Mastering Jakarta Struts

Book Description

Jakarta Struts Project provides an open source framework for creating Web applications that leverage both the Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages technologies. Struts has received developer support and is quickly becoming a dominant actor in the open source community.

James Goodwill is a well-respected authority and bestselling author of books on Java Web applications
Provides a hands-on, code-intensive tutorial on building Java Web applications using the Jakarta Struts Framework
Companion Web site provides electronic versions of all code examples in the book

Customer Reviews:

Only for beginners.......2005-05-11

This book is like a quick tutorial and introduces the most important parts of Struts. It shows you a door to know Struts but can't help you become an expert. Once you know what struts is. You might need another book, "Struts in Action". "Strus in Action" lists more details, which you will need when developing your struts applications.

Also, after reading the book, I found some errors or unclear issue. Such as:
In Chpater 1, it didn't tell readers that they must copy *.tld files to WEB-INF.
In Chpater 6, it didn't tell readers how to config Locale.

Generally speaking, this book is still good enough for a beginner to buy.

Simple and outdated.......2005-01-14

This is a quick read on struts. By the time it came out, it was a little outdated and some of the code did not work. The concepts were described quite well and example that did work were well done. This is written for struts 1.0 and not 1.1 and definitely not 1.2. Find this one at the outlet bookstore or buy it used if you think you really need it, or better yet, borrow it from a friend.

Narrow coverage, easy to follow format, but poor editing job.......2003-10-31

This book would be a good book to start with for Struts beginners, but in no case this should be the last. One good thing is that the author takes the reader thru easy-to-follow steps to setup and code for every example/feature. Highlighting changes to a file as it matures thru different stages is a good idea but has not been carried thru in a clean way in this book, this book looks like it has been published in a hurry, some sections has not been updated after a cut&paste, some method signatures are not proper (init in PlugIn), I gather struts-tiles could have been used to beautifully demonstrate the power of Plugins.

Struts framework has been the seed for so many different solutions and other frameworks that one would expect atleast some passing mention of tools and solutions based on Struts, nada, there's none here, this book solely focuses on a couple of Struts related classes and the taglibs, one needs to know more in order to weild the full power provided by Struts. I can only suggest this as a quick reference for beginners, nothing more.

by the way, if you are using TomCat 5.0.7 and wondering why the application does not work, upgrade TomCat, bug there!

I strongly recommend 'Struts in Action' by ted Husted et. al. in addition to/ instead of this book.

A correction - RTFM.......2003-10-25

A quick correction to someone's review below:

1. This is a Wiley book, so its no surprise you can't find the code for it at the Wrox site.
2. And the code for the Wrox book *is* available at their site.

Moral: Put brain in gear before engaging mouth ...

Very good for a beginnig.......2003-10-13

Hi,
I recently read this book and I recommend it for a beginned that has never worked with such a framewok. This book does not cover all the Jakarta Struts topic, but to begin with it is excellent. I also recommend to download on theServerSite web site a pdf book on this framework.
Max Pellizzaro
http://www.maxpellizzaro.com

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When you're out of your element and on the road, it's smart to carry two attorneys in your back pocket. Stephen Colwell and Ann Shulman have researched the laws pertaining to travel scams and travel insurance, lost baggage and ticket fares, discrimination, business deductions, and the big question of whether to get the rental car insurance. No one wants to think about accidents and legal hassles when planning a summer frolic, and now, courtesy of Colwell and Shulman, some travel savvy will save you money, time, frustration, and injustice down the road.

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Little waters, a study of headwater streams & other little waters, their use and relations to the land
Harlow Stafford Person
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LITTLE WATERS. A STUDY OF HEADWATER STREAMS & OTHER LITTLE WATERS, THEIR USE AND RELATIONS TO LAND.
H. Person
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This volume covers the fields of origin, evolution and phylogenesis from prokaryotic to eukaryotic cells. The eminent authors, experts in their fields, review the three kingdoms of life (Archea, Eubacteria and Eukarya) from molecular evolutionary levels to ecological aspects in enigmatic habitats, including general reviews of puzzling pro-and eukaryotic organisms and their domains. We discuss dry habitats, thermophilic (cells in hot springs and undersea thermal vents up to 110°C), psychrophilic (cryophiles) and halophilic (high salt concentrations) niches which among the harshest conditions found on Earth where microbial life is frequently detected. Some chapters deal with the organisms which grow in extreme pH conditions (acidity vs. alkalinity), and under hydrostatic pressure in the deep sea, and microbial growth on petroleum. Audience: Students, lecturers and researchers; scholars in the fields of biology, evolutionary biology and chemistry, and other evolutionary fields, and the intelligent layman.

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Iceland provides an unique stage on which to study the natural environment, both past and present, and it is understanding both aspects of reconstructing the past and observing and interpreting the present that form the focus of the contributions to this volume.

The papers are all written by active researchers and incorporate both reviews and new data. Although concentrating largely on the recent Quaternary timescale a wide range of topics is explored including subglacial volcanism, onshore and offshore evidence for the Last Glacial Maximum and subsequent deglaciation, current glacial characteristics including jökulhlaups and glacial landsystems, soil development, Holocene ecosystem change, current oceanography, impacts of volcanic sulphur loading, chemical weathering and the CO 2 budget and documentary evidence for historical climate.

The key element of the volume is that for the first time it provides a wide overview of a range of topics for which Iceland provides an almost unparalleled laboratory emphasizing the importance of research on this small island for studies over a much broader global scale. These reviews point the way to future research directions and are supplemented by extensive illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.

* Wide range of related topics covered both from a present day and quaternary perspective
* Reviews from scientists active in each research area across a range of subjects providing both overviews and new data supplemented by an extensive bibliography
* Extensive illustrations and examples from the field

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One of the best books that I've read!

Fantasy Shows Good Women Do Win After All...

Yuck!

The Best Book I've Read in a Long Time!

Smart and fun

Diana Lively is Falling Down
Sheila Curran
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Like the legendary London Bridge, Diana Lively has been transplanted from England to the Arizona desert.

Trained as an architect and top in her class, she makes dollhouses. Widowed at a young age, she distrusted people who were kind to her, and married Ted, the one man who wasn't. Maybe it's a good thing that Diana Lively's life is suddenly out of her control.

A brash American billionaire wants to put up a King Arthur Theme Park smack in the middle of the Arizona desert. With dollar signs dancing in its head, Oxford University is only too happy to send Ted Lively, their resident Arthurian expert, to consult on the project. There, in the most unlikely place, in the most surprising ways, Diana is about to discover that the happiness she thought was lost forever can shower down on her again, can flood her dry life like a lake in the desert, and make it bloom.

Oh, and Ted. Ted is about to discover that there is justice in the world...

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One of the best books that I've read!.......2006-12-09

I've never posted a review before for any books, but I liked this book so much that I decided that this would have to be my first. The author develops the characters in the book so well that you feel like you know each one of them personally. The plot had tons of surprises and it kept me guessing right until the very end. I found this book in a bargain book store and I really didn't have high hopes for it, but once I started reading it, I was hooked!

Fantasy Shows Good Women Do Win After All..........2006-10-30

Sheila writes in what some may call a new genre -- the fantasy novel...set in real-time her story is BIGGER THAN LIFE...Reminds this reviewer of a ver broad comedy-- kind or like HOLLYWOOD WIVES although this is a 'smaller' landscape. She moves from London to Arizona with her family and academic husband. He's a verbally abusive philanderer -- but she knew that already...what she doesn't know or doesn't 'feel' is that she is still a very talented architect and by a combo of circumstances and fates -- she's back in the limelight again. Her experience making doll-houses turns out to be valuable in helping to design a Medieval theme park in the desert....and the good news is that her fink husband gets his just desserts.....a lot outrageous, always fun and one of those great books to read if your man has done you wrong...GO GIRL...love to see a film made out of this...now who could play Diana??

Yuck!.......2006-06-04

I can't believe all these reviews. I think I'm on page 60-something, and I'm pretty sure I'll be putting this one down. Sheila Curran is a good writer, but the plot is stupid, and the characters I could care less about. I don't think I'll be wasting my time finishing this one.

The Best Book I've Read in a Long Time!.......2005-11-02

I just finished this book and enjoyed it so much that I searched for more books by Curran! To my great disappointment, I found none.

I am an avid reader of all sorts of fiction but am really drawn to books about relationships, and especially the not-quite-right ones.

Specifically, what I most appreciated about this book was:

A) The author subtly revealed the true heart of each character, rather than make it glaringly obvious from page 1

B) The love the characters have for each other, which included sibling love & rivalry, but always loyalty

C) Sexual preferences which were not always what we assumed them to be and were treated with the utmost respect, not judgmentally

D) The way every "good" character in the book came upon information about the "bad" character bit by bit, but never passed on in a hurtful manner to the other "good" characters

E) How it all came together in the end, so that everyone really gets what they deserve.

I had to re-read the last several chapters because I flew through them so quickly the first time, impatient for more drama! I took the book once more and really took my time to get all the details which led to this book's most satisfying ending.

Smart and fun.......2005-10-29

This is a great read and a wonderful first novel. I'm sure we'll see many more good things from the author. Sheila Curran also has an hilarious blog (Click on "blog" at sheilacurran.com) where she writes so well about life, motherhood, and friendship.

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Chamberlain's report of his Civil War experiences.......2007-02-12

This book, written by Civil War hero Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, is an interesting first person look at his experiences in the war. While some of his passages are self-serving and do not necessarily reflect what actually happened (e.g., his and the 20th Maine's actions at Little Round Top during the battle at Gettysburg), this is a good rendering of one person's account of his experiences.

The book provides a tour of Chamberlain's part in the War, beginning with his engagement at Fredericksburg, through the violence at Gettysburg, to the battle at Petersburg (where he was badly wounded), to White Oak Road and Five Forks (and his dramatic encounters with the fiery Phil Sheridan), to Appomattox. The book concludes with the story of the Army of the Potomac's grand review in Washington D. C. after hostilities had ended.

It is written in the style of the times, which seems somewhat overblown and overstylized today. Nonetheless, it provides one soldier's perspective on the War.

In addition, there are a series of Appendices that flesh out Chamberlain's story (such as his comments at the dedication of the 20th Maine's monument at Gettysburg in 1889, Chamberlain's report on his and the 20th Maine's role at Gettysburg, his rendering of the last salute of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox. The volume ends with a memoriam to Chamberlain upon his death.

All in all, a useful book to gain a sense of the perspective of an important soldier in the Union Army, although flawed to some extent by some self-serving discussion.

Bayonet! Forward": My Civil War Reminiscences.......2002-12-17

I became acquainted with the story of Joshua Chamberlain after reading Shaaras' "Killer Angels" and wanted to learn more about him. This book has been an overwhelming dissapointment. For a man who was present at a number of important and exciting events in US history and an authentic American hero, his narrative is plodding and dull. His battle decriptions and his attention to minor troop movements are confusing and essentially unreadable. The maps he provides are completely inadequate in providing a better understanding what took place. The maps can be excused by the fact that they are provided with 19th century technology, his muddled writing style cant be. If you're looking for an enjoyable reading experience that will help you learn more about Chamberlain, I suggest you look elsewhere.

Crazy Ray's Review.......2002-11-05

An excellent read. Chamberlain brings himself to you for examination. He hides nothing while bringing you through some very vivid accounts of the Civil War. If this book is not in your library, you should consider getting your hands on it. Enjoy!

A Genuine American Hero.......2001-05-26

These United States of America have more pretenders to the title than genuine heroes. Revisionist historians often inform us that our idols have feet of clay. George Washington, the "father of our country," was too proud to shake the hand of ordinary American citizens. Thomas Jefferson, "author of the Declaration of Independence," held others in servitude. Abraham Lincoln was subject to deep bouts of depression. George Patton was a bully incapable of showing compassion for psychologically wounded soldiers. It is even whispered that "Ike," the very symbol of 1950s family stability, may have had an affair during WWII, while Mamie patiently waited at home for the return of her soldier. The list goes on.

That on-going litany of real world disappointments is what makes Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain so important to the American story. In Chamberlain, we find one of the few genuine heroes, so far revealed in our short, national history.

In this volume, we read Chamberlain's (mostly) post-war speechs and reports on some of the most critical actions of the Civil War. Despite his meteoric rise from Lieutenant Colonel to Major General in four, awful years, Chamberlain does not turn the spot light upon himself. Despite being awarded the Medal of Honor, Chamberlain does not see himself as special. Instead, in speech after speech, Chamberlain gives credit (by name) to his soldiers and to his God. Like Alvin York, another American hero who would follow him 50 years later, Chamberlain was truly humble, and in his humility could be found the seeds of his heroism.

This book, like Chamberlain's other writings is a magnificent primer for those who would seek to give selfless service to their nation, their God, or both.

Eloquent and moving.......2000-08-21

If you want to learn more about Joshua L. Chamberlain, what better way to do it than to read his first hand accounts and speeches. This book is a compilation of several articles he wrote for a magazine and a number of speeches he gave after the war. Bear in mind that the magazine articles were heavily edited by the editor of the magazine, much to the chagrin of Chamberlain, who was quite angry! One of his speeches at the dedication of the Gettysburg monuments very succinctly outlines his reasons for volunteering for the Union Army and the ideology that kept him going back to the field, even after a horrible wound that should have killed him. Chamberlain wrote very eloquently about his experiences and his speeches are extremely moving. A must read for any Chamberlain fan!

Book Description

When George M. Fredrickson published White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History, he met universal acclaim. David Brion Davis, writing in The New York Times Book Review, called it "one of the most brilliant and successful studies in comparative history ever written." The book was honored with the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize, the Merle Curti Award, and a jury nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. Now comes the sequel to that acclaimed work. In Black Liberation, George Fredrickson offers a fascinating account of how blacks in the United States and South Africa came to grips with the challenge of white supremacy. He reveals a rich history--not merely of parallel developments, but of an intricate, transatlantic web of influences and cross-fertilization. He begins with early moments of hope in both countries--Reconstruction in the United States, and the liberal colonialism of British Cape Colony--when the promise of suffrage led educated black elites to fight for color-blind equality. A rising tide of racism and discrimination at the turn of the century, however, blunted their hopes and encouraged nationalist movements in both countries. Fredrickson teases out the connections between movements and nations, examining the transatlantic appeal of black religious nationalism (known as Ethiopianism), and the pan-Africanism of Du Bois and Garvey. He brings to vivid life the decades of struggle, organizing, and debate, as blacks in the United States looked to Africa for identity and South Africans looked to America for new ideas and hope. The book traces the rise of Communist influence in black movements in the two nations in the 1920s and '30s, and the adoption of Gandhian nonviolent protest after World War II. The story of India's struggle, however, was not to be repeated in either America or South Africa: in one nation, nonviolence revealed its limitations, encouraging splits in the civil rights movement; in the other, it failed, fostering an armed struggle against white supremacy. Fredrickson brings the story up through the present, exploring the divergence between African-American identity politics and the nonracialism that has triumphed in South Africa. In a career spanning thirty years, George Fredrickson has won recognition as the leading scholar of the struggle over racial domination in the United States and South Africa. In Black Liberation, he provides the essential companion volume to his award-winning White Supremacy, telling the story of how blacks fought back on both sides of the Atlantic.

Customer Reviews:

In Depth Study.......2004-09-07

I liked this book because it detailed a lot of information concerning the Black Liberation Movement. It is really techical and in-depth in the sense that you can't just breeze through the pages. So, if you have time to not only read but also breakdown the elements of this book then I would definitely recommend it for you.

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Science on Stage is the first full-length study of the phenomenon of "science plays"--theatrical events that weave scientific content into the plot lines of the drama. The book investigates the tradition of science on the stage from the Renaissance to the present, focusing in particular on the current wave of science playwriting.

Drawing on extensive interviews with playwrights and directors, Kirsten Shepherd-Barr discusses such works as Michael Frayn's Copenhagen and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. She asks questions such as, What accounts for the surge of interest in putting science on the stage? What areas of science seem most popular with playwrights, and why? How has the tradition evolved throughout the centuries? What currents are defining it now? And what are some of the debates and controversies surrounding the use of science on stage?

Organized by scientific themes, the book examines selected contemporary plays that represent a merging of theatrical form and scientific content--plays in which the science is literally enacted through the structure and performance of the play. Beginning with a discussion of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, the book traces the history of how scientific ideas (quantum mechanics and fractals, for example) are dealt with in theatrical presentations. It discusses the relationship of science to society, the role of science in our lives, the complicated ethical considerations of science, and the accuracy of the portrayal of science in the dramatic context.

The final chapter looks at some of the most recent and exciting developments in science playwriting that are taking the genre in innovative directions and challenging the audience's expectations of a science play. The book includes a comprehensive annotated list of four centuries of science plays, which will be useful for teachers, students, and general readers alike.

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1995 National Directory of Conservation Land Trusts

Manufacturer: Land Trust Alliance
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1995 Listings Of Land Trusts In The United States

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Conservation Directory 1995

Manufacturer: Natl Wildlife Federation
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Conservation Directory 1995

Manufacturer: Natl Wildlife Federation
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Environmental Grantmaking Foundations 1995 Directory

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Environmental Grantmaking Foundations 1995 Directory
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1995 Conservation Directory 40th Edition

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1995 Conservation Directory 40th Edition
Gordon, Rue E., ed.
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