Good for beginners, but beware of dated material
339910
It's a good book for beginners in crypto. It has an easy-to-follow method for investing and detailed explanation of "what" and "how". The con is the material is VERY dated. This was released prior to the December crypto boom. Things move super fast in the crypto world. Everything can change in hours and the crypto market is very different from the release date of this book (as I write this review) so beware of the exact coins she recommends.
1989425
This is an attractive book in soft cover format (192 pages). It is written by a very experienced chess writer, who, in addition to decent material, uses a very colorful language, using frequently chess jargon and idioms.
I remember in the beginning of my chess playing career, carrying his book on the same subject with me to many junior tournaments. The idea was, that when preparing for a game or studying a certain opening, one can consult the book and quickly find tactical tricks common for that opening.
For example, if you play Caro Can as Black, you must know 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3. Nd2(c3) dxe 4. Ne4 Nbd7 (planning Ngf6) 5. Qe2!? (not too wise to block the bishop on f1, but...) Ngf6 (continue normal plan) 6. Nd6# - several experienced players have fallen in this trap in the past, but now even beginner knows this, thanks to the books, like Neishtadt's.
Well, remembering my childhood experience, I was very excited when I knew that this book is coming out. I even notified my mailing list subscribers about it.
However, once I got chance to read through this book, I have found the following flaws, that if addressed, would make this book so much better.
All of the examples are categorized by tactical motif and not by the Opening. So, if you are studying a particular opening, you should continuously flip through the pages to find tricks for that opening. Index helps, but the process is not user friendly.
Game materials & Examples - Outdated for this book, released in 2002, the latest games are from the mid 90s.
Direct word for word translation of russian idioms makes reading comments somewhat difficult. This was confirmed by several of my american born students.
Overall, good book for beginners learning Openings and basic tactics.
Good luck!
Copyrighted by me.
1544108
As a security professional and attorney with more than 30 years of experience, I have used this text in my graduate courses on security case law and security management for more than eight years with more than 400 students at two universities. The clarity of the author's text and the case-based format makes it an ideal text.
However, without a recent update or new edition, the example cases are now sadly out of date. In addition, newer topics in the area of cyber-security and updated laws on the regulation and powers of private security personnel are not addressed in the text.
Use of this text now requires considerable work by the professor to bring in new materials and update nearly twenty years of case law decisions. In fairness to the author, however, I am not aware of any text on this topic that is more useful -- even in today's classrooms.
603845
I had this book in 1978 when I bought my first kayak. Much of it today is terribly outdated as far as the equipment is concerned.  The basics are still relevant such as paddling techniques etc.  I bought it strictly as a nostalgic thing.  I love it but I'm sure there are newer, more relevant books out there.
4528511
This book is somewhat dated.  It still is a GREAT book for someone who knows how to compile java programs with packages and who wants to get a solid introduction to database programming, including some good chapters on how to create a good logical model, before you create the physical model.  If this were 2002, I would give it 5 stars for what it is.  I am a database administrator by profession.  If it covered Hibernate, I'd still give it 5 stars, although they present the idea of using a JDBC framework predecessor to Hibernate in the book.  Good CD includes a Java database to play with, including ODBC drivers.  For advanced ideas, they switch to how to program to Oracle JDBC drivers.
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!
2348254
There's a lot of really good stuff in here - clear, concise, and helpful, even if the author is a little hubristic at times. Sadly, all of the information dealing with computer-based audio is at least ten years old: the author mentions applications like Sound Designer and the 'Audio Media III' hardware card, which went out with beige Macs.
4582037
acquiring material on the dvd. 1st thing...the katas are well presented, as well as explained. I would recommend it for a beginner. That being said, there are some frustrations to contend with in re to navigating the dvd...real frustrations. Perhaps because the material was originally in VHR format and was not updated properly when it was translated to DVD. If it had been properly updated, I would have given this 5 stars...4 stars if they'd kept the original formatting but dropped the price 15 bucks or so.
1766431
I read this and compared it with my little knowledge on the subject ( And I am no means an expert!) and I found the information dated and to be somewhat dangerous given today's safety standards.
So if you approach this as a historical volume to see where we came FROM with Oxy-Acetylene usage then it is good material. But be warned that using it as a learning guide or how to guide could be dangerous.  Safety standards have progressed a long way since this was written.  Conversely so has the use and tools for Oxy-Acetylene cutting and welding.
801582
The first edition of this book was written in 1993 by Bob Brant alone.  This second edition, updated in 2008 apparently by Seth Leitman alone, adds a lot of good information.  The trouble is, much of the information still dates from 1993, and there is little to show what is new and what is old.  So you have to mine a little bit to find the valuable nuggets hidden among the less valuable old junk.

Skimming through the book is the best way to do that.  I've only read about 40% of the book, and I'll probably never read any of the remaining 60%.  But that 40% has a lot of good information in it.  Much of that good information, surprisingly, appears to be from 1993.  Some things have changed in the past 16 years.  But not, in the electric car conversion world at least, a whole lot.

I'm not a fan of the writing style in the book.  For my taste, there were too many "shout outs" to people like Paul Little or Jim Harris for their "great" conversions, especially their "magic boxes" (just junction boxes for wiring).  Too many "!"s and too much boosting of the benefits of electric cars.  And too much from 1993 that should never have been kept in this new edition.

Still, compared to its competition, this book has taken over top spot, in my mind.  Convert It! needs its own makeover to keep up.  The rest of the field lags well behind.
3766786
This book is ok, and mostly still relevant a decade later. However, there are also critical errors in some examples and the writing is not always clear. I would not recommend paying for a new copy at this point, as the help materials on the MediaWiki site are much more well-written, in addition to being current. The MediaWiki help can be daunting for newbies or non-tech-savvy users, but if you are looking for an absolute beginner's guide, I recommend looking elsewhere.
2269082
Good method for students, if at times a little dated in piece names and illustrations.
2143608
QUICK AND EASY READ FOR THE BEGINNER - NEEDS TO BE UPDATED - OFFERS CE THAT IS ALSO OUTDATED -
241402
Huh? The sections on power tools are behind the times; and there are new materials available. So, it's dated. The methods of work and examples are as valid today as they were twenty years ago. Anyone who didn't pick up some tricks from this book didn't give it a chance. This book has some of the best drawings I've seen. They have views that really show how things work together. For the price, this deserves a place in your shop library. If you refer to it first, you'll be surprised how often you don't bother to check another source.
1418862
This 1996 edition of The Elements of Drafting is the ninth--the first was published in 1949. At that time it was certainly a leading text. It covers fundamentals of legal drafting, including organization, definitions, words of authority, expressions relating to time, and others. In 1949 it was probably one of the earliest texts to do so in a thoughtful way.
But the book contains many remnants of that era. It is written in a somewhat archaic and stilted style--by contemporary standards. The cases cited for support on many points are quite old. And the drafting examples are outdated. Most of the book's principles are still sound, but the presentation seems dated in 2002.
(The author is Australian and the book addresses mostly Australian law.)
622718
An average book, best suited for beginners. I found much of the material a bit dated. Other than that, I can say it's a fair book for a fair price...
331085
First, this book is one of two by this author who is considered an icon in the model railroading community.  As such it is interesting reading from an historical perspective.  However, considering that it was written over fifty years ago, some parts are of no practical value (i.e. "How to properly operate a hand crank drill).  It will require an experienced modeler to recognize which portions are still valid and which portions are outdated.  Therefore, I would not recommend this book for the beginner.