Jobsmarts Guide To The 50 Top Careers

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Job seekers are often told to conduct informational interviews before deciding on a career path, yet many don't have access to professionals in certain fields, don't know what opportunities exist or even where to begin. This book does the legwork for them. From aerospace to advertising, fashion to finance, it profiles today's 50 best careers to give readers the inside scoop on the pluses and minuses of each job. Featuring advice from recruiters, the bigwigs and the young guns, JobSmarts Insider's Guide to 50 Top Career Paths answers:

How do I get them to want me? (And will I want them?)

Will I make coffee or decisions?

Will I be working for passion or a big paycheck?

Will I like my job? (Will I like my boss's job?)

And much more.

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Poorly written, poorly researched, save your money........2000-04-17

This book does not deliver on its promises. The information has not been researched in each field beyond a few actual cases, making the accuracy of the information highly suspect. There is much better information available on this subject from other sources, including the Occupational Outlook Handbook (put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). Very smug, very unprofessional writing. Save your money.

AWESOME. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly about Careers !!!!!!!.......1999-07-07

I really didn't know what i wanted to do, so I picked up this bok to find out what was out there. I chose it becuase the other industry guides seemed to give an overly rosey picture of every career. This book told be everything I needed and wanted to know. Good, Bad and otherwise. Great source to get the skinny on careers. Now my only problem is to figure out which one I want to go after.

Great road map for the career clueless !.......1999-06-23

If you are considering a career change, are disenchanted with your first job or just don;t know what is out there this is a great way to learn about what opportunties are out there.

not worth much.......1998-06-20

I am an assistant editor for a publishing house, and I must say that this book is weak. It is the backrunner of an already saturated market. It won't help much in your job search.

oh, well!.......1997-12-08

The comments here are pretty funny -- but true. The book certainly doesn't bring anything new to the table...if anything, it takes things away. But hey, what do I know, I'm a thirtysomething and not "THE Expert for Generation X."

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Jobsmarts 50 Top Careers
Bradley Richardson
Manufacturer: Perennial (HarperCollins)
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This valuable resource describes the multimedia industry and the types of positions available. It offers insights into what it takes to become successfully employed in the field.

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Do not waist your time with this book!

Excellent, and yes they can talk!!!

One of the best books Ive read

Sweet story of an animal farm with many "personalities" jabbering

GREAT!!! GREAT!!! GREAT!!!

If Only They Could Talk: The Miracles of Spring Farm
Bonnie Jones Reynolds , and Dawn Hayman
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Welcome to Spring Farm, where animals and people come together -- to explore their own natural ability to communicate with each other....

Something magical is happening on a small farm in upstate New York. Animals of all shapes and sizes are living side by side -- talking, listening, learning, and loving -- along with caring people who have come to learn the secrets of interspecies communication. It's a gift that all of us are born with, as long as we're willing to open our hearts and minds to the gentle creatures who share our world.

This is what happened at Spring Farm when two very special women gave shelter to animals that were sick or abandoned. As trust and affection grew between them, so did their capacity to exchange feelings and thoughts. Today, the miracle of Spring Farm CARES is shared through communication workshops for visitors, students, and animal lovers. So come discover the magic of Spring Farm. Humans are more than welcome....

You'll meet Ricardo the duck, who explains that he won't leave his warm nest in a nearby chimney even if the house owners disapprove... Chubby the horse, who shares her feelings of despair when her barn catches fire... Elvis the kitten, who wiggles like a rock star... Sugar the Shetland pony, who dedicates a poem to her long-lost herd...and a whole menagerie of mouse-friendly cats, loving llamas, gregarious guinea pigs, delightful dogs, and other amazing critters.

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Do not waist your time with this book!.......2007-05-24

I am giving my opinion on this book, which is a complete waist of time. I admire animal lovers and care providers, and it seems they do a great job on that farm caring for abandoned horses and other animals. But the book, seems a very bad copy of James Herriot books, even the title is copied from his first book.Even If you beleive in telepathic communication with animals (dead or alive), animal reencarnation, UFOs, Human & animal ghosts, Horses writing poems through telepathy, I am pretty sure that you will find this book boring & badly written. Maybe it is their way to make publicity for their farm which depends partly on donations... As I said their Farm for animal care seems admirable, but the book... not worth your time.

Excellent, and yes they can talk!!!.......2007-03-13

This was excellent, but I already knew the story because I've taken several classes at Spring Farm. Dawn, Bonnie, and everyone else are great and the animals are by far the most loving and interesting bunch I've ever encountered. Spring Farm has incredible energy, and being with all of those animals was a life altering experience. This book just gives a small inkling of what goes on there. I hope Dawn and Bonnie will write another book.

One of the best books Ive read.......2007-01-10

I absolutely loved this book and I recommend it for any one who loves animals, and especially those interested in the fascinating subject of animal communication. A truely wonderful read.

Sweet story of an animal farm with many "personalities" jabbering.......2006-07-16

Truth is indeed stranger than fiction, and I do believe Bonnie and Dawn hear the idiosyncratic ramblings from their host of animals .Interspecies communication is an interest of mine but I much prefer the intelligences of flowers, trees and rocks and their overlords the devas.I state that up front because I would have probably given five stars if I was a true animal lover
If you have any interest in animals and their care- and their viewpoints- you will love this memoir!

GREAT!!! GREAT!!! GREAT!!!.......2006-06-09

i LOVED this book. given that i have been to this farm and witnessed alot of these things for myself, i can attest to the truth and honesty at spring farm cares. i have met bonnie, dawn and lots of the animals mentioned in this book. its great to read a book in which you know everyone!! these 2 woman and all the people, animals and spirits there are doing something that is AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL. while living on another farm (the o'connor farm in litchfield, ny) where i rented my apartment, my landlord & landlady (jim & roberta o'connor) gave as much hay as they had to spring farm after their fire. i have also donated with glee and will continue to do so. it is a hard & extremely costly, but loving 'job' to take care of a farm this size, but to them it is NOT like work at all. it is like a natural way of life for them. the strength, love and mystery that grows there is truly a miracle. i have sent friends to dawn for readings to find lost animals. at first i did it just to see what would happen because i knew dawn knew absolutely NOTHING about the pet or owner before contacting dawn. each time, she directly them to the lost pet - not always living since telepathy can be read in the living as well as the dead - but in all cases, dawn provided closure to these pets and pet owners. if not for bonnie & dawn, this beautiful place would not exist. i have seen it grow from the beginning. although i have moved out of that area now, i am always following their newsletters and website. they have a gorgeous sanctuary. countless miracles occur and continue to occur there all the time. if i could give it 10 stars, i would gladly do so :))

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If Only They Could Talk
James Herriot
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If Genes Could Talk: The Story Genes Would Tell If They Could Only Talk (Satterfield Saga)

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Our colonial heritage, the frontier, and the Indian wars
Our colonial heritage, the frontier and the Indian wars

If Genes Could Talk: The Story Genes Would Tell If They Could Only Talk (Satterfield Saga)
Robert L. Skidmore
Manufacturer: IndyPublish
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Our colonial heritage, the frontier, and the Indian wars.......2001-11-11

Born on the frontier in the isolated foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Satterfield twins, John and James, take different paths to glory. John joins George Washington in the struggle for survival as the English settlers move westward onto Indian lands. James attends William and Mary and becomes a protege of Governor Dinwiddie. As the Governor's clerk, he soon finds himself caught between the protesting colonials and the King's man.

Our colonial heritage, the frontier and the Indian wars.......2001-11-11

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IF ONLY THEY COULD TALK
HERRIOT
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If Only They Could Talk Ring Of Bright Water A Cat In The Window Elephant Bill Encounters With Animals

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If Only They Could Talk Ring Of Bright Water A Cat In The Window Elephant Bill Encounters With Animals
James Herriot Gavin Maxwell Derek Tangye J H Williams Gerald Durrell
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IF ONLY THEY COULD TALK, Five Books
JAMES HERRIOT
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If Only They Could Talk/It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
James Herriot
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet + If Only They Could Talk + Let Sleeping Vets Lie + Vet in Harness + Vets Might Fly. Omnibus Complete and Unabridged

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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet + If Only They Could Talk + Let Sleeping Vets Lie + Vet in Harness + Vets Might Fly. Omnibus Complete and Unabridged
James Herriot
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With a subtitle of Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit, the casual reader might jokingly ask if the book could also improve chances for world peace, bring free and open elections to third world countries, and give your wash whiter whites and brighter brights. Don Campbell's premise is, however, reasonably straightforward: he asserts that the kind of noise to which one is exposed can have important effects on mental and bodily health. As a trial, try protecting your hearing for a few days from the continuous barrage of noise in a typical urban environment; it really does seem to improve one's attitude and fatigue levels.

Where Campbell's ideas become more provocative is in the realm of music. Supported by much anecdotal evidence, he proposes that Classical music with a big "C" (the music of Mozart's period) can reach out to those who are mentally isolated from their fellows, like the autistic, and can help infants react and think better. (Will prenatal music classes be the next big trend for yuppie babies?) In addition, the music of Mozart contributes to the improved functioning of the higher cerebellar functions, including the ability to deal with logical and mathematical concepts, while contemporary rock actually decreases mental acuity.

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Anyone who has ever seen a two-year-old start bouncing to a beat knows that music speaks to us on a very deep level. But it took celebrated teacher and music visionary Don Campbell to show us just how deep, with his landmark book The Mozart Effect.

Stimulating, authoritative, and often lyrical, The Mozart Effect has a simple but life-changing message: music is medicine for the body, the mind, and the soul. Campbell shows how modern science has begun to confirm this ancient wisdom, finding evidence that listening to certain types of music can improve the quality of life in almost every respect. Here are dramatic accounts of how music is used to deal with everything from anxiety to cancer, high blood pressure, chronic pain, dyslexia, and even mental illness.

Always clear and compelling, Campbell recommends more than two dozen specific, easy-to-follow exercises to raise your spatial IQ, "sound away" pain, boost creativity, and make the spirit sing!

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This book is a disservice to the actual field of music therapy.......2007-01-17

As other reviewers have mentioned, this book is full of scientific and musical inaccuracies. Campbell's research methods are shoddy, and he has spent much of his career publishing irreplicable results.

Don Campbell is not a board-certified music therapist, nor does he even remotely have the equivalent training. While listening to music indeed has benefits, this has nothing to do with music therapy.

Music therapy involves a highly trained therapist working in person with a client, using music (usually live, often improvised, and usually created by client and therapist together) to work on client-specific goals. These goals do not ever involve "making a child smarter," and this does not ever involve using a CD that was "prescribed" without having met with and assessed the client.

The actual field of music therapy has published reserach showing that listening to a variety of music is good for intellectual and emotional development. This does not require any specific music selected by any experts. This just involves going to performances and/or getting CDs from the library.

Participating in interactive social music-making, such as community drumming circles, or parent-child play with instruments or improvised instruments has also been shown to be good for child development. Structured music lessons are also good for child development in different ways. All of this has been demonstrated over and over again by research.

Instead of buying this book, I suggest reading a music therapy textbook or speaking with a music therapist in order to learn about music therapy, and listening to recordings and participating in music-making in order to reap the benefits of music.

INteresting.......2006-10-14

I find the mozart effect an interesting concept and have purchased a few cds for my newborn. I love classical music, and I do find that when we listen to good music, we feel energized and uplifted.

I'm not sure I buy into all of the claims here, but one thing is for sure: classical music does have a calming effect and for that, I give this book 4 stars.

Fun Book to Read: HIDEOUS "Research" and BAD Science.......2005-07-31

While I've had the pleasure of hearing Don Campbell speak, his information is, sadly, quite flawed. As others have rightly noted, the "science" in this book is simply horrible and there are many with his comments concerning classical music. The fact that he also copyrighted the term "Mozart Effect" is also deplorable. Finally, this type of book is responsible for placing music and sound on the backburner at many research institutions as it falsely implies that the use of music and sound belongs to "new age" nonsense. As a rule, I cringe when I see that someone else has used this book as a reference to back up other poor research.

Life Changing.......2004-10-27

This book has been life changing in healing my Mother's brain injuries after a trauma in an accident with a tractor trailer. Having read the book, I took his music for healing to her hospital ICU and instructed the nurses to keep the music on at all times. I literally watched her come out of a coma, first tapping her toes to the music, then her fingers, then humming. In the unsettling sounds of a hospital, this gave her calm and focused on the area of healing where she needed it most. Personally, anytime I want to be focused, I also use Don Campbell's music. It works!

Humbug.......2004-03-12

There is no scientific basis for the "Mozart effect," none at all. The experiment in question was conducted on adults, not babies. The results of that experiment implied that the subjects actively listening to music immediately before taking intelligence tests performed slightly better on those tests because they were more alert than the subjects who had been day dreaming in silence.
Those seeking scientific papers thoroughly debunking this silliness will find them in "The Biological Foundations of Music," published by the New York Academy of Sciences (ISBN 1-57331-307-6), which is currently out of print, but is probably available at your local library.
"Music, the Brain and Ecstasy" by Robert Jourdain is an excellent introduction to music cognition. Howard Goodall's "Big Bangs" and Dowling and Harwood's "Music Cognition" can be purchased used and will be appreciated by advanced musicians and novices alike.
Parents wishing to introduce their children (and themselves) to music might consider purchasing "Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts," which are insightful and an absolute joy to watch.
Do not buy "The Mozart Effect." It is a waste of your time and money. Instead, just order some Mozart or Brahms or Bach, sit down, and listen to it: you don't need Campbell's manipulative schlock to help you "unlock the creative spirit" within.

The Mozart Effect - Tapping The Power Of Music To Heal The Body, Strengthen The Mind, And Unlock The Creative Spirit

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The Mozart Effect - Tapping The Power Of Music To Heal The Body, Strengthen The Mind, And Unlock The Creative Spirit
Don Campbell
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The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit
Don Campbell
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The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit

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From the Publisher Anyone who has ever seen a two-year-old start bouncing to a beat knows that music speaks to us on a very deep level. But it took celebrated teacher and music visionary Don Campbell to show us just how deep, with his landmark book The Mozart Effect. Stimulating, authoritative, and often lyrical, The Mozart Effect has a simple but life-changing message: music is medicine for the body, the mind, and the soul. Campbell shows how modern science has begun to confirm this ancient wisdom, finding evidence that listening to certain types of music can improve the quality of life in almost every respect. Here are dramatic accounts of how music is used to deal with everything from anxiety to cancer, high blood pressure, chronic pain, dyslexia, and even mental illness. Always clear and compelling, Campbell recommends more than two dozen specific, easy-to-follow exercises to raise your spatial IQ, "sound away" pain, boost creativity, and make the spirit sing!

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Crossing Over Where Art and Science Meet
Stephen Jay Gould
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Release Date: 2000-11-14

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Crossing Over, the latest of three collaborations between scholar Stephen Jay Gould and artist Rosamond Wolff Purcell, brings together thought-provoking essays and uncannily beautiful photographs to disprove the popular notion that art and science exist in an antagonistic relationship. The essays and photographs collected here present art and science in conversation, rather than in opposition. As Gould writes in his preface, although the two disciplines may usually communicate in different dialects, when juxtaposed they strikingly reflect upon and enhance one another. Working together, Purcell's photographs and Gould's scientific musings speak to us about ourselves and our world in a hybrid language richer than either could command on its own.

In an essay on individuality, for instance, Gould looks through the lens of evolutionary theory to address the controversial issue of cloning and the often misguided fears it evokes. As a society that exalts the concept of the individual, Gould argues, we sometimes fail to recognize that clones walk among us. Identical twins represent "the greatest of all challenges to our concept of individuality." Rosamond Purcell's photograph depicting the famous Siamese conjoined twins Eng and Chang conveys an eerie feeling that cannot be captured in words.

Through its unique combination of words and photographs, Crossing Over prompts us to ponder not only the basis of the false dichotomy between art and science, but also the distinction of mind and nature, and of all humanly imposed categories of order. Gould and Purcell's work convinces the reader that a provocative interplay between art and science is not only possible, but inevitable and necessary as well.

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And a genius wouldn't believe everything that she reads

Mensa: The Genius Test
Robert Allen
Manufacturer: CARLTON BOOKS (Pref
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1844423395

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And a genius wouldn't believe everything that she reads.......2005-09-18

This book goes out of its way to prove that ordinary people
aren't capable of genius. Don't take this book seriously.
Just find the genius that is within yourself.

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Database Processing, 9/E provides a solid, modern foundation in the fundamentals of database processing. This new edition proves to be the most comprehensive revision of the book yet, with expanded and updated treatment of cutting-edge technologies like XML and ADO.NET. ADO.NET, SQL, SQL Server, XML, Oracle, the entity-relationship model, database management, database redesign. For database administrators, database designers, application programmers, or other professionals in the field who want a complete, up-to-date, easy-to-use database book.

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A simply miserable read.......2005-03-27

I'm a beginning db student, and this book is bad. Really bad. I'll just pick a few words that describe my experience with it: verbose, awkward, vague, anguishing...
Mine is now filled with handwritten corrections that our professor helped us add (I can't believe how many typos slipped through editing). Our whole class pretty much agrees that this book still needs some serious work before it could be considered publishing material.
The university department chose this book based on Kroenke's excellent teaching and database reputation. However, it seems that he really has no idea of how to put together a good book.
Something criticized in other reviews is the text's layout. I agree--it's horrendous. You are often reading about a diagram two pages back, or one page ahead. In fact, I'd say that, more often than not, when the illustrations are referenced, it is on a totally separate page. (Did that make sense?) Example: "Figure 4-5a shows how......." So you'll have to flip two pages back to see the illustration.
Ugh! I normally love learning, but I really have to force myself to trudge through this drivel.

Read the title completely!.......2004-09-18

There is a problem in the IT learning experience that surrounds textbooks. The problem is that their is not a logical learning path to follow to obtain the prerequisite knowledge to progress in the field. Data structures and Discrete Math are two prime examples of this. Its not like traditional math where you take Alg1 then Alg2 College Alg...etc....Its more like boom here it is with Discrete. Anyhow, I have been over many textbooks in IT and this is the problem. IT authors are either way too indepth and write textbooks that are practically impossible to understand or...??? Well in lots of cases there is no alternative. Database texts are no exception. I studied Conelly/Begg's "Database Systems" and found that to be an exceptional book for Intermediate level study, however it lacked any systematic learning approach. Its more encyclopedic and detailed than what is needed in a first course. Thats the problem with learning from IT texts. We are forced to learn from texts that are written from a high level non-structured format in entry level courses where structured learning is most critical. So how do we learn and progress when this is the case...answer: you dont...its a weed out. LOL? Anyhow, look at the title, it says FUNDAMENTALS! Then look up the word in the dictionary if you dont know what this means as it seems that some people in the IT teaching/learning world dont understand this word! Kroenke writes this book as an entry level, basic, introductory and FUNDAMENTAL course in database processing. After understanding these basics then you can move on to Intermediate and more Advanced Database courses. Thats what the IT teaching and learning experience is lacking. A Progressive structured learning format with texts written with appropriate titles which is seldom the case! Kroenke does this however as the title suggests. The text is progressive and structured and teaches the FUNDAMENTALS! Hopefully the textbook teaching world will evolve from the dark ages and professors will start writing texts in a progress oriented format in order to make the learning process more efficient and effective. Hmm..maybe thats why we are losing out to other countries, they teach this stuff more effectively? In brief conclusion, although this text isnt perfect, Kroenke provides what many of us are really looking for; to learn the basics of database technology. Thanks Mr. Kroenke!

Zero Points are too many.......2004-07-04

Without question, this is the most obscenely overpriced and worthless book I've ever bought.

Excellent Book For Teaching Data Modeling.......2004-04-25

This book was used in the Data Modeling course I just finished and it was an excellent choice. Kroenke's book came bundled with oracle 9i, but I think that the ERwin data modeling tool should also be included in future editions. The use of the book along with Oracle and Computer Associates' ERwin made my study of Data Modeling very enjoyable.
In response to some of the negative reviews, it is my belief that the student should have a previous exposure to Relational Databases before attempting to read this book. Therefore, to use this book as an introductory course might be a bit much for the novice.

A Text with 9 Editions should have Done Better.......2004-04-18

I use this book to teach database course as part of information systems management program. The update to the 9th edition is a big relief to me since it makes considerable improvement from the 8th edition, though I still feel disappointed time by time during my preparation and teaching. The 9th edition perhaps is a quick fix to the 8th edition and a lot remain to be corrected or improved.

First, let me discuss some of the strengths of this book as textbook. This book covers not only relational database itself, but also the database applications, which is essential to build an in-depth understanding of database technology. It covers managing Oracle and SQL Server in two separate chapters, which makes it easier for instructors to tailor the book. It has extensive coverage of database access technologies that enhance the understanding of database processing if the presentation of such material is improved.

This book does contain quite a few vague and confusing discussions on some important issues and concepts, even to subjects as basic as entity, entity class and entity instance. This makes the book sometimes difficult for beginners and students and irritating for experienced practionaers.

In my opinion, the author sometimes deliver material without enough consideration of the course flow or the style of the book. For instance, the discussion of the synthesis of relations is in a very different tone from the rest of the book. There are many occations like this one that cause this book unnecessary difficult to read. Though the book has devoted entire two chapters to Oracle and SQL Server, it fails to provide an adequate coverage of database industry, vendors and products. It does not provide good overview for the architectures Oracle and SQL Server, either.

Upon reading and teaching this textbook, I have the impression that the author often fails to deliver adequate and correct discussions of many of the contemporary technologies widely used in the industry. For instance, the discussion of database access technologies contains many incomplete and incorrect statements. Often efforts are made more to unnecessary details other than important concepts. Apparently the author is teaching us something that he does not understand well.

Some of the newly added contents are not very well designed and organized. Part V is titled Database Access Standards. I do not understand why Chapter 14, with subjects such as OLAP, data warehouse, data administration, is placed as a chapter here. I do not understand either why the author does not consider XML be a part of Chapter 14. I believe the author should also cover data integration in this chapter. Though the author spends 3 chapters to discuss database access technology, I feel most of the efforts are devoted to lengthy and poor-written ASP/VBScript, and JSP codes that do not help much to the understanding of the concepts and should be covered by other books and courses. Surprisingly, the author does not cover multi-tier architecture. For me, merely one chapter to cover the latest client/server and Internet architectures, as well as the various data access layer implementations, including the conceptual coverage of the contemporary database access technologies such as ODBC, OLE DB, ADO, ADO.Net, JDBC, and object-relational mapping, will achieve more. I also suggest the author to enhance significantly the coverage for Chapter 14, since OLAP, data warehouse and data management and database administration are fundamental for database processing course. I believe the author should at least dedicate one chapter to OLAP, considering that fact that he wrote 3 chapters for database access technology alone.

Overall, I feel the database coverage of this text is far more professional than the database applications part, though I still hope he will do a better job next time for the database part.

At the website of the publisher of this book, it states that this book is "For undergraduate courses in Database Design, Introduction to Database Processing, Database Management and Design in departments of Business, Information Systems and Applied Computer Science". However, The book description of Amazon.com suggests that this book is "For database administrators, database designers, application programmers, or other professionals in the field who want a complete, up-to-date, easy-to-use database book". Of course, this is an almost impoosible mission. My opinion is that this book is for school study, provided you have an experienced and good instructor who may clarify the many issues that the author misrepresented or not explain well.

/* The statement and opinions expresses here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer */

Database Processing: Fundamentals, Design, and Implementation, Ninth Edition ISBN#013120971X

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David Kroenke
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