November 2011 | Saw Wiki

Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Anne is a technical writer who has done a considerable amount of work with FLOSS Manuals in documenting the OLPC laptop, and is obviously well-versed in both open-source documentation and social media. The book is designed to give technical writers and other information developers an overview of the...

A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is the best book I have read all year.First of all, Dr. Ghaemi is a world-class psychiatrist; he is THE expert on issues of mood disorder (my wife is a psychiatrist and says that Dr. Ghaemi is the very best in the nation in his Continuing Medical Education teaching). So, he truly knows what he is...

The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology: Werewolves, Dragons, Skyfish, Lizard Men, and Other Fascinating Creatures Real and Mysterious Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Cryptozoology is the study of mythic and legendary creatures. The term was originated by French zoologist Bernard Heuvelman in the 1950s. "The Weiser Field Guide to Cryptozoology: Werewolves, Dragons, Skyfish, Lizard Men, and Other Fascinating Creatures Real and Mysterious" is a 192-page compendium providing...

How Wikipedia Works: And How You Can Be a Part of It Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book might also be titled "Wikipedia in Context". It tells in detail what Wikipedia is and what it is not; it even has a history of encyclopedias and talks about how Wikipedia fits into this tradition. It goes into detail on the culture and motivations of the people who work on Wikipedia. It covers...

301 Ways to Use Social Media To Boost Your Marketing Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a good, practical introduction to the world of social media, and is loaded with a lot of step-by-step advice for those of us who are completely new to the area. Each tip is limited to a page, so it's easy to use this as a reference book to `dip' into whenever you can to get new ideas. One quibble...

You Have to Stop This (The Secret Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My sister read this book and loved it so much. She read the previous books and this is one of her favorite series. "Here, you get to find out the Secret and what Cass, Max- Ernest, and Yo- Yoji do to find it, and protect it", said my sister. 5 stars!Click Here to see more reviews about: You Have to Stop...

Erasing Hell: What God said about eternity, and the things we made up Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)After watching the promotional video from David C. Cook Publishing I was excited to read a book by an author whom I deeply respect and even admire for their previous emotional & challenging works. After watching the video I expected Erasing Hell to be a exegetical and challenging study of the topic...

Betrayal Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Alex and Kate were so happy, until Alex is accused of a heinous act on his best friends 12 year old. he is convicted,found guilty, sent to prison..He is innocent.. But when even greater tragedy strikes, Kate has no choice but to turn her grief into anger...I absolutely loved this book.. I thought it...

Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It is my pleasure to review another e-book from Packt Publishing called Moodle 1.9, Teaching Techniques by William Rice and Susan Smith Nash. This review is based entirely on my personal point of view. I am not an expert in Moodle. I undertook this project in order to learn more and improve my knowledge...

The Gray Wolf Throne (A Seven Realms Novel) (Seven Realms (Trilogy)) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Raisa, the would-be queen of the Fells is having a hard time getting home. Of course anyone could see how the constant assault of assassins would pose such difficultly. But Raisa is determined to ensure her place in the succession of the throne. Yet there are still quite a few factions that would love...

The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter's 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have been eating the Engine 2 diet for five months. I've lost 35 LBS. My cholesterol dropped over 60 points. This was all after a meeting with a doctor who told me my cholesterol would only be slightly lowered by changing my diet.I had the good fortune to get a head start on the rest of the world by...

Scripting Your World: The Official Guide to Second Life Scripting Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Aesthetically, I personally found this book is very well laid out, colourful and easy on the eyes. It contains many screenshots and even explanatory diagrams. The structure allows the advanced LSL scripter to scan read to use the book as a decent reference and is complete with keyword indexes in the...

The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is full of wonderful suggestions on diverse components of the school library program. I learned so much! It was great to have samples of so many items such as newsletters, procedural documents and collaboration logs. The inclusion of lists of additional resources for things such as podcasting,...

The Submission: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A nation's tragedy brings out the best and the worst in its citizens. Amy Waldman places her story at the center of America's tragedy, two years after the devastation. A contest for a 9/11 memorial where the World Trade Center once stood brings to a boil all the simmering hurt and mistrust and fear about...

Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Web 2.0: Technologies to Recruit, Organize and Engage Youth Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Edit of 18 May to recommend Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies as a different book, with more practical tips and annecdotal support, but in no way does that reduce my appreciation for this book. Both are excellent, I think of them as truly complementary of one another.-----I...

Principles of Internet Marketing: New Tools and Methods for Web Developers (Web Technologies) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)One of the things I always hated about college was that the textbooks were usually really boring (even more boring than the professors, if you can believe that). But there was one textbook that I learned a lot from: Planning, Developing, and Marketing Successful Web Sites (Web Warrior Series) This was...

The Power of Stars: How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author's passion for astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology is evident throughout. And it is a beautiful book: illustrations and photographs decorate almost every page. The book begins with what people can see in the sky unaided by telescopes. Penprase describes the movements of the moon, sun, planets...