Customer Review: This book is a total must have for a person that is new to owning a 40D. The 40D is my first digital camera and this book pretty much disects the camera for you giving you all the details on the functions and beyond! When I say beyond I refer to the author giving you quick helpful tips on how to... more info
Customer Review: I read this about a year ago and purchased a copy for my girl friend. Very interesting and insightful perspective on life and organization.
Customer Review: I am a technical manager in the software industry. I am responsible for the SDLC, manage developers, and perform code reviews, while still occasionally contributing code - generally architecture and technical spikes. I mention this because I feel this gives me a good perspective on books like this,... more info
Customer Review: being a graduate taking this topic I found this book failing my expectations of what really an educational book should be (the main book in universities ). It is already mentioned in a review that this book does not give precise definitions. For example proof of theorem 5.5.1, the notation confuses... more info
Customer Review: I can't really suggest this book enough for several reasons. It is a very useful and FUN application of many computer science concepts. It's easy to really geek out on because of the advanced methods/concepts used in a social networking context.
Customer Review: Charles Seife likes big pictures and asks big questions. He writes engagingly about cutting-edge topics with a simplicity born of comprehension (something Feynman famously appreciated). Although this book was published about 2 1/2 years after Alpha and Omega, it draws on Seife's particular area of... more info
Customer Review: You cannot learn the math of information theory from this book but this book is perfect for you to get the core concepts. An Excellent place to start!
Customer Review: The central theme of Exodus is the concept of "attention migration". That is: that more and more people choose to immerse themselves in synthetic worlds (Castronova's word instead of "virtual worlds") - MMOGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Games), like Second Life and World of Warcraft. Today they... more info
Customer Review: The author certainly has a sophisticated vocabulary. However, it's unfortunate that the vocabulary often upstages the content or the attempt to convey meaningful content. The writing style could have been more clear. It's not necessary to construct convoluted sentences to appear academic. I am not... more info
