BOOKS

The Practice of Forensic Human Factors/Ergonomics and Related Safety Professions

Melvin H. Rudov, PhD, H. Harvey Cohen, PhD CPE

November 2008

This book teaches about the role of the forensic human factors/ergonomics practice and related safety professions in investigation and trial including the main liability areas and aspects of work practice such as interviews, reports, gathering evidence, site visits, statements, depositions, testimony, and more. Both plaintiff and defense case examples are used extensively throughout the book. Appendices give examples of reports, depositions, fee agreements and more.

21st Century Security and CPTED: Designing for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Crime Prevention

Randall A. Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP

May 28, 2008

This is the first and only book of its kind dedicated to the contributions and importance of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). It will educate the reader and design professional on the necessity of CPTED in reducing risks, threats, and vulnerabilities of and to our built environment post-9/11…

How Attorneys Can Best Utilize Their Medical Expert Witness:

Vernon M. Neppe MD, PhD, FRSSAf, DFAPA

2007

These nine articles constitute a monograph series to assist civil litigation attorneys with medical experts. Each paper is a self-sustaining unit.

Cry the Beloved Mind: A Voyage of Hope

Vernon M. Neppe MD, PhD, FRSSAf, DFAPA

February 1999

Prof. Neppe, MD, PhD, FFPsych, FRCPC, defines for the first time the new non-fiction literary genre of Sciction -- science through literature. Psychiatric and neurological medications become comprehensible to patients, families and general readers yet the book is a wonderful text for students and professionals in the health and psychological fields. This unique self-help book on brain medications and social and medical issues educates through fascination.

Communications Systems and Networks

Ray Horak, Harry Newton, Mark A. Miller

September 2002

An instant classic and a best seller, with more than 65,000 in print. It served as the basis for Horak’s more contemporary works, Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook (2008) and Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary (2007).

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary

Ray Horak

October 22, 2007

A comprehensive and authoritative telecommunications dictionary of more than 4,600 terms essential to a clear and thorough understanding of voice, data, video, and multimedia communications system and network technologies, applications, and regulations. Webster’s is an absolutely unimpeachable resource written by a recognized expert in the field. Webster’s enjoys great critical acclaim, as do all of Horak’s works.

Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook

Ray Horak

September 2007

The one book you’ll need to understand the entire telecom landscape, from copper to fiber, wireline to wireless, LANs to MANs to WANs, TDM to IP, AAL to Zigbee and everything in between. Written in a plain-English, commonsense style by an authority on the subject, this critically acclaimed book is at just the right level for the serious professional who wants to get at the whole truth—without the math.

Water Rescue: Basic Skills for Emergency Responders

David Smith, PhD

February 1994

Text for emergency rescue personnel on the theory and practical techniques of water rescue. Includes survival of the rescuer, as well as the victim. Illustrated.

The Gift of Healing: A Legacy of Hope

Beatrice C. Engstrand, MD, FAAN

April 1990

In this moving testament to the powers of faith and a belief in "positive imaging," Engstrand describes her odyssey of pain that began when she was 20, and a student at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. After the discovery of a malignancy in the roof of her mouth, she underwent massive facial surgery that left her impaired and mutilated as well as depressed. Yet shortly after the surgery she was back in medical school, from which she graduated in 1984, all the while undergoing torturous rehabilitation therapy and prosthesis adjustment.

The Coin Collector's Survival Manual, 5th Edition

Scott Travers

February 14, 2006)

Scott A. Travers ranks as one of the most knowledgeable and influential coin dealers in the world. His name is familiar to readers everywhere as the author of six bestselling books on coins.