It is true, experienced or new - this book is a definite must read for anyone who makes a living in the computer field. Whether you are a developer,administrator, or Engineer, this is practical advice from obvious gurus in the industry.

These men are serious about giving you real, solid and invaluable knowledge about securing comptuer systems.

Instead of wandering through blah-blah-blah and making the book huge (which seems to be the case with most computer-related books these days) the authors do a great job of sticking to the purposes of the book.

In a single summary, you are only doing yourself GOOD by reading this book.

These men are serious about giving you real, solid and invaluable knowledge about securing your comptuer systems.

Instead of wandering through blah-blah-blah and making the book huge (which seems to be the case with most computer-related books these days) the authors do a great job of sticking to the purposes of the book.

In a single summary, you are only doing yourself GOOD by reading this book.

The text is written to a specific exam, but rather to a specific topic, security and securing your network. The book works with Windows 2000 and XP network environments and gives you extensive coverage of the security settings you may need to implement on your network.

The authors created a 650 plus page text, which covers everything from passwords and group policies to terminal services and remote access security. I found some very and highly useful information, I really like chapter 2, Understanding Your Enemy.

Included with the book is a cdrom with over 50 utilities you can use for finding security leaks, holes and other risks. One tool I think needs to be added is the MBSA utility and this can be added in future updates.

Overall if you are looking to find ways to make you network more secure than this book is for you. Also whether you are new to the security arena or an old timer you can certainly learn something new.

One of the strengths of this book is how it shows these artificial views emerging, changing, and adjusting to the dynamism and power of cultures. The concept of the continent of Europe is directly connected to the power of that region. Why else, the authors ask, should India be a sub-continent and China only a part of Asia? "In physical, cultural and historical diversity, China and India are comparable to the entire European landmass, not to a single European country."

The book traces the origins of the continental system from Herodotus through Ptolemy, the Romans, Medieval Europe to the Age of Discovery and beyond. The whole idea of what defined a continent (large landmass seperated by water) was always very fungible. The authors say that as late as 1599 "any reasonable large body of land or even island group might be deemed a continent". They give the example of a geographer referring to the West Indies as a "large and fruitful continent". The West Indies themselves are a perfect example of perception dictating form. We know that the "Indies" part came about because Columbus thought he had arrived in the East. The metageographies of West and East then are concepts that, like continents, are open to criticism. So too are the New and Old worlds, the First and Third Worlds (was there ever a Second World?) The same vagueness surrounds the North and the South, the Occident and Orient, Far East, Middle East, South Asia and the Pacific Rim.

In offering their own system for organizing human space the authors replace continents with "world regions". Arnold Toynbee and more recently Samuel Huntinton's system of using civilizations as the organizing principle gets a nod from the authors. In the classification they use, Europe is now "Western Eurasia", "African-America" includes not just the West Indies but the entire Caribbean and North-Eastern Brazil. North America remains and Ibero-America emerges.

Obviously geographers will thoroughly enjoy this book but it has a much broader appeal. Wherever we are in the world we use some of the terms above to describe our place. If nothing else this book will make us all a little more aware of how we define ourselves and others.

As the title suggests, the book explores the myth of continents. The authors show the origin of the idea of the continent in ancient Greece and show its continued use throughout the centuries even as the addition of the Americas and Australia to the world map caused more and more incongruities with the original Greek and medieval world system.

The authors also look at the concepts of 'East' and 'West' and the similarly overused (but underdefined) 'Orient' and 'Occident', arguing against Edward Said for the continuation of a world divided into geographical regions, albeit ones that does not draw upon geographical determinism or cartographic ethnocentrism. Unlike Samuel Huntington they stress their world regions (i.e. African-America and Central Asia) as not always coherent territories with distinct borders. Agreeing with Herodotus and Toynbee about the need to examine the continental system, they thoroughly discuss the philosophical and political views of continents in recent centuries, looking at Rousseau, Herder, Hegel, Montesquieu, H.G. Wells, J. Burckhardt, Wallerstein and others.

This book is so good at deconstructing the built-up assumptions of the aforementioned terms that I hesistate to list any faults, although I should at least mention that I would have liked a few more maps and a separate section on how and why the authors chose each world region and its borders (i.e. why not a separate region for Madagascar).

In any case, this is a convincing and powerful book.

Yummy. Wish it were still in print.

The book is supposedly aimed at kids. I will say though, that the taste of the foods is really more adult (or English). They taste great, don't get me wrong, but kids (unless they are really excited about the recipies being Narnian) will likely think them wierd. I made the Tea Cakes with Lemon Curd Filling for a friend's kid's Communion Party, and all the adults raved--but the kids wouldn't even go near them. (Incidentally, the Tea Cakes are DELICIOUS. A wonderful treat).

A note of advice, you will need stuff like double boilers and parchment paper for some of the recipies. Plus you will have to make some trips to specialty food stores. However, most of the stuff is middling easy to make.

Overall, this is a wonderful book. I am so glad I have it. The recipies are very tasty, and the book itself provides a wonderful cornicopia of foods and ideas that Americans are not very familiar with.

This book has approximately 68 recipes divided into categories such as Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Dinner, Dessert, and Drinks.

In my opinion, the mark of a good cookbook is the percentage of recipes that one would actually make. In this cookbook, there is a high percentage of the recipes that I would try.

Each recipe has a bit of commentary from Douglas Gresham, Lewis' stepson, and a quote from one of the books that lists the dish the recipe is for. The commentary is interesting and informative. There is also a foreward written by Gresham. At the end of the book are some menu ideas so that you can have a Narnian dinner party with your friends.

As usual for Ms. Lewis, she creates a main character with dimension. I felt as if Fred were an old friend after just a few chapters. She gives insight into the little, seemingly inconsequential details that really bring her character to life.

I don't want to give away to much, but suffice it to say that I couldn't guess who-dun-it. And was surprised who did and for what reasons.

The story also has a moral theme running through it. Without sounding as if she is stepping away from the story line, Ms. Lewis imparts a bit of wisdom to her readers. I have read other of her works where she manages to weave such things in without it seeming inappropriate. This really makes for fun reading.

I didn't realize it, but there are other Fred Vickery sleuth novels that come before this one. One such is "No Place For Tears", which I am reading now. I have found that there are bits that I can guess what is coming because I read this book first, although it isn't detracting from the story. I suggest checking the issue date of the books first if you plan to buy more than one of the Fred Vickery sleuth novels and start with the earliest.

Enjoy!

LeGrande has a history of obnoxious behavior that has led to many people despising him. Even his own son loathes him. When Fred steps outside to get a breath of fresh air, he discovers LeGrande's dead body. His widow accuses Fred of being the murderer and her consistent outbursts soon has most of the townsfolk convinced that he did kill the man. Fred starts to snoop in order to prove his own innocence.

The sixth entry in the Fred Vickery mysteries is the best one of what is already an excellent series because of the deep insights into Fred and his deceased spouse. This turns NO PLACE FOR MEMORIES into a more personal novel constructed around a great who-done-it. The ending is a shocker that seems to be out of Character for Fred, but stupendous Sherry Lewis makes the climax and, for that matter, the entire book succeed beyond exceptions.

Harriet Klausner

Cutler, Colorado is a small town where everyone knows each other. Seventy-three years old Fred Vickery has lived most of his life in the town. Since his beloved spouse Phoebe passed away five years ago, Fred spends most of his time successfully investigating, albeit mostly by accident, unsolved murders. When LeGrande Macafee speaks poorly about Phoebe at their fifty-fifth high school reunion, Fred defends his cherished wife by slugging it out with the man.

LeGrande has a history of obnoxious behavior that has led to many people despising him. Even his own son loathes him. When Fred steps outside to get a breath of fresh air, he discovers LeGrande's dead body. His widow accuses Fred of being the murderer and her consistent outbursts soon has most of the townsfolk convinced that he did kill the man. Fred starts to snoop in order to prove his own innocence.

The sixth entry in the Fred Vickery mysteries is the best one of what is already an excellent series because of the deep insights into Fred and his deceased spouse. This turns NO PLACE FOR MEMORIES into a more personal novel constructed around a great who-done-it. The ending is a shocker that seems to be out of Character for Fred, but stupendous Sherry Lewis makes the climax and, for that matter, the entire book succeed beyond exceptions.

Harriet Klausner

I've had the book only three days, and have already used it to solve a couple of network analysis problems. The content is most useful.

The book is well thought out, and well organized. I particularly appreciate the packet by packet explanations and real world troubleshooting examples. The extensive appendixes are a wonderful addition.

If you could only buy one book for TCP/IP network analysis, I'd get this one.

First, forget any thoughts about a Novell/Netware focus, this is a book about TCP/IP, and it includes some chapters about Microsoft's and Novell's implementations of TCP/IP. Excellent.

The book does an outstanding job of covering the subject at the intermediate to advanced level. It is not for newbies, and it is not for geeks. IMO, "serious" students/end users/LAN administrators will find it very useful.

This book is a smaller one and only contains small tales. The first deals with Keiichi's sister Megumi's attempt to find a nice but cheap place to live near Nekomi Tech. The second tale is about Belldandy's self-appointed human rival Sayoko and her attempt to embarrass Belldandy conning her and Keiichi to pose nude for Sayoko's art club.

The third tale is the best as this shows Belldandy's and Keiichi's first date. Very sweet (and a glimps of this is seen in the OAV's opening animation)! The fourth tale centers around a motorcycle race Nekomi Tech Motor Club is in with Keiichi as the racer. The fifth tale has the Motor Club and Art Club joining forces to share a large beach house where Sayoko again attempts to score a victory against Belldandy.

Finally, the last tale has the introduction of Belldandy's elder sister Urd. Urd has been watching the couple for a long time and feels it is time for things to heat up between Belldandy and Keiichi.

Bottom line: The artwork is still in its early stages so it doesn't have the "kawaii" (cute) factor of the OAV series or the "Ah! My Goddess" movie. However, the stories are nicely written and it is an enjoyable read.