This is a book that helps explain why capable people with the best intentions manage to royally goof up the things that matter most. I will not portray this as a Rosetta stone or panesea. I will suggest, however, you consider, give it a read and take it under consideration where it can be personal, impersonal or whatever strikes your fancy (written in American English, not Latin :-)

In the world of Science, it is commonly understood that Scientific Method should govern. In conveying specifications for how something works or especially, how to use it, this book offers guidance and rules.

This is a simple view of how to ensure successful engagement with customers and remote teams.

This text is intended to suggest a radical approach to computing that could impact a computer's ability to do what we intend without undue frustration

This text was written to help provide a survey of scan testing as applied to computer test. It serves as an overview with references to experts in this field. This work is the culmination of my work in this area over the last three decades.

Latch Scan Enable Signal, Always Require Setup and Hold Tests. Never Allow To Be XXX.

This book is intended to be used as part of a lecture series on possible directions to pursue in computing such that the experience becomes more effective and intuitive. It is based on a few decades of study.

This collection is the result of work in engineering over the course of 35 years. Each of the topics within is a topic of problem solving I have encountered over the years. I am a firm believer in conversation in these areas to promote learning.

A native of western Flanders, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq served in several posts as diplomatic representative for the Habsburg ruler Ferdinand I (King of Bohemia and Hungary, 1526--64, and Holy Roman Emperor, 1556--64). Busbecq's most famous mission was undoubtedly to the Ottoman Empire at the zenith of its power and glory during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. In four letters to his friend Nicholas Michault -- who had been Busbecq's fellow student in Italy and afterwards was imperial ambassador to the Portuguese court -- he details impressions on everything he saw and experienced in Turkey, including landscapes, plants, animals, Islam, ethnic groups, architecture, slavery, military matters, court practices, clothing, gender and domestic relations, and the Sultan himself.

Suleiman (spelled Soleiman in the translation) the Magnificent is perhaps the most distinguished figure in Turkish history, and his reign saw the greatest extension of Turkish power. His devotion to his own religion and his tolerance of other faiths, his munificence and generosity, won him the fidelity of his subjects and the respect of his enemies. Busbecq was given the assignment of using diplomacy to check the raids of the Turks into Hungary, and he proved very effective with his quick sympathy, appreciation of the Turkish character, and untiring patience. He returned from Constantinople in the autumn of 1562 with an established reputation as a diplomatist.

Busbecq's Turkish Letters is a treasure of early travel literature, reflecting Busbecq's rich literary talent, classical education, love for collecting antiquities, and remarkable power of observation. Delightfully entertaining reading, it also offers invaluable lessons on understanding and bridging cultural divides.