Desk Ref

by Thomas J. Glover, Richard A. Young

Air and Gases -Explosive Limits of Gases and Vapors-New Automotive Trailer Wiring and Connector Guide -- Updated images Chemistry and Physics Element and Element Property Tables -- Updated Periodic Table of Elements --. Major Update Elementary Particles -- Updated Computer ASCII and ALT Codes -- Major Update First Aid- Priorities --Updated CPR -- Updated Mouth to Mouth Breathing -- Updated Hypothermia -- Updated Poisoning --Updated Small Animal Artificial Respiration and CPR -- New Blood Type Distribution in the USA --New Holidays --Updated American Sign Language -- New Military Rank and Grade – Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines --Updated State Population --Updated North American Area Codes -- Updated Worldwide Area Codes -- Updated Dialing Instructions for Countries -- Updated Airports USA -- Updated Major World Airports -- Updated Airline Two Letter Codes --Updated Airline Toll-Free Phone Numbers --Updated Lost Credit Card Phone Numbers -- Updated Car Rental Phone Numbers -- Updated Country Codes – 2 and 3 Letter -- Updated General Science - Body Mass Index – CDC, Atlanta GA -- New Fuels and Combustion Temperatures -- New Flame or Material Color Combustion Temperatures -- New Animal Names – Groups, Male, Female, Baby --New Geology - Gold, Silver and Diamond Classification -- Updated Earthquakes – The Largest and Deadliest --New Volcanic Explosive Index --New Money - Currency Exchange Rates -- Updated Pumps and Tanks - Capacities of Large Tanks and Cylinders -- New Propane Tank Sizes -- Updated Surveying and Mapping -Magnetic Declination Map -- Major Update Weather -Dew Point Tables C and F -- New Welding -SMAW Electrode Amperages -- Major Update SMAW Electrode Amperages -- Major Update SMAW Electrode Amperages -- Major Update SMAW Electrode Amperages -- Major Update Electrode Brand Conversion --Major Update

Genres: Reference

1280 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Kbord · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome! It's everything you ever learned in school but forgot and suddenly needed to know.

I saw Pocket Reference on Mythbusters and asked for it for a present. Well, the gift giver couldn't find the pocket version, so I received teh Desk version instead!

The book is full of practical information for doing things and building things. It's also handy as a reference for writers.

Especially helpful? The conversion tables. Especially geekily fun to know? The "10 codes"--such as the actual meaning of 10-4, good buddy.

Why did I give it only 4 stars when I think it's so awesome? Because there are ERRORS (the horror!). Simple misspellings abound. The "insert apostrophe" proofreader's mark is incorrect: they just took "insert comma" and turned that symbol upside down, showing you insert a "6" open single quote instead of a "9" apostrophe. To not proofread your proofreader's marks? Bad form.

It's all those little mistakes that could have been solved with a little bit of proofreading that lost a star for me.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

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