Multimedia Books

This book is excellent, I've read it 5 times already and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.

I picked this book up just to browse it for my daughter who's 10 years old. Honestly, I couldn't put it down. I was totally caught up in this very touching story! So I did purchase the book, but I'm not sure if I bought it for my daughter or for me!!!

Jan Ozer has done it again. A well written, easy to understand book is a "must have" for anyone using MyDVD. Book has lots of visuals and is written in such a way that even the average user will be able to use MyDVD to the fullest in no time at all. Very reasonably priced also. Two thumbs up!

An absolute must for MyDVD users. Where Sonic has done a great job in software design, it has failed terribly in documentation. Ozer has filled that gap with a book that takes you from A to Z with easy flow and great use of screen captures. Highly recommended. It is the documentation Sonic should have included with its product.

I was very happy with my purchase. I received the item fast and for more than half the price that was offered to me from the school's vendor. I will recommend ordering from amazon for everything. I was very pleased.

This is by far my favorite english book I've ever had! The content is organized so well that it's incredibly easy to find whatever you're looking for. I didn't even have to really read anything because I could so easily find what I was looking for. Very nice! The language is simple, concise, not inflated, and straight to the point. Very easy to understand.

Read this book with great interest, it clarifies lots of lies.
History is usually biased and in the case of Columbus it is not only biased but confused and erroneous. Finally we have a book that investigates and tries to unravel the confusion and cover up.

One thing is for sure Columbus was not an Italian. Columbus was NOT EVEN HIS NAME.

A must read...hopefully soon it will be in English.

«O Mistério Colombo Revelado»

15 anos de investigação científica rigorosa
arrasam a versão da historiografia oficial
Colombo não era genovês, mas sim um espião
português ao serviço de D. João II

Este é um ensaio de investigação histórica dedicado a vida do «descobridor da América» conhecido em Portugal pelo nome de Cristóvão Colombo. Trata-se de um estudo aturado com 648 páginas que marcará certamente a historiografia colombina. Conta com o prefácio do escritor e jornalista José Rodrigues dos Santos, autor do romance «O Codex 632», foi apresentado na próxima sexta-feira, 27/10, às 18h30, no auditório Victor de Sá da Universidade Lusófona, em Lisboa, pelo Prof. Doutor José Carlos Calazans, historiador da Expansão Portuguesa. O co-autor Manuel da Silva Rosa esteve presente.

«(...) este livro de Manuel Rosa e Eric Steele (...) vem confirmar que, qualquer que seja o seu verdadeiro nome, é a origem nobre portuguesa que melhor explica as enigmáticas contradições em torno da vida de Colon.»

José Rodrigues dos Santos
In «Prefácio»


Finalmente um trabalho de investigação histórica amplamente documentado que desmonta o embuste criado pela historiografia oficial e que oferece abundantes pistas para a descoberta do grande mistério que rodeia o «descobridor da América», e propõe a mudança da perspectiva histórica de análise.
É absolutamente claro que Cristoval Colon não foi Christopher Columbus, o tecelão de lã genovês que teria casado com uma nobre portuguesa, que escrevia num espanhol aportuguesado e que sabia latim. Mas o que transparece com evidência na procura autêntica, rigorosa e sem «pré-conceitos» da verdade histórica é o genial plano secreto do rei português D. João II, sem dúvida, um dos grandes génios e estrategas políticos do passado milénio.
Manuel da Silva Rosa e Eric James Steele transportam-nos até aos bastidores do período dos Descobrimentos num texto que se lê sofregamente página a página e está recheado de surpresas.

Como um exemplo das novidades que esta obra traz saliente-se, no capítulo V, a demonstração categórica do carácter espúrio do famoso Testamento de Colombo onde este se afirma genovês.

«Manuel da Silva Rosa emigrou para os Estados Unidos há mais de trinta anos e dedicou grande parte do seu tempo nos últimos quinze anos, em parceria com o experiente investigador Eric James Steele, à procura da verdade histórica relativa ao «Mistério Colombo». Na primeira reunião que com ele tivemos ficámos deveras impressionados pelo conhecimento que mostrou possuir da documentação disponível relativa a este tema apaixonante. À medida que ia expondo as suas teses e descobertas, abria janelas no seu computador exibindo os documentos em que baseava as suas asserções. Percebemos rapidamente que a edição deste livro constituía um contributo importante na procura da verdade histórica não só relativamente ao enigma do «descobridor da América» mas também ao descortinar mais amplo do genial plano dos Descobrimentos Portugueses onde, depois do período henriquino, emergiu a notável liderança de D. João II. (...)
(...) não podemos deixar de assinalar que nem sempre a procura da verdade histórica parece ser o objectivo principal de muitas academias; a experiência transmitida no prefácio por José Rodrigues dos Santos é paradigmática. Como afirma o autor do Codex 632: «Constitui uma total falta de rigor afirmar peremptoriamente que o descobridor da América era genovês, como o fazem a maior parte dos textos históricos.» E a maior parte dos historiadores portugueses, acrescentamos nós. Urge questionar: por que é que isso acontece?»

Paulo Alexandre Loução
In «Nota do Editor»


Relação dos Capítulos do livro:

I - O Homem, o Mito, a Missão
II - O Estado das Relações Entre os Estados
III - A Era das Descobertas Faz-se ao Mar
IV - Super Segredos de Marinheiros
V - Duplicidades, Inverdades e Falsidades
VI - O Rei e os Peões: Espião versus Espião
VII - Monges Militares Medievais
VIII - Cristo-Vam Colon: Membro que vai por Cristo
IX - O Tesouro e a Traição
X - Don Cristoval Colon «o Português»
XI - A Pavia e o S. Fernando Portugueses
XII - Os Mistérios do Prior Dom Tivisco
XIII - O Último Rebento de Henrique
XIV - Rastos de Sangue
XV - Nom de Guerre
XVI - Dar a Cara
XVII - Às Armas
XVIII - Colon: O Religioso e Ardiloso
XIX - A Fábula do Colombo Italiano
XX - Revelações Eminentes
Apêndice
Embaixadas de D. João II
Cartas de Toscanelli
«Desastre da Santa Maria»
Capitulaciones de Santa Fe
Codicil de Juanoto Berardi
Juramento de como Cuba era terra firme
Carta do Doctor Monetarius (Jeronimo Münzer)
Audiência com os Reis Católicos

This book has so many easy to follow and very creative ideas in it that even the beginning computer user will be an expert after reading this well-written book! Whether you want to create printing and craft projects using your computer, make your own DVDs and CDs, or just become more familiar with XP, this book has it all. It is written in a fun, easy to understand way, but non-offensive if you are a computer expert already. It's the perfect reference book that all homes should have on their bookshelves. You won't be sorry!

Wow! Another great addition to all the wonderful things that you can do with your computer. We especially enjoyed the section written by Jan S. Smith - Printing Projects Made Fun and Easy! Her attention to detail, and instructions for completing the cool projects were extremely creative, cratsy, and helpful. It really was fun and easy! We were able to create any project, and learned that our computer is able to do many things that we used to have printed by professionals. It is fun family time to complete these projects as well as exploring the book for next week's endeavor. Thanks Ms. Smith . . . . your'e both intelligent and glamorous. We loved the cute little kitty cat animation best of all because it reminded us of our aunt that we don't often see!

I used to spend at least a full day putting together PowerPoint presentations for our church service (both song service and for the pastor's sermon.) A friend bought the Oxygen starter kit for me as a gift, and now it only takes me an hour or less to do everything! I like how they've already designed different slides with the same theme, so all you have to do is add the text rather than having to reposition everything yourself to make it more visually interesting.

In addition, the artwork is beautiful and I've had many people come up to me after the service saying that they found it uplifting. My only complaint is that I didn't find this sooner! :)

The Oxygen Church Media Starter Kit is a terrific resource for worship leaders and pastors. Besides having some great pieces of art that are perfect for my church, this CD-ROM puts them all into various backgrounds, saving me and my volunteer team a lot of work. In addition, the product has some tutorials for getting started using multimedia in church.

I've shared this CD-ROM with several of my pastor friends, and received some great feedback. The artists who put this together have clearly done their homework. If you're looking to get started with using multimedia in your local church, check out this resource.

When I ordered the book I had no idea how much I didn't know about sound, sound equipment, and sound software! This was a very fascinating book that explains the science behind what we hear, then explains how to use the software to make music sound better. Parts of it were beyond my level of understanding or even need to know, but the part that dealt with the software I use was particularly helpful. As a basic user of the old Cool Edit Pro (now Adobe Audition, I believe), it helped me understand how to improve the sound files I record. For the more advanced user of that and other sound software programs, there's more than plenty of information to really tweak audio files. I may just do basic stuff now, but if I decide to do more later, I've got the book to lead the way.

PC Music Home Studio: Secrets, Tips, & Tricks would have appeared in our computer column but its value to any musician or home recording artist makes it an item not to be missed by any with a love for composing, performing, and recording their own music. PC Music Home Studio provides technical and special information on processing sound using specialized computer programs. From specific computer music programs and methods of working with them to understanding how sound is edited, compressed, and filtered, PC Music Home Studio is a solid technical multimedia guide highly recommended for all levels of computer users and musicians.

This book was not required but highly recommended by my professor for my class. It's worth the money. Easy to read and understand. Get this book if you want to learn about nutrition (whether in a nutrition class or not) in a clear and understandable manner!

This book is a must have. It dispells myths and has current up-to-date information on diets, using sugar sweetners (splenda,aspartame etc) great ideas on how to lower cholesterol, foods that are high in carbs, vitamins, fats, minerals etc. Great to use for teaching purposes as well.

First, the installation of this software was a breeze and very quick. The application interface is brightly colored and completely user friendly. It includes a tutorial by Peterson himself, a skill building game that helps sharpen your identification skills, and the ability to add multiple life lists. The life list feature was very easy to use and was the selling point for me. The software also provides direct online access to Peterson Online for great information. You will send hours browsing the nearly 1000 bird species presented in color photographs including Peterson's unique arrow system. Once you select the bird, detailed information about breeding, range, sound and other information is presented. I've seen software packages that cost an outrageous amount, but this very low priced software is a really a gem.

This is a great way to learn about birds. You can view thebird, listen to his voice, and find out where he lives. The skillbuilder portion allows you to identify the bird. What a great challenge!

This is an excellent resource. The illustrations and photographs are wonderful. Carolyn is not afraid to use actual photographs of male and female genetalia....how refreshing! There is nothing worse than medical text using drawings. In real life you will being dealing with the real thing....why not see the real thing in your textbooks! Beyond that...this book is very easy to read and understand. This is a book to keep and use well after you get out of college.

I am a first year nursing student and I must say this book has been an excellent reference guide. No more lugging around huge nursing books for reference purposes. The book is clearly worded and is illustrated to help the beginner. The organization of the book is excellent as well, allowing you to find what you need to know in a hurry without having to flip through hundreds of pages found in bigger books. An excellent guide for anyone in the healthcare profession.