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Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 3rd Updated Edition (Book & CD-ROM)
$138.67
Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 3rd Edition is an excellent college-level text on Linear Algebra. Working with it for the past month, I can attest to the quality of this work. At times, when showing the solution to a practice problem, certain intermediate steps are skipped, which is all too common in college textbooks. But the exercises really make you think and help you master the material. The enclosed CD 'Study Guide' is an essential part of the textbook, and the two work together quite well. My main criticism is that the number of exercises and difficulty level make it a little too time-consuming to keep up with a standard syllabus. Also, some of the problems require a broad understanding of math and problem solving beyond the noted prerequisites. It would benefit from having a few more examples with solutions broken down into simple steps. All in all, an excellent textbook.

Lay's Potato Chips, Barbecue, 1.5-Ounce Bags (Pack of 64)
$56.96
This is the closest it gets to a perfect BBQ potato chip. Not too sweet and not too spicy. Great balance of crisp and tasty for a BBQ chip. Matches my all time childhood favorite, Laura Scudders BBQ chip which is not made any more.

Baked Lay's Potato Crisps, BBQ, 1.125-Ounce Large Single Serve Bags (Pack of 64)
$56.96
i love these chips, healthier than the original ones yet still pretty delicious...just hope i dont get fat

As I Lay Dying: The Corrected Text (Modern Library)
$16.95
Faulkner uses 59 short chapters, most of them monologues, to tell his story in AS I LAY DYING. That story--the final few days of Addie Bundren and the nine-day odyssey of her coffin to Jefferson for burial--gradually unfolds through the observations of 15 narrators, seven of them Bundrens. IMHO, the effect of these short chapters and many narrators is mixed, especially at the start of the novel when technique overwhelms story. But eventually, DYING achieves focus as a bleak and black comedy, with the sly and manipulative Anse doing whatever is necessary to restart his life.

Regardless, there are great chapters throughout DYING where the narrative is completely riveting. These describe the efforts of the Bundrens to cross a flood-swollen river, a fire in a barn, and the emergence of the backward Bundren family in modern Jefferson, escorted by soaring vultures. And, don't miss the wonderfully named Dewey Dell as she visits the pharmacies.

AS I LAY DYING isn't a masterpiece, like ABSALOM, ABSALOM! or THE HAMLET. Still, it's still great to see the amazing and sui generis Bill strut his stuff.