Carrier Books

Whenever you pick up a phone handset you expect to hear dialtone, don't you? The fact that you expect the phone network to work whenever you want to make a call is thanks to an amazing amount of work behind the scenes. The software that controls the phone networks of the world is known as "carrier-grade" software - software so reliable that total outage time must be less than six minutes a year.

Up to now the tools and techniques used to implement carrier-grade software has remained in the domain of folklore, handed down from one generation of software designer to the next. Finally we have a book that contains a comprehensive summary of CG techniques, written by one of the acknowledged experts in the field.

RCS gives a thorough introduction to the subject of CG, covering all major aspects of. It points out that many aspects of a modern computer system (pre-emptive multi-tasking, virtual memory, many short-lived processes/threads to handle task execution and dynamic garbage collection) are actually detrimental to the design of a carrier-grade system.

By the end of the book you'll have a thorough grounding in CG design, plus an understanding of what order to implement CG functionality in a new product. It's an ideal read for any programmer, software architect or manager of a software team - the latter shouldn't be put off by the C++ code in the early chapters.

The book isn't quite perfect - there are one or two omissions. Some mention of testing CG software would have been useful and readers from outside the telephony domain might have appreciated a couple of examples that are not telecom-related. Also, some university lecturers might be put off from using this book in a class by the lack of questions/exercises at the end of each chapter.

Overall Greg's book is a superb summary of building carrier-grade software. I just wish this book had been published thirteen years ago when I began work in the telecoms industry - it would have saved me having to learn many of the lessons the hard way!

This book is to the SPW-251 what Hunnicutt's books are to US tanks. And like Hunnicutt's books, it is full of pictures. An absolute must have for the German Armour affectionado.

Since there are no editorial reviews for this book, here is the descriptive narrative from the book 'Cody is a boy, so he can talk to his pal Scout; but Scout is a dog, so he can't talk to Cody. Neverthenless, the two companions communicate remarkably well in this story about a deep and very special friendship. while Cody says he's thinking about serious matters like growing up. Scout daydreams of daring adventures they could be sharing; riding like the wind on fleet Indian ponies, digging for buried treasure, and caputring wicked bandits, for instance. Then in a witty and ingenious twist of plot, the author reveals that Cody has been thinking of the very same things! In picutes evocative of the American West, and a spare yet perceptive text, Lark Carrier takes readers inside the dream world of a child. Richly-textured illustrations...........'

this is actually vol 3 in the shipcraft series - not vol 4

2005 , paper covers, 8 1/2 x 11, 64 pages, prof illusrated., color, B&W and line drawings/ Drawings by A D Baker III

The `ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, using scale plans to highlight differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers, then moves to an extensive photographic survey of either a high-quality model or a surviving example of the ship. Hints on building the model, and on modifying and improving the basic kit, are followed by a section on paint schemes and camouflage, featuring numerous colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings. The strengths and weaknesses of available kits of the ships are reviewed, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.

The subject of this volume is the Yorktown class, the near-legendary American aircraft carriers that kept the Japanese at bay in the dark days between Pearl Harbor and the decisive battle of Midway, where Yorktown herself was lost. Hornet launched the famous Doolittle Raid on Japan before being sunk at Santa Cruz in October 1942, but Enterprise survived the fierce fighting of the early war years to become the US Navy's most decorated ship.

With its unparalleled level of visual information - paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs - it is simply the best reference for any modelmaker setting out to build one of these famous carriers.

* Everything the ship modeller needs to know about building a famous warship

* Numerous detailed plans and colour illustrations

* Focuses on very popular modelling subjects which are represented by a wide selection of kits

My sister Ruth bought me this book just last week and it is so appropriate that it brought Ben back to me during Lent. Anyone who was fortunate to have Ben in their lives should read this book and remember the man who brought great joy simply by just being. It also made me realize just how much I miss him.

Snowshoe Thompson is a wonderful book about an immigrant who has helped a young boy communicate with his father. This book has kept the interest of our 1/2 year old and 3 year old during our night time story reading ritual. Having read it at least 100 times, I am still delighted to read it to our boys.

Wow, this book is a real hit with my son. Great illustrations, fun characters with catchy names, the topic, illustrations and story are cute and popular with kids.
For the parents, each page is written in both English and French in useful phrases you can use every day. I read it twice in English and now read it in French and he still loves it and wants me to read it again. The picture dictionary and pronunciation guide at the back are handy tools. It's great being able to share the story without having to look up things in the French dictionary.

Mr. Bender has done an excellent job conveying technically difficult subject matter. He should be commended for his contribution to this emerging area of law.

This was an excellent review of the history of a Great lakes freighter. It gave me a good idea of what it was like to work on a boat and some insight into the importance of these boats to the steel industry. The tour of the Irvin is really interesting but the book is much more so. I can't recommend it enough. The author has a great deal of knowledge about the subject and conveys it in an enjoyable read. I hope the author is able to write more books like this in the future because he has a great foundation to work from.

A wonderful/insightful book... I happen to know the author and he is a "real salt". If you love the Navy and big gray ships this is the book for you... If you want to really undertstand the sacrifices of our Navy men and women read this book.