out of date and many better books are out there with better information
341206
out  of date and many better books are out there with better information.  Actual book is old and about to fall apart.
1013177
This might have been a good book in 1999, when the author wrote it. Despite its 2002 copyright date, the original printing was 2000, and most of it was written in the 1990s and not updated. So, if you want a detailed look at what guns were available almost 10 years ago, this is it. If you want up-to-date information on CC handguns, this is a waste of money. The other is highly opinionated, and won't even discuss smaller caliber guns, so it's 9mm Luger and up only, folks. Also, many of the models he discusses in detail are no longer made (or are made by other manufacturers now) and many of the very best, most advanced and up-to-date guns aren't covered here because they didn't exist. Overall, this is a historical piece only. It is badly in need of a new edition, and not a quick makeover, but a ground-up rewrite. $16.50 for what you get is too much. There are far better, more up-to-date books out there on the subject.
4586591
First off, I'd like to mention that despite being called "Discovering The Magic Kingdom" this is not a book about the theme park of that name in Florida, but about Disneyland.  This is an odd choice of title for a book about a specific park.

All of the information provided is very dated.  This book came out 6 years ago after all.  The dated information wouldn't be a problem if it were a historical book, but this one places itself as a guide book, which makes a very large chunk of the book totally useless.  In fact, the book even disagrees with itself more than once.  An example, on one page it says that you can add parking to an annual pass for $79 but later on the same page it states the parking pass is a $59 value.  This level of inattention to detail is disappointing.

In addition, much of the information is simply wrong.  "Facts" from the book prove to be mostly retellings of stories or things that were heard, but unfortunately Disneyland is full of apocryphal stories and it seems minimal effort was made to keep them out of the book. In fact, many of the "facts" you'll find are poorly sourced ghost stories attached to nearly every ride.  Some of these stories are even placed word for word in multiple places in the book.

In all, this book does provide an interesting overview of the park, but it's dated nature and inaccuracies make it hard to recommend it to anyone who isn't already an expert at the park.  The truly useful tips or interesting tidbits just don't add up to the amount of effort it takes to pull them out of the rest, and verify them.  A sadly misguided book as there are some good nuggets in here, it's just not worth the effort to extract them.
1022173
This book is technically sound but out of date and obsolete. It does not cover all the topics covered in a normal macroeconomics class and it does not explain why the United States is in a recession and what can realistically be done about it.
3371347
This book is out of date; it has an updated cover but the content is old. DK books are usually excellent; this one is not quite right. Buy something more current.
3996186
This book could do with some re-editing or updating based on what is now known about the forced adoption policies of the past. Some of the information presented in this book is biased, not helpful and potentially damaging to the possibility of reunions. Robinson writes in a cold and clinical way and this makes this book not user friendly at all. In light of all of the new research and information on adoption separation and the impact of that on mothers and children, this book is dated.
4179486
Book is way outdated and should be noted as such. People looking for this type of "help" need to be able to access more current data, facts, approaches
497913
This book is marred by the fact that the author did a very uneven job of the revision and updating of previous editions. Most of the time the narrative is obviously dated. Other authors also to the 8th edition of their books revised the text to reflect the current states of computers. Too freqnently, Minasi talks as if the average system "today" is a 486. In one place he even has left in the text his remarks of years ago about preparing the book on an IBM-XT computer. I think people learning from this book are going to be confused by the excessive details on MFM hard drives and 286 and earlier computers.  I would like to suggest that when the next revision (edition) is prepared, that most of the material dealing with computers prior to 1991 be removed and included on the CD-ROM. One method to do this would be to include the 8th edition on the CD-ROM.  There is no sufficient details on new concepts such as why/when one wants use IEEE 1284 printer cables, the differences to be found in motherboards for classic Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium MMX, and Pentium II. The chips sets VX, TX, and FX should be discussed. The various voltage requirements for the newer processors, etc. There is no warning in the book about the fact that there are at least 2 wirings used for the ribbon cables that connect the motherboard serial ports to the 9-pin and 25-pin D-connectors.  I get the definite impression that the author had a great deal of hands-on bench work up until perhaps 6 years ago and that in the years since he was been too busy lecturing and revising the various editions.  I teach people to recycle older computers for K-12 classroom use. But, even here, most schools will not permit teachers to accept donations that are older than 486. I have taught people how to find $5 used 386 and $20 used 486 boards and insert these in IBM XT-cases. Nowhere does Minasi touch on the vital point that the original IBM-PC cases have different cut-out for keyboard and slots that are at spacing that were changed with the introduction of the IBM-XT. Therefore, IBM-PC cases are only good for the junk-pile, whereas IBM-XT cases can even hold a Pentium motherboard.
1010109
This book covers a huge amount of topics related to the automation, organisation and control of production systems.

I studied this book for a class, and I think that the quality of especially the quantative methods presented is only fair.

Besides that: the content on the automation- and controltopics, is way out of date.

Nice book (if you can buy it second hand), but money can buy better books new.
2113099
This book is not only outdated (still includes objectives that were taken OUT of the CCNA IDND2v3 exam topics) but is simply just too generalized to provide any comprehensive or relevant knowledge from the exams (Frame-Relay for example). This book will introduce you to most of the topics covered in ICND2 - but that's it. It will not provide the in depth knowledge you will need to pass the exam. If you wish to purchase this book, do so for informational purposes only and back up your studying with more recent resources and cisco documentation.
4095063
This book is so out-of-date and it's focus is better suited for general IT studies and not CISM.  It's worth no more than about $5.
3732367
This book is sadly out-of-date and useful only to those new to biology. The concepts are questionable and Mr. Wright doesn't provide any factual basis for his opinions despite his own strong feelings about "sound science" versus "junk science." For example, most scientists have agreed for over a decade that Natural Selection is too simplistic, and yet the book is based on its principles with no attempt to study them in depth.

"Facts" are thrown out with little reference to studies, competing studies or information about the political leanings of the scientists who conducted the research. Some studies are bashed and a counter-study is presented, and yet the reader is given no reason or understanding about why Wright supports one study over another. It all becomes a he-said/she-said argument. The moral of this book: humans suck. Whether or not that is true, I'd appreciate some sound scientific evidence to support, and I would expect that a book about environmental SCIENCE would be able to point out a sound reason or two.
555373
Book was written/published more than 7 years ago so most information is completely out of date.
822697
This book dates back to 1999, and since I'm writing this in 2006, that's seven years ago. Seven years is a long time for computer documentation. Virtually everything in the book is so far out of date that it's useless. The authors also didn't do a very good job of staying on topic; there are many long digressions that are neither interesting nor useful. In many cases, the authors merely give a broad-strokes outline of how to accomplish a particular task, or talk about several different approaches that have been taken by different people, without concluding with anything very helpful about how to actually accomplish the task.
461092
I bought this book because one if my doctors told me to in order to lose some weight to help manage some of the chronic pain and RA that I have. It's so out of date. Save your money! Dr. Phil McGraw' s New 20/20 diet book is so much better! Also, Michael Thurman' s 6 week body makeover weight lose kit is good but much more expensive
4710412
This book may have been useful when it first came out 25 years ago but it is too dated to be applicable today. While I often find gems of information in older books, this doesn't happen to be one of them. Save your money or buy it used.
1126942
I really admired the idea for this book, but unfortunately it looks outdated, even for the 2001 publication date.  Two examples stand out.  The first is the idea that the more support and rigidity a boot has, the better.  Recent thought is that there is a trade-off and the increased support actually weakens key muscles and prevents the foot from working the way it should naturally work.  The second example concerns stretching.  The book advocates static stretching but recent studies indicate dynamic stretching is more effective and in fact safer.  I don't mind the different opinion, so long as its backed with a discussion over why what the author chooses is superior, but this book doesn't offer that.  Also, the book is inconsistent in level of detail - for example mentioning gaiters but not snowshoes or crampons (both of which have obvious foot implications).  The book limits itself to on-trail hiking, even admonishing readers not to go off trail.

In short, this book fails to deliver enough content either in depth or breadth.