Hope: How Triumphant Leaders Create the Future



Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (June 12, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0787981265
ISBN-13: 978-0787981266

From Publishers Weekly
Leaders personify hope," Razeghi claims, not by trusting in luck but by demonstrating their preparedness to seize opportunities for success even when faced with setbacks. His exploration of the power of positive thinking strives for universality, touching base with spiritual leaders like Deepak Chopra and businessmen like Charles Schwab, as well as drawing upon some of his own personal experiences as a management consultant and, at one point, an attempt at inspirational poetry. Razeghi has a friendly, engaging manner, and some of his stories, such as one about the experiences of an astronaut who remained calm enough to put out a fire on a space station, can be inspiring. However, his mixture of psychology, cognitive science and self-help advice turns out to be a superficial rehash of well-worn advice. The methods of "belief management" he discusses, such as creating personal mantras and motivational narratives, are old hat. Buzzwords abound: improvising through uncertainty becomes "wayfinding," for example, while the contemplation of one's own mortality is reduced to "flatlining." Anyone who has already given serious consideration to personal and professional motivation is sure to find most of this material too familiar to be truly revealing. (July)
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Intelligent Computing Everywhere



Hardcover: 259 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 27, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1846289424
ISBN-13: 978-1846289422

Product Description
Intelligent Computing Everywhere reflects the current perception in various fields that modern computing applications are becoming increasingly challenged in terms of complexity and intelligence.

It investigates the relevance and relationship artificial intelligence maintains with "modern strands of computing" i.e. pervasive computing and ambient intelligence, bioinformatics, neuroinformatics, computing and the mind, non-classical computing and novel computing models, as well as DNA computing and quantum computing.

A Brief History of Computing



Hardcover: 252 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 4, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1848000839
ISBN-13: 978-1848000834

Product Description
The history of computing has its origins at the outset of civilization. As towns and communities evolved there was a need for increasingly sophisticated calculations. This book traces the evolution of computation, from early civilisations 3000 B.C. to the latest key developments in modern times.

This useful and lively text provides a comprehensive introduction to the key topics in the history of computing, in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. It covers the significant areas and events in the field - from the ancient Egyptians through to the present day - and both gives the reader a flavour of the history and stimulates further study in the subject.

Fonts & Encodings



Paperback: 1037 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. (September 26, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596102429
ISBN-13: 978-0596102425

Product Description
This reference is a fascinating and complete guide to using fonts and typography on the Web and across a variety of operating systems and application software. Fonts & Encodings shows you how to take full advantage of the incredible number of typographic options available, with advanced material that covers everything from designing glyphs to developing software that creates and processes fonts.