A Great Start -- Let's See More!
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This book shows you how to manuever the tricky waters of managing client/server projects in which multi-disciplinary skill sets are required to be successful.  Though it only hinted at the coming web revolution, its  precepts are valuable if applied judiciously in the management of  client/server development teams to bring a client/server projec in on time  and on budget.
And having had the privilege of working with both of the  authors, I can attest to ther excellence and passion in this challenging  profession.
Well done!  When will the second edition be ready?
647593
This is a good starter for those of us new to the "home ice cream making" biz. I'll go ahead and get my disappointment with the book out first--a lot of the better B&J flavors are absent. However, they give you enough that you can do what they did--experiment your way to new flavors.
The best thing about the book, besides the price, is the insider information that helps the layperson understand what makes good ice cream good. Also, the recipes are easy to follow and turn out very well even on the first try.
Most of the flavors inside really don't tempt my taste buds, but there are several good ones--enough to make the purchase worthwhile--and there is enough information to allow you to confidently experiment. Hey, why not? You can eat the results either way!
1288114
I would love to see more of this author's work.  I didn't have that "can't put it down" feeling, but I kept coming back for more.  The images shown would be wonderful on the screen!
2894289
Fabulous!  We want more!  Please release the rest of the series on DVD soon!
103164
No book could handle this subject adequately, but this one is a great first start on the subject...  It's actually pretty good, prices a bit "pie in the sky" but lots of pictures to enjoy...  It's a great place to start!
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This is an excellent primer on the potential of using 'Big Data' as a lens on human culture.  It starts with the things that can go wrong with big data research (hello, AOL releasing all browser history thinking no one could possibly have their privacy violated if they assigned everyone a number and removed their screen name - a plan that failed in a big way).

It then moves on to one way things can be done with respect to privacy: analysis of the Google books archives.  At one point, Google decided to try to scan every book it could possibly access into a searchable database (as someone who used that database to great effect, I can say it was much appreciated).  After some initial concerns from publishers were dealt with, what remained was an excellent way to study what the authors call 'phame,' the number of times someone is mentioned in the published works scanned by Google.

The authors are honest when they run into trouble (not every publication will refer to Franklin Delano Roosevelt by his full name after its initial mention, but a search in the big data for just 'Roosevelt' yields obvious problems) but other than that the data appears sound and highly interesting.  Indeed, one of my complaints was going to be that it didn't play around with the potential for big data enough, when what to my wondering eyes did appear at the end of the book but 24 pages of pure graphs for our delight and delectation.  Coffee vs. tea, war vs. peace, zombies vs. werewolves, even the relative phame of insurgents vs. terrorists is charted for us (if you're guessing that last graph got into some interesting territory around 1976, you would be correct).

The sense of humor of the authors is also worthy of note.  They have one graph at the end for the mentions of correlation and causation.  The year when correlation starts to outstrip causation in mentions is 1908, which the authors helpfully note is also when the Chicago Cups won the World Series for the last time.  A better example of correlation != causation I have never seen.  :-)

Tl:dr:  This if a fun primer on the potential of a new field of analysis by two people with enough of a sense of humor to keep it engaging for those of us with only a passing interest in analytic sciences.  If you know or are a science buff looking for a fun, light read, this could be for you.
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First of 12 books ( I found out after getting started) with enough hints of what's to come that I will invest the time in the second book!  Have to see how it goes after that...first book was definitely written to set up the character development!
3160345
I implemented three ideas in the first ten minutes.  The bonus tools section is very helpful as well.
Yes, I've already installed one of the apps he recommends.
1563195
Excellent start! I stumbled upon this.... had a seen a promotion, I definitely would have watched it sooner.
2374462
A great introduction discussing many of nature's patterns is followed by some totally amazing and clear pictures from a wide variety of subjects, some of which are: animals, arcs (aurora and rainbow), butterflies, cacti, cliffs and canyons, fruit, flowers, fossils, reflections, shells etc.

This book is just not for children although it is written at their level but I think everyone will get a "wow" moment at least once (I got way more) as they read this book. We live in an amazing world and as the author says, there is way more to see than in this book but this is a great start!

Happy reading!
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Good solid introduction! I look forward to reading Volume 2 and hope that Volume 3 will be on Kindle before long. The Participatory Society should give this a chance.
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I started at book 12 in this series--loved it and wanted to read from the beginning.  I would have continued with Book 2 after reading this introduction to the characters.  Great start!
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If you've read a bunch in this genre, you won't find much that's new. If you haven't, this is a wonderful place to start. Congrats on the sex!
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But this is a great on a fresh idea, thanks for the original idea and I look forward to more.
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Terrific read -- clever and well written!  Excellent first book -- may they write many more.
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We need to understand the real history, this book is a great start.
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I saw this book at the library, and came home to order my own :)
It's a great "start" into Biblical characters (both OT and NT).  The pictures are definitely a nice bonus, and I feel might make it easier for even middle school aged children to glance through, and see who they'd like to learn more about.  We keep ours with our Bible, at the altar <3

*I'll see if I can attach some photos soon!*