* ...................................... Books published by Research & Education Association that I authored: .... Essentials of Computer Science I .... Essentials of Computer Science II .... Computer Networks Super Review .... Java Super Review .........As contributing technical editor orwriter: .... SAT The Best Preparation For .... GRE Computer Science .... Fundamentals of Engineering Exam .... Super Review of C++ .... Careers 2000 .... AP Computer Science Exam Guide .... * ............................................................................ * ......................................Education: .......... California State University at Long Beach (CSULB): .... BA Math 1970 .... BS Computer Science & Engineering 1985 .... MS Computer Engineering 1993 ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................Work background: ......... Statistician - (time studies) industrial engineering work .... Actuarial work: pension fund of major city. .... Telecommunications Engineer .... Technical Writer/Editor .... Computer Consultant ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................Hobbies: ......... Running (ran three races in my life): .... 1999 Long Beach Marathon - 6:07:16 .... (I coudn't walk for 5 days) .... 2000 Seal Beach 10k - 57:49 .... (my shoelace came untied) .... 2000 Long Beach Marathon - 5:46:46 .... (I think I'm getting the nack of it) .... Have entered Utah Ironman - June 2002 .... (It's always been a dream, but maybe not this year) ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................Music: .... Play saxophone and guitar: pop, blues, jazz, country .... Favorite songwriter(s): Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson .... Favorite composer: I don't have one .... Music listen to the most: Classical .... (I don't listen to music that much.) ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................Literature: Favorite writers - in order: Raymond Chandler, WilliamFaulkner, John Steinbeck, SaulBellow, John Updike .... Favorite book: The Testament by John Grisham ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................TV: I don't watch TV ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................Ex-hobbies ......... Weight lifting: no longer muscle bound .... San Jose State University - 1969 .... Awarded track & field scholarship .... (Shotputter and discus thrower) .... Maybe Best College Track Team Ever .... (Downside - I wasn't that good) .... Gradually quit weight lifting. ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................Movies .... Ex-movie buff: Liked - foreign, arty, & mainstream .... Worked at Main Street Video 4 yrs. .... See much fewer movies now. ......... * ............................................................................. * ......................................Travel (a lot - mostly when I was a kid) .... Philippines (lived there two years) .... Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand,Sri-Lanka, Somalia, Egypt, France,England, Scotland, 34 States. ......... * ............................................................................. * .....................................Personal Dimensions: Height: 6'2', Weight: 190 lbs, Age: I'll let you figure it out. ......... * ............................................................................ * .....................................Interests: Economics (strong interest)I know a lot about economics - as an amateur. .... * ............................................................................ * .....................................Education (very strong interest) - Am empathetic, I want to help. Also, I overcame a learningdisability (severe ADD).

See Background and Major Influences

Will be posting some articles on this site. Also, check out my web site. below (although still in progrees).

My Real Web Site -- RandallRaus.com
This is intended to be a step along the way, but Author's Den does have better information about my books.

Amazon
Five books by other authors, are shown, but I wrote the reviews - including a review of a book by Sanjay Sonawani (see below).

Homepage of L.A. writer Alan Rifkin
This is the web site of Alan Rifkin, article writer for for magazines. His first fiction book was Signal Hill Stories (five stories plus the title novella). Click on reviews--he got some some great ones for this book; also click on articles.

Web Site of Author Sanjay Sonawani
Has a great future. Novelist, playwrite, poet, writes articles, this guy does it all.