Conferences Books

No surprise, it is easy to used as the desk reference like SMACNA " HVAC Systems Duct Design" & " HVAC Duct Construction Standards". It will not use impractical formula with no actual parameters given as contrast with others.

The most impressive issues in Chapter 1'General Principles of Ventilation' is " Blowing Versus Exhausting Figure 1-7", which let us clearly to know : Oh! why we need more carefully when considering /sizing the exhausting system.

This book also features with many simple to use illustrations and tables, which will not take you too much time to read it all.

I have to say, it is the most been referenced handbook in many other HVAC publications, because it also includes many industrial environment condition, as I said in the very beginning, if you are an HVAC engineer, you should have this one and review this one before your design work commencement.

No surprise, it is easy to used as the desk reference like SMACNA " HVAC Systems Duct Design" & " HVAC Duct Construction Standards". It will not use impractical formula with no actual parameters given as contrast with others.

The most impressive issues in Chapter 1'General Principles of Ventilation' is " Blowing Versus Exhausting Figure 1-7", which let us clearly to know : Oh! why we need more carefully when considering /sizing the exhausting system.

This book also features with many simple to use illustrations and tables, which will not take you too much time to read it all.

I have to say, it is the most been referenced handbook in many other HVAC publications, because it also includes many industrial environment condition, as I said in the very beginning, if you are an HVAC engineer, you should have this one and review this one before your design work commencement.

This book laid out clear, concise, technical information needed to engineer an industrial dust/fume collection system from the ground up. Anyone with a technical background can quickly come up to speed and create high performance ventilation system with this single source. The only negative feature (which kept me from giving the book 5 stars) is additional examples would of been of greater help for someone with limited experience in vent designs.

The Industrial Ventilation Manual will teach both the beginner and longtime veteran about moving air. Simple to understand, yet the mathematical calculations and charts are there for the hardcore designers. Kudos to the ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists). They have not rested on their laurels. They have continued to improve and add to this definitive guide on industrial ventilation.

It may be interesting to note: barring local exceptions, compliance with this code book is *required* in areas covered by the UBC, for single- and 2-family detached residential construction. See 2001 UBC (Appx Ch 3, Sect 332).

I initially bought the book to complete a construction class project. Now that I am in the industry, I find myself continually referring back to it. It is concise and easy to navigate.

Every home inspector in the US should have a copy of the valuable code book because it addresses residential dwellings only under the 4 diciplines; Construction, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Systems. Jerry McCarthy

I bought this because because every teacher needs some help working alongside parents. I have yet to have a class (undergraduate/graduate) where we have been taught how to collaborate with parents. This is not a list of what to and what to not do with parents. Instead, this book shares many personal accounts of both teachers and parents.

As I work toward my doctoral degree, I will remember this book as a text in my teacher-training classes.

I would not recommend this for the layman. The author is telling too many of her own stories.

This is certainly a "must-read" for both parents and teachers alike, in order to align their performance desires and expectations. This book paves the way for dialogue that is needed between parents and teachers.

John Lynch wrote a classic in Spanish-American Revolutions 1808-1826. He masterfully describes all the events that led to the independence of Latin America from Spain. The book starts in Rio de La Plata and ends in Mexico and Central America. Curiously one can note a common pattern of highly stratified societies lead by Spanish officials and merchants in not complete harmony with the Creole ruling class. The reluctance of Spanish Monarchy (and later even of liberals) led to independence basically motivated for the economic and social interests of the Creoles (Spanish born in America). For all of those who are interested in a better understanding of Latin American societies of today this great book is a must. Lynch cleverly combines historical and economic facts about the Hispanic American societies looking for free trade and in such a way clashing with the status quo of monopolies imposed by the decaying metropolis. Two thumbs up!

This book was a very well written and looks at every aspect of the revolution. If you want to learn and understand the latin american revolution, then this book will be a good read. But, if you are looking for a creative book that exhibits insightful opinions, then look farther than this book. This was a very well written, but was brought down by its lack of flavor.

various authors, that is to be understood as various quality in writings

This book is a report from a conference held in Ankara in June 2002. The conference addressed the changes that are happening in the world. Globalization is accelerating yet localizing processes remain powerful.

The presenters at this conference are trying to predict the future. While predicting the future is easy, being right is very difficult. These authors present differing view points, some in direct conflict with each other.

Their views range over nearly every issue imaginable: AIDS, nuclear weapons, environment, OPEC, terrorism, government and non-governmental organizations. Many of these subjects are addressed by different authors and each gives a different slant, a different point of views. The authors are from various countries, including Turkey, United States, United Kingdom, Egypt, and Denmark so you would expect differing points of view. The opinions of these authors are very thought provoking.

You can be sure that the future will not be exactly like what any of these authors believe, but their thinking certainly provides a starting point to thinking about the future.

So many books of English diplomatist Harold Nicolson are still in print. Books about him and his family continue to pour out. It is a pity, therefore, that PEACEMAKING 1919 is not still readily available to readers. --In November 1918 at the time of the armistice, Nicolson was a passionate Wilsonian. Within four months, at the Paris peace conference, he was thoroughly disillusioned. Wilson had too quickly made territorial concessions to Italy, contrary to the principles of the very Fourteen Points which had made a Wilsonian of Harold Nicolson. And the American idol would fall farther and faster thereafter. --Woodrow Wilson rendered more and ever more to Caesar while asserting that he was doing the work of God and the American people. Nor was Wilson the only sanctimonious hypocrite among the leaders of the Allied and Associated Powers at Paris. --Nicolson's diaries and reflections convey, as he intends to convey, the sense that the peace made at Paris to end World War I was the product of poor planning, disorganized diplomacy, growing fatigue and a very large disconnect between experts and decision-makers. --PEACEMAKING 1919 was written as a manual for young British diplomatists who would face future peace conferences. If they heeded Nicolson, they would then be in a position to avoid the disaster known as the Treaty of Versailles. For peace should not be made, as it was in Paris in 1919, in an atmosphere of a "riot in a parrot house." -OOO-

British diplomat and diarist, Harold Nicholson's account of his work with the Peace Conference. The book includes his diary for the period as well as memoirs written after the fact. While initially enthusiastic about Wilson and his promises to negotiate a just peace, Nicholson's book recount a conference which soon slipped into traditional infighting and intrigue. Wilson's willingness, as seen by Nicholson, to sacrifice any principle in favor of obtaining agreement on the League of Nations soon soured Nicolson on the American President. Written and published years after the conference, Nicolson reflected the then general view by the British that the conference had failed to achieve as satisfactory peace. The book is an invaluable primary source and provides insights into the day to day operations of the committees where much of the work of the conference was done.

The book is very complete, with a lot of different types of electrical insulation for a lot of different applications. It covers almost everything in terms of insulation from low to high voltages. The approach gives the chemical, mechanical and electrical propreties, but it lacks on some practical approach. It is a more academic book, and contains few examples of application and tests (no photos at all). Besides that, it is a good book for developers, as could be useful for consulting different types of materials that can be used for electrical insulation applications.

A must read for all serious biomedical engineers

The book arrived in just a few days, in excellent condition. It was given as a gift, so I am unable to review the actual book.

This fourth updated edition of a classic reflects ongoing changes in technology and business management, providing an important tool for modern offices and home business users alike. From a comprehensive coverage of modern office procedures and Internet resources to advice on conducting meetings and using basic accounting programs, this is packed with practical tips.

This book follows the USCC movie rating system. Each movie and video entry covers a synopsis of the movie and then rates it based on issues that would be of concern when viewing the show in a family setting. Excellent!

This source generally accomplishes what it tries to acheive by rating many movies from a somewhat Catholic perspective and can be useful in screening out some obviously offensive films. It may also help you to identify some good films you where previously unaware of.
It has three weeknesses from my perspective. 1: It is generally week in reviewing many foriegn classics. Even several important works of Kurosawa and C. Theodore Drieser and others are not reviewed in this book. So as a guide to findings foriegn classics, you may be dissapointed.
2: The reviews are often taken from a very superficial viewpoint, I suspect many of the reviews where done by someone given an assignment to review a set number of films and that person may have lacked the insight or experience to review the film adequately. For example, in reviewing the various Mutiny on the Bounty films, all reviews predictably laud those films which portray Fletcher Christian as the hero and Captain Bligh as the villian. 'The Bounty'(Mel Gibson) is panned for not being true to this pattern. Those who truly know the full story of the Bounty know that Chritian was far from perfect and that the unfortunate Bligh had his good points. Not to mention that Chritian's subversion of authourity led to the Deaths of many. Is he really a hero? Another Example, this guide predictably pans 'Tombstone', largely for its violence. However a review of the true history of this event shows that the film was not far from the truth of events, including the ugly but real violence. Doc Holiday's deathbed conversion to Catholicism is portrayed and did happen. Why not point out these positives? Just because violence is in a film should not discredit it (all to often in this book). It is the context and use of violence which matters. Anyone familiar with just war theory knows that the Church does not condemn all use of force.
3: At times supports films that a Catholic should outright reject. Example, this book does not pan the film 'Dirty Dancing'. A silly movie in which the heroine tries to help finance an abortion for Patrick Swayze's dance partner. This is shown as a real selfless act. In addition the multitude of dance scene's in which the couples are generally grinding their midsections with one another can only send one message to impressionable youth about where happiness comes from. Hello!~ someone wants an abortion as a result of this behavior!

This book systematically goes through the theory of Quasi random sequences. It is a very nice compendium of the main results, and contains a few interesting insights. But don't expect much in terms of intuition about the results, and what is more important for a field that borderlines theory and applications, any solid examples or such references. But don't despair. Mandatory only if you are looking into using theory results from the area.

This book is a mathematical introduction and summary of quasi-Monte Carlo methods and is geared towards mathematicians. The author does an excellent job of detailing the results in the field, with all theorems being proved in detail. I would recommend this book to both pure mathematicians interested in quasi-Monte Carlo and to applied mathematicians and software developers who need to understand the theory behind these very important methodologies. Quasi-Monte Carlo methods are "beating out" the standard Monte Carlo techniques in areas of financial engineering and transport theory. This book belongs on the shelf of those interested in this very important topic.