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Namibia
Lonely
Planet Zimbabwe, Botswana
&...
Reviewer:
B.J. Hindriks (bj.hindriks@flash.a2000.nl) from
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. "The book was our bible
during our summer '99 holiday to Namibia, Botswana,
Zambia and Zimbabwe. Without it we wouldn't have
made it in the timeframe we had for sure. Be sure
to buy the most recent version, 'cause these
regions are developing faster than you can imagine.
Due to the guide we discovered loads more country
beauties than we would have. You'll absolutely get
your money's worth."
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Computers
& Internet
Hacking
Exposed: Windows 2000
Editorial
Reviews: Amazon.com: From the best-selling
co-authors of the world-renowned book, Hacking
Exposed, comes Hacking Windows 2000 Exposed. You'll
learn, step-by-step, how to defend against the
latest attacks by understanding how intruders enter
and pilfer compromised networks and weaknesses in
password encryption, domain control, Web and IIS 5
communications, LM/NTLM protocols, Active
Directory, NetBIOS services, and much
more
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Travel
Last
Breath: Cautionary Tales from
the...
Editorial
Reviews: Amazon.com: Prepare to have some of your
greatest fears laid bare in this collection of
riveting, and often terrifying, "cautionary tales
from the limits of human endurance." Based on
interviews with accident survivors and the medical
specialists who treat them, veteran outdoor writer
Peter Stark offers mostly fictitious accounts
(there is one based on a true historical incident)
of people caught in life-threatening situations. In
Last Breath, he thoroughly explores what happens to
the human body and mind during drowning, a long
fall, burial beneath an avalanche, hypothermia,
dehydration, mountain sickness, the bends, malaria,
scurvy, hyperthermia, and contact with a poisonous
jellyfish. Stark packs enough historic and
scientific information and page-turning suspense
into each chapter to make them all fascinating and
useful. And he answers some perplexing questions in
the process, such as why those suffering from acute
hypothermia often rip off their clothing in an
effort to save themselves.
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Business
& Investing
Jack:
Straight from the Gut
Editorial
Reviews: Amazon.com: It's hard to think of a CEO
that commands as much respect as Jack Welch. Under
his leadership, General Electric reinvented itself
several times over by integrating new and
innovative practices into its many lines of
business. In Jack: Straight from the Gut, Welch,
with the help of Business Week journalist John
Byrne, recounts his career and the style of
management that helped to make GE one of the most
successful companies of the last century. Beginning
with Welch's childhood in Salem, Massachusetts, the
book quickly progresses from his first job in GE's
plastics division to his ambitious rise up the GE
corporate ladder, which culminated in 1981. What
comes across most in this autobiography is Welch's
passion for business as well as his remarkable
directness and intolerance of what he calls
"superficial congeniality"--a dislike that would
help earn him the nickname "Neutron Jack." In spite
of its 496 pages, Jack: Straight from the Gut is a
quick read that any student or manager would do
well to consider. Highly recommended. --Harry C.
Edwards
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