Measurements & Conversions (Running Press Pocket Guides) [Paperback]

Pamela Liflander (Author)

Book Description

Series: Running Press Pocket Guides | Publication Date: March 18, 2003

Indispensable for any homeowner, hobbyist, chef, or craftsperson, this is a handy and exhaustive compilation of practical facts. Here, in one convenient volume, is all the information necessary to measure objects and to convert from one system of measurements to another. Measurements and Conversions contains a fascinating range of knowledge on units and numbers, from shoe sizes to the longest rivers, from compound interest rates to life expectancies, plus, of course, all there is to know about weights, measurements, and other areas where precision is of the utmost importance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; Revised edition (March 18, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762414561
• ISBN-13: 978-0762414567
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 3.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,458,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy little book - only wish I had more opportunities to use it!, May 26, 2006

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J. Stoner "Plants and Books" (Parkville, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Measurements & Conversions (Running Press Pocket Guides) (Paperback)

This little book is a perfect book for those of us that still operate under a non-metric based measurement system. It is small (about the size of my hand) so it can easily fit in your toolbox or desk drawer. It has countless conversions in it that one may find useful (or useless in some cases). I wish I did more work with different types of measuring systems so I could use this little book some more, but it has provided me with some quick conversions throughout the duration of time I have owned it.

This book contains metric to english conversions and english to english conversions. It also contains every possible 12-month calendar (there are 14 total).

This book is definately worth a couple bucks; but, probably not much more. I doubt I'll ever truly use this because I don't often need to convert kilograms to pounds to stones or furlongs to chains to milli-inches. However, I do look forward to the next time I go on a sailboat or boating excursion so that I can figure out how many nautical miles I will travel.