Never Too Late: My Musical Life Story

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"If I could learn to play the cello well, as I thought I could, I could show by my own example that we all have greater powers than we think; that whatever we want to learn or learn to do, we probably can learn; that our lives and our possibilities are not determined and fixed by what happened to us when we were little, or by what experts say we can or cannot do." Best known for his brilliant insight into the way children learn, John Holt was also an intrepid explorer of adult learning. At the age of forty, with no particular musical background, he took up the cello. His touching and hilarious account of his passionate second career demolished the myth that one must start an instrument (or a sport, or a language) in early childhood, and will inspire any reader who dreams of taking up a new skill. Reviews "Very often when I travel adults come to me and longingly say they want to play a musical instrument but are now too old. I always and with great delight refer them to John Holt's book Never Too Late. The beauty of Holt's book is that he himself set his own standards for music making. The reason for playing music is not to compare yourself to anyone but to bring forth what is inside of you." - Yo Yo Ma "A deep love of his instrument sparkles on the pages of his life story." - Christian Science Monitor "Taps the Walter Mitty dreamer is all of us." - Los Angeles Times

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Changed my Life.......2006-11-03

I loved this book. I've read it many times and I continue to be inspired by the wisdom Mr. Holt has left with us. I wish I would have read it when I first started playing an instrument (guitar) in my teens. Its perfect for an adult student but equally appropriate for younger students also.

John Holt (through this book)inspired me to learn/play Chess. .......2006-05-14

This book, to me, inspired me to pick up chess. I have never in my life learned to play chess because to me it was quite hard, but i gave it a go. I searched for a good cd rom as compared to finding a teacher or a book and in the end learned to play chess in about a month. It took me about a month to play because chess was something so new to me, but once i got the hang of it, everything was like childs play. John Holt proved to me that certain things can be overcomed-if one tries very hard. At times, it won't work but in others it will. The program that i buoght was" how to play chess with fritz and chesster-part 1".

On music, about playing an instrument. Mom's and Dad's should take them at an early age to music school. The other area is about pregnant ladies listening to alot of classical music as well as them having a positive environment while there babies are still in the womb. This will produce smarter, and intelligent babies. If mom's read alot of books while they are pregnant, this too benefits the child.

Holt's book is inspiring. This may inspire me to take flight cessna lessons some day soon. Oh yes, for me, chess has been my musical instrument you could say. For me, chess has enhanced my IQ. It is a great stress releaser....

This book is inspiring. Give it a try, in reading it, it could help you take up the French or Russian language or it could help you -motivate you to become an Anesthesiologist.

Musical Memoirs.......2006-01-14

This book contains the musical memoirs of John Holt, amateur cellist. Throughout his life, Holt was fascinated with the process of learning and of education. He taught classes in elementary schools, and he published a number of books including "How Children Fail." In this book, Holt presents many observations about his own struggles to learn music. Holt didn't come from a musical family and had practically no training in music as a young person. However, starting in his teenage years, he developed a great love of listening to music. Over the next few decades, he dallied with learning the guitar and flute, but it wasn't until he was 40 that he began studying music in earnest on the cello. Of all instruments to choose, the cello is not one to be taken up lightly, for it is notoriously difficult in its fingerings, bowings, and tone quality. Holt found that his musical studies were requiring more and more of his time, but he also found the time spent on working with his instrument to be so rewarding that he was willing to give up many of his other activities so as to have more time to practice and learn.

In this book, Holt presents a lifelong analysis of all the types of music he had been exposed to, and what they meant to him and his development in music. He takes us from learning songs with his aunt on summer vacation through how he figured out musical notation by fiddling around with piano keys, through intensive summer music camps he attended as an adult with his cello. At times, this seemingly exhaustive enumeration of musical experiences can drag a bit. On the other hand, each anecdote does eventually play an important role in the big picture as Holt unfolds his story.

As a struggling amateur musician, I found Holt's story to be quite inspiring. Since Holt was neither a trained musician nor a music educator, he was able to offer an uncommon perspective on music practice and learning. I was struck by his insistence that musicians at all levels should include in their daily practice pieces that are much too hard for them, rather than just sticking to material that is appropriate for their current level. He also stresses the need for playing real music, and not just exercises or pedagogical pieces (although he does note that sometimes these, too, are useful). He stresses the importance of playing pieces in their entirety as well as working on individual trouble spots. Holt makes it clear that musicians of all levels should be playing music that speaks to them (rather than to their teachers). Through his example, he shows that it doesn't matter what age you are when you first begin to study music-if you are serious about your practice, you will progress and find immense enjoyment as you play.

Not Happy.......2005-08-02

This book really did not meet my expectations. The author, an educator actually gave very little insight into his learning of the cello as an older adult. Much of the book is biographical and is disappointing because the author really is not much of a musician. He really had very little musical background. It is confusing because one moment he is talking of his proficiency playing difficult pieces and the next it is clear that he is having trouble with the basics of reading music or understanding music theory.

...a bit boring..........2005-07-28

Found it a bit difficult to keep on reading this one. Really just an everyday memoir with few interesting highlights. The context in which the story is told is rather dated, there are few music-related gems to be found and it is hard to empathize with the author's whining.

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Never Too Late: My Musical Life Story
John Caldwell Holt
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The chief problem societies have faced "since the time of the Babylonians," writes Dinesh D'Souza, has been the problem of scarcity. "But now that age has passed, and America has a new problem: coping with prosperity." It's a good problem to have, but also a serious, even debilitating, one. "The moral conundrum of success," the author continues, means that all too often, "the body is flourishing, but somehow the soul still feels malnourished." D'Souza is well known for his bestselling conservative books Illiberal Education, The End of Racism, and Ronald Reagan. On these pages, however, he seems to set politics aside to ask deep questions about the meaning of life in a world of material abundance:

What is my life for? As affluence spreads ... hundreds of millions of people will be asking just this question. That they can ask it is in and of itself a great moral achievement, because it opens up to innumerable ordinary people the avenues of human fulfillment that were previously open only to aristocrats. Yet at the same time it is a strangely disquieting question, because there is no complete answer to it within the modern techno-capitalist framework.

The Founders promised "the pursuit of happiness," but they didn't explain where happiness can be found, or even what it is. D'Souza argues that it must not be found in materialism--in both the consumerist sense of the word as well as the philosophical one. In a time of unprecedented prosperity, of course, the temptation is to find happiness exactly there, and the threat is profound: materialism may "transform our very nature as human beings and possibly introduce a new species in the world, the posthuman." D'Souza does not welcome this prospect (and consequently sounds very conservative indeed). The Virtue of Prosperity is a bold and thoroughly engrossing book. Readers won't need to agree with every one of D'Souza's points to find his many digressions fascinating. Whether he's writing about an extravagant Silicon Valley party, describing the ideas of Richard Dawkins, or making a casual reference to Marcus Aurelius, he's at once erudite and accessible. It's not always clear where he's going with his ideas until he gets there, but he makes the journey a pure joy. --John J. Miller

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In The Virtue of Prosperity, Dinesh D'Souza examines the spiritual and social crisis spawned by the new economy and new technologies of the last ten years. D'Souza questions the basic premise of the American dream that prosperity and "progress" will better the human condition. Anchored in history, rich in anecdote, and supported by state-of-the-art data, The Virtue of Prosperity is a tough-minded critique of our high-tech culture, with a surprising prescription for doing well and doing good.

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"In The Virtue of Prosperity, Dinesh D'Souza examines the spiritual and social crisis spawned by the new economy and new technologies of the last ten years. D'Souza questions the basic premise of the American dream that prosperity and ""progress"" will better the human condition. Anchored in history, rich in anecdote, and supported by state-of-the-art data, The Virtue of Prosperity is a tough-minded critique of our high-tech culture, with a surprising prescription for doing well and doing good. "

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Pre-9-11 & Enron; Falls Short. But Still Worth a Read.......2006-04-12

Bear in mind that Mr. D'Souza's book was written a year or so before the double horrors of 9-11 and Enron. Ever since then, the market has largely stagnated although it is gradually making a rebound after a three-year hiatus. D'Souza's exhaustive survey and analysis of the American economic landscape is commendable. He bases his resulting ideas on a thoughtful synthesis of the clash of economic cultures in America today. However, his work stills fall short. It has not taken into account the factors of greed in our country, and reactionary forces outside of our society. So even as he has put together a broad, all-encompassing view of the effects of prosperity here in this country, he has failed to put in perspective what happens when the effects of that prosperity creep outside and into our volatile world today.

First, with regards to Enron - and recall, they were only one of several large corporations to be involved in such a scandal - people, including the intelligentsia (on both sides) did not anticipate that even one CEO or group of businessmen would go so far as to enriching themselves, at the expense of consumers, investors, and employees. It is here that D'Souza and other conservatives miss the point: It is not so much that the "have-nots" want an equal share of the pie, or even an equal opportunity to be able to achieve what executives have; it is merely protection against the injustices that may happen. Inequality is a given, of course; but what happens when one person screws up the fragile order of things? The rich may suffer only a sting; the middle class may lose a little, but it's the working class and below that have the most to lose. Who speaks for them? Not businesses, unfortunately - if we are to trust what he has said, that in a meritocracy, businesses have no further obligation to the people it purportedly serves. It is left to the government to watch out for the lesser of our brethren. However, D'Souza does make a good point in saying that the "technorati" would do wise NOT to forget the wisdom of the past, and although I think he could have made a better argument here, it seems sufficient that he has mentioned it at all. It could be that a reader may get lost in all the talk about the virtues of technology, that the talk of "intangibles" gets lost in the shuffle. D'Souza tries hard to balance those two sides fairly, to a good degree.

The 9-11 schpiel is an unforeseen consequence of the drive to achieve prosperity. Because what America is, essentially, is a collective representation of its people's drive to excel and achieve a better life, to expand its borders. But what happens when we find ourselves treading on strange ground? Foreigners have a word for this: Imperialism. Surprisingly, D'Souza failed to take into account the extent that militant Islamic forces would go, to try to thwart our progress. Of course, they are not justified, nor do they represent the majority of their people's voices. However, they are there, and one way or another, as we would like to expand our borders in prosperity, we must also realize that as we are encroaching, the reactions from even just a few elements may be more violent (and larger in scale) than before (in electricity, this is known as "resistance"). 9-11 notwithstanding, this pursuit of prosperity seems to be present in all countries now, which should be a good sign.

Another omission and failure is D'Souza's silence on how the rich and the influential have been instrumental in changing the laws of this country, over the course of several hundred years. As a former policy advisor, he is very well aware of this. Regardless of administration, it has been tacitly implied that "those who have the gold make the rules." If the author is to indeed talk about the virtue of affluence and talk about the moral responsibility of the rich, and if he has rightly mentioned that the rich have more control over people than even the government does... then they have a moral as well as a practical obligation to push for laws and an environment where the general public - consumers, investors and employees - will be in an environment where everyone wins ("win-win"). Or at the very least, are protected - from adverse factors such as uncertainty from unemployment, as well as from stagnating in a dead-end job. At worst, it would be a form of feudalism; however, in this case, more enlightened.

Perhaps the most telling inadequacy that D'Souza fails to anticipate or discuss, however, is how the "end" of war (Afghanistan and Iraq, notwithstanding) has not only led to peace, prosperity, and more practical pursuits but also another looming headache: The Malthusian scenario of increasing population as resources dwindle. In America, the current sexual lifestyle among people is such that there has been less of a population growth as expected, which means that compared to most, it has not been such a problem here. What about the countries outside America? If their supplies run out, it would neither be appropriate nor sufficient to conclude that we can continue the economic progress in our country unimpeded. Indeed, our success has been contingent to that of other countries. And now that America is increasingly turning into a service-oriented economy, that dependence increases. Do we redistribute our resources for fear of a grand renormalization scheme? Or do we, by principle, sit tight and hope that the problems outside America can work themselves out? Not an easy question, and not one that can be addressed by any one book or philosopher. But as we continually get crowded in this world, and it gets smaller by the minute, it is a problem we must face. The sooner, the better.

Oh, and those hokey "Party of Yeah" and "Party of Nah" monikers are quite annoying. It may be to simplify the argument, but WHY is it that conservative writers have to resort to polar arguments (either/or), or lumping people into certain groups? Most people will probably be somewhere in between, falling in "Party of Either/Or" or "Party of Maybe/But Maybe Not." This sort of stupefies the argument, and assigns the weight of responsibility for ideas to other parties' and not his own. For goodness sake, if you are going to toss ideas around, have the chutzpah to adopt some of them as your own. Or at least, come up with better, more intelligent terms than "Party of Yeah"/"Party of Nah"! Geez!

In concluding, anything about the virtues of capitalism I think is worth a read, whether you are a liberal or conservative. D'Souza's work raises more than a few points and arguments, on both sides of the affluence fence. He shows us an organized, concise illustration on the evolution of America's economy, from the point of view of its citizens, not just the businessmen and the politicians. As a consequence, he also shows us, in passing, the virtues that are needed, for people who are striving to reach that part of their lives. I, too, like most Americans, want to have a share of the economic pie, and am willing to put in more than my share of hard work into it. At the same time, D'Souza's thoughtful insights about what could be the moral responsibilities of the rich, should be considered, on that road to prosperity. That goes for BOTH the ones who are working to achieve it AND those who have it. For anyone on either side of that fence, his ideas should be seen as a talking point for both where, hopefully, consensus could be achieved without conflict. Although there are some points (or omissions thereof) that I disagree with, I would definitely recommend reading this book for a history or economics class.

Reporting from the bubble - but still has much to offer.......2004-08-03

I like Dinesh D'Souza. If you don't you probably won't like this book because he writes from himself with passion for his topic and point of view. While I don't agree with every point he makes, I find him worth reading and enjoyable to read.

This book had the misfortune to come out just after the Internet Bubble burst. He had to go around trying to sell the idea that it didn't matter and that his views would come about anyway. At the time, no one wanted to listen because they were too worried about their 401ks evaporating.

Do his points make much sense in 2004? I would say that they do in many ways. However, it is clear from the writing that the author was firmly in the grip of the New Economy hoopla. So, if you can filter out some of the excesses, there is still quite a bit here worth considering.

A Great Read.......2003-10-07

Dinesh did it again with this piece of literary genius! Well maybe it isn't genius, but it is informative and entertaining.

In "The Virture of Prosperity" D'Souza makes an argument for capitalism based around the compassion that affluence had brought to this country. This book should counter every anti-globalization textbook in the classroom in order to provide a fair and balanced view of our supper-affluent society.

Relatively short, easy to read, and full of stats and figures to amaze your friends with, this book would make a great paper-back to pick up asap!

The only shortcoming would be that it was written before 9/11 so some of the flowery imagery of our future seem a tad bittersweet.

Capitalism Vindicated.......2003-05-02

Business people rank among the biggest victims of unfair criticism. Blamed for greed, exploitation and selfishness, business people generally fail to defend themselves or assert their positive status. Instead, they continue holding the country together through productive activity that generates tax revenues and high standards of living.

Thanks to a book by Dinesh D'Souza, they have a well-articulated defense of their status that extends beyond moneymaking. As D'Souza points out in The Virtue of Prosperity-Finding Values in an Age of Techno-Affluence (The Free Press, 2000, $26), business is about more than earning dollars. It is about realizing dreams through sacrifice, work, vision and an ability to satisfy society's needs. The pursuit of business not only is an economic endeavor but a noble endeavor, D'Souza believes.

An enthusiastic free market advocate who immigrated from India and was graduated from Dartmouth College, D'Souza focuses his attention on the boom of the high tech industry, which turned many ordinary people into millionaires almost overnight. The growth of capitalism, he notes, has led to unprecedented general prosperity.

An annual survey of freshmen conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA and reported by Alex P. Kellogg in the Jan. 26 Chronicle of Higher Education reveals that nearly three quarters of first-year college students say they want to be very well off. Only 28.1 percent report an interest in keeping current with political affairs.

D'Souza acknowledges that capitalism unleashes vast social and economic changes that alienate people and create an intensive need for spiritual fulfillment. He realizes that for many people, capitalism will not solve a search for meaning.

Also, social hierarchies are an inevitable outcome of the scramble for success in capitalist societies. However, these inequalities are not arbitrary accidents of birth. "The rich are today the hardest working people in society, and they refuse to...work less or stop working, even if they can easily afford to."

The ability to turn an area of enthusiastic interest and energetic resolve into prosperity for oneself and others drives the successful business person and also explains the hostility to the capitalist by those who look behind a haze of envy for not receiving the same rewards.

Despite economic gaps between rich and poor, one does not find instability or conflict as in other cultures because "technological capitalism is a powerful catalyst of enduring equality among citizens," he says. Indeed, higher standards of living make life better for all, with those at the bottom in America society considered privileged by the poverty-stricken in non-capitalist Third World countries. This result, D'Souza believes, elevates capitalism to a moral good so long as it retains the goal not of "I win, you lose," but "I win and therefore you win, too."

Simply incredible.......2002-09-16

I am absolutely amazed at the breadth of D'Souza's knowledge. This is my first Dinesh book and it certainly won't be the last.

After reading that he was a policy analyst for Ronald Reagan and was a member of both the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution, I expected the book to make a much firmer stance on the issues. I am pleasantly surprised at the respect that D'Souza gives to all arguments. He really considers every viewpoint before moving on.

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"all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by."

From the earliest days of explorations, there has always been one tried-and-true way to navigate through uncharted reaches and one to find the way home -- the stars. Ancient mariners prized their star charts, knowing that they could guide them safely into a friendly port or lead them to the reaches of the mysterious East. Modes of transportation have changes but the stars are still our constant. When man took his first step into space armed with the very latest in computers, he took with him the same tool for reading the stars that the men who sailed under canvas carried.

When humans launched the first ship designed for long-range missions into the deep waters of interstellar space, the Vulcan High Command provided their star charts for the Enterprise™. But Jonathan Archer was not content with relying on the known. Although he used the Vulcan charts, he also added to them, and greatly expanded Starfleet's knowledge of the galaxy. Every generation of starship captain that followed has built on Archer's first steps.

Follow the course set by Archer, Kirk, Picard, Sisko, and Janeway. Relive their extraordinary adventures as you find here, for the first time, the star maps that chart the routes these famous explorers took.

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I am glad I found the Star Trek Atlas........2007-09-17

Overall, this book was entertaining, and is worth every penny. The color charts are appealing, and informative. I know where wolf 359 was, I know where founders' homeworld is, I know how close Cardassia is to the Earth etc... Now that I have a map, it makes sense why

There were a few things the book should have included: A 3-D map since space is not 2 dimensional; a map of the entire galaxy on a fold-out would have been nice.

I've always been curious about this..........2007-09-16

This is a great trivia item that can give you perspective on the fictional universe of Star Trek.

Visually rich, but..........2007-08-31

This book is glossier than it appears on the website and I was pleasently surprised. It is no doubt a collector's item.
One small observation: The sector numbering system is inconsistent with earth sector being called sector 001 in "Best of both worlds - ST:TNG", The illustrations are very good, the stars and planets are designed nicely. Geographic classification details - worthy of praise. Overall a good reference book for all trekkies.
One word about graphics, though. The typography of page headers and bold lines in diagrams make it look like a kid's book. It is not. Star Trek is NOT a kid's fantasy. It is a great collaborative project of talented writers, scientists, engineers, graphic designers (and evident from this book - maybe even astrophysicists). It is one work of fiction that is made to look and feel like non fiction. I wish this book was designed like the interfaces by Michael Okuda that appear in the show.

star power.......2007-07-16

For any fan this is a must book to get. The info in here are a must.

Very well done!.......2007-06-24

This is exactly what I was looking for! The amount of information contained in this small book is impressive; a primer on stellar cartography, information on many planets from all four quadrants, galactic trade routes, and best of all, a detailed map of Voyager's path through the Delta quadrant (very fun to watch the series and track their progress). Any fan of Star Trek who enjoys the scientific and geographic details of the series will especially benefit from this book. Although I like it, some may not like the fact that it reads similar to a text book or manual. If you enjoy geography or astronomy and are a fan of Star Trek, you'll like this book!

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Book not delivered.......2007-09-21

A couple of weeks back I ordered this book based on customer reviews and got a refund without any clear reason. When I called them they just said "We cannot find the book you ordered". I did not understand why this book is still there when they "can't find the book"!!!Essential ASP.NET with Examples in Visual Basic .NET

Good information, bad writing.......2004-12-21

This book reads as if the author was writing personal notes to himself. Right off the bat, the text had a very esoteric and exclusive feel to it. I suppose it could be used as a reference, but for someone trying to expand their knowledge of the language, and especially for people trying to learn ASP.NET for the first time, I highly discourage this as your first purchase.

I found the guerrilla.......2004-10-13

If you have experience with object-oriented software development, all you need do is read the Preface of this book and you know it's what you are looking for. The book is designed for the experienced Web developer. It's perfectly positioned for those who've been working up the asp.net learning curve for a year or so. If you're not looking for "here's a class, here's a variable, this is what they are for, etc." the book is for you. Clear simple examples walk you through the architecture with lots of astute reinforcing visual aids. Great explanations of event handling, data binding and state management - the nuts and bolts type stuff. I particularly like the insightful two book printing approach one for C# and one VB.NET - no filler here! If you're a bit new or fuzzy with asp.net prime yourself with a beginning type book first or get a beginning type book for reference while reading this one because it is not a beginners book. But don't be shy. The writing style is respectful of learning. I regard this as one of the better technical books. The author is a trainer for DevelopMentor - if you've ever taken one of their courses you know what I mean - it's defiantly a guerrilla of a book!

Precise and Informative.......2003-09-10

I have about 5 books (mostly ebook format) on ASP.Net from the step by step to advanced and Fritz's book is an eye opener. Most of the ASP.NET books fail to mention why some quirks/details with ASP.Net the way they are. EAN is like a pointer and half way through the book, I had so many 'aha' moments that I was left wondering WHO IS THIS guy? Don't expect explanations about variables and such (go refer ASP.Net Web Developers Gude pub. by Syngress) and thankfully so. You will have a better understanding of ASP.Net by the end of the book than syntax which you would be thankful for when you start writing ASP.Net applications in real world. I have yet to finish the book but I couldn't wait to put in my 2 cents about this book. A definite must on your bookshelf (www.safaribooksonline.com)!!!

Essential ASP.NET is an EXCELLENT BOOK!!.......2003-09-05

There are so many books out about ASP.NET it can be a very difficult task to choose one. To me there seems to be two types of books. One is the example intensive (at times over laden) book. The other is the "how it works" type of book. The market seems to be flooded with example intensive books, but appears light in the "how it works" type. This book is a fantastic "how it works" book. It has good examples but is not drowning in them. The book's strength is its explanations of ASP.NET core topics, and the little tips and tricks that readers will pick up along the way.

This book is well written and flows nicely. Without a doubt it is an excellent book for beginners and intermediate levels, but I would bet that even advanced users would pick up tips and tricks from the book.

Summary

Chapter 1: Architecture
This chapter explains the basic new architecture behind ASP.NET.
Compilation vs. Interpretation, Code-behind, new Page architecture, Shadow Copying, Directives, and new Intrinsic Objects (HttpRequest, HttpResponse, etc) are a few of the topics covered.

Chapter 2: Web Forms
This chapter is all about Web Forms. ViewState, HtmlControls,
WebControls, and Events are some of the items discussed. One section I liked the best was the "Day in the life of a page". It explained the step by step events that occur during a page's lifetime in a very clear and concise manner.

Chapter 3: Configuration
This is an excellent chapter that discusses the new XML based
configuration in ASP.NET. Web.Config, Machine.Config, and
configuration hierarchy are examined. processModel and other elements are also discussed.

Chapter 4: HTTP Pipeline
This chapter goes over the HTTP Pipeline, and all the actions that take place each time a requests comes in. It goes into great coverage of how that request is routed through the architecture. It also goes over Context, Applications, Custom Handlers, and a few other related topics. This is a great chapter.

Chapter 5: Diagnostics and Error Handling
This chapter shows us how to get out of the classic response.write method of debugging ASP apps by examining the new diagnostic and error handling capabilities of ASP.NET. Page Tracing, Application-level Tracing, Error Handling, and Unhandled Exceptions are all discussed.

Chapter 6: Validation
This is a chapter that explains form validation (client and server-side), validation control architecture, and the validation controls.

Chapter 7: Data Binding
This chapter starts by explaining the fundamentals of binding data to controls, and then goes into IDataReader Binding, DataSet Binding, and picking when to use a DataSet vs DataReader. The chapter ends by discussing templated controls (DataGrid, Repeater, and DataList).

Chapter 8: Custom Controls
This is the largest chapter of the book (69 pages). This chapter
covers custom control fundamentals, state management consideration when designing custom controls, composite controls, and user controls. Designer integration with VS.Net as well as validation and data binding within custom controls is also covered. This is an excellent chapter.

Chapter 9: Caching
This chapter discusses the new caching opportunities that exist in ASP.NET. Output caching and how it works is discussed. The
VaryByParam attribute is also examined, as well as page fragment
caching. The chapter also covers data caching, and consideration and guidelines for using it.

Chapter 10: State Management
Application state, session state, cookie state, and view state are all covered in this chapter. I think this is a great chapter because it discusses the pros and cons of each type of state, which will help developers be able to determine which type of state management would be best for their specific situation. Good discussion, with great insights.

Chapter 11: Security
A short chapter on security ends the book. Server and client

authentication start the chapter out, and then we go into ASP.NET security. The authentication and authentication elements in the web.config file are both discussed, as is role-based authentication. System identity is the last topic discussed.

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How to create dynamic web environments using the ASP .NET framework! The ASP .NET framework enables the development of dynamic web pages, which can interface to various database systems. Using the Visual Basic .NET language you will be able to begin to create your own web systems with ease. This quick and practical introduction explains: how to setup an ASP.NET development environment, and where to find the various software components.- the syntax and features of the language.- web-based user interaction using ASP .NET forms.- pre-defined ASP .NET objects.- how ASP .NET can interface with databases. Clearly written, this book provides you with all the essential information you need to create your own dynamic web environments using ASP .NET. Additional material is available from the Essential series web site: http://www.essential-series.com

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