Desk Ref Hardcover – Unabridged, May 1, 2010

I bought for my dad as an xmas gift. He doesn't do the internet very well, so he was very excited. It never gets put away in the bookcase. It lives on his desk all the time, and I've noticed more and more pages with folded corners as he comes across useful bits of info.Granted, I can have access to all this info within seconds on my smartphone, but there is something to be said for having a physical reference that's easy to flip through.

Upon opening the package I found the spine broken loose from the front hinge, not sure if it was a drop during shipment that caused this, or if there was another problem. BUT, this did allow the spine cover to fall away from the book showing it to be bound nice and tight, should be a long lasting book assuming it stays attached to the cover.

This is the modern day man's book. Let's not be silly about it, people need to know a lot of things... and this book has most of them at your fingertips. Pipe sizes, knots, electrical standards, just about anything a man might need to know to engineer his own solution to problems is in here. I saw a small copy of this book in a shop I went in once and I went to get my own within a day. Never looked back. Now I own this large copy and it is perfect. Tons of info. The best thing about a physical book is that it never needs backing up and no amount of emp can erase it. GET THIS!

This book is so handy and so versatile, I often find myself just flipping thru it to learn random interesting facts on anything from the various grades of hardwood to basic chemistry to weather map symbols to... well, just about anything!

Flipping, AWESOME!!!Great to have in the toolbox and in the house.Great gift for younger people, just starting out.If they spend two or three minutes looking at it, YOUR HOOKED ❗️

Fantastic book that covers an amazingly broad selection of topics - if you are wondering about something, look it up in this book, chances are good it's in there. Sure, the internet has all this information - but it also has a lot of misinformation, and sometimes you just need a book.

This is one of those books that you don't know you need until you start using it. It is filled with all sorts of information that comes in handy when doing any number of things. I liked the pocket version so much (I keep it in the truck with my tools) that I bought the hard cover for my desk. Looking for the specific gravity for your battery - page 37. Insulation value of plywood - page 91. Resistor color codes - page 298. Volume of a pile of gravel - page 730. Density of 316 stainless - page 987.

Good shelf presence, if you can let it alone long enough to put it on the shelf. I was not expecting the breadth of knowledge contained in this book. I spend most of my time in front of a computer, and have alot of mileage with Google. I like physical books, and there is something about having the data in front of you. There are some things Im sure Ill still look up online, but I will be making it a point to use this as often as possible.

Purchased as a gift upon recomendation from a wizz kid at work.

Fantastic little reference book, aimed more at north america than uk and europe, it is still a great book. Carried the pocket version of this book around the world and to jobs in Austrailia and Kiribati. It has always been useful.

Some useful stuff in here but most can be googled. A lot of gathered and pre arranged information which makes this more useful than just simple facts or reference. I guess that describes most reference books but this info is very unusual and harder to find. I like the book but after having it for almost two years I can't say I've actually opened it to make use of the info.

Leather bound easier to read than the Pocket Ref and still completely wireless, no battery, cellular service or wi-fi signal required! Has answers to question I didn't know I needed to know!

Este libro es básico para el taller aunque todo lo puedes encontrar en Internet hoy en día tener impreso todas estas útiles tablas es una gran ayuda, excelente adición a su hermano menor el pocket reference