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Can't seem to find it in stores anymore. Get it here. Great intro to give to someone just getting started. Lots of pictures, screen shots, etc.

This book went step by step from knowing nothing about writing a web page to making a quite complete up-to-date one. And all from scratch, needing only a text editor such as notepad. Links to graphics, various plug-ins, and other helpful downloads are provided. Lots of clear, very helpful pictures are used. I could have had my first page up the next day if I had had a server available

This book is great for people just starting out in HTML. It takes you step-by-step through the basics of creating a great web page. The book provides in depth description along with colorful examples. It also provides extra pointers, along with links to helpful web sites. This book took me from knowing nothing about HTML to becoming a web master of my own site.

This was the fourth book on HTML I've purchased and the only one that was clear and made sense. The explanations are great and pictures helpful. I followed it and created my web page in a short time

As a beginner, learning HTML was a daunting prospect. Scott Arpajian's book, HTML3 was a real FIND for me. Since reading this book (more than once) I have constructed a personal homepage, and successfully completed several college computer courses requiring HTML work. THANKS.

Resently I got an assignment to build a web page but I had absolutely no experience. Fortunately, I had picked this book up intending some day to read it. Using HTML3 as my only source of reference, I was able to build a multi-paged web site with over 400 links world-wide. If it hadn't been for this book, I'd still be scratching my head and wondering how to start.

Compiled and organized by Scott L. Mingus, Sr., "Human Interest Stories From Antietam" is a compilation of brief vignettes presenting individual stories of the men who fought in the Maryland campaign of September 1862. Each succinct anecdote is laid out chronologically, placed in its proper context, and documented as to its source. Arranged into four chapters, these stories are drawn from the actions leading up to the battle of Antietam and follow through the aftermath of the American Civil War's bloodiest single day of action. Very strongly recommended reading and an invaluable addition to any personal, academic, or community library Civil War Studies reference collection, these little slices of observation from the men who were there provide an informative, authoritative context, as well as an eye-witness descriptive vividness that will prove of unique and special interest to Civil War buffs and academia alike.

This book is a companion to Scott's previous book, Human Interest Stories from Gettysburg, and is just as good a read. Scott once again does a wonderful job of choosing and editing stories from the many memoirs and articles that appeared later after the war. Though one will not learn how the battle was fought - there are other published works that expressly do that - one will appreciate getting into the minds of the soldiers and civilians who witnessed a tragic but great event in our nation's young history. Thank God that those participants' stories were written, and now collected by Scott so that succeeding generations can read them as well.

"Human Interest Stories from Antietam" by Scott L. Mingus, Sr. follows the progression of Robert E. Lee's army into Maryland in his first invasion of the North. September 1862 snap-shots and first hand short stories abound from the men and women who were there. Scott shares with the reader incidents as obscure as chance family meetings and stories of extraordinary women demonstrating courage and kindness. Also included are examples of common stories, replicated hundreds of times or more, about interactions between soldiers and civilians. Soldiers' quests for food and normalcy is repeated in many humorous and touching tales. Acts of kindness and cowardice, views from the highly educated and the common man, and scenes depicting actions of America's immigrants are all aired in this book. The reader will experience a complete range of emotions reading of what our forefathers lived. I highly recommend this book to be a jewel in everyone's library.

We read it after our kid was born and we now realize what could have been different. I recommend it to anyone planning to be parents. It's the best birth control device ever invented.

This book was really funny, one of the bright and sparky follow ups in the Baby Blues series. The book reflected the lives of the MacPhersons, glorifying the crazy antics of having children and trying to survive. Keep them coming!

"I Thought Labor Ended When the Baby Was Born: Baby Blues Scrapbook No. 4" is a great compilation of the "Baby Blues" comic strip. "Baby Blues" is one of the top comic strips out today. This book is a great way to catch up on the history of the McPhersons, if you missed the early strips. I recommend.

Bought this book on a whim... WOW !!

This is a wonderful book about the individual process of improving while playing golf. Golf is a fun but difficult sport that requires practice to improve. This book helps you figure out how to practice on the course and HAVE FUN at the same time. It will require you to decide your own level of commitment, practice schedule,and best yet... the type of commitment and practice schedule that suits you personally.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who plays golf or wants to learn about playing golf.

Wow, what a terrific book. I've learned a lot about both golf and the whole learning process. I recommend this book to anyone looking to see real improvement in their golf scores.

I'm Not A Golfer, I Play Golf will help you to find your shortest path to sustainable improvement and consistent scores. This book is filled with proven instruction from some of America's Top Teaching Professionals. Solid instruction built around the idea that people learn more, learn faster and retain
more if they learn while they play and play while they learn.

With the help of 15 golf teaching professionals, I wrote I'm Not A Golfer, I Play Golf because I believe that golf was meant to be fun. I believe your skills will improve by learning to play golf. And I believe that those that play golf are the true champions of the game

Incredibly gifted writers. This book is a must have for frontline managers and frontline employees alike.

Front line folks have the BIGGEST impact on your success and the success of your business, they are the make or break with your customers everyday. Scott Thomas and Bob Furniss will show you how to have the BIGGEST impact on your folks with simple, common sense solutions to real problems so you can transform your companies' culture as well as its customer service. This is a "must have" if you want to keep your people inspired. I use it to keep my front line folks motivated, and also to motivate myself.

I found this very helpful personally for me at work. I refer to it daily.

Easy to carry, easy to use and easy to look-up. Organization in the book serves its purpose for medical students, residents, specialists, etc. Great amount of information in a page.

This book has been a great resource. The "in a page" format is accessible and easy to learn from. The information is correct and very thorough, but not overwhelming.

This book has been a great resource. The "in a page" format is accessible and easy to learn from. The information is correct and very thorough, but not overwhelming.

I must admit a certain amount of bias in this review. You see, I am the "Max" that Scott (Max) Cherney refers to in this book. That said, you will forgive my bias with the knowledge that I have known, worked and been his brother from another mother for over 36 years.
As objective as I can be I will say that this is a wonderful trip through the memory and recall of someone who never, ever forgets anything. Scott Cherney has an encyclopedic memory of everything film and life and has total recall of even the most trivial factoid of film minutiae. This would simply be a parlor trick or a bar annoyance were it not for his driving stream-of-consciousness narrative style which carries you from one episode to another with delightful prose. When he told me he was writing this book, I knew from our past collaborations that this would be a fun read and I was right! If you have any interest in anything having to do with movies past, present and future - you must read this book. And when you read it, please understand that everything he says happened exactly as he says it did, whether I want to remember it that way or not! A Great Read!
Ed "Max" Thorpe

I recall many years ago as a young boy the antisipation of waiting for the movie to start.Sitting in the dimly lit theater munching popcorn and watching the dancing hot dog jump into it's bun.And thinking how strange that little cartoon was.Then I would go to the snak bar and get a hot dog quikly before the movie would start. Scott Cherny has captured that kind of memory for me in his book "In The Dark A life and Times in a Movie theater".Having lived in Stockton California for the past 35 years,I can identify with all of the various theaters and other land marks mentioned in his book.His wrighting style makes you feel as though he is speaking to you over a cup of coffee in a Starbucks.All of the wondrful films he mentions for the most part I have seen.And some of the not so wonderful films are good for a laugh as you read.His sharp comments assist in that endevor. Mr Cherney takes us on a delitful trip down memory lane in anywhear Amarica.From his childhood to present it is a fun jorney.We all can remember the time spent in a dark theater being taken to amazing places and seeing dreams come to life on the silver screen.Mr Cherney reminds us of the magic of old Hollywood and what dreams are made of.In show biz they say " Always leave them wanting more.Mr Cherney has done that in this book " In The Dark A Life and Times in a Movie Theater".

This book should get handed out to every [person] who attends movies...more pointedly the ones who always bring a baby into the cinema at the final showing of the night...There should be laws..like in England..where cinemas there, proudly display signs that say "NO INFANTS ALLOWED!"

Scott's book reminds most of us of how much fun going to the movies USED to be. To the days of double features for single admission, hiding in the trunks of cars going to the drive ins. Until the owners wised up and charged [a price] a carload. I myself can remember Horror films until dawn at the 99E drive in. Phantom of the Paradise, Suspria, Squirm, Family Plot and Tales from the Crypt...I am sure Scott was there taking notes.

A nice trip down memory lane..more wonderful for me, as I have been told many of those tales in person and I was there for the Schindler's List debacle. I am sure that kid manager quit after Scott was done with him.
Take Cherney's journey...it's a bumpy ride, so you better strap in!

an excellent resource - full of usefull information, presented in a uniquely accessable format

I love the Instant Genius series. The tapes, especially the one on wine, are packed with a lot of information. There is no long drawn out time wasting introduction. I look forward to listening to this tape over and over.

A great overview of both red and white wines, covering a broad range of issues including origin, taste, selection of wine, year, etc. Both my appreciation and interest in wine has increased. Ideal for the wine lover that want to know more.

The first collection in a series of essays by Slavoj Zizek, who is a Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovena and Visiting Professor at the New School for Social Research, New York and one of the leading contemporary cultural critics of the 20th century. A critically important acquisition for academic library Philosophy collections and student reading lists, this first volume of Professor Zizek's work is divided into three principle sections: 'Lacanian Orientations'; 'Philosophy Traversed by Psychoanalysis'; and 'The Fantasy of Ideology'. Enhanced with a glossary, an index, and an 'Author's Afterword: Why Hegel is a Lacanian', "Interrogating The Real" showcases impeccable scholarship and clearly documents Professor Zizek as an original and insightful philosopher in his own right.

What sizzling insistencies are presented here, served up on a platter of salad encrusted banana littered plenitude succulently garnished with mouth watering 1001 Nights Supa Sauce plus ultra crispy fries smoothly layered on delicious South Pacific grillings lightly and pliantly tossed and toasted in a sensational semiological batter, a perfect feast for the egregious sorts that salt away in the mines of academe with nary a twist or tryst such a work is a marvel to behold as it nestles willy nilly on the shelves of Opportune, suppurating and gently roasting in a chested blemish of buffoons...

I still have a few essays left in this little gem, but I would already highly recommend it because I have never had a better experience understanding Zizek.

First off, if you simply wish to gain a straight forward understanding of some of the possible theoretically usages of Lacan, Hegel, Kant, Foucault, Heidegger and a host of other heavy hitters then Zizek is your man. He loves a tangent, but he uses anecodotes, jokes and examples from popular culture to demonstrate difficult concepts in a clear way. (In my opion, that's what real genius is.)

Secondly, the essays are very witty, sometimes even hilarious. Whether Zizek is explaining that the Lacanian analyst is like Hannibal Lecter trying to eat Clarisse Starling's 'Dasein' or describing the perverse self-denials in Casablanca, he is always pretty snarky.

Lastly, I think Zizek, despite his penchant for silliness, does have a serious project. I think he wants people to use logic to transcend academic and psuedo-academic fads and to understand that human beings are miraculous and miraculously cracked. Zizek is miraculously cracked, that's for sure.