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Some errata for 978-0-470-18757-9, Professional ASP.NET 3.5 In C# and VB:

pg 247, second to last sentence on the page: <h3> should be <h1>.

pg 253: Figure 5-13 is incorrect.

pg 487: Figure 9-12 is incorrect.

pg 527, second to last sentence on the page: Listing 10-13 contains no highlighted text.

I was expecting more errata to be listed. I guess I'll have to start writing down more of the errors as I find them instead of just grumbling ... ;)

I've also got one for 978-0-470-18759-3, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB:

pg 372, description column for varchar / nvarchar: Shouldn't nchar be nvarchar?

The no checkout thing is weird. Had someone else (a Mac user) not a) told me about the process and b) told me about the store location, I would c) made the purchase online instead, and not gotten exactly what I think I want (/known about my other options) and d) would have been utterly confused about the checkout process :)

But, the two people I spoke with while checking out were extremely friendly, and I was amazed by the quality of the store. Wow!

The short story: If you're new to MG, BUY THIS BOOK. If you want to completely* understand this game, BUY THIS BOOK. If you want to have a book that you can be glad you spent every penny for, BUY THIS BOOK. :D

MGS4 is my first experience with the entire Metal Gear 'saga.' Since MG has such a complicated storyline, my first playthrough involved a whole lot of listening to the cut scenes.

However, despite all that, I was still a bit lost.

Not only does this guide cover 99%* of the game, but it also contains a very readable synopsis of the entire story. (WARNING: Be careful if you read it before you've finished MGS4. You can get away with reading a lot, but ...) This is what really made this book worth it, to me.

Of course, the rest of the book helped a great deal as well, and is what I'll be consulting during my future runs through the game (one of which started the day after I completed MGS4).

*: This guide doesn't cover the passwords that Konami hasn't released yet. Oh well.