The second edition is even better than the first.
935659
I've already read the first three books in the series and of love each one so far.  But when I saw that there was an expanded second edition of the Court of Nightfall, I was curious and decided to take a look at it. I'm glad I did, because the second edition is even better than the first. It gives the reader a much more in-depth look at Scarlett and how her childhood shaped her into the courageous heroine that she becomes. If you've only read the first edition, then you'll definitely want to read this new one. And if you haven't read either edition then I highly recommend Court of Nightfall as the first book in a highly entertaining urban fantasy series.
3400045
The author has updated the first edition of this book published in 2000.  A lot has happened in the intervening decade and the author has succeeded in integrating the new in a seamless way that suggests fresh, newly penned work.  I suppose this isn't surprising given the advent of so much being done on the cable side of the dial and in the new media social and otherwise.  The author has captured the sense of that evolution and posed a few conjectures on some of the central questions posed by the brave new electronic world.  Much more to come.  One can only wonder if there will be floor or for that matter a foot.  We can only hope Mr. Chunovic will be there to report and ponder.
1527905
I haven't seen the first edition of this book, but judging from reviews (all of which are dated before the 2nd Edition came out, which was December 2002), the 2nd Edition has added a lot of new material that addresses some of the criticisms of the first edition. I used a pre-publication draft of this book in a class with Professor Chandrakasan last fall, and it covered topics such as transistor sizing, crosstalk and transmission line effects, threshold voltage level effects, logic synthesis (though this book does not go into HDL design), and many other more advanced topics.
It's also been made more up-to-date, removing a lot of the dated material some reviews on this page have been complaining about.
Since I am just learning this material, I cannot comment on how relevant or complete this new edition really is, but I would urge anyone who was disappointed with the first edition to check out the 2nd edition. Actually, I'd urge everyone who used the first edition to check it out. From what I've seen, it's like a completely different book.
111641
The standard reference for historic preservation professionals is back in a second edition, with many improvements over the already fantastic first edition from 1984. I'm not sure if I can adequately capture in words how much I'm in love with this book! The photos are crisp and detailed, the additional text -- and there is plenty of it -- covers community development and suburb design (among other things), and Mrs. McAlester has named every style of American residential building constructed through about 2010. Even the paper used to print the pages is gorgeous to the eye and to the touch. I appreciate that Knopf Doubleday clearly understands that this is a book which will be picked up and used on a regular basis; the quality of the product is just superb. This is a book you could keep on your coffee table!
3631885
This book is even more fun than Sten Odenwald's first installment.  And I loved the first one.  This one covers even more up to date astronomical advances in the field.  Very fun.
1361638
I wrote a well-deserved glowing review (q.v.) of Dr. Collins Edwards's revision of Book 1 of this classic text.  It was not only faithful to the original, but also improved upon it in many ways.  I regret that I can't say the same for her Book 2.

To start with, the text it purports to revise ran to 234 pages, not counting intro or appendices.  This work runs to 105 on the same basis.  That alone tells much of the story.

Collins Edwards' Book 1 retained the structure of the original, totaling 120 lessons.  Schoder and Horrigan's second edition of Book 2 took up the pattern at Lesson 121 and continued to 230.  Collins Edwards starts over at Lesson 1 and goes to 41, with the lessons being about the same length.  And most of the illustrations and informative commentary have disappeared entirely.

Schoder and Horrigan's Book 2 also picked up the Odyssey where Book 1 left off.  Collins Edwards has changed (and reduced) the selection considerably, and the highly desirable continuity with Book 1 is gone.  She has also excised the 325 lines of the Iliad that formed the capstone of the earlier Book 2 editions.

In short, this book is a decent text in its own right and has much to recommend it, but it is no more a "revision" of Schoder than my granddaughter's reader is a revision of McGuffey's.  I'm hanging on to my second edition.
3884121
I have previously used to 2nd edition, however the 3rd ed has been significantly updated. Tanzania is a country that is growing and changing fast. I especially like the fact that the author has personally stayed at, or eaten in the places that are recommended.
If you are intending to visit in the near future do not rely on the 2nd ed (2006), get yourself a copy this one.
1358456
The previous edition had good information, but this one is even better.  Pretty much covers all the facts and figures that I keep forgetting - and well-updated.  After sampling multiple "pocketbooks" for EM, I think I'll stick with this one.
4827367
I bought the first edition of Rendezvous With Ada many years ago, and with it as my only guide was able to learn this fairly complex language within a few weeks.  The flow of the text is excellent, moving from simple to more challenging topics at a good pace.  Even better, every aspect of the language, down to the most minute detail, is not only explained, but is demonstrated in one of the many example code segments that lace the book.  As an added bonus, the example code is often as humorous as it is lucid.  Together with the general enthusiasm conveyed by the prose, the examples not only made learning Ada easier, but genuinely fun.  In the second edition of the book Naiditch has included coverage of the newer Ada95 version of the language, not merely by adding a few paragraphs at the end of each chapter, but by a thorough rewriting of the entire book - a rewriting that considerably expanded the book's content, but in no way lost the delightful enthusiasm of the first edition.  I've read several other Ada texts since; although all have their merits, none come close to matching this one.
280593
When i got this book, i added to the pile of books to read (a big pile) and assigned it a medium priority since I've read the first edition. I thought this was "merely" a second edition with updated information about Visual Studio.

When i started reading the book, i realized I was totally wrong. The most thing it has in common with the first edition it is the fact it's a great fact. Apart from that, the content (unless memory is playing tricks on me) is very new from the first edition.

We could say, the book is divided on two parts (this is my division) The first one , where the foundations, the principles, the practices and what kind of problems have triggered agile methodologies. This first part is filled with theory, this part by itself if worth the value of the book (not only it has a great explanation of agile practices but it has a bunch of great references which can be used to dive deeply in particular topics).

The second part is a more practical one, it shows how you can apply the agile principles using Visual Studio features, but it's more than that. Not only in terms of agile methodologies "management"  (i'm clearly lacking a better word) practices, but also the software engineering practices that can be done with Visual Studio (which are independent of Agile but are typically used in conjunction with Agile since they are a natural fit).

In case I haven't been clear enough, I highly recommend this book. :-)
2553005
This is better than the first volume. It repeats a couple of jokes but is worth it for the silliness of the good ones. Bizarrely there's a grievous typo (I presume) in the 'knock knock' joke on the flyleaf which defeats the whole point of the book - it's a good joke told incorrectly. I can't imagine why it wasn't corrected after the first edition.
4899924
I felt I had to review the current (second) edition because two (identical) reviews nearby applied to an earlier edition.

The second edition is expanded to over seven hundred pages and is jammed with useful information.  Its cost is reasonable compared with alternative pacemaker books containing considerably less information costing as much or more.

My level of expertise is as a retired anesthesiologist: therefore the subject is somewhat foreign to me, but most of it is easy to understand in this well-written and edited book.  Contributors come from the finest medical centers in the US and around the world.

Knowledge in this specialty increases measurably from year to year so a recent edition such as this is desirable.  Authors' references include some as recent as 2007.
3958867
I'm blown away by how much better the second version has improved from the first. I was so disappointed by the first edition that I swore off O'Reilly for a little while. One of my major gripes, the rampant use of classes provided by the author in libraries has all but vanished. In addition the anti-patterns of bad SQL use that are so rampant in other Java books are nowhere to be found, and in their place are recipes that show sane and proper use of JDBC.

I heartily recommend this practical work for Java engineers. For those not familiar with the first edition this is a solid practical work that covers a wide range of Java programming challenges. For those turned off by the first edition, you should take a look at the second, the improvement is profound.
91257
The redo and updating of information makes this book even better than the first edition which I've had in my collection all these years. The artwork has been redone and in some cases replaced with new drawings. A must have for chocolate lovers.
320395
After reading the first edition, I wasn't at all interested in buying the second edition until I read a review that indicated that the second edition wasn't just an updated rehash of the first.  Indeed, this book is completely different.  Where the first book was little more than Apple's online examples in print, this book incorporates step-by-step examples of simple applications that are used to demonstrate numerous Cocoa programming topics.  I got almost nothing out of the first book.  I am actually feeling somewhat confident and I am making progress on a couple of projects with the knowledge I have gained from this edition.
2755951
The third edition of Digital Filters for Everyone contains all of the information in the second edition, plus a chapter on 2D filters and a section on how to implement filters in software. I was especially interested in the 2D filter section, having used similar filters in thermal imaging applications. Each new edition of this book has emphasized improving text, equations, and graphs, resulting in the readability and clarity of this printing.

Some reviewers have questioned the "everyone" in the title, apparently due to the visual complexity of some of the algebraic and trigonometric equations, especially for higher order filters. Note, however that unless you use a hand calculator, (which is not recommended), these equations need to be entered only once. After that, tradeoffs can be made by changing variables and re-running the analysis. Rusty also provides tips on how to make real-time code more efficient by storing partial results, using symmetry, and using stored interpolation tables. The math used in the filter equations includes algebra and trigonometry, including straightforward complex number manipulation. Basically, this means that the ability to design digital filters is expanded from just specialist electrical engineers with $30K computer toolkits to anyone that can enter and use the equations - whether in code, Matlab, Excel, or wherever. This includes almost all engineering, math, and scientific fields as well an anyone with enough of an interest to set up the equations for solution in one of these tools. This may not be everyone, but certainly includes many, many more than before this book was written.
624362
Lemov doesn't disappoint in the second edition. The first edition has been a game changer for our teachers and our school and I'm so happy to see the amazing updates that are included in 2.0.  There is much more of an academic focus in this book than the original version, and SO many incredible videos. I can't wait for our school to start focusing on some of the new techniques like Manage the Tell and Show Call.  I recommend this book for both new teachers and veteran teachers, as well as principals and district leaders.