This book by Paul Shewmon is very good and thorough. However, it is frustrating to use if you just want to read certain sections and pick up small parts here and there. There seemed to always be some variables which were defined elsewhere in the book and never mentioned again!

The first chapter deals with the basic equations of diffusion; the second chapter widely describes the atomic theory of diffusion before, in the subsequent chapters, focusing on diffusion in dilute alloys, in a concentration gradient, in non-metals. The 6th chapter is really interesting as it focuses on the effect of dislocations, grain boundaries and free surfaces on diffusion and even including, in the last chapter, diffusion mechanisms under electric current or heat flux.
All the chapters are independent of one another.

In almost all chapters the author describes both theory and experimental measurements (including some results) and then discusses the results with some left open questions.
A set of problems is included at the end of each chapter with the answers for many of them.

All basic idea about direct marketing that you must read.

This book takes the philosphy and strategy of direct marketing and translates it into an actionable plan. I found this book to be more advanced than most in explaining the concepts and giving good, practical advice that can be immediately implemented. I use it as a tool for new marketing professionals in my organization as well as for an evening class in Business to Business Marketing.

disease in the civil war is a very informative book. it focuses on the issues that are not generally thought of when we consider war. this book gives us an insight into the lives of someof the generals during the civil war and how they dealt with disease. recently there has been a lot of talk about biological warfare from the taliban. it amazes me to know that biological warfare has been introduced from the beginning of times. the book gives exact numberrs of the quantity of deaths from disease.

The Civil War is used to illustrate the importance of disease in conflict. Key to Steiner's work is that the concept of disease was well recognized by experienced officers before the golden age of the microscope. A "seasoned soldier" referred more to ones immunity against childhood (camp) diseases than any mastery of the military arts.

Steiner shows cases where disease was the actual agent for success on the battlefield. Experienced officers would rely on it, noting the "sickly season" or that a moving army was healthier than a stationed army. In one case, the Confederates knowingly kept the Union pinned to a swampy geography so that malarea could wipe them out.

There is also discussions about the sociology of disease in military communities. Doctors turned commanders faired as equals to non-medical officers in disease rates, and "fudging" these counts was common-place.

Disease in the Civil War is only a set of historic examples from one war. Other authors have made similar treatments, though less direct, of other wars.

Though the author points to several cases where officers brashly recommended actions to spread disease from their own stricken soldiers to the enemy, no cases were discovered of such actions taking place. So in terms of BW, this book is refering to the passive consiquences of knowing more about disease ecology than your enemy.

The choice of the Civil War is useful today as many in the US military are fond of studying this war, and this book offers insight on the potential impact of BW on the battlefield using such familiar historic cases. This book also aids in dispelling the notion that CBW is a recent phenomena.

There is some really good material in this book, but the selections are profoundly one-sided. There is only one atheist article in the entire book. There is also one from an agnostic, but he is as critical of the atheist position as the theists are. Even were I a theist, this one-sidedness would certainly detract from the book's value as an even-handed treatment of a controversial issue. Additionally, I found it odd that nothing from Ted Drange was included in the book, particularly since his work is often criticized by theists in the book (one article is even devoted almost entirely to criticizing Drange). This book is a must have, however, if you are really interested in divine silence, as there are many articles from extremely important thinkers contained in the book.

It's obviously a paramount truth if God exists. This truth, most atheists and agnostics contend, could somehow be made more evident than it already is if indeed God does exist. Thus, to some degree, God is keeping his existence hidden, bringing to mind Bertrand Russell's famous remark upon being asked what he'd tell God if he discovered his existence after death: "Not enough evidence, God! Not enough evidence." The essays contained in this book deal with this problem.

One reply is that the proposition "God cannot be detected with the five senses, therefore it's unlikely he exists" is self-refuting, since the proposition cannot itself be detected with the five senses. Propositions are abstract entities with no physical location in space, not the physical marks on paper that express them. The sentence-token "God cannot be detected with the five senses, therefore it's unlikely he exists" can be written in Chinese, Russian, German and other languages that "express" the same proposition as the one written in English. So this form of crude empiricism fails to satisfy the very foundation the claims rests on. Another reply is that God has made his existence sufficiently clear for those seeking him with an open heart and mind, yet sufficiently vague for those seeking to reject him. So God's apparent reluctance to make himself visible is just God not being coercive.

This book is useful in two different aspects: It offers a comprehensive overview of the field of Conversation Analysis, and the book is well divided into different aspects of that field. Three downfalls of this book include pratical applications and solutions to help start or direct a conversation analysis research project. Secondly, the absence of a conversation analysis methology detracts from the usefullness. And finally the growing field of Computer-Mediated Communication is given only brief mention. The third downfall reason is why I gave this book 3 out of five stars... it overlooks an important and growing aspect of conversation analysis

Paul's book is excellent at conveying the 'ethos' or manner in which conversation analysts approach their data. This 'aesthetic' of the systematicity of human interaction is one of the hardest aspects for learners to grasp, and yet is crucial to the development of further innovations in this research area.

Contrary to the opinion of one other reviewer, this book *does* discuss 'methodology', but not in the way most social science textbooks do: as a static, cookbook formula for churning out 'findings'. Instead, this book helps one to understand how to look at seemingly 'bland' aspects of human interaction, and see which places might have systematic variation and depth to them which can be described in detail.

This is an excellent book for undergrads, grad. students and others learning, (or re-tooling and refreshing) their craft.

I read this book in college 25 years ago. Now we know that it doesn't work. But Samuelson ought to be read in self defense so that one knows what the statists in government believe their economic role to be. It's like you ought to read Dr. Spock to learn how NOT to bring up children if you want them to be happy and responsible adults.

This book is updated every few years and is kept current. Since it is the most widely used survey book on Economics, any person that would like become more economically aware should read this book. Some concepts, like Capitalism, are pretty humpty-dumptish in that the word means whatever someone choosed it to mean. However, for those who are not trying to politicize economics and are willing to look at it for what it is, a social science studying an aspect of human behavior, this book is essential. That is because it is so widely read that most people with some economics training are familiar with the way it uses terms and it provides a common ground for discussion.

The book is excellent in that it takes complex mathematical relationships and by using graphs instead of the formula that create the graphs it is easy to see what is happening with demand curves, marginal utility and other concepts.

The question of whether economics "works" or does not work is silly. It is an attempt to describe an aspect of human behavior and like psychology, sociology, linguistics or an other such attempts, it is incomplete. This book provides a good introduction to the terms, the concepts and the issues of Economics. It is no accident that it is still the most widely used introduction to Economics text.

Often times, in the art world, pedantry and an overwrought sense of aesthetics make anything written on the subject unbearable for all but the snobbiest. Fortunately for the rest of rest, Mr. Hodin wrote this book. He is an engaging, lucid writer who has studied his subject thoroughly and actually knew Edvard Munch in his later years which enables him to offer a good deal of important personal information that other authors are simply not able to do. This additional insight is important, for Edvard Munch is one of the truly original geniuses of art and his work carries an urgent message for the dissociated psyche of modern man. My only complaint with this volume is that the publisher elected to print only about one third of the prints in color which, while unfortunate, is by no means devastating. If youre interested in this greatest of expressionists and interested in delving into the spiritual crisis of modern man, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. On the other hand, if youre an elitist art critic looking for stodgy literature, look elsewhere this is not your book.

An excellent and scholarly work covering all of Munch's work. Over 160 plates are discussed in depth and there are cross references to the wherabouts of each of the plates at the end of the book. The major fault is the lack of colour plates (30), and the relativly poor quality of the reproductions but all in all a valuable and comprehensive work.

A friend showed me this book. It reads like a modern low-budget magazine, but its REAL history! And what a twist. Did you know that the hole 'way up high in the pyramid is actually a way for the bees to get out? You didn't? Then read this book and find out more....

When I first glanced at this odd publication, I wasn't sure what it was. It resembles a catalogue, including quirky ads, but contains news-type articles. The articles trace events in Egyptian history and are written and directed to the reader as they might have been if such a publication existed during the day. The best parts are the numerous ads, soliciting everything from Egyptian housing by "Akhoty's Abodes" to 70-day embalming services by "Dead World". Through these ads, the reader is educated on the different types of housing that existed during the period and the process of Egyptian embalming and entombing (respectively). The illustrations are great! The content is substantial, however, it is presented in a "light" manner which keeps audiences, young and old, entertained.

If you want to have an honest opinion of what is missing in this book, I will tell you several things I noticed:. First, it could be better to have some indications in Spanish. The title read "For Spanish Speakers". So, I was expecting somebody to speak to me in spanish. There is no single sentence in SPANISH. Second, the tapes only offered some of the exercises listed in the content of the book. This work is NOT COMPLETE. In the other hand, the QUALITY IS EXCELLENT in both the tapes and the book. I still think anyone should buy it. But now with my review anyone can make an informed decision.

This is a wonderful program for Spanish speakers who want to improve their pronunciation of American English. A reviewer incorrectly wrote that there was no material in Spanish. This is far from the case. The book contains a Spanish Study Guide (20 full pages) written completely in perfect Spanish beginning on page 190 of the manual. It is very helpful to Spanish speakers who benefit further from reading some of the descriptions and explanations in their native language as well as in English. There are 2 C-90 cassette tapes that accompany the manual. They are full of the exercises and self tests that are contained in the manual. Unfortunately - not all the self tests are included in the tapes as that would necessitate additional cassettes making the cost of the program out of reach for most individuals. Also, many of the self tests were designed to be "visual" rather than auditory. This was done to challenge the learner even further. Answers to all self tests may be found in the appendix of the book. I hope this clarifies a previous reviewer's comments. Of course, I am very gratified that the reviewer found the quality of the material to be excellent. I am the coauthor of the program. .... Thanks so much.

I read this book in one sitting. It is a wonderful story to ponder as we rush through life making assumpitons about others and ourselves. Rather than focus on the disfunctions of families, this books tells the story of the love in this family. Parents do try the best they can and this story does a wonderful job of turning the perspective so that sons and daughters can understand the love of their parents. Also some insight as to just how little children do know about their parents and their history. Great reading, a definite keeper for my home library.

This touching and well written book provides a deep insight into who we are and why we are and our relationship with God.

It combines elements of "It's a Wonerful Life" with the parable of the Prodigal Son.

The story is a parable itself. As it teaches us about our family relationships as well as our eternal ones.