This book isn't really what I was expecting. I was wanting a book that would show how to do everyday, necessary calcs, how to properly stake various objects, etc. What I got was a book that taught me how to set up and level an instrument, proper communication techniques, comments on schedules, etc. The two redeeming values of this book is the section on checks you can do to your instuments, and slopestaking.

I have been working in the field as a chief engineer for 5 years, and have read this book from cover to cover. I would advise any new layout man/woman who plans on starting a career in the field to obtain a copy, and by all means issue these to your rodmen. You will find a drastic improvement on work skills and habbits, and less rework. C.J. Finn

I have used this text to teach surveying to Construction Management students who need to only know the basics of construction surveying and layout on the jobsite. I have found this book to be easy for construction students to use and take with them to industry. I look forward to the next edition.

I don't wish to offend the authors of this book, who I am sure are experts in this field. However, I found this book to be unnecessarily difficult to read.

The the book presents inherently complex material, which testifies to the proficiency of the authors. However, it was often not clear what point the authors were trying to make, especially regarding graphs which lacked clear explanations. Often I had to to re-read an entry several times before I understood what the authors were trying to express.

I am sure the book contains a wealth of valuable information (which is why I ordered it), but I personally was unwilling to invest the time and energy necessary to fathom the authors intent.

I am a systems engineer for an international telecom company.

I am a physics graduate student and taking a graduate course on programming parallel machines. This course is offered by an electrical and computer engineering professor at our university.

This course covers computer architectures (SMP, NUMA, et al.), theory on parallelism, OpenMP, MPI, Pthreads, and various research tools. I found this book by Drs. Wadleigh and Crawford very helpful for me to go through the entire semester.

This book follows three important core issues on high performance computing. Part I includes hardware overview and basic parallel programming methodologies. I found this part help me a lot to catch the backgrounds that I don't previously have. Part II deals with several issues on software techniques. Part II lists the tools, algorithms, and applications such as LAPACK, and fast Fourier transform.

I would highly recommend this book to scientists and engineers in the areas of computational science and engineering applications. I am so glad that our physics library has ordered and placed this book on the new bookshelf.

Written by sjtu from computational neutrino physics and geometric probability research group.

Wadleigh and Crawford have collected, organized, and presented a great deal of useful information for anyone who wants to obtain high-end performance on modern, high-end computer systems. I appreciate how the book explains and compares the approaches of various computer vendors in high-end systems, providing some historical context along the way. Along with explanations, the authors have included numerous, relevant examples (high-level & assembly source, tables of test results) to illustrate the key factors that contribute to application performance.

I think this book could easily be made into, or used with, a short course/overview on high performance computing.

This book is a fine collection of articles and essays with little editorial supervision. The breadth of the articles means that you're sure to find something useful to your interests whether you be freelancer or corporate design director. There are even sample contracts.

However, this book is very poorly edited. The "its" vs. "it's" confusion runs rampant throughout (just to name one example) and there are more typos than I would expect to find in a book written for a detail-oriented audience such as designers. Sloppy.

Also, quite a bit of the material is out of date. If you're looking for something that speaks to professional design practices as they relate to the World Wide Web, this is _not_ your book. Very few of the articles in this book deal with the web at all, and those that do tangentially touch upon the Internet sound like they were written in 1995.

I found this book to be extremely informative when I began freelancing in web design. There were a lot of great tips and guidelines for dealing with clients. In came in very handy for me recently when I needed to draw up a contract in a pinch.

As written in the early eighties, this book is one of the pioneer works seriously about video game. It talks about such topics as what is a game, why people play games, and how to design a game. The author's rich and plentiful experience in game design is undeniable, but the arguments in the book are somewhat restricted only to his own personal opinions. To a certain extent, there is no ground, as backed up from careful research, to justify these claims. Either, the author has not been able to connect his viewpoints to the works of other people. Whether other designers have similar beliefs, thus supporting his arguments? Even though similar works on game design may hardly be found at the time, relating to the experiences transferable from other disciplines is possible. Despite this, as a whole, the author does throw some light on the area, which is enough to make this book well worth reading.

Ever since I played Chris Crawford's "Balance of the Planet" I have been a fan of his. In this book he describes in detail what goes into the game design including many examples from his own experience. The biggest problems with this book are that it is some what dated, and I wish it was thicker. Richard W. Smith

Tad Crawford has written many useful books for working artists. This book primarily focuses on the state laws for all 50 states. It has some info on the nuts and bolts of gallery/artist interactions and good examples of sample contracts, but overall I was disappointed.

Most of the book focuses on reciting the state statutes. I would have liked more "juice" on navigating the minefield that can occur in artist/dealer relations. Of course, a contract should allow an artist to avoid such messes, but more examples of things going wrong even with contracts would have been useful. It is a good reference book if you are past the point of no return and need to know the legalities of your particular state so you can proceed accordingly. I found Tad Crawfords other books more useful.

I own a small gallery because I love art and artists, but I was not prepared for the variety of business and legal headaches that this field could produce. During yet another frantic call to my attorney, she recommended this book to me and life has been considerably calmer ever since.

Let's face it: art is a business and if you are an artist or a gallery owner, you can't afford to be without this information. I use this book to maintain records; I check paperwork against it before visiting my accountant; I use its sample forms and agreements every time I get the place ready for a new exhibit; and I follow this book's advice with every sale and display we make. This book should be required reading for everyone who has anything to do with art consignment...

This book is full of items the collector needs to know about. How many times have people (I know I have) passed up on great items to collect, simply because they were not sure that an item even existed, as a "real deal" collectible? This book has been well researched by the author and provides the collector with a great resource and guide, a true collector should not be without. A great addition to the library of any Beatles' collector or fan.

This 216 page book is loaded with more than 600 full color, large, clear photos of Beatles memorabilia covering their heydey from 1964 to 1968. The beautiful picture, price guide features: Early Beatles Memorabilia, Jewelry, Buttons, Yellow Submarine, Apple Studio, Yellow Submarine Celluloids, One of a Kind Items and more. There's a brief introduction to the topic, and each picture features a description and price. Some collector resources are included. A beautiful book that Beatles collectors will love. Add it to your library.

Crawford builds on themes from his earlier work, reiterating that libraries cannot be only digital and that the human element will always be a necessary part of the library. He sees technology as providing tools to help librarians find answers rather than being the answer in itself. This book does not present new information. However, it does offer a comprehensive look at issues which are important to today's libraries and those of the future. Practicing librarians should read it, as it will certainly make them think about what they will need to do in order to help their library remain viable in the new century.

This book is Walt Crawford's follow-up book to
his co-authored book with Michael Gorman...solo
this time, _Being Analog_ is a play-on-words with
Negroponte's _Being Digital_.

He keeps fighting the good fight for traditional
(real,existing) libraries versus the pipe dreams
of "virtual libraries" ("libraries without walls").

read also Gorman's _OUR ENDURING VALUES: Librarianship in the
21st Century_

ROCK AND ROLL!

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ROSES is probably one of the best survey book about roses available. I'd give it 5-stars but it was written by a German for a German market and has been translated for American gardeners. Most of the factoids translate well, but I can help looking at the photos of Schneewittchen and remembering a tale I heard at a garden lecture about how this rose was named "Snow White" in Germany, and became "Iceberg" when it crossed the Atlantic. I don't know if the story is true, but my husband speaks German and when the white fluffy stuff falls he calls it "schnee."

ROSES contains a 20-page introduction on the history of the rose--a long history that could probably not be covered adequately in 500 pages. Markley provides a good synopsis with the ususal mention of the Apothecary Rose, the Wars of the Roses--with quotes from some of Shakespeare's plays, and a box insert on Malmaison and Josephine's love of roses. I knew the rose was symbolic of Mary, and that rosery beads where first made of rolled rose petals, but it's nice to be reminded.

The remaining 200 or so pages are devoted to the botony, horticulture, and growing needs of roses as well as a nice index filled with an annotated rose list consisting of those specimins Markley prefers. The information Markely provides about container growing, winter protection, planting and maintenance is extremely useful and detailed.

The photographs are pretty, but they have been doctored--the color intensified via a wash which makes the flowers appear out-of-focus. This is an unnecessary ammendment given the beauty of the roses--it appears the photos were in color to begin with. I don't know whether this is the result of inferior photography (in Germany??) or German pandering to stupid Americans who can't tell the difference, but it reminds me of the unscrupulous garden catalogs Allen Lacy complains about that alter the photographs of their stock to fool the consumer. Experienced gardeners know when they are looking at the real thing.

The book contains a listing of gardens in Germany where roses are grown, either as a featured plant or the main event. Not surprisingly, the author recommends you tour these gardens in summer. If you collect good garden books this is a useful addition for your collection. If you're an American gardener and can afford only one book, better stick to Taylor's Rose Book which contains useful information without obviously altered photos.

Beautiful pictures! A lot of information which was very well organized. I can't wait to put all this info to use in my garden!

My mother owned a first edition of this sweet book and as a child I was enchanted. The pictures in the book let you see the now queen and princess as little girls, playing and horse riding and being royal. I treasured the book and named my oldest daughter Elizabeth because of the glitter I saw with the little girls. My mother gave the book to me when I was a teenager and I had kept it for 40 years. I loaned the book to a friend and it was lost. I am now 55 and only lost it 5 years ago. I am very anxious to own another one. I think all ages of girls would love to read this book of another life that few of us can ever know.

If you love the Royal family then you'll be amazed by this book. I loved reading about the queen and her sister, Margret's, childhood. Its a wonderful book with funny parts as well as sometimes when you feel sorry for the girls. It tells of the future queen saying if she was Queen she wouldn't let people work horses on sundays, because they deserve a day off too, or something close to that.