Web Books

Although the title is new, this book is based on the authors' 1998 book titled "Web PErformance Metrics, Models and Methods (ISBN 0136938221). This book is more than a minor rewrite - the chapters are in a different sequence, and each has been updated. None of the information that made the older book such a valuable resource was lost in the process. For example, the material on queuing theory and analysis remains, and it among the best written tutorials in print. What has changed includes:

(1) Shifting of focus from client/server and web server environments to web services, with an emphasis on performance characteristics of SOAP and UDDI. Client server issues are still covered because these issues are still germane.

(2) An emphasis on architecture and how performance and capacity fit into a larger picture. Network and server performance characteristics are examined in detail.

What hasn't changed includes the excellent material on performance and benchmarking basics, detailed analysis techniques, and the support for this book that the authors provide on the book's web site. I especially like the Excel spreadsheets that you can download to use in conjunction with material in nearly every chapter.

Overall, this is one more of a series of books on various aspects of performance and capacity management. I also recommend reading their companion book, "Scaling for E-Business: Technologies, Models, Performance, and Capacity Planning" (ISBN 0130863289), which covers the applications level of e-commerce systems and seamlessly complements the material in this book.

As Web Services get implemented, this book can be a vital tool in planning for the deployment. The authors have a rigorous methodology to estimate the many performance issues encountered when you try to build out an actual Web Service. They discuss important ideas like content delivery networks, which cache or mirror content at different physical locations, so that the response time to a user's query is minimised. And it also adds redundancy. Think Akamai, for instance.

A crucial aspect they explain is how to develop a cost model for a data centre facing a certain expected rate of queries coming in from the net. Practical advice on what things to cost out and how to do so, as shown in various examples.

Most books on Web Services published after this book often discuss the networking together of various services. Using WSDL or BPEL to describe these configurations. BPEL may not have even existed in 2001 when the book was published. But the book is certainly not outdated. Nothing in it is tied to a specific version of a Web Services grammar. Those other books are more about explaining the syntax. Few delve into actual deployment scaling issues that cannot be avoided if you have to go live.

I bought this book for a nephew of mine. He enjoys computers and wants to work on web sites. He liked that it talked about what he can start learning and where to go for help.

A career guide aimed at kids (read 7th grade and below), this book gives examples of career opportunities and the type of work environment in the webmaster profession. The book also focuses on what kids can do to learn webmaster skills at an early age, and how to get a website up and running for free. The case studies are also interesting, and give good, everyday examples of the World Wide Web and also discusses the difference between old "brick and mortar" businesses and "e-businesses."

This book highlights the very best sites for your 1999 job search. I have found it most helpful in sourcing candidates for my clinical research client, and also as a guide to posting the job searhes that I am doing. It guided me to the best healthcare sites; Also, I was able to find the most cost effective sites

I have used previous editions of Careerxroads, but the latest, 1999, edition is the best one yet.

Thanks to the techniques and websites contained in CareerXRoads, results that are hard-to-match were achieved in diversified staffing environemnts. Representative metrics include: number-of-hires (75% of all hires were from the Internet), time-to-hire (avg. 48 days), cost-per-hire (avg. $3,800), and customer satisfaction (avg. 89%). Free e-mail updates increase the value of this user-friendly candidate sourcing tool for the serious Internet recruiter.

A very beautiful version of this classic. The lady speaker is wonderfully talented at describing scenes and images from the book and makes one's spine creep with her stylish performance of Sheridan's vampire. The entire recording which spans two full length tapes consisting of around 3 hours of audio recording left me spellbound and wishing that there was much more. The only failing in this otherwise excellant production was that there was no background music at certain points of the story which could have heightened the experience. Not that it spoiled the overall superb recording but that it would have added an extra diemension if handled carefully to the spooky effects.

Would recomend this recording to anyone who enjoys a shiver or two late at night and to anyone who appreciates a classic story performed in a highly professional but unique style.

"Carmilla," which predates Stoker's "Dracula," introduced the lesbian vampire to literature, and this reading of the entire text by Megan Follows breathes real life into LeFanu's somewhat antiquated Victorian style. Follows makes the narrator Laura into an intelligent and compelling guide through the tale; she also puts the proper ambivalence in the descriptions of Carmilla's advances, vampiric and otherwise. Indeed, what's most impressive is how clearly the lesbian subtext is presented, and how much emotion is involved. Altbough the plot is a little obvious after two centuries of rip-offs, LeFanu's innate storytelling skill and Follows' presentation make the anachronisms fairly painless, and the uniquely unsettling bits still have their chills.

Though I wasn't sure about all of the information presented in this book, I must say it kept my interest and got me to really start looking at my life as a christian. This book will challenge you to take a deep, hard look at yourself and have you asking many questions. I highly recommend it, definitely worth reading.

Though I wasn't sure about all of the information presented in this book, I must say it kept my interest and got me to really start looking at my life as a christian. This book will challenge you to take a deep, hard look at yourself and have you asking many questions. I highly recommend it, definitely worth reading.

Adolf Hitler and the editors of Time-Life Books deliver yet another masterful performance. This book is not a couple of inches thick as other Hitler books are but, you feel you miss out on nothing because what other books have in information, and verboseness this one more than makes up with sharp, concise, professional writing. This one really takes you deep withing the inner circle of concentric power of the infamous Third Reich emanating from will of the Fuhrer. No other title has succeeded in providing such an intimate view of the secluded everyday happenings in the lives of the supreme masters, that you actually have the feeling of being a first person witness. The insiders view is intense, as much of the action revolves around the magnetic personality of Adolf, it is not only a historically accurate document but an really intriguing personal biography. The photographs are of first rate, and is instrumental in the overall feel of splendor of this title. Reading it is guaranteed to be a tremendous affair

Center of the Web, (im assuming its from the Time Life Third Reich series) is an absolute must for any Hilter, and Third Reich student. This title is from the masterful Time Life Third Reich series, assuring a competent work, and delivering a masterpiece. This book in laced with breathtaking pictures and illustrations. The writing is superb, and the captions are marvels by themselves. The atention to detail in the production of the cover, the design, and layout of the book is outstanding. While other books are content to throw facts and information at you, this book is in a rare categorie of books that totally immerse you into the storie. The book takes you deep into the highest sector of Nazi Germany. into the daily life of Adolf Hitler. Pure reading enjoyment.

E.B.White has no rival when it comes to making children care for anthropomorphized animals. Parents, prepare to sob at the end.

Great price for a Hardcover replacement book for the school library. My ELD teachers now want a class set.

Charlotte's Web E.B. White, 1952, 184pp.
By E.B. White 0-06-440055-7

Charlotte's Web is about a pig that was born in spring and as a runt. He was smaller than all the other pigs and they would leave the little pig out of everything. Fern, the little girl, saved this pig when her father tried to kill it. Fern wouldn't let that happen, so she keep the pig as a pet. She named him Wilbur and he lived at Fern's uncle's house across the street. Then it was close to winter. When winter comes and spring pigs were born, then those pigs were killed and eaten for a winter feast. Would Fern let that happen to Wilbur? Read this book and find out.
I love Fern and Wilbur! Fern has a heart for Wilbur and Wilbur is cute and the most adorable pig ever.
I would recommend this book for all ages! It would be great for anyone! If you love animals then this book is for you!

This book is all about a pig who was rescued by a spider and a little girl. This little pig's name is Wilbur. He was a spring pig and raised by a girl named Fern who saved him just before he was killed,for he was a runt. With the help of his friends,including Charlotte the spider, he has many famous adventures. I would definitely recommend this book cause when I read it,I smiled all the way through - except the sad parts- but I would really suggest you read it!

I recently read this with my six-year old son, and we both greatly enjoyed it. We were familiar with the Paramount film of the same title, and enjoyed reviewing the differences. E.B. White's prose is marvelous and is a nice exploration of words with a young reader. I particularly enjoyed the "special read along edition" as it helped my son follow along and pick up the reading at different points because it was so easy to see, and the illustrations were as well. I highly recommend the book and the version. We also recently read Trumpet of the Swan by the same author and enjoyed it as well.

The Special Read Along Edition of this classic is designed in size and print to be read along with your child.

The 47 black-and-white drawings by Garth Williams bring the story to life. 8 1/2" x 11". For all ages. 184 pages. Hardcover.

Highly recommended! The large formate - one puzzle per page makes it visually possible if you have visual organizational problems, and otherwise very pleasant. The authors provide a great support for the learning process in the book and the free link to their web site. They are excellent teachers making it a lot of fun to learn in their 'classroom'. It seems they WANT you to have fun and enjoy logic as much as they do. Refreshing indeed to have FUN and LEARNING at the bottom line.

I have been playing online at Web Sudoku for nearly a year now and their Sudoku puzzles are consistently excellent. Now they've brought out a book which maintains the same high standard and in my opinion beats all the other books on the market. There are 200 puzzles in the book - 50 in each of their 4 levels, mostly 9x9 but with some 12x12 and 16x16 as well. I also find that this paperback sudoku book is the perfect size to carry around in a bag but still has plenty of space around the puzzle.