Le développement durable

Le développement durable
| 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | | 0 | Others
Le développement durable
L'Harmattan | 2008-03-27 | ISBN: 2296052487 | 176 pages | PDF | 5 MB
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Algebraic Geometry 3: Further Study of Schemes (Translations of Mathematical Monographs)

Algebraic Geometry 3: Further Study of Schemes (Translations of Mathematical Monographs)
Kenji Ueno | 2003-06-20 00:00:00 | American Mathematical Society | 222 | Mathematics
Algebraic geometry plays an important role in several branches of science and technology. This is the last of three volumes by Kenji Ueno algebraic geometry. This, in together with Algebraic Geometry 1 and Algebraic Geometry 2, makes an excellent textbook for a course in algebraic geometry.

In this volume, the author goes beyond introductory notions and presents the theory of schemes and sheaves with the goal of studying the properties necessary for the full development of modern algebraic geometry. The main topics discussed in the book include dimension theory, flat and proper morphisms, regular schemes, smooth morphisms, completion, and Zariski's main theorem. Ueno also presents the theory of algebraic curves and their Jacobians and the relation between algebraic and analytic geometry, including Kodaira's Vanishing Theorem.

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Microsoft Visual C++ .Net Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

Microsoft Visual C++ .Net Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
Julian Templeman,Andy Olsen,Michael Hudson,Tyrone Howe | 2002-01-23 00:00:00 | Microsoft Press | 626 | Microsoft
This intuitive, self-paced learning system makes it easy for developers to teach themselves how to draw on the power of Microsoft Visual C++, and to see how Visual C++ compares with other popular development languages. Developers learn C++ by following step-by-step instructions with numerous high-quality code examples-all created specifically for this book. Developers can quickly grasp and master the latest enhancements and changes to Visual C++, including its powerful .NET features and services.
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To summarize, I hate this book because you can't use it without reading it through from page one. I use this book for a class I am enrolled in. One of our projects is to build a simple windows game. So, I look up how to display a bitmap. Displayed are two lines of code along with the instructions "find the Form_1Paint function that handles Paint events". Where should I look? The instructions do not hint at where it is and certainly the function can't be found by searching the code. The only way to understand what they are talking about is to actually go through every tutorial in baby-step fashion because every page on the book tells you something such as "Continue with the CPPDraw application from the previous excersise" (p.365). Well I don't want to read the whole )@$#%ing book to find out how to draw a bitmap. When I finally do figure it out I am guessing I could show someone how to do it in 10 lines of code so they wouldn't have to read 100 pages of baby-step drivel. If you want to find out how to do any one thing in .Net with this book expect to have to spend several hours reading the previous 100 pages from where it is supposedly explained. Microsoft Press should consider making encryption a core of their business. They are really good at it.
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The book wades through managed C++ code, and it is very good. However, the author doesn't do a good job of maintaining consistency and explaining the code. I will credit the author for having very good OOP style, but the writing is far from satisfactory. Another thing to note is that the author does a good job of explaining Exception Handling, but in the early parts of the book, any reader can get easily confused.
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Poorly written and not text book quality. Many code errors incorporated into text. If this is the best that Microsoft has to offer, it will seriously impeed their marketing efforts of .Net to academic institutions and student population.
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I found this book to be disappointing. Like so many other programming books it supposedly starts off at a pace for a beginner. However, it spends too much time on basic syntax, which I assume most programmers are familiar with, or are familiar with other programming languages and could make the adjustment quickly to basic C++.

It does give a few important introductory points on the new managed classes, to its credit. However one-half of the way through the book the author begins to leave C++ and give "glimpses" of the .Net features of C++, which are much too vast to cover even simplistically in such a small space. The topics quickly became so far from what I wanted to learn about C++ that it was hard to believe they were covered in the same book as the simplistic syntax lessons at the beginning. I came away from this book more confused as to what I could do with C++ .Net than before I read it.

I don't know who this book is intended for, but it is definitely not for those wanting an tutorial on core .Net C++ without the excessive syntax explanations that fill the first half of so many programming books.
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C++ user manual does not come with a Visual C++ software. this book is not good, but you have to buy it as the user's manual. Now you see microsoft's monopoly.

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Carotid Artery Stenting: Current Practice and Techniques

Carotid Artery Stenting: Current Practice and Techniques
Nadim Al-Mubarak,Gary S. Roubin,Sriram S. Iyer,Jiri J. Vitek | 2004-06-08 00:00:00 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 352 | Internal Medicine

Written by internationally recognized experts in interventional cardiology, this comprehensive clinical reference on carotid artery stenting provides illustrated, step-by-step descriptions of techniques and details on indications, contraindications, patient selection, complications, technology, and clinical trials. The first section reviews clinical results and experience, including the CAVATAS trial findings on stroke prevention. The second section describes stenting techniques and includes information from major trials on design and application of devices. The third section presents guidelines and current regulations on establishing a carotid stenting program. The book concludes with a preview of future directions.

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Wie Karl May Adolf Hitler Traf Und Andere Wahre Geschichten

Wie Karl May Adolf Hitler Traf Und Andere Wahre Geschichten
Hans Christoph Buch | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Eichborn Verlag | 207 | Subjects

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Biscuit, Cookies, and Cracker Manufacturing, Manual 4 Baking and Cooling (Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals) (v. 4)

Biscuit, Cookies, and Cracker Manufacturing, Manual 4 Baking and Cooling (Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals) (v. 4)
Duncan Manley | 1998-03-01 00:00:00 | CRC Press | 84 | Bread
This sequence of manuals addresses key issues such as quality, safety and reliability for those working and training in the manufacture of biscuits, cookies and crackers. Each manual provides a self-sufficient guide to a key topic, full of practical advice on problem-solving and troubleshooting drawn from over 30 years in the industry.
What Happens in a Baking Oven o Types of Ovens o Post-Oven Processes o Cooling o Handling o Troubleshooting Tips
This manual describes what is involved in baking and cooling biscuits from dough pieces that have been placed on the oven band.

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DNS and BIND, Fourth Edition

DNS and BIND, Fourth Edition
Paul Albitz, Cricket Liu | 2001-01-01 00:00:00 | O'Reilly | 622 | Networking
The fourth edition of DNS and BIND covers the new 9.1.0 and 8.2.3 versions of BIND as well as the older 4.9 version. There's also more extensive coverage of NOTIFY, IPv6 forward and reverse mapping, transaction signatures, and the new DNS Security Extensions; and a section on accommodating Windows 2000 clients, servers and Domain Controllers.

DNS and BIND is about one of the Internet's fundamental building blocks: the distributed host information database that's responsible for translating names into addresses, routing mail to its proper destination, and many other services. As the authors say in the preface, if you're using the Internet, you're already using DNS--even if you don't know it. This edition brings you up to date on the new 9.1.0 and 8.2.3 versions of BIND along with the older 4.9 version. There's also more extensive coverage of NOTIFY, IPv6 forward and reverse mapping, transaction signatures, and the new DNS Security Extensions; and a new section on accommodating Windows 2000 clients, servers and Domain Controllers. Whether you're an administrator involved daily with DNS or a user who wants to be more informed about the Internet and how it works, you'll find this book essential reading. Topics include:

- What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it
- How to find your own place in the Internet's name space
- Setting up name servers
- Using MX records to route mail
- Configuring hosts to use DNS name servers
- Subdividing domains (parenting)
- Securing your name server: restricting who can query your server, preventing unauthorized zone transfers, avoiding bogus name servers, etc.
- Mapping one name to several servers for load sharing
- Troubleshooting: using nslookup, reading debugging output, common problems
- DNS programming, using the resolver library and Perl's Net::DNS module
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Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)
Jon A. Maguire | 1995-04-01 00:00:00 | Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. | 184 | Aviation
This new work form Jon A. Maguire provides an in-depth examination of personal flight clothing and equipment used by United States Army Air Force flyers in World War II. Included are: flight helmets, oxygen masks, goggles, clothing, boots, gloves, flak ar
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Wonderful reference on U.S. Military Air Corps Uniforms and Insignia. Very informative, great photos. A must have for any collector or historian. Very well worth the money. Another hit!
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I thought this would be a good collector book but in fact its extremely weak. The book "only" consists of pictures with limited captions,no detailed info,no pics of different views of the items showing tags (a few lables are shown),manufactures info,constuction detail,etc. I expected to read about gear and equipment but theres nothing but captions.I would love to know the different manufactures and characteristics but theres none listed.Everything in the book you can see on the internet or ebay.If you just want single frontal pictures and maybe a couple side views than this book is your thing. My "opinion" not collector material,sorry.
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Great book! Tons of pictures! Which is very nice since the book is about WWII....



Information is just right and I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest with regard to WWII flight gear and clothing.
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This is a great book. It contains many high-quality photographs, and provides a good overview of the many types and variations of gear the AAF used. An excellent value.
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A great collectors guide. Plenty of clear pictures giving a good coverage of WW2 aviation items. Additional text isn't extensive or going into much detail. No stich counting as such on A-2 jackets, that kind of information must be found in other books like "Hell bent for leather" or other flight gear books. The wonderfull photo's are the strong point of this book and personaly I was waiting for such a book for a long time.

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Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies

Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies
Victor D. Cha,David C. Kang | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Columbia University Press | 280 | Southeast Asia

The regime of Kim Jong-Il has been called "mad," "rogue," even, by the Wall Street Journal, the equivalent of an "unreformed serial killer." Yet, despite the avalanche of television and print coverage of the Pyongyang government's violation of nuclear nonproliferation agreements and existing scholarly literature on North Korean policy and security, this critical issue remains mired in political punditry and often misleading sound bites. Victor Cha and David Kang step back from the daily newspaper coverage and cable news commentary and offer a reasoned, rational, and logical debate on the nature of the North Korean regime.

Coming to the issues from different perspectives -- Kang believes the threat posed by Pyongyang has been inflated and endorses a more open approach, while Cha is more skeptical and advocates harsher measures -- the authors together have written an essential work of clear-eyed reflection and authoritative analysis. They refute a number of misconceptions and challenge much faulty thinking that surrounds the discussion of North Korea, particularly the idea that North Korea is an irrational nation. Cha and Kang contend that however provocative, even deplorable, the Pyongyang government's behavior may at times be, it is not incomprehensible or incoherent. Neither is it "suicidal," they argue, although crisis conditions could escalate to a degree that provokes the North Korean regime to "lash out" as the best and only policy, the unintended consequence of which are suicide and/or collapse. Further, the authors seek to fill the current scholarly and policy gap with a vision for a U.S.-South Korea alliance that is not simply premised on a North Korean threat, not simply derivative of Japan, and not eternally based on an older, "Korean War generation" of supporters.

This book uncovers the inherent logic of the politics of the Korean peninsula, presenting an indispensable context for a new policy of engagement. In an intelligent and trenchant debate, the authors look at the implications of a nuclear North Korea for East Asia and U.S. homeland security, rigorously assessing historical and current U.S. policy, and provide a workable framework for constructive policy that should be followed by the United States, Japan, and South Korea if engagement fails to stop North Korean nuclear proliferation.

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Well written and easy to follow. I especially love the way the book is set up. Two authors who lean towards slightly different directions (hawk/dove) in regards to how America should engage with North Korea, present their argument while also responding to the other's arguments in alternating chapters.
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After the first Gulf War, several second/third world countries made the observation that the technical and other advantages possesed by the U. S. make it imperative that any country concerned about an attack from the United States have nuclear weapons. I note that I don't see President Bush talking much about attacking North Korea. General Gary Luck offered a quick sound bite on the costs of a war in N. Korea: "one million casualties, one trillion dollars in industrial damage and lost business."



In this excellent book the authors attempt to bring some sense to the scare headlines so loved by the news media -- Newsweek called the North Korean leader, "Dr. Evil." The book is written by two professors, one a bit more hawkish, one a bit more dovish. They present their views, they discuss the others viewpoint, they then try to come up with an overall plan that makes sense.



A million casualties -- somebody better come up with a plan that's better than TV's talking heads.



With this book I also highly recommend "North Korea at a Crossroads" by Suk Hi Kim.
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Professors Cha and Kang come at the current and historic crisis in North Korea from different angles: Cha from a more "realist" view of international relations, Kang from a more "liberal" view. The book is a series of several chapters written alternately by Cha and Kang with each pair of chapters focusing on one aspect of the Korean problem. Both view North Korea as being entirely "rational," and make a point to discredit 30-second sound byte types of analyses of North Korea's decisionmaking process. Cha finds that it is perfectly rational for North Korea to attack or go nuclear even if the end result has a high probability of resulting in total destruction, because the status quo is so unbearable that the North is willing to bear the risk. Kang suggests that increased economic development, integration into the world economy, and the introduction of market forces will alter North Korea's cost-benefit analysis and push it away from violent military action or the active pursuit of a nuclear weapons program. In the end, both agree that the default strategy for the United States is engagement.

Cha and Kang do a good job of bringing intellectual depth to a debate that is often over-simplified. It makes a good read for the average reader while remaining a strong academic work of its own. This is not a history book--it is a book examining academic questions with real-world implications.

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Ptilochronology: Feather Time and the Biology of Birds (Oxford Ornithology Series)

Ptilochronology: Feather Time and the Biology of Birds (Oxford Ornithology Series)
Thomas C. Grubb Jr. | 2006-08-24 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press, USA | 192 | Birdwatching
This is the first book to summarize the methods, conceptual issues and results of studies using the interpretation of feather growth rates as an index to nutritional condition in birds. The author has coined the term ptilochronology (literally. 'the study of feather time') to describe this technique, which relies on the fat that as a feather grows it produces visible growth bars. Both the technique and its conceptual foundations have been applied worldwide to numerous studies of avian evolution, ecology, and conservation biology. the author reviews this work, chronicles the various criticisms that have been amde, and describes how these have influenced the development of ptilochronology. He goes on to suggest experimental methodologies and analytical techniques to safeguard against invalid results. a final chapter summarises this new technique's contribution to avian biology, and suggests potential applications and a future research agenda. an appendix details specific measurements and describes the methodology associated with ptilochronology.
Ptilochronology provides a practical resource as well as a conceptual understanding of how this technique can be used to address important questions in avian biology. It will be of relevance and use to professional avian biologists and ornithologists as well as to graduate students of avian behavioural ecology, evolution and conservation.

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Intrauterine Devices - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Intrauterine Devices - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
ICON Health Publications | 2004-10-08 00:00:00 | ICON Health Publications | 128 | Online Searching
In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading." Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so.

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Internet et les emails

Internet et les emails
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Arnaud Glevarec, "Internet et les emails"
Micro Application | 2009 | ISBN: 2300021501 | 221 pages | PDF | 18,5 MB
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CR Submanifolds of Complex Projective Space (Developments in Mathematics)

CR Submanifolds of Complex Projective Space (Developments in Mathematics)
Mirjana Djoric,Masafumi Okumura | 2009-10-28 00:00:00 | Springer | 176 | Mathematics

This book covers the necessary topics for learning the basic properties of complex manifolds, offering an easy, friendly, and accessible introduction into the subject while aptly guiding the reader to topics of current research and to more advanced publications.

The first half of the book provides an introduction to complex differential geometry and the properties of complex manifolds. The second half describes the properties of hypersurfaces of various complex spaces and CR submanifolds, with particular emphasis on CR submanifolds of maximal CR dimension.

Key features of CR Submanifolds of Complex Projective Space:

-Presents many recent developments and results in the study of CR submanifolds not previously published.

-Special topics explored include: the Kähler manifold, submersion and immersion, and the structure equations of a submanifold.

-Provides relevant techniques, results and their applications, and presents insight into the motivations and ideas behind the theory.

-Presents the fundamental definitions and results necessary for reaching the frontiers of research in this field.

This slim text is largely self-contained. Prerequisites include basic knowledge of introductory manifold theory and of curvature properties of Riemannian geometry. Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in differential geometry will benefit from this concise approach to an important topic.

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Nanoscale Structure and Assembly at Solid-Fluid Interfaces: Volume I: Interfacial Structures versus Dynamics, Volume II: Assembly in Hybrid and Biological ... Science and Technology) (v. 1)

Nanoscale Structure and Assembly at Solid-Fluid Interfaces: Volume I: Interfacial Structures versus Dynamics, Volume II: Assembly in Hybrid and Biological ... Science and Technology) (v. 1)
Xiang Yang Liu,James J. De Yoreo | 2004-07-14 00:00:00 | Springer | 700 | Engineering
All of us have read about the vast potential inherent in nanotechnology and the exciting impact it has had in changing our lifestyle in the 21st century. One of the basic issues confronting us is how to fabricate devices or materials on the nano scale. What is the basic physics governing the formation of nano phases? How can biological systems inspire us to formulate nano scale architectures, in the way nature has always done and continues to do? These are two main areas of focus in this book. The aim of this reference is to take us to the root of these issues: the solid-fluid interfacial structures and the basic interactions between structural units that determine the kinetics of nano particles and assembly formation, and subsequently the resulting structures and functionalities of the nano phases and devices. By taking a fresh look at the novel nano structure engineering and surface probing technologies from a global viewpoint of fundamental principles, the two volumes of this book direct our focus from the macroscopic phase to the nano structures ranging from inorganic to bio nano materials. Featuring contributions from a number of international experts in the related fields, this book offers a comprehensive and synergistic look into these challenging issues in terms of theoretical modeling, computer simulations, advanced surface probing and fabrication and interface characterizations. The book also provides a link to the nanostructure engineering of some novel materials playing an important role in advancing technologies in this field. Volume I focuses on both the theoretical and experimental aspects of crystal surfaces and solid-fluid interfacial structures, the effect of ordering and disordering of the interfacial molecules on the kinetics of crystalline matter, and in particular on the nano crystalline phase and the formation of self-organized nanofiber networks. Expertly written chapters expand the existing knowledge on surface/interfacial structures associated with bulk phases to the micro/nano structural domain, presenting examples of the characterization and manipulation of self-organized nano structures. The subject matter covers also the principles and technologies concerning nano phases, surface/interface structure formation and characterization, and fabrication. Volume II is devoted to the assembly of bio-related nano structures and hybrid nano materials and systems. The part on bio-related nanostructures focuses on the aggregation and pattern formation of protein molecules, or biomaterials in the bulk and on the surface of designated substrates. The way to control the process of biomineralization, biological matrices, hierarchical structures and other bio-related materials by relying on robust methods, such as templating, AFM, Chemoselective Ligation, scanning probe nanolithography will also be treated in detail. In addition, innovative techniques to engineer complex nano structures such as molecular design and molecular self assembly are highlighted.

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The Nintendo Wii Pocket Guide

The Nintendo Wii Pocket Guide
| 2007-04-10 00:00:00 | | 0 | Gadgets


Here is your essential companion to the best-selling Wii game console. The Nintendo Wii Pocket Guide steers you through how to
Set up your Wii and connect it to your network. Make your way around the Wii Channels. Pick and use Wii controllers, including the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and Classic and GameCube controllers. Create and edit your own Mii?using Wii software or third-party tools?and take charge of other Miis. Go beyond games and use the Wii to browse the Internet, send and receive email, set parental controls, and create memos and calendars. Shop the Wii Shop Channel and buy and spend Wii Points to purchase Virtual Console games. Choose the best Wii games and play older Nintendo games on the Wii. Find handy accessories. Tinker with your Wii to get the most out of the game console.


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A Sneak Preview of the WII Instruction Manual
This gives a brief overview of what the WII can do. The book does not contain much more information than the instruction manual that comes with the WII. Also, the book appears to be quite dated as it refers to the WII being out for a few months.


If you want a brief preview of some of the things that are available on the WII than this book is for you. However, if you are planning on purchasing a WII, I recommend going with the instruction manual and saving your money.


I found other books, (e.g., WII for Dummies) to be more expensive, but to be much more comprehensive.

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Wii For Dummies
With the success of the Nintendo Wii, many upcoming owners are having a very tough time on finding the new game system, and deciding if it is the right system for them. This book The Nintendo Wii Pocket Guide, is a simple and easy reflection about what the Nintendo Wii is all about. It is also easy to highlight all the simple instructions on how to operate the new system, and each of the simple parts of the system, from the virtual console and Wii Shop channel where you can download games like Super Mario 64, to a quick how to guide on what games are best suited for the system, and all the kinks of extras like the Internet Channel. It is a quirky and convient guide for anyone who has bought the system used without instructions, or if you're planning on buying Nintendo's dynamic console. I realy like how simple the book is, and it is a great buy.


Price: B+


Convience: B


Displays & Graphs: B 1/2-


Overall: B

See How They Grow: Butterfly

See How They Grow: Butterfly
Mary Ling | 1992-09-15 00:00:00 | DK Preschool | 24 | Animals
Close-up integrated photographs and an informative text follow every stage of a butterfly's development from larva to butterfly.

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Annies Favorite Quick & Easy Projects

Annies Favorite Quick & Easy Projects
Annies Attic Publishing | 1999-01-01 00:00:00 | Annies Attic | 161 | Do It Yourself
The book on knitting: bags, angels, stand for pencils, pillows, cover a photo album and book, Christmas decorations, Christmas accessories, coasters under hot, gloves, caps on the jars, butterflies, delicate cloth, mats on the floor, the lampshade on the lamp, toys accessories and clothing for dogs, shawl, vest, hat, children's boots, scarves, mittenki, elastic hair, earrings, hats, blankets-Afghanistan ... no description schemes, some projects are given a diagram.
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Pooled Time Series Analysis (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)

Pooled Time Series Analysis (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
Lois W. Sayrs | 1989-05-01 00:00:00 | Sage Publications, Inc | 80 | Social Sciences
Pooled time series analysis can improve the statistical efficiency of estimates -- vital for social science researchers with data available from both temporal observations at regular intervals (time series) and from observations at single points of time (cross-sections). By `pooling' time series and cross-sectional data, researchers can increase the sample size and do a more effective analysis.

This volume covers a variety of pooled time series models including the constant coefficients model in which the parameters are constant across space and time, the least squares dummy variable model which permits the intercept to vary by time and by cross-section, the error components model which takes explicit account of cross-sectional and time series disturbances, and the structural equation model, which goes beyond the error components model.

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Direct nuclear reactions

Direct nuclear reactions
Norman K.Glendenning | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | World Scientific Publishing | 397 | Physics
The spontaneous disintegration of long-lived, naturally occurring isotopes
provides one source of information on nuclei. However, only a limited number of
nuclei are accessible for study by this natural process and then only under a
narrow range of circumstances. On the other hand, nuclear reactigns can be
induced in the myriad of pairwise combinations provided by stable or long-lived
nuclei and over the wide range of energies provided by the accelerators in the
physics laboratories of the world. Reactions therefore provide the greatest
volume and widest range of nuclear data. The energy loss of a beam particle can
be directly interpreted as an excitation energy in the target nucleus. Usually,
however, the data acquire meaning for the structure of nuclei only after they have
been interpreted through a reaction theory. The synthesis of such accumulated
information into a coherent theory of the nucleus is the main subject of nuclear
physics. There are a number of volumes on nuclear structure that review this
ongoing process.
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Forensic Anthropology (Inside Forensic Science)

Forensic Anthropology (Inside Forensic Science)
Bradley J., Ph.D. Adams | 2006-09-30 00:00:00 | Chelsea House Publications | 128 | Science

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Color Atlas of Veterinary Pathology: General Morphological Reactions of Organs and Tissues

Color Atlas of Veterinary Pathology: General Morphological Reactions of Organs and Tissues
J.E. van Dijk, E. Gruys and J.M.V.M. Mouwen | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Saunders Ltd | 193 | Medicine
For over 20 years, the first edition of this book provided veterinary students and pathologists with an invaluable fast and structured survey of the complete field of veterinary pathology. Now in its second edition, the authors have thoroughly revised, updated and added to both images and text, with the focus still on domestic animals. Each chapter now begins with a short, descriptive text on each body system covered in the atlas. It supports understanding of disease and disease processes by visualizing how cellular pathology, inflammation, circular disturbance and neoplasia are expressed in the different organs and tissues. For this purpose it demonstrates the general morphological reactions of organs and tissues using examples from specific veterinary pathology.
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Stormtroopers and Crisis in the Nazi Movement: Activism, Ideology and Dissolution (Routledge Studies in Modern European History)

Stormtroopers and Crisis in the Nazi Movement: Activism, Ideology and Dissolution (Routledge Studies in Modern European History)
Thomas D. Grant | 2004-03-12 00:00:00 | Routledge | 208 | Germany
This book scrutinizes two sets of hitherto understudied records. SA morale reports in the US National Archive show what Nazi leaders themselves knew about their radical paramilitary wing. Police reports on the stormtroopers, from the former DDR state archive in Potsdam, show what Republican authorities knew. Stormtroopers and Crisis in the Nazi Movement casts fresh light on the crisis that beset Nazism during the final months of Germany's first republic.


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Creature Tech

Creature Tech
Doug Tennapel | 2002-08-31 00:00:00 | Top Shelf Productions | 208 | Subjects
Renown for creating the award winning video game, toy line, and TV show `Earthworm Jim,` Doug has, this time around, produced an outrageously adventurous graphic novel that subtly examines the interplay between science, religion and family. Come witness farm-town America, where the ghost of an evil sorcerer uses the Shroud of Turin to resurrect a giant space eel in an attempt to destroy the world. And the only thing standing in his way is an atheist with an alien strapped to his chest - no, really! Beautifully rendered, this is a concept that only Doug TenNapel could pull off.
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This is an amazing graphic novel, one of TenNapel's best, with excellent artwork and strong, rich themes. The subject matter is a little "out there," but TenNapel's humor helps to carry an very workable plot.
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This book is amazing! An entirely self-contained story of space eels, demon cats, symbiotic arms, a giant bug, the Shroud of Turin, and a government researcher. Indiana Jones wishes it was this good. Buy this book! Seriously buy 2 copies and give one to a friend who enjoys epic tales of sci-fi awesomeness!!!!!!!!!
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Wildly imaginative and great fun. TenNapel explores theology, science, and morality in fantastical and yet believable ways. When I try to explain the plot and characters people shake their heads but TenNapel delivers it in a way that resonates in our universe. You know you have met each of the great variety of characters who have a part in the story, and if you strive to develop a moral imagination you know that such monsters threaten. There is great beauty and sweetness as well without cheap sentimentality. The antithesis between good and evil is real and though it is jumbled in the chest of Dr. Ong I began rooting for him. As the Christian world-view emerges you may realize how relevant it has always been. "If it is not eternal, " said C.S. Lewis, "it is eternally out-of-date." Thank Goodness for a writer who's not afraid to use his childlike imagination to address the realities of the adult world.
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A few friends told me about this book while we were at a comic book convention and I decided to give it a chance. I knew that TenNapel created Earthworm Jim, so I figured it would be pretty neat based on that.



I was totally blown away.



The story and the art are amazing and fantastic. The crazy/absurd storyline is one you'll never forget and it will grab onto you and never let go. Highly recommended. The mix of serious storytelling and humor is very enjoyable and the story is very original.



Yes, there are a few Christan themes and references, but it doesn't take away from the story at all, it certainly adds to it and blends in nicely with the rest of the adventure.



You can't really take something with giant space eels too seriously anyway ;)
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I recently picked up this book and was immediately blown away. A long time fan of Earthworm Jim, The Neverhood and all manner of comic books, this was actually my first time reading one of Doug Tennapel's graphic novels. The art is beyond gorgeous and the storyline is quirky, engaging and evocative. I would compare it perhaps to Blankets and the X-Files if ever the show was turned into a graphic novel by Master Shake of the Aqua Teens. Truly a worthy read.

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For All the People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America

For All the People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America
John Curl | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | PM | 506 | History
For All the People: Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America
By John Curl


* Publisher: PM Press
* Number Of Pages: 506
* Publication Date: 2009-09-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1604860723
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781604860726



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Seeking to reclaim a history that has remained largely ignored by most historians, this dramatic and stirring account examines each of the definitive American cooperative movements for social change—farmer, union, consumer, and communalist—that have been all but erased from collective memory. Focusing far beyond one particular era, organization, leader, or form of cooperation, the expansive analysis documents the multigenerational struggle of the American working people for social justice. With an expansive sweep and breathtaking detail, the chronicle considers Native American times and follows the American worker from the colonial workshop to the modern mass-assembly line, ultimately painting a vivid panorama of those who built the United States and those who will shape its future.
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Growth Theory of Subharmonic Functions

Growth Theory of Subharmonic Functions
V. S. Azarin | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | | 259 | Mathematics
In this book an account of the growth theory of subharmonic functions is given, which is directed towards its applications to entire functions of one and several complex variables.

The presentation aims at converting the noble art of constructing an entire function with prescribed asymptotic behaviour to a handicraft. For this one should only construct the limit set that describes the asymptotic behaviour of the entire function.

All necessary material is developed within the book, hence it will be most useful as a reference book for the construction of entire functions.
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Mathematical Statistics (Springer)

Mathematical Statistics (Springer)
Jun Shao | 1999-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 545 | Mathematics
This graduate textbook covers topics in statistical theory essential for graduate students preparing for work on a Ph.D. degree in statistics. The first chapter provides a quick overview of concepts and results in measure-theoretic probability theory that are useful in statistics. The second chapter introduces some fundamental concepts in statistical decision theory and inference. Chapters 3-7 contain detailed studies on some important topics: unbiased estimation, parametric estimation, nonparametric estimation, hypothesis testing, and confidence sets. A large number of exercises in each chapter provide not only practice problems for students, but also many additional results. In addition to the classical results that are typically covered in a textbook of a similar level, this book introduces some topics in modern statistical theory that have been developed in recent years, such as Markov chain Monte Carlo, quasi-likelihoods, empirical likelihoods, statistical functionals, generalized estimation equations, the jackknife, and the bootstrap.
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MCSE/MCSA Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows 2000 Network: Study Guide and DVD Training System

MCSE/MCSA Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows 2000 Network: Study Guide and DVD Training System
Will Schmied | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | Syngress | 864 | Networking
This book covers Exam 200-14 in great detail, digging into some of the most important details involved in locking down Windows systems and networks and taking a systemic approach to keeping Windows networks and systems secured.
Boasting a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor-led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation, this study guide & DVD training system gives students 100% coverage of official Microsoft MCSA exam objectives plus realistic test prep.
The System package consists of:
1) MCSE Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows 2000 Network Study Guide: Syngress's 1 million study guide users will find tried-and-true features and exciting new enhancements; included are step-by-step exercises plus end-of-chapter bulleted objectives reviews, FAQs, and realistic test prep questions in the same format as those on the actual exam.
2) Security DVD: A full hour of instructor-led training, complete with on-screen configurations and networking schematics, demystifying the toughest exam topics.
3) Security from solutions@syngress.com. Accompanying Web site provides students with authentic interactive exam-simulation software that grades their results and automatically links to e-book study guide for instant review of answer concepts.

Covers Critical Security Exam. This exam was created to meet the demand for a security-based examination which verifies an administrator's ability to implement and maintain secure Windows 2000 network.
Fast growing certification gains in popularity. The new MCSE certification launched in March and already there are 17,000 MCSA-certified professionals (data as of May, 31, 2002, Microsoft Corp.). This exam also serves as an elective for MCP status and other certifications.
Best selling author with over 150,000 copies in print. Tom Shinder's books have over 150,000 copies in print and he's a regular speaker at the security industry's leading Black Hat Briefings. His Configuring ISA Server 2000, has sold over 45,000 units worldwide in a year.
First in-depth security exam from Microsoft. As Microsoft certification guru Ed Tittell points out, "this is the first real, nuts-and-bolts security exam in the MCP line-up. This exam is the first MCP test to really dig into some of the most important details involved in locking down Windows systems and networks in the first place, and to step systematically through the processes involved in keeping Windows networks and systems secured thereafter."
$2,000 worth of training wrapped in a $60 book/DVD/Web-enhanced training system. Certification Magazine's 2001 reader survey revealed that the average certification costs nearly $2,000. So our low-priced study package delivers unsurpassed value for cost-conscious IT departments and trainees.
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The Art of the Infinite: The Pleasures of Mathematics

The Art of the Infinite: The Pleasures of Mathematics
Robert Kaplan | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press | 336 | Mathematics
Here's human imagination at work. The flights of fancy the Kaplans show us are not about dragons and wizards, but about imaginary numbers, square roots, triangles, and infinite series.

I bought this book to mine for ideas to use in the notes I am writing to accompany the Third Edition of Geometry by Harold Jacobs, and I struck a rich lode. My professional interests made me look at material of a more technical nature, such as the proof of the theorem of Pappus. Pappus noticed that if you take six points A, B, and C on one side of an angle and a, b, and c on the other side of this angle and join each point to the two points labeled by *different* letters, then the three points of intersection of these six segments lie on a straight line. I knew this as a fact since my high school days, but it is not easy to give a proof that is reasonable at that level. The Kaplans have a beautiful explanation of this result, putting it in context and giving a gentle proof. Very nice indeed.

They have found just the right diagram or line of argument for many things I have seen before. Those of us who have suffered through the terrors of trigonometry will remember that there are some angle sum formulas, though we may not remember exactly what they are. The diagram at the top of page 187 tells you why these formulas are true and will make them unforgettable, if you decide to remember it. The path to this figure is made easy and natural in the book. What was new to me was the idea of adding a box around the tipped triangle --- suggested in the throw away line at the top of page 186. This gives us just what we need, neither too much nor too little.

One virtue of this book is that you can leaf through it and dive into the text wherever you see an interesting illustration or some idea you have been wondering about. The topics are mostly self-contained and there is always a nice story or bit of historical context to give you a sense of where you are and how this fits into the larger picture.

Buy this book, browse it, read it, and now and then get out your paper and pencil and puzzle through whatever tickles your fancy. This book is not just *about* mathematics, it gives you the real stuff.
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Game Sound Technology and Player Interaction: Concepts and Developments (Premier Reference Source)

Game Sound Technology and Player Interaction: Concepts and Developments (Premier Reference Source)
Mark Grimshaw | 2010-09-30 00:00:00 | IGI Global | 350 | Video Games
The sounds that a player hears while immersed in a game can have dramatic effects on that person, opening up a considerable, far-reaching field of research. Game Sound Technology and Player Interaction: Concepts and Developments researches both how game sound affects a player psychologically, emotionally, and physiologically, and how this relationship itself impacts the design of computer game sound and the development of technology. This compilation also applies beyond the realm of video games to other types of immersive sound, such as soundscape design, gambling machines, emotive and fantastical sound to name a few. The application for this research is wide-ranging, interdisciplinary, and of primary importance for academics and practitioners searching for the right sounds.

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Complementary Fat Grafting

Complementary Fat Grafting
Samuel M. Lam,Mark J. Glasgold,Robert A. Glasgold | 2006-12-07 00:00:00 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 144 | Internal Medicine

This book/DVD set is a thoroughly illustrated "how-to" guide to facial fat transfer, a new facial rejuvenation procedure that allows the surgeon to sculpt the face and restore it to its natural beauty. Fat is harvested from fattier areas of the body through a suction technique and injected into the face with a small cannula. The fat transferred becomes incorporated as living tissue and the results are extremely long lasting. The book guides readers through this procedure with easy-to-follow instructions and more than 200 full-color step-by-step illustrations.

Two DVDs accompanying the book contain videos demonstrating the procedure and pitfalls.

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A Text Book of Banking and Finance

A Text Book of Banking and Finance
N. K. Sharma | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Sunrise Publishers & Distributors | 489 | Finances and Money
CONTENTS

1. Introduction 1
2. Banking Regulation Act - 1949 17
3. Banker-Customer Relationship 35
4. Requisites of a Cheque 61
5. Promissory Notes 72
6. Endorsements and Crossings 83
7. Reserve Bank of India and Its Role 104
8. E-Banking and Innovative Banking 113
9. Regional Rural Banks 137
10. Credit Creition by Commercial Banks 147
11. Credit to Priority and Neglected Sectors 167
12. Other Borrowers in Priority Sector 179
13. Guarantee of Loans for Small-Scale Industries 195
14. Credit Guarantee for Service Co-Operatives 209
15. Commercial Banking in India 222
16. Nationalised Commercial Banks 237
17. Regional Rural Banks 263

18. Role of Development Banking
19. Development Banking in India an Assessment
20. Importance of Money
21. Circular Flow of Money
22. Value of Money
23. Kinds of Money
24. Failure of Monetarism
25. Theory of Money
26. India's Development Finance
27. State Finances
28. Local Governments Finance in India
29. Public Enterprises in India
30. Co-operative Banks
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Intelligent Data Analysis: Developing New Methodologies Through Pattern Discovery and Recovery (Premier Reference Source)

Intelligent Data Analysis: Developing New Methodologies Through Pattern Discovery and Recovery (Premier Reference Source)
Hsiao-fan Wang | 2008-07-02 00:00:00 | IGI Global | 366 | Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition has a long history of applications to data analysis in business, military and social economic activities. While the aim of pattern recognition is to discover the pattern of a data set, the size of the data set is closely related to the methodology one adopts for analysis. Intelligent Data Analysis: Developing New Methodologies Through Pattern Discovery and Recovery tackles those data sets and covers a variety of issues in relation to intelligent data analysis so that patterns from frequent or rare events in spatial or temporal spaces can be revealed. This book brings together current research, results, problems, and applications from both theoretical and practical approaches.

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Singular Integral Equations: Boundary Problems of Function Theory and Their Application to Mathematical Physics (Dover Books on Physics)

Singular Integral Equations: Boundary Problems of Function Theory and Their Application to Mathematical Physics (Dover Books on Physics)
N. I. Muskhelishvili | 2008-05-19 00:00:00 | Dover Publications | 464 | Mathematics

This high-level treatment by a noted mathematician considers one-dimensional singular integral equations involving Cauchy principal values. Intended for graduate students and professionals, its coverage includes such topics as the Hölder condition, Hilbert and Riemann-Hilbert problems, the Dirichlet problem, inversion formulas for arcs, and many other areas. 1992 edition.

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To be honest, I have not gone into a thourough and complete reading of the texbook, but I picked up several and sparse subjects in order to get a better understanding about some issues relating linear transport theory. But also in a limited use like that I cannot help recognizing that, even after half a century, this book remains a milestone in integral equations and boundary problems. Deep, clear, and available also to ready-to-use requests, it may seem a bit out of fashion for the light use of geometrical formalism, but also this latter feature makes it to be very strict to the point, if you need to strengthen the theoretical building of numerical calcualtions to be performed.
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Eventhough this text dates from 1946 it is difficult to find a more complete and accurate discussion on the boundary value problems raised up by the Cauchy integral.

Being one of the most outstanding pupils of the Vekua school (as Gakhov), Muskhelishvili explores every single particular case of the classical boundary value problems of complex analysis giving a complete solution to each, sometimes employing highly ingenious arguments. It includes also several applications.

As in the case of the book by Gakhov (also reviewed by myself) I wonder why this material is not standard in usual complex analysis courses, at least in the American continent. When you read this kind of books you realize that all your previous knowledge on the subject was almost useless, to say the least. My suggestion for the material to be mastered by complex analysis students is: First read an introductory classic like Ahlfors, Lang, or Markushevitch, and then proceed to Kress (Linear Integral Equations), Gakhov, and Muskhelishvili. Then you will be ready for the next step: Hypercomplex analysis.

The contents of the book are: The Hölder condition; Integrals of the Cauchy type; Some corollaries on Cauchy integrals; Cauchy integrals near the ends of the line of integration; The Hilbert and Riemann-Hilbert boundary problems; Singular integral equations with Cauchy kernels (case of contours); The Dirichlet problem; Various representations of holomorphic functions by Cauchy and analogous integrals; Solution of the generalized Riemann-Hilbert-Poincaré problem; The Hilbert problem in the case of arcs or discontinuous boundary conditions; Inversion formulae for arcs; Effective solution of some boundary problems of the theory of harmonic functions; Effective solution of the principal problems of the static theory of elasticity for the half-plane, circle and analogous regions; Singular integral equations for the case of arcs and continuous coefficients; Singular integral equations in the case of discontinuous coefficients; Application to the Dirichlet problem and similar problems; Solution of integro-differential equations of the theory of aircraft wings of finite span; The Hilbert problem for several unknown functions; Systems of singular integral equations with Cauchy type kernels and some supplements; + 3 appendices.

Includes full motivation for each topic, historical notes, and extensive references.

Please read some of my other reviews (just click on my name above).

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Troe v Doline

Troe v Doline
Yurij Nikitin | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Eksmo | 480 | Subjects
Oni vyshli iz dremuchego Lesa, no slava o nikh uzhe gremit po vsej Zemle. Mrak, Oleg i Targitaj spasli mir, a teper' po pravu sil'nykh pretenduyut na vlast' nad nim. I u nikh est' shans poluchit' zhelaemoe - ved' sam Sozdatel', bessmertnyj Rod, sobiraet vse svoi tvoreniya v Doline Bitvy Volkhvov, chtoby vybrat' togo, kto budet pravit' mirom, i vruchit' emu Pero Vlasti...

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Dynamic Hedging: Managing Vanilla and Exotic Options

Dynamic Hedging: Managing Vanilla and Exotic Options
Nassim Nicholas Taleb | 1997-01-14 00:00:00 | Wiley | 528 | Finances and Money
Product Description
Dynamic Hedging is the definitive source on derivatives risk. It provides a real-world methodology for managing portfolios containing any nonlinear security. It presents risks from the vantage point of the option market maker and arbitrage operator. The only book about derivatives risk written by an experienced trader with theoretical training, it remolds option theory to fit the practitioner's environment. As a larger share of market exposure cannot be properly captured by mathematical models, noted option arbitrageur Nassim Taleb uniquely covers both on-model and off-model derivatives risks.
The author discusses, in plain English, vital issues, including:

The generalized option, which encompasses all instruments with convex payoff, including a trader's potential bonus.
The techniques for trading exotic options, including binary, barrier, multiasset, and Asian options, as well as methods to take into account the wrinkles of actual, non-bellshaped distributions.
Market dynamics viewed from the practitioner's vantage point, including liquidity holes, portfolio insurance, squeezes, fat tails, volatility surface, GARCH, curve evolution, static option replication, correlation instability, Pareto-Levy, regime shifts, autocorrelation of price changes, and the severe flaws in the value at risk method.
New tools to detect risks, such as higher moment analysis, topography exposure, and nonparametric techniques.
The path dependence of all options hedged dynamically
Dynamic Hedging is replete with helpful tools, market anecdotes, at-a-glance risk management rules distilling years of market lore, and important definitions. The book contains modules in which the fundamental mathematics of derivatives, such as the Brownian motion, Ito's lemma, the numeraire paradox, the Girsanov change of measure, and the Feynman-Kac solution are presented in intuitive practitioner's language.

Dynamic Hedging is an indispensable and definitive reference for market makers, academics, finance students, risk managers, and regulators.

The definitive book on options trading and risk management

"If pricing is a science and hedging is an art, Taleb is a virtuoso." —Bruno Dupire, Head of Swaps and Options Research, Paribas Capital Markets

"This is not merely the best book on how options trade, it is the only book." —Stan Jonas, Managing Director, FIMAT-Societe Generale

"Dynamic Hedging bridges the gap between what the best traders know and what the best scholars can prove." —William Margrabe, President, The William Margrabe Group, Inc.

"The most comprehensive, insightful, intuitive work on the subject. It is instrumental for both beginning and experienced traders."—

"A tour de force. That rare find, a book of great practical and theoretical value. Taleb successfully bridges the gap between the academic and the real world. Interesting, provocative, well written. Each chapter worth a fortune to any current or prospective derivatives trader."—Victor Niederhoffer, Chairman, Niederhoffer Investments

From the Publisher
Written by a leading options trader and derivatives risk advisor to global banks and exchanges, this book provides a practical, real-world methodology for monitoring and managing all the risks associated with portfolio management. Fills a big gap in investment literature--the only book to share complex options trading strategies and advanced risk management methods with trading professionals.
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The Inspiring Leader: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate

The Inspiring Leader: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate
John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman, Scott Edinger | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill | 272 | Management
In their bestselling work The Extraordinary Leader, performance thought leaders John Zenger and Joseph Folkman revealed the 16 key competencies that separate the top 10 percent of leaders from the rest. Since that book’s publication, they and coauthor Scott Edinger discovered, through an extensive study conducted over four years, that leaders who possessed the ability to inspire and motivate outperformed all others.

The authors found that the impact of inspiring and motivating others is consistent across different kinds of organizations and within different cultures. The Inspiring Leader reveals the authors’ newest proprietary research on how top leaders inspire teams to greatness. It discusses the behaviors exhibited by the most successful leaders and includes advice on how to implement them. Drawing from statistically significant data and objective empirical evidence, the book shows how to:

* Establish a clear vision and direction
* Use the power of emotions
* Create stretch goals for your team
* Foster innovation and risk taking
* Encourage teamwork and collaboration
* Champion change, and much more

Zenger, Folkman, and Edinger lay out the strategies and concepts used by the world’s greatest leaders to motivate their teams. With The Inspiring Leader as your guide, you will learn how to put those strategies to work in your own business.
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Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications

Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications
| 2009-10-30 00:00:00 | | 0 | Wireless Network


Unlike other books on wireless sensors networks, this unique reference focuses on methods of application, validation and testing based on real deployments of sensor networks in the clinical and home environments. Key topics include healthcare and wireless sensors, sensor network applications, designs of experiments using sensors, data collection and decision making, clinical deployment of wireless sensor networks, contextual awareness medication prompting field trials in homes, social health monitoring, and the future of wireless sensor networks in healthcare.

Easier Than You Think CD: Small Changes that Add Up to a World of Difference in Life

Easier Than You Think CD: Small Changes that Add Up to a World of Difference in Life
Richard Carlson | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | HarperAudio | 1 | Audio Books
All of us are looking for practical ways to take control of our lives, whether in our personal relationships, our families, our work, our health, or our future plans. Daily challenges have a way of overwhelming us, making life harder than it needs to be. The good news is that the answers are out there. And they are Easier Than You Think.

In the phenomenal bestseller Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson taught millions of readers how to stop the little things in life from driving them crazy. Now, in Easier Than You Think, Carlson demonstrates how making simple yet effective changes gets our lives back on course. With his unique brand of storytelling and advice, Carlson offers proven ways that even the smallest amount of change can add up to a fortune of difference in our lives.
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Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms

Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms
Tom Porter | 2004-10-28 00:00:00 | Routledge | 240 | Architecture

Widely used in architectural circles in the heat of discussion, the recurrent use of particular words and terms has evolved into a language of design jargon. Commonly found in architectural literature and journalism, in critical design debate and especially in student project reviews, Archispeak can seem insular and perplexing to others and -- particularly to the new architectural student -- often incomprehensible.

There is a need to translate architectural design concepts into spoken and written commentary -- each word in use embodying a precise and universally accepted architectural meaning. If we explore the vocabulary of this language we gain insight into good design practice and into collective understanding of what constitutes a refined architecture. This unique illustrated guide will help students understand the nuances of this specialized language and help them in communicating their own design ideas.

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This book is very well presented and clear; very useful for students of architecture in their early years of study. It covers a comprehensive range of words used frequently in the discourse of architecture.
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a better read than you'd expect. a great source of information and terminology. I give it my 2 thumbs up!

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Model Systems in Catalysis: Single Crystals to Supported Enzyme Mimics

Model Systems in Catalysis: Single Crystals to Supported Enzyme Mimics
Robert Rioux | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 526 | Chemistry
The book concentrates on heterogeneous catalysis, but extends well beyond the most obvious model system – the single crystal. The book builds upon increasing complexity into catalyst models – that is building catalysts with controlled properties that begin to rival the complexity found in industrial based heterogeneous catalysts. This includes the deposition of clusters on flat, thin oxide surfaces amenable to characterize by electron, ion and photon based spectroscopic techniques, the thermal decomposition of organometallic clusters on surfaces with well-defined stoichiometry, to the tethering of homogeneous catalysts to metal oxide surfaces (i.e. heterogenized homogeneous catalysis) and finally evolving to a supported structural and functional mimic of the ultimate catalyst, the enzyme.
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