Good info, but outdated
345450
I bought this book for my recent trip to Australia. It had useful information, but be warned the book is from 2007 and has not been updated. Verify details with a more current information source.
3195858
i admire the author and have read many of her articles; however, IMHO this book is too old now (2000) so will contain outdated info.  if and when it is revised I would consider it.
1601299
Not a bad book but very outdated, so my rating reflects that. The writing is good, overall. There are more current books that could be much more helpful. Even an earlier edition of MV Statistics by Hair, Babin et al. is much more practical.
3383263
While this book has lots of good and useful information, it's also obvious that the book was originally written ten years ago; some of the information, based on my recent experience, is dated.  If you need resources on spina bifida, there aren't many, and I'd recommend picking this one up, but doublecheck any of the information in it against current practice before you act based upon it.  The new introduction is nice, but the book could stand to be updated throughout.
935681
Published in 2007 and now out of date... should have read the pub. date before purchase.  Still, found some good general information, but much of it is repetitive, as are many academic publications of this kind.
1651534
This is a good book which covers the bases, but it is quite old and contains some slightly out-dated advice (don't feed your garter cat food, and not all fish contain thiaminase). But I'm happy to have this on my shelf.
2677589
It's a great book, and I has a lot of information I wish I had known when I was just starting out. That being said, it's starting to show its age. A lot of the recommendations seem pretty obvious to someone using modern agile methodologies. Also about half the book is the appendix which is incredibly out of date.
4068834
Good, up-to-date information.  Generally well written.  I do like the modern examples, shows the authors did their research to get good anecdotes.  I don't like how the book is laid out, with all the side-bar type information.  The info is good, but it makes reading the text difficult, as I'm getting distracted and having trouble with continuity of the text.  The end-of-chapter stories are good, along with the web-based instruction that's extra.  Over all, the authors write well and know their topic, as well as their audience.
2934846
I am sure that back in the day this book was very useful. I should have checked to make sure I had an edition date, as this one is from 2002-very dated information. I'll keep it as a reference, but am still not sure how much useful information I will glean from it!
4544720
If I were writing a review of this book by Mr. Ayoob twenty years ago, I would have given it five stars. While much of the info in this book is still relevant today (e.g. the self-defense techniques demonstrated) - a lot of the info in the text is woefully out-dated. For example, there have been great developments in handguns since this book was first published. So while the advice he gives on gun selection was sound 1983, it really needs to be updated - I'll bet even the author would agree with me on this. Mr. Ayoob praises the PR-24 (Police Baton) at length in his book. Today, you'll be hard-pressed to find a Police Department that hasn't switched to the telescopic style of Baton (which doesn't look aggressive until deployed or get left in the patrol car). The same goes for OC (Pepper-spray). Perhaps in 1983 pepper sprays were, "useful only as dog repellents and have little if any effect on humans", but today's pepper-sprays work quite well, thank-you (ask your local G-8/APEC/WTO protester). I have used pepper spray on the job (and have had it used on me) and I can assure you while not 100% effective on 100% of the people 100% of the time, (short of a bazooka - what is?) the stuff works. So in essence, what the other reviewers are saying about this book (favorable comments) are true, but in my opinion this book badly needs an update/overhaul. Having said that, for the price of the book (cheap!) it is still full of practical advice. There you have it: the truth about, THE TRUTH ABOUT SELF PROTECTION.
3054301
The book is very informative but is also outdated as eBay has changed so much since the book was published four years ago. Definitely has the inspiration to get you fired up and go!
1859075
Though there are many helpful and informative bits of information and practical advice to be found in pregnancy, some of the health and diet info is quite outdated. Also, the chapter titled "discomforts and health variations" includes many of the the herbs or bits of advice that are warned against in other parts of the book....this is confusing as the book is specifically for pregnancy and could be dangerous to someone not taking the time to make sure these things are not contraindicated even though they are in the same book! Overall it could be a helpful basic guide, but I hope to find a more scholarly book to consult in the future.
4179648
A reasonable book, with reasonable advice, but very outdated in many places. This is not a surprise, since the book was written in 2001, and this review is being written in 2015. That's 15 years of Internet time between the two. He talks a lot about surface mail, printed books, brochures, etc, which seem almost irrelevant now. But on the other hand, there's still lots of material on how to establish credibility and authority in your field. So it's a mixed bag.

I don't think I'd recommend that anyone buy the 2001 version of the book, but it was ok as a library read, which is how I found it.
14107
I read this book before moving to Korea.  The book prepared me for SOME of the differences between Koreans and Westerners, but some of the information was extremely outdated.  The book is good for people to get a general idea  of the culture in Korea, but Culture Shock!: Korea, needs to be updated.  Most of the information on the relationships between men and women in Korea  is just plain wrong.
4886332
I like the information in the book.  It contains a lot of useful information.  It just feels dated with the pictures.
4320349
The information presented on nutrition and physical degeneration was interesting, but old. I much prefer the books that are written based on current research.
1724506
This was a pretty good book and had allot of helpful information. All of the studies and surveys are very outdated. It needs to be revised.