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Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming Publisher: Microsoft Press Authors: Jeffrey Richter Rating: 1/5  I was fascinated by some parts of the book(the chapters on delegates, exceptions & GC are really good), but some of it left me saying "duh". Richter does state the obvious at times, but all-in-all this book has a lot of info that you just can't find elsewhere. I think that the complaint of some reviewers dealing with the "trivial" nature of some of the info is valid, but some of the info is essential for writing tight code(the boxing info. for instance). Richter always brings good common sense to the table, and has a gift for explaning things clearly. I've read other .NET authors who don't.
Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: CIW: Foundations Study Guide Publisher: Sybex Inc Authors: Patrick T. Lane, William Sodeman, Emmett Dulaney Rating: 5/5  At the beginning of each season, my wife and I close our eyes, open a catalog and stab blindly at a book to purchase and place on our coffee table. So it was that we came to chose this selection in hopes of impressing friends who stop over. And I must say, it was the best choice we've made in quite a while. Immediately, guests started commenting on the beauty of the cover (the illustration of an ocean shore is not done justice in the small icon appearing on this page) and the craftsmanship of the spine. Until you hold this book in your hands, you'll never be able to appreciate the sublteness of the single green swish on a spine that is comprised mainly of black and red with a touch of white. It is breathtaking. A handful have commented on elements such as the screen shots (which appear to have been captured with Jasc Paint Shop Pro and/or FullShot 99) and the font (which may be Bookman, but I can't attest to that for sure), but they are missing the big picture. This IS a beautiful book. It will look wonderful on your coffee table, headboard, or even bookcase. Highly recommended!
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step-By- Step. Publisher: Microsoft Press Authors: Michael Halvorson Rating: 3/5  I read a few VB books, but this one really didnt go into much detail. I ordered 'Beginning VB6 Database programming' and it went though much more in a way I could understand. If I had to choose one for a beginner, it would be the database book. For sheer understanding - it tops the others Ive read.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Publisher: Basic Books Authors: Douglas R. Hofstadter Rating: 1/5 Ancient runic languages scrawled onto South Pacific stones. Gödel's Incompleteness Theorum. Shifted perspectives in artistic pencil pictures. Modern artificial intelligence research. Masterpieces of Baroque harmony. It's not often that bestselling books manage to link all of the above items in a highly satisfying blend of fact and philosophy, but Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid defies both convention and classification. The book is such a sprawling, wide-ranging argument that it's difficult to know where to start. Personally, I most enjoyed the chapters on the location of meaning within symbols; Hofstadter's description of the essential elements of a message's structure caught my interest because it seemed applicable in many fields: literature, cryptography, and psychology, to start. I was also quite intrigued by his exploration of the brain's mode of operation: sense impressions stored as complex `symbols.' Fascinating. The long sections on mathematics and the often goofy dialogue chapters were trying, yes, but persevere; better parts lie in store. Hofstadter's case is best made when he follow a topic through many disciplines. Though I ultimately disagree with his position on the feasibility of artificial intelligence, he has produced a stimulating read, and I am thankful for it. It is far superior to my other late-night literary conquest of the summer (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) and I recommend it to anyone with pondering time to spare. Oh, and as a side note: don't buy Yudkowsky's review. Nothing personal, but this isn't the only thinking man's book out there. It just investigates so many nooks and crannies that almost anyone can find something to further pursue.
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