Re: "Ada as a second language" book

[pitre@n5160d.nrl.navy.mil (Richard Pitre)]

In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960329161832.10350A-100000@solar.sky.net> John Howard  
<jhoward@solar.sky.net> writes:
> Yesterday I got a copy of the book for $39.  I had ordered it three weeks 
> ago at a local Anderson's book store.  Last month the expected price was 
> $64.  Thanks for the bargain!
> 
> I am a Borland Pascal refugee and this is an excellent book:
> 
>  Cohen, Norman H.  Ada as a Second Language, 2nd ed.  McGraw-Hill,
>    1996. 1133 pp. (ISBN: 0-07-011607-5)
> 
>    Encyclopedic in scope, this book covers all of Ada 95, including the
>    predefined packages and the specialized-needs annexes.  Each chapter
>    ends with a section addressed to users of Ada-83 compilers.
>    Comparisons with C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal avoid
>    misconceptions about Ada and help readers recognize a new notation for
>    a familiar concept.  Proceeding from introductory explanations of
>    fundamental software-engineering and programming concepts to detailed
>    and enlightening discussions of language features, and containing
>    hundreds of complete examples, Ada as a Second Language serves as both
>    a tutorial introduction and a complete reference to the Ada language.
> 

I too purchased this book and I like it very much even though its fallen on
me a couple of times. I'm also looking at Booch's Ada book because 
it has this nice graphical  representations. Anyone have any thoughts 
on this book.

richard