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Even though the cover of the book will have in big letters `Tom Clancy's Net Force' written on it, this book is really written by Steve Perry, and created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. This is also the fourth book in this series, so you might want to start with the first book, simply called Net Force. The second and third books are, respectively, Hidden Agendas, and Night Moves.

The story takes place in 2010. Computers are the new superpowers, and those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI: the Net Force.

Net Force Commander Alex Michaels must stop a research that involves an atmospheric weapon with the capability to drive half a country into madness using low frequency wave generation. Such a technology is actually possible, and the storyline is not farfetched. The world has really changed since the advent of computers and the internet, and more changes are on the way.

In this book, this technology has fallen into the wrong hands! One wonders what the right hands are for such a technology to fall into in the first place? Anyone creating such a technology must be evil in the first place! Are the good people the people who create such technology and the evil people those who use it?

"And who wrote the tune, you dare to ask?
You know who wrote it--
it's the Devil's own music, hot and sweet, and surely
damned will be the man who turns his ear toward it." --Sean Patrick O'Mahoney.

I did not find this book to be very captivating, and with so many good books out there to read, I stopped reading this one soon after I started it. This book is now out of print. Is this a telltale sign? Maybe I'll go back and read the first book in this series first.

The American Heritage Collegiate Dictionary defines foreshadowing as presenting an indication or event beforehand. If you use that definition, then Breaking Point is full of foreshadowing.
The first example that is evident of foreshadowing in this particular novel is in the prologue. In this particular portion, the narrator presents a character, an old man, who is a stock character, who is talking about his peaceful country, and then his thoughts drift. He begins to think about how much he loathes his family. How they are so cruel to him. His thoughts go as far as to murder. Then, very suddenly, one of his relatives comes out of the shack with a knife. The old man goes crazy, and kills everyone in the village. This ends with a man laughing over a machine. This particular event foreshadows the plotted mass destruction of the world with a machine that controls people's minds. So, this event essentially summarizes the entire work in just 6 pages. That is how critical the use of the literary device foreshadowing is to this novel. Without it, one would simply not know what on earth the doctor was doing with the HAARP device.
This event is just one of the many times the literary device foreshadowing appears in this novel. It is vital that the reader pick up on this hint. If one does, one can discover the key to this particular novel.

This was my second book by Clancy. The first one was a major flop in my opinion. This one was not to bad. It had a few flaws, but what book doesn't. At the beginning he put in a few to many characters, and I had a little trouble remembering exactly who did what. Also some of the characters were of a type that did not seem to fit with the story.
Near the end, things started to get a bit confusing. Some of the happenings just didn't seem to fit the rest of the book.
Also, it started out with almost everyone in a one guy and one girl situation. Farther in, it started getting into the sex stuff more than I would have liked. Not as bad as some books I have read, but still more than I liked.
Even so, it was a big difference over the last one, and a very good read. I would definitely reccomend it. Read and enjoy.

My book is about Alex Michaels who is the head of the net -force task force. Net - Force is part of the FBI in Washington DC. Michaels and the task force stop people from selling drugs on the internet. They also stop people from hacking into government files. During the time Michaels finds out about HAARP, a low frequency weapon which has the possibility drive a country insane. The U.S Air Force and the Navy were making the weapon.

I liked the characters because they were all suspicious in their own way. Alex and his wife divorce his wife and she went out with his Toni. There was an assassin who quit because he was getting old. He quit to become a body guard. I did not like the pace because it went fast and then slow. I also did not like the point of view because it changed between characters, which made it hard to follow.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes spy thrillers. The book was a great read I would recommend this to people who like a challenge.

Occasional bits of good writing in describing the thinking processes of some of the characters, but otherwise bland. A friend who read it broke out howling with laughter at a scene in which various characters shoot it out in pitch blackness in the middle of a June night. I asked him what was so funny. He pointed out that the scene takes place in Alaska, where in the middle of the summer it is so far north that it never gets darker than twilight, particularly a week or so from the longest day of the year. A little research by the author(s) about one of the most important settings for the novel would have helped. When I read it, I broke out howling at a description of a sports event involving throwing a boomerang to try to get the longest flight time. The book quotes flight times of up to 18 minutes. The book revolves around characters who are supposedly power users of the internet, who can rapidly access the most obscure facts. Too bad the author(s) aren't up to doing basic research on the internet themselves.

Plenty of titles have focussed on the breaking of the Nazis' 'enigma' cipher by codebreakers; but this focus on Allied codebreakers who worked on Japanese codes provides many insights on a little-discussed subject, considering how Japan's codes were broken and how the codebreakers actually worked. This focus on both the Japan codes and the cipher breakers themselves provides a much-needed, well-rounded examination and fills in much world history.

If you want to know every last detail about breaking the Japanese codes, this is the book. If you are looking for a good story, the focus on detail makes the book a ponderous read.

Breaking the Japanese codes during WWII is a fascinating topic and an incredible achievement. The ability to decipher Japanese messages was a key to the allies winning the war in the pacific. I was dissappointed that the author did not elaborate more in telling the story of how the information was used in different circumstances and the corresponding results.

Was this a good read? Yes, I learned a lot that I did not know. However, when the amount of detail got too heavy, I would skim forward.

Not an easy read, unless you're already into ciphers, but a very useful exposition of the trials and tribulations of codebreaking in a wartime setting.

I'm amused that folks found it one-sided or biased. Hey, it's about the British effort, which was considerable! I thought Smith was more than fair to the American effort, which he concedes was larger and often faster. The point is: it took both British and American expertise (and contrasting attitudes) to do the job.

The most valuable lesson here is that the codes (neither German nor Japanese) were never entirely broken. The codebreaker's job was almost as arduous in August 1945 as it was in November 1941. How they did their work is endlessly fascinating.

Admittedly Michael Smith does have two important agendas in his book "The Emperor's Codes"; first to tell the largely untold saga of breaking Japanese military and diplomatic codes, and then, to emphasize the important role played by British codebreakers in unlocking these Japanese secrets. On both accounts, Smith succeeds admirably, even if he tends to dwell too much on the anecdotal first hand accounts given by some codebreakers. Smith notes that many of the most important Japanese codes were broken first by Australian and British codebreakers such as Eric Nave and John Tiltman, long before American codebreakers made significant headway in reading encrypted Japanese messages. However, he does not trivialize the important contributions American codebreakers made in this effort, though some readers may wish that Smith gave a more comprehensive overview of American achievements in codebreaking, which would prove to be far more substantial by the war's end. Nevertheless, Michael Smith has made an important contribution in emphasizing the important work done by codebreakers during the Pacific theater of World War Two, which unfortunately has been long overlooked in stark contrast to the well documented history of cracking Enigma and other Nazi codes by both British and American codebreakers.

This is an interesting and journalistic account of Allied efforts to break Japanese codes during WWII. There has been a great deal published about Allied, mainly British, success in deciphering German codes but little on the corresponding effort aimed at Japan. Smith provides a broad outline of the Allied effort to attack Japanese codes. He is especially interested in documenting the British role in this effort. This emphasis occurs for two reasons. First, he is especially concerned with dispeliing the notion that American cryptographers completely dominated this effort. Second, most of his sources are British, due partly to the greater availability of relevant British and Australian sources. The book does an adequate job of covering the major efforts in cryptography, discusses the major figures, and some of the problems inherent in this collaboration between the allies. The American Navy appears as having a poor record of interservice and inter-Ally cooperation. This book has some deficiencies. It is not really detailed or systematic enough. While Smith's emphasis on the British is understandable, I don't think there is enough material on American efforts to give a truly balanced picture. Much of the material is presented in an anecdotal manner, punctuated with interviews of participants. These excerpts are interesting, well chosen, and entertaining but there is not much corresponding analysis. For example, there is enough in the book on details of cryptography to make the reader confused but not enough to make the subject readily understandable. Smith also deals poorly with the scope of Allied efforts. Implicit in the book is the growth of cryptography and signal intelligence from a rudimentary prewar effort to a major and very well organized enterprise. Yet, there is no systematic accounting of the growth and organization of these complex efforts. This subject really deserves a more systematic and detailed treatment.

This book is old school. It was first published almost 20 years ago. If you have no tradition of the austin goh lineage then OBVIOUSLY you are not going to be able to learn the system.

What is in there are qi cultivation techniques, conditioning techniques, and strength training techniques.

If you have been shown how to do the basics then the information in this book will help you advance BUT ONLY IF YOU PRACTICE THEM CORRECTLY DAILY (for at least a year or two).

If you have never experienced real qi power then you will have no idea what I am on about.

On cannot expect to break blocks in under 5 years of training.

To the reviewer who returned the book - 30 years and you cannot get anything from austin goh??

You, Sir, are a vulgar charlatan.

The book is not meant as an instructional. I would not reccomend it to anyone that knows very little about Wing chun. Austin goh demonstrates the secret sand bag form, and various chi demonstrations like bending bars with his neck, one finger press ups, and chopstick throwing into plywood. As the title suggests, it shows the breaking power of wing chun. It has some breathing exersises, and many breaking demonstrations in the back. A circular cane chi sao exersise is also included. Generally, I would recommend this book for anyone after they have purchased a few other first and second level books. As with all of the wing chun conditioning techniques, I would exersise extreme caution. The proper Iron palm linement, Dit da jow with Iron palm herbs added (Never dit da jow ALONE), should be used at all times.

The author implies that "secret" techniques will be described. They must be so secret that one cannot discern what they are. There is very little text. The book has many pictures of stances, which don't look very different from each other. In fact it seems that the author is in the same stances with different clothes on. Perhaps this is a very esoteric book which is designed for a very limited audience. I have 30 years of martial arts experience, and found the book to be of no use. I returned it to Amazon.

I was extremely disappointed in this book. Not knowing it was a Christian book was the first issue I had, but that's not the author's fault. The book was just disjointed, theoretical, and had no real applicable suggestions. Every other sentence was a verse from the bible, which made me think I was reading the bible. Stay away.

Breaking Unhealthy Soul Ties is excellent for any one whose ever been in an abusive relationship or anyone who has had an overly protective parent. The author Bill and Sue Banks go into what a soul is, and how God created sould ties, but the devil preverted it. This book goes into the essence of conditional gifts. When certain people give you a gift with strings attached, it can bring a bad spirit on you. It also discusses how a person can lose his or her independence due to an unhealthy soul tie. Also, one can be in a bondage due to an unhealthy sould tie. I am actually living with my father who has all the symptoms of an unhealthy soul tie. A person who is keeping you from living for God can be an unhealthy soul tie. When I bought the book, I thought that it was going to be just about boyfriend and girlfriend soul ties, and it does touch on the subject of intimate relationships. However this book goes into all sorts of dependent relationships that lead to unhealthy soul ties. It even goes into the soul tie of a deceased person.It has helped me personally because now I can identify what my father has been trying to do to me all these years... Aside from a lot of other problems, now I can see clearly what is going on with my father. And soon, I will be moving out to be free. For, this relationship has caused me much grief and bondage.

This book is mostly about the History of the art. It doesn't teach you too much about HOW to break. I don't personally have this book but my friend has an old copy of it. Nice Pictures.

I wish it was a little more understanding about the horses themselves. It didn't tell why they expressed certain behaviors.

Ex-Tennis Pro Jordan Myles is back and she's using her detective skills to investigate the death of young girl who worked for a sleazy sports agent. The action gets muddled with far too many characters (and not enough suspects) to keep track of. Then more people start turning up dead, and Jordan's life is threatened. When she finally figures out whodunit and why, there's no real surprise and the story ends very weakly.

Not even the return appearance of detective Noel Fishburn (aka "The Fish") and Martina's extensive knowledge of the pro tennis could help pull this story off!

This was the first book, by Martina Navratilova and Elizabeth Nickles that I had read and I have to say that it was hard going getting into the book but once past those first 50 pages it was an enjoyable read. Easy read, fast paced mystery with lots of action and for those of us who love tennis quite an insight into some of the behind the scene wranglings that we may never have thought of. I enjoyed it and would say that most tennis fans would.

Once again Martina and Liz serve up a droll tennis mystery. Very standard stuff. If not for her name, Martinia would never have gotten this book to press. Too bad she didn't pick up some tips from Rita Mae Brown when they were an item

This is a very good book by my favourite tennisplayer ever, because it was written by Martina I bought the first one. But because it's a good book I bought the other two. Very entertaining and good enough to keep me up after midnight to finish reading the book

It's a nice book visually, but it does lack detail. They tell you who the designer or design house is, etc., and there are some great, unique things in this book, but a bit of information about the hows and whys would have taken it to an entirely new level.

If you are a design book collector, then I'd recommend it. If you're looking for a book that gives you enough detail and instruction that you might learn something from it, then I'd give this one a pass.

It is not what I expected. The book starts with a two page introduction where the author expose his point of view on how publication design is constantly changing. Then another brief paragraph to introduce us to every topic and on the next pages there's nothing but images with samples with no explanation of the purpose of the publication, or how the creative director solved the problem. The book doesn't give you any insight of the projects displayed in it. In other words, the book is nothing but pretty images with no explanation (other than the creative group and the page number). I was really disappointed because I have seen better publications from Supon Group like "Breaking the Rules in Graphic Design", but "Breaking the Rules in Publication Desing" is really bad.

This book is Rose's day by day account of his record breaking 1985 season. The most unintentionally funny moment is when he mentions being tempted to go to the dogtrack while on a road trip but ultimately containing his urges. Yeah, right!

If you have read Sullivan's older book then you need not read this one. I bought and read both and this one is a recap of the first with much of the identical material included.