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Maybe not enough explanations behind maths. I didn't find the answers for the cases. Everything else is excellent. The DVD is very useful with Lingo / Lindo included.

A must-have if you like Operations Research.

The book may be suitable for some people but I found the explanations excessively long-winded. I frequently found myself crossing out an entire paragraph and a writing summary sentence in the margin. I do not think it will make a good reference because it is very easy to get lost in its verbosity. This is problematic in the real world when you need to refresh your memory of a small detail under time pressure. This book is useful for learning new concepts for the first time but you will quickly outgrow it.

I hesitated a long time before I bought this book, and I am very sorry about that. I started my M.Sc. in Operations Research and Decisions at the Tel Aviv University 3 years ago, and the first course I took was Optimization. I was a new immigrant to Israel, and I had difficulty in understanding the subject in Hebrew (it is not that easy even when you master the language!) The course book was this one; therefore, I decided to put all my efforts in the book rather than in the classes. Thanks god!

IMHO, Hillier and Lieberman make it clear that Operations Research is the father/mother of all the mathematical and statistical models that support decision making. They wrote the book in a way that all these models (including game theory, Markov models, decision trees, simplex, and others) seem closely linked to, or maybe even a consequence of, the development of Operations Research. The authors do not only explain models and techniques, they tell the story of the introduction of mathematics and statistics into the decision making world.

I read this book from upside down ten times and I really enjoyed it. The examples are so well chosen and interesting that I still remember them. But the biggest advantage of the book is its wide range of subjects, each treated in-depth. I have used the book for three important courses during my masters: Optimization, Stochastic process, and Decision theory. For all these courses, this book was the most comprehensible and interesting resource (though sometimes it was only an introduction, and I had to find more detailed material). The subjects discussed on the book go from an introduction to Operations Research, through modeling techniques, linear programming (Simplex), duality theory, the transportation problem, network optimization, dynamic programming, integer programming, nonlinear programming, game theory, decision analysis, Markov chains, queueing theory, and inventory theory.

Don't hesitate, if you got to this page you probably are looking for a good resource on Operations Research. This tome serves beginners, intermediates, and advanced knowledge seekers in the field.

Although we used the 8th ed in a recent course, it is probably the most well thought out O.R. intro you will find - good relevant case study material for the interested practitioner as well. Not too mathematically rigorous w.r.t. research, but examples are detailed enough, and the book also has a great selection of seemingly real-life practice problems. I especially appreciate ancillary chapters (e.g. crystal ball, project mgmt) being kept on the CD-ROM, it makes it a lot easier to carry and read on the train!

I haven't read the whole book, only selected chapters. Good book with thorough explanations (but may be considered by some too long winded). Very wordy in style, but OTOH has many examples (very important!) The style is for practioners - it's not a math or algorithms book.

The bad side: no solutions on the back of the book, and no solutions manual to buy. Only instructors have access to the solutions manual. So, for self-study, you might want to look at the competition...ISBN: 0534380581

I read SAMS teach yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 and learned basic html. I was told that I would have to take a class in order to comprehend dreamweaver. I didn't have to, after learning basic html and reading Macromedia Dreamweaver for Windows, I was able to build my website in as long as it took me to finish the book, which wasn't long. Dreamweaver is now so easy for me to navigate. Take a look at my website, www.thechildrenofthephoenix.com and you will see what I mean.

I recently switched to Dreamweaver after using Golive a few years back. Therefore I'm a total novice when it comes to Dreamweaver. I felt I needed to start from scratch and the cover of this book reads " Learn Dreamweaver the Quick and Easy Way." Well, it started off easy enough but then quickly progressed to advanced techniques. It seems that the section on CSS should have appeared later were this truly a book for new users. I feel the need to purchase a book which flows better from basic to advanced. Perhaps this book will then serve as a reference.

This book is not totally disappointing. It has some good sides. However, my overall experience is not very positive. You get the impression this book targets about 1 percent of DW users, the heavy-duty coders. If you are like me, more design-oriented and interested in Flash, web images and other stuff, you'll be lost with this book.

I am very computer savy. I have used Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator, and In Design almost from the get go, yet, I have been very frustrated in trying to get web pages up and going by following this book and toying with Dreamweaver on my own. Very frustrating!

I am completely new to web design and found this book extremely overwhelming. The series title, "Visual Quickstart Guide", appears to be aimed towards beginners such as myself, however it is probably aimed at people with experience with older versions of Dreamweaver looking to upgrade their knowledge. There is so much talk about the old dreamweaver, new ways of doing things etc. and I'm not really interested in that. Other clues that this book is not designed for a beginner is the lack of glossary (mentioned in another review) and the amount of space devoted to setting one's preferences of Dreamweaver. As a novice, how am I supposed to know what I prefer when I don't even know where to begin?

I've recently read six Flash books and this was the only one NOT specifically about coding games. This is for the 'designer' or non coding-types ^_^ And although initially I didn't really like it because I knew instead of following step 1, step 2, step 3, etc. I'd be writing events in ActionScript2 to move that movieclip around...I later after reading the other books had to look something up in this book and learned to appreciate it a bit more! :D

Worth the read even for programmers!

I'm a huge fan of PeachPit's Visual Quickstart Guides.
They allow me to quickly learn how to use an app.

When Flash MX 2004 came I was supprised.
It is 3-4x times the size of a normal quickstart.
It has almost 700 pages.

It has some good info, but it not a quickstart. I'd have preferred a 150 page option. In my busy life it is just to daunting.

In PeachPit's defense, I'm sure the product description said it was almost 700 pages, I assume it was quick like the others I've purchased.

Thanks.
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This VQS book gives a great high-level of a broad spectrum of functionality of Flash but does not go into much detail. Good starter book.

Adobe and Macromedia both write excellent software but both have two things in common - the lack of being user friendly and intuitive.
This book is a boon to those who are willing to put the time in to learn Flash MX 2004. The explanations are clear and the examples allow a user to actually create Flash projects rather than just reading about them.
Flash, itself, is a monsterous program, and so the book cannot cover everything - Flash scripting for instance is only touched on lightly but if you are looking for a book that will give you a solid beginning, this is a good place to start.

This book arrived on a timely manner and in real good condition. It was exactly what they said it would be in their description. Wouldn't mind doing business with them again in the future!

Still pretty wordy for a geezer. Wish there was a simple step 1, step 2 book for the simple things I want to do on my computer. Trouble with all these books is they tell us more than we need to know.

I found this manual, like many I've used previous to this, to be very poorly organized. My first clue was that there is no glossary, like it is assumed that someone who needs a tech manual is fully fluent in the semantics of the subject. If that were the case, I wouldn't need a tech manual. The comic book format is, I suppose, great for a young student, but is a distraction to some one like myself who is just looking for easily understood verbal answers. Here's one, "The most important folders in the Mac OS are at the top of the hierarchical organization. Wow, that tells me sooo much about folders I'm still amazed. If I really understood more about folders and how or why to use them, it might be very useful. Perhaps when I know and understand more about my Mac, and I am able to customize and color code my e-mails and files, this manual may be very useful.

Este libro libro es una pequeña joya. No solo por su contenido claro, sencillo, y funcional sino por el diseño en si. Esta guia visual muestra de forma absolutamente sencilla y grafica, todo lo necesario para dominar Leopard. Este libro es como debieran ser todos los libros de informatica, mostrando paso a paso con imagenes de pantalla cual es el proceso a seguir para dominar el sistema. Un libro perfecto para los que no dominamos el ingles. En solo dos dias con el libro he conseguido mas que en varios meses investigando por mi mismo. Absolutamente recomendable. No necesitaras otra guia para dominar Leopard.

I wasn't aware of these books and found them to be a great read -- fast, useful, and a great reference. My first book in the visually style was Mac OS X Leopard. When you drop $2,000 on a computer I think it's worth it to spend a few bucks in books to help you get the most of the operating system. I liked this one so much I bought the Visually Photoshop CS3 book for a quick primer, overview, and reference guide too. Of course, these are not the "Bible" version of a way to learn a program -- those going into mind boggling detail and 20+ hour time commitment. Instead, they go into a right amount of detail for those wanting a broad based idea of the program, peaking your interest enough to then launch into buying the "Bible." Thumbs up on the Visually book series.

I am relatively new to the Mac world especially Leopard, and I found this book Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Leopard (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))a worthwhile companion. Basic yes! but to a silver surfer very useful indeed. Easy to read and a good desk side reference.

After reading this book it's completely unclear to me why the author gave this book the subtitle "Beyond Business Process Reengineering" ... This book has nothing to do with BPR, it's simply a book that explains with many screenprints some very basic FI AP/AR/GL business processes. Don't expect any discussion of CO business processes.

The book has a generic, non-US, flavor. US readers will miss discussion of topics like "US sales and use taxes", "check management in AP", "1099 vendors", "lockbox processing", "cost of sales accounting / functional areas", etc.

All in all, the book is okay for people new to SAP who want to get a feel for how you enter transactions in SAP's FI module and don't mind US-specific processes are not discussed.

Finally, the book is very expensive. I believe David Novak's book (Configuring SAP R/3 FI/CO: The Essential Resource for Configuring the Financial and Controlling Modules) is a much better book and much more reasonable priced.

This book is easy to read and understand and resembles a user manual with menu paths, explanation and step by step approach. I find it useful as a quick reference. The author also provides additional guidance via email which is a great help.

I wasted money on this book. Currently, I am working on 4.6C and this book is outdated. This book covers very basic GL,AP,AR, functions and I do not refer this book at all. For beginner, this book might be helpful, however, I do not think any SAP consultants do not need this book.

I thought that this book is very expensive but that was not true! This book goes beyond the reader expectations. It is the key to success in SAP R/3 FI.

This is an excellent book, it does not contain anything about configuration but it explains FI Processes and transactions very well. It covers submodules GL,AP,AR. It is definitely a very overpriced book, ......... It is also outdated, Im currently working with R/3 4.6B, and this book was written with ver. 3.G or something (Not sure). I recommend it to newbies as well as to intermediate users and consultants (You never know when you might need some extra help). I would like to see a book from the same author about FI Configuration. I would also like him to cover FI-TR (Treasury)

This book provides examples of how to do certain special effects.

It was definitely more of a "tips and tricks" book than it was a learning resource. Just follow the steps, and go "WOW" just like the title.

It doesn't really explain in detail how the trick was done and why you're doing a certain step. Most photoshop gurus will just scoff at this book, and most newbies will walk away amazed, but no smarter about photoshop than before they read it.

The latter portions of the book was nothing more than a summary of the different photoshop filters found in commercial filter packages. I question why thoese filters were even in the book; it seemed like advertising that does not benefit the readers.

I bought this book on it's graphics alone, and I was rewarded by my choice. The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars is that the tutorials could be a little less confusing. As well as a couple of mistakes that I had to write in the book to remind myself of. Other than that, the price of the book is almost worth it just to get the cd. The actions included are unstoppable. Plus the tutorials, which as I previously stated could be a little clearer, compliment the actions on the disk. Giving you the step-by-step to mimic them(actions). Plus you can amaze and astound your friends with the techniques learned from this book. I definitely recommend it.

I was not able to use this book. I found it confusing and overly technical.

This book was more than incredible, being a professional designer I envy the creators of this book. With a simple and easy to follow layout, the book describes amazing techniques which will astonish anyone. It effectively describes every aspect of photoshop and how to use it. Even for beginners, this book is a smash hit! It features images by people from intustrial light and magic (Made Star Wars) and it has great details on rotoscoping quicktime movies! If all else fails, there is a CD included that contains over 50 actions, filter demos, and images, A definite MUST BUY!

For Print or web use this book has some nifty tricks to apply to your work, I found it easy to follow but I can see where newbies or (ahem!) people without a manual could get lost quick.

If you are looking to add something special to your portfolio but dont have any ideas this book might be the one for you!

I bought this book because I wanted a good understanding of the operating system I'll be working with well into the future. It book covers the Debian system in great depth, more than half of the book is about package management. Once you read it, you'll understand why Debian is so stable.

It starts out with a brief history of Debian, it's concepts and philosophy, then goes on to outline the developer hirearchy, archive structure and the process taken for package movement from sid to the final release. Then moves thru installing Debian and dealing with packages using dpkg, apt and other utilities. There is so much in this subject, I couldn't put the book down for a second. You'll learn how to upgrade your system and software from different sources, tells you what to back up and how to make scripts to 'copy' your installation to another computer and lots of other stuff. I found this section particularly well explained and documented.

The rest covers system log and config files, network interfaces, devices and security. Kernel packages, mixing releases, forums, bug tracker, manual packaging and maintaining your system

This book is not about Linux. It's about Debian with a strong accent on it's package management system. I've only read half of this book so far, but have gained a lot of knowledge, particularly the art of installing the 'latest' software packages and a good understanding on the use of apt-get and aptitude and maintaining a clean system.

I give this book 10 out of 10. If you use Debian, this book is a must-have, along with a good Linux book.

It's a excelent book about debian packaging/administration

I purchased it with debian bible and I can say debian system is infinitely better than the first one

Have been utilizing Linux for +5 years- primarily main-line distros with an "RPM-based" flavor. My continued favorite and primary distro is Mandriva, which I've used solidly through multiple releases. In my quest for options/alternatives I have reviewed, installed and used: Fedora-Red Hat, Knoppix, OpenSuse-Suse, Libranet, Gentoo, and Debian (Sarge). Kept coming back to Mandriva.
However, of late have really committed to opening up and expanding my Linux capabilities and adopting an optional Linux Distro. After much thought and assessment- ideal choice was Debian and it's recent release of Etch. Next step was what "public" reference books were available and recommended. Obvious choice was Kraft's "Debian System".
After acquiring and reading- concurrent with an actual on-going install of Debian Etch my assessments are:

1. Good overall intro and background on Debian: philosophies, intents, goals, and charters.
2. OK background and data on the "Debian-specific" environment aspects. Although, some items are getting a bit dated, and some areas not covered as in-depth as they should be: wireless, consistent install methods, system configuration options, XOrg environments.
3. Kraft goes to great lengths to delve into the "Apt-get" areas of Debian with extensive study of dpkg features. However, little depth is given to the formally Debian-endorsed services of Aptitude (datedness of the book?).
4. Definitely more coverage and specifics on "Sources" management under Debian; with caveats and dangers of "mixed" environments (unstable, external resources..).
5. Much more depth and clarification of Init/start-up uniqueness of Debian; Performance options, and recommended Debian "sensitive" software options for consideration
6. Additional coverage should be given to Kernel aspects, unique module-assistant aspects of Debian, and multi-Kernel environments for those wishing to pursue advanced configuration options.

Overall, a comprehensive and multi-faceted tome on the Debian environnment; which definitely needs some updating, refocusing, and inclusion of new materials. Finally- Debian is now my official "optional" distro and a great choice! A distro which I intend to use and support for a great many years..

I am not a sys admin by profession. My computer at home is running debian testing (which is currently "etch"). If one runs their own *nix computer, they have become a sys admin, like it or not. I would rate myself as a novice sys admin, and mediocre at best.

This book covers the nuts and bolts of the debian system. As other reviewers have mentioned before me, it does not cover how to set-up your apache server, or how to write good bash scripts. It just covers the specific parts of debian which make it unique from other distros. Krafft is not a zealot. He compliments other package systems; for example he is frank in his admiration for the robustness of rpm.

I read this book cover to cover, and it gave me the knowledge and confidence I needed to give up on dual booting a microsoft OS, or a more user friendly *nix distro.

It is a good reference book. For example, recently, I filled up a partition. It was my /var partition, and it was related to the apt package system, (most likely my fault, as I'm a poor administrator). So instead of blowing out troublesome sub-directory, (while hoping that I'm not breaking something), I grabbed this book off the shelf, and quickly found the proper solution. It has a detailed table of contents, a decent index, and a long appendix which is divided into six sections.

To conclude, I'm trying to make two points about this book. First, it is still relevant w/the "etch" release. Second, if you're a novice administrator of a debian-based system, this book is very useful.

If you think you are a Debian user, you should read this book. It will show you how to do things the Debian (the right) way. If you are looking for a how-to book, this isn't what you should be reading. And author is clear about it.

For existing Debian users, this is a must. This book can convert you from user to power user, and if you are serious about Debian, read it. After you read it you will often return to it for reference.

If you want to become a Debian user, I would recommend reading a copy of "Hands on Debian Guide" (which is recommended in this book also). Since the website it was on seems to be gone off-line, you can try to contact the author docelic@(nospam)hcoop.net.

I got this book along with MAC OS X "The Missing Manuel", and I use that book more then the Bible. The Bible has some good things in it, but it is sometimes hard to understand, and I don't like the layout as well.

I found the Missing Manual much easier to use and had more topic in the index that I needed. The "Bible" seemed always not to have an answer to my questions. The query on Disk Image led me to completely abandon the "Bible" as inadequately indexed, if not inadequate in content.

I found more listings and quickly resolved my problem via the index in the Missing Manual. Next time, I will buy the Missing Manual only.

This is probably a must have if you're not a computer whiz (which I am certainly not) and you decide to make the switch to Mac. I love my Macbook and will never look back but it's still a steep learning curve to start. The OS X tiger bible is an easy to read reference for the essential problems you may encounter and can't work out on your own. I highly recommend this book.

Why doesn't Apple make a book like this? even on a CD included with the computer? These are powerful machines, yet it takes a 3rd party to explain how to use that power.

I was going to give this book a 4, until I remembered this is for 1st time users of Macs (which I am) and that it covers such a breadth of subjects (including network connections and the Automator) that I figured it deserves a 5.

Since I switched from Windows to iMac I was looking for a book the gives me an overview over the system. This book does an excellent job in doing so. It covers everything you need to know goes into some detail, but not too deep (which also would not be possible in a book like this, otherwise it would be thousands of pages long).

I can really recommend this book for people who switch or beginners.

(this is basically the the same review I wrote for the Mac OS X - the missing manual ... I think both are very comparable and equally good ... I preferred the layout of the missing manual, but thats just personal preference)

Thank goodness for Sam Litt. He is the master of the Mac OS X UNIVERSE. This book rocks! Please keep up the great guides for us mere mortals to digest. THANK YOU!

The Mac OS X Leopard Bible is simply the best book available on Mac OS 10.5. Yes, it's better than Pogue's Missing Manual; the Bible is far more comprehensive, with more detailed information, and is therefore more useful in the real world.

As a computer consultant specializing in Macs, I'm a Mac expert, but no one can know everything. I often have to find fast answers to questions that come up in the course of troubleshooting Macs for my clients, so I own pretty much every book on Leopard. This is the one I reach for first, because I have found it the most likely to have the answer I'm looking for. Maybe because it is written by New York-based Mac consultants who understand how Macs are used in the real world, by both home users and in the business world. So, to me, the scope and content of this book is superior.

I find the writing style in this book to be direct, clear, and concise. I become impatient with Pogue's more conversational style, which some may prefer. But who reads one of these books cover-to-cover? Mostly, these are reference books you dive into to look something up, or maybe read a section to gain an overview, or to find a procedure to follow; the Bible seems designed to get you to what you need FAST. And despite the technical subject, it's quite readable, with light touches of subtle humor here and there.

I noticed a few reviews here that complain this book has thin paper, light printing, small fonts. These comments seem like weird nit-picks to me. This book offers a VAST amount of information -- much more than Pogue's book -- for the same price. To achieve this, I guess the publisher made some adjustments that might be unpopular with the more aesthetically sensitive. I say, look beyond these things -- this is a technical book, not a coffee-table book. The Bible is the best value for your money, and the content is unsurpassed.

As with any good guide or informative book, Sam Litt and coauthors start with basics and work their way up. Yes, it is a big book because there is a lot to know. Leopard is the biggest update to Apple's operating system in a long time, so there was plenty of ground to cover. The authors were very extensive and covered whatever you would need to know.

I would like to thank Sam Litt and co-authors for writing another Mac OSX Bible. I have purchased all Mac OSX Bibles prior to Leopard and was looking forward to this release. I feel this book gives me an in-depth view of Leopard and I continue to reference this book to find out about Leopards new features. If you are new user or a veteran to the Mac, you will feel the same way I do when it comes to a well written book. This version like previous versions of the Mac OSX Bible gets right to the point from beginning to end. I will continue to buy books that are written by Sam Litt, so keep them coming.

My first acquaintance started in far 2002 when I went to university. Then I used MacBook Pro of my friend with new Tiger OS on it. It was interesting, but I still didn't understand anything from Mac's and was very afraid to break something.

A couple months ago I decided that it's time for my first Mac and I have went for new MacBook Pro (as I already built my new computer in December 2007).

By the way (just as remark): if you buy MacBook Pro (or just any other Mac) from USA Apple website, it cost only 1999$, so in Euros' 1400. If you buy it in Europe it's 1799 Euros', so around 3-4 hundreds less. And even if you order Mac from Europe then still send it from America with UPS.

Well, anyway, my lovely MacBook Pro stands aside and I just didn't know from which side to come to it. But now (finally) Mac OS X Leopard is launched and I glad I have this book.

For all 11 years I found nothing then Bible's, so I always stick to it. It's always handy to have good reference on last version you work with and, personally, I like to stay updated. To this moment I already went through half of "Mac OS X Leopard Bible" and I stay positive about it. I'm going to study it all from cover to cover to find everything to the last peace. Even if I will not use it, I can at least compare it with Windows analogs.

If you're looking for a good Mac Leopard reference - this book is your best friend. It covers also new 64-bit universal OS.

I believe that best way to study the things you need - is to get it from a several number of writers and on this book worked whole crew of writers. From myself would like to say "Thank you".

In book you will meat proper amount of screenshots, so in some way you can call it Visual Bible (or Visual Reference, that also a plus). Bible has a lot of information for anybody, but it's also very technical. Personally, I don't believe there're too advanced book (but believe in opposite). And with this book there is much information to catch up with.

More detailed?

Part I: Getting to Know Mac OS X (that part is for beginners as me I guess)
- Chapter 1: Introduction and Installation of Mac OS X
- Chapter 2: Exploring the GUI and Personalizing your workspace
- Chapter 3: Searching your Spotlight
- Chapter 4: Transitioning to Intel Architecture and Universal/ Binary Apps (I guess this chapter will be useful for everybody; you know as they say: "There're only 10 types of people in the world: those who do understand binary and those who don't")
- Chapter 5: Working with Applications and Documents
- Chapter 6: Working with Included Applications
- Chapter 7: Working with QuickTime and Included Media Applications

Part II:
- Chapter 8: Getting Help
- Chapter 9: Utilizing Services
- Chapter 10: Getting on the internet
- Chapter 11: Setting Up a Local Network
- Chapter 12: Sharing Files and Network Services
- Chapter 13: Deploying More Network Services
- Chapter 14: Harnessing .Mac
- Chapter 15: Managing Fonts

Part III:
- Chapter 16: Printing and Faxing
- Chapter 17: Managing System Preferences
- Chapter 18: Managing User Accounts and Privileges
- Chapter 19: Integrating in a Windows World

Part IV:
- Chapter 20: Enhancing with Utilities
- Chapter 21: Maintaining Mac OS X
- Chapter 22: Automating and AppleScript
- Chapter 23: Commanding UNIX
- Chapter 24: Securing Mac OS X (of cause will not make you security guru, but at least for Mac there almost no viruses while for Windows they appear every hour)

I, of cause, can't stay without attention the one of the most painful question for many readers as paper quality. I will be honest - I'm a perfectionist. To tell you the truth - if 5 is the maximum, paper quality is 3,5. Cover - soft - as 95% of all existing computer books. BUT this or other Bible book - price/quality - buyer always wins. That is without any doubt, because the information - is what really matters, the information is what you pay for.

If you go for more - you can ask to put this book into hard cover, to make 5-star paper, but then price will increase minimum for 30% and in place for 23$ it will be 40$ - does it really worth it? As for me, I better get the information, as it is, then pay extra bucks for fancy extras.

The only improvement I would really consider: Troubleshooting. Just to make small chapter with the most recent users problems (maybe even make a small forum/ blog and then add it to Bible). Why I say it, cause recently I had a problem with writing DVD on Vista and then put it in MacBook Pro. And Mac just didn't see it. Usual eject don't help. So, just reboot and hold "eject" - really helps!

I'd hate to think of medical professionals getting even a review of their specialty from something promising to make it "Incredibly Easy." I mean, it beats "for Dummies." But not by a lot.

This is a great CD-ROM. It really helped me prepare for my exams. I highly recommend it.

This, along with their EKG book, are my favorites in the "Incredibly Easy" series. I've been an ICU nurse for 14 years and found it a fun read for simply reviewing the basics we forget over time. Because it's so easy to read and understand, it makes it easy for the new nurse to grasp the concepts so necessary to be a successful med-surg nurse.

I found this book to be extra helpful for my Med/Surg class because it goes over all the important issues you need to know in a succinct understandable manner!

The cd is awesome. I have both the cd and book. fortunately i was able to check out the book from the library. Honestly, the cd helped me bring up my test grades from a C and B on the 1st two tests to high A's on the following, even getting the highest grade on the third test. The cd really prepares you for the type of questions to expect in med surg.The book, you can definitely do without so dont waste your money, instead try getting the reviews and rationales book for med surg or lippincott's nclex review book. The nclex book is broken up into sections which works out wonderfully for med surg.