Matthew Ozvat

Great for Beginners to Mid Level Experienced Programmers, April 26 2002

Being a programmer with 3 years experience and developing in VB6.0. I found this book to be a great reference book for me while I began learning VB.NET. I would ask myself while developing.. 'I can develop feature 'x' in VB6.0, so how does VB.NET handle 'x'.. and look it up'

The Black Book doesn't dive into the philosophies of VB.NET, but rather delivers straight forward code examples of how to do it. For grunt programming and experienced VB6.0 developers, I feel this book is a must on every developers book shelf.

Eximius!! (Latin for superb), Mar 1 2002

If you enjoy the writings of C.S Forester or Bernard Cornwell, then you will enjoy this historical fiction. Under the Eagle takes place AD 42 when Claudius was Emperor. Claudius's challenges to remain in power became politicaly difficult because 'Money talks and Bull Crap walks'. To ensure his authority, Claudius appoints Vespasian as the Legate of the Second Legion to acquire a treasure lost in Britian from when Julius Caesar reconnoitered Britian 96 years before.

Cato and Marco, the main characters under Vespasian's command are assigned tasks to aid in the completion of the mission which positions them in the middle of a twisted mystery. Imperial spies, traitors, political… Read more

Hear the Rebel War Cry!, Feb 13 2002

I read Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels" before I read 'Gods and Generals'. I wish I would have read the series in historical chronological order, instead of the published order. I also had limited basic knowledge of 'The Civil War' before I found this awesome series. Also, If you have similar interest as me and enjoy historical fiction versus many of the dry collegiate history books, this series is for you!! Not only did 'Gods and Generals' enlighten me with very detailed understanding of the Battles of the Civil War, but I was completely clueless about such information such as: Reasons the Civil really started, Why the states decided to withdrawal from the Union, and How the Generals… Read more