The second edition of Reliability Engineering aims to provide an understanding of reliability principles and maintenance planning to help accomplish these goals. "The text presents material in a clear and logical progression. Concepts, covered in the early chapters, are developed through to systems level prediction techniques in the final chapters. The text is appropriate for both graduate level courses and also practitioners."- John Andrews, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom "Overall, the text offers a well-written, cohesive, in-depth treatment of descriptive and prescriptive concepts in reliability evaluation and maintenance planning. It should prove a valuable resource for both graduate students and practicing engineers."- Lisa Maillart, University of Pittsburgh, USA "The book discusses reliability engineering with a combination of statistical rigor and good readability. It covers both reliability models and analysis of failure data. The text is well organized and methodological and contains examples and exercises as well. Students will certainly find it an excellent introduction to reliability concepts and modeling approaches, and practitioners will find it a great reference source."- Bengt Klefsjö, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden "Professor Nachlas' book is a great contribution to regular and advanced topics in textbooks on reliability and maintenance. It covers several areas with up-to-date material, particularly in statistical analysis and preventive and predictive maintenance."- Dragan Banjevic, University of Toronto, Canada