Stevens Books

Steven Craig ate, lived, & breathed, response efforts following Katrina. Rather than writing from a literature review, he writes from a 1st hand experience perspective. This is one of the best books on the market, to help you develop a disaster plan for your family, so that in today's world, you will have the necessary information to prepare, respond, and recover, from a disaster, whether a local or mass catestrophic event, such as Katrina. Additionally, his experience is not soley Katrina based, he is an emergency manager, and has taught emergency management on a college level. His book is easy to read and understand; he leaves out the jargon, and presents the information for practical day-to-day application. susanf

This book was easy to get into and stay with as author tells of his experiences with helping in restoring Coast Guard facilities in Florida after Katrina. He writes of conditions he saw and offers good advice on things we can do which would be helpful should we experience such a tragedy. Found his preparedness section especially helpful as we never know when a disaster, natural or otherwise, may occur. One such tip was to have one person all family members would use to communicate if we were separated and didn't know where other members were.

This is an excellent book. Not the ususal format of tales told from the storm. Its an unbiased account from the perspective of a senior level Emergency Manager. This is a book that should be read by anyone involved in Emergency Planning and Operations. It is a brass tacks assessment of circumstances as they were encountered in a plain language no nonsense format. Steve Craig also highlights some of the activities of the responders in their free time.

Having been an Emergency Manager in the middle of the entire experience, I can say that this is an accurate account and assessment of the challenges experienced in responding to and managing the worst natural disaster in the history of this country.

"Many pastors are so close to the pew, they can't see the people. Offers hands-on, practical, and tested solutions. . . . An urgent response to the cries from the multi-generational church that are often ignored. Must reading for every pastor and ministry worker desirous of investigating effective remedies for the needs of their congregation."

Reviewed by: Rev. Wilbur James Antisdale, Pastor Emeritus, Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, Washington

"DELIVERS A FRESH NEW PERSPECTIVE for Christian organizations facing today's challenge of change. We are fortunate . . . one of the aerospace industry's top analytical problem solvers addresses the church's epic struggle to keep their ministries relevant in today's age-related cultural diversity."

Reviewed by: Malcolm Stamper, Publisher and CEO, Storytellers Ink, Seattle, Washington; former President and Vice-Chairman of The Boeing Company

As a church lay leader, I have been reading church management books for many years. With a MBA background, I am also leading the strategic planning for our church. Rarely I can find a book with such a combined managerial/bibical strengths. This is the best church management book on ministry planning I came across so far.

As a word of warning, this book focuses primarily on ministry planning, not leadership nor general management. This book provides a useful overview on various generation (gen-X, boomers, etc) issues in the postmodern era. It also provides a very useful, practical and easy-to-use tool for evaluating the church's existing programs to align them with the church mission. It also includes some info on trends and best practices of some sucuessful churches. If you are planning on church ministries, this is the book you should read.

Steven, you have done a wonderful contribution to our profession with so many nice books. This one is also really
great. My sincere congratulations !

These books, this one and Part 2, are great for anyone who wishes to learn Circuit Analysis. Both books are straight and to the point in explaining theory. Ample amounts of examples and problems test one's understanding of this material. The integration of MATLAB use into the subject is well done. Anyone should be pleased at using these books as either a main textbook or as a self-study supplement.

Circuit Analysis I With MATLAB Applications by electrical engineer and educator Steven T. Karris (Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Extension) is a highly technical but accessibly written, college-level textbook for teaching engineering students how to analyze potential difference of voltage in a wide variety of increasingly complex circuits and much more. Embodying advanced math and physics material (all theorems and definitions are accompanied by carefully detailed and presented explanations and illustrations), the numerous exercises and practical applications are specific to the MATLAB software. Circuit Analysis I With MATLAB Applications is highly recommended as a scholarly text intended for (and appropriate to) undergraduate as well as advanced students in the field of electrical engineering.

The Civil Rights Chronicle belongs in every library, every school, and every home. This honest look at the enslavement of people is not to be missed. The struggle for independence and freedom is chronicled here for all, black, white, or 'other', to read and understand. There are so many things in this world that should never be allowed to happen again!

Yet they continue to happen.

Wow! I've always been interested in the Civil Rights movement, so naturally I was drawn to this book when I spied it in the bookstore. I especially liked that I got a discount on it, which is always a nice thing. I paged through it in the bookstore, was impressed, bought it, took it home, and was just blown away. It's a very informative and outstanding book on the subject and if you are interested in this topic, then you should definitely check this book out. It also contains scores of photographs, so it is somewhat like an encyclopedia. It definitely helped me gain a better understanding of this dark part of our history.

Once again - WOW!

I highly recommend this book to teenagers because it tells you about a lot of things that you don't learn in the classroom.

We received this book as a gift for our son's first birthday, and he has loved it to death! He loved to fill in the missing words as we read to him, and quickly learned all of his nursery ryhmes. Now at age 2, he is rediscovering this treasure...he has fallen in love with the illustrations all over again, and he understands the meaning and humor in these wonderful rhymes!

I got this book when I was little and now I want this book for my little girl. My favorite nursery rhyme is the one about the Crooked man. I reccommend everyone buying this book for their children.

The Classic Mother Goose is the perfect book to introduce nursery rhymes to kids of all ages. The illustrations in this book captivate the smallest children and they will choose this book over and over again as a favorite for bedtime stories. My kids read our first copy to death. That is the true test of how good a book is.

As part of my research on environmental regs, Mr. Young's books were recommended to me. The author is clear in his expression, as well as providing food for thought on related topics. I would recommend it to others who are following similar lines of research to my own.

This is a good briefing on clean air regulation in the United States through 1995. The publisher is a diffircult company to get a hold of. However, the book is well work the investment

This book is written as a brief history of clean air regulation in the United States. It is not meant to be a professional compliance manual. Overall, it provides the reader with the opportunity to examine the legislative history of clean air regulation in the United States.

I would recommend this book to anyone learning clinical biochemistry, or who just want to review the subject of clinical biochemistry. The book is comprehensive, and covers all aspects of clinical biochemistry, It is in the same league as Tietz Textbook of clinical biochemistry, but not as expensive, Tietz is more thorough in some areas. In summary this is a very well written Clinical biochemistry book and would be of use on the bench, and in the teaching environment.

THIS IS SIMPLY THE BEST CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TEXTBOOK AVAILABLE TODAY. IT HAS THE GREAT ADVANTAGE THAT IT FOCUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES THAT EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE CLINICAL AREA NEEDS TO KNOW, AND ALSO CORRELATE THIS PRINCIPLES WITH THE ANALYTICAL METHODS, CLEARLY EXPLANING ALL THE "CLASSICAL METHODS", AS WELL AS THE NEWEST METHODS (SUCH AS HPLC, CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS) AND THE "CLASSICAL" ONES (SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC, COLORIMETRIC), AND THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES IN USING ONE OR ANOTHER. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY A CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TEXTBOOK, BUY THIS ONE.

I used this as a class text at Boston University for students with a mixed background in chemistry and biology. The students liked it and so did I. Chapters begin with a brief but lucid discussion of relevant physiology which clearly motivates the clinical utility of measuring various analytes. Specifics of methods are included in a manner that aids student appreciation of laboratory approaches without disrupting the flow of information or making the reader suffer through endless pages of soon to be altered protocols. A pleasure to read with clear and effective illustrations. A large book, it is nearly an encyclopedia that can suit the reference needs of a wide range of students including medical technologists, medical and graduate students, residents, physicians and scientists

Although many historical accounts of the cold war largely address the standoff in terms of the interrelationship between its most easily recognizable major players--the U.S., the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the U.S.S.R.--Steve Tsang's The Cold War's Odd Couple provides a fascinating alternate perspective. Tsang's book examines the manner in which the Kuomintang-controlled Republic of China (ROC), from its exiled position on the island of Taiwan, played a fundamentally important role in influencing the international balance of power during the cold war's critical early years. This book examines the complex web of interrelationships that developed between the ROC, the PRC, the UK, and the U.S. during the early cold war period, and also explains the significant impact that the Korean War, and the two Taiwan Strait crises of the 1950s, had upon these relationships. The book demonstrates that, even though the UK severed all of its formal diplomatic relations with the ROC in early 1950 in favor of official recognition of the PRC government, the ROC and the UK were nonetheless able to cultivate a mutually beneficial, informal relationship that had a significant impact upon cold war politics and that, by 1958, had evolved into an unintended partnership between the two governments. Because Tsang's book examines the South Asian cold war theater from a multinational perspective, it lends itself to a diverse array of readers. Students, researchers, and historians working in a number of fields, including cold war, Korean War, Taiwanese, Chinese, U.S., UK, and Hong Kong history, as well as post-colonial disciplines, will find that The Cold War's Odd Couple provides an enlightening new look at the cold war, its relationship to South Asian politics, and the twentieth-century origins of the contemporary, tenuous Taiwan-China relationship.

I bought this book because of its intriguing title. I was not disappointed. I did not realize Britain was the only country that maintained a consulate in Taiwan and kept a naval liaison officer there after it recognized China in 1950. Nor did I know Britain was the first country to attempt a `positive engagement' policy towards China in the 1950s, and failed miserably. Equally interesting is the revelation of the importance of the Suez Crisis in affecting Britain's position and policies in East Asia. The special relationship between Britain and the US was changed by the Suez fiasco and this was reflected in how Britain handled its relations with the US and Taiwan over the two Taiwan Strait Crises of the 1950s. There are so many interesting and important new findings in this highly readable book that I recommend it strongly.

This is an excellent book on the Cold War that is written in nice prose and argued cogently. I had not realized Britain and Taiwan played such important roles in the Cold War in Asia. Even less did I know Taiwan (which is what the Republic of China is) was not just a pawn but a key player itself, not least in the two Taiwan Strait Crises of the 1950s. As a bonus this book provides the best and most convincing explanation for Maoist China to start these crises. There is much in this book that is new and insightful. A highly recommended book not only for the specialists but for general readers as it is an easy read.

Brillant...helped me with all my questions on buying or leasing a car. It reads like a novel...plus you learn something useful.

The car buying process is an ordeal, to say the least. You never know if you are getting a bargin! With my limited income, I want to make sure that I was getting a good deal, and I did! This was my first new car and IntelliChoice's Complete Car Cost Guide helped me narrow my search and find out what it will really cost to own a car, let alone buy one! Kudos to IntelliChoice for helping consumers save thousands of their hard earned dollars!

This book was an immense help. The text portion of it really helped me focus on what was important to me in my next car, and on how to evaluate cars. The rating and ownership cost section was a real eye-opener. Without it, there is a good chance that I would have picked a vehicle that cost more to insure that I thought, and that depreciated more than I thought. I ended up buying a "best overall value" vehicle, and I'm delighted.

It's simply the best Indonesian-English dico there is, better than the other alternative An Indonesian-English Dictionary (Hardcover). The lemmata are more current.

let me give an example 'obat:remedy,berobat:to take medicine,mengobatikan:to cre,terobati:cured,bengobat:medicine used to treat,bengobatan:therapy'. so,you see two many variations deriving from the word 'obat'we can multiply similar examples.this dictionary is full with derivations of a great deal is used in sample sentences. a monumental work on indonesian language.

I'm so happy to find this book. This is the most comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary you could find. Highly recommend to anybody!!!