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Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human
from Broadway
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This is about the so-called GRIN technologies: Genetic, Robotic, Information, and Nano. Properly speaking the title should be "Extreme Cultural Evolution," or perhaps "Accelerated Technological Evolution." "Radical" is used here in the sense of "extreme." Regardless of what we call it, for better or... more info

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System Engineering Management
from Wiley
Price: $112.00

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Blanchard is a master name on System Engineering and Life Cycle Costs. This books explains many details of such complex sciences helping us keep focused on what really matters. The explanations are easy to understand even for beginners.

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Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies
from Princeton University Press
Price: $23.10

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This was a very good look at the complexities of modern technology although the analysis and conclusions could be just as valid for any complex system. The issue I see with the book is that the information seems to be dated. There are a number of places where the author draws conclusions based on a... more info

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Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design: Decision, Risk, and Reliability
from John Wiley & Sons

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An indispensable reference book, it provides a great balance of theory, worked examples, and exercises that thoroughly explain basic concepts of probability and risk as encountered in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The first edition has been within arm's reach on my book shelf for 30 years. I... more info

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Inviting Disaster: Lessons from the Edge of Technology
from Collins

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Excellent collection of information about failed quality assurance programs and human performance errors. Disasters discussed cover a wide range industries from construction to space exploration. If you are researching what causes disasters, this is the book.

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Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity (Published in association with Theory, Culture and Society)

Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
from Sage Publications Ltd
Price: $47.65

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Ulrich Beck argues that industrial society that used to be known as the distribution of goods has now been moved toward distributions of risk and hazard named as risk society. In other words in the advanced modern world, the social production of wealth systematically goes hand in hand with social... more info

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Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space
from Doubleday
Price: $19.96

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Jones is a very compelling writer; however, in his attempt to novelize his non-fiction account, he strays way too far from the central story so many times that after 100 pages the reader is quite annoyed. Yes, we get it that he can write and construct witty allegories, but this book is a good 100... more info

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Introduction to Risk Calculation in Genetic Counselling (Oxford Medical Publications)
from Oxford University Press, USA

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Is difficult to find such a practical book in this area I THINK THAT THIS BOOK IS NOT ONLY THE BEST IF NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN FULFILL THE GENETICIST CALCULATION REQUIREMENTS! Congratulations to the author!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters
from Princeton University Press
Price: $19.77

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Amazon destroyed this review in error and I failed to keep a file copy. This is a reconstructed review--not nearly as good as the original--nothing I can do about it.
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This book is a learned essay, and I immediately discerned (I tend to read the... more info

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Guerrilla Capacity Planning: A Tactical Approach to Planning for Highly Scalable Applications and Services
from Springer
Price: $39.96

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Very readable coverage of Capacity Planning and Performance Management. Doesn't presume any previous knowledge, but doesn't talk down either. Several good chapters talking about queueing theory.
A great practical handbook.

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