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You've grasped the tactics involved with the additional units and weapons from Total Warfare to defeat your opponents. Now you ownTechnical Readout: 3085and want to deploy some of those 'Mechs, vehicles, conventional infantry and Land-Air BattleMechs on your gaming table. Grab your dice and start rolling, because these sheets are for you!Record Sheets: 3085 contains 71 pre-printed 'Mech record sheets that will have players firing autocannons, missiles and PPCs at each other in no time. More than twenty vehicle and conventional infantry sheets bring the excitement of combined-arms game play to any table top. Two ready-to-play scenarios focus on the highlights of this volume, while an extensive Rules Addendum section provides a sneak peak of all the advanced rules options provided in Tactical Operations. Finally, Land-Air BattleMech Quick-Start Rules allow players to instantly field the three record sheets for these unique, Star League-era units. ... Read more

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Eclipse Phase Keeps Getting Better
[Note: Once again, I'm reviewing from the PDF as opposed to the dead tree edition, but aside from actual physical production values, there should be no difference in the two versions.]

Eclipse Phase is undoubtedly growing into one of science fiction roleplaying's newest heavy hitters, an opinion supported by great sales numbers on several game sales sites, as well as the recent winning of a couple of Ennie awards. And there's no reason that it shouldn't be: It's mapping out territory really only touched on by one other game (Steve Jackson's Transhuman Space), so it has a lot of room to play with, and its designers have made the most of that room, crafting an incredibly detailed setting that blends aspects of transhuman science fiction and horror, and that's capable of supporting adventures reflecting a spectrum that runs from Shadowrun to Call of Cthulhu, and all points in between.

The creepy details keep on coming with Sunward, the first "full-length" supplement for the game. Sunward's focus is the Inner System, everything from the Sun to the outer edge of the Martian orbit path. Each planet gets its own chapter (the Sun and Mercury share a chapter, and Earth and Luna each get their own), and each chapter is told from the point of view of a Firewall operative, making the vast majority of the book "player-friendly," with all of the secret stuff in its own chapter (sort of; more on that later). We also get a chapter on the Planetary Consortium, as well as a Game Information chapter into which all the crunchy bits are packed.

As with the material originally presented in the core book, it's good stuff, written in such a way as to detail what's been set up so far, without contradicting or invalidating previous material (a weakness which gaming supplements are sometimes prone to). There are no traces of metaplot that I can make out (all the better), and though there are some details that I'm not a big fan of, they're sequestered away in the Game Info, and are easy to excise from the larger work.

My two minor quibbles:

The Game Information chapter is just that; new gear, new morphs, new traits, and all the stuff that most players immediately flip to when they get a new supplement. It also happens to contain all of the GM Secret Stuff. I would've liked to have seen these separated into two distinct chapters, with a warning for players to stay the heck out, but it's easy enough to say "if you're taking new stuff from the new book, don't go past Page XX."

Also, no Main Belt. This is a really minor complaint, and I assume that we'll see details on the Belt in any Outer System supplement that may be in the works. I'm just not sure where the Inner System ends and the Outer System begins, and as someone who's set his campaign on Ceres, I was hoping for a bit more information.

All in all, this is a great continuation of the line, and I'm already looking forward to the next one! ... Read more

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An introduction to the Java language and programming for beginners or students in an Introductory computer science class. The text also reviews systems topics. The Eclipse integrated development environment is illustrated in detail.Other aspects of Java programming, such as JavaDoc and JUnit testing, are presented.The final Chapter includes an extensive design example based on the card game of Solitaire.

The examples are formatted for the Kindle. The Chapters, Programs and Appendices are hyper-linked to facilitate navigation. Programs are best viewed in rotated, Landscape mode if available.

The reader is expected to compile and execute the 75 examples as a component of the learning experience. A compressed file of the examples can be obtained from the author by purchasers at no charge.

The author has forty-five years of programming experience and has worked at Microsoft in the position of Software Architect. ... Read more

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Nice try, but maybe wait for improved versions
The book seems to be hastily thrown together solely for the Kindle market.Not well laid out. Clumsy. Examples of how to use Eclipse need improvement.

Unfortunately, this book is also crippled by Kindle in as much as you can't copy and paste examples.Gotta type them all in by hand. Not useful as a programming book -- but that's not the author's fault, that's fault of the current Kindle implementation. ... Read more

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Eclipse is an incredibly powerful platform for software development, but thispower and flexibility is often overwhelming for novice programmers andsometimes daunting for experienced professionals. The goal of this book is todistill significant features of the Eclipse platform and its Java developmentcapabilities in a way that is approachable for newbies and beneficial for seniordevelopers who are new to Eclipse. But this book is not just a catalog offeatures and screenshots. It is structured around a theme of agile developmentand describes Eclipse as an enabler for agile methodology within project teams.A consistent project example is used throughout the book to illustrate theprogress of a new project from its inception through several iterations ofdevelopment, enhancement, and refactoring. ... Read more

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The right book to start with Eclipse
This is an excellent book and I recommend it highly to start with Eclipse.
It saved me an incredible amount of time by providing the right level of information on virtually all important features of Eclipse.
This book is for people with a background in development, but new to Eclipse.

Ok for beginers...No help for experienced users
I read this book end to end but didnt find even a single startling fact about eclipse that i didnt know already.It was more like feature round up ( which you can discover going through the menu items in eclipse IDE)
I would recommend this book for people who are absolutly new to eclipse .

Configuration Salvation
I manage multiple developers spread around the globe building product relying on the Eclipse Web Standard Tools (WST) and other parts of Eclipse. Getting each team member's IDE configured and updated was sucking up time.

Chapter 9, "Updating the Eclipse IDE," saved us time equivalent to purchasing boxes of the book. Now we have flexible, consistent, repeatable configurations that make upgrading to new versions of WST and other features easy.

We have adjusted our team's practices based on info in other chapters too.

Carlson has provided excellent information for developers who want to work more effectively in the Eclipse environment. I'm delighted with the purchase.

The book I wanted to read.
In his forward, David Carlson writes: "This is the book I wanted to read when I started using Eclipse three years ago."Wow!And this is the book I wanted to read too!

Like husbands and wives, wrenches and nuts, hands and gloves, some things were meant to fit together, while others repel like oil and water.When I learn a new programming language, IDE, API, software program, etc. I want the basics, the practical, the stuff I really need to get going.In any of these endeavors, there is simply too much to learn to sit reading detailed information on features that just never come up for me.Give me a good grounding in the basics, and I will pick up the details on the fly when I need them.

Carlson's book will get you up to speed fast.Furthermore, it gives you the basics on several of the latest development methods with which Eclipse is compatible. He provides excellent basic discussions of Agile Development, JUnit testing, Ant, refactoring and the Concurrent Version System.He easily fits all this information into less than 300 pages.

If this approach fits you like it fits me: Quick!Buy this book and get started.

A nice book if your expectations match up with the style...
With Eclipse becoming extremely popular as an integrated development environment, there have been a number of books published to help you learn the tool.I recently received a copy of Eclipse Distilled by David Carlson, and it's a pretty good addition to the collection...

Contents:
Part 1 - Getting Started: A Java IDE and So Much More!; Hello Eclipse; Managing Your Projects; Customizing Your Workbench; Rapid Development; Java Project Configuration; Debugging Your Code
Part 2 - Getting Agile: Characteristics of Agile Development; Updating the Eclipse IDE; Continuous Testing with JUnit; Refactoring Your Code; Continuous Integration with Ant; Team Ownership with CVS; Coding Standards; Index

If you're looking for a book that covers a large number of the features of the Eclipse IDE, this book will be a good choice.In addition to covering all the technical details for installation, options, and "how to" things like refactoring, the author also covers how Eclipse works with various other common programming tools like JUnit and CVS.It's not a definitive guide on these other software packages, but you'll get a good grounding on how they integrate.

What this book *isn't* is a tutorial guide to learning Eclipse.There are a number of Eclipse books that will walk you through a number of examples of how the package works and how to write code with it.This book really doesn't do that.You'll find out a lot about all the different options, but it's not like a "step 1, step 2, step 3" presentation.I really don't consider this a detriment to the book.If I wanted a tutorial, I could find one.But if I want a book that shows me all the mechanics and let's me figure out how to apply them to my needs, the "Distilled" approach works great.

I like the book, but I can see how some people might not be enamored with the lack of sample code.If you're going in with your eyes open, you should be fine... ... Read more

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1776, 1861, 1929.Any high-school student should know what these years meant to American history.But wars and economic disasters are not our only pivotal events, and other years have, in a quieter way, swayed the course of our nation.1831 was one of them, and in this striking new work, Louis Masur shows us exactly how.

The year began with a solar eclipse, for many an omen of mighty changes -- and for once, such predictions held true.Nat Turner's rebellion soon followed, then ever-more violent congressional arguments over slavery and tarrifs.Religious revivalism swept the North, and important observers (including Tocqueville) traveled the land, forming the opinions that would shape the world's view of America for generations to come. New technologies, meanwhile, were dramatically changing Americans' relationship with the land, and Andrew Jackson's harsh policies toward the Cherokee erased most Indians' last hopes of autonomy.As Masur's analysis makes clear, by 1831 it was becoming all too certain that political rancor, the struggle over slavery, the pursuit of individualism, and technological development might eclipse the glorious potential of the early republic--and lead the nation to secession and civil war.This is an innovative and challenging interpretation of a key moment in antibellum America.
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1831: year of the eclipse
The book was in good conditon as stated.It just too a while to get here.

Interesting, never engrossing
A solid look at doings and attitudes in America circa 1831. Some of it is familiar, and some not. Masur alas is a fully paid-up member of the "judge them by the standards of my time" school, which grates in places. But if the topic interests you it is worth reading.

Micro History
Louis Masur titillates the reader with the title of his book.It is a clever way to draw the prospective reader into reading the book.The potential reader is led to believe the astronomical phenomena of the eclipse of 1831 in some way influences this pivotal year in American History.While a clever method of presentation, the reality is that with the exception of a couple of vague references; the two events are never really tied together by Masur.The author begins with an explanation of how the eclipse impacts life in 1831, but never really ties it into the rest of the book in a logical, meaningful fashion.
Masur's inability to directly tie the eclipse into the events of 1831 and the surrounding years, however, should not distract the reader from this well researched and informative description of the changes taking place in the United States.The four chapters after the description of the eclipse delve into the major issues affecting the United States at this time, and the changes being wrought by these changes.Masur artfully transitions from one chapter to another building one upon the other in a logical sequence. Masur moves through these subjects providing the readerwith as clear a picture one could get of the dynamics ofthese forces in and around 1831 which would not only shape the coming decades, but some of which resonate to this day.

Uneasy Equipoise
In 1831 YEAR OF ECLIPSE, Lewis Masur suggests that 1831 was perhaps the pivotal year between the post-revolutionary era when America was busy enacting the promises of its great contracts, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and enjoying its new freedoms inscribed therein, and the pre-Civil War era, when all the underlying social and economic tensions submerged in those documents boiled to the surface.

Skillfully he shows how these tensions were manifested in Nat Turner's rebellion, the founding of THE LIBERATOR by William Lloyd Garrison, the radical religious fervor of Charles Finney, the evangelist, and the industrial utopianism of Robert Dale Owen. He shows the rise of the anti-elite democrats as exemplified through Andrew Jackson's fight with the Federalists over the Bank of the United States, and the power of social censure as practiced by Washington's social elite when they forced Jackson's "firing" of certain cabinet members who condoned another member's too hasty remarriage after his first wife's death. The Anti Masonic convention in Baltimore in 1831-1832 is emblematic of the seizure of power from the Federalists. He shows us how the genocide of the Cherokee's Trail of Tears was prompted by designs of speculators for their land, and how Marshall and the Supreme Court acceded to those expansionist desires through a peculiar reading of the status of the Cherokee status as a "nation" was revised to "citizens" so they could be removed at will. The Nullification "movement" over tariffs also came to head, and though the South did not withdraw from the Union, the States Rights doctrine which became the ideology of the slavocracy was put definitively into play.

The chapter covering abolition and slavery, especially the pithy telling of the Nat Turner story and the furor and fear this small "revolution" set off is particularly well-told. Particularly striking is that Turner (who had taught himself to read) saw in the 1831 solar eclipse a portent from heaven that it was time to kill his oppressors. Using the lessons of the Bible, he cast himself as a redeemer who would free his people through a conflagration and bloodshed. Although the revolution was short-lived, Turner's rebellion had an enormous impact on Southern fears, serving to reinforce and justify the prevailing military and concentration camp culture. At the same time, Garrison's "Liberator" began to become a thorn in the side of slavers who considered such tracts as direct interference in their business. The Liberator and other abolitionist newspapers, books and tracts are banned from circulation by the slavocracy.

Masur amply shows that America in 1831, the promises of the revolution were being enacted in ways the Founding Fathers could not have foreseen and would not have endorsed. Contrary to their program, where a benevolent oligarchy of elite planter and merchant families would administer America to the obedient masses, a new more democratic America was taking shape. Max Weber, according to Lipset in "American Exceptionalism" believed changinng liberal societies be likened to a game of dice where the dice were "loaded" by tradition. And as time went on the dice became more and more "loaded" as the accretions of time and custom were sedimented into the society, eventually creating framing stories and commonsense views that closed the foundations of society to debate. 1831 was a watershed year, a year in which some sluices were opened and others closed, a time when the roiling waters of liberty and democracy were undermining the foundations of elites, when the promises of revolutionary America were being extended to, revoked from, or taken up focibly by its people. It is a fascinating time, and "1831 Year of Eclipse" lays out the key events of this era with admirable clarity.

An amazing year we never learned about in school
Tis book was fascinating and very quick reading. ... Read more

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An eclipse is a rare and unusual event, when the world is transformed and the sky becomes a dark eldritch thing. It's a time when anything could happen, when any kind of story just might be true. That sense of the strange and wonderful guides Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, the second volume in an exciting new annual anthology series edited by acclaimed anthologist Jonathan Strahan. Set to become a major event on the science fiction and fantasy calendar, Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy gathers together new science fiction and fantasy stories by the best writers working today. You can see that in Eclipse Two, which features more extraordinary tales of the fantastic and astounding. ... Read more

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Not nearly as good as the first one
Having read Eclipse and finding many great short stories, I was looking forward to this sequel. It was a huge disappointment. Some of the stories were nary unreadable.None really stood out.It was a struggle to finish - and I read 8 books that week.

If they publish an Eclipse Three, I'll skip it.

Excellent collection
Ted Chiang's 'Exhalation' would be enough reason to buy this book on it's own (I highly recommend his collection 'Stories of your life'), that it's accompanied by stories that compare well with it is a delight.

This is a very good anthology of modern SF/Fantasy short stories. I don't seek out Fantasy, it doesn't interest me, but I did enjoy the quality of writing in this collection.

Superb showcase of cutting-edge SF and fantasy
Jonathan Strahan's anthologies always exhibit his impeccable taste and--just as importantly!--his ability to get the best writers to deliver their best work for the occasion. In *Eclipse Two*, major tales by Ted Chiang, Terry Dowling, Alastair Reynolds, Margo Lanagan, Jeffrey Ford, and many others indicate just how dynamic and innovative short SF and fantasy still can be. Galactic empires, near-future dystopias, superhero satires, post-cyberpunk capers, ghost stories...it's all here.

Spectacular non-themed SF anthology
Strahan has collected some of the best and brightest writers to follow up on the success of /Eclipse One/. Intentionally less balanced than the previous volume, /Eclipse Two/ has more stories that are science fiction, rather than fantasy. But, no matter the setting, the themes of these tales are universal, and each one is a work of art. Of particular note are the stories by Stephen Baxter (an unusual structure) Margo Lanagan (a derivative of another, much older, story) Daryl Gregory (the horrible reality behind superhero battles) Peter Beagle (a haunting tale) and Richard Parks (self-examination of the masks we wear to meet our goals).
Each and every story is highly recommended reading.

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October "Toby" Daye is half-human, half-fae-the only changeling who's earned knighthood. But when someone begins targeting her nearest and dearest, it becomes clear that Toby is being set up to take the fall for everything that's happening. ... Read more

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In this fast-paced, reflective novel, (the second in a trilogy followingStrangers and Sojourners) Michael O'Brien presents the dramatic tale of afamily that finds itself in the path of a totalitarian government. Set in thenear future, the story describes the rise of a police state in North America inwhich every level of society is infected with propaganda, confusion anddisinformation. Few people are equipped to recognize what is happening becausethe culture of the Western world has been deformed by a widespread underminingof moral absolutes.

Against this background, the Delaney family of Swiftcreek, British Columbia,is struck a severe blow when the father of the family, the editor of a smallnewspaper which dares to speak the truth, is arrested by the dreaded Office ofInternal Security. His older children flee into the forest of the northerninterior, accompanied by their great-grandfather and an elderly priest, FatherAndrei. Their little brother Arrow also becomes a fugitive as the governmentseeks to remove any witnesses, and eradicate all evidence of its ultimate goals.

As O'Brien draws together the several strands of the story into a frighteningyet moving climax, he explores the heart of growing darkness in North America,examining events which have already occurred. The reader will take away fromthis disturbing book a number of urgent questions: Are we living in the decisivemoment of history? How dire is our situation? Do we live in pessimistic dread,or a Christian realism founded on hope? This is a tale about the victory of theweak over the powerful, courage over terror, good over evil, and, above all, thetriumph of love.

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Part 3 - Warning to the West
Wow!What an amazing ending to the series!Eclipse felt so real - not far fetched at all and I believe a warning to the West.

Eclipse of the Sun
I could not put this book down. The author knows how to paint his characters but leaves you hanging with several as to what happens to them. Is the author going to write a sequal and reveal what happens? I hope so. This is appropriate to what is happening in our present times. It made me stop and think of things discussed in my political science class at school. Think about what has happened from FDR TO our current president.We have come full circle to another depression where families are losing their homes and the bottom has fallen out of wall street.Look back at the history of this country for the past 80 years.This book is dead on.

I want to love this but...
The scope of O'Brien's Last Days series is expansive and imaginative.The books have interesting characters and a well developed underlying world-view.His plots, although perhaps a bit "over the top", are instructive and like much good fiction, leaves his readers with a more focused lens for interpreting the world around them.

So why I am disappointed?The answer is that these books could have been so much better with disciplined editing.The motivation for murdering obscure journalists and nuns are implausible, even for the minions of Hell, and a prophesy or some other motivation should have been provided early in the book which would explain why these groups were specifically targeted.Numerous other plot flaws abound, many of the characters are one dimensional stereotypes, and the dialog is extremely stilted in places.

O'Brien has a wonderful imagination, and writes instructively.(One hopes that his characters' literary and theological name dropping will inspire readers to pick up Aquinas, Czeslaw Milosz, and Hans Ur von Balthasar) His books are still worth reading despite their flaws. He simply needs to be paired with a better editor who can help offset his weaknesses and help him to bring his work to the next level.We need someone like O'Brien writing works that are at the level to become literary classics.

Excellent book
This is O'Brien's last book from the "Children of the last days" series. It's quite fat, but I have read it in a few days (during my exams week :-). I highly recommend it for anyone who read previous books. I am not a native english speaker, but I had only little problems reading it. Go and get it!

Beauty
This novel is about beauty.It is my favourite book, and is closely followed by all the rest of the Children of the Last Days series.I'm not a catholic; I'm not even a Christian (gasp!), but this book has made me think a great deal about a deeper meaning of life.

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The Total Car Care series continues to lead all other do-it-yourself automotive repair manuals. This series offers do-it-yourselfers of all levels TOTAL maintenance, service and repair information in an easy-to-use format. Each manual covers all makes format. Each manual covers all makes and models, unless otherwise indicated. :Based on actual teardowns :Simple step-by-step procedures for engine overhaul, chassis electrical drive train, suspension, steering and more :Trouble codes :Electronic engine controls ... Read more

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Good stuff!
Much better than the Hayes repair manual that doesn't even show the 1995 trough 1998 models on the cover.Chilton has always been my favorite repair manual.It's a drag that they seem to be so hard to find these days at the local auto parts store.This manual covers everything from normal maintenance to engine overhaul and all that falls in between.A must-have for the do-it-yourself people at any level.

Works
Work fine, Lacks part numbers for replacement pieces and such, little odd to follow at places unless you really know your car.

idiot's guide to eclipse repair
This book is simple if you don't know a socket wrench from a regular wrench, but when you need details to make the repair you just did not need a professional mechanic later, chilton's lacks. usefullness.

Great reference... will save you money too!
This is a very big book that covers the Eclipse series.The illustrations are in a mechanical diagram layout and are pretty easy to follow. The wiring diagrams are a must for anyone that wants to play with the carelectrical system (for example: Car Stereo additions, fog lights etc).Itcovers just about every system in the car.It's also nice to find out howto remove panels or parts so you don't have to tinker around trying to findout how they come apart.It also includes a complete preventativemaintanance section and tune up section, which will help you keep you carin top shape so you won't run into problems down the road.I cannot saymuch about all the step-by-step instructions, as some of them are rathervague, while others go into great detail.I have really used this book alot and it is one of the best things I have got for my car!I wouldrecommend this book to someone in the automotive hobby or someone withtechnical background.If you don't want to get your fingers dirty, thenthis book won't be of much help.But then again, I would NOT recommendthis book to automotive professionals.There is no replacement for afactory service manual, which the dealers have.For under 20 bucks, thisbook is a must for any die hard Eclipse owner! ... Read more

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• In his friendly, easy-to-understand style, the bestselling author of Java 2
• For Dummies shows developers how to get up to speed fast on this popular Java IDE
• Eclipse, an open source product originally developed by IBM, has an estimated 500,000 users-a 45 percent market share among Java IDEs
• Shows Java developers how to maximize programming productivity with Eclipse, covering all the basics as well as advanced techniques such as using Ant, developing new Eclipse plug-ins, and working with Javadocs JAR files

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Dummies---------
I am of course a java dummy so this book fit my needs nicely. Burd is concise without being pretentious and interjects humor just to keep the pace interesting-and lets face it------programming can be pretty boring.
Overall a very good book.

Eclipse For Dummies - book
Great book for a beginner. Nice Step by step instructions. Seller was great, low price fast delivery, reasonable shipping.

But like all dummies books, the bindings are week. No reflection on the seller.

Good to begin with
Important Eclipse features are explained , in plain language. First time I see text where someone said in plain English what is JAR, Plug In and so on further.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW JAVA BEFORE READING THIS (it's something you know already, I guess).

Decent Book, but a little dated
These days anyone who writes a book on a software tool has to offer something over the standardonline documentation.

Eclipse is a behemoth so is a potentially good candidate. This book may have filled a need when wrritten, but the tools and the documentation have moved on since. It provides decent basic coverage and is easy to read, but needs to be updated. the book is not totally useless yet, but it's reaching its end of life.

There are now googleable online tutorials that are better than this book now.

I prefer Eclipse: Building Commercial-Quality Plug-ins (2nd Edition) (The Eclipse Series), asit's more current (2006 as opposed to 2004) and more comprehensive.

Great Eclispe IDE Reference
This book provided lots of useful tips and information to the inner workings of the Eclispe IDE. Elcipse for Dummies was well compiled and very informative, it also gives the reader much more of an understanding of the very popular Eclispe IDE and how to best utilise it's features. ... Read more

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To observe an eclipse is to witness a rare and unusual event. Under darkened skies the sun becomes a negative image of itself, its corona transforming the landscape into a strange space where anything might happen, and any story may be true...In the spirit of classic science fiction anthologies such as Universe, Orbit, and Starlight, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan (The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year) presents the non-themed genre anthology Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy. Here you will find stories where strange and wonderful things happen - where reality is eclipsed by something magical and new. ... Read more

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A must-own for anthology lovers
I've been collecting SFF anthologies for the last ten years now. That combined with my own writing for the short story market and keeping up with all the SFF magazines has resulted in a preference for stories that cut deeper than just an initial reaction to the lines on the page. Stories that have multiple meanings, and keen insight that stays with the reader for hours after the read, even days. Eclipse 3 was just that for me - it left me spellbound. I didn't care for 2-3 of the stories, and even skimmed them, but the rest astounded me, and in my opinion, rank extraordinarily high on my list of best-ever SFF short stories. Karen Joy Fowler's "The Pelican Bar" has been nominated for multiple awards after this antho was released, and has deserved each one of them, in my opinion. Elizabeth Bear's "Swell" was gorgeous. Jeffrey Ford, a master of short stories, stunned me with "The Coral Heart." Caitlin R. Kiernan's "Galapagos" thrills with suspense and horror and longing. I didn't care for the Kushner at first, but once I'd invested in it, I realized there were layers there that I'd missed the first read-through, and its beauty was nearly overwhelming.

These stories aren't glossed-up with tech and drama and big SFF antics - if you want that, look for anthologies themed with latest baddie (zombie, vampires, etc.). In Eclipse 3, Strahan has instead collected stories that cross a marvel of complex emotion, and describe real life woven into the scary possibility of fantasy and science fiction. It's the best of the three Eclipse anthologies so far, and one of the best you can buy.

A disappointingly thin collection even for lovers of sci-fi pulp
Science fiction short stories are, to me, like candy: even if they're not that good for you, they're almost always delicious. And, if you're like me, you devour them like candy, plowing through year-end collections and monthly magazines, re-reading the classics with pleasure. Nowadays, with even hallowed brands like the "Best American" series including genre fiction in their "Nonrequired Reading" titles, it almost seems like this is a new golden age for speculative short stories. With so much quality work out there, a collection this poor is really inexcusable.

The introduction should have been a warning -- it consists of a few brief paragraphs, written with all the care of a high school student on deadline, about how the cover of the first Eclipse book wasn't so great but this new cover is just super. It reads almost as a joke, especially considering how dopey the cover actually is.

The stories that follow are almost uniformly dull. Ellen Klages' childhood mystery aims for Stephen King but goes nowhere, Peter S. Beagle's grief-stricken wish-fulfillment tale has zero gravitas, Daniel Abraham's story of a magic sword is just ridiculous. The first piece in the collection, about a young girl trapped in a horror-story juvenile prison, is just plain icky. There's also an odd theme: not one, not two, but three stories center on woman-on-woman love, and while I applaud inclusiveness, there's a disturbing exploitativeness and an almost pornographic feel to all of them--more "male gaze" than diverse post-feminism. One story, for instance, fantasizes about a beautiful stripper tricked chemically into falling for another woman, a tale more appropriate to Penthouse Forum.

I can't emphasize enough how tolerant I am of corny sci-fi, and I'm forgiving of sloppy style or inept characterization if there are some intriguing ideas at play in a story. But Eclipse 3 was too silly, and weirdly prurient, even for me, and I finished the collection deeply disappointed. Skip it. ... Read more

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clarification at last!
I sought and found in this highly readable volume clear explanation of the powerful changes ocurring in the Middle East.Deborah Amos has the depth of experience and knowledge to tell the stories of individual people and to place those fascinating stories in the context of the larger forces operating in the countries that we- the USA - has so influenced.This is a valuable book for anyone who wants to learn more of the changes caused by US intervention, the historical context in which those interventions are experienced by the people of the Middle East and how they will affect the future.

Effects of Bush into Bagdad etc.
The book gives extensive detail concerning the disruptive effects of the Coalition of the "Willings's" war on Iraq's citizens --- particularly the Sunni Muslims. The book gives insight into the plight of involuntarily displaced people in the Middle East generally.

Read this book !
I read this book immediately after having read "The Foresaken". Although "The Forsesaken" deals with Gulag prisoners in Stalinist Russia and and "The Sunni Eclipse" deals with Iraqis in exile what is similar to both works is the fact that what is always lost and or forgotten in Geo-Political conflicts are the very entity that those conflicts publicly voice concern for...the people. And, while this scenario has and probably will be repeated again and again...Ms. Amos adds a fresh voice to this particular narrative. I have always respected her as a journalist (both on TV and on NPR) and she does not disapoint in print. Drawing from a series of interviews with Iraqis in exile and a concise refrence to historical context...this book is jam packed with information...much more so than I would have thought possible in just aver 200 pages...which speaks to Ms. Amos' ability to tell this story with a minimum of superfluous commentary...I have nothing but praise for this book...and highly, highly recomend it

Stirring Account of the Forced Iraqi Migration
I thoroughly enjoyed this book; I wanted an objective, non-political description of what has happened to the Iragi people since the start of the War In Iraq. Ms. Amos covers the plight of Christians, Sunni, Shiite, Baath and other relgiions in Iraq, with details that made me occasionaly put down the book and shake my head. She spends time describing Jordan, Syria, Beirut, Israel, and Iran as well as Iraq. It is clear she knows the region, and contected with people of all types in order to document the incredible stories in the book. There is a tendancy in her writing to counter-point U.S. international policy and military actions with our stated goals but without an overly political lean. After reading this book, I am spurred to read more about the religious and political history of the region. Well done. Touching. A must read.

An Inside Report of "Sectarian Conflict"
Too often in today's media, we hear of "sectarian conflict" in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and many other Middle Eastern countries. Nevertheless, we fail to understand what these conflicts consist of, or why they exist in the first place. In this well researched and written account, Deborah Amos takes us inside the ethnic conflict of Sunni and Shi'a Muslims in Iraq, and educates us about their struggles of resettlement and exile. The depth of Amos' reporting is exceptional, as she was fortunate enough to develop intimate relationships with many Iraqi refugees. This is a worthwhile read for anyone who wants to understand the ethnic conflicts of post-war Iraq. ... Read more

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Eclipse and the Rich Client Platform (RCP) together form a leading development platform. It provides a lightweight software component framework based on plug–ins. In addition to allowing Eclipse to be extended using other programming languages, it provides the key to the seamless integration of tools with Eclipse. The RPC gives Eclipse its modularity: Eclipse employs plug–ins in order to provide all of its functionality on top of (and including) the RCP, in contrast to some other applications where functionality is typically hard–coded. RCP apps are platform independent: they can be built for all major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac from a single code base. And the RCP provides a professional look and feel for applications.

Practical Eclipse Rich Client Platform Projects is a clear and technical guide for Eclipse developers to help them enhance their knowledge and achieve their goals quickly.

• The book explains the technical concepts easily and in an engaging way.
• The text provides plenty of source code and images as learning aids.
• Several practical projects and case studies are included.

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It's a pretty decent introduction to Eclipse RCP application development.
Disclaimer: I tend to strain the limits of most software development frameworks, so I'm probably not the best source of review material for introductory programming references. That said, this book provided some valuable insight into how to best structure plugin and feature projects in Eclipse in order to develop a non-trivial RCP application.

I am also starting to work on RAP (Rich Ajax Platform) applications, and a lot of the information and implementation patterns in this reference carried over to that development platform as well.

There were some aspects of programming for RCP that I was looking for, but haven't been able to find yet. Specifically:

- Interacting with the Equinox OSGi container to provide more advanced deployment models.
- Detailed information for enabling different help/documentation capabilities in an RCP application, other than the base-level capabilities of the environment.
- Working with Plugin-Target Environment definitions to provide tailored runtime environments for use with developed RCP applications.
- Use of custom widgets with RCP applications (definition of custom widgets is normally found in an SWT/JFace reference, what I was looking for was effective packaging and use of these custom controls in the context of an overall RCP application).
- Tailoring build settings and Plugin Update functionality to integrate with products that generate OS-native installers for the first deployment of an RCP application. Once an RCP (or other plugin) application has been deployed for the first time, use of an update site is advised and fairly straightforward to accomplish using this reference as a guide. Getting the RCP application into, say, an RPM image for Linux or an MSI image for Windows so that it can be part of a managed desktop environment...that wasn't nearly as straightforward.

Overall, though, I did find that I referred back to this reference pretty frequently, which is my main criteria for a good programming reference. It did an effective job of staying in the scope of RCP development, rather than trying to absorb too much of Eclipse plugin design. I will be looking forward to the next edition, and will definitely be on the lookout for references on Equinox, RAP, and more advanced plugin development, though, to properly augment my Eclipse bookshelf. ... Read more

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Total Car Care is the most complete, step-by-step automotive repair manual you'll ever use.All repair procedures are supported by detailed specifications, exploded views, and photographs.From the simplest repair procedure to the most complex, trust Chilton's Total Car Care to give you everything you need to do the job.Save time and money by doing it yourself, with the confidence only a Chilton Repair Manual can provide. ... Read more

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Better than nothing
Like most auto repair manuals not published by the manufacturer, this manual leaves out a lot of information necessary to quickly repair problems.For instance, the electrical diagrams have wiring color codes, connector pin-outs, etc., but there are no diagrams to help locate any of the components.The manual devotes about half of its pages to topics the average user will already know, such as standard maintenance instructions, but fails to provide anything vehicle specific.The detailed engine rebuild procedures are useful if you need them, but given the longevity of modern automotive engines this data could probably have been better published elsewhere and replaced in this manual with more information on common failures.If you are looking for information that will help you repair the most frequently occuring problems, this is better than nothing but much less helpful than it could have been.

A must have if you own a Mitsubishi Eclipse
oemdsmparts_com says that this book is a must have because maintaining the eclipse engine can be intimidating if you dont have some type of manual to refer to. As you know all cars are different and the mitsubishi eclipse has its share of problems. The book comes in to aid the encountered problems. If you read the book closely the book is self-explanatory, The book does cover 4 types of engines that are found in the eclipses. make sure that you know what engine is in your car and the book will be good.

Good Refrence Book
Good book to get the wiring diagrams, information, and other needfull things for the eclipse.

Decent.....could be better
I have used this book to replace a thermostat, spark plugs, wires, and a PVC.

It has great directions, (don't expect the pictures to be a lot of help on 90% of the projects you have to do).

My only real complaints about this book are:
1.They do not always show the Mitsu Eclipse pictures, sometimes it's from the Talon, the 2.4L Eclipse, the 6v eclipse, etc.

2.They have directions like "remove coil over cables" and there are no directions on how to do this.(It's not rocket science but if you are buying this on how to properly remove and put back together important parts of your car, this can be a little annoying).

Overall, good for the do it yourselfer, otherwise, just bring your car to a mechanic. ... Read more

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Vanessa, Serena, Jimena, Catty, and Tiana are five seemingly ordinary girls from Los Angeles. But the truth is that they are all far from ordinary. They each have a secret power that separates them from others--and makes them Daughters of the Moon.

Now, on the eve of Vanessa's seventeenth birthday, the Daughters face their final battle against the evil Atrox. But in saving the world will the Daughters lose each other? ... Read more

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Granddaughter loves the series
My granddaughter was given part of this series and she loved them so for christmas I got her the whole set. She is really enjoying them.

Well Pleased
What can I say.You did everything that you said you would do. How great is that?It's really GREAT!!!!!!

A darker side of the moon
This is the last book in a 13 book series for teenage girls.I've enjoyed the entire series and the message that Lynne Ewing has for all girls that we are each goddesses in our own right.I liked reading a series that advocates for girls to think before they act, while still capturing the angst that so many teens face.

This book and the previous one, The Becoming, are both the darkest books in the series.The endings to both books are bittersweet and left me feeling somewhere between nostalgic and sad by the time I finished.If you've read the entire series, it won't take this review to convince you to read this final book, you'll already have decided to on your own.If you're considering reading this book and haven't read the previous books, I recommend that you read the first 4 or 5 books of the series and then jump to this one, as it is not a stand alone novel.

done yet?
if you liked daughters of the moon...you wont like this book its a very poor ending to a great series and everything seems to be diaglouge instead of action.

Rushed and anti-climatic end
I've read the series for a long time when I was younger and I still re-read them once in a while. I do not think Lynne Ewing is a very good writer (she describes the girl's outfit way too much), but Daughters of the Moon had unique ideas and was fun to read. I cannot say that about the last book.What happened Lynne Ewing?

I remember a long time ago that she had up to book 15 or so written. This does not seem to be the case any more as book 13 is the last book and she released it years after book 12. In addition, she has moved on to other series. I have to say, this ending felt rushed and the last battle anti-climatic. I felt there could have been more too the book and it seems that she just wanted to end the series once and for all.She throws away some established supporting characters (like the guys from Sons of the Dark), so easily. They're ending is only mentioned rather than properly told.

I mean, if you really want to know what happens, by all means read it. I feel it best if you only leave it to your own imagination than to do so. ... Read more

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In this breathtaking trilogy, collected in one volume for the first time, Jayne Ann Krentz welcomes her readers to Eclipse Bay, a small Oregon town filled with secrets as treacherous as the coastal landscape and rivalries as fierce as an ocean storm...

Eclipse Bay... When Hannah and Rafe are reunited by a surprise inheritance, they are expected to despise each other as much as their grandfathers did. Instead, they discover that they don't hate each other--not at all...

Dawn in Eclipse Bay... After Gabe's disastrous attempt at trying Lilian Harte's matchmaking service, Lilian calls it quits. But Gabe has no intention of letting her off the hook. And when things get heated, the sparks between them turn personal.

Summer in Eclipse Bay... Scandalous passions and a decades-old feud bring together Octavia and Nick, two people who shouldn't even be friends, let alone lovers... ... Read more

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together in Eclipse Bay
This trilogy of stories from Jayne Ann Krentz details the story of two feuding families and how the grandchildren of the two come together(in more ways than one) and resolve old disputes and make new beginnings.While not her usual mystery/murder with complications stories, they are entertaining and a good read for fans.

Not bad but...
OK i happen to really like JAK normally and was soo excited for this trilogy to be in one book, but it didnt really live up to my expectations of her. In all fairness i didnt yet read the last story but i found that the relationships felt rushed and although the characters were likeable, the plots were so boring I had to force myself through them. All in all not her best but maybe bc they are shorter stories. who knows. still not bad if you have nothing to do one evening.

Entertaining
Enjoyed this book -- even read it more than once.This purchase was a replacement copy person that borrowed my original coipy did not return the book.

The entire Eclipse Bay trilogy in one neat package
Before you get excited and say - wow, a follow up to the Eclipse bay trilogy, be warned that "Together in Eclipse Bay" is compilation which includes the entire Eclipse Bay trilogy dramatizing the modern-day Hatfield and McCoy-style family feud between the Harte and Madison families or a coastal Oregon town.

Eclipse Bay ~ A matchmaking aunt wants to end a 3-generation feud by willing her estate to her niece Hannah Harte and Rafe Madison, the grandson of the rival family, hoping to unite them in romance and put an end to the feud once and for all. This is the best of the bunch.

Dawn in Eclipse Bay ~ When he is not able to make a love match, workaholic Gabe Madison insists that professional matchmaker Lillian Harte either find him one more date, or be his date, They manage to ignite a fiery passion despite the history between their families.

Summer in Eclipse Bay ~ After losing his wife in a car accident, lothario Nick Harte has met his match in sexy gallery owner Octavia Brightwell. She has a distant link to the Madison family. She likes him, but does not want to get involved since her great aunt sparked the family feud.

How Wonderful......Three in One
All three are exceptional is all I can say.What a wonderful way to read the triology, one of Jane's best. ... Read more

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Celebrated for more than fifty years as a world-renowned novelist, essayist, and political figure and commentator, Gore Vidal is less known for the exquisitely crafted short fiction he wrote as a young man. Like the work of Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams, his stories have been overshadowed by his triumphs writing in other genres.

Vidal’s short fiction offers us a portrait of the young artist in the 1940s and 1950s. His subtle and comic tales often center on adolescence and homosexual themes. In Three Stratagems, a middle-aged gay man encounters a male prostitute while vacationing in Key West. In The Zenner Trophy, the star athlete at an elite boys school is expelled for sexual relations with a classmate. These stories were gathered along with five others into a 1956 volume, A Thirsty Evil, and for decades were thought to comprise Vidal’s complete short fiction. However, an eighth story was recently discovered among Vidal’s private papers at Harvard University. Entitled Clouds and Eclipses, the story is based on a true account from the childhood of Tennessee Williams. Taking its name from that lost story, this collection brings Vidal’s body of short fiction to completion for the first time. ... Read more

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Uneven
I enjoyed the short preface very much, but the stories were of uneven quality. "Erlinda and Mr. Coffin" is exotic, fun,and while some social observations are made, it is a story written for the pleasure of spinning a tale. "Pages from an Abandoned Journal" is interesting and offers some insight into the lifestyle of a segment of the gay population."Clounds and Eclipses", the hitherto unpublished story based on a childhood recollection of Tennessee Williams, is without merit, and the first story of the collection should be skipped. ... Read more

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Eclipse is a new open-source, Java-based, extensible development platform designed for nothing in particular but everything in general. Because of its roots, it is currently most popular as a Java integrated development environment (IDE). Eclipse ships with plugins for writing and debugging Java code. Additional plugins for more advanced Java development, such as JSP/servlets, are available from third parties.

This book provides a thorough guide to using Eclipse features and plugins effectively in the context of real-world Java development. Realistic examples demonstrate how to use Eclipse effectively to build, test and debug applications using the tools provided by Eclipse and other third-party open source plugins. The reader will learn how to use plugin tools for using Eclipse in a team environment, including using Ant for more sophisticated build processes and CVS for source control. Plugin-ins for building web applications, using J2EE technologies, such as JSP/Servlets and EJB, are also discussed.

Complementing this coverage of Eclipse in the context of development is a reference providing a comprehensive guide to Eclipse. Because Eclipse and its plugins provide a remarkable array of features, it is often hard to learn what features are available and how they can be invoked. This reference lays things out clearly: feature-by-feature, menu-by-menu.

What's inside:
* Getting started with the Eclipse Workbench: Perspectives, views and editors
* Working effectively with the Eclipse JDT
* Adding unit tests with JUnit, logging with log4j
* Team development with Ant and CVS
* Plugins for J2EE including the Sysdeo Tomcat plugin
* Developing Eclipse plugins
* Comprehensive Eclipse reference ... Read more

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Hits both ends of developer spectrum
I was kind of expected this book to give lots of detailed information about configuring and using Eclipse. Most of the first seven chapters were useful -- if you were new to using Eclipse as an IDE. However, if you have a few years of Eclipse behind you these chapters are very introduction type.

If you have some time with Eclipse and where looking for a detailed index of all the things that you can set and the best ways to do them then you will be disappointed.

If, like I was, you were buying this and thinking about a companion book on writing plug-ins, you just saved some time. The last two chapters are about extending Eclipse with plug-ins. Both of these chapters take you to the deep end of the pool very quickly but do provide examples. These two chapters show a basic example of a plug-in and a very complex one.

The chapters where they explained SWT (during the general Eclipse information) were very useful. These chapters got my thought process going about how to write different GUI programs and being able to stay away from AWT and SWING.

The chapters on SWT and plug-ins where worth the price. I just wish that there was more expert information about the IDE.

Everything I Expected
This book is great.I'm a new eclipse user and relatively new to java and jsp.The short tutorials on tools like JUNIT and ANT were NOT lost on me.This book does a good job in teaching you how to get around in Eclipse 2.x and also good programming practices.You learn the interface while actually developing examples.In stead of a book listing all of the features and how to use them you learn the interface and how to use features in the normal course of programming.I love this book.I bought this shortly before Eclipse 3.0 came out and I was still able to use this book to help me get around in 3.0.Some things were in different places in 3.x, but the functionality was still there.You see online tutorials for the extra features of 3.x.Excellent book I would recommend especially those new to programming.

p.s.
About 40% of the book is related to extending eclipse.I have not read that part of the book and my review has nothing to do with that part of the book.

A great guide to doing practical work with Eclipse
This book was a great blend of information and tutortials on how to do things with Eclipse.The examples I downloaded that accompaniedEclipse all worked and I even setup my own CVS repository to connect it to.This book felt like very little work and shows off Eclipse very well ranging from Ant integration to CVS integration to JUnit integration amongst others.Great book.

Practical introduction to Eclipse
This is a solid introduction to Eclipse from the user level. It guides you through installing Eclipse, starting your first project, and integrating with source control. There is a small section on writing a plugin, but it's not the emphasis of the book.

O'Reilly's Eclipse books spent about half their time on Eclipse and the other half on plain Java development which was a waste of space. This book spends on chapter on web development, and some of that chapter is spent on use of Eclipse in that context. It's a diversion in both the Manning and O'Reilly books, but the O'Reilly books are far worse.

This is the best introduction to end-user Eclipse that I have read. If you want a book on getting started with Eclipse as a Java development IDE, this is the one.

Eclipse In Action - UPHPU
I reviewed Eclipse In Action to familiarize myself with the IDE Eclipse.My main focus while reading the book was to learn all I can about developing with Eclipse. I wanted to be able to utilize all the features that Eclipse has to offer, not only in terms of Java developer, but also as a web developer. However, I want to point out that this book is "A Guide for Java Developers". So the target audience is for a Java Developer.

The book starts out with a great introduction into Eclipse and the how the IDE comes together in the workbench.The moves right into the Java development with Eclipse. It wastes no time getting to the meat of development with Junit, Log4j, testing, debugging, and Ant integration.Not to mention a chapter on CVS integration.The book everything that a developer needs during the development life cycle of their project.The authors do a great job in adding additional information on the features that Eclipse has to offer to help alleviate the remedial tasks during development.Many of these features can be used outside of Java development.

Part 2 of Eclipse In Action deals with extending Eclipse and creating Eclipse plugins (the foundation of Eclipse).These chapters give a great novice introduction into Eclipse plugin development; however, there seems to be lacking detail into SWT/JFace and advanced plugin development.

Overall Eclipse In Action provides an indepth look into the Eclipse IDE. I would recommend this book to anyone that want to use Eclipse as their IDE. I have been using Eclipse for over a year now and I use it for all languages I develop with, like Java and PHP.Though the book focuses on the Java Developer, this also lends it way into development with other languages. ... Read more

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Excellent introduction to debugging with GDB, DDD and Eclipse
This book is an excellent introduction to debugging with GDB, DDD and Eclipse. By the time you've finished the book, you should have a very good understanding of how to use these various programs.

Much better than man gdb
The Art of Debugging isn't really much about the "art", although there is a very brief "principles of debugging" section at the beginning. It is about how to use GDB, DDD, and Eclipse effectively and completely. Very detailed guidance and examples. It's 250 pages but looks like less. If you want to become an expert at debugging software systems, there's probably no substitute for experience, but a concise tutorial on GDB and its various GUIs is a great start.

Great book for efficient tools. Little bit redundancy.
The lovely part is the book is written in a way to not only teach knowledge but also to inspire people think of the method of debugging. I have been inspired in reading the book to solve several problems slowing down my debugging for long while, for which the exact method is not covered by the book but without the inspiration I could not find the solution in short.

My personal feeling is, since it is already so inspiring, there is no need to cover three debuggers with overlapping functionality. Just elaborate one and say the other two have or have not equal function will be enough. It is trivial for most readers to induce the usage of the tools they are using. But it maybe for myself only.

Quite a gem!
I must come clean first - I know the authors.Peter asked me to review one of the sections in the book many ages ago when the book was in its infancy.The book has progressed much since then, and I must admit this is much more than I was expecting from a book about debugging!

Chapters 1 through 3 are the starter chapters that discuss the core debugging paradigms such as breakpoints and variable analysis.Chapter 1 goes through some of the basic concepts of debugging for those new to the idea (e.g., hobbyists and just-out-of-college programmers) but it's probably less useful for those already familiar with the concept.Chapter 2 goes through the basic debugging operations, such as setting breakpoints and analyzing variables, with an emphasis on how breakpoints can be set, cleared, and triggered using various methods.Chapter 3 goes through more on how variables of different storages can be viewed and displayed.

Chapters 4 and 5 are where things start to get interesting.Chapter 4 discusses how the debugger can be used to analyze core dumps, and touches on operating system concepts just enough to be productive in debugging for those not familiar with OS architectures.Chapter 5 discusses debugging threaded applications.As examples, applications written using popular multi-threaded and multi-process libraries such as pthread, MPI, and OpenMP are discussed, which makes the chapter more practical.

Chapter 6 is an interesting chapter.Section 6.1 goes through some common compiler error messages and how one should interpret them.They're concepts all first semester programming course students should read.It should be read either before chapter 1 or immediately after for beginning programmers, but it's also an entertaining section to read for the experienced programmers who goes through what the section discusses on a daily basis without ever giving it a second thought anymore.Section 6.2 should be a great read for anyone whose hair turned gray trying to debug Curses or NCurses applications under UNIX.

Chapter 7 discusses various tricks programmers use to write less buggy programs.Most of these are widely known concepts that are rarely taught in class - Vim tricks for matching parentheses, syntax highlighting, using errno and perror, libraries for catching buffer overflows, etc.Mentioning of the __LINENO__ directive is strangely lacking in this chapter, and I'm not sure how useful lint is these days but the chapter looks as complete as one would expect.The chapter also delightfully introduces strace and ltrace, though more examples would be helpful for those not familiar with OS concepts.

The final chapter is for those that want to use GDB/DDD/Eclipse in other languages.I have never felt the need to use debuggers with scripts but I probably would sing a different tune once I start using it.

The book admittedly has a Linux slant to it, but practical examples need a practical platform under which to give the examples and Linux is as accessible as it gets for most people.Most of the discussions are applicable in any platform, but they are especially applicable in Linux and UNIX variants.Chapters 1 and 6 should be a part of all introductory programming courses and should provide a good starting point to which a seasoned programmer can point a new programmer.The remaining chapters are relatively easy read yet packed with useful information to which programmers will refer back asking themselves, "what was that command that does ...?"

Worth the price (many times over!)
I found this book to be an excellent introduction to debugging with GDB.However, this book takes you beyond merely an introduction but also to a fairly advanced level. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

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"It’s simple, really, to wind up on the winning side when you’ve created the winner. And the loser."

The political chess match between the dominant Planetary Consortium and the newly-independent Morningstar Constellation on Venus threatens to ruin the lives of three individuals caught in the plot of an immortal oligarch.

“Melt” takes place in the Eclipse Phase universe. The story will appear in Sunward: The Inner System. ... Read more