Old book, not very useful
937610
This is a reference book, not a teaching guide.

Only about a third of the idioms I look up are actually in this book. In fact, mostly it's not about modismos at all, more like a semi-random assortment of topics -- lots about cognates, for example. Fifty years ago, this might have been the best you could do, but nowadays you can just look this stuff up online.
4495974
Despite this book being updated 5 times in the last 60 years, it still reads as a 1960s book written by a man. He seems to have respect for women, but only at a 60s man, who was really acting outside of the box by having that respect. I am giving it 2 stars because it was a formative book for the natural childbirth movement, but if you are into that sort of thing, most of this info is readily accepted in that realm. Terms are outdated (like "bag of waters" for amniotic sack). Ideas are offensive (like you only get a "birthday" if you are birthed vaginally and not delivered.) C-section numbers are out of control these days (at about 30% nationally), but that concept has not been updated. The use of medication is vilified (hey, if you need it, you need it and if you want it, you want it.) As another review indicates, there is no actual tool for pain management in this book.

Again, this may have been helpful years ago when there were no other concepts out there like this, but at this point in time, there are way better resources available.
3878556
An old book, and behind the times. Don't waste your money.
2926031
This book is book. I didn nott learn anything special from reading it besides completing homework assignments.  Its easy to glance through to find information.  Please save yourself money and buy an older edition.
3486700
I ordered this book because it was about the only book specifically devoted to Cabo. I was very disappointed. I carried the book to Cabo and back but didn't really use it. If you strip away the generic "travel" information and the history information, this book contains little that is useful. The restaurant reviews are good, but not all restaurants are covered. The reviewers below had more valuable suggestions than this book, such as -- don't rely on credit cards, bring cash, small bills.

The book is woefully out of date. It doesn't even contain a decent map!
1323042
Not useful at all. Not up to date does not cover needed into.
3889536
Current thinking concentrates on counting carbohydrates and not calories.  This publication is clearly old and not much use. The recipes are also outdated. It was a waste of money and shipping costs.
4883643
Not a very useful book.

Too much of the book was focused on how wrong it is to put a pull handle on a push door. Okay, kind of joking about that, but it seemed to be a recurring theme.

Many examples of obvious things, repetitive themes, and unsupported data.

Also outdated. Sure, good design concepts are timeless, but using DOS in a computer example should give the author a clue. Given this book's shortcomings, you would think the author would want to take every opportunity to try and improve it, and make it more appealing to a wider audience.

Also very unstructured. It jumps around a lot without making solid points.

Maybe worth the $12.00, but glad I didn't spend more.
1397404
Of historical value only to Golden Dawn devotees, so called adapts, etc. This work is almost completely useless for anyone interested in practical magick. Modern thinking has evolved a lot since this was written and what was "cutting edge" back then is rather ho hum now. Summary: abstruse, boring, of no practical value.
4005522
Perhaps I should have read more reviews. This rather dated book doesn't stand the test of time -- it is not as much about speaking politely as it is about speaking with proper grammar. It catalogs some old-timey poor grammar and slang, and explains the proper English way to express the same idea, e.g. don't use AIN'T, say MAY instead of CAN when requesting something, use NICELY instead of NICE as an adverb, don't forget the G on the end of PLAYING and say YES instead of UH-HUH etc.

It doesn't get into a discussion of grammar or parts of speech, but simply describes usage and indicates the correct use.

Somehow I expected this book to be more about interactions between people and how and why to use respectful language. This book's purpose seems to be teaching someone who speaks like a Hollywood version of a 1940s "hillbilly" to speak in standard English.

The simple illustrations are darling in a crude way, but the layout and typography of the book is not very attractive. Lots of very short paragraphs that are justified so it's hard to read with a lot of random white space.

Just doesn't seem that useful unless you've got a real mini Eliza Doolittle or Jethro Bodine on your hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNgv4Jp6ipc
4029451
I bought this book after hearing great things about it. It references older technology and has very few useful things in it. If you own a reel to reel tape machine, it will show you how to make splices. There is a brief mention of digital recording. The brief mention of it feels akin to reading an old earth science book from 1965. "Someday, mankind may reach the moon". I sure hope so.
1618171
This book was published many years ago..It is very technical book, difficult to read. I did find a few useful points in the book.
3240671
This book is of historical interest only, I think; it's very well written, but a lot of its content is mind bogglingly outdated, ancient. If you need a readable quick intro into sound, read Jeans's book (the first part of it is updated Helmholtz). Then, if you still need to (as in "know specifically what I'm after and it can be found only in Helmholtz"), you can pick this book; but otherwise, resorting to modern literature will be a much better investment of your time.
466785
This book was absolutely terrible. I purchased it while taking a class required for continuing professional certs, and I was shocked at how outdated and archaic most of the information is. It was also very dry, and the principles were poorly explained in many areas. Unless you have a professor who tests straight out of the book, save your money - you can find better, more accurate explanations of the material in this book by searching Youtube, or the public forums.
1468624
What a waste of money.  The information is old.  For example, it talks about where to find film for your camera. Obsolete information.  The first quarter of the book talks too much about car choices. I never send anything back but if there was a way I would send this book back for a refund.
1618060
Quite an old book now, and with most of the information within in available online it seems a little dated. Not bad for an intro and if you don't fancy trawling the web and want it all in one place.
396620
Not worth the money, Not a lot of useful information.