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The Young Lieutenant - or, The Adventures of an Army Officer is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Oliver Optic is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Oliver Optic then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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This entry-level textbook, covering the area of tissue optics, is based on the lecture notes for a graduate course (Bio-optical Imaging) that has been taught six times by the authors at Texas A&M University. After the fundamentals of photon transport in biological tissues are established, various optical imaging techniques for biological tissues are covered. The imaging modalities include ballistic imaging, quasi-ballistic imaging (optical coherence tomography), diffusion imaging, and ultrasound-aided hybrid imaging. The basic physics and engineering of each imaging technique are emphasized.

A solutions manual is available for instructors; to obtain a copy please email the editorial department at ialine@wiley.com. ... Read more

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Great book
The book provides the basic introduction to biomedical optics. It is quite detailed and explanatory as well. I would recommend it to everyone especially those who are new to the field who want more resources.

Biomedical Optics Reference
Excellent reference book for those who are interested in the optics field. Good background information for general knowledge as well as in depth information on more advanced topics.

The Most Practical Text in the Field
This is probably the most practical text in the field of Biomedical Optics I have ever seen.The first one with practice problems so that a student can test themselves on their knowledge.It is also more coherent and easier to follow than the several texts in this field where each chapter is written by a different author and leaps from topic to topic in a rather fragmentary manner.I'd highly recommend this to professors as a standard textbook for a class. ... Read more

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Emphasizes conceptual understanding and development of optical intuition

Uses the vergence-dioptric power-wavefront approach

Incorporates fun everyday aspects of optics

Helpful review for optometry boards and qualifying examinations

With nearly 30 years of experience in teaching optics, Dr. Keating offers a new edition of this reader friendly book to enhance your understanding of geometric, physical and visual optics.

Written primarily for optometry students, the core of basic optics, including thin lenses, ametropia corrections, accommodation, introductory astigmatism and refraction techniques, prisms, and prisms in lenses, are conveniently contained in the first 12 chapters.Many students need percolation time to absorb some of the abstract concepts in optics.Dr. Keating introduces some concepts in early chapters and then returns to a more advanced treatment in later chapters providing you with adequate time to absorb difficult concepts. ... Read more

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Like A Low Budget Physics Book
The book has all of the information you need, with hand drawn diagrams. The author goes to great pains to thoroughly explain each concept. For the price, I would have expected a professional artist, with color pages and better paper quality, but when all is said and done, the author is good at explaining the concepts.

Different from other texts
When learning geometric optics, one usually learns concepts and equations using ordinary algebra.In this text, linear algebra is used.It gives the reader another way to manipulate problems than typically used.Highly recommended!

Good book for non-medical background study
The book is well written in the sense for people who want to have fundamental knowledge on optics in the sense of vision and image from human eyes.It also provides abundant infromation on the basics that help people from either engineering or medical background.

Easy to read & understand!!!
Dr. Keating has done an excellent job of putting his lectures into words.There is no better way to learn optics than to attend lectures, but if you can't, the next best thing is this book.As one of Dr. Keating's students, I can say that he wrote this book for students, keeping in mind that most of us have no clue about optics.He provides tons of examples along with complete explanations.I don't know how he does it...but Dr. Keating has made optics fun for me, and all of my friends!!!!!!

A Real Page-Turner, First Rate!
The Best Damn Geometric Optics Book I've ever read. And the author is a hell of a nice guy!

Love,

Matt H. Gene F.Mike B. ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the statistical properties of speckle, as well as detailed coverage of its role in applications. Some of the applications discussed include speckle in astronomy, speckle in the eye, speckle in projection displays, speckle in coherence tomography, speckle in lithography, speckle in waveguides (modal noise), speckle in optical radar detection, and speckle in metrology.This book is aimed at graduate students and professionals working in a wide variety of fields. ... Read more

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Six stars really
Another phenomenal book from Joe Goodman - everything you really need to know about Speckle presented with crystal clarity, as usual.Simply superb. ... Read more

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Queensland Univ. of Technology, Australia. Describes the optical structure and optical properties of the human eye. Discusses image formation and refraction of the eye, interactions between light and the eye, considering transmission, reflection, and scatter. For clinicians and students of optometry and ophthalmology. Softcover. ... Read more

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The Wiley Classics Library consists of selected books that have become recognized classics in their respective fields. With these new unabridged and inexpensive editions, Wiley hopes to extend the life of these important works by making them available to future generations of mathematicians and scientists.
Currently available in the Series:

T. W. Anderson
The Statistical Analysis of Time Series
T. S. Arthanari & Yadolah Dodge
Mathematical Programming in Statistics
Emil Artin
Geometric Algebra
Norman T. J. Bailey
The Elements of Stochastic Processes
with Applications to the Natural Sciences
Robert G. Bartle
The Elements of Integration and
Lebesgue Measure
George E. P. Box & Norman R. Draper
Evolutionary Operation: A Statistical Method for Process Improvement
George E. P. Box & George C. Tiao
Bayesian Inference in Statistical Analysis
R. W. Carter
Finite Groups of Lie Type: Conjugacy Classes
and Complex Characters
R. W. Carter
Simple Groups of Lie Type
William G. Cochran & Gertrude M. Cox
Experimental Designs, Second Edition
Richard Courant
Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume I
RIchard Courant
Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume II
Richard Courant & D. Hilbert
Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume I
Richard Courant & D. Hilbert
Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume II

D. R. Cox
Planning of Experiments
Harold S. M. Coxeter
Introduction to Geometry, Second Edition
Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner
Representation Theory of Finite Groups and
Associative Algebras
Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner
Methods of Representation Theory
with Applications to Finite Groups
and Orders, Volume I
Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner
Methods of Representation Theory
with Applications to Finite Groups
and Orders, Volume II
Cuthbert Daniel
Fitting Equations to Data: Computer Analysis of
Multifactor Data, Second Edition
Bruno de Finetti
Theory of Probability, Volume I
Bruno de Finetti
Theory of Probability, Volume 2
W. Edwards Deming
Sample Design in Business Research ... Read more

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A good textbook in statistical optics
Since I'm an optics graduate student beginning my research on image through atmosphere turbulance, I'm eager to find a book of statistic optics which can be both a classical one and easy of self-studying, in fact, Idon't want to waste a lot of time jumping from one book to another tryingto get the right one for me. One friend of mine introduced this book to me,also because it is written by goodman, whose book "Introduction toFourier Optics" is one of the best books I've ever read, I did have atry on this book, "Statistical Optics". It's really well writtenand good organized, I read all through the book, especially on the chapterfocus on the theory of partial coherence, imaging with partially coherentlight, and atmospheric degradations of images. I obtained not only somebasic concepts from it, even got some inspiration for the research work I'mdoing. Thank you, Prof. Goodman. Thank you for offering another classicaloptics textbook to the optics student! ... Read more

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From optical fundamentals to advanced applications, this comprehensive guide to micro-optics covers all the key areas for those who need an in-depth introduction to micro-optic devices, technologies, and applications. Topics covered range from basic optics, optical materials, refraction, and diffraction, to micro-mirrors, micro-lenses, diffractive optics, optoelectronics, and fabrication. Advanced topics, such as tunable and nano-optics, are also discussed. Real-world case studies and numerous worked examples are provided throughout, making complex concepts easier to follow, whilst an extensive bibliography provides a valuable resource for further study. With exercises provided at the end of each chapter to aid and test understanding, this is an ideal textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students taking courses in optics, photonics, micro-optics, microsystems, and MEMs. It is also a useful self-study guide for research engineers working on optics development. ... Read more

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In Volume II, readers will find coverage of: Elements, from the traditional to more recently developed components such as integrated, micro, binary, gradient index, fiber, and x-ray optics; Instruments, from cameras to optical scanners to FLIR systemsl Measurements, including both the theory and the methodology; Optical and physical properties of material. ... Read more

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Introduction to Fiber Optics is well established as an introductory text for engineers, managers and students. It meets the needs of systems designers, installation engineers, electronic engineers and anyone else looking to gain a working knowledge of fiber optics with a minimum of maths. Review questions are included in the text to enable the reader to check their understanding as they work through the book.

The new edition of this successful book is now fully up to date with the new standards, latest technological developments and includes a new chapter on specifying optical components.

Whether you are looking for a complete self-study course in fiber optics, a concise reference text to dip into, or a readable introduction to this fast moving technology, this book has the solution.

* A practical, no-nonsense guide to fiber optics
* Up-to-date coverage that minimises mathematics
* New material on specifying optical components ... Read more

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Good starter book
I'm an engineer becoming familiar with fiberoptics.This book is very oriented towards the non-engineer.Much space is devoted to explanation of terms dB, and basic laws of physics.

The issue of multimode vs single mode is handled too cavalierly. The reader is left faced with an undesirable trait of fibers without sufficient explanation of the eigen values or transmission theory.This is good starter book only.

Good, not Great, Guide to Fiber Optics
I recently purchased this book, "Fiber Optic Reference Guide" by Goff and "Understanding Fiber Optics" by Hecht.I knew nothing about fiber optics and had to get up to speed in a very tight time frame.This was my second favorite of the three, as it did a very good job of providing a basic explanation of the technology behind and implementation of fiber optics.This book was not bad in any way, there were merely some areas where Goff's book (which was the most useful of the three) were more up to date and the illustrations were more clear.Also, it did seem as if a few items within the book were a little dated.

Good for beginners in fiber optics
This is an excellent book for someone just starting off in the fiber optics industry.Everything is explained in a completely understandable way, with lots of examples and quizes to to test your knowledge at the end of each chapter.I would especially recommend this for sales and marketing types who don't need to know as much as engineers, but need to be able to understand the basics.

Excellent Introduction
I teach telecommunications and was looking for reference material.What I found was a book that will help me better explain complex concepts in terms anyone can understand.I already understood refraction, but Mr. Crisp even gave me new insight in that area.The book is dated, so don't expect to learn about PMD or DWDM, but as a basic tutorial to understanding the basic science behind fiber optics, you won't find clearer text.I should warn, that the math is pretty steep, but he still makes you understand the concept, if not the equations.

A very good book
A very good book to start your education on Fiber Optics. It gives a very basic overview of Fiber Optics that should form an excellent background for further reading. ... Read more

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Plan and implement fiber optic networks

Effectively design and deploy bandwidth-rich networks for major types of data traffic. Covering both short-reach and long-haul networks, Planning Fiber Optic Networks provides full details on all major fiber optic parameters and includes appropriate background theory and design calculations. You will find guidelines for optimizing SONET/SDH and Ethernet networks, setting up network topologies, minimizing signal loss and impairments, and using dark fiber. Real-world examples are included throughout this practical guide.

• Understand signal propagation in a single-mode fiber
• Plan an optical loss budget
• Maintain an acceptable optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR)
• Learn about the effects of chromatic dispersion (CD) and polarization mode dispersion (PMD)
• Expand fiber capacity using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
• Reduce fiber nonlinear impairments
• Perform fiber characterization to ensure optimal quality and performance
• Test Ethernet and SONET/SDH networks
• Plan point-to-point and ring fiber topologies
• Lease or purchase dark fiber

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Lectures on Light: Nonlinear and Quantum Optics using the Density Matrix attempts to bridge in one step the enormous gap between introductory quantum mechanics and the research front of modern optics and scientific fields that make use of light.Hence, while it is suitable as a reference for the specialist in quantum optics, it will also be useful to the non-specialists from other disciplines who need to understand light and its uses in research.With a unique approach it introduces a single analytic tool, namely the density matrix, to analyze complex optical phenomena encountered in traditional as well as cross-disciplinary research.It moves swiftly in a tight sequence from elementary to sophisticated topics in quantum optics, including laser tweezers, laser cooling, coherent population transfer, optical magnetism, electromagnetically-induced transparency, squeezed light, and cavity quantum electrodynamics.A systematic approach is used that starts with the simplest systems - stationary two-level atoms - then introduces atomic motion, adds more energy levels, and moves on to discuss first-, second-, and third-order coherence effects that are the basis for analyzing new optical phenomena in incompletely characterized systems.

Unconventional examples and original problems are used to engage even seasoned researchers in exploring a mathematical methodology with which they can tackle virtually any new problem involving light.An extensive bibliography makes connections with mathematical techniques and subject areas which can extend the benefit readers gain from each section.

To identify techniques and ideas that are universal enough to be applied across the bewildering landscape of research on intersecting boundaries of emerging modern disciplines is a great challenge. This book offers selected insights on quantum dynamics and quantum theory of light for exactly this purpose. ... Read more

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Developed in partnership with the Electronic Technician's Association, this book covers the two leading fiber optics certifications: ETA’s Fiber Optics Installer (FOI) and Fiber Optics Technician (FOT). In addition to a comprehensive self-study course, you’ll get a solid foundation in fiber optics directly from the chairman of the ETA, who also serves as the committee chairman for FOI and FOT certification programs. The CD includes advanced testing program with two bonus sample exams, electronic flashcards, plus an electronic copy of the entire book. If you’re preparing for the FOI or FIT certifications, or simply looking for a comprehensive reference guide to fiber optics, this is the one book you’ll definitely want on your desk. ... Read more

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This book is great reference material.
This book is great reference material for the cable installation work we provide here in Iraq.

lite reading for a geek
I ordered this on a whim for my army husband while he was deployed to Iraq and his company was installing fiber optic cable. He's a man of few words and said, "It was good. How much is a person going to bond with a text book?"

Useful Information for Others Also
As the publisher of the only weblog devoted solely to fiber to the home (...), from time to time I receive books to review. So here it is.
As fiber to the home gathers momentum, the need for skilled workers installing and troubleshooting fiber access networks is bound to increase. For the next 15-20 years this will be a well paying job with little fear of outsourcing. The technical publishing and training industries are starting to respond to the challenge with training materials, books, and courses.
Sybex has recently released a textbook titled "Fiber Optics, Installer and Technician Guide" written by Bill Woodward and Emile B. Husson. This book is designed as a study guide to help students pass the Fiber Optic Installer (FOI) and Fiber Optic Technician (FOT) certifications. To this end, the book has obviously succeeded, with questions at the end of each chapter and an accompanying CD-ROM with practice questions, exams, and a .pdf version of the book. Topics covered in the book include history of fiber optics, various aspects of fiber optic technology, a chapter on safety, sections on cabling, splicing and connectors, system design considerations, and testing and troubleshooting.
If one is not preparing for the exam, there is some information in the book that I have not seen in other text books. This includes a safety chapter detailing the hazards of various chemicals used in preparing fiber optic connections, some very thorough information on cabling used in access installations and the installation methods. Finally sprinkled throughout the book are sidebar sections called "Real World Scenario" with installation examples that the authors collected from their students "in the trenches". ... Read more

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With the growing proliferation of nanotechnologies, powerful imaging technologies are being developed to operate at the sub-nanometer scale. The newest edition of a bestseller, the Handbook of Charged Particle Optics, Second Edition provides essential background information for the design and operation of high resolution focused probe instruments.

The book’s unique approach covers both the theoretical and practical knowledge of high resolution probe forming instruments. The second edition features new chapters on aberration correction and applications of gas phase field ionization sources. With the inclusion of additional references to past and present work in the field, this second edition offers perfectly calibrated coverage of the field’s cutting-edge technologies with added insight into how they work.

Written by the leading research scientists, the second edition of the Handbook of Charged Particle Optics is a complete guide to understanding, designing, and using high resolution probe instrumentation.

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Great for signal processing experts
I came to this book with a good background in signal processing (communications) and math, but not so much in modern optics. The book really brought out the connections. I was able to quickly grasp a lot of the early part of the book, once I stepped up from 1 to 2 dimensions (no big deal). Later parts were sometimes over my head, but still interesting and worth reading. Often I'd just scan slowly, getting the sense of the equations or physics without worrying about proving every detail, then read the concluding paragraphs of a section in more detail and get some understanding. If you have a background like mine, this is a terrific book. Probably pretty good for others, too, but I can't promise that.

Super Summary!
Really great book for seeing the forest without getting clobbered by the trees. I came to the book a practicing optical physicist.While I had seen all the pieces separately over the course of my education, I had never seen so much essential material presented so logically and so well.I find it light years more readable than Goodman, or Born and Wolf.O'Neill has the gift of being able to sense what is hard to swallow, and illuminating it like no other. I would elevate to an essential place on the shelf of any would be optiker of today.Would make an excellent senior undergraduate course, or gift for a beginning graduate student in optics.

Fast-paced and in-depth
Paraphrasing J.W. Goodman in his Fourier Optics, E.L.O'Neill helped consummate the marriage between communication theory and optics.
This book is not an introduction. In under 200 pages, It covers geometrical, fourier and statistical optics without patiently deriving the formulae in small steps. It feels to me like a train ride over a long distance, with many stops where the conductor points at important scenes and tells good stories that I did not know before, even for the places I previously visited. For example, page 26-27 talks about contrast reversal in a most direct fashion in real space, much more elucidating than treatments in frequency space only.
The range of the topics in this book is close to 50% of combined (Warren Smith's Modern Optical Engineering + Joseph Goodman's Fourier Optics & Statistical Optics), the depth is about 80% of that combo, while the thickness is only 10%. ... Read more

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While most books on electro-optical systems concentrate on an individual subfield, this one presents an overview of the whole field, providing researchers with working knowledge of a number of cross-disciplinary areas. It includes essential information on how to build modern electro-optical instruments such as microscopes, cameras, optical inspection equipment, and spectrometers, and optical-related computer equipment. ... Read more

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Okay I'll bite
I am going to buy this book. I have a fairly large electro-optic library myself and if it's another one of those books thats full of crap like "Photonic Rules of Thumb" I will beat you with it. Spend some time in your lab, teach yourself the tips and tricks and stop building lasers that suck...especially if you work at a DOD contractor; cause if I have to teach anohter PhD what happens in the lab is different from the idealized versions in a text book I'm gonna puke. Just sick of picking up million dollar lasers built by PhD's with taxpayer money that are total crap.

Useful, hard to come by lessons
I've had this book for around a month, and I've already been able to apply its lessons in the lab on several occasions.Hobbs has a way of anticipating the things that will trip you up ahead of time, allowing you to learn lessons the easy way instead of the hard way.Some of the stuff in here would probably have taken me a decade to realize on my own (i.e. how bad etaloning can be in a polarizing beam splitting cube.)He covers many topics in just enough detail to make we want to find out more.

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Occasionally, Hobbs offers advice without making it obvious why you should follow it.Most of it can be cleared up by a careful rereading or consultation of references, but one would do well to avoid following advice without understanding it.Hobbs advocates "dead bug" circuit prototyping, but provides only the the vaguest description of how to do it (and one crummy picture).I googled the subject and found very little useful supplemental material, and I'm not sure how to research the topic further.

Overall, it's hard for me to imagine someone who works with optics who wouldn't benefit from carefully reading this book.A real gem.

Best buy for practical optics perston: Buiding Electro-Optical Systems: Making It All Work
Briefly speaking, everybody dealing seriiously with optical design, or even doing academic research, should keep this book on the desk all the time.

Excellent but sorely needs references!
This is an excellent how-to book.It's the Home Depot of optics.But the almost complete lack of references (at least in the edition I reviewed) is a HUGE disappointment.This general text could have been so much more useful with a few selected hooks into the specialized literature.I hope the author and publisher consider this seriously for future editions.

Wow!
I believe I have one of the largest personal libraries on electro-optics, how in the heck did I miss this book?

Highly recommended! ... Read more

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NOW UPDATED—THE HIGHLY PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ANALYZING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS

The subject of liquid crystal displays has vigorously evolved into an exciting interdisciplinary field of research and development, involving optics, materials, and electronics. Updated to reflect recent advances, the Second Edition of Optics of Liquid Crystal Displays now offers a broader, more comprehensive discussion on the fundamentals of display systems and teaches readers how to analyze and design new components and subsystems for LCDs. New features of this edition include:

• Discussion of the dynamics of molecular reorientation

• Expanded information of the method of Poincaré sphere in various optical components, including achromatic wave plates and compensators

• Neutral and negative Biaxial thin films for compensators

• Circular polarizers and anti-reflection coatings

• The introduction of wide field-of-view wave plates and filters

• Comprehensive coverage of VA-LCD and IPS-LCD

• Additional numerical examples

This updated edition is intended as a textbook for students in electrical engineering and applied physics, as well as a reference book for engineers and scientists working in the area of research and development of display technologies. ... Read more

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A very helpfull and readable textbook
A few fundamental principles like Maxwell's equations are used in the book to develop successful theory. Thorough examples help to apply the theory to very broad range of actual technological problems of modern opticalscience. It makes the book of great use to graduate students and to anyonehaving good mathematical background. ... Read more

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From basic terms and concepts to advanced optimization techniques-a complete, practical introduction to modern geometrical optics Most books on geometrical optics present only matrix methods. Modern Geometrical Optics, although it covers matrix methods, emphasizes y-nu ray tracing methods, which are used most commonly by optical engineers and are easier to adapt to third-order optics and y-??? diagrams. Moving by logical degrees from fundamental principles to advanced optical analysis and design methods, this book bridges the gap between the optical theory taught in introductory physics texts and advanced books on lens design. Providing the background material needed to understand advanced material, it covers important topics such as field of view, stops, pupils and windows, exact ray tracing, image quality, and optimization of the image. Important features of Modern Geometrical Optics include:
* Examples of all important techniques presented
* Extensive problem sets in each chapter
* Optical analysis and design software
* Chapters covering y-??? diagrams, optimization, and lens design
This book is both a primer for professionals called upon to design optical systems and an ideal text for courses in modern geometrical optics. Companion Software Special lens design and analysis software capable of solving all problems presented in the book is available via Wiley's FTP site. This software also serves as an introduction to the use of commercial lens design software. Appendix C is a user's manual for the software. ... Read more

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. ... Read more

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. ... Read more