Jaguar Reviews

This is a decent overview of the XJ-S's long and complicated history. He skimps a bit here and there, and a few pictures are incorrectly labeled, but for the most part all relevant details are included and the writing is of high quality.

Even when it didn't talk much about the wonderful XJ-S 3.6 engine, I believe this is a good book and a must for anyone who likes XJ-S's.

While this book certainly covers the XJ-S as a single model in more detail than probably has been attempted before, it is not perfect. In particular, that dicey period in the late-80s when the factory made so many little changes to the package is not covered in satisfactory detail. Otherwise the history is fairly complete and the specifications throughout are very useful

While mr Haddock is a great fan of the early3.8 cars,he seems less enthusiastic about later 4.2 models.The biggest disappointment to the restorer is that he fails to indicate the correct COLOR of various components .The book is black and white so the pictures are of no use in that regard.

A system by system analysis of Jaguar XK-E production standards and techniques. Covers Series I and Series II cars. If you have one of these cars, the book is a must have, especially if you are preparing the car for show. Many detailed black and white photos of obscure mechanical systems in their pristine state, commentary on production specifications, counts, totals, etc. If you have only one E-Type restoration book, this is the one.

The begining of this book is very interesting. The hero, Daniel, goes to the Amazon jungle on a search for his selfworth & manhood (his father is a lot overbaring). He gets captured by the amazons & meets the heroine Vanessa. They instantly are attracted to each other & when Daniel is in danger, Vanessa helps him escape. Vanessa is guileless and very open at the begining. She is unique to her people (the Ama'zon's) in that she feels emotions. Daniel is the second male she has ever met. The first was when she was 10.

Their first love scene is very hot, which seems very promising. Than Daniel takes Vanessa back to England with him as proof of his discovery of the Ama'zon culture. He doesn't want to contaminate his "Specimen" so spends the rest of the book trying to resist Vanessa.

Vanessa decides on arriving in England to learn its ways. She meet's Daniels father in a bookstore & when she finally relises Daniel only brought her to London as proof, she runs to his father for help in returning to the Jungle. Three months have passed by now & she knows she is pregnant, & Daniels father knows she is carrying his heir. He doesn't want to loose the baby, so he convinces Vanessa to stay with him at his country estate.

From here, 3 months pass in about 5 paragraphs. Vanessa leaves for the jungle with the help of Daniel's horrible mother, just as Daniel finally realises he loves her. Daniel & his father chase her to the Jungle. He catches up with her in the Ama'zon city. And they are happy again. THE END.

It was so lame. The start of the book was very detailed & then it rushed in time 6 months to the the end. I gave is 3 stars because of the begining, but the ending spoilt it. I wouldn't keep this book and I'm usually a pack rat when it comes to keeping books.

I read this book of Claybourne's some time ago, but remember just loving it. It is a fantasy, My Fair Lady, type of book. You love the heroinne, and though, in retrospect, the storyline is very unbelievable, you don't focus on that while reading it. It is just a fun, fast read. I love Claybourne's sense of humor and her cleverness that make all of her books so fresh. The cover of the book almost made me leave it on the shelf; however, I have read all of Claybourne's books because they never disappoint. I was right, this was a great book to pick up. Be warned, you may have a difficult time putting the book down until the last page is read.

Bought this book for help on setting up a Mac network using ethernet, to share printing and internet. Unfortunately, the Mac OSX Bible Jaguar edition spends the majority of chapter 18 on Airport networks, which most people don't have due to cost.

Does not explain the differences/benefits of a software internet router and a hardware internet gateway. Nor does the book mention how a hardware router interfaces with a hub or switch and the connected devices. Some wiring graphics would have helped. Instead, the chapter on networks goes on about Airport networks: "You don't need Ethernet or any cumbersome wiring to establish a network with the latest Macs." You do if you don't have a $200 base station and Airport cards for each Macintosh at $100 a pop! (Ethernet, a hub and a router can be had for less than $50, which is why most people connect their LAN that way).

First clue to avoid this book: The forward begins, "I admit it: Mac OS X scares me just a bit."

As a long-time Mac user who still has a lot to learn, this book hit the sweet spot for me. It's totally thorough and reasonably priced. I refer to it again and again for answers, and it hasn't failed me yet. I found it to be especially useful when I was setting up my home network -- the networking and file-sharing chapters, especially saved me from flailing around for hours. Thanks, Lon and team!

MackBolan unites with a team of Stoney Man, go to Boliva to wipe out the cocaine trade, just before they are finished, the Politicians stop them, as usual. Politics takes precedance over whats right. The Stoney Man Team don't care, they accomplish their Mission anyway. Great reading, lots of action and the usual Mack Bolan adventure. a must read for Don Pendelton fans. This is a great one in a series of fantastic books.

I enjoyed this book. If you're a fan of action-adventure series, this really satisfies the craving. The story is action-packed, though I did notice that a tendency for characters to suddenly appear out of nowhere and take part in the action, as if the editor wanted to make sure every Stony Man team member appeared in the story. If you're not already familiar with the various team members from previous novels, don't expect a lot of character background, as the writing centers on the action sequences.

Robin Williams is the most skillful writer of manuals for the Mac and publishing. As the cover says, this new book is for Beginning and Intermediate users of Macs equipped with the new MacOS 10.1 operating system. You'll be guided by a charming writer through the simplest steps into full use of most things provided by Apple. A Mac pro new to OS X can start with Appendix A and easily browse elsewhere to get up to speed on the strange new file, window, and menu systems (use the 12 page TOC and 49 page Index to reach many "eureka" moments).

Following a mini-glosssary, the first 19 chapters-including a tutorial and word processing basics-are for new Mac converts. Rank beginners need only follow the special grey-edged pages. The next 10 chapters cover easy customizing, iTunes music, iMovie making, and the built-in utility applications (most of which Williams suggests you don't touch). Another eight chapters take you through setting up and using the internet, including the free iTools website, file sharing, connecting two computers, and email eitquette (please!). The final three chapters cover ports, partitions, and using the built-in "Classic " (OS 9) system that will run all your old programs. Short chapter quizzes serve as summaries. At 822 pages this latest edition in her series is no longer a one-handed "Little Mac Book," but still it lies open pretty flat.

This is not the book to find Macintosh history, instability and compatibility issues, discussion of available programs, or anything about its base in Unix. Networking is limited to connecting two home computers. There are no troubleshooting procedures, but if you follow William's exquisitely clear and witty instructions to the letter you won't have much trouble, will you? While much of her information is available somewhere in Mac Help on your computer, it is better organized and much more visual here.

Peachpit Press has high typographic standards and reasonable prices. This is a lovely, clear, crisp looking book, although spell checking was a bit hasty. Her classic "The Mac [or PC] Is Not A Typewriter" was the best thing since a typing course, and this new book is arguably the most readable of the OS X manuals.

Robin Williams is a goddess when it comes to useful books for beginners, this book and "The Mac Is Not A Typewriter" are the two books I tell all new Mac owners to buy. Apple should just bundle the two of them in the box and hire Robin to write all their documentation.

This book is informative, fun, insightful, useful, well written, well designed and everything you'd hope for in a book that is going to sit next to the most amazing computer of all time. (Sorry, was I gushing.) Robin spends a great deal of time explaining the inner workings of your computer in very readable, informative way.

Always a good book the rewrite for Mac OS X has just added to its appeal - I've been using a Mac for more than ten years, OS X for more than 6 months and Robin taught me several things about my Mac and the new OS.

If you often find yourself recommending the Mac to friends (and I know I do) buy them a copy of this book the moment you hear about their new purchase. It will save them many headaches, ease their path into "The Macintosh Way" and you'll get a lot less phone calls.

This is the Jaguar Edition of a book that used to be called 'The Little Mac Book,' but at 800 pages and about 2 inches thick, it is anything but little. Just don't let the size intimidate you. This is one of the best books for beginners of Mac OS X, and the Mac in general!

So ... all you folks out there thinking of stepping up to OS X, get this book. It will help you understand what's going on. Ms. Williams covers everything a beginner needs to know, from how the whole 'users' thing works, to organizing your folders, font management, file sharing, all things internet, what the 'drop box' is for, etc.

There are (semi-circle, gray) tabbed pages designated for beginners. Robin gives you easy-to-understand explanations of the Macintosh user interface, including mousing and the keyboard. The beginner pages are sort of a built-in tutorial that not only directs you through the OS and provides exercises to use for practice along the way. There is a quiz at the end of each chapter, to help you understand the key points. The beginner's section ends with a terrific section about how to use the World Wide Web. Check out page 9, where she cleverly shows pics of the Finder menus, with page numbers for the sections that explain every item in the menus.

Page 709 has 'Where did It Go?' for experienced OS 9 users, so you can easily see what replaced the Chooser, etc. I think this should have gone near the front of the book, but its placement is a minor flaw. This is a great Mac OS X beginners tome. What little is missing can be found in a new Peachpit Press book called The Little Mac iApps Book.

Robin sprinkles humor throughout its pages. There is 'Url,' the friendly cartoon rat, who follows you along on your learning journey.

There is a great section on networking. Its a snoozer subject in most books, but Robin makes it simple, providing everyday network settings. What is provided is just enough to get any beginner up and running.

Everything else in the book is called 'Beyond The Basics.' However, Intermediate users will not find any sign of Unix, software gizmos or hacking, minimal troubleshooting, and not much under-the-hood coverage of the OS. She does tell you how to enable root user. I'm glad this book doesn't try to be all things to all users. There is just too much to know these days to do that.

A collection of 3 short stories. Each deals with one of the senses and were going to be part of a projected suite with, presumably, some kind of framing device. Calvino was one of those happy people that can write works that stretch the intellect without altogether sacrificing story, plot and characterisation. The middle tale ('A King Listens') is unsuccessful, ending up as nothing more than an experiment - who knows whether it would have improved had he time to revise it, it was the last thing he wrote before his death. But the opening and closing stories are much better, especially the latter ('The Name, The Nose'), although still not prime Calvino (try 'Adam One Afternoon', 'Invisible Cities' or 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller' if you're new to the writer and want to know what his talents can *really* produce). 'Under the Jaguar Sun', the title story set in Mexico, deals with taste and develops the idea of human relationships as a form of canibalism in which we digest our partner to taste their thoughts, feelings, desires and wishes in order to make them part of ourselves. 'The Name, The Nose' takes three characters (a Proustian aesthete, a prehistoric apeman on the verge of walking upright and a drug-addled rock musician) that are all in love with an unknown woman identifiable only by her scent, eventually discovering that she has died since making love with them. Despite the differences in the characters, their tales are interlinked surpringly smoothly and satisfyingly. However, due to its posthumous nature, the book is very short, only 83 pages of big type, and so can only be recommended to Calvino fans.

This book collects three of Calvino's last stories, originally planned to be a set of five, each focused on one of the five senses. One of the world's most original and sensitive storytellers, he will be solely missed.

"Under the Jaguar Sun" presents a married couple whose vacation in Mexico is punctuated by the powerful flavors of the local cuisine. Before the trip is over they discover that the spicy food whets their appetite for passion as well as for dining. In "A King Listens" the proud ruler, constrained by the obligations and dangers of his office, finds his only real source of information is his hearing. The ambient sounds of his palace, and the voices inside his own head are all that he can depend on. Finally, "The Name, the Nose" shows us a collage of desperate swains trying to seek out a woman whom they can identify only by her fragrance. As in "Jaguar" Calvino touches on the relationship between the senses and sexual desire, but this tale also carries a different message - one that seems to hint darkly at the author's own coming demise.

For those unfamiliar with the work of this master of postmodern literature, these three stories are probably not the best introduction. The quiet intensity of Calvino's voice is there, and his style is as pristine as ever, almost a prose poetry; but while the stories feature at least a couple of genuine surprises, they fall short of the knockout power that distinguishes his very best work. By focusing so strongly on the senses, he underplays what are probably his greatest strengths - in-depth logical analysis and exquisitely ironic humor. Fans will surely appreciate one last opportunity to experience Calvino's skill, but others should probably start with one of his more revolutionary works if they want to see why he is so greatly admired.

I'm a Calvino mark. Simply said, I love the man's writing! This, however, is a mixed bag, in my opinion. A truly interesting theme (stories about the senses) the only one I really liked was the story dealing with the sense of smell ("The Man, The Nose" I believe.) Its not that the others weren't imaginative or beautifully crafted, but I just felt as if something didn't click for me. The first two tales about the sense of taste and the sense hearing were a little too... self-indulgent, perhaps? It is somewhat difficult to articulate. All in all, this is suitable more for the true Calvino fan, rather than as an introduction or the casual reader. The one lasting impression I drew from the collection was, "What about sight and touch?" Maybe next time around.

I had heard a lot about this book on various lesbian websites, about how wonderful and affirming it was. Needless to say I was excited when my girlfriend gave me the book for my birthday. My excitement didn't last through the first twenty pages, however.

Someone else already stated earlier the problems I had with this book: poorly organized writing, too much emphasis on dates and names that aren't important to the story. The author paints the main lesbian characters in the book as sex-crazed women who are merely lesbians because they've been burned by men. She seems to think that a few paragraphs of a graphic sex scene between Aimee and Jaguar is enough to make us swoon at their apparent "love" for each other. I didn't swoon, I rolled my eyes. I am sure Ms. Fischer is a wonderful author, but I don't think this story is one suited for her. She breaks what I think is a cardinal rule of writing someone's biography: stay objective. It was obvious as I reached the end of the book - after some struggle - that Ms. Fischer thinks of Lilly's Jewish lover as a saint, while Lilly is portrayed as a spoiled little rich Nazi. Ms. Fischer's disdain for Lilly Wust is evident throughout the book, and she even goes so far as to say she doesn't believe that Lilly and her lover would have stayed together! She also states that she has much more sympathy for Lilly's lover than for Lilly herself. I would have thought that subjectivity had no place in Aimee & Jaguar. All in all, despite my respect for Ms. Fischer at attempting to tackle such a deep issue, this book was a profound disappointment. What should have been "A Love Story" instead comes off as a boring history lesson, and a platform for the author's grievances against the Nazis.

I just finished Aimee and Jaguar. What an incredibly written book. Ms Fischer did a beautiful job of tracing back to the meeting between Lilly and 'Lice as well as, the stress of the Nazi Germany. Not only was this an excellent love story but also a great biography....I thank Ms. Fischer for giving me a little piece of these two womens love story and lives.

I bought this after seeing the film. I think the book does fill in a lot of the gaps that the film might leave a subtitle-reader such as myself.
I loved that there are actual photos inside the book. Well researched.
I don't share the shock of some of the previous reviewers about the epilogue written by the author. The author is a German Jew and is upset. Who wouldn't be?

The "story" has absolutely NOTHING to do with the synopsis that is written on the back cover. This has to be the most ridiculous, insulting drivel I have ever had the misfortune of reading. I am embarrased to say I spent money on it.

I've never read any books by this author before, but the back of this book intrigued me. It started out as a "normal" romance/adventure novel and about half way through the book turned very strange and almost like a fantasy novel. I don't recommend this book, or based on this would I buy anymore books by this author.

I liked the uniqueness of this book. She always writes with an emotional intensity and depth of characterization that completely involves me in her people. Every character has depth. No cardboard ones running around. The tension and page-turning quality of this book is top drawer. I don't want to give away the plot. But I urge anyone who likes adventure hooked up with romance to read this book. It's fantastic!