Customer Reviews:
Too much theory.......2007-09-10
I found reading this book boring after the first 6 chapters. What would have been more interesting is the author giving possible solutions (i.e. specific products) that could meet the specifications he laid out in each chapter. This book does not give specific real-world solutions that fit the descriptions and specifications that are described as constituting a Service-Oriented Architecture. After reading this book, I understand the architecture, but could not recommend any specific products that would fit the architecture.
Like a really, really long survey of SOA standards.......2007-08-30
If you want a book that covers most of the SOA standards in one place, this might be helpful. I think you could get that from Wikipedia. Lots regurgitation of SOA platitudes, not much value add. If you're looking to make the light go on about key SOA concepts, this isn't the book. It would make a good management summary of the technology, if it was about 1/3 as long.
A wonderful book about Service Oriented Architecture.......2007-08-10
This book help me so much about concepts, design, analysis.
Erl has done a very good work!
A painful political explaination for SOA.......2007-08-07
The author should be a politician not a writer. This book is painful to read because it goes on-and-on but doesn't actually say that much. The same material could have easily been covered in 300 pages.
Excellent SOA Guidelines.......2007-07-30
Excellent book that develops a real proposal for a process of successful SOA construction.
It is an excellent guide as much in SOA process as in SOA concepts, so that as is reading the book deepens much in the concepts necessary to understand SOA and as they are due to treat to ensure the success an implementation SOA.
At technical level it only includes a chapter describing the possibilities as much of developing SOA with .NET as with Java, everything and that if that specifies all the necessary standards.
It is a perfect book for the learning of SOA at conceptual level and standards.
Of reading totally recommended, although he is not the unique one that is due to read.
Book Description
Praise for the First Edition of Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials
"An excellent book, providing a discussion of the clinical trial process from designing the study through analyzing the data, and to regulatory requirement . . . could easily be used as a classroom text to understand the process in the new drug development area."
-Statistical Methods in Medicine
A complete and balanced presentation now revised, updated, and expanded
As the field of research possibilities expands, the need for a working understanding of how to carry out clinical trials only increases. New developments in the theory and practice of clinical research include a growing body of literature on the subject, new technologies and methodologies, and new guidelines from the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH).
Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials, Second Edition provides both a comprehensive, unified presentation of principles and methodologies for various clinical trials, and a well-balanced summary of current regulatory requirements. This unique resource bridges the gap between clinical and statistical disciplines, covering both fields in a lucid and accessible manner. Thoroughly updated from its first edition, the Second Edition of Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials features new topics such as:
* Clinical trials and regulations, especially those of the ICH
* Clinical significance, reproducibility, and generalizability
* Goals of clinical trials and target population
* New study designs and trial types
* Sample size determination on equivalence and noninferiority trials, as well as comparing variabilities
Also, three entirely new chapters cover:
* Designs for cancer clinical trials
* Preparation and implementation of a clinical protocol
* Data management of a clinical trial
Written with the practitioner in mind, the presentation assumes only a minimal mathematical and statistical background for its reader. Instead, the writing emphasizes real-life examples and illustrations from clinical case studies, as well as numerous references-280 of them new to the Second Edition-to the literature. Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials, Second Edition will benefit academic, pharmaceutical, medical, and regulatory scientists/researchers, statisticians, and graduate-level students in these areas by serving as a useful, thorough reference source for clinical research.
Customer Reviews:
Most complete reference on the topic.......2006-09-07
I own several books on clinical trials and this one is my favorite. It is biblical in its treatment of the topic and always seems to contain what my other books don't.
There are a few strengths that are particularly worth pointing out:
1) Makes many references to regulatory guidelines.
2) Excellent coverage of the various trial designs.
3) Good sample size chapter.
4) Several chapters on how to practically implement a trial.
Other options include:
-Piantodosi (Clinical Trials: methodologic perspective): my second favorite, not as comprehensive as Chow and Liu
-Freidman and DeMets (Fundamentals of Clinical Trials): a bit too superficial but very well written
-Pocock (Clinical trials: practical approach): a bit dated and superficial
Book Description
This new edition represents a significant update of the best-selling book, incorporating and anticipating the major developments in distributed systems technology. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated, including emphasis on the Internet, intranets, and middleware. New material includes coverage of large-scale applications, fault modeling and fault tolerance, models of system execution, object-orientation, and distributed multimedia systems. Discussion of security has also been brought forward in the book and integrated with other related technologies. The book includes a new chapter on distributed multimedia systems, and also provides new material on current network technologies such as IPv6, Mobile IP, and active and wireless networks. Throughout, Java and CORBA are used as the basis for most examples. This book is designed for programmers who need to learn the principles and practice of distributed system design. Readers should have an understanding of programming and elementary computer architecture, as well as a familiarity with basic operating system concepts, but the book does not require knowledge of networks.
Customer Reviews:
Good book.......2007-03-17
I use this book as a teacher, I find it very complete and simple to understand, RMI examples are fine and good to improve the learning about distributed systemps.
I'm giving this book 4 stars, this book is good and perfect as an introductory learning but I have had often to complement the content using another books as well (like Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms (2nd Edition))
Hard to understand.......2007-02-28
+ sturdy construction
+ intro to many topics
+ problems at end of chapter have page reference of the answer
- shallow coverage of too many topics
- some key learning points are left to the student in an intro book
- poor formatting and organization
= an intro book that doesn't build enough on the foundations and tries to cover too much in this growing field
Not what I expected!.......2007-02-06
This book bears litthe relevance to the 'original' fourth edition book of the same name. There is no coordination with the text. Most of the concepts are explained in terms of economics not computer science, I have to wonder if the whole idea is a gross mistake or a scam. I feel cheated.
Comment on 'CSI' review.......2006-07-24
This is not really a review but a comment on one of the other reviews. I noticed that the same review for "Computer Sci Instructor 'CSI'" appears for both the 3rd and 4th editions. I don't know if his review was only entered for one of the editions, but that Amazon erroneously entered it in both editions. Perhaps, he copied the same review for both editions since he felt the same comments applied to both.
I have not read this book. I am only responding as a result of reading the various comments on these books and others on distributed computing. I rated this book as 4 stars because this field was a required item and I cannot find a mechanism to simply respond to a review (with sufficient explanation) without entering a review myself. Note, I gave it a 4 star in keeping with the average rating.
Lots of content - but very wordy and reader unfriendly.......2005-12-09
I had adopted this book to teach Distributed Systems to a senior level undergrad class. I think I may have made a mistake, not knowing before hand how hard it would be for me to read this book (despite having some background in distributed systems). The students constantly complained of it being too "Wordy" and "vague". Few generic figures and mostly all text that seemed to be a rehash of several IEEE/ACM papers without giving sufficient examples or explanation. Some times, the authors did indeed explain some concepts with examples. At other times, they just left the concepts in vague mathematical notation or arcane definitions expecting the readers to make sense of it. While the english is grammatically correct, it is written in such a stuffy academic style that I found myself having to read most paragraphs twice or thrice before I could figure out what the author was trying to say. At times, I was thinking the authors should have been lawyers instead. (If the authors are reading this .. please consider the maxim: A picture is indeed worth a thousand words). A side note: I am not averse to reading academic papers. I do that all day long. But I just don't think a textbook should be written in that style.
On the pro side: This book has lots of content related to distributed systems - and that was one of the reasons I adopted it. However, what's the point if that content is unreadable? My recommendation would be other books such as Tanenbaums Distributed Systems book (it has lesser content, but more readable and suited for undergraduate level).
I give it high marks for the good content, but very low marks for the style of narration and presentation.
Book Description
Presenting one's portfolio is where every designer begins his or her career. Therefore, crafting a portfolio, whether online or for presentation in person, is an essential skill for survival. Because a portfolio can make or break a career, it is vital that designers go out armed with all the right moves and materials.
This book talks both to the professionals who have both designed their own portfolios and those on the other side of the table who have looked at scores of portfolios, to uncover the tips and tricks that have won jobs, as well as the must-avoid moves that have lost opportunities. This book is not only a handbook for dos and don'ts; it also provides plenty of inspiration from a wide collection of portfolios, both virtual and real-life.
This book asks leaders in the field about the real-world realities of presenting one's work for consideration and answers the question, "What sells and what doesn't."
Customer Reviews:
Great book - really helpful.......2007-08-27
This is a great book - I have found it to be very informative and the author is quite thorough. Gorgeous images and I am really happy with the purchase.
I just wish someone would write a book such as this relative to the Asia Pacific market!
Definitely worth a look as it is really well presented.
Design Portfolio Revew.......2007-01-19
The book covers all the pertinent topics related to portfolio design. It is loaded with lots of good examples. The quality and craftsmanship exhibited in the book is very high. It is a wonderful reference for anyone who is building a portfolio.
One of the BEST Portfolio reference book.......2007-01-09
This book is great at getting ideas going for portfolio's and resumes. Unlike other books I have where they just show you very basic layouts, this book shows you very innovative ideas and various ways to go about designing and creating your portfolio.
not for architecture portfolios.......2006-11-05
I thought this would be a book that would help me in desinging my architecture portfolio, but it's really not that great. Get Harold Linton's book instead.
Worth a read.......2006-10-30
While I'm not a design newbie, I am still in the beginning of my career and my portfolio continues to be a challenge. This is the first book on portfolios that I've actually found to be helpful and inspiring. I love that she shows and addresses resumes and cover letters, and I love that various types of portfolios are addressed. I only wish there were more comments/quotes/advice from well-known designers in the industry. It feels like the ones that were included were rather old or too specific to one area of design. But overall, definitely worth the read.
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Operating systems are large and complex, and yet must function with near-absolute reliability--that's why they're a class unto themselves in the field of software development. Since its first release 20 years ago, "the dinosaur book"--Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne--has been a valuable reference for designers and implementers of operating systems. The newly released sixth edition of this book maintains the volume's authority with new sections on thread management, distributed processes, and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). There's also information on the workings of the latest crop of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows 2000, Linux, FreeBSD, and compact operating systems for handheld devices.
This book is concerned with the design of operating systems, which is to say it enumerates the problems that pop up in the creation of efficient systems and explores alternative ways of dealing with them, detailing the advantages and shortcomings of each. For example, in their chapter on scheduling CPU activity, the authors explain several algorithms (first-come, first-served, and round-robin scheduling, among others) for allocating the capacity of single and multiple processors among jobs. They highlight the relative advantages of each, and explain how several real-life operating systems solve the problem. They then present the reader with exercises (this book is essentially a university textbook) that inspire thought and discussion. --David Wall
Topics covered: The problems faced by designers of system software for electronic computers, and strategies that have been developed over the past 20 years to address (and, in some cases, solve) them. Problems of CPU scheduling, memory allocation, paging, processes and threads, storage management, distributed processes and storage mechanisms, and security are all discussed thoroughly and with many authoritative references.
Book Description
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Silberschatz: Operating Systems Concepts, Sixth Edition, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The Sixth Edition offers improved conceptual coverage and added content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations. Threads has been added to this latest edition and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads. All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C. Increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as PalmOS and real-time operating system, as well as a new chapter on Windows 2000, have been added.
Market: Computer Scientists; Programmers.
Customer Reviews:
Not a very good book. Had to buy it for a class........2006-12-27
Not a very good book. Had to buy it for a class.
It's the "Concepts" Book.......2005-06-09
This book does a good job in keeping up with the Title, "OS Concepts". I won't go in detail justifying that, as it's already been done by several before me.
However, one point worth mentioning is that it's still a concepts book. To be a real programmer / computer science person, one needs to implement the concepts. In that regard, I'd recommed the book " Operating Systems: Design & Implementation by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull". That way you'll know what the code looks like.
This book is great to start with and learn how an OS works. "NO CODE INSIDE THOUGH"
Accessible treatment of complex topics.......2005-03-12
This book does a great job of presenting all details of operating system design and operation. When appropriate, the authors point out how Linux, Solaris or Windows implements a given topic. This is valuable for software developers who work on these platform and need to understand how the scheduler is going to react if you spawn new threads/processes.
The one bad thing I can say is that some examples are too general and do not convey the proper detail. This is just a minor distraction and does not take away from the book's overall effectiveness.
Great Fundamentals of OS Book.......2004-11-28
Good book for learning OS principles for undergrad and lower grad students. I recommend this for hose wanting an introduction to OS Internals.
I prefer this to Modern OS by Tanenbaum.
Mediocre to poor OS book.......2004-10-12
It's been around 13 years since I took a course on OSes. I decided to purchase this book as a reference and to review some of the material that I have not had to deal with for a long time (e.g. synchronization primitives). I found the book to be a poor reference and found the chapters that I read to have poor or lacking exposition of the principles, data structures, and algorithms involved. e.g. there were sections where he lists pseudocode and says "see fig 2.13 for the algorithm" with no discussion of the reasoning behind the algorithm. The book also did not take any time to discuss practical considerations, e.g. implementing synchronization primitives with modern optimizing compilers and on modern out-of-order memory systems.
I am looking for a better substitute, and for now would suggest passing on this book.
Book Description
This practical guide offers you a detailed introduction to all the essential aspects of SAP Authorization management, as well as the necessary organizational and technical structures and tools. Take advantage of a proven Phase Model to help you navigate through all of the stages leading up to the implementation and deployment of an authorization concept, from the procedural steps required to design the concept, to the production phase, and lastly, to the supervision phase. In addition, you'll quickly learn how to set up authorization via the SAP R/3 Profile Generator.
This book provides in-depth coverage of the special security requirements of the SAP Enterprise Portal as well as the SAP R/3 standards and infrastructure, which serve as a framework to develop and support SAP Authorization concepts.
Highlights include:
- Special features of the SAP Authorization System
- Fundamental principles of the SAP Authorization concept
- Internal Control System (ICS)
- Best practices for the design phase
- Best practices for the production phase
- Testing of Authorization concepts
- Audit Information System (AIS)
- SAP Enterprise Portal: components, access control and administration, integration, and more!
Customer Reviews:
Also Get the Made Easy Guide.......2006-09-15
This is an essential book to help with "conceptualizing" what's going on with authorizations...the criticism by the other reviewer of this book on this web site is (in my opinion) mostly misplaced, as the details of how to actually click-n-use Authorizations transactions such as PFCG or SU01 or PPOM needs to be learned in the SAP class (was CA 940), or you can use the Made Easy Guide.
I highly recommend before going to the SAP class on Authorizations that you read this book and crash around in a test SAP client a bit... Note that the SAP class, which cost thousands of dollars, didn't provide a free copy of this book (or even mention it's existance...typical SAP)
The most useful authorizations book I read after AMEZ.......2005-11-22
This book is simply superb. I am somewhat experienced in SAP Authorizations. I learnt the basics of authorizations from the book "Authorizations made easy" by SAP Press. But after that I bought this book, and I cant emphasize how much this book has helped me to get the bigger picture of Authorizations. A must book for wannabe SAP Authorization Administrators. First book is AMEZ, next comes this book. I found it very helpful to understand how the SAP Authorization system is designed in an actual implementation. I am sure this book will be very helpful to people who are already experienced, but for beginners this is a book that cant be missed !!!
SAP Authorization System .......2005-04-28
You put together a team of 8 people from IBM, 1 Doctor among them, to produce a book with no specific details that explain in detail, as expected, and after reading the table of contents, how to do the work with sufficient screen shots, step by step actions, etc.
This is an IBM best practives generic guideline, not an SAP in detail book.
An article from the SAP Professional Journal about the matter, has more contents than this book.
I do not recommend it, unless you are a project manager, and want to have a brush up of what SAP security is all about.
I apologize for the comment, but I expected more from IBM and SAP, as well.
Fantastic book.......2004-06-04
This is far and away the best text I've seen on sap authorization. The portals concepts are very well explained. highly recommended
Book Description
How to create packaging designs for consumer brands that effectively communicate in the retail environment
Packaging Design: Successful Product Branding from Concept to Shelf is the most comprehensive resource of practical and professional information for creating packaging designs that serve as the marketing vehicles for consumer products. Packed with real-world advice, step-by-step descriptions of the creative process, and all-important insights into the stakeholders, the design process, and the production process, this book illuminates the business of packaging design like no other.
Whether you're a designer, brand manager, or packaging manufacturer, the highly visual coverage in Packaging Design will be useful to you, as well as everyone else involved in the packaging design process. In one convenient book, you'll find:
* Insightful images of the design process, design concepts, three-dimensional models, and prototypes
* A wealth of case studies showcasing how superior packaging designs were created
* A framework for today's packaging design business
* Environmental considerations, along with legal and regulatory issues
* Useful appendices with advice on portfolio development and professional practice guidelines
Customer Reviews:
Nice book to have.......2007-03-06
This book takes a different approach to the packaging development. It has a decent amount of information on the whole process in packaging development from concept to shelf. However, the book does focus more on packaging appearance or graphic. Overall, I believe this is a book that is more suitable for management level rather than for packaging designers or engineers. The book doesn't offer enough details on some subjects that some packaging engineers or designers might be looking for.
If you are interested in knowing the whole process, this is definitely a good book to start up with.
Encylopedia of Packaging.......2006-10-01
This book has it all, the perfect addition to a Package Designers Library. Krasovec and Ms. Klimchuk have thoroughly explained to how a package is developed and also show the thought process of today's package designer. This book has been a long time coming!
The 4-1-1 of Packaging Design.......2006-09-10
Ms. Krasovec and Ms. Klimchuk have written a first rate analysis of the process of packaging a brand. A resource asset for both design rookies and professionals, Packaging Design: Successful Product Branding from Concept to Shelf highlights important case studies that provide model roadmaps for achieving retail brand recognition. With a focus on environmental considerations, Ms. Krasovec and Ms. Klimchuk emphasize a critical concern for all product marketers.
Book Description
This book has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect developments since the third edition, with an emphasis on structural mechanics. Coverage is up-to-date without making the treatment highly specialized and mathematically difficult. Basic theory is clearly explained to the reader, while advanced techniques are left to thousands of references available, which are cited in the text.
Customer Reviews:
Great.......2007-08-26
It explains the the hard concepts in a nice way. But the material covers the great extent of FEA.
It is good for reference.
Murat Surucu
Another student prospective.......2007-05-30
The comments left are interesting in that all the people teaching from it find it useful, and all the students find it frustrating...there is a trend here!
I agree that the explanations are great in detail and the content practical, but at a graduate level with minimal support from the professor and no TA available, not having examples or solutions (to the odds or evens at the very least) is infuriating. After spending close to $100 for this text, I had to go out to buy another with some problems to make it through my course. Two stars for readability, will pile the other three onto the review for my other text.
If a professor recommends this book for his course, my suggestion would be to go talk to some fellow students who have already taken the course to be sure you know what you are signing up for!
A collection of papers at best.......2006-06-16
I am a graduate student of solid mechanics and I have read quite a few books on FEA. Of all the textbooks I have read-this is clearly the worst. The authors don't spend any time to make the material coherent and organized. They seem to have published this book just for the sake of establishing their names in the field. It is basically a collection of research papers on the subject. The worst part of the book is that the authors use excessive verbiage to describe extremely inportant concepts with little or no mathematics. This leaves the readers confused and disoriented. This book is not for those looking for an introductory text and is useless to even those experienced in the field. Avoid this book.
Not an undergraduage text.......2006-05-16
This book was used to 'introduce' us to finite element analysis. To say the least, the book is very hard to follow. For an undergraduate text book, I don't recommend it at all. The problems are very difficult and assume you have a lot of knowledge on other subjects. Also there are close to no examples. This would be a great book for graduate classes or those seriously interested in the theory, but not for the intro introductory class, unless you have a super great professor. Because of my bad experience with the book, and how I found it difficult to grasp, I give it only two stars.
In need of a solutions manual.......2004-10-12
The material in this book is great, but I think the problems are difficult. I am in need of a solutions manual. Please contact me at jjoseph86@hotmail.com if you know where I can get one.
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This text provides thorough coverage of design principles for distillation processes. It contains an up-to-date presentation of process and equipment design procedures, highlights limitations of some design methods, and offers guidance on how to overcome them.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Reference.......2001-02-01
This book is must for process engineer esp. engineer in Petroleun and Refinery business. Written in very lucid manner shows the author is not only technically competent but has extensive experience in the industry. His book on " Distillation Operation" is also highly recomended.
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