Saturday 29 January 2011

Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management: Third International Conference, AAIM 2007, Portland, OR, USA, June 6-8, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes ... Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI)



Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management: Third International Conference, AAIM 2007, Portland, OR, USA, June 6-8, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes ... Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI)
Ming-Yang Kao,Xiang-Yang Li | 2007-07-11 00:00:00 | Springer | 428 | Management

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management, AAIM 2007, held in Portland, OR, USA in June 2007.

The 39 revised full papers presented together with abstracts of 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on graph algorithms, combinatorics, scheduling, graph theory, network algorithms, game theory, option theory, computational geometry, graph theory and combinatorics, as well as networks and data.



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Sink Trap



Sink Trap
Christy Evans | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Berkley | 256 | Fiction Other
The mystery plot is less a matter of winnowing out the suspects and more about finding proof that will stick. And speaking of 'stick', it's likely that a lot of readers are going to be sticking around to see what further trouble Ms. Neverall will encounter in the course of keeping the taps running in the Pacific Northwest.
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Frommer's Northern Italy: Including Venice, Milan & the Lakes (Frommer's Complete)



Frommer's Northern Italy: Including Venice, Milan & the Lakes (Frommer's Complete)
John Moretti | 2008-03-31 00:00:00 | Frommers | 480 | Milan

Completely updated every edition! Frommer's Northern Italy is much more detailed and comprehensive than the major competition--it's simply the most reliable and in-depth guide you can buy.

It's personally researched and full of candid opinions. Our author has chosen the very best places to stay, from the grand hotels of Florence to charming and affordable inns and small hotels in Tuscany. And of course, we'll make sure that you dine memorably, whether you're splurging on a world-class restaurant in Florence or looking for a little-known trattoria that serves all the classics.

Wherever you go, you'll rely on Frommer's for authoritative but fun-to-use coverage of all the historic, artistic, and cultural treasures. You'll get a complete shopper's guide and the latest trip-planning advice on everything from bargain airfares to rail passes.


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This book was useful for finding hotels, but I was extremely frustrated with its maps. Perhaps I shouldn't have relied on them to find my way around Verona on a scorchingly hot day, but then again, I should have been advised to buy a detailed map once I hit the city. Too few streets were marked and the churches were not well identified. I was so angry that I swore never to buy a Frommer's guide again.
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Ordered and downloaded book through Amazon Kindle to my Ipad, book came over great but the cover is

Frommer's Arizona 2010 not Frommer's Northern Italy. Called Amazon support and reported problem weeks ago.



NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM, WON'T BE ORDERING ANY MORE BOOKS!
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We found this book very useful in our recent travels especially for sights and dining. Did not agree with some of the hotel reviews so consider comparing to another guide book.
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The book is very informative. A friend and I are going to Milan next March and we are doing research using the book.
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I've always liked Frommer's, mainly because the books are well-organized and provide a great overview and starting point. The attractions are clearly explained, with hours, admission fees, restrictions, & considerations. The hotel suggestions are generally good, though usually a little on the more expensive end, and in lieu of internet I find them generally reliable.

It can be a little dry and a little mainstream, but their books are usually updated with good regularity & is good for planning your sightseeing and transportation. More detailed information on ferries & hydrofoils (not just from Frommers but guide books in general) would be nice!



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Sams Teach Yourself Movable Type in 24 Hours



Sams Teach Yourself Movable Type in 24 Hours
Molly E. Holzschlag,Porter Glendinning | 2004-05-28 00:00:00 | Sams | 576 | Databases

Movable Type, a low-cost, distributed publishing software solution is helping thousands of Web site developers organize and automate the Web content management process.

In 24 well-paced chapters, the authors of Sams Teach Yourself Movable Type in 24 Hours show readers how to install, personalize, and configure Movable Type into an indispensable content management tool.

Features hands-on tutorials for finding Web hosting services, adjusting publishing preferences, customizing page templates, setting up multiple author accounts and extending the program with plug-ins and custom features, the authors show readers how to use everything from the most basic fundamentals of Movable Type to its most powerful features.


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I'm certain that, like all the books in this series, this was a fine book in its time. But its time is past. There is very little at all in this book that will help any user of the newer version of Moveable Type .
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If you're wanting to learn Movable Type, this book won't help. All this book tells you is how many other books you need to buy (CSS and HTML).



See, Movable Type is a combination of web-standards HTML and CSS combined with its own proprietary tab system. So, really, it brings THREE different programming languages together (which is what makes MT so powerful). Howver, this book doesn't cover any of them.



What this book does give is a simplistic look at the different areas of MT. However, it doesn't give you enough tools to actually USE MT. For example, one would think the layout of the site would, you know, warrant a significant portion of the book. In actuality, the layout is only covered in chapters 10 and 11 and only the basics: changing colors and adding an image to the banner. That's it.



Sure, there are other issues (such as installation, migration, syndication and publishing) covered in the book but with such a minor look at the fundamentals, this book is near useless.



To put it simply: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROGRAM MOVABLE TYPE.



Look at Movable Type's manual, web forums, www.elise.com/mt, movalog.org and other CSS and HTML tutorials (learning CSS and HTML is CRITICAL!) for the real guide to Movable Type.
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Moveable Type (MT) is a blogging tool that I've been using on my site for several years. This is not a review of which software is the best, but on the book's usefulness in getting a person up to speed on MT. On that note, the authors do a first-rate job of helping the reader learn how to use MT.

As a person who is experienced in using MT, it provides me with a few tips and tricks I hadn't considered. Since I'm self-taught, I missed a few steps. Besides, there are many things you can do with MT especially when adding plug-ins.

For the person who has never touched a blog or MT in particular, the authors start at the beginning and keep things simple. Realistically, how do you write a book that meets the needs of the experienced while introducing the new users to the software? Experienced users will probably skip the first few chapters where it covers installation and setting up a blog. But the rest covering templates, plug-ins, managing archives, and adding features will more than provide enough to keep anyone busy.

Not only do the authors show how to use MT, but also they offer information on how to write and promote content. The book focuses on v2.x of MT. As I understand it, MT v3.0 doesn't have major changes and much (if not all) of the book is still valuable. You could wait around for a v3.x book, but by the time it comes out the software will have upgraded. Blogging tools upgrade very frequently and I use seldom use the word "very."

The MT online doc is one of the better blogging software documentation I've seen. The book offers accompanying pictures and additional information not found in the help doc. If you like getting all of your information in one place accompanied with visual aids, this is sure to please.

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The World Trade Organization Knowledge Agreements (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)



The World Trade Organization Knowledge Agreements (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)
Christopher Arup | 2008-06-09 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 546 | Economics
The WTO intellectual property and services agreements (TRIPs and GATS) form the global legal framework in which governments now regulate trade in knowledge. This second edition analyses the provisions of the agreements and examines closely the thirteen years of implementation and revision. Gathering together the interpretations placed on the agreements by the WTO dispute settlement bodies, it reports on the initiatives taken by the members both to liberalise trade in knowledge and to shape international business regulation. Drawing on this, Christopher Arup assesses the future of the WTO as a global law-making institution. Three expanded case studies (legal services, genetic codes/essential medicines, and on-line media) illustrate the impact of the agreements and highlight the challenges faced by the WTO in reconciling free trade with social regulation.

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Haynes, Weber, Zenith Stromberg and SU Carburetor Manual (Haynes Manuals)



Haynes, Weber, Zenith Stromberg and SU Carburetor Manual (Haynes Manuals)
John Haynes | 1996-02-19 00:00:00 | Haynes Manuals, Inc. | 350 | Automotive
This series of comprehensive manuals gives the home mechanic an in-depth look at specific areas of auto repair.

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If you have Zenith-Strombergs and need info this book is ONLY good up to 1974, there are no carb or metering needle part numbers, or any reference numbers after 1974, it's not in this book, even though it was printed in 1995.
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This manual was OK. It had a lot of information, but it did not have enough specifics on each individual carburetor in the title.
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This book has some pretty good photos of the carbs and tells how to take them apart and put them back together but doesn't give a clue about how to tune them or list different size jets that are available or anything useful. There's not much information about how they work to help figure it out either. It's so hard to find any concrete information in this book that you'd think it was written by Nostradamus. I have a lot of experience tuning motorcycle carbs that helped me with my Weber but after I got the pilot jet and the main jet tuned as well as possible the mid-range was still off, it was too rich at slower speeds and too lean at faster speeds, and I couldn't find a way to adjust that.

In a book called The Dellorto Superperformance Tech Book there is a section that talks about adjusting the midrange mixture by drilling holes in the emulsion tube, more holes at the top enriches the mixture at full throttle and less holes at the bottom makes slow speeds leaner. That got me to thinking about adjusting the emulsion tube in my Weber.

After reading through the book several times I highlighted everything that I could find about the emulsion tube and put it all together and it doesn't really say this but by reading between the lines I figured out that the diameter of the upper half determines the mixture at slow speeds and the lower half determines the mixture at faster speeds. Weber only supplies 2 emulsion tubes, the F50 and F66, that are fat at the bottom and thin at the top which is just the opposite of what is needed. I turned down the bottom of the tube in a lathe and built up the upper part by coating it with solder but you'd never figure out how to do that just by reading this book.

That got it working pretty well and it runs much better than the stock carb on my Toyota truck.
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Just about any Weber carb is in this book, plus Zenith Strombergs and SU carburetors ... with four or five pages dedicated to each. In other words, a mile wide and an inch deep. But where else can you find this much information between two covers? Just a shame it's published on newsprint paper...

pj


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It's what he wanted, and he uses it.

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The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom



The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Yochai Benkler | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Yale University Press | 528 | Internet
With the radical changes in information production that the Internet has introduced, we stand at an important moment of transition, says Yochai Benkler in this thought-provoking book. The phenomenon he describes as social production is reshaping markets, while at the same time offering new opportunities to enhance individual freedom, cultural diversity, political discourse, and justice. But these results are by no means inevitable: a systematic campaign to protect the entrenched industrial information economy of the last century threatens the promise of today’s emerging networked information environment.

In this comprehensive social theory of the Internet and the networked information economy, Benkler describes how patterns of information, knowledge, and cultural production are changing—and shows that the way information and knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge the ways people can create and express themselves. He describes the range of legal and policy choices that confront us and maintains that there is much to be gained—or lost—by the decisions we make today.
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Divine Feminine: Theosophy and Feminism in England (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)



Divine Feminine: Theosophy and Feminism in England (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)
Joy Dixon | 2001-03-09 00:00:00 | The Johns Hopkins University Press | 320 | Europe
In 1891, newspapers all over the world carried reports of the death of H. P. Blavatsky, the mysterious Russian woman who was the spiritual founder of the Theosophical Society. With the help of the equally mysterious Mahatmas who were her teachers, Blavatsky claimed to have brought the "ancient wisdom of the East" to the rescue of a materialistic West. In England, Blavatsky's earliest followers were mostly men, but a generation later the Theosophical Society was dominated by women, and theosophy had become a crucial part of feminist political culture.

Divine Feminine is the first full-length study of the relationship between alternative or esoteric spirituality and the feminist movement in England. Historian Joy Dixon examines the Theosophical Society's claims that women and the East were the repositories of spiritual forces which English men had forfeited in their scramble for material and imperial power. Theosophists produced arguments that became key tools in many feminist campaigns. Many women of the Theosophical Society became suffragists to promote the spiritualizing of politics, attempting to create a political role for women as a way to "sacralize the public sphere." Dixon also shows that theosophy provides much of the framework and the vocabulary for today's New Age movement. Many of the assumptions about class, race, and gender which marked the emergence of esoteric religions at the end of the nineteenth century continue to shape alternative spiritualities today.
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I heard about this book from a friend of mine while attending class in UBC. I'm very impressed with Dr. Dixon's arguments and opinions. I must say, I never thought a book on theosophy and feminism in England could be so intriguing. This book is a stunner, I highly recommend it. Hopefully I will be able to study under Dr. Dixon one day.

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The Science and Engineering of Cutting: The Mechanics and Processes of Separating, Scratching and Puncturing Biomaterials, Metals and Non-metals



The Science and Engineering of Cutting: The Mechanics and Processes of Separating, Scratching and Puncturing Biomaterials, Metals and Non-metals
Tony Atkins | 2009-07-01 00:00:00 | Butterworth-Heinemann | 432 | Engineering
The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into two or more parts - cutting -- using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most engineering disciplines, be it mechanical, civil, medical, food or process based, and a surprising number of engineers are involved in cutting and the design of cutting tools. There are a wide range of books available on the cutting of metals, but no other text is devoted to the cutting of materials generally, the mechanics of which (toughness, fracture, deformation, plasticity, tearing, grating, chewing, etc) have wide ranging implications for engineers, medics, manufacturers, and process engineers, making this text of particular interest to a wide range of engineers and specialists.

* The only book to explain and unify the process and techniques of cutting in metals AND non-metals. The emphasis on biomaterials, plastics and non-metals will be of considerable interest to many, while the transfer of knowledge from non-metals fields offers important benefits to metalcutters.
* Comprehensive, written with this well-known author's lightness of touch, the book will attract the attention of many readers in this under-served subject
* The clarity of the text is further enhanced by detailed examples and case studies, from the grating of cheese on an industrial scale to the design of scalpels

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Computational Chemistry of Solid State Materials



Computational Chemistry of Solid State Materials
Richard Dronskowski | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Wiley-VCH | 300 | Chemistry
This is the first book to present both classical and quantum-chemical approaches to computational methods, incorporating the many new developments in this field from the last few years. Written especially for "non"-theoretical readers in a readily comprehensible and implemental style, it includes numerous practical examples of varying degrees of difficulty. Similarly, the use of mathematical equations is reduced to a minimum, focusing only on those important for experimentalists. Backed by many extensive tables containing detailed data for direct use in the calculations, this is the ideal companion for all those wishing to improve their work in solid state research.
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Value-Driven IT Management



Value-Driven IT Management
Iain Aitken | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | Butterworth-Heinemann | 329 | Management
There are few professions which require as much continuous updating as that of the IT executive. Not only does the hardware and software scene change relentlessly, but also ideas about the actual management of the IT function are being continuously modified, updated and changed. Thus keeping abreast of what is going on is really a major task. The Butterworth-Heinemann – Computer Weekly Professional Series has been created to assist IT executives keep up to date with the management ideas and issues of which they need to be aware.
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Barron's Writing for the TOEFL iBT: with Audio CD (Barron's How to Prepare for the Computer-Based Toefl Essay)



Barron's Writing for the TOEFL iBT: with Audio CD (Barron's How to Prepare for the Computer-Based Toefl Essay)
Lin Lougheed | 2008-09-12 00:00:00 | Barron's Educational Series | 384 | Education
Updated to reflect the most recent TOEFL iBT exam, this manual prepares students to succeed on the Test of English as a Foreign Language's Independent Task, the all-important essay question, and on the Integrated Task, which combines reading, listening, and writing skills. The author presents a simple three-step program to help students write like a native speaker of English. His coaching entails getting ideas, organizing details, and developing the topic into clear, grammatical written English. He also provides exercises in proof reading and editing to transform the writing for both Tasks into a finished piece. Over 160 model essays and model integrated tasks are included for students to read and analyze. Lectures typical of those presented on actual tests are contained on an audio CD enclosed with the book. Previous editions of this manual were titled How to Prepare for the TOEFL Essay.
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It is a nice book, if you say, my writing is terrible, it will help you.. But if you say ok, preparation books writing part is enough for me, do not waste your time.. Besides that, if you want to develop your writing skill, do not forget to study Thompson Toefl Preparation Book.. it is the best in writing section..
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This is a really good book for non native speakers. It guides you smoothly through the intimidating writing process. Plus it has a large number of sample essays in the back. Highly recommended!
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As a toefl-IBT test center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this new Barron's writing for the toefl is an excellent piece of work for those who have difficulties in writing English, especially as the TOEFL-IBT has become above par of any other English evaluation test can be. The Barron's writing provides special hints, this will really upgrade any one's score

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An Introduction to Hankel Operators



An Introduction to Hankel Operators
Jonathan R. Partington | 1989-01-01 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 112 | Mathematics
Hankel operators are of wide application in mathematics (functional analysis, operator theory, approximation theory) and engineering (control theory, systems analysis) and this account of them is both elementary and rigorous. The book is based on graduate lectures given to an audience of mathematicians and control engineers, but to make it reasonably self-contained, the author has included several appendices on mathematical topics unlikely to be met by undergraduate engineers. The main prerequisites are basic complex analysis and some functional analysis, but the presentation is kept straightforward, avoiding unnecessary technicalities so that the fundamental results and their applications are evident. Some 45 exercises are included.
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Sport and Physical Education in China (Iscpes Book Series)



Sport and Physical Education in China (Iscpes Book Series)
Robin Jones,James (Jim) Riordan | 1999-11-29 00:00:00 | Taylor & Francis | 304 | Education
In this one-of-a-kind book, both Chinese and Western scholars provide students with a clear and wide understanding of sports and Physical Education in China. Sport and Physical Education in China looks at sports from both a historical and contemporary perspective.

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Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1999: 24th International Symposium, MFCS'99 Szklarska Poreba, Poland, September 6-10, 1999 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)



Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1999: 24th International Symposium, MFCS'99 Szklarska Poreba, Poland, September 6-10, 1999 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Miroslaw Kutylowski,Leszek Pacholski,Tomasz Wierzbicki | 1999-09-24 00:00:00 | Springer | 453 | Development
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS'99, held in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, in September 1999. The 37 revised full papers presented together with four invited contributions were carefully selected from 68 submissions. The papers are organized in sections on computing over reals, compression techniques, foundations of programming, complexity and algorithms, model checking, distributed computing, functional programming, automata, security, logic, counting problems, processes and bisimulation, graph algorithms, and type theory.

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Mathematical Logic by Ian Chiswell



Mathematical Logic by Ian Chiswell
Ian Chiswell, Wilfrid Hodges | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press | 296 | Mathematics
Assuming no previous study in logic, this informal yet rigorous text covers the material of a standard undergraduate first course in mathematical logic, using natural deduction and leading up to the completeness theorem for first-order logic. At each stage of the text, the reader is given an intuition based on standard mathematical practice, which is subsequently developed with clean formal mathematics. Alongside the practical examples, readers learn what can and can't be calculated; for example the correctness of a derivation proving a given sequent can be tested mechanically, but there is no general mechanical test for the existence of a derivation proving the given sequent. The undecidability results are proved rigorously in an optional final chapter, assuming Matiyasevich's theorem characterising the computably enumerable relations. Rigorous proofs of the adequacy and completeness proofs of the relevant logics are provided, with careful attention to the languages involved. Optinal sections discuss the classification of mathematical structures by first-order theories; the required theory of cardinality is developed from scratch. Throughout the book there are notes on historical aspects of the material, and connections with linguistics and computer science, and the discussion of syntax and semantics is influenced by modern linguistic approaches. Two basic themes in recent cognitive science studies of actual human reasoning are also introduced. Including extensive exercises and selected solutions, this text is ideal for students in logic, mathematics, philosophy, and computer science.
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A Brief History of Russia



A Brief History of Russia
Michael Kort | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Facts on File | 310 | History
This book serves as a comprehensive guide to the history and culture of Russia. It covers the history of Russia, the world's largest nation - from its early beginnings in the ninth century when Rurik, a Varangian king, established the first Russian state near Kiev, to the current presidency of Vladimir Putin - is extensive and fascinating.Detailing the social, economic, and political changes and crises that the people of Russia have had to endure, "A Brief History of Russia" provides a comprehensive and accessible account of this vast country's history. A chronology, bibliography, suggested reading, and other helpful features enrich this invaluable book.Its coverage includes: The conquest and rule of Russia by the Mongol Golden Horde; The reign of terror by Ivan the Terrible; The start of modernization under Peter the Great; The rise to the center of the European power under Catherine the Great; The Russian Revolution and the emergence of the superpower Soviet Union; The disintegration of the Soviet Union; and, The political, social, and economic problems that the country has faced since then.
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Atlas of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery



Atlas of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery
Thomas C. Spoor | 2009-12-18 00:00:00 | Informa Healthcare | 128 | Reference
This book is a practical, problem-orientated guide to the management of common oculoplastic and orbital disorders, and provides simplified solutions to complex problems. This text covers upper and lower eyelid surgery and repair as well as orbital surgery, and the prevention and treatment of potential complications. With superb colour surgical photographs and illustrations, Atlas of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery is essential reading for ophthalmologists, oculoplastic surgeons, neuro-ophthalmologists and plastic surgeons.



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Contemporary Feminist Historical Crime Fiction



Contemporary Feminist Historical Crime Fiction
Rosemary Erickson Johnsen | 2006-08-20 00:00:00 | Palgrave Macmillan | 192 | Historical
This book is the first scholarly study to focus exclusively on the growing subgenre of historical crime fiction. By examining the feminist interventions of contemporary women writers working in this subgenre, Johnsen advances the existing critical discussion of women's crime fiction. The writers studied here bring research expertise to bear on their chosen historical settings, creating a powerful but widely accessible statement about women in history. Seven history-mystery series provide the main focus; their settings range from twelfth century France to twentieth century Ireland, but all of them feature female investigators, well-constructed mystery plots, and intriguing historical detail.  This study demonstrates how these writers change readers' thinking about women in past and present times through their sophisticated textual practices.
 


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Complex Variables: Introduction and Applications



Complex Variables: Introduction and Applications
Mark J. Ablowitz, Athanassios S. Fokas | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press; 2 edition | 660 | Mathematics
Complex variables offer very efficient methods for attacking many difficult problems, and it is the aim of this book to offer a thorough review of these methods and their applications. Part I is an introduction to the subject, including residue calculus and transform methods. Part II advances to conformal mappings, and the study of Riemann-Hilbert problems. An extensive array of examples and exercises are included. This new edition has been improved throughout and is ideal for use in introductory undergraduate and graduate level courses in complex variables. First Edition Hb (1997): 0-521-48058-2 First Edition Pb (1997): 0-521-48523-1

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': an excellent text, and one of the most complete and well-written books on complex variables I have seen : The index is nicely composed, complete, and accurate : useful as a reference : I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the subject and have placed it prominently upon my reference bookshelf.' Duwayne Anderson, Optics and Photonics News

': an excellent text, and one of the most complete and well-written books on complex variables I have seen : I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the subject:'. Optics and Photonics News

'Overall the book feels 'road-tested' both in the lecture theatre and in the crucible of research and the clear well-written text is complemented by a superb collection of worked examples and exercises ranging in scope from routine applications of techniques to more substantial illustrations of the theory.' The Mathematical Gazette

': the book is valuable for students in engineering and physical sciences.' ZAMM
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The Fall of the Indigo Jackal: The Discourse of Division and Purnabhandra's Pancatantra



The Fall of the Indigo Jackal: The Discourse of Division and Purnabhandra's Pancatantra
McComas Taylor | 2007-07-05 00:00:00 | State University of New York Press | 236 | Mythology
Contemporary critical theory is brought to the consideration of caste in the Pancatantra, one of the best-known cycles of Indian tales.

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Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies



Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies
| 2009-10-12 00:00:00 | | 0 | Microsoft Office


The perfect companion for taking the Microsoft Office suite to the Mac!

So you finally got a Mac, but you?re not looking forward to figuring out how Office works in a different environment? No worries! All you need is Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac All-in-One For Dummies to learn the fundamentals of Office 2008. With six books in one, it shows you how to use every Office 2008 for Mac application, so you can start getting things done right away.

Written by Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac All-in-One For Dummies provides a user-friendly guide on how to master all the programs: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Entourage. This book explores ways to: Use the new galleries to find features, formats, wizards, templates, and recently used files Create your own templates on Excel and open Web pages in HTML format Take advantage of PowerPoint by adding animation to your slides, inserting music from your iTunes library, and fine-tuning the timing Organize your schedule on My Day, handle contacts and e-mail, and manage a database?all through Entourage Manage projects of all sizes on the Project Center Use all the applications together, and to their full potential

With this all-in-one reference, you?ll become an expert on sharing files with Windows users, integrating Office 2008 with iLife and other Mac applications, and working with Office and Web 2.0, as well as other common business tasks. This book makes it that easy!


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Investing in St Petersburg (Global Market Briefings Series)



Investing in St Petersburg (Global Market Briefings Series)
Marat Terterov | 2005-09-01 00:00:00 | GMB Publishing | 462 | International
Investing in St Petersburg is the definitive guide to investment opportunities and business practice in Russia's original capital city. Published in association with the Government of St Petersburg, the guide provides an objective assessment of the economic and investment climate, information on market potential in key industry sectors; combined with uniquely authoritative and practical advice on the mechanics of investing and doing business in the city.


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Bioinformatics: A Swiss Perspective



Bioinformatics: A Swiss Perspective
| 2009-04-24 00:00:00 | | 0 | Bioinformatics


Biological research and recent technological advances have resulted in an enormous increase in research data that require large storage capacities, powerful computing resources, and accurate data analysis algorithms. Bioinformatics is the field that provides these resources to life science researchers.

The Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), which has celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008, is an institution of national importance, recognized worldwide for its state-of-the-art work. Organized as a federation of bioinformatics research groups from Swiss universities and research institutes, the SIB provides services to the life science community that are highly appreciated worldwide, and coordinates research and education in bioinformatics nationwide. The SIB plays a central role in life science research both in Switzerland and abroad by developing extensive and high-quality bioinformatics resources that are essential for all life scientists. Knowledge developed by SIB members in areas such as genomics, proteomics, and systems biology is directly transformed by academia and industry into innovative solutions to improve global health. Such an astounding concentration of talent in a given field is unusual and unique in Switzerland.

This book provides an insight into some of the key areas of activity in bioinformatics in Switzerland. With contributions from SIB members, it covers both research work and major infrastructure efforts in genome and gene expression analysis, investigations on proteins and proteomes, evolutionary bioinformatics, and modeling of biological systems.


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Globalization: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)



Globalization: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
Annabelle Mooney,Betsy Evans | 2007-04-17 00:00:00 | Routledge | 320 | International

Viewed as a destructive force or an inevitability of modern society, globalization is the focus of a multitude of disciplines. A clear understanding of its processes and terminology is imperative for anyone engaging with this ubiquitous topic. Globalization: the Key Concepts offers a comprehensive guide to this cross-disciplinary subject and covers concepts such as:

  • homogenization
  • neo-Liberalism
  • risk
  • knowledge society
  • time-space compression
  • reflexivity.

With extensive cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading, this book is an essential resource for students and interested readers alike as they navigate the literature on globalization studies.



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Hide in Plain Sight



Hide in Plain Sight
Marta Perry | 2007-08-07 00:00:00 | Steeple Hill | 256 | Fiction
She couldn't turn her back on her family in their time of need.

So when her sister was injured, financial expert Andrea Hampton traded the big city for Amish country to help turn her grandmother's house into an inn.

But life with the Plain People took a treacherous turn when a string of accidents and pranks threatened her family. Someone didn't want the secrets the old house harbored to come to light. Trusting anyone—even the handsome carpenter who seemed so genuine—was a battle for Andrea, but her life depended on her ability to find the truth.
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in a French Military Hospital



in a French Military Hospital
Dorothy Cator | 2009-06-04 00:00:00 | BiblioBazaar | 108 | History

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Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs



Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs
| 2005-03-14 00:00:00 | | 600 | Perl


Most Perl programmers were originally trained as C and Unix programmers, so the Perl programs that they write bear a strong resemblance to C programs. However, Perl incorporates many features that have their roots in other languages such as Lisp. These advanced features are not well understood and are rarely used by most Perl programmers, but they are very powerful. They can automate tasks in everyday programming that are difficult to solve in any other way. One of the most powerful of these techniques is writing functions that manufacture or modify other functions. For example, instead of writing ten similar functions, a programmer can write a general pattern or framework that can then create the functions as needed according to the pattern. For several years Mark Jason Dominus has worked to apply functional programming techniques to Perl. Now Mark brings these flexible programming methods that he has successfully taught in numerous tutorials and training sessions to a wider audience.

* Introduces powerful programming methods?new to most Perl programmers?that were previously the domain of computer scientists
* Gradually builds up confidence by describing techniques of progressive sophistication
* Shows how to improve everyday programs and includes numerous engaging code examples to illustrate the methods

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Haiku on a typewriter
Non-Lisp programmers, I think, fundamentally misunderstand the appeal of Lisp, and why it is superior to other programming languages. Lisp is not superior because it offers higher order functions or any of the other things, it is superior because it does not get in the way: Lisp meets problems, rather than forcing problems to meet it.


This book serves two purposes: on the one hand it helps Perl programmers to move the center of gravity of their solutions further away from Perl, and a bit closer to their problems (quite a bit closer, actually), and on the other it provides a good introduction to Perl for Lisp programmers, and for that it gets an effortless five stars.


I suspect that it is maybe more successful for the second purpose than the first: a relaxed read for someone who knows what a closure is, but for someone who does not know what a closure is, most likely not a relaxed read. Further, anyone who masters the contents may find that his newly refined coding style is somewhat caviary to the general, something that would be a problem in any IT/ORG that I have experienced.


Small quibbles: A Pratt Precedence parser might have fitted the discussion better than the recursive descent parser that is developed, and a deeper discussion of the ways that Perl nevertheless falls short of Lisp, instead of just a passing reference to Norvig's list, would actually have made the arguement stronger - for instance you cannot add a macro facility similar to that of Lisp to Perl, and you cannot add the general continuations available in Scheme (or the limited continuations that Graham, e.g., shows how to add to Common Lisp).


In short, Higher Order Perl makes a good case for the the aesthetics of haiku, but one should understand that (in spite of what my cousin, Leontia Flynn, thinks) it is haiku written with a typewriter, not with a caligrapher's brush.


P.S. One minor repeated irritation for me was the way the author, in spite of everything, insisted on emphasising how input functions should read input files one line at a time. This is a bizarre mindset holdover from the seventies, that is inconsistent with the general argument of the book: if you have a computer with hundreds of megabytes, or gigabytes, of core, then the efficient way to read a text file is not line by line, but in one go.



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good book, for people with computer science background
good book, for people with computer science background! otherwise a little hard to understand the algorithm.

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Solving Problems using Perl in a Functiona Programming approach
Functional Programming is a programming paradigm that is very useful and must be part of the tool-arsenal of any software engineer and developer along with the well known Object Oriented Programming, the procedural programming approaches and the less known Aspect Oriented programming.


HOP gives an easy access to Functional Programming for Perl developers. The book is written in a personal manner and is fun to read and sometimes even funny. It is definitely not a dry factoid book.


The examples in the book are useful not only as they demonstrate nicely the need and power of functional programming but also due to their practicality for seasoned programmers.


I felt the influence of books such as `Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs` by Abelson and the Sussmans` on HOP, and it was very nice and helpful to read MJD's recommendations for other good readings on the subject.


I got to reading HOP cover to cover, several times. I attempted to solve myself the problems raised in the book and found the process of doing that enjoying and rewarding. Reading on the commentary and approach suggested by MJD was in many ways enlightening. You can find some very amusing footnotes in the book that makes it yet more fun to read.


MJD gives a refreshing view on Perl programming, and shows that tasks that can be very complicated and hard, or computationally intense can be turned `inside out` and handled in a functional programming approach that simplifies understanding, simplifies the solution and also simplifies the implementation.


MJD presents a very useful introduction to functional programming using Perl using practical problems, and the nice thing is that even theoretical problems get practical usages when explained, which makes the reading fun, and worth the while for the non-theoretical people amongst the readers.


Though the book sometimes goes into detail or length too much for my taste, it does do a good job in giving the new view of the capabilities of a Perl programmer and the Perl programming language and how to use them.


I can testify that a lot of code that I got to see, write and maintain got a considerable `lift` and `upgrade` since me and other colleagues of mine read this book and used some of the wisdom that it offers.


There are many good and useful follow-ups to this book in the form of Perl modules on CPAN, articles and posts on the web and some book chapters. Look them up!


Also, if you feel that this functional programming approach is useful to you, you might want to probe further on this by reading Haskell, Lisp, Scheme (and other functional programming languages) literature. There are several `must read!` for these programming languages that will give you a very deep understanding and good skills in this programming paradigm. Also -- you will find, especially after reading HOP, that you now have the tools to easily and practically apply the functional programming principles that you learn in Functional Programming books to Perl and use it in your Perl code.


A few words on MDJ himself: I read a lot of what he wrote for Perl and used some of his modules and code that is available on the web. I had the pleasure of hosting him on the first YAPC in Israel and attend a 3 day course that he gave. He is a very smart person, a very nice person and an excellent teacher and a very good writer. If you don't already know MJD, this book is a very good way of getting access to some of the wisdom that this gut has to offer.


If you don't know which Perl books to buy and/or to read, know this: HOP is one of the books that you should read!


(It is funny that almost 3 years after I read this book for the first time and after reading some of the material before editing, as MJD offered in his private mailing list, I only now get to write a review on it. But still, it surely deserves a book review and a good mark too.)

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a must-read book for serious Perl programmers
I had originally planned to read Higher Order Perl and write my review immediately. When it became clear that I wasn't going to read HOP straight through, I figured I'd write a review when I was done. More and more, it looks like my reading of the last two chapters is being indefinitely delayed. I'm going to write what I think so far, while it's still more or less fresh in my mind.


Higher Order Perl was originally going to be given some fairly bland name, like `Handbook of Advancted Perl Techniques.` This would have been a spot-on (but uninteresting) title. HOP provides the reader with explanation and demonstration of techniques for problem-solving that are often overlooked. The examples are complex and detailed, but not byzantine, and they're built up slowly, piece by piece, so that each line of code's meaning and significance are made clear.


The title `Higher Order Perl` refers to the book's most central technique, functional programming. While many programmers understand how to abstract a specific solution into a more general one, Dominus helps the reader learn to push the envelope, abstracing generic solutions into extremely generalized solutions that can be applied to seemingly-unrelated problems. This is frequently done by the construction of functions that build functions that build functions -- and so on, functions all the way down. Instead of solving the problem in base, earthly Perl, the programmer produces Perl elements of a higher order which, operating in harmony, become all things to all people.Well, I'm hyperbolizing, but I think it would be hard for me to over-emphasize the value of techniques like closures, iterators, and currying. They are, in part, what make Lisp so powerful, and the marriage of Lisp's power and Perl's expressivity is a happy one.As for the writing, it is good. The language is clear and the material is well-presented. One should be cautioned, though, that the book is dense. Dominus is constantly pressing onward, explaining new techniques or new ways to apply already-explained techniques. I found myself reading each page carefully and deliberately, only to turn back to it a few pages later, to be sure that I understood how the new material was relying on the old. It made the book a challenge to read, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable challenge. I never felt so frustrated by a bizarre idea that I gave up or so bored with an over-explained one that I skipped ahead.


Finally, while the techniques that Dominus presents are powerful and advanced, the required knowledge of Perl is not particularly great. Because he clearly explains the key Perl concepts that he uses (especially closures and associated scoping issues), any competent programmer with a working knowledge of Perl should be able to put the ideas in Higher Order Perl to work.


For serious Perl programmers, Higher Order Perl is a must-read book.

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Functional programming meets Perl, this is something special
In a book market awash with teach-yourself-in-x-time-units, cookbooks, and API tutorials, Higher-Order Perl is ambitious. It attempts to bring functional techniques to Perl, leaning heavily on two language features: closures, and functions as first-class entities. To enjoy this book you need to be completely comfortable with Perl's syntax, there's lots of code to read and digest, and if you can't follow it, you're going to get lost very quickly, because there are lots of new concepts going to be thrown your way. There's no outlandish symbol table hacking, almost no object orientation, not even much use of modules, but it is in a very different style to most of the Perl you're used to.


If, like me, most of the programming languages you're familiar with are more closely related to C than Lisp, this is going to be a challenging read. It's going to take you a long time to get through this book, and it'll probably require re-reading (more than once) to fully get it all. This is a book bursting at the seams with ideas, beginning with recursion, and then onto caching, iterators, streams and currying. The last two chapters show how to apply these techniques to parsing and declarative programming, and they feel like mini books in themselves. Applications of the code range from classics like Tower of Hanoi, Fibonacci sequences and the Newton Raphson method, to more practical material including databases, tied files, and directory walking.


Part of the reason I enjoyed this book so much may be because I have no formal training in Computer Science, and of course, the likes of SICP and The Little Schemer contain similar concepts. But for someone without functional programming experience it's great to have it in Perl. Lispniks, MLers and Haskellites may well be familiar with these ideas already, but they should consider this an enticing 'gateway book' for Perl programmers. And Introduction to Functional Programming using Haskell just isn't as well-written as HOP. There's no hiding from the fact that if you want to fully appreciate the material here, you're going to have to work hard at it, but Mark Jason Dominus does a great job at stopping things from feeling like a textbook, and knows how to inject some wit into the proceedings without being distracting. Full marks to Morgan Kaufmann for the layout and overall production quality, too.


I keep The Camel, Perl Cookbook and Perl Best Practices on my desk when programming Perl. HOP is not going to be joining them (yet), it's not that sort of a book. Instead it's a very different intellectual pleasure and easily one of my favourite and most important Perl books (only PBP edges it out due to the latter's everyday practicality). If you're serious about Perl, you need to read this book. If you're serious about programming, ditto. Hell, this might just be a good enough reason to learn Perl if you don't already (admittedly, the chances of such a person reading this far are small).


HOP has set the bar very high. Python and Ruby authors, please step up!


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Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation



Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation
Hiroyuki Itami, Ken Kusunoki, Tsuyoshi Numagami | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 358 | Management
The theme of the book exactly matches the title: the dynamics of knowledge, the corporate system and innovation. Knowledge is created and accumulated in the corporate system, which seeks to utilize it to introduce innovation to the market and society. Corporate organizations generate new knowledge through their in-house R&D activities, and introduce new products and services to the market by combining their own new knowledge and the knowledge generated by others, e.g. universities. Thus, the corporate system is the essential linchpin between knowledge and innovation, and the interactive dynamics between knowledge, the corporate system, and innovation are extremely important. To understand and guide innovative activities in the society, deeper insights into these dynamics are crucial. This book is a step forward in that direction.
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Signal Processing for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (Signal Processing and Communications)



Signal Processing for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (Signal Processing and Communications)
Hong Yan | 2002-02-20 00:00:00 | CRC Press | 672 | Engineering
This reference/text contains the latest signal processing techniques in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) for more efficient clinical diagnoses-providing ready-to-use algorithms for image segmentation and analysis, reconstruction and visualization, and removal of distortions and artifacts for increased detection of disease. Detailing cost-effective procedures for improved image and spectrum quality, "Signal Processing for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy" discusses the evaluation of specific shapes and geometric features in MR images; modern strategies for MR data processing; the characterization and analysis of cerebral, muscular, and cardiac tissues; wavelet transform and projection on convex sets (POCS), methods for image reconstruction, restoration, and enhancement; and effective methods for the reduction of ghost artifacts.
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Its a good book for basic information on various aspects of MRI signal processing. Its main focus is on MRI imaging. It however lacks information on parallel imaging.

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Introduction to Radar Systems, 3 Edition



Introduction to Radar Systems, 3 Edition
Merrill I. Skolnik | 2002-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math | 772 | Other Engineering
Since the publication of the second edition of "Introduction to Radar Systems," there has been continual development of new radar capabilities and continual improvements to the technology and practice of radar. This growth has necessitated the addition and updating of the following topics for the third edition: digital technology, automatic detection and tracking, doppler technology, airborne radar, and target recognition. The topic coverage is one of the great strengths of the text. In addition to a thorough revision of topics, and deletion of obsolete material, the author has added end-of-chapter problems to enhance the "teachability" of this classic book in the classroom, as well as for self-study for practicing engineers.
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Movie Anecdotes



Movie Anecdotes
Peter Hay | 1991-12-12 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press, USA | 336 | Religious
Hollywood, Walter Winchell quipped, is where they shoot too many movies and not enough actors. Always looking for an angle, always, scheming, always the scene of clashing egos, the movie industry is where they place you under contract instead of observation--and if you don't have anything nice to say, write it down. "In 1940, I had my choice between Hitler and Hollywood," French director Rene Clair recalled, "and I preferred Hollywood--just a little."

In Movie Anecdotes, Peter Hay treats us to a delightful ride through the world that has captivated audiences for almost a century, with stories that are often hilarious, sometimes tragic, and always entertaining. He takes us from the rough-and tumble early days (when one studio paid Pancho Villa $25,000 to launch his attacks only in daylight, after a film crew had set up) to the studio era (when Joan Crawford refused to cross the street on the MGM lot except in a chauffeured limousine) to the shenanigans of today's global industry. Here are stories about all the legends: Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Mae West, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Sophia Loren, John Wayne, and, of course, Ronald Reagan. There are the great directors from D.W. Griffith, Hitchcock, and Eisenstein, to Kurosawa, Bergman, Visconti, Huston, Ford, and Woody Allen. And Hay has selected tales of the writers, the wits, and the grand moguls, including perhaps the largest collection of Goldwynisms--both genuine and apocryphal.

Along with the laughter, this volume recreates the conflicts that have torn the movie world, from battles over money and contracts, to discrimination, divorces, and scandals. Colorful, incredible, bitter, funny--the stories about moviemaking are as fantastic as the pictures themselves. Now they have been gathered together in an irresistible bouquet that is certain to delight every movie buff and provide fascinating insights for serious students of film.
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Not that good, which should be hard to say about a collection of movie anecdotes entitled, well, "Movie Anecdotes." Despite the high-class publisher, this has the feel of a slapped-together quicker for immediate markdown at your neighborhood Borders or Barnes and Noble at Christmastime to pass off on an unsuspecting relative who "likes movies."



No pretensions to encyclopedic completeness or witty brevity, not particularly well-organized, and frankly, too many of the anecdotes aren't funny or amusing or insightful--all desirable attributes of a well-rounded anecdote. It just seems to start and end with nothing in the middle, not unlike a bad movie that isn't bad enough to be good.



It didn't take long to read. I guess that was a bonus.

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Navigating Through Algebra in Grades 3-5 (Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Navigations Series)



Navigating Through Algebra in Grades 3-5 (Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Navigations Series)
Gilbert J. Cuevas,Karol L. Yeatts | 2001-03-01 00:00:00 | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics | 90 | Education
The important ideas of algebra, including patterns, variables, equations, and functions, are the focus of this book. Student activities that introduce and promote familiarity with these ideas include constructing growing patterns using isosceles triangles, analyzing situations with constant or varying rates of change, and observing and representing various patterns in an array. The supplemental CD-ROM features interactive electronic activities, master copies of activity pages for students, and additional readings for teachers.
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This is one of the best resources I've ever used (not that I've used very many). It's partly scripted, so if you're not real confident about teaching math, this is a big help. This series stresses math concepts instead of math algorithms, so kids learn ideas instead of trying to memorize steps.



There are plenty of black-line masters if you're short on materials, connections with other content areas (mostly reading), and online web technology resources. I'm using this series instead of our school's math series, because it embeds strong thinking skills in each lesson---something our kids don't get enough of. Plus, the group of kids I'm teaching are very low in their math achievement, and these lessons make math so much more fun for them. They say math is fun now, and some feel like they're not even doing math---great for those kids who hate math.



I was so impressed when I first tried the "Navigations in Geometry", that I bought the whole series. I highly recommend these books as a supplement to or replacement of traditional math instruction textbooks.
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I had to buy the book for an algebra class that is part of my math endorsement and some of our class assignments have been to teach lessons from this book. The lessons are hands on, fun, and teach so many higher-level thinking skills. My students love the lessons and don't even realize they are solving multi-variable algebra problems. I would recommend possibly buying a lower grade level version. I teach 6th grade and found that the 6-8 book is too advanced and lessons from the 3-5 book are perfect for my class.

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Accounting in Politics: Devolution and Democratic Accountability (Routledge Studies in Accounting)



Accounting in Politics: Devolution and Democratic Accountability (Routledge Studies in Accounting)
Mahmoud Ezzamel,Noel Hyndman,Åge Johnsen,Irvine Lapsley | 2008-06-11 00:00:00 | Routledge | 192 | Politics

This book looks at the effectiveness of the 1999 restructuring of the UK through the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and the Assemblies for Northern Ireland and Wales, considering the process of devolution and its consequences on the key mechanisms of accounting and democratic accountability. Many of the chapters in this book examine whether devolution is enhancing democratic accountability, or creating a fragmentary state with conflict and tensions between the Westminster government and the devolved bodies.

The focus is on the financial mechanisms for democratic accountability both in the UK and in international comparator countries (New Zealand, Norway, and the US). This book examines the turbulent pattern of relationships between central and devolved government and explores whether the present arrangements for devolution in the UK represent an end game, or whether they may be merely a stepping stone to a more fully fledged federal state. It is argued that the main thrust of many of the financial reforms in the UK has confounded, obfuscated, and complicated the desire for democratic accountability.



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Encyclopedia of Ecology, 5 Volume Set



Encyclopedia of Ecology, 5 Volume Set
S.E. Jorgensen | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Elsevier Science | 3840 | Encyclopedias
The groundbreaking Encyclopedia of Ecology provides an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the complete field of ecology, from general to applied. It includes over 500 detailed entries, structured to provide the user with complete coverage of the core knowledge, accessed as intuitively as possible, and heavily cross-referenced. Written by an international team of leading experts, this revolutionary encyclopedia will serve as a one-stop-shop to concise, stand-alone articles to be used as a point of entry for undergraduate students, or as a tool for active researchers looking for the latest information in the field.

Entries cover a range of topics, including:
Behavioral Ecology
Ecological Processes
Ecological Modeling
Ecological Engineering
Ecological Indicators
Ecological Informatics
Ecosystems
Ecotoxicology
Evolutionary Ecology
General Ecology
Global Ecology
Human Ecology
System Ecology

* The first reference work to cover all aspects of ecology, from basic to applied
* Over 500 concise, stand-alone articles are written by prominent leaders in the field
* Article text is supported by full-color photos, drawings, tables, and other visual material
* Fully indexed and cross referenced with detailed references for further study
* Writing level is suited to both the expert and non-expert
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INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGICAL GROUPS



INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGICAL GROUPS
Taqdir Husain | 1966-01-01 00:00:00 | W. B. Saunders Company | 218 | Subjects

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Principles of Biochemical Toxicology, 3 Ed



Principles of Biochemical Toxicology, 3 Ed
John Timbrell | 1999-01-01 00:00:00 | CRC | 404 | Chemistry
Growing concerns over the adverse effects of drugs, environmental pollution, and occupational hazards continues to make the biochemical basis of toxicology a popular course of study, which in turn continues to make the Principles of Biochemical Toxicology a perennial bestseller. The choice of professors wishing to impart a fundamental grasp of the subject, this latest edition includes summary and question-and-answer sections for the benefit of students encountering this material for the first time. It provides a thorough explanation of dose-response relationships, disposition and metabolism, toxic responses to foreign compounds, along with detailed examples to illustrate mechanisms of toxicity
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Expert One-on-One Oracle



Expert One-on-One Oracle
| 2003-08-08 00:00:00 | | 0 | Oracle


Tom Kyte is of a rare breed. To begin, he's technically expert in his subject (administration of and development of applications for Oracle database management systems). What's more (and what distinguishes him from the ranks of the super-competent), he is both able and willing to share his considerable store of wisdom with Oracle users via books like Expert One on One: Oracle. Perhaps the best book about Oracle products ever put out, this book is a model of all aspects of technical publishing: scope, level of detail, clarity of explanations, and quality of examples. It's pretty much certain that you will learn a great deal about Oracle from Kyte's work, and that you'll become more capable in your work as a result of studying this book.

Kyte--it's very tempting to call him an Oracle oracle--seems not to have had to struggle to fit his message into the Wrox Press form, which relies on a running commentary interspersed with code listings and conceptual diagrams. Kyte's commentary is eminently informed and packed with references to the differences between that which is ideal and that which often must be done to accommodate reality. He takes care to explain how little-known pieces of the Oracle environment--and alternative ways of looking at the more familiar ones--solve problems, an approach that leads to elegant, efficient solutions. Kyte boosts his readers across the chasm that separates people who can write applications for Oracle databases from people who understand Oracle databases. --David Wall

Topics covered: Deep wisdom on developing applications for Oracle database management systems, as well as plenty of advice on designing and administering them. There are sections on general design and implementation practices, application architecture, locking and concurrency, transactions and rollbacks, importing and exporting, and lots more of interest to developers.

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Great Pricing Great Service
Got the book on time and in a better condition than explained.


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Best $12 I ever spent!!!
I bought this book on cheap clearance after the original publisher went out of business -- the best $12 I ever invested. Remembering even 10% of this book makes you better than 90% of Oracle developers, modelers and architects. Mr. Kyte's real world experience and reliance on solid examples instead of folklore makes this light-years ahead of any other Oracle book; it's the only Oracle book I re-read regularly. If you can afford only one Oracle book, this is it. And you may not need any other.

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Fantasic
A true masterpiece, and a great way to learn Oracle concepts. No more to say.

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Detailed and well explained
Thick Oracle book which is intended for developers who might need to understand the Oracle internals and administration parts besides writing SQL. It's useful for them working in other database also as the general database concept is simlar. Developers can now have more DBA knowledges after reading before on-going performing some DBA task.

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Good stuff for all
Gr8 stuff for all the Oracle ppl.


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