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Title: The Data Model Resource Book, Vol. 1: A Library of Universal Data Models for All Enterprises Publisher: Wiley Authors: Len Silverston, Len Silverston Rating: 5/5  The Data Model Resource Book is as important to a data modeler or application developer as a dictionary is to a writer: you're not at your best without it. Where I've worked, this material has helped me create the architecture for an enterprise data model of our company. Aided by the Resource Book, we build a framework of major tables containing subject areas and the result is a business model to which we can map all of our application databases and data warehouses. This book is basically rather simple to use; you find the data or subject of interest and then check to see if there are any attributes or relationships in the book that are relevant to your specific application database. This type of a check helps add quality and completeness to your logical and physical model. But using the book just scratches the surface of its value; it's the author who's responsible for its quality and completeness. I've personally worked with Mr. Silverston who participated in consulting engagements at our firm and I`ve also seen him perform in the classroom setting. He seems to have an uncanny ability to analyze a given business situation-no matter how seemingly bizarre-and to create a model structure that will accommodate any situation. I highly recommend the Resource Book to business analysts, application developers, programmers, and data warehouse designers. Ted Kowalski Data Architect, Equilon Enterprises, Houston and author of "Opening Doors--A Facilitator's Handbook."
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Title: The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography Publisher: Anchor Authors: SIMON SINGH Rating: 2/5  For the most part... it was a very interesting book. It's biggest FAILURE was not having a better understanding of 'WHAT' the mystery is really about... 'WHO' created the mystery and 'Why' it was created... 'Where' the mystery will ultimately take you to. Mr. Singh and others like him have no idea that the one 'allegedly' deciphered message STILL HAS parts that have as yet not been divulged to any one other than myself. IF he were truly serious about an accurate understanding of the B...eale mystery... he should have spoken to me first.
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Title: Maya Character Animation Publisher: Sybex Books Authors: Jaejin Choi Rating: 4/5  This is an excellent book in terms of content, but it is definitely not for beginners. It is not a step-by-step, click-this-button guide book. You really have to work your mind to follow the directions of the tutorials. However, it is still a good buy. It has great character modeling concepts, provided you know the basics of how to use Maya. I highly recommend this to intermediate users of Maya who wants to do character animation.
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Title: HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fifth Edition Publisher: Peachpit Press Authors: Elizabeth Castro Rating: 4/5 I've bought alot of books covering many different languages\ technologies that use "quick,easy,fast,simple," or the like to describe the approach used in their books. Very few live up to their claims. Elizabeth Castro has done a very good job presenting the material in an effective and entertaining manner. The only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars was her continual use of tags that weren't explained until later in the book. That being the only complaint, I also bought her XML book.
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