Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors
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2010 Book List
Quantities are limited on some books. Prices are subject to change without notice.

$ 72.00            4567 Review Questions for Surveyors
Author: Russell C. Brinker

$ 30.00            Black's Law Pocket Edition
An easy to access and completely up-to-date version ofthe world's most trusted and authoritative legal dictionary.

$ 125.00          Boundary Retracement Principles and Procedures for Pennsylvania
Author: Knud E. Hermansen, Ph.D., PLS, PE, Esq.
(PSLS Member Price - $100.00)

$ 75.00            County & Municipal Boundary Descriptions
Author: Michael F. Brinkash, PLS
A compilation of boundary descriptions contained in Pennsylvania laws for county, township, city, borough and town boundaries (a supplement to research).

$ 3.00              CST Sample Exams
Levels I, II & III

$ 70.00            Existing Laws of the United States
Author: US Congress
Existing laws of the United States of a general & permanent character, relating to the survey and disposition of the public domain. December 1, 1880. Reprinted 1979.

$ 45.00            Fundamentals of Surveying Sample Exam, 3rd ed.
Author: George M. Cole
Simulates the actual exam in every repect, from the format and level of difficulty to the time limit and number of problems.

$ 25.00            Fundementals of Land Surveying Q&A
NCEES official L.S. exam preparation material.

$ 25.00            GPS for Dummies
Author: Joel McNamara
If you are planning on buying a GPS reciever or if you have one and want to get your moneys worth, this guide tells you what you need to know.

$ 10.00            Guide for the Preparation of Survey Reports
Author: Buck Alexander, PLS and Knud E. Hermansen, PLS, PE, Esq

$ 6.00              Highways and the Land Surveyor
Author: Unknown

$ 25.00            Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Support
Edited by: Dr. David Maidment & Dr, Dean Djokic
A compilation of the invited papers in the Water Resources  track at the 1999 ESRI International User Conference.

$ 99.00            Interpreting Land Records
Author: Donald A. Wilson
Interpreting land records thoroughly details everything surveyors need to know to formulate sound defendable opinions, including how the courts interpret ambiguous words and conflicts between words in documents, and between those words and items outside the documents.

$ 18.00            Key to the Solar Compass and Surveyor's Companion
Author: William Austin Burt
About the public lands, focusing on the solar compass, an instrument invented by Burt in 1836.

$ 99.00            Land Survey Review Manual
Author: R. B. Buckner             
Land surveying as reflected by actual practice

$ 76.00            Land Surveying Law
Author: John E. Keen, RLS
This manual is designed to assist the user in studying and applying a wide range of land surveying laws and generally accepted surveying principles and practices.

$ 16.00            Liability Environment (The)
Author: Robert W. Foster
A compendium of articles published especially for the surveyor in private practice.

$ 3.00              Manual of Storm Intensity, Duration & Frequency Charts
Department of Civil Engineering and Institute for Research on Land and Water Resources, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration

$ 30.00            Noteforms for Surveying Measurements
Author: Minnick, Brinker, Barry
Most situations are covered in the sample noteforms and an introduction provides valuable background information including discussions on types of field books, requirements of good notes and 30 suggestions on recording good field notes.

$ 25.00            Principals & Practice of Land Surveying Q&A
NCEES official L.S. exam preparation material.

$ 50.00            Principals and Practice of Surveying Sample Exam, 2nd Ed.
Author: George M. Cole
This sample exam closely mirrors the complete exam experience by covering the 5 primary topics tested, plus the level of difficulty, length and question format.

$ 42.00            Property - Gilbert Law Summaries
Author: Jesse Dukeminier
Landlord and tenant, sale of land, deeds, recording, title insurance, easements, covenants, ownership, rights, water rights, airspace, land use controls (1991, 16th ed.).

$ 42.00            Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners
Compiled by: Carben Surveying Reprints

$ 12.00            Sportman's Guide to Recipes
Author: Frank Davern
Packed with more than 180 wild game and fish recipes from sportsmen and their familes.

$ 22.00            Stargazers
Author: Barbara Susan Lefever
A historical biographical novel with illustrations and maps.

$ 140.00          Stormwater Management for Land Development
Author: Thomas A. Seybert
Methods and Calculations for Quantity Control: Introductory guide to hydraulics, hydrology, and stormwater management design. Stormwater Management for Land Development is a unique, much-needed book on developing stormwater management plans that only requires readers to understand algebra, trigonometry, and geometry. Beginning with the fundamentals, it walks readers through the ABCs of fluid mechanics and hydrology and presents practical methods and designs to control stormwater.

$ 20.00            Surveying and Mapping the Americas
Preceedings from the History Program held at FIG 2002.

$ 30.00            Surveying Flip Chart
Author: Jack Keen

$ 63.00            Surveying Layout Fundementals for Construction DVD
Author: Paul Holley
This unique DVD is the only text available that teaches the fundementals of construction survying layout through over 2 1/2 hours of instructional video.

$ 75.00            Surveying Solved Problems
Author: Jan Van Sickle, PLS
Over 1100 problems for the FS and PS Exams

$ 72.00            Surveying the Courtroom
Author: John Briscoe
Out of print.

$ 136.00          Surveying Theory & Practice
Author: James M. Anderson and Edward M. Mikhail
This updated edition contains the same breadth and depth as previous editions with pertinent chapter topics divided into two parts. Part A covers elementary topics and Part B covers advanced topics. This innovative design, coupled with the most recent developments in technology, complements first- and second-level courses in surveying without losing its value as a reference textbook.

$ 33.00            Surveyor's Contract and Risk Management Manual
Author: Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc.
Careful study and use of this book will help you and your client 1) achieve a common understanding and appreciation of each other's contractual repsonsibilities, and 2) make informed risk manegement decisions when negotiating or responding to specific contract language.

$ 25.00            Tree Identification Book
Author: George W.D. Symonds
The aim of this book is to present, visually, details of trees essential for practical indentification and recognition of trees. Photographs by Stephen V. Chelminski.

$ 61.00            Trouble Shooting Boundary LineProblems
Author: John E. Keen, PLS
Contains over 700 questions and answers concerning material covered in Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location.

$ 77.00            Wetland Landscape Characterization
Author: John G. Lyon
GIS, remote sensing, and image analysis.

$ 55.00            Writing Legal Descriptions
Author: Gordon H. Wattles
A must have item for anyone who works with or writes legal descriptions.  It is written in a concise style to be easily understood by student, surveyor, or attorney. The text includes court citations and is supported with samples, recommended forms, and illustrations

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