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882.5 answers to questions about titanic.......2007-07-29
This book is perfect for younger children that want to learn about the Titanic.My son who is [...]was learning about the Titanic in school.His teacher was very impressed with this book.It is bold print and easy for children to read with great pictures.A most have book for young Titanic explorers.
Very Interesting.......2007-07-20
This book has lots of informative and interesting facts about the Titanic. Whatever your interest level, this book probably has something in it you didn't know.
For Titanic aficionados, this is a great reference book.
882 1/2 Percent AWSOME!!!!!!.......2007-05-24
This is easily the best book on the TITANIC I have found so far, and I have been looking for info on the TITANIC for several months now. It is chock-full of infromation, paintings, and photos of this famous ship. Once I said to my friend, "Ask me any question about the TITANIC, and bet I can answer it with this book." And I was, infact abel to answer most every question he asked me!!! This wonderfuly descriptive, informative, and colorful book is 882 1/2 percent AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About The Titanic.......2007-04-01
Bought this for my grandson's 7th birthday. He positivly loves it. Look it to school and home. Read it in the van constantly. A big hit with him and his father.
Great Ship Information.......2007-01-12
I bought this book for my 6 year old grandson who is fascinated with what happened to the Titanic. He reads the book over and over. I bought him some other Titanic related items such as a coloring book and pop up book.
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Author Edsger W. Dijkstra introduces A Discipline of Programming with the statement, "My original idea was to publish a number of beautiful algorithms in such a way that the reader could appreciate their beauty." In this classic work, Dijkstra achieves this goal and accomplishes a great deal more.
He begins by considering the questions, "What is an algorithm?" and "What are we doing when we program?" These questions lead him to an interesting digression on the semantics of programming languages, which, in turn, leads to essays on programming language constructs, scoping of variables, and array references. Dijkstra then delivers, as promised, a collection of beautiful algorithms.
These algorithms are far ranging, covering mathematical computations, various kinds of sorting problems, pattern matching, convex hulls, and more. Because this is an old book, the algorithms presented are sometimes no longer the best available. However, the value in reading A Discipline of Programming is to absorb and understand the way that Dijkstra thought about these problems, which, in some ways, is more valuable than a thousand algorithms.
Customer Reviews:
How to loop........2005-08-04
This book shows by example that iterative algorithms can be derived - you don't need a lucky inspiration to discover them. If you have ever vacillated between putting something in the initialization or body of a loop; or written a loop that doesn't terminate in some cases; this will change your whole approach to coding.
excellent.......2003-12-17
This is an excellent book in reasoning about programs. It is fairly rigorous and requires a bit of math maturity, and the reader should be warned that formal methods of computer science have evolved quite a bit since 1976. By this I refer to axiomatic program verification and semantics. The key characteristic of this book is that it is built around discussing real world algorithms. This makes the practical consequences of the analysis more evident than in a typical textbook format.
Nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there.......2002-07-27
I really wanted to get my hands on this book and now that i have (via interlibrary loan) i want to warn folks that this is not light reading. I found a majority of this book very boring and all but impenetrable. I like Dijkstra's English prose, but when he embarks on the math I wish he'd state the point of each set of formulae above them. It would have also helped if he stressed practical uses of his insights vis-a-vis an actual programming language. This "just shows how much I know" I'm sure, but I suspect many people will feel similarly. FYI: My background is Bachelor's in C.S. with a C.S. GPA of 3.87/4.0. A depressing indictment of U.S. education, Dijkstra would say :)
computer science classic.......2001-09-27
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Coming from no less a person than Dijkstra, this book, though dated takes programming to a different level.
It blesses the discipline of programming with the mathematical formalism and begins to look at it as a piece of mathematics.
I picked this book while doing my CS undergraduate, and made me fall in love with CS, all over again.
It does NOT however talk much about programming techniques or methods! It looks at programs from as formal a view point as possible and builds a framework for constructing 'correct' programs..or more correctly a framework for 'proving the correctness' of a program. It takes you to the point of considering programs as poetry..
Its difficult to contemplate the application of the thoeries developed here into practice, though a lot of it is used in some form or the other, but nonetheless it makes an excellent reading.
I recommend it to anybody seriously interested in computer science .
A book about reasoning.......2000-09-28
This is not only a book about programming, it is also a book about reasoning on programs, and even a book about reasoning. Treating a program as a formal object, the book discussed its meaning, how to reason about it, and even how to derive it. If you are not a hacker or do not want to be one, you will like this book, and highly possiblely you will read it many times.
Average customer rating:
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- Don't Waste Your Money
- Unrealistic book
- Shameful
- Great kids book with nice illustrations.
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Book Description
Describes conditions for the civilians in both North and South during and immediately after the war.
Customer Reviews:
Bigoted, Biased Ballyhoo!.......2006-07-25
I would really like to know if Ms. Moore actually believes what she wrote, or simply did it for the money. Either way, the book is shameful and filled with inaccuracies, inuendo, half-truths and fabrications. If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War is a shining example of Political Correctness at its finest. Don't waste your money.
Don't Waste Your Money.......2006-05-02
on this book, unless you wish to follow the mindless politically correct rewritten version of history that you find pretty much everywhere these days. I am a teacher, a historian, and a woman whose ancestors fought proudly for the Union Army. That said, I recognize this book for what it is. If you're really looking for something historically accurate, then you would better spend your money on books which detail - even for this age group - the War Between the States in much more realistic and honest terms. They are out there. Though I'm not quite as passionate as some of the reviewers below, I agree with their sentiment entirely. This book is simply fluff with almost no historical value - actually, it's worse than that, because it does perpetuate false stereotypes. It's especially bad because it's done in the guise of educational fiction. Shame on Scholastic.
Unrealistic book.......2005-06-20
While I will concede that the book is an easy read, it does talk down to the child and the book constantly contradicts itself.
One example from the book:
Women and children in the South were not use to doing things for themselves. Then showing children with barefoot.
If a child is rich enough to not "do" for himself he would not be barefoot as only poor people were barefooted in those days.
Secondly very few people in the South actually owned slaves, something the book doesn't make clear.
The issue for many Southerners wasn't slavery as much as taxes.
Like a pervious reviewer I wish the book covered Sherman's march to Sea which an effort by the Union Army to just target the Southern Civilian population.
I also wish the book was be more accurate and stated that the Northern Army didn't treat former slaves well either.
The sad part that the book didn't bring out was the fact that during reconstruction there was little to no schooling allowed for children whose fathers served in the Rebel Army.
Shameful.......2005-06-13
This book IF YOU does not give the actual facts of why the Civil War was fought, such as the South was tired of paying unfair taxes, coastal water monopolies (by the North) and tariffs.
The IF You book goes with the party line of the South fought to keep slaves. Slavery while an issue of the Civil War wasn't a major issue; in fact some of the largest slave holders in the South were against secession as they felt slavery would be held safer in the Union then outside the Union [Even Lincoln wrote that Slavery would be held safer in the Union then outside the Union where the states who seceded would lose all constitutional guarantees).
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in hopes of starting slave revolts in the South (interesting note the Emancipation Proclamation was only for those slaves in the Confederate states it did not apply to the four Northern states that had slaves or to Southern states that were under Northern control).
The book makes the Southerners look like murdering thieves while the Union come across as the fighters for justice, it totally overlooks W.T.Sherman's march to the sea which was a war against the unarmed civilian population of the South particularly women and children who were thrown out of their houses in the dead of winter without their clothes on by the Northern troops, in many cases ganged raped and left without food to starve.
The justification of such treatment towards noncombantants was that the South started the war however, it leaves out the fact that women and children in that time era had no rights and were without a voice. Women couldn't vote, weren't allowed to work, could not serve on jury duty etc.
I found this book very uninformative and full of misleading information.
Great kids book with nice illustrations........2004-01-08
All of the "If you Lived at the Time of..." books are great for kids, and also a nice, quick read for adults! What I like about them is their layout, which is easy for readers to follow. Each page begins with a question, "Would you have seen a battle in the South?" for example. Nicely drawn illustrations accompany each answer. The book itself is small and lightweight enough to be handled easily by kids. Issues between the North and South are explained simply and, I believe, fairly.
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Jeopardy! has become a cultural icon of the 20th century. Its popularity transcends all media - from TV to board games to video games to Jeopardy! Online. An now, for the first time, Jeopardy! answers and questions are presented in a quiz-book format for fans to enjoy anywhere. Each book contains 700 entries, composed of Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy, and Final Jeopardy clues.
Customer Reviews:
What is study from this book?.......2007-08-03
What is Quiz Book 2? contains material compiled by the Emmy Award-winning writers of America's Favorite Quiz Show.
When you purchase this book, brush up on the frequent categories that appear in the book as they do on the show, such as "Crossword Clues", "Before & After", as well as "Stupid Answers". This will provide perfect preparation for a tryout.
Tons of great questions!.......2007-01-10
My company hosts game-show-style trivia parties and this book was very useful as a resource.
Book Description
"As religion continues to dominate the news, politics and society in general, more and more laypeople are looking for a reliable guide to understanding the beliefs and practices of each faith.
The Roman Catholic Church-the largest branch of Christianity-claims a total of 1.086 billion baptized members around the globe and has been revered by millions of followers for thousands of years. Why?
The Catholicism Answer Book answers 300 pivotal questions about one of the world's oldest religions. From the basic tenets of Christianity to the differences between a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible, readers can round out their knowledge on such inquiries as:
What are the "lost" or "missing" books of the Bible?
Why does it seem like Catholics worship Mary?
What are the Last Things?
Why confess to a priest when I can go directly to God?"
Customer Reviews:
A comprehensive One-Stop for rarely tought answers around Catholicism !.......2007-06-08
They are surely frequently asked questions around Christianity, specifically Catholicism. I like the fact that each topic lists a compressed yet comprehensive answer, and easy to digest. I can jump from one page to another based on my interest topic priority. I'm looking forward to the next 700 most frequently asked questions. Very recommended readings !
Straightforward, orthodox, and concise.......2007-03-04
As its name suggests, "The Catholicism Answer Book" provides answers to common questions Catholics and non-Catholics ask about the Catholic faith. It covers a wide range of topics, from the nature of God to the liturgy to Church history. The answers provided are straightforward, orthodox, and concise. Each response is essentially a mini-essay on the subject under discussion. Controversial topics are handled exceptionally well, including questions concerning the Crusades, the Protestant movement, the all-male and celibate priesthood, and Latin in the liturgy. The book would be especially useful to those considering reception into the Church, since it covers areas "cradle" Catholics may take for granted. Trigilio and Brighenti infuse the text with their characteristic wit and humor; a question on liturgical movements and gestures is entitled "Why all the Catholic calisthenics?"
That said, it would have benefited from a better editor. There are a handful of typos, including the misspelling of Origen's name. The book also confuses the Great Schism, a period during which French kings moved the papacy to Avignon France and three "popes" claimed the chair of Peter, with the Eastern Schism, the eleventh-century split between Catholicism and the Eastern churches. Although some historians use the term "Great Schism" to describe either event, here it is used in reference to both (cf: questions 211 and 218.) Hopefully, these errors will be corrected in a subsequent edition of this otherwise commendable book.
Book Description
Everyday activities such as taking a trip to the park, splashing in the bathtub, or fixing a snack prompt many questions from young children. Why is the sky blue? Why is soap so slippery? Why do cows moo? Curious kids want to know, and adults never seem to have the answers. Why? provides easily understood explanations of dozens of everyday mysteries. This delightful book takes readers to the supermarket and the park, around the home and onto the farm, and from bath time to bedtime. Bright, playful illustrations are a perfect complement to the text, adding a further level of explanation.
Customer Reviews:
pleased.......2007-03-08
I would have given 5 stars but it isn't what we expected,we thought it would be more like a textbook. However,our daughter just turned six and is learning to read- she really likes to read the questions so daddy can answer it- for this reason we appreciate the time together and she learns how to read in question format. I was a little surprised at how infomative it is while easy enough for our four year old son to comprehend. (he sits and listens too). We love the book and would buy again.
Very good, except not as complete (big)as I would have liked.......2001-11-21
My 3 year old has already asked me many questions in this book,
so it hits the mark on being full of real questions that a real child would ask. The explanantions are short (about 1 paragraph)
and easy to understand - although I found the vocabulary sometimes a bit tough for my 3 year old. I often used simpler words while reading to her. I expect therefore that the rated age range beginning with 4 years is probably accurate from the point of view of understanding the explanations completely. The questions are arranged in groups such as "bathtime questions" and in a "story" order revolving around a child in that particular situation (ie. the child is getting a bath and is asking questions that start with "how does hot and cold water run out of the same tap" and ending with "why do my hands get all wrinkly after I've been in the bath a long time"). Each question and it's associated exaplanation and illustration cover a full two-page spread of the book. My only complaint is that the book does not actually contain as much detailed "science" content as I had hoped to find - since it is based on questions that children ask, not on concepts someone wanted to include purely for the sake of completeness. I would guess that 8 year olds might be left wanting more information that is given in the answers (which could be considered a good thing, spurning them on to further research). Certainly for the younger ages though, this is a great book. (More questions from the book: "Do the doors at the grocery store open by magic?" "Why do stars Twinkle?" "Why does it smell so good outside after it rains?" "Why do I have to use the toilet and where does it go when I flush?")
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Was Columbus the first European in the Americas?
What sport became more popular after the Civil War?
Were the Little Rock Nine a rock-and-roll band?
As best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. When his don't know much about® history was published in 1990, it was a sensation. The book delivered a fresh take on history with its wit and unusual detail. Davis now does for young people what his earlier book did for adults. In his trademark question-and-answer style -- peppered with surprising facts, historic reproductions, and Matt Faulkner's lively illustrations -- Davis introduces our ancestors who settled the East and expanded the West, as well as those who had been living here all along. His sure touch brings the drama and excitement of the American story vividly to life.
Customer Reviews:
Great book until 1950.......2007-07-03
American history is rife with stories about Washington and a cherry tree, Jefferson and his slave mistress, and more that we all accept as fact. The author does a nice job dispelling these myths and more. I read the book all the way through and stayed entertained...
... until the end of WWII. If the book had a slight leftward slant before that period, it ended with a major slant afterward. The treatment of Bill Clinton is especially biased.
Overall though, I would recommend this book. Any author who can make history entertaining is doing the country a service.
A Great Overview of American History.......2006-12-21
The purpose of this book is to make history approachable to people who might not know much about history or may not like history, hence the name. This is a very good overview primarily aimed at older children.
It takes a non-confrontational and non-confrontational approach to history, which fits with the generally conservative nature of history in education today. There are no debates. For example, it explains that, while slavery a leading cause of the Civil war, it weakly says that many factors were involved. It says nothing of the clash over the issue of slavery expanion to the western territories and the brutal confrontations leading to war.
By the way, I looked at the picture mentioned in another review. It does appear that the picture may be mislabeled, but it is not certain. The picture is a group of Russians. The Russian man in the middle is wearing a white outfit with several Russian medals, and he is obviously a Russian leader, although he probably is not Stalin. The man to the far right, two men over, appears to be a younger Stalin.
This is maybe the best overview of American history for older children and adults who do not know much about history. Considering the target audience, the book is a success.
The Kiddie Version.......2006-01-04
Well this book is fine if you want the 8th grade version of US history. Of course, I myself doubt the accuracy of the book. If you look on page 141 you'll find a lovely picture of "Stalin" which tells you the man in the center of the photo is Stalin. I nearly died laughing because any idiot could see that the man in the bright white outfit standing in the center was not Stalin. Stalin is actually standing two men away to his right. I wonder if in fact this was done on purpose, so that a person just glancing at the image would simply view Stalin as this strong dictator that we must fear, instead of the rather weak person he looks like in the photo (not that Stalin was weak of course...)
Bottom line: I don't trust the book. It's a whole lot of propaganda and bias. But if you can read it with that in mind, it works fine as a referrence to dates and whatnot.
Read it for fun!.......2005-05-27
The book came with the Movie "National Treasure". The movie was...not bad. But I really enjoyed the book. I was foreign born and learned American History among other history classes in high school. I went on to write History study guides for students later on.
This book was excellent in that it is concise and entertaining. Captures my attention all the way through. It is a history book for Dummies and I very much appreciated the simplicity, key elements and the openess of the author.
Setting the story straight.......2004-03-17
This is a concise history of the United States, told from a decidedly liberal point of view. Davis begins his story with the various discoveries of America, informing us of Columbusý motivations, Ericksonýs settlements, and the Native American migrations of 35,000 years ago. He continues with stories of the French and Indian Wars, the founding of the United States, the Civil War, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Twentieth Century events through the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Each chapter begins with a list of questions on a given period of history. Then Davis begins describing what happened during this period, taking up and answering each question in turn. Starting with Teddy Roosevelt, Davisý own political persuasion starts to come through more and more clearly. While I myself agree with Davisý comments about FDR and Ronald Reagan, I think conservative readers might find some of them a bit objectionable. In general, I found this a very readable concise history of the United States, but itýs not for everyone.
Book Description
Jeopardy! has become a cultural icon of the 20th century. Its popularity transcends all media - from TV to board games to video games to Jeopardy! Online. An now, for the first time, Jeopardy! answers and questions are presented in a quiz-book format for fans to enjoy anywhere. Each book contains 700 entries, composed of Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy, and Final Jeopardy clues.
Customer Reviews:
Great Fun.......2002-10-02
This quiz book has a total of 12 complete Jeopardy games, complete with Final Jeopardy questions. As in the television show, topics are all over the board (pun intended), including things like "John Cusack Movies," "Crustaceans," "Boo!" (in which each answer contains the letters b-o-o). Each topic has five answers with space to write the question, and the correct question is on the back of the page, so there's no having to flip back to an index or anything like that.
While there may be better ways to prepare yourself for Jeopardy competition (reading reference books and atlases comes to mind), this is a wonderful entertainment and a great way to pass time while on the phone, in the doctor's office, or just before bed.
What is ... quizzical.......2001-07-03
This book has plenty of quizzes which I call quizzicals and tests, which I call ... tests. It is like the TV show, only without that annoying host. Thumbs up from me, eh.
Book Description
For every kid who really wants to know—and for every exasperated parent who simply doesn't know—here is a lively omnium-gatherum of explanations to the most frequently asked questions about our world, from "Why do stars twinkle?" to "What are hiccups? "Taken from Kathy Wollard's popular column, "How Come?" (seen for the past six years in
Newsday and recently syndicated nationally through the
Los Angeles Times),
How Come? explains why cats can survive high falls (because of the way their bodies can act like a "parachute") and how black holes absorb light (intense gravity—if the Earth had the same density as a black hole, it would have to be compressed to the size of a marble!). Now you can know it all.
Customer Reviews:
Best kid's science book I've ever encountered........2007-08-26
I love science and read a lot of adult science books. My son, 7, is really into science too - so we run through a lot of kid's science books. I've never encountered a better one than this one. "How Come?" never condescends and it never cuts corners in its explanations. It focuses in with razor sharpness on the questions and issues kids (and childlike minds) have and then answers them with clear and rational explanations that really inform and educate. I find myself reading this book and learning things - even on topics I'd covered many times before. I'd say that the age this book is pitched for is 8-14, but even smaller kids get something out of it - and few adults can resist it either.
A Superb Resource for Kids and More.......2004-03-07
This book is awesome. It is full of very interesting information about why things around us are the way they are. It has a section on the human body, one on animals, one on the earth itself, among others.
It is written with humor and wit. I learn (and laugh) a lot as I read to my child. It is so useful for him, too, satisfying his ingenious curiosity that is so precious of children. This is the BEST children's book I have come across so far and very highly recommend it.
Love it.......2002-12-08
My girls love this book. They got so excited about the facts the learned in this book. I even learned so new things. Fun for the entire family. We love it
A charming and fascinating book!.......2000-10-11
I LOVED this book. It's not just for kids -- though I'm sure they'll enjoy it, as much as I did. The author's choice of subject matter is excellent, and she explores each subject at just the right depth. Her breezy and humorous writing style is a joy to read.
And it's educational, too! Although I have an advanced science degree, and have been a lifelong reader in various sciences, I found myself learning something new in each essay.
I strongly recommend "How Come? Planet Earth" to curious minds of any age.
What a GREAT book!.......2000-06-15
...I bought How Come? Planet Earth for my Kids and I read an article every morning with my cereal. I love the kooky cartoons and the articles make me look like a genius to my kids! It will always come in handy to know that flys taste with their feet and humming birds have the most powerful muscles in the animal kingdom...MY ENTIRE FAMILY LOVES THIS BOOK!
Customer Reviews:
Excellent book to use with small children from 3 up.......2007-02-26
We bought this book to have for our 3yo who we recently adopted from Guatemala. What we found was that it was also a great book for our 8yo. She was able to learn so much about the country where her sister was coming from! It tells all types of things Guatemalan - from customs to geography to language - and it hits on many of the key learnings of "what is Guatemala" that are relevent to younger children. Now that our 3yo is home, she loves the book too because of the pictures - she certainly can relate to them. I highly recommend it to anyone adopting from Guatemala or wanting to learn the basics of what a beautiful and culturally rich country it is.
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