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Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing

5 reviews
Mina P. Shaughnessy

Oxford University Press, USA, 1979

A humane, wise, window-opening book
In the dry world of composition theory, Shaughnessy's brilliantdiscussion of error in student writing stands as a landmark. Aftertwenty-plus years, this book remains highly readable and one of the half dozen most important books in the field. I particularly admire the writer's refusal to slip into the pseudo-scientific jargon that typifies the trendy, flimsy, unreadable literature that ...

Trowel and Error: Over 700 Tips, Remedies and Shortcuts for the Gardener

20 reviews
Sharon Lovejoy

Workman Publishing Company, 2002

a must have
This is a great "sitting by the garden" book. I have learned a lot, and it has reinforced some things I thought I already knew. Lots of great ideas, and I love the organic ways to take care of gardens/pests/etc.

The End of an Error

12 reviews
Mameve Medwed

Avon A, 2008

For anyone who remembers first love...and don't we all?
This is a book for anyone who remembers their first love...or perhaps the great unrequited love of their life..and wonders if things could have turned out differently. Even though happily married to our comfortable "Ben", we can't help but recall the more exciting "Simon" in our lives. Having read Medwed's first two books and enjoyed them, I ordered this one, and am so glad I did...it's ...

Common Errors in English Usage

23 reviews
Paul Brians

William James & Company, 2003

Help for Writers
This book provides help with common language usage questions. As an engineer working for the federal government, writing is a large part of my job. I keep this book next to my computer, and rely on it frequently. The "word in question" and the "correct/incorrect" (or incorrect/correct) format is easy and quick to use; and in many cases the accompanying explanations are the best I've seen.

Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain

53 reviews
Antonio Damasio

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Wonderful Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience.
This book served as my introduction to the world of cognitive neuroscience. Written in a hybrid story-explanation form unique to Damasio, this book shows how much is known about how our mind operates and how we know it. As indicated in the title, it also describes a more realistic view of mental processes than the old model, suggested by Descartes, that separated emotion and reason -a model that ...

Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook)

3 reviews

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007

Great book. Very practical and easy to read
This is a great book. It has a lot of practical advice that has clinical applications, not just theory. This is what makes the book different from many of the other anesthesia texts. In addition there are 2 sections of the book that many other books don't cover: how to go about looking for jobs/assessing a practice you might join, and also medical coding and payment. The book is quite easy to ...

13 fatal errors managers make and how you can avoid them

12 reviews
W. Steven Brown

Berkley, 1987

"Outlines The Thirteen Most Common Errors Managers At All Levels Make And Whows Why...How
"13 Fatal Errors Managers Make In this program, W. Steven Brown, a nationally recognized professional and consultant, OUTLINES THE THIRTEEN MOST COMMON ERRORS MANAGERS AT ALL LEVELS MAKE AND SHOWS they are disastrous to any successful management effort. He then goes on to show HOW to avoid them by anticipating the tendency to make them. W. Steven Brown founded and is currently president of ...

Error Patterns in Computation: Using Error Patterns to Improve Instruction (9th Edition)
Robert B. Ashlock

Prentice Hall, 2005

Reflecting many of the concerns of NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, the ninth edition of Error Patterns in Computation is the only book available that assists teachers with identifying typical error patterns, receiving feedback on their diagnosis, and gaining insight regarding why a child may have adopted an incorrect procedure. Two major causes of error patterns - over-generalizing and over-specializing - are ...

Human Error

7 reviews
James Reason

Cambridge University Press, 1990

Human Error - by James Reason
An excellent treatise on the subject of human error, written with a cognitive psychology approach. The treatment of the subject matter is more theoretical and less practice-oriented. The book begins with clear definitions, classifications and explanations on the different types of errors, quickly runs through the relevant literature and scientific studies and expands on the typology using ...

An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements

20 reviews
John R. Taylor

University Science Books, 1997

introduction to error analysis
If you have ever had to read or study a book on probability and find yourself saying, "what did he say?" and find yourself rereading the page a second or third time, buy this book. it is well written and understandable. it covers everything i need to know about error analysis and probability, and probably everything you will need to know too.

The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error

3 reviews
Sidney Dekker

Ashgate Publishing, 2006

Back to the basics
We all are extremely good to forecast the past. When this simple principle is applied to human error, it is very easy blaming the human operator. Dekker tries to put himself in the shoes of that human operator showing why an analysis that does not try to understand an event from that position is useless. There is a very hard criticism to different kind of positions taken by people that do ...

Error Control Coding (2nd Edition)

7 reviews
Shu Lin, Daniel J. Costello

Prentice Hall, 2004

very useful for both beginners and experts
a very detailed book for getting into Galois field arithmetics, cyclic codes, convolutional codes, ... As a very beginner I had no big problems understanding the content. I am not the type of guy who could understand just by reading the theory - this book gives a lot of very useful examples, so you could call it fun reading it!

Managing Maintenance Error: A Practical Guide

3 reviews
James T. Reason, Alan Hobbs

Ashgate Publishing, 2003

Effectively Managing Maintenance Errors
The book "Managing Maintenance Error: A Practical Guide" is an excellent and enlightening book on avoiding and managing maintenance errors. James Reason is a well known authority on human factor issues and his seminal work entitled "Human Error" (1990) is widely used by practitioners that work in various hazardous industries. Maintenance Error management seeks to prevent errors from occurring ...

Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences

7 reviews
Philip R. Bevington, D.Keith Robinson

McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2002

Great Book
I make measurements frequently and this book is great for providing the background to analyze your data. I took undergraduate level statistics and it never really gave the practical applied background in how to analyze data. It merely presented concepts and presumed you knew how and why to apply them. This book is very good at helping you to understand the how and why. I have read a number of ...

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Daily Boxed

William James & Company, 2008

No Room for Error: The Story Behind the USAF Special Tactics Unit

16 reviews
John T. Col Carney, Benjamin F. Schemmer

Presidio Press, 2003

The Quiet Professionals
No Room For Error fills a gap in military history. Such gaps have existed since the beginning of time whenever a 'special' operation was conducted. What Col Carney and the late Ben Schemmer have done is describe people, places, and events that bring to light the fact that the special ops 'community' before the 80s was a close knit family whose members and even kids often knew each other by name ...

The Comedy of Errors (Folger Shakespeare Library)

2 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

Starts off somberly, then hold on
A tale of woe, with twins seperated at birth, children lost to their parents and a man whose life is sacrifice unless he can pay an enormous debt. And that is just the first scenes. Then, you dive head first into broad slapstick and grand comedy. One twin is a married bawd, the other is a mostly honorable bachelor. The wrong master addresses the wrong servant, the wife gets mad at the wrong ...

The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error 1 (10 pack handouts) (Revised)

1 review

Moody Publishers, 1985

Personal Opinion on Spirit of Truth &Spirit of Error, 1 & 2
These two handouts are excellent brief comparisons of world teachings and religions, from a Christian perspective. We have early issues, from the 1980's I believe, and they are all but unreadable from wear. My wife and I were delighted to find them still in print, as they are very useful references when discussing different beliefs with others. We are now ordering our fourth package (ten per ...

Avoiding Common ICU Errors

2 reviews

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006

A very helpful book
I found this book very helpful in my care of critically ill patients. The content is very readable and targets the key issues needed by a critical care provider be they a student, resident, fellow or attending. I highly recommend this book. Outstanding!

The Comedy of Errors (No Fear Shakespeare) (No Fear Shakespeare)

1 review
SparkNotes Editors

SparkNotes, 2005

Really helped to understand the play
I bought this book as "homework" for myself before seeing the play performed at a Shakespeare festival. I read through the comtemporary English on the right hand pages, skimming the Shakespearean left pages so I would recognize the dialog when I heard it. I saw the performance later the next day and was delighted with how many of the details I was able to understand, especially compared to the ...

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