Great Content; Mediocre Craftsmanship
589322
This book has absolutely wonderful content, but the interior seems of inferior printing craftsmanship than the previous two editions. I realize some people think that's just a subjective impression, but I think anyone who buys, collects, handles, or prints books knows the difference. I wouldn't let that stop me from purchasing this book, however, because the cover is just as nice, and the content, as I already mentioned, is wonderful.
Part of what makes this series great is the attempt at minimizing overlapping material from other books. Yes, about half of the material can be had in other books, but those are usually pieces that are so associated with certain films that a book would almost seem incomplete with out them. But just being able to view the "new" material would be worth the price of the book. There are Snow White concept images that I've never ever seen before, as well as other surprises that will delight the Disney art fan.
893672
While I enjoy the content of this book... The construction of it is horrible!! During my first read, multiple pages came loose from the spine. I bent this book less than 90 degrees during the read and did not handle it roughly in the least! Good content but horrible construction.
2314634
First, the content. For someone who has never used a personal computer of any kind, this is a fine introductory text on what you can do and how you do it. It's complete, and detailed, and covers not only OS X but many of the bundled applications. However, I do mean "of any kind"; if you've used Windows, or earlier versions of Mac OS X, this doesn't describe the differences you'll encounter.

So, four star content. But the visual design is awful. Margins are too small. Screenshots are abused all over the place: do I really need a shot of the entire desktop to illustrate how to find an application icon in the dock, for every app? The choice of fonts - both styles and sizes - contributes to the jarring visual experience. (The lead-in paragraphs are particularly egregious examples of how expanded spacing can make text less readable.) And just because you can color-code everything doesn't mean you should....

I will be passing my copy of this book on to an elderly relative who is coming up to speed on the Mac. I think she'll find it useful - but I will apologize in advance about the jarring visual style.
250970
I was delighted to find this book, since it touched on so many aspects of homesteading.  However, once I began perusing it seriously, I discovered that the binding will probably not hold up, given the weight of so many flimsy, almost tissue-thin pages.  The pages slip and slide, sometimes even folding over when the book is shifted.  1) The author should consider editing for conciseness, so that the binding will be required to support fewer pages.

I'm giving the book three stars for variety of content and for pretty pictures --- at least in the first half of the  book.  The photos get shabbier after that point.
1522273
I am fond of the contents, all of which you may find in the public domain, but the Thelemic Brethren edition of Konx Om Pax is... not what I had hoped. Don't get me wrong - having a physical version of the works within, at a painless price, is quite nice. It's just rather sloppy in execution. The back cover copy is, well, copied (though with credit) from Wikipedia without editing, so that the little notation used to indicate a need for clarification (Wikipedia's "[by whom?]" tag) was left in. The cover image and the images inside prefacing each work were used without care for resolution; they've been carelessly resized and have the blurry rasterized text to show for it. Special characters were not transcribed properly - the various symbols and Greek letters used in Wake World's poem, for example, are rendered incorrectly. It's okay enough and I do appreciate a new printing, but it makes me want to just stick to my better digital version instead.
573091
This book is a treasure for the reasons described by the other favorable reviewers. However, the images are all printed in black-and-white and the reproduction quality is poor, especially because the images are reduced to fit in a small book. All of this really works against the author's recommendations for using the book.

The author narrates a guided journey through the image, highlighting details that reflect each chapter's Zen tenet. Unfortunately, I often have to squint to find those details--or give up and just take the author's word for it.

The author also suggests that you keep the book open nearby as you meditate in order to view the image during your practice. But here again the book itself doesn't cooperate: it doesn't lay flat and it's too small to keep the image realistically visible even if you place it on the floor near your meditation cushion. I wedge the book beneath my knees and glance down at the image but clearly this could be a much more satisfying experience with a larger-format book.

I'd love to see this book re-printed in a larger form that could be rolled like a scroll (for backpackers and such).

Meanwhile, I also suggest that fellow novices interested in meditating with Zen art do this:  go ahead and buy this book--it's affordable, concise, accessible, and thoughtful.  Practice its approach, but also purchase a large, full-color printing of some Zen-inspired artworks by, for example, some of the haiku poets used in this one.
3513234
Before purchasing this book, I was intimidated by JavaScript, but not anymore. If you're just starting out with JavaScript, this book is a good purchase. The content is displayed beautifully and is worded in a way that is easy to understand. As much as I like this book, the paperback version is poorly made. Before getting half-way through the book, the pages started separating from the spine. Even after trying to be very careful, chunks of pages eventually split all the way up the spine and are barely hanging on. For this reason, I cannot give it a full 5-star rating.
631796
The binding on this book sucks and really they really couldn't get better bindings.

Ok, now that I've gotten that out of my system this book is amazing poor bindings aside the treasure trove of information and puzzles are fun to read and decipher. From jacket cover to the mini writings, the beginning to end all the pages are a trips of its own from grunkle Ford and his findings to Dipper and Mabel's.

Poor construction gives this four stars and I'll have to buy glue put the pages back in.
4317196
The content of this book is of interest but perhaps more elaborately presented than necessary -- one reason the book is so expensive.  Which brings me to a particular complaint: at the purchase price ($60 list, discounted on Amazon but still pricey) one should expect a quality binding.  So why did the front cover separate the third time I opened the book?  I have a huge library of knitting books and many that are much older and frequently used are still intact.
3178432
I'm teaching an undergraduate course from the book covering the first three chapters. I like the material chosen by the author and how the book is organized. There are relatively few errors - I found two - and there are worked solutions to the exercises. My major complaint is that for an expensive hardcover, the make quality is very bad. The pages started coming apart after one month of use.
3888247
The content itself is wonderful; however, I asked for a return because of a glue spot on the "page-end-top" (which made the pages tacky to turn) and a "top-end-crush-dented-spine".  When I received my second copy, it was pristine, save for a small slice through the "top-end-spine-cover" and this sliced hole-through-the-cover flexed open when you opened and closed the book (which I figured would get worst after use).  I ended up just keeping the first book since I was unable to receive a quality product.  As a btw, I returned the PHB as well, because of glue and a slightly worse "spine-end-crush-dent" (but was able to receive a decent copy on the return of that one).  Maybe I'm particular, but I just want a pristine undamaged copy (which is my basic expectation when I use hard-earned-money to make a purchase).  I still have the DMG to go, but am thinking of cancelling and just buying it at the bookstore, even if I have to pay a little more to get a nice copy.  ~Gare
829433
The content of the book is great, the content is important to fully understand the cultural war of fact vs superstition we are up against. My critique is with the publisher. The book really isn't made well. From one read the book now has chipping of the printing, the cover is bent and some of the pages are warped and breaking from the spine. And its not because I haven't been careful with it. The author signed it for me, so I've been very careful with it. I have 30 year old used paperbacks that I've acquired that have held up better than this.
4216524
The content is great. I love it! However, before I could enjoy even 1 campaign with this book, the pages began to separate from the binding. Apparently the glue that was used is very low quality. I have friends who've owned their 3.5 books for decades, and they've treated the book terribly, and still all of the pages remain attached to the binding. Whoever D&D contracted to put their books together ripped them (and the customers) off. Again, I've barely used the book (had it for 3 weeks); look at the picture.
728092
Before I say anything about the content, I'd like to make a couple of comments about the book itself. For me, books are a tactile pleasure. The weight of the book, the feel of the pages, the texture of the paper. 'The Customer Experience'.

This book - or my copy at least - felt cheap! The paper was thin, one can see type through the pages, the spine does not allow one to fully open the book without damaging it. And the printing itself was faded and 'weak'. Now that may have been my copy only, but as you can see it certainly made an impression, just not a very good one.

And that's a pity, because the content is really good. It is a true story, it's not some consultant trying to demonstrate how smart they are. It's real and incredibly useful. For those of you who are looking for case studies and actual examples of what delivering a superior customer experience actually looks and feels like, then this book is for you. As a senior member of the early FedEx team the author provides unique insights into building a successful customer focus culture - both the highlights and the lowlights. Seeing success in this areana, in this detail, is rare so it's well worth the read.

For me though, the experience wasn't good.
2027643
Book arrived in new condition as advertised. Great packaging. This is a very informative, and well written book. The quality of how the book was made, however, is in question. Under gentle usage, without bending the pages back, and without creasing any of the pages, the binding is falling apart causing the pages to disconnect from the rest of the book and fall out. Great read, but poorly put together. Disappointing at best. Plan on punching holes in it and putting into a ringed binder if you plan it keeping it around after reading.
783318
The book so far is fantastic. Thomas Watson just had a way of writing that is fairly easy to understand even hundreds of years after this title was written. The content of the book is worthy of a perfect rating, however the quality of this particular book is pretty lackluster. The publisher desires to offer christian books at an affordable rate, which this definitely is. The catch is you are purchasing a book with no page numbers, small print with large top and bottom margins, pages that are laid like outlines not really paragraphs, and zero information on the author. I find it to be distracting to read just because of the layout of the pages. Maybe I'm a little OCD. If you just want the content at a cheap price this is the way to go. If you want a good quality book to pair with the content, you should probably look elsewhere.
716375
The book itself: 5/5, what a great one-stop-shop for original source writings, printed and organized beautifully.

The delivery: 4/5, on time, packaged without the white book box as other customer images show. Came wrapped as is in cellophane.

Construction: 1/5, absolutely awful. As you can see in the pictures I uploaded, the front and back page are ripping at the spine, which unfortunately is the only thing holding the body of pages to the spine of the book. As soon as it rips fully, my book will be in two parts.