!). The guide is concise and well organized. It would be useful to both the visitor to Hawaii as well as to the local clientele who want to venture onto courses they've never tried.

I'm a member of the military stationed here on the island of Oahu. I got this book as a gift from a friend and have used it, on numerous occasions, to research courses to play. I guess what I like most about the book is that it has all of the phone numbers for the courses it contains. I am waiting patiently (kinda) for the latest version to hit bookstores. I'll be one of the first to buy one.