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I'd like to give twice as many stars to this book, even though its probably the most challenging one I have read since college. The whole layout is very sophisticated. The vocab is sometimes way above my head, but the concepts are pretty intense. The way the whole thing is weaved together is really amazing, even though it takes some concentration to go at it and figure it out. I met this author at a conference -- I don't knwo how he put all this together but I think it is genius. Some kind of modern-day Jefferson. I go section by section and the red summary boxes help.

This book was startling to me - I've never seen anything like it. And I really hadn't been able to see all this information change in our society in this way before. The book has a rhythm, sort of like poetry, but the author uses well-developed academic principles to show how to see the individual in his entirely new way. That whole idea of the Humanterprise seems so right and so clear. I think the way several types of knowledge and insight were tied together is most impressive. I am a nurse, so I heal people's bodies. This offers a philosophical basis and a way to let people heal their own minds and souls. I really felt challenged but refreshed by it.

Want expert advice on everything from harvesting wild foods and supplying one's own energy to saving money on autos and treating injury? If you don't wish to spend hours surfing the Net, use Rich Gray's quick Internet Guide To Survival And Self-Reliance: More Than 300 Web Sites To Help You Live Better, Live Cheaper, And Survive When Things Get Tough. Many books would offer just survival info: Gray's goes beyond this, addressing quality of life issues which face those cut off from their usual utilities and stores, linking itself to the author's own web site of links to make it easy to copy and paste website recommendations, and adding the author's owner personal tips to compliment overviews of each recommendation.

Want expert advice on everything from harvesting wild foods and supplying one's own energy to saving money on autos and treating injury? If you don't wish to spend hours surfing the Net, use Rich Gray's quick Internet Guide To Survival And Self-Reliance: More Than 300 Web Sites To Help You Live Better, Live Cheaper, And Survive When Things Get Tough. Many books would offer just survival info: Gray's goes beyond this, addressing quality of life issues which face those cut off from their usual utilities and stores, linking itself to the author's own web site of links to make it easy to copy and paste website recommendations, and adding the author's owner personal tips to compliment overviews of each recommendation.

This Yellow Pages is a great resource for online shopping! If you are looking for great Internet guides for Kids & Family, High School, and College students, check out the You Are Here Internet series!

I loved the convenience of shopping on the Internet but I had trouble finding the sites that sell what I want. Not any more! This book lists over one thousand sites that sell everything you can imagine. Where else could you find sites that sell spy and security goodies, decorator umbrellas and ladies lingerie all in the same book? You can even go to to the author's Internet site to find reviews of new shopping sites and, more importantly, the sites that have gone belly-up since the book was published.

Extremely practical guide to protect our most valuable asset--our children! This book is a quick read, but you wouldn't want to miss a single page. It not only helps one to protect the kids, but also offers great insights for reducing spam, unwanted content, and unwanted visitors. This is a "must have" for parents, and a "great have" for everyone else!

The Internet Survival Guide Series "Protecting Your Family" is a terrific little book. Although written primarily with the family in mind, the advice and practical tips can be applied by anyone who cares for his family, friends and business associates. I'm buying more copies just to give as gifts. James Christiansen is a father with three children. His care and concern for his family is evident as he writes the material in a well-organized and easy-to-read style for all ages. Our children can be negatively affected as the use of on-line social networking increases. I learned that sexual predators are targeting our children. I've been sharing a lot of this information with my son because he just got his own laptop and is not under the protection of our home computer. The author gives lots of real life examples based on his extensive experience in the information security arena. You can tell that he wants to protect his wife and children and he gives you all the tips and advice on how to accomplish it for your family. This book is filled with a tremendous amount of practical information that can be used to prevent your family members from falling victim to predators when they use instant messaging and spend on-line time in chat rooms. Even music file sharing sites present potential for allowing someone to have access to the important and private files on your computer. I'm really impressed with what I've learned from this book. I also have the other two companion books in the series called "Protecting Your Financial Information" and "Protecting Your Home Computer." I keep all of them right next to my computer for daily reference. I highly recommend this book!!

E-jihad, online Fatwas and other cyber Islamic environments are surveyed in quite a different critical study of Islam online. Islam In The Digital Age is the first comprehensive analysis of Muslims and Islam on the Internet to appear after 9/11: Islam In The Digital Age identifies issues and radical concepts of e-jihad, describes its different forms in the online environment ranging from on-line activism to hacking, and discusses religious insights into Islam on the Net. An important survey of Islam online.

This book is a valuable in three ways. First, it demonstrates that activism and decision-making are two dominant zones in Cyber Islamic Environments (p. 205). Second, it deals with changes in the post 9/11, reflected in sacred cyberspace (p. 2). Third, as I see, it goes in the deep Web to trace the e-content's human face. In fact, Bunt made history by writing Virtually Islamic --the book in hand is a sequel.

Bunt's analysis of the tacit knowledge, converts intangible information into tangible, which thereby becomes a model for return on investments in today's volatile e-world. Cybrarians, Sociologists, Middle East specialists, religionists, Orientalists, historians as well as public policy makers, will greatly benefit from this model developed by an active scholar-cum-Netizen. Any library that specializes in religion or area studies should possess it for their circulating collection, as it is more useful for a complete reading to get a clear picture of the emerging dynamics, whether it is `religion in Internet' and `religion on Internet'.

This great little book is packed with great jokes. If you like scary jokes, jokes from around the world, animal jokes, school jokes, or any others, this book has it all. There are even stickers that come with it! There are also spaces where you can write down personal information, your favorite jokes, your favorite websites, and much, much more!!! I've been on the site that interacts with the book, and I have downloaded more pages of funnies for my book. I got this book as a present, and you should ask for one too!

In this great little book, there are jokes galour! Any type of joke that might hit your funny bone is in here. There are sections that divide this book with different types of jokes. There are cute stickers too! I have been to the website that interacts with this book, and I have downloaded pages to put in my book. There are new pages that you can print for your book since new jokes are put on the site periodically. I got this book for a present, and I love it! I think that you should ask for one too!

An exciting fast paced journey into the future. A must read for anyone involved in the digital arena.

Ever wonder what the interaction between business and consumers will be like in the not-too-distant future? (Hint: it probably won't include the singing cereal box of the movie Minority Report.) Author Tom Hayes thinks we're in the first steps of a massive cultural change, as fundamental as The Industrial Revolution. Inter-connectivity. You can see it beginning now with the success of social networking sites, and retailer websites like this one that allow for user reviews.

A major hallmark of the future will be a battle for the consumer's attention, with the winner going to those businesses whom the consumer trusts. (Out with TV pitchmen and in with friends' recommendations.) Those businesses that allow consumers to mashup their own products will leave behind those that insist on strict intellectual property rights.

You can see a lot where the future is going by just looking around, by extrapolating trends, but Hayes puts it all together into a cohesive whole. This is a must-read book for anyone, businessperson or consumer, who wants to understand where society is going. And Hayes thinks we'll be there soon -- predicting 2011 as the point where there'll be 3 billion people world-wide connected to the Internet.

I gave the book 5 stars not because it was perfect -- I think Hayes's enthusiasm sometimes makes him jump to conclusions -- but because there are so many ideas and observations here that it would take ages to put something like this together from other sources. And it's well-written, in a light, breezy style, that kept my attention throughout. Well-done!

THE KISS GUIDE TO ONLINE INVESTING
By Theresa W. Carey
Reviewed by Jay Palmer

This is not a recycled collection of Theresa W. Carey's "Electronic Investor" columns for Barron's; it's a book chock-a-block with material to help novice investors morph into seasoned experts who can run their own portfolios on a home computer with confidence.

Comprehensive, copiously illustrated, and featuring an introduction penned by our own Edwin A. Finn Jr., the Kiss Guide is a road map to valuable investment know-how.

This review appeared in the December 3, 2001 issue of Barron's, and was written by Jay Palmer:

This is not a recycled collection of Theresa W. Carey's "Electronic Investor" columns for Barron's; it's a book chock-a-block with material to help novice investors morph into seasoned experts who can run their own portfolios on a home computer with confidence.

Comprehensive, copiously illustrated, and featuring an introduction penned by our own Edwin A. Finn Jr., the Kiss Guide is a road map to valuable investment know-how.

Book is an excellent review of the material and information necessary to perform interventions with chemically dependent patients. Material is presented in such a way that the book can be later used as a reference guide when needing additional material for group presentations.

I teach addiction studies at a local university and find this book a great reference and hope to adopt it for one of my classes. It provides a great overview of the addiction treatment field without being too wordy or lost in theory. This is a well-written book which encourages the learner where many books are discouraging!

Let's Go Sociology is a guide to internet sites of interest to sociologists and sociology students. It is, in fact, a great starting place for anyone just beginning to browse the web. Whether locating census data or finding out about careers in sociology, this book can guide anyone through the maze that is the internet. Let's hope the authors write more Let's Go books for other topics of interest to web wanderers. Even the price is great

I cannot recommend this book highly enough! It is an essential reference tool for anyone conducting internet research on sociological topics. Two thumbs way up!