Doug’s Book Review

It is no exaggeration to state that this is the most useless book in my reference library. I have referred to it several times. It may have helped me once, but that is being charitable. It does not go beyond the basics, as it promises to do. It has a lot of words, but it doesn’t say much. In all cases, I was able to solve my problems with FrameMaker either by consulting online help and trying a lot of different things, gleaning some information from FrameMaker 6.0: Classroom in a Book, or maybe Googling my problem and finding something on line if I was lucky.

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When I decided to travel to Mexico in the winter of 2006, I looked at several guide books for Mexico, before deciding on Oaxaca. Considering the type of travel I like to do (discover as much for myself as I can based on minimal information), I felt there where two travel guide book publishers to consider: Lonely Planet and Moon Handbooks. Lonely Planet has great information and great maps. I find that they make their guide books too thick with their opinions - which quite honestly I could do without. Some people like that and that’s fine. I’ve used their guide books in the past and probably will in the future.

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It is time to share the experiences I have had with various books. I hope this will help you discover books that meet your needs and interests.

I am working on a number of projects at present, so it may be some time before you start seeing a large quantity of in-depth book reviews. They will trickle in, so keep visiting! Some of the early ones might be a bit on the short side. I may expand on them later.

If you have some book suggestions for me, feel free to add a comment to this post and suggest some of your favorite books!