Tools Books

if you follow the plans verbatim, you are basicly screwed. Use the basic diminsions, but double check or calculate for yourself most of the cuts. The plans are not real accurate, but do propose some REAL nice stuff. I've built 3 of them tables so far, and I love them. Just be careful.

To get the most from your router, you need a versatile router table that works. In Build Your Own Router Tables, expert woodworker John McPherson shows you how to design and build three different router tables, each serving the needs of different types of woodworking. The portable job-site table, the shop table, and the contractor's table are proven router table designs field- tested extensively by the author. Step-by-step drawings and photographs show you exactly how to make your own personal router table right the first time, and what must be done to make each design work with the router you own. And rest assured, once you've built your router table (whether a large, do-everything contractor's table or a small, versatile bench-top model), McPherson is ready to help you customize it with specialty fences, jigs and fixtures to suit any routing application. Build Your Own Router Tables leaves nothing unexplained. You'll quickly learn how to build, equip and use router tables safely and effectively. And you'll get a personal, step-by-step walk-through on how to design, plan and build the right router table for you. Every page is peppered with information that could take you years to learn on your own. With Build Your Own Router Tables, you'll fast acquire the knowledge and confidence to build tables that add depth and precision to your router... and beauty to your work.

What a delightful book. Designed to be very interactive, a task is described (e.g., cutting a piece of wood) and the child selects which tool would be appropriate for the job (e.g., saw). The fold-out page then confirms the answer. Great for do-it-yourselfers who want to train their children how to hand them the proper tools. I bought several copies for the children of my favorite "handy-men."

I gave this book to my nephew this past weekend. He loved helping Bob by using the hammer, saw, tape measure, wrench and paint brush. He was having so much fun he just wouldn't put this book down! He kept saying, "I DO IT, I DO IT"!

The text includes pictures to help pre-readers and early readers read along with you. It has nice pictures from the show and is the perfect length. It is lightweight and makes for a great book to carry when going places.

THE BUSINESS GUIDE TO SUSTAINABILITY: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR ORGANIZATIONS addresses a myriad of issues, from tools and frameworks to common practices and how average individuals can help move an organizational structure towards sustainable practices. Chapters range from operating a building efficiently to handling senior management and government agencies. Serious business libraries and management-level readers interested in sustainability will relish it.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Less than one quarter of one percent of the code written today is used more than once. Even when a second program requires the same tool as the first, programmers rewrite the tool rather than reuse it. One of the greatest strengths of the C++ language is its ability to build reusable components. Many books teach the syntax and meaning of the C++ language. This is a book about building reusable components in C++.

An easy to use and pratical workbook to take charge of your career. Makes you think about who you are and what you want to really do; then to create an action plan to get there.

Sherie Gong Taguchi's The Career Troubleshooter: Tips And Tools For Overcoming The 21 Most Common Challenges To Success provides insights on typical problems faced by workers; from bad bosses and difficult colleagues to being fired or managing a major career change. With listings of top job and career websites, resume advice, details on how to make the best decisions in a career path, and more, The Career Troubleshooter comes from an author with over 17 years of career development and recruiting experience.

This book is so comprehensive that it talks about dealing with life, and its challenges: stress, dealing with difficult situations that happen to everyone, but are extremely magnified and overwhelimg for anyone taking care of a spouse, child, sibling, parent, or professional caregivers.

I would reccommend this book to anyone who is not living in a cave and has to cope daily with challenges. All the caregivers I know that have read this book and taken the "Powerful Tools For Caregiving" class have been rewarded and renewed permanently!