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This classic reference book on home wiring for homeowners, electricians and apprentices has been completely updated to reflect changes to the electrical code since it was first published in 1996. New material on home generators, lightning protection and wiring "above code" has been added to this edition. New design and color photos and illustrations throughout are featured.
Customer Reviews:
Great reference for intermediate to rooky .......2007-09-28
This is a very readable, very well organized how-to book. Anecdotes help illustrate the points and Rex covers a little of practical real-world stuff that is missing from other wiring guides. Clear diagrams and photos. Best of over ten recent books that I surveyed - I bought this one and use it often.
Fantastic........2007-09-04
Fantastic book for novice to intermediate electrician. Wow this book was written very well and was very helpful. Best of several books I have on the subject.
Great for the serious do-it-yourselfer.......2007-08-21
OK, so this book is NOT aimed at folks who get worried by the mere THOUGHT of electricity. However, if you are COMPETENT at DIY, it is excellent - there's perhaps more about site preparation and getting ready for the electricity company to connect up than I needed, but the above code hints were extremely handy.
One or two tips were missing - for example, when wiring ceiling lights it is a good idea to use 12-3 rather than the cheaper 12-2 so that you can put a fan on a separate switch by the door rather than relying on the pull cord.
His recommendations for Siemens breaker boxes is right on, by the way.
Wiring a House (For Pros by Pros).......2007-06-27
The book was very helpful for someone serious about doing a wiring project. The writer needs to update the book every time the code changes and the book has not been updated for most recent code. But overall it's very good.
Wiring for Pros?.......2007-05-30
This guy is seriously overstating the simplicity of the book.Its supposed to be for amateurs not pros and while their is afair amount of information ,it really comes up short with install tips.Would not recommend
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The bestselling five-week program to improving the disruptive child's behavior--now updated and revised
Based on more than 40 years of collective research, parents and longtime child behavior experts Dr. Rex Forehand and Dr. Nicholas Long have devised a program to help you find positive and manageable solutions to your child's difficult behavior. Now in a revised and updated edition, Parenting the Strong-Willed Child is a self-guided program for managing disruptive young children based on a clinical treatment program.
This hands-on guide provides you with a step-by-step, five-week program toward improving your child's behavior as well as the entire family's relationship. Providing you with the necessary tools for successfully managing the difficult child, the book covers specific factors that cause or contribute to a child's disruptive behavior; ways to develop a more positive atmosphere in your family and home; actual reports by parents of difficult children; strategies for managing specific behavior problems; how to tell if your child might have ADHD; and more.
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Based on more than 40 years of collective research, parents and longtime child behavior experts Dr. Rex Forehand and Dr. Nicholas Long have devised a program to help you find positive and manageable solutions to your child's difficult behavior. Now in a revised and updated edition, Parenting the Strong-Willed Child is a self-guided program for managing disruptive young children based on a clinical treatment program.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent resource for overwhelmed parents of intense kids!.......2007-10-18
I am part way through the book and have seen positive results already with my extremely strong-willed 3.5 year old boy. I was at wits end so it is wonderful to find some help! I would highly recommend this book if you are struggling to raise a strong-willed child.
very practical.......2007-10-14
Practical method that really works. First half of the book is a good introduction to simple child psychology that most parents are not familiar with. second half of the book is a step by step program that really works. After reading this book, I discovered, that parents too need to learn how to become better parents.
Finally something that worked!.......2007-10-12
I'm usually skeptical about books that promise "X number of weeks to a better something-or-other" but I bought this book out of desperation when NOTHING seemed to be helping my 2-year-old's out-of-control behavior. Biting, hitting, kicking, throwing things -- you name it, he did it, and usually gleefully. Our inconsistent methods to address his behavior went nowhere.
After just doing "Week 1" of the program in this book, which is "attending" to your child's play (essentially narrating what your child does in play), his behavior showed a dramatic improvement. The other techniques described are fantastically effective, and I finally learned a good and consistent way to do time-outs with my 2-year-old. His behavior after only a few weeks is so markedly different that I'm constantly amazed. He rarely hits and never bites now, and he usually stops all other naughty behaviors with only a warning about a time-out; if not, the time-outs actually work instead of being just a waste of time. (Note to other parents: when we started, I felt like I was putting my son in time-out all the time -- that's gone down to a couple of times each week.) And it's even fairly easy now to get him to do things he doesn't necessarily want to do (wash hands, eat lunch, get out of the bath, leave the playground, etc.) -- just by talking to him (no time-out threats needed)!
But best of all, I feel like our time together is so much happier and more rewarding. He loves the attention and praise -- I thought I was doing this before, but clearly wasn't doing it enough. I love that there's a way to discipline that's calm and matter-of-fact. There's less shouting and anger and a whole lot more peace and laughter.
I found this book offensive.......2007-02-27
There are two hypothetical families that the book follows throughout the course of the program. Lengthy backstories are given for both. One is a family where the wife dropped out of jr college when she married, and supported her husband financially through college, dropping her job as a secretary when she has her first child. This family lives in the midwest. The other family is ultimately a single Mom, living on the coast, who's husband leaves her because he feels emasculated by her career success. She gets the kids, since they "both know even without discussing it that they are primarily her responsibility".
I'm not looking for a book that covers every type of family everywhere, and I don't need it to be totally politically correct. But enough of a backstory is given here, that we can pretty much predict how these folks vote. (I'd also venture a guess as to how the author votes.) And the stories are completely irrelevant. Other books (like Supernanny's) focus on behaviors and techniques, and family dynamics are only discussed as they pertain to the children. This book devotes too much time to guilting women back into the kitchen, IMHO. While this is a fine choice for some, there are many modern families that this doesn't work for, for whatever reason.
If you're looking for a book with step-families, blended families, multi-cultural families, same-sex parents, stay-at-home-Dad's, extended families, dual-income families, or any other perfectly valid variation on Ward and June, look elsewhere. You won't find any of those in this book. You *will* find them in many parts of America.
Very Good.......2006-12-01
I do think that the book was very very helpful. It had comprehensive information written in a clear and friendly way. I am pretty sure every parent has something to benefit from reading this book. Even if you do not follow the 5-week program strictly, you can walk away with the general principles that the book draws your attention to. Very highly recommended.
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This popular text provides an accessible guide to the application, interpretation, and pitfalls of structural equation modeling (SEM). Reviewed are fundamental statistical concepts--such as correlation, regressions, data preparation and screening, path analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis--as well as more advanced methods, including the evaluation of nonlinear effects, measurement models and structural regression models, latent growth models, and multilevel SEM. The companion Web page offers data and program syntax files for many of the research examples, electronic overheads that can be downloaded and printed by instructors or students, and links to SEM-related resources.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent introduction to SEM.......2007-01-10
Kline's book provides a very readable introduction to and explanation of structural equation modeling. The book does not include statistical proofs, so it would not serve well as an advanced text. But if you are looking for a book that explains what SEM is and how it fits within the larger framework of inferential statistics, I recommend it.
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Rex Feral kills for hire. Daring. Unafraid. Profrssional. Now he dares to tell his professional secrets.
Feral is a hit man. Some consider him a criminal. Others think him a hero. In truth, he is a letal weapon aimed at the enemy of the one who pays him. He is the last recourse in these times when laws are so twisted that justice goes unserved. He is a man who controls his destiny through his private code of ethics, who feels no twinge of guilt at doing his job. He is a professional killer.
Learn how a pro makes a living at this craft without landing behind bars. Find out how he gets hit assignments, creates a false working identity, makes a disposable silencer, leaves the scene without a trace of evidence, watches his mark unobserved, and more. An expert assassin and bodyguard, Feral reveals the details of how to get in, do the job, and get out - without getting caught. For informationl purposes only!
Customer Reviews:
What an Investment.......2007-07-01
Several years back I bought one book. Just one. Wish I had bought a dozen. I paid about $14 after shipping. Look at it now!
Intriguing, but not really worth the hype........2006-07-08
I heard so much about this book I got curious and sought it out. According to the stories, it's a diabolical guide to committing murder full of dangerous information.
Certainly, the book is about the morally repugnant trade of contract killing. But the information in it is pure common sense. The author advises his readers to get in shape and learn to shoot before they kill anyone. Well, gee, I never would have thought of that. Other gems of wisdom include not confessing to having committed murder if the police pull you over, and not bragging at your local watering hole about how many people you've killed. If you can't figure this much out on your own, that's pretty sad.
Old tech that still may work today.......2006-06-07
This book was interesting back when I first saw it, in the 80's. My friend and I found it rummaging through his father's closet. At the time his father was in the police department, and simply had interesting books, this one was one of them.
Things that still stick out in my head about this book I read that long ago? The construction of a silencer from pvc was what amazed me most at the time, the how to details of finding a mark, etc, really are a bit of a check list etc, that most fans of mystery movies, law and order or CSI can figure out. But back then, it was a real eye opener.
To tell you the truth, it was a great book, but It will need to be updated for todays day and age. For example, I saw a CSI episode where a person used a plastic coke bottle as a silencer, right after he finished drinking it... Now that should be in the book.
don't waste money.......2006-02-16
This is a great book. However, unless you're a book collector... don't waste your money. After the said lawsuit was finish between the publisher and the plantiff. The publisher dropped the copyright vowing to never publish it again. This allowed anyone to provide it free via copies; internet; etc. If you want to just read the book visit-- ftp.die.net/mirror/hitman/
ON ANOTHER LEVEL.......2005-12-13
I JUST GOT DONE READING THIS MANUAL AND I TRULY ENJOYED IT. NOT IN A BLOODTHIRSTY MURDERING WAY, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS FASCINATING. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW HOLES IN THE THEORY OF EXECUTING A PROFFESSIONAL HIT, THIS BOOK COVERS ALL THE BASES. THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS IVE READ ON THIS BOOK ARE PATHETIC. ANY PERSON WHO TOOK THE TIME TO READ THIS BOOK, LOG ON THEIR COMPUTER AND PUT SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT INTO WRITING A NEGATIVE REVIEW IS THE SAME OLD HAG THAT CALLS INTO A RADIO STATIONS AND STAYS ON HOLD FOR 30 MINUTES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROGRAM ON AIR. JUST DONT READ IT IF YOU DONT LIKE IT. BUT IF YOU ARE A FAN OF HITMAN THE VIDEO GAME, JAMES BOND, SPLINTERCELL, OR ANY MAJOR STEALTHY ASSASSIN STORY, THAN YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. I GOT MORE THRILL IN KNOWING THAT I CAN LEGALLY READ THIS BOOK THAN KNOWING HOW TO TAKE OUT A "MARK." THE IDEA OF A PERSON MAKING A LIVING BY KILLING ON REQUEST IS EXTREMLEY TABOO. ALTHOUGH THE MOVIES AND TELVISION PROGRAMS BEING PRESENTLY RELEASED HAVE OVERWHELMED THIS SUBJECT MATTER, HITMAN "A TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR" HAS A CHILLING REALITY TO IT. THAT IS WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK A MUST READ.
P.S. THIS BOOK ALSO MAKES FOR GREAT CONVERSATION
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A straight-talking book tells grid-connected homeowners how to use free energy from the sun and wind to reduce or even eliminate their electric bills, and what to expect from this independent, thoughtful lifestyle. Whether you live in the sun-soaked Southwest, or windy North Dakota, alternative energy has come of age with affordable modern technology. Now with rebates and incentives from most states, installing a home system is an economically-attractive and environmentally-responsible option. Chapters include: - Why invest in alternative energy for your home? - Is it legal and safe? - How solar electricity really works - Batteries or not? - Sizing a system to fit your home and your needs - Got Wind? - What does it cost? - Does your state offer rebates or incentives? - Permits, Paperwork and Financing - The Nuts & Bolts: what to look for, what to avoid - Who does the installation? - Extensive appendix with resources, manufacturers, sizing worksheets, glossary, and more
Customer Reviews:
Got Sun? Go Solar.... a grerat foundation resource.......2007-09-22
After cruising the web for Solar info, I decided on this as my first solar personal library resource, and am happy I did. After a full career in computer systems hungry for power, I had little background knowledge of electricity, current, even some helpful history. This book has provided me with just the right amount of background on (residential) electricity for me to learn about PV systems, what they can provide, and where to start.
This book is well written and an easy and fast read, informative without being overly or self-rightously technical, gives web and other sources to follow, and adds some humor and anecdotes to keep your interest high.
I like doing my own projects, intending to follow up with more technical design and installation books and web resources, and an online tutorial, culminating with my mostly-self designed rural grid-tie PV solar system.
I found this book to be a great motivator toward that goal.
Got Inspired.......2007-06-14
This book read quite nicely. The book's theme could be classified as a advanced introduction. I read this book before I purchased components for my rooftop PV system. The book was not a How-To, but served as a catalyst for inspiration and further study. The appendix was very detailed. Could I have read most if not all information on the web? Yes, but I would have had to filter through allot of sales hype. After the read,I was better educated and asked quality questions to the vendors who made my PV project come to fruition. I would recommend this title to anyone planning a solar project.
Very good intro to subject.......2007-05-18
Book is a very good introduction to the subject. It's well organized.
A very good review of "how to" switch to Solar Power.......2007-05-17
A very good technical discussion in lay language of the solar and wind systems.
Got Sun? Go Solar..........2007-05-14
Very informative and fun to read. I think I will read it again when my PV instalation is complete.
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This book describes a variety of programs -- firmly based in psychological theory and modern decision analysis -- that are suitable for teaching adolescents how to improve both their own decision making skills and their understanding of the decision making of others. Providing practical advice as well as theoretical analysis, this volume addresses general questions such as the nature and rationale of the enterprise, its implementation, and its evaluation. Relevant to several current adolescent problems including drug abuse, this is an excellent source, either as research, new curriculum, or enrichment of old curriculum. br
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What Sticks
is the one book that explains exactly how marketing and advertising works today! Based on new insights from analysis of over $1 billion worth of advertising.
Decades ago it was okay to believe, as retail magnate John Wanamaker did, that “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” However, today the stakes are much higher. Marketing thought leaders Rex Briggs and Greg Stuart estimate that $112 billion in advertising spending in the U.S. alone is wasted, cutting deeply into company profits.
What Sticks uncovers bold new insights from the largest-ever global marketing research project among 30 Fortune 200 companies, including: Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, McDonalds, Unilever, Ford and others. This is a comprehensive and solutions-oriented book that outlines how any marketer, at any level, can guarantee their advertising succeeds.
Marketers cannot ignore the findings or the solutions revealed in What Sticks, such as:
* Why 47% of the advertising campaigns studied didn’t work and what you can do to guarantee yours does
* How to spend the same advertising budget, but get better results
* How to get your CFO and CEO to eagerly increase your marketing & advertising budget
* How to forecast next year’s advertising budget (Hint: It’s not by using last year’s spending!)
* How to immediately fix your advertising by applying these principles and real nuggets of wisdom
Revitalize your advertising and join the new marketing revolution at www.whatsticks.NET
Customer Reviews:
Still Worth It.......2007-05-14
Although helpful, this book broke its promise. It preached of advertising accountability and offered fancy formulas to measure failure and success. But as far as offering realistic ways to initially track such numbers, it skirted the issue almost entirely. Nevertheless, it's witty, provocative and educational. Of anyone, this book is best for readers who actively hire ad agencies.
Marketing is not just Advertising!.......2007-03-16
I bought the book after reading the foreword by Steven D. Levitt, author of Freakonomics. His remarks gave me full assurance that I would gain uncommon insights into marketing that were backed by hard data.
Levitt's remarks that convinced me were "Marketing is messy, but not impossible...It is messy because there are lots of variables such as competitive spending, unobserved fluctuations in demand, and a complex array of intersecting media...big electronics firms advertise more before Christmas. Are their sales high because they advertise more, or do they advertise more because their sales are high? It is hard to know for sure...This book is going to rile a lot of feathers. It may get messy -- just the way I like it."
After reading sections of the book, I am very fascinated at the Freakonomics analytics used to examine the mix of marketing, advertising and ROI.
Save Your Money.......2007-02-09
Great title. Great cover design. Anaemic content.
"What Sticks" falls short by not providing detailed examples of how the algorithm for determining success actually works. Namedropping is brought to a new level as "Fortune 500" company names fall from the sky.
Dig out your umbrella and a shovel because that is what you will need to read this book.
Send your money to the Red Cross or some other worthy cause, but do not waste it on this paltry book.
The Best Advertising Book Since Ogilvy on Advertising.......2007-01-13
Whether you are a seasoned marketing veteran or a young person aspiring to a marketing career, you must buy this book.
My credentials: I am a 15 year veteran of the advertising agency of the business (starting at Ogilvy & Mather), then the lead marketing analyst at Forrester Research for 8 years. I've known Rex and Greg for years, and have admired the innovation and leadership they have brought to the industry. I'm now CMO of a social media analysis firm.
They have accomplished something extremely rare with this book: created something that a beginner should read to learn the immutable basics of advertising, but that a veteran like me also needs to read in order to learn new techniques and insights enabled by new technologies. The result is a book that avoids the hysteria currently gripping the marketing world that the old mass marketing model is dead. the consumer is totally in control, while providing a clear roadmap, strategies, and tools to evolve marketing based on intelligent experimentation, hard facts about what works, and, perhaps most importantly, how to guide this evolution within a framework that doesn't completely disrupt the typical company's marketing culture.
Key to these are the concepts of ROMO (Return on marketing objective), COP (Communications Optimization Planning) and 70-20-10 (the formula to allocate the marketing budget to deliver on key business objectives while also testing and learning). [...].
Talk about a "lite" read - this is rediculous.......2007-01-10
Another biz book that has no more content that a magazine article. Complete rip off. The authors should be ashamed....
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Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the author's ambitious claim that the work "was done to last forever." The conflicts between the two empires over shipping, trade, and colonial expansion came to a head in 431 b.c. in Northern Greece, and the entire Greek world was plunged into 27 years of war. Thucydides applied a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this exhaustively factual record of the disastrous conflict that eventually ended the Athenian empire.
Customer Reviews:
Translations of Thucydides.......2007-05-20
There are three main translations of Thucydides available for the English reader:
Thomas Hobbes' 1628 version. Although made over 300 years ago this translation is still considered a classic by many in the English-speaking world. His vigorous and lively Jacobean English prose will enchant those more literary minded souls, but Hobbes version has been noted for some inaccuracies due to the lack of proper understanding of the original Greek language text.
William Smith's 1754 translation. Most know of Crawley and Hobbes works but Smith's excellent 18th century version has been almost forgotten. Smith's prose is as majestic and virile as Hobbes while avoiding the sometimes vapid modernity of Crawley and Warner. While a bit hard to read for most modern readers Smith's prose is worth the effort if you stick with him. Some things were not meant to be "dumbed down".
Rex Warner's Penguin edition. This is the version offered here. Warner is excellent for those who want to avoid the archaic and more challenging prose of Hobbes, Smith, or Crawley. He is very clear and lucid in his rendition of the text. For those of you who are first embarking on your exploration of Thucydides I would recommend this edition.
A Masterpiece.......2007-05-08
A true masterpiece of historical literature. As modern today as it was when written. Any understanding of human and national behavior is incomplete without a thorough understanding of Thucydides' magnificient work. One of those works you could read every year of your life and never quite come to terms with the totality of the lessons it contains.
Great Book.......2007-03-20
I am a total history buff and this book has really expanded my knowledge. Great to use in class to gain that upper hand in the philosophical arguments. I highly suggest you pick it up.
Good version of Thucydides.......2007-03-05
This is one of the early classic "histories" written. Of course, Herodotus had written his "History" before. But his acceptance of the role of gods in history renders Thucydides' hard-headed accounts of the Greek internecine warfare a further advance in historiography. Thus, we begin to experience something like a real history in this volume (and that does not denigrate the real contributions of Herodotus).
This is a nice volume. The Introduction by M. I. Finley sets the stage; the translation by Rex Warner is (as far as I can tell) serviceable. The work of Thucydides comes through in this collaboration.
Thucydides' focus is on the origins of this bloody inter-Greek war. The forces of Athens (and her allies) against Sparta (and her allies) is the center of this work. He notes the cause (page 49): "What made war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta." This is, as noted earlier, a fairly hard-headed view of history. To use contemporary terms, the author was something like a "realist."
Some major parts of the work. . . . One of these is the funeral oration by Pericles, the Athenian leader. He spoke of what made Athens special. His death, according to Thucydides, was harmful to the Athenian cause. He says (page 163): "For Pericles had said that Athens would be victorious if she bided her time and took care of the navy, if she avoided trying to add to the empire during the course of the war, and if she did nothing to risk the safety of the city itself. But his successors did the exact opposite. . . ."
This work has much of interest in it. Just one example. The Melian dialogue featured a debate between the Melians and Athenians. The Melians argued that morality was on their side. The Athenians acknowledged the argument, but also noted that they had the numbers and the weapons. This is an early debate between two schools of thought in international relations--idealists versus realists. The hard-nosed attitude of the Athenians won out in this case. . . .
In some ways, Thucydides is best understood by reading Herodotus and then comparing the two, so that one can get a sense of one of the first historians and then someone who adopts a different posture as historian. This is a very good version of Thucydides (from someone who cannot read Greek, by the way). Well worth looking at if a person is interested in the devastating Peloponnesian War.
Some strategy and a lot of history.......2007-01-03
First of all, I find it close to impossible to rate such a book as this, as it is truly great as an insight into events that happened thousands of years ago, while the writing and accessibility of the work clearly could have been better. Nevertheless, in my opinion this is a 5-star book, as the detail and insight into a war that took place ~400bc is such a great read.
Thucydides shows a himself as a great analyst of the conficts he relates, and instead of just relating the facts, he guides us through the actors motivations and the reasons for what takes place. THAT is the value of this book as far as I'm concerned, the strategic approach to conflict, and the massive amount of strategy in regards to alliances and battles that we get to share through this book.
Being a student of political philosophy I read this book because of my fascination with Thomas Hobbes (Allthough not the Hobbes-translation). It will be hard for anyone to understand Hobbes through this though, and I must question the usefulness for most of such a linkage on the whole. There is also a lot of history in this book that will interest a lot of you (Those that are like me), rather little, but one gets through it, and when one is done with the book I truly feel I have gotten a great lecture in strategy and conflict!
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For a practical guide to software testing, readers can look to Rex Black's Managing the Testing Process, a compendium of real-world advice on managing software testing successfully. It is a veritable hodge-podge of sample test documents and is filled with recommendations from an old hand at test management.
Early sections examine the design of test plans, along with strategies for assessing and prioritizing risk as well as catching bugs through effective testing. Sample case studies include a network hardware device and a Java word processor.
Throughout this book, a variety of documents (including Excel spreadsheets and Access databases) are presented to get you started on your own testing projects. (Though reproduced here in truly microscopic print, all sample documents are included on the accompanying CD-ROM.) The book also looks at metrics for measuring the performance of your testing operation.
Managing the Testing Process shows how a bug-tracking database is the most effective model for managing the testing cycle. This book is chock-full of advice on testing management. The author also presents dozens of tips for succeeding in the software Q/A job market.
Sections on designing a lab and staffing it, including a valuable discussion on when to use consultants and when to outsource testing, provide a practical guide to today's testing management. After an introduction to working with other players in today's software organizations, a final chapter looks at managing testing across different locations.
Many developers spend time in Q/A as a stepping stone to careers in software design. And as the author points out, the job of test engineer is growing in popularity. Read this book to find out the often harsh realities of software testing along with strategies for improving the effectiveness of your software testing team. --Richard Dragan
Book Description
An updated edition of the best tips and tools to plan, build, and execute a structured test operation
In this update of his bestselling book, Rex Black walks you through how to develop essential tools and apply them to your test project. He helps you master the basic tools, apply the techniques to manage your resources, and give each area just the right amount of attention so that you can successfully survive managing a test project!
Offering a thorough review of the tools and resources you will need to manage both large and small projects for hardware and software, this book prepares you to adapt the concepts across a broad range of settings. Simple and effective, the tools comply with industry standards and bring you up to date with the best test management practices and tools of leading hardware and software vendors. Rex Black draws from his own numerous testing experiences-- including the bad ones, so you can learn from his mistakes-- to provide you with insightful tips in test project management. He explores such topics as:
- Dates, budgets, and quality-expectations versus reality
- Fitting the testing process into the overall development or maintenance process
- How to choose and when to use test engineers and technicians, contractors and consultants, and external test labs and vendors
- Setting up and using an effective and simple bug-tracking database
- Following the status of each test case
The companion Web site contains fifty tools, templates, and case studies that will help you put these ideas into action--fast!
Customer Reviews:
great book.......2007-08-23
I saw this book in my public library, and after reading it once i figured out that i can't stay without it! so i decided to buy it, because you will always find a situation where this book can help you to plan testing processes or manage an existing process.
Either if you are a software tester or a lead/manager this book can help a lot; highly reccomended!
IT 645 College Book Review.......2007-01-11
This book does not go well with the class, I would suggest to any university that is using this book for IT 645 class, to find a different author.
Straight forward guide to test management.......2006-07-05
"Managing the Testing Process" is the book that I used as a guide when I started as a tester years ago. I found that, while it focuses on the bigger picture of test management, many of the tidbits included help me to report what I do to non-testers.
It may seem simplistic to use tools like Excel or Access to capture and report information. However, I have worked at companies that didn't want to lay out any cash for testing and testing tools. But what comes installed on most corporate desktops? Excel and Access! They are tools that are easily used and readily available for capturing metrics and generating reports. Metrics and reports are the mainstay of the testing community and demonstrate to others that testing is a critical component of the software development process.
I have recently returned to using some of Rex's reports to highlight the problems that exist in my own projects. Everywhere I have worked there seems to be a common theme that producing quality software is difficult, yet Rex's methods for collecting and reporting project statistics give the most bang for the buck when dealing with people who don't want to understand technical issues or read lengthy documents on the status of a software project.
If you are just setting up a test organization, or are new to testing yourself, this book provides everything you need in order to cover the basics. I also recommend "Managing the Testing Process" to testers just getting their feet wet, even if they're not managing a test team. This book demonstrates why testing is important and gives a good "big-picture" understanding of the artifacts that a test team should be producing.
Rex Black explains clearly and deliberately.......2006-06-29
My take on this book is that it`s more about creating organization within your test schedule and documentation. He goes through each step of the QA process, from documenting requirements to double-checking the results, and explains how you can spend hours upon hours of documentation for your QA efforts.
It`s useful if you have nowhere to start. It`s full of new ideas if you already have a system in place. It can help you get more out of your testing organization if you have your QA manager read it for homework.
Testcase Tracking in Excel?.......2005-10-26
Black keeps on stating, that he has a lot of practical experience. The book is supposed to help me in my daily business as a (for me) testmanager. Well, it did not.
1) I can not take him serious (watching him give a presentation is fun and interesting, though), when he proposes to manage testcases in Excel. Of course I tried that (didn't we all try that once?), in fact have seen it on several projects. It failed every single time. You need a database system for even medium sized projects. I actually found it very helpful to use a bugzilla like system to manage them.
2) He describes a bug tracking system. That might have been necessary a few years ago, but today there is Bugzilla (or Jira, or the like). They are cheap, very flexible and developed from a need. On the World Congress for Computer Quality in Munich (2005) I talked to several vendors of such testcase tracking systems. They were quite expensive and none could provide me some of the feautures possible with Bugzilla. Oh, they had all kinds of fancy wizards and automatic equivalent classes generators and the like. Too bad, that I never missed those things, might be because time is the single most contraining factor for me and my team.
So, the book gives a good theoretical overview. It is easy to read and beginners will certainly learn something from it. If you have any background book on testing and have some experience in testing, don't bother.
Book Description
Being a monster isn't all frightening villagers and sucking blood. Monsters have their trials, too. Poor Frankenstein's cupboard is bare, Wolfman is in need of some household help, and it's best not to get started on Dracula’s hygiene issues. What could be scarier?
Nineteen hilarious poems delve into the secret lives of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bigfoot, Godzilla, and others. In a range of styles that pay homage to everyone from Charles Schulz to John James Audubon, the monstrously talented Adam Rex uncovers horrific--and clever--truths you won't want to miss.
Customer Reviews:
My son couldn't wait.............2007-10-07
...to get this book. He checked it out at the library and then beggged me to buy it. He says, "I love it so much. It has good poems like the Yeti and the Big Foot one, and Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich...it should not have low star ratings because it is the best book in the world! I wish I could meet the author!"....what more does a parent need to say? Buy the book!
P.S. He likes "An Open Letter from Wolfman's best Friend" too!
Very, Very Good!.......2007-05-23
This long titled book is a collection of Adam Rex's short rhyming tales about the classic monsters. Hard core fan critics of particular monsters may well point out that Frankenstein was actually the scientist who created the monster but obviously referring to the creature as Frankenstein's Monster would make the rhyming hard and increase the already lengthy title of this book as well so I don't think we should be too picky. Adam Rex has also drawn spectacular colour illustrations on every page which are full of detail. You'll even find miniature rhyming verses and picture references to other monsters within such as The Invisible Man on a milk carton with the words Have You Seen Me? being carried by the Hunchback of Notre Dame in the rhyme about that character.
Horror's classic characters who have tales inside include Griffin from H.G. Well's story The Invisible Man. Frankenstein's monster from Mary Shelley's classic tale. The Creature of the Black Lagoon, Phantom of the Opera (he must have been the author's favourite as he has a few stories within), Witches, Wolfman (well his best friend's letter to him anyway), Count Dracula, The Mummy, Yeti, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dr Jekyll, Zombies, Bigfoot, Godzilla and the most terrifying monster of all - the Dentist!
This is a very entertaining and funny book. The illustrations mean it will appeal to children as well as adults.
Frankenstein Makes Us Laugh.......2007-04-13
I bought this for my seven year old son who is NOT a poetry fan, and he LOVES it. He even asked if he could take it to school and read his favorite poem, The Creature from the Black Lagoon Doesn't Wait an Hour Before Swimming, out loud to his class. This is a boy who is not a fan of oral reading, ESPECIALLY in front of his classmates! He and I also get the Phantom of the Opera songs stuck in our heads, and walk around singing "There was a phantom had a song and BINGO was its name-o," and "All around the Opera House the Phantom throws a tantrum. The song won't die -- he doesn't know why. "Stop!" goes the Phantom."
All three of my kids enjoy the poems and pictures in this book, but I think it particularly appeals to boys who might otherwise not be very interested in poetry. (I have previously bought books of outer space poems and transportation poems for my son, and he was not interested in them at all.)
I will buy this book as a gift for several other kids!
Frankenstein Makes a family laugh & appreciate poetry.......2007-02-27
We borrowed this book from our town library for our children ages 7-12. Ben 2nd grade, Jack 3rd grade and Geneva 6th grade LOVED THIS BOOK! Parents that watched those 60's monster movie classics will love how those monsters all appear in this book of hilarious poems. The boys especially liked the Phantom of the Opera poem set to B-I-N-G-O.
There was a phantom had a song, and BINGO was it's name-o. B-I-N-G-O See? I told you so. B-I-N-G-O By jingo! What a lame-o.
It bugged the Phantom all night long. He never was the same-o. (clap) His cheeks don't show, (clap) if they did though, (clap) we'd see them glow flamingo pink with shame-o.
At least the phantom knows it's wrong, It caused him to proclaim-o,
(clap)(clap)"I'll have no...(clap)(clap)peace, and so...(clap)(clap) I'll just go and haunt a bingo game-o."
Classic poetry, not, but a lot of family fun and reading enthusiasm, so. I brought this book to the computer to write my review and the kids took it to run off and read it and laugh over. What more do you want from a children's book? We are buying this book as a gift to our school library and also friends' birthdays. Parents will appreciate the joy this book brings to their kids.
great job.......2007-02-15
Well done. I recieved the book in about three days and the quality is great. I now prefer Amazon over paying a fortune at Barnes abd Nobel and Borders. The book is beautifull!!! I am a Rex fan for life!
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