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I really like this CD set. The case is perfect, CD quality outstanding! The voice is nice once you get used to it. At first I found it an odd tone, but after a while of listening I enjoyed how smooth the narrator keeps his voice and he thankfully isn't monotoned so I can stay awake while I listen :). I really appreciate this set. Very, Very well done. I highly recommend!

I am very pleased with my recent purchase of the NASV Bible on CD. It was delivered before the target date. It is of highest quality and I'm very impressed. The gentleman that does the reading is easy to listen to and does an outstanding job.

The case is convenient for long trips and keeping the cd's organized. The narrator's voice is in line with James Earl Jones. I am looking forward to listening to it as I read along.

I spend a lot of time in the backcountry. Whether leading a mountaineering or rock climbing expedition, or instructing a kayaking class, I am outdoors all the time. But spending so much time outdoors, something would always happen to my Bible. I would capsize my kayak and it would get soaked, or I would drop my pack and the seam would break, or something else would happen to ruin my Bible. Not kidding, I probably bought a new Bible once a month for like two years because I want to be in the Word no matter where I am. Then I came across the Outdoor Bible and it was PERFECT for me! Its so durable I dont need to be buying new Bibles all the time.

If you are a mountaineer, Christian or otherwise, you know that if you get stuck in a snowstorm or take a day for acclimatization then a good book is nice to have to keep you occupied in your tent. For you climbers or backpackers that are extremely weight conscious, you can bring one volume and it only weighs 2 or 3 ounces, and you can jam it anywhere so it takes up virtually no space. I highly recommend the Outdoor Bible for any adventurer.

A few weeks ago, a friend introduced me to The Outdoor Bible guy. That's right. I met one of the guys, Michael, that God lead to create such a unique, top-notch way for us outdoors type to take His Word with us. The story behind the concept of this outdoor, waterproof, lightweight, trail map bible is inspirational in itself.

No matter if it's snowing, raining, sunny, foggy, or whatever the elements may be (it's all God created anyway), The Outdoor Bible allows me to take the entire NASB New Testament with me.

Great idea. It's so cool to see God work through people like Michael. If you know anyone that has a camp or an outdoor program, I would encourage you to incorporate this fun way to learn the Word into your programs.

Gratefully,

Rob Lohman, author of The Momentum Journey : Breakdown at Exit 63.

Ever see the Bible in a burlap bag? Printed on separate rugged, waterproof and tear resistant 10" x 13" plastic sheets, folded up like maps, The Outdoor Bible New Testament is stored in a hardy, woodsy burlap bag. The whole kit weighs less than 1 lb.

Being an outdoor-loving person, I can see many uses for this innovative Bible: picnicking, devotions on the trail, camping, church outings, family day at the park, home schooling safaris, Vacation Bible School, and beach and backyard Bible clubs. You can even drop this Bible out of the boat and retrieve it as good as new. Each book is printed on separate sheets making it handy for carrying just the Scripture you want to use for the particular occasion. This makes the individual sheets of The Outdoor Bible also useful indoors - at the office, on the bus, in the doctor's office, or for nursing home ministry. The type is fairly small so you'll want to carry a flashlight or lantern for dim light use. Being in the New American Standard version, the wording is understandable even to younger readers.

Unique and useful, The Outdoor Bible will be a welcome adjunct to many groups, including church and personal libraries, active Bible study groups, families, and church camps. It will also make a distinctive and appreciated gift. - Donna Eggett, Christian Book Previews.com

This book is a fine reference to computer scientists who wish to understand the protection and restoration background of different networking techniques such as SONET-SDH, IP and MPLS. This book is also a unique exemplar in the field of network recovery which strengthens its position further. It is well written and easy understandable.

I found a very good introduction in each chapter in the book. Each theoretical section is followed by examples that makes the subject more understandable.

I highly recommend this book.

I bought this book before it was available for shipping, and eagerly waited for its arrival. I am an assistant professor in the networking area, and this book will be useful for my courses as well as for my research in network recovery. The book has detailed information about the topic, and it presents so with the right balance of overview info (which can be skipped by the reader who is familiar with IP, MPLS, SONET, and optical networks and wants to learn more about protection and recovery mechanisms). The way the book is organized also allows you to read exactly what you are interested in, the several case studies and examples are extremely helpful as well as the simulation results presented. I will definitely be using portions of this book in my networking related courses. The practical examples provide for an opportunity to study real scenarios, which are not always available to students, and are crucial to learning and developing novel applied research solutions.

I highly recommend this book for readers that are looking into understanding design and implementation issues, existing solutions, and also some of the open research topics. This is indeed the first book that explains network recovery in such detail and it will be very helpful whether you are researching the topic, teaching, or planning on deploying a solution.

WOW. This is an amazing collection of information on the subject matter. Very well written. Detailed yet easy to understand explanation of technologies and concepts. It will definitely become my reference for the recovery aspect of future network architectures.

I am 48 yo and I am studying IT to re-qualify myself to find a new job.
Years ago I studied networks basics but I really didn't grasp the subject.

Now I read this book and I found clear explanations that led me to better understanding what's going on in LANs and WANs.

There are only two chapters that I found hard to follow, because they are heavily focused on the IEEE specifications (that sure are important but also very complex and full of confusing achronyms), but that apart, now I can say that my knowledge about LANs, NICs, MAC, LLC, Hub, Switches, Routers, ecc.. ecc.. is really clear.

It's well written and very useful if you works in IT fields or even if you are curious to understand the fundamentals of networking, that is a very complex subject.

When I first saw the title of this book, I thought is sounded too simple. Not sure that I wanted a "basic" book on my professional bookshelf. Maybe "essentials" or "principles" would have been better. But, I took a look at it. When I saw the section on hexadecimal I thought that, again, it might be simple a book. But, it wasn't.

Yes, it covers the fundamentals, but that's what it is for. I would recommend watching the interactive lessons, first. You get a quick dose of information, some of which you might already know. That will probably help speed up the browsing process.

For the intro level material, I'll probably still keep it on my bookshelf at work.

This book is a general introduction to networking the Cisco way. It is used as a textbook by many of the training academies that are preparing students for the Cisco CCNA exam. It is also recommended by most of those that don't absolutely require it as an additional source of study and practice materials.

This is the first book in the series and begins with 'What's a Network.' From there it goes step by step to the last chapter which is on TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers. The book is written like a text, and when the course of study is finished it should be kept as a reference book. It also contains numerous questions as a way to check your understanding of the material and your readiness to pass the certification exam.

The CD-ROM that is included with the book contains additional information, interactive media that visually demonstrate key topics, and other learning tools.

I've owned audio Bibles in the past, in other translations. I really can't stand the 'dramatized' versions--the Bible has enough drama without someone adding more! I never heard of 'Red', the reader of these CD's, but he is superb. He doesn't ham it up, doesn't overdo it, but reads the Bible in a manner where the listener will shortly forget him at all. It is easy to understand in the car, which is where I listen. Not cheap, but not cheaply done, either. A great reference.

Mr. Jeffries does an excellent job reading. He goes at a good speed, and speaks clearly. I highly recommend this.

The Bible is the greatest book ever written. It was written over a period of approximately 1400 years, by 31 different authors, on 3 different continents. Its truths are timeless and lifechanging.

Many of the Psalms are prayers that arose out author's own struggles. They are praises of worship to God, cries for deliverance from trouble, and petitions for forgiveness. There are Messianic Psalms that fortold of Christ and His sufferings. The stuggles of the authors of this book, most of the Psalms were written by David, are there for us to read. God called David, "A man after My own heart." Yet, God allows David's humanity to shine through giving us encouragement. God does not "sugarcoat" His heros. He does not just tell us of their mountaintop experiences. He also reveals their humanity. David is a model for us. We need to rely on God and trust Him, not just in good times but also in bad.

The Book of Proverbs is full of practical maxims for everyday life. The vast majority of them were written by Solomon, David's son. Heed this advice and you will do well. The Bible is not just great literature. It is God's Word.

If you have the Libronix Bible Software system, which I also highly recommend, than you need this software. It has a wonderful New American Standard Bible with Strongs numbers attached so that when your mouse is over a word the Strongs number appears at the bottom of the screen. It also comes with an outstanding Hebrew-Greek Lexicon connected to the Bible. Find a word in the software, right click and right to the lexicon. Wonderful study tool!

I have used perhaps five or six commercial or shareware electronic Bible programs. This one is, by far, my favorite. Here are some of things I like best about it:

1. The Bible version itself: This one includes the new updated NASB version. If you've seen comparisons of the various Bible versions, the NASB was generally described as the most literal version (word-for-word accuracy) of the Bible that sometimes suffered in terms of readability for that very reason. I believe the reputation has been largely undeserved. But, with this version they have gone back over sentence structure, vocabulary, etc. with a view toward improving the readability and flow of the language. They have also removed archaic words like Thee and Thou. I believe they have succeeded in improving readability without compromising the accuracy of the translation. We now have a literal, word-for-word translation that reads with the best of the modern versions. (I initially liked the NIV, but eventually got to the point where I realized that without an accurate word-for-word translation close by, I would never really know what the Bible was saying.)

2. The addition of the full Amplified Bible. The previous version had only the Amplified NT. I would never consider the Amplified Bible as a primary Bible, but it's great for comparison study and bringing out nuances in the text.

3. The Libronix Digital Library System. This is the underlying technology used to view and work with the Bible texts and reference materials. It has a browser-like feel to it, so most people will be very comfortable with it in a short period of time. You can do things like hover over references embedded in the Bible text and get a pop-up window of the full text of the verse. A trip to the Hebrew-Greek dictionary from a word in the text is as simple as a right-click and menu selection.

There are many Bible study tools as well. My favorite is the Passage Guide. You simply select it from wherever you are in the Bible text and it will generate a page of everything related to this passage from all the reference works available. You can then follow hyper-links to all the resources. What a time-saver for Bible study! Also, simple things like being able to view passages in a variety of versions are wonderful as well.

I am very enthusiastic about this electronic Bible version. Highly recommended!

In the 1980's my wife purchased a birthday gift for me, my first DOS-based Bible program, an NAS. It was fast, simple, and had very few features beyond the word-search capability. I dearly loved this program, but it was not Windows compatible.

Since then I have owned a number of PC Bibles. So far, the NAS Electronic Bible Library 2.0 is the "best in class". It does utilize the 1995 update to the NAS, my personal favorite. What makes the NAS EBL 2.0 the best in class in my opinion?

1) Software-based Reference Features - the software itself has the point and click functions one expects from professional grade software: click to copy, hover to read hidden text, click on note icons to read commentary, click on reference icons to read reference passages, click to see Greek and Hebrew definitions of the precise word selected, and so on.

2) Advanced Search Functions - Ability to see verse fragments in a scrollable list, ability to find search text in the Bible or any other reference materials included in the package, full featured Boolean operators. In fact, the search function is so "intelligent" that just typing in a single word (e.g. satisfy) will cause the package to search for that word and all English variants (satisfaction, satisfied, satisfies).

3) Multiple Texts Included - the package contains the NAS along with the Amplified, the KJV, the ASV, Hebrew and Greek dictionaries, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary, along with some assorted histories.

Of course there are some weaknesses in the package. The package tends to load and run slow on my machine (Windows 98, Pentium 2, 128meg RAM). Search functions do take some perceptible time to conclude. Searches resulting in hundreds or thousands of verses can take minutes to complete.

Finally, the feature-packed software is frankly difficult to navigate. The multiple screens/windows that pop up for every activated feature can take some time and patience to learn and to manage. However, as the expression goes, "no pain - no gain". Without the features, this would be just another Bible search program.

For any serious student of the Bible, especially of the NAS, this is a full-featured professional software package; an excellent aid for in-depth Bible study. The package is even expandable, additional versions of the Bible (beyond those included in the package) can be purchased and loaded onto the same user interface engine.

As much as I hate to leave my DOS-Bible behind, this is clearly the future of electronic Bible study. In this case, progress is good.

This book is exactly what I was looking for concerning troubleshooting TCP/IP with a network analyzer. This book starts with the level 1 troubleshooting and goes from there. The book not only covers general TCP/IP issues, but also thuroughly covers vendor implementations, including Novell, Microsoft and Unix specific issues.

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.

Just as Zahid was, I was impressed within 10 minutes while in the bookstore. (I bought the book while in the bookstore)

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.

It took me only 10 minutes of thumbing through the book in the shop before I decided to buy it. I have just read it cover-to-cover and can categorically state that it covers its subject matter superbly. Although it is a hefty 1000-page tome, the text is lucid and written in a no-nonsense style. It gets right down to business with numerous (and accurate) tables, diagrams and screen shots. This book will teach you everything you need to know about troubleshooting TCP/IP. If you are thinking of buying such a book, you can't go wrong with this one. Congratulations to the authors and Novell Press.

This book, simply put, is an absolute neccessity for all coin collectors. With Kenneth Bresset editing the book and Q. David Bowers narrating it, the book has to be awesome. It has, among many other things, The basic ANA Grading techniques, Key to official ANA Grading Standards: Circulation Strike Coins; Key to official ANA Grading Standards: Proof Coins, Advanced Grading Techniques, A closer focus on certain aspects of grading and the official ANA grading standards for each coin type. From AG-3 to MS-70. It also has notes that warn you about different things to look for in certain types of coins. Buy this book, you definately will not be disappointed.

Easy to understand and use. Photos extremely helpful. Essential tool for novice and experienced collector alike.

EXCELLENT book for those trying to learn to grade there coins. I HIGHLY reccomend this item. Details every grade, and what characteristics it take for the coin to make the grade.

Teachings in letter form from the early 20th century, based on a woman's own experience of lack, and learning the laws of the universe that brought her out of that state and able to teach others. Very well written, succinct, and nice because you can read a short letter of 2 or 3 pages at a time, and get a good teaching on the subject. Highly recommended for people with short attention spans or who like reading only a few pages at a time, and who would like more info about manifesting wealth.

I quote the following passage to let the author illustrate the tenor of this book - if you like books like the "Attractor Factor" or "The Secret." you owe it to yourself to have a look at this one - one of those that started it all.

"Why is it so hard to comprehend, when it is so simple? You cannot expect a flow of oil or increase of meal until you begin to use; you cannot pour water from a pitcher until you take the pitcher in hand and begin to pour. Herein is one of the mighty occult truths I promised to give when you had complied with my terms. I do not need your money, but I do need your faith in me"

Told as a series of simple letters, this book is remarkable for how much it awakens our inner soul to the possibilities that exist within ourselves.

Since Wesley wrote in a different era, his style requires some adjustment but once one gets past that there is a lot of edifying content in this book. The key point of this book is the issue of "perfection." He sees it as living what Jesus said was the greatest commandment and its accompanying commandment, i.e., to love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your mind, all your strength, and to love your neighbor as you love yourself. Wesley's life demonstrates that he reached the goal. He traveled extensively, read widely, wrote inspiringly, and influenced many people to believe in Jesus as their Savior. Thank God for his legacy in words and deeds. He truly practiced and preached.

Wesley's brief treatise on the important yet overlooked Christian doctrine of perfection is a "must read" for all Christians interested in growing in Christ. The fact that this book is not mandatory reading in every seminary and Bible school is a travesty, making a mockery contemporary Christian education. This book is excellent for anyone serious about their spiritual journey.

John Wesley (1703-1791) firmly believed that God continued to work in the life of the believer subsequent to justification. In A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, Wesley provides an account of the development of his understanding of the doctrine of Christian Perfection. This short work contains a lucid explanation of the doctrine with special attention not only to the Biblical promises and commands that are the basis of the doctrine but also the practical way that "perfect love" works in the life of the believer. While this work was certainly intended to instruct those who were seeking "perfect love," it also attempts to answer those who would deny the doctrine.

The essence of Christian Perfection, for Wesley, was clearly defined by Christ when an expert in the law asked him, "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to him, "`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 23.36-40 NRSV)

Here one sees that, for Wesley, the main point of Christian Perfection is "perfect love." "Perfect love" thus defines our relationship to God and others.

This book is essential for those in the Wesleyan tradition and a worthwhile read for those from other Christian perspectives that wish to understand what Wesley thinks Christian Perfection is and is not.