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HTML Web Magic (2nd edition) by Raymond Pirouz (1998) – BR00094 (1999) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

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October 10 1999

Plot or Premise

Instead of going through all the bits and pieces (which it does very quickly), Pirouz focused instead on some elements that spice up web pages.

What I Liked

A programmer wouldn’t necessarily want to use all of them, but a new designer will find some really great tips and tricks here. Definitely, a fun read as you can say to yourself, “ah-hah, so THAT’s how they do that!”.

What I Didn’t Like

n/a

The Bottom Line

Great resource.

Posted in Lilypad Reviews, Lilypad-Library | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, computers, Good Reads, library, Library Thing, non-fiction, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, reference, self-help, stand-alone, technology, textbook | Leave a reply

HTML: The Complete Reference by Thomas A. Powell (1998) – BR00093 (1999) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

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October 10 1999

Plot or Premise

A reference guide for HTML

What I Liked

Good as a simple reference / encyclopedia tool.

What I Didn’t Like

Not so great for learning the intricacies from the bottom-up, short on the tutorial or theory side.

The Bottom Line

Good simple reference.

Posted in Lilypad Reviews, Lilypad-Library | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, computers, Good Reads, Kobo, library, Library Thing, non-fiction, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, reference, self-help, stand-alone, technology, textbook | Leave a reply

Rough Stuff by G.H. Stone (1989) – BR00092 (1999) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

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October 10 1999

Plot or Premise

This book marks the third in the Crimebusters series, with the Three Investigators in a plane crash with Bob’s father.

What I Liked

After the plane crash, they are forced to “rough it”, with standard adventure fare. The mystery is classic Three Investigators, and the series is beginning to somewhat settle into the new characters.

What I Didn’t Like

The adventure side degrades into dealing with polluters with M-16 rifles and there is a “fight” scene that again is very far removed from the Three Investigators’ world.

The Bottom Line

Not bad, not great.

Posted in Lilypad Reviews, Lilypad-Library | Tagged action, adventure, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, book review, crime, detective, fiction, Good Reads, library, Library Thing, mystery, novel, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, series, sleuth, suspense, Three Investigators, Young Adult | Leave a reply

Scarpetta’s Winter Table by Patricia Cornwell (1998) – BR00087 (1999) – 🐸⚪⚪⚪⚪

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October 10 1999

Plot or Premise

A cookbook disguised as a novel.

What I Liked

Nothing.

What I Didn’t Like

It was ADVERTISED as a combination of a cookbook with stories about Dr. Kay Scarpetta, and in that light, it fails on all counts. There IS no story, and nothing happening in the non-story — and worse still, none of the characters act like they do in the novels. The recipes are interesting, but far from revolutionary. This book seems to have been issued for one reason and one reason only — to milk some money out of the fans and to give them almost nothing in return.

The Bottom Line

Worthless.

Posted in Lilypad Reviews, Lilypad-Library | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, ARC, audio, B&N, book review, borrowed, Brennan, cooking, e-book, fiction, gift, Good Reads, hardcover, library, Library Thing, mystery, new, non-fiction, novel, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, series, used | Leave a reply

Hot Wheels by William Arden (1989) – BR00085 (1999) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

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October 10 1999

Plot or Premise

The Three Investigators series that I loved as a kid was transformed some years ago into this new Crimebusters series that I could never find in stores. The stories are aimed at young adults, but I was expecting the stories to have relatively the same type of stories that I fell in love with as a kid. Wrong. Instead, they have updated their ages from 14 to 17, updated their lifestyles from chores and bicycles to part-time jobs and cars. And thrown in lots of women to entice their hormonally-charged bodies. In short, the characters have grown up but not necessarily in keeping with the personalities they had originally. In this story, the 3Is are helping their cousin who has been charged with grand theft auto.

What I Liked

Jupe, Bob and Pete juggle the case, their jobs, and their social life to stay on top of things. In the old series, most of the time the characters were all together, or were working on different parts at the same time. In the new update, lots of other things interfere in their lives (a little more realistic, but less enjoyable). Yet Jupiter Jones is still the leader who relies on his brains more than his brawn.

What I Didn’t Like

The biggest fault is that the authors have added an action element to the series. Kind of like some of the false notes that appear in other series, the characters in this series have increased their physical fitness with karate and judo. So, eventually, there is a fight scene complete with big thugs and guns.

The Bottom Line

Same series, similar concept, same names, but different characters.

Posted in Lilypad Reviews, Lilypad-Library | Tagged adventure, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, book review, crime, detective, fiction, Good Reads, legal, library, Library Thing, mystery, novel, paperback, police, PolyWogg, prose, series, sleuth, Three Investigators / Crime Busters, Young Adult | Leave a reply

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