books about: engineering     books:       Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1)534 reviews Homer Hickam Topeka Bindery, 2001 Amazing True Story Homer Hickam grew up in a rural isolated mountain town but went on to win the National Science Fair. This book is his story and how he was successful. I bought 24 copies of this book to inspire my advanced 6th grade Reading class. They loved the book. In our discussions they mentioned never giving up. Homer and his friends kept trying until they had success. Thank you for sharing your ...             Information Technology Control and Audit90 reviews Auerbach Publications, 1999 Useful reference material This book has some material relevant to the CISA examination based on the 2003 content areas, although it is not organized or focused as a CISA examination guide. If you are looking for CISA review material for the test, I would strongly suggest to stick with ISACA's combination of review manual and questions CD. I also searched everywhere for study aids for this grueling test and ended up using ...             Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction97 reviews Steve McConnell Microsoft Press, 2004 An Important Read Though this book is filled with debatable opinion and redundant information, it's an important read. Read it if only to keep software engineering topics fresh in your head. Otherwise, if you are already experienced, it's kind of elementary.             Ashley Book of Knots74 reviews Clifford Ashley Doubleday, 1944 The "Bible" for ropework and knotting... Hands down, if you're into knots, rope work, sailing, etc...this is definitely a book to add to your shelf. Over 600 pages, it's got pretty much references to every knot you could think of, as well as a good history on rope and knots, and a great index to quickly find what you need. I've even found most other books or online resources I look at reference the "Ashley Book of Knots" number ...             Pocket Ref93 reviews Thomas J. Glover Sequoia Pub, 2002 Sweet book This is a handy reference for just about anything. If you get it, it won't disappoint.             The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure64 reviews Joseph C. Jenkins Jenkins Publishing (PA), 1996 Great for the environment Due to a plumbing fault in the house, my family have been composting in the back garden on a daily basis for over a year. What a bonus to stumble upon this book and find out that our actions have been helping to preserve the future of our planet! A number of residents in our street have complainined that the local environment has been suffering from some kind of unpleasant air pollution of late, ...             Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition)79 reviews Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1999 Important Read For Contrarian Reasons Much of this book is spent explaining what should be obvious to the best managers, but which corporate culture and priorities tend to work against. In general, the book looks more at typical mistakes than at recipes for success. At the same time, the advice is solid and they often provide data to back up their assertions. If I was a manager at a typical and mediocre corporation, I would not ...             Boston's Gun Bible92 reviews Bost T. Party, Kenneth W. Royce Javelin Press, 2002 Lots of Good Info I was surprised at the wealth of information this book contains, not only about different types of guns, but laws and other information.             Water Distribution Modeling270 reviews Haestad Methods, Donald V. Chase, ... Haestad, 2001 Water Distribution Modeling Water Distribution Modeling has been a very useful resource for us with our water distribution systems GIS integration.             Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management96 reviews Haestad Methods, Thomas M. Walski, ... Haestead Press, 2003 Great to have everything under one roof I wish I knew of this book's existence years ago. For too many years, I have been using several other reference books to "answer" my never ending questions and doubts on modeling and related subjects. It even has reference on non-concontinuous flow condition. A great book with lots of "weight." The price was right, too, I received this gem free as a bonus for signing up to attend a wwebcast ...             The Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook50 reviews Michael C. Volkin Booklocker.com, 2004 Incredible This book has helped me in so many ways. I knew nothing about the military before I left for boot camp. Now, I feel I am completely ready. The book has an easy to understand fitness routine and told me what to expect mentally from a drill sergeant, even the other recruits. This book even contains a packing list so I know exactly what to pack for boot camp. Before I was scared to leave for ...             The Gulf Between Us: Love and Terror in Desert Storm (Memories of War)45 reviews Cynthia B. Acree, Cliff Acree Potomac Books Inc., 2003 A Love Story of Miracles. Faith, Honor and War! I truly believe that there are never any random accidents of fate at work in our lives--everything happens to us for a reason, even if we do not understand why! Reading the inspiring memoir "The Gulf Between Us: A Story of love and Survival in Desert Storm" you cannot help but believe that prayers are truly answered; and that there must be a divine purpose to our lives even if it is not ...             Machinery's Handbook, 27th Edition (Machinery's Handbook (Large Print))44 reviews Franklin Jones, Henry Ryffel, ... Industrial Press, Inc., 2004 What a thick book! I hope it has some pictures! It is hard to describe how indispensable this book becomes once you own it. Extremely rich reference for all things mechanical. Not only tables, very interesting reading material too. I've been reading it as a bedside book for a month, and the knowledge within seems endless. I got the small print version, no complaints about that. Maybe in 20 years it will make a difference, though. The only ...             Ancestor54 reviews Scott Sigler Dragon Moon Press, 2007 Thanks God they didn't use Pit Bull DNA The book is cover to cover action, spiced with science, and broiled to perfection with the flames of suspense and horror. Overall, Ancestor is a heaping helping of gory goodness that should sate the homicidal hunger of sci-fi fans as well as the mainstream horror fan.             Understanding Digital Signal Processing59 reviews Richard G. Lyons Pearson Education, 1996 THE book to use to learn, to understand, DSP Thank you, thank you, thank you, to Richard Lyons for "Understanding Digital Signal Processing", both editions. I had the great pleasure to use and learn from the 1st edition about 5 years ago. At that time, I had the overwhelming urge to convey my appreciation for the wonderful work. Now that the 2nd edition is out, there is even more reason to express how much I enjoyed and still enjoy ...             Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development (Programmer to Programmer)35 reviews Rod Johnson Wrox, 2002 Excellent book - Needs updated code samples and J2EE 1.4 support I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, particularly well-thought out design guidelines for developing J2EE application with or without EJB. The author introduced several best practices particularly the concepts and usage of Spring and Hibernate based j2ee development is quite helpful. In addition to this book, I find patterns and bestpractices from "Core J2EE Patterns /Deepak Alur", "Core ...             Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems50 reviews Nigel Calder International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1995 A must have Every boat owner who plans on doing work on their boat should have a copy of this book. You will be able to do the work correctly the first time and fix what was done before you. Just an incredible reference.             Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying64 reviews Wolfgang Langewiesche McGraw-Hill Professional, 1990 Fantastic! This book is simply fantastic. Yes, there are some old or simplified opinions, but as for tool for explaining how the airplane flies, invaluable.             User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)40 reviews Mike Cohn Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Well-written, practical advice This book is one of the better collections of how-to's and practical applications I've read on Agile user stories. It mixes in just enough of the theory to understand the importance and distinctions of epics, stories, tasks, and spikes without overly focusing on them. Then, it uses real-world examples in common language to walk you through some of the messier implementations of Agile, and ...             Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II60 reviews Eugene B. Fluckey University of Illinois Press, 1992 thunder below Fluckey's memoire, "Thunger Below" , ranks with the best of the WW 2 submarine histories. I am thankful he was able to write such a stirring story even many years after the events. His action descriptions and hisrecounting of the actual dialogue among officers and crew during the actions makes for a truly memorable read. 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