Meyer Books

I picked this book up because it takes place in St. Louis, where I grew up, so I thought I would enjoy that part of it. There are mentions of St. Louis and a few landmarks there, so I liked that part.

After reading the jacket of this book, I thought I would enjoy it and I did, but it was hard to read. Not in the sense where I was bored or it wasn't moving along fast enough, but because the main character (Jenny) is abused by her father. The author does a good job showing how it affects Jenny, her family and the dynamics of her house.

All in all, the story tells a good story about human kindness and being able to rise above life's challenges. I was kind of inspired by Jenny!

While some of the content is very dark this book was beautifully written. I am in my fifties and enjoyed recalling so many things I had forgotten about in my youth. I loved the characters and the plot. A great read and it gives you something to think about.

From publicity I knew the book,THE PENNY:A NOVEL by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford was about abuse, and I wondered how they came up with the title for this uncomfortable topic prompted by Joyce Meyer's own childhood. I looked forward to her candid realism as through fiction she offered a glimpse of what it was like growing up in a household victimized by a sexually abusive father. It turns out the penny picked up from the street was the beginning of a change in circumstances that would produce a glimmer of hope in a family imprisoned by a man's hardened hostility.

As in life, one thing leads to another. Step by step, going forward, sometimes going backward, maybe standing still for a moment or two, the main character, Jenny Blake eventually learns about the sustaining grace of God. There is no dramatic miracle to make the abuse suddenly vanish, but there is providential care which puts authentic God-loving Christian people in Jenny's path who, though they don't know what is happening at her house, will heal her wounds by their kind, affectionate acceptance. They help her make a turning point from becoming bitter and hostile like her father to finding strength to stand up to him and end the abuse. The story is told from Jenny's viewpoint. She learns to listen to the still small voice of God within which directs her to freedom.

Joyce Meyer did not disappoint me. In this book she again illustrates spiritual principles of everyday living recognizing the powerful hand of God to effectively cope with very trying situations in this world, making us victors instead of victims.

[...]

The 50's; fun and care free images of girls in ponytails, poodle skirts, bobby socks and saddle shoes, and boys trained their hair into greased back duck tails, wearing rolled up t-shirt sleeves, and black leather jackets. The "Happy Days" with the Fonz; come to mind. The 50's also had a dark side with images on TV of policemen fighting civil rights demonstrators, the challenge of integrating public schools,and racial tension. On another front scaring Americans even more Soviet Union and the US created the "H" Bomb. Many expected our world to blow up. Amongst scenes of "Happy Days" some really disturbing stuff was going on in the world Jenny Blake lived in. Until the day she bend down to pick up a penny. Her life would never be the same.

"You know what I think? I think that you picking up that penny was more than part of a random chain of events. I think God was giving you a message. I think he wants you to know that he's watching over you all the time." Miss Shaw says to Jenny who is having a really hard time believing that one. If Miss Shaw only knew what her life was really like she wouldn't be saying these things to her.

Jenny had her doubts about the penny and about God. Things were starting to look different but how could she trust herself or anyone else for that matter? There was too much pain in her life; she couldn't get close to anyone right now. When a thought came to Jenny. She was desperate to talk to someone or bust; maybe she could be friends with Aurelia Crockett; a negro girl at Harris School. Crazy thought she knew but somehow it seemed right. This girl would never ask to have a sleep over. A negro girl would never expect to be invited to a white girls house. This seemed like the perfect set up. Jenny wouldn't be expected to let Aurelia get too close because of the racial situation they lived in. Her dad wouldn't allow a friendship or anything else with Aurelia for that matter. Jenny would be able to keep her secrets safe and still have a friend. This could work . She just couldn't let her dad find out.

Jenny's sister is obsessed with Grace Kelly the movie star of the 50's. Because of Jenny's love for Grace Kelly I learned a great deal about the actress in this book. How she became a big movie star, what movies she was in and how she went on to marry Prince Rainer of Monaco. Every little girls dream in that day and age was to marry a Prince. One of Jenny's friends says "With all the talk of Grace Kelly. It sounds like your sister Jean wants to life someone else's life instead of her own." How true that was. If only Jenny could do that too.

At age 14; Jenny finds the courage to stand up for things she really believes in . She steps out to do the right thing, counting the cost, no matter how scary things got. Jenny knew deep inside herself she was not alone. I remember doing that in my life as well and things were never the same. This book is definitely a story of hope, courage, and God's redeeming love for us. It's about the process and courage of giving God control over our lives. Giving control to no one else but Him. That's when our world changes forever. It did for me. You will discover in this book as Jenny did it's all about the little things in life that really matter. You'll learn like she did how to smell the flowers and see with new eyes the beauty around you every day.

Nora St. Laurent
www.psalm516.blogspot.com

The Penny is awesome. Once I picked it up,it was very hard to put down. In fact, I read the whole book in 3 days. The words on the pages opened my heart and my spiritual eyes. This book is a confirmation that God is still on the throne and is always working behind the scenes (even when our situations dictate otherwise)! The authors do an excellent job in keeping the reader interested. The book reminds me that not everything that happens to me or around me is my fault. Now, when I see a penny, I'm reminded that God has a purpose and plan for my life and it will be fulfilled, no matter what the circumstances are currently.

I picked this book up because it takes place in St. Louis, where I grew up, so I thought I would enjoy that part of it. There are mentions of St. Louis and a few landmarks there, so I liked that part.

After reading the jacket of this book, I thought I would enjoy it and I did, but it was hard to read. Not in the sense where I was bored or it wasn't moving along fast enough, but because the main character (Jenny) is abused by her father. The author does a good job showing how it affects Jenny, her family and the dynamics of her house.

All in all, the story tells a good story about human kindness and being able to rise above life's challenges. I was kind of inspired by Jenny!

While some of the content is very dark this book was beautifully written. I am in my fifties and enjoyed recalling so many things I had forgotten about in my youth. I loved the characters and the plot. A great read and it gives you something to think about.

From publicity I knew the book,THE PENNY:A NOVEL by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford was about abuse, and I wondered how they came up with the title for this uncomfortable topic prompted by Joyce Meyer's own childhood. I looked forward to her candid realism as through fiction she offered a glimpse of what it was like growing up in a household victimized by a sexually abusive father. It turns out the penny picked up from the street was the beginning of a change in circumstances that would produce a glimmer of hope in a family imprisoned by a man's hardened hostility.

As in life, one thing leads to another. Step by step, going forward, sometimes going backward, maybe standing still for a moment or two, the main character, Jenny Blake eventually learns about the sustaining grace of God. There is no dramatic miracle to make the abuse suddenly vanish, but there is providential care which puts authentic God-loving Christian people in Jenny's path who, though they don't know what is happening at her house, will heal her wounds by their kind, affectionate acceptance. They help her make a turning point from becoming bitter and hostile like her father to finding strength to stand up to him and end the abuse. The story is told from Jenny's viewpoint. She learns to listen to the still small voice of God within which directs her to freedom.

Joyce Meyer did not disappoint me. In this book she again illustrates spiritual principles of everyday living recognizing the powerful hand of God to effectively cope with very trying situations in this world, making us victors instead of victims.

[...]

The 50's; fun and care free images of girls in ponytails, poodle skirts, bobby socks and saddle shoes, and boys trained their hair into greased back duck tails, wearing rolled up t-shirt sleeves, and black leather jackets. The "Happy Days" with the Fonz; come to mind. The 50's also had a dark side with images on TV of policemen fighting civil rights demonstrators, the challenge of integrating public schools,and racial tension. On another front scaring Americans even more Soviet Union and the US created the "H" Bomb. Many expected our world to blow up. Amongst scenes of "Happy Days" some really disturbing stuff was going on in the world Jenny Blake lived in. Until the day she bend down to pick up a penny. Her life would never be the same.

"You know what I think? I think that you picking up that penny was more than part of a random chain of events. I think God was giving you a message. I think he wants you to know that he's watching over you all the time." Miss Shaw says to Jenny who is having a really hard time believing that one. If Miss Shaw only knew what her life was really like she wouldn't be saying these things to her.

Jenny had her doubts about the penny and about God. Things were starting to look different but how could she trust herself or anyone else for that matter? There was too much pain in her life; she couldn't get close to anyone right now. When a thought came to Jenny. She was desperate to talk to someone or bust; maybe she could be friends with Aurelia Crockett; a negro girl at Harris School. Crazy thought she knew but somehow it seemed right. This girl would never ask to have a sleep over. A negro girl would never expect to be invited to a white girls house. This seemed like the perfect set up. Jenny wouldn't be expected to let Aurelia get too close because of the racial situation they lived in. Her dad wouldn't allow a friendship or anything else with Aurelia for that matter. Jenny would be able to keep her secrets safe and still have a friend. This could work . She just couldn't let her dad find out.

Jenny's sister is obsessed with Grace Kelly the movie star of the 50's. Because of Jenny's love for Grace Kelly I learned a great deal about the actress in this book. How she became a big movie star, what movies she was in and how she went on to marry Prince Rainer of Monaco. Every little girls dream in that day and age was to marry a Prince. One of Jenny's friends says "With all the talk of Grace Kelly. It sounds like your sister Jean wants to life someone else's life instead of her own." How true that was. If only Jenny could do that too.

At age 14; Jenny finds the courage to stand up for things she really believes in . She steps out to do the right thing, counting the cost, no matter how scary things got. Jenny knew deep inside herself she was not alone. I remember doing that in my life as well and things were never the same. This book is definitely a story of hope, courage, and God's redeeming love for us. It's about the process and courage of giving God control over our lives. Giving control to no one else but Him. That's when our world changes forever. It did for me. You will discover in this book as Jenny did it's all about the little things in life that really matter. You'll learn like she did how to smell the flowers and see with new eyes the beauty around you every day.

Nora St. Laurent
www.psalm516.blogspot.com

The Penny is awesome. Once I picked it up,it was very hard to put down. In fact, I read the whole book in 3 days. The words on the pages opened my heart and my spiritual eyes. This book is a confirmation that God is still on the throne and is always working behind the scenes (even when our situations dictate otherwise)! The authors do an excellent job in keeping the reader interested. The book reminds me that not everything that happens to me or around me is my fault. Now, when I see a penny, I'm reminded that God has a purpose and plan for my life and it will be fulfilled, no matter what the circumstances are currently.

The inside cover of Our Stolen Future says: "...by two leading environmental scientists and an environmental journalist, is the first book to piece together the compelling evidence from wildlife studies, laboratory experiments, and human data and to lay out the emerging scientific case regarding this largely unrecognized threat. Picking up where Silent Spring left off, it reveals the underlying causes of the symptoms that had so alarmed Carson."

In this book, I got a look at the role that certain chemicals that have been put out into the environment since the 1950's might be affecting plants and animals, including human beings, specifically as "endocrine disruptors" and "hormone imposters." I know there has been some review of Our Stolen Future that call into question the validity of the study that the core ideas in this book are built upon...I honestly don't know enough about the subject to make my own decision about that, YET.

What I can say, is based on previous reading on loosely related subjects (The Crazy Makers, Eat Here, The Omnivores Dilemma), is that I believe that this is entirely possible and if so, it is also deeply disturbing. I did enjoy reading it, though it took me six days to work my way through it because it is fact intensive and books of this nature are, for me, harder to absorb in general (compared to fiction). The information contained here is both enlightening and disturbing...ranging from problems like decreased sperm count and motility in males over the last thirty years, to birth defects, sexual abnormalities, reproductive/fertility issues, the increase of certain types of cancer, and even touching on aggression, attention deficit disorders, and similar concerns. I am glad to have read this one and will read more on the subject to gain a great understanding of the issues touched on in Our Stolen Future. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

This book was a great read. It was very informative and credible. I learned alot of things I did not know in this book.

This true detective story has been favorably compared to Rachel Carson's SILENT SPRING by writers including Al Gore and Donella Meadows. It is a highly readable documentary of the scientific sleuthing that has linked birth defects, infertility and intelligence deficits to persistent chemical products which are poisoning our planet. From falling human sperm counts, to crashing bird populations, marine mammal die-offs and alligator sexual mutations, the authors demonstrate that we are performing a planet-wide experiment in which all life forms are unwitting subjects. The chemicals now impacting the whole biosphere have caused the same effects in laboratory animals for years -- and, surprise, surprise, nobody listened to the few small voices of alarm. This work may be the definitive and ominously final answer to the famous line from THE GRADUATE, "Plastics, there's a great future in plastics." No. There may literally be no future at all.

This book is both fantastic and worrisome in its import. Painstakingly documented, it sounds a warning call that must be heeded. As well-read as I consider myself to be, I was surprised at how much I didn't know about the extent to which we've ALREADY messed up this Earth, biologically. Knowing how seriously we've messed up other species, one wonders to what extent the lessons also pertain to us. That is: it makes you realize that a lot of what we see going on today might have been the results of the seeds we've been sowing. Very thought-proviking.

Reading this book is like reading a scientific paper...boring! I think the idea of collaborating and telling a story could be a good idea, but this one doesn't work and is a real snooze-fest. There was too many incidents cited (yes, we get it, DDT is bad)that it took too long to get to the conclusions. It also didn't help that the type was fairly small and difficult to read.

This would be a good book if you wanted to write a term paper and needed a source for your topic and bibliography.

I bought this book hoping to learn more about After Effects but unfortunately, the only good tutorial that really teaches you about the program is the Atomic Cafe because it goes over importing Layered Photoshop Documents, Illustrator files, and Quicktime movies. All the other lessons in the book are a huge disappointment. I don't like saying that because I think Alex Lindsay does an admirable job with going into great detail about Multi-Pass rendering techniques. Check out his tutorials and teachings at Pixel Corps or DV Garage. You won't find much detail here. That is not to say that the book is not without its merits; I love how the Atomic Cafe lessons teaches the fundamentals and techniques of nested compositions, as well as complex effects. If you really want some good After Effects tutorial lessons, then check out Trish and Chris's other books which do a little better at giving you the information.

i needed this book for school, and it did the job i learned tons of effect tricks through this book.

if motion graphics is your thing, this is a fantastic resource. Nobody more clearly explains the basic concepts of layering, nesting, timelines, footage, transformations, masks, precomposing, stencils, track mattes, transfer modes, keyframes, rendering, resolutions, plugins, working with audio, and much more.

The "Creating Motion Graphics with AE", and "After Effects in Production" must be considered the best of the best, even for those who may be using other products such as Apple Motion, or Combustion, etc.

Highly recommended, as is having plenty of time and some decent hardware.
The tutorials are a blast ! Go thru them all (this takes awhile folks) and you begin to get the idea....motion graphics is fun !!!

After I bought after effects the software had little interest for me. I never new that broadcasting and such could be such fun. Did a lot of editing for animation studies with this tool. Looking forward to buy the next book when I'm finish with this. Recommended for advance users.

This is an excellent resource for After Effects. The "Meyers" Have always produced great learning materials and this is another proof positive of that.

I was reading the back cover of this book. It says a bunch of bad stuff about how everyone despised Anne Boleyn, and about how awful she was, and then says, "But before you judge her, consider... what would you have done in her place?" I was reading some of the other reviews for this book, where people said that they thought that this book showed a different side of a bad person. I started to think, does Carolyn Meyer, and some oher faithful readers who have only read books on the Tudors by her, think that this book actually showed Anne Boleyn in a good light?

For example, the time when Mary had to go to court because Anne Boleyn was about to give birth her to her baby. Mary had to have a meeting with Anne, and Anne became very mad at her, and started throwing things at her! (This never happened in real life.)

I am not a fan of Anne Boleyn; I liked Katherine of Aragon much better, but I still thought this book showed Anne Boleyn in a bad light. I think that some of the people who read this book and thought that Anne Boleyn was showed in a good light would be surprised to know of what people really though of Anne Boleyn. Protestants thought that she was a saint who was very religious and pious. John Foxe described her a Protestant martyr. The awful modern author Joanna Denny thinks she's a saint and others probably do too. Catholics were happy about her fall, but Protestants weren't. Catholics hated her; but many Protestants thought that she was brilliant. In this book, all of the woman at the court hated her because they were either jealous of her or they thought that she was unkind person. It was only Catholics who disliked her. The only novel on a Boleyn where Anne Boleyn was showed in a bad light was The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory.

If you really want to read a good novel that really shows Anne Boleyn in a good light read:
The Concubine by Norah Lofts
Brief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell Barnes
The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy
Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy
*(All of these are very good, so I would definitely recommed them)

These two novels are fictional diaries by Anne Boleyn to Elizabeth where she trying to tell Elizabeth that she was actually a good person:
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell
*(This one was okay)
The Queen of Subtleties by Suzannah Dunn
*(This book was bad though, so I don't recommend it)

This book was a good read. The books in this series are much better then the Royal Diary books as far as books for juvenile/teen/young adult books go.

Royal Praise for Doomed Queen Anne

The trite love story of a princess meeting her true prince is not as glamorous as it may seem. Usually, during the 16th century in England, love in a monarchy was significantly complex. Queen Anne, however, showed that with an ambitious attitude, one can achieve anything, even marrying a king. At the young age of 13, Anne declared her future that she will become the queen, which came true. The end of her story as wife to Henry VIII, however, did not conclude as a fantasy tale. Through her tale, author Carolyn Meyer writes with intense emotion in a first person point of view that draws in the readers to the dramatic, interesting, and adventurous rise and fall of Anne Boleyn.
Meyers employs an appealing style that grabs the audience. Her text is mostly informal and simple to simulate the story as a normal conversation or that a story is being casually told. Emotions and Anne's consciousness all play the part, such as when Anne is still engaged in a hot pursuit to marry King Henry: "I lay awake tormented by doubt: Why does he not simply declare himself the head of the Church, dissolve his marriage to Catherine, and marry me- before it's too late? Does he love me ENOUGH?" (Meyers 162-163). She also italicizes words to emphasize Anne's thoughts or emotions, for instance when Anne began to notice King Henry's eyes looking at her: "Time and again the King's roving glance halted and lingered upon me. What can he be thinking?" (Meyers 73). Since the readers become entranced with Anne herself, the plot also develops into a spell-binding story.
The plot that begins with Anne in her pre-teen years to her final death allows the audience to become fully involved in an adventure that so happens to be her life. Despite the change in time, Anne's obsession to lose her stereotype as the "odd" one and a bad reputation remained constant. Ever since youth, here long, black hair, black eyes, and dark clothes made her regarded as a "witch." Her disgraceful relationship with Lord Hal, and a secret marriage, almost ruined her chances of ever catching the king's eyes. Yet, the readers could see that Anne's ambition did not fail her when she was banished from court and told never to see Lord Hal again: "When I was drained of tears, my heart filled with bitterness. Someday I shall have my revenge" (Meyer 61). She eventually proved her family and the nosey ears of the court when she caught the kings heart and eventually manipulated him into having her as his wife, instead of a temporary mistress similar to most of his lovers. This ultimate shocker and revenge made everyone aware that Anne is not the average person but also proved to the readers that her ambition made her win. Once she became queen, one can imagine the sounds of "OHHHHH!!!!" that usually high-schoolers yell out when someone is "burned," in slang terms. Later, unfortunately, Anne's cause for her rise doomed her into her fall because once she couldn't give birth to a son, the tables turned on her. King Henry VIII became influenced to think that she was a which that put a spell on him and that she was having an affair with a musician. Eventually, Anne was beheaded, causing a sense of "wow" at the end.
The journey of Anne's obsession to make the king fall in love with her proved to be hectic and mind-blowing. The connection to the readers permitted the audience to become considerably engaged in her wild ambition. Carolyn Meyers successfully told Anne Boleyn's tale with a technique and plot to capture everyone. Doomed Queen Anne is not the common fairytale princess story, which is why this book is strongly recommended for anyone desiring for a ride.

Anne Boylen was determined to get to the top, Henry the 8th's wife. Anne, with her dark black hair and jet blck eyes would draw in men. She had always admired the king, but Henry was already married with a daughter and a misstress. She had always been jealous of her sister with her long lovely blonde hair and blue eyes and being the king's mistress. But when her sister(mary) had gotten married and had a child, it was her turn to be the king's lover.


This was an exellent book, and I think everybody would enjoy it. the end was kind of sad but still I loved the whole story!

If you are into semi-romance novels, "Doomed Queen Anne" is the book for you. Anne is a townsperson in the beginning. She juggles around a few relationships, and then sets her goals high. She wants to marry the king. She refuses to be his misstress she wants to be queen. But when she does become queen, she gets framed for treason against the king. In the end, she gets executed, and leaves her daughter, Elizebeth, out of her hands.
This is an awesome semi-romance novel as I said before. In the beginning, it was a bit confusing, but you'll catch on. This book wont let you put it down!

I think that the book, Doomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer, is a wonderful and amazing book. Doomed Queen Anne is about a teenage girl with some really big dreams. She starts out trying to be better than her older sister, Mary, but ends up getting more than what she ever dreamed of having. Will she ever get the biggest of her dreams? Will live a wonderful life?

-A.N.

I have following comments on both Effective C++ and More Effective C++ CDs:
positive:
- good practical tips and advice on avoiding pitfalls
- heavily cross referenced
constructive:
- too informal at times and sometimes patronizing
- lack of structuring in explanation at some places

I am a huge fan of Scott's philosophy. I re-read his books every couple of years. Having his books on CD is most convenient. You can copy the CD to your hard drive and browse it whenever. Don't forget to look at his STD Lib book.

Very well written book. It not only give what to do and what not to do. It also has very detail explanations.

This book is not for C++ beginner nor a reference. But there are a lot of interesting and useful ways of programming C++.

This is the most disapointing book on C++ that I have ever read. Not only are the author's "simple" examples unrelated to anything that programmers do in the real world, they are written from the viewpoint of the programming gods on Mount Olympus. Does anybody really care whether your "pointer to a derived function of a virtual base class that inherits nothing, can end up being a consternation for those expecting a pure, inherited pointer to a class that is virtually derived?"

Huh? Enough said.

C++ is an obscure language enough. And not one that will be around for very long in view of the developments of web programming in general. It will always be a basis to start from -- then once learned, quickly forgotten, like Latin.

If you want more from this book then study FORTRAN, the precursor of the Latin we all know (and are struggling to work with to this day).

This CD does not work on modern computers. You need Internet Explorer 4.0 to view it. With other browsers no diagrams are shown.
I could not find a bug fix on the authors web page.

It is interesting to see that one of the big software gurus doesn't seem to know about graceful degradation. He could have easily added a statically linked HTML-only version to the CD.

I wanted so much to like this book, but for the life of me I could not figure out what Ms. Ibbotson was trying to do. Write a ghost story? Fine by me. I love ghost stories. Tell a touching family story? I'm as a sappy as the next person. But wow! I could not figure out here strange desire to combine nice people with ickiness and terror and dare to call it a children's book! The tone was completely inconsisten throughout the entire book, ranging between comedy, tragedy, and these weird, too-violent ghosts that seem to have nothing better to do than to make families and nuns miserable. It was odd and uncomfortable, which is sad because I have found other books of Ms. Ibbotson's to be absolutely enchanting. What was this book supposed to be? No one likes to see a combination of cuteness and tragic horror. At least I don't in a children's book.

this book is 'bout a boy named oliver that is an orphan and in the middle of da book he finds out he has ghost trying 2 kill him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although DIAL-A-GHOST was about ghosts, it was funny and imaginative, not scary. I really liked this book. And, because it wasn't that scary, I consider this book a ghost story for people who don't like ghost stories.

I love this book because it's about GHOSTS. The author of this book writes many ghost stories such as The Secret of Platform13 or The Great Ghost Rescue. I would compare this book to the Scary Stories Series. The author puts several interesting pictures in the book. The character I like the best is the dad of the Watson's family. I like him because he's a doctor and because he works for the navy. A really good part of the story is when Oliver sees Adie's hands go threw the closet door.

I think lots of people should read this book because if they don't
Believe in ghosts, after they read this book they'll believe in them. If I had to give this book a rating I would give it ***** stars because of all the time the author succeeds in making it scary and tries to make the pictures look good. Another good thing is all the good words the author uses in it. A scene that is very good is when the mom of the Watson's family is about to get her daughter and...Boom! ... a bomb falls right on the house and every single one of the family dies. I think any person who likes scary stuff should read DIAL-A-GHOST.

Eva Ibbotson is just pure magical. Dial-A-Ghost not only makes you laugh and slap your knee, but it also teaches valuable life lessons. Read it. That's all I can say.

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Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
By: Susanna Nicole Cobb
Gennifer Choldenk is the author of Notes from a Liar and Her Dog. I think but I'm not positive that this book is realistic fiction.
Antonia MacPherson thinks that lying is the way of life. Antonia's life would be miserable if it weren't for her best friend Harrison and a "minute ball of fluff" named Pistachio. No matter what she does whether it is right or wrong, her mother thinks she is either lying or is wrong. Her younger sister, "Katherine the Great" is taking notes on Ant's misbehaviors that she keeps in a spiral notebook for her parents. Her older sister, "Your Highness Elizabeth" says that Ant is training to be a juvenile delinquent, her best friend (Harrison) smells like a salami sandwich, and the "minute ball of fluff" should be put out of his misery. Who will listen to an Ant when EVERYONE in his family has nothing but royal opinions against her? (Read the book to find out!!)
This book is best suited for grades third to middle school. Maybe even your reading level! I liked this book because it teaches a lesson to people. It teaches people not to lie and that lying is NOT the way of life. This book was great! There's nothing

You should read this book because it is very intresting. If you start reading it you might not want to put it down it is very fascinating because it talks about a girl who is different. She feels left out and no one understands her. Her name is Ant she is trying to get away from many things. She just can't stand some people. Read this enjoyable story you will really like it.

hey this book was very good it was about friend ship caring and all of that stuff but any way it was very good I thougt and if you don't WHAT EVER THATS COOL FOR YOU right but if you like good and funny book here is one so read it's very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
???????READ THE BOOK??????

The book was great and I think it would be a good book to write about. It's each girl's point of view of their life. This would be a good young ladies book.
I liked it because it was telling about each of the girl's personalities. I didn't like how Anotonia's sisters like to spy on her.
I like the Charcter Antonia MacPherson because she's different from everyone in her family and she always does something exciting.
An exciting scene was when carol says "you're been telling people your adopted... that your real parents are going to come and take you away from your real life."
I like it because she's expressing her feelings.
Somethings i didn't like that some of the chapters are short and it repeats alot of stuff.
I recommened this book because i like that they use to be good friends, but then she started writing bad stuff about her friends.That's why they didn't want to be friends.

The book I'm doing this book review on is Notes from a Liar and Her Dog written by Gennifer Choldenko. Antonia MacPherson is a 12 year girl who thinks she was adopted. Her mom doesn't believe anything she says. Her art teacher, who likes being called just Carol, believes her and gives her a chance. She tries to change Ant and make her start telling the truth. I read this book because it sounded funny. I recommend this book to anyone who likes funny books.
The book has a lot of unique characters. The book became funny because of these characters. The moments of this book are realistic and you can relate to them. Antonia's believes that "you can't waste the truth on people who won't understand". Harrison is Antonia's best friend and Harrison has a chicken that can use the litter box. The reason I think Harrison is cool because I like chickens. The one thing I don't like about this book is why there's an art teacher in Ant's business. I don't like that because I think it's an invasion of privacy and I don't like it when people are in my business.
This book was awesome because it's funny and Harrison has a chicken. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes funny books.

I bought 2nd & 3rd edition of this textbook for collection because it is
4th year undergraduate coursework for major in electronic which is not my major. But I bought 4th edition as the principle reference for research.
This edition has additional chapter on Fully differential op-amp which is very useful for me but I still don't no why do we need CMFB circuit for single stage fully differential OTA. I think CMFB is necessary to set DC output voltage of foled cascode or cascode only and maybe it maybe used as
a design variable to increase CMRR.

This book is one of my favorite in my entire graduate experience. The language is easy to read. It's very coherent with good examples. In this book all the theory and operation of BJT and MOSFET amplifiers, differential pairs, active loads, as well as, frequency response and feedback is explained in depth. I found this book to be complete.

I would say if you want to understand and do some analog circuit designs, you must have this book!

It will help you go from a beginner to a master!

Truly helpful and comprehensive from Professors at Berkley.

Bible!!!!

This is good book for Analog IC design, but very complex to understand. Quiet good for senior graduate students.

It's a very good book but I think you need to have some knowledge of integrated circuit design and analysis before discovering this book.

This book does its stated purpose very well. Not too indepth, not too shallow. Find a property, check it out, and back to work.

Probably a good reference if you already know CSS.
Not useful if you're learning CSS from scratch.

Developing accessible, standards-based websites that work and look properly on everyone's screen (I'm looking at you, IE) can be a real struggle sometimes, but this book has been a life saver for me. Having the book at my desk and being able to quickly look up this syntax or that modifier is extremely helpful. I can't recommend this book more for anyone who does a lot of web development and is just looking for a quick, to the point reference guide.

You know CSS, but you are not using it every day thus not remember every single attribute and specific syntax for every style there is?

You are like me and you will appreciate this little helper. It is very compact and filled with every CSS 2.0 style there is.

It also shows which properties and styles are compatible with which Browser. It is up to you if you want to use the latest styles available or rather fall back to the styles and properties that virtually every browser in use today can render correctly.

This is a compact reference for CSS and not meant for people who want to learn CSS. It would make a good addition when you buy a book to learn CSS and get this reference for quick look-ups of the already learned styles.

Not as Handy as It Should Be

I liked the Idea of a quick reference for CSS, because I always struggle with remembering the exact syntax (or confuse them with HTML or JS attributes) or can't recall which properties can be applied to which HTML element. I have to problems with this reference, which makes it for me less effective than I wish it to be.

1) This is not and issue with the content, but the page layout. It wouldn't be too hard to print the chapter and the property that can be found on the page at the top of every page to make scanning of the book easier and reduces the need for a detour to the index.

2) It would have been great if there would have been not only a list of attributes sorted alphabetically, but also a list of HTML elements sorted alphabetically with the information for each of them, which CSS attribute can be applied to it. It makes the book thicker, but you could have compensated that by using thinner paper and use less empty line in the content.

I hope that my suggestions might find it into a future, version of the book, which also incorporated the CSS 3.0 attributes that are supported by some of the latest browsers like Mozilla Firefox.

By the time I was taking my second or third CSS course, this book became a life saver. Even now, 2 years later, this is the one book I cary around with me for syntax.

Mr. Meyer also adds a lot more flavor and discussion than I would expect from a desk reference. Impressive!