Tools Books

I highly recommend this book to anyone planning to go into die design. It is extremely thorough and up to date. More importantly, it not only explains how a die works but it also helps in the designing process. It takes you through a step by step process and each chapter is dedicated to a part of the die i.e., the punch, the die, the stripper plate, pilots, types of die processes, die buttons, front and back rails, etc. For those already in the field, it helps to have this book handy.

an excellent book for engineers or technicians with no experience in die design. This sets you up for a new and another dimension in the world of tool and dies. It is worth having one in the shelf.

Great book for beginners. This book is essential material if you want to go in this field and learn about Die Design. I would definitely recommend it as a starter. Very good indeed!

This is a beautifully put together and helpful guide to making fun things on the computer. I have it myself and have given it to friends as gifts.

Loved this book--inspirational and creative! Makes me want to do more with my digital photos! I found the discussion on using image editing software to be particularly helpful and simple. Great ideas for projects in this book--things I never would have thought of on my own. Great resource for beginner digital scrapbookers!

This book makes it easy to take all the hundreds of digital photos on the hard drive and turn them into something that looks good. Great illustrations, clear and concise directions - this book is really useful, even if yoiu've always shied away from using computers to do things for your family.

I am entering my 10th year as a Theatre teacher and I still found this book useful. It is a good reminder of those things you have let slip over the years for whatever reason. I think it is a good refresher for us old dogs, but I think it would be a wonderful resource for a first or second year teacher, too. I loved it.

Both experienced and beginning drama directors have easy, experience-backed tips on directing from THE DRAMA TEACHER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE: A COMPLETE TOOL KIT FOR THEATRE ARTS. When this book says 'complete' it means it: collections strong in drama will appreciate the range of tips from instructions on organizing tryouts - complete with tryout sheets - to blocking out rehearsals, technical aspects of scene set-up, tips on locating costumes, and more. It's a 'must' for any library which caters to actors or drama teachers.

This handy guide covers literally every aspect of putting on a production, and not only does it apply to high school theater, it is extremely helpful for any level of theater, from elementary, to high school, to amature, to community, to professional.
Margaret Johnson covers basics from selecting shows, to securing the theater, to casting and auditions to opening night.
The best part is that this book doesn't read like stereo instructions, there are personal touches from the author through out including her memories and stories of different shows she has worked on.
This book also includes audition sheets and other pages you can photo copy to pass out and have actors fill out.

Literally every question you could possibly have involving your theatrical production, this book covers it. Nothing will remain unanswered.

Also, it's important to note that I'm not a high school drama teacher, but I am a long-time theatrical passionate and I have been using this book as a holy grail while directing my first show.

Please email me if you have any questions.

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To give a brief background about myself. I have been one of the primary contributor and committer of the Web Tools Platform (WTP) eclipse tools project since its inception through WTP 1.5 release. I contributed the Validation Framework component for this project. I read a large portion of this book and can say that this most comprehensive book that explains the complete WTP in a step by step fashion that can be help you easily understand the whole WTP project, its sub projects, its components and features through several real world examples. I strongly recommend this book to all users and contributors of WTP.

Vijay Bhadriraju, IBM

Eclipse Web Tools Platform: Developing Java(TM) Web Applications

This is an excellent book; I specially liked the iterative approach (for example, for presentation tier, iteration 1: HTML, iteration 2: add CSS, iteration 3: add Javascripts, iteration 4: XML and XSLT, iteration 5: DTD)authors have taken. I have used examples from this book, with Eclipse and NetBeans, of course for Eclipse user this book has added value, since it goes through configuration of Eclipse and recommended practices. Please ignore the gripe about errors in the code; there are two minor errors which are detailed in the errata on book's companion site, it doesn't take more than a minute to fix those two issues.

Authors discuss All three tiers in great detail. How about this, by page 85 you would be deploying a simple web service (and you would be amazed how simple it is).

Though I have had some experience in Java, Eclipse, and WTP, a recent project required me to get more into depth. This book got me through the whole development process. It explained to me clean coding techniques when writing web apps in Java, how to get my web server up and running for use with WTP, to get my apps to talk to the server, debugging using different tools, and unit testing in a web environment.

This book was an invaluable addition to my collection, and is also a great reference now that I have mastered these concepts.

Though I've been working with Windows for almost 10 years, I still learned new tricks with this book. Of course I skipped over some basic parts, but I can see how others might find the background information useful. As an added bonus, the book has a nice glossary and index to facilitate searching for specific topics.

Effective Executive's Guide To Windows 2000: The Seven Core Skills Required To Turn Windows 2000 Professional Into A Business Power Tool was designed and written specifically for corporate executives, managers, and professional needing a fast-paced, filtered, executive summary of the core Windows 2000 Professional software, enabling them to understanding the desktop layout, manage files and folders, print out data, participate on a network, customize Windows 200, use the Internet for web browsing and email, as well as general troubleshooting. Pat Coleman has a flair for writing "user friendly" text which is enhanced with two appendices reviewing the Windows 2000 Professional Accessories and explaining how to use Windows 2000 Professional on a portable computer. Effective Executive's Guide To Windows 2000 is an invaluable instructional and reference text for anyone utilizing Windows 2000 Professional to carry out their corporate responsibilities.

This book is an effective step-by-step guide to using Windows 2000. Although it is not intended for the system administrator, it is a thorough discussion of all of Window 2000's functionality. Effective Executive Guide to Windows 2000 is as useful as a reference for the experienced user as it is as a tutorial for the Newbie.

This is a must for anyone that is starting out in cake decorating and needs any inspiration or ideas. Once someone has the basic knowledge of decorating, anything in the book can be accomplished or adapted to something applicable. The full color photos and explanations are great, although it takes a bit of getting use to in the English/British "vernaculur" that it is written. It once again proves that the English have taken cake decorating to an art form and us Yanks really need to step up to the plate.

I got this book today on a whim, and flipping through it made me want to run out and whip up a cake just to see if I could create a fraction of the magic these cakes possess. I loved going through the vibrant color photographs and admiring the interesting designs (although I have to admit some of these seem much too complicated to be attempted by someone who isn't a professional pastry chef). However, that doesn't detract from the fact that the book is beautiful and informative, and even if I never get one cake to look the same as it does in the book, I won't regret a thing. This guide is a feast for the eyes as well as the imagination! (The sugar flowers alone took my breath away!)

It is full of all the information needed to be a top-notch bakery chef. The techniques given in this book have proven to be very key. In addition, there are excellent recipes provided. I highly recommend this book!

This book helped me, and I am sure other readers, in understanding their own approach to life and time from the perspective of our life with God. By presenting a variety of tools that work for different people for a variety of situations the reader is guided in practical ways to make the choices of how you want to use your time and effort. I found the chapter on the importance and different ways of getting closure very helpful.

This book brings wisdom from many years of helping people learn to use time more productively. Its discussion of the spiritual side of life puts the consideration in the context of one's whole life and what is most important and lasting. I highly recommend this book for your reading and application in your life.

Dru Scott Decker's new book is wonderful!-- its really zeroing in on some of my big issues and I am so excited to apply things I'm learning to my life. I am really grateful for the wisdom she is sharing. Its very practical as well as inspiring.

This book adds inspiration to reach for the Bible and for new time to0ls. Does a great job of helping us all see God's healing power for our time pressures. Packed with great ideas. Superb book. It's a must for anybody struggling with finding more time.It certaintly helps me take timeless truth from the Bible and apply it to my time pressures in the business world.
Each chapter is well written and organized where tools can be applied. There is no question that this book perhaps more than any other current time book, will draw you into a richer, closer relationship with Jesus first, family and friends that would last for a life time. You'll be blessed. Thank you, Dru!

This one is an excelent book, makes itself clear on every repair and mainteinance task. It worths from cover to back cover.

the book is great, I bought the book,and left it on the table, when i got back, my wife had the car in pieces, and starting to put it back together, she fixed it, and I didnt have to get greasy,

...It's VERY worthwhile buying seeing that it tells you EVERYTHING about your car, and how to repair them inc. sensors, brakes, lights, replacing transmission gears, head gaskets ect...

It's the only book you need. I have one for my Sunbird, Topaz GS, Topaz L and my 2001 Malibu LS

This slender volume is just packed with lucid and readable instructions for the begenning woodturner. The Graphics are excellent.

Having taken a turning class with Mike when he was in the US last year, I can not only recommend this book, but also his teaching.

If you want to understand all aspects of woodturning, Darlow shoehorns an amazing amount of material in the pages of this book.FOW is nicely laid out, in full color and takes nothing for granted in teaching you the way to turn.

While there are a number of one-shot titles out on turning - turning bowls, turning pens etc., this book is the one to get as the required "Bible". Comprehensive, it covers all the major areas and is very practical. Mike was a professional turner for 7 years, so he teaches you how to consistently turn out high quality, good looking work.Forget the quickie, single subject titles until after you've read FOW. Highly recommended

As a beginning turner, I really appreciate both the clarity of the discussion and the detail with which tool technique is discussed. I think this is the best single introduction to turning on the market. Really superb.

I started using Groove and it is a great piece of software.

Get in the Groove: Building Tools and Peer-to-Peer Solutions with the Groove Platform is a great book as the Groove documentation, while excellent, lacks a lot.

To many people, p2p software and networks are synonymous with unauthorised copying of music or video. Hence all the to-do about Kazaa, Gnutella and BitTorrent. But along comes Stanhope with his explanation of what you can do with Groove, to put a different spin on matters.

He shows how you can use Groove as a framework for ad hoc groupware, for a set of users scattered over the Internet. Prior to the Web, the concept of groupware certainly existed in the 1980s. Groove is a natural extension of those ideas. Plus others that have also proved fruitful. Like using XML to encode configuration settings. And Groove supports several programming languages, like C++, Visual Basic and C#. Alas, no Java at this point.

The book can be intense. The author assumes you are already experienced in one of those languages. He dives in quickly into the gritty details of coding. Which is probably what you need.

Stanhope deserves credit for helping show that p2p can be used for valid and serious purposes.

Packed with very useful information and examples for the developer. It hits the ground running - just pure code that gets you up & developing in no time. Lucid text, content & layout, tips & cautions, tools and sample code on CD-ROM - a great way to start developing for the Groove platform. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel to this book - developing for Groove with C#/.Net ;)