Good info, but very dry
924319
The information is good, and well presented, but as someone already mentioned, it really reads more like a laundry list instead of investigating the reasons behind what will one day be looked on as the most damaging presidential administration this country has ever (hopefully) survived.  It isn't bad, just isn't really deep.
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If anything, this poor slob's review actually gives more merit to this book than is probably due, based on the author's investigative style at least.  I guess a lot of the laundry list of lies the author points out must really be on target though, to rile a conservative nutjob like the aforementioned reviewer, into such a defensive posture.  Kudos to the list of lies and their acid effect of truth on supporters of those lies, but again, it could be better written.
3667667
There is a lot of good information in this book, but it's VERY repetitive. Feels as though the author was trying to stretch it to make it an appropriate "book length." Also, there is definitely peripheral information that is really not very relevant to fertility. Still, I do like that the science behind the recommendations is fully described. I don't like following advice without understanding what it's based on. Overall, it's worth a read.
4389806
Good information, but a but thin. The author started out giving a background on some oils and then how to use each one, then for a few oils...like orange oil....the background info was abbreviated and there were no instruction on how to use it. Overall a good book, but more in-depth information would have been nice.
3822812
The info in this book is anecdotal, which is fine, but it's so dense it's hard to read.  I'm a white-space kind of reader, and bullet points and call-outs are what I usually need to absorb info.
284037
A lot of useful information; however,  the book is very boring,  it's hard to stay concentrate while reading it.
515680
There is a lot of good information in this book, but at times (mainly dealing with the earliest origins of Las Vegas) it can be very dense, dry reading. It gets a bit tedious when it begins listing the names of those who owned, operated or had a piece/percentage of the early clubs, often reading like some sort of legal document presenting a history of property ownership more than anything else.

Towards the second half of the book it gets much better as the author seems to relax and relate more of the human side of those early empire builders who were really interesting characters (perhaps the difference is that many of these were more of the loner variety so the author can concentrate on a single person rather than listing more names).

The book is at its best when offering brief glimpses of the entertainers who came and went as Nevada gambling grew and prospered, also when discussing in more detail some of the more colorful people who made or lost their fortunes during those same years.

The epilogue would have been better served as a prologue (or even as a blurb on the back cover) since it explains that the author is trying to present a "glimpse at the history of Nevada's legalized gambling since its inception in 1931, through its Golden Anniversary in 1981."

This book would make a nice starting point for someone looking to get basic facts about Nevada's early gambling history.

***I received this book as part of a free promotional giveaway contest.
2513621
I enjoyed the topic matter of the book, but I found the writing dry and uninteresting. There is also noticeable confirmation bias and a generational gap in some of the topics he describes. His view of catechesis as a form of exorcism is very practical and appreciated. I rated the book three stars because it could have been condensed significantly to form a shorter work with the same impact, or enhanced to dig into the content matter in a more compact, succinct way. I would have preferred more anecdotes and research to his repetitive paragraphs and unsubstantiated opinions.
1643509
The topics covered in this book are worth learning about and I found myself instantly engaged after reading the first chapter online. However, after getting about halfway through the book, I found myself quite bored. The writing is very dry and the book follows a very cookie cutter format of laying out an experiment then explaining the results with quite a bit of unnecessary filler in between. There are many experiments where the results are quite obvious, and while I understand the need to prove them through experimentation, their explanations are often too drawn out.

This book could have easily been at least one-hundred pages shorter and made its point with far more precision (I don't know if it is just me but there was a definite overuse of exclamation points that made the writing seem less credible). I think perhaps the writer could have taken a few tips from his research to convey his information in a more digestible format.
4136096
The information is a lot of background (past issues) before the real subject matter is presented.  The font type makes it hard to read and the breaks for paragraphs are long and not enough.

The pertinent information is good, but hard to find.  I was surprised that I got a study guide with this book and now I know why!
3064619
Lot's of good information but a little dry.  I supplement by watching Wendy Riggs on YouTube.  I love her.
4928209
I bought this book as it came highly recommended and finally made it to the end...  While it does contain a lot of useful information, the information could really have been condensed into a third of the pages - without any loss of information.  Or perhaps it's the writing that doesn't flow well, which makes the book hard to hard.

Overall, I was a little disappointed.
2369593
I had a really hard time learning from this book - it was very dry and I did a ton of googling to find videos that explained the concepts more in depth. I used this book for an online class, so maybe that was the problem, however I think the price was really high considering there was no link to a website with more information. Kind of disappointed.
3609156
I think the book was a little too dry to hold my attention. There's a lot of interesting facts about the psychopaths, but I struggled trying to stay focused on what I was reading. I often found myself re-reading paragraphs, like when you are trying to read a text book. Information is good - but just lacking in presentation.
1915081
This book explain almost every single detail of J2EE, but it was written in a very dry manner. After read through chapteres on JSP and Servlet, I was dryed up and eventually switch to "Mastering EJB" written by Ed Roman.
2177920
This book contains some good information, but it lacks detail. A lot of time is spent reading puns and writing that is meant to entertain. Personally I would have preffered a much more straightforward approach without the fluff. That said, the information it does contain is appropriate and I was able to find answers to my questions, or at least relevant information about topics I was curious about (such as caffiene consumption before pregnancy). I took the list of recommended blood tests to the clinic and they are currently being processed.
2390023
This book certainly contains a lot of information.  Nobody can question that the author is informed.  For me, this book fell short of the mark because the good info was often buried in needless chatter.
I've worked as a Solaris Admin for many years and I've read a LOT of Solaris books.  This book isn't the worst book ever written.  But it falls into a general pattern that is common for books of this type.
First off, this book is meant to be a guide for Beginning Sys. Admins.  The same author already has a Solaris reference book.  That's why it pains me that this book contains so much "reference-like" filler.  Do we really need another book rehashing the origins of Unix?  Couldn't they cram that stuff into an appendix and list some more pertinent background info?  But I guess the publisher decides this book must contain X number of pages and the author just cuts and pastes from his other texts.
There was also excessive redundancy in this book.  The same run-level chart that appears in the first secion reappears in the third.
The writing style is wordy and unpractical.  I too got my start in Unix in a university lab, but System Administration is about doing a lot in a short amount of time. Could you please get to your point without all of the prose?
And hidden in those long paragraphs were great links and commands.  But this book wasn't well structured to have those things stand out.  Instead, only somebody who has a LOT of time to read every single word can truly garner all the information in this book.
A lot of people clearly like to read wordy academic style unix books.  Perhaps it's only the books title that's a problem.  Still I think the book could have at least been laid out a lot better.  I also would have thought it better if it had shorter more clearly focused sections that actually had to do with administration.
2523026
You can definitely tell Ann Moura is a history teacher.  Not because of how well written her section on the History of Green Witchcraft is...but because of how dry, boring and agonizing this book can get.
I liked the  book, don't get me wrong, but it seemed to drag in a lot of places due to  her style of writing.  Think Silver Ravenwolf--now think of the polar  opposite of Silver Ravenwolf.  A lot of the same info, just presented in a  different way--a nice change of pace.  I didn't like Ann Moura's rituals.  I write all of my own, but read others to see what other people do and how  they work.  Ann's rituals seemed to be very wordy and dry, but at least  they are detailed so that the reader knows exactly what is going on.
A  great reference for herbal uses, various forms of divination, and the  history of religion.  It was nice to see she included rituals for  Wiccanings, Hand-fastings and Funerals for the ordained ministers out there  looking for a different perspective and some ideas.
If you happen to like  books that are easy to read and flow nicely, you may want to hold off on  this one and grab a few Scott Cunningham titles.  If looking for a good  reference book or can sit through a little dryness--go for it.