I read the book, and I did understand it. I took all the practice tests until I was getting at least 95% (some of the answers to the practice tests are wrong, which does not help), used the flashcards, and still failed the exam. (Technically I passed the first part, failed the second, and failed overall.)

The book is okay for the basic stuff, but it doesn't have enough for the Advanced section. The authors might want to do an updated edition of this book -- and sombody should double-check the practice exam answers.

If you are looking to pass the CIW Server Administrator Exam I strongly suggest you look for other book, this book is thick in terminology and concepts, the subjects are explained in a very confusing manner and with a lingo highly technical, furthermore to confuse you even more utilizes terminology interchangably, it explains things before you even know the basics, the author assumes that you know all this?????? it was so confusing and difficult that after I read the whole from cover to cover I had to buy another book just to understand what this book was talking about, without any surprises I failed the test, in fact, I knew I was going to fail the test with such book, is my feeling that the author is trying to show his knowledge rather than to write a comphrehensive book, easy to read and fun to learn, since I can't ask for my time and my money back, please reconsider buying this book, instead, look for other titles I strongly suggest Networking for Dummies, it's a great start and will give you the foundation and explantion that Stanger's book failed to deliver.

Dr. Grayson has made a valiant attempt to put a square peg in a round hole. Prosperity is a circular concept that cannot be made linear just to please habitual, western thinking. Nor do I believe you can do it by the numbers--ten or a hundred and ten. Although Dr. Grayson has delineated several of the principles of what is colloquially called a "prosperity consciousness," his treatment of these principles is condescending and at times arrogant. In his search for simplification, he has discarded the poetry and beauty of the abundance available within every human being's heart. Prosperity isn't out there, but with our selves.