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Where did all my money go?: (a book about banking)
Gretchen Bersch
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Here are the practical, proactive tools managers need to get a handle on today's best change management strategies and ensure the success of their business improvement and turnaround efforts. Each of the change management strategies spelled out in this guide is firmly grounded in the extensive experience of Coopers & Lybrand, a Big 6 consulting firm with a dedicated change mangement practice. Each one has been company-tested in such organizations as Agway, New York Life, Prudential Direct, and the Office of Naval Intelligence. The result? Comprehensive analysis of the global changes confronting today's business leaders. Plus proven strategies for managing major change, creating an organizational culture conductive to change, and leading change effectively.
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A Bit Dated, but Still Useful.......2007-09-19
I wouldn't really call this a "field book," but it is certainly a good account of organization change management. It comes out of the mid-90s, so its orientation is toward the learning organization (Senge) and business process reengineering (Hammer and Champy). An update would doubtless align itself behind Balanced Scorecard (Kaplan and Norton). If you have any background at all in strategic planning or workflow analysis, you will find the basic concepts familiar and usefully applied.
The core observations make sense:
* Change is an ongoing reality of the modern enterprise, and so is change management.
* Change management must involve both the technical and the people sides of the organization.
* Managing change starts with planning, but planning isn't sufficient, so don't get bogged down.
* The leaders of change are the leaders of the organization: top management. Of course, they must commit to the change, but, more importantly, they must show that commitment in behavior: being the managers that the change requires to be successful, and actively involving themselves in selling the change to the troops.
* Change management must incorporate metrics, especially on the people side, so you can know if you're making progress.
Etc. There are lots of lists that can usefully be turned into checklists, and there is an appendix of excerpts from interviews with change leaders.
The negatives aren't really serious. The C&L methodology is so general as to be either obvious or useless, depending on your point of view. C&L doesn't share its tools, but it does name them, so you should be able to find some that are functionally comparable.
In sum, this is a good starting point for building a change management function and/or understanding your role in the process.
A useful, handy & concise reference book........2000-12-19
A very useful book especially if you are a change agent within your corporation. In relatively short and sharp chapters, the three authors address key issues in managing change. The underlying theme that change is all about people comes out relatively clearly. Though the book is based on much of Coopers & Lybrand's approach to change management, the first six chapters are fairly generic. By learning from the Coopers & Lybrand's experiences , you can craft your appropriate change strategy for your particular situation and circumstances. Recommended reading for all those involved in managing change and transition at the workplace.
An important contribution.......2000-04-04
An important contribution to a critical subject. Change management consulting often suffers from "hack" approaches. Whether change can in fact be managed is another issue.
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Carbonate Cementation in Sandstones: Distribution Patterns and Geochemical Evolution (Special Publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists)
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Carbonate cements are very common and abundant in clastic sequences. They profoundly influence the quality of hydrocarbon reservoirs and supply important information on palaeoenvironments and the chemical composition and flow patterns of fluids in sedimentary basins. Despite this importance, their distribution patterns in time and space and their geochemical evolution are not yet deeply explored and elucidated. This Special Publication contains 21 review papers and case studies on carbonate cementation in clastic sequences written by invited specialists on the subject. These papers present a wide and deep coverage that enhance our knowledge about carbonate cementation in various clastic depositional environments, tectonic settings and burial histories. The book will be of special interest to researchers, petroleum geologists and teachers and students at the postgraduate level.
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Deep down, we all know that living things are profoundly weird. Santa Fe Institute scientists Ricard Solé and Brian Goodwin show us the truth in Signs of Life: How Complexity Pervades Biology. Chaos theory and the life sciences are a natural combination, but it's still a wonder how fresh and intuitive the material is in their able hands. Copiously illustrated with drawings, tables, and photographs enriching the text, the book will appeal to all sophisticated readers with an interest in the larger themes of biology--major players such as evolution, development, and inheritance. The authors have carefully segregated the toughest math in sidebars, but the main body of text is still not for the faint-hearted. Chaos and complexity is innately math-heavy, and hard-core mathphobes will have to make do with skimming; still, even the innumerate will find the prose charming and engaging:
The idea that a random event can change history has been a great source of inspiration for both scientists and writers alike. We live in a universe with strong laws and much contingency. In our search for the laws of complexity we often find islands of randomness in an ocean of regularity, like the island of trickery, home of games and gambling, found by the travelers in Gargantua and Pantagruel.
With writing like this interleaved between the tables and formulas, the reader finds it easier to stay on track, and the rewards of improved understanding are exquisite. Solé and Goodwin nimbly present a necessarily complex subject to a wide audience; Signs of Life ought to become a classic among the scientifically literate. --Rob Lightner
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"Outstanding... Signs of Life is a carefully crafted, readily understandable, and wise book. Biologists, chemists, physicists, and a wide audience will read it with delight and intellectual profit." --Stuart Kauffman, author of At Home in the Universe.
Signs of Life applies the mathematics of order and disorder, of entropy, chance, and randomness, of chaos and nonlinear dynamics to the various mysteries of the living world at all levels. This book is an entirely new approach to understanding living systems and will help set the agenda for biology in the coming century.
Customer Reviews:
How all the explanatory parts don't explain the whole.......2002-12-01
This book is filled with chapter after chapter of 'gee-whiz' factoids and equations about some interesting attempts to make some scientific sense out of the nature of biological systems. All the appropriate buzzwords: 'complexity', 'emergence', 'chaos', 'neural nets', 'fractals', and so on are amply represented. As a compilation or overview of the research efforts into these various areas, this book succeeds reasonably well. For this, it gets three stars.
They explain to us in the Preface, "The consistent theme that runs throughout...is the understanding of biological processes in terms of complex dynamics from which emerge characteristic patterns of order. The objective is to show how scientists are thinking in this area and what tools are available for understanding the creative process."
But, there is no concluding chapter, no summarization, no binding coherence beyond some vague sense of it all being somehow complex stuff, from ant colonies to brains to stock markets. All the different chapters convey their different messages and that is that. It all sounds important, highly scientific, cutting-edge, and intriguing. Gee, isn't it all amazing?
When it is all said and done, however, there is very little about biological systems that is actually explained by all these sexy topics.
An unintentional byproduct of this overview - what is most glaringly apparent when the dust settles and the mind clears - is the feebleness of all these efforts in making much of a dent in understanding life to any serious degree. And I think if there is one lesson to be taken away from this book, it ought to be that. For that feebleness makes a deep statement about the cogency of the application of the types of modalities presented to the problem of life, and about the notion of 'emergence' in general as being a computational problem.
Order for free.......2002-10-16
If you've ever been in a traffic jam, chances are, you've also engaged in a coordinated, complicated activity with other drivers - without even knowing about it. They are called traffic density waves. How can that be? How can you engage in large-scale behavior and not know it? It happens because of emergent behavior that results from simple algorithms in our driving. It happens to you, just like it happens to ants, bees, and termites. These simple rules result in unexpected, large-scale order. It's what Sole and Goodwin would call "order for free."
Sole and Goodwin begin with one of the best introductory summaries that I've seen of simple chaotic behavior in nonlinear systems. The interesting thing about these systems is the way in which complicated behavior results from repetition and feedback using simple rules.
Later descriptions of biological systems carry this theme forward, and constitute some of the most interesting reading in this book. For example, in the chapter on "Ants, Brains, and Chaos," the authors describe a model that simulates the raiding patterns of army ants. Observing these insects from a distance, one might be inclined to wonder at the appearance of a higher purposeful component to the movement of colony. With simulations, however, the authors have argued convincingly that the basic patterns seen in the foraging of army ants result from relatively simple algorithms built into the individual insects. These simple algorithms, at the individual level, result in large-scale behavior that has no obvious causal connection to the algorithms that are their cause.
A similar chapter on the human brain helps us see that our own intelligence is most likely the amazing consequence of emergent behavior resulting from the interconnections and interactions of an unimaginable number of connected neurons in our brains. As such, it begins to make sense that what we call "ourselves" is really an emergent property of cells that is as unrelated to individual members as the marauding patterns of army ants is to the simple algorithms operating on the level of individual insects.
Yet another fascinating example from the insect world is that of mound-building termites and nest-building wasps like those that infest my barn each year. Again, with computer simulations, the authors illustrate that beautiful wasp-like nests can be created using automata with simple algorithms that belie the complexity of the structures that emerge from groups operating under simple rules.
After reading page after page of examples, one begins to get the sense that self organization is a rule of nature. It seems to be everywhere - almost to the degree that we might marvel when it does not appear. This, I believe, is one of the underlying messages in "Signs of Life:" That the order and complexity we perceive is actually the result of simpler algorithms operating in (mostly nonlinear) systems with feedback. That there is a broad range of emergent properties that can, and often do, result from such systems. The authors also argue against the idea that all this complexity is directly encoded in the DNA of organisms. Instead, the organism must encode only the simpler rules of engagement (rules like: 1. smell a pheromone? 2. Dropt the dung) and that the complexity results as "order for fee" through the naturally occurring emergent property of nonlinear systems.
Later chapters describe life as being an emergent property on the edge of chaos. There is lots of interesting information here, relating to evolutionary biology and describing how "the edge of chaos" facilitates evolution, and can result in wildly unpredictable outcomes. This part of the book also has worrisome implications for public policy. For example, here in Oregon, the Federal administration recently decided that too much analysis was going into wildlife management. So they decided to cut through the red tape, ignore biologists, and limit water flows in the Lower Klamath drainage basin.
Sole and Goodwin would argue that complex biological systems are very complex, and that their response to sudden changes in conditions can result in wildly unpredictable outcomes. We saw that here in Oregon, recently, as tens of thousands of fish died. Biologists attribute this disaster to parasites that live naturally in the water at all times. However, the lowered flows, and higher temperatures, in the river stressed the fish and pushed them closer together. The weakened fish were subsequently more prone to infection, and the closer proximity facilitated dispersal of the disease. The population reached a subsequent threshold where an epidemic ensued, killing a significant fraction of the fish, and putting people's lives in turmoil who depended on the fish for their livelihoods.
This example illustrates the problems and dangers inherent in managing wildlife populations. Though bearcats may yearn for simple solutions, these systems are, in fact, complex. Simplistic thinking and/or the inability to engage in sophisticated modeling and prediction can result in disasters. This is as true for the Klamath River basin as it is for Earth's climate and the likely effects of widespread pollution from gases that trap heat near the earth, and raise the global temperature.
This is not an easy book to read. It has many equations, and much of the mathematics is non-trivial and involves concepts from nonlinear systems that many readers may not be familiar with. Other terminology in the book is equally aimed at people who already have some exposure to the science at hand. I hope that does not dissuade you. Often, the mathematical details can be skipped (though you will miss some of the most interesting stuff that way). And a dictionary can help you with unfamiliar terminology. Just be aware that this book will demand more of your intellectual capacity than the typical science book that's been written for the arm-chair scientists. But I think it's worth it. I certainly enjoyed it.
Excellent source of information..........2002-04-04
This is what overviews of scientific fields of research should be like. The book begins in a gentle manner with an introduction into non-linearity, chaos and complexity. Many somewhat detailed technical steps are shown in text boxes and there are many illustrations to try to convey the information to a casual reader.
In fact, this book bridges the gap between general overviews (something like Gleick's "Chaos") and much more scholarly presentations ("Complexity : Metaphors, Models, and Reality"). I suspect some non-technical readers won't make it very far but that is more likely due to the fact that they spend too much time on things they don't understand. Many important aspects of complex adaptive systems in biology are reviewed using many different examples. Both theoretical and real-life examples are typically used to help make the point.
It is evident that the authors not only really understand the subject, they are also passionate and have excellent writing skills. Kauffmann is cited frequently but I suspect that most who have read "Investigations" will likely get a much better idea of his thesis when they read this book.
The only minor point: why no commentary on where we appear to be rushing? Or better yet, why nothing about the philosophical implications of complexity? Perhaps the authors wanted to keep this book as non-controversial as possible and thereby potentially have it as an "official" reference but I cannot see why people should be upset by drawing some conclusions. Unless, of course, it is simply because some of the conclusions are so scary.
This book should be standard reading!
Advanced introduction to complex systems.......2001-11-20
This is a very interesting book. Athough there is some available literature on the recent advances in complex systems, it is often too general for the readers interested in having a good picture of how the area is developed and what type of (really) new advances are taking place. I think that this book, together with some literature on chaos (particularly Ian Stewart's book "Does God Play Dice?") and self-organization (I would strongly recomend Coveney's book "The Arrow of Time") provides a very useful guide to some of the most interesting findings, particularly within biological sciences. Although the most recent breakthroughs in complex networks are not there (not surprisingly) and the range of topics is certainly broad, I think the authors did a pretty good job in presenting a well-defined picture of the importance of emergence and phase transitions in genetics, ecology, evolution and brain dynamics (to cite just a few). You might agree with their views or not, but I think their enthusiam is contagious and makes you seriouly consider these ideas. The boxes, even if not allways self-contained (more references in the final list would have been helpful) trigger further interest in knowing more about the underlying maths and physics. Given the limitations imposed by a popular science book, I think they did a good job. This book should be a must-read for everyone interested in complex systems but also to those who feel that the analytic (so called reductionist) view of reality needs to be complemented with a wider perspective. I am myself molecular biologist, and in spite of the success of my own field over the last decades, I think it's time for some fresh air. Both approaches are needed and this book can give you a first glimpse of why the two approaches are required. I enjoyed reading it and loved the final paragraph.
Good material but poorly written.......2001-07-22
This is undoubtedly a very interesting book, but unfortunately it is part of a modern tendency from certain authors to show "look how clever I am", without really explainig things properly. The authors present a lot of exciting and interesting material, but leave the reader in a frustrating situation of shallow explanations too often. Some of the inserted Boxes are particularly frustrating, as equations and conclusions seem to appear from nowhere. Some paragraphs have been written too hastily and would have required more explanations. In summary a good and stimulating book which can wet the appetite of many readers, but if you are looking for serious reference in the area you have to look elsewhere.
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Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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A bovine tour de force
Millions of people, from nature lovers to collectors of cow memorabilia, are enamored of cows, yet few have any inkling of the fascinating history of, arguably, the animal most crucial to the survival and advancement of human civilization. Our close relationship with cows goes back eight thousand years, to the revolutionary advent of domestication in Mesopotamia and the Indus River valley. Since then, humans have relied on cows for milk, meat, and muscle.
M. R. Montgomery’s own keen interest in cows began on his cousin’s Montana cattle ranch. He traces their history from the formidable, long-extinct Auroch—the 6,000-pound ancestor of all cattle on Earth—to the ancient cattle roads and drives in England, to the selective mixing practiced by British cattlemen well before Charles Darwin or Gregor Mendel. He charts the origin of breeds and relates the path by which the Aberdeen-Angus has today become the “king of cows.” With a sympathetic eye for detail, born of his own experience, he chronicles the day-to-day life of cattle and their keepers— from encouraging good mothering skills to rooting out genetic disease in a herd. After experiencing Montgomery’s bovine fascination, even cow lovers will have new appreciation for the objects of their affection.
Customer Reviews:
This man love's his Angus.......2006-04-28
This should be required reading in urban schools, but for a farm kid like me (spare the information regarding domestication and a few other tidbits) most was country common knowledge. I realize that the general non-farming public is a greater market then cattlemen, and for those who know nothing about cows this is a great introduction. But as an agriculture student, it let me down. Montgomery's bias towards Angus cattle was very apparent. Every cattle breeder has his own opinion and I felt that a few of his statements about the breed should have been left out of print and saved for show barn banter. His exclamations regarding Certified Angus Beef made me laugh, as an animal has only got to be 51% black to qualify (I know of some Holstein dairy steers that made it). I got the impression that Montgomery was an outsider looking in. Yet, with animal agriculture receiving no press (or when they do, its negative---BSE), I am glad that books like this are being written, published and found on suburban book store shelves!
Breed History.......2005-05-02
Montgomery's book includes many interesting tidbits, such as the stupendous size of the Aurochs, what to call those cattle that are black on both ends and white in the middle, the brief existence of the open range, etc. However, at times coverage seems superficial, such as on the original domestication(s) of cattle. At other times, the level of detail on 19th century British breeding and showing practices seems a bit much. Another book you might enjoy, although its focus is dairy cattle, is "Portrait of the Burger as a Young Calf."
An affectionate look at the cow.......2005-04-06
If cows are your particular passion, then A Cow's Life will grab you with Montana native M.R. Montgomery's observations of cows gained from his own daily experience with cattle. Much more than just an observational piece, A Cow's Life provides a history of cattle, the black angus in particular, and explores the controversies and issues involved in cattle farm management. An affectionate look at the cow.
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The sport of running is ever changing, be it the shoes we wear or the goals we set, the training methods we use or the role models we emulate. But there is one constant: For 30 years, Runner's World magazine has been recognized worldwide as the leading authority on running. Now, the collective wisdom of some of the most savvy running writers and editors can be found in one book. Whether you are a beginner or veteran runner, here is advice-- both timeless and cutting edge-- guaranteed to maximize your performance and pleasure.In-depth coverage of training and racing, including:* A surefire plan for beginners to get "hooked" on running* 15 surprising foods to boost your running performance* A program to double your endurance* Nearly 20 running ailments and how to self-treat them* A proven method to achieve a breakthrough* Top 25 training advances over the past 30 years* Tips from triathletes to maximize your training efficiency* 11 rules to run a great marathon* A woman's encyclopedia of running* The big-five running injuries and how to prevent them* How to incorporate speedwork into your training* How to think like a champion* How to taper your eating, and your training, before a raceValuable advice from world-class runners, coaches, and doctors:* Joan Samuelson, 1984 Olympic Marathon gold medalist* Mark Allen, six-time Hawaii Ironman triathlon champion* Jeff Galloway, U.S. Olympian and best-selling author* Joe Ellis, D.P.M., author of Running Injury-Free* Bob Kempainen, 1992 U.S. Olympic Marathoner* Doug Kurtis, who has run 60 marathons under 2:20
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excellent book.......2007-08-15
I'm training for my first half marathon and I picked this book up at the library. It's simple, easy to read and has excellent advice. It's easy to criticize books that are reader friendly--too many pictures and graphics, not much text per page. I find, though, that books like that are easier to pick up and read and keep reading. I recommend this book to everyone serious about running.
Very comprehensive and useful.......2007-01-05
This is a very complete book that summarizes many aspects of running for beginners and intermediate runners. It is very well edited and is full of nice pictures which makes it a very pleasant reading experience. I only found it a little repetitive in the chapter about psychological aspects of running and a little bit shallow regarding the last chapter on marathon training. Overall, it is worth reading and buying. It should not be used as a reference book, but as a motivational tool to start, keep or improve your running experience.
Great for beginners.......2005-09-24
I just started running and this book has been a big help. I'm in my 5th week and you don't realize how much you running (20 minutes out of 30).
Before I started the program I was running one alp and out of breath. Now I can do two and 1/2 laps with no problem. I know enough of the infomercial. I really like this book and recommend it.
You're Better off Going to the Newsstand.......2005-02-11
This isn't a bad book, but it's essentially for the novice runner, with a heavy slant toward the female runner. Not a bad resource tool, but you could probably look up the same or more current/detailed information faster and easier online.
Essentially, this book is a collection of Runner's World magazine articles. You're better off in the long run (no pun intended) just picking up a copy of the latest issue at the newsstand.
This book is basically a hodgepodge of collected articles........2004-09-15
Despite what the title and subtitle suggests, this doesn't
provide everything you need to run for fun, fitness and
competition. While it probably a 3 1/2 *** to 4**** book,
in terms of content, there are more comprehensive books
on the subject of running. This is a good book for getting
a base understanding of running, and it only offers
training programs for one type of road race, namely the
marathon. If you want something that covers training for
shorter races, forget it. That doesn't mean the book is a
total loss for those who purchase it. If you are looking
for a tome on the sport, look no further than Dr. Timothy
Noakes' Lore of Running, which is nearly 1000 pages of
information from a physician who is also a runner. It
doesn't discuss specific training exercises with regards
to weights like other running books, or it doesn't even
mention which exercises to do in terms of stretching/flexibility, nor is there any mention of
pylometrics, which is used by some competitive runners.
The book is fairly narrow in scope, geared more for
road racers of the marathon persuasion mostly. If you
want to run some track race or cross country race, this
book is probably of somewhat limited value to you. Another
problem is the book is fairly expensive consider the amount
of information is provided in the pages, considering this
is basically a rehash of topics already discussed in
Runners' World, along with other running magazines and
books.
The book is organized as follows:
CONTENTS
Introduction.................................................xi
Part 1. Beginning Running
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1. The First of Many Miles ..............................3
2. On The Road With Oprah ..............................12
3. Step into Good Shoes ................................16
4. Unexpected Pleasures ................................23
Part 2. Nutrition
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5. Fueling Up For a Peak Performance.....................31
6. The Lowdown On Fats...................................36
7. For Men Only: 10 Truths...............................42
8. Tomorrow's Beverages Today............................47
9. Say Good-Bye To Meat..................................51
10. Buried Treasures......................................56
Part 3. Injury Prevention
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11. The Big Five..........................................63
12. The No-Injuries Running Program.......................75
13. 10 Laws of Healthy Running............................82
14. Self-Treat Your Ailments..............................88
Part 4. Women's Running
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15. Advice That Could Save Your Life.....................103
16. A Woman's Encyclopaedia of Running...................111
17. Ask Runner's World...................................120
18. To Care, to Create, to Dream.........................129
Part 5. Building Strength, Endurance and Speed
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19. Time-Tested Advice...................................135
20. Ideal Paces..........................................142
21. Stretch Your Limits..................................150
22. The Experts' Training Secrets........................156
23. The Need For Speed...................................163
Part 6. The Mental Side of Running
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24. Seven Strategies To Be Your Best.....................173
25. Digging Deep.........................................182
26. Smooth Sailing.......................................191
27. The Mysterious Breakthrough..........................198
Part 7. Cross-Training
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28. The Many Doors to Fitness............................209
29. The Great Indoors....................................216
30. Running in Place.....................................222
31. Masters of Efficiency................................229
32. Training the Whole Body..............................234
Part 8. The Marathon
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33. Guideposts for a Marathoner..........................245
34. Guaranteed Results...................................261
35. Ease on Down the Road................................264
36. Countdown to the Big Race............................271
37. A Tip for Every Mile.................................280
Credits..................................................289
Index....................................................291
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One-stop portable reference for linemen and cablemen. Take all the key information you need to every jobsite in one easy-to use reference! Lineman's and Cableman's Field Manual, by Thomas M. Shoemaker and James E. Mack, packs the latest NEC« and OSHA standards and safety rules pertaining to electrical line maintenance and construction. This convenient hands-on tool gives you: *Diagrams for overhead transformer connections...ampacity and physical data...fusing guidelines...conductor sag table data and sample calculations...and preventative equipment maintenance procedures *Sample guying calculations and charts *Primary and secondary conductor ampacity tables for underground construction as well as fusing and secondary design guidelines *Advice for personnel protective equipment, and correct techniques for pole-top and bucket rescue and resuscitation *Lightning protection data *Step-by-step guide to proper grounding *Tree trimming techniques for line clearance *Diagrams of the most commonly utilized knots, splices and gear *Much, much more!
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Not Bad.......2005-06-02
Not a bad field guide but falls a little short on some subjects. The ones it does cover it does well but skips over some key topics. Every Line truck should have one, but keep a copy of the big book close.
The definitive guide for the lineman/cableman.......2001-06-08
I used this book as a reference for a project I needed to do on splicing. I found the information contained was concise and clear. The book covers a wide variety of subjects that are very relevant to the jobs that a lineman and cableman would need to perform everyday.
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At last, a mathematical explanation of how art works presented in a manner we can all understand. Kimberly Elam takes the reader on a geometrical journey, lending insight and coherence to the design process by exploring the visual relationships that have foundations in mathematics as well as the essential qualities of life. Geometry of Design-the first book in our new Design Briefs Series-takes a close look at a broad range of twentieth-century examples of design, architecture, and illustration (from the Barcelona chair to the Musica Viva poster, from the Braun handblender to the Conico kettle), revealing underlying geometric structures in their compositions. Explanations and techniques of visual analysis make the inherent mathematical relationships evident and a must-have for anyone involved in graphic arts. The book focuses not only on the classic systems of proportioning, such as the golden section and root rectangles, but also on less well known proportioning systems such as the Fibonacci Series. Through detailed diagrams these geometric systems are brought to life giving an effective insight into the design process.
Customer Reviews:
A very good seller!.......2007-09-28
It was very fast to get the product and I experience a very good seller!
Good Intro with examples.......2007-09-12
As a design student i have found this book to be very informative, yet it doesn't really get into too much detail which for me is good. This book is good for understanding the golden seccion and how it has been applied in some of the most memorable designs of all times as well as in architecture and other forms. If you want a full, no-details-left-out kind of book this is not it. The most important thing about this book is the examples. for begginers it really helps to see that proportion and composition is not just a matter of intuition or chance.
pretty good read.......2007-08-01
Good for students of design, it lay outs the basic geometric principles of composition.
I would expect a more in depth analysis of geometry and how it has been used in art and design (geodesics, tensegrity etc).
a good start!
Excellent Book; Excellent Condition; Trustworthy Seller.......2007-01-20
I first saw this book on the shelf at my local bookstore & decided immediately that "I must have it!" When I searched Amazon, I not only found the same book, but found it for about half the price. The book is an excellent help for designing. Also, the book was in brand new condition, as advertized. Lastly, I got the book in under a week (I believe it had been 3-5 days)! The seller made excellent time, since I used the book that week for a final project! Thanks a lot; I would be more than happy to by from this seller again. They proved to be dependable and trustworthy.
~J
Geometry of Design.......2007-01-10
This book was really good. I thought that I'd never be able to find a book that involved geometry and design, but this book covers all kinds of design, from architecture, sculpture, painting, and even car design. It's a very good book with a very cool lay out. I highly recommend this book.
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Fractal Geometry in Architecture & Design
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Fractal geometry is the formal study of mathematical shapes that display a progression of never-ending, self-similar, meandering detail from large to small scales. It has the descriptive power to capture, explain, and enhance one's appreciation of and control over complex diversity. Natural shapes and rhythms, such as leaves, tree branching, mountain ridges, flood levels of a river, wave patterns, and nerve impulses, display this cascading behaviour. These fractal concepts are found in many fields, from physics to musical composition.
Architecture and design, concerned with control over rhythm, and with such fractal concepts as the progression of forms from a distant view down to the intimate details, can benefit from the use of this relatively new mathematical tool. Fractal geometry is a rare example of a technology that reaches into the core of design composition, allowing the architect or designer to express a complex understanding of nature.
The exposition of the book is at a level suitable for applied scientists, architects, and students with a modest background in mathematics. It is well illustrated and has numerous examples from which to learn the underlying concepts and their applications. Thus the book is addressed to a wide audience with a multiplicity of interests in new compositional ideas.
Customer Reviews:
Only book I've seen that understands both subjects.......1999-01-08
Bovill does a good job of explaining the principles of fractal geometry in layman's terms for those not already familiar with them. I was particularly impressed with his understanding of how fractal dimension varies with scale and which scales are important for architecture. However, I was disappointed that there were no references made to structural properties of fractals and how they might have excellent strength to weight ratios for a wide range of scales. Everything was taken from a design perspective concerned with texture.
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