This was a hard book to categorize, since the comedy changes formats with each section. There's a little political satire, a little observational humor and some fiction. Stylistically, I'm stretching to find a good point of comparison. The book seems to be at least partially autobiographical, and I would almost draw a parallel to David Sedaris, with the cavaet that style is more of an intellectual mock-macho/bravado. A hetero Sedaris? Perhaps. But it is funny.

Beware the Club Girls is a smart alecky commentary on life, love (or lack thereof), and business with an underlying hint of common sense. I'm not sure if this is autobiographical or not and the introduction sugguests the book is a blend of fact and fiction.

Whatever it is, I got a good laugh out of it.

I read this book it was as if the author had a mirror into my life. His short stories about life, dating, and bar hoping in the big city were absolutely hilarious. His theories are wild and crazy just like life in the city. I sobbed with laughter mainly because they hit so close to home.

Having read all of the Inspector Rutledge novels as they came out, I'm beginning to wonder if Charles Todd hasn't written himself into a bit of a corner, with his dependence on Hamish to provide a counterpoint to Rutledge's thoughts. Am I the only person who's beginning to wish that Todd would allow Rutledge to pull himself together a bit? I realise that those returning from the Great War underwent a shattering experience that left life-long scars; but surely allowing poor Rutledge some kind of normality in his life after five books isn't asking too much. And I do wish that some British friend or editor would point out some of the more glaring errors the American author commits, both in what characters say and the way in which they refer to things. And please: I'm tired of reading that everyone takes cream in their tea! No self-respecting tea drinker puts cream in tea. Even more glaring in THE WATCHERS OF TIME is an error regarding the TITANIC. Todd seems under the misapprehension that survivors and victims of the tragedy were taken to Ireland, when in fact survivors were taken (via the CARPATHIA) to New York, while the majority of the bodies recovered were taken to Halifax, where many are still buried. When authors fail to do their research on something as well known as the TITANIC disaster, it makes me wonder what other errors they're committing. I understand Todd is working on his sixth Rutledge novel; I can only hope he eases off on Hamish's harangues, and employs a British proof-reader.

I love this series. I think book this was an excellent "breather" from the major internal conflict of Rutledge and Hamish. Of course, I look forward to the next book returning to that conflict, but this was a very intriguing mystery. I love the world and the premise of the series. I certainly don't think the series has weakened with each subsequent book. My own favorites were the second, third, and fourth. Todd is one of the few authors I buy in hardback. I do know Brits who drink cream in their tea. I guess they aren't self-respecting. I must have been deceived...

In this fifth outing, Inspector Rutledge of Scotland Yard is once again sent out of London to help the local constabulary investigate a murder and to placate local powers that be.

As he painstakenly uncovers each clue, Rutledge begins to put the puzzle of a local priest's murder together in spite of the local police declaring that they have found the killer. The conclusions he draws will shock the local people as well as the local policeman.

Todd has one of the four best British procedural series going (the others being Crombie, Robinson, and James). Todd's series is special, however, because he has set it immediately after World War I and his character is flawed because of his experiences in the trenches of France.

Todd's writing continues to be impressive and his plotting superb. He does not use devices that will give his detective more information than he gives his readers. He has maintained Inspector Rutledge's voice and that of his alter-ego Hamish in this outing.

Todd has written a procedural - it is not machine gun paced - it's not supposed to be. If you're looking for a book that you can read in a single setting and still figure out whodunnit, don't pick up this series. But if you enjoy going along with the detective as he/she investigates a crime step-by-step, then try this series. You won't be disappointed.

If you intend to read this series, start with Todd's first effort A Test of Wills so you get the sense of the character and his suffering.

... the scripts don't work. The downloaded scripts are different to the ones outlined in the book (neither work) and the after sale support is non-existant.

The first book of the series was great... This rarely works and this book is no exception...

1. too many errors

2. the codes don't work.. and you don't get support from the team that put them together... you will have to be overly nice to even here... "Oh! we will get back to you" from them

3. Full e-commerce app? what is an e-commerce system without a checkout feature? they basically leave out all the meat and expect you to work at the same projects you bought the book for on your own

basically, looks more like a couple of tutorials taken from the internet and thrown together in the form of a book in a hurry to capture the market before a better one does.

LEAVE IT ON THE SHELF!!

Flash is becoming much more of an application/interface tool than ever before. This book does a good job of furthering the skills taught in the first book. While the book doesn't follow with a case study pertaining to all chapters, it does give you methods that you can pick and choose from, so that you don't necessarily need to read from beginning to end to get real and usable benefits.

I particulary enjoyed Chatper 5, which shows some very good ways of using MySQL with Flash: getting lists, details, and searching without having to load new pages or go back to previous pages...that's the good thing about Flash interfaces.

The book is a rather big step in difficulty from the first book, but worth it.

I know my subject line sounds harsh but after being burned by the CCNA eTrainer I loss all faith in Todd Lammle's eTrainer material. My biggest gripe is that I rushed out on release day to pick up the (price) CCNA eTrainer only to find it riddled with bugs. I continued to check (website)hoping to find some sort of patch or addon that would fix the bugs and restore COMPLETE functionality but none was found! This is a clear case of a (...) company failing to care about customer service. If I noticed bug I am sure Sybex's quality control department saw them also but they failed to correct them because at the time there was a rush to get any sort of eTrainer material to market. That probably explain why they flew off the shelf so quickly. Despite my displeasure with the eTrainer I prefer his books over Global Knowledge, McGraw Hill etc.... I would like to see Sybex take responsibility for duping thousands of customers out of their hard earned money!!!!!

This product gets 1 star for its track record. I didn't see anythng below 1 star.

No sim is perfect but being able to supplement learning from sim based on Cisco hardware is a godsend. The most important benefit is the ability to test out scenarios without damaging a real network. For what it is, it's still better than no accessible Cisco network at all but improvements are always welcome.

This is a great kit nothing else on the market offers as much as this does for the money. The Video clips through out the four courses makes understanding concepts easy without spending thousands of dollars at a school. Dont get me wrong nothing beats hands on practice at a school but if you dont have the time and money this kit is for you. Add the CCNP Virtual Lab to help you gain hands-on understanding. I highly recommened this kit and the CCNP Virtual Lab.

Help! I'm Trapped in the President's Body by Todd Strasser is just an average book. Parts of the book are funny, especially when the characters almost start a nuclear war. There is also a funny ending. I like the idea that a middle school student gets turned into the President. The book needs more action, though. All the characters do is walk around and talk. Maybe the other books in the series are better. I wouldn't recommend this book to a friend. I rate this a 2 ½ star novel.

This is a book about Jake Sherman and he's shocked when he finds out that the President of the United States is coming to his class. Jake and the President switch bodies by mistake but they make a deal so that the President can do his debate and Jake can take his social studies test.
I liked this book because it was very exciting. This was a great book. I thought this book was great because it told you what the President does and how hard it is. If you like books about trying to solve a problem, you will like this book.

I recommend this book to anyone who has a sence of humor.I thought it was funny when Jake just turned himself into the president and he didn't even know it,or when he had to give a speech during the election and he didn't have a clue on what to say.This was a really good book and I enjoyed reading it.

This book was VERY,VERY DISAPPOINTING!It had only 2 chapters on 30yrs.of being a SLAVE(if you can believe that!) and 13 CHAPTERS
on 4 yrs. in the White House!!
GO FIGURE!!!!! I am SO SORRY I had my daughter get this book for me for Mother's DAY!

The story/diary it self I found wasn't written very good.However I found Ms.Keckley's relationship with Mrs.Mary Todd Lincoln and her family intersting.
She gave some insightfll thoughts about Mary and Abraham that was quite a treat to read.

I got a copy of this book from a book fair not on purpose. As a non-native English learner, what strikes me is the ability of Keckley to express rich emotions in very simple words and sentences. I always like reading first person narratives, fictions or true stories, but seldom find one as captivating as this. A five-star from me and it's a pity she didn't seem
to have written other books.

This package is good for acquiring the basics of routing and switching. However, the questions are unlike that of the actual exams, which are thought-provoking, and far from straight-forward. Some questions on the real exam are not covered in your package. Insofar as the package itself, the feedback popup is quite annoying, and the user needs to be able to edit the test in order to eliminate answering easy questions repetitively. Also, there are some errors in the material. I believe that an update with more "real-life" scenarios is in order. I believe this package was probably fine for the previous 507 exam, but I did not take that exam...

I used this e-trainer plus the Sybex CCNA Virtual Lab Gold for 3 weeks and passed 640-507 with a 945/1000 score. The e-Trainer includeds all the text from the Sybex CCNA 2.0 Study Guide, plus animated training, study prep and test questions and evaluations. The Lab excersizes in the e-Trainer map directly to the Labs in the Sybex CCNA Virtual Lab Gold. Great combination for learning at a reasonable price.

I passed CCNA exam using this book.
If you don't have any experience and access to cisco router,
this helps a lot.
If you already have a router or access in your office,
this is too cheap for you, some commands do not work.
But as no-experience and no-IT professional student,
this was great CD.

This book explains everything, from Martin Luther King to Bill Gates (well maybe not everything). It contains about a page to four in one chapter about true people telling their lives during that event. This book even has stories from things about world war one. This book does not go into great detail but it does tell the story so this makes it a good history book for 3-5 graders. If you like history then i recomend this book to you.

I own three timelines, and this is probably my favorite of the three. Unlike other reviewers, I don't find this book to be a chronicle of "gloom and doom" exclusively-anyone can see that events such as the invention of the car, the era of movie theaters, the 1969 Apollo flight, and the prosperity of the Fifties are covered as well in this book. The thing that I really appreciate about this book is the testimonies of people who really had a part in the events. I found it interesting to read an Indiana man's explanation of the appeal and seeming harmlessness of the Ku Klux Klan, and thought it enlightening to read a German girl's description how Hitler was allowed to "go as far" as he did in Germany. In between the numerous personal accounts of events are generous portions of factual writing. I think the authors did a great job of thoroughly describing important happenings without moving into too much overwhelming detail. This book really transcends its "ages 9-12" label-my whole family has enjoyed it and there is something new in it for everyone.

To relate a century's history and ideas cogently into 241 pages at a level that will involve kids is a tough task. To pull that off with photos and archival images AND first-person accounts is, to me, pretty astonishing. It would be easy to carp about what's left out, but I think this book is a square-on portrayal of the U. S. as it was. We read about the immigrant experience, the emerging technologies, the wars and injustices and what they taught us, the ascendance of movies and sports in our culture, style trends, space exploration, the dismantling of Communism. The authors take pains to show that along with the tragedies and triumphs came valuable lessons that have impact on our lives today. Events are intelligently organized and analyzed without sugar-coating. The photos and illustrations are extremely well-chosen (not the ones always trotted out in history books), and in some cases, breath-taking -- due no doubt to the authors' access to a wealth of news images. In this sense, I think the book benefits greatly from the joining of a major media figure with a respected journalist. My two boys, 9 and 12, find this endlessly fascinating, and we've had some spirited and sophisticated dinnertime conversations. This is valuable stuff and, I think, a brave book.

That said, I've read some of the previous reviews and find them baffling. Kids enjoy reading about the conflicts and drama that have led to present-day life. My own awareness of the complicated horrors and triumphs of WWII as a child, through my father's stories and literature, opened my eyes to what society is capable at its best and worst, in a way my bland textbooks never did. I agree that some of the images and text might be strong for a 9-year-old. But as a parent, I've learned several lessons: (1) common sense must be exercised; it is always a good idea to pick up the book and look through it BEFORE buying it to determine appropriateness; (2) that the term "9-to-12" is a marketing category for booksellers -- to distinguish books from, say, picture books or YA material. To hold the book accountable for being appropriate for every child in this range is plain silly; and (3) if it ain't right, wait. A 9-year-old becomes 10, 11, 12 very fast.

very very long and boring with bad grammer used and such. Also very few pictures which were what i was looking for.

As a member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts, this was the first book I ever bought purely on roller coasters. It tells a fairly accurate history of the roller coaster and, state by state, lists the major coasters (at the time it was published) in the United States. I was disappointed that some of the smaller parks and their coasters were left out. But overall a fairly good book for the coaster enthusiast.

This book is great for people who want to know about the history of roller coasters and want to see listings from the fastest roller coasters to the longest roller coasters. This book is great for every roller coaster lover especially people who are just getting into roller coasters. And If anybody out there is a roller coaster fanatic and want's to become a roller coaster designer like me email me at Kicker3787. Oh and if anybody out there would like some information on amusement parks for vacation or just knowledge email me.

This book didn't help me one bit. Don't throw away your money!

I bought this book because "Guerrilla Guide to Credit Repair" was very informative, but I wasted my money. The book is a big ad for the author's new Credit Insider online magazine that costs a mere one hundred and twenty five dollars a year. Since "Guerrilla Guide to Credit Repair" was published in 1994, I was hoping for some updated information, but there was nothing new in the book. It wasted a lot of space on forms that you would be sent anyway if you needed to fill them out. Too much space was also wasted on discussing how you could take the credit reporting bureaus to court and it appeared to me that key points may have been left out. Guess you have to buy the magazine to get all the good advice. Spend your money on a better book.

I know it sounds crazy, but after reading this book I felt like I knew Kung Fu when I was dealing with the Credit Bureaus and my past creditors. I had wonderful success prior to this book with the strategies that I learned from "Guerrilla Guide to Credit Repair", but when I started using the strategies from this book, I took it up a notch. In a few instances my creditors read the letters that I developed from reading this book, and simply gave in to my requests. The straetgies require a little time (A few months)a little typing and a little postage, but it yields amazing success. In fact, I have even begun helping others to recover their credit. God Bless Todd Bierman and Nathaniel Wice.