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In the 80s, Tracy Kidder's The Soul of a New Machine attempted to define the story of the development of a minicomputer: from the new science to the business and nascent culture of electronic hardware and software that was characteristic of that time. Scott Rosenberg's Dreaming in Code draws on Kidder's model as it attempts to document the state of software, the Internet, and everything circa 2006 through the lens of Chandler, an as-yet-unfinished software application for the management of personal information.
The Chandler project--driven by Mitch Kapor, the founder of Lotus Development and main author of its 1-2-3 spreadsheet, and later co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation--isn't the primary point of Dreaming in Code, though reading about software people and their social behavior is at least as interesting as reading about that of meerkats or monkeys. Rather, Chandler is a rhetorical device with which Rosenberg takes on the big questions: How do software development teams work (or not)? Why does the reuse of software modules rarely work altogether correctly? Does open-source development by volunteers on the Internet lead to innovation or just insanely bifurcated chaos? Chandler helps his readers think more clearly about all of these issues; however, "answers" to these questions are, of course, not to be had, which is one of his points.
The problem with books about technical subjects that aspire to appeal to a general audience, particularly computers and software, is that such subjects are so far outside the realm of familiarity of most people that the prose bogs down in analogy and metaphor. Rosenberg manages to avoid too much of that and deliver a readable account of software development and culture. --David Wall
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Their story takes us through a maze of dead ends and exhilarating breakthroughs as they and their colleagues wrestle not only with the abstraction of code but with the unpredictability of human behavior,
especially their own. Along the way, we encounter black holes, turtles, snakes, dragons, axe-sharpening, and yak-shaving—and take a guided tour through the theories and methods, both brilliant and misguided, that litter the history of software development, from the famous “mythical man-month” to Extreme Programming. Not just for technophiles but for anyone captivated by the drama of invention, Dreaming in Code offers a window into both the information age and the workings of the human mind.
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Look, Ma, no coding !.......2007-10-17
Written by a non-programmer, this book tells a story of a software team lead by Mitch Kapor (the founder of Lotus) in pursuit of their dream project. Dreaming in code, perhaps, but as the book has it, it's mostly hard work and hitting every problem there is.
Most of the book is essentially a team diary:
... and then they talked and it was going to take longer than expected, and the release wasn't going to be as impressive as initially thought ... and then Gary quit because he no longer felt compassionate ... and then Harry came in and took the code in his hands ... and then they sat again and looked at each other in despair ...
Besides, the author, being an essayist rather than a programmer, did a good job and a bad job in stuffing the book with wise men quotes, term explanations and references to software history.
The good, see, I was initially up to giving this book 3 stars, but because of a few excellent quotes and references to people like Knuth and Raymond it actually made it worthwile reading. Not because the author wrote it, mind you, but because he dug it up and presented to the reader.
The bad, I wouldn't really need explanations of what a binary code is or what garbage collection is. Similarly, the reference to the opposition between programmers and managers and (guess) Dilbert ! Feels like writing for the sake of writing and makes me feel stupid.
To conclude, although the author didn't suggest anything, and the project never finished, upon its last chapter, the book has a warm feeling of hope, despite all the problems the team had and all the seeming hopelessness of software development.
Amusing, if you have nothing better to read.
Good fun read.......2007-10-12
This book covers a non-typical software development 'story' (non typical because the project chosen to document, Chandler, was an Open-Source, led-by-rockstars, no-defined-deadline, proof-of-concept, failed, project) . I would recommend it to non-developers who wish to understand the complex software development madhouse, or to developers who want to see that they are not 'alone'.
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Comparison to Soul of a New Machine unfair to Tracy Kidder.......2007-09-23
This book has widely been touted as the software version of Soul of a New Machine. Being an erstwhile hardware hacker, I loved Soul, and because I've since been corrupted by the sirens of software, I looked forward to Dreaming in Code. But maybe because my expectations were too high (I was led to expect something like Kidder's book) I was disappointed.
Kidder's book was successful because it reached a definite conclusion: the new machine was completed, and it met its goal of beating the VAX. During the course of the book, the reader vicariously became a hardware hacker, a power tool, pedal to the metal - you could feel the tension, the long nights into morning, the frustration.
In contrast, Chandler does not get finished in Dreaming; it's barely alpha test. Of course that's not the author's fault, but in that respect alone this book falls far short of Kidder's. As far as style, Rosenberg is not nearly as effective as Kidder in conveying to the reader the mentality, the spirit, the verve, the je ne sais quoi that embodies the software hacker. And I say that as someone who has had to hack software to the wee hours. In other words, I know what it's like, and Dreaming didn't really bring back wistful memories of the quest to get it working; how would a lay person get it?
That said, Dreaming is a start, but IMHO it still leaves a void for a book that really is a software version of Soul of a New Machine.
Lots of good information sandwiched between mind numbing minutia.......2007-09-20
This is a worthwhile read for anybody involved in the business of developing software. I have to agree though the some of the comments regarding the mind numbing boring aspect of a lot of this book. The book does a great job and revisiting the history of software engineering, the software crisis, the art versus science versus engineering aspect of creating software, etc. etc. however, no conclusions are drawn and we're just as confused by the end of the book as we are when we started. As somebody who considers himself a software engineer in professional and has been working in the realm of software for more than twenty years, I do believe there are answers to the questions raised in this book ( I am not going to answer the questions here! Maybe I'll write my own book! ). I also agree with the comments regarding the choice of project. The analogy to me is that it seemed like a bunch of really clever people sitting down in a San Francisco Garrett, trying to write the next great American novel, by each writing a sentence or paragraph individually-not knowing whether it's going to be a love story or procedural legal drama. On the one hand it's depressing, that was still discussing the same issues that we've been discussing for the last twenty years, the only other hand at least it looks like I'll have a job may be in for the next twenty years.
I also take offense to the attempt to continue the stereotypical view of the software GEEK. The maturity of software is written by regular people, working for regular corporations, who live regular lifestyles, with no ponytails, no antisocial habits, and no dogs running around crapping on the floor
Painful.......2007-09-05
I made it half-way through before I couldn't stand it. The project wandered in the weeds, the book wandered right along with it. I thought the book (as Soul of a New Machine did for building a computer+software) would capture the excitement of software development. It didn't.
Maybe the Chandler project is really a team containing some very reputable people stuck in the doldrums, and maybe there would be some point in reading about it if the author made me feel the struggle of the developers trying to break out of the trap. Not even close.
Of course, maybe all that good stuff is in the second half of the book. If so, and if you buy this book, skip the first half. There's nothing worth reading there.
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Three Plums In One: One for the Money, Two for the Dough, Three to Get Deadly
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Three Complete Novels, One for the Money, Two for the Dough, and Three to Get Deadly, from the New York Times#1 Bestselling Author, Janet Evanovich!
Here's where it all began -- the three novels that first brought us Stephanie Plum, that bounty hunter with attitude who stepped out of Trenton's blue-collar "burg" and into the heart of America.
One for the Money: Stephanie's all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad and doing her best to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Her mother is a meddler and her grandmother is a few cans short of a case. Out of work and out of money, Stephanie blackmails her bail-bondsman cousin Vinnie into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, el-primo bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Morelli's the inamorato who charmed Stephanie out of her virginity at age sixteen. There's still powerful chemistry between them, so the chase is interesting.
Two for the Dough: Stephanie takes to the mean streets of Trenton, armed with attitude (not to mention stun guns and defense sprays), to find Kenny Mancuso, who recently shot his best friend and is on the run. Aided by the enigmatic Ranger, who knows a thing or two about bounty hunting, and by her irrepressible Grandma Mazur, Stephanie forms a shaky alliance with her favorite cop, Joe Morelli, for a tumultuous chase through back alleys and Grandma's favorite funeral parlors.
Three to Get Deadly: Stephanie is having a bad hair day -- for the whole month of January. She's looking for Mo Bedemier, Trenton's most beloved citizen, who was charged with carrying concealed and skipped bail. To help her, she's got Lula, a former hooker turned file clerk. Big, blonde, and black, Lula's itching to lock up a crook in the trunk of her car. And Morelli, the cop with the slow-burning smile, is acting polite even after Stephanie finds more bodies than the Trenton PD has seen in years. That's a bad sign for sure.
Funny and fabulous, Janet Evanovich is at her sparkling best in these three novels that launched a bestselling phenomenon.
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Published to coincide with the release of Janet Evanovich's new Stephanie Plum mystery, Three Plums in One offers readers the trio of novels that launched the bestselling, award-winning Stephanie Plum phenomenon -- in a single, unabridged, hardbound edition. Introducing the madcap humor, colorful characters, and local flavor that have become Janet Evanovich's trademark, Three Plums in One invites readers to discover Stephanie Plum, America's favorite bounty hunter with attitude, at the beginning of her almost accidental career as an "apprehension agent". In One for the Money, an out-of-work and out-of-money Stephanie blackmails her bondsman cousin into giving her a job tracking down bail jumpers. Knowing nothing of the trade, she tags along with a veteran bounty hunter, Ranger, learning the ropes as they go in search of a cop on the run from a murder one charge -- a cop who happens to be Stephanie's first love. Two for the Dough and Three to Get Deadly find Stephanie back on the mean streets of Trenton, New Jersey, in hot pursuit of her bounty, each time a little more savvy, a little bit tougher, and as outrageously funny as ever. Die-hard fans and first time readers alike will delight in discovering Janet Evanovich at her sparkling, suspenseful best in the three Plums that started it all.
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Great Read!.......2007-08-16
The Stephanie Plum series is so great. I have read a few of her books that are outside the series but to finally get all the background is great! You will really fall in love with Stephanie Plum and all her antics.
Stephanie Rocks!.......2007-07-21
Fast & Easy Read! Great for airplanes, but be prepared for some funny looks when you are laughing out loud. Grandma Mazur and Lula seem to find trouble wherever they go. (Although Stephanie is not really a very good bounty hunter!) :)
Very funny series.......2007-07-01
A friend recommended this series to me; at first, I was skeptical, because I always think that mysteries are always the same. However, Stephanie Plum is completely different from the other detectives I've seen in mysteries. She's a Trenton bounty hunter with a slightly senile gun-wielding grandmother, a smoldering sexual tension with cop Joe Morelli, and a fondness for Pino's pizza. There's also Lula, a 230-pound ex-hooker-turned-file-clerk, who sometimes helps Stephanie on her cases. These three books, the first in the series, are hysterically funny; I can't wait to read more! Highly recommended for anyone who wants to get a jump start on the Stephanie Plum series. I know that my next stop will be the bookstore for More Plums In One, the collection of novels four, five, and six.
gripping suspense full of comedy.......2007-05-09
This book is so funny.... it keeps you reading to find out what other mess Stephanie is going to put her self in. I started the series by reading book 12, when I finished that one I ordered books 1 - 4. I just have to get the entire series.
Get Acquainted with Stephanie.......2007-03-09
Great way to meet Stephanie Plum. This is a quick way to get going. Stephanie is not stereotypical in any sense. She's down to earth, smart, resourceful and has a long memory. If you've always wanted to do something out of the ordinary, do it vicariously through Stephanie Plum. You won't be disappointed.
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One fish, two fish, three, four, five . . . This one has a car to drive!
This bouncy counting board book comes with five beads shaped like Seussian fish that toddlers can move across the top of the book as they count along. Based on Dr. Seuss’s celebrated classic, this sturdy board book will be a hit with all the little fish in your family!
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My daughter loves this book!.......2007-09-12
Yes, it is a shorter version of the original, but its simple enough to keep her attention and she loves the rhyme of the text. She smiles every night when I pick up the book to read it to her. She just adores it!
Needs a little more text.........2007-04-05
This is a very cute book but... It ends very abruptly and is not quite long enough for my 1 and a half year old. She loves trying to count the fish on top, and trying to say the color names, but just a few more pages would have made this book a lot better.
Rhyming and funny.......2006-12-29
My toddler loves this one. The illustrations are short and crisp and just simple enough for my 18 month old. I am referring to the board book edition.
Baby likes it........2006-11-11
We really like having the fishes on the top of the book. It helps to count 1-5.
adorable.......2006-08-08
I had Dr. Seuss' books as a child and want my baby to enjoy them as much as I did. This nursery book is brightly colored, very sturdy and my 5-mo old keeps reaching for it. The plastic fish on the top make noise and baby loves to keep count with them. I'm very very happy with this purchase. I also reccomend other board books form this nursery collection.
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Is it possible to develop an all-inclusive embrace of God, one that can satisfy scientists, philosophers, and priests at the same time? It is, teaches best-selling author Ken Wilber, if you are able to understand The 1-2-3 of God. According to this premier modern philosopher, the seemingly innumerable ways humans conceptualize God can actually be broken down into three basic perspectives. Now, Ken Wilber invites listeners to learn more about: • The "I, We, and It" views of God: how different religions and spiritual paths tend to focus on only one of these three fundamental ways of relating to the divine • Using an integrated 1-2-3 approach to God to open communication between people of different faiths and beliefs • Guided sessions by Ken Wilber for deeply experiencing each of the three aspects of God—mystical, devotional, and objective Through his best-selling books and his work as founder and president of the Integral Institute, Ken Wilber has become one of the world's most recognized and respected pioneers of modern spirituality. With The 1-2-3 of God, he now brings his unique gift for lucid insight to the most essential question asked by spiritual seekers throughout history: what is the true nature of God?
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Ken Wilber on God.......2007-09-02
In the One Two Three Of God Ken has, for me, expanded and clarified much of his work. The fourth CD is a guided journey by Diane Hamilton, through the One Two Three of God. It was for me a wonderful finale to the CD set. Diane Hamilton's presentation was clear and a sheer delight.I anticipate returning again and again to listen to these CDs.
The ABC of God, spirituality, religion from history-now-future.......2007-07-22
Incredible, this is the first time I've come across this much gathered knowledge of all those different approaches, believes, understandings, experiences, images, actions, and the current state of the world as a result of all that. And all that information is not even 'just' put alltogehter, through the integral framework Wilber uses, this 4CD kit offers a profound insight in how those different approaches all fit together and what that tells about religion in the future.
A must-hear for everybody in the field of the 'state of the world' and 'roads to the future'.
best way to see the spiritual side of life without abandoning rationality.......2007-05-25
Terrific CD that summarizes Ken Wilber's most recent views of spirituality, which are detailed in "Integral Spirituality." He is one of the most thoughtful people I have read, and provides the best way I have read to see the spiritual side of life without abandoning rationality. This should be most useful to enrich the lives of many people in the modern world. The CD has enough humor to help maintain interest of any listener, and the meditation on CD 4 is quite good. I gave the CD to our minister, and think it is most important for churchgoers to consider the issues here. Their lives will also be much richer for having listened to this CD and considered the issues it raises.
A Companion to Integral Spirituality.......2007-05-15
The One Two Three of God uses the interview format introduced in Kosmic Consciousness to provide an overview of some of the concepts more fully developed in Ken Wilber's Integral Spirituality. The interview is much like those in Kosmic Consciousness, enjoyable to listen to and effectively touching on the integral perspective in relation to God, Spirituality and Religion. As a fan of many of Ken Wilber's writings and of his integral perspective, I found the content to be somewhat basic but generally clearly defined within the conversation dialogue. However, for someone unfamiliar with the basic AQAL framework and the states, stages, levels and lines developmental map, the discussion will most likely be a bit harder to follow. As a companion to Integral Spirituality, this interview session offers an overview of several key points presented in that work. It additionally provides a guided meditation as an experiential introduction toward integrating the 1st, 2cnd and 3rd person understandings of God into a more inclusive spiritual perspective.
Wilber fan, but I had a mixed reaction...........2007-04-28
In actuality, I rated this CD a 3.5. I am big fan of Ken Wilber, but I think he could have done better here. Although this is newer material, it doesn't measure up to the standard Ken set in Kosmic Consciousness for quality. There is a lot of repitition on this CD and for people already familiar with Ken's work it could be annoying. I also don't feel that Integral Spirituality that was released was also up to par for such an established author. I would really like to see more copy editing going forward, because overall I feel Wilber is a genious and one of the most important, if not the most important philosopher of our time.
With respect to content, this CD deals largely with the multiple perspectives one can take on reality i.e. first person, second person and third person. These perspectives correspond to subjectivity, intersubjectivity and an objectivity, respectively. Each of these areas also correspond to a certain orientation toward the divine, for example jnana yoga or path of direct knowledge (first person), bakhti yoga or path of devotion (intersubjectivity) and karma yoga or path of activity in the world (objective). The audio also covers various levels of these three primary dimensions and maps the same essential ideas to various traditons.
There is also a lot of material on this CD about the different spiritual levels and their correlates in culture (this corresponds to the interior of a collective). In other words, Wilber talks about what an orientation to God looks like from an archaic, magical, mythical, rational, post-modern, subtle, causal and non-dual perspective. He uses examples to illustrate how religion shows up in various cultures at some of these stages. The stages beyond rational are more rare and not experienced in the culture, but rather expressed in individual practices.
Again, for many Wilber fans this will be a repitition of familiar material. If you are new to Ken Wilber, Kosmic Consciousness or A Brief History of Everything would certainly be much better introductions to Ken's work.
If you have only read Ken Wilber, you will find another side of him revealed in the interviews. I think it is important to have a sense of his personality and although this comes across better in Kosmic Consciousness, I think you can get that here too.
Overall, Ken has looked across cultures, worldviews, spiritual experience, science, sociology and many other fields to come up with an inclusive model that embraces more of reality. He conceptualizes this by applying a four quadrant model which corresponds to the various perspectives I mentioned above. The fourth quadrant comes from the original model and the three perspectives above result from a simplification of the model to describing both individual (empirical) objective and collective (systems) objective views to a single it/its zone lumped under what he calls the third person view.
There are also various levels within each quadrant where every successive level both transcends and includes the earlier levels. At each level, there are new phenomenon that crop up with emergent properties that can't be explained as the mere sum of parts. An example of this on the physical level would be the heirarchy (holarchy the term Wilber uses) e.g. atoms, molecules, macromolecules (such as proteins, DNA, etc.), cells, tissues, organs, organ systems and multi-cell organisms. In this example, life would be an emergent property that appears with cells.
One of Ken's arguments is that each of the quadrants is irreducible to the others and that each dimension has certain truth criteria associated with it that is appropriate to its domain. In Wilber's opinion, this avoids a situation where we ignore the validity of subjective experience or other important dimensions of reality that can't be measured through the scientific method. For example, he might argue that love exists and consciousness exists, but we can't look at either one through a microscope. There needs to be other ways to validate truth for each quadrant.
From a larger perspective, this worldview offers a post-metaphysical view of reality that validates the legitimacy of the arts (first person), morals (second person) and sciences (third person). This notion is also related to the notions of the Beautiful (first person), Good (second person) and True (third person).
The most valuable thing about this recording from my perspective is the exercises on the last CD. They help you to integrate the concepts on the CD with your own experience. They also give you a feel for how you can make practical use of the model to stretch your boundaries and as a tool for trying on various perspectives, points of view and orientations toward Spirit and the world.
My review does not do justice to Ken's model or the power of his ideas. In a limited space, this is very difficult to convey. However, I have read almost everything Ken has written and I believe he will go down in history as an extremely important thinker. My understanding is that he has 20+ books in print continously since they have been published and he is the only (or one of the only) living authors to have a major publisher put together his collected works during his lifetime.
Admittedly, it is difficult to wrap your arms around Ken's entire thought. It requires a lot of background information on a variety of topics and an understanding of his history including the evolution of his thought which has changed numerous times over 20 years. If you are serious about Wilber, then I would certainly purchase Ken Wilber: Thought As Passion (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Pyschology) and use it for context and a general roadmap. If you get this along with Kosmic Consciousness or A Brief History of Everything, you will have a very good foundation and get his most important ideas in a relatively painless way. If you try to tackle something like Integral Psychology : Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy right off the bat, you may get discouraged. Some of Ken's works are more accessible than others.
In general, it is good to see Ken giving interviews and it is likely I will buy anything he puts out. However, I would like to hold him to a higher standard in terms of presentation, avoiding unnecessary repitition, etc. The man is a genius, but he is sometimes all over the map.
Finally, I would like to leave you with an intriguing Ken Wilber idea about holism. Ken argues that combining the understanding of quantum physics, ecology and systems theory into a worldview is a gross reduction of reality to the deepest levels of the physical universe. I happen to agree with Ken on this, but it is a very controversial idea. The implication is that we can't even understand the deepest level of physical reality without it breaking down and its complexity leads us to mistake this for all of reality. If this is true, how much more complex might reality be, if there are other ontological levels that are even more complex as described by the Perrenial Philosophy that seems to form the core of every major religion i.e. the levels of the body, emotions, mind, soul and spirit. A lot of Ken's model is based on taking this view very seriously. You can get some good background information on this notion from Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision of the World's Religions. While Wilber differs from Huston Smith in many ways, it is very interesting to see where they are similar and where they differ. This is particularly interesting with respect to Ken Wilber's Integral Methodological Pluralism which comes out of his latest thought and which underlies the contents of this CD at a deeper level. Also, Huston Smith is very eloquent with his methaphors and descriptions, which will also help you to digest Wilber.
This CD is definitely worth buying. However, I don't feel it's the best place to start or the best example of Ken's work. It's a BIG BOOK, but Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, Second Edition is a great more or less comprehensive look at the scope of Wilber's thought in one volume. It's a monster, however, at 800+ pages!
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A wacky crew of hippos, cats, pigs, and cows lead kids from a quiet One to a "LOUD LOUD LOUD" Ten-and back to quiet One again. From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun board books, here is One, Two, Three!, a counting book as only Sandra Boynton could do a counting book. Filled with her humorous, colorful drawings and lively text, One, Two, Three! is an adventure with numbers that kids and their parents will love.
Main selection of the Children's Book-of-the-Month Club. Suitable for ages 1-4.
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another Boynton winner.......2007-06-26
I LOVE reading this to my daughters! It is fun, educational, and gets kids involved. My favorite part is the last page... you'll have to read it to find out.
Grandma thinks FUN.......2007-04-11
I found the book fun. It is easy to read and understand and all ages can enjoy it. If you are reading to different ages it will hold the attention of the younger children because of the colorful pictures, the older children will read along because they have it memorized. I have just about all of Sandra Boynton;s books for the kids.
Daughter likes it !.......2007-04-07
Daughter loves to count along with this book, she loves the silly pictures and narration.
Wonderful.......2007-01-12
It's been nine years that I've been reading this and other Sandra Boynton books to my kids and I never tire of them. They are so clever in both illustrations and text that it may very well be impossible to become bored with them.
If you get this book you might end up with nine friends making a celebration LOUD LOUD LOUD.
You cannot go wrong with anything by this author. I'd also recommend the Going to Bed Book, Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!, Snuggle Puppy and Barnyard Dance. I just love them.
Momma's favorite book.......2007-01-10
I love this Boynton book. We have lots of Boynton titles but this is my favorite to read. All the Boynton books are great fun to read because they have great rhythm. And the illustrations are fantastic.
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Over 120 delightful pen-and-ink illustrations by the author add another dimension of good-natured charm to these wide-ranging explorations. A mind-expanding volume for the layman and the science-minded.
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Don't Think Too Hard.......2007-09-22
This book takes very complex theories and theorems and puts them into simple, everyday words that most of us "regular" people can understand. By finally understanding them, you yourself will start to boggle your own mind thinking about other theories and maybe, if fortunate enough, will even form your own.
What a book!.......2007-09-04
I somehow came across this book when I was about 12, started reading it, and couldn't put it down. Now at the age of 52, I happened upon it once again, started reading it, and once again couldn't put it down. The delightful style of writing of Mr. Gamov, along with his tremendous knowledge, make this book a real gem. Highly recommended for children or adults with an inquisitive mind.
Hoping My Grandson Noah Enjoys the Delightful Exploration.......2007-08-11
"In plain words our result means: the most probable distance of our drunkard from the lamp post after a certain large number of irregular turns is equal to the average length of each straight track that he walks, times the square root of their number." G. Gamow
Exploration of scientific puzzles:
One book, which I read in 1960 (The Revised edition) when I graduated in Engineering was, "One, Two, Three... Infinity," a wonderful book by George Gamow who explored science and its speculations. George Gamow, a nuclear physicist wrote an entertaining book, describing the wonders of nature and, how we understand facts and perceive issues about the universe. That book was selected as one of the top 1000 books ever written, translated in Egypt to inform the younger generation of the New republic. The fascinating chapters of the readable book on contemporary science, takes you from playing with numbers to the microcosmos on: number theory, relativity, fourth dimension, entropy, genes, atomic structure, the riddle of life and the days of creation.
Storytelling by a Renowned Physicist:
In a storytelling style with which the author and great mathematics educator, George Gamow, approaches his subject and grabs the interest of the reader goes far beyond math, science, physics, and mere numbers placed in esoteric formulae. Continuing on through more exploration of mathematical randomness, and statistical approximation of probabilities, simple game theory and related problems. Gamow leads the lay reader from mathematical complexity into a treatment of aspects of organic chemistry to genetic theory, and out to a cosmological mindwarp territory, taking you from the roots of the ancient Alexandrian world through early and later geometrical analysis and extrapolations from the phenomenon of parallax, to the spherical shape of earth by an early Alexandrian mathemetician, Eratosthenes. Gamow diligently coaches the novice through passing items such as supernova explosion, galactic clusters, a collection of diverse examples of stars and stages of their development, expanding of the Universe as the expanding of a balloon's surface, with points on the surface all retreating from all others at the same rate (fig 127). The volume contains over 120 delightful pen illustrations by the inspiring author, adding another dimension of good-natured charm to these wide-ranging explorations, a mind-expanding volume for the layman and the science-minded.
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"Gamow did indeed 'strive' ... in One Two Three...Infinity - to 'emphasize' the importance of science and technology. ...In his original Preface, written in 1947 at the time the book was first published, ...he did not 'attempt to tell the whole story" of modern science; he also shows his ability to understand and be modest when he writes..." Academon
"It seems that almost all the reviewers had the same experience: we read this book at an early age, and it was so fascinating, so inspiring, and so magical that it directed us into math and science for the rest of our lives." Stan Veroony
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Albert Einstein's Vision: Remarkable Discoveries That Shaped Modern Science
Can you count INFINITY?.......2007-07-14
Can infinity be counted? Is there more than one type of infinity? Answer: Yes to both questions. Learn how counting things that (seemingly) cannot be counted is done - and, while you're at it, learn about the fourth dimension.
A classic that has been recommended reading for over 50 years!
99% is unrelated to infinity.......2007-06-30
The book, contrary to its title, talks little about infinity. About 1% of the book is dedicated to the subject. The rest of the book is an 8th grader's introduction to science. The concepts are very basic and while the ideas are explained well this book is not intended for any kind of introductory study except for those individuals who have a very limited concept of science in general.
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This book has what you need! Quick guidelines, a suggested toolkit for getting started, cleanup tips, motivation tips, and caregiver tips, all to help you survive the toilet training process. This guide has straightforward, real life steps and examples from a Mom who potty trained her triplets at 2.5 years old, while caring for and nursing an infant.
This guide is for the parents or caregivers trying to potty train one, two, or three children at a time. I do not have real life experience on quads or more, but this guide might help! This is a quick and practical guide without a lot of theory or psychology.
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Thank you so very much!.......2006-02-17
When I began looking for advice on training my son, I purchased a book that stated I could do it in one day. After reading this book, I decided that, although the theory behind the book was somewhat acceptable, some of the apparent mind sets were contrary to the way that my husband and I decided to raise our child. I have never been ashamed of my child because he was in diapers- he is two and half! I do not have multiple children, but this book helped me realize that my instincts (sp) are correct for my son. We chose this caring and loving method for helping our son. This experience was not filled with anxiety or fear for either of us! Thank you again!
Terrific book from another mom of triplets plus newborn.......2006-01-27
Maria's advice is fantastic and to the point. As a mother of triplets (just 2 years old) and a newborn, facing potty training is scary. Maria's book showed me it is possible and gave me choices as to how I might approach it. I loved the schedule of her day at the end of the book. It seemed so similar to my own day! I'm now feeling up to the challenge thanks to simple, no nonsense advice.
I also have Maria's book about 101 Indoor Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers. We are going to be making the Purple People Eater soon!
Maria, Thanks for taking the time to document things that worked for you!
Triple stars from this triplet mom!.......2005-09-05
This book is awesome! It's very easy to read, easy to follow, etc. Has great, practical tips to talk you thru the whole nightmare of potty training multiples. It helped me see that potty training is a relaxed process and not something I needed to stress over. I have 2 done and one more to go... thanks to the author!
Product review.......2005-01-04
This book is terrific. It's full of practical and creative ways to deal with potty training. I had a difficult experience with my first child - I wish this guide was available then.
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Japanese gardens have a matchless allure—so still, and with a profound sense of beauty. All the more amazing, then, that you can construct such a special place so quickly, with this guide to planning, materials, plants, pruning, and special additions. The transformation can begin in a single weekend with a miniature Japanese garden in an old sink for display on a balcony or patio, or with trellis panels made from bamboo. It takes two weekends to add a zigzag bridge as a centerpiece to an iris garden or to put up an arbor. In less than a month, you can enjoy a vertical garden on a sleep slope, a heart-shaped pool with rockery, waterfall, or tea garden. The work lasts only a short time—the pleasure, forever.
“Ketchell has compiled a realistic guide to constructing more than 20 outstanding Oriental garden features. Detailed directions combine with impeccable illustrations, and Ketchell’s informed explanations of construction techniques, material requirements, tools, and equipment make even the most intricate design attainable.”—Booklist.
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garden book.......2007-03-19
I love japanese gardens but this is not so easy. Great pictures and great ideas but I'm not very handy. I wish it was made a bit easier to follow. Some supplies are not easy to find in my area. But great ideas anyway.
Essential for Japanese Garden beginners.......2003-04-22
A great run down on the essentials in a Japanese garden. From plants to design and bamboo. A great book for how-to water features and more. A great book.
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Includes Books 1-5 plus a collectible leather bookmark (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, & Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix).
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7 Pop Culture Masterpieces.......2007-08-12
A fantasy tale for all ages about a wizard and his adventures and the trials of growing up. Each book matures with Harry and keeps young readers entertained even as they grow up. A must read for anyone who love books.
Who wants to grow up!.......2007-08-08
This is silly; I give a 5 to the whole series. I expect that most of you are way younger than me or have kids. Every one of these books is worth reading, even for us that are no longer considered to be kids.
#1 Harry Potter Fan.......2007-07-08
Seen all the movies, but never read the books? Then you are missing so much. I love these books!
5 Stars.......2007-01-08
The Harry Potter series is one of the best fictional series out there - and not just for children. While the books start off simple, they grow more complicated and darker as the series progresses and the 3 main characters grow up. J.K. Rowling inputs themes about friendship, loyalty, love, loss, the consequences our choices in life have upon ourselves and others, as well as the ever-looming battle between good and evil. To have the first 5 books is a wonderful addition to any library, and this series stands alongside C.S. Lewis's Narnia chronicles as a beloved children's series that is not just entertaining, but also teaches us about ourselves.
One of the best fantastic novel ever!.......2007-01-05
I don't know where did Rowling gets her inspiration (must be someplace where Tolkien, Lewis and others got it to, please guys... let us now!) but this stories are beyond the five stars allowed here. You want to just sit down and read a book to the end in one day, because is so great you keep wondering what will happen to Harry and his friends in the next page. These are great books for kids and "adult" kids, I mean, these are great to any age, as long as the reader has the willing mind to create all this fantastic history in its mind.
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Good book, lousy binding.......2004-08-07
I opened the book on my kitchen table. Looks good, with lots of details. For example, when replacing the impeller in an Alpha outdrive, there are lots of careful photos and line drawings to guide you through the process.
I took the book outside to start working; within 15 minutes, the pages started coming out. Soon entire sections were falling out. The binding is worthless. Once I drilled holes in the book and put it in a 3-ring binder, it worked fine.
Details can be a bit more sketchy when performing more complex maintenance (e.g. "remove any accessories that will be in the way of removing the valve cover, then remove the bolts). I suppose that if you are going to work on rockers or remove heads, they assume you have some skills and confidence! However, the instructions are clear and lead you through the process.
Overall, the book is good, and similar to the Haynes or Chiltons auto repair manuals. Although the book covers several engines and outdrives, it does a good job of keeping them straight. I would recommend this book to the "shade tree" mechanic who wants to work on the engine and outdrive with confidence (or at least be able to speak knowledgably to the mechanic).
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