super simplified versions
587330
The plots have been simplified to the point of removing all of the intellectually challenging aspects Christie was famous for.  The language used is American English and not British English.  The cast is totally lacking in enthusiasm for their parts and come across as if they were in the film because they lost a bet.  The casting is not very good and few of the actors match their part.  Several scenes of graphic homosexual physical affection have been added.

There is a technical flaw of the audio and video not being exactly synchronized.  It is most obvious when the people's  mouths do not move properly to match what they say.

After viewing this several times I noticed why it seemed simplified.  The characters are stupid.  Even Miss Marple comes across as an airhead who blurts out smart sentences every so often.  Also there appears to be some ethical preaching.  Everyone who has any moral standards is ridiculed.  There is a lot of cigarette smoking.  This violates the code of conduct of Hollywood about not promoting cigarette smoking by showing it in the characters.
2266325
This edition (with Enhanced WebAssign 2007/2008) is exactly page-for-page the same as Stewart's 6e "Single Variable Calculus Early Transcendentals (2003/2008)" except: 1) this reprint starts from page 1 of the original, so it does not include the Preface, "To The Student" and the Diagnostic Tests, and it does not have the nice detailed Table of Contents with page numbers and titles for each section (instead it has a one page TOC with the title of each chapter and their page numbers), but this reprint does include the Reference Pages cutout sheets 2) For reasons that are not clear, Appendix F includes 2 pages from the multivariable book on the proof of Clairaut's Theorem (for sections 14.3, 14.4), and 3) the index is taken from the complete single volume index, so it includes references to pages that are not in this book (from Chapters 12-17 which are part of the multivariable book).
Some of my students find the Diagnostic Tests to be very useful, and the extraneous references in the index can be annoying.  I like having the detailed Table of Contents from the original version.  Besides those annoyances, this is a great inexpensive printing of Stewart's 6e.
318074
This is really not the best version available.

For not much more, I would get the All-in-One version (additional 2 bucks) or the All-in-One with CD (additional 4 bucks).  Everything in this book, plus additional theory/technique, plus the plastic comb binding allows it to lie flat.

For Level 1 only, there is also a DVD version (only 6 bucks more).
1978393
Nice simple cheat sheet for Elements and Premier.
You still need a book, but this can speed up the learning process.
119865
I like simplicity of this book. So practical! So approachable! Only wish there were pictures. Something to be considered for the next edition.
2862920
That's what I mean by SUPER EASY PROGRAMMING
3424791
This book was a great help to me. Upgrading an operating system is a chore and if you spend much time on the internet you come across an endless stream of horror stories. I'm very busy and didn't want to spend any time searching for ways to fix disasters. Though I love web design, the technical aspects of operating systems and the innards of computers are daunting to me and, well, not very interesting. This book was exactly what I needed. In very few pages the author takes you step by step through everything you should do before upgrading, how to back up your current computer, how to choose an upgrade option, how to set up Tiger and customize it for your needs. He introduces Spotlight, Dashboard and even the automator and has good ideas for additional small but helpful software you can get online. His instructions are crystal clear and uncomplicated. Somehow he has just the right amount of smart tips. There isn't one bit of "padding" in this book - he gets right to the point and doesn't waste a minute of your time with chatter or unnecessary information. The process was far from overwhelming with the help of this book. One note: he recommends SuperDuper for backing up your hard drive. If you have Jaguar, or anything less than Mac OSX 10.3.9, you can't use the version of SuperDuper that is on their home page. However, as I discovered, they are happy to send you an older version of SuperDuper if you just contact them. Following the instructions in this book, I was very happy with my upgrade experience. Highly recommended.
2242043
This product is quite easy to install and simple to use, but doesn't have much explanation about the laws of particular states and the different options available.  The forms are pretty basic.  They are good if you are leaving the bulk of your estate to one or two people and making a few specific bequests.  I wanted to use this to update a new will, since my old one is about ten years old, but ended up just typing the new one in because my old form is much better for where I live.  If, however, you don't want to hire a lawyer and you don't know how to pull together every form you might need for end of life legal dispositions (will, health care directive, etc.) and you don't have a big or complicated life, this will do the trick nicely and save you a lot of money.  If there is anything complicated in your dispositions or instructions, I would recommend paying for an attorney.  A few hundred dollars now can save your heirs thousands of dollars in expenses and hours of heartache.
3797529
Basic and simple. Too easy for my 9and 11 year olds
2468847
Enjoy the simplicity of how the book is composed.
2153080
What a pleasure to apply SuperShieldz compared to the old days and the convoluted process installing screen shields required then.  Pretty simple -- so simple, in fact, even I can sometimes get it right.  Excellent protection.
925061
Purchased this to use with seniors in an assisted living setting. We love the more serious Jingos (presidents, geography, etc). I knew this one would be geared more towards kids, but wow, is it simplified! Squares in "door" and "clothes". They pushed the envelope on clues with this one.  I put a silly spin on it and we had some fun with it, but I doubt we'll be using it much.
4747766
I am very fortunate that the professor is not requiring that we use the updated version of this book. Except for a few changes that are in the newer version, this is an awesome substitution.
705171
Good basic simple stuff that you can't go wrong with
370719
I had the original South Beach diet book years ago, which was pretty good. I much prefer this version, though. The food lists are expanded, the diet plan guidelines are easier to follow, and there is a complete exercise plan included that gradually moves from beginner to advance. The original book had no exercise plan to follow, so this is a huge improvement. If you're looking for a simple, healthy diet and exercise plan, this is the book for you.
2982088
Very clearly and concisely written, wasting little time to get you the material you need to know to write good self explaining code.

I've only read Chapter 2, Chapter 2 concerning variable naming is easily half the battle for making code easier to read.  Although I always write very self explaining code, I've already learned several new tricks I can use for variable naming strategies.  Such as separating camel naming scheme from all lowercase variable names.  Camel for classes and lower case for local variables respectively.  Also, suffixing a variable name with an underscore to designate it as local.  Another trick is prefixing 'k' with constant, using camel case instead of all upper case, distinguishing constants from macros. Although trivial tricks, you start to see, after seeing the examples, these formating techniques easily explain the code making easier code reading for a new person as long as they know the formating techniques.  Of which, these formating techniques should be described within a language rather then leaving for the programmer to simply make-up on their own.  It is just a nightmare to read code written without any descriptive variables, making the code reading only slightly better over Assembly code due to the original language constructs.  Using descriptive variables pushes these higher languages to their full descriptive content possible rather then just lazily writing something in the language conforming only to the very basic language required syntax.  Very similar to comparing black and white TV to a color TV!

One note, I find it funny "Microsoft publisher" wrote a book concerning the same topic, while promoting code they don't want a nobody (ie. non-Microsoft employee) to read.  As such, it troubles me as to how they could write a good book concerning this, one benefit allowing their limited number of employees to more easily read code.  But then, why publish it publicly and just use it as an internal reference?  Which is more proper?  I think I would choose this O'Reilly published media instead as they deal more with open source then Microsoft.  Just my opinion though.
258312
The copy of the series I had was the older version, and when I lost a book and then my cat started chewing on another, I finally just had to update my collection. These new, updated covers are pleasing to the eye, yet simple. They're minimalist, and give me a hospital vibe, which fits since the main enemy in the first three books is the surgeries.