I agree with Mr. Green in all respects except one. I would have (and did have) "Electrical Engineering Review Manual" by Yarbrough as a look up reference for the PE test. (ISBN = 0-932276-36-9)

Some context: I never met a test I didn't like, graduated with BSEE from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1982, and found the P.E. to be sophomore-to-junior level with low-to-moderate difficulty and depth - with no significant time pressure - one hour average per problem.

You can make the P.E. difficult if you only do the power problems. Electric Power only scratches a small part of the PE, which also includes:

Digital logic, Communications, Integration, Filters, Op amp applications, Control systems/application of feedback, NEC (my 1994 test had a grounding problem),

The EE Review Manual is much broader in scope and was written specifically for the P.E. It was the only book I actually used at the test (and I had "Electric Power Calculations").

I remember doing problems as follows: 1) A freshman-level problem relating power and energy (first page of the test and shockingly rudimentary) 2) An integration problem - find the RMS value of a sine-wave 10V peak-to-peak, chopped at 65% - another freshman level problem 3) An op amp problem - find the rise time, calculate the value of feedback resistors, draw bode plot showing frequency response 4) A grounding problem using NEC (I DIDN'T HAVE MY NEC! But did the problem anyway since I'd been doing a lot of commercial design) 5) A Control Systems problem - classic transfer function with feedback problem 6) A Sallen and Key low-pass filter problem. 7) A power problem - transformer regulation with non-purely-resistive load. 8) ?

A word of encouragement for prospective P.E.'s: Don't sweat that fact that you may not have prepared adequately - take it anyway. I delayed sitting for it because of this non-reason, and cost myself tens-of-thousands of dollars. Apply for it, don't tell anyone you're taking it, and go in with no pressure. Like Doritos tortilla chips "they'll make more" If you get a 69, you'll get to take the test again.

I took the test with no preparation, walked out of the afternoon session (multiple choice) with one-and-one-half hours to spare, and got a 76 (laughing when I got the notice). Real-world consulting and my classes at Rose were and are far, far, more difficult.

Go get 'em!!

Calculations for network analysis, instrumentation, dc machines, transformers, 3 phase induction motors, single phase induction motors, synchronous machines, transmission lines, electric-power networks, load-flow studies, power-system control, short-circuit computations, system grounding, power-system protection, power-system stability, cogeneration, batteries, economic methods, and lighting design are covered in separate chapters. The information is available, it's just not easy to find. Small type makes reading difficult for anything other than short periods.

I haven't found any errors in formulae or explanations. The organization is logical and, except for the spacing, easy to follow.

Each section has it's own table of contents. The Index is large and appears to encompass most of the important topics in the book.

I'm using it to prepare for and take my Professional Engineering Exam and it looks like it will be an excellent reference.... this is the book I'd buy to have a handbook close at hand for quick, look ups.

Calculations for network analysis, instrumentation, dc machines, transformers, 3 phase induction motors, single phase induction motors, synchronous machines, transmission lines, electric-power networks, load-flow studies, power-system control, short-circuit computations, system grounding, power-system protection, power-system stability, cogeneration, batteries, economic methods, and lighting design are covered in separate chapters.

The information is available, it's just not easy to find. Small type makes reading difficult for anything other than short periods.

I haven't found any errors in formulae or explanations. The organization is logical and, except for the spacing, easy to follow.

Each section has it's own table of contents. The Index is large and appears to encompass most of the important topics in the book.

I'm using it to prepare for and take my Professional Engineering Exam and it looks like it will be an excellent reference... this is the book I'd buy to have a handbook close at hand for quick, look ups.

This is quite a nice ophthalmic photography text book, but it is not a must have. Take a look at the "Ophthalmic Photography" by Johny Justice and also "Textbook od Ophthalmic Photography" by Don Wong, I highly recommended.

Whether one is a novice, an experienced photographer, this book is a pleasure to read. While directed to ophthalmic photographers specifically, the sections on the history and instrumentation of ophthalmic photography would be interesting to readers outside the field. As a photographer I find the book to be ambitious in it's scope and highly informative. A tremendous amount of work went into this textbook and it has set the standard for future efforts in this direction.

ALTHOUGH TRERE ARE NOT MANY TITLES ABOUT OPHTHALMIC PHOTOGRAPHY AROUND THE WORLD, THIS BOOK IS CLEARLY THE BEST.IT'S VERY EXTENSIVE AND THE TECHICAL QUALITY OF THE PHOTOS IS BEYOND CRITICISM .

Overall a pretty good read but I was surprised to find many prominent Richmond inhabitants and residents and other Virginians virtually passed over while many lesser lights, nationally (and, I feel quite sure, locally) speaking, received extensive treatment. While I appreciate the author filling what is surely a void in Virginia historical reportage, in the interest of truth in advertising I would have preferred Ms. McGraw and her publisher call the book, "At the Falls: Richmond, Virginia and Its Minority and Female People."

Most books about Richmond have focused on what we call the "great and good", that is the powerful families who have traditionally dominated the city. Tyler- McGraw, however, chooses to concentrate on the history of the ordinary people of Richmond - working class whites as well as African Americans and woman, who are almost completely forgotten by the official historians of the previous generations.

As someone connected to the city by family ties and who is intimately familiar with the place Tyler - McGraw's history rings true to me and much more than any other book I've seen about Richmond it reflects the history of my own family and of the Richmond I know. A good book, highly recommended.

I used this book as an introduction to non-linear dynamics. I found it easy to understand, yet at a challenging level. The treatment of the material by examples make is easy to see what is going on. The book doesn't forget the theoretical side either.

It is a shame this book hasn't got the popularity it deserves. The treatment of fundamental yet critical issues of nonlinear dynamics is very clear. The experiments he suggests are easy to carry in simple labs. His discussion of modern dynamical system theory is not exhaustive but I can safely assume it was not the purpose of this book. Very good introduction to the subject for those lacking the mathematical foundation of a physics or math major. IT is a problem that the software he provides come for mac machines only

Laura Lemay is famous for her computer books. They are really good, except that this particular one appeared to me as though it was geared towards people who barely even know what FrontPage is. The first few chapters were all way too "novicy", and after that it was pretty good. She also assumes that your server has FrontPage server extensions, because without them half her book is just plain useless

This book is geared for all of the would-be web authors, from novice to the expert. The instructions are concise and complete with easy dialogue. All in all, given the limitations of the Frontpage program when it comes to the "other guys servers", it is not only an excellant reference but a good read.

John Tyler Bonner's career as a biologist spans an incredible era of ever-accelerating advances and complexity in science. Divided into chapters covering two decades each, his account mixes personal memoir with the story of his research. He specialized in slime molds, although his interest roamed throughout all biological disciplines.

Young scientists reading Bonner's book will both smile and grimace. His account of his reports fifty years ago to the NSF regarding his grant will surely produce both reactions at the same time: "Things have not worked out well. I have tried this, that, and the other, and nothing has really worked." The reply was, "Don't worry about it---this is the way research goes sometimes. Maybe next year you will have better luck." My husband, a cloud physicist for over twenty-five years, is utterly astonished at such an exchange.

Bonner writes clearly and sometimes jokily, in true scientific fashion, without much color and brio to hold a reader's interest. Nevertheless he has lived in a fascinating time, has seen the germination and flowering of many ideas that have revolutionized biology, and for this reason alone his book is worth reading.

John Tyler Bonner's lifelong passion with slime molds makes for more interesting and delightful reading than one would at first expect in Lives of a Biologist (Adventures in a Century of Extraordinary Science). His life story includes many wonderful anecdotes that go beyond the world of science and include such a unusual assembly of characters as Trotsky, Harpo Marx and Evelyn Waugh. The joy of this book, though, is the biological experiences and this will be a pleasure regardless of one's level of biological background. The excitement of discovery and learning comes through clearly in these pages and the amazing transitions in this field over the past century are presented in a readable and fascinating manner. This is a light, friendly read and a gentle glimpse into the sometimes cloudy world of biological research.

This is a very cute set-up, but very soon into the book conversations and information was regurgitated again and again and again to make sure I understood what the problems were between them. I love relationship stories; I don't care if the plot/conflict is weak, but the writer hit me over the head with this one so many times, she must think I'm brainless. It would've made a great "short" romance, but at this stretched-out length, I couldn't finish it. I'm sure her other tales are better.

When single dad Joe Morgan receives another call from the school for a conference, he didn't expect to learn that his son has been collecting baby teeth. Apparently, the latest addition to his collection went from a small girl's mouth to his thumb when she bit him during the shoe lace extraction. Learning of a recent classroom visit from "The Tooth Fairy," Joe journeys to the office of Dr. Smantha Carter to see if she can shed some insight on his son's obsession for teeth.

When Joe enters the examining room with his son Luke, the marvelous blue, star-studded ceiling takes him by surprise. The stars seem to glimmer and he is certain that he spotted a shooting star. But Joe doesn't believe in magic, and tries to deny what he sees. When he meets Samantha, however, Joe can't deny the magnetism of her touch and her presence, a feeling akin to magic. Indeed, Luke believes that Samantha is really the Tooth Fairy thereby capable of working magic. After all, she looks like the illustration in his book, and she can pull quarters from little boy's ears.

Samantha feels foolish for all the years she believed in magic. Then she touches Joe while doing a magic trick of pulling scarves from his pocket. She only wanted to make him smile; she didn't expect the spark of pure of magic that flares at her touch. Indeed, it frightens her. She feels sadly out of practice with men, having been badly burned. She relates to seven-year old boys much better than grown men. Further, the fact that Joe has children makes him strictly off limits because she can't endure the possible grief again.

It turns out that Luke's obsession with teeth stems from his desire to get his mother back. Elena left her family thirteen months ago without looking back -- no phone calls, no cards, no letters. Luke tried a four-leaf clover, but that didn't bring her back. Asking Santa didn't help. Neither did wishing on a star or his birthday candles. But when Samantha arrived in his classroom complete with glittery skirt and magic wand, pulling quarters from ears, Luke knows her magic is real. He believes that if he collects a hundred baby teeth in a jelly jar, the Tooth Fairy, Samantha, will bring his mother home.

Just from the title, Sally Tyler Hayes establishes her creative flair! Who would have thought that a jelly jar could bring two people together? But in Hayes' imaginative hands, the jelly jar becomes a moving metaphor for magic, resulting in a highly memorable tale that remains forever captured in the reader's imagination. Further, her delicate understanding and compassion for parents and stepparents lends considerable depth to the novel. Hayes' insight demonstrates an amazing story telling ability! Very highly recommended.

Back when I first fell in love with the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings about 20 years ago, I ran out and bought everything vaguely connected with Tolkien at every bookstore I could find. This was one of those books (If Amazon were around back then I would never have left the house, except to raise more money for Tolkien paraphernalia). I bought this about the same time that I bought the Guide to Middle Earth. This book is less of a reference work (the Guide has book and page numbers for virtually all of its entries) and more of a short exposition on many of the characters,in the nature of Fowler's quirky but much loved Modern English Usage. I sometimes found the tone of the entries to be a little "out there"-I think Tyler tried to write the companion in the same sort of "this is history I'm recounting" approach that Tolkien took with his various forwards and appendices, but doesn't pull it off so well. Tolkien plays the part of the professor who stumbled across the Red Book of Westmarch without hint of irony; Tyler sometimes sounds like someone who's had too much to drink (a common occurrence) at a meeting of his local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism.

It is an extensive dictionary/encyclopida of Tolkien's works. I found it very interesting.

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