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Journey through the lands of the dead with Judith Tarr, or peek into Sherwood Smith’s picture of the everyday life and concerns of a hero. But beware of Chris Dolley’s recruiting practices for his own justice league.

In Dragon Lords and Warrior Women the Book View Press presents nineteen stories of the fantastic; some hard to find gems, others are new offerings, or beloved classics by respected authors who among them define the genre.

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Developing Java Server Pages teaches JSP programming, with emphasis on techniques that allow programmers to get the job done quickly and efficiently. This book shows you how JSP, the next chapter in the evolution of Java as a server side development language, is used and how it can be used. Workarounds in advice and code are explored to provide practical and realistic solutions to problems. Other technologies are also introduced, including Servlets, the Java language, JDBC, and beans. Using extensive examples, and a hands-on approach, authors Paul Colton, Andre Lei, and Scott Stirling present the most important topics for web developers, includingsecurity, database interaction, custom tags and scalability. All examples are based on hard earned, real-world experience. Amazon.com Review
JavaServer Pages (JSP), a means of assembling session-specific Web documents on the server side, combines the platform neutrality of Java with the ease of use typical of Web scripting languages. JavaServer Pages Application Development explains--in a mode that's appropriate to someone with no knowledge of server-side scripting and certainly not of Java--how to create and deploy JSP programs. The authorial team, headed up by ColdFusion legend Ben Forta, begins with "Hello, World" examples and proceeds through the complete range of JSP capabilities, including database connectivity, session maintenance, and security. This book is an excellent choice if you've decided that JSP is the right server-side scripting technology for your application and you need to move into implementation.

Fans of Forta's ColdFusion books will find the tutorial style of the book familiar--it leans heavily on examples. The chapter on connecting to databases through the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)--a typical one--begins with an explanation of database bridges and the relative merits of alternative architectures for them. From there, you see JSP code (as well as code for straight Java applications) that carries out database queries. Readers may find themselves wanting a deeper exploration of more advanced applications, since commentary in chapters about page generation and form handling is more extensive. Nonetheless, this is an excellent JSP tutorial for a newcomer to the technology. --David Wall

Topics covered:

• Basic JSP structure and syntax
• How to interact with form, databases, electronic mail, JavaBeans, and other JSP pages
• State and session management
• Custom tags and development tricks

Customer Reviews (7)

Great book!Knew more than before I bought it, that's what it's about.
Price is fine, content solid.From what I understand the author is extremely knowledgable about the applications of Java, not just the syntax, etc.That's what's important to me at least.Highly recommend as a starter!

Not bad...
The book is not bad and somewhat practical. If it was sold for half of its present retail price, I'd give it 4 stars.

Beware of the errors in the examples!
I have some programming experience but am new to Java/JSP. I choose this book to start out with and am about half way through working all the examples by hand using Forte for Java CE and then "deploying" them to a seperate test server running Tomcat 4.0. Basically, there are several errors in the example code in the book. Some of these are fixed on the versions on the cd - some not. I've wasted many hours scouring the net and pulling my hair out to get the examples to compile and work in both Forte for Java CE and Tomcat 4.0 - EXTREMELY frustrating for newbies like me. Too bad, since otherwise the book is pretty well written. Don't assume the example code is correct and you'll be okay.

Misses The Mark
I am the senior web developer at a small company looking for a good book to bring my less-experienced people up to speed on JSP. I bought this book because the introduction says, "This book is designed to teach you JSP, even if you have no Java experience whatsoever." Sadly that is not true.
Just three pages into Chapter 2, 'Creating a JSP Page', the author hits you with several pages of Java source code as he compares and contrasts the java source produced by JRun, Tomcat, etc as a result of processing a simple JSP page.
The first piece of JSP you see is the page directive, and this topic begins with references to java packages. First, I would think that there are kindler, gentler ways to dip ones toe into the JSP waters. Surely some simple JSPs could be written that do not require the <%@page import...> directive, saving this subject for later. And even so, the explanation of packages would make no sense to someone who did not already understand java.
And so it goes throughout this book.

All that is necessary for effective JSP programming
Ben Forta's JavaServer Pages Application Development will teach even the most novice user all that is necessary for effective JSP programming, with emphasis on techniques that allow the programmers to get the job done quickly and efficiently. Other technologies are introduced as well, including Servlets, the Java language, JDBC, and beans. Using extensive examples, and a hands-on approach, JavaServer Pages Application Development walks the reader through the most important topics for web developers, including security, database interaction, custom tags and scalability. All the examples are based on hard earned, real-world experience. Especialy recommended for Intermediate/Advanced level web page developer.416pp. ... Read more

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This work specifically addresses the productive quality of states of dislocation in Francophone literature, cinema and visual culture. It is the first volume to substantially study dislocation within the French and Francophone cultures. Contemporary criticism makes extensive use of concepts expressing states of loss and alterity, such as exile, nomadism, homelessness or the uncanny. However, there have thus far been no substantial studies carried out on dislocation within the French cultural reach. While dislocation evokes the uprootedness and disorientation associated with many of the former terms, it further suggests a state of hesitation or fluctuation between two or more locations, states, temporalities or categories. This volume thus seeks both to enrich the existing academic debate in related areas, and to introduce a new and dynamic area of research by raising a variety of questions that have not yet been explored from a multidisciplinary perspective within French studies: how have states of dislocation influenced or been made manifest within French writing, philosophy and visual representation throughout the ages?In what ways might the traumatic experience of dislocation nourish the creative impulse? To what degree can one view a dislocated state as favoring a more primary or authentic relationship to the real? To what extent does dislocation always imply a desire for relocation? Some examples include the volume Identity and alterity in French-language literatures edited by David Murphy and Aedin Ni Loingsigh (London: Grant & Cutler, 2002), David Aberbach's book "Surviving Trauma: Loss, Literature and Psychoanalysis" (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989), or the publication Home and its Dislocations in Nineteenth-Century France, ed. Suzanne Nash (Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1993). ... Read more

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Love it!
I actually ordered this for my 11 year old son who is addicted to fishing.It
has great recipes but also good information about each particular fish in a paragraph or two.Really a nice book, I can see why it won an award.

Mystic Seafood
I was quite disappointed in this cookbook.I was expecting a cookbook with many New England fish and seafood recipes with pictures and stories.This is not a cookbook that captures your attention.The recipes that I have tried are not really outstanding.

An outstanding guide.
Pair great seafood dishes with anecdotes about the industry and the history of American seafood and add a regional touch with Mystic photos and you have an appealing guide which will easily reach beyond Mystic or New England residents to any seafood fan. Chapters celebrate the history and bounty of Mystic Seaport with gourmet recipes from the region, from Smoky BBQed Bluefish to Grilled Lobster with Avocado-Lime Mayonnaise. An outstanding guide.

Reviews of Mystic Seafood
"Here are great seafood recipes, anecdotes about fish and fishing, and the history of American seafood--which is just about the history of the country itself. Entertaining and informative reading."
-Linda Greenlaw, author of The Hungry Ocean, The Lobster Chronicles, All Fishermen are Liars, and along with her mother, Martha Greenlaw, Recipes from a Very Small Island.

"Jean Kerr's love of writing about the sea, maritime history and folklore, and food come sailing through in this wonderful book about fish and shellfish cookery. And the best part is that the recipes are timely, doable and simply prepared; now that is my kind of cooking!"
-Mary Ann Esposito, host and creator of the PBS series Ciao Italia and the author of nine cookbooks including Ciao Italia Pronto!

"Get out your lobster pot, your clam and oyster knives and a big appetite. Mystic Seafood is as delicious to read as it is to cook from. Jean Kerr's description of a traditional New England clam bake, odd tidbits about oysters, lobsters and scallops will have you shaking your head: "Hey, I didn't know that!" This is a terrific addition to the legends of great cookbooks devoted to the subject of New England seafood!"
-Kathy Gunst, Cordon Bleu trained chef, and author of nine cookbooks, including Stonewall Kitchens Favorites and former culinary editor of Food and Wine magazine.

"Jean Kerr has a wonderful sense of food, particularly from a historic viewpoint with her knowledge of the old and tried combinations that have made New England and Mystic Seaport great places to sit down and have a simply made, but delicious soup, casserole, baked, fried steamed or grilled piece of fish."
-Master Chef James Haller, author of five cookbooks including The Blue Strawbery Cookbook and Cooking in the Shaker Spirit.

About the authors

Jean Kerr's first food column appeared in the 1980s in re:Ports Arts and Entertainment Weekly. She was previously Food Editor for Portsmouth Magazine and a regular contributor to Accent magazine. She is currently the editor of Taste magazine, a food and wine magazine covering northern New England. She is also the author of the forthcoming Union Oyster House Cookbook and Windjammer Cooking.

Spencer Smith is a publishing executive based in Maine. He was the Editor of Fodor's Seaside America and The Yachtsman's Winterbook, He served as a board member of the National Maritime Historical Society, and has worked on book publishing projects at South Street Seaport Museum and Mystic Seaport.

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Chapters: Colin Maclaurin, Deborah Kerr, Robert II of Scotland, John Smith, A. J. Cronin, Hans Makeléer, Lachlan Macquarie, Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Graham Watson, Domhnall mac Raghnaill, George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Séon Carsuel, Sylvester McCoy, Ian MacAlister Stewart, William Macewen, Brian Wilson, Laurence de Ergadia, Adam Crozier, Alistair Carmichael, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, Henry Robertson Bowers, John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, Moira Cameron, Jason MacIntyre, Donnchadh of Argyll, Dúghall of Lorne, John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill, Fionnlagh MacCailein, Robert Roy MacGregor, Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles, Donald Campbell, Neil MacFarlane, Eric Campbell, John of Argyll, Zachary Macaulay, Archibald Campbell, John Crawfurd, Duncan Ban MacIntyre, Aonghas Mór, John McNeill, Jackie Ballard, Stewart Houston, John Carstairs McNeill, Donald McLean, David Lowe MacIntyre, Alexander of Argyll, John Stuart McCaig, John H. D. Anderson, Lady of Lawers, Domhnall Dubh, Robert Herbert Story, Alexander Óg, David Stewart, James Hunter, Thomas Spens, Patrick Campbell Rodger, Aonghas Óg, Niall Caimbeul, Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay, Jim Kelso, Lorne MacLaine Campbell, Eóghan of Argyll, Philip Tower, Goraidh Mac Eachann MacAlasdair, William McTaggart, Harvey McGregor, Saint Blane, Stuart Liddell, Anne Lorne Gillies, James Stewart, Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair, Alexander MacAlister, Alasdair Mòr, Coun Douly Rankin, Donald Alphonsus Campbell, Peter Sinclair, George Henry Tatham Paton, Seamus McSporran, John MacLeod, Domhnall mac Alasdair, Angus McMillan, Jessie MacLachlan, Owen MacEoin Dubh MacAlister, Angus MacDonell, Adrian Gore, Archibald Graham, Donald Sinclair, Peter Graham, Reg McKay, Giolla Críost Brúilingeach, Charles Gordon O'Neill, Keith Woodrow,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 358. Not illustrated. Free upda...http://booksllc.net/?id=147958 ... Read more

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Chapters: Gathright Dam, Smith Mountain Dam, John H. Kerr Dam, Philpott Dam. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gathright Dam is an earthen and rolled rock-fill embankment dam on the Jackson River 19 miles north of Covington, Virginia. The dam is 257 feet (78 m) tall and 1,310 feet (400 m) long and has a controlled spillway within the structure's southern portion. It creates Lake Moomaw which has a normal volume of 40 billion gallons (152 million m3). The dam serves flood control and recreational purposes and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Gathright Dam's intake tower contains 9 portals that allow it to release water between reservoir depths of 1287 ft. This allows the dam to manage the temperature and flow of water released downstream. This helps mitigate some of the negative environmental effects posed by the dam and manage fisheries downstream. Gathright Dam constructionThe Gathright Dam was authorized by Congress with the Flood Control Act of 1946 to provide flood protection of industrial, commercial and residential properties along the Jackson and James Rivers, with immediate impact on Covington, Virginia. Benjamin Cline Moomaw, Jr., a Virginian businessman who was influential in gaining approval for the project and is known locally as "the Father of the Gathright Dam" and is the namesake for the lake. The dam itself is named after Thomas Gathright, who owned the land that was flooded by the reservoir. Because of setbacks though, construction did not begin until 1974. The dam was finished in 1979 and that December, Lake Moomaw began to fill. The reservoir was filled by April 1982. The reservoir reached its highest elevation in 1996 at 1598 ft. above sea-level. In May 2009, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) inspe...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25736555 ... Read more

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Shaped Note Edition-Four Part Harmony. Copyright 1955 Lynn Music Corp. Published by Gospeltone Music Publications. 2 pgs. Recorded by Wally Fowler and the All-Note Singers with the Sunshine Boys and Anita Kerr on Decca Record No. 9-29794. Lyrics begin: Here is a story from the Good Book we know... ... Read more

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