Frictions

I don't feel the need to reiterate the praises that have been given this book as to its usefulness for latent print examiners.

I can say, however, that this book is great for students of forensic science (like myself) or the average reader as well. Unlike popular accounts of forensic science, it is not thrilling or adventurous. Those types of books will tell you that a person can leave a fingerprint at a scene, an investigator can find it, and then match it up in a database. Slim on the details, high on the "excitement" scale. And unlike the average MFS class, it is not dry, boring, and intended to give you only enough knowledge to do some damage.

So, for those of us interested in how forensic science -actually- works, and in depth, this book is a great textbook covering all aspects of fingerprint analysis. It includes a particularly good chapter detailing nothing but the ways that fingerprints are formed in vitro - their creation, topology, and cross-section. It includes detail on the many ways that a print can be deposited, as well as the different substrates and surfaces they can be deposited on, and the types of distortion that each of these can cause. This book is not light reading, but if you are truly interested in learning more about how fingerprints work, and how analysts can identify them, then you should have no trouble enjoying this book.

If I were to point out only one flaw, it would be that Ashbaugh's agenda is too much in the fore. I would rather read about how fingerprints are analyzed than hear propaganda backing up the field as a legitimate science. His analysis in and of itself is adequate to illustrate the scientific principles underlying latent print analysis. It would have been more interesting for him to mention some of the reasons people believe that it is -not- a legitimate science, and refute those through simply through the precision of his text.

If you are a latent print examiner, this book is an absolute must have. Friction ridge skin is unique and persistent. Ridgeolgy will give you a better understanding of friction ridge skin. The book also will also help you explain what you see when you make an identification. If you live in the world of point counters, this book will shock and amaze you. David Ashbaugh is a true visionary in the forensic identification world. This book should be in every crime scene investigator's library.

This is an excellant book for all latent print examiners. The book goes into great detail that may not be understood by the average reader not familiar with the science. The book covers the philosophy, methodology, premises, and history of fingerprint identification. This should be the reference book used by all examiners.

The book by B.N.J. Persson has a unique position in the field of tribology. It manages to bridge naturally many length scales phenomena into a single comprehensive frame work, from macroscopic mechanics of friction and wear down to atomic level. The book gives an excellent overview of current state of scientific knowledge, and it is very useful both for beginners in the field and experts. As a Ph.D student, the book helped me to get familiar and interested in the field, and it is still a major reference for many of the things I do.

Many different mechanisms can give rise to energy dissipation is sliding friction, depending on whether you are dealing with dry friction, boundary lubrication, hydrodynamic lubrication, or maybe electronic friction. In Bo Persson's book the physical models that capture the essential mechanisms of each regime are clearly described. At the same time, the reader learns about many recent (as well as classical) experiments in the field, including a broad list of references . I recommend the book to both graduate students and anybody who is working in the field or interested in the physical mechanisms of sliding friction.

This book is an excellent introduction to the physics of sliding friction. It puts an emphasis on the microscopic mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of friction. Everything is explained in a very clear way. Mathematics is kept to a minimum and only used to clarify things. The book also covers, in contrast to traditional books on tribology, topics like the friction on superconductors. I can recommend this book to both experienced scientists and graduate students who are interested in the physics of friction. I am sure you will enjoy reading it. Have fun!

What a marvellously erotic book ... a hot whopping 545 pages that in effect contain three full books .....

Lusts of the Borgias - Vol 1 - Is the story of the mosy famous of Italian hyarlots, Lucrecia and how she was seduced by and di heself in fact seduce her own father and brothers and prctically anyone else both male and female that came within a breath of this vixen .... Lucrecia had two brothers, the cruel and captivating Cesare and the youngest, and favoritew of everyone,
Giovanni.

When Cesare caught Lucrecia and Giovanni in bed it was easy work for cesare to have the youngest brother killed by a gang of thughs the very next morning ....

Lusts of the Borgias - Vol 2 - As well a full length book deals primarily with the escapades of Cesare and his battles both in and out of the bed as he raped and pillaged his way across Italy during the, I believe Rennaisnace period.

During his escapades he captures a citadel under the absolute control of a very cruell unapproachable countess. Once cesare storms and caprues the citadel the ensuing rape and control of he countess is perhaps some of trhe most erotic of all writings .. bar none ....

Adama and Eve, the third book, although it has been publishedboth as a seperate novel and also in other Carroll & Graf combined books is also a wonderfull masterpiece ....

This book deals with a young aspiring actreess Eve and her young artist lover, Adam who find they must leave each others side so they could further their interests and desires in the arts they have chosen.

Loking for a sponsor, Adama was introduced to Mrs. Goldbaum, and she makes an effort to take the young man under her wing, and most practically every other part of her body as well, to impulse him into both the sexual and art world.

WOW what a super erotic novel as we follow the two young lovers though distinct and erotic upbringings ....

Probably one of the best and most erotic of volumes .......

darn .... wrote a long review on this book by Marcus Von heller on Oct the 8th and dont know why it never got posted....

The story of Adam and Eve deals with one young painter and his aspiring actress girlfriend. There are several very hot scenes that may have been the cause for my review not hitting a posting ....

i guess Ill have to dig the book out of the stacks to re-review it.

This is a MUST HAVE for your erotic libarary ....

Lust of The Borgias is a must for any Renaissance enthusiast of the smutty kind. Unlike many other erotic stories, this one (along with Adam & Eve) are brimming with detailed recountations of the most saucy sort!

The book is important because most of nature, machines, and structures involve dynamical friction. The preface alone is worth the price of the book, along with a summary of the importance of friction in nearly everything. Excellent technical features are the wide range of simple to complex models, stability versus instability studies, well-presented results, and mathematical
approaches that transverse from the simple to the complex.

Drawing on a wealth of knowledge--celestial, biological, historical, literary--and beautifully written, all of the poems in this book are worth reading and rereading. The range of subject matter is breathtaking, from van Leeuwenhoek and his microscope to Frank Capra's films to human prehistory; and the threads that bind the images together are at once original and familiar in the way that truly great writers make you see something from such an unfamiliar but valid perspective that life, briefly, comes into focus. Moreover, the language of the poems is simultaneously natural, evocative, and fresh, covering a wide spectrum of styles and emotions, from exquisitely detailed free verse to eloquent Victorian to the narrative drive of the central poem, "Damage Assessment." In short, these poems have everything. It's the first book of poetry I've ever read cover to cover. Read it, and you will forever rejoice. Besides, who could resist a series of poems on "the intimate recollections of Frankenstein's creature"?

As a student in materials science, this is one of best books I have ever read in materials science. The text is kept to a minimum and is easy to read. The figures are large and easy to understand, and the equations are all well explained. Just about every topic in friction and wear is given at least a cursory glance along with listings of more focused literature. This book should be read by all who deal with friction and wear as part of their work or education.

Dr. Cronin demonstrates how well he's assimilated Indiana culture by charging ahead and tipping some sacred cows in this slim but enlightening work. Highly reccomended for anyone interested in contemporary libraries, library education, library workers and units of scholarly measurment.

What can i say? With such a long title, what can you expect? This book is great(at least i think it's a book). Buy it today!

Finally! A book about real sex with real people with enough detail to make it enjoyable. Holly knows what men and women actually do when they take off their clothes. She put in something for everyone; strong emotions for women and extensive detail for men. Strongly recommended

Not a bad collection, but it's the concept of "Best Gay Erotic Ficiton" that I object to. Does the editor really expect us to believe that fully a quarter of the best gay erotica published last year appeared in just two magazines (InTouch and Indulge) owned by one publisher? Or that one writer (Bob Vickery, who is good) is responsible for a sixth of the best porn? Missing are any of the other topflight queer authors found in, say, Best Gay Erotica or Best American Erotica, and the mass-market magazine source of these stories makes for a certain uniformity of style and narrative approach. A lot of the stories are fun, few are revelations, and if the publisher had subtitled it "Good Stuff from Some of the Stroke Magazines" it would have been more accurate.

This book has a wide variety of stories, ranging from musclebound hunks to pretty boys. A lot of the stories are really good, especially RJ March and Bob Vickery's stories. There are several from each of these guys, and that's a good thing.

This is a fantastic book that lives up to its promise as the best gay men's writing. In particular, stories by T. Hitman who has been regularly featured in most of the big gay 'zines and R. J. March, Bob Vickery, and Grant Foster round out a provocative collection of first-rate writing. Highly recommended.