Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook, Fourth Edition
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not much use for any design work G. Randy Slone's book much better
  • first rate
  • Considerations on the book
  • Dissppointed for the Fourth Edition
  • Recommended reading for anyone who wants to design an amp
Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook, Fourth Edition
Douglas Self
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Book Description

Douglas Self offers a tried and tested method for designing audio amplifiers in a way that improves performance at every point in the circuit where distortion can creep in without significantly increasing cost. His quest for the Blameless Amplifier takes readers through the causes of distortion, measurement techniques, and design solutions to minimise distortion and efficiency. The result is a book that is crammed with unique insights into audio design and performance, as well as complete amplifier designs and schematics.

Whether you are a dedicated audiophile who wants to gain a more complete understanding of the design issues behind a truly great amp, or a professional electronic designer seeking to learn more about the art of amplifier design, Douglas Selfs Handbook is the essential guide to design principles and practice. Self is senior designer with a high-end audio manufacturer, as well as author of numerous magazine articles in the pages of Electronics World / Wireless World. His career in audio design is the foundation of a book that is based solidly on practical experience as well as a dedication to a methodology based on measurement, analysis and scientific design principles.

The fourth edition includes new material on DC offset protection circuitry, the design of DC servos and electrical safety and safety standards. In addition, there is a new chapter on Class D power amplifiers.

EPS files for selected figures are available at http://books.elsevier.com/companions/9780750680721

* The definitive guide to understanding and designing audio amplifiers
* Includes Douglas Self's classic amp designs for readers to build and adapt
* A classic work for electronics enthusiasts, Hi-Fi devotees and professional designers alike

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not much use for any design work G. Randy Slone's book much better.......2006-03-13

I purchased this book along with High Power Audio Amplifier Construction Manual by G. Randy Slone.If you want to read about
300 pages of information you can obtain free from Mr. Self's website then buy all means by this book because it is a repeat of the blamless amplifier theory, however if you really want a design book with the whyfore's included Mr. Slone's book is the book for you and should rate 10 stars for audio design. I really don't understand why Amazon hyped this book. I should have saved my money I expected more from Mr. Self.

5 out of 5 stars first rate.......2006-03-06

This is the third edition and so the reviews prior to 2002 are for earlier editions. The author makes equipment for recording studios.

The book discusses the different alternatives for circuit topologies used in audio amplifiers and their advantages and disadvantages. There are many SPICE simulation graphs with associated discussions.

3 out of 5 stars Considerations on the book.......2006-02-23

The book is very deep in some topics but is very poor in design formulas. The formulas should be included, explained and can be skipped by the readers who are not keen on mathematics.
Some schematic diagrams are simply not readable as the printing size, or the book format, is too small.

2 out of 5 stars Dissppointed for the Fourth Edition.......2005-08-26

If you have a third edition, you should keep using it. I should have kept the $ in my pockey. :(

The newly added Class-D chapter is rather short and trivial. It is just an introduction to Class-D concept. This can be found easily elsewhere. No research, experimental and test results! Disappointed! Has the author listened to current high performance Class-D solutions (like ICEpower, Hypex)?

The other new chapter, DC servo, does contains test/new results. You will learn some useful techniques.

The author should correct some problems (printing, inconsistency between text and figure) that exist in third or earlier editions. However, he didn't. Why?

Lastly, it is still highly recommeded for new readers.

5 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for anyone who wants to design an amp.......1999-05-13

This book is not a "cookbook" approach, but presents well researched and tested approaches. As such it is guaranteed to offend some people (evaluation of design changes and improvements is scientific, as opposed to subjective). Self uses the book to take a shot at much of the patently mumbo-jumbo in high end HiFi, which is entertaining! The book features the "blameless" amplifier and the circuit is given, but it would have been nice for the PCB layout (or a Gerber file..) to be included so that some quick experimentation can be done. The only minus (apart from that) is that there some areas not treated: Nested Differential Feeback loops being one. A very unique book, collecting together a lot of very valuable information.
Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook 2ND Edition
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    Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook 2ND Edition
    Douglas Self
    Manufacturer: BUTTERWORTH @ HEINEMANN
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    ASIN: B000Q1F684

    First a Dream: A Community Builds a Library
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Community engagement in building a living democracy
    • A True Study in Community
    First a Dream: A Community Builds a Library
    Jo Ann Ridley
    Manufacturer: Vision Books International
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    This wonderful narrative recounts the history of the libraries on the Tiburon Peninsula and the ten years of dedicated work by visionaries who saw the building of the new library as a necessary element for the community. Aside from fund-raising, volunteers committed long hours to locating a site, choosing an architectural firm, drawing up wish lists, conducting a national search for a library director, ensuring that the children's room be a happy place and user friendly, and learning of future Internet connection systems, all while keeping the donating public excited with the progress by publishing a newsletter, now used to inform the public of the library's book additions, news, and programs.

    The result is a warm and charming, as well as state of the art, building that was built with generous donations, fund-raisers as simple as bake stands and as elegant as catered dinners, and committees composed of citizens who used all of their professional and social skills to oversee the project to completion and on to ensuring that future library funding continued.

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    5 out of 5 stars Community engagement in building a living democracy.......2002-06-11

    This is a compelling read for anyone concerned about making democracy work to the benefit of their entire community. First a Dream tells the heartwarming and instructive story of how the people of Belevedere and Tiburon in Calfornia's Marin County dared to believe that they could build cooperatively a grass-roots community library that reflects and serves their diverse population in extraordinary ways. It is heartwarming to read how their community library, serving two quite different towns, engages and invigorates a remarkable number of their citizens in reading, the arts, and community improvement projects. It is instructive to see what it takes to build such a learning community into the roots of a society: a vision, extraordinary commitment and perserverence, flexibility, imagination and time.

    This is one of the better guides I have seen on how constructively to involve an entire community in building its own living democracy. There are exciting and useful lessons here for anyone who is ready to engage in strengthening their neighborhood, town or society.

    5 out of 5 stars A True Study in Community.......2002-06-08

    It is my good fortune to be the Director of the Belvedere-Tiburon Library, an independent community library created by the citizens of two adjoining municipalities in southern Marin County, California chronicled in "First a Dream". I am very proud of "First a Dream: A Community Builds a Library" and grateful to the people who made it possible. It is the inspirational and instructive story of the development of the library which opened its doors in April, 1997. It is also a study in community-building, local values, public spirit, and long-term commitment. The residents of the communities came together in thought, experience, and action to fill a need they both shared and worked together to finance, build and operate a new library. To achieve this, more than ten years of volunteer time and effort were given by hundreds of people.

    The library is a partnership of the two municipalities and reflective and representative of both. It is a community gateway and cultural center, a place of shared responsibilities and benefits. Today there are more than two hundred residents serving on twenty+ committees and each is vested in maintaining the excellence of this library. In creating their own library, the citizens of Tiburon and Belvedere demonstrated something basic and good about people and communities, about social democracy and its power and glory. It shows that local community activists can take matters into their own hands and achieve something remarkable.

    Congratulations and thanks to author Jo Ann Ridley for telling this story with such attention to detail, warmth, and enthusiasm. Thanks to artist and architect James Mallott for his beautiful illustrations and his remarkable generosity. Thanks to Dr. Kevin Starr, California State Librarian, for his eloquent foreword. Thanks to Sharon Jones of Vision Books International, the book's publisher and guiding light. Thanks to all the people from the community who served on the Library's History Book Committee - Carol Forell, Allan Littmen, Barbara Gnoss, Joanne Horton, Robin Daily, Betty McKegney, Sharon Bass, Mary Falk, Marie Feldman, Margaret Jones, Barbara and Len Rogers, and Steve Silberstein.

    The Abc-Clio Companion to the American Labor Movement (ABC-Clio American History Companions)
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      Paul F. Taylor
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      Chronology of Labor in the United States
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        Russell O. Wright
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        Organized labor did not become a reality in the United States until a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 1842 essentially made it legal to form unions. The first successful national union was the International Typographical Union, which was formed in 1852 following a series of meetings that began in 1850. Labor unions in the United States were seen as vehicles for better wages, not as instruments for achieving social change as in Europe.

        This chronology deals primarily with the history of American labor unions and their interactions with industry. The introduction discusses how labor (and manufacturing) developed in the United States before 1850, when early attempts at organizing labor failed. The chronology begins in 1850 with the beginning of talks to form the International Typographical Union. The topics covered in the chronology and in the appendices include the gradual shift of the workforce from farming to manufacturing to service occupations, women in the labor force, child labor, the average work week, unemployment compensation, the minimum wage, safety in the work place, and educational issues.
        A chronology of unionism: With emphasis on state and local employment
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          Julia Santini
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            James Oneal
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            The miners' case and the public interest;: A documented chronology,
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              Chicken Poop for the Soul II More Droppings: Hilarious Tales Guaranteed to Bring Joy to the Cynic in All of Us (Chicken Poop for the Soul, 2)
              Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
              • This book smells like poop
              • Good Bathroom Reading -- really
              • poop is funny!
              • Good idea gone inane
              Chicken Poop for the Soul II More Droppings: Hilarious Tales Guaranteed to Bring Joy to the Cynic in All of Us (Chicken Poop for the Soul, 2)
              David Fisher
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              ASIN: 0671037080

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              If it looks like it. Smells like it. And makes you laugh like it. It must be...

              Chicken Poop for the Soul II
              More Droppings

              Sick of feel-good anecdotes...or just plain sick? Either way you'll love this hilarious collection of fifty "sinspirational" stories that will tarnish your heart and fill your soup bowl with castor oil.

              Here is "The Incredible Journey of Little Tiger," a lost dog who will find his way home if it kills him -- or his master...and "A 'Poor' Movie," Hollywood's multimillion-dollar epic on poverty. Explore "The Incredible Similarities Between Abraham Lincoln and Jim Carrey"...and learn why "The Shape of Advertising" fills out a bikini. Read how one whiff can trigger bitterness in "A Scents Memory"...and why "A Cat's Eye View of Dogs" will make Rover play dead forever. And finally, learn how "Finding the Good in People" can work to your selfish advantage.

              Outrageously funny and downright cynical, these fowl tales will have you clucking and chuckling...till it's your turn to buy the farm.

              Customer Reviews:

              1 out of 5 stars This book smells like poop.......2003-10-05

              Sorry, just don't think it is that funny. Don't waste your time.

              2 out of 5 stars Good Bathroom Reading -- really.......2001-11-03

              Some cute, some not so cute little stories with a twist of humour. Not good for much, excecpt . . .

              5 out of 5 stars poop is funny!.......2000-11-12

              poop is funny!only weird thing bout it is that it is a spoof.the book is funny!the gooseflumps reminded me of this book!

              2 out of 5 stars Good idea gone inane.......2000-08-11

              The title is the best part of this book. The stuff inside isn't as funny as you might hope. May be good for a snicker, but you're not likely to guffaw.

              Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal
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              • easily the GREATEST book ever written about heavy metal
              • Not Dated, A very accurate portrate of what happened to metal
              • Decent but not great.
              • This book was awesome! (Actually 4.5 stars)
              • ALL THE OTHER REVIEWERS ARE MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
              Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal
              David Konow
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              Release Date: 2002-11-12

              Book Description

              “Bang your head! Metal Health’ll drive you mad!”
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              Like an episode of VH1’s Behind the Music on steroids, Bang Your Head is an epic history of every band and every performer that has proudly worn the Heavy Metal badge. Whether headbanging is your guilty pleasure or you firmly believe that this much-maligned genre has never received the respect it deserves, Bang Your Head is a must-read that pays homage to a music that’s impossible to ignore, especially when being blasted through a sixteen-inch woofer.

              Charting the genesis of early metal with bands like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden; the rise of metal to the top of the Billboard charts and heavy MTV rotation featuring the likes of Def Leppard and Metallica; hitting its critical peak with bands like Guns N’ Roses; disgrace during the “hair metal” ’80s; and a demise fueled by the explosion of the Seattle grunge scene and the “alternative” revolution, Bang Your Head is as funny as it is informative and proves once and for all that there is more to metal than sin, sex, and spandex.

              To write this exhaustive history, David Konow spent three years interviewing the bands, wives, girlfriends, ex-wives, groupies, managers, record company execs, and anyone who was or is a part of the metal scene, including many of the band guys often better known for their escapades and bad behavior than for their musicianship. Nothing is left unsaid in this jaw-dropping, funny, and entertaining chronicle of power ballads, outrageous outfits, big hair, bigger egos, and testosterone-drenched debauchery.

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars easily the GREATEST book ever written about heavy metal.......2006-05-21

              this guy has nailed it, no need to go into huge detail simply put this is a book on a par with Motley Crue's The Dirt.
              The 70s part is great but when Konow hits the 80s, chuff me in was in heaven.
              Buy this book, you'll love it.

              5 out of 5 stars Not Dated, A very accurate portrate of what happened to metal.......2006-03-15

              Unlike other music books, this is not out of date the time it hits the shelf because it ends in the mid-90's when metal lost its mainstream audience.

              It is not written with any theogical mentallity, but just stating the facts and leaving the reader to make up his or her judgement. For that it deserves a 5.

              I won't give the book away. While well written with cronological format starting with the late 60's and pays attention to the British heavy metal element, specifically with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal; it concentrates on the LA/Hair band scene, which is where the biggest media popularity e.g. MTV surrounding the genre was, and led to its downfall.

              The fall of heavy metal was no different than the fall of alot of genres where big business was involved, as well as the audience that was attacted to its rise.

              For instance, what was not mentioned in the book was Whitesnake who for years played quality blues metal, yet only made it big when they became hair band with looks, flash but very little substance.





              3 out of 5 stars Decent but not great........2005-02-05

              The best parts in this book are the stories and anecdotes about the bands or the individuals in the bands. Vince Neil is protrayed as the butt of a joke and David Lee Roth is portrayed as a spoiled rich kid turned professional jerk. The stories of the bands are entertaining, because it allows the reader to see just how ridiculous some people can be. However, the book falls short on many levels. Some of the most talented bands of Metal only receive very small sections of the book. I believe that Iron Maiden has a page. Judas Priest has a paragraph. Motorhead, while very influential is only mentioned in sections. The core of the book is made of the L.A. scene, focusing on bands such as Ratt, Motley Crue and Guns and Roses. While these bands were good, they were not the only Metal around in the 80's.
              Another disturbing aspect of the book is that Konow claims that Metal was wiped out by the Seattle scene. This is untrue. Konow ignores that Pantera's album, "Far Beyond Driven" debuted at number one the week it was released. Konow also fails to acknowledge that Slayer released some of their most ferocious work in the 90's. I will say that Metal was not as mainstream in the 90's, however to say that it was dead is preposterous. David Konow has written for Guitar World magazine, which I used to read. The late Dimebag Darrel once wrote columns for the magazine well in to the 90's. Dime once said something along the lines of, "Some people think that Metal is Dead, but Metal ain't all assed up yet." I would say to potential readers, that this book is fair. If you want a better read then first check out, "Sound of the Beast" first. That book covers all genre's of metal fairly well and you get more of a history as opposed to the tabloid feaud-like rivalry that "Bang Your Head" offers.

              4 out of 5 stars This book was awesome! (Actually 4.5 stars).......2004-12-06

              I had a great time reading this book! Not only does it deal with the Hollywood hair metal scene, it writes about a lot of various bands from other cities and styles that were as big as Bon Jovi & Metallica, and some of them less popular, like Armored Saint. It starts off with the early bands, like Sabbath, Led Zep, Kiss and Alice Cooper and ends with the Grunge movement - it even goes beyond and touches on slightly more contemporary bands. The book is full of very entertaining and shocking stories! It takes a look at how some of these bands formed, went on to success and (in some cases) were destroyed by inner-conflicts. Besides band members they got interviews from producers, promoters, club owners, managers, industry people, etc. So if you are a fan of bands like Twisted Sister, Ratt, Ozzy, Dokken, Guns N' Roses, Malmsteen, Warrant, Megadeth, Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Exodus, Van Halen, Poison, etc. then this will be a great read for you! The only problem I had with this book is that it barely mentions any European bands from the '80s (like Helloween, Iron Maiden, Accept or Running Wild) or does so in passing. This is like reading a history book on North American Metal! Good stuff!

              5 out of 5 stars ALL THE OTHER REVIEWERS ARE MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-11-10

              This is an amazing book. If you like heavy metal, this book has inside information on all of the important events and the motivations behind them. I have other books on this subject, documentaries, behind the music episodes, music magazines, and there is info in here that you simply cannot find elsewhere, such a description of a fistfight between George Lynch and Don Dokken in a limo.

              If you like Heavy Metal, YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. I have loaned it to 4 people, and they all loved it. The people who do not like this book simply do not like 80s metal, and they are the fools for buying a book on a genre that they do not enjoy. No one who likes this music would be shallow and pretentious enough to call it "hair metal" when hair had nothing to do with the music. Notice the negative reviews below are from people who use the term. Go figure.

              Himalayan Households ; Tamang Demography and Domestic Process
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                Tom Fricke
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                Himalayan Households: Tamang Demography and Domestic Processes
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                  Tom Fricke
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                  Throughout the Nepal Himalaya socioeconomic changes are transforming the lives of remote agro-pastroal peoples, bringing them into new relationships with once-distant elites. Himalayan Households is a comprehensive study of the cultural ecology, demography, and domestic organization of one village undergoing these changes, the Tamang community of Timling. Faced for the first time with an inability to procure most subsistence needs from their local environment, these Tamang have joined the flow of people from rural Nepal who compete for wage labor to supplement their household economies. These changes are profoundly altering internal village relationships, which are organized by both marriage and an ethic of reciprocity, while simultaneously drawing Timling's people into a labor pool where they are disadvantaged because of exposure to unfamiliar experiences. Tom Fricke explores the demographic roots of these changes in the social organization of Tamang economy and the implications for this population struggling with finite resources.

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                          Murders are tough enough to figure out at the best of times, but with the main murder suspect being a blind person with absolutely no sight at all, it becomes very complicated. Did the person have help or did they somehow manage to setup, create and complete the perfect murder all on their own? The tables turn though, and the truth will amaze you! Total Package includes a 2-3 hour script to be played, and accommodates from 5-150 players.
                          (Murder Mystery Script Package) "What's A Little Murder Between Friends?" (Script 1)
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                            (Murder Mystery Script Package) "What's A Little Murder Between Friends?" (Script 1)
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                            Manufacturer: M'Daia Books and Publishing (mdaia.com)
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Ring-bound

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                            ASIN: 0978262050

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                            Set in a little hometown of less than 1500 people... people who live here believe that they know everything there is to know about everyone who lives there. Everyone knows everyones name and personal lives... but there are a few secrets that havent been discovered yet about a small group of friends who have known each other forever and have made a couple of major mistakes in their time. Bodies are being discovered, first one, then two and then three... and not only is the friends loyalty tested to the limit but the clues actually point to one of the dead men as being the murderer! Figuring this one out will keep you guessing! Total Package includes a 2-3 hour script to be played, and accommodates from 5-150 players. Guaranteed to be FUN for everyone!
                            (Murder Mystery Script Package) "Who Let The Dogs Out?! It's Just NOT Your Day!" (Script 1)
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                              (Murder Mystery Script Package) "Who Let The Dogs Out?! It's Just NOT Your Day!" (Script 1)
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                              Manufacturer: M'Daia Books and Publishing
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Ring-bound

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                              ASIN: 0978262085

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                              For animal lovers everywhere... set at a Pet Celebration Day, one of the animal authorities that had seized the pet of the citys highest and most-respected politician due to allegations of pet neglect and abuse, is found murdered. As the clues are discovered and followed, animal lovers from across the celebration unite and let the animals erase what could have been incriminating evidence against the animals. A fun, exciting and Lassie-type of story that will leave you and your guests smiling at the end! Total Package includes a 2-3 hour script to be played, and accommodates from 5-150 players.
                              (Murder Mystery Script Package) Murder in the Sky with Nowhere to Go! (MysteryScripts.com, Script 1)
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                                (Murder Mystery Script Package) Murder in the Sky with Nowhere to Go! (MysteryScripts.com, Script 1)
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                                Manufacturer: M'Daia Books
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Ring-bound

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                                ASIN: 0978262034

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                                Set in modern times, on a long flight over the sea from the U.S. to Europe... a plane full of people from many different places, societies and professions. Halfway through the flight, one person drops dead, then a second. All clues initially lead toward the pilot being the murderer but is it really? Look closer and the clues lead you with nowhere else to go but to the truth! Total Package includes a 2-4 hour script to be played, and accommodates from 5-150 players.
                                The master handbook of DSE scripts
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                                  The master handbook of DSE scripts
                                  David S 1 Singer
                                  Manufacturer: David Singer Enterprises]
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Unknown Binding

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                                  ASIN: B0006S9JF8
                                  Radio script catalog;: A list of more than 1,300 annotated radio scripts which are available on free loan from the Radio Script and Transcription Exchange of the Office of Education
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                                    Radio script catalog;: A list of more than 1,300 annotated radio scripts which are available on free loan from the Radio Script and Transcription Exchange of the Office of Education
                                    Gertrude G Broderick
                                    Manufacturer: Govt. Print. Off
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                                    Binding: Unknown Binding

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                                    ASIN: B0007G652O

                                    The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources
                                    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                                    • Excellent resource and web site
                                    • Simply packed with web links and updates
                                    • Beautiful! A work of art better than Picasso!
                                    • web helper
                                    • Lots of information and it's free
                                    The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources
                                    Nicholas Tomaiuolo
                                    Manufacturer: Information Today, Inc.
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Paperback

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                                    ASIN: 0910965676

                                    Book Description

                                    A guide to creating a comprehensive personal library using free web resources, this book demonstrates the steps to compiling a web library that includes a vast, rich collection of data, documents, e-books, reference materials, and images. Organized in accordance with the departments of a well-managed physical library, this guide shows librarians, potential librarians, and those who simply want to better organize their files how to access free material that can be used immediately. Free articles and indexes, digital reference services, electronic books, images, and software and hardware issues are covered.

                                    Customer Reviews:

                                    5 out of 5 stars Excellent resource and web site.......2004-08-17

                                    I usually steer clear of web site directory books because they become obsolete very quickly. This book presents more than lists of sites. It contains some unusual and even provocative information concerning whether it is preferable to read in hardcopy or online; it also has interviews with people who create content at the freebie sites and this gave me a fresh perspective on the availability of free resources. The best thing is that isn't chock full of screenshots, it's full of information.

                                    5 out of 5 stars Simply packed with web links and updates.......2004-05-06

                                    Build a personal library of information using free web resources with the help of Tomaiuolo's The Web Library: Building A World Class Personal Library With Free Web Resources, edited by Barbara Quint. The Web Library is simply packed with web links and updates, as well as assessments of the pros and cons of given reference sites. Anyone can use no/low cost Web resources to build a comprehensive personal library of data, documents and images: The Web Library outlines keys to locating such gold mines and includes interviews with librarians and leading content providers alike.

                                    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful! A work of art better than Picasso!.......2004-03-02

                                    This book was a wonderful book which I was pleased to share with my co-workers, most of whom are all resourceful men and women who search the internet for work. As a businessman, I must say that this book was incredibly useful in my many projects and has brought my company's profit up by 3%.

                                    5 out of 5 stars web helper.......2004-02-29

                                    I spend a lot of hours searching the web for work. I bought a copy of this book and it kept disappearing off my desk--borrowed by co-workers. Now I keep it locked in my desk drawer--they'll have to buy their own copies! Well done, Nicholas and Barbara! Hope to see more of your books in print.

                                    4 out of 5 stars Lots of information and it's free.......2004-02-29

                                    I was lucky enough to be given this book as a gift, because my parents know that I often use the web to locate information for school projects. It has tons of useful websites and is well-organized. I definitely recommend it.

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