"Doomsday Asteroid" presents an interesting perspective on the problems surrounding Earth's defense against cosmic impact.

Part of the defense that Cox and Chester expound upon is a space-based telescope, orbiting the Sun ahead of the Earth, that can provide early warning of an impending collision.

If nothing else, "Doomsday Rock" should be read because of the stirring prologue from Arthur C. Clarke's 1973 novel "Rendezvous With Rama". In addition to providing the impetus for the now-famous Rama saga, the prologue also lends it's name to the Spaceguard Survey that NASA undertook in 1992.

What detracts from the book is the lack of attention to smaller rocks that threaten the Earth. Although much less likely to cause global destruction, asteroids as small as 100 meters can cause vast devastation in urbanized regions and, in the case of a sea strike, coastal areas.

Despite that flaw, "Doomsday Asteroid" is a solid, informative read.

This book does a good job of discussing why groundwater extraction (pump and treat or whatever else you want to call it) is not useful for cleanup of petroleum contaminated sites, rendering it best suited for hydraulic control of plumes.

The author also has a pretty good discussion regarding lifecycle design considerations and the various steps to go through/questions to ask with regard to effluent treatment and equipment sizing.

Some of the technology descriptions appears to be taken from design of remediation systems by suthersan, but both books were published by the same company so i guess that shouldn't really be a surprise. Both books offer different perspectives, so I find them both to be pretty useful, however, I like this one a little more because the author seems to be more of a practical guy whereas suthersan is more theoretical.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of the design and correct application of remediation technologies.

This is is a fine book devoted to famillar mammals of the US and Canada. It shows full-color illustrations and maps that show you where the specific critter lives for many different mammals. Plus it tells you what a specific mammal eats and wether it is dangerous or not. A must for all nature-lovers !

Good is good enough. I passed the 70-270 exam on the first try after reading this book and taking practice exams from two major exam prep testing software packages. Still, the exam is wicked hard.

Awesome book! with the e-trainer cd, you will find that all the exams are quite easy

This is a good book to have on hand as a reference, it is organized with short (1-2 page) descriptions of common problems and their solutions. I am very experienced in NetWare 3, and even I found answers to some puzzling questions.

It touchs alot of advance technique about the nuclear medicine Technology and techniques. It does show squence and technical procedures whcih makes the reading much easier anf understandable.

Today I finished the 2nd week of a four week rotation in derm, and I have read about 2/3 of the book. Our derm dept lends the book to us during the rotation, and recommends that we buy it for our own referrence afterwards. In my opinion the book is a well written overview of the common presenting derm complaints. The format is clear, and well thought out. The presentation of each condition includes brief sections on incidence, PE, DDx, Tx, and pathology. The pictures are good. The one weakness is that it could have more pictures. I am very happy with the text, and I am hard to please. I don't give it five stars because I never give anything five stars. It is a great book for med students rotating thru derm, and is even a good reference text for gen'l practitioners. Not sure if I'll shell out the bucks for the book though at this point--I still have to figure out how to pay for tuition, which was just raised by 5% for next (my final!)year.

I would require anyone thinking of enrolling in seminary to first read this book. Dittes, a professor at Yale Divinity School, has provided an honest look at the trials and griefs of ordained ministry, while also affirming the validity, hope and sacred grounding of the vocation. Dittes warns of the pitfalls, illusions, disappointments, and thanklessness that pastors inevitably experience yet rarely confess in public. Nonetheless, it is a compassionate and loving look at a vocation that many feel they MUST enter, come what may.

Although carefully written in inclusive language and with the view that pastors can be of either gender, the book still exhibits a slightly male bias in terms of the biblical metaphors employed and temptations faced.

This book provides a lot of information regarding a subject where there has been little research. Easy to read.