Radio Books

This book is a great historic full of history and triumph that has made radio/ disc jockey's /music and players what it is today. It allows you to understand and feel what Black muscians had to go through to be noticed and recognized. I recommend all muscians to read this and appreciate the very men and women that have certainly paved the way into the new Millienium. A good read with great pictures.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I have it on my coffee table for everyone to see. The book tells you all about the first black Disc Jockey in Chicago all the way up to the mid 60's. I enjoyed the pictures which also told their own story as well.

If you do not already know who Bob and Ray were, I would be hard-put to sum them up briefly. They were a brilliant comedy team who came of age in the golden age of radio and whose sketches endlessly satirized radio braodcasting itself. They created a large cast of comic characters, stretching their pliable voices a million different ways. Their humor was subtle and refined - they were two of the greatest deadpan comics of all time.

Bob and Ray's main medium was radio - they were shy men who did not generally work well on stage or TV. But they did do two stage shows - the first was a Broadway show in the 1970's called "The Two and Only", and the second was in the 1980's and was called "A Night of Two Stars". I recommend this recording only to those who already know and love Bob and Ray. It is not a good introduction to Bob and Ray's work as a whole. Some of the sketches are not very well chosen, in my opinion. But Carnegie Hall is here packed with Bob and Ray fans - people who grew up on this wonderful duo - and the atmosphere is infectious. Bob and Ray bring out some of their classic characters, and the audience cheers them on as if they were old friends. What a wonderful way to end their remarkably long career (Bob and Ray did comedy together from 1946 to Ray's death in 1990). What a wonderful farewell to these remarkable gentlemen of comedy. Also be sure to get CLASSIC BOB AND RAY, BOB AND RAY: THE LOST EPISODES, (both of which show B & R in their prime) and the award-winning BEST OF BOB AND RAY (from their public radio show in the 1980's)

If you do not already know who Bob and Ray were, I would be hard-put to sum them up briefly. They were a brilliant comedy team who came of age in the golden age of radio and whose sketches endlessly satirized radio braodcasting itself. They created a large cast of comic characters, stretching their pliable voices a million different ways. Their humor was subtle and refined - they were two of the greatest deadpan comics of all time.

Bob and Ray's main medium was radio - they were shy men who did not generally work well on stage or TV. But they did do two stage shows, one of which was "A Night of Two Stars" from the 1980's (the twilight of their career). I recommend this recording only to those who already know and love Bob and Ray. It is not a good introduction to Bob and Ray's work as a whole; some of the sketches are not very well chosen, in my opinion. But die-hard Bob and Ray devotees will love this. Carnegie Hall is packed with Bob and Ray fans - people who grew up on this wonderful duo - and the atmosphere is infectious. Bob and Ray bring out some of their classic characters, and the audience cheers them on as if they were old friends. What a wonderful way to end their remarkably long career (Bob and Ray did comedy together from 1946 untill Ray's death in 1990). What a wonderful farewell to these remarkable gentlemen of comedy. And best of all, we get the wonderful Al Hirschfeld caricature on the cover! Also be sure to get CLASSIC BOB AND RAY, BOB AND RAY: THE LOST EPISODES, (both of which show B & R in their prime) and the award-winning BEST OF BOB AND RAY (from their public radio show in the 1980's).

As with the previous reviewers comments, this is a great synopsis of the broadcasting world in Malaysia. It would benefit from a revised edition, particularly to reflect the efforts of RTM to expand to the new media formats (Internet broadcasting, etc.)

The book provides excellent background knowledge which is useful to anyone in the region's broadcast history, or anyone interested in regional broadcast network developement. The research is in depth, and explores all governmental and cultural influences which steered the path of broadcast in the Malaysian-Indonesian archipelago. However, the information requires updating for Malaysia at least, as the addition of two new private terrestrial stations (Metrovision and NTV in Kuala Lumpur) and the two competing Pay TV services (Mega TV [cable] and Astro [satellite]), and the planned privatization of RTM2. For history, Broadcasting in the Malay World is a valuable reference, but hopefully Drew McDaniel will be authoring an updated version in the near future to reflect the current state of the industry in the archipelago.

This book is the most comprehensive book I've seen on the A-interface for networking within cellular systems. It's truly evident that the authors have lived and breathed this technology and have boiled it down to the essentials while providing time saving tips along the way. Whether you will touch on this interface from the R&D or Operations side of the business this book is a "must-have"!

This is an excellent comprehensive book on the aspect of the CDMA networks. The contents of the book covered the Protocols(SS7, BSMAP), Supplementary features (OTASP, SMS etc) as well as implementations (call processing) for the Open-A interface standard, which is prevalent adopted in the U.S. PCS wireless systems.

Well illustrated figures and precise descriptions which make it an excellent reference for the CDMA network engineers even to an novice of CDMA.

Besides, G. Heine's (98') "GSM Networks: protocols, terminology and implementation" is also a good reference for the relevant topics.

Practical book for communication Engineer

This book is an excellent starting point for the not so well versed in this field. It has a lucid approach with clear diagrams, well referenced throughout the text. It can be used on its own or as supporting material to the William Lee book (Mobile Cellular Comm. Systems).

The 6hours contained on here are perfect to hear about the various ways that the christmas spirit can be spread besides watching all those boring TV specials or constantally listening to all the music. All so perfect way to have an advent calander with little kids by letting them listen to a prograam a day until that special day

Having a rough day? Tired of the daily grind? Want to feel the Christmas spirit all year long? Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear when radio was king. Enjoy 18 classic radio shows from radio's golden age in each set -- all with a Christmas theme. Highlights of Volume 1 include Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol; George Burns & Gracie Allen; Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy; Escape; Fibber McGee & Molly (1952 episode); The Great Gildersleeve; Gunsmoke; Jack Benny (1947 episode); The Life of Riley; The Lone Ranger (1948 episode); and The Whistler. Highlights of Volume 2 include Abbott & Costello; The Aldrich Family; Archie Andrews; Dragnet; Fibber McGee & Molly (1940 episode); Jack Benny (1949 episode); The Lone Ranger (1947 episode); Our Miss Brooks;; The Six Shooter (starring James Stewart); Suspense; and Tales of The Texas Rangers. These collections provide hours of enjoyment and are high quality recordings.

Wolfe wants Archie to drive him to a meeting with an orchid hybridizer. Archie begs off, showing Wolfe a marriage license. Archie tells Wolfe that he (Archie) must attend a Christmas party at which his impending marriage will be announced. Wolfe charters a limousine and leaves for the meeting, and Archie goes to the party. Before anything can be announced, the host drops dead of poisoning, and the chief suspect becomes a bartender dressed as Santa Claus. Santa disappeared shortly after the death and long before the police arrived on the scene. Wolfe must solve the murder before Santa's identity is discovered--Wolfe's very freedom may depend on it.

In "Man Alive," the second story on the tape, a beautiful designer is suspected of murdering a homeless man. She hires Wolfe to keep her out of jail. This murder is the last in a string of strange deaths that have bedeviled the designer's existence. Unraveling the tangle of greed, jealousy, and vengeance is no easy task, but Wolfe is up to it.

The CBC produced 13 Nero Wolfe radio plays, and Durkin Hayes Audio has published six of them on three cassettes. The production values are excellent, the stories well acted, and the CBC plays provide a medium for enjoying Nero Wolfe that is every bit as entertaining as the current A&E television series.

In 1982, CBC Radio (the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) decided to adapt 13 of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe short stories and novellas for radio. This tape contains two of these 1-hour long shows.

In general, the series was excellent, true to the character of the original stories and the original characters, with strong production values, good music, nicely integrated sound-effects, and good casting.

Mayver Moore, as Nero Wolfe, initially doesn't seem quite right (he doesn't sound fat enough), but soon overcomes any objections. Don Franks, as Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's assistant, is the perfect Archie, ably portraying this pivotal character, and it is hard to imagine any better Archie than we have here.

It is a shame that the CBC only did 13 episodes in total. Keep an eye out for other CBC radio plays, such as their excellent "Midnight Cab" series.

This book is a must-have if you are designing HF magnetics, highly useful if you are seriously applying them, and still useful but probably not needed if you are just buying parts and plunking them on a PCB. This book is a collection of papers from the classic to the recent. The oldest was published in 1944, some are from the 1950s through 70s, but most were published in the last 20 years or so, when the rise of computer based modeling began to fuel innovation in the field. Because so much of this literature is scattered through various journals, magazines, and conference records, the fact that someone with a good eye for what is relevant has done the work to collect it all into a single volume is a great service. The fact that the articles range from classic windings-on-a-core transformers to baluns to microstrip give the book a breadth and continuity that enhances the value of the collection. However, many of the papers are highly theoretical. For the most part, this is not a how-to cookbook of readily adaptable designs. Some of the papers are trade magazine articles that emphasize practical results, and there are some manufacturer application notes, such as the inclusion of Motorola (Freescale) AN-758 "A Two Stage 1kW Solid State Linear Amplifier" that can as easily be pulled off the web. You also have such gems as the original papers by Wilkinson, Ruthroff, Guanella, and Marchand on the popular devices called by their names. Altogether, if you want something that you can pull off your shelf to learn at least something about almost any aspect of combiners, couplers, and transformers from HF through microwaves, this book will meet the need almost every time. If you are writing any sort of academic paper in this area, here you have a bibliography in a book. Highly recommended -- if you're sufficiently deep into these types of devices.

This is a collection of reprints of famous magazine and journal articles about passive devices used in RF designs that are hard to find. It is arranged in sections with a summary preceding the reprints.

The classic papers vary in clearness. The ones from trade magazines are short on theory but very practical for designers. The ones from scientific journals are very compactly written and may be hard to follow by some engineers.

Excellent book for graduate student or anybody interested in TCM. The book covers all aspect of TCM. What makes this book different from other books is its briefness and being to the point. With a minimum knowledge of Coding you could get a lot from the book.

This is a very comprehensive book on code design for fading channels.

Author Upton Sinclair is ledgend. What is more complementary to the great authors saga is his soul mate and life's companion, wife Mary. A certain risk in Sinclair's time was the issue of "the occult". Even polite discussion or any association to the subject labeled it's members as outsiders or worse. So is the bravery and love that Upton and Mary Sinclair bring to the reader in enlightenment and discovery. That the "subject" of telepathy and precognitive ability is based intimatly between man and wife, it unfolds in a love story, bringing us closer to the heart and our minds deepest of mystery's. "Mental Radio" is a book of wonderment and love. The reader takes a glimpse into a couples quest to bring understanding to our lives and their discoverys. The book is justly prefaced by none other than Albert Einstien, May 23, 1930.

Upton Sinclair took a considerable gamble by writing this book and had to withstand a good deal of criticism as a consequence of it. It was obvious, though, that he felt this was a story that needed to be told, and we should be glad he went through with his hunch.

The book is essentially a description of a large number of experiments done in the areas of mental telepathy and remote reviewing, broken down into sets or groups of sessions. The author tends to bend over backwards to convince the public of the sincere intentions of all involved in these tests - mostly his wife, himself, his secretary, brother-in-law and several friends and associates.

The information is presented in a very frank and accessible manner, without a lot of protocol and formality, because the tests were being carried out by non-scientists who were just trying to be as diligent as possible. This in turn makes for easy reading by the layman.

Chapter 21 is a verbatim account by Sinclair's wife (whom he calls by her middle name, Craig). It is both a handbook of her methodologies and a fascinating insight into the way she theorizes the workings of the mind. This is very useful information for anyone wanting a "how to" for remote viewing or telepathic research and is a very simple sequence of instructions. Of course a great deal of practice would be necessary to achieve the necessary level of concentration required. But at least one can have a distinct roadmap to follow as opposed to a lot of vague references.