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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 11:47pm CEST
The Foundations Of Geometry
Publisher: Merchant Books | ISBN: 1603860088 | edition 2007 | PDF | 102 pages | 11,6 mb
An Unabridged Printing, To Include Updated Typeface - Chapters: The Five Groups Of Axioms - The Compatibility And Mutual Independence Of The Axioms - The Theory Of Proportion - The Theory Of Plane Areas - Desargue's Theorem - Pascal's Theorem - Geometrical Constructions Based Upon The Axioms I-V - Conclusion - Appendix
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 10:57pm CEST
Enhancing Interoperabillity Among Enlisted Medical Personnel: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists
Publisher: RAND Corporation | ISBN: 0833046241 | edition 2009 | PDF | 213 pages | 11,9 mb
To reduce costs and increase interoperability of the military services, a joint medical education and training campus is being established at Fort Sam Houston, Texas with a view to consolidating training across the services. A methodology is outlined for defining and implementing a common standard of practice for a given specialty and its use illustrated through an application to the medical surgical technologist specialty.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 8:36pm CEST
Advances in Chemical Physics, The Role of Degenerate States in Chemistry
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience | ISBN: 0471438170 | edition 2002 | PDF | 813 pages | 14,9 mb
Few of us can any longer keep up with the flood of scientific literature, even in specialized subfields. Any attempt to do more and be broadly educated with respect to a large domain of science has the appearance of tilting at windmills. Yet the synthesis of ideas drawn from different subjects into new, powerful, general concepts is as valuable as ever, and the desire to remain educated persists in all scientists. This series, Advancesin Chemical Physics, is devoted to helping the reader obtain general information about a wide variety of topics in chemical physics, a field that we interpret very broadly. Our intent is to have experts present comprehensive analyses of subjects of interest and to encourage the expression of individual points of view. We hope that this approach to the presentation of an overview of a subject will both stimulate new research and serve as a personalized learning text for beginners in a field.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 8:02pm CEST
An Introduction to Systems Science
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company | ISBN: 981256702X | edition 2006 | PDF | 429 pages | 16,6 mb
This is the first book that renders a thorough discussion of systems science. It draws on material from an extensive collection of external sources, including several other books and a special library collection complete with videotape empirical evidence of applicability of the theory to a wide variety of circumstances. This is essential because systems science must be responsive to diverse human situations of the widest difficulty, and it must fill the void that the specific sciences cannot fill, because these sciences are insensitive to the necessities of reconciling disparate views of multiple observers, and incorporating local conditions in hypotheses that precede inductive explorations.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 7:52pm CEST
PgMP: Program Management Professional Exam Study Guide
Publisher: Sybex | ISBN: 0470139986 | edition 2007 | PDF | 510 pages | 11,4 mb
In this book, best selling author, Paul Sanghera, offers cohesive, concise, yet comprehensive coverage of all the topics included in the PgMP exam. With a laser sharp focus on the exam objectives, the Study Guide goes beyond just being an "exam cram." The material is presented in a logical learning sequence: a section builds upon previous sections and a chapter on previous chapters. All concepts, simple and complex, are defined and explained when they appear the first time. There is no hopping from topic to topic and no technical jargon without explanation. Because no prior knowledge of program management is assumed, this book will be useful for both: those new to program management, as well as individuals with years of experience. Although the primary purpose of the book is to help you pass the PgMP exam, it will also serve as a great reference for the program managers before and after the exam.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 7:21pm CEST
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 1582553424 | edition 2005 | CHM | 1888 pages | 50,8 mb
Completely updated for its Eighth Edition, this full-color classic reference is the one source every nurse needs for essential patient assessment and treatment guidelines. In an easy-to-read outline format, this clinically focused guide covers all disorders and patient problems in Medical-Surgical, Maternal-Neonatal, Pediatric, and Psychiatric nursing, and includes over 150 step-by-step procedures. Each Eighth Edition chapter incorporates and identifies official guidelines that shape clinical practice. New and expanded material includes several new orthopaedic, connective tissue, infectious, and dermatologic conditions, patient safety, personal safety, culturally sensitive care, HIPAA, palliative care, advocacy for the disabled, chest physical therapy, interventional cardiology, hyperbaric therapy, neurologic findings, intracranial monitoring systems, vertebral compression fracture, immunization information, emerging infections, biological weapons preparedness, pediatric asthma guidelines, substance-related disorders, and adolescent problems.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 7:15pm CEST
Basic Guide to System Safety
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience | ISBN: 0471722413 | edition 2006 | PDF | 223 pages | 13,4 mb
Provides a nuts-and-bolts understanding of current system safety practices. Basic Guide to System Safety is an ideal primer for practicing occupational safety and health professionals and industrial safety engineers needing a quick introductionto system safety principles. Designed to familiarize the reader with the applicationof scientific and engineering principles for the timely identification of hazards, thisbook efficiently outlines the essentials of system safety and its impact on day-to-dayoccupational safety and health.
The Second Edition reflects current industry practices with a new chapter on the basic concepts, utility, and function of HAZOP and what-if analyses, two analytical techniques that have been routinely and successfully used in the petrochemical industry for decades. In addition, expanded coverage on the use of the job safety analysis (JSA) adds practical examples emphasizing its value and understanding.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 7:12pm CEST
Juergen Mai, George Paxinos, Thomas Voss
Atlas of the Human Brain DVD-Rom (Third Edition)
Academic Press | 2007 | ISBN: 012373603X | HTM | 839 Mb
High resolution human imaging requires a high resolution atlas. There is no atlas that approaches the accuracy and comprehensiveness of The Atlas of the Human Brain. This is the third, thoroughly revised, edition of the very successful atlas that received the Award of Excellence from the American Association of Publishers. Constructed by the recognized leaders in brain cartography, the atlas provides the most detailed and accurate delineations of brain structure available. It is intended as an atlas for day-to-day use in the research laboratory to identify macroscopic and microscopic structures in the human brain as collected in research data with a variety of methods. It will also be particularly useful for the interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging data. The Atlas includes a DVD with not only the atlas in electronic format, providing electronic versions of drawings and photographs to facilitate use of atlas contents with researchers' own material, but also 3D visualisation software which allows easy browsing of the images, and a feature to allow direct retrieval of brain areas using coordinates obtained in magnetic resonance imaging.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 10:45am CEST
Encyclopedia Of Picture Chords For Keyboard
Publisher: Music Sales America | ISBN: 0825615038 | edition 1996 | PDF | 256 pages | 100 mb
This book contains clear close-up photographs plus keyboard diagrams for over 1000 of the most important chords in all keys. Also included is a section on chord construction.
Easy-to-read diagrams and nearly 1000 photos make this one of the most comprehensive and useful chord books ever produced.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 8:40am CEST
Electrochemistry in Nonaqueous Solutions
Publisher: Wiley-VCH | ISBN: 3527305165 | edition 2002 | PDF | 353 pages | 11,4 mb
Nonaqueous solutions are equally indispensable to electrochemistry. Here, Kosuke Izutsu brilliantly illustrates the numerous aspects of this fascinating topic, whether the focus be on physicochemical processes or analytical methods.
The author discusses solvation and solvent effects emphasizing dynamic aspects, important reactions including ionic and supercritical media, as well as advanced techniques in polarography and voltammetry. Throughout, he effortlessly manages to provide a comprehensive overview while also
presenting the very latest developments. A number of example applications further enhance the practical value of this book and give it the feel of a reference work.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 8:17am CEST
Encyclopedia of Sociology (5 Volume Set)
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0028648536 | edition 2000 | PDF | 3516 pages | 12,8 mb
In his preface, editor-in-chief Borgatta also editor-in-chief of the first edition (LJ 7/92), a Dartmouth Medal winner offers two reasons for this revision: public interest and changes in some areas of sociology leading to the realization that "a substantial and thoughtful addition of titles would add breadth and depth to the Encyclopedia." The new encyclopedia presents essays written by scholars about a large number of topics within the broad field of sociology. It continues to be useful both for scholars and professionals investigating new areas of study and for students needing introductory overviews. Where the first edition contains 370 essays in four volumes, the second edition has expanded to five volumes with 60 new essays. New articles include "Censorship and the Regulation of Expression," "Futures Studies as Human and Social Activity," and "Internet." The new edition also revises and updates many of the original essays. For instance, "Feminist Theory" now discusses the 1990s, and its secondary bibliography includes texts published in 1995 and 1999. The second edition also reflects changes in our society and academics by incorporating some topics into different essays or changing the titles of certain articles. As with the first edition, the arrangement is alphabetical by topic. The signed essays provide a thorough and detailed overview of the subject. Secondary bibliographies and See also references occur at the end of each essay. This excellent new edition of an already highly regarded encyclopedia is highly recommended for all academic and larger public libraries.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 11:28pm CEST
Advanced Java 2 Platform How to Program
Publisher: Prentice Hall | ISBN: 0130895601 | edition 2001 | PDF | 1875 pages | 14,7 mb
A book for experienced Java programmers who want to build robust, scalable, distributed Web and enterprise applications. Detailed coverage of XML programming with Java, including DTDs, DOM, SAX, and XSL. Softcover.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 11:23pm CEST
Digital Storytelling: A Creator's Guide to Interactive Entertainment
Publisher: Focal Press | ISBN: 0240805100 | edition 2004 | PDF | 472 pages | 14,1 mb
The first professional book to explore and analyze digital storytelling across interactive media and genresthis book examines how digital storytelling draws on classic narrative techniques and utilizes interactive digital technologies to create todays entertainment. Digital Storytelling explains key strategies for conveying narrative through digital technologies, based on personal experience and numerous case studies, providing project managers, interactive content designers, and writers with the tools necessary for planning a successful interactive project, including ideas for product development and conceptualization.
Detailed planning processes for all types of interactive projects are discussed, including videogames, massively multiplayer online games, the Internet, interactive TV, cross-media productions, smart toys, virtual reality, immersive environments, wireless devices, kiosks, and DVDs. The book also covers topics such as: structure, characters and emotions; tackling projects for children; finding work and staying employed; and more.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 11:20pm CEST
Николай Якубович. Истребители Лавочкина. Сломавшие хребет Люфтваффе
Яуза/Эксмо | 2008 | ISBN: 5699272884 | Russian | 210*2 Pages | PDF | 106,8 MB
Самолеты Героя Социалистического Труда Семена Алексеевича Лавочкина составляли костяк советской истребительной авиации на протяжении всей Великой Отечественной войны. И хотя ЛаГГ-3 был, мягко говоря, далек от совершенства, - именно "лаггам" пришлось сдерживать яростный натиск немецкой авиации в первые, самые трудные военные годы. С.А.Лавочкин сделал из первых неудач верные выводы. Установка нового мотора и усовершенствование конструкции буквально преобразили тяжелый и неповоротливый "лагг", превратив его в один из лучших самолетов Великой Отечественной. Новые истребители Ла-5, Ла-5ФН и Ла-7 сначала перехватили у немцев господство в воздухе, а затем и сломали хребет Люфтваффе. Еще до окончания войны КБ Лавочкина переключилось на разработку реактивных самолетов, которые первыми в стране преодолели звуковой барьер. Однако с середины 50-х годов КБ прекратило разработки в области авиации и полностью переориентировалось на космическую отрасль. И хотя в наши дни самолеты С.А.Лавочкина можно увидеть только в музеях, вклад великого конструктора в развитие авиации невозможно переоценить.
В данной книге впервые собрана информация обо всех проектах КБ Лавочкина, их рождении, истории производства и боевого применения.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 10:56pm CEST
Biochemistry
Publisher: Brooks Cole | ISBN: 0495119121 | edition 2006 | PDF | 851 pages | 25,2 mb
In Biochemistry, the questions often are more exhilarating than the answers. This Updated Third Edition continues the unique conceptual and organizing framework, "Essential Questions." Guiding students through the density of the material by the use of section head questions, supporting concept statements, and summaries, this focused approach is supported by unparalleled text/media integration through BiochemistryNow, providing students with a seamless learning system. Beautifully and consistently illustrated, this text gives science majors the most current presentation of biochemistry available. Written by a chemist and a biologist, the book presents biochemistry from balanced perspectives. This Updated Edition includes "Emerging Insights into Biochemistry" at the end of each chapter, which present students with the latest advances in biochemical research. The Updated Edition also is enhanced by the power of the online assessment-centered learning tool, BiochemistryNow. This powerful online learning companion helps students gauge their unique study needs and provides them with a Personalized Learning plan that enhances their problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 10:49pm CEST
Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots Real World Training
Publisher: Wiley | ISBN: 0764588222 | edition 2007 | PDF | 747 pages | 40,7 mb
Get ready to take flight as two certified flight instructors guide you through the pilot ratings as it is done in the real world, starting with Sport Pilot training, then Private Pilot, followed by the Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Air Transport Pilot. They cover the skills of flight, how to master Flight Simulator, and how to use the software as a learning tool towards your pilot’s license. More advanced topics demonstrate how Flight Simulator X can be used as a continuing learning tool and how to simulate real-world emergencies.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 10:13pm CEST
Dubois' Lupus Erythematosus
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 0781793947 | edition 2006 | CHM | 1440 pages | 41,6 mb
Established for forty years as the definitive reference on lupus, Dubois' Lupus Erythematosus is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Seventh Edition. More than ninety distinguished contributing authors--twenty of them new to this edition--provide comprehensive coverage of every aspect of cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus, including definitions, pathogenesis, autoantibodies, clinical and laboratory features, management, prognosis, and patient education. This edition focuses on evidence-based findings, treatment consensuses, and practical clinical information. New chapters cover cytokines and interferons, pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, immune tolerance, clinical indices in assessment of lupus, mixed connective tissue disease, reproductive issues, fibromyalgia, gender-related issues, and biomarkers.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 8:44pm CEST
Encyclopedic Reference of Cancer
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 3540665277 | edition 2001 | PDF | 1017 pages | 12,6 mb
This comprehensive encyclopedic reference provides rapid access to focused information on topics of cancer research for clinicians, research scientists and advanced students.With an A-Z format of about 2000 entries, over 220 contributing authors provide a complete reference to cancer. The merging of different basic and clinical scientific disciplines towards the common goal of fighting cancer makes such a comprehensive reference source all the more necessary, providing definitions of common acronyms and short definitions of related terms and processes in the form of keyword entries. In addition to the keyword entries, there are detailed entries termed essays, which provide comprehensive information on syndromes, genes and molecules, and processes and methods. Each essay is well-structured, with extensive cross-referencing between all entries.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 7:54pm CEST
Anatomy for Fantasy Artists: An Illustrator's Guide to Creating Action Figures and Fantastical Forms
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series | ISBN: 0764129503 | edition 2005 | PDF | 129 pages | 80,3 mb
Here in a single volume is a practical, comprehensive training course for budding illustrators working to master comic book art, graphic novels, fantasy posters, sci-fi book covers and illustrations, and computer games. The author, a highly successful fantasy artist, teaches the basics of human anatomical drawing and musculature, as well as perspective and composition. He then instructs on ways to distort, develop, and transform the human figure, giving it features that range from monstrous or magical to super-agile or larger than life. Detailed artist’s references and step-by-step instructions show how to build bodies that truly stretch the imagination—mighty alien warriors, kick-boxing cyber-punks, and mega-muscled superheroes, to name just a few. Art students also learn how to show their characters in many different dynamic action poses, such as flying, spinning, punching, and jumping, as well as how to express each character’s emotions through facial expressions. More than 300 color illustrations.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 7:41pm CEST
Artificial Life: An Overview
Publisher: The MIT Press | ISBN: 0262121891 | edition 1995 | PDF | 344 pages | 13,4 mb
Artificial life, a field that seeks to increase the role of synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, has great potential, both for unlocking the secrets of life and for raising a host of disturbing issues -- scientific and technical as well as philosophical and ethical. This book brings together a series of overview articles that appeared in the first three issues of the groundbreaking journal Artificial Life, along with a new introduction by Christopher Langton, Editor-in-Chief of Artificial Life, founder of the discipline, and Director of the Artificial Life Program at the Santa Fe Institute.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 6:38pm CEST
International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Publisher: Wiley | ISBN: 0470847034 | edition 2003 | PDF | 302 pages | 12,7 mb
This is the eighteenth in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature of industrial psychology and organizational behaviour. The chapters are written by established experts and topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in the research literature and in current practice.
Specific issues covered in this volume reflect the growth and complexity of the organizational psychology field. For example: Implicit Knowledge and Experience in Work and Organizations, Flexible Working Arrangements, Research on Internet Recruiting and Testing, Economic Psychology, Workaholism, and a review of Ethnic Group Differences and Measuring Cognitive Ability. Each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical survey of a chosen topic, and each is supported by a valuable bibliography. For advanced students, academics, and researchers, as well as professional psychologists and managers, this remains the most authoritative and current guide to developments and established knowledge in the field of industrial and organizational psychology.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 5:48pm CEST
Corel Paint Shop Pro X Digital Darkroom
Publisher: Sams | ISBN: 0672328607 | edition 2006 | CHM | 288 pages | 6,2 mb
Corel Paint Shop Pro X Digital Darkroom is an easy-to-follow, tutorial approach to using Paint Shop Pro in exactly the way home users want to use it - to manipulate your own images in ways that a local photo lab often does to create both practical and comical projects. As you read, you will actually use the program to complete a variety of projects. You'll learn about key Paint Shop Pro tools almost without trying through both traditional and contemporary projects.
Indulge in shrinking the kids, performing digital plastic surgery, modifying vehicles, creating creatures the tabloids would love to profile, altering pets, creating trading cards and calendars, and combining images to create once-in-a-lifetime shots. Drop people into places they've never been and challenge Mother Nature with unique perspectives. Create holiday magic, photo montages, and even do some traditional photo manipulation. Author T. Michael Clark provides careful instruction that will allow you, whether you are a novice or experienced Paint Shop Pro user, to complete projects and enjoy your experience with Paint Shop Pro X.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 4:58pm CEST
Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiology
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 0781785006 | edition 2006 | CHM | 192 pages | 10,6 mb
Based on Dr. Driscoll's thirty years of successful bedside teaching at the Mayo Clinic, Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiology is the ideal textbook for residents in pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatric and adult cardiology. This concise, well-organized, and easy-to-understand text can be read cover-to-cover during a pediatric cardiology rotation and focuses sharply on what primary care physicians need to know for initial evaluation and management of patients. Dr. Driscoll explains the many types of congenital heart defects, focusing on the most frequent cardiac problems in infants, children, and adolescents. Emphasis is on use of new diagnostic tools in conjunction with the physical examination.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 3:36pm CEST
Grover Park George On Access: Unleash the Power of Access
Publisher: Holy Macro! Books | ISBN: 0972425896 | edition 2004 | PDF | 397 pages | 20,4 mb
A textbook and study guide for new and intermediate Microsoft Access users, this book takes Access developers through the development process step by step. Terms and concepts are explained as they arise and relevant examples are provided to keep users on track and to teach them how to the use the appropriate Access features in the same context in which they will use them in their own work. Users are guided through the process of creating a working database from the first step (defining the business problem it is intended to solve) through the last (deploying the application into an organization and providing ongoing support to users). Also included are case studies that provide practical guidelines for situations Access users might find themselves in.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 3:01pm CEST
Richard J. Lewis, "Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Fifteenth Edition"
Wiley-Interscience | 2007 | ISBN: 0471768650 | 1400 pages | PDF | 10,8 MB
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 2:10pm CEST
Dynamics of Crowd-Minds: Patterns of Irrationality in Emotions, Beliefs And Actions
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company | ISBN: 9812562869 | edition 2005 | PDF | 264 pages | 11,7 mb
A crowd-mind emerges when formation of a crowd causes fusion of individual minds into one collective mind. Members of the crowd lose their individuality. The deindividuation leads to derationalization: emotional, impulsive and irrational behavior, self-catalytic activities, memory impairment, perceptual distortion, hyper-responsiveness, and distortion of traditional forms and structures. This book presents unique results of computational studies on cognitive and affective space-time processes in large-scale collectives of abstract agents being far from mental equilibrium. Computational experiments demonstrate that the irrational and nonsensical behavior of individual entities of crowd-mind results in complex, rich and non-trivial spatio-temporal dynamics of the agent collectives. Mathematical methods employ theory and techniques of cellular-automata and lattice swarms, applied algebra, theory of finite automata and Markov chains, and elementary differential equations.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 12:21pm CEST
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals
Publisher: The MIT Press | ISBN: 0262240459 | edition 2003 | CHM | 688 pages | 7,3 mb
As pop culture, games are as important as film or television--but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games.. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 11:44am CEST
Cisco Internetworking with Windows NT & 2000
Publisher: Osborne Publishing | ISBN: 0072120835 | edition 2000 | PDF | 459 pages | 15,9 mb
Guide to using Cisco hardware and software in a Microsoft environment With the announced Cisco/Microsoft partnership, just about all NT administrators will need a working knowledge of Cisco products and technologies. You'll find that know-how in Cisco Internetworking with Windows NT & 2000, by Anthony Velte, Toby Velte, and Amy Hanson. After an introduction to Windows 2000, Active Directory, and Cisco's Directory Enabled Network Initiative, you get clear direction for: *Building a Cisco Network with Windows 2000, step-by-step directions for configuring each of Cisco's major hardware devices: routers, switches, and hubs *Managing a Cisco/Windows Networks, how to work with Windows- based Microsoft and Cisco tools to configure and manage a network *Intranet/Extranet Strategies, a probing look at more advanced topics Valuable appendices put at your fingertips a router configuration flow chart...a protocol map for the TCP/IP suite...a reference for certification tracks...and helpful Cisco and Microsoft resources you can tap.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 11:40am CEST
Why We Feel
Publisher: Basic Books | ISBN: 0738203165 | edition 2000 | PDF | 221 pages | 20,7 mb
How did feelings evolve? How do they develop within us? What is their function, their use to us? How does our nervous system implement them?
These four questions, posed in somewhat different form by the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Niko Tinbergen, propel psychologist Victor Johnston's well-crafted examination of human emotions. Drawing on recent advances in psychology, biology, and the cognitive sciences, he looks into such matters as the role of the emotions in psychological well-being ("the failure to develop an early emotional bond with a single caretaker leads to slow development, withdrawal, depression, and a variety of later developing social problems") and the adaptive advantages--or, at times, disadvantages--of such deep-seated inner feelings as envy and joy. Where earlier scientists were much given to exploring the emotions as responses to external stimuli, Johnston shows that "input from the external world is really not necessary for conscious experiences to occur," as experiments in dreams, sensory deprivation, and hallucinations have shown. Instead, he considers the rich inner world of the emotions as a problem of evolutionary theory, a matter of adaptation and response that favors the survival of genes. Johnston's overview of the science of emotions makes for consistently interesting reading, and it points the way to further research.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 10:51am CEST
Frank H. Netter
Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy 3.0 (Netter Basic Science) (CD-ROM)
Saunders | 2002 | ISBN: 1929007140 | ISO | 509 Mb
This robust, interactive atlas includes hundreds of Netter illustrations and images, as well as audio pronunciations for every label, image title and image subtitle see it, say it, learn it! Great for initial learning, study, and exam review! Netter's Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy, v3.0 provides the depth, accuracy and detail required to create powerful and effective classroom presentations! Also available for institutional license.
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Posted: April 18th, 2010, 10:55pm CEST
Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows Vista
Publisher: Que | ISBN: 0789734729 | edition 2007 | PDF | 1511 pages | 20,7 mb
Que crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward Vista proficiency and use of more advanced features. If you buy only one book on Vista, Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows Vista is the only book you need.
Tired of the constant barrage of spam, spyware, viruses and other Net nasties? We show you how to rebuke the onslaught of hacker attacks, protect your identity, and keep your sanity, all at the same time. · Is the new Vista interface making your trigger-finger itch? Ours too…that is, until we turned Windows inside out, shook out all the loose parts and figured out just what makes this beast tick. Learn from our pain and suffering. If you finally broke down and purchased a Windows Media Center computer, or you think you have one and didn't even know it, then you are holding just the book for you. We show you how to get up to speed with your new computer, transforming it from the little PC that could into the media juggernaut you never knew it could be. Ready to upgrade? We provide from-the-trenches advice on upgrading to Windows Vista–including detailed rollout advice for IT managers. Plan and manage deployment of Windows easily and efficiently–whether you're upgrading just a handful of computers, or an entire corporation! Want to set up a network at work or at play? Check out our hands-on coverage of installing, configuring and surviving on a Windows Vista-based network. We not only show you how to set up Windows networking features, we show you how to install and setup basic networking hardware. No other Windows book goes as deeply into networking as the one you are holding.
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Posted: April 18th, 2010, 10:39pm CEST
Digital Phoenix: Why the Information Economy Collapsed and How It Will Rise Again
Publisher: The MIT Press | ISBN: 0262511967 | edition 2006 | PDF | 375 pages | 10,3 mb
Abramson, a lawyer with a Ph.D. in computer science and an interest in microeconomics, has an explanation for the dot-com bubble's collapse based in classical economics: confused by network theorists, giddy investors assumed well-timed dot-com startups would reap monopoly profits from a geometrically expanding Web (hence the bubble), while, in fact, the Internet proved a hotbed of cutthroat price competition where profits are hard to come by (hence the collapse). With that out of the way, the bulk of Abramson's book is taken up with what he sees as the engine for new growth: intellectual property rights. Case studies include the Microsoft antitrust case, the rise of Linux as an open source alternative to Windows, and the recording industry's battle against free downloading channels like Napster. Abramson gives an intricate but lucid and engaging account of these controversies, illuminating the interplay of copyright and patent law, technology and marketing. He makes a case both for the government's role in policing abuses of intellectual property rights—Microsoft, he believes, is indeed a monopolist—and for a relaxed intellectual property regime that fosters competition and innovation.
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Posted: April 18th, 2010, 2:16pm CEST
Professional SlickEdit
Publisher: Wrox | ISBN: 0470122153 | edition 2007 | PDF | 506 pages | 11 mb
Professional SlickEditis the first guide to the award-winning SlickEdit tools, and is technically reviewed by the SlickEdit development team. SlickEdit expert John Hurst shares his years of experience in developing with SlickEdit to teach readers how to maximize the tool's features, and to write and debug code faster than they have before.
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Posted: April 18th, 2010, 8:54am CEST
Disordered Mind and Brain
Publisher: RCPsych Publications | ISBN: 190124265X | edition 2001 | PDF | 344 pages | 14,8 mb
Modern neuroscience has provided us with a foundation for understanding mental disorders in terms of brain dysfunction. Imaging techniques, such as PET and fMRI, have demonstrated graphically the correspondence between patterns of brain activity and patterns of mental activity.This book draws on evidence from neuroimaging studies, together with evidence from the fields of neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, electrophysiology, neurochemistry and pharmacology, to generate a coherent and plausible account of cerebral processes by which mental symptoms are generated.It is intended for psychiatrists and psychologists with an interest in the origins of the symptoms they observe and treat, as well as for neuroscience students and researchers interested in the relationship between findings from the laboratory and the mental disorders that occur in clinical practice. Indeed it is intended for anyone with a serious interest in how the mind works, and in how mental disorders arise.
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Posted: April 18th, 2010, 6:28am CEST
Luana Mitten, "Rourke's World of Science Encyclopedia, 10 Volume Set"
Rourke Publishing | 2008 | ISBN: 1600446469 | 623 pages | PDF | 42,3 MB
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Posted: April 18th, 2010, 1:45am CEST
Classic Car Guides. Sports Cars By Doug Nye
Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services 1980 | 96 Pages | ISBN: 0706360370 | PDF | 16 MB
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Posted: April 17th, 2010, 1:08am CEST
The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 By Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press 2006 | 867 Pages | ISBN: 1933330104 | PDF | 129 MB
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Posted: April 17th, 2010, 12:37am CEST
Complete Idiot's Guide to Tantric Sex
Publisher: Alpha | ISBN: 0028641752 | edition 2001 | PDF | 387 pages | 15,8 mb
Uncover the sacred side of sex—with this second edition of the bestselling guide.
In this updated, fully illustrated second edition of the bestselling book, Dr. Judy Kuriansky—a certified associate Ipsalu Tantra Teacher—uncovers every aspect of this ancient practice. From the sacred beliefs behind Tantra and Tantric loving to the practice of Tantric techniques, this book includes a new chapter on sacred sex, an updated chapter on Tantra rituals, the author’s own Tantric sex therapy technique, tips from world-renowned Tantric experts, and listings of national Tantra instructors and workshops.
* Fully illustrated
* Author is a tantric expert who has studied with pioneer Margot Anand
* A basic introduction to the principles of Tantra
* Tantric sex was recently featured in an episode of Sex and the City and in an article in New York magazine
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Posted: April 17th, 2010, 12:28am CEST
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer vol 2
Publisher: Gale Group | ISBN: 0787656097 | edition 2001 | PDF | 671 pages | 11,8 mb
This latest offering from the Gale Group gives lay readers a comprehensive look at the current state of cancer and its therapies, covering specific cancer types, diagnostic procedures, side effects, drugs, and treatments. The two-volume set comprises over 450 signed entries, authored by an array of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and medical writers. A medical advisory board reviewed each article for accuracy before its final inclusion in the set. All entries follow an information template. Entries covering cancer types, for example, are presented via 12 subtopics that range from a definition to substantive disease basics and additional resources for reading and research, while entries on cancer drugs entail seven subtopics, including definition, dosages, and side effects. Bold-faced words, cross references, and lists of key terms also guide the user. Unfortunately, the alphabetical arrangement, while simple to follow, does not always lead readers to the information they may seek.
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Posted: April 17th, 2010, 12:25am CEST
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer vol 1
Publisher: Gale Group | ISBN: 0787656097 | edition 2001 | PDF | 586 pages | 11,2 mb
This latest offering from the Gale Group gives lay readers a comprehensive look at the current state of cancer and its therapies, covering specific cancer types, diagnostic procedures, side effects, drugs, and treatments. The two-volume set comprises over 450 signed entries, authored by an array of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and medical writers. A medical advisory board reviewed each article for accuracy before its final inclusion in the set. All entries follow an information template. Entries covering cancer types, for example, are presented via 12 subtopics that range from a definition to substantive disease basics and additional resources for reading and research, while entries on cancer drugs entail seven subtopics, including definition, dosages, and side effects. Bold-faced words, cross references, and lists of key terms also guide the user. Unfortunately, the alphabetical arrangement, while simple to follow, does not always lead readers to the information they may seek.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 8:47pm CEST
A Century of Nobel Prize Recipients: Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine
CRC | 2003-03-13 | ISBN: 0824708768 | 380 pages | PDF | 35.4 MB
The School of Library Journal called it "...eye-catching... Original artwork, colorful captioned drawings of models and structures, and diagrams illustrate complex scientific principles and may invite browsing. …great graphics and appealing format..." This book includes over 550 full color illustrations and photographs, and is a must for the library of any public, university, business, or personal library.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 7:40pm CEST
ELI, "ELI Dictionnaire Illustré Français"
ELI | 2007 | ISBN: 885361160X | 96 pages | PDF + CD | 26,5 + 45,6 MB
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 7:25pm CEST
Martha I. Finney, "Building High-Performance People and Organizations, Three Volumes"
Praeger | 2008 | ISBN: 0275992713 | 832 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 6:44pm CEST
Principles & Practices in Manual Therapeutics
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone | ISBN: 0443065594 | edition 2002 | PDF | 227 pages | 15,5 mb
Principles and Practice of Manual Therapeutics provides comprehensive coverage of the full array of manipulative techniques and their therapeutic applications to common and un-common diseases and/or syndromes. As a volume in a series of books concerning complementary and alternative medicine, Principles and Practices of Manual Therapeutics deals exclusively with the most commonly used forms of manual therapeutics. The book is an overview of the principal manual therapies practiced worldwide, the theories and rationales, and practice algorithms, with contacts and resources for further study. The techniques utilized in more traditional Western therapies (e.g., physiatry, physical therapy), while using many of the principles of "complementary" therapies, will not be included in this volume due to their conventional nature. The overall goal of the book is to give the reader brief, yet thorough, coverage of alternative and complementary hands-on therapies.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 5:17pm CEST
Impact of Science on Society
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific | ISBN: 1410224376 | edition 2005 | PDF | 98 pages | 16 mb
CONTENTS: Foreword, The Legacy of Science, James Burke, Accomplishments of Science by the Year 2000, Jules Bergman, Our Future in the Cosmos---Computers, Isaac Asimov, Our Future in the Cosmos---Space, Isaac Asimov,
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 4:06pm CEST
Adobe Acrobat 7 Tips and Tricks: The 150 Best
Publisher: Adobe Press | ISBN: 0321305302 | edition 2005 | CHM | 416 pages | 25 mb
Sure, you know how to read PDFs with it, but do you know how to add comments to documents or embed 3D objects in your PDFs or establish document-level security settings? With its staggering array of document-enhancing features and supported formats, Adobe Acrobat 7 offers a world of functionality just waiting to be tapped – which means that figuring out how to do just one specific task with it can be somewhat daunting. In these pages, veteran author Donna Baker solves that problem by presenting each Acrobat task as a stand-alone unit. If, for example, you want to find out how to search for a word or a phrase in a PDF file, you can do just that – at the same time picking up a couple of tips about refining your searches. Organized in three major sections – Input, Output, and Internal Acrobat Processes – this self-contained guide is all you need to get going fast with Acrobat 7.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 3:52pm CEST
Play Piano in a Flash
Publisher: Hyperion | ISBN: 1401307663 | edition 2004 | PDF | 141 pages | 12,5 mb
Have you ever wished you could play the piano? Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston gives you the tools you need for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Best of all, your tour guide to this adventure forces you to have fun along the way!
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 2:11pm CEST
How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts
Publisher: Allworth Press | ISBN: 1581153090 | edition 2003 | PDF | 209 pages | 14,5 mb
The complete how-to guide for turning faux, mural, and decorative painting skills into a viable, home-based career! Covering everything from the fundamentals of buying supplies to coping with the growing pains of a successful business, this essential sourcebook provides a wealth of tested tips and techniques on such crucial topics as getting referrals, buying insurance, building a portfolio, dealing with supply stores, evaluating job sites, negotiating prices, interviewing clients, and much more!
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 2:00pm CEST
Advances in Distribution Theory, Order Statistics, and Inference
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston | ISBN: 0817643613 | edition 2006 | PDF | 514 pages | 19,2 mb
Barry Arnold has made fundamental contributions to many different areas of statistics, including distribution theory, Bayesian inference, multivariate analysis, bounds and orderings, and characterization problems. Organized to honor Arnold’s significant contributions to the field, this volume is an outgrowth of the "International Conference on Distribution Theory, Order Statistics, and Inference," held at the University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
Several distinguished and active researchers highlight some of the recent developments in statistical distribution theory, order statistics and their properties, as well as inferential methods associated with them. Applications to survival analysis, reliability, quality control, and environmental problems are emphasized. The volume is classified into the following five parts, according to the focus of the articles:
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 12:03pm CEST
Structural and Demographic Business Statistics 2009
OECD | Mar 2010 | ISBN: 926407287X | 403 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
The publication provides a summary of the information available in the OECD Structural and Demographic Business Statistics (SDBS) database. Key economic variables are presented at the International Standard of Industrial Classification, Revision 3 (ISIC) 2-digit level, for all industries and OECD member countries.
The database is an essential tool for analyzing the industrial structure and dynamices of OECD economies.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 11:57am CEST
Risk and Regulatory Policy. Improving the Governance of Risk
OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform
OECD | Apr 2010 | ISBN: 9264082921 | 251 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
This publication presents recent OECD research and analysis on risk and regulatory policy. The chapters discuss core challenges today. They offer measures for developing, or improving, coherent risk governance policies.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 11:16am CEST
Tom Streissguth - The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of The Renaissance
Publisher: Greenhaven Press | 2007-11-27 | ISBN: 0737732164 | PDF | 353 pages | 4.33 MB
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 11:14am CEST
Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries
Répartition géographique des ressources financières allouées aux pays en développement
OECD | 19 Mar 2010 | ISBN: 9264079298 | 276 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
This publication provides comprehensive data on the volume, origin and types of aid and other resource flows to around 150 developing countries for the period 2004-2008. The data show each country's intake of official development assistance and well as other official and private funds from members of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, multilateral agencies and other key donors. Key development indicators are given for reference.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 11:08am CEST
Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients – Répartition géographique des ressources financières allouées aux pays bénéficiaires de l'aide
OECD | 2007 | ISBN: 9264031545 | 280 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
Statistical report providing comprehensive data on the volume, origin and types of aid and other resource flows to around 150 developing countries. The data show each country's intake of Official Development Assistance or Official Aid, as well as other official and private funds from members of the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, multilateral agencies and other donors. Key development indicators for each country are also given for reference.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 7:08am CEST
Herbert Vorgrimler, "Neues Theologisches Wörterbuch"
Herder | 2000 | ISBN: 3451273403 | 698 pages | PDF | 4,2 MB
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 12:16am CEST
The Echo Manual
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 0781748534 | edition 2006 | CHM | 496 pages | 61,5 mb
Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this best-selling manual is a practical guide to the performance, interpretation, and clinical applications of echocardiography. The Echo Manual is written by recognized authorities at the Mayo Clinic and provides a concise, user-friendly summary of techniques, diagnostic criteria, and quantitative methods for both echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography. Discussion of each clinical problem also includes transesophageal echocardiography. This edition covers the latest techniques, standards, and applications and includes new contrast agents. All references have been updated. More than 900 images--well annotated and true to gray scale and color--give readers an immediate grasp of salient points.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 12:13am CEST
Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World
Publisher: Thompson/Gale | ISBN: 0684314215 | edition 2004 | PDF | 1206 pages | 31,1 mb
A superbly written work that covers a history all but ignored in conventional historical surveys, Ancient Europe, 8,000 B.C.-A.D. 1,000 features 212 essays written for a general readership by 131 contributors. The span of years covered by the set is explained in the introduction of the first section: "The beginning is marked by the freeing of Europe from glacial ice . . and the end is determined by the spread of Christianity across northern and eastern Europe and the establishment of many European states that persist into the present." Many of the contributors are archaeologists, and the set is focused accordingly.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 12:09am CEST
Lectures on Symplectic Geometry (Lecture Notes in Mathematics)
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 3540421955 | edition 2001 | PDF | 229 pages | 11 mb
The goal of these notes is to provide a fast introduction to symplectic geometry for graduate students with some knowledge of differential geometry, de Rham theory and classical Lie groups. This text covers symplectomorphisms, local forms, contact manifold, compatible almost complex structures, Kaehler manifolds, hamiltonian mechanics, moments maps, symplectic reduction and symplectic toric manifolds. It contains guided problems, called homework, designed to complement the exposition or extend the reader's understanding. There are by now excellent references on symplectic geometry, a subset of which is in the bibliography of this book. However, the most efficient introduction to a subject is often a short elementary treatment, and these notes attempt to serve that purpose. This text provides a taste of areas of current research and will prepare the reader to explore recent papers and extensive books on symplectic geometry where the pace is much faster.
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Posted: April 15th, 2010, 9:15pm CEST
Encyclopedia of Bioethics (5 Volume Set)
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0028657748 | edition 2003 | PDF | 3145 pages | 13,5 mb
The third edition has 120 new articles, among them Artificial nutrition and hydration, Bioterrorism, Cloning, Cybernetics, Dementia, Managed care, and Nanotechnology. Some 200 articles have been extensively revised, and 100 additional articles have new bibliographies. The alphabetical entries address a wide range of topics that raise difficult and important questions. Abortion, genetic screening, female genital mutilation, the right to die, health issues of immigration, and corporate responsibility are but a few. The contributors discuss the issues from many points of view. The abortion article includes sections covering medical perspectives, contemporary ethical and legal aspects, and Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic religious perspectives. There are also articles about bioethics in Buddhism, eugenics, health policy, women as health-care professionals, whistle-blowing in health care, and veterinary ethics. All of the articles are signed, and all have bibliographies. Ample cross-references help readers find related useful material. A list of all the articles and a topical outline appear in volume 1. A series of appendixes offers codes, oaths, and directives related to bioethics; additional resources; key legal cases; and an annotated bibliography of literary works that have a medical component. A detailed index helps users find material that may be scattered over numerous entries, such as information about surrogate motherhood.
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Posted: April 15th, 2010, 7:14pm CEST
Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook
Publisher: JIST Works | ISBN: 1593571259 | edition 2004 | PDF | 337 pages | 13,6 mb
Based on the Department of Labor's 2004–2005 "Occupational Outlook Handbook" (the most widely used career book ever), this popular guidebook is ideal for helping young people explore careers. It groups together related job descriptions, making it easy to study job options based on interests. The text stresses the connection between school subjects and needed job skills—important in school-to-career research.
The book is grouped into 11 sections based on the main sections of the very latest "OOH." Within each section are one-page descriptions of related jobs within the category (there are over 270 jobs in the book). Each job description includes
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Posted: April 15th, 2010, 11:08am CEST
Check Point NGX R65 Security Administration
Syngress | March 24, 2008 | ISBN: 1597492450 | 800 pages | CHM | 7.99 MB
Check Point NGX R65 is the next major release of Check Point's flagship firewall software product, which has over 750,000 registered users.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 11:24pm CEST
Renate Huch - Glücklich schwanger von A - Z.: Gut beraten: Über 200 Stichworte von Aquajogging bis Zeckenbiss
Trias | ISBN: 3830432461 | 2005-04-27 | PDF | 199 pages | 29.70 Mb
Alles Gute für Sie und Ihr Kind!
Gut beraten die Schwangerschaft genießenHerzlichen Glückwunsch - Sie sind schwanger. Mit der Freude kommt auch oft die Unsicherheit. Vieles wird neu bedacht: Was tut mir jetzt richtig gut? Und was sollte ich lieber unterlassen? Hier finden Sie Aufklärung, auf die Sie sich verlassen können.Fit und unbeschwert durch die SchwangerschaftOb Beruf, Ernährung, Verkehr, Sport oder Körperpflege: Oft sind es viele Fragen, die direkt Ihren Alltag betreffen: Schadet die Strahlung meines Handys? Kann mein Kind den Lärm lauter Musik ertragen? Zu mehr als 450 Stichworten erhalten Sie kompetente Auskunft auf einen Blick - und die, die mehr wissen wollen, weitere Hintergrundinformationen.Einen sicheren Start ins Leben!
Sie wünschen Ihrem Kind einen guten Start ins Leben. Durch einen bewussten Lebensstil können Sie seine Chancen, gesund und unbelastet auf die Welt zu kommen, positiv beeinflussen. Hierbei unterstützen Sie die vielen praxiserprobten Tipps. Mit ihnen steig ern Sie das eigene Wohlbefinden und das Ihres Kindes - und tun alles für eine glückliche Zeit.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 8:55pm CEST
Oxford University Press "Oxford Take Off In French (CD-ROM)"
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (May 5, 2008) | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0199534330 | PDF | 250 MB
Oxford Take Off In French is designed specifically to meet the needs of beginners learning French on their own. Whether you're learning French for a business trip, a holiday, or just for fun, it offers a comprehensive French language package for anyone, from the absolute beginner to the student who wants to brush up on forgotten language skills. The Oxford Take Off In series offers the complete language learning kit with everything you need to speak, read, write, and understand a modern language. With almost 5 hours of audio content, the courses help you develop the key skills of listening and comprehension from the very first lesson, so that you learn to understand, speak, read, and write your chosen language quickly and easily.
The courses teach you everything you need to feel at home in the language and take you from complete beginner to intermediate level in 14 easy-to-follow units. You can prepare for real-life encounters by listening to recordings of native speakers in everyday situations.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 10:36pm CEST
Photoshop CS4: Essential Skills (Photography Essential Skills)
Publisher: Focal Press | ISBN: 0240521242 | edition 2008 | PDF | 481 pages | 30,7 mb
This inspirational guide to creative image editing will help you master the essential features and tools of Adobe Photoshop CS4. Broken into three parts to form a structured, self-study guide, Photoshop CS4: Essential Skills covers the foundation skills and more advanced techniques you need to enhance photographs creatively and professionally. Practical, step-by-step imaging projects then give you the chance to practice your skills and see what you can achieve with the right tools and knowledge.
Written by two internationally recognised authors and Adobe Photoshop Ambassadors, this established book and DVD package cuts through the complexities of Photoshop to deliver essential, clear guidance on how to get the best results. Fully updated with the latest CS4 features, it also contains vital information on how to optimize your photography and digital imaging workflow.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 9:59pm CEST
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Publisher: MacMillan | ISBN: 0028657047 | edition 2003 | PDF | 1073 pages | 11,8 mb
This encyclopedia, intended for "a wide readership from high-school students to independent researchers and academics," deals with all aspects of the conflict and dialogue between science and religion. The list of scholars who have contributed is impressive, and the project had as a consultant and contributor Ian Barbour, physicist, theologian, and well-known author on the interplay of science and religion. The editorial point of view is that the formal consideration of the relationship between science and religion has become a new academic field of study. The troublesome potential of new technologies has brought questions into the public arena as well.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 8:54pm CEST
Mapping Hacks: Tips & Tools for Electronic Cartography
Publisher: O'Reilly Media | ISBN: 0596007035 | edition 2005 | CHM | 568 pages | 33,5 mb
Since the dawn of creation, man has designed maps to help identify the space that we occupy. From Lewis and Clark's pencil-sketched maps of mountain trails to Jacques Cousteau's sophisticated charts of the ocean floor, creating maps of the utmost precision has been a constant pursuit. So why should things change now?
Well, they shouldn't. The reality is that map creation, or "cartography," has only improved in its ease-of-use over time. In fact, with the recent explosion of inexpensive computing and the growing availability of public mapping data, mapmaking today extends all the way to the ordinary PC user.
Mapping Hacks, the latest page-turner from O'Reilly Press, tackles this notion head on. It's a collection of one hundred simple--and mostly free--techniques available to developers and power users who want draw digital maps or otherwise visualize geographic data. Authors Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson, and Jo Walsh do more than just illuminate the basic concepts of location and cartography, they walk you through the process one step at a time.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 8:38pm CEST
Clinical Neurology (LANGE Clinical Medicine)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical | ISBN: 0071423605 | edition 2005 | PDF | 236 pages | 15,1 mb
Recognized for a practice-oriented approach to neurology based on the patient’s presenting symptoms or signs. This uniquely readable and concise book provides a strong foundation in basic neuroscience linking it to current approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders. Features new relevant web sites and a glossary as well as extensive use of charts and tables.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 8:34pm CEST
Car Hacks & Mods For Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies | ISBN: 0764571427 | edition 2004 | PDF | 387 pages | 17,3 mb
So you want to turn your Yugo into a Viper? Sorry--you need a certified magician. But if you want to turn your sedate sedan into a mean machine or your used car lot deal into a powerful, purring set of wheels, you’ve come to the right place. Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies will get you turbo-charged up about modifying your car and guide you smoothly through:
* Considering warranties, legal, and safety issues
* Hacking the ECU (Engine Control Unit) to adjust performance-enhancing factors like fuel injection, firing the spark plugs, controlling the cooling fan, and more
* Replacing your ECU with a plug and play system such as the APEXi Power FC or the AEM EMS system
* Putting on the brakes (the faster you go, the faster you’ll need to stop)
* Setting up your car for better handling and cornering
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 5:34pm CEST
Apple Pro Training Series: Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System
Publisher: Peachpit Press | ISBN: 0321268717 | edition 2005 | CHM | 912 pages | 14,4 mb
If it's good enough for the legendary Hollywood film editors, it's good enough for you! This guide is aimed squarely at Final Cut Pro users just like yourself--at corporate, commercial, and independent post-production houses--who want to move beyond simple Final Cut Pro installations for their film and video masterworks. Through project-based lessons and step-by-step instructions, this self-paced guide shows you how to integrate high-end capture cards, storage systems, and other industry-standard hardware into a Final Cut Pro workflow, as well as how to install and configure Final Cut Pro to make the most of your professional non-linear editing system. This is the technical information most frequently requested by Final Cut Pro users, pulled together into one book that is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the Apple Pro Training and Certification Program. The guide covers everything from system configuration, storage, and device connectivity to the intricacies of SAN solutions, and includes special sections on optimizing short-form/broadcast workflows and long-form/HD workflows. It offers troubleshooting advice at every turn: for dropped frames, mismatched audio and audio distortion; imported graphic file issues, media management, file recovery and archiving strategies, and much more. DVD with lesson files and media included.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 4:47pm CEST
Basic Concepts of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (Basic Concepts of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing)
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 0781745179 | edition 2004 | CHM | 672 pages | 11,1 mb
Now with an exciting 4-color design, this core text continues to present succinct coverage of psychiatric-mental health nursing, emphasizing critical concepts in the continuum of care settings, client and family education and student self-awareness. This edition features two new chapters: "Student Issues and Concerns" and "Loss, Grief and End of Life Care." The Sixth Edition also maintains popular features from previous editions including Self Awareness Prompts while adding research boxes and student worksheets at the end of each chapter.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 4:42pm CEST
DSLR Nikon D70
Publisher: Graphics Management Press | ISBN: 1882383540 | edition 2004 | PDF | 378 pages | 45,4 mb
New eBook detailing Nikon D70 Digital Single Lens Reflex camera, lenses, system accessories and their secrets by best selling author Peter iNova with Uwe Steinmueller.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 4:35pm CEST
Forensic Investigation of Clandestine Laboratories
Publisher: CRC Press | ISBN: 0849312272 | edition 2003 | PDF | 205 pages | 10,7 mb
This is the only comprehensive text that addresses in a non-technical manner all of the issues involved in the forensic investigation and prosecution of clandestine labs. Although it explains how to identify the controlled substances that are being manufactured and the methods used in the manufacturing process, this book does not describe how to manufacture them. It provides lists of chemicals commonly used in clandestine drug and explosives manufacturing, shows how to collect and preserve evidence and provides insight into evidence analysis. The author also deals with all phases of the courtroom experience, and finally, he provides a list of references and articles about the controlled substances.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 1:56pm CEST
The Gale Encyclopedia Of Espionage Intelligence And Security, 3-Vol. Set
Publisher: Gale | ISBN: 0787675466 | edition 2004 | PDF | 1342 pages | 28,9 mb
I think the set overreaches in that it tries to cover too much material in three volumes. I think that compressive coverage of narrower focus would have been better than shorting really important political issues such as the potential for manipulation of the bacterial and viral genomes by governments to start pandemics in targeted racial or ethnic groups. There are some otherwise good science articles that fail to even hint at the still unknown the extent of the U.S. government's invasion into personal privacy. But I am most disappointed that the authors kept to the "official" historical line on the role of intelligence agencies in matters such as the Kennedy assassination. Other conspiracies, and the facts supporting them, are also ignored or glossed over in favor of science and technology articles that lose sight of the grander manipulation of intelligence by governments for political gain. While the book lists suspected terrorist organizations, the terrorist actions of the U.S. government and its sometimes allies are also ignored. Younger readers and the general public would be better served by a brighter light on the dirty corners into which secrets are sometimes swept.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 1:09pm CEST
Oxford English for Information Technology: Student's Book
Publisher: Oxford University Press | ISBN: 0194573753 | edition 2002 | PDF | 225 pages | 13,1 mb
This text offers 25 topic-based units, each covering a key area of IT. There is a variety of texts and visual material, taken from textbooks, newspapers, computing magazines, web pages, manuals, and advertisements. The course revises and practises grammar and functions appropriate to the needs of IT specialists at intermediate level, developing all four skills, with the main emphasis on reading. Most units end with longer specialist reading texts. These are intentionally challenging, and can be used either for homework or self-study. The tasks - such as writing, exchanging information, and problem solving - encourage learners to combine their subject knowledge with their growing knowledge of English.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 12:36pm CEST
Semiconductor Physics And Devices
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science | ISBN: 0072321075 | edition 2002 | PDF | 768 pages | 22,1 mb
Neamen's Semiconductor Physics and Devices, Third Edition. deals with the electrical properties and characteristics of semiconductor materials and devices. The goal of this book is to bring together quantum mechanics, the quantum theory of solids, semiconductor material physics, and semiconductor device physics in a clear and understandable way.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 11:46am CEST
Embedded Image Processing on the TMS320C6000 DSP: Examples in Code Composer Studio and MATLAB
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 0387252800 | edition 2005 | PDF | 418 pages | 57,5 mb
Embedded Image Processing on the TMS320C6000™ DSP: Examples in Code Composer Studio™ and MATLAB focuses on efficient implementations of advanced image processing algorithms for resource-constrained embedded DSP systems. Featuring the popular Texas Instruments TMS320C6000TM line of Digital Signal Processors, it utilizes a proven methodology of beginning with a high-level algorithmic point-of-view, proceeding to develop prototype code in MATLAB and Visual Studio, and concluding with an efficient implementation suitable for deployment on an embedded DSP system.
Aside from image processing, the author also explains the uses and rationale behind a plethora of technologies, most notably several industry-standard and essential TI developer technologies, including the Code Composer Studio™ IDE. Highlights include numerous debugged MATLAB and C/C++ Visual Studio prototype applications and efficient C implementations of real-world algorithms tested on both the C6416 DSK and C6701 EVM development platforms.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 10:55am CEST
Comprehensive Textbook of Genitourinary Oncology
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 0781749840 | edition 2005 | CHM | 944 pages | 53,8 mb
Thoroughly revised for its Third Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary text on genitourinary cancers. This edition has two new editors--Frans M.J. Debruyne and W. Marston Linehan--and more than 50% new contributors. Seventeen new chapters cover familial prostate cancer, biology of bone metastases, molecular pathology and biologic determinants, PSA and related kallikreins, needle biopsy, laparoscopic surgical procedures, 3D conformal radiotherapy, hormones and radiotherapy, integration of chemotherapy and other modalities, quality of life after treatment of localized prostate cancer, management of rising PSA after local therapy, the role of surgery in advanced bladder cancer, post-chemotherapy node dissections and resection of metastatic disease, and stem cell transplantation.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 10:40am CEST
Electromagnetics Explained: A Handbook for Wireless/ RF, EMC, and High-Speed Electronics
Publisher: Newnes | ISBN: 0750674032 | edition 2002 | PDF | 377 pages | 18,3 mb
Based on familiar circuit theory and basic physics, this book serves as an invaluable reference for both analog and digital engineers alike. For those who work with analog RF, this book is a must-have resource. With computers and networking equipment of the 21st century running at such high frequencies, it is now crucial for digital designers to understand electromagnetic fields, radiation and transmission lines. This knowledge is necessary for maintaining signal integrity and achieving EMC compliance. Since many digital designers are lacking in analog design skills, let alone electromagnetics, an easy-to-read but informative book on electromagnetic topics should be considered a welcome addition to their professional libraries.
Covers topics using conceptual explanations and over 150 lucid figures, in place of complex mathematics demystifies antennas, waveguides, and transmission line phenomenaProvides the foundation necessary to thoroughly understand signal integrity issues associated with high-speed digital design.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 7:04am CEST
Dr. Kofi Lomotey, "Encyclopedia of African American Education (2 Volume Set)"
Sage Publications, Inc | 2009 | ISBN: 1412940508 | 1152 pages | PDF | 11,4 MB
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 12:26am CEST
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Publisher: Gale Cengage | ISBN: 1414448724 | edition 2008 | PDF | 2711 pages | 47,2 mb
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine is a medical reference product designed to inform and educate readers about a wide variety of complementary therapies and herbal remedies and treatments for prevalent conditions and diseases. Gale believes the product to be comprehensive, but not necessarily definitive. It is intended to supplement, not replace, consultation with a physician or other healthcare practitioner. While Gale has made substantial efforts to provide information that is accurate, comprehensive, and upto-date, Gale makes no representations or warranties of any kind, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, nor does it guarantee the accuracy, comprehensiveness, or timeliness of the information contained in this product. Readers should be aware that the universe of complementary medical knowledge is constantly growing and changing, and that differences of medical opinion exist among authorities.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 12:20am CEST
Physical Therapist's Clinical Companion
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 1582550042 | edition 2000 | CHM | 470 pages | 11,3 mb
Pocket-sized handbook for physical therapists. Focuses on motor dysfunction, orthopedic evaluations, neurologic assessments, analysis of gait dysfunction, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Softcover. DNLM: Physical therapy
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 12:04am CEST
American Civil War Reference Library vol 3-4
Publisher: UXL | ISBN: 0787638188 | edition 1999 | PDF | 493 pages | 10,2 mb
The American Civil War Reference Library offers comprehensive and wide ranging research options on this compelling era of American history.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 11:43pm CEST
American Civil War Reference Library vol 1-2
Publisher: UXL | ISBN: 0787638188 | edition 1999 | PDF | 552 pages | 11,3 mb
The American Civil War Reference Library offers comprehensive and wide ranging research options on this compelling era of American history.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 11:38pm CEST
Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann | ISBN: 0120884070 | edition 2005 | PDF | 558 pages | 13,9 mb
"If you have data that you want to analyze and understand, this book and the associated Weka toolkit are an excellent way to start."
- Explains how data mining algorithms work.
- Helps you select appropriate approaches to particular problems and to compare and evaluate the results of different techniques.
- Covers performance improvement techniques, including input preprocessing and combining output from different methods.
- Shows you how to use the Weka machine learning workbench.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 10:50pm CEST
Cisco IP Telephony: Planning, Design, Implementation, Operation, and Optimization
Publisher: Cisco Press | ISBN: 1587051575 | edition 2005 | CHM | 672 pages | 15,3 mb
Cisco IP Telephony: Planning, Design, Implementation, Operation, and Optimization is a guide for network architects and engineers as they deploy the Cisco IPT solution. With this book, you will master the PDIOO phases of the IPT solution, beginning with the requirements necessary for effective planning of a large-scale IPT network. From there, you’ll follow a step-by-step approach to choose the right architecture and deployment model. Real-world examples and explanations with technical details, design tips, network illustrations, and sample configurations illustrate each step in the process of planning, designing, implementing, operating, and optimizing a chosen architecture based on information you have collected.
In-depth instruction on each PDIOO phase provides specific details about the tasks involved and best practices for successful implementation of the IPT solution. This book also contains predesigned questionnaires and PDIOO assistance tools that help you determine the requirements of each phase of the PDIOO cycle.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 9:53pm CEST
Secret Origins of the Bible
Publisher: Millennium Press | ISBN: 0965504786 | edition 2002 | PDF | 478 pages | 18,7 mb
• Clearly written and easily understandable by the lay reader.
• Thoroughly researched: author's points are backed by references in the writings of acknowledged scholars.
• Special features of the book: lavishly illustrated with multiple images in each illustration that show at a glance the mythic themes paralleling the bible.
This book demonstrates that the stories and themes of the Bible were part of the great mythic systems of the ancient world by u sing comparative mythology, tell tale verses in the Bible and archaeology. The abstract God of modern monotheistic Judaism, Christianity and Islam is a comparatively recent creation. In later times the myth of a messianic deliverer was combined with that of the pagan god-man who suffered a horrible, excruciating death but was physically resurrected to produce the Christ myth.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 5:38pm CEST
Fundamentals of Polymer Engineering
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 0306457261 | edition 1997 | PDF | 263 pages | 13,3 mb
This ideal introductory text covers the basics of polymer chemistry and engineering, as well as structure-property relationships in plastics, in a concise manner. Technically authoritative and up-to-date, the volume offers a survey of the basic chemistry of monomers and their conversion to the various polymers, the essentials of structure and performance, rheology of polymers as liquids and solids, and mechanical properties. Problem sets enhance the book's suitability for advanced undergraduates in chemical engineering or materials science.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 4:22pm CEST
Karsten Schwanke, Nadja Podbregar, Dieter Lohmann - Naturkatastrophen: Wirbelstürme, Beben, Vulkanausbrüche - Entfesselte Gewalten und ihre Folgen
Springer | ISBN: 3540886842 | 2009-07-22 | PDF | 286 pages | 24.10 Mb
Regelmäßig und scheinbar immer häufiger zeigt die Natur ihre zerstörerische Kraft. Doch nicht alle Naturkatastrophen haben natürliche Ursachen. Längst greift der Mensch in die empfindlichen Kreisläufe unseres Planeten ein und schafft damit neue Gefahren. Der bekannte ZDF-Moderator Karsten Schwanke erklärt in seinem Buch verständlich die Auslöser von Naturereignissen wie Stürmen, Fluten, Vulkanausbrüchen, Lawinenabgängen und Erdrutschen. Eindrucksvolle Bilderserien veranschaulichen die dabei wirksamen Prozesse. Zum schnellen, gezielten Nachschlagen enthält das Buch ein ausführliches Glossar.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 3:17pm CEST
Praxis des IT-Rechts: Praktische Rechtsfragen der IT-Sicherheit und Internetnutzung - Horst Speichert et. al.
vieweg | 2007 - 2. edition | german | ISBN 3834801127 | 374 pages | PDF | 5.8 MB
| “ | "Aus dem Erfahrungsschatz der täglichen Anwaltspraxis erfährt der Leser in verständlicher Form alles, was er wissen muss." (Zentralmarkt, 35 - 36/2007)
"Es ist dem Autor gelungen, das Thema für den betrieblichen Bereich in Form einerjuristischen Guideline zu Basisthemen anschaulich darzustellen. Dabei beschränkt sich die Anschaulichkeit nicht nur auf die Themenbehandlung, sondern sie bezieht sich auch auf die sehr gute Textgestaltung. (...) Das Werk ist durch seine wohltuend transparente Herausarbeitunggrundlegender Strukturen zum IT-Recht gut lesbar!? (Datenschutz und Datensicherheit DuD, 05/2005) | ” |
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 6:19am CEST
Ferguson, "Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (5-Volume Set)"
Ferguson Company | 2007 | ISBN: 0816070660, 1438129823 | 3776 pages | PDF | 55,9 MB
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 1:07am CEST
Über den Umgang mit Schuldnern: Der Wegweiser vom Vertragsabschluss bis zur Zwangsvollstreckung
haufe | 2008 - 18. edition | german | ISBN 3448084468 | 660 pages | PDF | 4.2 MB
| “ | Forderungen durchzusetzen und Außenstände zu reduzieren, ist insbesondere für kleinere und mittlere Gewerbetreibende, Freiberufler oder Vermieter lebenswichtig. Wie dies effizient zu bewerkstelligen ist, verrät dieser Band. Wegen seines hohen Informationsgehaltes leistet er darüber hinaus auch Rechtsanwälten in der Praxis der Zwangsvollstreckung gute Dienste. | ” |
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 9:39pm CEST
Fluid Mechanic
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science | ISBN: 0072281928 | edition 1998 | PDF | 1023 pages | 12,4 mb
The Fourth edition of FLUID MECHANICS continues the tradition of precision, accuracy, accessibility and strong conceptual presentation. The author balances three separate approaches¿integral, differential and experimental¿to provide a foundation for fluid mechanics concepts and applications. Chapter 1 now provides a more student-accessible introduction to the field. After covering the basics in the first six chapters, the author moves on to applications, with chapters on ducts, immersed bodies, potential flow, compressible flow, open channel flow and turbomachinery. New material on CFD is included in Chapter 7, to give students a sense of its importance in modern engineering practice.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 7:36pm CEST
West's Encyclopedia of American Law Vol 9-13
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0787663670 | edition 2004 | PDF | 27,8 mb
The new edition of this standard legal reference is a worthy successor to the original. The encyclopedia contains a comprehensive overview of American law, covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and significant persons. New cases, events, and trends have been thoroughly integrated into existing entries. Some, such as Absentee voting, Jurisdiction, and terrorism, have been substantially rewritten, while many others, such as Abington School District v. schempp, abortion, and Judge advocate have new content appended. Omissions from the first edition have been corrected, with new entries for Ralph David Abernathy, Bella Abzug, the Amistad mutiny, and the "abuse excuse" as well as for George W. Bush, Tom Ridge, and Kenneth Starr, of recent import. Of the more than 5,000 entries, 2,000 have been revised and 630 are new. Even the photographs have been updated--different photographs are often used, even when article content is the same.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 7:21pm CEST
West's Encyclopedia of American Law Vol 5-8
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0787663670 | edition 2004 | PDF | 36,7 mb
The new edition of this standard legal reference is a worthy successor to the original. The encyclopedia contains a comprehensive overview of American law, covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and significant persons. New cases, events, and trends have been thoroughly integrated into existing entries. Some, such as Absentee voting, Jurisdiction, and terrorism, have been substantially rewritten, while many others, such as Abington School District v. schempp, abortion, and Judge advocate have new content appended. Omissions from the first edition have been corrected, with new entries for Ralph David Abernathy, Bella Abzug, the Amistad mutiny, and the "abuse excuse" as well as for George W. Bush, Tom Ridge, and Kenneth Starr, of recent import. Of the more than 5,000 entries, 2,000 have been revised and 630 are new. Even the photographs have been updated--different photographs are often used, even when article content is the same.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 7:18pm CEST
West's Encyclopedia of American Law Vol 1-4
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0787663670 | edition 2004 | PDF | 37,7 mb
The new edition of this standard legal reference is a worthy successor to the original. The encyclopedia contains a comprehensive overview of American law, covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and significant persons. New cases, events, and trends have been thoroughly integrated into existing entries. Some, such as Absentee voting, Jurisdiction, and terrorism, have been substantially rewritten, while many others, such as Abington School District v. schempp, abortion, and Judge advocate have new content appended. Omissions from the first edition have been corrected, with new entries for Ralph David Abernathy, Bella Abzug, the Amistad mutiny, and the "abuse excuse" as well as for George W. Bush, Tom Ridge, and Kenneth Starr, of recent import. Of the more than 5,000 entries, 2,000 have been revised and 630 are new. Even the photographs have been updated--different photographs are often used, even when article content is the same.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 5:21pm CEST
Arthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of Rheumatology
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 078174671X | edition 2004 | CHM | 2600 pages | 85,8+70,3 mb
Established as the "Bible of Rheumatology," this definitive two-volume reference is now in its thoroughly updated Fifteenth Edition. More than 200 of the world's preeminent experts provide encyclopedic coverage of the entire field of rheumatology, including relevant basic science, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, and pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medical and surgical management of all rheumatic diseases and syndromes. Chapters include extensive references and more than 1,200 illustrations complement the text. A new co-editor, Dr. Larry Moreland, joins Dr. Koopman for this edition. Coverage includes numerous new treatment modalities, a new chapter on anti-TNF drugs, and cutting-edge molecular and genetic research.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 3:51pm CEST
Introduction to Political Psychology
Publisher: Psychology Press | ISBN: 0805837701 | edition 2004 | PDF | 361 pages | 32,8 mb
The first comprehensive textbook on political psychology, this user-friendly volume explores the psychological origins of political behavior. Using psychological concepts to explain types of political behavior, the authors introduce a broad range of theories and cases of political activity to illustrate the behavior. The book examines many patterns of political behaviors including leadership, group behavior, voting, race, ethnicity, nationalism, political extremism, terrorism, war, and genocide. Text boxes highlight current and historical events to help students see the connection between the world around them and the concepts they are learning. Examples highlight a variety of research methodologies used in the discipline such as experimentation and content analysis. The "Political Being" is used throughout to remind the reader of the psychological theories and concepts to be explored in each chapter. Introduction to Political Psychology explores some of the most horrific things people do to one another for political purposes, as well as how to prevent and resolve conflict, and how to recover from it.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 9:26am CEST
Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies
Publisher: Information Science Publishing | ISBN: 1591402891 | edition 2003 | PDF | 379 pages | 12,6 mb
Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies provides an in-depth look at the emerging field of online research and the corresponding ethical dilemmas associated with it. Issues related to traditional research ethics such as autonomy or respect for persons, justice, and beneficence are extended into the virtual realm and such areas as subject selection and recruitment, informed consent, privacy, ownership of data, and research with minors, among many others are explored in the media and contexts of email surveys and interviews, synchronous chat, virtual ethnography, asynchronous discussion lists, and newsgroups.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 9:13am CEST
Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry: Molecular Spectroscopy and Modern Electronic Structure Computations
Publisher: Kap/Plenum | ISBN: 0306475669 | edition 2001 | PDF | 280 pages | 12,6 mb
Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry: Molecular Spectroscopy and Modern Electronic Structure Computations
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Posted: April 9th, 2010, 8:05pm CEST
A Dictionary of Hallucinations (Re-post)
Publisher:Springer | Pages:553 | 2009-12-20 | ISBN:1441912223 | PDF | 12 MB
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Posted: April 9th, 2010, 6:37pm CEST
Brian Edwards, "Libraries and Learning Resource Centres (Second Edition)"
Architectural Press | ISBN: 1856176193 | 2009-04-29 | PDF | 288 pages | 14 Mb
Libraries and Learning Resource Centres is a comprehensive reference text examining the changing role and design of library buildings. Critical evaluations of international case studies demonstrate the principles of library design.
Available for the first time in full colour, the second edition of the work focuses particularly on the important question of access and design in public libraries. Updated case studies and technical data allow the professional architect to use the book directly in planning library projects.
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Posted: April 9th, 2010, 5:20pm CEST
Århus
Publisher: Stig Albeck | ISBN: 8770614214 | edition 2009 | PDF | 24 pages | 13,4 mb
Århus goes back to the Viking Era. Remnants of houses, workshops and rune stones dating back to the 10th century have been found, and the place was
mentioned for the first time by Adam of Bremen in 948.
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Posted: April 9th, 2010, 2:13pm CEST
Heinz Mehlhorn
Encyclopedia of Parasitology (Third Edition)
Springer | 2008 | ISBN: 3540489940 | 1592 pages | PDF | 72 Mb
Knowledge in the field of parasitology must be kept at a high level and up to date in order to fight a parasitosis as quickly and effectively as possible.
The third edition of the Encyclopedia of Parasitology contributes to these goals in several ways: the number of entries has been increased by about 30%, the content has been even more improved by adding more tables and figures. The extensive linking between definitions and essays facilitates information within a minimum of time.
More than 40 international contributors, who are well known specialists in their fields, give a comprehensive review of all parasites and therapeutic strategies in veterinarian and human parasitology.
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Posted: April 9th, 2010, 8:41am CEST
Mathematical and Physical Data, Equations, and Rules of Thumb
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics | ISBN: 0071361480 | edition 2001 | PDF | 575 pages | 12,2 mb
A concise yet comprehensive compendium of formulas, functions, symbols, constants, and conversions, Mathematical and Physical Data, Equations, and Rules of Thumb is a treasure trove of data for everyone from electrical hobbyists to engineers. Consistent with the plan-English writing that's made top science writer/author Stan Gibilisco's books consistently popular, this handy guide provides you with crystal-clear explanations of:
*Algebra, Functions, Graphs, and Vectors
*Geometry, Trignometry, Logarithms, and Exponential Functions
*Applied Mathematics, Calculus,and Differential Equations
*Electricity, Electronics, and Communications
*Physical and Chemical Data
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Posted: April 9th, 2010, 8:33am CEST
Telecommunications Regulation
Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology | ISBN: 0852964447 | edition 2003 | CHM | 264 pages | 2,2 mb
This book examines the background to regulation and the work of the regulator. It discusses typical regulatory rules and the legal and administrative framework for regulation, and looks at regulatory strategies, market structures and approaches to price control. The book includes a number of case studies which show how regulators engage with such topical issues as interconnection and loop unbundling, and also features technical coverage of both numbering and number portability. Finally, it looks at new products and services such as virtual network operators, intelligent networks, radio spectrum and next generation networks, and considers the impact these might have on the future of regulation. Publication of this book is very timely since it includes coverage of the four new European Directives on Telecommunications Regulation (the Framework Directive, the Access and Interconnection Directive, the Authorisation Directive and the Universal Service Directive) due to come into force on 23 July 2003. A comprehensive, in-depth guide to the subject, this book will be a valuable resource for engineers and managers in the industry, as well as lawyers and economists needing an insight into current telecommunications regulation.
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Posted: April 8th, 2010, 6:43pm CEST
Desk Encyclopedia of Human and Medical Virology By Brian Mahy
Publisher: Academic Press 2009 | 670 Pages | ISBN: 0123751470 | PDF | 12 MB
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Posted: April 8th, 2010, 6:41pm CEST
Epidemiology of Injury in Olympic Sports (The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine) (Re-post)
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell | Pages:536 | 2009-11-16 | ISBN:1405173645 | PDF | 2 MB
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Posted: April 8th, 2010, 5:13pm CEST
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1500 to the Present
Wiley-Blackwell | 2009 | ISBN: 1405184647 | 4280 pages | PDF | 69 MB
This Encyclopedia covering the history of protest and revolution over the past 500 years – throughout the modern era of mass movements. From the rebellion against the Peasant's Revolt in Bolivia to the
Taiping Uprising in China, and from the Enlightenment-inspired revolutions in Europe and America to the anti-colonial revolts of Pancho Villa and the Mau Mau, it covers every major revolution that has altered societies or changed the course of history on a local, regional, national, and international scale. It presents major uprisings and protest movements, and the ideas, ideologies, and activists that propelled them, chronicles the manner in which they unfolded, traces their roots, goals, tactics, and influence, and evaluates their successes and failures.
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Posted: April 7th, 2010, 11:41pm CEST
The Flying Saucers Are Real
Publisher: Cosimo Classics | ISBN: 1596050020 | edition 2004 | PDF | 207 pages | 15,1 mb
Donald Keyhoe was there first. He didn't invent the UFO phenomenon, but he became its first authoritative private spokesman. In 1949, TRUE magazine asked aviation writer and retired Marine Corps Major Donald Keyhoe to look into the flying saucer enigma, which had burst onto the scene just two years previously. With information from his friends in the military, Keyhoe concluded that the objects came from outer space and that the Air Force was covering up the story to prevent panic.
"The article caused a sensation and a year later Keyhoe expanded it into this landmark book, THE FLYING SAUCERS ARE REAL. In a personal, no-nonsense style, Keyhoe provides the details of his investigation: he talks with the witnesses, reviews the history of the phenomenon, and attempts to pry open the secrecy lid the Air Force had clamped down on the subject. Keyhoe would go on to write four more books on the subject and in 1957 he became director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, without a doubt the most influential private UFO organization of all time. But it is this book, which sold a half-million copies, that inspired hundreds of people to take up the UFO cause and established the core elements of UFO mythology, which the government has attempted to counter--unsuccessfully, I might add--to this very day.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 11:19pm CEST
Cold War Reference Library
Publisher: UXL | ISBN: 0787676098 | edition 2003 | PDF | 1464 pages | 22,5 mb
Cold War Reference Library the full version
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 7:42pm CEST
Pediatrics: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange | ISBN: 0071359559 | edition 2000 | PDF | 369 pages | 11,1 mb
Now updated to reflect the USMLE Step 2 exam, with greater emphasis on case presentations and diagnostic skills. Approximately 400 new clinical vignettes with accompanying questions (500 questions in all)--now featuring expanded answers referenced to leading textbooks or journal articles. Reviewed by McGraw-Hill's Medical Student Advisory Committee to ensure simulation of the USMLE test-taking experience.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 6:25pm CEST
Modeling Phase Transitions in the Brain (Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience)
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1441907955 | edition 2010 | PDF | 325 pages | 12,1 mb
The induction of unconsciousness using anesthetic agents demonstrates that the cerebral cortex can operate in two very different behavioral modes: alert and responsive vs. unaware and quiescent. But the states of wakefulness and sleep are not single-neuron properties---they emerge as bulk properties of cooperating populations of neurons, with the switchover between states being similar to the physical change of phase observed when water freezes or ice melts. Some brain-state transitions, such as sleep cycling, anesthetic induction, epileptic seizure, are obvious and detected readily with a few EEG electrodes; others, such as the emergence of gamma rhythms during cognition, or the ultra-slow BOLD rhythms of relaxed free-association, are much more subtle. The unifying theme of this book is the notion that all of these bulk changes in brain behavior can be treated as phase transitions between distinct brain states.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 5:26pm CEST
Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book
Publisher: William Morrow & Co | ISBN: 0688097197 | edition 1992 | PDF | 432 pages | 12,6 mb
While those individuals at risk or who already have heart disease would benefit greatly from this comprehensive volume, any person with an interest in learning about the heart and its connection to other systems in the body will find this book fascinating and highly informative. It is written at a fairly high educational level but incorporates medical terms with their definitions in such a way that it is very readable, both in format and content. Divided into six sections, this comprehensive work covers the heart and its function, discusses ways to lower one's risk of heart disease, and explains how diagnoses are made. It also includes an Encyclopedia of Common Heart Disorders that lists major cardiovascular disorders and treatments, and special sections on women, different ethnic and racial groups, and age groupings. Charts and tables abound, including ways to rate one's own heart risk and advice on changing to a healthier lifestyle. This book not only tells the reader what to change but also details how to do it. However, it skims over the emotional aspects of heart disease and should have done more with patients' rights and responsibilities. But in all other aspects, it is the most in-depth, comprehensive lay text this reviewer has ever seen.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 3:02pm CEST
Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar
Publisher: RAND Corporation | ISBN: 0833047345 | edition 2009 | PDF | 239 pages | 13,6 mb
Cyberspace, where information--and hence serious value--is stored and manipulated, is a tempting target. An attacker could be a person, group, or state and may disrupt or corrupt the systems from which cyberspace is built. When states are involved, it is tempting to compare fights to warfare, but there are important differences. The author addresses these differences and ways the United States protect itself in the face of attack.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 2:23pm CEST
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary CD-Rom (8th Edition)
Oxford University Press | 2010 | ISBN: 0194799164 | ISO | 675 Mb
With over 35 million copies sold, Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the world's bestselling dictionary, and the dictionary teachers and students love to use.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 5:37am CEST
E. (Earl) Ray Hutchison, "Encyclopedia of Urban Studies"
Sage Publications, Inc | 2009 | ISBN: 1412914329 | 1080 pages | PDF | 15,6 MB
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Posted: April 5th, 2010, 4:55pm CEST
E. (Earl) Ray Hutchison Encyclopedia of Urban Studies)
Sage Publications, Inc | 2009 | ISBN: 1412914329 | 1080 pages | PDF | 16 MB
The United Nations estimates that by 2030, more than two-thirds of the total world population will live in urban areas. Most of this increase will take place not in Europe or in the United States but in the megacities and newly emerging urban regions of what used to be called the developing world.
Urban studies is an expansive and growing field, covering many disciplines and professional fields, each with its own schedule of conferences, journals, and publication series. These two volumes address the specific theories, key studies, and important figures that have influenced not just the individual discipline but also the field of urban studies more generally. The Encyclopedia of Urban Studies is intended to present an overview of current work in the field and to serve as a guide for further reading in the field.
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Posted: April 5th, 2010, 4:43pm CEST
Kenneth A. Reinert, Ramkishen S. Rajan, Amy Joycelyn Glass, Lewis S. Davis The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy. (Two volume set)
Princeton University Press | 2008 | ISBN: 069112812X | 1328 pages | PDF | 11 MB
Increasing economic globalization has made understanding the world economy more important than ever. From trade agreements to offshore outsourcing to foreign aid, this two-volume encyclopedia explains the key elements of the world economy and provides a first step to further research for students and scholars in public policy, international studies, business, and the broader social sciences, as well as for economic policy professionals
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Posted: April 5th, 2010, 11:18am CEST
The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy By Kenneth A. Reinert, Ramkishen S. Rajan, Amy Joycelyn Glass, Lewis S. Davis
Publisher: Princeton University Press 2008 | 1289 Pages | ISBN: 069112812X | PDF | 11 MB
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Posted: April 4th, 2010, 7:51am CEST
M. Paul Holsinger War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia
Greenwood | 1999 | ISBN: 0313299080 | 496 pages | PDF | 27,7 MB
Spanning more than 400 years of America's past, this book brings together, for the first time, entries on the ways Americans have mythologized both the many wars the nation has fought and the men and women connected with those conflicts. Focusing on significant representations in popular culture, it provides information on fiction, drama, poems, songs, film and television, art, memorials, photographs, documentaries, and cartoons. From the colonial wars before 1775 to our 1997 peacekeeper role in Bosnia, the work briefly explores the historical background of each war period, enabling the reader to place each of the more than 500 entries into their proper context.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 9:49am CEST
Trauma and Life Stories
Publisher: Routledge | ISBN: 041520688X | edition 1999 | PDF | 267 pages | 11,1 mb
In this volume leading academics explore the relationship between the experiences of terror and helplessness, the way in which survivors remember and the representation of these memories in the language and form of their life stories.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:57am CEST
Edward F. Anderson
The Cactus Family
Timber Press | 2001 | ISBN: 0881924989 | 776 pages | PDF | 149 Mb
The strange spiny spectacle of cactus plants comes under close and expert scrutiny in this study of great breadth and fascinating detail. Amateur growers and scholars alike will be able to delve into Anderson's treatise and come away with increased understanding of the nearly two thousand species comprising an extraordinary family of New World succulents. On a practical level, Anderson is an eminently inviting writer who delivers intriguing descriptions of the characteristics that set these plants apart. He also presents brief but brilliant surveys of ethnobotany and conservation issues. While more than 1,000 photographs overall illustrate the extraordinary diversity and beautiful flowers of cacti, the main section--an alphabetically arranged reference--will arguably rank as the definitive work readers will use to examine and identify cactus genera, species, and subspecies.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:55am CEST
Animal Sciences (Volume 4 Per-Zoo)
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0028655567 | edition 2001 | PDF | 292 pages | 11,1 mb
This encyclopedia set, part of the Macmillan Science Library series, is designed to accommodate middle-school students through college undergraduates. The work contains approximately 300 signed entries on a variety of topics relating to animal science, including animal development, functions, behavior, ecology, and evolution. The connection between animals and humans is also explored in entries such as Animal testing, Apiculture, and Domestic animals. Also included are biographies of noted scientists who have made "significant contributions" to the field (for example, Henry Walter Bates, Rachel Carson, Gregor Mendel) as well as introductions to career opportunities in the related disciplines. Articles appear in alphabetical order and range in length from several paragraphs to several pages. All are accompanied by see also references and further reading suggestions
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 7:51am CEST
Susan Clair Imbarrato Encyclopedia of American Literature
Facts on File | 2007 | ISBN: 0816064768 | 2000 pages | PDF | 29,9 MB
This title features contributors such as: Susan Clair Imbarrato, Carol Berkin, Brett Barney, Lisa Paddock, Matthew J. Bruccoli, George Parker Anderson, Judith S. Baughman, Carl Rollyson, and Marshall Boswell.Advisory Board includes: Emory Elliott, University of California, Irvine; Wendy Martin, Harvey Mudd Graduate College; Sandra Adell, University of Wisconsin; Matthew J. Bruccoli, University of South Carolina; Richard Layman, Bruccoli Clark Layman/Manly, Inc.; and Park Bucker, University of South Carolina - Sumter.A thoroughly expanded and revised edition of the award-winning set, "Encyclopedia of American Literature, Revised Edition" is an extensive reference work that spans the entire scope of American literature, from the colonial period to the present. Now in four chronological volumes and arranged alphabetically within each volume, this comprehensive encyclopedia includes entries reflecting writers, works, literary movements, and more that high school students and undergraduates are likely to encounter.This major update boasts one new volume, approximately 1,000 new entries, and 300 new black-and-white illustrations.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 6:58pm CEST
William E. Burns Witch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia
Greenwood | 2003 | ISBN: 0313321426 | 400 pages | PDF | 26.7 MB
From the wicked witch of children's stories to Halloween and present-day Wiccan groups, witches and witchcraft still fascinate observers of Western culture. Witches were believed to affect climatological catastrophes, put spells on their neighbours and cavort with the devil. In early modern Europe and the Americas, witches and witch-hunting were an integral part of everyday life, touching major events such as the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, as well as politics, law, medicine and culture. From early sorcery trials of the 14th century - associated primarily with French and Papal courts - to the witch executions of the late 18th century, this title's entries cover witch-hunting in individual countries; major witch trials from Chelmsford, England, to Salem, Massachusetts; and significant individuals from famous witches to the devout persecutors. Entries such as the evil eye, familiars, and witch-finders cover specific aspects of the witch-hunting process, while entries on writers and modern interpretations provide insight into the current thinking on early modern witch hunts.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 4:44pm CEST
Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics By Brandon Toropov
Publisher: Facts on File 2000 | 242 Pages | ISBN: 0816035741 | PDF | 3 MB
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Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 4:10pm CEST
Кондрашов А.П. Книга фактов в вопросах и ответах
Рипол Классик | 2008 | ISBN-13: 9785386009120 | 544 pages | PDF | 28,6 MB
Эта книга – для тех, кто хочет больше всех знать. В энциклопедии собраны тысячи самых любопытных, удивительных и необычных фактов из самых разных областей человеческого знания: астрономии, физики, географии, биологии, медицины, истории, археологии, мифологии и искусства. Увлекательно изложенные, краткие и емкие статьи помогут эрудиту расширить свой кругозор и поразить знакомых уровнем своих познаний.
Прочитав эту книгу, вы сможете сказать с уверенностью: теперь я знаю все!
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Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 9:05am CEST
Facts on File, "Encyclopedia of Birds (6-Volume Set)"
Facts on File | 2007 | ISBN: 0816059047 | 1152 pages | PDF | 180 MB
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Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 8:07am CEST
Cindy C. Combs, Martin W. Slann, "Encyclopedia of Terrorism"
Facts on File | 2007 | ISBN: 0816062773 | 512 pages | PDF | 6,6 MB
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Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 12:33am CEST
Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: The Teaching Company CDs (The Great Courses) By Prof. Bob Brier
Publisher: The Teaching Company 2004 | ASIN: B000OG1MRK B000FOLASW | Language: English | Audio CD in MP3 12 lessons | 177 MB
Course Lecture Titles King NarmerThe Unification of Egypt SneferuThe Pyramid Builder HatshepsutFemale Pharaoh AkhenatenHeretic Pharaoh TutankhamenThe Lost Pharaoh TutankhamenA Murder Theory Ramses the GreatThe Early Years Ramses the GreatThe Twilight Years The Great NubiansEgypt Restored Alexander the GreatAnatomy of a Legend The First PtolemiesGreek Greatness CleopatraThe Last Pharaoh...
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 11:01pm CEST
Animal Sciences (Volume 3 Hab–Pep)
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0028655567 | edition 2001 | PDF | 240 pages | 15,6 mb
This encyclopedia set, part of the Macmillan Science Library series, is designed to accommodate middle-school students through college undergraduates. The work contains approximately 300 signed entries on a variety of topics relating to animal science, including animal development, functions, behavior, ecology, and evolution. The connection between animals and humans is also explored in entries such as Animal testing, Apiculture, and Domestic animals. Also included are biographies of noted scientists who have made "significant contributions" to the field (for example, Henry Walter Bates, Rachel Carson, Gregor Mendel) as well as introductions to career opportunities in the related disciplines. Articles appear in alphabetical order and range in length from several paragraphs to several pages. All are accompanied by see also references and further reading suggestions
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 10:11pm CEST
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Mexican States
Publisher: UXL | ISBN: 141441112X | edition 2007 | PDF | 414 pages | 10,5 mb
Grade 5 Up?Described as a sister set to the Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (Gale, 1996), this resource provides concise, readable information on the "traditions, living conditions, and personalities" of 295 culture groups outside of the United States. Countries are arranged alphabetically and subdivided by culture group; where one culture crosses political boundaries, cross-references are provided. Each article is organized into 20 headings and covers such topics as language, folklore, religion, major holidays, family life, clothing, food, recreation, and social problems. Each entry concludes with a bibliography containing print sources and useful Web sites for the country's embassy, government, and travel and tourism sites. Intermittent sidebars feature recipes or activity instructions (e.g., a recipe for kimchi and "Make a Shield Kite" in the article on South Koreans). Occasional black-and-white photographs and maps contribute to an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity. The short and engaging articles are based on entries in the Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (Gale, 1998) and targeted to appeal to a younger audience.
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 9:17pm CEST
Schaum's Outline of Biochemistry
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | ISBN: 0070361495 | edition 1997 | PDF | 572 pages | 19,6 mb
This step-by-step outline steers you logically, expertly, and clearly through biochemistry. It can save you study time and helps you get better grades because it focuses on the core information you really need to know--and avoids confusing, extraneous material that you don't need! A question-and-answer format highlights the meaning of the material and helps you remember. Easy-to-read line drawings and diagrams make important structures and processes memorable. This new second edition features added sections on whole-body metabolism, enzyme kinetics, and new technologies for monitoring metabolic processes. Use this excellent study guide to help you ace your biochemistry course, study it alone as a complete biochemistry course, or use it for review before a standardized test--it can cut your study hours as it moves you quickly from cell structure through protein synthesis. This is the study guide that makes biochemistry comprehensible--the one whose first edition was chosen by 32,000 grateful students!
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 8:18pm CEST
Animal Sciences (Volume 2 Cret–Hab)
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0028655567 | edition 2001 | PDF | 237 pages | 11 mb
This encyclopedia set, part of the Macmillan Science Library series, is designed to accommodate middle-school students through college undergraduates. The work contains approximately 300 signed entries on a variety of topics relating to animal science, including animal development, functions, behavior, ecology, and evolution. The connection between animals and humans is also explored in entries such as Animal testing, Apiculture, and Domestic animals. Also included are biographies of noted scientists who have made "significant contributions" to the field (for example, Henry Walter Bates, Rachel Carson, Gregor Mendel) as well as introductions to career opportunities in the related disciplines. Articles appear in alphabetical order and range in length from several paragraphs to several pages. All are accompanied by see also references and further reading suggestions
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 8:14pm CEST
Animal Sciences (Volume 1 A–C)
Publisher: Gacl | ISBN: 0028655567 | edition 2001 | PDF | 242 pages | 13,2 mb
This encyclopedia set, part of the Macmillan Science Library series, is designed to accommodate middle-school students through college undergraduates. The work contains approximately 300 signed entries on a variety of topics relating to animal science, including animal development, functions, behavior, ecology, and evolution. The connection between animals and humans is also explored in entries such as Animal testing, Apiculture, and Domestic animals. Also included are biographies of noted scientists who have made "significant contributions" to the field (for example, Henry Walter Bates, Rachel Carson, Gregor Mendel) as well as introductions to career opportunities in the related disciplines. Articles appear in alphabetical order and range in length from several paragraphs to several pages. All are accompanied by see also references and further reading suggestions
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 4:09pm CEST
Mark W Denny, Steve Gaines Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores (Encyclopedias of the Natural World)
University of California Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0520251180 | 735 pages | PDF | 37,8 MB
Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth. When the tide is high, waves can sweep over plants and animals at velocities as high as 60 miles per hour, while at low tide, the same organisms dry up and bake in the sun. Yet despite this seeming inhospitality, tidepools and rocky shores are exceptionally complex and biologically diverse. This comprehensive encyclopedia is an authoritative, one-stop reference for everyone interested in the biology and ecology of this fascinating and uniquely accessible environment. Conveniently arranged alphabetically, nearly 200 wide-ranging entries written in clear language by scientists from around the world provide a state-of-the-art picture of tidepools and rocky shore science. From Abalones, Barnacles, and Climate Change through Seagrasses, Tides, and Wind, the articles discuss the animals and plants that live in tidepools, the physics and chemistry of the rocky shore environment, the ecological principles that govern tidepools, and many other interdisciplinary topics.
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 3:59pm CEST
William B. Kessel, Robert Wooster, "Encyclopedia Of Native American Wars And Warfare"
Facts on File | 2005 | ISBN: 0816033374, 081606430X | 400 pages | PDF | 17,6 MB
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 12:56pm CEST
Ефимов А.В., "Колористика города"
Стройиздат | Russian | ISBN: 5274007368 | 1990 | DjVu | 272 pages | 28 Mb
В книге раскрыта цветовая эволюция городов мира. Природное окружение города, его структура и функции, цветовая культура региона и местный строительный материал на протяжении тысячелетий создавали различный цветовой облик городов.
На опыте СССР, Франции, Японии, Италии и других стран прослежены пути построения гармоничной цветовой среды современных городов. Теоретическая основа колористики города, разработанная автором, успешно использована им в предложениях по колористике Москвы, Горького, Ярославля, Сургута, Иркутска, Ялты и других городов.
Книга, содержащая более 350 цветных иллюстраций, поможет архитекторам, художникам, дизайнерам и студентам этих специальностей в создании оригинальной цветовой среды городов, выражающей их национальное и региональное своеобразие.
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