I am training two new guys how to use Caesar and hopefully they will also gain some stress engineering skills up along the way.

(I would preffer to say that i am training two guys to become stress engineers, but that is a big statement)

Anyway, during a recent rant about self learning, i suggested they look at the Coade reference list and purchase a few essential books.

This lead me to google Kelloggs/Casti/Roark etc for a demonstration of the oportunities to purchase second hand books.

which, leads me at last to my point......

during the summer, i purchased Kelloggs from ABE books for a reasonable price. there was alot of choice, although expensive.

Now today, the Kelloggs books have all disapeared!

I can't find a single one on the net...
And look at the price asked for Tom Van's pipe support book £1000!!!

I can only put it down to the recent surge in new pipe stress engineers.
these guys must have lots of money!


Tim

That's how it goes. It took me 2 years to get a copy of Kellogg for about £70, which is probably the best book on the subject I have ever seen. It took me 3 years to find Tom Van Laan's book for about the same amount. I have to say [and I know Tom will probbaly read this], that it is OK, but not worth £1000 apart from any rarity value. Not one to loose sleep over.

Tom's book is no longer in print, so that is probably driving the price up... I think I will get him to sign mine.