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The author has a gift for drawing you into his main character. You love with him, and feel the hurt of rejection. You root for him throughout the book and the ending is completely unexpected and poignant. With the book set in the emotionally awkward stage of the transition from high school to college, it is easy to relate to the uncertainty and joys that accompany those early romances in life. There are many humorous moments and witty observances that will make you laugh out loud. After starting the book, I was unable to put it down. A must read for anyone who endured the roller coaster of teenage love.

When I started to read this book I couldn't put it down. It kept my interest in wanting to know what was going to happen next. It made me laugh, cry and curious for what was to come.

It makes you think about everything you go through to seek for that one true love in your life. This book will help other teenagers and older people to know that they aren't the only one that is going through a hard time to find that love.

I would recomment this book to anyone!!

Michael J's book is spellbinding. With each adventure you want to know what is going to happen next. I read it in one sitting and later read it again. It is insiteful to the teenage years and the love life of our high school years. Anxiously awaiting the next book out. Enjoyed/enjoyed/enjoyed.

I really enjoyed this book. It made me feel good when I was reading it. There were sections that made laugh, and sections that brought a tear to my eye because they made me remember a time in my life where I had gone through similiar events. Very good reading. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants an enjoyable reading experience.

Reading this book took me back to my post high school years and allowed me to reflect upon my own adventures. It made me think "Geez, do we all really act like fools, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and go to extremes over love at that age?" And I've come to the conclusion that the answer for most of us is yes. Some people never lose that, but I can't decide if that is a blessing or a curse.

It is amazing that even though the book is set in a different time frame as when I was fresh out of high school, I was still able to identify with the characters. It was interesting to discover that other decades have their own issues, but as people, we all sort of go through very similar experiences. I am looking forward to reading the prequel and sequel(s) someday to find out how Michael J's love life turns out.

People say design cannot be taught. However, drawing tools and drawing types & techniques can be learned. In fact, they are essential for designers to understand and apply them so that they can visually communicate their ideas effectively. This book includes introduction to drawing tools and comprehensive drawing methods & techniques, like sketching, shadowing, perspective drawing, and rendering, etc.. I think students and beginners will find this book extremely helpful in transforming their design thoughts into visual drawing formats. As a young architectural professional and intern, I find the abundant and creative presentation formats and rich graphics in this book being good references for projects. I also gain insight into the differences and diversity of the book's architectural illustrations from students, professors, and architectural professionals from around the world. In addition, with globally renowned architects' drawings as examples, this book is also an incredible source of inspiration to architects of all levels.

This book is fantastic. I use it as my architectual Bible. It is not only good for educating Architects, drafters, and artists, but it is also a great book to use as a reference.

Easy to understand, thorough examination of a range of methods used for architectural drawings. Clear, concise descriptions as well as clear graphics depicting methods and processes. Extremely detailed reading while avoiding the mash-up of other technical manuals.

This is one of the best recent books on architectural graphics. Rendow Yee's book is replete with illustrations from successfull architects as well as students which turned out to be an excellent way of presenting design work of various levels and generations. I would recommend this book as a reference for both professionals and students.

An excellent process driven guide to architectural graphic presentation; supported by great examples from students as well as practicing professionals. I use this book constantly as a reference on all projects.

I've read this book from cover to cover. I've read many books on software development, software processes, best practices, qualitative approaches, and quantitative approaches, many from SEI. This book has to be one of the top two. For software professionals in leadership positions facing today's pressures of delivering quality software that meets customer expectations according to plan, this book is a must-read. You will be able to implement techniques directly into your organizational processes and deliverables with considerable ease. Kolawa and Huizinga have forged a grimoire that should be on every software leaders' desk, be they Project Managers, Software Architects, PMO Directors, of Vice Presidents of Development. Here are the key take-aways from this book:

1. Clarity: All concepts, practices, and examples were extraordinarily clear. There was never a question as to what was meant, or confusion in the information conveyed.

2. Readability: The text is very user-friendly. Coming from a very technical background, I tend to read challenging and complicated material. In this book, you were able to frame both technical and complex material in a readable way. In other words, I never had to re-read anything in the book. All of the material was very easy to understand. I feel the ability to effectively reduce complexity to simplicity is the hallmark of good authorship.

3. Implementable: I found the practice-side of the book to be what I call `out-of-the-box.' This means I was able to take material directly from the text and apply that into my process(es) or deliverables with very little work or trouble. (I actually did this multiple times.) This is a testament to the subtitle of the book, Best Practices in Software Management.

4. Usefulness: The book is actually aimed at being useful within for-profit businesses. Theoretical books are good for concepts, but it's up to the readers to find ways to translate the theory into executable practices (which often is beyond the role and responsibility of the readers). Your book actually bridges this gap, and provides mechanisms to help readers implement valuable techniques into their organizations, independent of their infrastructure.

These four points make a huge difference for readers looking to improve their software development processes to ensure profitability, cost savings, and customer satisfaction. Producing quality software while building defect prevention into your processes is key in today's competitive software marketplace. With these techniques, your organization will continue to become better, managing, reducing, and even eliminating the traditional sources of defects in software deliverables. You won't be disappointed in buying this book, as you'll refer to over and over again as you build process improvement into your organization.

This book offers a straight-forward, realistic approach to solving challenges of day-to-day projects that the software industry faces. Not only does it address the necessity of technology businesses to increase efficiency and productivity, but it also takes into account the psychological need for individual software professionals to be challenged and intellectually fulfilled on a daily basis. The powerful gains of software automation are amplified by the strategic best practices described in this software management book.

What sets this book apart from other software quality management books is its focus on real-world solutions. Many quality improvement strategies sound great on paper, but are impractical to implement because they end up slowing project progress and stirring resentment throughout the ranks. Rather than ignore the demands of modern day development, this book embraces them. The result is a refreshingly realistic approach to boosting software quality... while at the same time actually improving team productivity and developer satisfaction.

Automated Defect Prevention delivers a realistic approach to the nagging software quality problem. If you are responsible for developers who deliver business applications, you need to read this book. If you are an software architect or engineer, the book will offer a pragmatic road map to achieve incremental productivity gains within your software development lifecycle.

When I read this book I had a huge realization. Most of the quality initiatives that I had been involved with or observed had introduced (or layered on) additional tasks and responsibilities for either the architect, developer or QA engineer. Over time, these layered tasks ultimately resulted in dragging down productivity. Investing in the *correct* infrastructure to automate the monotonous/repetitive is the key to success. Quality should be the outcome of intelligent investment in productivity.

One issue I have with the software industry is that too many project managers, or stake holders managing software people, lack the understanding of just how important software quality is and how it can benefit the software teams and products. As the people most accountable for what happens with a software initiative, managers should have a solid understanding of what options are available to improve developer skills and the software they release. This book provides that needed information and helps explain who is responsible for what tasks, when they should be considering phasing in a particular practice and the benefits of a given item.

I like the way the information is presented in this book because I feel a project manager would be able to quickly evaluate a practice for phasing in without facing an all-or-nothing approach that some other books take. If, for example, a manager felt that they enjoyed the chapter on testing models, this book provides the information on what is needed, the benefits and the roles people need to take to phase that approach into their teams.

I enjoyed this book and I wish that more development teams used many of the practices in this book. While there were samples at the end of the chapters and a chapter on case studies, I would have liked to have seen a bit more information on difficulty and time constraints presented within some of the sections themselves. Overall this is a great book and definitely worth having on your desk.

Simply the most practical and user friendly book out there. Perfect for the serious bass/general theory student. Clear explanations of modes/chord formations.

This book, as well as the other Grimoires, is great for unlocking little tips and secrets in a clear and logically define way. If you take the time to read each part of the book you will come away with a knowledge of theory in music. I bought this for my children. I am a piano player and I have used the Keyboard Grimoire for years! What a tool to use! You will learn all about scales, runs, progressions, placement. So much easy to use information!

i acquired this book in my second year of playing, and it was an excellent eye-opener to the possibilities of all the different scales. i didn't have much interest in theory at the time, so i used it as inspiration for new arrangements to experiment. in addition, it is a lot of fun (maybe not the right word?) to play different scales for warm-ups and dexterity development.

the bass grimoire is the best way to fully understand the theory behind what you play. the book has EVERY scale and mode you will need to know and shows them in very simple pictures and charts. i practice about an hour a day with this book, and i have become so much better because of it.

I purchased this book about one year after I started playing. About a year into playing, it was vastly in depth and a bit beyond my current experience as a player.

I purchased it cause it had every scale imaginable and the depth it went into on the scales. At the time I tried to learn them I was fretting incorrectly and had'nt quite reached a point in my novice experience to learn them right.

2 years and 2 bands later, I picked the book back up after wanting to progress at my craft. It's full of a wealth of knowledge and the way its laid out and the fact that I can now fret correctly, makes it easy to learn all these scales.

What this book is: a reference manual with every scale on the fretbaord and WHERE to play them.

What this book is not: a book detailing music theory or telling how or teaching you how to play your instrument.

This book seems to be written with the understanding that you may already know how music works. This will make you a better musician, but if you dont know how music theory works or music in genreal, this book wont help you. You can learn all the scales in the world and learn them fast, but creating a musician-this book will not do. Help you be a better one and help you pgoress at your isntrument- for years to come- it will do.

Other books would go into much more detail thats un-needed here. This will be in my possession for a very long time and I feel I might have to get multiple copies as this one is going to wear out.

I would suggest this to any bass player, at any level. This is a reference manual and will progress your playing or push you to progress.

If you find a used copy of this, its probably going to be in bad shape with dog ears and marks on it.

This is a reference manual that I think will stand the test of time. A very good investment that they should sell with every persons first stringed instrument.

A great book and great pictures. Berlin has deeply changed in the last 150 years and all this has been documented precisely by great photographers: this the easiest way to show how. Texts are exhaustive too into describing "typical" life of a city.
Maybe Berlin has changed more in the last two decades then ever before: the last chapter of this book could be more fascinating and explorative, including the fact that there are a lot of pictures about it but it'd had took another book, perhaps. Maybe Berlin has changed again yet and is changing again now... so I'm waiting for a second edition.

This is a beautiful book! The photos are not only outstanding but they have zero pixillation. You can discern details such as the company name on the back of a horse drawn cart in a crowd. The turn of the century through the 1930's I thought were the best. You can stare at one and with out much effort find yourself slipping away into the photo.

The National Socialist period is not covered in depth nor do I think it needs to be. There are far an away plenty of books for that on the market. This is a book that can not be digested in one sitting. Take your time and look at each photo. The small details are fascinating.

My only problem with the book is the blue page stock that some of the entries is written on. It made it difficult to read the text. That is a minor quibble, especially in a book like this. If you buy a used copy make sure you check the price of shipping as this book weighs as much as a small childs school backpack.

What a book! My mother as well as her sisters were born in Berlin during and after World War II, so I grew up hearing family stories of this amazing city. This book provided a tremendous visual aid to all these stories. Looking at the images I could picture my grandmother as a young woman, and my aunts and my mother in the postwar years.
If you have any connection to this amazing city, this book will bring tears to your eyes, for all the hardship and challenges it has faced, and with what fantastic grace it reemerged like phoenix from the ashes.

I purchased this as a gift for my little (20 yo) brother's birthday. He was born in Berlin. First of all this book is HUGE! I love that the explanations of the pictures are written not only in English, but in German. What a fantastic masterpiece.

I left Berlin, early in 1937, aged five and a half, not to return until 1983, as a visitor, but I have childhood memories of the city, some of which go back to before I was three. Reinforcing those memories were tales I heard from my parents and the occasional, non-war-related movie. To see pictures of the streets and the faces, the clothing and the shop displays going back to before the First World War has been a source of continuing fascination for me. As is only proper in a book of this sort, the horrors that beset Berlin under Hitler and during the Second World War are also given their proper place in this book, a reminder that even one of the world's most sophisticated cities can be all but destroyed in degeneration and nevertheless, with appropriate assistance, as, for instance, the air lift, be resurected and restored. The photos were excellent, and the commentary, in English, German and French, insightful and instructive. Priced in the mid-thirties, the book sold at a substantially lower price than it did at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

LeBon, Adam. "City of Oranges". W.W. Norton, 2007.

Living Together

Amos Lassen

Some of the most memorable experiences of my life took place in the city of Jaffa, Israel. It is a fascinating place occupying its own little area outside of the thriving metropolis of Tel Aviv. Jaffa sits as a city within a city much like the French Quarter of New Orleans, Jaffa has great restaurants, art galleries, shops and a port but above all, it is a historical site. The streets are narrow as they have always been and the people are a mix of Arabs and Jews, also just as it always been in Jaffa.
Adam LeBon's "City of Oranges" is a balanced look at the history of modern Jaffa and the birth of the State of Israel. LeBon looks at the lives of six families and by doing so makes the Israeli/Palestinian conflict more personal.
Jaffa is a city of layers of people, events and times, of Arabs and Jews living peacefully together, sharing lives and experiences. LeBon looks at the history of Jaffa by looking at Jewish, Christian and Moslem families to show that the struggle in the Middle East is a human struggle. It is the story of longing for a homeland and fortunes that changed and also the history of a multi-ethnic city that was changed by what was happening in the area. LeBon emphasizes the needs of the Jewish people to have a state and shows the tragic consequences this has caused for Arab neighbors. He names neither villains nor heroes but shows us people, like you and me, trying to find a way through what is going on. Adam LeBon, celebrates the capacity for endurance as we read about the ways people come to terms with themselves and each other.
The families that LeBon writes about are Christian Arab notables, Muslim aristocracy, Sephardic Jews and Ashkenazi refugees from Europe. We see the story of Israel told in a microcosm, the struggle for land and the fight for political supremacy and the Jewish ambivalence to fight with their neighbors. We also see Jew and Arab helping each other through the years.
Many of the aspects of the Israel-Arab conflict are captured here. We see the proletarian Jews of Tel Aviv defeating the rich Arabs of Jaffa with their nationalism and we see how violence separated a community that was once solid. It is extremely poignant to read how refugee Jews were chased out of Arab countries and then lived in the lands that once belonged to Arabs who themselves became refugees when the Jews chased them out.
Throughout the book there is an interweaving of history with what was going on in everyday life. This is an intimate history and to me, at least, I did not feel the author's biases as I read. He attempts to understand without judgment and this is not an easy task. He looks at one town and from it gives the history of the State of Israel and the catastrophe of Palestinians by using the lives of Jaffa's Arab and Jewish residents.
LeBon has a wonderful knack for detail and allows individual opinion to be expressed without any type of judgment. Courage and trauma mark the histories of both Arab and Jew and we see clearly that neither side has really listened to the other because as LeBon states "any recognition of each other's losses is a kind of surrender" in a battle for territory as well as memory.
LeBon does condemn (but does so quietly) the excesses of both sides. He talks about the Israeli occupation and the corruption of the Palestinians, Israeli racism, and Palestinian suicide terrorism. His conclusion is one of compromise and I am sure that because of this, there will be readers who find cause to object.
LeBon has done extensive research especially in the lives of the families--two Christians, two Muslims and two Jewish. It is from his interviews with family members, memoirs and private archives that he is able to give us vivid portraits to show us the narrative of the modern Arab/Jewish and Palestinian/Israeli relations. He brings us into the lives of each generation as we witness both political and social upheaval and urban decay and redevelopment and war and its aftermath. It is through the family members that we see the issues of everyday life in Israel today. The families share so much and still sit on opposite sides of issues that are violently divisive yet they still manage to live together, as friends, in the most cosmopolitan city in the Middle East. It is this look at the human lives behind the volatile headlines of the world press that gives us a new look and understanding of an area that is often described as the "powder keg" of the world.

This represents an interesting and effective approach to a difficult topic. Part two is especially good.

City of Oranges'' is a book that probably all
> sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could read
> profitably. By taking as its subject the
> interweaving
> histories of several families _ Jewish, Christian,
> Muslim _ over more than a century in what was once
> the vibrant port of Jaffa, now an adjunct of Tel
> Aviv,
> it reminds us that the struggle, whether a triumph
> for one party or a tragedy for another, had a human
> cost for all. The book is not only the story of a
> longing for home and homeland amid changing fortune,
> but also the chronicle of an ancient, multi-ethnic
> city and how it was forever altered by the tremors
> that shook the Middle East in the 20th century. The
> author, Adam LeBor, understands the desperate need
> for
> the Jews to found a secure state and the tragic
> consequences this had for some of their Arab
> neighbors. There are no heros or villains in his
> narrative. Only ordinary people trying to find their
> way through extraordinary circumstances. "City of
> Oranges'' refuses to be a book of lamentation or
> triumphalism. Rather, it celebrates the human
> capacity
> for endurance and the simple small ways that people
> make peace with themselves, if not with each other.
>
>
>

OK if the title is too cryptic for you...for something to begin something else has to end or it would just be continuation. Zionism and the establishment of a "Jewish State" in the Middle East would by definition be the signal for the end of the Ottoman Province of Palestine (including parts of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt). The new state by definition would be a 'western' style democracy with socialist overtones. So there would have to be a drastic change in how and who ran things.

This book by Adam LeBor does a remarkable job of looking at the changes to Jaffa and Tel Aviv as a microcosm for the who Middle East problem. By looking at the long term (beginning at the end of the nineteenth century) effect of Zionist immigration to the 'Holy Land' (HL, has less of a stigma or side to it). After having lived in relative harmony (as long as the Moslems were the top of the pyramid) for many centuries the influx of European Jews and their European ways would have to upset the balance. Of the three groups, the Christians were put in the most desperate of positions since they were never in charge or control of their destinies.

LeBor does a good job of following the participant families as they go from rulers to ruled, rich to poor, immigrant to ruler, and ruler to emigrant. The best part of the narrative is LeBor's concentration on the effects more than the causes. Causes can be ambiguous but effects are usually straight forward.

Needless to say this is as objective a story as can be written by anyone of the history of the HL over the last one hundred years, and that it will takes decades if not centuries until there is anything like a final settlement of the issues. Just like the scars that remain from the Partition of India, or the expulsion of the Sudeten Germans (from the Czech lands) after WW2; it will take more than the changing of the names of the towns and cities to heal up the wounds and for the scars to fade.

City of Oranges is a refreshingly balanced account of the modern history of Jaffa and the birth of the Jewish state.
LeBor's eye for detail and the rich family accounts bring the story to life, turning a historical account into a thoroughly enjoyable read. Reading about the lives of the six families and their truly amazing experiences manages to personalize the Isreali-Palestinian conflict.
It's an innovative approach that makes this book worth reading for anyone interested in Israel/Palestine.

Got this for my Bible study group. We are 12 women who range in age from 20 to 70+. We all love this book. There is something for eveyone and it brings out the greatest stories in us. Time really flys when we get together.

If you're a Christian believer, then you're a Yahweh sister, and here's a book that celebrates the joys of being a modern woman in the family of God. This book is like a delightful group hug. It's filled with heartwarming stories, poems, prayers, and journal entries that can be used for personal reading or shared in a group setting.

Each chapter is followed by additional "godly goodies" that the authors hope will give you further inspirational insight in your walk with God. There's a heart-to-heart section useful for group discussions and also a bonus section for the writer in you to add your own thoughts.

The authors say, "There is much healing that takes place through writing, so we hope you'll take the time to journal your deepest hopes, thoughts, and dreams."

Each chapter is filled with ideas for deepening the fellowship among your Yahweh sisters. If you're looking for a light-hearted, fun way to rev up your sisterhood friendships, you'll treasure this book!

-- Christian Women Online Book Buzz

We were created for relationship and this book brings you back to defining moments in your life...Michelle and Gena have captured the essence of God's heart in womens's relationships: "sisterhood"...Life is a journey and it is the necessity of relationship that makes that journey worthwhile...This book acknowledges we are a part of one another in that journey, we are difference makers in each others lives! This is a must read!
Thank you Michelle and Gena for the reminder, YAWEH!

Instructions for reading this book: 1. Put on your fuzzy slippers. 2. Grab a cuppa somthin hot.
3. Find a quiet, cozy spot. 4. Enjoy the delicious stories and sweet secrets of our sisterhood.
You can nibble it in bite-sized bits, savor it one chapter at a time, or devour it all at once-but any way you read it-it's yummy!

This is one of those "makes you look at the relationships in your own life" books...the kind that's not only meant for sharing, but that also promotes sharing among you and your friends.

It's perfect for a book group, Bible study or to read on your own - and, ladies, grab the tissues!

A true TESTIMONIAL to Mr. Freedman's talent as a writer and wry observer of all makes up today's world ... for all of you who have been waiting for the successor to the Algonquin writers, I have one thing to say: "DINNER is served!"

Very funny indeed. Elated by details kept me up late several nights snickering until my wife hit me with a pillow. Highly recommended.

I recently picked this book up and only put it down because I was late for work. Freedman's fresh, wise, and witty stories are simultaneously dark and delightful. I highly recommend Elated by Details and look forward to the author's future work.

Elated By Details is the debut collection of award winning short stories by Adam Freedman. Combining sharp-witted satire, word play with a twist, and cast of dysfunctional characters speeding to their self-determined dark fates, Elated By Details reads in a deliciously extravagant and indulgent manner, luring one in for more despite the compelling grip of self-destructive human nature that so prevades the tongue-in-cheek tales. An engrossing cavalcade of human drama leaving the reader hungry for more.

This is a winning and witty debut collection of short stories, told with great humor and finesse. Collectively, these stories also present a portrait of New York as magical as any in recent literary memory. Bravo!

This is a pretty good book - simply one of the best references I've seen that dwells a lot on special cases in magnetics and electrostatics (I haven't looked at the rest in detail, but I know how clear the explanations are). If you are a researcher, or someone who wants to know the deeper math and underlying assumptions behind all the theory in this field, this is a very good book. As a researcher myself, I deal with special cases where the normal equations - the ones you learnt in introductory undergrad/high-school physics don't really apply. This book is a good reference for me. The author deals in depth with interface conditions in electrostatics and magnetics, boundary problems and the fields in anisotropic materials where the magnetic induction need not vary linearly with the magnetic intensity. Stratton teaches us how to deal with situations where the magnetic permeability and electric permittivity are dependent on position.

I found this book after reading old technical papers (dating back to the 1950's), that referred to this book as their source. Written by a very distinguished author, it's math is not as presumptuous as most books in the field. It seems much more friendly spreading knowledge. Another book that I would recommend is the Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by J.C. Maxwell (volume 2) - on magnetism.
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism: Volume 2 (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences)

Both these books are quite old - and some of the notations used are different from the ones you might encounter. The Stratton book is, in that sense, more up to date. The Maxwell book deals with a lot of basic vector calculus - by basic I mean the simple calculus that people used in the 19th century to derive formulas and churn out ideas. As such, most of them are quite elegant.

If you're a physics student or a researcher, this is a must-have addition to your collection.

The most complete and detailed book about Electromagnetic theory I have read so far!

To the curious minds of today and tomorrow:

As you can gather from the other reviews on this book, Stratton's magnum opus is time-honored, and kept in highest regard. If you checked the reference list of all modern day books on electromagnetic theory, you would immediately discover that there is always Stratton's on the list. And that should be your hint.

The prose used in the book is simply lucid. No corner is cut in the discussion. Almost everthing presented therein is worked out from scratch, and the discussion of the analyses is as rigorous as they possibly can be.

I believe this book would be most useful to those who are interested in gaining a truly deep understanding of electromagnetic phenomena. But here's a word of caution...this book needs to be read very slowly and carefully. Every sentence in the book is a gem, on which the reader needs to reflect :-)

I highly recommend this book. And I wish someone would publish
it again, so that the current and next generations of curious minds will not be denied widespread access to such a masterpiece!

Cheers,

Dr. E.
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What it really distinguishes this book is it explains the crucial issues to understand the real physical concepts behind the electromagnetic theory. for instance, the explanation why one over the square root of the multiplication of epsilon and mu gives the velocity of wave, check any book it will say the typical statement "mathematical consequences". The coverage is superb when it comes to the field source and in the subsequent chapters relating it to the boundary conditions. For engineers, this book is not a textbook, it is a book you read to establish a substantially strong background to analyze any electromagnetic problem. For a physicist, it is essential textbook to understand EM theory. Unfortunately, it is out of print, I hope every one knows this fabulous book or want to have it to send an email to prof. Donald G. Dudley, the editor of the IEEE series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory, to reprint it again. This his email: dudley@ece.arizona.edu

This book is not suitable as an introductory text because it assumes its readers have a mature understanding of Maxwell's equations and high mathematical sophistication. I have no further opinion of it as a teaching tool, having only used it as a reference for professional work in the electromagnetic sciences. In this role it never fails to provide a systematic and rigorous discussion of the topics it covers. The book is particularly comprehensive in areas of potential theory and contains the solutions to many problems that I have not been able to find elsewhere. Often these solutions are assumed as background for current research publications in EM so having access to detailed solutions can be very helpful. However, the book has three significant drawbacks as a reference: (1) The sections are not written to be standalone so one often has to do much work looking up early equations and notations (2) The mathematical techniques are, expectedly, dated. For example it relies more heavily on Green's Therom than current approaches (which largely avoid explicit use of Green's Therom by employing Green's Functions) and seeks explicit solutions where numerical techniques could be more easily employed (3) The material on wave propagation and scattering is limited. All that said, for the right person in the right field, this book is a real gem.

I love this book!!! I have a dyslexic child and a home library of books the haved helped me along the way. I found this book later in my plight and could have saved alot of money if I had it first. It is informative, easy to read, helpful, and hopeful with real world suggestions. Definitely a keeper. I still refer to it when I get frustrated. It is a book I use to talk with my child about her problems. Yes there are other books with great suggestions but this is the best starter out there!!!

Abigail Marshall clearly and concisely guides parents through the LD maze. This book addresses all aspects of dyslexia, the various methods for teaching dyslexics...how and why they work, or don't...All the things a parent wished their IEP team had told them, but didn't.

For any parent reeling from a meeting with educators, this is a must read!

The Gift of Dyslexia The Gift of Learning

The word "everything" normally brings an air of doubt to my mind, especially when it comes to dyslexia. However, this book is as all inclusive as one could hope for. As a dyslexic parent with two dyslexic boys I found this book to be one I must highly recommend!
It is easy to read (big help to us dyslexics doing research for our children) and concise in a way that was refreshing for a book of this type. This book is full of latest information, some new to even me, but it also includes all the things it took me many years to learn the hard way.
My sons are out of high school now so I have traveled down many of the paths described in this book. I have read many dozens (that is a lot for me) of books on dyslexia related subjects and this is by far the best parenting book for dyslexic children I have found. It is a wonderful resource for those new to the subject as well as more seasoned parents like me! It truly is an "Everything" book!

This book outlines valuable information that I have not found in other L.D. handbooks (such as the advantages of Omega 3 fish supplements in your child's diet), yet it's a quick read. If one is to buy only one book on L.D./dyslexia, buy this book.

There was nothing in this book that I
wasn't satisfied with. Your book is wonderful! I really mean that.
It was very informative,insightful,helpful,and most of all - it
helped me easily identify with it. After all, I am Dyslexic. I have
always been Dyslexic,and I will always will be Dyslexic. I felt like
I was reading all about myself in your book. I am glad that you
pointed out that Dyslexics can be able to sound out words and spell
well but they often have problems with nonsense words and also
comprehension. I also liked that you mentioned the possibility that
Dyslexic symptoms can lead to misdiagnosis of disorders like ADD. I
don't even know if I have inattentive type ADHD that I was diagnosed
last year at the age of 32 years old. My Dyslexic symptoms can
easily can account for the inattentive type ADHD. I have been paying
more attention to how I write. I noticed that when I was beginning
to write the word, diaphragm, I wrote a b instead of a d. I have
read ground as brounds and an as no. It's like my Dyslexia hasn't
really gone away.


I took the Nelson Denny reading test when I got assessed for
learning disability. I scored 49th percentile on the reading
comprehension, but there were things on that test that I have read
about in the past. There were things on Carl Jung and Homer. Carl
Jung's psychology is something that really interests me. He believed
in the metaphysical and was seen as a mystic. I knew about Homer. I
read the Iliad as a kid. I loved reading about the Trojan War. I
just loved mythology because it was great for my unharnessed
imagination which you noted in people labeled ADD. I was like the
posterboy for ADD. If there were no things on that test that I never
read before, I would have scored well below the 30th percentile,and
I would have qualified as having a reading disorder. I was never
given a nonsense word reading test which is used to measure decoding
ability and diagose Dyslexia. The psychologist told me that I didn't
have Dyslexia. I had most of the symptoms of Dyslexia as a child.
Maybe I did have problems with reversing letters as a child. It's
hard for me to remember. 3 years of special education could have
helped correct my Dyslexia.



I really enjoyed reading your book. You've helped me realize that I
am Dyslexic. There is no doubt in my mind that I am Dyslexic. I know
that my children will be Dyslexic if their mother happens to be
Dyslexic like me. I will do whatever I can to get their Dyslexia
treated. They will be given the help,tools,love,and care to help
them succeed in life. I feel that this was something that I never
really had when I was a child. I blame nobody for that. I was held
back a year because of immaturity which you noted could happen to
kids with Dyslexia. I did feel more stupid because of that. My
mother didn't know anybody. She didn't know that I was Dyslexic. She
even called me "retard" when I was in 1st grade. Later on, she told
me that I was lazy and irresponsible when I was in mainstream
education. The fact is that she never went to high school. She had
many of the symptoms of Dyslexia. If she had known about her
Dyslexia,then she would have understood me much better. She would
have understood my father who also had symptoms of Dyslexia.


Thank you very much for this book. It was the book that I needed the
most. It was more effective than any self help book. I have been
involved in psychotherapy,and it did nothing for me. It didn't
address my Dyslexic symptoms. They didn't know that I am Dyslexic
neither did I. It was a social worker who mentioned Dyslexia when I
talked about being in special ed for speech problems. That was in
1997. Learning about Dyslexia and Dyspraxia has helped me understand
that I am not retarded,stupid,lazy,nor crazy. I will keep this in
mind when my children has the same problems as me. After all, I will
easily understand them because I have been through it too. Your book
will always help me understand that.



Sincerely,

Raymond Andrews