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In this task, you are given books product reviews in English language. The goal is to classify the review as "POS" if the overall sentiment of the review is positive or as "NEG" if the overall sentiment of the review is negative.
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For designers, directors and academics . This book, one of the few that takes a more academic, rather than practical, view of scenic design, should be required reading for any designer (lights and costumes as well as set) as well as every director. In his designer profiles Aronson shows the reader the different processes that can be utilized to achieve a successful design. It is also one of the few books that gives the reader an opportunity to get deeper into the history of contemporary American design, as each designer is sure to mention his or her influences and teachers. Far more useful then the practical books on design in helping a young designer conceptualize, collaborate and create interesting designs. Unless you want to design in a vacuum, this book is a must rea
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POS

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Awful book on its own for complete beginner . I wanted to teach my son to program and chose VB and this book. This book really "looks" great but I'm not impressed by the content. So much so that it compelled me to write my first ever book review. The introduction "Who Is This Book For?" gives a sense that this book can get people into programming. I would be amazed however if anyone not familiar with programming will get past Chapter 1 without being frightened by the whole prospect of programming. Chapter 1 initially jumps into some Microsoft marketing of .Net which really adds nothing but confuses the readers by having to deal with line after line of computer jargon. Then the chapter gives a horrible overview of Object Orientation which again doesn't help later. I feel the whole book is like the first chapter. Doesn't give you some of the basics but rambles about more complex stuff you don't need between some hands on practical stuff. I actually thought the first example was really poor also. I am of the opinion that someone typing something in themselves and seeing it work should be rewarding. The example however was hard for a novice as it had long lines of comments and the line to print the variables was a minefield of quotes and symbols making it pretty likely that a beginner would do a typo. The title of the book is "Build a Program Now!". This the book does and given how complex setting up an environment it is helpful. But I've slammed the rating of this book because this could have covered with a lot less pages and maybe substitute some of the drivel with a little about the syntax of VB or even some explanation of the example code. DON'T buy this book if you think it will teach you anything about computing or programming. DO buy this book if you have some other teaching reference for Visual Basic and want something that will help you setup your build environment. Also comes with a VB Express CD so you don't have to downloaded it.
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NEG

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Past Meets Present in Another Anne Perry Gem . Long Spoon Lane: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel, by Anne Perry was another excellent mystery set in Perry's evocative Victorian setting. The mystery in this novel was not of the "knock your socks off who would have ever thought it" type. It was, rather, a very evenly paced novel in which many of the developments involved terrorism and the government's response to the terrorists' acts. It was very interesting to read about a piece of legislation that some of the characters supported. The legislation involved giving the police easier rules and access to search people and their homes. The obvious allusion to America's Patriot Act and the debate it has spawned is an excellent piece of the overall picture. This book focused on Thomas primarily, and his relationship with one of his true enemies. His Professor Moriarty if you will. I recommend this book and give it a solid and well deserved 4 out of 5 stars.
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POS