Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News

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At a rate never before seen in American history, young adults are abandoning traditional news media. Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News examines the reasons behind this problem and its consequences for American society. Author David T. Z. Mindich speaks directly to young people to discover why some tune in while others tune out--and how America might help them tune back in. Based on discussions with young adults from across the United States, Mindich investigates the decline in news consumption over the past four decades. In 1972, 74% of Americans in their mid-30s said they read a newspaper every day. Today, fewer than 28% do so. The average viewer age at CNN is currently about 60 years old. And while many point to the Internet as the best hope for rekindling interest in the news, only 11% of young people list the news as a major reason for logging on--entertainment, e-mail, and Instant Messenger are ranked far higher on their list. Exploring the political, journalistic, and social consequences of this decrease in political awareness, Mindich poses the question: What are the consequences of two successive generations tuning out? He asserts that as young adults abandon the kinds of news needed to make political decisions, they have unwittingly ceded power to their elders. In an engaged and intelligent way, Mindich outlines these problems and proposes real solutions. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in media or politics, Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News is also ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in journalism, media, communication, political science, American studies, sociology, and education.

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Nostalgic For An Era That Wasn't That Great.......2005-06-26

The author speaks wistfully of when most people watched network news. But when the three networks news programs had that power, they abused it. Two decades ago Peter Jennings gave an interview in which he said that his job was not merely to present the news but also to interpret it.

What if you don't like the way a newscaster is interpreting the news, yet many millions watch that newscaster?

Nowadays nightly network news audiences have dropped to the point where it doesn't matter how a network news anchor interprets the news, because the audiences are small.

The author mentions favorably how Walter Cronkite had a big impact when he announced that the US was in a quagmire in Vietnam. But that was an opinion, not news.

The author is correct that the country is worse off for people not following the news. But the country is better off for the demise of those dinosaurs, the half hour network news broadcast and the weekly newsmagazine.

Must Read TV.......2005-01-19

With all that is going on in the world right now, it's stunning to think how many people are out of touch with day to day news. The newspaper is now nothing more than the front page, maybe an eye-catching headline and the more importantly the horoscope and ads for groceries or cars, maybe the sports schedule or boxscore. TV news is reduced to glitz, glamour, Hollywood dirt, Washington scandal and the dog caught down a drain. At no time in world history has there been so much readily available media to the masses, sometimes unwillingly pumped into your subconscious by airports, banks and post offices on blaring televisions that have no off switch.. and this book eloquently examines why more watch less. To find out why so many have so often decided to watch or read so little news, Mindich hit the road; his journey is related as a classroom of the mind, challenging assumptions and explaining indifference. No one in the business of journalism - and lest no one be fooled, it is a business, a very profitable business for those who control it - and no one who is raising a child in this 21st century should miss a chance to learn why Americans under 40 are 'tuning out.' I heartily recommend educators who want their students to be informed about the world around them, to find a copy for their classroom.

Bad Research?.......2005-01-16

I bet the author didn't even study youth surfing the web.
If he had, he might have realized that today's youth are *highly* literate (not illiterate). They are also increasingly critical.

That is precisely *why* they are abandoning Network News. They know that it can't be trusted for the really important stuff, unless they're willing to drink the swill that is "spin".

The new generation does not need to be "inspired". What needs to happen is for the older generation to realize that the web surfing habits of the youth are both social and educational, in that they increase global knowledge by facilitating social interation unbound by geography.

20 years ago you learned about Vietnam by reading the paper.
Now kids just logon to MSN/ICQ/AOL, find someone living in Vietnam, and initiate a chat.

Does reading the paper *truly* provide a better indicator of what daily life is like in Vietnam?

Factually good, but dry and depressing.......2005-01-15

David Mindich's new book, "Tuned Out" is a well-researched, if short attempt to tell us something we already know...that younger people, as a rule, pay scant attention to the news. The serious news, that is. Armed with collected data Mindich plows on, like a good college professor, describing in detail how the younger generation has tuned out. Indeed, the narrative often suggests that the reader is in the author's classroom as he dissects the problems associated with the topic. This is not your easy summer (or winter) read.

Anyone who has ever seen the segment on the "Tonight Show" called "Jaywalking" (where Jay Leno asks younger people on the street things about which they should know) will recognize the utter alarm many of us feel at the lack of knowledge these people being interviewed possess. Could these citizens really be THAT far removed from current events and history? They are. Mindich's book is like "Jaywalking" without the fun.

The author does make some excellent points. He devotes part of a chapter to local news and how appallingly bad most of it is. He's certainly right on that score. He also raises a question in his conclusion regarding civics. He writes, "we demand a civics test of everyone who wants to become a U.S. citizen; it seems fitting to have high school students take a news/civics test, too." This is an equally good point. We test citizens-to-be and then let them loose, in a manner of speaking, never to ask anything more of them once they become citizens.

I'm leery, however, of Mindich's assertion that we are in a "crisis". The lack of young people's interest in the news is growing and is disturbing but it is also an evolution which may or may not be as bad as he warns. Still, I recommend the book
for its acknowledgement of the problems that we, who are tuned in, face with those who are not, as a society.

The Future of News.......2004-09-23

As the title of this provocative new book suggests, journalism professor David Mindich has interviewed "young people"-a group he defines widely to include not only college-age students but also members of Generation X who are in their thirties-to find what they know about the world and how they get that information, as well as how they define "news." The answers are not encouraging. But this is not just another hand-wringing exercise, and the book asks broader questions. It explores the reasons why Americans in general have come to feel less of a sense of obligation to follow current events as they are reported in journalism today. The result, as he notes, is civic disengagement as well as disengagement with news media, a loss that diminishes people's sense of national identity as well as their pool of information about national issues.

Mindich contextualizes news against the backdrop of entertainment media with which it increasingly is confused, but avoids collapsing the two into a monolithic concept called "the media." Instead, he recognizes that newspapers, television news, and Internet news site have distinctive characteristics and varying impacts on and relationships with news audiences, in addition to a range of types and quality of news content. Given his own expertise in journalism history, he also provides truly useful context from the past in a sophisticated cultural discussion that draws on sources ranging from Walt Whitman to American Idol.

The central question Mindich asks is important not just with regard to the state of news today; as he points out, the present "tuned-out generations . . . will lead our children and grandchildren." In a larger sense, then, this book is about the future of news and its political, social, and civic functions in American life in an entertainment age and a multimedia world.

Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don@?t Follow the News [A book review from: Public Relations Review]

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Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don@?t Follow the News [A book review from: Public Relations Review]
R.E. Brown
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News
David T. Z. Mindich
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News
David T. Z. Mindich
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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The discipline of architecture depends on the transmission in space and time of accumulated experiences, concepts, rules, and models. From the invention of the alphabet to the development of ASCII code for electronic communication, the process of recording and transmitting this body of knowledge has reflected the dominant information technologies of each period. In this book Mario Carpo discusses the communications media used by Western architects, from classical antiquity to modern classicism, showing how each medium related to specific forms of architectural thinking.

Carpo highlights the significance of the invention of movable type and mechanically reproduced images. He argues that Renaissance architectural theory, particularly the system of the five architectural orders, was consciously developed in response to the formats and potential of the new printed media. Carpo contrasts architecture in the age of printing with what preceded it: Vitruvian theory and the manuscript format, oral transmission in the Middle Ages, and the fifteenth-century transition from script to print. He also suggests that the basic principles of "typographic" architecture thrived in the Western world as long as print remained our main information technology. The shift from printed to digital representations, he points out, will again alter the course of architecture.

Graphic Communications: The Printed Image

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Graphic Communications, The Printed Image

Graphic Communications: The Printed Image
Z. A. Prust
Manufacturer: Goodheart Wilcox Company
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Graphic Communications, The Printed Image.......2000-07-01

As a college level educator and graphic arts/electronic prepress professional, I highly recommend Z.A. Prust's "Graphic Communications, The Printed Image". It is easy for students to understand and is a wonderful teaching tool. The book explains all of the important aspects of working in the print industry. The only reason that I didn't give this book 5 stars is that it is a little outdated, but I hear Prust is publishing an updated version that will be out soon. I'm looking forward to using it with my students!

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Master the art of manipulating images with your computer using the latest version of the Adobe Photoshop program. Using a "learn-by-seeing-and-doing," this unique manual can dramatically shorten the time it takes to become an expert in Photoshop 6. Unlike other instructional guides, this reference utilizes the same image throughout--a photo of an eye--to illustrate what each feature and tool does and how it is used, making it easy to compare and understand the effects. Concise, step-by-step "recipes" and screenshots enable you to sit down at your computer and create the desired image. With this approach, there's no tedious trial and error or hours of wading through complex text. A must-have volume for graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, and serious amateurs, this common-sense "how to" manual is also an inspiring design source book and an excellent tool to use when explaining a technique to a client.

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Promises you can't keep.......2002-11-30

I believe it is a good book to learn Photoshop tricks very fast. The fact that Silver Pixel Press promises you an electronic image to do the exercises in the book and does not keep up with their word is irresponsible and frustrating. It is the first time I see that a publisher does not keep their end of the bargain. I am going to think twice next time I purchase a book from this publishing house.

:O) *Stunning... It's Like a Work of Art* :O).......2002-07-20

This book is not only A GREAT RESOURCE but this book is also A WORK OF ART--- marvelous! This book offers a wealth of information to Photoshop users who want to produce creative and unique photographs.
I love the format of this book... it really is like a cookbook. Each page offers the Photoshop user a "recipe" (which is concise) to alter and produce an image.
I also like the fact that the author of this book chose to use the same image (an eye) over and over for each and every example.

I strongly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn Photoshop, increase their creativity, and to those who want to produce unique images with their photographs.
THIS IS A MUST BUY!!!
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Good cooking.......2001-07-06

I was recommended the cookbook by a teacher for using filters for great effects and so they dont end up looking like "Oh look its a photoshop filter.". Great layout for the book for easy reference. The book size also makes it convienant for propping up on your desk. Detailed descriptions of each recipe with screen shots of Photoshop dialogue boxes. I also like that they use the same image for every recipe. The downside I wish each recipe was on the facing page for its image, the flipping back and forth for some of the recipes seems unecessary.

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When Yasuharu bought a limited edition version of a debating simulation game, the last thing he was expecting was a beautiful video game girl named Popomi to burst out of his TV and invade his life! To make matters worse, the only thing Popomi seems to do is sit around Yasuharu's house all day, drink beer, read manga, and cause mass havoc! Yasuharu's peaceful life of playing video games quickly turns into a rampaging 500 pound gorilla as more video game characters come into his life. Who in the world is fixing his house each time Popomi destroys it with one of her rampages? You'll just have to read Popo Can to find out!

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Interesting and well written

Different viewpoint of the same problem.

"The Pox on both your houses"

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Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox
Jonathan B. Tucker
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A Washington Post Best Book of 2001, Scourge provides a definitive account of the dramatic story of smallpox by a leading "expert on biological and chemical weapons" (The New York Times). Jonathan B. Tucker traces the history of the smallpox virus from its first recorded outbreak around 3700 B.C. through its use as the first biological warfare agent in human history, and draws some decisively important lessons for the future. In a timely debate, Tucker addresses the ever-growing concerns about the proliferation of the deadly smallpox virus and its use by terrorist organizations. Explaining how the eradication of the disease in the late 1970s encouraged military research and production of the virus, he exposes the failure of the Russian government to secure its remaining cold-war stockpiles, and evaluates the past and present measures undertaken by the United States to counter the existing dangers of a smallpox attack. Ultimately, he passionately argues for the strengthening of the existing legal ban on the development and possession of biological weapons. Impeccably researched, Scourge is as arresting as it is indispensable, and as William Beatty in Booklist raves, Tucker "has a sense of ... history that helps him make the story of smallpox as disease and ... weapon fascinating and frightening." Scourge has been acclaimed as "a concise, suspenseful and scientifically accurate narrative." -- The New York Times Book Review" Tucker's fascinating, revealing book affords the reader a sobering look at this new type of warfare...." -- Chris Patsilelis, Houston Chronicle -- "[Tucker] reports the debate evenhandedly and with telling detail." -- David Brown, The Washington Post Book World

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Half-Good.......2006-12-04

I was really hoping that it would focus more on the "Once" rather than the "Future", but I was sadly disappointed. Although there were a few choice morsels detailing the suffering that smallpox has caused to people in the past, and the history of inocculation was also quite interesting, most of the book discussed the long (and rather boring) history of the global eradication of the disease, and the current dilemma with smallpox virus samples being stored in various locations around the world. I mean, it's not like those topics aren't interesting... but they cannot compare with the horrific, wince-inducing facts about the illness itself.

Interesting and well written .......2006-01-08

A methodical, thorough, competent, sober, sobering and comprehensive account of the efforts over the years to rid the world of smallpox. His analysis of the politics involved as well as luck, timing - good and bad - are interesting.

Different viewpoint of the same problem........2003-04-17

I just recently finish Preston's book 'The Demon in the Freezer'. You would think that would fulfill my appetite for knowledge concerning smallpox, right? But that particular book and this one, Scourge, are very different. While Preston writes for the masses, often in a very novelistic, suspenseful way to bring information concerning microbial dangers to everyone, this particular book is more for those whose interests and avocations and jobs lie in these fields. This does not mean the book is written boringly. Both books deserved the five stars for different reasons. 'Demon...' was exciting and horrifying in it's details concerning smallpox, this book brings to life the unfortunate politics played behind the scenes by physicians, by government entities such as the Defense Department, by politicians who do not understand the full implications of most biological and bioethical discussions, by entire countries (U.S. and Russia the worst as per usual).

Though Tucker and Preston mention a few names and incidents in common in their books, their writing is very different. Tucker is deeply involved in bioweapons development as a member of an elite group that monitors this type of problem internationally. Preston writes like a journalist. So the impact of their writing is completely different and I personally think anyone interested in this problem is well-served by reading both books.

Scourge tells the story of the political problems not only in eradicating the smallpox worldwide, but the current problem concerning the existence of stocks at the CDC and VEctor, and whether they should be destroyed. Tucker goes into far more detail concerning the problems in India and Bangladesh that made that country one of the last to contain smallpox (and bodes ill should smallpox ever raises its head there again). He also goes into much more detail concerning Russia's two-faced behavior in supplying the world with the vaccine that led to eradication, but in secret continuing to work on smallpox and genetic variations in order to have them for biological weaponry.

Tucker also gives a good warning at the end chapter, that while the ability to use smallpox as a weapon is more difficult then imagined, the possibility of using it still exists. He emphasizes that panic does not contribute anything useful, but awareness and preparation for the possibility does. I am glad that the smallpox vaccinations are there, and I think more physicians and other medical personnel should be prepared for seeing these cases, and being able to differentiate between smallpox, flu, and chickenpox.

Karen Sadler,
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"The Pox on both your houses".......2003-04-05

A book that is timely in consideration of the current crisis. Well documented and microbiology majors will appreciate all the WHO accounts. It is understandable even by a layman and is a book of warning. This dreaded disease is one of the worst to be faced by humanity and the book delves into the terrible history and the valiant fight to eradicate it. The folly of course, is that it is a political weapon of terror and nations violated obligations to "preserve" specimens for war use. This brings us to the dangers of today and how rogue nations might unleash this plague again where it could have a "doubling" effect in that many have ancient vaccinations that have worn out and others that have never known the disease are therefore prime meat for infection. A gripping account and well worth the read.

Timely and compelling.......2003-03-30

This book discusses the natural history of smallpox, its use as a military weapon, the dramatic campaign that eliminated it in nature, the debate about eliminating it in known laboratories, and the threat of its use in bioterrorism.
Tucker introduces the reader to interesting but little-known facts about smallpox in history. For example, during the Revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold laid siege to Quebek City. The commander of Quebek sent smallpox-variolated civilians to mingle among the Continental Army troops, and within weeks a massive epidemic broke out. The Continental Army burried its dead in mass graves and retreated in disorder. The author concludes that "Were it not for that epidemic, Quebek and perhaps all Canada might be part of the United States today."
The discussion of smallpox as an instrument of terrorism is chilling. For example, Tucker reports a Pentagon adviser's concern that "if a ruthless tyrant like Saddam Hussein had his back to the wall and nothing left to lose, he might consider unleashing smallpox against his enemies as a final instrument of revenge." Indeed, Iraq is suspected of harboring secret smallpox stocks, based on circumstantial evidence discussed in the book. Another expert characterizes the threat of a smallpox attack as a "low probability, high impact" risk.
"Scourge" is relevant, timely and a pretty good read.

Scourge the Once and Future Threat of Smallpox

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The once and future scourge

Scourge the Once and Future Threat of Smallpox
Jonathan B. Tucker
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The once and future scourge.......2003-07-20

The author, Jonathan Tucker is an expert on biological and chemical weapons. He studied biology at Yale University, received his Ph.D. in political science from MIT, and served in the State Department, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. So, although his descriptions of past epidemics are horrible enough, it's the present and future threat of smallpox---the second half of this book---where Tucker really scared the bejabbers out of me. I had no idea that the Soviet bioweapons program, Vector, had gone as far as it did in developing viral weapons. According to the author, "Some 4,500 people, including about 250 Ph.D.-level scientists, worked at Vector in the late 1980s...One goal of the...program was to develop a smallpox-based biological weapon containing virulence genes from Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus. At least theoretically, such a viral chimera would combine the hardiness and transmissibility of smallpox with the lethality of Ebola, which was between 90 percent and 100 percent fatal, resulting in an 'absolute' biological weapon."

The real irony of the Vector bioweapons program was that the Soviet Union (along with the United States) was a major factor in eradicating the scourge of smallpox from the world in the 1970s.

Where are those 4,500 people who worked at Vector, now? Where is the twenty tons of smallpox virus formulation that was stocked at the Center of Virology in Zagorsk? The Soviets supposedly destroyed the stockpile in the late 1980s, but the smallpox seed cultures and the expertise to manufacture biological weapons from them still remain.

The author clearly presents the arguments for and against retaining the known remaining smallpox virus stocks in Atlanta and Moscow. However, I believe he sides with the 'destructionists' rather than the 'retentionists': "From a practical standpoint, now that the DNA sequences of representative strains of variola virus hade been determined, the live virus was no longer needed to identify smallpox if it were to reappear in the future. Nor would live variola [smallpox] virus be required to protect against a future outbreak of smallpox, since the small pox vaccine--based on the distinct vaccinia virus--could be retained and stockpiled for insurance purposes."

The long, difficult task of eliminating smallpox from the world (as thrillingly described in "Scourge") will not be complete until all known and rogue virus stocks (believed held by North Korea, Iran, Iraq, and possibly China) are destroyed. The world's population has grown increasingly vulnerable to the disease since the last official vaccination programs were eliminated in 1984, as the protective immunity induced by the vaccine lasts only about seven to ten years. Nor is there an effective medical treatment for smallpox.

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Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox (Unabridged)
Jonathan B. Tucker
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Smallpox, Then and now. (Scientists' Bookshelf).(Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82; Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox): An article from: American Scientist

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Smallpox, Then and now. (Scientists' Bookshelf).(Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82; Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox): An article from: American Scientist

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This book is a product of the study of history and culture of the Songye (the word `songye' means summit or styled) from an African country, Democratic Republic of Congo. The book attempts to offer and explain the history and culture of the Songye People, also simply known as "The Songye". Historically, The Songye have been portrait and limited to the context of art and music. Little has been said or written about The Songye as a People.

The Songye People have a history before the colonial period, and that history is part of the consciousness of Africa.

At the turn of the 19th century, Europe started paying close attention to the continent of Africa. At the 1885 Berlin Conference, King Leopold II of Belgium carved out his personal property on the African Continent. Thus, the Belgium Congo was created and the People living within these new boundaries were subjected to the iron fist of the Belgium Monarch. The Songye People were one of many human entities in the Belgium Congo who found their lives scrutinized by European colonial interest. As such, a European perspective began to describe and explain the lives of native groups. The Songye People did not escape this scrutiny and faced many challenges in safeguarding their way of live and identity. In order to rescue the history and culture of the Songye People, there is need to describe and explain their way of life and identity using an African perspective.

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The difficulty of maintaining democratic standards.......2004-07-16

Songye Of The Democratic Republic Of Congo: A Legacy To Remember examines the history and culture of the Songye people of Africa and the modern-day African nation of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Including poems of oral remembrance, a brief history of the Songye from prehistory to the modern day, and addressing issues of the difficulty of maintaining democratic standards (for example, it takes the average person 20 minutes to cast their vote under the current system), Songye Of The Democratic Republic Of Congo is a rich, outstandingly relevant and welcome addition to African culture and studies shelves.

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This is a review manual to assist students preparing for the PE exam in all 50 states. This review book includes 146 example problems with detailed step-by-step solutions. This book covers all topics on the exam. The introductory chapter reviews the test specifications and the author's recommendation on the best strategy for passing the exam. The first chapter reviews English and SI units and conversions. A complete conversion table is given. Chapter 3 covers heat transfer, conduction, transfer coefficients and heat transfer equipment. Chapter 4 covers evaporation principles, calculations and example problems. Distillation is thoroughly covered in chapter 5. The subsequent chapters review fundamentals of fluid mechanics, hydraulics and typical pump and piping problems: absorption, leaching, liquid-liquid extraction, and the rest of the exam topics. Each of the topics is reviewed followed by examples of examination problems. This book is the ideal study guide bringing all elements of professional problem solving together in one BIG BOOK. The first truly practical, no-nonsense review for the difficult PE exam.

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A Book for Chemical Engineers by Chemical Engineers.......2007-07-16

I took Chemical Engineering PE exam in April 2007 for the first time. I passed the exam. When I was solving the problems in the actual exam I knew what I was doing. I was confident that I will pass. The main reason was Chemical Engineering License Review.

License review is written by chemical engineers. This book brushed up my chemical engineering knowledge. Review has addressed all areas in PE exam. But the best covered area is Chemical Reaction Engineering. There are lot of questions on reaction engineering (11%). Problem with kinetics is that we do not use it everyday like fluid dynamics or heat transfer. This book will bring you up to the speed for kinetics problems. Kinetics is the area which will make it or break it.

Review was great help in plant design and operation section. I found this section very useful during actual examination.

Heat transfer chapter has good review of shell and tube exchangers. Fluid dynamics chapter helped me in flow of fluids in pipes and pump calcs most.

License review gives extensive coverage for mass transfer. Absorption and distillation are very important sections and this book prepared me well to solve those questions.

Book had printing mistakes but these mistakes did not deter me from understanding the principles. There are other reference books/solved problems (Chemical Engineering Reference Manual, NCEES problems) available and they are useful too. While studying I kept this book as a main focus and used other reference material also. Study from more than one source is a must. If one starts early enough and balance fundamentals and problem solving properly then passing in the first attempt is not tough.

PE exam tests experience and fundamentals. License Review will clear your fundamentals. It helped me during exam and I am going to keep it as a reference also.

I did not have resort to option elimination. In most of the cases I got the answer and it matched with one of the option. Now I can say my answers were correct (atleast most of them!!!) because I passed the exam.

Do not use this book as a reference for the ChE PE Exam.......2003-04-10

This book is a completely useless resource for the Chemical Engineering PE Exam. The format and layout of the book is clumsy and poorly structured. The errors in the text are frequent and in my judgement, completely unacceptable considering that the nature of the subject matter is a review for a professional engineer, which implies high standards and an even higher level of performance. The associated sample exam text proves to be more of a hindrance than a help because it leaves the reader with an inadequate amount of information to solve the sample problems and an even more inadequate reference for solutions to the problems. To date, the most effective use of this text that I have been able to devise is its use as kindling for my fireplace. The was, by far, the biggest waste of money that I have ever suffered.

Not a bad review book.......1999-06-01

There is no book yet published that is particularly good for the ChE PE, but this one doesn't deserve such poor reviews. It is far more coherent than the most popular review book (by Professional Publications), although it doesn't have reference tables or graphs that might be commonly needed. It is more like a distillation of ChE textbooks.

The cover says it all...........1999-03-28

I am not making this up. One of the features listed in bullet form on the cover is:

* Written by two achomplished Professional Chemical Engineers

I implore you not to buy this book.

The paperback stinks too!.......1999-02-21

Don't be fooled by the updated cover. The paperback version does not fix any of the serious flaws contained in the hardcover version. Don't waste your money.

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Chemical Engineering Review for PE Exam
William E. Crockett
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Establish your professional credentials as a registered P.E. with Chemical Engineering A Review for the P.E. Exam The only P.E. exam guide that conforms to the new NCEE guidelines!

Guides you step-by-step through every topic covered in the exam.
Follows NCEE question format and subject emphasis.
Practice exercises and problems, problem-solving strategies, and solutions.
Detailed coverage of thermodynamics, process design, mass transfer, heat transfer, chemical kinetics, fluid flow, and engineering economics.

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