Professional & Technical Books

My daughter needed this book for school. Overstock had it for lower price and it was shipped quickly!
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A treasury of construction, technical, and scientific data, conversions, and any other related information you ever wanted to know. Very highly recommended for all scientists, engineers, architects, technical writers, and anybody else with...
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This is an outstanding book on investing, I only wish it had been available 25 or 30 years ago. It is now my favorite gift to friends and family members.

Larry G
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I would say this is a good book for beginners. For someone with some understanding of investing and personal finance, it is likely that you will spend more time agreeing with the authors than actually learning anything new or insightful. It is a...
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I just wrote the following letter to all of the teachers at my school:

Earlier this month, my sister gave me a book for my birthday, which is hardly a rare event, as I'm an avid reader. Furthermore, it was a book about teaching -...
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Yes, Rafe had some great ideas in his book. I am a 5th grade teacher as well, and I purchased the book to find some more ideas I could use with my own class.

What prevented me from giving this book 5 stars is that Rafe takes so much...
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As a first year 5th grade teacher this books was inspiring. There are definitely some great ideas that I will try. Yet, after reading the book and reading some of the negative reviews I couldn't help but agree that Esquith does tend to...
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Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons is the book we used with our son, we were amazed he picked it up so quickly. We are currently using the book on our daughter that just turned four and she looks forward to the lessons. I will not lie...
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Against the Gods: the Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter Bernstein It is so good that I cannot wait to tell everyone about it. This is the story of the study of probability and statistics from early days of dice and cards (gambling) to its...
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As a person who works in accounting area, I am always amazed by the genius of the double-entry method of book keeping. Hence when I read a review that the book includes this as one of the attempts to contain risk, I decided to buy it hoping to...
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The book is fascinating, but I have a problem when the examples are sloppily done. Page 134 is a mess. I'm amazed the author didn't do a better job of having someone proofread/edit his work
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By far one of the best written and easy to understand book on investing. Mr. O'Neal has taken the myth out of consistant winning on Wall Street. His approach is a far cry from that of the main stream think on Wall Street. An absolute must read
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To be fair, I've only skimmed this book, but I don't like things told to me in absolute terms, there are valid exceptions to most rules. For example the author insists it's a mistake to hold a fund less than 10 years, and he cursely dismisses day...
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This book leaves me with mixed feelings. The initial sections on CANSLIM are straightforward and make a fair amount of sense. However the technical analysis sections of the book are marred by a great deal of vagueness. For example, he shows...
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This has to be the most user-friendly book I've seen, starting with the inside of the front cover. It says, "If you only have 30 minutes" then read certain chapters.

Somehow these experts figured out what the rest of us would need to know and...
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Right up front, I read Bernstein's first book and thought it was a classic. However, it wasn't a huge market success which the author admits for many reasons but it was/is still a fine book (The Intelligent Asset Allocator).

Now Bernstein...
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The book present only old information viewed from a pessimistic point of view, and reminds us that figures don't lie but liars' figure. The first part of the book emphasise the need to be sceptic in face of various financials annalists and the...
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Good historical data and an excellent discussion of the superiority of index funds make this book a worthwhile purchase. However, if you intend to blindly follow Bernstein's investment strategy - which lacks a deeper understanding of the...
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When I first ordered this the delivery date said january 8th (order 12/28) when I checked again a few days later I was very upset to see that the date had changed to the 10th. I was on winter break and need this book for the 9th which was the day...
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Have used the book for years and this may be the best update yet. The case studies alone are simply fascinating. The global nature make it invaluable for everyone in business anywhere. New discussions on return on capital and growth are must-read.
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I used this book for an MBA finance class but I am not keeping it as a reference. I felt it was convoluted and badly organized. It was difficult to look up subjects using the index when you wanted to just crack the book and find a formula or...
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If you do not know anything about MATLAB, this is the book you should have at the first step. It teaches you every basic steps and how to apply them to real engineering or mathematical problems in an interactive environment. It has very good...
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