After spending sometime reading this book, I find that this book still has a lot of room for improvement. This book does not have any proof on all the results that it states. It lacks all the required basic concepts and skips some important topics (IMHO). Nevertheless, it shows a lot of state of the art circuits and applications. This book is great as a reference book if you consider yourself an expert on ADC. There are a lot of mathematics without any detail proof. For a hundred dollar, I am expecting the author to do some work rather than trying to make some quick money. I am returning my copy.

This book takes the reader through a step-by-step intro to sigma-delta modulation. It's full of practical hints on design and testing of A/D converters. It also has a thorough discussion of noise in switched-capacitor circuits and compares the switched-cap technique with continuous-time and switched-current. It's a great reference book for all analog, mixed-signal and switched-capacitor designers, not just those interested in sigma-delta modulation.

I did enjoy this because I love the show, and it's a pretty good TV supplement not that UPN's cut Voyager to once a week. I had to skip over a lot of it, though - the Deja-Vous sections and ESPECIALLY the highly technical sections were both really dull. Devoted trekkies, (think Galaxy Quest) probably really appreciate those parts, but for someone who enjoys the show, not the science, those sections are cryptic and much too long. I loved the "Bloopers" section and the "Voyager Database", and I really liked the way that the author described every show individually. I agreed with most of the comments and reccomendations - they seemed pretty intelligent, and I liked the plot summaries. I wish the book had covered more episodes, though-it's annoying that it fails to describe the more recent ones. Overall, I would recommend it to any Voyager fan, but it is definately a mixed bag.

I've always the various books of this type written by the folks across the Atlantic (Doctor Who, Babylon 5, X-Files). And I've always enjoyed McIntee's writings. However, this one isn't as entertaining as many. Most of the others are co-authored - maybe that's why. McIntee's "Deja Vu" section seems rather limited to whatever he watched on Babylon 5 and Red Dwarf and the book he read most recently, a far cry from the Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide's detailed analyses. The Behind the Scenes section is interesting. Main problem is since the series hasn't ended of course this book isn't complete (only first five of seven seasons), and therefore just begs out for a sequel...and customers having to shell out another $7.95. Just once I'd wish on the more recent series they'd wait until the series has run its course rather than leap on the money-making bandwagon.

Finally - an episode guide for Voyager, and an entertaining one at that. The author has a great sense of humor, though I don't always agree with his point of view. The book could have really used a few features BEYOND the episode guide, as more backgound would have helped those of us who came to love Voyager late in the game. Also, the episode summaries don't reveal all of the episodes' events - which can be seen as a plus or minus. I personally see it as a minus. Still, well worth the money.

I'm a huge fan of the mythos, of Delta Green, and of other DG fiction--the short story collections are truly amazing. So I finally got this novel expecting another fantastic romp, and was dismayed to find that it's a limp, formless concoction that reads like a transcription of the author's last roleplaying campaign. The dialogue is false, the plotting dull and aimless, and the descriptive prose borders in many places on high purple. It's not worth your money or time--buy Alien Intelligence or Dark Theaters (or the Delta Green sourcebook) instead.

I am a fan of both Cthulhu and conspiracy, and I really like Tynes' game books. However, I am also a fan of good fiction and terse prose, and I do not believe that this book is either of those. The dialogue was hokey, the horror was much more disgusting than it was scary, and if something was supposed to be really intense or significant, a couple of f-bombs screamed by one of the Delta Green ops drove the point home. I applaud Pagan and Armitage for creating Mythos fiction set in the modern times and written for mature audiences; I just wish it read nothing like this. Ultimately, the quality of this book does not match the quality of the Delta Green supplements on which it is based.

(I read the book on a flight to the west coast, and the only reason I finished it was because I believe that John is a stand-up guy and because the in-flight magazine looked like it was chewed on by a rabid dog.)

After reading the extremely entertaining Delta Green fiction "Alien Intelligence" I couldn't wait to get this book but unfortunatly when I finished reading it I was kind of dissapointed. It moves along kind of slow and you keep hoping for some action but it doesnt come page after page and the action doesnt come and when it finally does it only lasts a few pages and then no action and more no action. It does have its moments though and it does present some interesting ideas.
It might be worth it for those who play the Delta Green RPG to check this out as it has some cool ideas in it but for the casual Non-RPG player I wouldn't reccommend it.

I have not read the book, but the booklist review says he was in danger of being eaten by polar bears. I sure hope he did not write that in the book! There are no bears in the southern hemisphere, bears evolved in the northern hemisphere. Somebody better check their review!

Polar masochism! This is sick. Why would anyone want to walk across a frozen desert the size of europe? To prove they can suffer? What is gained by freezing parts of ones body and then cutting them off? Who wants crotch rot, kidney stones, piles, and freezing cold misery? This is gruesome to the point of making me wonder if this man needs psychiatric help for self mutilation.

Much more fun are the people who do this (crossing Antarctica) using parachute (wind) pulled sleds, or even dog teams. But this book is something else. I get upset just looking at the pictures of the naked, emaciated author, close ups of necrotic tissue...YUK!

This is the account of his journey across Antartica - on foot, pulling sleds - with Michael Stroud. In it Ranulph describes, not only his journey, but insights into the human mind. It is supported by extracts from the diaries of both men, as well as extracts from books of previous Antartic explorers. Some people feel the need to push themselves to extremes, others (like me) like to read about them, and this is an intelligently written, honest and interesting book.
There are absolutely no bears mentioned in it, and it is a pity that one reviewer felt the need to give it one star without ever having read it.

This book plagarizes most of Col. Beckwith's book. It is written at a high school level. The pictures are only about 20 years out of date. The inventory of weapons is woefully dated. You would be better off watching the movie "Blackhawk Down" in order to get some insight into Delta Ops. Avoid this book.

This is a good, solid, history of DELTA. Note that I say "history." In it the reader will find a discussion of the unit's creation, its weapons and equipment, the selection process and training of troopers, and the rotary and fixed-wing assets available to DELTA. The book ends with two chapters examining DELTA's role in Desert Shield and Desert Storm (especially hunting Iraqi Scud missile launchers deep behind enemy lines). The text is clearly informed by authors who know their subject.

Again, note the word "history." Some knock the book for not including up-to-the-minute current capabilities, weapons, photos, etc. Think about it, is this what you expect should be in a book on DELTA -- current capabilities and methods? Let's not make it too easy for the bad guys. Besides the book came out in the first-half of the 1990s, so photos run from the unit's beginnings through Desert Storm and the funerals afterwards.

As regards the photographs -- they are good, and there are plenty of them -- maybe over 150 or so color and black & white shots. A few previous reviewers don't like many of them -- they aren't pretty, they appear "out of date." But this is what separates the amateurs from the pros. Amateurs and buffs like the pretty shots, everyone nicely arranged for the camera. But that's not the reality of training in special forces. You don't dress up in pretty attire and pose for the photographer -- you use stealth, you charge hard, but you don't preen for the camera (and live to tell about it!). Besides, full-up battle gear is actually worn in less than 5% of the unit training, and depending on the mission, often not during active operations either.

This issue of photographs also begs the questions -- how are contemporary pictures in a work of history, "out of date?" Are Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner's Civil War photographs "out of date?"

As for the scurrilous charge of plagiarism (tough to charge it when you can't spell it!). I have read Beckwith's book and can say that none, zero, zip, nada is plagiarized in this book. I would challenge the alleged "reviewer" to provide one instance of plagiarism. What makes such a charge absurd is the fact that Beckwith told a colleague (an SF LTC) that he liked this book. Would he like a book that plagiarizes him?? Hardly! I do recommend that one read Beckwith's book along with Black Hawk Down, but these don't replace reading Giangreco and Griswold's DELTA.

Of all the American special operations assets, DELTA is the one most shrouded in secrecy -- it's great to have a book by these coauthors that gives us historical insight into the unit.

After reading D.M. Giangreco's article "Special Forces" in the new edition of American Heritage (November-December 2002), I pulled out my copy of Delta from the shelf. It has stood the test of time well. It is a well-researched history of Delta Force from its founding in 1979 through various operations including DESERT ONE, URGENT FURY, and JUST CAUSE. It ends with DESERT STORM. Over time, Delta Force changed what was needed and didn't tinker with what worked. Recruiting and training obviously worked and have stayed fairly static. Technology has changed with time. The book is great history with great photos of real professionals-not the standard, glitzy public affairs shots. It is an excellent account of a highly secret -- and, consequently, highly misunderstood -- counterterrorist organization. I hope the authors put out a follow-on edition adding Somalia, and Afghanistan. Les Grau, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

From other reviews I had read, I had high hopes for "Delta Search." This book didn't meet those expectations at all. The story is contrived and overused, the characters are unrealistic and unattractive, and the ending was inane. This is what one gets when reading the pop culture junk that pervades our society. Please don't waste your time on this book like I did. There are plenty of other great books out there to be found. Now if you are looking for a good novel along a similar line with realistic characters and an engaging story line, I would recommend "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card instead.

William Shatner is now my favourite writer. This Series Quest for Tomorrow is one of the best i've read and the next ones are sure to be just as exciting....

Growing up in the Delta I find a lot to dislike about this exercise in academic revisionism of Southern history. The author is clearly ignorant of those times that shaped the history of the Delta, the floods of 1927 and '37 followed by the migrations of black people to the North followed by the mechanical cotton picker, followed by the emmigration of light industry to the "new" south. This superficial book is typical of the ideological rectitude among apologists that permeate parochial history departments. A person wishing to understand the psyche of the Delta should read instead, "Lanterns on the Levee",or "Rising Tide", both available from Amazon.com.

I loved what the book! As a 4th generation Mississippi Deltan, seventh generation Mississippian, white , 48 year old male, I was very impressed with Mr Cobb's research. He certainly dispelled many of the myths that we were taught as we grew up from a segregated society to a desegregated society. I now live in Colorado but my family and friends still live in the Delta. I wish this book was required reading in the schools in the Delta as well as anywhere segregation and racism exists to help people better understand why these problems that continue to plague these areas will not go away. A great study on the Mississippi Delta with more fact than fiction.

If you like your environmentalism in breathless hyperbole; if you like to have an author's central thesis beaten over your head in nearly every paragraph; if you subscribe to the Chicken Little version of the current state of the environment; or if you just want to read a truly bad book, try Charles Bergman's Red Delta. This book tells us in its various sections that (1) the delta is teeming with life, (2) the delta is dead, (3) the delta needs preservation and restoration, and (4) the delta is threatened. So, since these are not all compatible thoughts, which ones are true? And if the Cienega de Santa Clara really once was a mudflat devoid of vegetation, why would anyone seriously consider "restoration"? This book fits perfectly into W's America, where the creedo seems to be: "It is not supposed to make sense!" This book is less about the current state of the Colorado River delta and more about Bergman's adventures there, conversations with people who have more than a vested economic interest in the delta, and opinions on life in general. He's clearly in love with his impressions; every other word seems to be from the following list: "amazing, astounding, magnificent, remarkable, legendary." He's obviously a neophyte concerning natural history, since among other things he seems to find it noteworthy to tell us repeatedly that riparian and aquatic ecosystems depend on water (Duh!). I find it ironic that Bergman, a professor of English, didn't use a copy editor, because this book suffers from excessive repetition, bad sentence structure, and occasional typos ("Glenn Canyon Dam"). The following statement actually appears in the book (p. 165): "In a famous essay in Harper's magazine called 'The West Against Itself," the great historian, Bernard De Voto, described the West as a region in conflict with itself." Gee, what a profound and original observation Bergman has made, and with value-added hype! What few facts that are actually presented are riddled with errors. For example, if Bergman really thinks the sediment load in the Colorado River is the highest in the world, perhaps he needs to read about a little Chinese river called the Yantze. If he thinks the Colorado River is the only river to suffer from water diversion, perhaps he should read about a little delta at the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Or the Yantze. Or the Zambezi. Or the Ganges. Or the River Jordan. Or the Sacramento-San Joaquin. I think the title, which is less about the delta and more about Bergman's infatuation with sunrise/sunset photography, would be more accurate if changed to Red Herring. If you want something a little less hysterical, try Salt Dreams, although that book is about the Salton Sea. Perhaps something a little more objective will come out on the delta someday.

Red Delta is the ecological story of fighting for life at the end of the Colorado River discusses keys to understanding environmental collapse and recovery in the Southwest. The Colorado River Delta was an 'accidental delta' created by developers who never fully realized their goals. Red Delta explores the environmental consequences of that Delta, which may now be realized as an important key to the Colorado natural area surrounding it.

Although the book is written like an advertisement complete with testimonials, the content is based on sound metaphyscial concepts. The book starts with easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to reach a deep meditative state which is followed by techniques to reeducate your subconscious mind. There are techniques to improve every area of a persons typical life experience. Like, Love, Money, Health and even finding lost items. It's not Emitt Fox, but there are areas convered in this book that could improve almost anyone's life.

The Doctor and Mel are travelling through the vortex when the TARDIS is obligated to land at a tollport, where they win a holiday for being the 10 billionth customers - a holiday to a holiday camp in 1950s Earth. Off they go, but there is a stowaway with pursuers on her tail, and the trip to the Shangri-La Holiday Camp turns out to be considerably more than anyone bargained for...

At the time I'm writing this review, 'Delta' is the single Seventh Doctor story not released on video (due to happen real soon!). It is also the only Seventh Doctor story I haven't seen, so this book is the only way I've experienced this story.

And a little odd it is too - the enforced bonhomie of the holiday camp, the coldness of the Bannermen, American secret service agents, aliens from all over the universe and a strange old beekeeper all add up to a story which could have been better, but certainly could have been worse!

Malcolm Kohll's writing style is pretty straightforward, and the story is not terribly challenging, so it won't necessarily be the most memorable leave that you'll ever have.