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This is an excellent book,useful information. This book gives you the figurines number,designer,height,colour,when issued and the different varieties of that particular figurine. And most important it's current value in the U.S,Canada and the United Kingdom. I have really enjoyed looking through this book. I find it especially useful when bidding on figurines on sites such as Ebay. I highly recommend this book. :)

This is an excellent book,useful information. This book gives you the figurines number,designer,height,colour,when issued and the different varieties of that particular figurine. And most important it's current value in the U.S,Canada and the United Kingdom. I have really enjoyed looking through this book. I find it especially useful when bidding on figurines on sites such as Ebay. I highly recommend this book. :)

This is an excellent book,useful information. This book gives you the figurines number,designer,height,colour,when issued and the different varieties of that particular figurine. And most important it's current value in the U.S,Canada and the United Kingdom. I have really enjoyed looking through this book. I find it especially useful when bidding on figurines on sites such as Ebay. I highly recommend this book. :)

Discovery Channel, move over. Keep this book at your computer terminal. Now you can indulge in (a lot) of learning, or just quenching your curiosity!

Not just for grown-ups--there's a whole chapter (pp313-334) titled "KIDSTUFF", with pointers to such sites as "Helping Your Child Learn Science", "Children's Butterfly Site", "Science Made Simple" and "Planet Pals". With the decline of our schools, perhaps kids using the Net to carve out their own learning journey will be a big part of the solution.

Oh, there's a whole chapter on Mathematics! Good for those among us who were unlucky enough not to have good math teachers at school (which is most of us, I guess. Good maths teachers are a rarity.) The sites covered here might very well spark passion in our younger folk who have this subject spoon fed to them in it's most tasteless form. I mention this because I, myself, struggled with Maths at high school. That struggle ended when I took charge of my own Maths training. I chose my own books & materials and methods of learning. And saw my Maths marks skyrocket.

Need I say more? Get this book. For yourself. For your kids. For your country which is already in painful need for the scientifically astute.

Discovery Channel, move over. Keep this book at your computer terminal. Now you can indulge in an orgy of learning, or just quenching your curiosity!

Not just for grown-ups--there's a whole chapter (pp313-334) titled "KIDSTUFF", with pointers to such sites as "Helping Your Child Learn Science", "Children's Butterfly Site", "Science Made Simple" and "Planet Pals". With the decline of our schools, perhaps kids using the Net to carve out their own learning journey will be a big part of the solution.

Oh, there's a whole chapter on Mathematics! Good for those among us who were unlucky enough not to have good math teachers at school (which is most of us, I guess. Good maths teachers are a rarity.) The sites covered here might very well spark passion in our younger folk who have this subject spoon fed to them in it's most tasteless form. I mention this because I, myself, struggled with Maths at high school. That struggle ended when I took charge of my own Maths training. I chose my own books & materials and methods of learning. And saw my Maths marks skyrocket.

Need I say more? Get this book. For yourself. For your kids. For your country which is already in painful need for the scientifically astute.

Discovery Channel, move over. Keep this book at your computer terminal. Now you can indulge in an orgy of learning, or just quenching your curiosity!

Not just for grown-ups--there's a whole chapter (pp313-334) titled "KIDSTUFF", with pointers to such sites as "Helping Your Child Learn Science", "Children's Butterfly Site", "Science Made Simple" and "Planet Pals". With the decline of our schools, perhaps kids using the Net to carve out their own learning journey will be a big part of the solution.

Oh, there's a whole chapter on Mathematics! Good for those among us who were unlucky enough not to have good math teachers at school (which is most of us, I guess. Good maths teachers are a rarity.) The sites covered here might very well spark passion in our younger folk who have this subject spoon fed to them in it's most tasteless form. I mention this because I, myself, struggled with Maths at high school. That struggle ended when I took charge of my own Maths training. I chose my own books & materials and methods of learning. And saw my Maths marks skyrocket.

Need I say more? Get this book. For yourself. For your kids. For your country which is already in painful need for the scientifically astute.

From working in theatre, I think that this book is helpful and provides great insight!

When I first began writing plays for senior theaters and audiences, I would have killed for the information in Bonnie Vorenberg's "Senior Theatre Connections." Now that this directory exists, I don't know how I survived without it. Senior theater names, addresses, descriptions - they're all there (including international groups). This slick publication is a must for anyone interested in the growing senior theater movement and an inspiration for those thinking about starting their own senior company.

I can't recommend it too highly!

Senior Theatre Connections: The first directory of senior theatre performing groups, professionals and resources is my find of the year! As someone interested in working with seniors in a creative and active fashion, this directory offerred not only excellent and hard to find resources, but triggered ideas for future ways to empower seniors and advocate for their continued artistic contributions as well as their active role in the arts community. I am also giving this directory to both a former professor from college and a former actor-friend of mine for Christmas this year. Thanks to the author, there is a wealth of information in here. Lynn

its S&P -- 'nuff said.

The CFA level analysis of the 500 most watched companies in the US is astute and pithy.

If you're looking for a comprehensive review of those stock's pros and cons, pick up this book.

I love owning this book and I generally buy the new edition every year. My investment company offers the S&P reports on their website, but I like to own the book so I can easily browse it, mark it up, flag specific stocks with Post-It-Notes, and so on. I focus quite a big on Standard & Poor's proprietary "investability quotient percentile" [IQ]for my buy-and-hold stock decisions. (I also take a careful look at the ten-year dividend history.) You will also find five-star buy vs sell ratings, target price and when set, earnings/dividend rating, fair value, volatility, relative strength, key stock statistics, dividend data, and LOTS of other information. There is quite a bit of interesting and well-written prose about each company, too---it's not all charts and numbers.

An excellent reference for any investor, lists all of the s & p 500 with all necessary data for research. Truly a must have for the investor who wants to make money.

Above all others, one source eases the difficult task of finding sources of information. Stern's SourceFinder, written by Gerry Stern and Yvette Borcia, provides the most comprehensive available listing of sources for HR data and information.

HRNews, December, 1999, page 14

Above all others, one source eases the difficult task of finding sources of information. Stern's SourceFinder, written by Gerry Stern and Yvette Borcia, provides the most comprehensive available listing of sources for HR data and information.

HRNews, December, 1999, page 14

"current, complete and clearly based on a conscientious effortto inform." Richard B. Frantzreb, Training and DevelopmentYearbook

"an outstanding reference! I use it every day. It's great! Carey Randow, Director of Compensation, State of Washington

"powerful, covers the most critical management topics, cuts project time in half." Ernest Binstock, Vice President, Human Resources, Coverall North America

"the most up-to-date human resource information." William Dickinson, Total Employee Involvement Newsletter

"a necessity for any company trying to navigate its way through the complexities of HR." Zan F. Calhoun, Partner, Ernst & Young

"A versatile and easy-to-use reference book". Book Review Editor, Business Horizons

"I had my answers in seconds!" Tom Bria, President, Bria Compensation Consulting Group

"a real goldmine of useful information for the human resource professional." Leo Patterson, The Fact Finder

"well-organized, well-indexed at home in corporate or university HR departments." A. Maio, Choice (American Library Association)

"surprising someone has not produced something like this before, mandatory for the HR library." HR Planning Newsletter

"the most comprehensive guide I've come across in my 18 years working in HR." Anne Skillin, Small Press

"Both employers and employees will find Stern's SourceFinder a valuable reference." Personnel (American Management Association)

"points the way to the best and most current HR information." Diana M. Osinski, Bank Personnel News

"one of the best new reference sources, a real bargain." Michael S. Gelinne, Business Information Alert

"Excellent! Bravo!!!." Edward P. Gorchinski, Human Resource Manager, GW Plastics

"covers just about anything an HR professional needs to find. Its an excellent publication, easy to use." Elizabeth Blancharczyk, Managing Editor, Human Resource Management News

"If you liked the book, you'll love the screen adaptation." Profit: Information Technology for Entrepreneurs "The time I've saved on finding just one item is worth the price of the book. It's invaluable." Chris Landenderger, HR Administrator, Rockwell International.

This reference is surely one of the most user-friendly and parent-friendly guides I've come across. ...

Finally a very well-put-together reference for us research-weary parents from New York and its border states! I would encourage all parents who are beginning to think about the summer of '99 to get this book very soon: There are early applicaion deadlines and/or limited space in certain academic and arts programs. There are also lots of great programs described in this reference which I would never have heard about otherwise.

Someone finally put together a college campus reference for kids! This is really well- formatted and organized with decent-size print and heavy enough paper. Decriptions and program information seem very complete and with no advertising of any kind, I feel confident about its all-inclusiveness

This book has been a great help and a pleasure to thumb through. I just wish there was a newer version.

A very comprehensive review and rating of 400+ golf courses from the Colonial country club to the Falfurrias,Tx muni!! If you've ever played a round of golf in Texs, your course is probably listed and rated. Excellent descriptions of the top 300.A few minor errors like calling Hole No.1 of the Woodlands TPC No.13, and a photo of a hole on Portland's Northshore CC which isn't there. But a big bang for your $$$$$ , and a true collector's item, or coffee table book.

This book is one of the most complete books ever written on golf in the state; one part photo album, one part history book and one part travel guide. A large book with a large attitude.

In these days of yahoo maps, mapquest et al, the need for something like the Thomas Guide is often questioned. Forget the questions. If you're living in Southern California you need this. It's handy for doing things like finding alternate routes (do you know how to get from Santa Fe Springs to Hollywood when the 5 and the 101 are packed?)

The CD is windows-only so as Mac guy I've not had the chance to use it. I'd be surprised if it was a significant improvement over the on-line map services, but perhaps it is.

The fold-out map (not sure if this is in the newer editions, I have mine from my 1990 and 1996 Thomas Guides in my car) is really nice if only because it more clearly delineates the city boundaries than the overview maps in the book do.

In the age of internet many of us take it for granted that we can get street map of any part of the country in seconds free of cost, and buying a map is a waste of money. This is not true if you are talking about Greater Los Angeles area and if you have used the current Thomas Guide. We have been vacationing in Los Angeles area for years and we find this guide extremely helpful in navigating around the city. Los Angeles is known for very difficult traffic and the street system is complex compared to other cities in the country. The guide has comprehensive index that lists street addresses, beaches & harbors, cemeteries, schools and colleges, golf courses, hospitals, hotels, libraries, park & ride locations, parks, shopping centers, theaters and many other information you would be interested in. It is easy to use this guide; I strongly recommend this to anyone who drives around Los Angeles area, price is reasonable and it is good value money can buy.

As a long term resident of Los Angeles, I can testify that the Thomas Brothers Guide is the essential source for finding one's way in the L.A. megapolis. A comprehensive index lists street addresses, beaches & harbors, cemetaries, chambers of commerce, city halls, colleges, golf courses, hospitals, hotels, libraries, park & ride locations, parks, points of interest (including museums), shopping centers, theaters and transportation hubs -and gives a page and grid letter/number to help you find that location, street, or landmark you are looking for.
Whenever going to an unfamiliar address, I figure out how to get there first with the Thomas Guide (which I keep in my car). I always recommend to new residents in the city that they purchase a guide to help them find their way - because L.A. County is BIG ! Thomas Brothers Maps are also out on cd-rom. See www.thomasmap.com for more of their maps.
If used in conjunction with Mapquest.com to get directions, you will surely find your way in L.A.
~ Mark

'The Ultimate HTML Reference' is exactly what it says it is. Detailing every HTML tag which is part of the WWW standard, this simple to the point text explains what tags are available and what they do. Detailing out browser compatibility, if its deprecated or not and a little text (a lot for some tags) get the user informed and on their way. Topics are broken up into 10 chapters: 1. HTML Concepts 2. Structural Elements 3. Head Elements 4. List Elements 5. Text Formatting Elements 6. Form Elements 7. Image and Media Elements 8. Table Elements 9. Frame and Window Elements 10. Common Attributes. For any web developer that still finds themselves turning to books wondering what something does, this is a great guide to have by your side.

My only two qualms about this book are #1 the design. sitepoint books have a great layout which is easy to read but the coloring in this book was a little drab. The blues are great but some orange (blue and orange are the official line colors) would have been nice to separate out concepts and points. Using grey and/or lightest blue looks alright but it doesn't have the WOW! factor that other sitepoint books do. #2 is I don't know if this needed to be a hardcover. It's a nice touch but no doubt one that raised the production costs of this book.

Overall a great addition for any and all web developers out there.

***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

The Ultimate HTML Reference
In previous years I was never very enchanted with Sitepoint titles however over the past year or so Sitepoint seem to have upped their game and have published a number of fairly good titles. This book being one of them.

The ultimate HTML reference by Ian Lloyd is exactly what it says, a reference guide. Although I've read the book cover to cover it is meant more as a reference book than a straight read. The book covers every single HTML/XHTML tag and corresponding attribute known (including some that aren't even in the official ratified HTML standard but are supported by certain browsers, mainly during the browser wars from a few years ago) from HTML version 1 right through to HTML 4.01 and also includes XHTML through version 1.1. Unfortunately you won't find any HTML 5 or XHTML 2.0 tags or extensions in the book but that is mainly because these haven't been ratified by the W3C yet.

The book is very well laid out with each each attribute to a tag immediately following the tag and a quick reference stating exactly what tag the attribute is associated with (which is handy for a reference guide). Next to this is a quick reference stating whether or not the tag or attribute has been deprecated, whether it's required, the version of HTML or XHTML that it was introduced and a quick browser support reference stating whether it's fully supported by the browser, partially supported, not supported at all or whether the implementation is buggy for a particular browser. This is followed by a description of what the tag or attribute does, any values that it takes followed by a more complete browser compatibility list. The list covers the major browsers that are currently out from IE5.5 through IE7, Firefox 1.0 through 2.0, Safari 1.3 through 3.0 and Opera 9.2. This is followed by a brief description of any compatibility issues as listed finally followed by a list of other relevant tags or attributes. As with any book of this nature, basically it is out of date virtually as it's printed. With Firefox 3.0 and Opera 9.5 just being released and Internet Explorer 8.0 just around the corner, however there are mentions of these scattered throughout the book e.g. the "X-UA-Compatible" attribute of the http-equiv that was introduced with IE8. Unfortunately since the book went to print Microsoft have changed their mind and this tag is no longer necessary to put IE8 into full compatibility mode as it will ship in that mode as default.

There are also numerous references to web articles like RFC's that the reader can use for further information should they be inclined. Also there are tips as to what CSS styling you should use instead if an attribute be deprecated.

This leads me to one of my biggest complaints about this good. Reading through it you just get the feeling that as well as the HTML/XHTML reference, there should also be a CSS reference. It just seems so natural a fit to this type of book, however as the title suggests this book only covers HTML/XHTML. As such Ian Lloyd has done an insanely outstanding job of providing all the information you could ever want about any HTML element or attribute. This is definitely a book that will be sitting on my desk and one that I will dip into every now and again and one that you should have too. I just hope that there is a companion book in the works detailing CSS in the same manner.

This book has become my go-to reference for anything HTML. Why do I like this book so much? Let me count the ways:

(1) Every HTML tag past and present is covered in this book.
(2) Each tag description is covered by telling you the proper open and closing tag, and available parameters;
(3) An example HTML segment is given on how it's used;
(4) Whether this is still valid HTML or an old, deprecated tag;
(5) A brief text description on what the tag is used for, and when you should use it;
(6) Browser support for the tag, with four browsers covered: IE, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. What version of the browser supports the tag, and its compatibility with past browsers. No other HTML reference that I know has this.
(7) An index of each tag for quick look up.
(8) A table of contents in logical segments: HTML Concepts, Structural Elements, Head Elements, List Elements, Text Formatting Elements, Form Elements, Image & Media Elements, Table Elements, Frame & Window Elements, Common Attributes with three appendixes: Deprecated Elements, Proprietary & Nonstandard Elements, and an Alphabetic Element Index.

Now, to the aesthetics. The book is gorgeous. Type is well spaced, large, and laid out beautifully. Each tag is laid out in the same format with shaded areas for quick reference. And the piece-de-resistance, this is a hard-backed book, so when you pull it out of the bookshelf it feels solid and nice in your hand, not like a floppy fish you get with the soft covered tombs.

What this book is not. A text on learning HTML. This is not a step-by-step guide. It is a beautiful dictionary for fast look up of HTML tags when your not sure of allowed options, format, whether it is a supported tag, or what browsers are supported.

Five Stars for exactly what it is, "The Ultimate HTML Reference."

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I strongly agree with the first reviewer that the aesthetics of this book are outstanding. The typography and layout are superb. Astute attention to these simple elements remarkably enhances the usefulness and readability of this book. An important aspect of my own job is transferring the same approach to the visual interfaces of Web applications, so I appreciate the sweat that went into this simplicity.

Since I made my enthusiasm clear, I guess I can belabor my quibbles. I am not sure I would call this an "ultimate" reference because much has been left out. This is not particularly bad since the emphasis of the book is simplicity and usability. Most Web workers will surely want to use this book's approach, with all its fine organization and examples, rather than the W3C specs.

What might you want more of? Well, there is no index for attributes. Each tag, like BUTTON, has plenty of attributes. Knowing what attributes are appropriate and most effective is important. For instance, this book covers the most critical attributes for BUTTON -- but not all of them. It mentions that IE has an incorrect default value for the TYPE attribute. This is very good to know, but even more important to know is that client-side script does not work for Firefox if the TYPE attribute does not have an explicit value of BUTTON.

The world of HTML is fairly simple but can be treacherous. That is exactly why someone moving into this world will find this book a ready aid.

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This book is *not* unavailable -- it was published in a new edition. ISBN 1-59092-012-X, "Pokemon! The Best Websites." This is a great book because the number of quality of Pokemon sites are few and the guide gives you the best of them. Also, there's a built in deal where if a site is down you can contact the publisher and they'll fix the issue. (I should know -- I *am* the publisher!) :)

you are in the pokemon movers truck come out ,your mum will tell you to set your clock.
go to your nabours house go up stairs touch the pokeball, then your rival will come.
Go outside head north,prof.Birch ask's you to help save him.
Get his bag choose Mudkip then you will battle zigzagoon.
After the prof willtake you to his lab.
He will give you mudkip.
THEN YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN.

Codes of blue red and some downloads of Gold and silver.