The Big U
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2001-02-01
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 0380816032
ISBN-13: 9780380816033
The New York Times Book Review called Neal Stephenson’s most recent novel "electrifying" and "hilarious". but if you want to know Stephenson was doing twenty years before he wrote the epic Cryptonomicon, it’s back-to-school time. Back to The Big U, that is, a hilarious send-up of American college life starring after years our of print, The Big U is required reading for anyone interested in the early work of this singular writer....
Investment University’s Profit from Uranium
Publisher: Wiley
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 2006-12-22
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 047012234X
ISBN-13: 9780470122341
Proven ways to profit from the most critical energy shortage in history At a time when commodities have taken a hefty hit—crude oil has dropped 28.8% from its high on May 2, gold is down more than 25%, and natural gas has corrected 49.5%—one commodity is moving higher by the day. The fact is, this wonder metal—uranium—is not only moving up, it’s continued to set record highs throughout 2006, even during the most severe market corrections. It’s up more than 50% this year and a staggering 435% since 2003, and as the Investment U research team kno...
Mechanical Tolerance Stackup and Analysis (Mechanical Engineering (Marcell Dekker))
Publisher: CRC
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2004-06-22
List price: $164.95
ISBN-10: 0824753798
ISBN-13: 9780824753795
This text is the definitive work on mechanical tolerancing, tolerance stackups, and tolerance analysis. Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, this reference presents proven and easy-to-use methods for determining whether selected dimensioning and tolerancing schemes will yield functional parts and assemblies and the most practical procedure to communicate the results. The text develops effective problem-solving and analytical skills using a variety of examples and real-world design challenges that stress the importance of a standardized approach to tolerance stackups. ...
Investment University’s Profit from China
Publisher: Wiley
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 2006-12-22
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0470122358
ISBN-13: 9780470122358
Profit from the record growth of one of the hottest markets in the world China’s economy keeps on revving at record-breaking speed—turning its factories and 1.3 billion people into bottomless pits of consumption. For investors, this is nothing short of the opportunity of a lifetime. Those who are first to recognize the prime movers and building blocks of this enormous growth will surely take the lion’s share of the profits. That’s exactly why Investment U has created this special, time-sensitive report. Investment U’s Profit from China will sh...
New Rules for the New Economy
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1999-10-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 014028060X
ISBN-13: 9780140280609
A spirited and groundbreaking book in the tradition of such futuristic bestsellers as Megatrends, The Year 2000, and Future ShockForget supply and demand. Forget computers. The old rules are broken. Today, communication, not computation, drives change. We are rushing into a world where connectivity is everything, and where old business know-how means nothing. In this new economic order, success flows primarily from understanding networks, and networks have their own rules. In New Rules for the New Economy, Kelly presents ten fundamental principles of the connected economy that invert the tradi...
The Writing-Rich High School Classroom: Engaging Students in the Writing Workshop
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 2008-11-17
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1606230247
ISBN-13: 9781606230244
This unique resource gives teachers everything they need to set up and manage a successful writing workshop in a high school classroom. By creating a classroom centered on writing, the workshop approach helps students develop skills and strategies for mastering numerous writing tasks and genres. After introducing the workshop’s fundamental principles and methods, the book explains how to guide students through the entire writing process, from planning and drafting to revising, giving and receiving feedback, editing, and publishing their work. Guidelines for valid, reliable assessment and...
