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Writing Skills for Social Workers (Social Work in Action series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is an excellent resource for the social worker that writes. It is comprehensive, descriptive and useful. I recently wrote an article for a class and this book helped me organize the paper. Well worth the money. Click Here to see more reviews about: Writing Skills for Social Workers (Social Work...

Synergized Middle School Chemistry: Elements and Interactions (Volume 2) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Recently I was asked to sub in in a middle school science classroom for a number of days. I was left with no lesson plans and do not have a strong science background. This book was instrumental in helping me develop lessons that really engaged the kids. The lessons were easy to follow and the labs worked...

Computing for Seniors in Easy Steps - Windows Vista Edition: For the Over 50's Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a great book for people with little computing experience , its easy to use just put it at the side of your computer and the pictures help you to do lots of things that you would probably not attempt .This is my third book in this range and I find them all very goodClick Here to see more reviews...

Cisco Routers for the Desperate: Router and Switch Management, the Easy Way Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)'Cisco Routers for the Desperate' (CRFTD) is the book Cisco should package with their routers -- assuming author Michael Lucas makes a few tweaks. I've always been amazed by Michael's uncanny ability to include details that matter to administrators, especially in his earlier books 'Absolute BSD' and...

The Lobbying Strategy Handbook: 10 Steps to Advancing Any Cause Effectively Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I don't usually review books on lobbying, but that has more to do with the fact that there are few good books written on this important act of advocacy. I have been a lobbyist for a trade association for over 25 years and I would have loved to have been given a resource like Pat Libby's book when I started...

YouTube 4 You Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have come across this book in my local Borders bookstore just today and as a huge fan and frequent user of YouTube I must say that I like it a lot. The book is perfectly suitable for beginners and I believe that it was written with them in mind. However, because of its pretty comprehensive character,...

Six-Week Start-Up: A Step-By-Step Program for Starting Your Business, Making Money, and Achieving Your Goals Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)So, can you get a business started in six weeks? I think the answer is yes, but it's going to depend on the type of business you want to start. If you're planning on starting an amusement park or oil refinery, it's going to take longer. But Abrams says in the introduction that this book is for more typical...

CompTIA Security+Study Guide: Exam SY0-201 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The book is built on a clean language, the ideas are well organized inside each chapter, but you could perceive that chapters themselves are not in the optimal order...Sometimes you have to jump from one chapter to another to cover completely an idea exposed in this book.On the other hand, you will have...

Finding Community: How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)To me, Finding Community was even more useful and entertaining than Diana Leafe Christian's previous book, Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities. It is full of inside information and tips for those of us interested in the possibility of joining an intentional...

How to start a business in Bali: A practical guide to setting up and running a successful business in Bali Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Mike has gathered alot of great infomation here, the interviews in this book give alot of insight into this subject for anyone considering setting up a business in Bali.I love theme running through the book, of working together with the Balinese people for a mutally beneficial situation.If you are considering...

The Letterboxer's Companion, 2nd: Exploring the Mysteries Hidden in the Great Outdoors Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I just finished reading the 1st edition of this book when I heard there was a 'new edition' that could be pre-ordered (only from Amazon). Needless to say I jumped on the band wagon and placed my pre-order. Much to my surprise I received notice the book came in ahead of schedule and I received my book...

Someone's Watching You: From Micropchips in your Underwear to Satellites Monitoring Your Every Move, Find Out Who's Tracking You and What You Can Do about It Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.KVThis is an excellent book, well researched, creative documentation, and full of things to worry about. If you have tried...

Introducing the QR Code: the Reality & the Magic: A QR Code primer. Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The introductory QR information contains all the standard information you can find online. The only redeeming vale would be the list of 100 possible uses of QR codes. The list is not a revelation and can also be found on piecemeal online. But it's nice that they compiled such list. This publication comes...

Absolute FreeBSD: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD, 2nd Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Almost five years ago I reviewed Absolute BSD, Michael Lucas' first book on FreeBSD. I gave that book five stars, back when several other BSD books provided competition. On the eve of 2008, I am happy to say that Michael Lucas is probably the best system administration author I've read. I am amazed that...

Lies Salon Owners Believe: And the Truth That Sets them Free Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)At one time it seemed that everthing I touched turned to gold. I was motivated also, like the author, by an impoverished childhood. As a successful adult, I had everything I wanted and needed. I now find myself rising out of the ashes of a number of devastating life changes that I had no control over....

Wicket in Action Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I don't normally review books on Amazon but this is one of the best technical books that I've read in a while. The authors do a great job of organizing and presenting the material. The book is easy to read and I was able to get through it in about two evenings. I'm now using it as a reference while I...

WordPress In Depth (2nd Edition) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A representative of Pearson Education spotted me on the LinkedIn WordPress group and offered me a review copy of this book, and a second one to give away at the East Bay WordPress Meetup. That was more than a month ago, but I wanted to do justice to all 432 pages and actually read the book in as much...