This book got a little bit of everything. Do not expect that you'll be proficient on any of the subjects discussed

This book has very good materials on ASP security. Easy reading, occasionally, you will have to turn to previous pages for clarifications. Other than that, it shows an organized way to implement security for ASP. However, when it comes to MTS & ADSI, it is just an introductory at best. If you need to know more about MTS & ADSI, this is not the book for you.

Due to staffing problems, I recently found my job expanding from the position of a trainee ASP developer to taking care of my company's ecommerce web server and sql server (not a good indication of my company's commitment to proper solutions, obviously). This book has helped me to quickly implement security measures and get to grips with NT and IIS security models (of which I had no experience of a few months ago!). A commendable and expansive book that has given me some piece of mind with a treacherous and continually evolving subject.

It's romance plus history plus angels plus vampires. It's an odd confection and one that sits on the fence. The author is now writing mainstream fiction and has no plans to write another romance, but this series will live again in another form which will be more inviting to the reader.

Amid the Yellow Fever in Memphis 1878, two worlds collide, that of fallen angels and heroine Lucy Bry. It's a coming of age story for the heroine and a redemptive story for the hero. It's a love story with mythical overtones about good and evil.

If you love paranormal romance, you'll enjoy this book, which is a cult favorite on the web.

Heads up fans of Catherine Feehan....if you haven't read Dark Dreams by Jane Harrison, you missed out!

I read this book many years ago as a teenager and boy, did it stay in my mind long after. I finally found a copy again and re-read it and the impact of it was just the same as the first time I read it. No other author has written a more compelling romance dealing with fallen angels. I have eagerly awaited her sequel (oh please! say it is so!) and hope it wont be too long now.

I loved this book! I can not wait for a sequel!I love to read a well written dark romance like this.The relationship between Victor and Lucy is wonderful. She is the perfect light to his darkness.

I couldn't put the book down in the beggining of the book. But at the end I wanted to burn the book. It is very repetitious. I give it a C-

This book keep me reading the diary was so real and made it seem like you kept the discovery of Jack the Ripper in your hands. The only negitive thing was the debating in the book about the materials of solving the case (i.e. the watch, and the discription of the murder scenes). But overall the book was informational and a really good novel.

Great Book. I'm reading it for the 2nd time after a years intermission. I'll be the most dissapointed person on the planet if this diary is proven to be a fake. I'm convinced it's real.
To me everything in this book makes sense...and I'm the type of person that things have to make sense or I just will not accept it. I'm still a little suspicious of Michael though...do you think he knew. My feelings are, burn all the other "Jack" books,this should remain the only one left in print.

I have a stack of Oracle Books... 8 and 9. This is the book I use the most. I always carry this book. I would like to see one small sample code on some of the more complicated syntax's, but otherwise it's a great book. The size of the book makes it so much more appealing than the rest of my books.

I would like to see a new/updated edition. Maybe add an appendix with some info on the dictionary tables.

What I like alot about this book besides compacting lots of great Oracle information used every day is the thickness of paper used to allow over 500 pages in half the space of other books thereby making the book alot easier to handle. This makes it much more accessible as a desk reference which is what it is intended to be. I have this plus a few other books in a small stack on my desk within armreach that I refer to frequently not only because they have great content but because they are easy to grab and flip through. The big, thick books look nice and impressive on a bookshelf but I'll bet many of you haven't opened them in years.

We have the pdf files of Oracle docs, anyway, so who needs the concrete blocks?

This book was written for Oracle experts. It provides specific information for Oracle commands, however it expects that you know what to do with the information. I use it all the time as I generally know what I want to do, and have a good idea about what command I need to use to do it, but I'm fuzzy on the exact syntax of the command. This one little book has replaced several large tomes from Oracle and remains a critical component to my Oracle toolkit. It is much more complete than any other Oracle reference I have found.

This is a brilliant book that explains everyday confusions about the world. I highly recommend it. And I would like to counter the couple of comments below that suggest that this is a pro-white-Protestant polemic. It does not praise JUST western Protestant thought...there is PLENTY of praising of Eastern thought, such as Chinese Confucianism, and Japanese social attitudes, and of the the Jamaican blacks. These are obviously not white Protestant groups! So to suggest this book is some rash polemic is dead wrong. It's a real eye-opener and quite educational.

This is a brilliant book, that shows that what happens around you affects you. Anyone who doesn't think President Clinton's chronic infidelity, and cronyism, and draft dodging, and all his other scandals, won't result in corruption in other parts of society, should read this book. Corruption spreads like a cancer. When Peter sees Paul get away with something, Peter will try to get away with it, too. This will be an uncomfortable book for some, but should be read.

This is a refreshing book. It's politically incorrect, so the knee-jerk liberals (like those here who gave it one star) won't like it. Reality is reality, whether you like it or not. And this book presents the reality of what works and what doesn't. I would recommend reading Eric Fromm's "ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM," too, because some points that are incorrect in this book, you can see corrected in that book. But most of the points made in this book are correct. Just as a child's parents can make or break his life emotionally, so can culture make or break a country's economic and political life. Harrison is dead wrong in some of the details, but his overall point is dead right, and it's refreshing to see someone make it. This book shows the importance of self-discipline, and, personally, inspired me to become more self-disciplined.

art is good. good art is great. Commercially focused, self-conscious analysis is at best analogized as photocopy of of a photograph of Warhol's Campbell's soup can--sold by a non-english-speaking street vendor in Cambodia. My point? This is a mockery of a sham of a travesty of a hoax of a fraud of a sham. Please people, her books serve as giant advert-tainments that drive sales of her slapdash stichings from her website. This is like a straight girls Morrisey for clothing/painting/scribbling. A virtuoso of her own neuroses. She plays that one note beautifully. Now, let's get on about the business of enlightenment, shall we?

Maybe the people who were bashing this book are the kind of people who don't care about self-discovery or self-realization. I don't think her intent was to save the world with "Brave on the Rocks" and it's a mistake that her books are sometimes in the self-help section at the bookstore-- I consider her books to be INSPIRATION and ART! These books are journals, people, and what else do you write about in your journal but yourself? There's so much beauty in her words and art, she makes you feel like getting out the old paintbrushes and writing your thoughts. That to me is a beautiful thing. The only criticism I have about this book is that she seemed to hold back her feelings a lot more, she didn't "Spill Open" as vulnerably as she did in her first book. But that is her perogative. Basically, like Sabrina said, we need more ORDINARY people writing books-- by being ourselves, we find out that we are all uniquely EXTRAORDINARY!

I recently ordered a t-shirt from Sabrina Ward Harrison's website. I love both of her books, Spilling Open, and this one, Brave on the Rocks, and I wanted to support her work in any way I could. I think one of the most amazing things about finding an artist or writer that you love, is the moment when you think you couldn't love them anymore, and then something happens to increase your respect for them tenfold. This happened to me when I got that t-shirt in the mail. The package was addressed to my mom, and it read "the wonderful Terry Rogers" in Sabrina's own handwriting. I was simply glowing as I held the package. It was amazing to know that she takes the time not only to pour her life and her loves into her books, but she seems to do it in every other part of her life as well.

Brave on the Rocks is a comort to read. It is inspiring and convicting, it is a message to the reader that they indeed are not alone in any of their doubts, fears, and worries about their own lives and creativity. It's a good book to keep by the bed along with Spilling Open.. open it to any page before going to bed, and you're sure to end your day feeling better about yourself and the world around you.

Some years ago I purchased the previous edition of this book and found it very useful. When I saw what appeared like a new edition of this book I decided to purchase it. On the cover it is marked REVISED AND UPDATED. The techniques are described well and most are new material but Part 2 - Themes is exactly the same as the first edition and this was very disappointing and will make me think carefully about purchasing a book unless I can view it in a bookshop.

You might find it useful. If you can only have a few watercolor books, and you are short on technical experience, this might be just the thing for you. But if you are looking for a lot of creative inspiration rather than technique, this isn't so useful. I wasn't inspired by the contents, but the techniques are certainly ones that I do use.

Harrison defines and employs standard language used in identifying watercolor effects. She also identifies watercolor usages and materials and is consistent in this regard. Her illustrative material is literally a survey of the watercolor world, with no histrionics, from abstraction to the tightest realism. It is a beautiful book and gratifyingly complete. She has no 'method' to push. With her insistence on planning as the key to realizing one's concept, she leaves the reader in peace to enjoy the experience the book offers of seeing how accomplished watercolorists plan their work.
The index is excellent. I will admit disappointment that Harrison touches only lightly on the qualities of now very expensive materials that would enable one to make useful choices. Her remarks on paper by type and maker I find useful and I wish this knowledgeable woman had given the reader more insights on other materials.

As a Intensive Care Nursery Nurse, as well as the parent of a former premature baby, Helen Harrison's book is extremely outdated. It was a bible when it was first published in 1983, but the field of neonatal medicine is constantly changing and any book written over 5 years ago is probably outdated, not to mention 20 years ago. My hat is off to Helen Harrison for her pioneering the field of premature parenting,but there are many other more recent books which will be far more useful to premature parents than this one. Linda Cole RN

This USED to be the bible of premie books. Twenty plus years later we have made tremendous strides in saving babies. Even 15 years ago I found many of the scenarios to be too depressing and no longer realistic. I do hope the author will come out with an update since so many people are directed to this book. In the meantime, I highly recommend (and use often when helping parents understand the crisis of their babies premature birth)Newborn Intensive Care: what every parent needs to know by Jeanette Zaichkin and published by NICU Ink. In 1983 we were just beginning to involve parents in their babies care and seeing them as an integral part of "the team". This newer book (1996) focuses on those things that parents can do to maximize their babies outcomes. Don't distress yourself over medical problems that are more easily treated today. Instead, empower yourself with positive information!!!

I am a Mom to a former preemie. My daughter was born nine years ago and this book helped me understand with what was going on with our little girl. This is a great book and I give a lot of credit to Helen Harrison, Ann Kositsky for writing such a great book.

I've now completed 70-210, 70-215, 70-216 and 70-217 (I'm also MCSE NT).Unfortunately, the 70-217 book was almost poor to an extreme, though the others weren't so bad. A number of topics quizzed in the exam were simply not covered in the book.
Hands-on experience is always a good idea. However, with these books in hand, it's absolutely essential.

The current cost of training for the MCSE is rather expensive and the commitment is also extremely important. As a Technical Instructor I am always looking for a great supplemental books for the students to be able to learn outside the classroom and this set may be the perfect fit.

The 4-book set covers exams 70-210, 215, 216 & 217. In book 1 Windows 2000 professional, you learn everything from the installation to administration, troubleshooting, optimizing, desktop support and networking. The book is an excellent breakdown and take you step by step to success.

Book 2, Windows 2000 Server, the breakdown is in several section such as installing, admin, configuration, troubleshooting, hardware and operating system integration, security and networking.

Book 3, Windows 2000 network infrastructure, you learn to install, configure, maintain and monitor things like DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, protocols, WINS, IP routing, NAT and certificate Servers. This book is one of the best I have seen in the breakdown for the exam.

Book 4, Windows 2000 Directory Services, starts off with the basics of Active Directory and the configuration and administration. You then move to configuration of DNS, management of servers, policy management and security.

The books are perfect for the classroom or self-study, providing you have the necessary hardware. Each chapter has exercises, review questions, exam questions in case study format. There is also step-by-step hands-on instruction and study and exam prep tips and finally a practice exam.

With the inclusion of the cd-rom with Exam gear testing software and Exam Sim CBT software you have one great package to get you started down the road the MCSE 2000 Success.

MCSE Windows 2000 Core Exams MCSE 4-in-1 (Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216 and 70-217) AUTHOR: Maione, Bixler, Barker, Harrision, Scrimger and Bersinic PUBLISHER: New Riders REVIEWED BY: Barbara Rhoades

BOOK REVIEW: This "book" is really a four-book set. Each exam is given a book of its own, complete with a CD to help you prepare for the Core Exams.

There are exam tips and notes set off in a box in the margins to make sure the reader will not miss them. The few illustrations are clear and the print is in a size that doesn't cause the reader to need a magnifier to read the words.

There are case studies, chapter summaries, key terms, apply your knowledge sections, review questions and, best of all, THE ANSWERS to the questions at the end of each chapter. Armed with the knowledge these books provide, you should pass your MCSE Windows 2000 core exam with flying colors

I am under the belief that the people that wrote favorable reviews for this book were related to Harrison Clark (the author).

Although the book contains a lot of great information, the format, the grammar, and the lack of good maps limits the readers understanding.

format - there were times when the text was so disjointed that I had to reread sections several times and sit down with pen an paper to map out his ideas.

grammar - the author, for example, will tell a story about several men. When continuing the story about one man specifically Harrison will refer to the person as "him" without letting the reader know which of the men to whom he is making the reference.

maps - The author refers to a lot of places, but doesn't map them out so it is hard to gain an understanding of what is happening in the book.

If you haven't purchased this book - don't. Given Harrison's creditials this book is a disappointment.

I found this author to be a very cumbersome writer. He delivers a lot of great information, but often in a scattered, non grammatically correct format. This has caused me to reread sections of the book and make assessments about what the author is attempting to convey. For example, the author could be telling a story about 3 men and then continue talking only about one of them - but never tells the reader about which man he is speaking....he only refers to the man as "him". For a man of his credentials, I am really disappointed.

The first of Harrison Clark's two-parter on George Washington focuses on Washington's life and career up through 1781, and this volume closes with the victory at Yorktown that effectively ended the American Revolution.

I would take issue with the Book Description (above) which describes the main character in this book as the "youthful Washingon, one not transformed into the dignified figure we associate with our first president." While Washington does not become president at any point in these pages, all the traits that we look for in Washington -- the dignified figure, master politician and diplomat, and inspirational leader -- are already in well in place by the final third of this book. One factor that practically leaps off the pages is the all-out adoration that men and women alike, regardless of their place in society, felt for the man. Clark lets those who saw and interacted with Washington do the talking through their letters or diaries, and Washington's charisma shines brightly from these pages.

Clark has chosen to let Washington and his contemporaries tell the story of Washington's life and career through their own writings, and it would be a welcome choice but for one thing -- the book is organized so clumsily as to become disjointed. Rather than edit and organize the various writings into a narrative, Clark instead divides each chapter up into what I can only think to describe as a series of short vignettes.

For example, chapter 19, "Cambridge and Boston," is broken up into 11 smaller parts, some of them only half a page long. It makes progress rather like reading a college textbook, with each section broken into smaller subsections, separated by its own little bold-faced headline ("The Vanishing Army"). Clark does tend to group events into short pieces that make sense on their own, but lack the context of the larger story.

Clark wisely spends most of his time in this book outlining Washington's career in the Continental Army, but it is sometimes difficult to get an appreciation for the battles and skirmishes Washington fought because the maps of the battle sites are almost completely useless. The map of the 1776 New York Campaign, for example, is difficult to align with almost anything in the text.

It's a shame that Clark has chosen such a floppy format in which to present his information, because there's some really first-rate stuff in here (the chapter on Benedict Arnold's treason is a highlight of the book, although it, too, gets bogged down in some disjointed narration). If you've not had the opportunity to read Washington's own letters from this period, Clark provides you with lots of samples of Washington's writings which, by themselves, make this volume worth owning. But if you're looking for an easily accessible, readable biography, this one probably isn't for you.

Five stars for wealth of information presented, but only one star for the format, bringing this one down to a three.