When I studied drafting in school, we used a text by the same authors. I found it great, as it gave enough detail on how to draw, without being wordy, and there were ample pictures & diagrams to help. I'm no artist, by the way, but every now & then I did a couple of problems to do something different.

Time came when I wanted to get back into re-learning drafting, but due to family, and time constraints, there's no way I could again take courses. So, I bought the book.

If you're a beginner, don't be put off by the title.
This is exactly the same as the text and workbooks, by the same authors.
Start at the beginning, and pay attention to basics.

If you're a pro, it will refresh your skills.
This has a workbook with it, so practice isn't a problem.
It's all too true, that one shouldn't attempt to draw CAD until the "Board" has been mastered. Without the basics, you're building on a house of cards. My husband works in an engineering firm and sees this all the time. Some of the ideas inside, may seem outdated, but trust me, the priciples are still the same.

I highly recommend it. Personally, I found it practical, challenging and affordable.

This gives great insight to believers in Christ Jesus and Expounds on the Book of Romans. It explains Condemnation: The wrath of God revealed, Salvation: The righteousness of God revealed, Vindication: The wisdom of God revealed, and Exhortation: The will Of God revealed.

This book goes more in detail about Thomas Alva Edison than any other book can.It looks at the life of America's and the world's greatest inventor.

I looked for the best Edison story book for a kid who is attending ESL (English as the second language) class to learn his third language (Chinese, French and English). I found too many books on Edison. I didn't find any good one until I saw this book. After I read it over in bookstore, I bought it. I like it and the kid likes it. Now I will ask Edison Museum if it has this book. If not, I will buy one and donate it for the museum. It is the best Edison story book for all kids.

If young students do not know what Thomas Alva Edison is arguably the most brilliant scientist in American history, then they will after reading this juvenile biography by Nicholas Nirgiotis for the Cornerstones of Freedom series. Nirgiotis begins with the famous story of Edison inventing the electric light, using the example to emphasize the scientist's determination testing 1,500 different materials to serve as the filament. This biography tells how the young Edison exhibited both of the key qualities that defined his work: scientific curiosity and economic profitability. Time and again Nirgiotis relates Edison's inventions to his scientific method, at one point noting that Edison "never questioned WHETHER something might be done, only HOW." The book ends with Edison's inventing the phonograph, which he considered his most important invention, and motion pictures. Edison himself noted the changes wrought in his life time: covered wagons traveled West past his home in Ohio when he was a boy and now electric lights illuminated homes and businesses across the nation. There are not that many volumes in the Cornerstones of Freedom series that focus on people rather than events in the history of this country, but certainly Thomas Alva Edison deserves such a volume. Nirgiotis gives young readers a sense of the scope of Edison's genius and achievements that goes well beyond what few words are devoted to the man in our history textbooks.

This book is excellent, especially for people just starting to study Witchcraft. The book covers many topics in witchcraft, from its origins to witchcraft today. Covers four main schools of thought concerning Witchcraft. Those being the "Orthodox", "Anthropological", "Psychological", and "Pharmacological" positions or schools. Each is written in the intent to provide a solid foundation for further research, in the area of your interest. Charles A. Hoyt, a descendant of a witch himself, writes with vigorous passion. Book is easily understandable, yet at the same time academic. I definately recommend this book. Its a great general overview of witchcraft and the black arts.

This is a fun book that should help your youngster develop an interest in American History. It is easy to read an has great illustratiions. You will not be disappointed with this purchase. Look for others by the same author.

I bought this book for my 5-year-old nephew, and already I can hear him laughing at the illustrations of Edison sitting on goose eggs in his father's barn, causing a chemical fire in a baggage car, and courting teacherly reprisals for his apprarent boredom in a conventional classroom. These all-too-human mishaps from the great inventor's life mix well and bring interest to the charmingly illustrated discussion of his accomplishments: lighting up New York City, inventing the phonograph, inventing the first movie camera and making the first movies with a story. More than just providing a laundry list of his accomplishments, though, this little book explains in simple terms how he worked his way up to owning his own laboratories in Menlo Park, first as a candy butcher turned telegrapher, and finally coming into some money with his invention of the stock ticker. Thomas Edison's accomplishments are something to admire, and I'm definitely happy to start my nephew off learning about him with this book.

Have you ever needed a short and sweet biography for younger students yet could only find books for independent readers? Adler has solved the problem. This book is a wonderful introduction for K-3 graders who need information but cant handle those lengthy chapter books. Abundantly illustrated to keep little eyes busy while listening to the story. Loaded with biographical information and includes a timeline of important dates. Other titles in the series include; Thomas Jefferson, Abe Lincoln, Christopher Colombus, George Washington, Martin Luter King Jr. and others.

The book Rose and Alva was one of the best books I ever read. I liked this book because Rose moved to a new home, and she meets Alva. Rose has to work on the farm,but on Sundays she can play. Alva usually comes over and asks if Rose can come over . They went on lots of adventures. They had a lots of fun together. If you like hearing about adventure I recommend this book, Rose and Alva, to you.

Rose and Alva are two little girls who are best friends. They pick pokeweed, expore caves, see a deer rub , vist the kittens, and make mud pies. Rose likes her new tomboy friend and they both have such fun times!

A great book discribes Rose buifly fun and intresting. a great atinchen graber. It discribes Rose and Alva great. the best of McBrides books.

Very good, quite funny, often moving, full of wonderful observations.

Victoria Lipman gave us a wonderful first novel, full of fresh vocabulary and fast rhythm that breathe life into her protagonist and supporting cast. I was taken from the first sentence of Chloe, the main character, that "I had been feeling restless for months, a kind of palsy of the mind, and only the thought of leaving town on a night bus calmed me." Chloe is painted by a woman writer to a woman audience, as Chloe is that difficult female balance of intuition and instincts with self-doubt and quandry. The novel begins with the departure of Chloe from her husband because of her own undefined but recognized yearnings, and embarks on an original series of events and reflections, to develop self-confidence and emerge squarely on her own two feet. This was a challenging theme which has failed in many other novels I have read. Ms. Lipman manages not only to navigate the theme but add fresh voice along the way and then tie up the earlier threads. For example? I was particularly taken by a very early thought of Chloe who, having embarked on the bus away from Alva, finds herself in a public women's bathroom and echoes her depression: "The truth is that when I do look in the mirror, I sometimes don't recognize myself. ... My being visible to others surprises me as if I had no more form than windblown vapors." At the end she returns to the thought with "I didn't linger, didn't perform any checking-out-the-self rituals, but when I looked in the mirror now I saw someone, and that someone stayed the same whether I looked at myself six times a day or sixty: in all kinds of mirrors, in all kinds of light. I was there." A woman will be unable to read this novel without underlining multiple passages, smiling, and saying aloud, "YES!" Ms. Lipman clearly understands her subject matter and though it is fiction, it is also reflections of our collective female selves. I have not rated this novel a ten because there are several small potholes in this first novel, but ! such do not detract from its appeal and readability. I very much look forward to her next novel, and hope that she is already hard at work on it.

This book reveals the Thomas Edison you didn't learn about in elementary school. It is insightful and intelligently written. Edison claimed that invention was 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. This book makes it look more like 1 percent inspiration, 10 percent perspiration, 20 percent public relations, and 69 percent luck. If you are satisfied with Edison the myth, don't read this book. If you seek the truth (perhaps in too much detail) this is for you. To my mind, the real Edison is far more interesting than the one Mrs. Goldberg taught me about in fifth grade.

Conot has captured the details of Edison's much publicized and celebrated scientific endeavors as well as the unpopular personal and business life. This is a well-written chronological story presenting a very 'real' Edison beyond the typical school book lessons. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in a more complete picture of Edison's life.