Customer Review: Most of the criticisms of Taleb and this book seem sensible: - His confidence sometimes seems to reach the level of condescending arrogance. - With a wave of the hand, he dismisses those he disagrees with, even Nobel prize winners. And perhaps he oversimplifies their positions in order to... more info
Customer Review: Although I have only worked through Chapter # 7 so far, I have found this book to be an excellent tutorial for developing on the iPhone. The sample projects are well organized and build upon each other progressively. So far, I haven't found ANY errors in the sample code (from the book). I've made a... more info
Customer Review: I'm novice with LEGO Mindstorm
with this book i have a very good "step by step" procedure to build and understand this amazing toy.
Pros: it uses simple lenguage and cover all sensors and actuators.
Cons: the introduction for programming without graphical interface is confuse.
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Customer Review: Great care planning book, the easiest to use out of all of them. All you do is look up the medical diagnosis in the front and it lists all the nursing diagnoses, then it provides all the care plans with rationales for the interventions. You can also register online at Elsevier and create the care... more info
Customer Review: As always, I've read the other reviews so as not to be redundant.
The general concensus: it's not a great business book.
My observation: I'm not sure Tapscott intends it to be. This is a book by a well-informed netgen parent trying to explain to boomer and genXer parents why they don't... more info
If you've got an iPhone or iPod Touch, have I got a book for you! I've had my touch for over a year, and love, love, love it. So does my dh (who is technophobic), which has caused a bit of, um, tension. So, I'm getting my iPhone in 13 days. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on... more info
Customer Review: I tried and tried and tried and tried to finish this book, and finally did, THREE MONTHS LATER, and I read Moby Dick in 48 hours (college assignment, 48 hours, no sleep, even read it in the tub). I am not a slow reader.
There just wasn't enough to keep you interested in this story, and not... more info
Customer Review: Nancy Duarte's "slide:ology" is obviously a work of love. Nancy has poured her years of successful design and business experience developing presentations for many major companies into a book that beginners and experts alike will benefit from. Beginners -- those who've been tasked with creating... more info
