Has anyone seen this:

The Pocket Partner

Looks cool. Only ten bucks, too. Wish it was a water-proof flick-book, though.

Bought one myself a while back after it caught my curious eye in a local store. A good portion of the book is hazardous materials info... which can actually be downloaded for free from:

http://hazmat.dot.gov/gydebook.htm

A lot of the information you'll probably never use unless you're in law enforcement/fire/EMS. There is some other information contained, though... stuff like basic medical techniques, math formulas, weather information, morse code, etc.

It's worth the $10 just for the "wow, how did they print so much in such a little book" factor. <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

The company that publishes that book, Sequoia Publishing, also publishes a few more, very handy pocket sized books.

Probably the best is the "Pocket Ref".....this book has the most information in a small package that I have seen. Look it up, and you will be amazed.

They also have the "Pocket PC Ref", which tends to be a little dated, even though it is updated from time to time, technology stays pretty far ahead of it. BUT, if you are working with some older PC equipment, it could be helpful.

Harley

the pocket guide looks good, only question i have for those who read it is how small or clear is the print in the book?

depending on conditions, i.e: lost glasses or in the dark with bad lighting it might be harder or impossible to read if not printed large enough.

Small print is both an advantage and a dis-advantage. If you use a small print you can fit more information but it is less readable. Fitting a plastic fresnel sheet in the front-cover of the book is a way around the readability problem and the book will protect the fresnel lens from scratches. There is no way to fix the bulk problem that accompanies a larger font.