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Eden Chisholm is the project leader for the planned colonization of New Savannah. She and her all female crew have spent fifteen years in space reaching their destination. They plan on using "frozen pops" to build the population.

But when the crew arrives, they find that the planet they plan to inhabit is already inhabited, by a group of men from the planet Xtania. These men are part of a "brood" that has been banished because their queen failed to produce a female heir.

Baen is the leader of the Xtanians. The men see the female colonists as queens to be worshipped and adored. Each queen is expected to have a harem and produce their own brood. The females have been without male company for fifteen years, and the Xtanians are very much like human males. But not every female agrees that the men are harmless, which makes for some tense situations.

The Ninth Orb is an entertaining and well-written tale that held me captive. I loved watching the colonists and the Xtanians try to overcome language and cultural differences and come to terms with how to live together.

Lovers of science fiction will enjoy The Ninth Orb. I know that I did.

Amelia
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Wouldn't it be great to have all your needs met by a harem of men. Feeding, cleaning, sex, protection and did I mention lots of sex. This kept me up half the night reading. I love all of Kaitlyn O'Conner books

I have to tell you - I love every thing Kaitlyn O'Connor has written. She writes excellent science fiction romance that is well-balanced between the two genres. This was no exception!

A group of women from Earth are sent to colonize the ninth planet of a star system. When they get there, they find it already inhabited by a group that consists only of males, some of which have wings and horns. The story is about the conflicts between the two colonies and how they solve the situation. Great characters, great SF, great love scenes.

Having already read Abiogenesis and Cyborg by this author-both of which sit comfortably ensconced on my keeper shelf-I was pretty sure what to expect from Kaitlyn O'Connor. I was a fan at the ending of Abiogenesis-funny name, great book-and after reading Cyborg and The Ninth Orb, I'm a confirmed fan.

The cultural worlds O'Connor builds are fascinating; sex is just the double-fudge icing on the cake in an O'Connor tale, and she could write futuristic fantasy without a hint of sex, and I'd buy and eagerly devour the book. The Ninth Orb is no exception; the story of a colony of earth women who have prepared for five years, and traveled through space for fifteen years to reach the world they are settling, it's full of the kind of twists and exotic cultural shocks that keep a reader glued to the page.

The women are taking drugs which will keep them looking and feeling about 25 for at least a few centuries, so the extended travel and prep time doesn't interfere with the story. They've brought along semen-cicles (frozen semen *G*) to enable them to populate the colony with children, once they're settled, and none of them has seen a man since leaving earth, 15 years before.

When the women finally reach the planet they've already named Georgia, it is to find a colony, comprised solely of men, already settled and thriving. This admittedly improbable beginning is easily overlooked as we're taken into the interesting culture of the men, all of whom have horns (yes, some horny men jokes are inevitable *G*), and some of whom (the warriors) have wings as well. The story swiftly takes you in as we see the women struggling to deal with the unique problems arising as they cautiously investigate merging their group with the men's.

The culture of the males-called Xtanians-is a lot like that of ants; the men are the fighters and providers (workers), with each brood having one queen (a brood being one litter, or multiple birthing a queen has had). Broods seem to run from two to eight in number, and the males have been sent to the planet by their mothers because there are simply too many of them on their own world.

Since the women come from earth, the process of adjustment is an interesting one-and doesn't immediately develop in the way we'd imagine. There are problems of the kind that you might not expect from this type of plot and genre, and they make the story much more interesting than the norm. Still, there are plenty of very sexy scenes (one featuring a ménage-a-quad), and the plot never grows stale.

The romantic aspect is also dealt with very satisfactorily, as the colony's project leader, Eden Chisholm, falls headfirst for Baen, a warrior who, according to his people's custom, is not supposed to mate at all, existing only to protect his queen (there's gratitude for ya! *G*). Time and propinquity eventually manage to conquer this Xtanian taboo, but the colony still faces a dilemma as it struggles with each culture adapting to the other. So much so that a contingency plan for escape is laid into place by the women.

In a genre where story is largely a vehicle for the erotic scenes, Kaitlyn O'Connor is not afraid to give more than is either expected or required of her, and with writing like this, still manages to incorporate sex scenes that sizzle above and beyond the norm as well. Authors like this are enough to give erotica a good name. *G* Or for the author to become known as the thinking woman's erotica writer. With writing this good, even the few editorial flaws present are easily brushed aside, and, as always, the only real complaint I have with O'Connor's work is the same: too short! It's a complaint I'd love to make more often. *G*

Reviewed by Lee M



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The story wasn't bad, even if the main character was somewhat frustrating.

Ms Van Dyck approaches her story with love, humor and reverance for the mother/daughter relationship. I loved the intertwining of all the characters, from past to present, each character intermingled with each other culminating into a web of laughter, tears and hope!

A must read anyone who is (or knows) a mother, daughter, or grandmother.

Thanks Janice, can't wait for the next one !

The subject matter of this book is particularly interesting to me as both a mother and a daughter. I found myself glued to the pages, compelled to continue to explore and experience more of the deep shared truths, and the secrets of what goes on in the mind of both sides as they meander through the journey. This book is masterfully written as the author succesfully reveals the viewpoint as both mother and daughter, and how those viewpoints ultimately come together and find harmony and beauty.

This is a story rich in dialogue to stir the heart of the mother/daughter that there is in every woman. A story about the mother daughter relationship,the toughest in the lives of many grown women. As the story unfolds we hear about Amy's mom and grandmother,its clear that the issues between mothers and daughters are universal.What Amy and Eve are dealing with has happened before in their family and they are trying to get it right this time. I liked the flashbacks to the grandmother and great-grandmother and the struggles they faced. Written with warmth enthusiam,and intelligence. A wonderful read.

All in all, a good read and something to think about. This is a book about a mother and daughter finally figuring each other out. Eve is 22, and she returns home to her mother after her boyfriend breaks up with her. She blames her mom for the breakup because her mom never liked the guy. They spend a weekend trying to figure each other and themselves out. Her mom, Amy, is trying really hard to help, but she always seems to come up short when it comes to what Eve really needs. Chapters alternate from Eve to Amy's narration, and each character is very insightful about what is really going on in their lives. I liked the characters; I think the dialogue and narration ring true, so you really believe that it's a naïve 22-year old and her 43-year old mother talking. A rolller coaster of emotion, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad, and the characters really draw you in.

The O'Mally Trilogy is a compelling story of three women and three generations. The author pulls you directly into each woman's life. You will experience all the frustrations and joy shared by each character. The ending will leave you wanting to read again.

A must read for any woman with daughters.

Twila Porter

These boys are hot!! The calendar rules!! Especially the September pic( Ashley's pic!!). U should definitely get it!!!!

I just want 2 say how happy i was when i received my o-town calendar. It was a lot better than i thought it would b and it came really quick. I've made my mate well jealous as she wantsme 2 now order her 1. Thank u so much for me bing able 2 order it as the shops in england r (bad) and don't stock it.O-town r fab!!!

otown is awesume their self an the calender is just another item u can get to show u love em'

I bougth this Calendar and it is great. I love the guys and the pictures are hot. Buy it if you truely love O*Town and what they do. Ashley, Dan, Jacob, Trevor and Erik are the best.

If you're a real fan of O-Town, Lou Pearlman's newest pop sensation, you won't want to miss this great 2002 calendar with beautiful pictures. These pictures have never been seen anywhere else! The calendar starts in September so you'll be ready for school. If you're a truly #1 die-hard fan, you'll buy it and love it!

I have tried a number of the recipes in the book and they are delicious and not difficult to make (no exotic or hard to find items). I have also found myself looking for the "friendly" fish when purchasing and avoiding the ones identified as endangered or stressed. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Ocean Friendly Cuisine is a great overview of fresh and saltwater bounty that can be enjoyed without the descimation of a species. The recipes reflect the inspirations of a lot of good chefs and organizations that quite simply love to cook and to present a variety of seafood that reflects the complexity of what is fish and shellfish. It's important to free ourselves from sinking into a culinary sameness that seeks to destroy specific species of fish such as the Orange Roughy, Chilean "Sea bass" not a bass, Red Snapper, Black Grouper, Atlantic halibut, bluefin tuna and wild abalone to name a few. This cookbook shows the way.
There are more fish in the sea than we are usually exposed to and the insights of this book, the Montery Aquarium, Seafood Choices Alliance, Sea Web and the chefs and restaurants involved in this effort go a long way to show how great the underutilized seafoods are today. I am lucky enough to have recipe included in this book, and can attest that the recipes represent the best of contemporary cuisine, cuisine well worth cooking both at home and professionally. If we shop wisely and dine with attention to the details of sustainable seafood then we can make a mark on making this a better world through taste and farming/fishing. As M. Cousteau tells us in the forward, seafood is our last hunted species commercially sold in markets and restaurants and we should respect the life cycle of our greatest food.

To J. Fraioli's credit he brings it all togther. There are so many flavors and textures in so many different seafoods that it is amazing how cooks are lured into preparing the same fish over and over, and Ocean Friendly Cuisine joins the ranks of interesting and easy to use books that inform, teach, show, and lead the cook towards being better at cooking and at being a part of the world. Tilapia, trout, farmed abalone, PEI mussels, wild coho/chinook/silverbrite/sockeye salmon, Opah, trevally, blue crab, stone crab, farmed oysters, clams, striped bass, white bass, octopus, sea urchin sablefish,white sturgeon (farmed), wahoo/ono, and this is just to name a few, a few who each have a distinct flavor and texture all it's own. The book has ample illustrations to show how beautiful fresh seafood looks. Ocean Friendly Cuisine explores the suggested seafood and shows how to ask questions when you shop either in the International markets, by purveyor, butcher shop, grocery store, or online for the best possible fish of the day. We should always be able to have a true fresh fish of the day, and by respecting what is sustainable this will always be possible.

I'm a Personal Chef specializing in dinner parties and I bought this book as inspiration for fine seafood entrees.

What originally attracted me to this book is that almost all the recipes are illustrated and the overall theme: no fish in this book is in danger of being over harvested. I like the idea of being a responsible cook.

All the recipes I've tried (including the pistachio encrusted trout with cilantro-citrus hollandaise) have been accurately written and the end result matches what's described in the recipe. It's obvious that the recipes in this book are tried & true and not just a bunch of random recipes thrown together in a book.

I highly recommend this book for the experienced cook who's looking new ways to prepare great seafood.

Access to fresh seafood is a 'must' for complete appreciation of OCEAN FRIENDLY CUISINE: SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD RCIPES FROM THE WORLD'S FINEST CHEFS - but those with such access will find here an exceptional guide which explains different seafood available to cooks. The Monterey Bay Aquarium endorses the contents of a guide to how seafood is harvested and how chefs prepare dishes cooked with seafood from fish farms. Each dish has been designed by a leading chef - and each explores the possibilities of seafood. Color sidebars of information comment on environmental status of each fish while introductions and color photos provide discussions of the ecology and nature of each: a perfect - and unusual - compliment to the gourmet dishes.

This is a beauiful and informative book with scrumptious recipes.
It gives detailed information on sustainable seafood and offers insights into eating choices that are environmentally friendly. Packed with exquisite photographs and high quality recipes, this book is a must for any seafood lover.

I'm a working DBA but my exposure to PL/SQL has been light. This book not only teaches how to write the code but introduces better ways to perform typical tasks. Easily worth the money.

This book is a must have for DBA's!

It highlights so many of the powerful features and functionality of the Oracle Database, encapsulated within the PL/SQL language, that the first 5 chapters is worth the entire cost of the book!
(Especially Chapter 3 - Table Functions!)

Not only is this a must have for DBA's, it should also be required reading for PL/SQL developers, data warehouse developers and database architects alike.

It's no surprise that learning Oracle is one of the most challenging things to do for any person that works in the IT field. This massive database application has a long and storied history, becoming one of the de facto standards for storing database on massive scales. A huge chunk of the web is stored on Oracle systems, and it's a system that keeps growing and expanding over time.

With the complexity involved, it's nice that a book like this has been written so that DBAs can quickly get their feet wet with Oracle and learn the ins and outs in an efficient manner. At a size of 400+ pages, this is a nice guide to learn the basics of becoming an experienced Oracle DBA. Containing 8 chapters that cover the basics, this book covers Oracle up to Database 10g Release 2. It's up to date, written well, and a perfect companion resource on any DBAs desk.

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Are you a developer or database administrator? If you are, then this book is for you! Authors Arup Nanda and Steven Feuerstein, have done an outstanding job of writing a book that allows you to take advantage of the PL/SQL-based functionality in the Oracle database that is the most critical for DBAs.

Nanda and Steven Feuerstein, begin by providing a whirlwind tour of the PL/SQL language, touching on all of the topics DBAs will need to become familiar with--from the basics of the PL/SQL block structure, identifier construction, and program data declarations, to the use of control and error-handling statements, to the construction of procedures, functions, packages, and triggers in PL/SQL. Then, the authors describe PL/SQL cursors and how you can improve database performance by taking advantage of such features as cursor reuse, cursor soft-parsing and soft-closing, and various characteristics of implicit cursors. Next, they explore the use of functions that can be used as data sources for queries and that are used frequently in Extraction, Transformation, and Loading (ETL) operations. The authors then explain how you can use Oracle's tools to build basic encryption and key management systems to protect sensitive data. They continue to explain how you can define policies on database tables so that you can restrict which rows particular users can see or change in those tables. Then, the authors show you how you can extend traditional Oracle auditing to capture both database changes and queries. Next, they discuss situations in which you may need to generate values. Finally, they describe the use of the DBMS_SCHEDULER package in scheduling jobs to be performed at regular intervals.

This most excellent book is here to help you get your job done. More importantly, this book is focused squarely on the language topics of special concern to DBAs.

Simply put, this book is a must have for any Oracle DBA. Many new and advanced features within Oracle are implemented using PL/SQL. As an Oracle DBA, you must have a firm grasp of this powerful language and how to take advantage of features in Oracle10g that include:

*) Security
*) Auditing
*) Encryption
*) Optimizing Performance
*) Automating Tasks
*) Scheduling

To start, Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs provides a solid foundation of the PL/SQL language including syntax, data types, cursors, control logic, exception handling, abstract data types, procedures, functions, and packages. The introduction is well written and packed with many explanations and examples. The book continues further to describe in great detail the use of cursors and table functions in chapters 2 and 3.

At this point, the Oracle DBA should have a firm understanding of the language and move on to more DBA-specific features that involve the use of PL/SQL. Chapter 4 explorers the fundamentals of encryption and how to implement advanced encryption techniques within Oracle. The chapter focuses on the use of the PL/SQL packages DBMS_CRYPTO (Oracle10g R1 and higher) and DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT (earlier releases prior to Oracle10g R1). Algorithms like DES and Triple DES along with other encryption fundamentals like hashing and key management are explained in easy to understand terms and illustrations.

Chapter 5 is dedicated to Row-Level Security. The authors do a fantastic job of explaining policies and how they work. Once again, the extensive amount of accurate examples is what makes this chapter easy to understand and implement. Special attention is paid to the use of the PL/SQL package DBMS_RLS and using it to create policies and control user access. A special section is provided on troubleshooting common errors with row-level security along with how to interpret and resolve them.

Chapter 6 explains the use of Fine-Grained Auditing (FGA). Like previous chapters, the authors lay the foundation for why, how, and when to use this powerful feature along with specifics to how it works with different Oracle releases. The DBA will learn just what is captured with FGA and how to customize it to their environment. FGA makes use of the PL/SQL procedure DBMS_FGA. Detailed examples are provided for creating and editing policies along with methods for administrating FGA.

Chapter 7 deals with generating random numbers and how to take advantage of DBMS_RANDOM. Here you will find great explanations of how to check for randomness and following statistical patterns. Again, all of this is put together with accurate examples.

Chapter 8 was my favorite - Scheduling. This chapter focuses on DBMS_SCHEDULER - Oracle10g's replacement for DBMS_JOB. Sections are also provided on how to prioritize jobs with the use of Database Resource Manager (DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER).

I enjoyed this book from front to back. Very well thought out explanations, real world examples and illustrations.

A very useful book for an orchid lover! Provids a lot of information for the culture of the named orchids. No Fotos!

...when you're of the belief that it's important to try and recreate the environment a plant came from in order to successfully grow an orchid, well, this book has it all...terribly interesting, the varied micro climates each species has...

This book is for the serious student of orchids, whether neophyte or experienced grower. It covers 87 genera in the Oncidium/Odontoglossum alliance, and provides a wealth of cultural information, based on the genus' origin and habitat. If a grower knows the altitude, day and night temperature fluctuations, humidity, rainfall patterns, light requirements, etc., of a plant, (s)he stands a much better chance of growing (and blooming) it successfully.

In addition to providing all of this information, the book gives plant size and type, whether the plant has a stem or pseudobulb, describes the leaves, inflorescence, and flowers, including size, number of flowers per inflorescence, and whether or not they are fragrant.

There is a discussion at the beginning of Cultural Recommendations in "captivity": light, temperatures, humidity, watering requirements, fertilizer, rest periods, growing media, cultural problems, etc.

This is not a picture book. The only pictures are the eight on the dust jacket. But there is invaluable information between the covers for the person who wants to excel at growing and blooming orchids.

This bulky volume contains a stunning amount of gathered information about (micro-)climate, habitat, distribution, flowering time, sizes and colors of plant parts about virtually every Oncidium alliance botanical species that exists, updated to present taxonomical insights. A wealth of knowledge for every grower or breeder that likes to try his/her hands on some Oncidium alliance botanicals. An amazing achievement of the authors and a very valuable posession!

I love Baker's books on orchid species culture. It's all the information that experts are always haranguing beginners to learn about species: "Know where it comes from! Learn its preferred temperatures! Lowlands or alpine!" Alas most beginners haven't a clue where to look for this kind of information other than the same old reference books that keep reprinting the same old outdated and sometimes outright wrong stuff. Use this in conjunction with Harry Zelenko's Oncidium book for easy identification, and you're all set to grow any oncidium alliance species that might come your way.

I have only been through 2 chapters and learned so much already. You need to read it slowly to absorb the material. FAH

For my daughter I bought the whole of these books. This Outlook addition has been a good help for her. I recommend this for anyone

The colorful comic book cover of this book quickly grabbed my attention. The content of the book really doesn't have much to do with the comic character theme. The book is broken up into small lessons, which is good for someone like myself with a short attention span. This book is very easy to read and very well written, yet it is filled with a lot of humorous examples. I never thought I could enjoy reading a book about Microsoft Outlook, but I've got to admit this one made me laugh out loud at times.

Oh yes, it also comes with a very cool CD-ROM, so you can practice all of the examples on your computer without having to actually the program installed.

For millions of users, Microsoft Outlook is how they read and write email. This book explains in easy steps the many features endowed in it. Each chapter is divided into short lessons, with a lesson typically spanning no more than 3 pages. The intent is that a lesson is a very bite-sized set of steps that you can readily comprehend in a few minutes. Regular readers of O'Reilly books will recognise this as similar to their Hacks series in format. Though the Custom Guide books are more vivid, shall we say?

To me, the most interesting lesson was how Outlook deals with spam. The book said earlier versions of Outlook used a filter "that was almost worthless". But the current filter is asserted to be much improved. Though the details are proprietary, it appears to be some type of Bayesian with other techniques like a white list. The subject is scarcely closed. The lesson says that third party filters can also be used, to improve spam detection.

It is a great book if you have never used Outlook and you don't need the software on your computer.

The lessons contained on the disc are very detailed and easy to understand as you are walked through. After each lessons there is a quiz to make sure you understand the fundamentals contained in the lesson. The other good thing is you can use the lessons as many times as you like as you can reset the disc. Installation was easy just requiring you to put it in your CD drive.

It is a self paced system and after using it I definitely felt confident. For people learning at home without being on a shared server you can also complete this lesson for shared mailboxes and meeting requests.

For every German student, a friend in need is this ditionary indeed. Simple definition and easy cross reference are very helpful for begginers, and various idioms and multiple entries are for experts. But you may refer the dictionary only at home, because it is too heavy to tote (about 2kg! ). So if you have to bring it daily to your classroom or office, perhaps you need another smoller one, with this excellent dictionary at your home.

The dictionary is well formatted, easy to use. It is quite heavy so certainly not a travel dictionary but it is excellent for home-use.

As a professor of German studies at a college and a reviewer of German-English and English-German books and dictionaries, I can vouch for the finely tuned qualities of this masterful work. With the thoroughness, that Duden is known for and the expertise of the publishing of Oxford, this book has all the new spelling rules, phonetic pronunciation guides, a wonderfully complete guide for German as well as English correspondence, useful phrases, and comprehensive guides for English and German grammar. While the book is heavy, it is for desk and reference work viable and highly recommended. Oxford might have done well to print the book on the new, thinner paper that I have seen modern, rather bulky Books such as the BOOK OF MORMON and the BIBLE printed on. Their thickness has been reduced by almost one half the bulk and thus are easier to place in one's briefcase. For desk and reference work, however, nothing on the market at present can equal it for those reasons I have listed.

The name and says it all "Oxford-Druden". However, this is an indispensable dictionary. Every page has a picture on it with numbers pointing to objects. The opposing page has the numbers pointing to words written in German and English. The English takes a little getting used to (suspenders = braces, elevator = lift, and so on. Can you say exposure control device in German (die Belichtungssteuereinrichtung.) tried that without pictures?

The dictionary is being continuously updated. However this is the copy that supported me through German Class and I still use it today when navigating German language books

This is about the only reference you need to learn German. The International Phonetic Alphabet, now used in most Oxford dictionaries, helps pronunciation a lot. The grammatical sketch at the back of the book saves you buying a 'Teach Yourself German Grammar' book. The new typeface and layout is very clear. The entries give precise definitions and include many examples in sentences, so that you get a feeling for the word's function. Note though that it is big and heavy, which looks good on a bookshelf but is not very portable.

This book covers a lot of ground. It is generally considered to be one of the two (along with Honor Bound) major accounts of the POW experience in Vietnam. Unlike "Honor Bound" this book is not published by the Navy Press.

While writing a long article on a particular POW I was able to use this book as an excellent guide to the various timelines, facilities and actual implementations of the Code of Conduct. The book does not seek to be damning, except in one case where 8 men are named as total turncoats charged by their Sr. Ranking Officer with treason.

The book is smooth reading, but long. It is possible that this could be the only POW book many people will ever need.

As the title states, this is a definitive exploration of the experience of US heroes while in Vietnam captivity. Hubble's research is exemplary. The book is fact based with little bias. If one is interested in this topic, then this is the FIRST book they should read - from there, the reader can find particular people/topics of interest and branch out. The next book to read is "Honor Bound" by Rochester and Kiley - a later text using declasified sources. In reading these two books, a reader will come to understand the POW experience in Vietnam and appreciate America's TRUE heroes. Personnaly, I feel these should be required reading for ALL Americans - particularly our youth.

Researched over a 9 year time span using information gleaned from hundreds of interviews from Vietnam war POW's, this extensive saga of captivity is truly outstanding in its depth.

John G. Hubbell not only relates the stories of high profile POW's from North Vietnam, he explores the many aspects and rigors faced by U.S. servicemen in the brutal Southern Vietnamese prison camps. In helping the reader to truly understand the entire experience, this being a cautionary note to everyone, torture methods suffered by our U.S. servicemen are described very graphically throughout the text and may be difficult to read about at times.

Included in the superbly written and well researched narrative are maps of the various prison compounds, photographs of POW's and their captors, and the entire list of repatriated servicemen at Operation Homecoming in 1973.

"P.O.W. - A definitive history of the American Prisoner of War Experience, 1964-1973" is a very comprehensive and powerful study that makes for a lasting, memorable, and emotional reading experience. Upon recommending this book to everyone with interests in POW captivity, I would also like to suggest the brilliant and epic work "Honor Bound - American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973".

As a POW researcher, I would have been lost without Hubbel having gone before me to pave the way. This book continues to be a resource for me, a one of a kind history that says it all. I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand what the 566 POWs who were repatriated to the US in 1973 endured. The books by and about individuals give their person accounts, but Hubbel offers an objective analysis and global persecptive.

I regretted loaning my Readers Digest Press hardcopy of this book and never seeing it return. I had to wait years for the re-publication of this marvelous book.

This book is the quintessential book on the POW experience in North Vietnam, and I have read many of them. The atrocities committed by the North Vietnamese captors were barbaric, horrific, and inhuman. The POWs mostly Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force pilots and crewmen were left with no guidance other than their consciences, their moral compass, their pride of service, their patriotism and an outmoded "Code of Conduct" to fight back against unspeakable tortures designed to win over and break the "American Enemy" and score political propaganda points. For these prisoners, the war was not over when they were shot down. A new and completely unexperienced war commenced upon their capture, a cold, calculating battle to exploit those most vulnerable in the Vietnam War in order to exact concessions from the United States of America.

Against the background of these torturous events, North Vietnam's enablers from the U.S. and international anti-war activists cravenly cooperated with North Vietnamese officials to further undermine the courageous efforts of our POWs who endured barbaric handling to not betray their country's honor.

Not all POWs held up to the rigors of the "Code of Conduct" as well as the greatest majority. However, fortunately not having walked in their shoes, I cannot judge their behavior. The activities of the most stalwart POWs as well as those who were less so are chronicled it this very readable and very moving book. These were the true "heroes" of the Vietnam War. They have never received due honor and recognition. This book attempts to do so in a very meaningful way. If you read ANY book on the Vietnam experience, this must be the one.

This guide have good structure, good figures and good codes.
The source for both Glib liblary and the examples are available at the O'Reilly FTP site.
We can develop network application with them.
Palm os web site is changed.
http://www.accessdevnet.com/
And the name is changed to Garnet OS.
"Garnet OS expands the solid foundation of Palm OS 5 by incorporating standard support for a broad range of screen resolutions and expanded support for wireless connections including Bluetooth®.

This is THE Book to have if you intend to do any type of network programming on the palm. The time you'll save in the first hour will pay for the book.

Not only is it very well written it includes many great examples, covering the simple to the complex. Even if I'm only doing something relatively simple I've found it's always worth it to see how the author's handled the situation in his examples. There's also a lot of information here that's only briefly touched on in the Palm OS Reference or not covered at all.

I'm very careful about purchasing books, usually relying on reference manuals and online docs when I can. However, this is one that I have absolutely no regrets about adding to my library.

Kevin

I found this book to be exactly what I was in search of - something to clearly explain how to use NetLib along with well documented examples! Greg Winton does an excellent job of taking the reader through the development of an FTP application (explaining NetLib and sockets along the way) - each chapter builds on the previous and introduces new concepts in comprehensible portions.

I admit, like most engineers, that I jumped ahead to the end to see the "whole enchilada", but then went back and reread the earlier chapters. This was still a good approach for absorbing all that is presented in this book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone venturing into networking their Palm. It is well written, concise, and contains insights from someone who is clearly experienced in networking.

An excellent, well-written book with great examples that should work for both beginners and advanced users. No other book on Palm OS development [I think I own just about all of them] overlaps in any serious way with the topics treated so thoroughly in this book.

The chapters on non-blocking sockets are an absolute must-read for anybody who wants to develop robust, responsive, real-world applications for the Palm OS.

Two nit-picky items: 1) the book is somewhat more verbose than it needs to be because of irrelevancies about "the Zen of this..." and the "Tao of that...". If you ignore these altogether too-cute sidebars, you'll have a generally more productive and pleasant read. 2) there are some occasional stylistic problems with the C-code. Not errors, but things like assignments to local variables that would never be referenced that show up. The code is also somewhat more pedestrian than that employed by most working C or C++ coders. For the large audience, this might be a plus. I think the style makes it more accessible to VB and NS-Basic types. But it will be a little off-putting to the hard-core.

Palm OS Network Programming is the first book for which I have written a review. I cannot think of a finer book to start my editorial review career. Greg Winton's organization, clarity, and writing style, transforms a potentially dry topic into a work of art that is truly a joy to read.

I am currently 3/4 of the way through the book and I'm torn between plowing through it (as I usually do) and reading as slowly as I can...not wanting to reach the finish line.

Greg Winton does an outstanding job of describing the principles behind Palm OS networking, and explaining network application development in crystal clear detail. The order in which the material is presented and the explanations that accompany the API descriptions and sample code, confess that this was not a book that was rushed to market, but was instead thoroughly researched and revised to perfection.

I truly believe that Palm OS Network Programming raises the bar for future programming books, and deserves an easily accessible spot in every Palm OS developer's library.