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An excellent real life love story set in the backdrop of russian revolution. Beautiful and touching- a must read!

I'm a brazilian Ph.D. mechanical engineering student. Since I've been working with stress analysis, this book is beeing very useful for improving my skills with Ansys.
The examples in this book are very well chosen, introduncing several points not only about Ansys, but also about mechanical engineering.

This book got me started. I quickly ran out of material however and had to find something that was a bit more detailed. ANSYS is quiet involved and can't be contained within a few short examples. But if you just want to get going, this is the perfect place to start.

Some of the buildings documented in the 1970's work are gone, and some others are scheduled to disappear this year. Others gone condo, but still beautiful. Great resource for Seattle history buffs.

In this book one of the founders of modern test theory concisely describes many of the most important issues facing psychologists today. Even two decades later, it is still quite applicable. The only negative thing I can think to say is that it is quite concise, using equations in preference to lengthy prose, and yet leaves out proofs. Also, multidimensional and polytomous models and not described.

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This book is a coherent collection of articles covering the whys, whats and hows of applying software metrics. Unlike other books that are actually compendiums, this one reads and is structured as though a single author wrote it. Moreover, it is not high-level theory, but a practical book that thoroughly explains how to actually apply software metrics.

Chapter 1, "Why Measure" contains seven articles by industry experts that make a strong case for measurement and its benefits. The three most important articles are Software Risk Management by Barry W. Boehm, Successfully Applying Software Metrics by Robert B. Grady, and Using Metrics to Manage Software Projects by Edward F. Weller. Readers familiar with top experts in the field will recognize the names of the authors, which indicates the highly credible material.

What to measure is covered in Chapter 2, and of the five articles, "Software Metrics in the Process Maturity Framework" by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger and Clement McGowan is (in my opinion) the most useful. Chapters 3 (How is Measuring Done?) and 4 (How are Metrics Used?) collectively contain eleven articles, and it is in these chapters where the most practical information is imparted. Among the articles I found especially useful and practical are - Key Lessons in Achieving Widespread Inspection Use by Robert B. Grady and Tom Van Slack, A Case Study in SQA Audits by Paul W. Oman, and Using Metrics to Evaluate Software System Maintainability. The book ends with the five articles in Chapter 5, which address how to improve a metrics program. Each of the articles provides insights into one or more aspects of a software metrics program process improvement initiative.

This book is better suited to software engineering managers and SQA professionals. Because the material presented is not deeply technical, and supports making a business case for implementing a software metrics program, this book is also valuable to IT managers and CIOs.

"Willard Water" will amaze you!

This is the story of an incredible scientific breakthrough, developed by award-winning chemist John W. Willard, Ph. D.

In addition to the personal testimonies from those with relief from pain, and healed burns and injuries, this water is "a proven synergist for antibiotics, removes burned-on carbon from engine parts, and has numerous industrial applications."

Highly recommended for everybody who drinks water!

Jack Luzkow's Armageddon International University engaging novel tells the story of Phineas Finkel, an impersonator of Napoleon and inheritor of the legendary figure's legacy of courage, resolution, and ultimate failure. Always battling on the fringe of college life, organizing a union of staff members to defend unwanted rights an leading a revolution he can't understand, Phineas is at the center of a ludicrous [needs help] vortex that sucks in the reader's avid interest as well. A witty, humorous, and most entertaining story, Armageddon International University is an original, highly recommended novel.

"Army Wives" is a very interesting story about a woman who lived the kind of life many did during the WWII and postwar era in America. She and those like her are a big reason we have our freedom today, just as much as the soldiers in combat. They stayed strong for their husbands, and strong for themselves.