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you got to read this bookReview Date: 2007-11-01
Just what I needed, when I needed it!Review Date: 2006-02-14
Every man needs itReview Date: 2006-06-25
I enjoyed reading about David's Mighty Men. How great would it be if we all had our own group of Mighty Men to encourage us through the battles of life. How much better would it be if we were asked to be a Mighty Man for someone else. A great book.
The Book Everyman must Read!Review Date: 2006-06-07
EXCELLENT BOOK!!! BILL REALLY HITS A HOMERUN!!!Review Date: 2006-02-15

Great NON-Princess Story!Review Date: 2006-11-10
Swamp AngelReview Date: 2006-05-22
A Book For AllReview Date: 2006-04-21
I really liked Tarnation!Review Date: 2004-08-23
This story starts out by telling about the birth of a young girl who is amazingly big for her age. No one knows that she will become a great woodswoman since she cannot climb a tree at birth without help:). As she grows older she saves her town numerous times with her strength earning her the name "Swamp Angel".
When a mean bear comes to town many hunters try to capture it before it causes anymore damage.(One is Swamp Angel) Eventually she does capture the bear, named Tarnation, and kills him. Call me a sucker for a happy,happy ending, but I was hoping Tarnation would give up his evil ways and use his strength for good. And then they could have all lived...well you know what I mean.
What's not to like?Review Date: 2003-12-07


Talon and the Dragons of CrinneliaReview Date: 2004-12-06
Dragons are realReview Date: 2004-03-11
Talon.... the NEW craze!Review Date: 2003-10-15
OVERWHELMING! (IN A GOOD WAY)Review Date: 2003-09-24
The Chosen OneReview Date: 2004-02-26
When I first read this book (I've read it three times now) I found that I could not put it down. The story is amazing. A young boy named Talon once a warrior, now a wizard, forever the Krrig Daa. He goes through many ups and downs, physically and mentally, and through the incredible writings of Diana Metz you go with him. Her portrayal of Dragons as not only intelligent but incredibly social beast full of magic is one of the reasons I couldn't put this book down.
Thank you Diana for such a great book.

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to bless the space between usReview Date: 2008-05-10
Profound TreasureReview Date: 2008-05-09
This is a MUST-OWNReview Date: 2008-05-05
A Beautiful Book!!Review Date: 2008-04-28
Bless the Space Between Us is a blessing.Review Date: 2008-04-26

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Even better with age : uniquely valuable book on C#Review Date: 2008-01-29
Liberty's books join with my books by Sells, Petzold, Gunnerson, Archer on that small shelf ... within arms reach ... which I consider essential tools to have as I work in Visual Studio.
What I find unique about "A Developer's Notebook" is :
1. Content : the sheer amount of immediately useful information and code samples. This is a book, imho, for people who've already reached initial mastery of .NET, and are ready for intermediate-advanced topics. There's more technical content, more information, "per square page" in this book than in many books on .NET and C# that are 800+ page "whoppers" :) And I do have the sense that every bit of code in this book has been "refined" to the efficient minimum without losing its "educational punch."
2. Book Design : imho the design and structure of the book are a "tour de force" of technical book design : it's in the form ... almost ... of a laboratory workbook; the "asides," or comments, in italic script font in the margin of the pages add a very useful commentary that evokes and provokes thought.
3. Immediacy : I get the feeling that Jesse is right there talking to me as he takes me through the intricacies of IEnumerable, Generic Interfaces, Delegate Covariance. Very good terse introductions to technologies like ClickOnce.
4. Technical Format : the book has a format of presenting a concept concisely, outlining the structure of the classes or methods involved, describing a practical usage scenario, and then, in a section titled "How Can I Do That ?," presenting a key code example that demonstrates the technique in use. I find this similar to what I perceive as the "experimental" method in Petzold's books, and, for me, this is a compelling way to learn.
4. Writing Style : As in JL's other books, I personally experience him as one of the clearest writers of technical expository prose I have ever read. In sections typically titled "What About," or "How Can I Learn More," for each major topic, he succinctly addresses questions that imho any intelligent developer might be asking about the limits or side-effects ... or the "gotchas" ... of the techniques presented.
I like to compare learning a programming language with learning a musical instrument. It seems to me that initial mastery of C#, like learning to play the guitar, involves a required period of just learning the general way you use the tools (the Visual Studio environment, the .NET compiler, assemblies, WinForms, Classes, Interfaces, UserControls) : until you have that initial "vocabulary," imho, you can't really "play a tune." But once you do have the initial comfort level and mastery of the tools, you are ready to start with studying simple "Etudes" which are designed to be musically satisfying in themeselves and, at the same time, help you progress in mastery. Using that analogy, I consider "A Developer's Notebook" a book of "Etudes," an excellent one !
In summary : this is one of the best technical books I've ever read. I do hope that at some point JL will do another book in this format, and structure, probing, in the same "experimental method" other topics in .NET 3.0 and 3.5 like LINQ, sophisticated uses of AppDomains and Contexts, the ability in WPF to get WinForms controls across domains, etc.
best, Bill Woodruff
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Great overview of C# 2005 (2.0) enhancementsReview Date: 2006-07-27
Well worth owning for those of you transitioning from 1.1 to 2.0.
Not quite what it says it isReview Date: 2006-07-13
Easy read.
However, the introduction says something to the effect of "this series skips the 'hello world' applications and is instead the often frantic scribblings of real developers performing real tasks" or something like that. In reality, none of the examples was terribly realistic. It was the same type of examples and 'hello world' demonstrations you would find in any other book. And the "scribblings" in the margins were often just pullouts from the text--just like any other book.
Overall - good book. But the marketing hype for the series is just that--hype.
SurprisedReview Date: 2006-07-13
Straight to the pointReview Date: 2006-03-22

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loved itReview Date: 2005-11-14
awesome bookReview Date: 2005-08-12
Where I'd Like To BeReview Date: 2006-03-21
A review of Where I'd Like To BeReview Date: 2006-02-04
Maddie may seem a normal kid to you, she goes to school, has great friends, is in after-school activities, but then you go to her home. She has shared a room with people who come and go as often, it seems, as the seasons. Maddie lives at the East Tennessee Children's Home. She wants a home so badly she has a "book of houses" and a "book of people." Throughout the book she and her friends find that they are all a family, a strange one, but a family none the less.
Where I'd Like To Be, is a book that all people should read for a heart warming tale. I think what I liked best is that you can almost feel each character's emotions as they change. I think anyone who likes a story that makes you glad for what you've got, should read this book.
Really Interesting BookReview Date: 2005-03-20

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My Wife Read the Entire Book Outloud!!Review Date: 2004-09-01
Rollicking Laugh Outloud Life StrategiesReview Date: 2004-08-30
A Comedic Masterpiece!Review Date: 2004-06-05
I was wondering why my mother was laughing so hard and I picked it up and read it. Even I thought it was hilarious, a 24 year old law student. Buy this book if you are in for a bucket of laughs!
New Meaning to Multi-Tasking!Review Date: 2002-09-26
Every Working Woman Needs to Laugh or She'll CryReview Date: 2002-09-25
I have read excerpts from this book to friends at parties, given it as gifts to girlfriends coast to coast, office compatriots and relatives. To realize I am not alone out there in the corporate world of men, kids, balancing it all and keeping a smile on my face, was like breathing for the first time in a long time.
I feel that I have a friend in Mimi O'Bara. I hope she is encouraged to continue writing. I'm sure there's more stories to tell. Her humor, insight and reality keeps me smiling!


Excellent resource for technical project managersReview Date: 2008-03-31
One bonus I did not count on was the companion website which includes downloadable templates, PPT slides and other electronic assets.
Highly recommended!
excellent purchaseReview Date: 2008-03-11
This a handbook or guideReview Date: 2007-09-03
Reviewed by Steven D. Sewell, PMP
Project Management Institute, Tampa Bay Chapter
Having been peripherally involved as a software release project team member in the past, I knew enough to get my piece of the puzzle delivered. The information in this book allows me to broaden my perspective and actually comprehend the picture I see on the puzzle box cover. The book is written in a straight ahead manner. If you are one who like examples of what is being discussed, then this book is for you. The use of clear definitions makes each topic understandable and the analogies make them memorable. Tables and scripts are used throughout to exemplify each tool and technique. Most useful in practice are the sections that aid in the diagnosing of problems that can be encountered. This book definitely hits its goal of delivering a practical guide into the hands of a software project manager. The only improvement would be to have "handbook" or "guide" placed somewhere on the cover.
A good summary and comprehensive bibliography to those who want to go deeperReview Date: 2006-08-01
VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMNDED!!Review Date: 2006-05-29
Stellman and Greene, begin by showing you the vision and scope document. Then, the authors cover the wideband delphi estimation process. They continue by covering project schedules. Next, the authors show you how to do an inspection. Then, the authors discuss use cases. Then, they show you how to do configuration management. The authors continue by showing you how to test plans. They also introduce you to practices, tools, and techniques to your organization's culture. Next, the authors show you why it is important to understand responsibility, authority and accountability. Then, they show you how to prevent the most common sources of failure in outsourced projects. Finally, the authors show you why it's important to understand when process improvement is useful and when it isn't.
A project manager can use this most excellent book to diagnose and fix the most serious problems that plague software projects. More importantly, this book contains essential project management tools, techniques and practices, which have been optimized to be as straightforward and easy to implement as possible.

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ExcellentReview Date: 2008-03-08
SUPERBReview Date: 2004-11-14
#1 Guide to PhysiologyReview Date: 2008-01-21
Its unbelievable that its in pocket handbook format.
My top rated physiology books would be:
Color atlas (this guide)
Applied Surgical Physiology Vivas (+ Critical Care Edition) (Kanani)
Berne and Levy
In that order exactly.
Back to the book:
Invaluable and truly an amazing, complete and extremely detailed carry-around reference.
state-of-the-artReview Date: 2004-11-27
Can't live without it.Review Date: 2006-05-30
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in a nutshellReview Date: 2007-08-12
unique visionReview Date: 2004-02-11
A modern day DhammapadaReview Date: 2007-09-28
Some of my favorite passages...
" Get to know the truthful, if you would become accquainted with beauty."
"Let go of everything you're holding onto
now let go of everything else."
"security is quicksand
can it really be ANYone's ambition in life
to become one-half the couple in the life insurance ads?
security. life insurance.
how much are you worth dead?
more than you're worth alive?
hurry up and die, then
hurry up and be born again."
"Do not be afraid to love."
"Decision-making is a vice. Some addicts reach a stage where they do almost nothing but agonize over decisions.
It's a subtle form of hesitation.
Like all addictions, the only cure is cold turkey.
You could spend the rest of your life trying to decide whether to take the cure."
"take everything that is strong in you
and put it to work
set it free
never mind what anyone thinks
take all your muscles
and stretch them to their limits
you'll amaze yourself, how good you'll feel
and how much good you'll do
just by radiating pure energy outward
-contact high the ultimate form of communication-
you are beautiful
be
be
be!"
This book predates most of the post-modern self help books we see on the shelves in bookstores or advertised in the media. Most of the authors of post-modern self help are focusing too much energy on manipulation to achieve a re-defined version of love and abundance. I personally feel it's an imitation of the "real thing", but then again I wax nostalgic over the simple hippie philosophies that came out of the 60's as notably this book attests to that. Even though I wasn't born until 1969! But a lot of things that came out from the 60's are truly classic. This being one them.
this was my bibleReview Date: 2005-06-16
Timeless enlightenment with a hippie feel!Review Date: 2004-03-22
Paul Williams presents us with quick, sharp "blows to the head" such as "Beware means be aware.", "Vote with your life. Vote yes.", "Stop showing off. It isn't what you do. Its what you are that matters.", "Babies see things as they really are" and so on. The uneven format of the book (could be a sentence on one page, a short paragraph on the next, then a short essay on the next) helps you to think more consciously in itself.
Having read the book several times over, I finally realized what was missing for me. A sense of humour! An inspirational classic such as "Illusions" by Richard Bach for example, has the same enlightening quality but gives you a good chuckle too. Still, this is an extraordinary book and I thank Paul Williams for it wholeheartedly. Read this and WAKE UP! ;o)
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Locked in Arms................gymbo