I'll admit bias right up front. I worked with Barry when this book was published.

However, I found Beethoven's Fifth to be very delightful and engaging. I enjoyed the math games that were described, as some key parts of the story are clever mathematical twists.

I also enjoyed Barry's sense of humor, which can be very inventive. He has a keen imagination which can imagine worlds and universes which follow vastly different rules than ours. Fans of Flatland will appreciate some of his humor.

I enjoyed reading his first effort, and wish he found time and/or a publisher for more science fiction.

This is a well done book putting a nice spin on the life of Daniel Boone. It brings together historical facts from the time of this early pioneer and adds a host of interesting fictional characters and adventures. Nothing like a 12 month trapping and hunting excursion to make a guy homesick...well, at least for a couple days or so.

I was impressed with this book. Definitely a recommended read.

This book gives an interesting and factual account of the life of Daniel Boone and his adventures in the wilderness. The information in this book is written in a way thats easy to understand. It keeps you interested all the way through. You will learn about the many close encounters Boone has with death. This book also tells about Boone's life with the Indians in captivity. Their are many pictures in this book that help to give you a better picture of what is going on. The book begins by describing Boone's parents and early life. Here I learned many things I didn't know about Boone. Then the book tells of Boone's life after his marraige to Rebecca Bryan, and their settlement in Kentucky. It is here that you will read about Boone's expeditions with his fellow settlers and their deadly encounters with the Indians. One interesting story the book tells is how Boone rescues two of his daughters from Indian captivity. The book then tells of Boone's life after he moves away from Kentucky. Finally it tells of his tragic death from acute indigestion caused by eating too many sweat potatoes. Their are so many interesting things you will read about in this book. For example, it tells of Boone's son and his friend being skinned alive slowly by Indians. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about US explorers, or adventures in the forests. It is also a great book for book reports and projects because it has excellent pictures and key facts. In the back of the book their is even a timeline summarizing Boone's life. Anyone interested should definitely read this book!

Although Ms. Jones has yet to match her first and best book, Bridger's Last Stand, she continues to supply romance lovers with satisfying reads. With a combination of danger and humor, Ms. Jones draws the reader into Boone and Jayne's situation and makes them run along with these characters. Ms. Jones has a knack for helping the reader to suspend disbelief in unlikely situations, making every page enjoyable. Even when relying on coincidental situations--how likely is it that the very thing Boone seeks is with someone Jayne knows?--this author keeps the reader interested in her story. In Bed With Boone is sexy, fun, and a quick read. A writer to watch.

Daniel Boone , a renowned name in the field of speech pathology, has written a readable self help book for any person who is keen on improving his/her voice. 'Voice Care & Vocal Enhancement' is a complex and specialised subject .But, Daniel Boone has written it in a simple, easy to understand format which would appeal even to a novice.The tests devised to gauge the various parameters of the voice viz. breath control, loudness level, optimum pitch, tone focus are easy to follow.The exercises for improving various aspects of the voice can be easily understood and performed by the reader. However,the book is aimed mainly at the layperson and is not for you if you are a singer or performing artiste who has a fair knowledge of the voice.

This book was a blast. A simple pulp western that entertained me to a high degree. I bought "Dan'L" thinking it would be little more than a filler book between more substantial reads. It surprised me.

Dan'l and his pals, Nolichucky Jack and Choctaw Indian Zeke Morningstar in particular, are in constant danger as they head north along the Natchez Trace trail from New Orleans to Boonesborough, Daniel Boone's self made hometown. Loaded with silver as payment for delivering large ice blocks to that southern port city, Dan'L and his crew are forced to battle through numerous traps and sneak attacks as they traverse northward.

The story is engaging, the characters well drawn and interesting. Dodge Tyler has an infective style. At times, the the rural, late eighteenth century period slang spewed by the characters is hard to follow, but man, is it fun! Tyler marinates every scene with local flavor and period history without slowing the story down. What I loved most is the humor Tyler laces throughout the book. I belly-laughed many times. Tyler is at his best when he creates a scene involving dialogue banter. Characters continually sling poison-tipped barbs at friends and foes, which broke me up and had me wondering why Tyler isn't more well known.

It's a fun book, Dan'L is a worthy, engaging, hero/protagonist, and I will definitely read more of Dodge Tyler. A three star book bumped up to four stars because Tyler remembered that adventure westerns are about escape and enjoyment. I had a blast reading this tale.

Debby Boone and husband Gabriel Ferrer make for a formidable team in the world of children's books. Together they have written six books... each with Debby's heartwarming prose on everyday things and Gabri's charmingly primitive watercolor illustrations.

"Welcome to this World" was originally published by Harvest House Publishers in 1995. The book was a similar size and format to Debby's other books... like a big picture book. Well, in June 2001, Harvest House re-issued "Welcome" as a read-aloud board book. It was sized down to 5.78 X 5.08 X 0.86, but retains all Debby's text and Gabri's illustrations. The pages are sturdy and easier to clean... just right for busy hands. Here's a book that toddlers can hold themselves!

The book makes for a wonderful gift for baby showers or new arrivals.

This is a beautiful record book of baby's first five years. I've looked all over for a baby book that wasn't too cutesy, too commercialized (i..e, Pooh is great, but I didn't want a theme like that for our baby book), and with enough pre-defined AND flexible space to record items of importance in our baby's early years. This book is PERFECT and includes space to record many things that I may not have remembered to note.

This book provides a very handy guide to preparing for and sitting Sun's Java programmer and developer certification examinations. It focuses primarily on those elements of Java that the candidate is supposed to be familiar with, and allows the candidate to test his or her self via numerous exercises, and review questions. Perhaps the single most useful feature of the book is the practise examinations (which include answers): two for the programmer exam and one for the developer exam. These give a good idea of the sort of questions to expect, and alert the candidate to possible weak points in their understanding. The one negative feature of the book is the too numerous errors that can be found; sadly a feature seemingly shared by just about every other book on Java. It seems that to get a Java book out as quickly as possible authors and publishers skimp on the proof reading and review process. A few examples of this: the review question 1 for chapter 5 misses out the negative sign for the range of values of an integer type (an error repeated in the practise examinations). Chapter 6, review question 5, incorrectly assesses the result of: 0x800028FF >> 3. The answer given describes the signed right-shift as just "keeping the sign bit" and gives the result of the operation as 0x9000051F. In fact the sign bit "fills in" the spaces left by the operation, yielding the result: 0xF000051F. Question 16 in practise exam 1 does not include a correct answer (one hundred zeros are printed out). And so on. This isn't just nit-picking; the candidate can either get a false or confused understanding of some concepts.

I did get the Java Programmer's 1.1 Certification after studying this book (on first try, no additional classes). Well organized and nice layout for studying and the '2-in-1' is a great bargin compared to other Certification Guides. I personally did not find many errors in the text not mentioned in the online errata. Practice tests are similar to actual test, although there should be maybe 5 practice tests, rather than 2.

Reason for -1 star: CD-ROM was pitiful. It was only ~100k of information most of which was links to the 'pay as you go' courses. Needs to have several dozen more code examples and practice exam questions, otherwise, don't bother looking at it.

1. Boone 's style and the great layout make this 600+ page book almost light reading. I can't say enough about his writing. He is clear and concise, and thouroughly covers all of the trivia and unusual cases that are thrown at you by the exam. The layout of the book is also excellent, with plenty of white space and important concepts highlighted.

2. If you're really studying, you'll know the few errors when you see them. My tip for those worried by the errors: If you get something wrong or don't understand it go back and find out why. You've got to do this to study. It won't take long to realize what's correct. Heck, fire up your computer if your not sure.

3. Boone's practice tests and questions are right on the mark especially considering the real exams are proprietary.

4. I would also recommend you have Core Java Vol I (Horstman/Cornell's book) and the O'Rielly Java in a Nutshell book for references. There are places where you need more extensive coverage. I'd use Core Java there. (This doesn't mean Boone should have added more. Most of the time, his conciseness and focus are more important.) There are places where you need to refer to the API. (He could have been more careful about listing parameters and return values and identifying static methods.) That's where to use the Nutshell book.

In short, if you're studying for the exam, buy this book.