References and Standards Books

If you're into ANY aspect of shooting from long guns to handguns to ballistics to reloading to optics...this is a definitive guide on what is what, and why it is that way!

While I find it extremely helpful with the gun listings ALONE, the publishers do manage to have a few models slip through the cracks...but that's not to detract from the overall appeal of this yearly publication. The prices included become a good baseline for local dealers, so you can guage market values when looking for "that special" gun you always wanted.

After all....with SEVEN MILLION copies sold...the publishers MUST be doing something right!

One thing I would like to see added (as if they don't put enough information in there already) would be a section of AIRGUNS...not the sirsoft, but things like the Red Ryder BB rifle for example. I know many youngsters shoot these as well, and we shouldn't be leaving them out in the cold, should we?

This is a must have (every year)!

For many years I have found the Shooter's Bible an invaluable reference guide for specifications, price ranges, and new product information on thousands of hand guns, rifles, shotguns, and related equipment. It really is a "bible" for the majority of shooting sports enthusiasts. Combined with a stop by the rental counter of your local range for hands-on experience, this tome is exactly what you need to purchase a new firearm or ascertain the value of one you might be interested in trading in or selling. It helps you keep tabs on interesting new products before you can find them in your local gun shop. The price information is not always accurate yet it is a good reference point (always best to shop around anyway). There is also a "blue book" of gun values available separately though it costs a lot more than this book so I have not bothered to purchase it. The reviews and specifications are universally outstanding.

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction

My daughter gave me a copy of ths publication a couple of years ago and I found it quite interesting. I am a regular purchaser of a similiar volumne called Gun Digest which I'd rate at 4 stars. The Shooter's bible gives a slightly differnet slant and makes a welcome addition to my gun library.

This is still THE bible and an invaluable reference guide for any firearms enthusiast.

W.H - gunco.net

For as long as I can remember, the yearly "The Shooter's Bible" has been THE definitive source.

In detailing all types of fire arms, from shotguns to handguns, and everything above and below, the Shooter's Bible has become an absolute treasure for anyone learning firearms.

Whether you are in the police academy, basic training, a writer, pawn broker, or a fire arm enthusiast, this is the most valuable resource in publication.

Period.

This book was good and contained good material but it was not excellent. There were some parts that I didn't care for. The only major thing that bothered me about the book was that he made Wigglesworth seem like a sad man. Most other accounts and personal testimonies make him seem like a very happy and satisfied man. Lester Sumrall, who knew Wigglesworth personally, gives the impression that he was happy and satisfied. I also don't care for the fact that he tries to pattern ministry after the way Wigglesworth did it when Jesus set the standard for the way ministry should be done.

This book contains six of Smith Wigglesworth's unpublished sermons, followed by an expansion of them by the author. Through these sermons the author explains why Wigglesworth had such power in ministry. He makes the messages relevant to today's Christians and points them back to a simple, faith-filled life of obedience to the Holy Spirit of God. It is a very inspirational book that is bound to help you be what God wants you to be for Him.

Unlike all the other Wigglesworth books I've read, this book is especially powerful because it's a NEW book (1993). It's so good to hear Madden affirming that THIS generation truly can know God like this past hero of the faith. For the hungry, I think it will strengthen your feeble knees and lift up your weary hands as you search for the utter fullness of God. (It has mine.) Those who seek truly will find! So let your hunger propel you right on through to Him. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they SHALL be filled."

Immediately, God will grasp your heart through the words spoken by Mr. Wigglesworth to the point of overwhelmness. P. J. Madden did a great job in conveying an understanding of the nature of Smith Wigglesworth to the point that you will desire the same desire as Wigglesworth, a brokenness of spirit toward God. My faith was built up to the point of overflowing everytime I picked up the book. A must read for anyone whose desire is to know more of God.

Everything about this book is insipired by the Holy Spirit. P.J. Madden's desire is to give the christian a viable way to join "God's End-time Army." In fact, Madden claims (I hope he wouldn't lie) that he felt impressed to write this book, with unpublished material, but when he made no headway, he abandoned the prodject. He lives in Australia, and when he made a trip to the Home of Peace, an old missionary home, in Oakland, CA, he found thirty-seven messages of Wigglesworth's!

Each of the six chapters begins with a story from Wigglesworth's life that illustrates the sermon to follow actually lived out. The wonderful thing about this book is that its focus is not to teach more about Wigglesworth's life, but to teach the reader to walk closer to Christ. Madden does this by following each of the sermons with five or six life keys. He picks out the meat of the sermons and expounds upon them using the Wigglesworth's life, previous sermons in the book, the word of God, and just plain writing what the Spirit placed inside of him.

This book WILL help you walk closer to the Lord if you prayerfully read it with an open heart.

The book was in great condition as expected. It was delivered during the expected time frame, but it was later rather than sooner. I purchase frequently from amazon and I recieve consistently good service from them.

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This book is one of the best reference books an architect will ever use. It contains the necessary information for the beginning and advanced architect. Inside the 568 pages in this book one will find from the most basic to the highly complex architectural graphics. The book provides reference for the various arcchitectural plans such as the floor plan, elevation and perspective drawings. No other reference material can surpass the amount of information provided in this excellent book.

I am a fourth year architecture student and I use this book every semester. I keep it with me at all times. It is the perfect design handbook. If you don't have it, You need it!

I ordered this book thinking that I would get hands on examples. I was misled by the information I read about it. By examples, I mean examples of the following kind: description of a medical case followed by its coding solution together with potentials mistakes and errors.

Professional edition lacks "key" for CPT's showing if 50 modifier is needed;or if assistant surgeon/PA are billable, as well as many other clues for procedures/surgeries maximum re-imbursement. Where as the CPT EXPERT coder provides all the extra info, it may not be as "eye-appealing" as the Prof Ed, but it's much more precise. I've used both books, I love the Expert Ed. and I'd rather not go back to the Professional edition though it is considerably better that just the "regular" CPT.
When coding surgeries for a multi-specialty clinic the Expert Edition is a "must" not a luxury.

I currently work in a family practice office and we use the standard CPT 2000 code book. While it is just fine and there is nothing wrong with it. I have found the Professional version to be a much better choice.

I am studying to take the AAPC coding test to become a Certified Professional Coder. I have been using the CPT 2000 Professional book in my studies. The graphics are clear and concise, and very helpful when coding procedures one may not be familiar with. Where as the standard CPT 2000 book does not include any graphics to assist in coding. The extra information it gives on procedures is also of great help. Also the use of different colors to divide the sections aides in helping find codes faster than the basic black and white of the standard CPT 2000 code book. This book also includes indented tabs that assists you in finding codes in a more efficient manner. I still have to say that the graphics of the various body systems and organs make this the only choice for a CPT book.

So, if you are in the market for a new CPT code book this is a must have in your office.

As a coding/compliance auditor and educator, I recommend this edition of CPT as compared to the standard edition. It has great illustrations that make understanding the anatomy of the code much easier. I also prefer this edition to the expert because some of the wording in the expert edition is more crowded and less eye-appealing. Also, the spiral-bound version is easier to handle if you use the book on a regular basis.

I do like this copy of the ESV. In fact, the more I use it, the more I like it. The pages are decent quality, and the suppleness of the cover is a treat, as this bible stays open and lays well in the hand. The print could be a tad darker--more bleed through? presently it is very little-- for my tastes, but the single column paragraphed setting, with decent font and white space, allows for a pleasant reading; essentially like reading any other book. And our bibles really should be read, right?

The size is perfect, which is why it got five stars (plus the surprise mentioned below). It is a mere 3/8" taller and wider than my NKJV Pitt Minion Reference Burgundy French Morocco NK443XR. It is noticably thicker, however, due to the single column setting, coming in at around an inch and a half (the Pitt Minion is around an inch, but is double column--very readable, with nicer paper and cover... I digress). It fills the hand well, and is perfect for portability. It is a great small bible that is not little.

One note: the references--and this is genius!-- are located at the inside of the page, so the text is always easily read. This is like my ESV, Single Column Reference Bible (Black, Premium Calfskin Leather, Black Letter), and this makes the references so easy to use.

I was just looking at it closer today, and may be pleasantly surprised. I do believe I notice individual sewn signatures, and I also saw stitching inside the crease, so I believe this binding might be sewn! (Or else it is a hybrid sewn/glued, if that makes any sense.)

That, and a nicely designed cover that is liquid-like, makes this bible a keeper. A person who prefers this translation (probably the most reliable and accurate, while remaining VERY readable--it has not gone the way of the gender-neutral tide) would not regret this edition, in any of the covers. I gave my sixth grader my ESV, Personal Size Reference Bible (Genuine Leather, Black) which I bought cause it advertised the sewn binding. I tried to give her this navy/khaki, but she wanted the 'quality' version... I may have ended up the winner (well, we both win, actually--this form factor is superb).

I think the ribbon could have a sibling, however. Who uses only one ribbon?!

I love the format, the look and the translation. I am a big fan of the ESV. I have at least one from each of their different formats. My only complaint, which I voiced to Crossway, is that they short changed the concordance and left out maps. They could have added the full concordance they use in the Classic Reference Bible as well as the maps and it would not increase the size of the bible enough to alter the price or quality. Crossway told me they did not put the maps or full concordance in because they wanted to keep it small. This is beyond reason. It seems publishers can take a good idea and find a way to screw it up. That said if you are not in to maps and a really good concordance then this would not bother you, and would be a great bible to carry. I love the size and feel of the bible and despite my misgivings I really love it and so will you.

I have always been on the look out for a smaller, reference Bible, in leather and have come close a few times, but always felt I could do better. Then I saw this gem! I was leaning toward the TruTone black version, but when I saw this forest/tan version and held it in my hand and paged through it, I knew it was what I had been searching for.

I love the feel of this personal sized version of the ESV. The text is just right, any smaller and it would render it unusable for many eyes. The "book introductions" are quite tiny but they are concise. The references on the sides and the full page text are easy to read and they even have a concordance in the back.

The forest/tan cover is quite manly (even for TruTone). I just love it!

Well I was excited when this Bible finally arrived. That was until I took a close look at it. It was pretty much what I'd expected: small print, relatively compact, cross references, nice "trutone exterior" = a cool looking new version. Like many others, I like the ESV. So what's my problem? It's the quality. Does Crossway have a quality department or are their standards just low? The spine of this Bible was obviously off center...resulting in the "ESV" insignia, etc. being off center. Thus the back flap was slightly longer than the front (if that makes sense). This might seem picky but this my second Bible (1st was a thinline) like this from Crossway. I kept the first one, but this is ridiculous. Like the President says: "Fool me...once....shame on.................you?.....You can't get fooled again!" I know it's an inexpensive version, but they can do better! I guess I may have to wait for the upcoming Cambridge editions.

PS. This is my first ever return to Amazon and I must say it is an easy & painless process.

The Warren J. Smith book has been the only helpful book for me for above one year with the OSLO LT manual.

It's not at all a formal text book. It's not at all a how to do for stupid people something book. It¡¯s not at all an look how I know so much of thing and you will never understand what I mean because I write a book only to impress people who can only look at my bibliography to hire me. Smith did not gave you an history course, an mathematic course, Smith really gave you advice when it¡¯s needed and some useful general formula you will never use but who give you some idea to create you own. Smith book is a multi level text. You read it once, and work a little, then you read it again and go back to try something...

Smith approach helps you to understand how each problem you will meet will request a particular optical system.

The best analogy to describe Smith book: ¡°A cook book without recipe, but advice to understand how to use you local potato to find yourself the best potato pie you can do with.¡±

The section about ¡°the modulation transfert function¡± and the whole chapter 12: ¡°The design of Optical System: General¡± have been particularly useful for me.

The only missing thing in the first edition I have consulted was absence of in book return (synergy) and the lack of formal presentation (for the optical prescription, notably). For example when Smith speak about merit function I say: "You will have to decide yourself of what is a good merit function and it's not really easy at all, it¡¯s the most difficult thing in that job¡­", So I would have find some example an example of merit function in the end chapter about design 12, 13 and 14! It's a lack of return within the book. With the messy graphical presentation in chapter 13 and 14, it the only critic I have against Smith book who provide otherwise good understandable and ingenious graph combination to made simple the basic optical plot used in lens design.

This book is an excellent source for technical people (a.k.a. engineers) who do not know much about optics but want to enter the field. Warren Smith discussed in great detail a plethora of subjects: how lenses & prisms affect light; how lenses can vary from ideal (a.k.a. first order optics) conditions and how to compensate their aberrations; how to use lenses, prisms, and mirrors in an optical system.

I gave this book four stars out of five because I was expecting the CD to have free optical software with which I could play around with. The CD is great if you want to read the book off of your computer or share it with a friend, but it has no exercises to reinforce (a.k.a. to "learn by doing") the material the book covers.

The book is probably the best general text on optical engineering. It is written simle and clear. "Modern Optical Engineering" covers basic topics quite comprehensive. On the other hand, additional books are needed for good understanding of aberrations and a lens design procedure.

Without doubt, this is the best general survey of optical engineering, in or out of print. The book shows both the author's broad experience as well as his ability to apply theory to practice. The book is far superior in its selection of topics and in clarity and accuracy of presentation to the alternatives, particularly Shannon's book. The book is useful for engineers or scientists from other fields who need to learn some optics, and for experienced practitioners who need a reference and refresher on particular topics. For example, try to calculate the spectral radiance of a blackbody at a particular wavelength and temperature using the formula in your college physics text, then see how Smith treats the same topic; if you got within an order of magnitude of Smith's correct answer from the college text, give yourself a gold star. The second edition's only weakness was its sparse references; I haven't seen the third edition so this may have been improved. However, this still puts Smith's book ahead of Shannon's, which has no references whatever. If you only buy one book on optics, this should be it.

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This disc catches alot of listeners attention because the music is very different to what we are use to hearing today. This disc tremendously stands out from all the rest.

This book is fantastic! Everything you need to know about MP3s, music promotion and doing it the right way. I love it!

John Hedtke and Sandy Bradley's MP3 For Musicians is packed with details on how a musician might present music on the web, from communicating with fans and deciding how to feature one's music to locating additional resources on the web and understanding and using basic MP3 resources. Highly recommended: the specific information tailored to musicians is unparalleled.

i recently read two books on promoting MP3s and after some consideration, I think this was the lesser of the two, mainly because of the high cost. You basically pay a lot of money for a glossy cover and some nice pictures. You get the same information, and some better examples, in BUZZ YOUR MP3, an electronic book I discovered here at Amazon. I'm not saying this is a bad book -- it is very well written and the tips are fine -- but why pay so much for this book when you can get something else that is just as good in every way for a lot, lot less? Both books are about using MP3s to further your career. Both are well written. But this one just costs too much. Sorry.

Having been a former user of Biblesoft, of a different software package, I was a bit disappointed in user friendliness of the NAS Electronic Bible. To use it as a concordance takes a bit of exploring to figure out where the search dialog is and how to use it. To enter multiple words you use "laden and weary" to match finding both "weary" and "laden". Trying to find the NAS version wasn't obvious either. But it was reasonably cheap and does do what I needed it to do.

If you have the Libronix Bible Software system, which I also highly recommend, than you need this software. It has a wonderful New American Standard Bible with Strongs numbers attached so that when your mouse is over a word the Strongs number appears at the bottom of the screen. It also comes with an outstanding Hebrew-Greek Lexicon connected to the Bible. Find a word in the software, right click and right to the lexicon. Wonderful study tool!

I have used perhaps five or six commercial or shareware electronic Bible programs. This one is, by far, my favorite. Here are some of things I like best about it:

1. The Bible version itself: This one includes the new updated NASB version. If you've seen comparisons of the various Bible versions, the NASB was generally described as the most literal version (word-for-word accuracy) of the Bible that sometimes suffered in terms of readability for that very reason. I believe the reputation has been largely undeserved. But, with this version they have gone back over sentence structure, vocabulary, etc. with a view toward improving the readability and flow of the language. They have also removed archaic words like Thee and Thou. I believe they have succeeded in improving readability without compromising the accuracy of the translation. We now have a literal, word-for-word translation that reads with the best of the modern versions. (I initially liked the NIV, but eventually got to the point where I realized that without an accurate word-for-word translation close by, I would never really know what the Bible was saying.)

2. The addition of the full Amplified Bible. The previous version had only the Amplified NT. I would never consider the Amplified Bible as a primary Bible, but it's great for comparison study and bringing out nuances in the text.

3. The Libronix Digital Library System. This is the underlying technology used to view and work with the Bible texts and reference materials. It has a browser-like feel to it, so most people will be very comfortable with it in a short period of time. You can do things like hover over references embedded in the Bible text and get a pop-up window of the full text of the verse. A trip to the Hebrew-Greek dictionary from a word in the text is as simple as a right-click and menu selection.

There are many Bible study tools as well. My favorite is the Passage Guide. You simply select it from wherever you are in the Bible text and it will generate a page of everything related to this passage from all the reference works available. You can then follow hyper-links to all the resources. What a time-saver for Bible study! Also, simple things like being able to view passages in a variety of versions are wonderful as well.

I am very enthusiastic about this electronic Bible version. Highly recommended!

In the 1980's my wife purchased a birthday gift for me, my first DOS-based Bible program, an NAS. It was fast, simple, and had very few features beyond the word-search capability. I dearly loved this program, but it was not Windows compatible.

Since then I have owned a number of PC Bibles. So far, the NAS Electronic Bible Library 2.0 is the "best in class". It does utilize the 1995 update to the NAS, my personal favorite. What makes the NAS EBL 2.0 the best in class in my opinion?

1) Software-based Reference Features - the software itself has the point and click functions one expects from professional grade software: click to copy, hover to read hidden text, click on note icons to read commentary, click on reference icons to read reference passages, click to see Greek and Hebrew definitions of the precise word selected, and so on.

2) Advanced Search Functions - Ability to see verse fragments in a scrollable list, ability to find search text in the Bible or any other reference materials included in the package, full featured Boolean operators. In fact, the search function is so "intelligent" that just typing in a single word (e.g. satisfy) will cause the package to search for that word and all English variants (satisfaction, satisfied, satisfies).

3) Multiple Texts Included - the package contains the NAS along with the Amplified, the KJV, the ASV, Hebrew and Greek dictionaries, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary, along with some assorted histories.

Of course there are some weaknesses in the package. The package tends to load and run slow on my machine (Windows 98, Pentium 2, 128meg RAM). Search functions do take some perceptible time to conclude. Searches resulting in hundreds or thousands of verses can take minutes to complete.

Finally, the feature-packed software is frankly difficult to navigate. The multiple screens/windows that pop up for every activated feature can take some time and patience to learn and to manage. However, as the expression goes, "no pain - no gain". Without the features, this would be just another Bible search program.

For any serious student of the Bible, especially of the NAS, this is a full-featured professional software package; an excellent aid for in-depth Bible study. The package is even expandable, additional versions of the Bible (beyond those included in the package) can be purchased and loaded onto the same user interface engine.

As much as I hate to leave my DOS-Bible behind, this is clearly the future of electronic Bible study. In this case, progress is good.

David Doyle's Catalog of Standard Miltary Vehicles (U.S.) is worth it's weight in gold to those of use who collect, restore, and run these pieces of American Military History...... We often forget that it is Amercican military hardware that pulled World War II Europe, Russia and Asia out of the fire, as it was often the amount and quality of our equipment that made Victory possible.... along with American G.I.'s......
If you are interested in restoring an American Military vehicle from WWII to today.... This will be the best money you ever spend, before you go out and by a vehicle, to know whether it's "right" or not.... The Bible of the Military Jeep, Truck, Tank or DUKW...... I recommend it with many thumbs up!!!!!!!!

I was very pleased with my purchase of the "Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles" (2nd Edition) by David Doyle. It is a neccesary and helpful addition to the First Edition by Thomas Berndt. It fills-in some gaps in the orginal, plus, it carries forward from 1965 until about the 1980s.
It is well-written, concise and very informative.

This book is advertised to show and describe all major wheeled and tracked tactical vehicles used by US Forces from WWII through Desert Storm; and it succesfully does just that. Most of the photos are period images, with only a few of restored or museum vehicles. Values are given for the bulk of these vehicles, however in some cases there is a notation that too few of a given vehicle exist on the collector circuit to establish a value. Most of these omitted values tend to be for newer, heavy tracked vehicles such as the Bradley and the Abrams, values are shown for all the common Jeeps, trucks and motorcycles, as well as most tracked vehicles. I noticed a few typos, but the books only real shortcoming is the lack of an index. An added bonus is the inclusion of two bonus chapters, one describing the various machine gun mounts used on Jeeps and trucks and the other describing the various paint and marking schemes used by the US Army from WWII to present. It is a profound improvement over the previous edition.

Similar in scope and thoroughness to most Krause books, The Standard Catalog of US Military Vehicles represents a fairly lengthy but hasty assemblage of US-wheeled, motorcycle, and track-laying vehicles. It is an interesting and unique collection of pictures, data, and a few stories but it falls far short of becoming an indispensable resource. Many listings lack value and rarity information with no satisfactory explanation for these omissions. The book also suffers from a lack of consistent production data and is missing an index and bibliography. The most frustrating omission is that of the military jargon and nicknames that are essential in discussing and describing these vehicles. Weak editing is evidenced by an inaccurate table of contents. The detailed information on military trailers is something most readers will not find valuable or interesting.

I bought this hoping to answer some fairly specific questions about older (WWII-Korean era) vehicles. I found nearly all of my answers inside! Just enough photos, neat compilations of technical data and good depth/breadth of vehicles make this a good choice for any buff!

This book is a very good reference for military vehicles of the period. I have several other MV books but I always turn to this one because of its layout and decent photos. The photos are very good and the descriptions concise and brief.

The only negatives I can think of are that the prices are slightly out of date from my experience and sometimes too many models are grouped together.

This is a general overview of US military transport vehicles from WW2 to the present. Combat vehicles are present, but not as detailed coverage as other books. The "meat" of this book is the trucks, jeeps, tractors, etc. that keep an army operating. The book covers the diverse array of military vehicles that have ranged from the mundane to the outrageous. Obviously aimed at the vehicle enthusiast or military historian versus a model builder, the book contains handy data such as standardization dates, mechanical data, etc. This book is a good compliment to other publications that specialize in pictorial content. Overall a nice addition to the military vehicle researcher's shelf.

I bought this book as an art refferance material and was a bit dissapointed to find out that the photos inside were not as good as the ones on the cover , which shows great looking pictures in vivid colors , crisp and full of details . Inside despite the good quality paper the photos are all b&w and clearly were not taken by profesional photographer , some are bit blury , the details are not clear in most cases and some were taken in poor lighting conditions which means part of the vehicle is lit and part is just a black shade .

For the die hard military vehicles fans its the right book I guess , for the extensive information on each moudle and pricing . The categories range from jeeps to light and heavy trucks to tanks and more , as well as amphibious but the motorcycles section is very small .