Randall Raus' profile

Helpful votes received on reviews, lists & guides: 98% (91 of 93)

Nickname: randall_r

Location: Seal Beach, CA United States

Birthday: August 14

In My Own Words:

Thoughtful ... a guru ...
Books published by Research & Education Association that I contributed to:

As author (currently on Amazon):
Essentials of Computer Science I
Essentials of Computer Science II
Computer Networks Super Review

As primary author (coming to Amazon):
Java Super Review

As contributing technical editor or
writer (currently on Amazon):

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Contributions

New Reviewer Rank: 512,389 - Total Helpful Votes: 89 of 90

Classic Reviewer Rank: 110,726

Digital Signal Processing: A Computer Science Perspective by Jonathan Y. Stein	Both pragmatic and very readable., November 23, 2007 Published by John Wiley & Sons, this book is destined to become a technical classic. It was written in a kind-of light style, with humorous anecdotes mixed in. And, unlike most DSP books--aimed at graduate level electrical engineering students--it doesn't assume a knowledge of advanced calculus. In fact, it doesn't assume a background in computer science math, either (the author's got that covered in Appendix A: Whirlwind Exposition of Mathematics). In the introduction, Dr. Stein bills his book as the only signal processing book you'll ever need, and it is amazingly comprehensive. It needs to be updated, though.

The Tiburon Peninsula (CA) (Images of America) by Branwell Fanning	1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: The Arcadia Images of America Series scores a winner., December 1, 2006 This is a quality book. It was written and edited by an author thoroughly familiar with Tiburon's past and present; plus, he had access to photographs going back to the mid-1800's. Also, each of the historic photos (200+ of them) were elaborated upon in a conversational style that almost belies the care that went into this project. The book covers the "Tiburon community", which includes: 1. The Tiburon Peninsula: a 4-mile long peninsula in San Francisco Bay, 2. Strawberry: a mini-peninsula at the base of the larger one, and 3. Belvedere and Angel Island: two close-by islands connected to the peninsula by causeways. The total population exceeds 19,000, with about half residing… Read more

Last Of The Wanderers by Sanjay Sonawani	5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Haunting., November 6, 2001 This book starts out with a warrior in flight, whose thoughts, physical and emotional pain, and surroundings are described in a liesurely, almost poetic, detail. But, once the reader has been introduced to a nomadic tribe, the Kushans, and their leader (the warrior in flight), the book gradually picks up speed until the tribe's journeys across vast distances and expanses of time are sometimes covered in only a few pages. The narrative, however, does pay careful attention to the thoughts and motivations of two tribal leaders--the leader of the Kushans, and the leader of a sometimes rival tribe, the U-eches. Since these tribal leaders are obsessed with revenge, or with the survival of their… Read more