While other reviewers have lauded this book and it's question and answer format, I found it difficult to read, and understand. The question and answer format may work for some, but it is not for everyone. There were many sub-questions in the explanations that were not followed up on. As a novice to networking, I found a presupposition of knowledge of networking on the authors part. For an intermediate level user, who wants to know the nitty gritty of networking, it is great. For the novice... I am still looking.

This book is a must both for the novice as well as for the seasoned technician. While the new-comer with little subject- knowledge will find even difficult themes well explained, Networking Explained is a very good resource for the professional. It brings technical matters to the point. The question / answer-mode used in the book is an interesting approach to transfer rather difficult knowledge. A must for persons dealing with networks, and certainly worth its money.

I've worked at various high-tech Internet companies like: Nortel Networks, Intel, Cisco Systems, and Inktomi. I am also an instructor and this book is one of the suggested readings for my class "Introduction to the Internet & Data Networking."

The authors' style of Question & Answer development is very helpful for both learning and teaching of entry level and intermediate level users in the networking arenas. The background information on the development of the Internet and many various internetworking technologies are explained in great detail in this book.

If you enjoy talking about the Internet and internetworking, I believe this book is great one to have in your collection.

This is the 2nd book in this series I have purchased. This is a great book, though I prefer the World Tour book over this one. This is mostly because I was expecting something else. I was expecting a book detailing events in history. This book goes though various times in history:

Early people - 15,000 B.C.
First Farmers
Living in Cities
Pyramids
Going into Battle
At the market
The Bath House
Winter Feasts
Village Life
Castle Life
Inca Homes
A Chinese Party
Indian Wedding

Busy Ports
At the Ball
Factory Town
Prairie Homes
Deparment Stores - 1930's

The book is well done - colorfully illustrated and fun for all ages - from my 4 and 9 year old, to myself! Each page has about 20 things for you to find, in a search and find style, and a short description or explanation of each item and how it relates to the time period. All in all, it's an excellent series!

This series is wonderful. Very entertaining for children to find the picture but the education that goes along with this is magnificent! The Great History Search leaves hours of entertainment for the entire family and really sparks the History curiosity in the child. This book is my 10 year olds favorite in the series. The illustrations are very detailed and get those little minds thinking.

Detailed illustrations of lives of people in various periods. Illustrations are quite fun to see. Close up of characteristic figures are closed up with descriptions.

I bought this book for my 10-year-old son, who loves to play "Age of Empire" and becomes curious about history. He loves it because of the closed up pictures even though he can't read English yet. The illustrations convey the atmosphere of each age well.

This is a great book, full of information about 42 locations in Arizona that feature horseback riding trails. We've explored a few of the trails and found the descriptions very thorough and accurate. But Arizona is a big state and only a handful of the locations can be reached within a few hours by car/horse trailer. There are MANY other locations that aren't as widely known that could have been included. For example, there are at least four good trail riding areas right here in Wickenburg, yet none of them are covered. I'd love to see the author expand the book to cover more of the less-known trails. I'm sure he could find plenty of local horseback riding clubs that could fill him in on the "secret" trails in their areas. Otherwise, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the book to anyone looking for someplace new to ride.

My riding partner and I have used Jan Hancock's guide to explore many of the trails around the Phoenix area with our horses. The book is usually right on the money in terms of descriptions of the trails, amenities, level of difficulty, etc. I highly recommed the book for those looking for horseback adventures. My wish is that Ms. Hancock would do a third edition updating information on newer trail systems such as the Arizona Trail, as well as bed and breakfast and horse camping facilities for equestrians around the state.

This is a great way to discover and ride new trails. The author has complete maps and levels of difficulty for all the rides. It's a good book to stick in your saddle bag and carry with you. We have ridden many of the trails and find the discriptions in the book to be accurate.

I was highly impressed with Graham Hancock's committment to completing his quest and telling his story. He did so at the cost of his family, which is regretable. I much appriciate his sacrifice for all of us. It is obvious that he put a great deal of time, research and effort into his work. We now have a more clearer story of the "FOUND" Ark of the Covenant of God; "found" because I do believe it is in Ethiopia.

However, I do disagree with a few of Graham's conclusions, specifically with regard to Moses as only being a master magician, educated by the Egyptians, and Jesus as not being the Divine Son of God. I have many ideas and comments on the subject, but with just 1,000 words allowed, I must be brief.

I also wish to contact Graham, to share some of my insights, but I do not have a way of establishing communications with him. I have numerous questions, such as: 1) Has Graham actually read the Book of Enoch; 2) Has he done research on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (for they have a lot of templar type traditions-- and a definite connection with Freemasonry); 3) Has he actually attempted to contact the modern Templars and the Vatican for direct questioning, particularly concerning the true motivation for the Knight's quest for the Ark, and concerning the contact of Pope Clement V with the Ethiopian delegation, just one year prior to the persecution of the Templars; and 4) is Graham himself a Templar?

I am a Christian and have full faith that the scriptures are accurate. I also do not believe that it is inconsistant that a just and loving God would slay the wicked, for disobeying him-- especially on such sacred and important matters as the establishment of God's Law and Gospel to His Children, on earth, through his vessel-- the Ark. It is not unjust for the righteous to slay the wicked. Therefore, I do not classify God as being a psychopathic murderer as Graham had suggested.

This book was the first of Graham Hancock's I ever read. Although the size was, at first, daunting, I quickly was drawn into the book as it contextualizes the history surrounding the Ark of the Covenant to explain where others quests may have gone awry. Hancock enables the reader to retrace the possible/probable trail the Ark may have taken and explains each twist and turn with basic logic. I was able to read it in 3 days and retained enough to retell the tale during 3 a.m. guard duty shifts to my fellow freezing comrades, making the time pass quickly and opening up more lively conversation than you usually find guarding an empty perimeter in the snow. I loaned it to a professor and have yet to get it back. Of course, now my brother has a copy. A great book.

If you are interested in the mystique of the lost Egyptian wisdom, the Ark, Atlantis, mysteries of the Bible, the Knights Templar,or just plain enjoy reading a good book, this one is a must! I believe that Graham Hancock has found the true resting place for the Ark of the Covenant.

This book is helpful if you want to know where to eat, drink, and get an STD in Europe. The authors spend a lot of time telling you where not to go, what not to see, how to cheat and offend Europeans, and lest we forget, when and where to get drunk and laid. The pedantic tone of the book is heavy and annoying. If you want to remember your trip and keep yourself disease-free, I suggest you find another guidebook. Lonely Planet is a great one!

I bought this and Let's Go! for my trip, and quickly discovered that Let's Go was good for a couple of boring, practical things, but this book actually was entertaining. Great conversation piece on those long train rides when you want to break the ice, so to speak.

This is, without a doubt, the best travel book I have ever read. I wish I had had it with me when I was still traveling to Europe, now I'm too poor so I just read this book and relive my trips. This book nails so many things right on the head, even though some of the information (like on communism) is severely outdated. But for the college student who wants to see major locales and get an idea of what there *really* is to do, this book is supreme.

In the author's words, _The Girl Within_ is "an arrangement of female portraits" (Introduction) rather than another inner-child book. "At the buried core of women's identity is a distinct and vital self first articulated in childhood, a root identity that gets cut off in the process of growing up female. The women in my study came fully into their own and became truly themselves only when they recaptured the little girl they'd been in the first place - before she got all cluttered up." (Chapter 1)

Few of the women Hancock goes on to describe have fully rejoined the girl within; some seem to have no hope whatsoever of recovering that girl's vitality. Rather than detracting from Hancock's thesis, this realism lends it authenticity. Descriptive rather than directive, _The Girl Within_ will spirit you on your journey to girlhood strength rather than force your girl within to appear by demand of prescriptions, steps or assignments.

Although this book - an off-shoot of the author's doctoral work - is academic in tone, it manages thoroughness without being dry. Influences are well documented, sources are dutifully cited, and still the author is present in the work, unlike dissertations written in a distant voice.

Now for the books weaknesses, as I'm a demanding reader. The scope of _The Girl Within_ is severely limited in that the subjects available for study were socially, economically and intellectually privileged women. The author's vocabulary will further deter women of lesser means from accessing the empowering thesis presented here. Hancock's editor should be reprimanded for allowing words such as "gravid" (meaning pregnant) to appear without clarification. Use of slang such as "moxie", although limited, underlines the narrow applicability of Hancock's work. A further annoyance is the frequent use of foreign phrases when the English would do just as well, such as "rite de passage" and "sotto voce". Most readers will understand "en route", but one must be privileged indeed to understand the concept of "adulte manquée".

Best self help book I have ever read. Learned so much about myself from the case histories - saw parts if me in several of them. Very well written. I highly recommend it to all my friends, male as well as female, especially ones that are going through a difficult period in a relationship or have just ended one. Wish it was still in print so many more people could read it & learn!

Don't expect "Hancock at Gettysburg" to provide a comprehensive narrative of the battle. That was not Gambone's purpose. Instead, he set out to portray one particular general's part in that crucial fight: Winfield Scott Hancock, "Hancock the Superb". I wouldn't recommend the book to someone without a good understanding of the battle beforehand, but it does provide solid information to anyone wishing to learn more about how the Union high command functioned during the three days of combat. In particular, two controversial episodes are highlighted: Hancock being assigned to take charge over officers more senior than himself, and Hancock's disagreement about how the artillery should be employed during the great bombardment preceding the so-called Pickett's Charge. In workmanlike prose and with excerpts from firsthand accounts, Gambone presents the story of his hero. Occasionally, his choice of material is a little peculiar (why does he quote Rutherford B. Hayes, a man who was not at Gettysburg, about Hancock's dramatic ride before his troops during the bombardment?) but for the most part a good range of opinions is presented.

This is a worthwhile addition to the ever-growing bookshelf of Gettysburg studies.

A fascinating look at the minute by minute days of the immortal Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the man who is credited with saving the Army of the Potomac on the first day of the fight. Winfield Scott Hancock - an army called him "The Superb", and Gambone's fine biography shows us that this was simply a description of the man himself. Loud, profane, passionate, often angry, Hancock was all of those things...but he was a man of whom his officers said "you feel safe when you're near him." Gambone's well written book takes us from Hancock's first days as a handsome young lieutenant in the Mexican War through the horror of the Civil War to his last sad days, nearly penniless, old and sick. But he never lost his luster, his ability to command and to inspire men, his charisma and his passion. Gambone brings the exciting days of the Civil War back to us, takes his readers along to many bitter battlefields, and in the end, presents the general's last days poignantly and beautifully. The reader will want to salute as the soldiers did on that rainy February afternoon when Hancock the Superb passed them for the last time. This is a "DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!" book.

I guess "I would have had to have been there" to appreciate this book. As it is, I never really identified with Amy Cave. Ms. Flagg makes many mentions of photography, cameras, dark rooms, pictures of convicted person, but does not share one photo with her readers. Photographs may have enhanced Amy's story for me.

I have just finished "The Disappearance of Amy Cave" I could not put this book down. Ms Flagg's account of the murder which took place in the 1980's in the vicinity of Taunton Bay in Hancock, Maine was as I had remembered it. I know many of the people named in the book, and through Ms. Flagg's descriptive writing, could pinpoint the locations referred to throughout the book. This was such a bizarre incident. The victim was a gentle woman who was well liked by everyone who knew her. The media circus that ensued upon the arrest of the person ultimately convicted of murdering Ms Cave made that time and the trial seem like something out of a very bad movie.

Ms Flagg, even though she was acquainted with the victim, wrote in a professional detached manner in which she presented both her personal reactions and the factual accounting,which must have been very difficult. I found myself wincing at the account of Ms Cave's murder, and asking myself how I would feel if this had happened to a close friend of mine. Her writing flows beautifully, and the book is an extremely easy read. If this is her first book, I can't wait for her to write another! Loved it!

Small town coastal Maine: a classic American location. The locals notice that a genteel retired woman, living alone, is becoming a recluse. And as Amy Cave fades out, another woman, younger, stranger, fades in. She's over-endowed and men can't keep their eyes off her. Where did she come from? What's she doing here? By the time Amy finally goes missing, Samantha -- Sam -- has become all too conspicuously present. It doesn't take law enforcement officials long to put two and two together. And that's just the first layer to be peeled off the onion.

It's a great story and a true story. And our narrator, a reporter for the local weekly, obviously has a great time telling it. I lapped it all up and wanted more. Encore! Encore!

I read this book because I loved Areana. I don't think it was as good as Areana though. It was fairly exciting, and the ending was wonderful! I still want to read the second one, but I am going to wait on buying it. The last battle Abrhmm fights had me spellbound. Overall it was pretty good.

Abramm has the heart of a seeker, but after being manipulated and lied to for years, when he is finally offered truth he can't bring himself to trust it. While "Light of Eidon" offers a gripping tale of adventure and heroism, it also challenges the reader to join Abramm in examining issues of faith, the preconceptions that keep us from embracing truth, and the distortions that trick and trap us.

Light of Eidon is not for the faint of heart. Gritty realism and gladiatorial violence are part of the rich and textured world that Karen Hancock has created. A complex geo-political structure provides a backdrop for the very compelling story of one man called to a unique destiny.

Her created world is alive with interwoven societies and people groups, conflicting loyalties, strange cultures, and creatures painted with vibrant description. Yet the novel never bogs down in those details. I believe that is because of Ms. Hancock's power in sharing authentic and multi-faceted characters that we deeply care about. I felt a visceral level of shared experience as I traveled with Abramm through tragedy and hope.

A great book leaves me changed at some level. Light of Eidon, with its unflinching look at the battles of life, has inspired new courage in me for my own day's challenges.

Karen Hancock has done it yet again! If you have read and enjoyed Arena, then you are sure to like this book!
Abramm Kalladorne, fifth son of the king of Kiriath, has dedicated the last eight years of his life to preparing himself to be worthy enough to touch and tend the sacred Flames of Eidon. However, on the night of his vow-taking, he finds that he has been decieved by his spiritual mentor, and is even sold into slavery by his own brothers! Full of anger and fear, he is forced to fight as a gladiator; however, a newer, greater purpose is awakened within him.
I could not put this book down! I especially love Karen Hancock's ability to bring allegorical significance into any tiny thing; this book will truly keep you guessing!

It was a decent read. The characters were cool, though. It was a little short. I'm betting there will be a Splintered Souls 2. There's just too much story left untold!

I havent read many books by this author. Just this one and THE TEACHER but both were very good. Does he have other books? Why have i not heard of him or seen him at book signings?

fresh, insightful and new. You don't have to wait for the ending or skip through all the lame attempts other authors make to prolong suspense. Edward Hancock keeps you interested from the first to the last page.

I got very lost in this world. Lisa Warner was a TERRIFIC character!