Certification Books

If you are thinking of becoming a personal trainer or are just starting your personal training career, this book is a definite read!! The book guides you through choosing the type of trainer you want to be, where you want to work, marketing ideas, insurance, etc. Really, "everything" is covered! Even if you are already a trainer, I would recommend this book as it is packed with information that is helpful whether you are new or not. A well organized and written book.

What separates good study material from not so good material? One thing is for sure the author must have a detailed understanding as well as the ability to convey a concept in the subject they are writing about. What we have here is a good example of how this works.

Having read other books by this author I am pleased to find that his tradition of excellence is still going strong. This book is a scaled down InsideScoop going right to the heart of the matter and giving you the meat of the explanation without any fluff.

There are review questions, diagrams, figures and tips and tricks all through the book. The author has made sure each and every exam objective is covered. I found very few technical errors, and overall this book coupled with the InsideScoop and ExamWise books should have you certified first time around.

This was the perfect review tool.The material was condensed and well organized. I attribute my success to the use of this book.

No Commen

it's a good source to study with, clear information.

Together with its Lab Guide and Journal and excellent grounding in structured cabling. Recommended.

Kids have trouble swallowing pills. They gag on them or end up chewing them and the bitterness of the medication causes them to spit it out. Having a tasty chewable form of Ibuprofen is a great idea for kids, or anyone with swallowing problems.

Ibuprofen is a good over the counter analgesic (pain reliever) that works on mild to moderate pain. Ibuprofen is the generic drug name, and is the active ingredient in Advil and Motrin (which cost much more).

It comes in 200 milligam tablets/capsules. For most mild aches, it can be quite effective. Not only does Ibuprofen relieve pain, but it also is a real good anti-inflammatory medication (it lessens swelling). Thus it is also good for arthritis pain, any joint or muscle sprains or strains, and terrific for toothache pain too.

If two tablets are taken, it is equivalent to the previously by prescription only product, "Motrin". Two tablets, or 400 mg of Ibuprofen is for mild to moderate pain. Three tablets, 600 mg, is for moderate to moderately severe pain. All three doses, 200, 400, and 600 mg can be taken every 4 hours as needed for pain. Four tablets is the highest prescribed dose (800 mg), and should only be taken once every 6 hours. Reserve the four tablet dosaging for your really severe pain. The 800mg dose is equivalent to Tylenol #3 (anetaminophen with codiene), another good pain reliever. (Anything more than 200 mg a dose requires a doctor's prescription.)

Ibuprofen can cause stomach upset and mild stomach bleeding, therefore, always take it with a large cup of water and to minimize gastric upset, eat something with it, like some yogurt, some applesauce, a piece of toast, etc. The extra food will help protect your gut.

LIke any medication, Ibuprofen should not be taken day after day for an extended period of time without a doctor's supervision. Ibuprofen in higher doses or low continuous doses can damage your liver and kidneys. If you are planning to use Ibuprofen for only a few days, you should be able to tolerate 2-3 tablets every 4-6 hours as needed (provided you are a generally healthy adult, are not allergic to Ibuprofen, have no existing liver or kidney disease, and have no stomach ulcers or chronic gut condition like Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Chron's Disease.

How you purchase Ibuprofen is up to you, but there are some real good generic Ibuprofen products that are less than half the cost of the "name brand" products (Advil, Motrin). Both the generic and the name brand are equal in terms of strength and effectiveness. The only thing different about the name brand is fancier packaging and perhaps easier to swallow dose forms.

I buy my Ibuprofen in the generic form; not only do I get it cheaper, I get more tablets too.

Jim "Konedog" Koenig

Dear Readers, please see the following reviews on our book from a range of experts, which are also posted at
http://www.governingthroughmarkets.com/book/praise.htm

"the leading analysis, from a social science perspective, on the most important trend in forest policy."

-George Hoberg

"An excellent book that will make a significant contribution to an important emerging area of research."

-Aseem Prakash

"...a rich theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of private environmental governance in the forestry sector in several industrial countries. I am aware of no other published work that presents such an exhaustive account and analysis of private environmental governance, let alone in this critical sector. It should attract considerable interest among those interested in environmental management and its relationship to corporate responsibility "

-Prof. David Vogel

"This book stands not just as a contribution to the important contemporary problem of forest certification, but adds to the corpus of scholarly political analysis of forestry issues. As such, I suspect it will command the attention of students and scholars in this field for some time."

-Clark S. Binkley

"Valuable and full of perceptive insights. Cashore and colleagues have made a real contribution to the debate."

-Chris Elliott

"Under what conditions do markets effectively govern the environmental practices of firms? When, more narrowly, does certification promote more sustainable forest practices? Governing Through Markets is essential reading for all future analysis of these increasingly central questions in the literature on global environmental governance."

-Peter Dauvergne

"This work is important in that it tells those following the drama what to look for as the play unfolds."

-John Gordon

"Cashore, Auld and Newsom provide analysis of case studies on FSC and forest certification in the US, Canada (BC), UK, Germany and Sweden. National stakeholder groups may find it strategically useful to analyze their circumstances according to the criteria identified by this study"

-Gemma Boetekees

I have read two books by this author:12-lead ECG interpretation, and Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation. I find these handbooks to be an excellent resource. I am a dean of an international medical school and have recommended them to our students as valuable references.

Chuck Hellier has succeeded (with lots of help from other authors, I might add) in presenting the first updated handbook covering most all presently used methods of nondestructive testing (NDT). In one volume, he covers personnel certification issues and programs, discontinuities and their formation in metals, VT, PT, MT, RT, UT, ET, IR, and AE. As a person responsible for NDT training in a large company, I heartily welcome this addition to the body of knowledge for NDT. There are other works that cover theory in more detail, i.e. the ASNT handbook series, but this is the best publication to date giving a good introduction to NDT for aspiring technicians, engineers who might use, specify, or recommend NDT, or others interested in the field.

The one area Chuck left out concerns ethics in NDT, which might necessitate an even larger volume, were he to address this with the same effort.