Walsh Books

I think this is a great book for experienced Java developers who are getting started with J2EE but would not recommend it if you don't already have a fair amount of Java programming experience (you should probably wait for a "Dummies" book on J2EE or some book like that if you are not good at Java already). I liked the no-nonsense approach to the J2EE 1.4 platform that this book takes since I did not need a lot of help on basic Java concepts, only J2EE, and I really like all of the online resources that come with each chapter since I can followup on topics that I want more details about. Almost every chapter had half a donzen or more extra online resources which is more than I'll probably ever have time to read but its nice to have them anyway.

Before reading this book I used mainly Java servlets and JSPs but didn't really understand how these technologies fit into the J2EE "platform" even though I bought a few other J2EE books for this. Now that the work I'm doing on the server side is more complex I had to come up to speed on the J2EE "platform" fast and also had to learn what the pros/cons of J2EE 1.4 are and this is the book I have been waiting for. I had bought Sun's J2EE Tutorial thinking it was "from the source" and would be what I needed but it was no good other than to get you familiar with Sun's own J2EE tools (so no good for me). In comparison J2EE 1.4 Essentials gives a wider view of the J2EE platform and also is excellent at showing what's important and new with 1.4 (it is is not a step by step "how to" book like the tutorial... it is overview perfect for learning about the J2EE platform and 1.4 features so I highly recommend it for this). I am also impressed that this book covers version 1.4 since I thought I would have to wait for a long time to get a good overvew book on J2EE 1.4.

I only wish this book had a companion volume of related sub-books so that I could get more coverage of each topic in print (bound hard copy) but the extra online chapters and materials do a good job if you don't mind reading them online or printing yourself. I would highly recommend this book to Java developers who need to get started with J2EE or who need to get a well rounded understanding of the platform in general with an eye on what's really important with J2EE 1.4.

J2EE 1.4 Essentials by Aaron E Walsh gives a very high level overview of the entire J2EE platform. First of all, let me explain what this book does and what it doesn't do. This book does provide a very high level overview of the wide spectrum of technologies involved in the J2EE platform. However, it doesn't go into depth in any of them. As a developer, I felt I was given just enough information to get me interested, but not enough information to accomplish anything. In addition, I found that the writing was remarkably accurate, albeit quite dry in style. Coupled with the amazing number of acronyms used to describe the various technologies involved, the writing style doesn't lend itself to easy reading. In fact, I found that I needed to be fairly familiar with the technologies or I'd end up rereading large sections. As this book is to be an introduction to J2EE technologies, the excessive use of acronyms is very awkward. Some of the redeeming qualities of the book, however, include accuracy of content and very few editing errors. Also, throughout the book, there are a great number of references to web sites for more information and even extra material available via the Internet. All in all, if you're looking for a brief overview of J2EE technologies, this book isn't bad, but if you're looking to do something with J2EE, you'll probably find yourself looking for another book soon.

Joseph Stiglitz has written an excellent introduction to macroeconomics, including a complete introduction to ISLM economic theory at full employment and with significant unemployment. There is an excellent introduction to monetary theory by this nobel laureate economist and former official of the World Bank. This is a book that undergraduates students and teachers can appreciate. Conservative proponents should recognize that learning from a master economist no less worthy than appreciating the wisdom J.M. Keynes or James Tobin.

Sitglit-Walsh macroecon book is the most biased econ text in the market. It is riddled with conceptual mistakes (I'm an econ professor), and the fundamentals are presented with flaws. One sales rep told me that the book is really meant to serve the liberal, left-wing leaning students/instructors. We had to chunk the book in the middle of the semester and went with another. What a waste of money for students and my time.

I am a Ph.D. student studying measurement, and this textbook is--by far--the worst measurement textbook that I have yet encountered. This textbook is completely unsuitable for giving students the skills they need to evaluate tests independently and be smart test consumers.

The vanilla prose has far fewer references to the professional research literature than most social science textbooks and the authors draw too much of their reviews of tests from the test manuals themselves. When the authors do draw from the literature it is frequently terrible outdated, with roughly a third coming from before 1980.

Moreover, they do not tackle major issues in testing (like profile analysis or the Flynn effect) or they mention them very shallowly (such as the validity of the Rorschach). Psychometrics are glossed over, and their meaning is often distorted (i.e., the authors say that tests are reliable and not scores).

If you're looking for a psychometrics refresher, avoid this book. If you're teaching a class on testing this next semester, find another textbook. This one will not meet your needs.

I am the director of secondary school student teachers at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. I have found this text to give very comprehensive and practical information about educational tests and assessments. It includes samples of tests and test results. It also explains test interpretation in a practical way.

If someone has reached the point of researching topics such as headaches, allergies, and migraines I'm assuming they have also had many vistits with various Doctors and Specialists. Many of the recommended "do's and don'ts' had caused me more problems. Both my E.N.T. and Allergist Specialists had agreeded that this guy had some extreme thoughts that basicly made me worse.

This book is a must read for migraine sufferers. Since reading the book 8 months ago I have decreased the frequency and severity of my migraines dramatically. But, in order to accomplish this I've had to alter my environment (trying to eliminate all allergens) and start receiving allergy shots.

The book does a great job of explaining why your headaches could be caused by allergies. It explains how allergies affect your system, and what you can do to fight them. It is well written and very easy to understand. It also explains how it is possible for allergens to cause headaches without the appearance of classic allergic symptoms (runny noise, congestion, etc.).

I'm thankful for the relief it has brought me, and I would encourage anyone who has migraines to give this a read.

The author of "A Tudor Story" was an elderly clergyman who developed a fascination for Anne Boleyn early in the 20th century. He experienced a series of coincidences that led him to a succession of psychic mediums who all, in turn, and according to him with no knowledge of his fascination, channeled the spirit of Anne Boleyn during a number of sessions held in the 1920s and 1930s.

The writing style is quaint, but all in all, the reading went smoothly. It was interesting material.

With the rising interest in psychic mediums thanks to John Edward, this book should have some appeal. The author describes the various readings, and the things that Anne said to him.

I actually enjoyed the book. It was rather fanciful, but like I said, who's to say? It's fun to imagine it as the final chapter in the sad story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

This is an interesting book for the devoted Anne Boleyn fan only. It is the story of one man's contact with the spirit of Anne in the twentieth century. Mr. Pakenham-Walsh is cleary very sincere about his belief in his experiences, but some readers may find them a little fanciful. This is not a biography of Anne Boleyn and is not recommended to those who wish to learn about her as a political figure. It centres more on Mr. Pakenham-Walsh's feelings towards his subject, but is nevertheless an interesting account of something which is, at best inexplicable.

Ab Urbe Condita is a continuation of Kraus's doctoral dissertation. This fact means that her analysis is full of literary jargon aimed maily at University students. If this is the prurpose of the book then it fulfils its aim perfectly. However as an A-level student, most of it is unnecessary and probably more confusing, which means that much must be ignored.

I found a few errors and most chapters lack details.

In the 'model clause chapter' for example, more is needed for :
REFERENCE MODELs,
ITERATIVE MODELs (ITERATION_NUMBER (0-4294967295), PREVIOUS(), etc),
FOR LOOPs,
IS PRESENT,
ETC.

Also, more can be discussed for GROUPING_ID and GROUP_ID() and many other additions to advanced features such as hierarchical queries, analytical functions and others.

Backflap:

Miss Charity Wynyate had little more than nerve on her side when she appeared at the doorstep of Ashbourne House. yet she demanded that the haughty Duke of Ashbourne recognize her little nephew and niece as his responsibility and stood up to his rude rebuff.

The duke, however, had a way to deal with her. He told his son, Lord Alistair Ashbourne, to handle this worrisome wench.

Lord Alistair was the most handsome rake in the realm. He had never met a woman he could not bend to his will - one way or another. But then again, he had never met a woman quite like Charity...

This book has many ups and downs. The story is solid and believable. The characters grow, albeit a bit slowly, especially in their dealings with each other. There are no major mysteries and no great climaxes, just a solid storyline and plot that unfolds with not many sidesteps.

Osprey's Elite No. 165, The British Fleet Air Arm in World War II, is written by Mark Barber - a currently serving Royal Navy pilot. This volume covers the origins of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), recruiting and training of personnel, major campaigns in the Second World War and tactics. The actual aircraft used by the FAA are discussed at length, although this is not a technical history and it does not provide extensive details on each aircraft. Overall, this volume serves as a good introduction to this subject and offers a bibliography that points the way toward additional resources. The author is comfortable with this subject and is knowledgable, but the information he conveys is not always what the reader may be looking for in a volume like this (e.g. too much on training, no info on order of battle).

In the introductory section, the author outlines how the British Royal Navy created an air arm just before the First World War and how this force grew from a handful of aircraft to over 2,500 in just a few years. However, the creation of the Royal Air Force in 1918 resulted in the transfer of all naval aircraft to the new RAF, which had a grave impact upon the development of Britain's naval aviation capabilities. During the interwar years, the RAF provided only the skimpiest resources to naval aviation and Britain's aircraft carriers were given RAF personnel for their air crew. In May 1939, the Fleet Air Arm was re-created and put back under naval control, but the damage was done. Although the author never compares the FAA to either its American or Japanese counterparts, it is clear that Britain went to war with inadequate numbers of obsolete naval aircraft. These sections that discuss the lead-up to the Second World War are interesting and should fill readers in on why the FAA was so weak at the beginning of the war. The section that follows, on training and recruitment, is a bit tedious, but it does offer an interesting tidbit: by 1945, one quarter of all FAA aircrew were from New Zealand.

The heart of this volume is essentially the 28 page section on campaigns, beginning with operations in the Western Approaches off England in 1939 and going all the way to the Pacific operations in 1945. There is no doubt that the FAA had its moments - torpedoing the Bismarck, trying to stop the Channel Dash and Operation Pedestal - each of which is covered here. However, the FAA was plagued for much of the war by inadequate aircraft such as the Swordfish, Skua, Fulmar, which couldn't operate against modern fighters like the Bf 109. Even when the FAA adapted the better Spitfire for naval service as the Seafire, it proved to be very fragile; operating off Salerno in 1943, the author describes how 40 Seafires were lost in a single day to landing accidents. Even when provided US-built F4U Corsairs and TBM Avengers in 1944, the FAA still suffered a shocking 93 percent aircraft loss rate in just a few weeks of operations in the Pacific in 1945. The volume concludes with several pages that discuss aerial tactics. This volume has four color plates on uniforms worn by FAA aircrew and two battlescenes: a Swordfish attack during the 1942 Channel Dash and Seafires intercepting German Ju-88 bombers during Operation Pedestal.

I have to admit, at first I was shocked and disappointed at how small the book is. It's about 3-3/4 inches tall and 3 inches wide! That said, it is absolutely beautiful; brightly colored and beautifully decorated, with a green satin ribbon placeholder with a tiny golden gingerbread-man charm dangling from the end. There are 16 recipes in the book; Gingerbread Men, Cranberry Nut Cookies, Honey Spice Cakes, Scotch Shortbread, Lace Cookies, Pecan Wafers, Peppermint Meringues, Christmas Stars, Chocolate Mincemeat Bars, Pinwheel Cookies, Spritz, Holiday Orange Crescents, Santa's Favorite Oatmeal Cookies, Molasses Butter Cookies, Swiss Cinnamon Crisps, and Keeping Cookies. A nice, small collection of basic traditional recipes for beginning bakers. It would make a perfect stocking stuffer for young cooks or the "cook who has everything." I am going to use it as an ornament to hang on my tree.