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The Act for Dummiesby Suzee VlkISBN 1568843879 (1-56884-387-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Act for Dummies'Book summary:You've heard that performing well on your ACT can make up for mediocre performance in high school. But how can you ace it? Suzee Vlk, author of The SAT I for Dummies, can help. The ACT for Dummies is packed with useful information and strategies to help you prepare for the test. The book includes advice on how to use the book efficiently (Vlk estimates you'll need 19 hours to work through it), review chapters for all four sections of the exam, and two complete practice exams. In familiar Dummies style, Vlk includes a handy tear-out "Cheat Sheet" with a summary of the most important information and a "Part of Tens" section with 10 things colleges are looking for in their applicants and "Ten Dumb Things You Can Do to Mess Up Your ACT." With its witty writing, clear layout, and helpful icons in the margins to point out tips, tricks, and traps in the exam, and sample questions, The ACT for Dummies makes test preparation easy and relatively painless. --C.B. Delaney [via]
The Art of Software Testingby Glenford J. MyersISBN 0471043281 (0-471-04328-1)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Barron's How to Prepare for the Act Assessmentby Allan Mundsack, Fred Obrecht, Robert L. Lehrman, George EhrenhaftISBN 0764123009 (0-7641-2300-9)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works And Their Imagesby Patricia Harpring, Linda McRae, Elisa Lanzi, ANN BAIRD WHITESIDE, Murtha Bacca, Murtha BacaISBN 0838935648 (0-8389-3564-8)
Softcover, Amer Library Assn
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works And Their Images'Book summary:In a visual and artifact-filled world, cataloging one-of-a-kind cultural objects without published guidelines and standards has been a challenge.
Now for the first time, under the leadership of the Visual Resources Association, a cross-section of five visual and cultural heritage experts, along with scores of reviewers from varied institutions, have created a new data content standard focused on cultural materials.
This cutting-edge reference offers practical resources for cataloging and flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of institutions from libraries to museums to archives. Consistently following these guidelines for selecting, ordering, and formatting data used to populate metadata elements in cultural materials catalog records:
* Promotes good descriptive cataloging and reduces redundancy
* Builds a foundation of shared documentation
* Creates data sharing opportunities
* Enhances end-user access across institutional boundaries
* Complements existing standards (AACR)
This is a must-have reference for museum professionals, visual resources curators, archivists, librarians and anyone who documents cultural objects (including architecture, paintings, sculpture, prints, manuscripts, photographs, visual media, performance art, archaeological sites, and artifacts) and their images [via]More editions of Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works And Their Images:
The Challengeby Susan KearneyISBN 0765348918 (0-7653-4891-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Counting Little Geckosby Charline ProfiriISBN 1891795147 (1-891795-14-7)
Hardcover, Rgu Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Counting Little Geckos'Book summary:Geckos everywhere, having fun! Number one is the cool gecko with the blue shades. Gecko number six does push-ups and number four sleeps through it all. The book's rhyming text helps children anticipate the next number and teaches little ones to count from one to ten. [via]
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The Craft of Software Testing: Subsystem Testing Including Object-Based and Object-Oriented Testingby Brian MarickISBN 0131774115 (0-13-177411-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Criterion-referenced Test Development: Technical and Legal Guidelines for Corporate Trainingby Sharon A. Shrock, William C. CoscarelliISBN 1890289094 (1-890289-09-4)
Softcover, Pfeiffer & Co
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A Distant Soil 4: Codaby Colleen DoranISBN 1887279512 (1-887279-51-2)
Softcover, Image Comics
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The Fire of His Holiness: Prepare Yourself to Enter God's Presenceby Sergio ScatagliniISBN 0830723781 (0-8307-2378-1)
Softcover, Regal Books
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First Grade Takes a Testby Lillian Hoban, Miriam CohenISBN 0688842658 (0-688-84265-8)
Hardcover, Greenwillow Books
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Fit For Developing Software: Framework For Integrated Testsby Ward Cunningham, Rick MugridgeISBN 0321269349 (0-321-26934-9)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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GRE Chemistry TestISBN 0878916008 (0-87891-600-8)
Softcover, Research & Education Assn
Find This BookBook summary:This test preparation book includes five full-length exams with explanations based on official exams released by the administrator of the GRE in Chemistry. Analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry are tested. Includes a general chemistry review for all topics covered on the exam. For chemistry students bound for graduate school.[via]More editions of GRE Chemistry Test:
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The Gre Test for Dummiesby Suzee VlkISBN 0764554735 (0-7645-5473-5)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gre Test for Dummies'Book summary:Whether you're a college senior or someone who graduated years ago, you'll want this friendly guide to help you ace the GRE and get into the grad school of your choice. Suzee Vlk, a test-prep guru with nearly thirty years of coaching experience supplies you with: Up-to-date sample questionsTwo complete practice testsGuidance on how to approach each type of questionTips on how to avoid test tricks and trapsRelaxation techniques that keep you calm and focusedHints on how to beat the clockComprehensive reviews of the basics in all categoriesWith Suzee as your guide, you'll discover how to think the GRE. You'll identify the point behind each of the various styles and types of questions and understand what each is meant to test. And you'll gain the confidence you need to:Have the last word on sentence completions, antonyms, analogies, reading comprehension, and analytical writing questionsTake the full measure of the geometry and algebra questionsHand in an incomparable performance on quantitative comparison and problem-solving questionsRevised to address the test's new computer-adaptive format, The GRE Test For Dummies arms you with everything you need to vanquish the beast standing between you and the graduate program of your choice. [via]
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How to Prepare for Sat Iby Samuel C. Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner, Sharon Weiner GreenISBN 0812096363 (0-8120-9636-3)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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How to Prepare for Sat Iby Sharon Green, Samuel C. Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner, Sharon Weiner GreenISBN 0812018567 (0-8120-1856-7)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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In the Name of Excellence: The Struggle to Reform the Nation's Schools, Why It's Failing, and What Should Be Doneby Thomas TochISBN 0735103690 (0-7351-0369-0)
Hardcover, Replica Books
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Information Anxiety 2by Richard S. Wurman, Loring Leifer, David Sume, Karen WhitehouseISBN 0789724103 (0-7897-2410-3)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Information Anxiety 2'Book summary:Information might want to be free, but why should we free it? We've got enough troubles keeping track of all the petabits running around untethered already, and we risk a computer counterrevolution if we let the situation get much crazier. Information architect Richard Saul Wurman swept the field clear in 1989 with his groundbreaking book foreseeing the problems of data clutter and proposing a radical new means of organising and presenting knowledge humanistically; he has substantially revised it for the new century as Information Anxiety 2.
This volume is sparklingly clear and readable and offers insight not only to designers, educators and content developers, but also to anyone who needs to communicate effectively through dense clouds of facts. If Wurman occasionally indulges in new-agey pop psychology, his analysis is never muddy and the more hard-headed reader will forgive him soon enough. The discussion alternates between describing the deeply stressful task of absorbing poorly organised data and exploring solutions that require a bit of rethinking but reward such an investment with improved understanding and, maybe, a state change from information to wisdom. We could do worse, and if we don't pay attention to Wurman and his colleagues, we almost certainly will. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Joy of Cookingby Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan BeckerISBN 0743246268 (0-7432-4626-8)
Hardcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joy of Cooking'Book summary:This delightful pint-size version of the nationally known and loved Joy of Cooking contains excerpts highlighting the comprehensive nature of this indispensable kitchen resource. With all-American recipes, tips, charts, illustrations, listings of measurements and conversions, rules for serving food and beverages, and suggestions for entertaining, it's the perfect gift for anyone who cherishes the large-format original.Joy of Cooking is a registered trademark of The Joy of Cooking Trust and the MRB Revocable Trust. Copyright © 1997 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., The Joy of Cooking Trust and the MRB Revocable Trust.[via] 
Junit in Actionby Ted HustedISBN 1930110995 (1-930110-99-5)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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JUnit Recipes: Practical Methods for Programmer Testingby J. B. Rainsberger, Scott StirlingISBN 1932394230 (1-932394-23-0)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Kaplan Act 2003by KaplanISBN 0743237218 (0-7432-3721-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kaplan Act 2003'Book summary:You will score higher. We guarantee it.
Practice Makes Perfect. Two full-length exams, each with detailed explanations for all answers, as well as expert advice on avoiding traps and managing time.
Review What's Important. Complete workouts to build your skills in each of the four subject areas: English, Math, Reading, and Science Reasoning.
Increase Your Score. Kaplan's highly effective test-taking strategies, which provide focused and detailed approaches for every question type. Go into the test with more confidence!
Special CD-ROM Features: " 2 Full-Length Practice Tests " Customized Study Plan " Interactive Flashcards " 8 Additional Tests: 2 for Each ACT Subject Test [via]
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Kaplan Act 2005by KaplanISBN 0743260414 (0-7432-6041-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approachby Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret PettichordISBN 0471081124 (0-471-08112-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach'Book summary:Decades of software testing experience condensed into the most important lessons learned.
The world's leading software testing experts lend you their wisdom and years of experience to help you avoid the most common mistakes in testing software. Each lesson is an assertion related to software testing, followed by an explanation or example that shows you the how, when, and why of the testing lesson. More than just tips, tricks, and pitfalls to avoid, Lessons Learned in Software Testing speeds you through the critical testing phase of the software development project without the extensive trial and error it normally takes to do so. The ultimate resource for software testers and developers at every level of expertise, this guidebook features:
* Over 200 lessons gleaned from over 30 years of combined testing experience
* Tips, tricks, and common pitfalls to avoid by simply reading the book rather than finding out the hard way
* Lessons for all key topic areas, including test design, test management, testing strategies, and bug reporting
* Explanations and examples of each testing trouble spot help illustrate each lesson's assertion [via]More editions of Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach:
The Mind Testby Rita Aero, Elliot WeinerISBN 0688004016 (0-688-00401-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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The Mismeasure of Manby Stephen Jay GouldISBN 0393314251 (0-393-31425-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mismeasure of Man'Book summary:How smart are you? If that question doesn't spark a dozen more questions in your mind (like "What do you mean by 'smart,'" "How do I measure it," and "Who's asking?"), then The Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould's masterful demolition of the IQ industry, should be required reading. Gould's brilliant, funny, engaging prose dissects the motivations behind those who would judge intelligence, and hence worth, by cranial size, convolutions, or score on extremely narrow tests. How did scientists decide that intelligence was unipolar and quantifiable, and why did the standard keep changing over time? Gould's answer is clear and simple: power maintains itself. European men of the 19th century, even before Darwin, saw themselves as the pinnacle of creation and sought to prove this assertion through hard measurement. When one measure was found to place members of some "inferior" group such as women or Southeast Asians over the supposedly rightful champions, it would be discarded and replaced with a new, more comfortable measure. The 20th-century obsession with numbers led to the institutionalization of IQ testing and subsequent assignment to work (and rewards) commensurate with the score, shown by Gould to be not simply misguided--for surely intelligence is multifactorial--but also regressive, creating a feedback loop rewarding the rich and powerful. The revised edition includes a scathing critique of Herrnstein and Murray's The Bell Curve, taking them to task for rehashing old arguments to exploit a new political wave of uncaring and belt tightening. It might not make you any smarter, but The Mismeasure of Man will certainly make you think. --Rob Lightner [via]
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.Net Test Automation Recipes: A Problem-solution Approachby James McCaffreyISBN 1590596633 (1-59059-663-3)
Hardcover, Apress
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Night Chillsby Dean R. KoontzISBN 1574901079 (1-57490-107-9)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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None of the Above : The Truth Behind the SATsby David Owen, Marilyn DoerrISBN 0847695077 (0-8476-9507-7)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'None of the Above : The Truth Behind the SATs'Book summary:Each year millions of high school junior and seniors across the country, armed with standard issue No. 2 pencils and in various states of battle-readiness, face one of lifes most gut-wrenching rites of passage: the SAT. Award-winning journalist David Owen first exposed the often biased, unscientific, and secretive manufacturing, grading, and distribution of this much-dreaded test by its creator, the Educational Testing Service (ETS), in 1985s widely acclaimed None of the Above: Behind the Myth of Scholastic Aptitude. Part devastating expose, part savvy test guide, this bestselling book demystified the development of the SAT and offered many practical strategies on how to beat the test. Now, fifteen years later, Owens book, completely revised and updated by educator Marilyn Doerr and with a new preface by the author, is more relevant than ever for students, their parents, and those who believe in the importance of educational opportunity for all.
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Owens intelligent, peppery style makes the confusing jargon of statistics and educational theory understandable, something ETS has striven hard to avoid.Stevenson Swanson, Chicago Tribune
This book should be readwith guffawsby any educator who ever cringed before an SAT score.Virginia Robinson, Education Times
The reader will appreciate this book, among other reasons, for the excellent advice it offers on beating the tests.Publishers Weekly
An angry book (though often a very funny one), and with good reason: the SAT is a scam.
Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post [via]More editions of None of the Above : The Truth Behind the SATs:
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Observing the User Experience: A Practioner's Guide for User Researchby Mike KuniavskyISBN 1558609237 (1-55860-923-7)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub
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The gap between who designers and developers imagine their users are, and who those users really are can be the biggest problem with product development. Observing the User Experience will help you bridge that gap to understand what your users want and need from your product, and whether they'll be able to use what you've created.
Filled with real-world experience and a wealth of practical information, this book presents a complete toolbox of techniques to help designers and developers see through the eyes of their users. It provides in-depth coverage of 13 user experience research techniques that will provide a basis for developing better products, whether they're Web, software or mobile based. In addition, it's written with an understanding of how software is developed in the real world, taking tight budgets, short schedules, and existing processes into account.
·Explains how to create usable products that are still original, creative, and unique
·A valuable resource for designers, developers, project managers-anyone in a position where their work comes in direct contact with the end user.
·Provides a real-world perspective on research and provides advice about how user research can be done cheaply, quickly and how results can be presented persuasively
·Gives readers the tools and confidence to perform user research on their own designs and tune their software user experience to the unique needs of their product and its users [via]More editions of Observing the User Experience: A Practioner's Guide for User Research:
One Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standardsby Susan OhanianISBN 0325001588 (0-325-00158-8)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Panic Plan for the Act AssessmentISBN 0768908582 (0-7689-0858-2)
Softcover, Petersons
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Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebookby Chromatic, LangworthISBN 0596100922 (0-596-10092-2)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebook'Book summary:[via]Is there any sexier topic in software development than software testing? That is, besides game programming, 3D graphics, audio, high-performance clustering, cool websites, et cetera? Okay, so software testing is low on the list. And that's unfortunate, because good software testing can increase your productivity, improve your designs, raise your quality, ease your maintenance burdens, and help to satisfy your customers, coworkers, and managers.
Perl has a strong history of automated tests. A very early release of Perl 1.0 included a comprehensive test suite, and it's only improved from there. Learning how Perl's test tools work and how to put them together to solve all sorts of previously intractable problems can make you a better programmer in general. Besides, it's easy to use the Perl tools described to handle all sorts of testing problems that you may encounter, even in other languages.
Like all titles in O'Reilly's Developer's Notebook series, this "all lab, no lecture" book skips the boring prose and focuses instead on a series of exercises that speak to you instead of at you.
Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebook will help you dive right in and:
- Write basic Perl tests with ease and interpret the results
- Apply special techniques and modules to improve your tests
- Bundle test suites along with projects
- Test databases and their data
- Test websites and web projects
- Use the "Test Anything Protocol" which tests projects written in languages other than Perl
With today's increased workloads and short development cycles, unit tests are more vital to building robust, high-quality software than ever before. Once mastered, these lessons will help you ensure low-level code correctness, reduce software development cycle time, and ease maintenance burdens.
You don't have to be a die-hard free and open source software developer who lives, breathes, and dreams Perl to use this book. You just have to want to do your job a little bit better.
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Personality Assessment Methods and Practices: Methods and Practicesby Lewis R. AikenISBN 0889372098 (0-88937-209-8)
Hardcover, Hogrefe & Huber Pub
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Peterson's Sat Success 2001by Maureen Steddin, Liza KleinmanISBN 076890417X (0-7689-0417-X)
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The Plague Dogsby Richard AdamsISBN 0345494024 (0-345-49402-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Plague Dogs'Book summary:Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf.
After being horribly mistreated at a government animal research facility, Snitter and Rowf escape into the isolation--and terror--of the wilderness. Aided only by a fox they call ''the Tod,'' the two dogs must struggle to survive in their new environment. When the starving dogs attack some sheep, they are labeled ferocious man-eating monsters, setting off a great dog hunt that is later intensified by the fear that the dogs could be carriers of the bubonic plague. [via]More editions of The Plague Dogs:
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Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Typesby Marilyn Bates, David KeirseyISBN 0960695400 (0-9606954-0-0)
Softcover, B & D Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types'Book summary:Does your spouse's need to alphabetically organize books on the shelves puzzle you? Do your boss's tsunami-like moods leave you exasperated? Do your child's constant questions make you batty? If you've ever wanted to change your mate, your coworkers, or a family member, then "Put down your chisel," advise David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates in this book of personality types. We are different for a reason, and that reason is probably more good than bad. Keirsey and Bates believe that not only is it impossible to truly change others (which they call embarking on a "Pygmalion project"), it's much more important to understand and affirm differences. Sounds easier than it is, you might say. Well, this book is a guide for putting an end to the Pygmalion projects in your life and starting on the path to acceptance.
For anyone acquainted with the ubiquitous Myers-Briggs personality test, Please Understand Me will be familiar territory--but gone over with a fine-toothed comb. And for the uninitiated, this book will be a quick introduction to personality typing the Myers-Briggs way--with a Jungian accent. After presenting a brief rundown of 20th-century psychology movements, Keirsey and Bates encourage you to take the 70-question "Keirsey Temperament Sorter," a sort of mini-Myers-Briggs test that places you in 1 of 16 personality types. Like the Myers-Briggs system, this test sorts your personality into groups of extraversion/introversion (E/I), sensation/intuition (S/N), thinking/feeling (T/F), and perceiving/judging (P/J). Unlike the Myers-Briggs system, Please Understand Me also presents four easy-to-remember temperament types--Dionysian (freedom first), Epimethean (wants to be useful), Promethean (desires power), and Apollonian (searches for self)--that underlie the 16 possible personalities identified by the test. The book then delves into a detailed analysis of each type, with sections on mates, children, and leaders. An appendix paints portraits of the 16 possible personality types.
Unless you're already a true personality-typing devotee, this book may seem a little esoteric, especially the somewhat "in" references to psychological theory that few laypeople will be likely to understand. But give it a chance and you may find that you'll begin to understand why you always know where to find Anna Karenina on the shelf (you have an ESTJ husband), why your boss is sarcastic one day and praises your achievements the next (she's an NF), and why knowing the reason that the sun comes up in the same place every day is important to your little one (he's Promethean). You may even find that once you accept quirks and ticks in others, they will understand you a little better, too. --Stefanie Durbin [via]
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Por Favor, Comprendeme: Tipos De Caracter Y Temperamentoby Marilyn Bates, David KeirseyISBN 0960695435 (0-9606954-3-5)
Softcover, Intj Books
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A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Designby Lee CopelandISBN 158053791X (1-58053-791-X)
Hardcover, Artech House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design'Book summary:A comprehensive, up-to-date and practical introduction to software test design. This book presents all the important test design techniques in a single place and in a consistent and easy-to-digest format. An immediately useful handbook for test engineers, developers, quality assurance professionals and requirements and systems analysts, it enables you to: choose the best test case design; find software defects in less time and with fewer resources; and develop optimal strategies that help reduce the likelihood of costly errors. It also assists you in estimating the effort, time and cost of good testing. Numerous case studies and examples of software testing techniques are included, helping you to fully understand the practical applications of these techniques. From well-established techniques such as equivalence classes, boundary value analysis, decision tables and state-transition diagrams, to new techniques like use case testing, pairwise testing and exploratory testing, the book is a usful resource for testing professionals seeking to improve their skills and a handy reference for college-level courses in software test design. [via]
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Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# With Nunitby Dave Thomas, Andrew Hunt, Matt HargettISBN 0977616673 (0-9776166-7-3)
Softcover, Pragmatic Bookshelf
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# With Nunit'Book summary:[via]The NIST estimates that poor testing costs the US economy $60 billion annually. This book gives teams straightforward and proven ways to introduce unit testing into their process, resulting in higher quality and fewer bugs.
All over the world, software teams are using unit testing both to verify their code and as a way of helping them design better code. This book is unique in the way it covers two aspects: showing developers both how to test and helping them determine what to test.
New in the second edition:
- Updated for NUnit 2.4 (.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005)
- More assert methods
- New String and Collection assertion support
- Better support for multiple-platform development
- Higher-level setup and teardown fixtures
- Whole new chapter on extending NUnit
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Pragmatic Unit Testing In Java With Junitby David Thomas, Andrew HuntISBN 0974514012 (0-9745140-1-2)
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The Psychobox: A Box of Psychological Gamesby Jonathan Miller, Mel GoodingISBN 1590301706 (1-59030-170-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Psychological Testingby Kaplan, SaccuzzoISBN 1428802738 (1-4288-0273-8)
Softcover, Academic Internet Pub Inc
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Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurementby Mark E. Swerdlik, Suzanne M. Phillips, Ronald Jay CohenISBN 155934427X (1-55934-427-X)
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Psychological Testing and Assessment : An Introduction to Tests and Measurementby Ronald Jay Cohen, Mark E. Swerdlik, Douglas K. SmithISBN 0874849837 (0-87484-983-7)
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Psychological Testing of Hispanicsby Kurt F. GeisingerISBN 1557985383 (1-55798-538-3)
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Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issuesby Dennis P. Saccuzzo, Robert M. KaplanISBN 0818504943 (0-8185-0494-3)
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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedulesby Steve McConnellISBN 1556159005 (1-55615-900-5)
Softcover, Microsoft Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules'Book summary:I can hear some of you exclaiming, "How can you possibly recommend a book about software scheduling published by Microsoft Press and written by a consultant to Microsoft?!" Well, put aside any preconceived biases. This is a tremendous book on effective scheduling software development, and it drinks deeply from the wisdom of all the classics in the field such as Brook's Mythical Man Month -- and is likely well-informed by McConnell's experiences, good and bad, in Redmond.
The nine page section entitled "Classic Mistakes Enumerated" is alone worth the price of admission and should be required reading for all developers, leads, and managers. Here are some types of the 36 classic mistakes that McConnell describes in detail:
- People Related Mistakes
- Heroics
- Adding people to a late project
- Politics placed over substance (etc.)
- Process Related Mistakes
- Abandonment of planning under pressure
- Planning to catch up later
- "Code-like-hell" programming (etc.)
- Technology Related Mistakes
- Silver-Bullet syndrome
- Overestimating savings from new tools or methods
- Switching tools in the middle of a project (etc.)
I suspect that if you've ever been involved in software development, you winced after reading each of these nine points. And you will learn a great deal from the remaining 640 pages about concrete solutions.
My only substantive gripe: cheesy Powerpoint graphics. Nonetheless, this book is Very Highly Recommended. [via]
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Rating Scales in Mental Healthby Martha Sajatovic, Luis Ramirez, Luis F. RamirezISBN 1930598327 (1-930598-32-7)
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The Real Act Prep Guideby Peterson's Guides StaffISBN 0768919754 (0-7689-1975-4)
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Research Methods for Business (Cram 101): A Skill Building Approachby Cram 101ISBN 1428813462 (1-4288-1346-2)
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Rethinking School Reform: Views from the Classroomby Linda Christensen, Stan KarpISBN 0942961293 (0-942961-29-3)
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Rethinking Schools: An Agenda for Changeby David Levine, Robert Peterson, Robert Lowe, David P. Levine, Rita TenorioISBN 1565842154 (1-56584-215-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in Americaby Jonathan KozolISBN 1400052459 (1-4000-5245-9)
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Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he finds that conditions have grown worse for inner-city children in the 15 years since federal courts began dismantling the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. First, a state of nearly absolute apartheid now prevails in thousands of our schools. The segregation of black children has reverted to a level that the nation has not seen since 1968. Few of the students in these schools know white children any longer. Second, a protomilitary form of discipline has now emerged, modeled on stick-and-carrot methods of behavioral control traditionally used in prisons but targeted exclusively at black and Hispanic children. And third, as high-stakes testing takes on pathological and punitive dimensions, liberal education in our inner-city schools has been increasingly replaced by culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction that would be rejected out of hand by schools that serve the mainstream of society.
Filled with the passionate voices of children and their teachers and some of the most revered and trusted leaders in the black community, The Shame of the Nation is a triumph of firsthand reporting that pays tribute to those undefeated educators who persist against the odds, but directly challenges the chilling practices now being forced upon our urban systems by the Bush administration. In their place, Kozol offers a humane, dramatic challenge to our nation to fulfill at last the promise made some 50 years ago to all our youngest citizens.
From The Shame of the Nation
I went to Washington to challenge the soft bigotry of low expectations, the president said in his campaign for reelection in September 2004. Its working. Its making a difference. It is one of those deadly lies, which, by sheer repetition, is at length accepted by large numbers of Americans as, perhaps, a rough approximation of the truth. But it is not the truth, and it is not an innocent misstatement of the facts. It is a devious appeasement of the heartache of the parents of the poor and, if it is not forcefully resisted and denounced, it is going to lead our nation even further in a perilous direction.
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Software Quality: Producing Practical, Consistent Softwareby Mordechai Ben-Menachem, Garry S. MarlissISBN 1850323267 (1-85032-326-7)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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Software Testing: A Craftman's Approachby Paulc JorgensenISBN 0849308097 (0-8493-0809-7)
Hardcover, CRC Pr I Llc
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Part I focuses on the mathematics needed to understand and correctly apply the two fundamental approaches. Parts II and III examine the functional and structural testing techniques. Part IV includes information on integration and system testing. Part V focuses on testing management. [via]More editions of Software Testing: A Craftman's Approach:
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Software Testing in the Real World: Improving the Processby Edward Kit, Susannah FinziISBN 0201877562 (0-201-87756-2)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Software Testing in the Real World: Improving the Process'Book summary:Software Testing In The Real World provides the reader with a tool-box for effectively improving the software testing process. The book gives the practicing software engineer a menu of techniques with guidance on how to create a strategy for continuous, sustainable improvement within their organization--whatever its size or level of process maturity. Ed Kit addresses the most frequently asked questions about methodologies, tools, technology and organizational issues being posed in the testing community today. Pragmatic in its approach, the book confronts the problem of the relative immaturity of the software engineering discipline in most organizations with practical guidance on cost and risk, standards, planning testing tasks and testing tools. Test and Quality Assurance Specialists, Developers and Project Managers alike will benefit from the practical, proven techniques for improving testing as well as the specific "best of breed" software testing tools information.
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Software Testing Techniquesby Boris BeizerISBN 1850328803 (1-85032-880-3)
Softcover, International Thomson Computer Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Software Testing Techniques'Book summary:Despite the need for them, there is a critical lack of references that cover the latest in software testing. Even most programming courses offer insufficient guidance on efficient testing procedures. At last you're provided with the concise information you need! Both theory and practice are skillfully integrated in Software Testing techniques, bringing you the first all-inclusive volume devoted solely to testing methodology. Here you'll find highly effective intuitive tools for test case design and execution. Armed with this handbook, you'll be able to tap those techniques that are most likely to prove useful in the creation of robust, reliable software. The author clearly explains how to ensure flexibility in the testing process. Util now, most o f graph theory has been inaccessible to the working programmer, but Bezier makes frequent use of graph-theoretical concepts without weighing them down with obscure mathematics. He presents many alternate program models, while fully explaining their optimum application to testing. Real-life stories and anecdotes interspersed with humor illustrate practical yet entertaining examples of useful applications. New areas covered range from McCabe's metric to the use of decision tables and boolean algebra in a testing context. Other areas discussed include path testing, path sensitizing, syntax testing, reconciliation of faulty specifications, and more. Software Testing Techniques is a must for every programmer - from novice to expert -- as well as designers and quality assurance personnel who need to be completely familiar with all forms of software testing technology. (From the inside dust cover) [via]
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Standardized Mindsby Peter SacksISBN 0738204331 (0-7382-0433-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Standardized Minds: The High Price of America's Testing Culture and What We Can Do to Change Itby Peter SacksISBN 0738202436 (0-7382-0243-6)
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A Structured Approach to Systems Testingby William E. PerryISBN 0894352334 (0-89435-233-4)
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Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learningby Anne Meyer, David H. RoseISBN 0871205998 (0-87120-599-8)
Softcover, Assn for Supervision & Curriculum
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Test-Driven Development: By Exampleby Kent BeckISBN 0321146530 (0-321-14653-0)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Test-Driven Development: By Example'Book summary:Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to "be careful!"), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When programming teams buy into TDD, they immediately see positive results. They eliminate the fear involved in their jobs, and are better equipped to tackle the difficult challenges that face them. TDD eliminates tentative traits, it teaches programmers to communicate, and it encourages team members to seek out criticism However, even the author admits that grumpiness must be worked out individually! In short, the premise behind TDD is that code should be continually tested and refactored. Kent Beck teaches programmers by example, so they can painlessly and dramatically increase the quality of their work. [via]
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Testers and Testing: The Sociology of School Psychologyby Carl MilofskyISBN 081351407X (0-8135-1407-X)
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Testing Computer Softwareby Cem Kaner, Hung Quoc Nguyen, Jack FalkISBN 1850328471 (1-85032-847-1)
Softcover, Coriolis Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Testing Computer Software'Book summary:The original printing of Testing Computer Software set the standard for the emerging field of test engineering with a full tour of the state of the art in managing the testing process. The reissued text makes this classic out-of-print text available once again. Though it relies heavily on older examples (including MS-DOS) and has not been updated, this text is still a worthwhile resource for practical-minded advice on the realities of testing.
The best thing about Testing Computer Software is its practical point-by-point guide to everyday software testing, from creating a test plan, to writing effective bug reports, to working with programming staff and management to fix bugs.
That said, this book's early frame of reference shows how far we've come. (The book relies heavily on MS-DOS examples and features some truly embarrassing anachronisms, including the mention of testing dot-matrix printers and even EGA/VGA video modes.) The bibliography stops at sources from 1992 and features many references from the 1980s. Nowadays, automated software testing tools are the staple of any testing strategy. This book even advocates a wait-and-see approach to the "new" Microsoft Test.
These limitations aside, there is still a good deal to mine here. Much of the approach to testing is still very valid for any aspiring or working test engineer. Clearly, readers of the first edition will have little reason to upgrade to this second edition, but for anyone who appreciates a "classic" (and indeed a pioneering) text in the field of software testing, it's good to have Testing Computer Software in print again. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: test case design, test planning, project lifecycle overview, software errors, boundary conditions, bug reports, regression testing, black box testing, software quality and reliability, managing test teams, printer testing, internationalization, and managing legal risk. [via]
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Testing Extreme Programmingby Lisa Crispin, Tip HouseISBN 0321113551 (0-321-11355-1)
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Testing Object-Oriented Systems: Models, Patterns, and Toolsby Robert BinderISBN 0201809389 (0-201-80938-9)
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Unit Testing in Java: How Tests Drive the Codeby Johannes Link, Peter FrolichISBN 1558608680 (1-55860-868-0)
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Unix in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for System V Release 4 and Solaris 2.0by Daniel GillyISBN 1565920015 (1-56592-001-5)
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Gilly starts with a complete, alphabetized listing of core Unix commands. Each entry includes a syntax summary, a clear statement of what the command does, and a full list of options, each with commentary on its function. The author then covers shell documentation, supplying details on the Bourne, Korn, and C shells and documenting each shell's commands in the standard format. Gilly also includes a section on regular expressions as they apply to grep, egrep, text editors, and various scripting languages.
Next, the book offers complete documentation of Emacs, ex, and vi, the powerful editors whose command structure proves perennially difficult to learn. The commands, once again, appear alphabetically with statements of their respective purposes. Other popular utilities--sed, awk, nroff, troff, tbl, and several macro languages--follow. Code managers SCCS and RCS, rarely documented in Unix books, bring up the rear.
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Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internetby Anne P. MintzISBN 0910965609 (0-910965-60-9)
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What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated?: And More Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other Folliesby Alfie KohnISBN 0807032670 (0-8070-3267-0)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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In this new collection of essays, Kohn takes on some of the most important and controversial topics in education of the last few years. His central focus is on the real goals of education-a topic, he argues, that we systematically ignore while lavishing attention on misguided models of learning and counterproductive techniques of motivation.
The shift to talking about goals yields radical conclusions and wonderfully pungent essays that only Alfie Kohn could have written. From the title essay's challenge to conventional, conservative definitions of a good education to essays on standards and testing and grades that tally the severe educational costs of overemphasizing a narrow conception of achievement, Kohn boldly builds on his earlier work and writes for a wide audience.
Kohn's new book will be greeted with enthusiasm by his many readers and by any teacher or parent looking for a refreshing perspective on today's debates about schools. [via]More editions of What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated?: And More Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other Follies:
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What Would Dewey Do?: An Unshelved Collectionby Gene Ambaum, Bill BarnesISBN 0974035319 (0-9740353-1-9)
Softcover, Overdue Media Llc
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White Nation: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Soby Ghassan HageISBN 1864030569 (1-86403-056-9)
Softcover, Pluto Pr Australia
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Will Standards Save Public Education?by Deborah Meier, Joel Rogers, Joshua Cohen, Jonathan KozolISBN 0807004413 (0-8070-0441-3)
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Acclaimed educator Deborah Meier offers a fresh take on standardized tests. While others have criticized standards and what they measure, Meier rejects the very idea of a centralized authority that dictates how and what teachers teach. Standardization, she argues, prevents citizens-including teachers-from emerging as thoughtful, responsible adults, seriously engaged with shaping their own schools, classrooms, and communities. As a result, young people can't learn from them how to be thoughtful, responsible adults and good citizens, the primary goal of public education in a democracy.
The New Democracy Forum is a series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most urgent national concerns.
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Working Effectively With Legacy Codeby Michael FeathersISBN 0131177052 (0-13-117705-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Is your code easy to change? Can you get nearly instantaneous feedback when you do change it? Do you understand it? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you have legacy code, and it is draining time and money away from your development efforts.
In this book, Michael Feathers offers start-to-finish strategies for working more effectively with large, untested legacy code bases. This book draws on material Michael created for his renowned Object Mentor seminars: techniques Michael has used in mentoring to help hundreds of developers, technical managers, and testers bring their legacy systems under control.
The topics covered include
- Understanding the mechanics of software change: adding features, fixing bugs, improving design, optimizing performance
- Getting legacy code into a test harness
- Writing tests that protect you against introducing new problems
- Techniques that can be used with any language or platform?with examples in Java, C++, C, and C#
- Accurately identifying where code changes need to be made
- Coping with legacy systems that aren't object-oriented
- Handling applications that don't seem to have any structure
This book also includes a catalog of twenty-four dependency-breaking techniques that help you work with program elements in isolation and make safer changes.
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Versteh Mich Bitte : Character und Temperament Typenby David West Keirsey, Barbara WolfISBN 0960695443 (0-9606954-4-3)
Softcover, Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, Incorporated
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Por Favor, Comprendemeby David KeirseyISBN 9706990410 (970-699-041-0)
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