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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:23pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Many decisions are required throughout the software development process. These decisions, and to some extent the decision-making process itself, can best be documented as the rationale for the system, which will reveal not only what was done during development but the reasons behind the choices made and alternatives considered and rejected. This information becomes increasingly critical as software development becomes more distributed and encompasses the corporate knowledge both used and refined during the development process. The capture of rationale helps to ensure that decisions are well thought out and justified and the use of rationale can help avoid the mistakes of the past during both the development of the current system and when software products (architecture and design, as well as code) are reused in future systems.
Burge, Carroll, McCall, and Mistrík describe in detail the capture and use of design rationale in software engineering to improve the quality of software. Their book is the first comprehensive and unified treatment of rationale usage in software engineering. It provides a consistent conceptual framework and a unified terminology for comparing, contrasting and combining the myriad approaches to rationale in software engineering. It is both an excellent introductory text for those new to the field and a uniquely valuable reference for experienced rationale researchers. The book covers the use of rationale for decision making throughout the software lifecycle, starting from the first decisions in a project and continuing through requirements definition, design, implementation, testing, maintenance, redesign and reuse.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1603804 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-09
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 316 pages
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"This book provides researchers and practitioners in Software Design Rationale with a new standard reference, critiquing the state of the art, and proposing a roadmap of pragmatic ways forward." - Simon Buckingham Shum, The Open University, UK
About the Author
Janet E. Burge is an Assistant Professor at Miami University Computer Science and Systems Analysis Department. Her major research interests are in Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Her primary research area is in Design Rationale, with a focus on Design Rationale for Software Maintenance. She received her PhD in Computer Science from WPI in 2005, her M.S in Computer Science from WPI in 1999, and her B.S. in Computer Science from Michigan Technological University in 1984.
John M. Carroll is the Edward M. Frymoyer Chair Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include methods and theory in human-computer interaction, particularly as applied to networking tools for collaborative learning and problem solving, and the design of interactive information systems. He serves on several editorial boards for journals, handbooks, and series and is Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interactions. He received the Rigo Award and the CHI Lifetime Achievement Award from ACM, the Silver Core Award from IFIP, and the Alfred N. Goldsmith Award from IEEE. He is a fellow of the ACM, IEEE, and HFES.
Raymond McCall is an Associate Professor in the Department of Planning and Design at the University of Colorado, Denver. His major areas of research are in design rationale methods and systems. Since 1992, most of his research has concentrated on the use of rationale to support the design of artifacts for human exploration of space. For much of this time he collaborated with NASA contractors and with employees of the Johnson Space Center in Houston. He has nearly 30 years of experience in design rationale usage in architectural design, planning, policy making and software design. He created the first hypertext systems for support of design rationale in the 1970s and 1980s and was the first to integrate support for rationale capture and delivery into 3D computer-aided design systems.
Ivan Mistrík is an independent consultant for software-intensive systems engineering. He has 40 years experience in both software and systems engineering as an information systems developer, R&D leader, research analyst, and ICT management consultant. He is the author or co-author of more than 80 articles and papers in international journals, conferences, books and workshops and was an editor of the Special Issue on "Relating Software Requirements and Architectures" published in 2005.
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:20pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Effectively forecast, manage, and control software across the entire project lifecycle
Accurately size, estimate, and administer software projects with real-world guidance from an industry expert. Fully updated to cover the latest tools and techniques, Applied Software Measurement, Third Edition details how to deploy a cost-effective and pragmatic analysis strategy. You will learn how to use function points and baselines, implement benchmarks and tracking systems, and perform efficiency tests. Full coverage of the latest regulations, metrics, and standards is included.
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Measure performance at the requirements, coding, testing, and installation phases
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Set function points for efficiency, cost, market share, and customer satisfaction
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Analyze quality and productivity using assessments, benchmarks, and baselines
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Design and manage project cost, defect, and quality tracking systems
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Use object-oriented, reusable component, Agile, CMM, and XP methods
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Assess defect removal efficiency using unit tests and multistage test suites
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #194855 in Books
* Published on: 2008-04-11
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 662 pages
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Capers Jones is a renowned author, consultant, and speaker. He was the founder and chairman of Software Productivity Research (SPR), where he retains the title of Chief Scientist Emeritus. Jones is the author of Estimating Software Costs, Second Edition.
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:17pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology, AMAST 2008, held in Urbana, IL, USA, in July 2008.
The 28 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. Among the topics covered are all current issues in formal methods related to algebraic and logical foundations, software technology, and to programming methodology including concurrent and reactive systems, evolutionary software/adaptive systems, logic and functional programming, object paradigms, constraint programming and concurrency, program verification and transformation, programming calculi, specification languages and tools, formal specification and development case studies, logic, category theory, relation algebra, computational algebra, algebraic foundations for languages and systems, coinduction, theorem proving and logical frameworks for reasoning, logics of programs, as well as algebra and coalgebra. Product Details
* Published on: 2008-08-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 432 pages
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:14pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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"Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is an extremely advanced and dynamic toolset requiring fundamental organizational inspection. Rob and Dave provide an equally deep and unique perspective of this powerful solution." --Daniel T. Renier, Principal Consultant, Milestone Consulting Group, Inc.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #85923 in Books
* Published on: 2008-01-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 647 pages
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The Definitive Guide to Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
Facilitate collaboration across your entire organization using the powerful tools available in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007. Written by project management and technical professionals, this comprehensive guide shows you how to get started on Project Server 2007 and use its cutting-edge new features.
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007: The Complete Reference explains how to plan and execute a successful Project Server rollout, set up and manage projects, handle human, financial, and material resources, and use dynamic desktop components to develop powerful enterprise plans. You'll learn to work with timesheets and tasks, deliver Web-based services, and customize feature-rich Web Access Pages and dashboards. You'll also get details on optimizing performance, productivity, communication, and security.
* Plan for a Project Server 2007 implementation
* Install and configure Project Server environments of multiple sizes
* Handle security using role-based permissions and authentication
* Understand resource capacity and availability across all projects
* Analyze data across multiple dimensions using powerful business intelligence tools
* Track effort and costs for all tasks, projects, and resources
* Learn ways to manage incoming project requests
* Extend the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 collaboration platform for Project Server
* Sort, filter, report, group, and manage corporate project and resource data
* Implement Time and Task Management
About the Author
Dave Gochberg is the Enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence lead for CDW Berbee. He has been in IT for over 17 years and in consulting for 12 of those years. He has held positions that include technical and management positions. He also has extensive Project Management experience.
Rob Stewart is a Microsoft Solutions Specialist for CDW Berbee and has eight years of experience implementing Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management toolset in the private, public, and government sectors. Prior to joining CDW Berbee, he was the Director of Information Technology for a leading software development company based in W. Michigan.
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Great reference for Project Server 20075
I found this book to be a great reference if you are implementing Project Server 2007. It's not full of fluff and large text.
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007; The Complete Reference5
I have read a great deal of this book and highly recommend it. It is very informative and has lots of screen shots to help you through the process being described. It well written and takes you step by step from installation thru using the application in your setup. A must read if you are considering Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 for your Company, Division or Department.
Not an easy book to follow3
As someone new to MS Project Server, I am expecting a book which can teach me step by step with screenshots and descriptions matching. This book is not. It seems the author knows where to go, but not enough screenshots to support his words. He did not specificly say in the writing which screen he is talking about. As a reader I have to guess if it is this view, or that view. Also the authors did not provide emails or a website where further help will be provided, so the readers have no way to ask questions to clarify things talked in the book. I am in the middle of reading the book and hoping I don't have to buy another Project Server book after I am done. The title of the book says "the complete reference", I doubt it does what it says.
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:11pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Pro Excel 2007 VBA is the complete guide to creating Excel VBA applications, including covering all the new features in Excel 2007. Covering object–oriented programming techniques, debugging, and error handling methodologies, this book quickly turns novice into expert as it explores COM and .NET components and the advantages of compiled code. The book also covers XML for Excel web development.
This book is unique insomuch that author Jim DeMarco is a true expert in the field of Excel programming, and he conveys the VBA story in the context of the real world. Not just another dry programming guide, Pro Excel 2007 VBA is a journey from novice to expert where the author is your traveling companion. Bon voyage.
What you’ll learn
* Create automated forms for data collection.
* Mmanipulate lists and create data views.
* Manipulate web–based data.
* Integrate with other Office applications.
* Master Excel’s XML tools.
* Understand and build security into your applications.
Who is this book for?
This book targets anyone interested in VBA development, .NET developers, and Excel power users who need to make best use of the new features contained within Excel 2007.
About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #216043 in Books
* Published on: 2008-02-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 361 pages
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A biography for this author is not available.
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Best Excel VBA resource I've seen!!!5
As an Excel developer, I've found that this book is the one piece of literature that I find myself going back to over and over again. It provides some unique methodologies for importing data from external sources that are not common in other books. Here's a great review by an excel expert, it's what led me to purchase the book.
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:09pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Like music and movies, video games are rapidly becoming an integral part of our lives. Over the years, you’ve yearned for every new gaming console, mastered each blockbuster within weeks after its release, and have even won a local gaming competition or two. But lately you’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about a game idea of your own, or are exploring the possibility of making a career of this vibrant and growing industry. But where should you begin?
Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame is written with the budding game developer in mind, introducing games development through the Python programming language and the popular Pygame games development library. Authored by industry veteran and Python expert Will McGugan, who most recently worked on the MotorStorm game for Play Station 3, you’ll be privy to insights that will not only help you to exploit PyGame to its maximum potential, but also make you a more creative and knowledgeable games developer all round.
* Learn how to create advanced games by taking advantage of the popular open source Python programming language and Pygame games development library.
* Learn about coding gaming preferences, sound, visual effects, and joystick/keyboard interaction.
* Discover the concepts that are crucial to success in todays gaming industry, such as support for multiple platforms, and granting users the ability to extend and customize your games.
What you’ll learn
* Take advantage of Python and the Pygame library to build compelling cross-platform games.
* Learn to best use these technologies to turn your dream game into reality.
* Create professional games by accounting for sound, special effects, and user interaction through the joystick and keyboard.
* Build both two- and three-dimensional games, and learn more about the factors that contribute to choosing one approach over the other.
* Provide users with the means for extending your games through level creation and custom modifications as a means to build a vibrant community around your product.
* Package your games in a manner that allows even novice computer users to install, use, and update your games with ease.
Who is this book for?
This book has been written for any budding games developer. While knowledge of the Python language helps, it isn’t required. To help new programmers along, two early chapters are devoted to an overview of Python.
About the Apress Beginning Series
The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know, but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there. It is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #76482 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-17
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 316 pages
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About the Author
Will McGugan is a software developer currently living and working in North West England. He has worked in video games and computer graphics since the early days of 3D and has created several shareware games in his spare time. Currently Will works for Evolution Studios, one of the world’s leading games development studios. He also has extensive experience in application development, having worked in the field of user interface creation and video conferencing. His current interests include application and web development in Python. Outside of work Will enjoys juggling and cycling, although not at the same time. For more information on Will’s current work and various musings, visit his blog at www.willmcgugan.com.
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solid introduction to pygame5
Ch3-6 provide a nice introduction to the basics of writing simple programs in pygame. The example code in these chapters was clear and effective at demonstrating the particular topic. Overall this book was helpful to me in developing a pygame centric design flow for the programs that I am writing.
I would recommend this book to help in jump starting your understanding of this useful python module.
Bryce Himebaugh
Content good, book falling apart2
I bought this book for my son a few weeks ago. He likes the book and finds it helpful. But the book is falling apart at the binding. Very disappointing.
The Pygame Library4
I have to say up front that I fit the "Novice" part of the title for this book, but if the book is really intended for such an audience then my review may be helpful for those in the same situation... What I am a Novice at is Python and Device driven programming. Although this is really a very good AND much needed book for the much under documented Pygame library, it missed an excellent opportunity to provide a novice level tutorial in "device driven" programming as supported by Pygame. Although it is possible to muddle through to an understanding (much as I did) by thinking through the implications of the example code, it leaves a lot to be desired to provide a working basis for a real "Novice". As an example, the need to know the function of the lines of code "while True:" combined with "pygame,display,update()" and what they mean about the code that lie between them is really crucial to getting any code using the library to work at all. Although this is addressed to some extent, I found quite a bit of experimentation (on my part) necessary to discover what code needed to be included in this loop and what did not... I hope Mr. McGugan , with his excellent writing skills and obvious enthusiasim for this kind of work, will soon provide us with a second edition that will provide us with more insight into how Pygame actually works, so we won't be programming by rote...
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:08pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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First, you can get the source code directly from Apress' website. Second...the implementations are in simple terms. Third...(Grant Palmer's) book is full of trivia about physics that are just plain fun to read.
— InkBlog: The Random Musings of David Weller
As far as the style of the book goes, I think that's actually where it really shines. The author has a way of explaining things that's thorough without being verbose.
— Craig Andera, Pluralsight
Physics for Game Programmers shows you how to infuse compelling and realistic action into game programmingeven if you dont have a college-level physics background! Author Grant Palmer covers basic physics and mathematical models and then shows how to implement them, to simulate motion and behavior of cars, planes, projectiles, rockets, and boats.
This book is neither code heavy nor language specific, and all chapters include unique, challenging exercises for you to solve. This unique book also includes historical footnotes and interesting trivia. Youll enjoy the conversational tone, and rest assured: all physics jargon will be properly explained.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #194179 in Books
* Published on: 2005-04-20
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 472 pages
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About the Author
Grant Palmer is the author of the acclaimed Java Programmer's Reference and is a recognized expert in both the C# and Java languages. Grant has worked as a scientific programmer in the Space Technology Division at the NASA Ames Research Center for the past 20 years. This has involved working with Java since 1996, developing programs for scientific applications as well as converting older FORTRAN and C applications to the Java and C# platforms.
Customer Reviews
Very nice book5
This is a very nice book, with a simple language, easy to understand, if you aren't a physic or math professional.
The formules are clean and light to put in your game source without down your hardware performance.
Excellent Beginner's Book5
This book gently introduces the reader to physics useful for game programming. It doesn't try to be a PhD thesis (thank you, Grant!), which makes it easily approachable by someone with a solid grasp on Algebra (Trigonometry knowledge helps, but lacking it won't hurt much).
Although the base material can be found in any good physics textbooks, the value here is in weeding out the unwanted fluff present in most textbooks, and presenting the material in plain language along with the equations. You would likely have to spend many times this book's cover price, and spend many time the hours weeding out the nonsense. Grant strikes an excellent balance between mathematical correctness and easy reading.
Do yourself a favor, and save a spot on your bookshelf for this title. It's easily worth twice its asking price, and I'm ecstatic at this book's great bang for the buck.
Practical physics for game programmers4
This title is also suitable for people with weak knowledge about math and gives easy to understand examples from everyday life. The physics models themselves didn't go very deep under the topic but rather handled more common approaches to the problems which is often the case on game related physics.
Chapter covering collisions were a bit too superficial to my taste but it's understandable since subject in all of it's complexity would form a book on it's own. Also all the examples were written in common Java rather than in pseudo code but works well for the purpose.
In overall this book is good starting point for game related physics but lacks profound optimization for large scale physic environment.
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:06pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Today’s embedded devices and sensor networks are becoming more and more sophisticated, requiring more efficient and highly flexible compilers. Engineers are discovering that many of the compilers in use today are ill-suited to meet the demands of more advanced computer architectures.
Updated to include the latest techniques, The Compiler Design Handbook, Second Edition offers a unique opportunity for designers and researchers to update their knowledge, refine their skills, and prepare for emerging innovations. The completely revised handbook includes 14 new chapters addressing topics such as worst case execution time estimation, garbage collection, and energy aware compilation. The editors take special care to consider the growing proliferation of embedded devices, as well as the need for efficient techniques to debug faulty code. New contributors provide additional insight to chapters on register allocation, software pipelining, instruction scheduling, and type systems. Written bytop researchers and designers from around the world, The Compiler Design Handbook, Second Edition gives designers the opportunity to incorporate and develop innovative techniques for optimization and code generation.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #567714 in Books
* Published on: 2007-12-07
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 784 pages
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Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:03pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Whether you’re moving to .NET for the first time, or you’re already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career:
* Explore five new chapters of content—including the grammar of the common intermediate language (CIL), .NET generics, and object serialization services.
* Discover all the new .NET 3.5 features—nullable types, delegate covariance, ASP.NET 2.0 master pages, the new Windows Forms “Strip” controls, and much more.
* Get a professional foothold—targeted to appeal to experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so don’t expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!).
* Gain a rock–solid foundation in programming using Visual Basic.
* Get comfortable with all the core aspects of the .NET platform—including assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, and much more.
Once you’ve digested the information contained in the 25 chapters of this 1000+ page book, you’ll be ready to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments and well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own.
What you’ll learn
* Everything you need to put .NET 3.5 and Visual Basic 2008 to use in your professional workbefore anyone else!
* Insights and techniques from the author’s experience since .NET 1.0
* Complete coverage of .NET 3.5—WPF, WCF and WF
Who is this book for?
Anyone with some software development experience interested in the new .NET 3.5 Platform and the Visual Basic language. Whether you’re moving to .NET for the first time or you’re already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, this book will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #28481 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-24
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 1377 pages
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About the Author
Andrew Troelsen is a partner, trainer, and consultant at Intertech-Inc., and is a leading authority on both .NET and COM. His book Pro C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform won the prestigious 2003 Referenceware Excellence Award and is now in its third edition. Also of note are his earlier five-star treatment of traditional COM in the bestselling Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL mirrored in his book, COM and .NET Interoperability, and his top-notch investigation of VB .NET in Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide. Troelsen has a degree in mathematical linguistics and South Asian studies from the University of Minnesota and is a frequent speaker at numerous .NET-related conferences. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife, Amanda, and spends his free time investigating .NET and waiting for the Wild to win the Stanley Cup.
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The reference book all VB.net programmers should have.5
I, for one, miss the days of large reference manuals as opposed to help files and Google searches. For me this book is a throwback in terms of its completeness and scope. If you program in VB.net I feel this is a must-have reference. I've given it to 2 of my developer friends already and plan to give it again. Do yourself and your career a favor. God bless.
Wow! This is THE book for VB2008 and/or .NET 3.5!!!5
I cannot over-rate this book. I've been developing systems for 40 years, and I've never seen a better book of this type. The author, Andrew Troelsen, really knows his stuff, and knows how to teach it. I only wish I'd had his VB 2005/.NET 2.0 book two years ago when I started trying to learn .NET! There's a lot of advanced material in this book, but it's good for any experienced programmer who wants to really learn .NET and VB 2008. It explains not only the what, but the why and how. If you need a book on this material, this is absolutely the one to get, period.
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Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 3:04pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Client-Side Reporting with Visual Studio in C# shows how to design and create stunning professional reports with SQL Server 2005 and with Visual Studio versions 2005 and 2008.
* The only comprehensive guide to client-side Reporting Services
* Covers Visual Studio versions 2005 and 2008
* Practical, step-by-step instruction on designing, developing, and deploying real-world reports
* Quickly turns beginners into sophisticated report writers
* Gives expert tips on handling complex reporting scenarios
The power of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services is now available for client-side reporting in Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008, with or without SQL Server. This hands-on guide takes you step by step through the design, development, and deployment of a variety of professional reports for Windows, web, and mobile clients. It is the most complete single source of information on this exciting and important new technology.
What you'll learn
* Discover the huge potential and utility of client-side reporting.
* See how to use Report Builder and Report Viewer like a pro.
* Master reporting with Windows Forms, ASP.NET 2.0 Web Forms, and Mobile Clients.
* Learn how to automate reports with Windows Services.
* Explore server-side Reporting Services and consume them from local clients.
* Move from Crystal Reports to Reporting Services.
Who is this book for?
Any VS user with any kind of reporting need can now easily create professional, enterprise-level reports with Reporting Services. Report designers, report writers, business analysts, and decision-makers will all find that Client-Side Reporting with Visual Studio in C# empowers them to get the information they needwhen and how they want it. Since VS and SQL Server now share the same reporting interface, VS users will also become comfortable with server-side reporting, while SQL Server developers and DBAs will see how they can leverage their server-side expertise for client-side reporting.
Related Titles from Apress
* Pro SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
* Pro VS 2005 Reporting using SQL Server and Crystal Reports
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #163905 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 465 pages
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About the Author
Asif Sayed has over 15 years' experience in software development and business process architecture. A senior systems analyst with Direct Energy in Toronto, Canada, he also teaches .NET technologies at Centennial College in Scarborough, Ontario.
Customer Reviews
Good overview of reporting services3
I received this book today and have already completed four chapters. It is an easy read and generally thought out. The only complaint so far is the author's over use of the word "Please"! Please see Figure n.n Please give an application name... Enough!
Did the publisher review this book before it went to press? How annoying!
Day two:
In addition, the author writes in broken English: "You should also keep in mind that there is more then one way of getting a report done."
If I had a nickel for every grammatical error I could buy the book which is a shame since the book really is helpful.
This book is rated for intermediate - advanced user but over and over there are instructions for creating a project, creating a dataset, etc.
Very useful book5
I like this book very much. The author explains the client-side reporting with Visual studio in C# in detail, especially step by step. The topics cover windows form, web form, windows service and web service, which are useful for developers to write the report easily.
Although this book says it covers version VS 2005 and VS 2008, I really hope the author can update this book using VS 2008 version and add some new features such as LINQ to generate the client-side reports easily. I will recommend this book to everyone.
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Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:46pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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What’s the use of putting out reports that no one reads? Properly created dashboards are graphical representations that put data in a context for your audience, and they look really cool! How cool? You’ll find out when you see the dazzling examples in Excel 2007 Dashboards & Reports For Dummies. And, before long, everyone’s eyes will be riveted to your dashboards and reports too!
This revolutionary guide shows you how to turn Excel into your own personal Business Intelligence tool. You’ll learn the fundamentals of using Excel 2007 to go beyond simple tables to creating dashboard-studded reports that wow management. Get ready to catch dashboard fever as you find out how to use basic analysis techniques, build advanced dashboard components, implement advanced reporting techniques, and import external date into your Excel reports. Discover how to:
* Unleash the power of Excel as a business intelligence tool
* Create dashboards that communicate and get noticed
* Think about your data in a new way
* Present data more effectively and increase the value of your reports
* Create dynamic labels that support visualization
* Represent time and seasonal trending
* Group and bucket data
* Display and measure values versus goals
* Implement macro-charged reporting
Using Excel 2007 as a BI tool is the most cost-efficient way for organizations of any size create powerful and insightful reports and distribute throughout the enterprise. And Excel 2007 Dashboards and Reports for Dummies is the fastest you for you to catch dashboard fever!
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #12601 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-04
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 318 pages
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From the Back Cover
Create dashboards that communicate and get noticed
Use pivot tables and form controls to build reports that mean something
What's the use of putting out reports that no one bothers to read? Properly created dashboards are graphical representations that put data in a context for your audience, and they look really cool. You'll find out when you see the examples in this book, and soon your dashboards and reports will be getting rave reviews.
Discover how to:
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Think about your data in a new way
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Create dynamic labels that support visualization
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Represent time and seasonal trending
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Display and measure values versus goals
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Give users an active interface
About the Author
Michael Alexander is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) with over 14 years experience consulting and developing office solutions. He is the author/co-author of several books on business analysis using Microsoft Excel and Access. Michael is one of 96 Microsoft Excel MVPs worldwide who has been recognized for his contributions to the Excel community. He is also the principal player behind DataPigTechnologies.com, a site that offers video tutorials to beginning and intermediate Excel and Access users. He currently lives in Frisco, Texas where he works as a Senior Program Manager for a top technology firm. Michael can be contacted at mike@datapigtechnologies.com.
Customer Reviews
Great book5
This is a great book to have as a resource for not only some of the new features of Excel 2007, but also as a primer to what a data warehouse is and what it means to build one. Of course, the latter is something that can be learned in depth in many other texts, but for a user of Excel, it makes for a good launching point to other more complex concepts of data warehouses and BI (Business Intelligence).
There are many great examples that can simply make spreadsheets look and work better regardless of whether you are building a dashboard or not.
Great, Informative Resource5
Excel 2007 Dashboards & Reports is an excellent resource. The book gives very clear and concise instructions for building Excel dashboards. I highly recommend this book.
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Extract and analyze mission-critical enterprise data using Microsoft Office 2007
This authoritative volume is a practical guide to the powerful new collaborative Business Intelligence tools available in Office 2007. Using real-world examples and clear explanations, Microsoft Office 2007 Business Intelligence: Reporting, Analysis, and Measurement from the Desktop shows you how to use Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint, and PerformancePoint with a wide range of stand-alone and external data in today's networked office. You will learn how to analyze data and generate reports, scorecards, and dashboards with the Office tools you're already using to help you in your everyday work.
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Create Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts and apply Conditional Formatting
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Convert Excel spreadsheets into Excel Tables with Conditional Formatting and Charting
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Connect external data to Excel using Office Data Connections and SharePoint
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Create SharePoint dashboards that display data from multiple sources
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Add Key Performance Indicators and Excel Services reports to your dashboards
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Harness advanced SQL Server 2005 data analysis tools with the Excel Data Mining Add-In and Visio Cluster Diagrams
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Generate integrated PerformancePoint Scorecards
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Create Visio PivotDiagrams and Windows Mobile spreadsheets
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #53722 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-16
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 444 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Doug Harts is a member of the Microsoft Business Intelligence Advisory Council and the Excel Advisory Council. He is the Chief Technology Officer of Cizer Software and is a frequent speaker at SQL Server and Microsoft conferences. Doug maintains an Office Business Intelligence & Data Mining community website at OfficeBIcentral.com. With 20 years of experience in the field, Doug brings a lively style to the explanation of practical BI techniques.
Customer Reviews
Business Intelligence Developer likes this book4
This is a good book.
Business Intelligence is a broad and many times an incorrectly used term. My opinion is that in essence, Business Intelligence is all about getting information into the hands of business users so they can make decisions.
This book is written for the business user. Microsoft is the fastest growing player in the Business Intelligence world. Their strategy is to leverage Microsoft Office to get the information into the hands of the business users. For example, think of how many people use Excel in the business place. That is a huge number of people to tap into who will already know how to use their Business Intelligence tools.
The book uses a diagram to show the Microsoft Business Intelligence platform. Each chapter then focuses in on a section of the diagram. It gives you a "you are here" pointer in the diagram. It gives you and explanation and then an example of how to do the important and common tasks. Each chapter is also independent of the other chapter, so you focus in on what you need to know with no worries that you missed something important in a previous chapter.
I am a Senior Business Intelligence Developer. I build the Data Warehouse and Data Cubes and develop the ETL. I have enough on my plate to keep me busy, but I still need to know all aspects of the platform. If you are a developer, I recommend this book because it gives you enough information to get you up to speed with Office 2007 as it relates to BI quickly. It shows you how to get your KPI's into SharePoint, for example. I recommend the book for developers as well.
Good Concise Review5
This book provided a great, easy to understand review of the features of Office 2007. Touched upon pivot tables, performance point, dashboards and scorecards. Plenty of examples were provided. This will definitely help me with implementing executive dashboards at my company.
Excellent book for the government contractor5
While I have considered myself reasonably good with Office, this book dramatically increased my understanding of the power hidden in Excel and the new possibilities of presentation. I would highly recommend the book to any government contractor, even if you haven't upgraded to Office 2007 as the descriptive text and easy to follow examples have direct application to earlier versions as well. I've cut my production time dramatically and, more importantly, can 'slice and dice' the data quicker and with better insight than ever before.
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If you're an experienced system administrator looking to acquire Linux skills, or a seasoned Linux user facing a new challenge, Linux System Administration offers practical knowledge for managing a complete range of Linux systems and servers. The book summarizes the steps you need to build everything from standalone SOHO hubs, web servers, and LAN servers to load-balanced clusters and servers consolidated through virtualization. Along the way, you'll learn about all of the tools you need to set up and maintain these working environments.
Linux is now a standard corporate platform with users numbering in the hundreds of millions, and there is a definite shortage of talented administrators. Linux System Administration is ideal as an introduction to Linux for Unix veterans, MCSEs, and mainframe administrators, and as an advanced (and refresher) guide for existing Linux administrators who will want to jump into the middle of the book. Inside, you'll learn how to:
* Set up a stand-alone Linux server
* Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot a DNS server using BIND
* Build an Internet server to manage sites, perform email and file transfers, and more
* Set up an email service for a small-to-medium-sized site, complete with authentication
* Install and configure Apache, PHP, and MySQL on a web server built from scratch
* Combine computers into a load-balanced Apache web server cluster based on the free Linux Virtual Server
* Set up local network services from distributed file systems to DHCP services, gateway services, print services, user management and more
* Use Linux virtualization with Xen or VMWare to run multiple kernels on one piece of hardware; manage each kernel's access to processor time, devices, and memory
* Create shell scripts and adapt them for your own needs
* Back up and restore data with rsync, tar, cdrecord, Amanda, and MySQL tools
Linux System Administration is not only knowledgeable and practical, but convenient. The ingredients for this book had been scattered throughout mailing lists, forums, and discussion groups, as well as books, periodicals, and the experiences of colleagues. Everything is now in one handy guide. In the course of their research, the authors also solved many problems whose solutions were completely undocumented. They now pass their lessons on to you.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #93005 in Books
* Published on: 2007-03-01
* Released on: 2007-03-01
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 291 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Tom Adelstein works as a system administrator and a technical writer. He became a young author by accident in 1985 and has written prolifically ever since. Tom's career began in public accounting and investment banking where he excelled by using computer technology to help his companies become industry leaders in the financial service sector. In 1993, he decided to change industries completely to pursue information technology full time. He says he chose to follow his heart instead of his head.
Waiting for information.
Customer Reviews
Great reference4
This Linux system administration book has been very handy for me over the last 6 months. I found the information on high availability and virtualization very helpful since I am deploying this in my domain. This book is also a great command line reference for me. The security recommendations also came in very handy. This book also gave me guidance on other books to purchase for more indepth information certain topics. I recommend this book for new system administrators!
Quite Disappointing2
I shelled out the full price for this at a local bookstore with the hopes that it could help me setup a new Debian LINUX server. Normally, O'Reilly books have a very high level of accuracy and detail, this one deviates from that standard quite a bit. I used to admin BSD boxes many moons ago and thought this would be the perfect refresher course for me to get back up to speed with the current technology. From the beginning of the book, I started running into problems and was getting confusing errors that were not at all mentioned in the book. For starters, this book is based on older software packages that aren't included in the current distribution, so you have to use your favorite search engine to find out what the current version and installation package names are. Next, the configuration files the authors tell you to modify are in many cases wrong or non-existent. They have you comment out lots of lines in various config files only to discover later on in the book that you have to uncomment them so things like PHP will actually work. On top of that, the ISPCONFIG setup fails, as there is some sort of problem with the PHP installation. AARGH! I think I spent more time playing Sherlock Holmes on the web than I did reading the book. Which, I actually recommend that YOU do if you are in a similar position as me... To add to my frustration with the authors, their website is basically vacant. My opinion is they cashed the check from O'Reilly and forgot about the rest of their commitments to the readers who are spending from $29 to $44.99 USD on a copy of this outdated and confusing waste of paper. There might be a few useful tidbits here and there, but the web is your best resource for this information. I gave it 2 stars because it does point you in a general direction of how you might want to set things up, but the explanation of it all is generally wrong.
This Book should be renamed Debian Sys Admin2
I found this book very disapointing. My main concern was with the authors decision to base the examples solely on Debian distros of Linux. This is not mentioned in the the books description.
The book also advises that there is a website to accompany the book with examples, tips and new procedures. This turns out to be a one page website with 5 links that refer back to the same homepage with no content.
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The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available
With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide, Fifth Edition covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.
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100% complete coverage of all objectives for exam RH302
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Exam Readiness Checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
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Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
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Real-world exercises modeled after hands-on exam scenarios
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Two complete lab-based exams simulate the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam
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Bonus content (available for download) includes installation screen review, basic instructions for using VMware and Xen as testbeds, and paper and pencil versions of the lab exams
Covers all RH302 exam topics, including:
* Hardware installation and configuration
* The boot process
* Linux filesystem administration
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Package management and Kickstart
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User and group administration
* System administration tools
* Kernel services and configuration
* Apache and Squid
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Network file sharing services (NFS, FTP, and Samba)
* Domain Name System (DNS)
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E-mail (servers and clients)
* Extended Internet Services Daemon (xinetd), the Secure package, and DHCP
* The X Window System
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Firewalls, SELinux, and troubleshooting
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #3282 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 848 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Author
This book covers every published objective in the latest two-part hands-on exam (Troubleshooting and System Maintenance; Installation and Configuration) for the Red Hat Certified Engineer credential from Red Hat. Plus it's up to date for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The best way to prepare for the RHCE exam is with Red Hat's prep courses, but you'll find this book an invaluable resource in your studies and afterwards on the job.
Everything you see on the RHCT exam is part of the RHCE exam. In other words, you can use this book to study for both exams. If you're studying first for the RHCT, read the Introduction. You'll find a guide to the topics to study in the book, based on the publicly available Red Hat exam prep requirements.
But more importantly, to pass the Red Hat exams, you need real-world Linux administration skills. This book can help you brush up and enhance skills in areas where you might be a bit rusty. The problem-based focus means you can use this book even after you pass the RHCE exam.
I've updated this book to the latest requirements, including tips on making Security Enhanced Linux play well with any services you may configure. There are now 16 chapters in this book, which means there are many more labs that can help you practice configuring and troubleshooting Linux.
If you're serious about passing the RHCE or RHCT exam, and can afford it, take the Red Hat courses. And read this book. As suggested by Red Hat's Exam prep guide, practice installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Practice installing, configuring, and activating network services. Configure scenarios that require you to debug the boot process. Configure scenarios that require you to repair network services. Practice until installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux is second nature to you.
Thank you, and good luck!
From the Back Cover
Get the book that shows you not only what--but how--to study
* 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam RH302
* Exam Readiness checklist at the front of the book--you’re ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
* Real-World Exercises--Step-by-step instruction modeled after the hands-on RHCE exam questions
* Inside the Exam sections highlight key exam topics covered and how to answer questions correctly
* Simulated exam lab questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam
* Money-saving tips explain how you can study for the exam without buying Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Covers all RH302 exam topics, including: Installation * Configuration * Partitioning * Filesystem Management * Kernel, Cron, and User Administration * X Window System * Linux Sharing Services * Samba Networking * DNS/BIND, NFS and DHCP * Systems Administration and Security
The best fully integrated study system available
True to the format of the latest RHCE exam! CD-ROM includes:
+ Two complete RHCE exams featuring the same types of hands-on problems that you’ll see on the live exam
+ Electronic book for studying on-the-go
+ Bonus installation screen review for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
About the Author: Michael Jang, RHCE, Linux+, LCP, is the author of several computer books and professional certification study guides on Linux and Microsoft operating systems and networking.
About the Author
Michael Jang, LCP, MCSE, RHCE is the authorof the previous two bestselling editions of the RHCE Study Guide and several other certification prep books.
Customer Reviews
on the way for the rhce5
im not in the habit of writing reviews but i got my rhce certification
and a lot of my study time was with this book i did took the red hat course with it so my recomendation is if u want the rhce cert take the course & read the book this book is a great study tool to acompany u thurgth the couse not as a replacement but it can really sharpen your knowlege and get ready to the exam . but dont pass on the course
& good luck on the exam thogter it will be a pice of cake
Excellent4
This isn't a book for Linux beginners for sure but for those who have a bit of experience with Linux you'll hit the ground running. Some areas such as NIS server set up I wish it would go into and the first couple chapters seem like a waste of space since there is no depth, but the later content is A+. I give it a good recommendation to jump start your RHCE studies. Just don't forget to supplement with labs of your own afterwords!
Outstanding review for the test!!!5
I can say without a doubt that this book is what put me over the top in gaining my RHEL5 RHCE.
Without divulging any details of the test, let me just say that for anyone who has administered RHEL in a production environment for a couple of years, the test isn't hard. It is mostly a test of your experience.
This book gives you the guideline for everything you need to know to pass the test. This means that along with this book, those things you may not administer on an everyday basis like NIS, NFS, ACLs, etc.; you will need other sources for in-depth information like the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation and Deployment Guides from Redhat, Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed, and the various O'Reilly books. Read the RHCE Prep Guide and understand what they want, and you will, along with this book, pass the test.
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In order to thoroughly understand what makes Linux tick and why it works so well on a wide variety of systems, you need to delve deep into the heart of the kernel. The kernel handles all interactions between the CPU and the external world, and determines which programs will share processor time, in what order. It manages limited memory so well that hundreds of processes can share the system efficiently, and expertly organizes data transfers so that the CPU isn't kept waiting any longer than necessary for the relatively slow disks.
The third edition of "Understanding the Linux Kernel" takes you on a guided tour of the most significant data structures, algorithms, and programming tricks used in the kernel. Probing beyond superficial features, the authors offer valuable insights to people who want to know how things really work inside their machine. Important Intel-specific features are discussed. Relevant segments of code are dissected line by line. But the book covers more than just the functioning of the code; it explains the theoretical underpinnings of why Linux does things the way it does.
This edition of the book covers Version 2.6, which has seen significant changes to nearly every kernel subsystem, particularly in the areas of memory management and block devices. The book focuses on the following topics:
Memory management, including file buffering, process swapping, and Direct memory Access (DMA)
The Virtual Filesystem layer and the Second and Third Extended Filesystems
Process creation and scheduling
Signals, interrupts, and the essential interfaces to device drivers
Timing
Synchronization within the kernel
Interprocess Communication (IPC)
Program execution
"Understanding the Linux Kernel" will acquaint you with all the inner workings of Linux, but it's more than just an academic exercise. You'll learn what conditions bring out Linux's best performance, and you'll see how it meets the challenge of providing good system response during process scheduling, file access, and memory management in a wide variety of environments. This book will help you make the most of your Linux system.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #6216 in Books
* Published on: 2005-11-17
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 942 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Daniel P. Bovet got a Ph.D. in computer science at UCLA in 1968 and is now full Professor at the University of Rome, "Tor Vergata," Italy. He had to wait over 25 years before being able to teach an operating system course in a proper manner because of the lack of source code for modern, well-designed systems. Now, thanks to cheap PCs and to Linux, Marco and Dan are able to cover all the facets of an operating system from booting to tuning and are able to hand out tough, satisfying homework to their students. (These young guys working at home on their PCs are really spoiled; they never had to fight with punched cards.) In fact, Dan was so fascinated by the accomplishments of Linus Torvalds and his followers that he spent the last few years trying to unravel some of Linux's mysteries. It seemed natural, after all that work, to write a book about what he found.
Marco Cesati received a degree in mathematics in 1992 and a Ph.D. in computer science (University of Rome, "La Sapienza") in 1995. He is now a research assistant in the computer science department of the School of Engineering (University of Rome, "Tor Vergata"). In the past, he served as system administrator and Unix programmer for the university (as a Ph.D. student) and for several institutions (as a consultant).
Customer Reviews
The comments needed by the Linux code5
These are the comments needed to understand Linux code, very helpful and thorough. The authors are knowledgeable, and explain the material well.
Greatly Detailed and Very Comprehensive4
I had originally intended to read this book to knock out two birds with one stone. I wanted to learn Operating System theory and specifically how it was implemented in Linux. I quickly learned, however, that I would of been much better suited if I already had a good OS theory background. But I pressed on and finally couldn't take it anymore and had to put it down and pick up Linux Kernel Development by Robert Love. I began reading Linux Kernel Development concurrently with this book and it is definitely what I would recommend for those new to OS internals.
After using both of those books I started to get a good foothold on the kernel. And Understanding the Linux Kernel quickly becomes like a good novel you can't put down. I did like how it was x86-centric because abstract is nice and all but sometimes it helps to see how things actually are done. However some might not like that. I did not like how it threw a bunch of detail at you without completely unifying everything.. But thats why I read Linux Kernel Development concurrently. All and all this book is definitely worth it for those who want to know about the Linux kernel and now as I use my GNU/Linux operating system I can't help and point out to myself whats going on under the hood.
Good book4
I purchased this book as a complimentary book for the regular OS text books, so far the coverage is very good and helpful.
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GTK+ is one of the most influential graphical toolkits for the Linux operating system. It is the technology upon which the GNOME and XFCE desktop environments are based, and its crucial to have clear understanding of its complexities to build even a simple Linux desktop application. Foundations of GTK+ Development guides you through these complexities, laying the foundation that will allow you to cross from novice to professional.
Foundations of GTK+ Development is aimed at C programmers and presents numerous real-life examples that you can immediately put to use in your projects. Some familiarity with C programming is assumed, as the book delves into new topics from the beginning. Topics like object inheritance are covered early on to allow for complete understanding of code examples later. And the provided examples are real-life situations that can help you get a head start on your own applications.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #169576 in Books
* Published on: 2007-04-23
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 630 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Andrew Krause is the creator of OpenLDev, an integrated development environment that focuses on C, C++, Gtk+, and Gtkmm project management. He is currently attending Pennsylvania State University with a major in computer engineering.
Andrew has 8 years of experience with many computer and web programming languages such as C, C++, Perl, PHP, and others. He also designs flight hardware for the Low Ionosphere Measurement Satellite project at Penn State.
Customer Reviews
Good but could be even better4
I may be the first person to rate this book less than five stars. And please don't get me wrong this is a good book in the sense that it is right up to date and the examples are very helpful. There are, in my opinion, two main areas where the book could have been improved. It dives off into a discussion of some very interesting applications of GLib including socket programming which the author says must of needs be incomplete. This doesn't really fit in with the main thrust of the book and probably should have been the basis, in an expanded form, for a separate book. This space could well have been used for a more expanded treatment of the issues at hand. Secondly the author's views on user interface design have overly influenced his treatment of GtkFixed, GtkLayout etc. One suspects that his work as a developer has been primarily in producing tools for anyone anywhere rather than applications for corporations and / or small businesses. However, regardless of the above, armed with this book plus the API documentation will get you going much faster and more efficiently than if you have only the API documentation.
marginal thumbs up3
I wanted to like this book, but unfortunately I cannot in good conscience give it 5 stars as the other reviewers have.
I will say the book is well organized and is definitely useful as a starting point for studying GTK+ and the author clearly has a great deal of knowledge about the subject. But what should have been the main strength of the book that differentiates it from the mostly inadequate online tutorials is the author conveying to the reader straightforward explanations of important concepts and insider tips and tricks that can only come from extensive experience. He tries to do this, but I found many of his explanations ambiguous and confusing. Important terminology was left undefined or poorly defined which contributed to the confusion.
The author dutifully plods through a presentation of most of the main widgets, providing essentially the same trivial example code each time with minor variations- basically just showing how to put the widget onscreen. But there was a frustrating lack of material devoted to how to use signals and events to perform any useful tasks. The vast majority of the functionality of any GUI application lies in its event handlers and callback functions. After reading this book, you will be able to prototype the GUI for your application, but you may be at a loss to make it actually do something.
By Ch.3 and 4, the same example code has been replicated so many times that there is an increasing frequency of copy-paste errors that gradually becomes very annoying. Also, there are many typos in the text. The lack of editorial oversight and technical review on the part of the publisher combined with the author's lack of attention to detail and failures in exposition has created a book that I can only marginally recommend- mostly because all of the other books that have been published on GTK+ are either out of date or out of print, so this book seems to be the winner by default.
Foundations of GTK+ Development Review5
I picked up this book to help me develop an application knowing absolutely nothing about GTK+ programming and it was beyond helpful. Excellently written, not to mention many code examples showing how to use the GTK+ library properly and efficiently. This book gives you the tools and the understanding for building your own applications and not just re-creating the examples given to you.
I highly recommend this book to anyone programing in C and want to learn how to use the GTK+ library along with the GLib and Pango libraries. This is one book I'm not going to let go of.
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The kernel of any operating system is its most critical component. The remainder of the system depends upon a correctly functioning and reliable kernel for its operation.
The purpose of this book is to show that the formal specification of kernels can be followed by a completely formal refinement process that leads to the extraction of executable code. The formal refinement process ensures that the code meets the specification in a precise sense.
Two kernels are specified and refined. The first is small and of the kind often used in embedded and real-time systems. It closely resembles the one modelled in our Formal Models of Operating System Kernels. The second is a Separation Kernel, a microkernel architecture devised for cryptographic and other secure applications. Both kernels are refined to the point at which executable code can be extracted. Apart from documenting the process, including proofs, this book also shows how refinement of a realistically sized specification can be undertaken.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1107551 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 336 pages
Customer Reviews
This book is written by Z notation. I want to use B methods.5
This book include two specification of operating system, micro C/OS and a kernel for cryptographic systems using Z schemata.
Z is ISO/IEC standards.ISO/IEC 13568:2002 Information technology -- Z formal specification notation -- Syntax, type system and semantics.
And related standard is followint.
ISO/IEC 10165-4:1992/Amd 3:1998 Guidelines for the use of Z in formalizing the behaviour of managed objects .
I am no Z specialist nor OS specialist. And I do not have Z translator to C language.So I cannot understand main part of this book.
So I request my colleague to rewrite this Z example to be utilized B methods.
Also I request another colleague to write TOPPERS/SSP(smallest set profile) specification using Z.
It should be rewrite to be utilised B methods.
This is the first book who can start to formally designe and evaluate the architecture of operating system.
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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.
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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.
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· 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.
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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.
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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!
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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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Do you like to fileshare, but wish you could share with the open source community and Apple users? The wait is over; share files with other platforms, such as Novell Netware, Unix, Linux, Macintosh, and other Windows flavors. No longer will the Macs in your network be segregated from the Windows users.
I Introducing Windows Vista
1 Introducing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2 Installing and Upgrading Windows Vista . . . .41
3 The First Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
II Using Windows Vista
4 Using the Windows Vista Interface . . . . . . . .123
5 Managing Files and Searching . . . . . . . . . . . .165
6 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
7 Sidebar and Other Supplied Accessories . . .235
III Multimedia and Imaging
8 Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
9 Windows Imaging Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
10 Scanning and Faxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
11 Producing Videos with Windows Movie
Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
12 Sound Recorder, DVD Maker, and Other
Multimedia Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
13 Windows Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
IV Windows Vista and the Internet
14 Getting Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
15 Using Internet Explorer 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
16 Email and Newsgroups with Windows
Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473
17 Troubleshooting Your Internet Connection . . .529
18 Hosting Web Pages with Internet
Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .555
V Networking
19 Overview of Windows Networking . . . . . . . .591
20 Creating a Windows Network . . . . . . . . . . . .613
21 Mix and Match with Old Windows
and Macs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .665
22 Connecting Your Network to the Internet . .703
23 Using a Windows Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .741
24 Troubleshooting Your Network . . . . . . . . . . .787
VI Maintaining Windows Vista
25 Windows Management and Maintenance . .805
26 Tweaking the GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .901
27 Managing Hard Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .933
28 Troubleshooting and Repairing Problems . .965
29 Keeping Windows and Other Software
Up to Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .989
30 Installing and Replacing Hardware . . . . . . .1013
31 Editing the Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1041
32 Command-Line and Automation Tools . . . .1073
VII Security
33 Protecting Windows from Viruses and
Spyware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1135
34 Protecting Your Data from Loss and Theft . .1153
35 Protecting Your Network from Hackers
and Snoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1197
36 Protecting Yourself from Fraud and Spam . .1235
VIII Windows on the Move
37 Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1253
38 Hitting the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1271
39 Meetings, Conferencing, and Collaboration . .1303
40 Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1321
41 Tablet PC Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1347
IX Appendix
A Windows Programs and Services . . . . . . . .1371
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1409
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* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
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About the Author
About the Authors
Robert Cowart has written more than 40 books on computer programming and applications,
with more than a dozen on Windows. His titles include Windows NT Unleashed,
Mastering Windows 98, Windows NT Server Administrator’s Bible, and Windows NT Server
4.0: No Experience Required. Several of his books have been bestsellers in their category
and have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written on a wide range of
computer-related topics for such magazines as PC Week, PC World, PC Magazine, PC Tech
Journal, Mac World, and Microsoft Systems Journal. In addition to working as a freelance
consultant specializing in small businesses, he has taught programming classes at the
University of California Extension in San Francisco. He has appeared as a special guest on
the PBS TV series Computer Chronicles, CNN’s Headline News, ZD-TV’s The Screen Savers,
and ABC’s World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. Robert lives in Berkeley, California. In
his spare time he is involved in the music world, producing chamber-music concerts and
playing various genres of music. He meditates regularly in hopes of rewiring his inner
computer.
Brian Knittel has been a software developer for more than 20 years. After doing graduate
work in nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging technologies, he began a career
as an independent consultant. An eclectic mix of clients has led to long-term projects in
medical documentation, workflow management, real-time industrial system control, and
most importantly, 20 years of real-world experience with MS-DOS, Windows, and computer
networking in the business world. Previously, he coauthored Special Edition Using
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP, and contributed
to several of Bob Cowart’s other Windows books. Brian also coauthored
Upgrading and Repairing Windows, with Scott Mueller, and is the sole author of Windows XP
Under the Hood. Brian lives in Oakland, California, and spends his free time restoring
antique computers and trying to perfect his wood-fired pizza recipes.
About the Contributors
Everette Beatley is a fourth-year computer engineering major at Christopher Newport
University in Newport News, Virginia. He currently works for Southern Electronics, Inc.
in Kilmarnock, Virginia, as a System Administrator. When not in school, Everette lives in
Lancaster, Virginia, where he enjoys road cycling and waterskiing on the Rappahannock
River.
Eric Butow has authored or coauthored seven books since 2000, including Master Visually
Windows 2000 Server, Teach Yourself Visually Windows 2000 Server, FrontPage 2002 Weekend
Crash Course, C#: Your Visual Blueprint, Creating Web Pages Bible, and Dreamweaver MX
2004 Savvy. His most recent book is The PDF Book for Microsoft Office, an e-book produced
by ExcelUser.com. He is also the CEO of Butow Communications Group (BCG), a technical
writing and web design firm based in Roseville, California. Butow also writes for
Addison-Wesley.
Greg Dickinson lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and has 10 years experience with computer
networking. He works for one of the top 30 banks in the country, packaging and distributing
software packages and updates to the bank’s 6,000 desktops. When not wrestling
with the intricacies of enterprise networks, Greg likes to spend his time recording training
videos and singing in a barbershop chorus.
Diana Huggins is currently the Information Services Technical Communication Specialist
for Great-West Life. She also works as an independent contractor providing both technical
writing and consulting services. Diana has authored/coauthored several certification study
guides, including Windows 2000 Directory Services Design (Exam Cram 70-219) as well as
MCSE Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
(Exam 70-293). To complement this, she also spends a portion of her time providing
technical-editing services and developing certification practice exams.
Alex G. Morales first managed networked computer systems in the 1980s and has since
managed some of the world’s largest Internet sites. Along with several industry certifications,
he holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Texas, and currently
leads a stalwart team of engineers in the global deployment of Windows Vista at
Dell, Inc. Alex lives in Austin, Texas, with his muse, Gwen, her son Evan, and Molly the
Border Collie.
Will Schmied, MCSE, is a Senior Systems Administrator for a world-renowned
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This book focuses exclusively on the application of PowerPoint to the creation of online training programs. Better than Bullet Points, Creating Engaging e-Learning with PowerPoint fills that gap. By providing in-depth guidance, specific instructions, and helpful exercises, the book will enable training practitioners to create impactful learning interactions in PowerPoint. The author steps readers through the powerful features of this popular desktop application, covering everything from text to art, animation to interactivity. Provided that the reader owns a copy of PowerPoint, this book will immediately put free real-world tools into the hands of those who need it. The information is practical rather than theoretical and immediately applicable. Most importantly, this book will help make e-learning accessible to those who have previously been excluded from taking advantage of the opportunities e-learning can provide.
Jane Bozarth is the e-learning coordinator for the North Carolina Office of State Personnel's Human Resource Development Group and has been a training practitioner since 1989. She is a columnist for Training Magazine and has written for numerous publications including Creative Training Techniques Newsletter and the Journal of Educational Technology and Society.
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* Published on: 2008-01-09
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 360 pages
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From the Back Cover
Learn to leverage Powerpoint® to create superior training programs!
Better Than Bullet Points offers a practical guide for tapping into the force of PowerPoint and PowerPoint-based authoring tools (such as Articulate® or Adobe Presenter®) to create effective and memorable e-learning programs. Perfect for front-line trainers as well as instructional designers, this book includes step-by-step instructions and exercises for creating successful, compelling learning interactions. Better Than Bullet Points offers a wealth of information for harnessing the powerful features of PowerPoint, including everything from animation to tracking tools.
Praise for Better Than Bullet Points
"Rather than purchasing expensive software, dedicated for e-learning, Better Than Bullet Points advocates using a tool that most of us already have, saving time and money without the cost of re-training. The benefits of combining PowerPoint and proven instructional design principles are refreshing: a clearer message and targeted training that can stand on its own."
—Diane D. Chapman, teaching assistant professor and director, Training and Development Online Program, Department of Adult & Higher Education, North Carolina State University
"Jane Bozarth again shows us how to maximize resources and time while getting results. In her typical straight-shooting style, the author demonstrates that quality e-learning comes from good design, not expensive tools and software. Our own organization has achieved great success with her common-sense approaches—and now yours can, too."
—Thom Wright, director, North Carolina Office of State Personnel
"PowerPoint ranks very high in our 'top 100 tools for learning.' It is a powerful tool yet it is not exploited as much as it could be for learning purposes. This book will show you how to get the most out of it."
—Jane Hart, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
"Jane Bozarth's guide Better Than Bullet Points explains the power of graphic choices, treatments, hotspots, and hyperlinks. She suggests ways to replicate games and simulations, to handle multimedia files, and to create a good GUI using the Slide Master. Readers will see how to blend their e-learning with other training systems and make it available
to all their learners."
—Karen Hyder, online speaker coach and event producer, The eLearning Guild
About the Author
The Author
Jane Bozarth is e-learning coordinator for the central personnel office for North Carolina State government. A popular conference presenter, she also reviews books for Training magazine's monthly "In Print" column. She is the author of e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring also from Pfeiffer.
Customer Reviews
Use Powerpoint more effectively in e-learning4
The purpose of the book is simple---to point out how we can use PowerPoint to make e-leanring more effective.
The material covers some pretty basic stuff (for people with some powerpoint experience) as well as teaching some tools that are not covered in standard powerpoint training (animation, making powerpoint interactive, narration, multi-media, other add-ons).
There are also sections on design and delivery and support. The CD provides some good examples and templates.
The user can get a lot of milage from this material, but it's not (and is not intended to be) a substitute for responsvieness, good design and a lot of hard work. Great for folks on a budget or who don't have a lot programming support for or access to more advanced applications.
Loved it!5
I loved this book. Jane Bozarth is informative, without being too wordy. I loved that she included info for both PowerPoint 2003 & 2007 since many of us are just making the transition. I got a lot of good ideas from this book that will work well for just-in-time training, as well as for certain special presentation situations. Thanks, Jane!!!
Revitalize Your Online Training5
This is a great book for the trainer who needs to create a quality rapid elearning product but doesn't have the time or budget for expensive tools. Ms. Bozarth really knows the program and she has some great tips on how to create compelling animations and engaging content. Team this up with the tools from Wondershare and you will be able to create some amazing elearning.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #303470 in Books
* Published on: 2008-07-20
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 188 pages
Customer Reviews
Great Jumpstart for Newcomers To SharePoint Designer4
SharePoint Designer Tutorial. SharePoint Designer Tutorial is a straightforward hands on book targeted at the SharePoint Designer novice looking for a frills approach to becoming productive with SharePoint Designer. Focusing on building a business site in SharePoint with the aid of Designer, SharePoint Designer Tutorial walks you through a series of hands on exercises that when followed from end to end will help you not only build a robust site but will furthermore help you gain the skills to re-use in extending your SharePoint solutions. Concise and to the point at 166 pages the book is a great jumpstart for anyone looking to get comfortable with SharePoint Designer.
Not sure who this book is for.2
Got this book to review to see if it was worthwhile for our end users, so my review is focused on that.
The book spends the first half going into basic what are the toolbars, what is HTML, CSS, etc. The stuff every new user book contains.
The examples are good, full of pictures and simple step processes. The examples are simple and make no real use of Sharepoint vs any web server, with the end result being a page for a wine company using master pages and displaying a table with wines and prices, hardcoded.
Good information for someone who wants to create their own pages above what the Edit Page provides.
After that it starts getting bad where the users are given examples where they need to install web parts and that they need to edit the web.config and configuring MS-Exchange. At that point we have passed the point of end user getting extra capability out for Sharepoint and gone into advanced computer user who have installed sharepoint, are familiar with web.config and other such configuration files.
Other bad items.
The previous wine page is gone and all example, like display the wine from a sharepoint list just do it to a blank page. There is a difference from making your site not look like Sharepoint to ignoring master pages and other functionaly that user expect from a Sharepoint page.
Workflows rate around 2 pages with a simple if this person edits an item send email but this is just shown not really exampled.
Example to display data are simple, with a simple example of conditional formating, xpath, and other items dealing with displaying data in lists.
There is no coverage about modifing the New form and Edit form for lists.
From the stand point of giving this to advanced end users and hoping I stop getting requests to do simple things like display a list with conditional formating I don't see this book helping them or me with that. The text and demos on the Microsoft site do a better job.
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Want a Faster and More Powerful PC? It's There on Your Desk.
Eventually, it will be time to buy a new PC or put money into an upgrade, but Microsoft Windows XP Power Optimization shows you how to get the most out of your current equipment right now, simply by tuning your Windows setup. These professional techniques range from the basic to the advanced, and they can be used to achieve both targeted improvement and better overall system performance. In every area, the gains can be immense, and the time it takes is minimal. Coverage includes:
* Enhancing performance by removing unneeded items
* Making smart tradeoffs
* Safely removing unneeded registry entries
* Using command-line utilities
* Keeping Internet Explorer under control
* Making simple but effective system tweaks
* Creating a comprehensive archival system
* Monitoring your system for performance concerns
* Keeping your system in peak operating condition
* Understanding the connection between user activity and system performance
* Automating cleanup and maintenance tasks
* Keeping your PC safe from viruses and human intruders
* Catching and correcting mistakes
System Optimized—What's Next?
Once you've helped your system live up to its potential, help yourself by turning to Microsoft Windows XP Power Productivity, also from Sybex. You'll find expert instruction on harnessing native Windows functionality and third-party utilities to work faster and smarter.
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* Published on: 2005-02-11
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 379 pages
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From the Back Cover
Want a Faster and More Powerful PC? It's There on Your Desk.
Eventually, it will be time to buy a new PC or put money into an upgrade, but Microsoft Windows XP Power Optimization shows you how to get the most out of your current equipment right now, simply by tuning your Windows setup. These professional techniques range from the basic to the advanced, and they can be used to achieve both targeted improvement and better overall system performance. In every area, the gains can be immense, and the time it takes is minimal. Coverage includes:
* Enhancing performance by removing unneeded items
* Making smart tradeoffs
* Safely removing unneeded registry entries
* Using command-line utilities
* Keeping Internet Explorer under control
* Making simple but effective system tweaks
* Creating a comprehensive archival system
* Monitoring your system for performance concerns
* Keeping your system in peak operating condition
* Understanding the connection between user activity and system performance
* Automating cleanup and maintenance tasks
* Keeping your PC safe from viruses and human intruders
* Catching and correcting mistakes
System Optimized—What's Next?
Once you've helped your system live up to its potential, help yourself by turning to Microsoft Windows XP Power Productivity, also from Sybex. You'll find expert instruction on harnessing native Windows functionality and third-party utilities to work faster and smarter.
About the Author
John Mueller is an author and technical editor who has produced 63 books and over 300 articles, most recently Mining Amazon Web Services, Mining Google Web Services, and Mining eBay Web Services for Sybex. He has also contributed articles to technology magazines, such as InformIT, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, and Visual Basic Developer. John runs a consulting firm offering services, including specialized application development, to small and medium-size businesses.
Customer Reviews
Great Information - Easy to Use - Well worth the price5
This is a great book for someone who is tired of paying out mega-bucks to "computer gurus" in order to get some speed out of their computer.
With careful attention to the well described information, the common person can do it themselves!
Product Description
• Master the Windows Vista user experience, including Windows Aero
• Manage files and information using Windows Vista programs and Sidebar gadgets
• Create your own movies, slides shows, and DVDs
• Rip, manage, and play digital music and videos
• Protect your computer from Internet or network intruders
• Explore the Internet, send e-mail and instant message, and publish calendars on the Web
• Customize, fine-tune, and administer Windows Vista
• Set up multiple users and parental controls
• Perform Instant Searches to quickly find files and programs
• Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam
On the Web
This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use the tasks. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Windows Vista example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com.
Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software—including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macromedia Flash 8, Macromedia Director MX, and Macromedia Fireworks—and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve Johnson founded Perspection, Inc. Perspection is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies.
Includes MCAS Exam Objectives!
This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Windows Vista
Chapter 2 Working with Windows Programs
Chapter 3 Managing Files and Folders
Chapter 4 Customizing Windows Using the Control Panel
Chapter 5 Exploring the Internet
Chapter 6 Exchanging Messages and Information
Chapter 7 Holding Web Discussions and Video Conferences
Chapter 8 Working with Pictures
Chapter 9 Working with Windows Media Player
Chapter 10 Creating Movies Using Windows Movie Maker
Chapter 11 Setting Up Up Accounts and Maintaining Security
Chapter 12 Managing Files Using a Network
Chapter 13 Going Mobile
Chapter 14 Printing and Faxing
Chapter 15 Maintaining Your Computer
Chapter 16 Managing Hardware
Chapter 17 Backing Up Your Computer
Chapter 18 Administering Your Computer
A Appendix
New Features
Microsoft Certified Applications Sepcialist
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1004750 in Books
* Published on: 2007-02-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 576 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Steve Johnson has written more than 35 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and 8, Macromedia Director MX 2004, Macromedia Fireworks, and Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.
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Introduction
How You'll Learn
* How This Book Works
* What's New
* Keyboard Shortcuts
* Step-by-Step Instructions
* Real World Examples
* Workshop
* Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist
* Get More on the Web
Welcome to Microsoft Windows Vista On Demand, a visual quick reference book that shows you how to work efficiently with Windows Vista. This book provides complete coverage of basic to advanced Vista skills.
How This Book Works
You don't have to read this book in any particular order. We've designed the book so that you can jump in, get the information you need, and jump out. However, the book does follow a logical progression from simple tasks to more complex ones. Each task is presented on no more than two facing pages, which lets you focus on a single task without having to turn the page. To find the information that you need, just look up the task in the table of contents or index, and turn to the page listed. Read the task introduction, follow the step-by-step instructions in the left column along with screen illustrations in the right column, and you're done.
What's New
If you're searching for what's new in Windows Vista, just look for the icon: New!. The new icon appears in the table of contents and through out this book so you can quickly and easily identify a new or improved feature in Windows Vista. A complete description of each new feature appears in the New Features guide in the back of this book.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Most menu commands have a keyboard equivalent, such as Ctrl+P, as a quicker alternative to using the mouse. A complete list of keyboard shortcuts is available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Step-by-Step Instructions
This book provides concise step-by-step instructions that show you "how" to accomplish a task. Each set of instructions include illustrations that directly correspond to the easy-to-read steps. Also included in the text are timesavers, tables, and sidebars to help you work more efficiently or to teach you more in-depth information. A "Did You Know?" provides tips and techniques to help you work smarter, while a "See Also" leads you to other parts of the book containing related information about the task.
Real World Examples
This book uses real world examples files to give you a context in which to use the task. By using the example files, you won't waste time looking for or creating sample files. You get a start file and a result file, so you can compare your work. Not every topic needs an example file, such as changing options, so we provide a complete list of the example files used through out the book. The example files that you need for project tasks along with a complete file list are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Workshop
This book shows you how to put together the individual step-by-step tasks into indepth projects with the Workshop. You start each project with a sample file, work through the steps, and then compare your results with project results file at the end. The Workshop projects and associated files are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist
This book prepares you for the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist (MCAS) exam for Microsoft Windows Vista. Each MCAS certification exam has a set of objectives, which are organized into broader skill sets. To prepare for the certification exam, you should review and perform each task identified with a MCAS objective to confirm that you can meet the requirements for the exam. Throughout this book, content that pertains to an objective is identified with the following MCAS logo and objective number next to it.
Get More on the Web
In addition to the information in this book, you can also get more information on the Web to help you get up to speed faster with Windows Vista. Some of the information includes:
Transition Helpers
* Only New Features. Download and print the new feature tasks as a quick and easy guide.
Productivity Tools
* Keyboard Shortcuts. Download a list of keyboard shortcuts to learn faster ways to get the job done.
More Content
* Photographs. Download photographs and other graphics to use in your Office documents.
* More Content. Download new content developed after publication. For example, you can download a complete chapter on Office SharePoint Server 2007.
You can access these additional resources on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
Looks good for procedurally-oriented people4
I thumbed through this book in a bookstore yesterday. It looks as if it would be very helpful to people who think procedurally and like a book to be organized into a set of procedures for doing specific tasks. For others I recommend David Pogue's book Windows Vista: The Missing Manual. This is a superb book that always answered the questions that the other four Vista books I bought all failed to answer.Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
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If you want to get to know Windows Vista fast but don't want to get bogged down in the details, you need a Visual QuickProject Guide!
* You don't need to know every feature--you just want to get your work done.
* Full-color illustrations show you how to perform each step of your project from start to finish.
* Low priced--why pay for more than you need?
* John Rizzo has been writing about computers for 20 years. His work has appeared in CNET, eWeek.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, PC Magazine, and other publications. John is the author of numerous books, including Customizing Windows XP: Visual QuickProject Guide. He also publishes MacWindows.com, a news and information Web site devoted to helping Mac users get along in a Windows world.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1495619 in Books
* Published on: 2007-03-09
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 144 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
John Rizzo is the author of Customizing Windows XP: Visual QuickProject Guide and a consultant specializing in Windows and Macintosh networking and integration. He runs the MacWindows.com Web site and writes for eWeek.com. He also authored the best selling How Macs Work and was a contributor to How Computers Work by Ron White.
Customer Reviews
A handy Windows Vista manual5
If you're the type of computer user that can't make heads or tails from the normal computer manual then Moving to Microsoft Windows Vista by John Rizzo is for you. Full of handy information with great color illustrations, Moving to Microsoft Windows Vista will be a book that you actually use.
Chapters include Chapter 1, Prepare to Upgrade; Chapter 2, Install Windows Vista; Chapter 3, Move Files & Settings from Another PC, Chapter 4, Explore Windows Vista; Chapter 5, Personalize the Desktop; Chapter 6, Take Charge of the Start Menu; Chapter 7, Take Charge of the Taskbar; Chapter 8, Navigate Folder Windows; Chapter 9, Sort, Group, & Filter Files; Chapter 10, Secure Your Computer. I especially liked the information Rizzo include on setting parental controls.
I highly recommend.
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Now you can enjoy all of your digital media on your PC or TV easily with Windows Vista Media Center! Filled with expert tips, this hands-on guide explains how you can watch and record TV shows, download movies and music, view your photos and videos, and so much more--all through one, integrated system. How to Do Everything with Windows Vista Media Center shows you how to configure this versatile tool for optimum quality and performance and how to make the most of all of its powerful--and fun--features.
*
Connect to a wired or wireless network, the Internet, and a TV signal
* Configure your settings, including privacy, parental controls, and closed captioning
* Watch, pause, rewind, and record live TV
* Download and watch movies and other media
* Set up a personal music library and buy or rent music online
* Create playlists, burn CDs, synch mobile devices, and stream music
* Customize, create, and manage pictures and videos
* Access your media from an Xbox 360 or other Windows Vista PCs
* Install a DVD, HD DVD, or Blu-ray disc drive for your PC or Xbox 360
* Install and configure a TV tuner, a cable card, and an external hard drive
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #317674 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 362 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Joli Ballew is a technical author, technology trainer, and website manager. She is the author or coauthor of nearly two dozen books, including CNET Do-It-Yourself Mac Projects and Hardcore Windows XP.
Justin Harrison is an expert in digital media, a three-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Windows Media Center, a consultant, and a technical columnist. He has worked with Microsoft on the Casual Games team, and for General Electric.
Customer Reviews
Excellent Vista Media Center Reference5
Complete coverage of everything 'Vista Media Center'. Includes insights on companion items and helpful hints on their function / value. It has answered all my questions and more. Writen in an easy to follow style with lots of screen shots. Excellent basic, intermediate, advanced skill level coverage.
Not for experianced PC users, great if you never touched a PC before2
Really not much in here that you cannot discover on your own in a couple hours of playing around in vista. Save your money and do alittle reseach online. If you know next to nothing about PC's than a good book to start you off. Otherwise full of common sense stuff, almost everything in here is cut and pasted from Microsofts website.
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The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Merging the Internet and the Cellular Worlds, Second Edition is an updated version of the best-selling guide to this exciting technology that will merge the Internet with the cellular world, ensuring the availability of Internet technologies such as the web, email, instant messaging, presence and videoconferencing nearly everywhere. In this thoroughly revised overview of the IMS and its technologies, goals, history, vision, the organizations involved in its standardization and architecture, the authors first describe how each technology works on the Internet and then explain how the same technology is adapted to work in the IMS, enabling readers to take advantage of any current and future Internet service.
Key features of the Second Edition include:
* New chapter on Next Generation Networks, including an overview on standardization, the architecture, and PSTN/ISDN simulation services.
* Fully updated chapter on the Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) service, covering the standardization in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), architecture, PoC session types, user plane, and the Talk Burst Control Protocol.
* Several expanded sections, including discussion of the role of the Open Mobile Alliance in the standardization process, IPv4 support in IMS, a description of the IMS Application Layer Gateway and the Transition Gateway, and a description of the presence data model.
* Updated material on the presence service, session-based instant messages with the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP), and the XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP).
* Supported by a companion website on which instructors and lecturers can find electronic versions of the figures.
Engineers, programmers, business managers, marketing representatives, and technically aware users will all find this to be an indispensable guide to IMS and the business model behind it.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #499224 in Books
* Published on: 2006-02-10
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 456 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"…a great starting point for those readers who want to learn the IMS and explore it further." (E-STREAMS, September 2005)
From the Back Cover
The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Merging the Internet and the Cellular Worlds, Second Edition is an updated version of the best-selling guide to this exciting technology that will merge the Internet with the cellular world, ensuring the availability of Internet technologies such as the web, email, instant messaging, presence and videoconferencing nearly everywhere.
In this thoroughly revised overview of the IMS and its technologies, goals, history, vision, the organizations involved in its standardization and architecture, the authors first describe how each technology works on the Internet and then explain how the same technology is adapted to work in the IMS, enabling readers to take advantage of any current and future Internet service.
Key features of the Second Edition include:
* New chapter on Next Generation Networks, including an overview on standardization, the architecture, and PSTN/ISDN simulation services.
* Fully updated chapter on the Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) service, covering the standardization in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), architecture, PoC sessions types, user plane, and the Talk Burst Control Protocol
* Several expanded sections, including discussion of the role of the Open Mobile Alliance in the standardization process, IPv4 support in IMS, a description of the IMS Application Layer Gateway and the Transition Gateway, and a description of the presence data model.
* Updated material on the presence service, session-based instant messages with the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP), and the XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP).
* Supported by a companion website on which instructors and lecturers can find electronic versions of the figures.
Engineers, programmers, business managers, marketing representatives, and techncially aware users will all find this to be an indispensable guide to IMS and the business model behind it.
About the Author
Gonzalo Camarillo leads the Advanced Signalling Research Laboratory of Ericsson in Helsinki, Finland. He is an active participant in the IETF, where he has authored and coauthored several specifications used in the IMS. In particular, he is a co-author of themain SIP specification, RFC 3261. In addition, he co-chairs the IETF SIPPING working group, which handles the requirements from 3GPP and 3GPP2 related to SIP, and the IETF HIP (Host Identity Protocol) working group, which deals with lower-layer mobility and security. He is the Ericsson representative in the SIP Forum and is a regular speaker at different industry conferences. During his stay as a visitor researcher at Columbia University in New York, USA, he published a book entitled “SIP Demystified”. Gonzalo received an M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain, and another M.Sc. degree (also in Electrical Engineering) from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He is currently continuing his studies as a Ph.D. candidate at Helsinki University of Technology, in Finland.
Miguel A. García-Martín is a Principal Research Engineer in the Networking Technologies Laboratory of the Nokia Research Center in Helsinki, Finland. Before joining Nokia Miguel was working for Ericsson in Spain, and then Ericsson in Finland. Miguel is an active participant of the IETF, and for a number of years has been a key contributor in 3GPP. Lately Miguel has also been participating in the specification of NGN in ETSI. In the IETF, he has authored and co-authored several specifications related to the IMS. In 3GPP, he has been a key contributor to the development of the IMS standard. Miguel is also a regular speaker at different industry conferences. Miguel received a B. Eng. degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.
Customer Reviews
broad and deep, but not quite up to date4
I teach IMS courses for 6 years now. This is my favorite book. It's a good introduction to IMS and covers many topics in suffcient detail.
Still IMS is evolving fast and you have to check with the specs for the latest updates and changes.
A well written, easy to read reference on IMS5
A good and thorough intoduction to IMS and SIP. Easy to read and written in a manner that the book can be re-read over and over again. Has detailed examples on SIP Call flows with sufficient explanations. The book also acts as a bridge for some of us who are unfamiliar with mobile/cellular networks.
Hopefully the book will be updated with each revision of IMS.
Congratulations to the author.
A must have if you start with IMS5
Possibly the best technical book I've ever read.
I work with IMS technology and we use the book in our department to introduce IMS to newcomers. But I also work in European projects on IMS and the book is the main reference for most of the other teams involved.
You just need this book and the 3GPP specifications for anything you want to do with IMS.
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Get the definitive, in-depth resource for designing, deploying, and maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory in an enterprise environment. Written by experts on directory services and the Active Directory team at Microsoft, this technical resource is packed with concrete, real-world design and implementation guidance. You ll get in-depth guidance on installation, Active Directory components, replication, security, administration, and more. You also get answers to common questions from network architects, engineers, and administrators about Windows Server 2008 Active Directory plus scripts, utilities, job aids, and a fully searchable eBook on CD.
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- Offers definitive product information and expert insights straight from industry experts and the Active Directory team at Microsoft
- Provides comprehensive technical information that network architects, engineers, and administrators need to know about designing, deploying, and maintaining Active Directory for Windows Server 2008
- Includes in-depth coverage of Active Directory components, installation, replication, security, and administration in an enterprise environment
- Features a CD packed with scripts, utilities, job aids, and a fully searchable version of the entire RESOURCE KIT book
About the Author
Stan Reimer is an enterprise infrastructure architect who specializes in enterprise directory services and Active Directory. As a Corporate Technology Specialist for Great West Life Assurance Company, he helps design and deploy directory services for eBusiness.
Mike Mulcare is an instructional design engineer for training and certification at Microsoft Corporation, where he dedicates his time to courseware for directory services and Windows Server. He has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 1997. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mike developed Microsoft Windows® 2000 courseware for IBM Learning Services and has also worked as a technology consultant in the legal industry, specializing in system deployment and migration.
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Great Book to Jump-in With4
I wrote a couple of sidebars for this book and enjoyed reading it when I received my copy. If you're looking for a book to give you a good picture of the Windows Server 2008 AD landscape including the various services which have been branded as part of AD (e.g. Certificate Services, Rights Management, etc), this is a good title to pick-up. There are plenty of screenshots and procedural walkthroughs as well as advice from the standpoint of Microsoft. If you're looking for something super detailed and in-depth, this may not be what you're looking for.
--Brian Desmond
Active Directory MVP
Exceptional recource for 2K85
Just as Mr. Mulcare wrote the definitive resource for AD on Win2K3,
Active Directory for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference (Pro-Technical References) he has done it again with this resource kit. His knowledge of the product and ability to pass along critical information on Active Directory is exceptional. Keep up the good work and I look forward to whatever you write for Win7!
Keep up the good work!5
I've received my books on time in perfect condition
Keep up the good work!
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Get the definitive reference for deploying, configuring, and supporting IIS 7.0 with insights from a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and IIS experts at Microsoft. You get 800 pages of in-depth technical guidance on using IIS 7.0 to help enable users to easily host and manage Web sites, create Web-based business applications, and extend file, print, media, and communication services to the Web. This RESOURCE KIT covers IIS architecture, migrating servers and applications, capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning, security, top administration and troubleshooting scenarios, and real-world best practices. Complete with scripts, tools, utilities, and an eBook on CD, this is the definitive resource for administering IIS 7.0.
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Delivers detailed technical guidance on IIS 7.0 architecture, migrating servers and applications, capacity planning, security, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting
Describes real-world best practices for IIS 7.0 administration, including scenarios in the dot-com and ISP environments
Features a CD packed with valuable tools and utilities, along with a fully searchable eBook
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* Published on: 2008-03-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
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* 779 pages
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This comprehensive kit is the definitive source of information about IIS 7.0--direct from top IIS MVPs and experts on the Microsoft IIS Team.
Key Book Benefits * Provides definitive product information with insights straight from the Microsoft IIS Team * Delivers a detailed drilldown--from architecture, to everyday administration, to maximizing server performance * Describes real-world best practices for IIS 7.0, including scenarios in intranets and ISP environments * Includes a CD packed with must-have resources and scripts, and a fully searchable version of the entire RESOURCE KIT book
About the Author
Brett Hill is a server evangelist for IIS 7.0 and Web Services at Microsoft Corporation and a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine. He s also the founder of iisanswers.com.
Olga M. Londer, MCSE, MCT, and former Microsoft MVP, is a technology evangelist for Microsoft Corporation and has served as a technical lead on numerous projects for blue-chip clients. She has been involved with Web development, authoring, and infrastructure since 1992 and coauthored Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit among other books. Olga is a frequent speaker at conferences such as Tech Ed, VSLive!, DevWeek, and IT Forum.
Bernard Cheah, MCP+I, MCSE, MCDBA, CCSE, is a Microsoft MVP for IIS. He is a consultant for Internet solutions analysis, design, and implementation, and focuses on online e-commerce system-security and high-availability features. He is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Strategy Business IT at University of Portsmouth, UK.
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"Exchange experts and Microsoft MVPs Richard Luckett, William Lefkovics, and Bharat Suneja have packed this book with practical guidance, useful information, and years of knowledge and experience. If you’re responsible for one or more aspects of an Exchange 2007-based messaging system, keep this book close, as you’ll be referring to it often!" --Scott Schnoll, Principal Technical Writer, Exchange Server Product Team, Microsoft Corporation
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #218621 in Books
* Published on: 2008-04-07
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 766 pages
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Your One-Stop Guide to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Get full details on the powerful features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 including the new features available with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1. Written by Exchange Server experts Richard Luckett, William Lefkovics, and Bharat Suneja, the book covers everything from installation, configuration, and migration to the latest administration, troubleshooting, and security procedures.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference shows you how to configure a robust messaging environment, manage recipients and servers, set up mailboxes and public folders, and seamlessly integrate with Outlook 2007 and Outlook Web Access 2007. You'll learn to provide a multi-layered defense against spam, create reliable system backups, work with PKI and data encryption, use replication and clustering services, and maintain high availability and optimal efficiency.
* Set up, customize, and manage Exchange Server 2007
* Upgrade from and coexist with previous versions
* Understand the Exchange Server 2007 messaging system architecture
* Implement the significant new features Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 provides
* Administer Mailbox, Transport, Client Access, and Unified Messaging Servers
* Take full advantage of Outlook 2007 and Outlook Web Access 2007
* Secure transactions using PKI, authentication, encryption, and the Forefront suite
* Comply with applicable legal standards and regulations
* Back up and restore Exchange data using DPM and VSS
* Troubleshoot, monitor, and tune Exchange Server using the latest tools
About the Author
Richard Luckett, MCSE, MCITP, MCTS, is the president of SYSTMS of NY, Inc., a leading Microsoft Gold Partner. He is a recipient of the Microsoft Exchange MVP award from Microsoft.
William Lefkovics, MCSE, A+, BSc, works as the technical director for Mojave Media Group. He has been a Microsoft Exchange MVP since 2001.
Bharat Suneja is a principal exchange architect at Zenprise, maker of real-time troubleshooting and monitoring software for Microsoft Exchange and BlackBerry environments. He is a Microsoft Exchange MVP.
Customer Reviews
Excellent comprehensive reference5
Very informative book! It contains not only the technical information I'm looking for, but very insightful real-world examples as well. And don't forget the PowerShell - the authors do a great job of listing not only the console steps, but also the accompanying shell syntax - and in an easy-to-read format, too! Thanks, guys!
Superb Exchange 2007 book5
This is a brilliant book! It's clearly written, is packed with information, and shows real world experience form the authors. I'm always able to find what I want from the excellent index, and I can't believe that all this fits into only around 750 pages. Congratulations guys, this is a winner! Nick P. (Microsoft Trainer)
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #598396 in Books
* Published on: 2008-06-20
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 252 pages
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Insightful and Useful5
Rommel's book is filled with useful information, presented in an easily accessible format, that could be critical to a business at the worst possible time...highly recommended.
Packed with usable information4
In "Active Directory Disaster Recovery" Author Florian Rommel has created very readable, and usable title devoted to one of the least understood aspects of Microsoft's Active Directory technology. In a familiar and easily readable style, Mr. Rommel presents aspects of a widely used technology that is all to often overlooked even in large companies with competent staff.
Full of practical information and solutions to what can sometimes be very esoteric and difficult to understand concepts you will find yourself returning multiple times to this book to refresh your memory before planning for and testing your disaster recovery plans.
With active directory digging deeper and deeper everyday into the core of every business and data center, this is the information you need to know in order to assure the long term viability of your infrastructure.
Lots of seasoning required...3
A good topic for a book, and this one promises a lot, but read it with at least a few grains of salt while you test, test, test. I'm unsure how this book made it past the editorial reviewers, as the prose is often awkward and dense, with many unnecessary words and rarely flows. The often informal and inexact sentence structure loses the reader when the author attempts to describe more complicated concepts.
The book's first 100 pages are spent going briefly through AD basics (which leaves something to be desired) and making a case for a business continuity plan for AD. I feel the latter is completely unnecessary. I think it would be safe to assume the reader already knows the importance of a disaster recovery plan if they've bothered reading this book in the first place.
There is one glaring conceptual mistake in the book that I cannot let pass concerning sites and services, especially after the author makes statement: "This is the section where a lot of administrators get confused and it is also the section that, if poorly implemented, can cause extremely high network traffic generated by excessive replication."
Unfortunately the author seems to be one of these administrators as he writes on page 86 about setting site replication schedules that:
"The schedule per site actually only allows you to specify how many times per hour and during which window the replications can occur from the site. This does not affect the intra-site replications, which is the replication between the DCs located in the same site."
The section continues with screen shots and text describing how the NTDS Site Settings object under each site affects the way intersite replication takes place. This is completely wrong, as described by Microsoft (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755994.aspx):
"Intrasite connections inherit a default schedule from the schedule attribute of the NTDS Site Settings object. By default, this schedule is always available and has an interval of one hour."
By default, intrasite replication happens whenever there are changes, or if there haven't been any in a period of an hour, it will replicate once anyway. Intrasite replication is what the schedule on the NTDS Site Settings object controls.
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The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Merging the Internet and the Cellular Worlds, Second Edition is an updated version of the best-selling guide to this exciting technology that will merge the Internet with the cellular world, ensuring the availability of Internet technologies such as the web, email, instant messaging, presence and videoconferencing nearly everywhere. In this thoroughly revised overview of the IMS and its technologies, goals, history, vision, the organizations involved in its standardization and architecture, the authors first describe how each technology works on the Internet and then explain how the same technology is adapted to work in the IMS, enabling readers to take advantage of any current and future Internet service.
Key features of the Second Edition include:
* New chapter on Next Generation Networks, including an overview on standardization, the architecture, and PSTN/ISDN simulation services.
* Fully updated chapter on the Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) service, covering the standardization in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), architecture, PoC session types, user plane, and the Talk Burst Control Protocol.
* Several expanded sections, including discussion of the role of the Open Mobile Alliance in the standardization process, IPv4 support in IMS, a description of the IMS Application Layer Gateway and the Transition Gateway, and a description of the presence data model.
* Updated material on the presence service, session-based instant messages with the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP), and the XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP).
* Supported by a companion website on which instructors and lecturers can find electronic versions of the figures.
Engineers, programmers, business managers, marketing representatives, and technically aware users will all find this to be an indispensable guide to IMS and the business model behind it.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #475506 in Books
* Published on: 2006-02-10
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 456 pages
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"…a great starting point for those readers who want to learn the IMS and explore it further." (E-STREAMS, September 2005)
From the Back Cover
The 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Merging the Internet and the Cellular Worlds, Second Edition is an updated version of the best-selling guide to this exciting technology that will merge the Internet with the cellular world, ensuring the availability of Internet technologies such as the web, email, instant messaging, presence and videoconferencing nearly everywhere.
In this thoroughly revised overview of the IMS and its technologies, goals, history, vision, the organizations involved in its standardization and architecture, the authors first describe how each technology works on the Internet and then explain how the same technology is adapted to work in the IMS, enabling readers to take advantage of any current and future Internet service.
Key features of the Second Edition include:
* New chapter on Next Generation Networks, including an overview on standardization, the architecture, and PSTN/ISDN simulation services.
* Fully updated chapter on the Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) service, covering the standardization in the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), architecture, PoC sessions types, user plane, and the Talk Burst Control Protocol
* Several expanded sections, including discussion of the role of the Open Mobile Alliance in the standardization process, IPv4 support in IMS, a description of the IMS Application Layer Gateway and the Transition Gateway, and a description of the presence data model.
* Updated material on the presence service, session-based instant messages with the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP), and the XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP).
* Supported by a companion website on which instructors and lecturers can find electronic versions of the figures.
Engineers, programmers, business managers, marketing representatives, and techncially aware users will all find this to be an indispensable guide to IMS and the business model behind it.
About the Author
Gonzalo Camarillo leads the Advanced Signalling Research Laboratory of Ericsson in Helsinki, Finland. He is an active participant in the IETF, where he has authored and coauthored several specifications used in the IMS. In particular, he is a co-author of themain SIP specification, RFC 3261. In addition, he co-chairs the IETF SIPPING working group, which handles the requirements from 3GPP and 3GPP2 related to SIP, and the IETF HIP (Host Identity Protocol) working group, which deals with lower-layer mobility and security. He is the Ericsson representative in the SIP Forum and is a regular speaker at different industry conferences. During his stay as a visitor researcher at Columbia University in New York, USA, he published a book entitled “SIP Demystified”. Gonzalo received an M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain, and another M.Sc. degree (also in Electrical Engineering) from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He is currently continuing his studies as a Ph.D. candidate at Helsinki University of Technology, in Finland.
Miguel A. García-Martín is a Principal Research Engineer in the Networking Technologies Laboratory of the Nokia Research Center in Helsinki, Finland. Before joining Nokia Miguel was working for Ericsson in Spain, and then Ericsson in Finland. Miguel is an active participant of the IETF, and for a number of years has been a key contributor in 3GPP. Lately Miguel has also been participating in the specification of NGN in ETSI. In the IETF, he has authored and co-authored several specifications related to the IMS. In 3GPP, he has been a key contributor to the development of the IMS standard. Miguel is also a regular speaker at different industry conferences. Miguel received a B. Eng. degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.
Customer Reviews
broad and deep, but not quite up to date4
I teach IMS courses for 6 years now. This is my favorite book. It's a good introduction to IMS and covers many topics in suffcient detail.
Still IMS is evolving fast and you have to check with the specs for the latest updates and changes.
A well written, easy to read reference on IMS5
A good and thorough intoduction to IMS and SIP. Easy to read and written in a manner that the book can be re-read over and over again. Has detailed examples on SIP Call flows with sufficient explanations. The book also acts as a bridge for some of us who are unfamiliar with mobile/cellular networks.
Hopefully the book will be updated with each revision of IMS.
Congratulations to the author.
A must have if you start with IMS5
Possibly the best technical book I've ever read.
I work with IMS technology and we use the book in our department to introduce IMS to newcomers. But I also work in European projects on IMS and the book is the main reference for most of the other teams involved.
You just need this book and the 3GPP specifications for anything you want to do with IMS.
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Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary, by Ray Horak, is a comprehensive telecommunications dictionary of more than 7,500 terms critical to understanding voice, data, video, and multimedia communications system and network technologies, applications, and regulation. Given the convergence of computing and communications, the book also effectively is a computer dictionary with a telecom focus. It is thoroughly researched, highly objective, absolutely accurate, and includes just about every essential term, abbreviation, acronym, contraction, initialism, and portmanteau you might encounter in the telecom and datacom domains. Although the book is a technical dictionary, Horak’s plain-English, commonsense style yields definitions that are as thoroughly understandable to the business professional or student as they are to the electrical engineer. In fact, many entries are encyclopedic in nature, discussing applications and issues. Horak also injects a bit of his wry sense of humor, sprinkling occasional telecom trivia and marginally related definitions that will have you smiling and chuckling to yourself, but not to the point that they detract from what is an important book on a serious subject. An instant classic, Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary is the one and only telecom dictionary you will need. It also makes a perfect companion to Horak’s Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, published by Wiley-Interscience in October 2007.
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* Published on: 2007-10-29
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 568 pages
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"For anyone who has to work in our field, and particularly for those who must describe it to others, I highly recommend Ray Horak's Telecom Dictionary. It is over 500-pages of thoroughly researched, densely packed, and wonderfully entertaining information for anyone who works in the telecom field."
—Jim Burton, Unified Communications Strategies
Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary by Ray Horak is comprehensive with more than 4,600 terms essential to a clear and comprehensive understanding of voice, data, video and multimedia communications system and network technologies, applications and regulations. Although the book is a technical dictionary, Horak’s plain-English, commonsense style yields definitions that are as thoroughly researched, objective, accurate, and includes just about every essential term, abbreviation, acronym, contraction, initialism and portmanteau you might encounter in the telecom and datacom domains.
The book is the perfect companion to his Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, published by Wiley-Interscience in October 2007. Taken together, these two are all you need to get your arms around the essentials of telecom.
—Reviewed by Mark Simon, Founder/CEO of EvinceMedia (Telecom Reseller, May/June 2008 Edition)
Many folks who entered the telecom trade during the 1980s and the go-go years of the 1990s came to rely on Newton’s Telecom Dictionary, from long-time BCR columnist Harry Newton, as their guide to the wild and wooly world of telecom.
Unfortunately, those of us in the trade didn’t think very highly of Harry’s contribution. While it did not lack for wit, Newton’s Dictionary was woefully short on quality information. In fact, one of the ways the veterans identified the rookies was by the latter’s dependence on what we looked at as a rather lame source.
For those who are entering the field today (and even for those who have been around for a while) there is a new dictionary that is worth the investment. Ray Horak, President of The Context Corporation, has written the Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary, and it’s a gem. It’s 559 pages of well-written, insightful information on everything from "A" (for Ampere) to "Zero-Water Peak Fiber", not to mention symbols like Octothorpe (i.e. the "#" sign) and all those terms we have that begin with numbers starting like "0B + D".
Mr. Horak’s book is thoroughly researched, and contains an unfathomable wealth of detail. I have taught data networking for over 25-years and pride myself on precision- this book is precise. Where you might think you know the definition of that term, here you’ll find that definition expressed with absolute precision and find three other definitions you weren’t even aware of.
Ours is a challenging field, and good sources of information are few and far between. The Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary is a source you can count on. If they have a Jeopardy category on "Telecom Trivia", my money’s on Ray Horak.
—Reviewed by Michael Finneran, dBrn Associates (NoJitter.com, May 29, 2008)
What’s remarkable about this work is it defines over 4,600 telecom terms and, scanning through it, it appears there are more TLAs (three-letter acronyms) involved than the mind can comfortably encompass. I’ve found the dictionary incredibly useful when researching, and every now and then I find an interesting snippet of trivia (did you know Bob Metcalfe’s middle name is "Melancton"?).
—Reviewed by Mark Gibbs (Network World, 4/30/08)
Books about telecom subjects generally fall into one of two categories: Very Basic or Incomprehensible. For the vast majority of us that fall between these two extremes, there is a new dictionary of telecom terms that is neither too technical, nor condescending.
The standard text, and one of the most widely read books in telecom, has been Newton’s Telecom Dictionary, now in its 23rd edition. But, the man who edited Newton’s for much of its history, has now published his own version of a telecom dictionary. Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary (Wiley, 2008, ISBN 978-0-471-77457-0) is written by Ray Horak.
A dictionary is one of the most difficult books to write. Just coming up with a comprehensive list of terms is onerous enough in itself. But, to define each of these terms in a way that is understandable by the unwashed masses, is mind boggling.
Horak has done an admirable job, and created a work that can be used where Newton’s can cause problems. For example, in the expert witness work I sometimes perform, Newton’s funny or flippant definitions can be used to impugn the credibility of the source itself. You will not have this problem with Webster’s; it is a work that will never cause you a red face if you use it in a hostile environment.
In all, I will continue to keep both on my bookshelf, and value them both, cognizant of the differences.
—Reviewed by Gene Retske (The Prepaid Press, April 2008)
I found a lot to like about Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary. First, it is indeed very easy to read, and contains a lot of detail, as well as good cross referencing in the entries where needed. Second, it provides good illustrations and diagrams that get the point across. Finally, while touted as a dictionary, it feels more like an encyclopedia in that it does not have that dry dictionary form—but rather a more inviting feel that makes you want to come explore. Whether you are a telecom or IT professional, do yourself a favor and get Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary as it is highly recommended.
—T. Michael Testi (BC Books, October 31, 2007)
From the Back Cover
Authoritative, complete, and user-friendly
The telecommunications field is exploding. Wired and wireless telecommunications networks today support data and video transmission as well as voice, and new terminology is constantly evolving.
Whether you're a telecommunications professional, technician, service provider, or student, this comprehensive reference offers you appropriate technical depth in commonsense plain-English style with an occasional dash of Ray Horak's unique sense of humor. You'll find it easy to locate terms, place them in context, and understand the latest developments, including:
* Power Line Carrier (PLC)
*
Passive Optical Network (PON)
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802.11, 802.16, Bluetooth and WiMAX
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Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
*
Storage Area Networks (SANs)
*
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
*
DenseWavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
*
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) vs. H.323
*
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
About the Author
Ray Horak is an independent consultant who has written more than 100 articles, technical white papers, case studies, and solutions briefs, as well as the bestselling Communications Systems and Networks and the recently published Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook.
Customer Reviews
A must-have for your technical library5
Ray Horak's "Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary" is an invaluable reference for anyone studying or working in the telecommunications and/or computer fields. These disciplines are well-known for their excessive use of acronyms, but Horak's clear, explanatory prose makes sense of the alphabet soup. The book is actually fun to read as well, which is remarkable for what is ostensibly a dictionary. His writing is spot-on for technical accuracy and detail, yet engaging and accessible. A very useful feature of this Dictionary is its extensive use of cross-references for entries, prompting the reader to engage on a journey of learning from one related topic to another. An excellent companion reference for this dictionary is Horak's "Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook".
A Better Source than the Internet!5
Review by Vladimir Kaminsky
Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary by Ray Horak is a comprehensive telecommunications dictionary of more than 4,600 terms essential to a clear understanding of voice, data, video, and multimedia communications system and network topologies, technologies, applications, and regulations. The book encompasses numerous volumes of materials in the area of telecommunications that can be only compared with information from the Internet.
Horak's background and experience allowed him to be an expert in many telecommunications areas. The book is the witness to this fact: it covers such simple technologies as twisted pair, such complex techniques as Passive Optical Networks, Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing; and such evolving technologies as WiMAX and MIMO.
It is interesting to note that Horak presents dry facts of telecommunications reality with humor and historical references, making it easy to read and more attractive to readers. The book can amaze a reader by its thoroughness to cover various topics, provide references, describe symbols; and it reveals Horak's deep knowledge of the topics and ability to work with huge amount of sources. For an encyclopedic treatment of the subject and a perfect companion to this work, see Horak's Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook, also published by Wiley in 2007.
Horak is an independent telecom consultant. He is active in litigation support as a consulting expert and testifying expert, often in cases involving intellectual property such as patent, copyright, and trademark and service infringement. He has authored five telecom books and written of hundreds of technical articles, white papers, case studies, and solution briefs.
Vladimir Kaminsky, PhD is a President of Practel, Inc, a consulting company that is specializing in advanced communications technologies and network design.
A valuable addition to your Telecom Library5
I review books in my role as a VoIP & SIP trainer for TrainingCity.com. When students ask me what to buy, I always recommend that they have a technical dictionary close at hand.
I am now recommending they have two, the old one and "Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary". I know it seems like overkill, but in fact these two books are both on my list of "must haves" for 2008. Webster's dictionary is focused, includes diagrams, and provides timely, accurate information.
Buying two or more books is never easy, so I often suggest students speak with their managers and discuss buying a "team library" of books that can be shared by everyone in the group. Often companies have a book budget, it can't hurt to ask!
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IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the future of Internet telephony. And this book is your guide to that future.
IPv6 is the replacement for the currently used IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4). IPv6 will offer increased IP addresses (full 128-bit addresses, compared to the 32-bit addresses of IPv4), enhanced security, and greater robustness. It will also be fully "backwards compatible" with existing IPv4 systems. These capabilities will finally make Internet telephony a viable competitor to conventional switched telephone networks. In this book, Dan Minoli clearly explains IPv6 and how telephone networks can be built on its foundations.
This is not just another IPv6 book; instead, it focuses on those aspects of IPv6 relevant to Internet telephony systems and voice networks. Minoli uses a compare/contrast approach, exploring where IPv6 is similar to IPv4 and where it differs, to let you quickly grasp the essence of IPv6 and the similarities (and differences) between current IPv4-based systems and IPv6-based systems.
If you will be designing, implementing, or maintaining the next generation of Internet telephony systems, then you need the information in this book!
*Explains the essential concepts of IPv6 and how they relate to Internet telephony
*Describes how Internet telephony systems using IPv6 are different from, and better than, Internet telephony systems based on the older IPv4 standard
*Discusses how to transition existing IPv4 Internet telephony systems and conventional switched systems to IPv6-based systems
*Extensive treatment of security issues, including IP layer encryption and authentication methods
*Explains connection techniques, including "plug and play" approaches, for equipment used in IPv6 systems
* The first title describing how the next generation Internet protocol-IPv6-can be used for Internet telephony
* Explains IPv6 as it applies to Internet telephony (VoIP)
* Shows how IPv6 gives better security, QoS, and signal integrity in Internet telephony
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1107581 in Books
* Published on: 2006-04-11
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 384 pages
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"What I really liked about this book is that is has excellent complete coverage of VoIP itself and IPv6. You can use the book to learn these from scratch or just get a refresher." - Electronic Design, Louis E. Frenzel, July 2006
From the Back Cover
IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the future of Internet telephony. And this book is your guide to that future.
IPv6 is the replacement for the currently used IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4). IPv6 will offer increased IP addresses (full 128-bit addresses, compared to the 32-bit addresses of IPv4), enhanced security, and greater robustness. It will also be fully "backwards compatible" with existing IPv4 systems. These capabilities will finally make Internet telephony a viable competitor to conventional switched telephone networks. In this book, Dan Minoli clearly explains IPv6 and how telephone networks can be built on its foundations.
This is not just another IPv6 book; instead, it focuses on those aspects of IPv6 relevant to Internet telephony systems and voice networks. Minoli uses a compare/contrast approach, exploring where IPv6 is similar to IPv4 and where it differs, to let you quickly grasp the essence of IPv6 and the similarities (and differences) between current IPv4-based systems and IPv6-based systems.
If you will be designing, implementing, or maintaining the next generation of Internet telephony systems, then you need the information in this book!
*Explains the essential concepts of IPv6 and how they relate to Internet telephony
*Describes how Internet telephony systems using IPv6 are different from, and better than, Internet telephony systems based on the older IPv4 standard
*Discusses how to transition existing IPv4 Internet telephony systems and conventional switched systems to IPv6-based systems
*Extensive treatment of security issues, including IP layer encryption and authentication methods
*Explains connection techniques-including "plug and play" approaches-for equipment used in IPv6 systems
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When you pick out something to wear in the morning, you choose the clothes that best fit your mood and personality that day. Same with the music we listen to and even the cars we drive. We instinctively surround ourselves with the things that are reflective of our personalities, so why not our computers? Skinning Windows XP will show you how to take the Microsoft Windows Graphical User Interface to a whole new visual and functional level. Through step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to customize your Windows XP theme, icons and backgrounds using skinning software. Not sure what skinning software is or where to find it? You'll learn about that, too. You will become familiar with the Windows desktop structure and components and learn how to alter the elements to create a personalized desktop experience. Along with a 16-page, full-color insert with before and after shots of skins for inspiration, Skinning Windows XP will help you technologically express yourself.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1634065 in Books
* Published on: 2005-04-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 336 pages
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About the Author
Skinning Microsoft Windows XPAbout the Authors
Joe Habraken is a best-selling author, information technology professional, and educator. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of New England, where he teaches a variety of information technology classes introducing undergraduate students to computer basics, software applications, web design, and the use of personal computers in business settings. His books include Microsoft Office 2003 All in 1; Absolute Beginner's Guide to Networking, Fourth Edition; and Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Server 2003 in 24 Hours.
© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Introduction
With the release of Windows XP, Microsoft provided a radically different approach to the customization of the Windows graphical user interface (GUI) by providing a built-in visual style engine. A visual style controls the color scheme and the bitmap graphics that are used for such Windows interface elements as the Start menu, the taskbar, and the objects we find on a typical window (such as the title bar and control buttons). Although Windows XP shipped with only one visual style—the XP style—the fact that the visual style engine exists makes it possible for any user to radically alter the look and feel of the Windows interface.
Through the manipulation of Windows themes (the icons, mouse pointers, desktop background, and other GUI elements we interface with when we use Windows) and visual styles, we can actually "skin" the Windows interface (a skin being the combination of modified theme elements and visual style items). This means you can create a custom interface, and the limits on the possibilities are really up to you and your artistic inclinations.
Theme elements can be easily modified using tools built in to the Windows XP environment. For more radical interface modification, a number of third-party software packages make it easy to create any number of extremely unique "looks" for the interface.
Skinning Windows XP provides both a primer and an advanced user guide to creating your own Windows themes, visual styles, and skins (whether you are using Windows XP Home or Windows XP Profesisonal). Although this book is designed for the novice as well as the more advanced Windows user, its logical step-by-step approach provides a learning environment ideal for the novice and provides the more experienced user with a breadth of details because more advanced skinning topics are discussed.
Although this book takes its subject matter very seriously, the material itself is approached in a straightforward, conversational manner that should help you digest the information without dozing off or developing a horrible migraine headache. It will also provide you with the knowledge base you need to further explore the concept of skinning Windows and enable you to advance your own creative sensibilities when you have set the book down after reading the last chapter.
Conventions Used in This Book
Certain conventions have been followed in this book to help you digest all the material. At the beginning of each chapter, you'll find a list of the major topics covered in that chapter. And because this book explores the visual aspects of skinning Windows XP, ample screen captures have been provided to ground you in each process as you create themes, visual styles, and skins. You will also find several icons used throughout this book. These icons denote additional information on a subject, supply asides that provide useful insight, or give warnings that can help you steer clear of problem areas related to Windows themes, visual styles, and skins. These icons are as follows:
How This Book Is Organized
This book has been organized so that a novice user can explore basic to intermediate to advanced subject matter as each chapter is read. However, the chapters have been written to be primarily self-contained so the intermediate or advanced user can pick up the book and jump to a particular chapter and take full advantage of the topics covered in that chapter.
The book has been configured so the reader can first explore Windows themes (the simplest way to modify the Windows XP interface) and learn how to modify default themes as well as download themes available on the Web. Information is also provided on the various types of skinning software and how to acquire that software. Skins and visual styles can then be downloaded from the Web, making skinning Windows a matter of installing a simple application and then downloading any number of premade skins.
For users with a more artistic bent, you learn how to create your own skins and looks and the software options that are available. Finally, an appendix includes an introduction to software that enables a very advanced user to actually hack Windows resources and create skins without the use of additional skinning software.
Skinning Windows is fun and allows you to take the Windows environment to a whole new visual level. Whatever your current knowledge level is related to Windows, you will be able to use this book to personalize the look and feel of the XP interface. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.
© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
The ideal introduction and continuing reference to utilizing Windows XP5
In just 336 pages, Skinning Windows XP by Windows expert Joe Habraken provides even the most novice user with all of the information necessary to take the Microsoft Windows Graphical User Interface to a whole new visual and functional level. Readers of the book will be provided with an understanding of how the Windows desktop and its various components are actually represented on the computer screen and how through the use of add-on software and other special design tools a whole new visual environment can be created. Skinning Windows XP is the ideal introduction and continuing reference to utilizing Windows XP.
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Windows XP powers millions of PCs and is without a doubt the most widely used operating system in the world today. This rock solid operating system offers dozens of features for consumers, plus powerful applications and integrated networking tools all blended into an elegant interface. But working your way through all of these features and applications can be complicated. Whether you use this software at home or at work, sometimes you just want to learn the most commonly used features, not every option and nuance.
For anyone interested in zeroing in and learning just the information they need without all the complicated jargon, Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual provides just the solution.
Author David Pogue delivers an accessible and much needed guide with his trademark humor and friendly style. Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual provides clear explanations, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and plenty of illustrations that make for a refreshingly simple approach to XP.
Far more than a skimpy introduction but much less daunting than a weighty tech book, Windows XP For Starters: The Missing Manual unveils easy tips and tricks for making the most of the XP experience.
Whether you're a first-time user who just wants the basics, or an experienced user who simply needs a quick overview, our new Windows XP For Starters: The Missing Manual is designed from the ground up to save you time and deliver what you need to know. Find out why this book is exactly what you need.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #421391 in Books
* Published on: 2005-11-10
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 404 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
David Pogue is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times. With nearly 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors, having written or co-written seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), along with several computer-humor books and a technothriller, "Hard Drive" (a New York Times "notable book of the year").
Customer Reviews
No one should run XP without this help!5
Belive This one contains a lot of info and instructions for Win XP
Shold be a inluded manual with the program!
Shame on Windows for not including it!
George
Only For The Most Novice Of Windows Users4
After writing 2 glowing reviews for other books in the Pogue Press series I knew that the only way to go was down. Well, that might be a little harsh. I don't have any problems with this book by David Pogue himself, it's just I don't know how useful this book is. Microsoft really outdid themselves when they released Windows XP, and it was developed with the most novice of users in mind. Even at the low retail price that this book lists at, I just don't know how necessary it really is. Nicely written, good content, but only the greenest of computer users would probably find this book useful.
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The Keys to Your Productivity Are Right There, Inside Windows
Windows XP is packed with utilities and other features that can help you work smarter and faster. The trick is knowing what they are and how and when to use them. Microsoft Windows XP Power Productivity teaches you how to leverage these tools to automate, customize, and troubleshoot your system, and to harness its power most effectively. This is a must-read book for power users and system administrators; it also offers a path that ambitious beginners can follow to achieve expertise. Coverage includes:
* Performing network, automated, and unattended installations
* Controlling Windows XP startup and shutdown
* Managing printing
* Auditing the system
* Adding and removing OS components
* Understanding and managing the Registry
* Working with Device Manager
* Setting up and troubleshooting incoming and outgoing connections
* Hosting FTP sites
* Performing backups and recovering from disasters
* Managing users and groups
* Setting up, monitoring, and managing remote access
* Configuring and optimizing TCP/IP
* Managing certificates
* Configuring VPN connections
* Encrypting your files
Is Your PC Holding You Back?
Don't settle for making yourself more productive; do the same for your PC. Microsoft Windows XP Power Optimization, also from Sybex, shows you how to get more speed and power out of your current equipment, simply by tuning your Windows setup.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #998199 in Books
* Published on: 2005-02-11
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 637 pages
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From the Back Cover
The Keys to Your Productivity Are Right There, Inside Windows
Windows XP is packed with utilities and other features that can help you work smarter and faster. The trick is knowing what they are and how and when to use them. Microsoft Windows XP Power Productivity teaches you how to leverage these tools to automate, customize, and troubleshoot your system, and to harness its power most effectively. This is a must-read book for power users and system administrators; it also offers a path that ambitious beginners can follow to achieve expertise. Coverage includes:
* Performing network, automated, and unattended installations
* Controlling Windows XP startup and shutdown
* Managing printing
* Auditing the system
* Adding and removing OS components
* Understanding and managing the Registry
* Working with Device Manager
* Setting up and troubleshooting incoming and outgoing connections
* Hosting FTP sites
* Performing backups and recovering from disasters
* Managing users and groups
* Setting up, monitoring, and managing remote access
* Configuring and optimizing TCP/IP
* Managing certificates
* Configuring VPN connections
* Encrypting your files
Is Your PC Holding You Back?
Don't settle for making yourself more productive; do the same for your PC. Microsoft Windows XP Power Optimization, also from Sybex, shows you how to get more speed and power out of your current equipment, simply by tuning your Windows setup.
About the Author
Jim Boyce has written and co-written over 40 computer books, many of which are for Windows power users. Jim has been a contributing editor for Windows Magazine and WinMag.com, and continues to write numerous articles for such publications as Tech Republic, PC Mag, and InfoWorld. Jim has been working with computers since the late 1970s.
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The future looks bright for Web developers! With Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium, you now have fantastic tools that enable you to create a wide array of content and graphics to deploy on a Web site that is dynamic and easy to maintain.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a hands-on, easy-to-understand guide to the main features in all the CS3 Web development products. The no-nonsense approach is designed to help you build Web sites by covering the basics of each program—Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Flash, Contribute, and Acrobat—as well as the new features in a clear and concise minibook. You get all the expert guidance you need to:
* Choose the right tools for the job
* Create basic HTML Web pages
* Punch up your pages with forms and frames in Dreamweaver
* Save Photoshop images for print and the Web
* Work with text, shapes, and images in Fireworks
* Understand page layout
* Use layers, filters, and effects in Illustrator
* Work with animation, sound, and video in Flash
* Add interactivity to PDF files in Acrobat
* Integrate Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Contribute with other Adobe products
* Tackle advanced concepts
* And much, much more!
This friendly guide doesn’t just cover all the new tools in the Suite; it also offers you a primer on Web design as well as insight into how the Suite influences design. Complete with helpful hints on securing your work, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is your one-stop guide to making the most of the Suite and developing for the Web quickly and easily!
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #30947 in Books
* Published on: 2007-08-20
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 882 pages
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From the Back Cover
7 books in 1
your key to success with Web Premium
Your one-stop guide to creating a dynamic Web site with today's hottest design tools
Want to build a Web site that wows? Seven handy minibooks give you expert guidance in all the cutting-edge Web development products that are packed in Adobe's Creative Suite. You'll format text, import images, lay out pages, liven up illustrations with color, retouch photos, publish movies, add interactivity to PDF files, and much more!
* Create basic HTML Web pages
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Work with graphics, text, and fonts
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Use layers, filters, and effects
*
Punch up pages with forms and frames
*
Add animation, video, and sound
About the Author
Damon Dean is an experienced Web producer and developer.
Andy Cowitt is a professional Web developer.
Jennifer Smith is a designer and the founder of American Graphics Institute Training.
Christopher Smith is an Adobe Certified Expert.
Customer Reviews
Other ways to learn 2
The tutorials that come with the creative suite are not only sufficient but also easy to understand and follow, use them first and if you still have questions consider wasting your money on the book for dummies.
An excellent collection choice.5
Libraries seeking computer reference books promising lasting value would do well to look at this one-stop guide to creating a dynamic web site using Adobe's Creative Suite program. Damon Dean is an experienced web producer and developer who works with other equally talented to pack in over 800 pages of details, from formatting text and importing images to laying out pages and using PDF files. It's packed with plenty of detail, yet very accessible to relative newcomers, making it an excellent collection choice.
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Mastering InDesign for Print Design and Production shows how experienced professionals with deadlines and billable hours use InDesign efficiently and effectively. Through the case studies and interviews, readers will find inspired to look beyond the over-emphasized basic features and into the depths of InDesign's utility for real-world print design.
Most InDesign books are written for beginners, and experienced users are frustrated by them. When you already know how to make, fill, and thread a text box, the entire first half of most InDesign books is useless. But this one doesn't dwell on the basics. Mastering InDesign for Print Design and Production fulfills the promise of the Mastering series, to provide real-world skills to professionals and students. Like all Mastering books, this one includes:
* A "by pros for pros" approach: The author is an active professional working in the field of graphic arts, layout, and design, writing for professionals who want to improve their skills or learn new skills.
* Real-world examples: Running throughout the text are examples of how the various skills are applied in real scenarios, described throughout the book in the form of examples and case studies from the author's own design and consulting work, as well as interviews with other designers using InDesign on the job.
* Skill-based teaching and hands-on exercises
Although the book has a comprehensive glossary, page one begins right away speaking to the core market—print professionals—in industry terms about industry challenges. This immediately lets experienced InDesign users know the book is about them. The approach is humorous, making the digestion and retention of complicated information easier for the reader through quips, anecdotes, and design- and print-geek humor. But at all times the book is true to its mission: Helping a professional do their job in InDesign without frustration, confusion, or aesthetic compromise.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #284963 in Books
* Published on: 2007-08-13
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 492 pages
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From the Back Cover
Take Control of Your Designs and Production Workflow Using InDesign
Adobe's InDesign gives you more creative freedom than you've ever experienced in the world of professional layout and design. The problem is that learning how to work with this powerful software can be a difficult and frustrating process.
This comprehensive book goes beyond the basics, clearly showing you how to effectively use InDesign to meet your printing and prepress needs. It guides you through the new features and functionality of InDesign CS3 and helps you develop sophisticated solutions. With a solid focus on improving your efficiency and creative freedom, this book provides the expert guidance you need to master collaboration within workgroups; work efficiently with text, objects, and variable text; perfect your printed output; harness the power of InDesign transparency and effects tools, and much more.
Along with invaluable hands-on lessons and a healthy dose of advice from his 20 years in graphic arts, publishing, and print production, author Pariah S. Burke also provides you with numerous examples and case studies that will help you apply the skills you've learned to real-world situations.
Coverage includes:
* Setting up press-ready pages and spreads with bleed, slug, and live areas
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Placing and fitting images rapidly and accurately
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Working with attribute-level transparency and new Photoshop-like effects for eye-popping results
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Utilizing layers, guides, grids, templates, and libraries to speed the design process
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Ensuring that image color settings and proof colors match
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Maximizing productivity through reusable settings and assets
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Collaborating with editorial through InCopy assignments
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Collaborating with design peers through the Placed Pages Workflow
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Utilizing dynamic text and variables
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Handling common drawing tasks without Illustrator® or Photoshop®
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Trying out new design techniques using sample files from the companion Web site, www.sybex.com/go/MasteringInDesign
Learn How to Achieve Outstanding Design Results with InDesign CS3
Download Sample Files from Companion Web Site to Put Your Skills into Practice
Enhance Your Designs with Tables, Images, Objects, and More
Gain the Skills to Better Manage Color Creativity and Output
Find Answers to Your Complex Printing Challenges
About the Author
Pariah S. Burke is a creative and publishing workflow consultant, trainer, publisher, writer, speaker, and freelance graphic designer. He is the former InDesign and InCopy Technical Lead to Adobe's technical support team. Burke is also the author of Adobe Illustrator CS2 @Work: Projects You Can Use On the Job and more than 250 articles covering the business of design and the tools of the trade. His Web sites, QuarkVSInDesign.com and Designorati.com, are highly acclaimed in the industry.
Customer Reviews
The facts about this BOOK!!!!2
I bought this book thinking i would learn more about InDesign then i knew. Although i feel it has brought some knowledge to the table, i do NOT feel this book is worth the review of stars others have given and the price. The maker of the book, i give him two thumbs up if he really designed this whole book in InDesign, BUT, he should have used spell check!!! For a book that is telling you that it will help you master InDesign, he has not and this is the worst representation of a typesetter. I feel if someone is telling me i would master something he would of atleast spell checked it. Thats why im giving this book a two. There is sooooooooo much grammer errors, type spelling, and run-ons going to left field that if i didnt know what i was doing, i would throw this book away!!!!! So for any of you that know how spelling, grammer and punctuation is a must for any typsetter, the author gives a bad name to us. Though, this book can be a great intro or a way to freshen your skills, but i would NOT recommend this book for anyone that hasn't touched InDesign. It does not have any hands-on or come with a CD in lamens terms. Its for a moderate typesetter. Hope that helps you.
Not for the beginner5
I've used InDesign for three years, watched all the [...] videos, attend the local ID user group regularly, read MOGO, InDesignSecrets and the other weblogs on ID and... I still learned a lot of new things from this book. I'm studying to take the ID certification exam and I'm sure that this book will put me over the top for the print production stuff. It is an excellent resource for folks who have a good foundation in InDesign already. This is really not a beginner's book - grab this one after you know your way around ID fairly well.
a fine book for print pros5
I'm a sometimes InDesign user trying to hone my skills on real projects. This book is useful for me because it speaks to us print production and design people specifically. One gets the sense that the author has really spent time in the trenches using these tools under deadline, so he doesn't waste your time. It also has humor and a nice personal writing style that makes it bearable to actually read, (which is generally the exception and not the norm in technical books). To me there's nothing worse than a software book that bores ... it is an insult to the reader and thus the ultimate failure of any software title. this book also practices what it preaches: the page design is elegant and adheres to the rules of good design espoused in the text. This looks to be a well-edited series, I will definitely seek out other SYBEX Serious Skills titles. Hopefully they'll be as solid as this gem.
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Unlike the early days of Photoshop, for several years now most Photoshop books have been aimed at photographers; there is a big hole on the bookstore shelf that needs to be filled by a Photoshop book that is geared specifically towards graphic design professionals and production artists. This core audience should not have to wade through useless chapters of content geared towards other users of the application, namely professional photographers, web designers, and video editors.
Mastering Photoshop for Print Design and Production sets graphic designers and production artists in the right direction when implementing the latest version of Photoshop into their everyday workflow. It demonstrates how to use Photoshop for all aspects of print, from simpler tasks such as basic color correction and masking, to more advanced tasks such as color management, utilizing layer comps, and troubleshooting and automating RGB-to-CMYK color conversion.
Entirely four-color throughout, Mastering Photoshop for Print Design and Production fulfills the promise of the Mastering series, to provide real-world skills to professionals and students. Like all Mastering books, this one includes:
* A "by pros for pros" approach: The author is an active professional working in graphic arts, layout, and design, writing for professionals who want to improve their skills or learn new skills.
* Real-world examples: Running throughout the text are examples of how the various skills are applied in scenarios faced by real practitioners.
* Skill-based teaching and hands-on exercises.
* Companion files for tutorials and projects are provided on the accompanying CD-ROM.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #103651 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-17
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 573 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Unlock Your Creativity with Photoshop and Design More Powerful Images
Photoshop has always been an essential tool for design professionals. Now the newest release adds even more power with new productivity and workflow enhancements, editing tools, and compositing capabilities.
This comprehensive guide shows you how to work with all of the new features of Photoshop CS3 and effectively integrate them into your everyday print design and production workflow. Photoshop expert Ted LoCascio clearly demonstrates how to maximize the software for optimum printing quality. He walks you step-by-step through everything from simple tasks such as basic color correction and masking to more advanced steps including managing color and building layer comps.
With pages of full-color examples that show you how to apply your new Photoshop skills to real-world situations, this in-depth reference will improve your overall workflow and help you enhance and prepare images more effectively than ever before.
Coverage includes:
* Selecting the right brushes and manipulating specific areas of an image
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Adding color to bring your graphics to life
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Retouching like a pro and preparing for print
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Combining image layers to create dynamic print graphics
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Enhancing the details of your image using sharpening tools
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Choosing the right layer styles and filter effects
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Editing Raw files, TIFFs, and JPEGs with Camera Raw
Discover How to Take Your Photoshop CS3 Skills to the Next Level
Modify Images with Fully Customizable Brushes and Drawing Tools
Take Advantage of the New Nondestructive Smart Filters
Gain Control over Print Quality to Produce the Richest Images
Put Your Skills into Practice Using Sample Images from the Enclosed CD
About the Author
Ted LoCascio is a professional graphic designer, an instructor in digital graphics, and an expert in InDesign, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Illustrator, and QuarkXPress. He served as senior designer at KW Media and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), and has created layouts and designs for many successful books, videos, and magazines. LoCascio is also the author of several books on digital imaging and desktop publishing, including The InDesign Effects Book and Combining Images with Photoshop Elements (both from Sybex), and many video training titles available from Lynda.com.
Customer Reviews
Mastering Photoshop CS35
The booking has all the information about applying spot color to repairing image. The big plus is the CD that come with the book.
A guide for any Photoshop would-be professional.5
Design professionals seeking a clear Photoshop guide learn how to take introductory skills in the program to the next level with Mastering Photoshop CS3 for Print Design and Production. All the latest, new features of CS3 are presented by a Photoshop expert who covers everything from selecting brushes to manipulate specific image areas to combining image layers for more effective graphics results. Any who have either an older version of Photoshop under their belt or who want more applied skills will appreciate the author's professional expertise in graphic design, which translates well to a guide for any Photoshop would-be professional.
Diane C. Donovan
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Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #177456 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-30
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 252 pages
Customer Reviews
Best Photoshop Book Ever!5
Photoshop CS3 for Forensic Professionals is by far the most informative course book for photoshop users. As a college student working towards a criminal justice degree with a concentration in criminal investigations, I highly recommend this book for any professional or student that needs to improve their digital imaging skills. The instructions are easy to understand and the step by step instructions on the companion CD are detailed. After reading Photoshop CS3 for Forensic Professionals and taking the CD course I can honestly say that my imaging skills have been greatly enhanced. This book is an excellent student resource and an invaluable tool for the forensic professional.
Should be on the shelf of every forensic imaging professional!5
Part 1, "The Essentials", is comprised of six chapters. The first two chapters are not specific to Photoshop, and are a must read for anyone interested or involved in the use of digital images within a legal setting. The remaining four chapters provide an important foundation for analysts and investigators using Photoshop.
Part 2, "The Digital Darkroom", and Part 3, "Image Analysis and Enhancement", are detailed instructions regarding Photoshop's settings, filters, and the multitude of related processes to achieve optimum imaging results. Included with the book is a CD-ROM contianing sample images to work with when going through the tutorials, as well as some free scripts and trial plugin's.
I've been using Photoshop for several years now in my Forensic Video workflow, as well as personally for Graphic and Web design projects. This book has already proven to be the single most valuable reference for me pertaining to the use of Photoshop in either setting. It's also probably the smartest investment I've made in quite some time.
Photoshop CS3 for Forensics Professionals5
As a former Forensic Video Analyst for a law enforcement agency, I can attest that not only is this the most thorough and easy to understand FVA "Course" book that I have ever read and gained the most from, the author is one of the top Forensic Video Analysts in the country, and even the world.
Any one who is interested in this profession, law enforcement and private, must have this book. Even if you already are an FVA professional, this book is an excellant reference source.
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Posted: October 20th, 2008, 11:40am CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Take your Maya skills to new levels with the sophisticated coverage in this authoritative Autodesk Maya Press reference and tutorial. From key basics through advanced techniques, a team of Maya experts provides you with the very latest professional-level instruction on Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited through tutorials and hands-on practice. Whether a novice or an advanced user of Maya, you’ll find everything from key basics through advanced techniques.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #148870 in Books
* Published on: 2007-04-09
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 880 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
The Ultimate Maya Resource for Intermediate to Advanced Users
Take your Maya skills to new levels with the sophisticated coverage you'll find in this authoritative Autodesk Maya Press reference and tutorial. From key basics through advanced techniques, our Maya experts provide the very latest professional-level instruction on Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited.
Early chapters offer a practical overview of Maya's interface. A "Quick Start" exercise lets novices create an animation the first day and covers the basics of node structure, keyframes, and basic lighting. Advanced users will broaden their skills with pertinent coverage for nCloth, mental ray integration, volume Fur rendering, advanced texturing tools, and enhanced MEL scripting. Practical tutorials reinforce learning with hands-on practice.
If you've been looking for a professional-quality and complete Maya resource to turn to again and again, this is the book.
* Render and store stills through the Render View window
* Learn techniques with nCloth's powerful cloth simulation
* Tweak and add drag-and-drop Fluid Effects for real-world effects
The CD provides tutorial files, images, and scene files that let you complete the hands-on exercises and compare your work to the pros. See the Introduction for details and complete system requirements.
About the Author
John Kundert-Gibbs is Associate Professor of Animation in the Theatre & Film Studies Department at the University of Georgia and an accomplished author.
Mick Larkins is the Technical Art Lead at Hi-Rez Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning Maya animator, author, and educator who has worked on everything from movies to the South Park TV series to commercials and music videos.
Eric Kunzendorf is a Digital Fine Arts faculty member at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
Eric Keller is a high-end animator for film, television, and scientific visualization.
Boaz Livny owns Vision Animations Inc. studio and teaches advanced Maya and mental ray courses at the NY Film Academy.
Mark E. A. de Sousa is a Computer Graphics Supervisor for Cloth and Hair at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Ed Siomacco is a Cloth/Hair Technical Director at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Customer Reviews
Great Book4
I bought this book to help understand nCloth in Maya and it was very helpful with explaining the different properties and how to create different effects. I can't speak for the other sections in the book but the chapters on cloth were very helpful for me.
Bent corners3
I was actualy surprised at the way my items where packaged. Mastering Maya8.5 is a pretty big book and it ended up being shrink wrapped with another item and these items weren't boxed. In putting these two items together and packaging them the way they were the book ended up with horrible corner damage. This is the first time I have ever been dissapointed with Amazon.
This book is excellent!5
I highly encourage anyone who wants to learn 3D animation with Maya 8.5 to get this book. It comes with a CD ROM that has many helpful source files that go along with the chapter. Each chapter gives you a thorough lesson in the many powerful features that Maya 8.5 offers.
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Beb Hart's letters have generated more than $500 million during the last 20 years.
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"Ben Hart has given me the secret to getting into the mind of my customer and generating amazing returns on my mailings. With just a few simple changes to my own writing, I am already seeing dramatic results. Thank you for this powerful, step-by-step formula for creating ‘Blockbuster Sales Letters’."
-Valerie Hasara, Editor, OyesUcan.com
"Absolutely the best in the business"
"Ben Hart is absolutely the best in the business. His direct mail campaigns have single handedly turned many floundering and start-up enterprises into multi-million-dollar powerhouses. Ben’s books are packed full of strategies, methods, rules and tips that will profit direct mail experts and beginners alike. And Hart’s books are enormously fun to read. His writing is clear and direct . . . Every direct mail veteran, as well as anyone planning to launch their very first direct mail marketing campaign, must read Ben’s books immediately. I will read this book many times."
-Steve Loflin, Executive Director, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (400,000 members)
"One of the true masters"
"The dirty little secret of direct mail is that you can count the true masters on two hands and still have several fingers left over. These are the giants who produce the huge results over and over again. Ben Hart is one of the true masters. He’s the guy the others are always studying and trying to ‘steal smart’ from. When you read this book you are learning a lifetime of success secrets from the very best in the business."
-Richard Rossi, Co-Founder, Envision EMI, Inc., Marketer of educational programs that enroll 50,000 students every year with annual revenue of more than $70,000,000 generated by direct mail
"One of the creative giants in direct mail today"
"Ben Hart is one of the creative giants in direct mail today. I have personally sent Ben to number of my largest clients to help them improve their direct mail programs. Each one has thanked me because Ben’s packages have consistently beaten everything they’ve been doing."
-Glen Thomas, Co-Owner, RST Marketing
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #697993 in Books
* Published on: 2006-01-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 236 pages
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About the Author
Ben Hart's letters have generated more than $500,000,000 in sales and donations for scores of businesses and non-profit organizations during the past 20 years. Hart is the author of five books.
Customer Reviews
All Bow Down And Hail Ben Hart...5
This brilliant book is destined to become a literary classic of the higest regards. This is deep psychological marketing at its best. How would you like to know what emotion to tap in your sales copy that will double your sales? Or what about the most effective way to start your sales letter? How about a money phrase that I have personally used to increase my sales by 20%? It's all packed into this power house of a book.
This book goes far beyond just direct mail marketing, which frankly I have little interest in, and taps into something much deeper: the human. Ben shows you how the basic marketing principles on how to exploit human nature go all the way back to Jesus Christ and the Bible. He goes on to make the point that the basic laws of marketing have existed for over 2,000 years and that they will never change because they are based on needs and desires of humans.
This flies in the face of college courses that teach culture diversity and that we are all different. Nonsense! Ben shows the doorway to what we all have in common, and then drives a Mac truck right through it with the sample sales copy he provides you. You simply adapt his sales copy to your needs and be prepared to start handling all the orders that come rolling in. Every master marketer needs to have this book.
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Posted: October 20th, 2008, 11:35am CEST by RapidshareEbook
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Ideal for writing a short story, essay, review, or report, this guide provides beginning writers with the hands-on direction they need to improve their writing techniques and ability. Using a six-step approach to writing, this resource covers brainstorming ideas, choosing a topic, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. The tone is casual, the advice is straightforward, and the whole approach makes writing a skill that anyone can learn. Illustrations reinforce the ideas visually and help to break up the text into bite-sized chunks. An example section with worked examples of two kinds of writing—a creative writing piece and an essay—takes readers through the six steps, so they can watch writing develop from a blank page to a finished piece. Ideal for high school students but also appropriate for writers of all ages, this book also includes tips on user-friendly grammar, a table of different types of text, and a quick night-before-the-exam summary.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1179650 in Books
* Published on: 2002-04-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 224 pages
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"Can help you knock out writers block" -- Boston Herald
About the Author
Kate Grenville is the author of The Writing Book and six acclaimed novels, including Lilian’s Story, Joan Makes History, and The Idea of Perfection, winner of the Orange Prize.
Customer Reviews
She ripped off the title1
I will get around to checking this out of the library out of simple curiousity, though I have never been helped by any "# step guides." The "process approach" to writing leads to stultifying boredom. Writing cannot be disected into steps. But I am suspicious of the product for a far more important reason: the author appears to have ripped off the title of a much better book, Writing from Start to Finish: The "Story Workshop" Basic Forms Rhetoric-Reader.
The older book, by John Schultz, makes great sense. If you are to writing what a gardener is to gardening, i.e. you like the ink under your nails and you like to nurture images and ideas and help them to grow into writings, then scrounge for a copy of Writing from Start to Finish: The "Story Workshop" Basic Forms Rhetoric-Reader.
Ideal for aspiring writers4
Whenever you write, whatever you write, getting started is generally the hardest part of the process.
Most established writers develop a routine - it may be a ritual they complete before settling into their work, it may be a certain literary approach to their writing. Whatever it is, it has usually evolved after spending an inordinate amount of time staring at a blank screen.
For many newcomers, however, writing remains a mysterious process that inexplicably occurs.
Fortunately for these writers, help is at hand in the form of a new how-to book from Kate Grenville, an award-winning novelist who has run writing workshops in universities in the US and Australia since 1981.
Grenville's approach to writing, as detailed in `Writing From Start to Finish', is different from many others. Instead of thinking ahead of writing, she prefers to reverse the process, by allowing the mind to "roam around the topic in a free-form way".
This is the time, she says, to explore the topic, making a few notes as you go. Once you have enough literary titbits, you can begin placing them in some kind of order, expanding upon some and deleting others. By this time, "the process of creating and the process of judging" are separate.
So, once the writer has written, the internal editor is free to edit. Too often, as Grenville argues, the situation is reversed by thinking before writing.
`Writing From Start to Finish' simplifies the process of writing and presents it as six steps that can be applied to a novel, essay or report. They are:
* Getting ideas (in no particular order)
* Choosing (selecting the most useful ideas)
* Outlining (putting these ideas into order - making a plan)
* Drafting (writing a first draft, from beginning to end, without going back)
* Revising (cutting, adding or moving parts of this draft where necessary)
* Editing (proof-reading for grammar, spelling and meaning)
Each step is demonstrated by two sample pieces of writing - a story and an essay - which evolve through the course of the book. At the end of the book, the reader will have achieved a polished piece of writing.
There are many writing books available, but if you're looking for a user-friendly introduction to the craft, Grenville's book will ease you in gently and guide you along the way.
-- Michael Meanwell, author of the critically-acclaimed 'The Enterprising Writer' and 'Writers on Writing'. For more book reviews and prescriptive articles for writers, visit www.enterprisingwriter.com
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Posted: October 20th, 2008, 11:33am CEST by RapidshareEbook
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This collection of new training tricks from master magician and trainer of trainers Dave Arch contains proven magic tricks, brainteasers and puzzlers that will amaze your audience, get and hold your audience's attention, energize, retain learning, and much more. Covers: teamwork, quality, customer service, goal-setting, leadership, motivation, and creative problem-solving.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #975522 in Books
* Published on: 1999-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 153 pages
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About the Author
Dave Arch, best-selling author and trainer of trainers, has written seven resource books for the training industry. His ideas can be found in Tricks
For Trainers books and videos, as well as in his popular monthly column in the Creative Training Techniques Newsletter. Drawing upon twenty-five years of training experience, Dave travels for Creative Training Techniques, customizing and presenting four different participant-centered Train-the-Trainer seminars and keynotes (including the cutting-edge seminar entitled Creative Training Techniques for Distance Learning). Dave's clients include the Internal Revenue Service, Kimberly-Clark, the National Education Association, Canada Postal Service, and the Untied States Central Intelligence Agency.
Customer Reviews
Different Approach5
I can sum it up in 3 letters...W-O-W! I could not believe the impact that some of the techniques had on the participants. Dave's tricks can be used to "spice-up" what would be a boring, uninteresting topic. Although a lot of the material is geared toward the buisness world, the tricks presented in the book can be used in a variety of settings.
I am an instructor in the public safety field. Believe me when I say that we have several "routine" topics that are taught over and over and over. You should have seen the look on their faces when I told them that we were going to write "love letters" to emphasize the importance of punctuation.
If you are a trainer/instructor, you have got to get this book!!
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Posted: October 18th, 2008, 12:04pm CEST by RapidshareEbook
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More than just a programming guide, this book takes you step by step through the process of gathering and preparing content, asking the right questions, determining the scope of the project and writing the project proposal. The authors cull from their professional experience of running their own digital media company to explain the special considerations in deploying Flash video applications, presenting ideas for solutions as well as tips for avoiding the most common pitfalls.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #258757 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-02
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 362 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
If your site needs video, you need this book
Now there's a single definitive source for everything Flash developers need to know to integrate cutting-edge video into a website—seamlessly. Whether your Flash skills focus on design or programming, this guide helps you with every phase from writing the project proposal to deploying finished applications. A step-by-step workflow directs you through setting up a work environment, designing applications, using ActionScript 2 and 3, Flash® Media Server 2, and every stage in between. Packed with tried-and-true solutions and detailed code examples, it's exactly what you need to deliver interactive video to your clients.
* Understand your clients' needs and ask the right questions to determine the scope of their projects
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Obtain source video and optimize it for Web-based playback
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Develop a site or Web application that incorporates video
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Create and skin a player with Flash in both ActionScript 2 and ActionScript 3
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Explore hosting requirements, server options, and streaming vs. progressive download delivery
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Publish your site and enable the client to update it with automated tools
Learn how to create full-featured video players with custom-designed skins
Develop professional interactive video applications that utilize the power of ActionScript 2 and 3
About the Author
Lisa Larson and Renée Costantini are cofounders of the digital media firm go:toGroup Inc. As technical director, Larson specializes in Flash video development and was featured as one of ten established developers in Adobe's "Flash: Ten Years, Ten Perspectives." Creative director Costantini is an expert in user interface design and usability. go:toGroup has worked with many start-ups as well as companies like Adobe, L'Oreal, and Microsoft.
Customer Reviews
The Missing Link (for Flash Vidheads)5
This book is a much-needed resource and road map to creating all kinds of Flash video for the web. Authors Larson and Constantini begin with a chapter on project archaeology and conclude with a chapter on live video. In between, they cover all the nooks and crannies from encoding, the big picture of Object Oriented Programming, dynamic playlists.....in others words: Flash Video from soup to nuts. Coming from a traditional non-web video background in editing and graphics, this book is quite simply the book I'd been hoping would appear once I began to dabble in Flash development. Up to this point, most Flash books usually have a standard chapter or two about video. This book is the whole enchilada and delivers a fantastic "forest for the trees" perspective on planning, creating and deploying Flash video websites. The text is very well-articulated on subject matter that is quite complex. Whether you're an advanced specialist ready to dip right into the Action Script and get your own Flash video ball rolling or you need a quick primer in order to talk the talk with a Flash colleague, this book is your pixel-perfect friend. From a technical standpoint, there is a lot here, but one can browse very easily for quick solutions. From a creative standpoint, there are many inspiring examples and recipes to apply everything from a simple YouTube interface to a more ambitious video wall a la Nam Jun Paik to a website. Ultimately, I enjoyed the book mostly in how it challenged me to approach Flash video as its own art and craft, however new. From cue points to video skins to custom players; the sky's the limit. Let this book be your breath of fresh FLV air.
And now I know the why5
A lot of books focus on telling you what to do. This is great as it enables you to get the job done.
Far too often people who write technical manuals think that is all the learner requires in order to retain knowledge.
Thank goodness this book doesn't stop there. It tells you WHY things should be done this way in addition to the HOW. I've found this process much more reliable as a means to transmit information in a sticky format.
I've been working with Flash video for years and have found through trial and error how to get videos to work properly.
This book finally explains in plain english things like keyframes, interlacing for web, exactly how the new CODEC works.
Ultimately, every new thing this book taught me was set in cement by the logical explanation of the why.
This is a must5
Very good book that covers all from the beginig to the deploying to better deploy your video content. I am pleased to have gotten this book
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This soup-to-nuts collection of recipes covers everything you need to know to perform your job as a Linux network administrator, whether you're new to the job or have years of experience. With Linux Networking Cookbook, you'll dive straight into the gnarly hands-on work of building and maintaining a computer network. Running a network doesn't mean you have all the answers. Networking is a complex subject with reams of reference material that's difficult to keep straight, much less remember. If you want a book that lays out the steps for specific tasks, that clearly explains the commands and configurations, and does not tax your patience with endless ramblings and meanderings into theory and obscure RFCs, this is the book for you. You will find recipes for: Building a gateway, firewall, and wireless access point on a Linux network Building a VoIP server with Asterisk Secure remote administration with SSH Building secure VPNs with OpenVPN, and a Linux PPTP VPN server Single sign-on with Samba for mixed Linux/Windows LANs Centralized network directory with OpenLDAP Network monitoring with Nagios or MRTG Getting acquainted with IPv6 Setting up hands-free networks installations of new systems Linux system administration via serial console And a lot more. Each recipe includes a clear, hands-on solution with tested code, plus a discussion on why it works. When you need to solve a network problem without delay, and don't have the time or patience to comb through reference books or the Web for answers, Linux Networking Cookbook gives you exactly what you need.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #178927 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-26
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 638 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Carla Schroder is a self-taught Linux and Windows sysadmin, who discovered Red Hat 5.0 in 1997. She quickly found herself doing freelance consulting for small businesses and home users and integrating Linux and Windows on the LAN. She is the author of the "Linux Cookbook" (O'Reilly), and writes Linux how-tos for several computer publications including Enterprise Networking Planet and VoIP Planet.
Customer Reviews
A good task oriented book for people wanting to do Linux networking4
The Linux networking cookbook is very specifically orientated to Linux networking tasks. While this book would give useful ideas for other *NIX operating systems the real value is for Linux users.
The book is orientated for Fedora and Debian (Ubuntu) users as these are the basis of a number of the Linux distributions available. The book also shows how to compile required software from source.
The book is task orientated and each chapter relates to a specific task such as setting up a VPN. The range of tasks is very extensive and include Firewalling, wireless networking, VPN, VoIP servers, routing, SSH etc.
The required software is defined along with how to install it. The chapter then goes on to describe configuration and set up for the required purpose. The book is straightforward and describes the process in a simple way without requiring vast amounts of Linux interior expertise. This is not a novice book and it does require some knowledge of Linux however it is very good at describing how to perform most networking tasks for people who are not expert in networking.
I have been using Linux as my desktop for around 2-3 years and I found this book very useful. I recommend it for people who want to do something with networking in Linux and don't want to spend forever looking up howto's on the Internet.
Linux Networking Lovefest5
The 'Linux Networking Cookbook' is a wonderful addition for any admin or developer that is using exactly what the title of this book states: Linux Networking. With over 600 pages of content spread over 250-300 pages of helpful recipes, this is a welcome addition to a Linux admin's bookshelf.
Easy to recommend, hard to live without for this niche audience.
***** RECOMMENDED
Fantastic Resource for transition from MS to *Nix5
I have gone through the entire book and I feel ready to transition from the familiar MS world of Server 2003/8 to Linux. The tips and tricks contained in the book will enable me to do all the things I want to do with my servers and desktops.
Fantastic book.
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Make the Most of Today’s Smallest, Fastest Desktop Linux Distribution–Damn Small Linux!
Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a super-efficient platform for everything from custom desktops to professional servers. Now, DSL’s creator and lead developer have written the first definitive, practical guide to this remarkable system. The Official Damn Small Linux Book brings together everything you need to put DSL to work in just minutes. Simply learn a few essentials, boot the live CD-ROM, and master the rest...one step at a time, hands-on.
If you’re new to Linux, you can quickly discover how to use DSL to take your data on the road, safely running your programs and personal environment on nearly any computer. Easily adapt DSL to run on anything from an alternative device (Internet appliance, hand-held, diskless PC, or mini-ITX system) to an older PC that might otherwise be headed for landfill.
Use this book and CD-ROM package to
* Run DSL at blazing speed, from CD, USB pen drive, or directly from RAM
* Run DSL from your hard drive or in a virtual environment within Windows
* Add applications and create shareable extensions
* Customize and remaster DSL to create your own distribution
* Build a complete music and multimedia server
* Use Skype VoIP phone service in DSL
* Quickly set up an XAMPP Web server, complete with MySQL, PHP, and Perl, to host your personal Web pages
CD-ROM Includes
* Several versions of Damn Small Linux that let you run DSL directly from the CD, a Windows desktop, a pen drive, or your PC’s RAM.
* Software packages (MyDSL extensions) including everything you need to create an Edna music server, Skype® VoIP calling client, multimedia picture frame, and tiny XAMPP Web server.
* Tools for rebuilding and remastering Damn Small Linux.
Your Practical, Hands-On Guides to Getting Real Results with Free Software
Every book in this series encourages and challenges you to advance in the free software world. Boot the accompanying live DVD or CD and watch the Linux system, applications, and content described in the book come to life. When you finish, you’ll know how to use, customize, and rebuild that open source software. Start as a novice, by trying out examples...and finish as a professional!
System Requirements
* Processor: 486DX (recommended Pentium I) or higher
* Memory: 32MB RAM or more (can run entirely in memory in 128MB RAM)
* Disk space: No hard disk space required to run from CD-ROM or USB thumb drive; 50MB minimum for frugal hard disk installs; 200-300MB recommended minimum for traditional hard disk installs
* Graphics: SVGA-capable card with monitor capable of 800x600 resolution
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #67472 in Books
* Published on: 2007-08-16
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 448 pages
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About the Author
Robert Shingledecker’s IT career spans 35 years, beginning with hand-coding machine language programs targeted for Burroughs Corporation minicomputers. Later, he enjoyed using an assembler and then COBOL. Always having a passion for computers, he was an advocate for COMAL, and was an early hacker on MINIX and Coherent OS. In regards to Linux projects, Robert led the first large-scale deployment of Linux in the city of Garden Grove, California, where in 1994 he deployed Samba on DG/UX systems. He also designed a massively scalable Linux/AOLserver/Sybase e-commerce system. Robert then became CTO of several Linux-based dot-com companies. While building Linux-based, no install, live CD-ROM appliances, including firewalls, VPN, web, email, and database appliances, he became interested in Damn Small Linux. Soon, Robert joined John Andrews to help lead Damn Small Linux development. Now retired, Robert spends his time writing code and working on Damn Small Linux. He also enjoys traveling.
John Andrews is the creator of Damn Small Linux (DSL). As owner of a bead and jewelry store in 1996, John learned HTML and Perl to develop his own website. It eventually broadened to running websites for others on Linux servers. His interest in Linux encouraged him to switch to a Linux desktop full time. The appeal of fast and efficient applications led John to develop Damn Small Linux. After trying several mini-distributions, primarily for diagnostic and system recovery, John wanted to build a sub-50MB distribution that essentially had what he needed to accomplish a day’s work; the result was the Damn Small Linux distribution. John’s proficiencies include Perl, shell scripting, Lua, awk, *SQL, php, and some C programming languages.
Christopher Negus has been one of the world’s leading writers of Linux books for nearly a decade. His Red Hat Linux Bible series has sold more than one-quarter million copies worldwide. Chris also authored or coauthored the books Linux Bible (2005 through 2007 editions), Linux Toys, Linux Toys II, and Linux Troubleshooting Bible for Wiley Publishing. For Prentice Hall, Chris is the editor of the Negus Live Linux Series and author of that series’ flagship book, Live Linux CDs. Before becoming a full-time author, Chris Negus worked on UNIX operating system development teams at AT&T Bell Labs, UNIX System Labs, and Novell in the 1980s and 1990s. In particular, Chris worked in the areas of UNIX system administration and networking. When not working on computer books, Chris likes to spend time with his family: Sheree, Seth, and Caleb. Chris also enjoys playing soccer, singing opera (when nobody can hear him), and making things out of old computers.
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Introduction
Damn Small Linux (DSL) started as an exercise by John Andrews to fit an entire desktop computer system into a compressed 50MB image. Within a few years, DSL grew to one of the most popular Linux systems in the world (in the Top Ten, by some accounts) without growing beyond that 50MB target.
In a world where desktop systems are bloated with eye candy and many rarely used features, you may wonder what makes this little operating-system-that-could so popular? Well, it could be that people don't want to throw away a usable computer because the latest Windows system won't run. It could be that people are tired of waiting for common computer operations to complete while who-knows-what goes on in the background. Or maybe it's just a love for simplicity and elegance.
DSL sets out to include all the basic features you need in a modern desktop computer system—and then makes those features functional, fast, and efficient. As a result, DSL can run well on hardware that is smaller, older, or less powerful than what most of today's desktop systems demand.
Some wonderful offshoots of DSL development are that you can do the following with DSL:
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Take it anywhere. It fits on a live CD, USB flash drive (also called a pen drive or a thumb drive), Zip drive, or a bootable business card CD that you can carry around with you.
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Run it anywhere. All you need is a standard PC (with a minimal processor, small amount of RAM, and no required disk space) that you can reboot. Or, you can run a special version of DSL that's set up to run from a Windows desktop. If you like, you can even do a traditional hard drive install of DSL.
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Add software. If you only need a couple more applications, a few clicks download, install, and save the applications you need.
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Build projects. To make a computer into a music server, tiny web server, or digital media frame, DSL doesn't fill up your hard disk or RAM with software you don't need so you have more room for the music, web content, or digital images you want (see Part IV, "Making Damn Small Linux Projects," for these and other projects).
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Run securely. By running DSL from a CD (or other read-only medium), you are assured that a secure operating system is only a reboot away. If you think that someone has compromised or intruded on your system, simply check that any data you save is not infected, reboot your DSL live CD, and you are running securely from a clean copy.
As the project grew, DSL also grew by adding an important developer. When Robert Shingledecker joined the Damn Small Linux development team, he implemented some of the key features of DSL previously mentioned. Robert's innovations brought about easy procedures for installing DSL to a USB flash drive and adding MyDSL extensions to a running DSL system.
Today, Damn Small Linux (http://www.damnsmalllinux.org) has a thriving community of supporters, active forums and mailing lists, and tons of interesting ways to use and customize it. This book provides you with an entry to all the possibilities of what Damn Small Linux can be for you.
As You Read This Book
To make the best use of the individual talents of the three authors of this book, we divided it up by chapters that play best to each of our strengths. As you read, you will notice that we often use the first person. Because the person describing a feature was often the person who developed the feature, first person seemed a good way to go.
If you find yourself wondering who "I" is in each chapter where it appears, we are providing that information here.
Robert Shingledecker wrote the following chapters:
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"Booting DSL" (Chapter 2)
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"Configuring and Saving DSL Settings" (Chapter 4)
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"Extending Applications with MyDSL" (Chapter 5)
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"Installing DSL in Alternate Ways" (Chapter 8)
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"Adding Applications and Creating Shareable Extensions" (Chapter 10)
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"Setting Up a Full Remastering Environment" (Chapter 11)
John Andrews wrote these chapters:
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"Using DSL Applications" (Chapter 3)
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"Running a Native Pen Drive Install" (Chapter 6)
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"Running DSL Embedded in Windows" (Chapter 7)
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"Performing a Traditional Hard Drive Install" (Chapter 9)
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"Running DSL on Alternate Hardware" (Chapter 12)
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"Making an Edna Music Server in DSL" (Chapter 13)
Christopher Negus contributed most of the introductory material and appendices, as well as the following chapters:
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"Overview of Damn Small Linux" (Chapter 1) and this introduction
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"Using Skype VoIP Service in DSL" (Chapter 14)
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"Running a Digital Media Frame in DSL" (Chapter 15)
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"Setting Up an XAMPP Web Server in DSL" (Chapter 16)
The bottom line is that most of the chapters Robert and John wrote tell you about features they developed for DSL. Chapters that Chris wrote help to introduce the features Robert and John describe and add a few fun and interesting projects to the mix.
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What has made Ubuntu the most popular Linux distribution in recent years? It's the emphasis on ease of installation and use. It gets even easier when paired with Ubuntu Linux For Dummies. This friendly reference shows you how to run Ubuntu directly from CD-ROM and install it on a PC as a personal workstation and network server. You’ll find out how to download Ubuntu and start using it right away. You'll also discover how to:
* Connect to a LAN via a wireless and Ethernet
* Use OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox drawing and editing
* Tap into multimedia, graphics and other applications using Ubuntu
* Create services for a home or small business network
* Generate and manage web pages, print services, and more
* Find helpful information about Ubuntu and Linux
* Troubleshoot and fix problems
"Ubuntu" means "humanity toward others." Operating system guidebooks don’t get any more humane than Ubuntu Linux For Dummies.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #141597 in Books
* Published on: 2007-04-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 384 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Get acquainted with Ubuntu and
taste the freedom
Set up a workstation, connect to a wireless network, get online, and more
Ubuntu is about community — in this case, the Linux community, which is pretty friendly. So is this book, and it will have you up and running with Ubuntu in no time. You'll not only discover how to use the live version, but also how to install it permanently, use Ubuntu for daily work, and even play with multimedia.
* Try Ubuntu without permanently installing it
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Connect to a network via dialup or broadband
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Explore the GNOME® graphical desktop environment
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Set up calendars and e-mail clients
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Listen to MP3 and live Internet audio
About the Author
Paul G. Sery is a Computer Systems Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories and project leader for Linux thincomputing. Previously, he designed, implemented, and managed Sandia's computer and network systems.
Customer Reviews
Good book. Read on...5
I have long shelve of books on linux and unix. This is one decent book on ubuntu but it is what the title says: it is book for a very beginner and in this role it is very credible reading. You should not expect from it any "advanced" subjects, but it walks you trough first time ubuntu experience. It outlines and crisply describes basic things for first time users. It is not up to current version, but it is still very reliable.
If you are looking for more than merely basic guide see Ubuntu, Kubuntu 8.04 and Linux Training Library 2DVDs+CD as it comes with great PDF library on CD.
If you never touched Linux before you probably need the Linux/Unix course see Linux and UNIX for a beginner complete training suite, 4DVDs + 2CDs ed.2008
Outdated information useless - cd is corrupted1
The book is outdated. The latest version of Ubuntu (8) can not be learned using this book. I decided to switch to the version included with the book to prevent a total loss, but the CD files were corrupt and would not load. Book is useless. CD doesn't work. Save your money and don't buy.
Good beginning4
This provides a great beginning overview to Ubuntu Linux and had some very interesting history about it. Switching from Microsoft to Linux, this book carefully explained the similarities and differences. Because Ubuntu is very intuitive, some of the book's sections were simplistic, but thorough in the explanation. Overall, a very good starting point in learning the new OS.
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Posted: October 18th, 2008, 11:55am CEST by RapidshareEbook
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If you think Knoppix is just a Linux demo disk, think again. Klaus Knopper created an entire Linux distribution on a bootable CD (and now a DVD) so he could use his favorite open source tools on any computer. This book includes a collection of tips and techniques for using the enormous amount of software Knoppix offers-not just to work and play, but also to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and disinfect your system without having to install a thing.
Knoppix Hacks is just like the distribution it covers: a veritable Swiss Army knife packed full of tools. Scores of industrial-strength hacks-many of them new to this second edition-cover both the standard Knoppix CD and the feature-rich DVD "Maxi" distribution, which is included with this book. Discover how to use Knoppix to its full potential as your desktop, rescue CD, or as a launching point for your own live CD.
With Knoppix Hacks, you can:
* Investigate features of the KDE desktop and its Internet applications
* Save your settings and data between reboots with persistent storage
* Employ Knoppix as a system administration multitool to replace failed servers and more
* Use the CD/DVD as a rescue disc to repair filesystems or a system that won't boot
* Rescue Windows systems with Knoppix to back up files and settings, hack the registry, and more
* Explore other live CDs based on Knoppix that could augment your system
* Easily install the popular Debian GNU/Linux distribution with all of your hardware detected and configured
* Remaster Knoppix to include your favorite software and custom branding
Whether you're a new Linux user, power user, or system administer, this book helps you take advantage of Knoppix and customize it to your needs. You may just find ways to use Knoppix that you never considered.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #141792 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-20
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 420 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Kyle Rankin is a system administrator for QuinStreet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group, and the author of "Knoppix Hacks", "Knoppix Pocket Reference", and "Linux Multimedia Hacks" (all from O'Reilly). Kyle has been using Linux in one form or another since early 1998. In his free time, he either writes or does pretty much the same thing he does at work: works with Linux.
Customer Reviews
Great way to learn5
Needed to get a grip on Linux. This was recommended by a friend. This taught me what I needed to know to move around comfortably. This is a great guide.
Great Knoppix Resource5
Knoppix is an outstanding programming achievement, allowing users to boot Linux from CD/DVD without installation (WITHOUT installation?!?). Also contained in the Knoppix package is a whole slew of open source tools and other favorite goodies that any Linux programmer might want to use and learn from. Knoppix has so many tasties and fun stuff present that content wasn't the problem, instead navigating through all this had to offer was the only issue. With 'Knoppix Hacks: Tips and Tools for Using the Linux Live CD to Hack, Repair, and Enjoy Your PC' those days of navigating through Knoppix have come to an end. Jam packed with 120 tips and tricks of the trade, you will learn it all. From basic administration to desktop tweaks to file I/O work to playing with Windows, it's all here. If you are a Linux lover that wants to learn what Knoppix can do for you or you simply are a weekend computer warrior that wants to take it to the next level, this is a great guide, written in the classic spirit of past 'Hacks' books by O'Reilly.
***** RECOMMENDED
A Fantistic Resource5
Like all the O'Reilly hack books, Knoppix Hacks consists of a collection of recipes for carrying out a variety of tasks. The overwhelming majority of the recipes stand on their own, so you can use them without reading the rest of the book.
The Knoppix version 5.1.1 DVD is included with the book. Since Knoppix is a live-boot DVD, arguably the premier live-boot DVD, you don't have to modify your system's hard disk in order to try out most of the ideas in the book. This makes for a great environment for experimentation and learning. You have a sandbox in RAM where you can play with new concepts and commands without messing up your hard disk.
In this reviewer's opinion, Knoppix Hacks 2nd edition is one of the very best computer books available, and belongs in the library of every technically-inclined PC owner.
Full Disclosure: The publisher, O'Reilly, gives many books to Kernel-Panic Linux Users Group for review. I am a founding member of the group and am currently serving as its treasurer. The review copy of Knoppix Hacks went to another member, and I purchased my own copy. A more complete review and errata is available on my website.
Pros:
This book is well-organized, well-written, and has both depth and breadth. It is an excellent resource for learning Linux. Although many of the recipes cover advanced topics, they are relatively easy to follow in part because they start with the system in a known state -- booted from the included Knoppix DVD.
Knoppix Hacks covers everything from familiarizing you with the KDE desktop, to mastering your own customized Knoppix DVD. Two examples: Do you want to learn the basics of Linux system administration? Read Chapter 5, "Put Knoppix in Your Toolbox". Do you want to use free software for Windows system administration -- possibly saving hundreds of dollars? Read Chapter 7, "Rescue Windows".
There are a lot more pros I could list, but you get the idea.
I found a few cons, but they are very minor:
The included version of Knoppix is not suitable for really old PCs that lack DVD drives. But, the text explains how to download and burn your on copy of the Knoppix CD version.
On the copyright page, my copy shows a printing date of November 2007 and a copyright date of 2008 -- that seems odd.
The book contains a few terms and phrases that the editor probably should have changed. In the in forward they say some "forged new ground" instead of "broke new ground". They talk of "MD5sum" rather than "md5sum", the command, or "MD5 sum", the algorithm.
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Posted: October 18th, 2008, 11:53am CEST by RapidshareEbook
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This book is about writing software that makes the most effective use of the system you're running on -- code that interfaces directly with the kernel and core system libraries, including the shell, text editor, compiler, debugger, core utilities, and system daemons. The majority of both Unix and Linux code is still written at the system level, and Linux System Programming focuses on everything above the kernel, where applications such as Apache, bash, cp, vim, Emacs, gcc, gdb, glibc, ls, mv, and X exist. Written primarily for engineers looking to program (better) at the low level, this book is an ideal teaching tool for any programmer. Even with the trend toward high-level development, either through web software (such as PHP) or managed code (C#), someone still has to write the PHP interpreter and the C# virtual machine. Linux System Programming gives you an understanding of core internals that makes for better code, no matter where it appears in the stack. Debugging high-level code often requires you to understand the system calls and kernel behavior of your operating system, too. Key topics include: An overview of Linux, the kernel, the C library, and the C compiler Reading from and writing to files, along with other basic file I/O operations, including how the Linux kernel implements and manages file I/O Buffer size management, including the Standard I/O library Advanced I/O interfaces, memory mappings, and optimization techniques The family of system calls for basic process management Advanced process management, including real-time processes File and directories-creating, moving, copying, deleting, and managing them Memory management -- interfaces for allocating memory, managingthe memory you have, and optimizing your memory access Signals and their role on a Unix system, plus basic and advanced signal interfaces Time, sleeping, and clock management, starting with the basics and continuing through POSIX clocks and high resolution timers With Linux System Programming, you will be able to take an in-depth look at Linux from both a theoretical and an applied perspective as you cover a wide range of programming topics.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #168538 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-18
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 388 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Robert Love has been a Linux user and hacker since the early days. He is active in, and passionate about, both the Linux kernel and GNOME desktop communities. His recent contributions to the Linux kernel include work on the kernel event layer and inotify. GNOME-related contributions include Beagle, GNOME Volume Manager, NetworkManager, and Project Utopia. Currently Robert works in the Open Source Program Office at Google.
As an author, Robert is responsible for Linux Kernel Development (SAMS), now in its second edition, and Linux System Programming (O'Reilly). He is also a coauthor of the fifth edition of O'Reilly's Linux in a Nutshell. He's a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal, has written numerous articles, and has been invited to speak around the world on Linux.
Robert graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Computer Science. Hailing from South Florida, he currently calls Boston home.
Customer Reviews
The book truly is for all developers5
I have been programming C/C++ professionally since 1986 and was surprised at how much I've learned in the first few chapters.
One of the programs that I've been working on is an I/O intensive conversion from a legacy platform to Linux. The original code took about 8 minutes per gigabyte of data to process. I had worked and squeezed every trick I could think of and got the application down to 10 seconds per gigabyte. From what I learned in just the first few chapters, I was able to knock an additional 3% off the application performance.
When I finish the book, I fully intend on passing it over to one of our junior members so that they can benefit from it.
Not worth money1
If you expect the quality of the author's other books from this book, you'll be disappointed. It just lists system calls and their descriptions that you can find from man pages without any serious examples. It doesn't provide any insight or thorough coverage you can find from other books such as Steven's book (Advance Programmng in Unix environment).
From the book title, I expected the author's insight over interface between user space program and kernel but it just looks like that it copied man pages in some order. If you want to learn sysetm programming in Linux environment, look for other books, seriously.
Easy to read-Your first step into system programming5
Up-side
Its a very easily readable book.
Unlike other heavy weight books on system programming in this book code is very simple. All the codes are on one place no extra header files.
So if you are new to system-kernel programming, like my self, this is the book for you.
I did have problem reading kernel development books("Linux device driver" Linux kernel Programming). But after reading this book so many things are in perspective now. I cold do advance study in kernel development.
Down Side.
Some light/sweet projects could have made this book the best.
Some socket programming examples would be nice.
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Posted: October 18th, 2008, 11:50am CEST by RapidshareEbook
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It takes a book as versatile as its subject to cover Apache Tomcat, the popular open source Servlet and JSP container and high performance web server. Tomcat: The Definitive Guide is a valuable reference for administrators and webmasters, a useful guide for programmers who want to use Tomcat as their web application server during development or in production, and an excellent introduction for anyone interested in Tomcat.
Updated for the latest version of Tomcat, this new edition offers a complete guide to installing, configuring, maintaining and securing this servlet container. In fact, with such a wealth of new information, this is essentially a new book rather than a simple revision. You will find details for using Tomcat on all major platforms, including Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, and FreeBSD, along with specifics on Tomcat configuration files, and step-by-step advice for deploying and running web applications.
This book offers complete information for:
* Installation and startup procedures
* Configuring Tomcat-including realms, roles, users, servlet sessions, and JNDI resources including JDBC DataSources
* Deploying web applications-individual servlets and JSP pages, and web application archive files
* Tuning Tomcat to measure and improve performance
* Integrating Tomcat with Apache Web Server
* Securing Tomcat to keep online thugs at bay
* Tomcat configuration files-server.xml and web.xml, and more
* Debugging and Troubleshooting-diagnosing problems with Tomcat or a web application
* Compiling your own Tomcat, rather than using the pre-built release
* Running two or more Tomcat servlet containers in parallel
This book also offers an overview of the Tomcat open source project's community resources, including docs, mailing lists, and more. Community interest fueled a strong demand for a Tomcat guide from O'Reilly. The result clearly exceeds expectations.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #25627 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-23
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 494 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Jason Brittain is a Senior Principal Software Engineer for Orbital Sciences Corporation, working at NASA's Ames Research Center on the Kepler Space Telescope mission (http://kepler.nasa.gov).
Jason is a co-author of Tomcat: The Definitive Guide, now in its second edition, and has written some web articles for O'Reilly's OnJava.com web site.
Before joining the team on the Kepler mission, Jason was a Senior Software Engineer at Symantec Corporation working on the Brightmail AntiSpam appliance product line's control center web application.
Jason's specialties include Java software development, Tomcat web application development and deployment, scalability and fault tolerance, and Apache Ant build systems, and Linux system administration. He has contributed to many Apache Jakarta projects, and has been an active open source software developer for several years.
Ian Darwin has worked in the computer industry for three decades: with Unix since 1980, Java since 1995, and OpenBSD since 1998. He wrote the freeware file(1) command used on Linux and BSD and is the author of "Checking C Programs" with "Lint and Java Cookbook", as well as over 70 articles, in addition to university and commercial course material on C and Unix. Besides programming and consulting, Ian teaches Unix, C, and Java for Learning Tree International, one of the world's largest technical training companies.
Customer Reviews
Sadly outdated3
As most O'Reilly books, this *was* an outstanding, readable, and indispensable guide for Tomcat development and administration. Unfortunately, it's sadly outdated: this book only covers version 4, while versions 5, 5.5, and 6 introduce many, many innovations and changes, and you don't want to waste time reading material that doesn't apply to the current versions. It is unfortunate that this book is still being for sale. This book has well deserved stars, but those starts are now obsolete. We all Tomcat lovers are looking forward for an updated edition.
Great Tomcat Reference4
'Tomcat: The Definitive Guide' is a great resource for all Tomcat programmers and administrators. Jam packed with 450 pages of material over 11 chapters, you will learn everything you need to know. Security, configuration, performance tuning, integration with Apache and building Tomcat from the source, this is a wonderful guide that should be on every Tomcat admin's desk.
**** RECOMMENDED
Any advanced computer collection strong in Java programming needs this.5
Jason Brittain and Ian F. Darwin's TOMCAT: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE, 2ND EDITION has been updated for the latest version of Tomcat and offers a complete guide to installing the servlet container, from basics of installation to using web applications, securing Tomcat from online intruders, troubleshooting and customizing the program. Any advanced computer collection strong in Java programming needs this.
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Posted: October 18th, 2008, 11:47am CEST by RapidshareEbook
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In this handy, compact guide, you’ll explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands while you learn to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #6957 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 360 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands
This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out over 1000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Apply skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.
Expand your Linux expertise in these and other areas:
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Using the shell
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Finding online software
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Working with files
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Playing with music and images
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Administering file systems
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Backing up data
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Checking and managing running processes
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Accessing network resources
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Handling remote system administration
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Locking down security
About the Author
Christopher Negus is the author of the bestselling Fedora and Red Hat Linux Bibles, Linux Toys II, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, and Linux Bible 2008 Edition. He is a member of the Madison Linux Users Group. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Chris served for eight years on development teams for the Unix operating system at AT&T, where Unix was created and developed. He also worked with Novell on Unix development and Caldera.
Francois Caen hosts and manages business application infrastructures, through his company Turbosphere LLC. As an open-source advocate, he has lectured on OSS network management and Internet services, and served as president of the Tacoma Linux User Group. FranÇois is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
Customer Reviews
awesome book5
best book for linux ppl who want to learn a lot more about whats behind the gui.
Over a Newbies head3
I like this book, but I think it's too much for a Linux Newbie to understand. If you plan on really getting into Linux and learing the ins and outs, then this book is for you. If your looking for a way to migrate away from windows and moving on to Linux, buy another book. There are plenty of good books out there dedicated to new users of Linux...this book isn't one of them
Ubuntu Linux Toolbox -- A short review5
This book is the most informative book I have read to date on system administration of Ubuntu Linux. I recommend it highly. Ubuntu Linux Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Ubuntu and Debian Power Users
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“Probably the most wide ranging and complete Linux device driver book I’ve read.”
--Alan Cox, Linux Guru and Key Kernel Developer
“Very comprehensive and detailed, covering almost every single Linux device driver type.”
--Theodore Ts’o, First Linux Kernel Developer in North America and Chief Platform Strategist of the Linux Foundation
The Most Practical Guide to Writing Linux Device Drivers
Linux now offers an exceptionally robust environment for driver development: with today’s kernels, what once required years of development time can be accomplished in days. In this practical, example-driven book, one of the world’s most experienced Linux driver developers systematically demonstrates how to develop reliable Linux drivers for virtually any device. Essential Linux Device Drivers is for any programmer with a working knowledge of operating systems and C, including programmers who have never written drivers before. Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran focuses on the essentials, bringing together all the concepts and techniques you need, while avoiding topics that only matter in highly specialized situations. Venkateswaran begins by reviewing the Linux 2.6 kernel capabilities that are most relevant to driver developers. He introduces simple device classes; then turns to serial buses such as I2C and SPI; external buses such as PCMCIA, PCI, and USB; video, audio, block, network, and wireless device drivers; user-space drivers; and drivers for embedded Linux–one of today’s fastest growing areas of Linux development. For each, Venkateswaran explains the technology, inspects relevant kernel source files, and walks through developing a complete example.
• Addresses drivers discussed in no other book, including drivers for I2C, video, sound, PCMCIA, and different types of flash memory
• Demystifies essential kernel services and facilities, including kernel threads and helper interfaces
• Teaches polling, asynchronous notification, and I/O control
• Introduces the Inter-Integrated Circuit Protocol for embedded Linux drivers
• Covers multimedia device drivers using the Linux-Video subsystem and Linux-Audio framework
• Shows how Linux implements support for wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, Infrared, WiFi, and cellular networking
• Describes the entire driver development lifecycle, through debugging and maintenance
• Includes reference appendixes covering Linux assembly, BIOS calls, and Seq files
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #5966 in Books
* Published on: 2008-04-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 744 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran has spent more than a decade working in IBM product development laboratories. He has ported Linux to devices ranging from wristwatches and music players to PDAs, VoIP phones, and even pacemaker programmers. He was a Contributing Editor and kernel columnist for Linux Magazine for more than two years.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Essential Linux Device Drivers
by Sreekrishnan Venkiteswaran
Preface
It was the late nineties and at IBM, we were putting the Linux kernel on a wrist watch. The target device was tiny, but the task was turning out to be tough. The Memory Technology Devices subsystem didn't exist in the kernel, which meant that before a filesystem could start life on the watch's flash memory, we had to develop the necessary storage driver from scratch. Interfacing the watch's touch screen with user applications was complicated since the kernel's input event driver interface hadn't been conceived yet. Getting X-Windows to run on the watch's LCD wasn't easy since it didn't work well with framebuffer drivers. Of what use is a water-proof Linux wrist watch if you can't stream stock quotes from your bath tub? Bluetooth integration with Linux was several years away, and months were spent porting a proprietary Bluetooth stack to Internet-enable the watch. Power management support was good enough only to squeeze a few hours of juice from the watch's battery, hence we had work cut out on that front too. Linux-Infrared was still unstable, so we had to coax the stack before we could use an Infrared keyboard for data entry. And we had to compile the compiler and cross-compile a compact application-set since there were no accepted distributions in the consumer electronics space.
Fast forward to the present: The baby penguin has grown into a healthy teenager. What took thousands of lines of code and a year in development back then, can be accomplished in a few days with the current kernels. But to become a versatile kernel engineer who can magically weave solutions, you need to understand the myriad features and facilities that Linux offers today.
About the Book
Among the various subsystems residing in the kernel source tree, the drivers/directory constitutes the single largest chunk and is several times bigger than the others. With new and diverse technologies arriving in popular form factors, the development of new device drivers in the kernel is accelerating steadily. The latest kernels support over 50 device driver families.
This book is about writing Linux device drivers. It covers the design and development of major device classes supported by the kernel, including those I missed during my Linux-on-Watch days. The discussion of each driver family starts by looking at the corresponding technology, moves on to develop a practical example, and ends by looking at relevant kernel source files. But before foraying into the world of device drivers, the book introduces you to the kernel and discusses the important features of 2.6 Linux, emphasizing those portions that are of special interest to device driver writers.
Audience
This book is intended for the intermediate-level programmer eager to tweak the kernel to enable new devices. You should have a working knowledge of operating system concepts. For example, you should know what a system call is, and why concurrency issues have to be factored in while writing kernel code. The book assumes that you have downloaded Linux on your system, poked through the kernel sources, and at least skimmed through some related documentation. And you should be pretty good in C.
Summary of Chapters
The first three chapters prepare you to digest the rest of the book. Each of the next fifteen chapters discusses drivers for a specific device family. The following chapter is a hold-all for driver classes not covered thus far. The penultimate chapter discusses device driver debugging. The last chapter gives some perspective on delivery and maintenance.
Chapter 1, "Introduction," starts our tryst with Linux. It hurries you through downloading the kernel sources, making trivial code changes, and building a bootable kernel image.
Chapter 2, "A Peek Inside the Kernel," takes a brisk peek into the innards of the Linux kernel and teaches you some must-know kernel concepts. It first takes you through the boot process and then describes kernel services particularly relevant to driver development such as kernel threads, timers, concurrency, and memory management.
Chapter 3, "Getting Started with Device Drivers," gets you started with the art of writing Linux device drivers. It looks at interrupt handling, the new Linux device model, and Linux assembly. In this chapter, you'll also learn to use kernel helper interfaces such as linked lists, work queues, completion functions, and notifier chains. These helper facilities simplify your code, weed out redundancies from the kernel, and help long-term maintenance.
Chapter 4, "Character Drivers," looks at the architecture of character device drivers. Several concepts introduced in this chapter such as polling, asynchronous notification, and I/O control, are relevant to subsequent chapters as well, since many device classes discussed in the rest of the book are 'super' character devices.
Chapter 5, "Serial Drivers," explains the kernel layer that handles serial devices. The serial layer consists of low-level drivers, the TTY layer, and line disciplines.
Chapter 6, "Input Drivers," discusses the kernel's input subsystem that is responsible for servicing devices such as keyboards, mice, and touch panels.
Chapter 7, "The Inter-Integrated Circuit Protocol," dissects drivers for devices such as EEPROMs that are connected to the system I2C bus or SMBus. The chapter also looks at other serial technologies such as the SPI bus and one-wire bus.
Chapter 8,"PCMCIA and Compact Flash," delves into the PCMCIA subsystem. It teaches you to write drivers for devices having a PCMCIA or Compact Flash form factor.
Chapter 9, "Peripheral Component Interconnect," looks at kernel support for PCI and its derivatives such as CardBus and PCI Express.
Chapter 10, "Universal Serial Bus," explores USB architecture and device drivers.
Chapter 11, "Video Drivers," explains the Linux video family.
Chapter 12, "Audio Drivers," describes the Linux audio family.
Chapter 13, "Block Drivers," covers drivers for devices such as IDE and SCSI. It also looks at filesystem drivers.
Chapter 14, "Network Interface Cards," is dedicated to network devices. You'll learn about kernel networking data structures and how to interface network drivers with protocol layers.
Chapter 15, "Linux Without Wires," looks at driving different wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, Infrared, WiFi and cellular communication.
Chapter 16, "Memory Technology Devices," discusses flash memory enablement. This chapter first looks at flash-based protocols and chipsets primarily used on embedded devices. It ends by examining drivers for the Firmware Hub found on desktops and laptops.
Chapter 17, "Embedding Linux," steps into the world of embedded Linux. It takes you through the main firmware components of an embedded solution, such as bootloader, kernel, and device drivers. Given the soaring popularity of Linux in the embedded space, it's likely that you'll use the device driver skills that you acquire from this book, to enable embedded devices.
Chapter 18, "User Mode Drivers," looks at driving different types of devices from user space. Some device drivers, especially ones that are heavy on policy and light on performance requirements, are better off residing in user land. This chapter also explains how the new ultra-scalable process scheduler improves response times of user mode drivers.
Chapter 19, "More Devices and Drivers," takes a tour of a potpourri of driver families not covered thus far, such as Error Detection And Correction (EDAC), cpufreq, FireWire and ACPI.
Chapter 20, "Debugging Device Drivers,&...
Customer Reviews
A must for any Linux device driver developer today.5
The book covers in detail changes in the 2.6 kernel for driver developers including the various class es out there. It is an easy read and gives some good examples.
embedded device drivers5
This book combined with Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition, must be available in the library of all the emebedded system developers, based on Libux.
This book, give more information than linux device drivers, another iformations for the new developers, that are starting developing emebedded systems based on Linux.
So buy it.
The very BEST5
Without a doubt, this is the best driver book I've ever purchased. In the first few chapters the author walks you through boot, interrupts, builds, installs etc so that you can make the most of his outstanding knowledge of drivers and
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This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards. More people use the X Window System than ever before, but there are few books about X in print. X Power Tools fills that hole with the most practical and up-to-date information available. Written in O'Reilly's popular Power Tools format, X Power Tools offers dozens of standalone articles, thoroughly cross-referenced, on useful tools and techniques for using X. This unique inside look at X gives Unix/Linux system administrators, owners of self-administered systems, and power users a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively. This book: Offers a thorough grounding in X configuration and how the system works Provides the complete ins and outs of changing a desktop's behavior, such as fonts, keyboard settings, and remote security Includes articles on how to take advantage of X's "network transparency" -- its ability to display graphical applications on a remote machine Explores intriguing areas such as using multiple monitors, building kiosks, and accessibility Features discussions on X Window innovations and the future of the system X Power Tools covers configuration and use of X, focusing on Linux but also including notes on other operating systems such as Solaris and FreeBSD. Each article in the book gives you insight into X; the entire book gives you a real grasp on this system and what you can do with it.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #48447 in Books
* Published on: 2008-01-11
* Released on: 2008-01-11
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 270 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Chris Tyler is a programmer and Linux network administrator with a focus on the X Window System and LAMP. He has programmed in two dozen different languages over the past 20 years, and now teaches at Seneca College, Toronto.
Customer Reviews
Great Cookbook For Linux Admins5
'X Power Tools' is a book for Linux admins and developers who want to learn how to use Linux better than ever before. With 250+ pages of material spread over 15 chapters and close to 200 recipes, this is perfect for anyone looking to do more with the X Windows system.
Great book, great resource, easy recommendation
***** RECOMMENDED
Finally X explained5
Ever since making Linux my primary OS of choice, I have found it impossible to find a cogent explanation of the different pieces of software that result in the graphical desktop. There are X, session managers, window managers, compositing managers, and desktop environments. Happily, this book explains these pieces of software, their purpose and the way they interact, and does it in a way that is accesible to the intermediate *nix user while still providing a satisfying amount of technical detail. It also provides tools for managing the software and tweaking it to make it do what you want.
Useful and specific.5
The X Window System is the foundation of graphical desktops on both Linux and Unix systems and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards, so X Power Tools' articles on the topic are a top pick for any advanced computer library specializing in Unix. It offers an introduction to how the system works, considers useful utility programs and applications, covers software that work with X, and reviews the basics of building networks and systems with X. Any advanced Unix or Linux computer reference library will find it useful and specific.
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Frustrated by the overwhelming nature of Flash?
Want to get up to speed with the program fast so you can concentrate on your animation?
Need to solve problems quickly to get work done to time and to budget?
Then 'How to Cheat in Flash' is for you!
This book is different from the rest because it shows you, step by step, how to work from the problem to the solution when creating Flash animations, from the viewpoint of an animator who has been commissioned to create a job and is working to a deadline.
It is task orientated; every example shows real life commercial work. So, it's not so much a case of 'what does this filter/tool/option do?', as 'this is the task I've been set - how do I achieve it?' The solution may involve a variety of tools and techniques; it may take many steps to complete, or only a few. The free CD-Rom includes all the files you need to put your skills into practice as you read, and much more!
It's an accessible (conversational in style), practical book and CD package which also provides artistic inspiration, a goldmine of timesaving practical tips, tricks and step-by-step workthroughs. You will wonder how you survived without it.
* Successful, bestselling How to Cheat coverage now available for Flash
* Learn a myriad of tips and tricks based on real life working methods to help you work faster and more efficiently with Flash
* Work from the problem to the solution, gaining the best possible results from Flash
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #3184 in Books
* Published on: 2007-08-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 280 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'A must read book from one of the true masters of the art of Flash design and animation.'
Eric Mueller, Sr. Software Eng., Advanced Technology Labs, Adobe Systems. --Eric Mueller, Sr. Software Eng., Advanced Technology Labs, Adobe Systems.
Review
If you have ever stared at a blank stage wondering how to make your ideas into reality, this is how it's done. I consider each example a best practice of how to use Flash CS Professional.
Justin Everett-Church, Sr. Product Manager Flash Player, Adobe Systems
Chris Georgenes' gorgeously designed book contains many short, practical tutorials that both Flash animators and web designers will want to thumb through to learn the tricks of the trade, so they can really impress their clients."
Stefan Gruenwedel, Sr. Editor, Developer Center, Adobe Systems
This is a not-to-be-missed chance to get secrets from one of the foremost authorities on Flash animation. His techniques for animating characters are essential for anyone dreaming of creating a cartoon or animated feature.
Craig Goodman, Executive Editor, Developer Center, Adobe Systems
This is a must-have Flash book. Whether you consider yourself more a Flash designer or developer, you'll want to run home and try out the concepts and techniques in this beautifully presented book.
Tim Statler, Flash developer, Adobe Systems
A valuable resource loaded with helpful tips and hints for Flash users at all skill levels. It is filled with practical how-to examples for artists and animators, presented in a clear step-by-step manner with illustrations documenting each step along the way.
Jim Ver Hague, Professor Emeritus, Computer Graphics Design, Rochester Institute of Technology
..a must have book if you are a Flash designer/animator.
flashculture.com
About the Author
Chris Georgenes is a full-time freelance artist, animator, and all-around designer for the web, CD-ROM, and television. His clients include Macromedia, LucasArts, Universal Records, Hasbro, Ogilvy, Yahoo! and AOL, to name a few. He maintains www.mudbubble.com as his online portfolio and www.keyframer.com as his Flash tutorial website. He is also a course author and instructor for sessions.edu.
Customer Reviews
aha moments5
This book is good all around, but has several of those aha nuggets that make it a very happy purchase.
Awesome book on flash animation.5
I had been looking for a book on cartoon animation with flash to help fill in the small knowledge gaps that I had to complete my animation. This book covered all of those gaps and more. There are tricks I didn't even know I needed, and now I know them. Thanks for such a great book.
The best choice for Flash animators5
The title of this book isn't misleading at all; author Chris Georgenes gives out an arsenal of tips/technics on how to make the most use of tools that are in front of us all the time while we author with Flash.
I got this book because I wanted to improve my animation skills. I've been doing flash websites and ocationally some advertising in Flash. This book is very easy to read, as it is very visual. With 270 pages this book contains a huge amount of graphics that will guide you through the precise steps on topics such as:
- Design Styles
- Masking
- Motion tips and tricks
- Character animation
- Working with sound & video
- Interactivty
And if that isn't enough for you, the bundled CD-ROM includes all the animations covered in the book in .fla format, so you can see for your self how a good animation is really done.
This is one of the few books I would recomend to all Flash users at all levels. And if you're into animation, this is certainly a must have.
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Master the power of Photoshop CS3 with
an internationally renowned photographer by your side.
Adobe's Photoshop CS3 comes with powerful new features with huge payoffs. But it can be overwhelming to learn, even for professional photographers, graphic designers, keen amateurs, and others who already have an initial grasp of Photoshop. Acclaimed photographer Martin Evening, who wrote the best-selling previous books, 'Adobe Photoshop for Photographers', makes it easy with this new, thoroughly updated edition.
* Illustrated throughout with before-and-after pictures - more than 750 professional, color illustrations!
* Practical techniques and real-life assignments
* Step-by-step tutorials
* Keyboard shortcut reference guide
Includes FREE DVD with:
* QuickTime movie tutorials for MAC and PC
* Searchable tips on tools, palettes layer styles, and shortcuts
* Includes images selected for you to experiment with to get you up to speed with everything in the book, including the new Photoshop CS3 features, fast!
* Updated Camera Guide to help you decide which will best suit your needs, plus bonus Digital Capture chapter in printable PDF format
Uncover quickly exactly what Adobe's CS3 now offers photographers. New tutorials focus on the key features introduced in CS3. You lose no time in finding out how to put your ideas to work with:
* Adobe's Camera Raw 4 plug-in that can now also process TIFFs and JPEGs
* New Align controls for combining HDR images; Photomerge; new Clone Stamp; Curves dialog that now incorporates Levels functionality; and improved controls for Brightness/Contrast to match raw image processing controls
* The latest on Black and White adjustment, which provides all the black and white conversion tools you need for optimum monochrome conversions
* A pro's scoop on choosing from among dozens of Photoshop's image adjustment methods to get the results you want
* Tips on Bridge 2.0 and Lightroom - when you should use each
* Top tactics for successful composite images, insider guidance on editing shadows and highlight adjustments, and lessons on how to preview and re-edit filter effects as many times as you want - without complex workarounds
Get the preeminent advice from one photographer to another as Martin completely updates you on the core aspects of working with Photoshop, digital workflow, and improving accessibility. Real-life examples, diagrams, illustrations, and step-by-step explanations ensure that you're up to speed with the next generation of digital photography in no time!
Foreword by Adobe Systems' key Director of Engineering, Digital Imaging, Marc Pawliger
* Over 750 professional, color images make this book stand above the rest
* New DVD! Searchable info explains tools, palettes & layer styles, also includes invaluable QuickTime movie tutorials
* Master the power of Photoshop CS3 under the instruction of an internationally recognised Photoshop expert & Adobe alpha tester
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #7199 in Books
* Published on: 2007-05-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 704 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
Reviews of the CS2 edition:
"One of the best and most comprehensive guides available...Each section includes examples with before and after images; we found some of the ideas really inspiring...If you are a photographer using CS2, this book is a must buy." - Which Digital Camera
"This one book excellently covers all aspects of Photoshop CS2 and presents them clearly from the photographer's point of view." - Advanced Photoshop
"Still very much the daddy of all Photoshop books...the quality of illustration and production are top rate...if this book is impressive then the accompanying CD-ROM is a delight." - British Journal of Photography
"Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers by Martin Evening is like the bible...it contains everything you would want to know about the creative use of Photoshop for a Macintosh or PC...a must-have guide." - Amateur Photographer
"The book is organized in a very clear and helpful color coding scheme...I thoroughly enjoyed this excellent volume. Evening covers a lot of ground and I want more from this expert and author... Highly recommended for anyone interested in real-world imaging processes and techniques." www.kickstartnews.com
"Clearly, this book will satisfy the most demanding Photoshop junkie... Martin Evening is a professional photographer who really understands his audience. It's amazingly comprehensive, and pitched to be suitable for all levels of users, from experienced pros to people with a more basic grasp of the software... There is an excellent mix of images that add relevance and credibility to the overall professional level of this book... This book could prove to be one of the most useful books you'll ever buy." - Digital Photographer
"Covering both Mac and PC, this is a great buy for the photographer who wants to get to grips with the latest features." - Digital Creative Arts
"The book does a great job of introducing all the features that are new to CS2. The --Which Digital Camera
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Reviews of CS3 edition:
"If you've been wondering what's new in Adobe Photoshop CS3, why not get your information from the best? ... Evening's Adobe Photoshop for Photographers titles have become classic reference sources, written to deal directly with the needs of photographers and filled with a wealth of practical advice, hints and tips to help you achieve professional results." Professional Photographer
"Investing in this 665-page book, diligent intermediates and advanced Photoshop users will feel reassured they've bought the definitive troubleshooting text." Photography Monthly (August 2007)
Reviews of the CS2 edition:
"One of the best and most comprehensive guides available...Each section includes examples with before and after images; we found some of the ideas really inspiring...If you are a photographer using CS2, this book is a must buy." - Which Digital Camera
"This one book excellently covers all aspects of Photoshop CS2 and presents them clearly from the photographer's point of view." - Advanced Photoshop
"Still very much the daddy of all Photoshop books...the quality of illustration and production are top rate...if this book is impressive then the accompanying CD-ROM is a delight." - British Journal of Photography
"Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers by Martin Evening is like the bible...it contains everything you would want to know about the creative use of Photoshop for a Macintosh or PC...a must-have guide." - Amateur Photographer
"The book is organized in a very clear and helpful color coding scheme...I thoroughly enjoyed this excellent volume. Evening covers a lot of ground and I want more from this expert and author... Highly recommended for anyone interested in real-world imaging processes and techniques." www.kickstartnews.com
"Clearly, this book will satisfy the most demanding Photoshop junkie... Martin Evening is a professional photographer who really understands his audience. It's amazingly comprehensive, and pitched to be suitable for all levels of users, from experienced pros to people with a more basic grasp of the software... There is an excellent mix of images that add relevance and credibility to the overall professional level of this book... This book could prove to be one of the most useful books you'll ever buy." - Digital Photographer
"Covering both Mac and PC, this is a great buy for the photographer who wants to get to grips with the latest features." - Digital Creative Arts
"The book does a great job of introducing all the features that are new to CS2. The tips on colour correction and setting up Photoshop for photographic work are invaluable. Even the most hardened Photoshop pro will find useful insights and tips here. The section on colour workflow is particularly good and one of the most lucid insights into the confounding world of reproducing accurate colour... Martin Evening's book is probably the best Photoshop manual available. Well priced and thoroughly informative." - MacFormat
"Richly illustrated with photos and screen grabs, this is an invaluable guide for anyone serious about Photoshop at a very reasonable price." - What Digital Camera
"The best just got better... For those who have the first CS version of the book, the decision to upgrade will depend on how much emphasis you place on the new features, however for others who are contemplating which book to buy, look no further - this book has it all... a must buy for every aspiring digital photographer and Photoshop user." - Timeless Digital Imaging
"Martin Evening has produced an indispensable guide to all of the new features and tricks... This is an easy to follow and well written guide." - Computer Arts
"...like the best software manual that you might expect with expensive computer programs, but actually rarely receive... (it is) beautifully illustrated. Evening's book - with its tutorial CD - manages that rare achievement, of hand-holding the fast-learning novice and old pro alike through some pretty involved procedures." - Stills Audio Motion
"Martin Evening leads you by the hand through the multiple technologies now made available by Photoshop CS3...one needs clarity when describing the ways of working with Photoshop and clarity and an organized approach is what Evening provides..." -- The Picture Professional, Quarterly Magazine of the American Society of Picture Professionals, third issue 2007
"If you only want one Photoshop book, this is a good candidate." -Photo Techniques
"PSA members will find this book a big help in learning Photoshop's latest release because it is written for photographers by a photographer."
"If you plan to buy just one book on Photoshop, I recommend Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers."
-PSA Journal (Aug. 2007)
From the Back Cover
Master the power of Photoshop CS3 with
an internationally renowned photographer by your side.
Get the preeminent advice from one photographer to another as Martin completely updates you on the core aspects of working with Photoshop, digital workflow, and improving accessibility. Real-life examples, diagrams, illustrations, and step-by-step explanations ensure that you're up to speed with the next generation of digital photography in no time!
Adobe's Photoshop CS3 comes with powerful new features with huge payoffs. But it can be overwhelming to learn, even for professional photographers, graphic designers, keen amateurs, and others who already have an initial grasp of Photoshop. Acclaimed photographer Martin Evening, who wrote the best-selling previous books, 'Adobe Photoshop for Photographers', makes it easy with this new, thoroughly updated edition.
* Illustrated throughout with before-and-after pictures - more than 750 professional, color illustrations!
* Practical techniques and real-life assignments
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Create, correct, and control with layers,
the most powerful tool in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Imagine yourself in total control of every adjustment to your photos. You've seen the illustrations in glossy magazines, the fine art reproductions in museum catalogs, the award-winning pictures of professional photographers. To produce this kind of magic, understanding how to use layers for your entire breadth of image correction is key.
Discover the best ways to showcase your talent with the full power of layers from best-selling author/digital image specialist Richard Lynch. Learn what layers can do for you as an integral part of organizing image development, creating and storing image versions with nondestructive editing, and promoting a positive workflow.
Timeless, not version specific, this book will help you take layers to a new level to increase your efficiency and produce better end results, whatever release of the software you use. Step-by-step instructions and practical examples illustrate how to.
Don't make your work harder than it needs to be when you can use layers to control any adjustment using multiple forms of blending concurrently - transparency, clipping, opacity/fill, masking, modes, channel targeting, Blend If, and styles.
Author Richard Lynch is a photographer, designer, editor, web developer, and author of the popular "Hidden Powers" series on Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. He also writes for PCPhoto, Popular Photography, Digital Photographer, and Digital Photography Techniques.
* Leverage layer power to correct and enhance color, fix problems in composition, repair damage or flaws, and isolate image areas for changes, adjustments and experimental concepts
* Incorporate layers in a workflow that extracts the maximum from your camera, exploits the potential in every image and helps you organize your perceptions and ideas according to your unique vision
* Recombine layers to form new images in a nondestructive process that preserves both the original image and intermediate layers for further editing - or tomorrow's inspirations
* Dip into the accompanying CD with a robust library and presets of practice images. Create your own set of favorite composition techniques
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #171774 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
Praise for author's previous books:
Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4
Review 1:
'As a "collectionner" of the best Photoshop books on the market I must recommend this excellent book from Richard Lynch to all the digital photographers among us.Other reviewers explained the content of the book in detail so I won't do the same,I can only agree their comments!
This book is not for beginners, but if you want to understand how "digital photography" sees the real world and how a camera or a scanner tranlate all what you see in the digital format then this book is for you.
Lynch is a real PRO and takes the patience to explain ALL the hidden secrets behind this tremendous Adobe's software.
This is a cheap investment for YEARS believe me; you'll learn on your own pace the multiple facets of "seeing images" like a photographer and by following the exercises and explanations of the 11 chapters (take your time to re-read from time to time and practice,practice...)you NEVER take photos the same way you did before!
The greatest bonus is the companion cd with all the hidden tools(above 100 and the images used in the book).
Richard Lynch has given us an enormous homework to do but it's worth more than any training course that costs you a hundred of bucks!
Terrific,awesome,well explained,I can't find words enough to recommend this book.'
Review 2:
'the book is full of invaluable advice. Workflow, separations, masking... The combination of Elements 4 with the book and tools covers all my expectations for a dedicated amateur. And yes, I like shooting raw, taking advantage of 16 bits,black and white... and I have still much too learn from the book!'
Review 3:
'It's an advanced book that does provide you with information about hidden features, undocumented capabilities, and things you never thought of doing with Photoshop Elements 4. As the program itself is based on Photoshop CS, there are lots of things to reveal, and Lynch does a good job of presenting them in a clear and concise way.'
Praise for Hidden Power of PS Elements 3:
Review 1: 'This book provides great information on digital color reproduction and alteration.The book has many good examples for teaching techniques for digital photographic enhancement using Elements 3. The plug-ins are great! Well worth the $$ Best book I,ve found on digital imagery and Elements 3.'
Review 2: 'I wish I could give more stars to this book....The book is written almost like a text book. I found the lessons to be deep, but the text to be very well written and very concise. Mr. Lynch writes to teach and not to show how much he knows (although this is quite evident by reading the book). The book is not just how to use the tools supplied in Photoshop Elements 3, but is about obtaining a deep understanding of the makeup of an image and how to manipulate the image with the knowledge.
Extremely impressive. At this price, it really is a gift from Richard Lynch!
Customer Reviews
Mixed Feelings3
I really wanted to like this book. I enjoyed the author's approach, his web site, and, for the most part, his explanations. I may have learned the basics of layering, though some techniques that I use are done via a cookbook approach without any understanding of the actions I am taking.
I was greatly disappointed in his treatment of Masking, the technique that takes layering to a new level. I knew nothing about it before I purchased the book and, if that is possible, know less now. Chapter 4, Masking, is a complete disaster. He abandoned his patient approach and plowed into the subject, leaving me bewildered and lost. I'm sure he feels differently, but his ability to sense the confusion of the neophyte abandoned him at that point. Masking comes up often enough after that to make the book increasingly frustrating, like hearing a conversation in which you miss every fourth word.
Had I learned even a bit about masking, and more about why certain layering actions are taken, I would have given the book five stars. As it stands, I'm still looking for the layering book that puts it all together.
Better than average4
This book is more complete than the average Photoshop book. (I currently have 6 books in my personal library on various Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom topics.) The approach that is taken with this book provides more funadmentals than usual - the "why's" of what is presented rather than the usual cookbook, "follow along" style that is typically used in these type books. While the book does provide some of the underlying fundamentals, I took off one star from my rating because more improvements in describing the "whys" could be made to make it even more useful. But overall, this is better than most, and I would recommend it for both beginning and intermediate users of Photoshop programs (from Elements to CS3 versions).
Good but flawed4
I added this volume to my rapidly growing photoshop library in order to learn more about layers, which is indeed a very powerful and most useful weapon in the photoshop arsenal.
And there is a lot of very useful information in here, which I reckon is both the blessing and the curse of this book. After reading this book, you will definitely understand layers. However, there is a lot of text and, as a reviewer before me pointed out, not that many pictures, which to my mind, is not a very good combination. The text can be a bit hard to follow without any prior understanding of photoshop I should imagine. I was certainly glad, that I had already purchased and read other books before this one.
I'm not a big fan of the Scott Kelby approach to photography or photo editing. I think he oversimplifies the learning process in a way that makes you learn some of the hows but none of the whys. This book takes the exact opposite of Kelby's approach and loads everything you could possibly want to know about photoshop layers in your lap. This does make the book a bit heavy. You need to concentrate while using this book and you probably need to go over some of the things a couple of times.
So in conclusion I'll say, that this book is very good and very thorough, but does need an effort to go through. I wouldn't recommend it to a complete novice either, but once you get into photoshop I think it is defintely worth acquiring.
Product Description
RenderMan has long been associated with top-end film production and is an essential tool for creating many of the effects and images in recent animated films (such as Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles). RenderMan is widely available and, with the demand for higher quality images, is now used by computer-based artists at all levels of the graphics industry.
Intended to provide a straightforward and easy introduction to the basic techniques involved, this book provides an excellent grounding, enabling readers to confidently move to more advanced texts. This second edition includes a new chapter on global illumination, and, with plenty of illustrations and hands-on examples, Ian Stephenson: gives an overview of RenderMan, explains how scenes are described, illustrates (among other things) how to create surfaces; colour; lighting; shadows; and depth of field, using RIB and the C API, introduces the techniques involved in creating shaders, applying textures and using global illumination.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #276539 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-26
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 268 pages
Customer Reviews
basic graphics operations4
Stephenson's book is a deliberately light introduction to what Renderman can do. The software is considered one of the most sophisticated graphics packages available. It has been worked on for over 20 years. But this book eshews the high end functionality. It goes over the basic rendering operations that any graphics package should have.
So long as you have used graphics elsewhere, then the book will be an easy read. No new concepts here. Just how to create various primitives and the like. With some simple shading. The maths is mostly that of matrix manipulations.
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In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris's recent bestseller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case
against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and
reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope's awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry
of the double helix.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #627 in Books
* Published on: 2007-05-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 307 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Hitchens, one of our great political pugilists, delivers the best of the recent rash of atheist manifestos. The same contrarian spirit that makes him delightful reading as a political commentator, even (or especially) when he's completely wrong, makes him an entertaining huckster prosecutor once he has God placed in the dock. And can he turn a phrase!: "monotheistic religion is a plagiarism of a plagiarism of a hearsay of a hearsay, of an illusion of an illusion, extending all the way back to a fabrication of a few nonevents." Hitchens's one-liners bear the marks of considerable sparring practice with believers. Yet few believers will recognize themselves as Hitchens associates all of them for all time with the worst of history's theocratic and inquisitional moments. All the same, this is salutary reading as a means of culling believers' weaker arguments: that faith offers comfort (false comfort is none at all), or has provided a historical hedge against fascism (it mostly hasn't), or that "Eastern" religions are better (nope). The book's real strength is Hitchens's on-the-ground glimpses of religion's worst face in various war zones and isolated despotic regimes. But its weakness is its almost fanatical insistence that religion poisons "everything," which tips over into barely disguised misanthropy. (May 30)
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From The Washington Post
Reviewed by Stephen Prothero
A century and a half ago Pope Pius IX published the Syllabus of Errors, a rhetorical tour de force against the high crimes and misdemeanors of the modern world. God Is Not Great, by the British journalist and professional provocateur Christopher Hitchens, is the atheists' equivalent: an unrelenting enumeration of religion's sins and wickedness, written with much of the rhetorical pomp and all of the imperial condescension of a Vatican encyclical.
Hitchens, who once described Mother Teresa as "a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud," is notorious for making mincemeat out of sacred cows, but in this book it is the sacred itself that is skewered. Religion, Hitchens writes, is "violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children." Channeling the anti-supernatural spirits of other acolytes of the "new atheism," Hitchens argues that religion is "man-made" and murderous, originating in fear and sustained by brute force. Like Richard Dawkins, he denounces the religious education of young people as child abuse. Like Sam Harris, he fires away at the Koran as well as the Bible. And like Daniel Dennett, he views faith as wish-fulfillment.
Historian George Marsden once described fundamentalism as evangelicalism that is mad about something. If so, these evangelistic atheists have something in common with their fundamentalist foes, and Hitchens is the maddest of the lot. Protestant theologian John Calvin was "a sadist and torturer and killer," Hitchens writes, and the Bible "contain[s] a warrant for trafficking in humans, for ethnic cleansing, for slavery, for bride-price, and for indiscriminate massacre."
As should be obvious to any reasonable person -- unlike Hitchens I do not exclude believers from this category -- horrors and good deeds are performed by believers and non-believers alike. But in Hitchens's Manichaean world, religion does little good and secularism hardly any evil. Indeed, Hitchens arrives at the conclusion that the secular murderousness of Stalin's purges wasn't really secular at all, since, as he quotes George Orwell, "a totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy." And in North Korea today, what has gone awry is not communism but Confucianism.
Hitchens is not so forgiving when it comes to religion's transgressions. He aims his poison pen at the Dalai Lama, St. Francis and Gandhi. Among religious leaders only the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. comes off well. But in the gospel according to Hitchens whatever good King did accrues to his humanism rather than his Christianity. In fact, King was not actually a Christian at all, argues Hitchens, since he rejected the sadism that characterizes the teachings of Jesus. "No supernatural force was required to make the case against racism" in postwar America, writes Hitchens. But he's wrong. It was the prophetic faith of black believers that gave them the strength to stand up to the indignities of fire hoses and police dogs. As for those white liberals inspired by Paine, Mencken and Hitchens's other secular heroes, well, they stood down.
Hitchens says a lot of true things in this wrongheaded book. He is right that you can be moral without being religious. He is right to track contemporary sexism and sexual repression to ancient religious beliefs. And his attack on "intelligent design" is not only convincing but comical, coursing as it does through the crude architecture of the appendix and our inconvenient "urinogenital arrangements."
What Hitchens gets wrong is religion itself.
Hitchens claims that some of his best friends are believers. If so, he doesn't know much about his best friends. He writes about religious people the way northern racists used to talk about "Negroes" -- with feigned knowing and a sneer. God Is Not Great assumes a childish definition of religion and then criticizes religious people for believing such foolery. But it is Hitchens who is the naïf. To read this oddly innocent book as gospel is to believe that ordinary Catholics are proud of the Inquisition, that ordinary Hindus view masturbation as an offense against Krishna, and that ordinary Jews cheer when a renegade Orthodox rebbe sucks the blood off a freshly circumcised penis. It is to believe that faith is always blind and rituals always empty -- that there is no difference between taking communion and drinking the Kool-Aid (a beverage Hitchens feels compelled to mention no fewer than three times).
If this is religion, then by all means we should have less of it. But the only people who believe that religion is about believing blindly in a God who blesses and curses on demand and sees science and reason as spawns of Satan are unlettered fundamentalists and their atheistic doppelgangers. Hitchens describes the religious mind as "literal and limited" and the atheistic mind as "ironic and inquiring." Readers with any sense of irony -- and here I do not exclude believers -- will be surprised to see how little inquiring Hitchens has done and how limited and literal is his own ill-prepared reduction of religion.
Christopher Hitchens is a brilliant man, and there is no living journalist I more enjoy reading. But I have never encountered a book whose author is so fundamentally unacquainted with its subject. In the end, this maddeningly dogmatic book does little more than illustrate one of Hitchens's pet themes -- the ability of dogma to put reason to sleep.
Copyright 2007, The Washington Post. All Rights Reserved.
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The author propounds his belief that all religion is not only wrong-headed but dangerous. One doubts the flamboyant journalist will sway those convinced that metaphysical certainty depends on faith, not proof, and that the higher powers are fundamentally good. Others will find his points familiar (if not self-evident), his knowledge wide, his writing graceful, and his sarcasm apt. Like partisans of any description, he ignores inconvenient facts and overstates his case. As narrator, he contributes a pleasantly moderated voice and a listener-friendly British accent. At times, he sounds a bit tired, at other times rushed, but, all in all, he reads well enough, with the added benefit of knowing where the laugh lines are. Y.R. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Book Is Not Good1
I wanted to like this book, but it's boring, boring, boring. Mr. Hitchens' arguments about God are not persuasive, although they do make him come across as a major jerk. If anything could make me return to religion, it would be this book.
One of my new favorites4
I read a lot of athiest non-fiction. From Dawkins to Harris, at the least, I have skimmed through the book or in the case of Dawkins and Hitchens read it from front to back, enjoying every page. There's some overlap of course, it's not hard to make a case that 1)there is no god, 2) therefore the bible is a fairytale, 3)all religion is myth, etc.
But this book has something new to say and from the viewpoint of a concerned observer, read it for the information on Mother Teresa alone. Wowza, I really had no idea about her!
Disappointing, but not unexpected.2
I am an Atheist in the very simple formulation that I have no belief. I simply do not believe, in anything. I was looking forward to reading Hitchens new book with some anticipation. A man of no small debator and written skills, he has a wonderfully devious mind especially in regards to literature and its various criticisms and defenses. However, I found that "god is not GREAT" to simply be a rehash of ideas with absolutely nothing new put forth on in the debate. As a wordsmith Hitchins excells, but when nothing new is offered I yawn. Better to read Eller's "Natural Atheism" which at least puts forth a handful of unique ideas that cage belief and religion in terms of pure logic and reason into ever diminishingly small irrational actions and ideas (at least once you get past the first few chapters). I cannot give this a single star because there are passages, paragraphs, and sentences of incredible intelligence and humor, but they do not negate the tedium of simply another 'atheistic rant' that does nothing to further the argument.
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Plot Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?" Personal Details Collection Status In Collection Index 10 Read It Yes Links Amazon US Product Details LoC Classification PS3601.L335F59 2003 Dewey 813/.6
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* Released on: 2003-09-23
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* 198 pages
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Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical business at the park. Albom then traces Eddie's world through his tragic final moments, his funeral, and the ensuing days as friends clean out his apartment and adjust to life without him. In alternating sections, Albom flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, telling his life story as a kind of progress report over candles and cake each year. And in the third and last thread of the novel, Albom follows Eddie into heaven where the maintenance man sequentially encounters five pivotal figures from his life (a la A Christmas Carol). Each person has been waiting for him in heaven, and, as Albom reveals, each life (and death) was woven into Eddie's own in ways he never suspected. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal, and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie understands the meaning of his own life even as his arrival brings closure to theirs.
Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer into the saccharine and preachy, and this one does in moments. But, for the most part, Albom's telling remains poignant and is occasionally profound. Even with its flaws, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a small, pure, and simple book that will find good company on a shelf next to It's A Wonderful Life. --Patrick O'Kelley
From Publishers Weekly
"At the time of his death, Eddie was an old man with a barrel chest and a torso as squat as a soup can," writes Albom, author of the bestselling phenomenon Tuesdays with Morrie, in a brief first novel that is going to make a huge impact on many hearts and minds. Wearing a work shirt with a patch on the chest that reads "Eddie" over "Maintenance," limping around with a cane thanks to an old war injury, Eddie was the kind of guy everybody, including Eddie himself, tended to write off as one of life's minor characters, a gruff bit of background color. He spent most of his life maintaining the rides at Ruby Pier, a seaside amusement park, greasing tracks and tightening bolts and listening for strange sounds, "keeping them safe." The children who visited the pier were drawn to Eddie "like cold hands to a fire." Yet Eddie believed that he lived a "nothing" life-gone nowhere he "wasn't shipped to with a rifle," doing work that "required no more brains than washing a dish." On his 83rd birthday, however, Eddie dies trying to save a little girl. He wakes up in heaven, where a succession of five people are waiting to show him the true meaning and value of his life. One by one, these mostly unexpected characters remind him that we all live in a vast web of interconnection with other lives; that all our stories overlap; that acts of sacrifice seemingly small or fruitless do affect others; and that loyalty and love matter to a degree we can never fathom. Simply told, sentimental and profoundly true, this is a contemporary American fable that will be cherished by a vast readership. Bringing into the spotlight the anonymous Eddies of the world, the men and women who get lost in our cultural obsession with fame and fortune, this slim tale, like Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, reminds us of what really matters here on earth, of what our lives are given to us for.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"I'm especially proud to have an audio version of this book, since it harkens back to the way my first stories came to me--not by the written page, but by other people's voices." That's Mitch Albom himself in his introduction. This writer's commitment to the aural tradition is clearly demonstrated in the sophistication with which his book is presented. Erik Singer's virtuoso performance is set off with musical interludes and background noises that are diverting but never distracting. The teaching parable is built around an 83-year-old war vet turned maintenance man who dies trying to save the life of a little girl. This is at the Ruby Point Amusement Park. "All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time..." B.H.C. 2004 Audie Award Finalist © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Customer Reviews
The Five People You Meet in Heaven5
Another great book by Mitch Albom! Thought provoking! Which five people from my past will be waiting for me? We all need to do more sacrifice! Loved it!
Worth Thinking About4
I appreciated this story a lot more after re-reading it. It does, at first, seem as sappy as many reviewers have said, but on a second look, the author does convey some strong ideas well. Behind every person that we brush past--sometimes without noticing--is a story. The main character, Eddie, of course, is the kind of gruff, broken old man that nobody notices, but we see he was once a war hero who ended up trapped in a dead end because of his duty to country and family.
Along those lines, I thought the two most impressive of Eddie's "five people," were the Blue Man and Ruby, primarily because he didn't know either one of them. The Blue Man's story is a tragic one--reduced to being a freak and basically losing his human dignity. Ruby reminds Eddie that the run-down amusement park in which he wastes his life was once a somebody's grand dream.
The choice of a broken-down amusent park, which seemed pretty bizarre as a setting, I guess was a good choice. Both the workers and customers would be the kind of people you don't stop to give a second thought.
While I appreciate the story more, I still find the ending a bit cheesy and tacked on. Albom has made a good case that we're all interconnected in many ways we don't realize, why ruin that good observation by giving Eddie's life some overarching purpose that, basically, sounds more like an amusement park safety commercial? Likewise, he goes a little bit overboard with the interconnections--like Ruby's grandson's key?
Anyway, worth reading and thinking about at least parts of this story.
Wonderful5
I knew this would be good, and it was great. If you have extra time, read it.
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* Published on: 2003-12
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* Number of items: 2
* Binding: Hardcover
* 1000 pages
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The reference literature for Islam has long consisted of either a densely academic, multivolume encyclopedia or several, often specialized, single-volume works with brief definitions. Happily, there is now a reference work falling between these two extremes. The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World is a scholarly work "about Islamic cultures, religion, history, politics, and the like as well as the people who have identified with Islam over the past fourteen centuries."
A team of international scholars is responsible for the 515 entries, which are arranged alphabetically and range from 200 to 5,000 words in length. Many include some sort of illustration and end with helpful see also references and excellent supplemental bibliographies. A useful index completes the set. Coverage includes the religious dimensions of Islam as well as the development of the tradition in various parts of the world (e.g., Africa, South Asia, U.S.). Cultural issues of importance to the history of Islam (e.g., architecture, calligraphy, language) are also treated. Entries such as Political organization and Political thought demonstrate the historical completeness for which the encyclopedia strives, tracing developments from the life of the Prophet to the present day. Even topics of contemporary interest include a historical perspective. The entry for Jihad describes the many meanings of the term, including its contemporary association with violence, and how the concept has developed historically. The treatment of secularization in the Muslim world includes a comparison to historical events in the West, thereby helping the reader to understand that it cannot be understood solely from a Western perspective. Finally, the biographical entries include important figures from the religious, cultural, and political history of the Muslim world.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (1995) is close in spirit and size (four volumes) to this new work, but its coverage includes far less of historical figures and events. The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, on the other hand, "seeks to contextualize contemporary Islam within the longer history of Islam." As such, it can easily serve as a standard reference source with its scholarly, yet accessible, content. Highly recommend for academic and large public libraries. RBB
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Simple and to the point, Commercial Real Estate Investing presents 12 easy-to-follow steps that anyone can use to build a life of financial independence. Full of real-world examples, insider tips, and tried-and-true advice from one of the most published real estate authors in America, this comprehensive resource covers everything you need to know about profiting in commercial real estate—including financing, valuation, due diligence, leverage, equity, using other people’s money, and much more. Packed with fresh ideas, proven techniques, and effective strategies for solving problems during negotiations and making a profit even if you sell for less than you paid, Commercial Real Estate Investing gives you all the tools you need to start amassing your fortune today.
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* Published on: 2004-10-19
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* 288 pages
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Earn BIG profits in commercial real estate
If you’re tired of get-rich-quick real estate concepts that sound good but don’t really work, then it’s time to get expert advice on commercial real estate investing from one of the most published real estate authors in America. This straightforward guide gives all real estate investors a shortcut to what does work and why. You’ll find all the essential tips and insider knowledge it takes to get started in commercial real estate. Simple and to the point, this book presents 12 easy-to-follow steps that anyone can use to build a life of financial independence.
Full of real-world examples, insider tips, and tried-and-true advice based on the author’s 40 years of hands-on experience, this comprehensive resource covers all the major aspects of investing in commercial real estate. You’ll learn everything you need to know about financing, valuation, due diligence, leverage, equity, using other people’s money, and much more. Packed with fresh ideas, proven techniques, and effective strategies for profitable investing, Commercial Real Estate Investing gives you all the tools you need to start amassing your fortune today.
Inside you’ll find:
* 7 dynamics of commercial real estate
* 4 greatest real estate myths
* How to make big profits even if you sell for less than you paid
* 6 primary factors that govern real estate values
* 9 critical steps to building an effective comfort zone
* 8 most important elements of due diligence
* 4 levels of property management
* 8 steps to solving problems during negotiations
* 3 magical factors of high positive leverage
* 6 elements necessary for maximum financing
* 9 steps to becoming a real estate "insider"
* 10 ways to convert contacts into profit centers
* 6 powerful negotiation tactics
* Dozens of examples, checklists, and more
About the Author
JACK CUMMINGS is owner of Cummings Realty, Inc., a real estate brokerage firm specializing in commercial and investment real estate. He is a widely published author and lecturer on the topic of real estate investing, 1031 exchanges, financing, and hotel development on an international scale.
Customer Reviews
Great reference book5
Cant tell you the amount of times I have referred to this book in my dealings. Invaluable information in there!
Commercial Real Estate 1013
Good introduction for a novice. Not a must if you have any business background.
This Book Will Make you Money !!!5
This is a great book on the practical side of "What to Do" and "How to Do It" to make money in commercial real estate.
A lot of books give you a lot of technical definitions and rules, but this book shows you the steps to follow to make things happen in your career.
I keep my under-lined and highlighted copy on my desk for constant review.
Great book, Buy it and make money!
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In this new edition, updated with all the latest information and trends, noted author and speaker Danielle Kennedy, puts her proven arsenal of techniques and strategies at your fingertips. Whether you're a rookie or a seasoned agent, you'll quickly develop a clearer understanding of the importance of self-awareness, discipline, and attitude. Kennedy's "Business Plan" is simple and easy to initiate and activate. She shows you how to improve your sales performance more than you ever thought possible by making yourself a better provider of service-not by focusing on money. With full coverage of marketing, creative problem-solving, negotiation, and more, this book features everything you need to succeed in today's ever-changing market such as: all new niche marketing concepts for the electronic age, how to use the Internet to create more intimacy with hot prospects, and never-before-revealed secrets on how to eliminate the unworthy competition at every listing presentation.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #494983 in Books
* Published on: 2004-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 320 pages
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From the Publisher
Blueprint for adapting to the changing marketplace and surviving in the 21st century selling environment. Step-by-step guide to doubling your income and increasing the quality of your life. Promotes rediscovery of two qualities crucial to performance selling: self-discipline and human warmth. Provides common-sense answers to questions aimed at examining and building internal strengths. Presents latest external sales skills. Includes up-to-date information on related environmental matters.
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Generally solid material, but not what you expect4
When you purchase a book that boldly pronounces: "DOUBLE YOUR INCOME IN REAL ESTATE" you probably think it's about doubling your income, right? Not exactly, at least, not with this book. Danielle Kennedy gets us started lethargically and only begins to get into some of the "meat and potatoes" the last half of the book.
We begin with a lengthy chapter about tapping into your goals, desires, and will power, followed by another tedious chapter about your life and money, followed by still another chapter on the history of homeownership. By the fourth chapter, readers clamoring to double their incomes are asked to wait a while longer while Ms. Kennedy primarily addresses brokers and owners for another sixty pages. Finally, by chapter five, nearly halfway through the text, we begin to hear what the title told us we would.
To Ms. Kennedy's credit, most of what she has to say is valuable and worthwhile. If you can buckle down and actually get through the 120 pages of preliminary info, you will have a nice idea about your goals, your money, your health, and the history of real estate. After that, her techniques, while generally of the tried-and-true book of tricks, are nonetheless important. She does a nice job of explaining them consisely and offering some new ideas.
Ms. Kennedy also has a lot to say about diet and exercise, as well as how to motivate fellow salespeople. Some of this comes off as "motherly" and even a bit soft-sounding. It leaves you wondering if she truly has both feet set in the real world, or rather prefers to live in an idealized pseudo-reality. It would be nice if Ms. Kennedy's "model office" existed anywhere in real life.
The sad part is, the author has abandoned real estate sales for (perhaps?) the more lucrative area of writing books and speaking publically. I personally do not like to read books from individuals who abandoned their sales careers, but this should not deter you from picking up her book. To her credit, she does not come off as some kind of get-rich-quick guru and her advice is sound and generally timeless.
For a great back to basics book with a catchy (but not necessarily 100% accurate) title, consider this as a worthwhile read.
Food For Thought3
A well written and practical book for the real estate practioner. Kennedy in her usual style approaches her subject material in a straight forward and common sense manner. Her advice and insight clearly stems from her years of experience as a realtor in the trenches. I rate this book as a must read for anyone wanting to enhance or increase their income with real estate sales while seeking to obtain a more balanced lifestyle. J.L. Wall, Knoxville, Tennessee
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* A complete course, from brain biology to abnormal psychology
* Hundreds of questions and many review tests
* Key concepts and terms defined and explained
Master key concepts. Answer challenging questions. Prepare for exams. Learn at your own pace.
What are the two basic psychological dimensions of emotions? How do you define abnormal behavior? Is extrasensory perception real? What is Viktor Frankl known for? With Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more.
Frank Bruno explains all the major psychological theories and terms in this book, covering perception, motivation, thinking, personality, sensation, intelligence, research methods, and much more. He presents the foundations of psychology and the biology of behavior; explores how children develop into adults and the psychological factors that make us individuals; and examines various mental disorders and the types of therapy used to treat them. The step-by-step, Q&A format of Psychology makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview of the topic.
Like the other popular Self-Teaching Guides, Psychology allows you to build gradually on what you have learned-at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of human behavior.
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* Published on: 2002-08-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 304 pages
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* A complete course, from brain biology to abnormal psychology
* Hundreds of questions and many review tests
* Key concepts and terms defined and explained
Master key concepts. Answer challenging questions. Prepare for exams. Learn at your own pace.
What are the two basic psychological dimensions of emotions? How do you define abnormal behavior? Is extrasensory perception real? What is Viktor Frankl known for? With Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide, you’ll discover the answers to these questions and many more.
Frank Bruno explains all the major psychological theories and terms in this book, covering perception, motivation, thinking, personality, sensation, intelligence, research methods, and much more. He presents the foundations of psychology and the biology of behavior; explores how children develop into adults and the psychological factors that make us individuals; and examines various mental disorders and the types of therapy used to treat them. The step-by-step, Q&A format of Psychology makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview of the topic.
Like the other popular Self-Teaching Guides, Psychology allows you to build gradually on what you have learned–at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of human behavior.
About the Author
FRANK J. BRUNO, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino, California. He has taught at the college for more than thirty years and has also worked on a part-time basis as a psychotherapist and author. Dr. Bruno has written more than fifteen books, including several Wiley psychology textbooks, and a series of self-help titles called Life's Little Keys.
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A lot of what is marketed to the public as psychology is actually quite unscientific. Attempting to counteract the tide of misinformation about what psychology really is, this book is a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the true scientific nature of psychology. Self-help books; television specials; and articles in the popular press all serve to obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which the field of psychology is based. The serious work of the great psychological thinkers and schools of psychological thought is lost to the average person. High school and college students as well as the interested lay reader will want to consult this work to understand what is good in the popular presentation of psychology and what is unworthy of serious attention. A unique and especially helful feature ofPopular Psychology: An Encyclopedia is the Guide to Related Topics. Major topic sections list the individual entries pertinent to that idea. For example, major sections include Biological Bases of Behavior; Drugs and Chemicals; Popular "Gurus" and Movements; Pseudoscience; Psychological Theories and Ideas; Treatments. There are 121 entries covering such subjects as: acupuncture; alien abduction; aromatherapy; birth order; brainwashing; chemical imbalance; drpressants; Down's Syndrome; emotional intelligence; facilitated communication; Howard Gardner; gingko biloba; insanity defense; intelligence; kava; learning disability; Dr. Phil; mood disorders; Mozart Effect; nervous breakdown; parenting styles; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychiatry; seasonal affective disorder; sleep and dreaming; Tourette Syndrome. Ideas and persons familiar to the general reader or to the high school and college student are discussed in an engaging yet knowledgeable style. A general bibliography as well as further reading following each entry and a complete index make this accessible and informative work a useful addition to any library.
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* Published on: 2005-01-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 296 pages
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From Booklist
The 120 or so entries in this volume cover a wide range of topics, including, for example, Alien abduction, Birth order, Insanity defense, Mad cow disease, Multiple personality disorder, Parenting styles, and Satanic ritual abuse. Also represented are individuals such as Carl Jung and Dr. Phil. The goal is "to try to counteract the tide of misleading information about the field of psychology with a concise guide to some things that the well-informed student of psychology and the interested general public ought to know."
The length of each entry varies from just a few lines to nine or more pages (for Memory) and there are a few black-and-white illustrations scattered throughout. Nearly all entries include a limited "Further Reading" list, generally offering both supporting and critical sources. Following the A-Z entries is an annotated bibliography that includes Web sites.
The book cover states readers will "want to consult this work to understand what is good in the popular presentation of psychology and what is unworthy of serious attention." That may well be too expansive a goal as some topics that could have been valuable for both students and lay readers appear to be missing. Two specific contemporary topics that have apparently not been included are transpersonal psychology and tissue memory. Another curiously missing topic is counseling. In the entry Psychiatry, there is a relatively straightforward discussion of the difference in practice between psychiatrists and clinical psychologists. There is, however, no mention of counseling psychologists, though this discipline is licensed by most of the individual states and is also certified nationally in the U.S.
Popular Psychology is easy to read, easy to browse, and would be of value in public and undergraduate libraries that have limited information on this topic. It would also be appropriate in high-school libraries, where it could be used as a basic reference for class-based study. Scottie Wallace
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“Cordon's surprising encyclopedia explains the accuracies and fallacies of contemporary popular psychology when compared to the discipline practiced by professional psychologists. Cordon attempts to "counteract the tide of misinformation about the field" and "provide a concise guide to what the well-informed student" should know about psychology....[a]ddresses controversial topics forthrightly, clearly describing proponents' viewpoints and the scientific challenges each issue faces....Recommended. General readers; undergraduates.”–Choice
“[T]his is a very good little book, well worthy of our recommendation... this is the sort of book that all public libraries should consider stocking.”–Reference Reviews
“After explaining psychology and pseudoscience, the author deftly covers a wide variety of topics including acupuncture, alien abductions, emotional intelligences, Sigmund Freud, and satanic ritual abuses in an encyclopedic format....Because psychology and self-hlep books are popular in today's society, this book will serve as a good introduction to many topics. Psychology classes would be able to use this volume for quick answers and a guide to further study. Recommended.”–Library Media Connection
“This encyclopedia is for high school and college students and general readers. Major themes include the biological basis of behavior, drugs and chemicals, popular movements, pseudoscience, psychological theories and ideas, and treatments.”–SciTech Book News
“Popular Psychology is easy to read, easy to browse, and would be of value in public and undergraduate libraries that have limited information on this topic. It would also be appropriate in high-school libraries, where it could be used as a basic reference for class-based study.”–Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
“Luis Cordon's reference is actually an encyclopedia, providing a basic guide for high school to college students who want to understand the foundations of serious psychology.”–MBR Bookwatch/Donovan's Bookshelf
“[P]rovides a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the true scientific nature of psychology....Self help books, "experts" on daytime television, and articles in the popular press all serve to obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which true psychology is based. This book attempts to counteract the tide of misinformation.”–Library Media Connection
About the Author
LUIS A. CORDON is Associate Professor and Chairperson, Psychology, Eastern Connecticut University, Willimantic. He has published in the Journal of Research and Development in Education and the Journal of Educational Psychology.
Customer Reviews
Providing a basic guide for high school to college students5
Luis Cordon's reference is actually an encyclopedia, providing a basic guide for high school to college students who want to understand the foundations of serious psychology. There are over a hundred entries from acupuncture and alien abduction to brainwashing, chemical imbalance and more. Topics range from mood disorders to stress disorders, seasonal disorders and pop trends which aren't really true psychology.
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Whether you’re new to Photoshop Elements or an experienced image editor, this professional book shows you how to create consistent high-quality images by establishing a logical sequence of essential tasks. From sorting images and RAW conversion to advanced editing and output, it’s all here in the friendly, professional style that readers know and trust from the Tim Grey Guides series. Go beyond the basics and that you can focus on workflow and produce better digital images with this one-of-kind guide to Photoshop Elements.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #585606 in Books
* Published on: 2007-03-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 286 pages
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From the Back Cover
Focus on workflow and produce better digital images
Workflow is critical for digital photographers. Whether you're new to Photoshop Elements or an experienced image editor, this professional book will show you how to create consistent high-quality images by establishing a logical sequence of essential tasks. From sorting images and RAW conversion to advanced editing and output, it's all here in the friendly, professional style that readers know and trust from the Tim Grey Guides series. Go well beyond the basics in this one-of-kind guide to Photoshop Elements.
* Use Photoshop Elements' tools more efficiently
* Create a workflow that works
* Transform good captures into remarkable images
* Excel at corrective and artistic cropping
* Apply the best tonal adjustments and color correction
* Master the differences between Quick Fix and Full Edit
* Save and output files for best quality
* View a sample workflow checklist and create your own
About the Series
Sybex's Tim Grey Guides series leads digital photographers to new levels of excellence with professional, full-color books on the topics they need to know most. Covering topics from color management to workflow to nature photography, Tim Grey Guides are your path to better images.
About the Author
Tim Grey is the author of many books and articles on Photoshop and digital photography and is Microsoft's chief ambassador to professional photographers. He presents workshops around the world on digital imaging and publishes a daily e-mail list, "Digital Darkroom Questions."
Peter K. Burian is a freelance photographer. He is the author of Mastering Digital Photography and Imaging (Sybex) and several successful digital camera guides. He is a regular contributor to Shutterbug, Photo Life, Here's How, Australian Photography, and many other publications.
Customer Reviews
Content is okay;style of this book is confusing; makes for difficulties for a variety of reasons3
Photoshop Elements 5 Workflow
Strengths: Includes information on raw format images. An in-depth highlight of curves with the applications, which is a very difficult topic, is applied in an excellent fashion in this book. Information regarding adjustment layers well done. Keyboard shortcuts for Macintosh (not yet released software at the time of publication) and Windows. Book can be used by users of previous versions of the software.
Weaknesses: Too much verbiage which may not be suited for novice Elements or photography users. There is a need for more arrows and pointers to integrate the information laid out in the screenshots and applied to the text and tutorials. Inside introduction is missing sectioning of the Parts. The style of the book continues to be a source of problems as it does not read like a guide, it reads more like a textbook. This book may not be suitable for beginners or novice Photoshop Element users but may be better for intermediate and advanced.
Rating: 3.5/5
Reviewed by Dr. Eric Flescher, Olathe, KS (dreric1kansas@aol.com):
"Workflow" can be used with any software as a means for understanding and taking your images from the beginning to end and all the processes, tasks and management issues that are needed. Photoshop Elements 5 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide possibly can help you establish your workflow.
Tim Grey, is a renown Photoshop and digital photographer, is a Microsoft's Chief ambassador to professional photographers and presents workshops on digital imaging. Peter Burian is a freelance photographer, author of photography books and is a contributor to several magazines. The authors combine their background in photography and Photoshop to create a book that is useful for understanding and using Photoshop Elements. I wanted to see what new insights these authors had.
The book contains 13 chapters. Part 1, covers workflow foundations, downloading and sorting and RAW conversion with Adobe Camera Raw. I like the premise laid out in the book that "quality, efficiency and consistency" are the main benefits of workflow use. Part 2, focus is on cropping, tone and color, image cleanup. I particularly like the section " Benefits of Adjustment Layers" gives a better understanding of "why" using these layers can help provides for better understanding. Part 3, has information about working with advanced adjustments ( tone, color, making selections, targeting adjustments and creative adjustments). Part 4, key processes include saving files, output processing. In this book I particularly like the information concerning tonal adjustments (ch. 7
Within the book, screenshots and photographs highlight the points the authors are trying to demonstrate. Notes are also "peppered" throughout the chapters providing additional worthy insights related to the techniques. Many screenshots, which are large enough to understand and read, help illustrate the learning process but I would have liked to have seen more icons (like red circles or pointers) that could have served to highlight and focus what the authors focus in about in the text.
Conclusions
The tutorials that the authors portray using Photoshop Elements are well thought out. However the style of these texts still continues to confound me. This series of books uses too many "words" and reads more like a textbook then a guide book. In many cases, I am looking for the ideas to stand out a little more. Not in these text books. You have to read through the paragraphs to pick out the really important points. Also the book says it covers the major new updates to Photoshop Elements, but there is no "one stop listing of these". There should be instead of hiding them in the text. Also a book like this should be easy to find what is important. This series still continues to make it difficult to "thumb" through it. The Chapter titles are on the left side in the center and are not in bold. There are no section titles at all. The page titles are on the right hand page side but on the outside center too. For easy access, these should be on the top tabs like some other books.
The authors stress.
I recognize the talents of these two authors but they make this book difficult for browsing and reading. Part of a book that instructs about workflow is making the workflow within the text more flexible and easier to read. There is good information within this book but you have to find it by wading through many paragraphs. I won't use this book as a tutorial but might use it as a "spot reference book" to compare notes, information and more. Before you decide on a workflow or Photoshop Elements book, look elsewhere first before you choose this book. This one might be right for you . For me it is not.
For the PS Elements 5 novice and eager to learn and improve.5
Any book by Tim Grey is terrific, and this is no exception. I use it for teaching.
Disappointing1
This textbook was not what I was expecting. Albeit, the author attempts to provide concrete examples of projects, I found the supporting text difficult to follow. Stock photos are nice, but that's about it. If you are a novice, or new to PSE 5 this book isn't for you.
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Packed with more than 500 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know-on the spot. It is suited to editors of all experience levels, whether you are:
* Migrating from another NLE
* Upgrading to Final Cut Studio 2
* Seeking a handy reference to raise your proficiency
No need to wade through tomes of documentation. Final Cut Studio On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible format. Step-by-step instruction by Apple Certified Pros shows you how to:
* Optimize system performance
* Create impressive titles with Generators, Motion, LiveType, and Photoshop
* Build Commercial-quality transitions
* Work quickly with buttons and keyboard shortcuts
* Color correct to save vital shots, and keep them broadcast legal
* Fix and mix for professional-quality audio
* Use the compositing tools of master editors
* Design and import graphics seamlessly
* Integrate with other applications including Motion, Soundtrack Pro and Color
* Troubleshoot and recover files
* Manage media and backup strategies
* Export and publish finished projects to tape, DVD, or the Web
Key Features:
* 400 time-saving workflow techniques
* Concise presentation is great for as a reference or a casual read
* Covers the major Studio toolsets for the editor
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #193873 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-26
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 320 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
What a breath of fresh air! . I highly recommend this book for folks that are motivated to take their knowledge of FCP to new heights. Bravo Gentlemen!
Kevin Monahan, author-Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro, www.fcpworld.com
...provides you with wonderful tips and tricks, most of which you won't get anywhere else.
Michael Horton, president, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group
What a great collection of tips and tricks.everyone will learn something from this book; or be reminded of that great old tip that you'd forgotten.
Tom Wolsky, South Coast Productions, creativecow.net cowmunity leader
From the Back Cover
What a breath of fresh air! . I highly recommend this book for folks that are motivated to take their knowledge of FCP to new heights. Bravo Gentlemen!
Kevin Monahan, author-Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro, www.fcpworld.com
...provides you with wonderful tips and tricks, most of which you won't get anywhere else.
Michael Horton, president, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group
What a great collection of tips and tricks.everyone will learn something from this book; or be reminded of that great old tip that you'd forgotten.
Tom Wolsky, South Coast Productions, creativecow.net cowmunity leader
Packed with more than 500 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know-on the spot. It is suited to editors of all experience levels, whether you are:
. Migrating from another NLE
. Upgrading to Final Cut Studio 2
. Seeking a handy reference to raise your proficiency
No need to wade through tomes of documentation. Final Cut Studio On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible format. Step-by-step instruction by Apple Certified Pros shows you how to:
. Optimize system performance
. Create impressive titles with Generators, Motion, LiveType, and Photoshop
. Build Commercial-quality transitions
. Work quickly with buttons and keyboard shortcuts
. Color correct to save vital shots, and keep them broadcast legal
. Fix and mix for professional-quality audio
. Use the compositing tools of master editors
. Design and import graphics seamlessly
. Integrate with other applications including Motion, Soundtrack Pro and Color
. Troubleshoot and recover files
. Manage media and backup strategies
. Export and publish finished projects to tape, DVD, or the Web
Richard Harrington is an Apple certified instructor, and founder of a visual communications company called RHED Pixel. He is a popular conference speaker and on-camera trainer, the author of 10 books, and regular magazine contributor.
Abba Shapiro is a lead instructor for Apple's certified training program and an award-winning writer/producer/director in video and film production with over 20 years of experience.
Robbie Carman is an Apple certified instructor and the VP and CTO of Amigo Media. He specializes in online editing and color correction on standard and high definition projects.
USER LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced
Customer Reviews
Great Approach 5
The On The Spot format is a great way to take a quick but deep dive and come away with improved methods in Final Cut Studio.
New material in this edition includes great tips on HD technology and new features in Final Cut Studio 2.
Must Have for Every Final Cut User5
I have both "Final Cut Pro on the Spot" and just recently bought "Final Cut Studio on the Spot." (The difference between the two is that "Final Cut Studio" goes into the other studio applications)
I'm a self-taught editor and have an entire bookcase full of Final Cut Studio training books and DVDs and am also a subscriber to several on-line training classes. Of all the training materials I've collected, I use these two books most.
Whether you are well-seasoned in Final Cut or just getting started as an editor, you will absolutely love this little book. It's full of great tips and tricks on cool techniques, time saving shortcuts, maintenance guides and more. I would have to spend hours wading through tons of material to glean just some the pearls condensed in these publications. The authors took the most useful material and assembled it in this handy, quick little reference tool. The layout is great. It's well written, easy to comprehend and fun to read.
You don't have to read it cover to cover (although I did). You can just flip to the section you need at the time. Just recently I was looking for some new and interesting transitions. I remembered there was a section on transitions, looked it up and quickly learned a bunch of new techniques to jazz up my sequence.
The other great thing about this book is that is so portable. I take it down to the pool with me or to Dr.'s appointments, and when I travel, so I can always be learning new stuff while I'm relaxing or sitting in the waiting room, flying, etc.
Of all the money I've spent on training materials, these two little books were by far the best return on my investment. The information is priceless.
I'm grateful to the editors, Richard Harrington, Abba Shapiro and Robbie Carman for sharing all their wisdom and creating these wonderful little books. It has taken my editing to a whole new level.
Just like the editorial reviewers said...4
This is a great book, full of numerous helpful tips and tricks for anyone who's got past the basics of Final Cut.
I've learned heaps from it, and many of the tips have led me to find other new features and ways of doing things with the program. Most of the tips are simple and will save time or make minor improvements in your editing. Some are profound.
Although titled Final Cut Studio On the Spot, the book is strongest by far on Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro, with some coverage of Color, and much less emphasis on Motion 3 and Compressor.
The only niggle I have with 'Final Cut Studio On the Spot' (3rd edition) is that it desperately needs an index. With so much information, it's just begging for a better way to navigate it all. Otherwise, highly recommended.
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There's a lot to be said for going back to basics. Not only does this Bible give you a quick refresher on the structure of open-source Linux software, it also shows you how to bypass the hefty graphical user interface on Linux systems and start interacting the fast and efficient waywith command lines and automated scripts. You'll learn how to manage files on the filesystem, start and stop programs, use databases, even do Web programmingwithout a GUIwith this one-stop resource.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #24885 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 809 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Learn all the command lines for all Linux shells in this one-stop guide
There's a lot to be said for going back to basics. Not only does this Bible give you a quick refresher on the structure of open-source Linux software, it also shows you how to bypass the hefty graphical user interface on Linux systems and start interacting the fast and efficient way—with command lines and automated scripts. You'll learn how to manage files on the filesystem, start and stop programs, use databases, even do Web programming—without a GUI—with this one-stop resource.
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Understand the Linux desktop and various command-line parameters
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Learn filesystem navigation, file handling, and the basics of bash shell commands
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Write shell scripts to automate routine functions and reports
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Harness nesting loops and structured commands
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Monitor programs, master file permissions, and make queries
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Run scripts in background mode and schedule jobs
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Use sed, gawk, and regular expressions
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Explore all alternate shells, including ash, tcsh, ksh, korn, and zsh
About the Author
Richard Blumhas worked in the IT industry for over 18 years as both a systems and network administrator. He has administered UNIX, Linux, Novell, and Microsoft servers, as well as help design and maintain a 3,500-user network utilizing Cisco switches and routers. He has automated network monitoring with Linux shell scripts and written scripts in most of the common Linux shell environments. He is the author of several books, including Professional Linux Programming (Wrox) and Linux For Dummies, 8th Edition (Wiley).
Customer Reviews
Only up to chapter 65
I wish this book had been out 4 years ago before I started working in a NOC (Network Operations Center). So far, I've been very impressed with the layout and information contained in this book. The command line switches are very detailed yet, this information would be a great reference for somebody starting out as long as they have a system in front of them to experiment with. Even an old $200 computer would work!
Good book5
I'm a computer science student but I have not previously focused much on shell scripting, but this book has greatly aided me in:
- understanding the history of command line interfaces and exactly what the Linux terminals are emulating
- the basics of the major shells
- administrating a Linux system with shell scripts
I find myself referencing this book more often then the textbook I was assigned for class.
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A full-color, illustrated adventure into the high-tech wonders inside your digital camera by the author/illustrator team that created the bestselling How Computers Work.
With clear and simple explanations that say, “You, too, can understand this,” and brilliant, full-color illustrations, How Digital Photography Works, Second Edition, gives you detailed information on the hidden workings of digital cameras, professional picture-taking techniques, and even photo-editing software. Some of the topics covered in this groundbreaking book include:
· How Digital Viewfinders Frame Your Pictures
· How Twin Lens Cameras and Tilt-and-Shift Lenses Change the Rules
· How Cameras Focus on Moving Targets
· How Exposure Systems Balance Aperture and Shutter
· How Electronic Flashes Create a Burst of Light
· How Studio Lighting Creates a Perfect Lighting Environment
· How Color Calibration Makes What You See on the Screen Match What You See on Paper
· How Your Camera’s Microprocessor Manipulates Images
· How Photoshop Expands a Photographer’s Artistry
Introduction
Part 1: Getting to Know Digital Cameras
Chapter 1 The Workings of a Digital Camera
Chapter 2 Inside Digital Video Cameras
Part 2: How Digital Cameras Capture Images
Chapter 3 How Lenses Work
Chapter 4 How Light Plays Tricks on Perception
Chapter 5 How Digital Exposure Sifts, Measures, and Slices Light
Chapter 6 How Technology Lets There Be Light
Chapter 7 How Light Becomes Data
Chapter 8 How New Tech Changes Photography
Part 3: How the Digital Darkroom Works
Chapter 9 How Software Changes Pixels by the Numbers
Chapter 10 How Digital Retouching Rescues Family Heirlooms
Chapter 11 How the Digital Darkroom Makes Good Photos into Great Fantasies
Part 4: How Digital Print-Making Works
Chapter 12 How Computers and Printers Create Photographs
Chapter 13 How Photo-Quality Printers Work
Glossary
Index
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #73788 in Books
* Published on: 2007-03-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 240 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Author Ron White is the author of the award-winning, decade-long best-seller How Computers Work and a dozen other books on digital photography, computers, and underground music. He has been a photojournalist for three decades, both shooting photos and writing for some of the best-known publications in the United States. He gained attention early in his career by leaving the water running in the darkroom at the San Antonio Light, flooding the publisher’s office. He has since acquired drier recognition as a newspaper and magazine executive and as an award-winning writer and publication designer. He has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Robert F. Kennedy Awards for his criticism and investigative reporting and by the National Magazine Awards for his self-effacing humor as a feature writer and columnist at PC Computing. He has been a host on NPR’s Beyond Computing and a frequent guest on television and radio to explain new technology. Currently, he is working on The Daily Digital Digest, a newsletter and Internet blog to expand on the information found in his books. Tim Downs and Ron White have worked together on editorial and advertising technical guides for more than 10 years. Ron lives with his wife, Sue, in San Antonio. He can be reached at ron@ronwhite.com.
Illustrator Timothy Edward Downs is an award-winning magazine designer, a photographer, and the illustrator of the best-seller How Computers Work. He has directed and designed several national consumer business, technology, and lifestyle magazines, always infusing a sense of “How it Works” into every project. By tapping his vast computer system and process knowledge, Tim has developed the richly illustrative style that is unique to the How It Works series. In How Digital Photography Works, Tim has further blurred the lines between informational illustration and photography.
Customer Reviews
One for your library5
So you may know how to make a great shot, but actually understand how your camera works makes you get more out of what you are trying to achieve. Sure it is important to understand about F-Stop and all those cary over terms from the analogue world of 35 mm photography, but the internal workings of the digital camera are different from the old 35's and are worth a look.
The book is broken out into four section. While the fourth section covering ink-jet printers, monitors etc under the heading of "How Digital Print-Making Works" , is under explored and frankly, seems a peripheral subject and not really paid much more than lip service in terms of content. The other three sections are on track and full of great visuals. The sections are 1. Getting to Know Digital Camera, 2. How Digital Cameras
Capture Images, and 3. How the Digital Darkroom Works. Each section has chapters which are backed up by Downs' great artwork. The graphic from encyclopedic approach works to merge the text and graphics to get each point across. While the aforementioned sections give you a good idea of the topics covered, the value out of the books topics comes in the form of greater knowledge of your tool to get a better result. A good example of this is the section detailing how your eye can control auto-focus. Sounds futuristic, but most mid level camera SLR's have this function that follows the retina to bring in view the subject.
Some of the book has items more suitable for the technique side of photography, but the book would make a good library item or one for the tween or teenage age group who is embarking on a photographic hobby.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing1
This is one of those books which promises much on the surface but if you scratch the surface a little bit, you will soon realise that it's really incomplete, and worse, misleading.
Errors and irrelevant or outdated info litter the pages of this book.
Examples:
1. Autofocus technology section: active autofocus is pretty much not in use with compact digital cameras these days. Passive contrast detect autofocus is pretty much the norm with such cameras. So this section is pretty much outdated at best, and at worse, utterly worthless in describing how your everyday point and shoot digital of today works (and mind you, this is the 2007 Second Edition I am talking about). Hell, the majority of compact digital cameras have been using contrast detect AF for at least the last 5 years!!!!! Worse yet: the author then erroneously describes DSLRs as using contrast detect AF when he should be describing the workings of the ubiquitous 'phase detect' AF common to all DSLRs on the market. Good grief man: Phase detect AF has been the norm in SLRs for well over a decade!
2. Light metering section: whilst not wrong, it's utterly useless in helping the neophyte understand how modern multi-segmented pattern metering operate. This is the default metering type across most consumer cameras and frequently used in DSLR cameras today (and for goodness knows how long already). Points no. 1 and 2 on Page 70 on "How Light Meters See the World" is a hodgepodge of pseudo-correct information that is largely irrelevant and meaningless.
3. The author obviously doesn't understand basic photography: page 65 "a setting of f/8 lets in as much light as f/4". Yeah right.
4. Olympus sensor self-cleaning system (page 136/137) - the vibration is 35,000 times per sec and not 350,000 times. The strips are also NOT replaced through regular cleanings of the camera! The whole idea of the Olympus dust cleaning system is so that the user does NOT have to do any regular dust cleaning ;-) Having the words "Oscillation circuit" pointing to the vibrating glass is meaningless.
5. Four thirds system (page 122): the author tries to explain to the reader in point 3 that the 4/3 system lenses use special glass to get the light parallel to "hit the pixels more directly". Uh huh? Look it's not the glass per se - it's about telecentricity of the optical design of the 4/3 Olympus lenses that's does this.
I should have seen the warning light go off not to buy this book when the author quotes Ken Rockwell!
It's clearly not hard to get a book published these days it seems.
An opposing opinion1
After reading the enthusiastic reviews of this book, and always interested in technology, I decided to purchase it. I was extremely disappointed. Some of the plus factors that are mentioned in the other reviews are correct, great big color pictures, easy to read articles, etc. Although even that is not an unmixed blessing, White gives the same amount of space (two pages) to every subject, regardless of its complexity. But that's not my main objection, rather, it's the astonishing amount of errors in this book! It's difficult to read a page without seeing an error. These range the gamet, from pointers to the pictures pointing to the wrong object, up to completely incorrect concepts. While some are minor, others show a complete lack of knowledge by the author. Pages 32 and 33, for instance, are, as Wolfgang Pauli said about another subject, "not even wrong!" And there are errors on pages 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 also. Many will conpletely confuse the beginner. It's difficult to pick out just one example, but, for instance, on page 65, referring to f stops and the amount of light left in, he states ""Each smaller f-stop lets in twice as much light as the next larger f-stop and, of course, a setting of f/8 lets in half as much light as f/4." Any photographer can tell you that f5.6 lets in half as much light as f/4 and f/8 half of that. The entire book is saturated with this sort of thing. I see that it is the Second Edition, I shutter (pun intended) to think what the first edition contained. If this book sounds of interest, I suggest you wait for about the eighth edition, maybe by then they will have gotten it right. Too bad, it has potential.
Dave C
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Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #663183 in Books
* Published on: 2001-06-01
* Released on: 2001-06-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 224 pages
Customer Reviews
I like this5
Scientists & academics have spent entire careers investigating what makes people happy. But hidden in obscure scholarly journals & reports, their research is all too often inaccessible to ordinary people. At last, social scientist & psychologist David Niven, Ph.D., distills the scientific gobbledygook of over a a thousand of the most compelling & important studies on happiness into easy-to-digest nuggets of advice. Each of the hundred practices, attitudes, & habits for happiness is illustrated with a clear example & illuminated by a straightforward explanation of the science behind it to show you how to transform a ho-hum existence into a full & happy life.
Here It Is, What Are You Going To Do With It?5
This is a great book for anyone aspiring to heighten his or her level of happiness. It's a book that challenges the spirit, and asks the question; are you ready to jump into a life of happiness, or do you just want to sit on the sidelines? Several times while reading I felt convicted that I wasn't trying my hardest to be happy, when I was finished I felt like I knew what I could to become happier. This compilation of shorts is like a 365-day calendar, everyday a new page to gain inspiration from.
In my opinion it was an awesome anthology. The book was filled with short stories, research facts, and quotes to live by. It gave me an opportunity; happiness is in our lives we just have to reach out and grab it. I felt supported by a few of the stories I read throughout. There was a piece about religion and how you should never let your religious beliefs fade. There are always people out there trying to bring down someone's religious beliefs, this made me feel like I had someone else on my side.
The book fit into my life. It had the same type of facts in the book as there are in my life. There was another story that talked about being aggressive with your family or friends. Like arguing or just not expressing your feelings how you really feel or want to. Some of my friends tend to be aggressive and I feel like it puts up a barrier between us. When I read this it gave me insight on how to deal with these situations.
Here It Is, What Are You Going To Do With It?5
This is a great book for anyone aspiring to heighten his or her level of happiness. It's a book that challenges the spirit, and asks the question; are you ready to jump into a life of happiness, or do you just want to sit on the sidelines? Several times while reading I felt convicted that I wasn't trying my hardest to be happy, when I was finished I felt like I knew what I could to become happier. This compilation of shorts is like a 365-day calendar, everyday a new page to gain inspiration from.
In my opinion it was an awesome anthology. The book was filled with short stories, research facts, and quotes to live by. It gave me an opportunity; happiness is in our lives we just have to reach out and grab it. I felt supported by a few of the stories I read throughout. There was a piece about religion and how you should never let your religious beliefs fade. There are always people out there trying to bring down someone's religious beliefs, this made me feel like I had someone else on my side.
The book fit into my life. It had the same type of facts in the book as there are in my life. There was another story that talked about being aggressive with your family or friends. Like arguing or just not expressing your feelings how you really feel or want to. Some of my friends tend to be aggressive and I feel like it puts up a barrier between us. When I read this it gave me insight on how to deal with these situations.
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In this wonderfully crafted fable, protagonist Julian Mantle, a tough, high-powered, and incredibly driven lawyer, changes his life radically after a heart attack nearly kills him. To the amazement of all, he decides to abandon his successful career, sell all his possessions, and trek to India in an effort to find timeless wisdom on living a more meaningful life. Months later, when he returns to the West looking tranquil and radiantly young, he recounts the story of his life-changing journey through the Himalayas, sharing with his former law protg seven principles and practices he discovered there that can help us get off the career treadmill and begin to experience the true joy of life.
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari imaginatively presents a set of simple yet profoundly effective lessons for personal growth, created by bestselling author and renowned professional speaker Robin S. Sharma, based on his own search for life's true purpose. In a tale that is both wondrous and mystical, Sharma offers practical and wise advice on how to:
# develop joyful thoughts
# follow your life's mission and calling
# look within for success
# cultivate self-discipline and act courageously
# value time as your most important commodity
# nourish your relationships
# and live life fully, one day at a time.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #593959 in Books
* Published on: 1998-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 198 pages
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Everyone loves a good fable, and this is certainly one. The protagonist is Julian Mantle, a high-profile attorney with a whacked-out schedule and a shameful set of spiritual priorities. Of course it takes a crisis (heart attack) to give Mantle pause. And pause he does--suddenly selling all his beloved possessions to trek India in pursuit of a meaningful existence. The Himalayan gurus along the way give simple advice, such as, "What lies behind you and what lies before you is nothing compared to what lies within you." Yet it is easy to forgive the story's simplicity because each kernel of wisdom is framed to address the persistent angst of Western white-collar professionals. --Gail Hudson
Review
"A captivating story that teaches as it delights." -- Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist
"A fun, fascinating adventure into the realms of personal development, personal effectiveness, and individual happiness. It contains treasures of wisdom that can enrich and enhance the life of every single person." -- Brian Tracy, author of Maximum Achievement
"A magnificent book. Robin S. Sharma is the next Og Mandino." -- Dottie Walters, author of Speak and Grow Rich
"A treasure--an elegant and powerful formula for true success and happiness. Sharma has captured the wisdom of the ages and made it relevant for these turbulent times. I couldn't put it down." -- Joe Tye, author of Never Fear, Never Quit
"Filled with insights about following your passion and living your dream. A good read!" -- Justine and Michael Toms, cofounders of New Dimensions Radio and coauthors of True Work: The Sacred Dimension of Earning a Living
"Nothing less than sensational. This book will bless your life." -- Mark Victor Hansen, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul
"Robin Sharma has an important message for all of us--one that can change our lives. He's written a one-of-a-kind handbook for personal fulfillment in a hectic age." -- Scott DeGarmo, past publisher, Success magazine
"Robin Sharma has created an enchanting tale that incorporates the classic tools of transformation into a simple philosophy of living. A delightful book that will change your life." -- Elaine St. James, author of Simplify Your Life and Inner Simplicity
"There is something about reading life's lessons in fable form that makes the journey more compelling. Robin Sharma takes simplicity and wisdom to new heights in this story of man's search for meaning in the midst of modern-day life." -- Janet Luhrs, author of The Simple Living Guide, editor and publisher of The Simple Living Journal
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Here is the story of Julian Mantle, a superstar lawyer whose out-of-balance lifestyle leads him to a near-fatal heart attack in a packed courtroom. His physical collapse brings him into a spiritual crisis that forces him to confront the condition of his life. Hoping to find happiness and fulfillment, he embarks upon an extraordinary odyssey to an ancient culture, where he discovers a powerful system to release the potential of his mind, body, and soul and learns to live with passion, purpose, and peace. Brilliantly blending ancient spiritual wisdom of the east with contemporary success principles of the West, this inspiring tale provides a step-by-step approach to living with greater courage, balance, abundance and joy.
Customer Reviews
Best timeless self book ever5
If you ever need to read a self-help book, you only need to read this one.
Confirms God's word4
Its amazing that all of these books say the same thing the Bible says but people would rather trust a human for advice than their maker. I give this book 4 stars because it does follow the Bible. It may sound off the wall to some but that would depend on their desperation.
EXCELLENT5
I Had previously read the book and I loved it so much that I bought it from Amazon.com. It is an excellent book to have on your night table and a tool to implement good things into your life. Certainly brings you enlightment and help to improve your life!
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Following the success of Drop the Pink Elephant, Bill McFarlan and leading psychiatrist Dr Alex Yellowlees from The Priory, offer explanations about what affects confidence and practical advice to build confidence to become a happy, well-rounded individual. Whether you are leading a high powered corporate lifestyle, at home raising a family, studying at university or unemployed Are You Good Enough? will help to create confidence and boost it so that you reach your goals, banish low self- esteem and eliminate self-doubt, explained in terms that all can understand.
Imagine being able to replace negatives with positives, having clarity and being able to pay and accept compliments with sincerity. Think about how good it would be to be direct with your manager about being overworked on your project and not being able to make a deadline without feeling anxiety and stress. Gain knowledge in pruning friendships from unhealthy “all take” and “no give “ to healthy balanced friendships. Learn how to boost your own confidence and pass your awareness of self-esteem onto your children, encouraging them to thrive and be confident adults. It is not possible to alter the past and your own set of circumstances that had detrimental consequences on your mindset but it is within your grasp to learn how to change your attitude and outlook to become that contented, confident person you would like to be. Let Are You Good Enough? based on real life experiences, triumphs and tragedies and solutions to deep-seated problems, show you how.
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* Published on: 2006-06-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 200 pages
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"This is an excellent read with some sound advice on maintaining your self-esteem - which is a crucial skill in modern life."
—Dr Chai Patel
People now have more choices than ever before - but are they any happier?
There's evidence to suggest that many are drowning under the weight of their responsibilities and losing confidence in their ability to juggle more and more tasks.
—Steve and Lynn Clark are one such couple.
Married with a 5-year-old child, they are successful and happy. On the surface.
But their relationship is beginning to stagnate and their confidence in their life together - and each other - is starting to crumble.
Until, that is, an unsolicited text message asks a searching question.It's the first of a series of texts that cause them to question their behaviour and values - and devise a series of remedies to their growing problems.
Together, Steve and Lynn create and explore 15 ways to build confidence. Simple principles that anyone can apply to their own lives with similar results.
Through this modern parable, Bill McFarlan (author of the bestselling Drop the Pink Elephant) and psychiatrist Dr Alex Yellowlees (one of Britain's foremost experts in self-esteem) get to the root of issues that affect us all. Are you good enough? will help you walk tall, reach your goals, eliminate self-doubt and banish low self-esteem for good.
About the Author
Bill McFarlan is Managing Director if The Broadcasting Business, one of Britain’s leading media consultancies and communications training companies. He works with leading companies across Europe, building the confidence of senior execu
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From remembering their own life experience or to watching their own children grow, most people recognize that the preteen years, ages nine to thirteen, can be one of the most awkward times in life-a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. At this age, youngsters are eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet are uncertain about what adolescence will bring; they'd rather listen to peers over parents, and hear all too often to "wait until you're older." Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul will guide kids through this transition.
Written by and for preteens, this uplifting collection of stories touches on the emotions and situations they experience every day: making and losing friends, fitting in while keeping their personal identity, discovering the opposite sex, dealing with pressures at school including violence, and coping with family issues such as divorce.
Chapters include: On Love, On Family, On Friendship, On Choices, On Changes, On Overcoming Obstacles, Eclectic Wisdom, Tough Stuff, Attitude and Perspective and Achieving Dreams. Contributors indclude: *NSYNC, Mia Hamm, Beverley Mitchell and Karl Malone.
Whether first-time Chicken Soup readers or "graduates" of the bestselling Kid's Soul book, preteens are sure to include this in their backpacks and book bags.
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* Published on: 2000-10-12
* Released on: 2000-10-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 380 pages
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Amazon.com Review
Inspired by the many readers of Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul (one of many in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series), the authors decided to reach out to young people at that incredibly confusing, exciting chapter of life, the preteen years. Readers between the ages of 9 and 12 (give or take a year) sometimes felt that the book for kids was too young, while the edition for teens (Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul) was too old. In this warm, supportive anthology of true stories by and about preteens, the very issues that seem so complicated and insurmountable are addressed with intelligence and openness. Divorce, violence, death, friendships, school, family, attitudes, changes, dreams... preteens have a lot to offer and a lot to learn on these subjects. Many of the brief essays, cartoons, quotations, and introductions are witty as well as wise and touching; readers might devour the book from start to finish, drop in for a story here and there, or focus on a concern that is most important at the moment. The preteen years seem to be the perfect time to reach kids, before they are lost in teen angst and coolness. And who better to learn from than their own peers? For some added incentive to read, celebrities such as Mia Hamm, Karl Malone, and 'N Sync have contributed essays as well. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter
From School Library Journal
Gr 5-7-Like other titles in the "Chicken Soup" series, this volume contains numerous short pieces of verse and prose, interspersed with comic strips of "Calvin & Hobbes," "Family Circus," and "Dennis the Menace," as well as pithy quotations selected as lead-ins to some of the pieces. The writings are grouped under headings such as "Achieving Dreams," "Overcoming Obstacles," "On Choices," and "Eclectic Wisdom" (for the bits that didn't fit elsewhere?). They are intended to encourage, inspire, and comfort. Each of the stories carries an author's name, and those written by young people give an age as well. Snail mail and e-mail addresses are included for those who want to respond to the book or submit stories and poems of their own. Children who loved Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul (Health Communications, 1998) will no doubt welcome another serving.-Elaine Fort Weischedel, Franklin Public Library, MA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
JACK CANFIELD and MARK VICTOR HANSEN, # 1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling coauthors of thirty-one books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, have dedicated their lives to the personal and professional development of others. They are based out of Santa Barbara, California, and Newport Beach, California respectively.
JACK CANFIELD and MARK VICTOR HANSEN, # 1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling coauthors of thirty-one books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, have dedicated their lives to the personal and professional development of others. They are based out of Santa Barbara, California, and Newport Beach, California respectively.
PATTY HANSEN is coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul, which has sold over two million copies since its release in 1998. She is also the coauthor of Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul (Health Communications, Inc.) and Out of the Blue: Delight Comes Into Our Lives (HarperCollins). In 1998, Mom's House, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides free childcare for school-age mothers, nominated Patty as Celebrity Mother of the Year. In the spring of 2000, the first annual "Patty Hansen Scholarship" was awarded by Mom's House, funded by a $10,000.00 grant.
IRENE DUNLAP is coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul. She's also a writer, and a mother of two, who is involved in enhancing the quality of education in her community. She lives in Newport Beach, California.
Customer Reviews
Good stories to read with your preteen.5
It is sometimes hard to find things to do with your preteen. They are at an age when they want more independence from mom and dad. This book is a great connection - you can cozy up and read a few selections at a time - it's a great way to have fun, and spend time bonding with your preteen. You can then use the stories, or lessons learned for great conversation pieces for discussion.
really helpful!5
My parents are divorced and reading about how other kids dealt with it really helped me get back on my feet even though they've been divorced for like four years. Reading about how other kids got out of bad situations made me feel lucky because now I know how much worse they have it opposed to me. I know it's hard to deal with these things at first but too many kids dwell on how it stinks to have divorced parents and they don't use this time to try to do something to help yourself or something. If you want to make a difference get off your butt and try to make that difference.
Great book for young people and their parents.4
We just got this book and have been reading one story per day, right after dinner while we're still sitting at the table. The children love it and so do we. The real life stories are very inspiring and help the children focus the positive. Helps give them "can do" attitudes. Highly recommended for pre-teens.
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In his #1 bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. In BLINK, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. How do we make decisions--good and bad--and why are some people so much better at it than others? That's the question Malcolm Gladwell asks and answers in BLINK. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, examining case studies as diverse as speed dating, pop music, and the New Coke, Gladwell shows how the difference between good decision making and bad has nothing to do with how much information we can process quickly, but rather with the few particular details on which we focus. BLINK displays all of the brilliance that has made Malcolm Gladwell's journalism so popular and his books such perennial bestsellers as it reveals how all of us can become better decision makers--in our homes, our offices, and in everyday life.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1348 in Books
* Published on: 2007-04-03
* Released on: 2007-04-03
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 320 pages
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Amazon.com Review
Blink is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Building his case with scenes from a marriage, heart attack triage, speed dating, choking on the golf course, selling cars, and military maneuvers, he persuades readers to think small and focus on the meaning of "thin slices" of behavior. The key is to rely on our "adaptive unconscious"--a 24/7 mental valet--that provides us with instant and sophisticated information to warn of danger, read a stranger, or react to a new idea.
Gladwell includes caveats about leaping to conclusions: marketers can manipulate our first impressions, high arousal moments make us "mind blind," focusing on the wrong cue leaves us vulnerable to "the Warren Harding Effect" (i.e., voting for a handsome but hapless president). In a provocative chapter that exposes the "dark side of blink," he illuminates the failure of rapid cognition in the tragic stakeout and murder of Amadou Diallo in the Bronx. He underlines studies about autism, facial reading and cardio uptick to urge training that enhances high-stakes decision-making. In this brilliant, cage-rattling book, one can only wish for a thicker slice of Gladwell's ideas about what Blink Camp might look like. --Barbara Mackoff
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Best-selling author Gladwell (The Tipping Point) has a dazzling ability to find commonality in disparate fields of study. As he displays again in this entertaining and illuminating look at how we make snap judgments—about people's intentions, the authenticity of a work of art, even military strategy—he can parse for general readers the intricacies of fascinating but little-known fields like professional food tasting (why does Coke taste different from Pepsi?). Gladwell's conclusion, after studying how people make instant decisions in a wide range of fields from psychology to police work, is that we can make better instant judgments by training our mind and senses to focus on the most relevant facts—and that less input (as long as it's the right input) is better than more. Perhaps the most stunning example he gives of this counterintuitive truth is the most expensive war game ever conducted by the Pentagon, in which a wily marine officer, playing "a rogue military commander" in the Persian Gulf and unencumbered by hierarchy, bureaucracy and too much technology, humiliated American forces whose chiefs were bogged down in matrixes, systems for decision making and information overload. But if one sets aside Gladwell's dazzle, some questions and apparent inconsistencies emerge. If doctors are given an algorithm, or formula, in which only four facts are needed to determine if a patient is having a heart attack, is that really educating the doctor's decision-making ability—or is it taking the decision out of the doctor's hands altogether and handing it over to the algorithm? Still, each case study is satisfying, and Gladwell imparts his own evident pleasure in delving into a wide range of fields and seeking an underlying truth.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Bookmarks Magazine
Gladwell, the author of 2000’s The Tipping Point, reaches to create another popular intellectual phenomenon by overturning received wisdom about how we make decisions. As in his articles for The New Yorker, where he works as a staff writer, the anecdotes throughout Blink are lively and entertaining. But the sheer quantity of stories about everything from sip tasters for Coca-Cola and the Pepsi challenge to gut reactions to "fake" art overwhelms the main theme of the book; many critics feel Gladwell isn’t entirely sure what his theme is. David Brooks of The New York Times Book Review sums up the critical consensus nicely: "If you want to trust my snap judgment, buy this book: you’ll be delighted. If you want to trust my more reflective second judgment, buy it: you’ll be delighted but frustrated, troubled and left wanting more."
Copyright © 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc.
Customer Reviews
The art of split-second thinking5
There are almost one thousand reviews for this book, most are positive, do I need to submit one? Yes.
The author discusses split-second thinking, or "in the blink of an eye" speed of thought. He postulates that those rapid decisions are usually better. He backs it up with many examples of decisions made with more time, more information, and more discussion that turned out wrong, when the initial decision was actually the correct one. How does this happen?
The subconscious mind processes many inputs and helps to steer our decisions. It is usually right and we need to trust it more often. I trade financial products and I have found that too much information does not give me a clearer picture of what is going to happen, especially in the short to very short term future. I don't know how many times each week while looking at the market, I get this flash of go long, or go short. I have started tracking these thoughts and they are correct almost 90% of the time. How is that possible? I don't know, but I assume my subconscious mind picks up small clues that my conscious mind misses, or needs more information to form an opinion.
The whole process is very exciting and while I can't explain the details, I can verify the results. Another book that delves deeper into the thought process and the subconscious decision-making process is Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less an excellent book, which I read a couple of years ago and I think I am ready to pull it off the shelf and give it a second read.
Great book even if I don't agree with it...4
The book is based on an interesting premise and the writing style is very easy to read, it really sucks you in. I personally REALLY like Malcolm Gladwell's books/lectures/ideas -- he's defeinitely one of my favorites.
Note that after reading this book I'm not convinced that I completely agree with the fundamental arguement it's trying to make. I also didn't like it as much as Gladwell's previous book, Tipping Point. But, I don't want to sound overly critical. What I consider high quality writing isn't based upon whether or not I agree with the arguement the author is trying to make. The ideas are unique and creative and that alone is basis enough for me to give this book four stars. One last note is that you might want to look at the rebuttal to this book titled Think! (I have not read it but if you find Blink interesting you would probably also like Think!).
Intuition is No Simple Subject Matter to "Thin-Slice" - Gladwell does it Well!5
Gladwell (intuition/"thin-slicing"), Coleman (emotional intelligence/"limbic high-jacking"), De Bono (lateral thinking/"water logic")... Brains within brains... Thinking without thinking... Thinking about thinking... The states of non-duality and no-mind of not thinking at all and just being...
The lotus of consciousness is still flowering, it seems... The pollen of popularization is still spreading across the printing presses... And we, the readers, violently sneeze out the allergies of oblivion as we thumb through the pages of these operating manuals for our consciousness...
Excuse the late-night reviewing poetics. Seriously: be glad Gladwell writes so well - intuiton is no simple subject matter to "thin-slice."
Pavel Somov, Ph.D., Author of "Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time" (New Harbinger, Nov. 2008)
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This fully expanded and updated edition now reflects the additional 12 countries likely to be admitted to the European Union--from Turkey to Estonia--previewing what then will become the largest Trading Bloc in the world.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #297685 in Books
* Published on: 2003-04-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 286 pages
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"A very clever management book." -- John Cleese
"A wonderfully entertaining view of others as well as ourselves...invaluable." -- Business Week
"One of the best business books of the year!" -- Financial Times
"We need to increase our understanding of each other's cultures--fast. So buy this book and keep it in your briefcase." -- Gay Haskins, Director General, European Forum for Management Development
From the Publisher
Praised by Business Week as "one of the best business books of the year" and named a Financial Times Business Book of the Year as well, Mind Your Manners has become a 50,000-copy best-selling classic for managers who must succeed working across cultures in Europe. This fully expanded and updated edition now reflects the additional 12 countries likely to be admitted to the European Union—from Turkey to Estonia— previewing what then will become the largest Trading Bloc in the world. With business practice profiles of all 30 countries of Europe, Mind Your Manners examines the fundamental differences between organizational cultures and through interviews with working managers offers an insider’s view of the behaviors, values, and beliefs that affect working relationships between peers, bosses, direct reports, and business colleagues.
From the Inside Flap
Praised by Business Week as "invaluable political and psychological profiles of each nationality...a wonderfully entertaining view of others as well as ourselves" and named a Financial Times Business Book of the Year, Mind Your Manners has become a 50,000-copy bestseller and the standard guide to European business cultures for over a decade.
Now in a fully expanded and updated Third edition, this practical guide contains a further fifteen country chapters to include all the additional countries - from the Baltics to the Balkans - applying for membership to the European Union, the world's biggest global market. This major new edition comprehensively covers no less than thirty-three different business cultures from Russia to America, Norway to Switzerland, Finland to Turkey.
Much more than a simple catalogue of countries, Mind Your Manners explores Europe's extraordinary political, economic and social changes and the effect these have on the way we work together. New chapters on diversity and change identify the key elements that shape the business environment of the continent. Body language and negotiation are among the key topics that have been added to the chapters on cultural awareness with their practical models and toolkits such as The Mole Map.
Understanding the nature of cultural diversity is one thing is one thing. Managing it day-to-day is another. Based on interviews, surveys and workshops with over a thousand managers of fifty nationalities who were willing to share their experiences of working with cultural diversity, this practical guide is for all those of any nationality intending to do successful business in the world's biggest global market.
Customer Reviews
Full of stereotypes1
I bought this book hoping to gain insight into the minds and customs of my foreign business associates. I was sadly disappointed. As a European who has lived in Italy my entire life, I can say with 100% certainty that all of the information and advice in this book draws on age old stereotypes. For example, the lazy Southern Europeans, the cold Scandinavians, the pub hopping British and the industrial Germans.
This book will not help anyone improve relations with Europeans. It will only enforce false stereotypes and foster misunderstandings of other cultures.
Fantastic insight into European cultures...5
John Mole isn't one of those authors who pretend to have lived what he writes about. He truly has the insight and has understood the way each culture works in Europe. If you have a hard time understanding why an Italian will act the way he does in business, or wondering why being late 5 minutes at what you thought wasn't such an important meeting was so shocking to a German, this is the book to read. Even though Mole goes into depth about the reasons behind the way the different cultures think, the details aren't gruesome and keeps the reader entertained. It seriously made me understand in some cases why my fellow international colleagues react the way they do. And I've corrected my manners to flow on a more 'neutral' basis to accomodate them in business as well....and it works!
Brilliant review of cultural management5
A 1993 London FINANCIAL TIMES "Book of the Year", this book continues to be useful. John Mole's management seminars are familiar to us and his book sparks with his seminar wit. It is hard to fault his insightful analysis of cultural behaviour. As well, it is a valuable analysis of how to do business outside of one's culture. One need only to look at Mole's analysis of Germany and Russia to know that this fellow is on the ball, accurate and wonderfully precise with his words. I fully endorse this as a best buy book.
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In the follow-up to her bestselling How to Think Like a CEO, #1 executive coach Debra Benton's work with top-level executives from AT&T, Colgate, Pepsi, Mobil Oil, N abisco, and American Express, and her interviews with 100 CEOs worldwide reveal:
* 10 "rules of the game" for managers
* Rules CEOs apply for everyday success
* Managerial pointers for readers on how to apply each rule in their professional lives
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #511099 in Books
* Published on: 2003-01-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 204 pages
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Praise for How to Act Like a CEO
"A wonderful blend of Dale Carnegie and the 10 Commandments."--Reuben Mark, Chairman, CEO and President, The Colgate Palmolive Company
"With this book, Debra Benton has uniquely leveraged her lifetime study of CEOs into an insightful, clear and compelling primer for aspiring executives."--Doug Conant, President, Nabisco Food Company
"An insightful tour d'horizon of how CEOs approach decision-making and leadership...this book demonstrates that although no two CEOs think alike, there are certain habits of mind and a disposition to decide and to act that most leaders have in common."--William Stavropoulos, CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
"A most insightful guide for those who yearn to run a major enterprise in this era of hypercompetition. Highly recommended for anyone with an eye towards great career success--especially the young and hungry go-getters who need Benton's advice more than they'll ever know."--Jeff Cunningham, Chairman of the Board, iLIFE.com
"Benton has managed to get some of the top people to share their insight and advice, and the result is a highly readable book that would benefit anyone trying to succeed in an organization today."--Solomon D. Trujillo, President, Chairman and CEO, US West, Inc.
About the Author
D.A. Benton founded Benton Management Resources in 1976 to provide executive development and career counseling. She has worked in seventeen countries and her numerous media appearances around the world have brought her wide acclaim. Her clients include AT&T, American Express, Pepsi, United Airlines, Nabisco, Mobil Oil, PricewaterhouseCoopers & Lybrand, and NASA. Benton is also the bestselling author of How to Think Like a CEO and Secrets of a CEO Coach.
Customer Reviews
Where is the beef?2
I did get one soundbite that I hope I can use in my life from this book, "Be yourself, unless you're a jerk". However, I got so tired of: be nice, have integrity, be an example, on page after page I was only able to make it through half of the book. All of that is important, but they covered that quite well in kindergarten. If you pick it up to read on the plane bring a backup book; you will need it.
No startling revelations1
This book is dull and does not unravel anything that the average person who can rise to the top cannot derive on its own - if you are just graduating from college, this may seem appropriate, if you've been around in the business world - seek other material. One reading suggestion, which is light and very simple, but a good reminder of what's required is the book by Lencioni: " The 5 temptations of a CEO" - worth an hour while waiting at the airport between flights.
Management Theory Lite3
The book presents itself as a semi-scholarly work, synthesizing interviews with 100 CEOs into a meaninful set of commandats for those that want to act like the big boss. On an academic level, this is fraught with peril - How do we know these are the right CEOs, and do they really articulate what makes them succeed?
Business books have a history of weak scholarship (think In Search of Excellence) but still can contain great ideas.
The 10 less than profound results:
1 - Be Yourself, Unless You're a Jerk
2 - See Around Corners
3 - Make Dust or Eat Dust
4 - Make the Big Play
5 - Keep Good Company
6 - Be the Number One Fund Raiser and Protecter
7 - Act Like a CEO When You Don't Feel Like It
8 - Evangelize the World
9 - Go Big or Go Home
10 - Cut Through the Junk
All this is good advice, but did you need to ask 100 CEOs to come up with it?
Ultimately, the book resides in my restroom. It's good for a couple minutes a day of reminding me what I should be doing, but nothing that requires hours of in depth study. It's a light read, but not really the blueprint to the executive suite.
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Learn how verbs work in American English
Here are more than 2,500 definitions of two-word verbs, prepositional verbs, and verbal collocations.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548530 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 288 pages
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About the Author
Richard Spears is a former reference editor and linguistics professor at Northwestern University, who has written more than 150 dictionaries. He has a particular expertise in phrasal dictionaries.
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* Published on: 2004-04-01
* Binding: Hardcover
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Praise for Battling for Competitive Advantage
"[Battling for Competitive Advantage] systematically unravels and explains the complexities of modern business and warfare. This excellent book will prove helpful to business leaders as well as the academic community charged with explaining successful leadership of large organizations."
-General Barry R. McCaffrey, U.S.A. (Ret.), Professor of International Security Studies at West Point and NBC News Commentator
"Colonel Ken Allard doesn't just have supreme military intelligence, his operational brilliance extends to the business world as well. Battling for Competitive Advantage teaches you that business is war and that Ken is the perfect commander-in-chief to follow into your business battles."
-Ron Insana, Coanchor, CNBC's Business Center
"In war, they don't give out medals for second place. In business, as in war, you can't win without first surviving. [This book] offers the hard-won wisdom from one warrior's world to another. Read, laugh, squirm, survive, and win!"
-Scott A. Snook, Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior Harvard Business School
"In the post-9/11, post-Enron environment, Ken Allard's Ten Commandments of Military Leadership are directly applicable to today's business CEOs."
-Tom Petrie, Chairman and CEO, Petrie Parkman & Co.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #776236 in Books
* Published on: 2003-12-26
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 240 pages
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From Publishers Weekly
The author, a former army colonel currently featured as a military analyst on MSNBC and NBC News, is convinced that corporate America can learn vital lessons from the U.S. military. Business executives, according to Allard (Command, Control and the Common Defense), today function in a chaotic atmosphere dominated by globalization and rapidly changing information technology. He argues that recent corporate scandals such as the collapse of Enron as well as the high salaries of CEOs are symptomatic of the lack of leadership in industry, a loss that seriously impedes business success. Drawing on myriad examples from the military, Allard provides a series of war plans that he believes can change the corporate environment. Included is a recommendation to emulate the training followed at West Point to build idealistic managers, to devise overall military-like strategies rather than marketing plans and to be aware of and responsible for security programs to combat electronic terrorism. While Allard's proposals to improve business leadership have merit, many of the military analogies are repetitive and forced. Much of his advice is delivered in an off-putting, hectoring tone that sometimes borders on bragging, and his potshots at former president Clinton feel inappropriate for a business manual.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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The author, a former army colonel currently featured as a military analyst on MSNBC and NBC News, is convinced that corporate America can learn vital lessons from the U.S. military. Business executives, according to Allard (Command, Control and the Common Defense), today function in a chaotic atmosphere dominated by globalization and rapidly changing information technology. He argues that recent corporate scandals such as the collapse of Enron as well as the high salaries of CEOs are symptomatic of the lack of leadership in industry, a loss that seriously impedes business success. Drawing on myriad examples from the military, Allard provides a series of war plans that he believes can change the corporate environment. Included is a recommendation to emulate the training followed at West Point to build idealistic managers, to devise overall military-like strategies rather than marketing plans and to be aware of and responsible for security programs to combat electronic terrorism. While Allard’s proposals to improve business leadership have merit, many of the military analogies are repetitive and forced. Much of his advice is delivered in an off-putting, hectoring tone that sometimes borders on bragging, and his potshots at former president Clinton feel inappropriate for a business manual. (Jan.) (Publishers Weekly, January 12, 2004)
From the Inside Flap
Today’s competitive business environment is so hazardous–from the threat of terrorism to black outs, from global competition to information overload–that it seems more like battle and waging war than commerce. Trying to implement even the most brilliant of business strategies is frequently impossible in the face of a shifting landscape that feels like it requires night vision goggles and precision guided weapons over marketing plans and metrics.
To help you survive (and maybe even thrive!) you need to understand the way of the warrior, and who better to train you than former National War College dean and MSNBC military commentator, Ken Allard? Whether you recognize it yet or not, the military is just a violent form of economics, and military training holds more lessons for the businessperson than not.
To succeed in today’s turbulent business environment, standard business operating procedure no longer works. For companies and management intent on thriving in a landscape of global conflict and competition, new skills must be learned and old habits abandoned. Business as War: Battling for Competitive Advantage draws sometimes startling yet keenly insightful parallels between the strategies and tactics of the United States military and the challenges that companies face in the no-holds-barred world of business. Through firsthand accounts from his military and business career as well as real-world examples that apply cutting-edge military perspectives to the everyday world of business, Allard clearly illustrates how military lessons–when implemented correctly–can lead a business down the road to success.
First, you’ll be introduced to the traditional military arts of leadership and strategy. You’ll discover how true leadership–an essential key to both business survival and prosperity–can unite an organization at every level. You’ll also learn how forming a coherent strategy can make supporting courses of action much easier to determine. Building on these critical elements, Business as War moves on to discuss the personification of the art of command, better known as "generalship," as well as how to develop the leaders needed to run a successful business operation.
After examining how people fit into the business equation, Business as War explores the proven techniques that form the basis of solid business practice. You’ll receive an executive education on a variety of important issues, including:
* How to transform information into business intelligence
* Developing modern enterprise security measures that encompass physical, computer, and information assets
* Streamlining the information-sharing process
* Changing business hierarchies to fight networks
* How to be globally effective and operate in a world where the unknown will always be a threat
* Getting corporate boards to do their job
Many of the principles that apply to war also apply to business, and in tough economic times, survival is a matter of waging war. Business as War adapts the effective tools of war to a business environment where new competitors and difficult challenges are constant threats to you and your company.
Customer Reviews
This should be required reading for all business executives!5
This book should be required reading for all executives! If you are a business executive who is tired of being surprised by your competition, or you want to maximize your competitive advantage, read this book!!! Also, if you want some customized help from experts in the field, consider hiring Ken's new firm, Business BattleLab, LLC. You can contact them through auditexec@gmail.com. You really can improve your competitive advantage and keep from being surprised!
Misleading book - No business as war1
I ordered this book to read about business war games.
There is nothing about business. Only comments about his military life. I learned nothing. A wast of time and money.
If you want prosperity, prepare for paucity...5
I was a student of Col. Allard at Gerogetown University. In his class, Technology and National Security, one of his most important lessons was the continuing way in which the offense is guaranteed to adapt to whatever defense you can mount. And vice versa... In his new book, Col. Allard takes such lessons, accumulated by milennia of warfare, and applies them to the modern business world. I recommend this book for anyone truly interested in implementing effective leadership and strategy in their organization.
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This book traces the development of project leadership as fundamental to completing projects effectively, delineates the leadership tasks that must be accomplished at each step of a project’s life, and helps the reader develop wisdom in making decisions both by learning the ramifications of certain decisions and by seeing how those decisions are made in an example project.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1607499 in Books
* Published on: 2003-02-07
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 144 pages
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About the Author
Timothy J. Kloppenborg, Ph.D., PMP is an associate professor of Management at Williams College of Business, Xavier University, and President of Kloppenborg and Associates, a consulting and training company that specializes in project management. He holds an MBA from Western Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the University of Cincinnati.
Arthur Shriberg, EdD, is a professor of Leadership at Xavier University. Dr. Shriberg has been vice president or dean at four universities and is currently the chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and a senior consultant at Pope & Associates, a n international diversity and management consulting firm. He holds degrees from the Wharton School of Business (BS), Xavier University (Executive Business), Boston University (Med), and Teachers College, Columbia University (EdD).
Jayashree Venkatraman, MS, MBA, is an independent consultant providing business-to-business solutions and other solutions to companies. She holds a BS in physics and an MS in computer applications from the University of Madras, India, an MBA from Xavier University, and a certificate in Project Management from the University of Cincinnati.
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This book walks through clear, step-by-step instructions to build a custom theme for the WordPress open-source blog engine. The author provides design tips and suggestions and covers setting up your WordPress sandbox, and reviews the best practices from setting up your theme's template structure, through coding markup, testing, and debugging, to taking it live. The last three chapters cover additional tips, tricks, and various cookbook recipes for adding popular site enhancements to your WordPress theme designs using 3rd-party plugins as well as creating API hooks to add your own custom plugins. Whether you're working with a pre-existing theme or creating a new one from the ground up, WordPress Theme Design will give you the know-how to effectively understand how themes work within the WordPress blog system enabling you to have full control over your site's design and branding.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #15464 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 224 pages
Customer Reviews
Good for beginners: Review by Tod McKenna of blog.todmeansfox.com3
Well written. Good tips. Too short. Not a reference book. Hardly a "complete" guide.
I found most of the book to be fairly basic, but I am experienced in designing standards-compliant sites using the tools and technologies Tessa uses (PHP, CSS, XHTML, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, etc..). I suspect that others with similar backgrounds would find this book not so helpful. For those just starting with CSS and XHTML, this book would be a good starting point though. It is filled with good advice (the best advice is to use standards-based approaches and to separate content from design) and lots of tips ranging from SEO to Photoshop techniques.
With Tessa's conversational writing approach, you feel that she's your tutor who genuinely wants you to create great, standards-compliant WordPress themes. She talks with you and not at you making the book easy to read and understand. Some key highlights include:
1. Rapid Design Comping - which is a design process coined by Tessa that takes you through ten steps of the design process from sketching to production.
2. Great section on font choices and why you might use one font over another.
3. A good discussion on validating pages through the W3C's XHTML and CSS validation services.
4. A good introduction on WordPress' template hierarchy. This is very important to understand when developing WP themes. I would have liked an entire chapter on this, though.
One thing I found totally absent (aside from a quick mention in a sidebar note) is a discussion and walkthrough of WordPress' OOP design. Just as it is important as a WP theme developer to understand the template system, good CSS, and XHTML, it is equally important to understand WP's object oriented design. An entire chapter, early on in the book, could have been written to discuss this. Tessa would have made it simple and easy to understand, I am sure.
I would have liked a better reference section. With a better reference section, I would be more apt to keep the book on my desk. As it is now, it will likely sit on the shelf never to be read again!
Tessa creates a single theme in the book (an Open Source Magazine), and although most of the techniques apply across many different types of themes, having a few counter examples would get you started more quickly.
One key point not stressed enough in her text is the notion of reusability. The WordPress architecture makes it highly reusable (not just flexible) so that you can call a single function under different circumstances to bring back data for different contexts. This is a powerful design feature (well known to those object-oriented developer types) that can save you time and effort, while delivering consistent and predictable results. As I have used WordPress now on several of my sites, I find this to be one of its strongest assets. When developing new themes, I feel that this point should be made crystal clear.
Additionally, I think that a better discussion on some of WP's core functions, and perhaps how they can and should be implemented, should have been included.
All said, this is pretty good starter book. As an experienced developer (not a WP theme developer though), I didn't get much out of it.
Good Book. A must for theming5
I think this is a very good book, because it is the only book on theme design for WordPress. I used it together with the DVD "How to Theme WordPress" by Aleks Monahan. The topic is very hard to find practical and organized information on, so I'm very glad I found those 2 resources. The book takes longer to read and go through, so I switched from the book to the DVD to get a boost in speed, because the DVD was much easier to watch. The DVD takes 2 hours to go through, and I felt confident afterwards to go ahead and start my own project. I will likely be referring to the book later when I have more time to read it. But in general, I think the 2 go hand in hand.
WordPress Theme Design is a winner.4
I am pretty impressed with this book. It is easy to read and follow. I have been working with WordPress for quite a while and developed several plugins. I bought this book to help me with Theme Design which I hadn't done previously. I was a bit surprised to find quite a few things I didn't know about WordPress itself in addition to an excellent explanation on theme design and how themes work in the context of WordPress.
This book isn't magic though - designing a theme for WordPress still requires a reasonable understanding of PHP.
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Excel Basics to Blackbelt is intended to serve as an accelerated guide to decision support designs. Its structure is designed to enhance the skills in Excel of those who have never used it for anything but possibly storing phone numbers, enabling them to reach to a level of mastery that will allow them to develop user interfaces and automated applications. To accomplish this, the major theme of the text is "the integration of the basic"; as a result readers will be able to develop decision support tools that are at once highly intuitive from a working-components perspective but also highly significant from the perspective of practical use and distribution. Applications integration discussed includes the use of MS MapPoint, XLStat and RISKOptimizer, as well as how to leverage Excel's iteration mode, web queries, visual basic code, and interface development. There are ample examples throughout the text.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #362285 in Books
* Published on: 2008-07-07
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 344 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"There's nothing else out there that covers the full potential of Excel in the way that this text does. It's easy to read even if you're a novice to graphical decision support tool development, but it has gems that I doubt some of the most advanced developers are even aware of. The presentation of various approaches to leveraging Excel with other applications such as MS MapPoint, XLStat and RISKOptimizer is particularly valuable. Similarly eye-opening are the unique tactics Bendoly presents for capitalizing on many of the built-in but underutilized capabilities of Excel. The application examples provided serve as the building blocks for a whole universe of DSS development now made accessible to readers at all levels. This book should become a standard reference for analysts and consultants regardless of industry."
Daniel Bachrach, University of Alabama
"This is a must book for people seeking to get the best out of the wonderful tool of Excel. It fits in the sweet spot between the "Excel made simple" and the math and stat based Excel technical manuals. The practical feel of the book is conveyed through such evocative section headings as Harvesting Intelligence and Leveraging Dynamic Analysis. Though each of the chapters is worthy of comment, I think that Chapter 9, Scenario Generation and Optimization is of particular interest to managers wanting to put some real muscle behind their search for the best decision in the face of uncertainty. All together, this book is a major contribution to the business literature."
Richard B. Chase, University of Southern California
"Excel is the duct tape of decision support - handy, pervasive, and surprisingly effective. Bendoly's book helps users unlock its considerable power while avoiding costly errors. You'll be amazed at all you can do with a spreadsheet."
Thomas H. Davenport, Babson College
About the Author
Elliot Bendoly is an associate professor at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. He holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University in the fields of operations management and decision sciences with an information systems specialization in ERP and knowledge management. Professor Bendoly serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Operations Management and Decision Sciences. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, MIS Quarterly, ISR, Journal of Applied Psychology, Decision Sciences, and the Journal of Service Research. He is also the co-editor of Strategic ERP Extension and Use. He has served as the academic liaison for APICS and is a co-founder of the Behavioral Dynamics in Operations Management (BDOM) Network. He has lectured on decision support at research institutions such as Harvard, as well as to practitioners at firms such as AT Kearney and Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Customer Reviews
A novel look at the power of Excel!5
A novel look at the power of Excel. Great for people new to Excel2007, but also easily transferable to Excel2003. I had no idea it was this easy to develop amazing visual applications in Excel - The seamlessness of integration between Excel and other applications as well as the Internet was a new one for me as well.
I'm a Psychology Professor, and not in any way an "excel geek" and I found this book approachable, useful, and surprising! It's a relief to finally have something like this on my desk. Where have books like this been all this time?"
E. Christine Whitley
SO USEFUL! Broad application possibilites.5
I had no idea what Excel could do for me before reading this book. I'm in the field of medicine. I was able to create a customizable interface for large research experiments. This allowed me to do repeated experiments with variable numbers of groups, subjects and variables.
I automatically generated worksheets for data entry, statistical analysis, and elegant methods to present this data (including color, legends, error bars, etc.).
This made my work so much more efficient and my life SO MUCH EASIER!
Thanks, Dr. Bendoly.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #100763 in Books
* Published on: 2008-07-20
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 188 pages
Customer Reviews
Great Jumpstart for Newcomers To SharePoint Designer4
SharePoint Designer Tutorial. SharePoint Designer Tutorial is a straightforward hands on book targeted at the SharePoint Designer novice looking for a frills approach to becoming productive with SharePoint Designer. Focusing on building a business site in SharePoint with the aid of Designer, SharePoint Designer Tutorial walks you through a series of hands on exercises that when followed from end to end will help you not only build a robust site but will furthermore help you gain the skills to re-use in extending your SharePoint solutions. Concise and to the point at 166 pages the book is a great jumpstart for anyone looking to get comfortable with SharePoint Designer.
Not sure who this book is for.2
Got this book to review to see if it was worthwhile for our end users, so my review is focused on that.
The book spends the first half going into basic what are the toolbars, what is HTML, CSS, etc. The stuff every new user book contains.
The examples are good, full of pictures and simple step processes. The examples are simple and make no real use of Sharepoint vs any web server, with the end result being a page for a wine company using master pages and displaying a table with wines and prices, hardcoded.
Good information for someone who wants to create their own pages above what the Edit Page provides.
After that it starts getting bad where the users are given examples where they need to install web parts and that they need to edit the web.config and configuring MS-Exchange. At that point we have passed the point of end user getting extra capability out for Sharepoint and gone into advanced computer user who have installed sharepoint, are familiar with web.config and other such configuration files.
Other bad items.
The previous wine page is gone and all example, like display the wine from a sharepoint list just do it to a blank page. There is a difference from making your site not look like Sharepoint to ignoring master pages and other functionaly that user expect from a Sharepoint page.
Workflows rate around 2 pages with a simple if this person edits an item send email but this is just shown not really exampled.
Example to display data are simple, with a simple example of conditional formating, xpath, and other items dealing with displaying data in lists.
There is no coverage about modifing the New form and Edit form for lists.
From the stand point of giving this to advanced end users and hoping I stop getting requests to do simple things like display a list with conditional formating I don't see this book helping them or me with that. The text and demos on the Microsoft site do a better job.
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Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g shows how to take advantage of Oracle Databases built–in feature set for working with location–based data. A great deal of the information used in business today is associated with location in some way, and analysis of that data is becoming ever more important in todays mobile and highly connected world. In Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g, authors Ravi Kothuri and Albert Godfrind address
* The special nature of spatial data and its role in professional and consumer applications
* Issues in spatial data management such as modeling, storing, accessing, and analyzing spatial data
* The Oracle Spatial solution and the integration of spatial data into enterprise databases
* How spatial information is used to understand business and support decisions, to manage customer relations, and to better serve private and corporate users
When you read Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g, you’re learning from the very best. Ravi Kothuri is a key member of Oracle’s Spatial development team. Albert Godfrind consults widely with Oracle clients on the implementation of Oracle Spatial, develops training courses, and presents frequently at conferences. Together they have crafted a technically sound and authoritative fountain of information on working with spatial data in the Oracle database. What you’ll learn
Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g delivers in helping you fully understand Oracles spatial data feature set. In reading the book, you’ll learn
* About new Oracle Spatial features in Oracle Database 11g, including support for the European Petroleum Standards Group (EPSG) data model, the ability to publish to Google Earth, integration with Google Maps, and much more
* The use of Oracles built-in SDO_GEOMETRY data type for storing location–based data
* How to geocode your data, beginning with postal addresses and ending with SDO_GEOMETRY objects that enable future analysis as well as forming the foundation of working with spatial data within Oracle
* How to create and display maps to help you visualize and analyze your geocoded data
* About network modeling, which is useful in computing routes, travel distances, and proximity based upon travel time
* How to optimize analysis of your spatial data by creating spatial indexes and custom operators
Who is this book for?
Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g is aimed at software developers who wish to develop applications using Oracles extensive and strong support for working with spatial, or geocoded, data.
About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
Related Titles from Apress
* Expert Oracle Database Architecture: 91 and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions
* Mastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #161321 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-29
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 787 pages
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About the Author
Ravi Kothuri holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has been an active researcher and developer in the spatial and multimedia areas for the past 12 years. Currently, he serves as the project lead and software architect for various projects in Oracle Spatial. He has around 15 patents (some pending) on specific Oracle technology and has authored numerous articles for database conferences and journals. Other activities include teaching database courses for undergrads and reviewing of research articles for spatial and database conferences. Ravi enjoys music, movies, and playing with children.
No biography is available for this author.
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Customer Reviews
Essential Purchase For Oracle DBers Working With Spatial Data5
'Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g' is one of those books that take a niche topic and then focus on it. For this book by Apress the topic is the spatial package that comes for Oracle 11. With nearly 800 pages of content spread over 17 chapters you will learn all the ins and outs of this important technology. Used extensively for geographical analysis but also for anything else that reads in spatial data this is a necessary purchase for anyone working with said types of data.
Great work by Apress as per usual and a must buy for any Oracle admins and/or developers that need this package.
***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Oracle Spatial5
this book has all you need to know about Spatial, chapters are easy to read....and the advanced subjects are very well explained....certainly a must have one....
Must a read book5
I am currently working on system, the involves Oracle Spatial technology. This book was going to be me first step (almost) towards getting familliar with Spatial. I was little anxious about the level expected from the book's reader: "Intermediate-Advanced"; I haven't exactly felt like "advanced" in Oracle technology. It wasn't so bad; the book is really well written and I had no problems with understanding anything.
The book consists of six parts (including appendices). All the parts cover following subjects:
- Introduction to the technology. Technologies, to be exact; architectures of both, Spatial and Locator options are described -
differences between them.
- Basic concepts - basic know-how. The part, I needed the most met my expectations in 100%. It helped me to start coding really fast.
- Network analysis - more advanced subjects covered, the mostly ARE NOT available in Locator option (one I have access to); network analysis and routing engine, geometry engine. Also indexes and operators are described in one chapter of the book.
- Map Visualisation and creation - a lot of knowlege about MapBuilder, MapViewer and it's API - really helpful for anybody, who needs to visualize maps stored in Spatial.
- Sample applications and case studies - I always look for such chapter in every IT book I read. This is the place, where programmer might find a lot of answers to one's questions. There is also a chapter in this part, the belongs to the category "MUST read" - "Tips, common mistakes and common errors".
There is also sample code available for the readers - to be downloaded from the publisher's web page. It is really helpful to have it while reading the book. There is only one "but" - was, to be exact. About two weeks after the book had been published, the code wasn't available on the page. At least, I couldn't find it. Now it is possible to download it from here.
The book is really good - "must have" of every Oracle Spatial user. It might be helpful for the beginner and advanced developers as well. I would recommend it to everyone, who needs to get to know Oracle Spatial well. All the 756 pages (excluding index) are filled with reliable knowledge, especially that one of the authors - Ravi Kothuri is a member of Oralce spatial development team, where he works as software architect and team leader.
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Build and manage a scalable storage infrastructure with Oracle Automatic Storage Management
Streamline data management and provisioning using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) and the detailed information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press resource. Written by a team of database experts, Oracle Automatic Storage Management: Under-the-Hood & Practical Deployment Guide explains how to build and maintain a dynamic, highly available Oracle database storage environment. Inside, you'll learn how to configure storage for Oracle ASM, build disk groups, use data striping and mirroring, and optimize performance. You'll also learn how to ensure consistency across server and storage platforms, maximize data redundancy, and administer Oracle ASM from the command line.
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Manage Oracle ASM Instances and configure Oracle RDBMS instances to leverage Oracle ASM
* Define, discover, and manage disk storage under Oracle ASM
* Create external, normal-redundancy, and high-redundancy disk groups
* Add and remove Oracle ASM storage without affecting RDMS instance availability
* Learn how Oracle ASM provides even I/O distribution
* Work with Oracle ASM directories, files, templates, and aliases
* Improve storage performance and integrity using the ASMLIB API
* Simplify system administration with the Oracle ASM command line interface
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Understand key internal Oracle ASM structures and algorithms
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #35730 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 340 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Nitin Vengurlekar works at Oracle in the Real Application Cluster (RAC) engineering group, with specific emphasis on ASM. Nitin is a popular conference presenter on this topic.
Murali Vallath is an Oracle Certified Database Administrator and is president of the Oracle RAC Special Interest Group.
Rich Long is Director of Development for Automatic Storage Management at Oracle and has managed ASM development since the project’s inception.
Customer Reviews
Excellent reference book5
This is a essential book for beginners and advanced users. DBAs can have good references to implement ASM without problems. There are many information not found in conventional forums.
ASM Book review by Oracle press5
Other than Oracle documentation, this is the only ASM source of information that I know of. This book is a relatively fast read and comes in at under 300 pages.
The first chapter is very helpful and I learned some information about disk storage that I did not know. I am more comfortable talking with SAN and system administrators now. They also get the feel that I know what I am talking about. After the first chapter, the book dives right into ASM architecture and management. Each chapter is well written and easy to understand. This book also covers the new features in Oracle 11 and you can see that Oracle is dedicated to maturing ASM. ASM is here to stay and it will gain in popularity.
One of the areas that I thought could have been better is the discussion and explanation of RAC, ASM and how the cluster registry is affected. It would have been nice to have a chapter on OCFS just as a supplement. Some shops will utilize both OCFS and ASM. OCFS will host the OCR and voting file as ASM can not be used.
If you are new to ASM or you are an expert, this book is a good read. If you are new to ASM will get more out of it (obviously) since it covers everything you need to know to install and maintain ASM. Fortunately since this is the only ASM book (as of today) and it is great source of information you will not be wasting your time. This book comes highly recommended.
George Loewenthal
Denver, Colorado
ASM Best Book5
Oracle Automatic Storage Management Under-the-Hood & Practical Deployment Guide.This is a must have book for those who are working on ASM or who are planning to implement ASM.Chapters like "ASM Space Allocation and Rebalance","ASMLIB Concepts and Overview","Managing Database in ASM" and "ASM and Storage Array Configuration" gives you in detail information.
After reading the book I can say that now I know what actually is ASM/How it works/How to Implement ASM and I don't need any more training on ASM.
-MOHAMMED MOINUDDIN UMAIR
Senior Tuning Consultant,LEHMAN BROTHERS,NEW JERSEY
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The Berkeley DB Book is a practical guide to the intricacies of the Berkeley DB. This book covers in-depth the complex design issues that are mostly only touched on in terse footnotes within the dense Berkeley DB reference manual. It explains the technology at a higher level and also covers the internals, providing generous code and design examples.
In this book, you will get to see a developers perspective on intriguing design issues in Berkeley DB�based applications, and you will be able to choose design options for specific conditions. Also included is a special look at fault tolerance and high-availability frameworks. Berkeley DB is becoming the database of choice for large-scale applications like search engines and high-traffic web sites.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #314503 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-08
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 442 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Himanshu Yadava is a software developer and provides software design and development consultancy through his company BitSeer Inc. His areas of interest include embedded databases, fault tolerance and monitoring/management frameworks. Previously he has worked in various technical roles at Orcale, Kineto Wireless, ProactiveNet (now a part of BMC software) and Infosys Technologies. He maintains a Berkeley DB information page on his company's website (http://www.bitseer.com).
Customer Reviews
Excellent (but it would be better in C)4
Berkeley DB (BDB) has certainly grown up over the years, from a simple key/value database to a key/value database with transactional capabilities, replication and more. I read The Berkeley DB Book by Himanshu Yadava, and I was fascinated. The book is very well written; it is always clear, and the author discusses all programming facets of BDB and, where appropriate, compares Berkeley DB to relational database systems, which is a great help if you are used to the latter.
The book is for programmers, and as such, it has a ton of code, which is great. The author writes "Using just C in my code examples would have addressed the largest subsection of programmers", and I agree: I was a bit disappointed that coding is mainly in C++, but chapter 12 shows you the C API (and if you want Java, its API is discussed in chapter 11).
From why and when to use Berkeley DB, through building simple applications and an in-depth discussion of data stores, the book goes on to advanced operations (cursors, duplicate keys, joins, etc.) with plenty of good examples. In Chapter 8, replication; the architecture and APIs provided by BDB, and as always, good code samples. Just before discussing the BDB utilities (the command-line tools: db_stat, db_checkpoint, etc), Himanshu Yadava goes into great detail building distributed transactions and discussing strategies you can apply.
Anyone interested in data storage should read this book, if only to remember that your multi-CPU, terabyte relational database is great, but that there are still a myriad applications that would greatly profit from a smaller, light-weight and blindingly fast database system like Berkeley DB.The Berkeley DB Book belongs on your bookshelf.
Good overview of BerkeleyDB4
I bought this book to prepare for a project using BerkelyDB. I read the product documentation a few times, but wanted to make sure I hadn't overlooked anything. My interests are rather specialized, I did not pay any attention to replication, for example. I did not read this book cover to cover, I spent an intensive few days trying to resolve some specific questions.
Why care about BerkelyDB?
Berkely DB is an important alternative in cases where a SQL database is not a good solution due to cost, data volumes, administration support, or processing model. BerkelyDB is better described as a set of data store libraries for an in-process, but multi threaded and multi process transactional data store. BerkelyDB is a very mature open source product, with a long history of production deployments.
Why care about this book?
It is the only one written in the last 7 years on this topic, so if it is any good you have to get it. The (free) product documentation is quite good, but rather scattered. As the author says in the introduction, putting it together in one document, with additional commentary is worthwhile.
What I liked?
The text is clean, the layout is well organized. I found it easy to jump to the areas I was interested in. In the end I answered my questions and was satisfied with the content.
What I didn't like?
The author made several decisions that do not fit my particular needs. First, the book is written using C++ examples, and I work in Java these days. That decision is certainly defensible, but using C++ required (for the sake of brevity) using some non standard libraries for things like threading. With Java this is not needed. Secondly, the examples tend to show programs in full. For my purposes I really only care about the specific BDB calls under discussion, the complete examples just take up extra space. My greatest disappointment with the book is that it did not go into architectural issues to any great depth. This is unfortunate, since the data model for BDB is radically different than the relational model.
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Database professionals will find that this new edition aids in mastering the latest version of Microsoft's SQL Server. Developers and database administrators (DBAs) use SQL on a daily basis in application development and the subsequent problem solving and fine tuning. Answers to SQL issues can be quickly located helping the DBA or developer optimize and tune a database to maximum efficiency.
Basic questions are easily located on the topics of filtering, sorting, operators, conditionals, pseudo columns, single row functions, joins, grouping functions, sub queries, composite queries, hierarchies, flashback queries, parallel queries, expressions and regular expressions. Assistance on DML, data types (including collections), XML, DDL for basic database objects such as tales, views and indexes, partitioning, and security is also considered.
* Identifies the most common issues DBAs face day to day for easy reference
*Provides DBAs with solutions actually used by the authors in enterprise environments to resolve common and specialized problems to optimization issues.
* Addresses issues that have been introduced by new features which can add more control but reduce performance.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #661330 in Books
* Published on: 2007-04-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 520 pages
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About the Author
Ken England is President and Founder of Database Technologies, a database consulting, product evaluation and training firm. A Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Ken England is widely regarded as an authority on SQL Server and other leading database products. He is also the author of the SQL Server 6.5 Performance Optimization and Tuning Handbook.
Gavin Powell, BSc. Comp.Sci., OCP (Oracle8i Certified Professional) has fifteen years of computer industry experience. Diverse experience in database administration and database development in both relational and object databases. Applications development experience is procedural and object-oriented. He also has some systems administration experience. His extensive consulting experience includes software vendors, internet .COM's (some unfortunately have met with their demise), accounting, banking, financial services, the travel industry, construction, retail, mining, shipping, education and general advisory capacity. Gavin Powell has worked with many software products, tools and programming languages. These tools include items in the list shown below. He has authored two successful books Oracle .High performance Tuning and the just released Oracle SQL
Customer Reviews
My name on the cover2
Up to this point, I have avoided reviewing this book because I don't like being negative, but this book has damaged Ken England's reputation and I would like to clear the air.
About 18 months ago the publishers offered me the opportunity to be technical editor for this new edition. I was flattered because I considered Ken's previous edition to be the best written on the subject. The publishers also requested my permission to reprint, on the back cover, a review I did of the previous edition. That tickled my ego as well.
After reading the draft, I was appalled at the gross errors of fact and, perhaps worse, the errors of omission in regard to the many important new performance tuning features of SQL Server 2005. I gave the publishers my opinion of the book and told them I could not be involved unless I could rewrite the new material entirely. They did not agree and found another technical editor.
To answer some of the points of contention in previous reviews of this book:
Despite the review from Adam Cassel questioning the truth of an assertion that Ken England did not write this edition, I can confirm that Ken England did not participate at all in the re-write of this book. He knew nothing about it until after it was published.
Gavin Powell did write the new material. His reply to the criticism in an earlier review is disingenuous. ("My most sincere and profuse apologies if you are finding things which are out of date. Please return the book to the retailer you purchased it from if it is too out of date.") He implies that the errors are leftovers from the previous edition that got overlooked in the update process. That is not true. Things are not "out of date", they are wrong and the errors are his.
I gave this book 2 stars instead of zero because Ken's core material is still in there and it is still worth reading. As soon as the previous version is out of print, this will be the only place you can find it.
Kurt
Ken England Not the Author?1
How can this be possible? I don't believe this story. Essentially, you are claiming, and by stating you know Ken and spoke to him that Ken is claiming, a man who has written two books, and is at least as smart as the average lawyer or publishing agent, was duped into a contract with a publisher, at some point contingent with, or subsequent to, writing one or both of his other books, that allowed his name to be used as the author of any forthcoming book the publisher wished to put out without his knowledge or permission and without his receiving any remuneration for said "rogue" book? That is total BS. There is something going on here, but it is not what you claim. I tell you, I think Ken needs to and owes people a full explaination of the circumstances surrounding this book if only to set things straight. If this is even remotely true, that his name was used without his knolwedge, permission, and that he is receiving no remuyneration for sales related to this book, he needs to make a comment here online as he can freely do. Elsewise, this is BS and Ken is in some way complicit in this fiasco or mythology you are creating.
Disapointment1
I found the book to be very disappointing. In the past I purchased the previous books for SQL Server 6.5 and SQL Server 2000. Both were excellent books, so when I saw that there is book for SQL Server 2005, I bought it immediately. Unfortunately I felt that this book is not as good as the previous books. The book is completely based on the 2000 version, with just few things that were added. It doesn't give you deep cover of many of the new tools and options that we have with SQL Server 2005 and sometimes it even writes about things that exist only for backwards compatibility with out even mentioning that there is a new way to get the information. For example - It gives a great explanation about DBCC Showcontig statement, and doesn't even mention the sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats DMV (If you look at BOL the first thing that it will write about DBCC showcontig is "This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Use sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats instead.").
One of the most important improvements of SQL Server 2005 was the Dynamic Management Views. The book hardly writes about the DMV. For example the book has a chapter about indexes. It didn't even mention sys.dm_db_index_XXXX and the sys.dm_db_missing_index_XXXX dynamic management views in that chapter. In my opinion if you write a chapter about indexes, you should include an explanation about those DMV.
Sometimes it even gives you completely wrong information. The explanation about set statistics xml is only 4 lines, saying that it just gives you the same information but in XML format (doesn't even says the same as what. Since this comes just after the explanation of set statistics time and set statistics io statements, I assume that the author meant those statements). In reality set statistics xml gives you much more information and it is one of the most important tools that we can use to optimize query.
While I wrote this review, I read 2 reviews saying that this book was not written by Ken England and Gavin Powell. I guess that this explains the hugh difference between there previous books and this book that just used there good reputation but apparently has nothing to do with them.
Adi
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Pro ASP.NET for SQL Server: High Performance Data Access for Web Developers explains how to use ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 most efficiently together. It covers all crucial performance issues and illustrates optimal techniques with enterprise-quality development.
Performance is always an issue, and optimizing database access is one of the most daunting performance challenges facing web developers. With Brennan Stehling as your guide, youll explore the many overlaps of web and database technologies, including configuration, programming, performance tuning, and deployment. You’ll learn how to make high-performance database access not just a goal, but a reality.
What you’ll learn
* Discover what impedes ASP.NET 2.0 access to SQL Server 2005 and how to make web applications and databases work blindingly fast together.
* Learn to make the subtle choices between DataSets, DataReaders, and DataObjects, to simplify code and maximize performance.
* Optimize data-bound controls and create your own.
* See when a custom database provider is advisable and how to build one.
* Understand how to monitor and measure web/database performance.
* Learn to build, deploy, and configure enterprise-level web applications against SQL Server 2005.
Who is this book for?
Anyone involved in .NET web development will find this book invaluable. Whether you’re struggling just to handle traffic or scaling up to meet demand, you’ll find all the tools, tips, and techniques you need for high-performance web access to databases. If you want to build enterprise-level web database applications 100% of the time, this book will telland showyou how to do it.
About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #68643 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 408 pages
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About the Author
Brennan Stehling is a consultant in Milwaukee who specializes in web, console, and desktop development projects. He's worked with .NET for several years, particularly since the .NET 2.0 Beta 1 release. He blogs regularly on .NET topics at http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/. He also develops reusable tools in C# and makes them available to developers at SmallSharpTools.com. In his spare time, Brennan plays Gaelic hurling, an Irish sport that has become popular in Milwaukee over the past 10 years.
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The Handbook of Database Security: Applications & Trends, an edited volume by renowned researchers within data security, provides an up-to-date overview of data security models, techniques, and architectures in a variety of data management applications and settings. This edited volume represents the most comprehensive work on numerous data security aspects published in the last ten years.
The Handbook of Database Security: Applications & Trends places a particular focus on data-centric security aspects that reach beyond traditional and well-studied data security aspects in databases. It also covers security in advanced database systems, data privacy and trust management, and data outsourcing, and outlines directions for future research in these fields.
The Handbook of Database Security: Applications & Trends is designed for a professional audience composed of practitioners and researchers in industry and academia as a reference book. This volume is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science interested in the state-of-the-art in data security. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1945317 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 579 pages
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Authoritative and up to date, this eleventh edition of the popular Concise Oxford English Dictionary (WindowsR) CD-ROM contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including all the latest new words. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, and provides hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage.
This electronic version of the dictionary offers full-text search functionality, instant look-up from WindowsR documents, including email and the Web, high-quality spoken pronunciations for thousands of words, and interactive educational word games, making it ideal for family, school, or office use.
New to this edition is a fascinating Word Histories feature, telling the often bizarre stories of the origins and development of hundreds of words. For example, did you know that the word grammar is related to glamour, or that
cockney used to mean a spoilt child?
This dictionary also contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language, from formal to slang, plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #680721 in Books
* Published on: 2005-01-20
* Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Me
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: CD-ROM
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`Review from previous edition This dictionary is a user-friendly, easy to install, and practical program.' TEEM - Independent Teachers' Evaluation Panel
`The Concise Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM gives the user immediate access to the contents of possibly the most authoritative dictonary of English....speed of access and ease of use make this a highly useful tool.' Schoolzone Evaluation, Department for Education and Skills
Customer Reviews
My "desktop" dictionary4
I used to use the Random House Unabridged as my computer dictionary. But the Win95 version didn't work with XP, and the XP version was painfully slow. After looking around I chose the Concise OED as a replacement. I've been very happy with it, and I recommend it to anyone who uses their computer to write.
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An alphabetical guide to the most common problems of grammar and vocabulary.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #239312 in Books
* Published on: 1986-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 288 pages
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About the Author
Michael Swan is a writer specializing in English language teaching and reference materials. His interests include pedagogic grammar, mother-tongue influence in second language acquisition, and the relationship between applied linguistic theory and classroom language-teaching practice, and he has published a number of articles on these topics. Michael has had extensive experience with adult learners and has worked with teachers in many countries. He is a Visiting Professor at St Mary's College, University of Surrey.
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Good for reference4
Not only for beginners, but also for intermediate level students. Please take into account that this book is "a shortened and simplified version" of Practical English Usage. If you want a book to carry for studying in the bus, BSE is good, but for having it in your desk, PSE is better.
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GRAMMAR WITH LAUGHTER is part of the popular series of photocopiable resource books designed to enliven your lessons. It contains 82 lessons each dealing with a different area of English grammar.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1331849 in Books
* Published on: 1999-01-01
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
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English Words: History and Structure is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English, the words borrowed from the classical languages and French. It is both an introduction to some of the basic principles of linguistic analysis and a helpful manual for vocabulary discernment and enrichment. Designed to deepen and strengthen the knowledge acquired in the classroom, exercises to accompany each chapter and further readings on recent loans and the legal and medical vocabulary of English are available online at http://uk.cambridge.org/linguistics/resources/englishwor ds.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #845360 in Books
* Published on: 2001-07-16
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 220 pages
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'... read this book and recommend it to your sceptical colleagues ... it will certainly enhance the language awareness of already proficient English speakers ... attention to the history of words can illuminate the complex relationships between meaning, spelling and pronunciation in English, and can reveal the English lexicon as much more systematic than it appears.' ATEFL Issues
Stockwell and Minkova cover a large amount of material in this work. Yet despite the abundance of sophisticated linguistic terminology, it is in fact a book which is very easy to understand. Anyone studying the history of the English language ... will benefit from it.' fun-with-words.com
About the Author
Robert Stockwell is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Donka Minkova is Professor of English in the Department of English at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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A modern, speaking-centred general English course that helps students use language naturally.
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* Published on: 2006-04-27
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
* 64 pages
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If you already speak English, but now would like to start speaking even better, then Speak English Like an American is for you. This book and CD set is designed to help native speakers of any language speak better English. Over 300 of the most-used American English idioms and phrases are presented in engaging dialogue, with plenty of usage examples, illustrations, and lots of exercises -- with convenient answer key -- to help you learn the material. The audio CD includes all of the dialogues. Ideal for self-study. A fun and effective way to improve your conversational English!
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #5998 in Books
* Published on: 2007-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 176 pages
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A highly recommended self-teaching tool... -- Midwest Library Review (review refers to the Spanish edition of this book)
I must admit that even after 15 years living in America, I found this book useful and relevant... -- Vadim Yarmolinets, Novoye Russkoye Slovo Newspaper (refers to the Russian edition of this book)
This book will serve as a great support for those who want to master contemporary conversational English. -- Dr. Vladimir Mylnikov, ESL instructor, Monterey, CA
About the Author
Amy Gillett has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in Prague, Czech Republic, and in Stamford, Connecticut. Her articles and humorous essays have appeared in many American publications, including MAD Magazine, Family Circle, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Ms. Gillett holds a Bachelor’s degree in Slavic Languages and Literature and a Master’s in Russian and East European Studies, both from Stanford University. She is also the author of Speak English Like an American for Native Russian Speakers, Speak English Like an American for Native Spanish Speakers, and Speak English Like an American for Native Japanese Speakers.
Customer Reviews
A very good option5
I live in Venezuela, I speak spanish as native language. I'm learning English by myself as a second language. This book and CD audio are very good, in it you will find dialogues and dayly expressions that can help you if you are not an expert. I can write in English so so, but my hear is not trainned to listen english conversation and dialogues. If you want to improve your English vocabulary and train your hear, it is for you.
The seller was on time and the package fine. I'm very glad.
Very useful and fun for improving English5
Speak English Like an American has a great format. You learn hundreds of American English idioms and phrases through a story. You have the option of listening along on a CD too.
Not useful in improving english.1
I was really dissapointed with this book. It is not worth the money. All it does in this book, so called "Speak like an American" is to provide some american english slang.
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New technology has brought with it new tools for learning, and research has shown that the educational potential of video games resonates with scholars, teachers, and students alike. In Augmented Learning, Eric Klopfer describes the largely untapped potential of mobile learning games—games played on such handheld devices as cell phones, Game Boys, and Sony PSPs—to make a substantial impact on learning. Examining mobile games from both educational and gaming perspectives, Klopfer argues that the strengths of the mobile platform—its portability, context sensitivity, connectivity, and ubiquity—make it ideal for learning games in elementary, secondary, university, and lifelong education.
Klopfer begins by exploring the past and present of education, educational technology, "edutainment," and mobile games, and then offers a series of case studies of mobile educational games that have been developed and implemented in recent years. These games—either participatory (which require interaction with other players) or augmented reality (which augment the real world with virtual information)—can be produced at lower cost than PC or full-size console games. They use social dynamics and real-world contexts to enhance game play, can be integrated into the natural flow of instruction more easily than their big-screen counterparts, and can create compelling educational and engaging environments for learners. They are especially well-suited for helping learners at every level develop twenty-first century skills—including the ability to tackle complex problems and acquire information in "just-in-time" fashion. All of this, Klopfer argues, puts mobile learning games in a unique and powerful position within educational technology.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #444674 in Books
* Published on: 2008-06-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 251 pages
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"Augmented Learning tells a story that is both disarmingly modest and richly ambitious. Few books to date have offered such a comprehensive and clear view of what games and learning actually looks like, and the work is a marvel. I consider it essential reading for anyone struggling to answer the question why games matter to the future of learning."
—Katie Salen, Director of Graduate Studies in Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design, and coauthor of Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (MIT Press, 2008)
"Mobile devices are rapidly becoming the new medium of educational and social life for young people, and hence mobile learning games are a key topic for learning. This is a breakthrough book which details deeply the background, design, research, and implementation of mobile learning games. It is of great benefit and essential insightful reading for teachers, students, game designers, and researchers."
—Adrian David Cheok, Director, Mixed Reality Lab, National University of Singapore
About the Author
Eric Klopfer is Associate Professor of Education at MIT, Director of MIT's Scheller Teacher Education Program (TEP), with a joint appointment at the MIT Media Lab.
Customer Reviews
Tons of interesting examples5
This book is great if you're interested in how games can enhance learning, both for ideas and for practical tips. The book has tons of examples from all over, as well as a lot of details on a range of projects from the authors lab. Many of the ideas for games he talks about are pretty novel, but after you read them they seem like natural ways of using computers to help people learn. The various examples cover a wide range from elementary through college through museums and other informal learning settings. For practitioners, the discussions of how to foster collaboration among a group of students using a game is particularly interesting. Definitely recommended, especially for people trying to make educational software themselves.
Insights about a Powerful New Technology for Learning5
Eric Klopfer presents an engaging, thorough overview of augmented reality, an emerging, powerful technology for learning. His book sketches a vision for the evolution of this interactive medium and documents research findings about its current strengths and limits. The growing power and ubiquity of cellphones underscores the importance of understanding the potential of augmented reality for both schooling and informal learning.
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Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, 2nd edition presents the core mathematics necessary for sophisticated 3D graphics and interactive physical simulations. The book begins with linear algebra and matrix multiplication and expands on this foundation to cover such topics as color and lighting, interpolation, animation and basic game physics. Essential Mathematics focuses on the issues of 3D game development important to programmers and includes optimization guidance throughout.
The new edition Windows code will now use Visual Studio.NET. There will also be DirectX support provided, along with OpenGL - due to its cross-platform nature. Programmers will find more concrete examples included in this edition, as well as additional information on tuning, optimization and robustness.
The book has a companion CD-ROM with exercises and a test bank for the academic secondary market, and for main market: code examples built around a shared code base, including a math library covering all the topics presented in the book, a core vector/matrix math engine, and libraries to support basic 3D rendering and interaction. There is also an associated website with updates and code patches, and PowerPoint slides from presentations.
--Simple game engine with math, rendering, and input libraries on the CD-ROM, so that game developers can immediately start applying the techniques they learn in a basic codebase.
--Exercises on the CD-ROM for educators to use for course material
--Code samples shown throughout the book for real-world application
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #124592 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-16
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 704 pages
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"It's the book with all the math you need for games. --Neil Kirby, Researcher, Alcatel-Lucent
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"Even though I've worked with these systems for years,this book showed me new ways of looking at several topics that make them easier to remember and use. For someone new to 3D programming, it is extremely useful - it gives them a solid background in pretty much every area they need to understand. --Peter Lipson, Toys for Bob, Inc.
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"It's the book with all the math you need for games." - Neil Kirby, Researcher, Alcatel-Lucent
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1st edition:
"Even though I've worked with these systems for years,this book showed me new ways of looking at several topics that make them easier to remember and use. For someone new to 3D programming, it is extremely useful - it gives them a solid background in pretty much every area they need to understand." - Peter Lipson, Toys for Bob, Inc.
1st edition quote
About the Author
James M. Van Verth is a founding member of Red Storm Entertainment, a division of Ubisoft, where he has been a lead engineer for nine years. For the past eight years he has also been a regular speaker at the Game Developers Conferences, teaching the all-day tutorial Math for Game Programmers, on which this book is based. He has a B.A. in mathematics and computer science from Dartmouth College and M.S. degrees in computer science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lars M. Bishop is an engineer in the Handheld Developer Technologies group at NVIDIA. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Lars was the Chief Technology Officer at Numerical Design Limited, leading the development of the Gamebryo3D cross-platform game engine. He received a BS in Math/Computer Science from Brown University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His outside interests include photography, drumming, and playing bass guitar.
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Whether it's in Java, .NET, or Ruby on Rails, getting your
application ready to ship is only half the battle. Did you design
your system to survive a sudden rush of visitors from Digg or
Slashdot? Or an influx of real world customers from 100 different
countries? Are you ready for a world filled with flakey networks,
tangled databases, and impatient users?
If you're a developer and don't want to be on call at 3AM for the
rest of your life, this book will help.
In Release It!, Michael T. Nygard shows you how to design and
architect your application for the harsh realities it will face.
You'll learn how to design your application for maximum uptime,
performance, and return on investment.
Mike explains that many problems with systems today start with the
design:
"It's disconnected from the real world. It's the same as cars
designed solely in the cool comfort of the lab-they look great in
models and CAD systems, but don't work well in the real world. You
want a car designed by somebody who knows that oil changes are always
3,000 miles late; that the tires must work just as well on the last
sixteenth of an inch of tread as on the first; and that you will
certainly, at some point, stomp on the brakes while you're holding an
Egg McMuffin in one hand and a cell phone in the other."
With a combination of case studies and practical advice, Patterns to
follow and Anti-Patterns to avoid, Release It! will help you manage
the pitfalls that cost companies huge amounts of time and money each
year.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #51104 in Books
* Published on: 2007-03-30
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 326 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Michael Nygard has been a professional programmer and architect for over 15 years. He has delivered systems to the U. S. Government, the military, banking, finance, agriculture, and retail industries. Michael has written numerous articles and editorials, spoken at Comdex, and coauthored one of the earliest Java books. Michael has designed, built, and engineered systems for B2B exchanges, retail commerce sites, travel and leisure sites, an information brokerage, and web applications for the intelligence community. Among other exciting projects in his position as Director of Engineering for Totality Corporation, Michael led the operations team through the launch of a tier 1 retail site. His experience with the birth and infancy of this retail platform gives him a unique perspective on building software for high performance and high reliability in the face of an actively hostile environment.
Customer Reviews
Interesting, but inconsistent4
This is a book of advices on how to make the system running. Not just to write and release it (no pun intended), but to keep it running after the release.
The book is about prior planning for capacity and stability, designing systems capable of handling the load while being resilient and fault-tolerant, build it in a maintainable and adaptable way, so that it lives through the years. A great deal of information in it too.
Overall, it was a pleasant reading, because in most parts it matches precisely what I'm doing on my job and what I've learned to be the right way of doing through hard experience. As always, such practical convergence with published material is very comforting.
Why did I give it 4 stars then ?
Because the book itself needs more work.
It is poorly structured and is stylistically informal. It doesn't have a plot, but it is also not a collection of independent essays or articles. Near the end it feels like the author just gave up the structure and stuffed the book with random thoughts.
Despite the author's promise for each part of the book to have a case study, only 3 out of the 4 unconnected book parts are opened with one, and the studies are of anecdotal nature. A few pages of horror in everybody's eyes to find out that a janitor had accidentally pulled the plug, something like that.
As the few architectural patterns suggested by the author reside near the middle of the book, the first half is full of forward references, like "but wait till you see the MagicPattern !". The patterns when you encounter them are useful but are explained shortly and in informal manner again.
A lot of assorted hints, ranging from TCP handshaking to stripping whitespace off web pages and wrapping a web service around a database. Interesting, but inconsistent.
It is difficult for me to be unbiased about a book like that, because, like I said, it correctly describes many of the practical considerations that I already knew in the first place.
I'd say it is the kind of book for the architects with development past. It will be useless for you unless you have a lot of practical experience as a developer. On the other hand, if you are a beginning developer, it won't help much either because it doesn't offer any analysis or any kind of formal textbook kind of information.
Sound Advice4
Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) (Pragmatic Programmers)
This book offers very sound advice, based upon Author's years of experience. Every serious developer/architect should own it. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is that the book is devoid of code; it would have been % star plus, book had Author put some code samples there (even pseudo code or more diagrams).
Must read for any web software engineer4
Unlike many books (such as those with animal kingdom on their cover or photos of several programmers) this book is by/for a real software engineer with real life production ailments and antidotes for them. Even if all the use cases discussed here may not be applicable, if people follow at least 50% of those that apply I think there will less business outages, better user experience and a happier IT department.
On top of all the good technical stuff, this book also happens to be well written - enough to be just enjoyed for the anecdotes and such.
A must read for any software engineer of web applications!
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the 12th International Meeting on DNA Computing, DNA12, held in Seoul, Korea in June 2006.
The 34 revised full papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from an initial total of 72 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on molecular and membrane computing models, complexity analysis, sequence and tile designs and their properties, DNA tile self-assembly models, simulator and software for DNA computing, DNA computing algorithms and new applications, novel experimental approaches, and experimental solutions.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #3960311 in Books
* Published on: 2007-02-01
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* 440 pages
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With software maintenance costs averaging 50% of total computing costs, it is necessary to have an effective maintenance program in place. Aging legacy systems, for example, pose an especially rough challenge as veteran programmers retire and their successors are left to figure out how the systems operate. This book explores program analyzers, reverse engineering tools, and reengineering tools in-depth and explains the best ways to deploy them. It also discusses using XML-based tools, the roles of software components, object technology, and metaprogramming in improving systems maintenance, as well as how to align software with business goals through strategic maintenance Product Details
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* 424 pages
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This concise, accessible text provides a thorough introduction to quantum computing - an exciting emergent field at the interface of the computer, engineering, mathematical and physical sciences. Aimed at advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in these disciplines, the text is technically detailed and is clearly illustrated throughout with diagrams and exercises. Some prior knowledge of linear algebra is assumed, including vector spaces and inner products. However, prior familiarity with topics such as tensor products and spectral decomposition is not required, as the necessary material is reviewed in the text.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #281800 in Books
* Published on: 2007-01-18
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 288 pages
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"The book is very accessible and the authors do an excellent job breaking up Shor's factoring algorithm into pieces that students can easily digest." Jonathan R. Friedman, Physics Today
About the Author
Phillip Ronald Kaye was born in Toronto, and raised in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In 1995 Phil was accepted to the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo with an entrance scholarship. He completed his undergraduate degree in Systems Design Engineering in 2000 and was awarded the George Dufault Medal for Excellence in Communication at his convocation. During the Summer months following his undergraduate convocation, Phil worked as an encryption software developer at Research in Motion (RIM), where he continued to work on a part-time basis during his graduate studies. Phil did his Master's degree in the department of Combinatorics and Optimization at Waterloo. His Master's thesis was entitled 'Quantum Networks for Concentrating Entanglement, and a Logical Characterization of the Computational Complexity Class BPP.' Phil is currently a PhD student at the School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. Raymond Laflamme completed his undergraduate studies in Physics at Universite Laval. He then moved to Cambridge, UK, where he took Part III of the Mathematical Tripos before doing a PhD in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) under the direction of Professor Stephen Hawking. Following posts at UBC, Cambridge and Los Alamos National Laboratory, Raymond moved to the University of Waterloo in 2001 as a Canada Research Chair in Quantum Information. Raymond is a recipient of Ontario's Premier Research Award and a Director of the Quantum Information program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. He was named the Ivey Foundation Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR) in September of 2005. Michele Mosca obtained a DPhil in quantum computer algorithms in 1999 at the University of Oxford. Since then he has been a faculty member in Mathematics at St. Jerome's University and in the Combinatorics and Optimization department of the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, and a member of the Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research. He holds a Premier's Research Excellence Award (2000-2005), is the Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computation (since January 2002), and is a CIAR scholar (since September 2003). He is a co-founder and the Deputy Director of the Institute for Quantum Computing, and a founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Customer Reviews
Terrific choice for engineers interested in quantum computing5
This book is geared for the reader who has an undergraduate education in a technical field and who has a solid background in linear algebra, including vector spaces and inner products. Prior familiarity with topics such as eigendecomposition and more advanced mathematical topics is not required. The book reviews all of the necessary additional material. There are some places in the book where group theory is referred to, but these sections of the book are self-contained so that the reader can skip them if needed. It is a very accessible introduction to a complex subject that is fairly detailed and complete. Exercises are integrated into the body of the text. Each exercise is designed to illustrate a particular concept, fill in the details of a calculation or proof, or to show how concepts in the book can be generalized or extended. The following is a brief overview of the book:
1. Introduction and Background - Presents some fundamental notions of computation theory and quantum physics that will form the basis of what follows.
2. Linear Algebra and the Dirac Notation - Familiarizes the reader with the algebraic notation used in quantum mechanics, reminds the reader of some basic facts about complex vector spaces, and introduces some notions that may not have been covered in an elementary linear algebra course.
3. Qubits and the Framework of quantum Mechanics - Introduces the framework of quantum mechanics as it pertains to the types of systems that are considered in the book. Here the author also introduces the notion of a quantum bit or "qubit", which is a fundamental concept in quantum computing.
4. A Quantum Model of Computation - The circuit model of classical computation can be generalized to a model of quantum circuits. In such a model you have logical qubits carried along "wires" and quantum gates that act on the qubits. For convenience, the discussion is limited to unitary quantum gates.
5. Superdense Coding and Quantum Teleportation - Looks at our first protocols for quantum information. Examines two communication protocols that can be implemented using the tools which can be implemented using the tools developed in previous chapters. These protocols are known as superdense coding and quantum teleportation. Both of these are inherently quantum - there are no classical protocols that behave in the same way as these.
6. Introductory Quantum Algorithms - Describes some of the early quantum algorithms that are simple and illustrate the main ingredients behind the more useful and powerful quantum algorithms described in subsequent chapters. Since quantum algorithms share some features with classical probabilistic algorithms, the chapter starts with a comparison of the two algorithmic paradigms.
7. Algorithms with Superpolynomial Speed-Up - Examines one of two main classes of algorithms: quantum algorithms that solve problems with a complexity that is superpolynomially less than the complexity of the best-known classical algorithm for the same problem. That is, the complexity of the best-known classical algorithm cannot be bounded above by any poynomial in the complexity of the quantum algorithm. The chapter starts off by studying the problem of quantum phase estimation, which leads naturally to the Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT).
8. Algorithms Based on Amplitude Amplification - Discusses a broadly applicable quantum algorithm - quantum search - that provides a polynomial speed-up over the best-known classical algorithms for a wide class of important problems.
9. Quantum Computational Complexity Theory and Lower Bounds - Quantum computers seem to be more powerful than classical computers for certain problems. However, there are limits on the power of quantum computers. Since a classical computer can simulate a quantum one, a quantum computer can only compute the same set of functions that a classical computer can. This chapter examines this and some related issues.
10. Quantum Error Correction - Quantum computers are more susceptible to errors than classical digital computers because quantum mechanical systems are more delicate and more difficult to control. If large-scale quantum computers are to be possible, a theory of quantum error correction is needed. This is the issue discussed in this chapter.
Overall, I found this book well suited to self-study, particularly for someone with an engineering background. Highly recommended.
Great book5
For a beginner like me, I think this is a great book. I used to spend lots of time on N+C book but still got confused.
This introduction to Quantum computing book has lots of illustrations explaining how things are done step by step inside those complicated algorithms. If you study on your own with this book, there should be no problem. Then you can go back to review N+C's book and things would be much more clear.
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More than just Board review for USMLE, Steps 2 & 3, Blueprints Surgery, 3rd edition can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. The new edition has been updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach. Features include: Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covering all you need to know for the USMLE and rotations USMLE style questions with full explanations provided in the answers Key Points in every section highlighting the most important, high-yield information for each topic Color-enhanced design to increase the usefulness of figures and tables Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Blueprints valuable.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #338404 in Books
* Published on: 2003-05-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 152 pages
Customer Reviews
Not a good text for surgery!1
If you are looking for something to review and help while on the wards or for Step2, this is not a good text. It is way too general. Blueprints for some other topics are great, but not this one. I was very disappointed.
Just not enough...1
You can consider a book in two ways: (1) USMLE/shelf exam prep or (2) clinical rotation/patient exposure prep. This book fails in both respects. It is astonishingly brief, one of the smaller blueprints books in the series. It skims the surface of most surgical concepts and lacks much detail. It lacks the detail and topic coverage to be an effective textbook for exam study. As for rounds and actual surgeries, this may cover some of the topics that you will be pimped on, but you'll likely be running to up-to-date for more information. I would suggest First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship which more than prepared me for both the clinical aspects and the shelf exam or Essentials of General Surgery.
don't believe the anti hype5
the shelf exam emphasized all the main topics that were indeed covered in blueprints surgery. The shelf exam emphasizes application of concepts, there is no single text or question source out there that is so comprehensive that you will be able to take the shelf and generate the answer on the basis of straight memory recall. You need to be able to answer the questions de novo and apply what you've learned. Blueprints Q&A was a great accompaniment to blueprints surgery and there were actually repeat questions on the shelf exam from blueprints q & a. I read blueprints Q&A, and blueprints surgery, half of preTest, most of First Aid, and also Underground clinical vignettes for the shelf, I didn't learn a whole lot on rounds in the clerkship, but when I took the shelf I felt like there wasn't really anything on the shelf that wasn't discussed in blueprints.
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More than just Board review for USMLE Steps 2 and 3, Blueprints can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. They are especially helpful when studying areas outside your specialty. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and osteopaths find Blueprints a helpful companion to their study materials as well. / Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covers all you need to know for the USMLE and rotations / Includes USMLE-style questions with full explanations provided in the answers / Updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach / Key Points in every section highlight the most important, high-yield information for each topic / Color-enhanced design increases the usefulness of figures and tables
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #216211 in Books
* Published on: 2003-07-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 352 pages
Customer Reviews
Who was the moron who edited this book?2
This book is absolutely rife with grammatical and spelling errors. If poor editing (or, more likely in this case, NO editing) bothers you, do NOT buy this book, as you will be too distracted by the numerous errors to concentrate on the content. Here are some of the more blatant examples from chapter 70: Paraneoplastic's Disorders; Endocrine's Disorders; Neurologic's Disorders; Hematologic's Disorders; Dermatologic's Disorders. Please, people -- it's called spell check, or use your half of a brain and hire a real editor.
Blueprints-medicine4
Blueprints series is overall pretty good. The Medicine book is a quick read that will give the reader a sufficient amount of knowledge and detail regarding that subject matter, however I think that it is appropriate to supplement some of the chapters with Cecil's to get a full understanding of the material. Overall, I recommend this book because it is a quick read and it isnt in the "bullet" style format that many of the books are- but rather in a flowing paragraph form.
A good source4
I have just finished my internal medicine rotation and found this book quite useful to study from. It is easy to find relevant material and it had everything but the very most recent research, which you won't get in any book anyway. Overall, I use it and plan on using it as a reference when needing to go over internal medicine again. P.S. I also find Harrisons necessary, and the washington manual of course.
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More than just Board review for USMLE, Steps 2 & 3, Blueprints can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. They are especially helpful when studying areas outside your specialty. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners and osteopaths find Blueprints a helpful companion to their study materials as well. Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covers all you need to know for the USMLE and rotations Includes USMLE style questions with full explanations provided in the answers Updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach Key Points in every section highlight the most important, high-yield information for each topic Color-enhanced design increases the usefulness of figures and tables. Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Blueprints valuable.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #459062 in Books
* Published on: 2003-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 128 pages
Customer Reviews
"Blueprints" in Psychiatry5
This is a great concise review of psychiatric disorders, their diagnosis according to the DSM IV and management options. This series has served me well in my core rotations in psychiatry. Especially, if you do not have much downtime and you need something quick to review, this is a great resource.
An ok book, but not comprehensive.4
I am glad this book was not too long, could you really stand to read much more about this topic. Anyways, I found this book to be ok. It covered most topics and hit the highlights. There were definitely details that showed up on the shelf exam however that were not included in this book. For some reason, the psychiatry shelf exam is one of the tougher ones. I used this book in combination with a little pocket book called "Psychiatry: Current Clinical Strategies." That little book filled in details that this blueprints book skipped. Using the combination of the two books was adequate for the rotation and to do well on the shelf exam.
This book is sufficient for USMLE step 2, but I used other sources for to study for the boards, such as First Aid, Boards and Wards, and Prescription for the Boards.
too basic3
not enough info for the shelf- very basic- some good charts- i mainly used pretest and platinum psychiatry vignettes to study- good for quick review
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Strong leaders are essential to business success, which makes leadership development a business imperative in today's competitive environment. Leaders are needed that can do more than manage - leaders are needed that can make a business great. In addition, there is increasing pressure on organizations to demonstrate the wise investment of development dollars. This requires the effective use of leadership development methods, as well as the ability to demonstrate the success of those methods. The Leadership Scorecard combines an explanation and discussion on best practice leadership development methods and incorporates ROI measurement & evaluation methodology.
· Helps HR practitioners implement & evaluate leadership development programs
· Shows how to communicate and overcome barriers to implementation
· Combines theory and practical case studies to illustrate developing a scorecard approach
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #956386 in Books
* Published on: 2004-05-19
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* 317 pages
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"The Leadership Scorecard does an outstanding job of connecting decisions about investment in the development of leadership talent to the competitive and financial success of the enterprise. It also provides practitioners and executives with a clear decision methodology to determine their optimal investment in leadership talent, as well as tools to document the impact of those investment decisions. A must for anyone involved in the development of leaders."
--Walter L. Jackson, Ph.D., Vice President, Talent Management & Strategic Staffing, Hartford Financial Services Group
"The Leadership Scorecard is a real gift to our understanding of the relationship between leadership and sustainable business success. The
books comprehensive coverage not only helps us to demonstrate the added value of leadership development but also provides a smart tool to
sway the core of our corporate values. You will gain a significant return on investment if you apply Jack Phillips and Lynn Schmidt's systematic how-to approach."
--Diederick Stoel, CEO & President, ProfitWise, the Netherlands
"In this volume, Jack Phillips and Lynn Schmidt have provided a sorely needed, robust methodology for measuring the ROI of leadership development, with the added contribution of providing strategies for converting data into monetary values. Their practical guidelines should command the attention of those charged with oversight of the company leadership development process as well as members of the top management team."
-- Robert J. Kramer, Ph.D., Principal Researcher for Leadership Development and Organization Effectiveness, The Conference Board
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The Leadership Scorecard
Jack Phillips and Lynn Schmidt
"The Leadership Scorecard does an outstanding job of connecting decisions about investment in the development of leadership talent to the competitive and financial success of the enterprise. It also provides practitioners and executives with a clear decision methodology to determine their optimal investment in leadership talent, as well as tools to document the impact of those investment decisions. A must for anyone involved in the development of leaders."
- Walter L. Jackson, Ph.D., Vice President, Talent Management & Strategic Staffing, Hartford Financial Services Group
"The Leadership Scorecard is a real gift to our understanding of the relationship between leadership and sustainable business success. The books comprehensive coverage not only helps us to demonstrate the added value of leadership development but also provides a smart tool to sway the core of our corporate values. You will gain a significant
return on investment if you apply Jack Phillips and Lynn Schmidt's systematic how-to approach."
- Diederick Stoel, CEO & President, ProfitWise, the Netherlands
". Jack Phillips and Lynn Schmidt have provided a sorely needed, robust methodology for measuring the ROI of leadership development, with the added contribution of providing strategies for converting data into monetary values."
- Robert J. Kramer, Ph.D., Principal Researcher for Leadership Development and Organization Effectiveness, The Conference Board
Strong leaders are essential to business success, which makes leadership development a business imperative in today's competitive environment. Leaders are needed that can do more than manage - leaders are needed that can make a business great. In addition, there is increasing pressure on organizations to demonstrate the wise investment of development dollars. This requires the effective use of leadership development methods, as well as the ability to demonstrate the success of those methods. The Leadership Scorecard combines an explanation and discussion on best practice leadership development methods and incorporates ROI measurement & evaluation methodology.
The Leadership Scorecard will be of interest to CEO's, executives, managers and professionals involved in leadership development, coaching and mentoring programs, action learning projects, training and performance improvement. Features include:
* Scorecard model in a step-by-step process
* Case studies integrated throughout the chapters to support application in an organizational setting.
* Proven measurement and evaluation techniques
Written by two of the most well-respected authors in the field, they make a case that strong leadership does have an impact on the bottom-line and outline the benefits to the organization of implementing a leadership scorecard.
Jack J. Phillips, Ph.D., is Chairman, ROI Institute, Inc. and a renowned expert of measurement and evaluation. He provides consulting services for Fortune 500 companies in the USA and to organizations in 40 countries.
Lynn Schmidt is a business executive with extensive experience in leadership and organization development who has implemented measurement and evaluation techniques in a number of organizations. She is a frequent presenter on the topic of leadership and measurement and evaluation at national and international conferences.
About the Author
Jack J. Phillips, PhD, is a world-renowned expert on measurement and evaluation and chair of the ROI Institute, Inc., which provides consulting services, workshops and keynote addresses for Fortune 500 companies and major organizations around the world. He developed the ROI MethodologyT, a revolutionary process that provides bottom-line figures and accountability for all types of training, performance improvement, human resources and technology programs and is used worldwide by corporations, governments and non-profit organizations. His expertise in measurement and evaluation is based on nearly thirty years of corporate experience in five industries. He has served as training and development manager at two Fortune 500 firms, senior HR officer at two firms, president of a regional federal savings bank, and management professor at a major state university.
Phillips is the author or editor of more than 30 books and more than 100 articles.
Lynn Schmidt is Vice President, Learning and Development, for Charter University at Charter Communications. Previously Director of Nextel Communications' Leadership Institute and Chairperson of the ASTD ROI Network Advisory Committee, in 2002 she received the Jack and Patti Phillips ROI Practitioner of the Year Award.
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Praise for Battling for Competitive Advantage
"[Battling for Competitive Advantage] systematically unravels and explains the complexities of modern business and warfare. This excellent book will prove helpful to business leaders as well as the academic community charged with explaining successful leadership of large organizations."
-General Barry R. McCaffrey, U.S.A. (Ret.), Professor of International Security Studies at West Point and NBC News Commentator
"Colonel Ken Allard doesn't just have supreme military intelligence, his operational brilliance extends to the business world as well. Battling for Competitive Advantage teaches you that business is war and that Ken is the perfect commander-in-chief to follow into your business battles."
-Ron Insana, Coanchor, CNBC's Business Center
"In war, they don't give out medals for second place. In business, as in war, you can't win without first surviving. [This book] offers the hard-won wisdom from one warrior's world to another. Read, laugh, squirm, survive, and win!"
-Scott A. Snook, Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior Harvard Business School
"In the post-9/11, post-Enron environment, Ken Allard's Ten Commandments of Military Leadership are directly applicable to today's business CEOs."
-Tom Petrie, Chairman and CEO, Petrie Parkman & Co.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #692289 in Books
* Published on: 2003-12-26
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 240 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The author, a former army colonel currently featured as a military analyst on MSNBC and NBC News, is convinced that corporate America can learn vital lessons from the U.S. military. Business executives, according to Allard (Command, Control and the Common Defense), today function in a chaotic atmosphere dominated by globalization and rapidly changing information technology. He argues that recent corporate scandals such as the collapse of Enron as well as the high salaries of CEOs are symptomatic of the lack of leadership in industry, a loss that seriously impedes business success. Drawing on myriad examples from the military, Allard provides a series of war plans that he believes can change the corporate environment. Included is a recommendation to emulate the training followed at West Point to build idealistic managers, to devise overall military-like strategies rather than marketing plans and to be aware of and responsible for security programs to combat electronic terrorism. While Allard's proposals to improve business leadership have merit, many of the military analogies are repetitive and forced. Much of his advice is delivered in an off-putting, hectoring tone that sometimes borders on bragging, and his potshots at former president Clinton feel inappropriate for a business manual.
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The author, a former army colonel currently featured as a military analyst on MSNBC and NBC News, is convinced that corporate America can learn vital lessons from the U.S. military. Business executives, according to Allard (Command, Control and the Common Defense), today function in a chaotic atmosphere dominated by globalization and rapidly changing information technology. He argues that recent corporate scandals such as the collapse of Enron as well as the high salaries of CEOs are symptomatic of the lack of leadership in industry, a loss that seriously impedes business success. Drawing on myriad examples from the military, Allard provides a series of war plans that he believes can change the corporate environment. Included is a recommendation to emulate the training followed at West Point to build idealistic managers, to devise overall military-like strategies rather than marketing plans and to be aware of and responsible for security programs to combat electronic terrorism. While Allard’s proposals to improve business leadership have merit, many of the military analogies are repetitive and forced. Much of his advice is delivered in an off-putting, hectoring tone that sometimes borders on bragging, and his potshots at former president Clinton feel inappropriate for a business manual. (Jan.) (Publishers Weekly, January 12, 2004)
From the Inside Flap
Today’s competitive business environment is so hazardous–from the threat of terrorism to black outs, from global competition to information overload–that it seems more like battle and waging war than commerce. Trying to implement even the most brilliant of business strategies is frequently impossible in the face of a shifting landscape that feels like it requires night vision goggles and precision guided weapons over marketing plans and metrics.
To help you survive (and maybe even thrive!) you need to understand the way of the warrior, and who better to train you than former National War College dean and MSNBC military commentator, Ken Allard? Whether you recognize it yet or not, the military is just a violent form of economics, and military training holds more lessons for the businessperson than not.
To succeed in today’s turbulent business environment, standard business operating procedure no longer works. For companies and management intent on thriving in a landscape of global conflict and competition, new skills must be learned and old habits abandoned. Business as War: Battling for Competitive Advantage draws sometimes startling yet keenly insightful parallels between the strategies and tactics of the United States military and the challenges that companies face in the no-holds-barred world of business. Through firsthand accounts from his military and business career as well as real-world examples that apply cutting-edge military perspectives to the everyday world of business, Allard clearly illustrates how military lessons–when implemented correctly–can lead a business down the road to success.
First, you’ll be introduced to the traditional military arts of leadership and strategy. You’ll discover how true leadership–an essential key to both business survival and prosperity–can unite an organization at every level. You’ll also learn how forming a coherent strategy can make supporting courses of action much easier to determine. Building on these critical elements, Business as War moves on to discuss the personification of the art of command, better known as "generalship," as well as how to develop the leaders needed to run a successful business operation.
After examining how people fit into the business equation, Business as War explores the proven techniques that form the basis of solid business practice. You’ll receive an executive education on a variety of important issues, including:
* How to transform information into business intelligence
* Developing modern enterprise security measures that encompass physical, computer, and information assets
* Streamlining the information-sharing process
* Changing business hierarchies to fight networks
* How to be globally effective and operate in a world where the unknown will always be a threat
* Getting corporate boards to do their job
Many of the principles that apply to war also apply to business, and in tough economic times, survival is a matter of waging war. Business as War adapts the effective tools of war to a business environment where new competitors and difficult challenges are constant threats to you and your company.
Customer Reviews
This should be required reading for all business executives!5
This book should be required reading for all executives! If you are a business executive who is tired of being surprised by your competition, or you want to maximize your competitive advantage, read this book!!! Also, if you want some customized help from experts in the field, consider hiring Ken's new firm, Business BattleLab, LLC. You can contact them through auditexec@gmail.com. You really can improve your competitive advantage and keep from being surprised!
Misleading book - No business as war1
I ordered this book to read about business war games.
There is nothing about business. Only comments about his military life. I learned nothing. A wast of time and money.
If you want prosperity, prepare for paucity...5
I was a student of Col. Allard at Gerogetown University. In his class, Technology and National Security, one of his most important lessons was the continuing way in which the offense is guaranteed to adapt to whatever defense you can mount. And vice versa... In his new book, Col. Allard takes such lessons, accumulated by milennia of warfare, and applies them to the modern business world. I recommend this book for anyone truly interested in implementing effective leadership and strategy in their organization.
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In Business @ The Speed Of Thought, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run business better in the near future. Success, he tells readers, will come to those who create a world-class digital nervous system so that information can easily flow through their companies for maximum and constant learning. He stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from Microsoft, GM, Dell, Merrill Lynch and many others to demonstrate his point. He shows technology can: Convert every paper process to a digital process, thereby freeing workers for more important tasks, Speed Communications around the world with fully integrated computer systems, Stimulate employees to develop and implement business strategies, Speed your companys reflexes through e-mail, Handle routine business analysis, focusing your employees on using information, and much more. Gates also includes a candid assessment of some of Microsofts miscalculations and how technology helped to turn failure into triumph. He covers how specific sectors of the economy are using technology to revolutionize themselves, and even gives readers a peek at some up-and-coming technologies. Also available as a Time Warner AudioBook featuring original material by Bill Gates interspersed throughout. One day laydown: March 25 1999.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #457037 in Books
* Published on: 1999-03
* Released on: 1999-03-24
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 496 pages
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
So where do you want to go tomorrow? That's the question Bill Gates tries to answer in Business @ the Speed of Thought. Gates offers a 12-step program for companies wanting to do business in the next millennium. The book's premise: Thanks to technology, the speed of business is accelerating at an ever-increasing rate, and to survive, it must develop an infrastructure--a "digital nervous system"--that allows for the unfettered movement of information inside a company. Gates writes that "The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition ... is to do an outstanding job with information. How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose."
The book is peppered with examples of companies that have already successfully engineered information networks to manage inventory, sales, and customer relationships better. The examples run from Coca-Cola's ability to download sales data from vending machines to Microsoft's own internal practices, such as its reliance on e-mail for company-wide communication and the conversion of most paper processes to digital ones (an assertion that seems somewhat at odds with the now-infamous "by hand on sheets of paper" method of tracking profits that was revealed during Microsoft's antitrust trial).
While Gates breaks no new ground--dozens of authors have been writing about competing on a digital playing field for some time, among them Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian in Information Rules and Patricia Seybold in Customers.com--businesses that want a wakeup call may find this book a ringer. With excerpts in Time magazine, a dedicated Web site, and an all-out media assault, Microsoft is working hard to push Business @ the Speed of Thought into the national dialogue, and for many it will be difficult to see the book as anything but a finely tuned marketing campaign for the forthcoming versions of Windows NT and MS Office. Nevertheless, as Gates has shown time and time again, him, Microsoft, and perhaps even this book you may ignore at your own peril. --Harry C. Edwards
From Booklist
There's a companion Web site , and the back cover carries the message that Gates is donating his share of proceeds to charity. See also Clark's Netscape Time, p.1450. Bonnie Smothers
About the Author
BILL GATES is the chairman and chief executive officer at Microsoft Corporation. His vision and commitment regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and in the advancement of software technology. He lives with his wife, Melinda, and daughter, Jennifer, in the Seattle area.
COLLINS HEMINGWAY is director of executive communications at Microsoft Corporation. He had been involved with Microsoft's systems products since 1987 and from 1994 to 1996 was director of international and partner marketing for the Personal and Business Systems Division.
Customer Reviews
PHB Fodder1
Do you remember that 90's Dilbert strip where the boss is listening to tapes on management-speak? In the strip, the boss repeats phrases and sentences as if it were a foreign language, and becomes gradually more confident with verbose, quasi-technical jargon. This was the first thing I thought of while listening to this book.
If you are looking to study management-speak as a foreign language, _Business @ The Speed of Thought_ is likely to be the next best thing to a Berlitz course. Otherwise, it's a completely unremarkable business book that has a bit of future prophecy. The observations and predictions do date this book; 1999 predictions about knowledge-workers and about using the internet for education seem uninspired at best.
Interesting Book4
"Business @ the Speed of Thought" is an interesting book written by Bill Gates, a very well-known person of Microsoft fame. A lot has changed since 1999 across the business and technology sectors, but many of the lessons laid out in this book still apply as well today as they did in the late 1990s.
One of the key themes/lessons stressed by this book, that of "networking" in the context of teams and relationships, has become more visible, important and relevant since the book's publication, in my opinion.
A number of the approaches espoused by this book, including "digitizing internal processes," "digitizing relationships with business partners" and "build and utilize the power of networks," among others, are touted today by a number of companies as keys to their success.
Whatever one's opinion might be of Microsoft, "Business @ the Speed of Thought" provides an interesting perspective on business and technology from the point of view of one of technology's most successful operators.
Information velocity5
In fifteen months we will reach Bill Gates' proposed milestone (10 years) of an era where information velocity, and our ability to deal with it at 'The speed of thought' will make or break any business. The tech-bubble crash has certainly dampened the progress, but the book is nonetheless undeniably relevant - arguably even more so in today's fast-paced world. Companies such as Wal-Mart, Mark & Spencer, FedEx and many others are prime examples of lessons well learned. Don't be left in the dust, build your own digital nervous system before it is too late.
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Launch a money-making venture from the comfort of your own home.
Starting a home-based business has special challenges. From preparing the right business plan to your first successful sale, The Home-Based Business Kit gives you the tools you need to succeed and make a profit. Experienced home-based business owners show you how to:
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1473258 in Books
* Published on: 2005-08
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 288 pages
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About the Author
D-M Boulay received her undergraduate degree from Boston College, and both her Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management and her law degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. A veteran of the Vietnam War and past critical care nurse, she started her own law practice 25 years ago. Since then, she has helped many other entrepreneurs to start and manage their own businesses.
Ms. Boulay is an arbitrator and mediator of business disputes. She is past president of the Minnesota As
Diana Brodman Summers received her JD from DePaul University College of Law and her undergraduate degree from Roosevelt University. She is an arbitrator for both the Cook and DuPage County mandatory arbitration programs and was recently appointed to the Liquor Commission for the City of Downers Grove. Ms. Summers is an active member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Bar Association, the DuPage County Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.
Ms.
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The simple, practical and easy-to-apply ideas in this guide will help business owners identify the main reasons behind their lack of work-life balance and, most importantly, how to fix it. The experiences, tips, and coping mechanisms of thousands of business owners around the world who were consulted in the writing of the book are compiled into one easy reference that can get even the most out of control business owner back on track. The tips can be implemented quickly and with little or no cost, allowing readers to become the boss in both their businesses and their lives.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1309618 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 240 pages
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About the Author
Andrew Griffiths is a professional marketing consultant. His company, The Marketing Professionals, provides practical and creative marketing solutions to both large corporations and small business operators. He is the author of several business books, including the 101 . . . series and Secrets to Building a Winning Business.
Customer Reviews
A life changing book!5
To have the ability to write a book like this and make it credible you are required to be have
a) lived a life like Andrew Griffiths
b) have the balls to tell people the truth and
c) chunk it down so everyone (and I mean everyone) can get something out of it!
This is a book that changes lives. If you want the same old, same old, life, then dont go near this book.
If you want to know how to dramatically increase the amount you suck out of life, then run (dont walk) to get 101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life
Should've Been Called "Every Entrepreneur's Bible!"5
This weekend I picked up three books on time management at Borders...Two of them I've heard of before, written by quite well known authors and business experts.
The third one I grabbed at the last moment before I headed to the check-out, and I am so glad I did!
Andrew Griffith's "101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life" is an amazing read! It's not just a time management book. It should've been called "Every Entrepeneur's Bible!"
It covers everything from managing your time and money to managing your relationships, health, employees, vendors, customers, family, kids, and much much more...I swallowed it in about 3 hours (ok, I skipped some section, but that's how I always read anyway).
The other two books were great, but this one stood out for one big reason: it was based on the author's true story of how his business life took a toll on his relationships and his health, and how he made a decision to "wake up" and realize that his business is "slowly killing" him.
Personal story - that's what's unique about this book, and makes his message so much more compelling. Andrew is also being very candid - he shares the things that most people are embarrased to admit even to themselves, and offers simple solutions.
The book is very easy to read, split into 1-2 page segments, just right for busy entrepreneurs.
I think the book cover doesn't do it justice...I'd love to see Andrew's photo on the front cover!
Go to your local book store and get it today!
P.S. If you're a life coach working with business owners, this is a great book to create your own coaching program around....You can even partner with the author to coach people based on his ideas!
P.P.S. Ok, I am off for a 2nd walk today...Andrew's words are magically inspiring!
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In Presenting to Win: Persuading Your Audience Every Time, the world's #1 presentation consultant shows how to connect with even the toughest, most high-level audiences--and move them to action. Jerry Weissman shows presenters of all kinds how to dump those PowerPoint templates once and for all--and learn to tell compelling stories that focus on what's in it for their listeners. Drawing on dozens of practical examples and real case studies, Weissman shows presenters how to identify their real goals and messages before they even open PowerPoint; how to stay focused on what their listeners really care about; and how to capture their audiences in the first crucial 90 seconds. From bullets and graphics to the effective, sparing use of special effects, Weissman covers all the practical mechanics of effective presentation--and walks readers through every step of building a Power Presentation, from brainstorming through delivery. Unlike the techniques in other presentation books, this book's easy, step-by-step approach has been proven with billions of dollars on the line, in hundreds of IPO road shows before the world's most jaded investors.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #105952 in Books
* Published on: 2003-03-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 304 pages
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From the Back Cover
In Presenting to Win: Persuading Your Audience Every Time, the world's #1 presentation consultant shows how to connect with even the toughest, most high-level audiences--and move them to action. Jerry Weissman shows presenters of all kinds how to dump those PowerPoint templates once and for all--and learn to tell compelling stories that focus on what's in it for their listeners. Drawing on dozens of practical examples and real case studies, Weissman shows presenters how to identify their real goals and messages before they even open PowerPoint; how to stay focused on what their listeners really care about; and how to capture their audiences in the first crucial 90 seconds. From bullets and graphics to the effective, sparing use of special effects, Weissman covers all the practical mechanics of effective presentation--and walks readers through every step of building a Power Presentation, from brainstorming through delivery. Unlike the techniques in other presentation books, this book's easy, step-by-step approach has been proven with billions of dollars on the line, in hundreds of IPO road shows before the world's most jaded investors.
About the Author
Jerry Weissman, the world's #1 corporate presentations consultant, is known worldwide for his confidential executive coaching sessions. Weissman's private client list reads like a Who's Who of the world's great companies, including the top brass at Yahoo!, eBay, Intel, Intuit, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and many others. Weissman's techniques have helped nearly 400 client firms hone persuasive IPO road show presentations that have raised hundreds of billions of dollars in the stock market; and have helped hundreds of other public and pre-public firms develop and deliver crucial business presentations.
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What's Past Is Prologue
My first experience with the power of the spoken word came on December 8, 1941, when as a child, I joined my father and mother at the family Philco radio to hear President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, deliver his stirring Day of Infamy speech. I'll never forget how he concluded, his rich voice reverberating: "With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounded determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph. So help us God." In that exhilarating moment, Roosevelt's potent words pierced through our dismay, lifted our spirits, and restored our confidence in our nation and in our future.
Later, I learned more about the ability of words to move people's minds in my graduate classes in the Speech and Drama Department at Stanford University, where I studied the works of the great Greek orators. Still later, in my work as a news and public affairs producer for CBS Television in New York, I witnessed the momentous impact of the words of great national leaders, from John F. Kennedy to Martin Luther King, Jr.
But I never fully realized the universal significance of communication until I left the broadcast medium and entered the world of business. The medium of choice in business is the presentation, and I soon discovered the force it can exert: A poor presentation can kill a deal, while a powerful one can make it soar. Early in my business career, I was privileged to work on the Initial Public Offering presentation, known as an IPO road show, for Cisco Systems, and saw, on its first day of trading after the road show, Cisco's valuation increase by over 40 million dollars.
The big Aha!for me was the realization that every communication is an IPO. Everyone communicates every day. You do. I do. Every time we do, we can either fail or succeed. My job is to help you succeed in your everyday communications, just as I helped the Cisco IPO, and as I've helped hundreds of corporations like Microsoft and Intel, and thousands of clients who are executives or managers or salespeople just like you. My job is to help you persuade every audience, every time.
The very same principles that propelled Cisco's success reach all the way back to the classical concepts of Aristotle. Those same basics underlie Abraham Lincoln's towering rhetoric that healed a nation torn asunder by civil war. They underlie Sir Winston Churchill's inspiring orations and Franklin Roosevelt's assuring fireside chats that rallied their nations to the victorious defense of the free world. And they underlie Martin Luther King's rousing speeches that spearheaded the civil rights movement.
They also underlie your sales pitch, your presentation to a potential new customer, your bid for financing, your requisition for more resources, your petition for a promotion, your appeal for a raise, your call to action, your own quest for the big Aha!
They are the principles that will empower you to present to win.
Customer Reviews
Presenting to Win is an excellent tool4
This book is an excellent tool. It focuses very specifically on effectively creating a business presentation. The tips were valuable to be and I have been creating presentations for several years. It will also be very easy to reference in the future.
Homerun after homerun after homerun ...4
This book is about making CONSCIOUS decisions for balancing the story board itself for hard facts, visual, ethical and psychological aspects, politicily correctness etc. but of course doesnt stop there.
The book shows and discusses which elements you need to convey your story and why you use certain presentation technics over others to achieve your goals.
The book is devided in 14 chapters. Each chapter is focused on either
a) How to create or develop your basic story or on
b) How to enhance it
(by using the described technics and its implications and reactons it will provoke).
What makes this book standing out is the careful analyzation of the aspects that came into play when giving an presentation.
That obviously includes the analytical skills itself but also the time and effort to explicitely mention and discuss (dis)advantages of each element.
The carefully chosen presentation samples will be disassembled throughout the book and taken apart into its peaces, analyzed, explained and put back together.
Where required, the example will be (dis)assembled several times to bring the points across.
Its the analysation of those presentations and its aspects to a granular level and putting the gained knowledge into a conscious presentation creation process that make the book so valuable.
Most books tell you just how to use software to make graphics etc. but this book tells you what you have to present to your adience to actually win them over.
The fact that the many aspects are explicitely explained helps you visualize the options you have at your disposal and the reason why you chose one presentation form over another.
While this book focuses on presentations that show off your assets and the art of persuasion. There is also a companion book "In the line of Fire" which focuses more on the defense to hardball questions.
I do also want to recommend a third book - "Dan Roams: Back of the Napkin" which focuses more on the technical aspects of how to find your story, and a strong focus on visualizing it fool prove and providing rock solid hard facts that wont be beaten.
What Jerry*s books does express very well is the fact that giving a presentation is like being an athlet.
You will have to exercise "verbalize" regularly to be in top form when it counts.
Good luck to you !!
You will never present the same way again...and your audiece will thank you5
Jerry Weissman is one of those rare people who has written an authoritative sounding book about how to present and has the real experience and background to justify every claim he makes.
The book starts with the premise that the presenter must focus on the audience and that he must make them focus on him. He must understand the mental point they are at (Point A) and moves them to Point B. He must understand what is in it for them (WIIFY) and constantly use it as he constructs every slide to walk them to Point B. He must also understand the setting of the audience, and his main points of argument. Finally, he must tie those points together with a flow structure that fits his argument.
That's the first half of the book and as someone who has through some awful presentations, I can only wish reading this book were the equivalent of a driver's license for public speakers.
The back half of the book draws on his background in television and employs standard cinematic techniques to improve the appearance of PowerPoint. It's easy to overlook this part, but it makes a huge difference as well.
I've now had a chance to see people who have used these techniques for years present, and it makes a huge difference. I have also seen someone present in a tough situation using these techniques for the first time. This person is level-headed and not given to fads. His comment? "I wish I had run to Jerry's book ten years earlier."
If you speak in public, this is the one book you have to read, and re-read. It is common sensical, based in fact, and surprisingly intuitive.
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Filling a gap in the literature, this atlas stands as a unique authoritative source to thoroughly review the many immunofluorescence patterns seen in immunodermatology for conditions such as immunobullous diseases, connective tissue diseases, vasculitis, and other miscellaneous dermatologic disorders.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #920991 in Books
* Published on: 2006-03-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 88 pages
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…This is an excellent reference to have when trying to narrow down the diagnosis for a bullous disorder in the skin.
-Doody's Reviews
…This is an excellent reference to have when trying to narrow down the diagnosis for a bullous disorder in the skin.
-Doodys Reviews
Customer Reviews
Pricey with only straight-forward, textbook examples2
For the money this very thin book cost, there should have been a lot more 'meat' in the body of the text. Instead, the book is written in outline form and serves as a gathering of very straight-forward IF diagnoses. I would have liked to have more text and discussion about interpretations of unusual patterns, artifacts, etc.
Not very useful1
I practice dermatopathology and see a lot of immunofluorescence studies. I thought this book would comment on pitfalls and interpretation of unusual presentations, but it turns out to be just a collection of classic examples of common skin disorders. Such images and coments anyone can find in any dermatopathology text book. I did not need to buy this book for the information that it holds. It neither fills up any gap in the field, nor is a thorough review. And about the authors, as far as "authorities" in the field goes, maybe they are such at the Mayo Clinic, but I have not seen their names at major national or international meetings "filling the gaps" in dermatoimmunopathology. The good thing is that the pictures are decent and it might be a good source to study for the boards. Definitely NOT to base your practice on it. General dermatopathology text books offer more explanations to different patterns than this book does. It is overpriced for what it offers.
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There are only three outcomes to a potential sales opportunity; either you will win it, lose it or no decision is made. Connective Selling is about understanding how people buy so you can make the right move at the right time in the sales process.
Designed for ‘big ticket work, the Connective Selling model is equally applicable in all sales situations. Its about earning respect and trust by knowing your clients business and addressing their problems. Its about solving their issues and helping them succeed. It tells you what to talk about, and when, and how to really hear what your contacts are saying. Ultimately, its about the importance of building rapport and relationships to win business.
SPIN selling has been the dominant technique for the past decade but Connective Selling makes the sales process easier and more sophisticated. The practical ‘8 junction approach will help you sell effectively without the ‘hard sell. Connective Selling is for salespeople who want to win business with techniques that really work.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #2000908 in Books
* Published on: 2004-08-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 212 pages
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"...looks at why people buy, and explains how to sell to people when there is little to distinguish your service or product from that of your rivals."(Publishing News, 19th March 2004)
"...for people who want to win business with techniques that really work..." (PSMG Magazine, July 04)
“…stuffed with sound practical advice. A rainmaker in itself” (Director, October 2004)
“…should certainly help you achieve the vital first step…” (Reading Chronicle, 2nd December 2004)
"...In a hard and competitive world, there has to be ‘value’ added and this book shows how to stand out from the crowd..." (City to Cities, Issue 31, February - March 2005)
“…a precise map of what to do, how to do it and when…” (Hertfordshire Magazine, Spring 2005)
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"...looks at why people buy, and explains how to sell to people when there is little to distinguish your service or product from that of your rivals." (Publishing News, 19th March 2004)
"...for people who want to win business with techniques that really work" (PSMG Magazine, July 04)
“…stuffed with sound practical advice. A rainmaker in itself” (Director, October 2004)
“…should certainly help you achieve the vital first step…” (Reading Chronicle, 2nd December 2004)
"...In a hard and competitive world, there has to be ‘value’ added and this book shows how to stand out from the crowd..." (City to Cities, Issue 31, February - March 2005)
“…a precise map of what to do, how to do it and when…” (Hertfordshire Magazine, Spring 2005)
From the Inside Flap
You are now entering the ‘Sales Zone’…
There are only three possible outcomes to a potential sales opportunity; either you win the sale, you lose it, or no decision is made. Connective Selling is about understanding how and why people buy so you can make the right move at the right time in the sales process, every time.
Connective Selling is based on the feedback of over 2,000 sales and business development professionals worldwide, and has been thoroughly roadtested within the author’s own company, PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as in other leading professional and advanced service and product producers around the globe. The approach is known as ‘connective selling’ because it fulfils a combination of their wants and needs and they feel they can trust the person and the organisation that supplies them. Customers are buying a relationship; one in which you will need to prove that you are credible, capable and compatible. Connective Selling lets you do just that.
SPIN selling has been the dominant technique for the past decade, but Connective Selling simplifies the whole process, making it much easier to handle. The practical 8-junction approach will help you sell effectively without the hard sell. Connective Selling is for people who want to win business with techniques that really work.
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At the cusp of the last century, Wai-Kai Chen introduced a monumental reference for the design, analysis, and prediction of VLSI circuits: The VLSI Handbook. Significantly revised, revamped, and updated to keep pace with the most dynamic field in engineering, this second edition has expanded to 13 sections comprising nearly 100 chapters focused on the key concepts, models, and equations. Written by a stellar international panel of expert contributors, this handbook is still the most up-to-date, reliable, and comprehensive source for real answers to practical problems. The emphasis remains on the fundamental theory underlying professional applications, and new sections reflect recent areas of industrial and research focus. WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION? New Sections on… · Low-power electronics and design · VLSI signal processing New Chapters on… · CMOS fabrication · Content-addressable memory · Compound semiconductor RF circuits · High-speed circuit design principles Completely Revised Chapters and Sections on… · SiGe HBT technology · Bipolar junction transistor amplifiers · Performance modeling and analysis using SystemC · Design languages, expanded from two chapters to twelve · Testing of digital systems Structured for convenient navigation and loaded with practical solutions, The VLSI Handbook, Second Edition remains the first choice for answers to the problems and challenges faced daily in engineering practice.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1722357 in Books
* Published on: 2006-12-26
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 2320 pages
Customer Reviews
The Book You Grab First5
Probably the best way to convey some idea of the broad scope of this book is to simply give the headings of the various sections of the book, rembering that each section contains from a handful to a bunch of chapters covering their own specialty:
I - VLSI Technology
II - Devices and Their Models
III - Low Power Electronics and Design
IV - Amplifiers
V - Logic Circuits
VI - Memory, Registers and System Timing
VII - Analog Circuits
VIII - Microprocessor and ASIC
IX - Testing of Digital Systems
X - Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Technology
XI - Design Automation
XI - VLSI Signal Processing
XIII - Design Languages
Each chapter in each section is written by an individual or team that is expert in that particular subject. As their accumulated wisdom tends to be at the state of the art in that particular field, this is not a book for the complete beginner. It is intended for the working engineer, probably BS level, with a need for a one-source reference to keep abreast of new techniques and procedures as well as review standard practices. It is easily the most complete source of information on VLSI available.
A must-have for any student of the VLSI field5
This is a book that is not only packed with information, but it is also presented in an extremely readable way. I currently use this book for classes in VLSI. I found it very helpful, especially if you want to review before a job interview. On the whole this is a pretty good book but it works best for an audience with some prior exposure to the VLSI field.
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Identity management specialist Marlin B. Pohlman brings over 14 years of personal and professional experience to this third edition, offering a definitive guide for corporate stewards who are struggling with the challenge of meeting regulatory compliance pressures while embarking on the path of process and system remediation. He examines multinational regulations, delves into the nature of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), and outlines a common taxonomy for the GRC space. He also cites standards that are used, illustrating compliance frameworks such as BSI, ITIL, and COBIT. The resource also focuses on specific software components of the Oracle Identity Management solution and includes elements of the Oracle compliance architecture.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #495776 in Books
* Published on: 2008-04-09
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 552 pages
Customer Reviews
3rd Edition is a winner5
I wrote a scathing review of the 2nd edition - and justifiably so according to the author. So it is indeed a pleasure to see how the author has not only addressed the shortcomings of the presentation of the original publication but improved it dramatically, with new structure and diagrams that are clear and complement the text superbly.
This is a really good book and a pleasure to recommend to others.
a must-read for everyone involved with GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance), IdM (Identity Management) and related5
This book is a must-read for everyone involved with enterprise GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance), IdM (Identity Management) and related technologies in the Oracle world and beyond, especially because of its emphasis on comprehensive architecture vs. the industry-prevalent "piecemeal" approach to Identity Management.
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The interest in climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR) has remarkably augmented over recent years. Novel solutions for complex and very diverse application fields (exploration/intervention in severe environments, personal services, emergency rescue operations, transportation, entertainment, medical, etc.), has been anticipated by means of a large progress in this area of robotics. This book contains the proceedings of the 7th Climbing and Walking Robots 2004 (CLAWAR 2004) Conference offering the international scientific community one of the most excellent forums for academics, researchers and industrialists interested in this motivating area of climbing and walking robots. It provides a wide forum of original state-of-the-art contributions from various industrial and new/emerging research fields , presenting a full picture of climbing and walking robots. The conference, held in Madrid, Spain, September 22-24 2004 was organized by the Thematic Network
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #3963619 in Books
* Published on: 2005-10
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 1194 pages
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#1 ROBOTICS BOOK OF ALL TIME SUPER-CHARGED BY A FAMOUS NEW CO-AUTHOR AND UPDATED TO REFLECT STATE-OF-THE-ART ADVANCES
Everybody's favorite amateur robotics book is bolder and better than ever -- and now features the field's "grand master" Myke Predko as the new author! Author duo McComb and Predko bring their expertise to this fully-illustrated robotics "bible" to enhance the already incomparable content on how to build -- and have a universe of fun -- with robots. Projects vary in complexity so everyone from novices to advanced hobbyists will find something of interest.
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
* 30 completely new projects
* All projects have been revamped to be more customizable
* More visual -- illustrations of the final product are right at the beginning of the chapter
Everything you need to build from plans provided or create your own designs:
* Robot Basics * Construction Techniques * Computer and Electronic Control * Power, Motors, and Locomotion * Practical Robotics Projects * Sensors and Navigation * Robot Programming * Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #59084 in Books
* Published on: 2006-02-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 733 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
THE BEST AND BIGGEST ROBOTICS BOOK ON THE BLOCK—NOW BETTER THAN EVER—SUPERCHARGED WITH TWO TOP ROBOTICS AUTHORS!
Thousands of robot hobbyists -- and robots -- grew up on the first two editions on this book. Now Gordon McComb has partnered with fellow robotics enthusiast Myke Predko -- and together they've made this classic guide to building your very own robot more awesome than ever. Inside Robot Builder's Bonanza you'll find detailed plans for constructing robots that walk, see, feel, talk, listen, think -- and more!
Best of all, this book will make you want to build a robot -- and show you how you can! Packed with enthusiasm, fascinating science tidbits, field-tested projects, and modular organization to make it easy to invent and build your own designs, this best-seller puts it all together for anyone with the slightest curiosity about this fascinating hobby. Projects vary in complexity so everyone from novices to advanced hobbyists will find something to inspire and advance robot plans.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BUILD A ROBOT!
Follow a plan or create your own design
* Robot Basics
* Parts and Tools
* Practical Robotics Projects
* Money-Saving Hacks
* Construction Techniques: Plastic, Wood, & Metal
* Computer and Electronic Control
* Power, Motors, and Locomotion
* Sensors and Navigation
* Robot Programming
* Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits
* Avoiding Common Mistakes
* List of Sources for Parts and Ideas
FULLY ILLUSTRATED PLANS FOR 99 AMAZING ROBOTS
NEW to the Third Edition:
* 30 Completely New Projects!
* Hundreds of Helpful New Illustrations
* Customizability Added to Every Project
* More Materials and Tools You Can Use to Build Your Robots
* State-of-the-Art Advances
* More Help with Microcontrollers for the Beginner
* Developments in Remote Control
* Advanced Locomotion
* Information to Turn Toys into Automatons
* High-Tech Sensors
* Suggestions for Robotics Competitions and Competing
* 75% Fewer Bad Jokes
About the Author
Gordon McComb is an avid electronics hobbyist who has written for TAB Books for a number of years. He wrote the best-selling Troubleshooting and Repairing VCRs (now in its third edition), Gordon McComb's Gadgeteer's Goldmine, and Lasers, Ray Guns, and Light Cannons.
Myke Predko has 20 years experience in the design, manufacturing, and testing of electronic circuits. An experienced author, Myke wrote McGraw-Hill's best-selling 123 Robotics Projects for the Evil Genius; 123 PIC Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius, PIC Microcontroller Pocket Reference; Programming and Customizing PIC Microcontrollers, Second Edition; Programming Robot Controllers; and other books, and is the principal designer of both TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kits.
Customer Reviews
Survey vs. How to4
I enjoy the 3rd edition of this book. What it does well is that it breaks up the problem of building a robot into multiple sections in which builders get ideas on what to change for their robots. This includes changes in anything from what sensors to use to recommendations and ideas about building your own chassis from wood to plastic to well, whatever. It also gives you a nice reference to places to get parts and also references to other books to get even more information on individual topics. It doesn't really get into the level that other McComb books did such as the Lasers, Ray Guns, and Light Cannons: Projects from the Wizard's Workbench by Gordon McComb - it instead just briefly surveys a great many topics across a very very wide spectrum of possibilities. It's great for ideas- but it seems to lack a bit of a universal thread such as a representative building example that goes through the whole design process. But then again, it's not an engineering textbook... it's a bonanza.
Robot Builder Reference3
This is a good reference book for beginning robot builders. However, if you are really interested in getting started then invest the money into a cheap kit like Parallax's Basic Stamp2. Then move up to one of their robotics kits to get a hands on feel.
Interesting and informative4
A good way to describe this book is a cross between a textbook, a trade journal, and a catalog. Being definately a large volume, it attempts to cover a lot of information in bite sized chapters. I would think the best use for this book is as a reference. You can build some of the projects listed in it as stand alone applications, but they work best when combining them with your own ideas, or supplementing info from other book projects.
All in all, this book is a good addition to a robot reference library.
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From its beginnings in China's Guangdong Province, SARS became a worldwide epidemic before anyone knew it. The book discusses the disease's symptoms and rapid infection rate, the coverup by the Chinese government, and the quick work by health care workers and researchers from many nations to learn more about it. (20051001)
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #3165473 in Books
* Published on: 2004-02-20
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Board book
* 112 pages
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"Captioned photos and diagrams illustrate each book and both volumes have source notes, a list of organizations and Web sites, and a bibliography that will be useful for report writers, debaters, and parents of children diagnosed with these disfunctions."
-- Booklist (October 2001) (Booklist 20030301)
"These books provide the kind of information that a student may need either for an assigned research project or for personal enlightment and assistance. Highly Recommended"
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"Volumes explore causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. New research techniques are described in detail. Each disorder is fully explained in non-technical terms."
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The management of orthopedic infection is an area of growing importance in orthopedic surgery. This text provides a complete overview from basic research to clinical application and future perspectives in the treatment of orthopedic infection emphasising the role of local therapy. The unprecedented collection of experiences of the major experts in the field supplies the reader with long-awaited guidelines for treatment. Covering the various approaches to the treatment of orthopedic infections, it will be an important tool for the daily practice of its readers.
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Nearly half of the top one hundred Fortune 500 companies use Six Sigma methodology in some part of their business. These companies have been among the top one hundred for five or more years and consistently report higher revenue and significantly higher profits than competitors. This underscores the impact on the cost side. Now the focus moves to revenue growth. Six Sigma consultant Clyde M. Creveling’s Design for Six Sigma in Technology and Product Development is the standard guide for product commercialization and manufacturing support engineers who want to apply Six Sigma methodology to technology development and product commercialization. Now, in Six Sigma for Marketing Processes, Creveling joins with Lynne Hambleton and Burke McCarthy to show the ways marketing professionals can adapt and apply those same Six Sigma concepts to create a lean marketing workflow built for growth.
This book provides an overview of the way marketing professionals can utilize the value offered by Six Sigma tools, methods, and best practices, within their existing phase-gate processes, as well as the traditional Six Sigma problem-solving approach: define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC). It provides unique methods for employing Six Sigma to enhance the three marketing processes for enabling a business to attain growth: strategic, tactical, and operational. It goes further to demonstrate the way Six Sigma for marketing and Six Sigma for design can be combined into a unified Six Sigma for growth. In this book, you’ll learn how to apply Six Sigma methodology to
* Develop a lean, efficient marketing workflow designed for growth
* Enhance the three marketing arenas for growth: strategic, tactical, and operational
* Identify leading indicators of growth and become proactive about performance improvement
* Strengthen links between customers, products, and profitability
* Redesign marketing work to streamline workflow and reduce variability
* Assess and mitigate cycle-time risk in any marketing initiative or project
* Leverage DMAIC to solve specific problems and improve existing processes
* Use lean techniques to streamline repeatable processes, such as collateral development and trade-show participation
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #310595 in Books
* Published on: 2006-02-27
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 304 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Nearly half of the top one hundred Fortune 500 companies use Six Sigma methodology in some part of their business. These companies have been among the top one hundred for five or more years and consistently report higher revenue and significantly higher profits than competitors. This underscores the impact on the cost side. Now the focus moves to revenue growth. Six Sigma consultant Clyde M. Creveling’s Design for Six Sigma in Technology and Product Development is the standard guide for product commercialization and manufacturing support engineers who want to apply Six Sigma methodology to technology development and product commercialization. Now, in Six Sigma for Marketing Processes, Creveling joins with Lynne Hambleton and Burke McCarthy to show the ways marketing professionals can adapt and apply those same Six Sigma concepts to create a lean marketing workflow built for growth.
This book provides an overview of the way marketing professionals can utilize the value offered by Six Sigma tools, methods, and best practices, within their existing phase-gate processes, as well as the traditional Six Sigma problem-solving approach: define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC). It provides unique methods for employing Six Sigma to enhance the three marketing processes for enabling a business to attain growth: strategic, tactical, and operational. It goes further to demonstrate the way Six Sigma for marketing and Six Sigma for design can be combined into a unified Six Sigma for growth. In this book, you’ll learn how to apply Six Sigma methodology to
* Develop a lean, efficient marketing workflow designed for growth
* Enhance the three marketing arenas for growth: strategic, tactical, and operational
* Identify leading indicators of growth and become proactive about performance improvement
* Strengthen links between customers, products, and profitability
* Redesign marketing work to streamline workflow and reduce variability
* Assess and mitigate cycle-time risk in any marketing initiative or project
* Leverage DMAIC to solve specific problems and improve existing processes
* Use lean techniques to streamline repeatable processes, such as collateral development and trade-show participation
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxiii
About the Authors xxv
Chapter 1: Introduction to Six Sigma for Marketing Processes 1
Chapter 2: Measuring Marketing Performance and Risk Accrual Using Scorecards 25
Chapter 3: Six Sigma-Enabled Project Management in Marketing Processes 45
Chapter 4: Six Sigma in the Strategic Marketing Process 63
Chapter 5: Six Sigma in the Tactical Marketing Process 117
Chapter 6: Six Sigma in the Operational Marketing Process 173
Chapter 7: Quick Review of Traditional DMAIC 209
Chapter 8: Future Trends in Six Sigma and Marketing Processes 229
Glossary 235
Index 261
About the Author
Clyde "Skip" Creveling is the president and founder of Product Development Systems & Solutions Inc. (PDSS) (http://www.pdssinc.com). Since PDSS' founding in 2002, Mr. Creveling has led Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) initiatives at Motorola, Carrier Corporation, StorageTek, Cummins Engine, BD, Mine Safety Appliances, Callaway Golf, and a major pharmaceutical company. Prior to founding PDSS, Mr. Creveling was an independent consultant, DFSS Product Manager, and DFSS Project Manager with Sigma Breakthrough Technologies Inc. (SBTI). During his tenure at SBTI he served as the DFSS Project Manager for 3M, Samsung SDI, Sequa Corp., and Universal Instruments.
Mr. Creveling was employed by Eastman Kodak for 17 years as a product development engineer within the Office Imaging Division. He also spent 18 months as a systems engineer for Heidelberg Digital as a member of the System Engineering Group. During his career at Kodak and Heidelberg he worked in R&D, Product Development/Design/System Engineering, and Manufacturing. Mr. Creveling has five U.S. patents.
He was an assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology for four years, developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering design, product and production system development, concept design, robust design, and tolerance design. Mr. Creveling is also a certified expert in Taguchi Methods.
He has lectured, conducted training, and consulted on product development process improvement, design for Six Sigma methods, technology development for Six Sigma, critical parameter management, robust design, and tolerance design theory and applications in numerous U.S, European, and Asian locations. He has been a guest lecturer at MIT, where he assisted in the development of a graduate course in robust design for the System Design and Management program.
Mr. Creveling is the author or coauthor of several books, including Six Sigma for Technical Processes, Six Sigma for Marketing Processes, Design for Six Sigma in Technology and Product Development, Tolerance Design, and Engineering Methods for Robust Product Design. He is the editorial advisor for Prentice Hall's Six Sigma for Innovation and Growth Series.
Mr. Creveling holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering technology and an M.S. from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Preface
What Is In This Book?
This is not a book about marketing theory or basic marketing _principles—we assume you are a marketing professional and know a good bit about marketing science fundamentals. This book is all about Six Sigma for marketing professionals. The kind of Six Sigma we explore is relatively new. It is the form of Six Sigma that focuses on growth—that prevents problems by designing and structuring Six Sigma Sigma-enhanced work within marketing processes. Its boundaries encompass marketing's three process arenas for enabling a business to attain a state of sustainable growth.
1. Strategic Marketing Process—product or service portfolio renewal
2. Tactical Marketing Process—product or service commercialization
3. Operational Marketing Process—post-launch product or service line management
This book is reasonably short and is primarily intended as an overview for marketing executives, leaders, and managers. Anyone interested in the way Six Sigma tools, methods, and best practices enhance and enable these three marketing processes can benefit from this book. This book guides the reader in structuring a lean work flow for completing the right marketing tasks using the right tools, methods, and best practices—at the right time within the aforementioned processes. Yes, this book is all about Lean Six Sigma-enabled marketing.
Why We Wrote This Book
Why did we write it? To help take marketing professionals into the same kind of Six Sigma paradigm, work flow, measurement rigor, and lean process discipline that exists in the world of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS). Our first book, Design for Six Sigma in Technology and Product Development (Prentice Hall, 2003), has become a strong _standard for research and development (R&D), product commercialization, and manufacturing support engineers. It is all about what to do and when to do it in the phases of technology development and product commercialization for engineering teams and their leaders. Every time we teach and mentor engineering teams on DFSS, they ask, "Where are the marketing people? Shouldn't they be here working with us as a team as we develop this new product?" The answer of course is always yes. So, a strong, new trend is occurring all over the world. It is a new form of collaborative innovation between those who practice DFSS and those who are beginning to practice Six Sigma for Marketing (SSFM). Two very harmonious bodies of Six Sigma knowledge are aligning and integrating into what we call Six Sigma for Innovation and Growth. In fact, this book is part of an exciting new series from Prentice Hall called the Six Sigma for Innovation and Growth Series: Marketing Processes and Technical Processes.
DFSS and SSFM are integrating to form a unified approach for those who are commercializing products together. This book, in part, is "DFSS for Marketing Professionals." We go far beyond simply talking about product commercialization in this book. We set the stage for a comprehensive Six Sigma-enabled work flow for marketing _professionals. That work flow crosses the three process arenas we mentioned earlier—portfolio renewal (strategic in-bound marketing), commercialization (tactical in-bound marketing), and product or service line management (operational out-bound marketing). That is why the logo for this book looks the way it does. Take a moment to reflect on that image and you will see our view of the way marketing work flow is structured in the text.
About the Chapters
The book is laid out in eight chapters. Chapter 1, "Introduction to Six Sigma for Marketing Processes," presents the whole integrated story of Six Sigma in Marketing Processes. It covers the big picture of the way all three marketing process arenas work in harmony. One without the others is insufficient for actively sustaining growth in a business.
Chapters 2, "Measuring Marketing Performance and Risk Accrual Using Scorecards," and 3, "Six Sigma-Enabled Project Management in Marketing Processes," work closely together. Chapter 2 is about a system of integrated marketing scorecards that measure risk accrual from tool use to task completion to gate deliverables for any of the three marketing processes.
Product Description
"This book is a lot of fun ... Haig wants to educate as well as to entertain, and at this he succeeds. ... Anyone with a professional interest or involvement in brand management should read this book." -- Anthony Di Benedetto, Professor of Marketing, Temple University in Journal of Consumer Marketing
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #813357 in Books
* Published on: 2003-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 310 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A goldmine of helpful how-not-to advice which you ignore at your own peril." -- Laura Ries, President, Ries & Ries, Marketing Strategists
"A must buy for marketers." -- Peter Doyle, Professor of Marketing & Strategic Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Review
"Haig, a marketing consultant, is one of a new breed of writers producing marketing primers for the hyphenated age of e-marketing. This type of work is characterized by breezily written snippets of success or failure as either encouragement or admonition for the practitioner or for a new category of reader: the business voyeur. Thus these works are written in a readable and appealing format, as e-business fables. Examining 'the 100 biggest branding mistakes of all time, ' Haig organizes these 100 "failures" into ten types, each with its own moral and admonition. These types include classic failures (e.g., New Coke), idea failures (e.g., R.J. Reynolds' smokeless cigarettes), extension failures (e.g., Harley Davidson perfume), culture failures (e.g., Kelloggs in India), and technology failures (e.g., Pets.com). The idea behind this work is that with knowledge these failures can be avoided, but this reviewer regards it as akin to Monday morning quarterbacking in its validity as an activity. None of this takes away the schadenfreude of this well-written, quick read. Useful more as a cultural artifact than classroom text, this book could serve as supplementary reading for advanced marketing courses and for business voyeurs who like a good read. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduate and graduate students; and practitioners." -- S. A. Schulman, CUNY Kingsborough Community College
About the Author
Matt Haig is an acclaimed author and journalist. His books include: E-PR: The Essential Guide to Public Relations on the Internet; Mobile Marketing: the Message Revolution; and The E-marketing Handbook (all Kogan Page).
Customer Reviews
Very interesting5
It is always good to know about brand failures. This is an excellent not-to-list that every marketing manager should read. I consider very wise to have a copy of this book on your desk. Furthermore, it is pretty fun to read.
Not Worth Your Time Or Money. 1
Matt Haig reveals no new insight into branding or marketing. I would rate this book a 4/5 as entertaining toilet reading, but if this book was suppose to teach a marketer something new, then it is simply an insult to you intelligence.
What pissed me off the most was the lack of substance in the case studies and the sheer amount of promotion for his buddies books - most notably Al Ries. Why am I reading the your book when I can just get his and save myself the frustration.
I am trying to remember a single good piece of advice and can't. Unless you're a complete amateur or a total idiot this book isn't for you. I've seen fliers with better information.
Don't Waste Your Time.
Could have been much, much better.2
I went into reading this book with the highest of expectations both because of the other reviews on it and because I am really interested in the topic.
It started out interestingly enough but quickly went downhill. The first few case studies were pretty in depth and interesting but towards the middle of the book they got really short and shallow. It is almost as if the writer became impatient with his own book. If you don't want to write in detail about 100 brands then just don't. Write in depth about a handful but make the case studies meaningful.
The subtopics were also not logical for me. For me a better format would have been: Chapter one / Lesson one: Research your market. Then give some examples of brands that failed to do so. Chapter two / lesson two: Kill the product not the brand. Then some examples. And so on. But it was not arranged like that. In fact none of the lessons seemed to tie together that well. Surely the author could have found some more logical groupings.
Overall I give the book two stars.
Product Description
Useful business analysis requires you to effectively transform data into actionable information. This book helps you use SQL and Excel to extract business information from relational databases and use that data to define business dimensions, store transactions about customers, produce results, and more. Each chapter explains when and why to perform a particular type of business analysis in order to obtain useful results, how to design and perform the analysis using SQL and Excel, and what the results should look like.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #53470 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 645 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Leverage the power of SQL and Excel to perform business analysis
Three key efforts are essential to effectively transform data into actionable information: retrieving data with SQL, presenting data with Excel, and understanding statistics as the foundation of data analysis. Data mining expert Gordon Linoff focuses on these topics and shows you how SQL and Excel can be used to extract business information from relational databases. He begins by taking a look at how data is central to the task of understanding customers, products, and markets, and he then goes on to show you how to use that data to define business dimensions, store transactions about customers, and summarize important data to produce results. Along the way, he shares stories based on his personal experience in the field, intended to enrich your understanding of why some things work—and others don't.
Each chapter explains when and why to perform a particular type of business analysis in order to obtain useful results, how to design and perform the analysis using SQL and Excel, and what you can expect the results to look like. Throughout the book, critical features of Excel are highlighted, interesting uses of Excel graphics are explained, and dataflows and graphical representations of data processing are used to illustrate how SQL works.
Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel shares hints, warnings, and technical asides about Excel, SQL, and data analysis/mining. The book also discusses:
* How entity-relationship diagrams describe the structure of data
*
Ways to use SQL to generate SQL queries
*
Descriptive statistics, such as averages, p-values, and the chi-square test
*
How to incorporate geographic information into data analysis
*
Basic ideas of hazard probabilities and survival
*
How data structures summarize what a customer looks like at a specific point in time
*
Several variants of linear regression
The companion Web site provides the data sets, Excel spreadsheets, and examples featured in the book.
About the Author
GORDON S. LINOFF is a cofounder of Data Miners, Inc., a consultancy specializing in data mining. He is the coauthor of the bestselling Data Mining Techniques, Second Edition, and Mastering Data Mining (both from Wiley). He has more than a decade of experience applying data mining techniques to business problems in marketing and customer relationship management.
Customer Reviews
At last .. a practical data analysis guide!5
Having seen a multitude of books offering either statistical analysis techniques or suggestions around data mining tools, it is refreshing to see someone approach the subject using simple, readily available tools and a practical, business oriented approach to the topic. The apparently mundane subject of customer retention coupled with buying patterns and market basket analysis is laid out in an effective and sequential manner. The SQL examples take some getting used to but, once understood, offer a series of easily implemented and highly effective methods to illustrate the concepts shown in the book. As a reference guide and an illustration that one needs to know the questions to be asked of the data before investing in the latest drag and drop business intelligence tools, this book is unparalleled. The author has not stinted on providing a wealth of examples and explanation. If this tome is a reflection of how Mr Linoff and his team approach their real world consulting activities, they must be a formidable team indeed.
For anyone who has wrestled with a means to understand their customer buying patterns and product affinity patterns in their historical sales data, this book cannot be beaten
Review from a non-statistician and business intelligence manager5
"Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel" is an valuable resource for business intelligence and data mining practitioners in all industries. Having said that, I would like to offer some solid practical advice to potential readers that might not be fluent in statistics or data mining.
First, the reader should have a solid understanding of SQL. If the extent of your SQL interaction comes through a program on the level of Access, then you can still benefit from this book, but you will have to apply yourself more than others. Keep in mind, that proprietary releases of SQL might cause problems in directly translating the author's examples.
Second, if your statistics knowledge is a little rusty, have a secondary resource on-hand. Sometimes the definitions or explanations of the statistical concepts may not be as intuitive for some readers as they are for others.
With those caveats in mind, the reader need only to keep his or her patience and work through the concepts of the first 4-5 chapters. These chapters tend toward simple exposition of the concepts. For those with little patience, it may seem as if it is just a laundry list of concepts with little effort to tie those concepts into practical uses. Thinking like this is a great way to miss the enormous benefits of the book!
For me, the "Ah Ha!" moment came in Chapter 6 and 7. The concepts I had worked on in the previous chapters suddenly came together with customer tenure onward, when the techniques use will call to mind everything learned in the previous chapters.
In short, spend plenty of time in the first few chapters - the extra effort to master those concepts will only enhance the benefits of later chapters.
Lastly, there are a few odd differences between the text and the files downloadable from the web site. Whenever I hit a snag based on the text, opening the accompanying Excel files and seeing the formulas, queries or table/graph structures resolved all issues for me.
This is a text that will always have a place on my shelves.
A wonderful mix of theory and practice5
If you work, like me, on data warehousing, data mining, analytical CRM or similar projects, this book will save you a lot of time, and provide you with a lot of inspiration.
Statistical concepts are clearly explained, and examples with very smart SQL queries and Excel sheets are shown.
For instance, no other book will explain you so clearly Survival Analysis, and how to practically implement it (I mean, with working code!).
As a previous reviewer wrote, why should you believe me? I'm one of the authors of another Wiley book, "MDX Solutions", and I earn my living by consulting with DaisyLabs, a Business Intelligence company.
Keep Gordon's book on SQL, and my book on MDX, on your desk, and no data analysis project will scare you anymore!
Product Description
Useful business analysis requires you to effectively transform data into actionable information. This book helps you use SQL and Excel to extract business information from relational databases and use that data to define business dimensions, store transactions about customers, produce results, and more. Each chapter explains when and why to perform a particular type of business analysis in order to obtain useful results, how to design and perform the analysis using SQL and Excel, and what the results should look like.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #53470 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 645 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Leverage the power of SQL and Excel to perform business analysis
Three key efforts are essential to effectively transform data into actionable information: retrieving data with SQL, presenting data with Excel, and understanding statistics as the foundation of data analysis. Data mining expert Gordon Linoff focuses on these topics and shows you how SQL and Excel can be used to extract business information from relational databases. He begins by taking a look at how data is central to the task of understanding customers, products, and markets, and he then goes on to show you how to use that data to define business dimensions, store transactions about customers, and summarize important data to produce results. Along the way, he shares stories based on his personal experience in the field, intended to enrich your understanding of why some things work—and others don't.
Each chapter explains when and why to perform a particular type of business analysis in order to obtain useful results, how to design and perform the analysis using SQL and Excel, and what you can expect the results to look like. Throughout the book, critical features of Excel are highlighted, interesting uses of Excel graphics are explained, and dataflows and graphical representations of data processing are used to illustrate how SQL works.
Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel shares hints, warnings, and technical asides about Excel, SQL, and data analysis/mining. The book also discusses:
* How entity-relationship diagrams describe the structure of data
*
Ways to use SQL to generate SQL queries
*
Descriptive statistics, such as averages, p-values, and the chi-square test
*
How to incorporate geographic information into data analysis
*
Basic ideas of hazard probabilities and survival
*
How data structures summarize what a customer looks like at a specific point in time
*
Several variants of linear regression
The companion Web site provides the data sets, Excel spreadsheets, and examples featured in the book.
About the Author
GORDON S. LINOFF is a cofounder of Data Miners, Inc., a consultancy specializing in data mining. He is the coauthor of the bestselling Data Mining Techniques, Second Edition, and Mastering Data Mining (both from Wiley). He has more than a decade of experience applying data mining techniques to business problems in marketing and customer relationship management.
Customer Reviews
At last .. a practical data analysis guide!5
Having seen a multitude of books offering either statistical analysis techniques or suggestions around data mining tools, it is refreshing to see someone approach the subject using simple, readily available tools and a practical, business oriented approach to the topic. The apparently mundane subject of customer retention coupled with buying patterns and market basket analysis is laid out in an effective and sequential manner. The SQL examples take some getting used to but, once understood, offer a series of easily implemented and highly effective methods to illustrate the concepts shown in the book. As a reference guide and an illustration that one needs to know the questions to be asked of the data before investing in the latest drag and drop business intelligence tools, this book is unparalleled. The author has not stinted on providing a wealth of examples and explanation. If this tome is a reflection of how Mr Linoff and his team approach their real world consulting activities, they must be a formidable team indeed.
For anyone who has wrestled with a means to understand their customer buying patterns and product affinity patterns in their historical sales data, this book cannot be beaten
Review from a non-statistician and business intelligence manager5
"Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel" is an valuable resource for business intelligence and data mining practitioners in all industries. Having said that, I would like to offer some solid practical advice to potential readers that might not be fluent in statistics or data mining.
First, the reader should have a solid understanding of SQL. If the extent of your SQL interaction comes through a program on the level of Access, then you can still benefit from this book, but you will have to apply yourself more than others. Keep in mind, that proprietary releases of SQL might cause problems in directly translating the author's examples.
Second, if your statistics knowledge is a little rusty, have a secondary resource on-hand. Sometimes the definitions or explanations of the statistical concepts may not be as intuitive for some readers as they are for others.
With those caveats in mind, the reader need only to keep his or her patience and work through the concepts of the first 4-5 chapters. These chapters tend toward simple exposition of the concepts. For those with little patience, it may seem as if it is just a laundry list of concepts with little effort to tie those concepts into practical uses. Thinking like this is a great way to miss the enormous benefits of the book!
For me, the "Ah Ha!" moment came in Chapter 6 and 7. The concepts I had worked on in the previous chapters suddenly came together with customer tenure onward, when the techniques use will call to mind everything learned in the previous chapters.
In short, spend plenty of time in the first few chapters - the extra effort to master those concepts will only enhance the benefits of later chapters.
Lastly, there are a few odd differences between the text and the files downloadable from the web site. Whenever I hit a snag based on the text, opening the accompanying Excel files and seeing the formulas, queries or table/graph structures resolved all issues for me.
This is a text that will always have a place on my shelves.
A wonderful mix of theory and practice5
If you work, like me, on data warehousing, data mining, analytical CRM or similar projects, this book will save you a lot of time, and provide you with a lot of inspiration.
Statistical concepts are clearly explained, and examples with very smart SQL queries and Excel sheets are shown.
For instance, no other book will explain you so clearly Survival Analysis, and how to practically implement it (I mean, with working code!).
As a previous reviewer wrote, why should you believe me? I'm one of the authors of another Wiley book, "MDX Solutions", and I earn my living by consulting with DaisyLabs, a Business Intelligence company.
Keep Gordon's book on SQL, and my book on MDX, on your desk, and no data analysis project will scare you anymore!
Product Description
As a diagnostic decision-making tool, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves provide a comprehensive and visually attractive way to summarize the accuracy of predictions. They are extensively used in medical diagnosis and increasingly in fields such as data mining, credit scoring, weather forecasting, and psychometry. In this example-driven book, author Mithat Gönen illustrates the many existing SAS procedures that can be tailored to produce ROC curves and expands upon further analyses using other SAS procedures and macros. Both parametric and nonparametric methods for analyzing ROC curves are covered in detail.
Topics addressed include:
* Appropriate methods for binary, ordinal, and continuous measures
* Computations using PROC FREQ, PROC LOGISTIC, PROC NLMIXED, and macros
* Comparing the ROC curves of several markers and adjusting them for covariates
* ROC curves with censored data
* Using the ROC curve for evaluating multivariable prediction models via bootstrap and cross-validation
* ROC curves in SAS Enterprise Miner
* And more!
Written for any statistician interested in learning more about ROC curve methodology, the book assumes readers have a basic understanding of regression procedures and moderate familiarity with Base SAS and SAS/STAT. Some familiarity with SAS/GRAPH is helpful but not essential.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #514043 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-10
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 152 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Mithat Gönen has produced the best text to date regarding receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and their use in statistical analysis. He provides insight into how ROC curve analysis can be used to assess the accuracy of predictions and forecasts. The book is easy to read and comprehend and has a wealth of SAS programming examples from business, science, and medicine. The author covers all the essential approaches to analyzing receiver operating characteristic curves. I highly recommend this book!" --William F. McCarthy, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Trials,Clinical Statistics and SAS Programming, Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, MD
"ROC curves may seem quite mysterious at first; what does a "receiver operating characteristic curve" have to do with biological or biomedical phenomena? Dr. Gönen's lucid and well-organized book dispels the ROC mystery and enables ready adoption of this exciting methodology. The mixture of clearly articulated theory and development of topics with SAS code and review of SAS output throughout the text is very effective for the introduction of this material the examples are focused and well-designed. In sum, I heartily recommend Dr. Gönen's fine book." Robert Singer, M.S. PDL BioPharma --Robert Singer, M.S., PDL BioPharma
About the Author
Mithat Gönen is an Associate Attending Biostatistician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he specializes in clinical trial design, medical diagnostic tests, and predictive model development. A SAS user since 1991, he is the author of numerous professional papers and a member of the American Statistical Association and the International Biometric Society. Mithat received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Middle East Technical University, an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Statistics from Texas Tech University.
Product Description
As a diagnostic decision-making tool, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves provide a comprehensive and visually attractive way to summarize the accuracy of predictions. They are extensively used in medical diagnosis and increasingly in fields such as data mining, credit scoring, weather forecasting, and psychometry. In this example-driven book, author Mithat Gönen illustrates the many existing SAS procedures that can be tailored to produce ROC curves and expands upon further analyses using other SAS procedures and macros. Both parametric and nonparametric methods for analyzing ROC curves are covered in detail.
Topics addressed include:
* Appropriate methods for binary, ordinal, and continuous measures
* Computations using PROC FREQ, PROC LOGISTIC, PROC NLMIXED, and macros
* Comparing the ROC curves of several markers and adjusting them for covariates
* ROC curves with censored data
* Using the ROC curve for evaluating multivariable prediction models via bootstrap and cross-validation
* ROC curves in SAS Enterprise Miner
* And more!
Written for any statistician interested in learning more about ROC curve methodology, the book assumes readers have a basic understanding of regression procedures and moderate familiarity with Base SAS and SAS/STAT. Some familiarity with SAS/GRAPH is helpful but not essential.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #514043 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-10
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 152 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Mithat Gönen has produced the best text to date regarding receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and their use in statistical analysis. He provides insight into how ROC curve analysis can be used to assess the accuracy of predictions and forecasts. The book is easy to read and comprehend and has a wealth of SAS programming examples from business, science, and medicine. The author covers all the essential approaches to analyzing receiver operating characteristic curves. I highly recommend this book!" --William F. McCarthy, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Trials,Clinical Statistics and SAS Programming, Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, MD
"ROC curves may seem quite mysterious at first; what does a "receiver operating characteristic curve" have to do with biological or biomedical phenomena? Dr. Gönen's lucid and well-organized book dispels the ROC mystery and enables ready adoption of this exciting methodology. The mixture of clearly articulated theory and development of topics with SAS code and review of SAS output throughout the text is very effective for the introduction of this material the examples are focused and well-designed. In sum, I heartily recommend Dr. Gönen's fine book." Robert Singer, M.S. PDL BioPharma --Robert Singer, M.S., PDL BioPharma
About the Author
Mithat Gönen is an Associate Attending Biostatistician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he specializes in clinical trial design, medical diagnostic tests, and predictive model development. A SAS user since 1991, he is the author of numerous professional papers and a member of the American Statistical Association and the International Biometric Society. Mithat received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Middle East Technical University, an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Statistics from Texas Tech University.
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Presenting innovative Microsoft Excel techniques for top management professionals, this reference for company leaders who do not have the time to attend courses or read bulky books on the program provides basics, special shortcuts, and tips that cover the special features of Excel. Useful facts, trivia, and insider secrets about Excel are interspersed throughout the text, and readers have the choice of jumping directly to the section of real-life case studies to learn by the innovative Do & Learn (D&L) approach. This reference is fully updated to reflect Excel 12.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1118340 in Books
* Published on: 2006-10-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 349 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
P. K. Hari is a certified Master of Microsoft Excel and a featured expert with www.experts-exchange.com, a solutions forum for IT problems.
Product Description
Presenting innovative Microsoft Excel techniques for top management professionals, this reference for company leaders who do not have the time to attend courses or read bulky books on the program provides basics, special shortcuts, and tips that cover the special features of Excel. Useful facts, trivia, and insider secrets about Excel are interspersed throughout the text, and readers have the choice of jumping directly to the section of real-life case studies to learn by the innovative Do & Learn (D&L) approach. This reference is fully updated to reflect Excel 12.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1118340 in Books
* Published on: 2006-10-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 349 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
P. K. Hari is a certified Master of Microsoft Excel and a featured expert with www.experts-exchange.com, a solutions forum for IT problems.
Product Description
Leonard Saltz, MD, has brought together a team of leading clinical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, as well as those specialists involved in pain management, diagnostic imaging, and complementary medicine, to create a unified vision of the many new possibilities for managing colorectal cancer. Here the practicing clinician will find cutting-edge reviews on advances in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology and the surgical aspects of treating colorectal cancer, the major therapeutic agents, the currently available drugs for first and second line management of metastatic colorectal cancer, chemotherapy for adjuvant management, and local regional therapies. Additional reviews explain the molecular genetic events that occur in colorectal cancer, the new understanding of dietary and environmental factors, possible strategies for prevention, pain control, and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. Colorectal Cancer: Multimodality Management provides an authoritative evidence-based review of the best currently available approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #3013791 in Books
* Published on: 2002-05-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 854 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This is a good book, which contains most of the most recent information an oncologists dealing with colorectal cancer would aim to know and is therefore a very useful addition to every specialized library." - Digestive and Liver Disease
"A team of leading clinical, surgical and radiation oncologists has prepared a highly valuable work, providing full complexity of the latest innovations in the field of colorectal cancer management. The book represents an outstanding work and will be of great interest for medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, gastroenterologists and radiation therapists." -Neoplasma
Product Description
Leonard Saltz, MD, has brought together a team of leading clinical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, as well as those specialists involved in pain management, diagnostic imaging, and complementary medicine, to create a unified vision of the many new possibilities for managing colorectal cancer. Here the practicing clinician will find cutting-edge reviews on advances in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology and the surgical aspects of treating colorectal cancer, the major therapeutic agents, the currently available drugs for first and second line management of metastatic colorectal cancer, chemotherapy for adjuvant management, and local regional therapies. Additional reviews explain the molecular genetic events that occur in colorectal cancer, the new understanding of dietary and environmental factors, possible strategies for prevention, pain control, and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. Colorectal Cancer: Multimodality Management provides an authoritative evidence-based review of the best currently available approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #3013791 in Books
* Published on: 2002-05-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 854 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This is a good book, which contains most of the most recent information an oncologists dealing with colorectal cancer would aim to know and is therefore a very useful addition to every specialized library." - Digestive and Liver Disease
"A team of leading clinical, surgical and radiation oncologists has prepared a highly valuable work, providing full complexity of the latest innovations in the field of colorectal cancer management. The book represents an outstanding work and will be of great interest for medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, gastroenterologists and radiation therapists." -Neoplasma
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This essential book is a compendium of papers written by an international team of world-renowned experts, who cover topics in their respective areas of expertise. Presenting the most up-to-date knowledge of hepatocellular carcinoma, it covers all topics -- including those more controversial ones -- in this rapidly advancing field, from epidemiology to prevention, from molecular biology to gross pathology, from screening to atypical presentation, from diagnosis to treatment, and from assessment to choice of appropriate treatment. This volume is therefore an important contribution to the field of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Contents:
# Epidemiology (T Y-M Leong & A S-Y Leong);
# Assessment of Liver Function (D V Mann);
# Prevention (M C Kew); Screening (M Sherman);
# Tumor Markers (J Y H Chan & Z Wang);
# Imaging (S S M Ho & S C H Yu);
# Pathology (A S-Y Leong et al.);
# Molecular Aspects (J Y H Chan et al.);
# Staging (J M Burns & F L Greene);
# Selection of Patients for Liver Resection (E C H Lai et al.);
# Intraoperative Ultrasound (G Torzilli & H Bismuth);
# Intrahepatic Glissonian Approach (B Launois & K H Tay);
# Laparoscopic Liver Resection (R Liu);
# Techniques of Liver Transection (E T Castaldo & C W Pinson);
# Cryosurgery (G Petrou & D L Morris);
# Local Ablative Therapy (T Livraghi);
# Systemic Chemotherapy (T W T Leung);
# Palliative Care (W Yeo & A T C Chan);
# and other papers. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1225886 in Books
* Published on: 2008-01-03
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 864 pages
Product Description
This essential book is a compendium of papers written by an international team of world-renowned experts, who cover topics in their respective areas of expertise. Presenting the most up-to-date knowledge of hepatocellular carcinoma, it covers all topics -- including those more controversial ones -- in this rapidly advancing field, from epidemiology to prevention, from molecular biology to gross pathology, from screening to atypical presentation, from diagnosis to treatment, and from assessment to choice of appropriate treatment. This volume is therefore an important contribution to the field of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Contents:
# Epidemiology (T Y-M Leong & A S-Y Leong);
# Assessment of Liver Function (D V Mann);
# Prevention (M C Kew); Screening (M Sherman);
# Tumor Markers (J Y H Chan & Z Wang);
# Imaging (S S M Ho & S C H Yu);
# Pathology (A S-Y Leong et al.);
# Molecular Aspects (J Y H Chan et al.);
# Staging (J M Burns & F L Greene);
# Selection of Patients for Liver Resection (E C H Lai et al.);
# Intraoperative Ultrasound (G Torzilli & H Bismuth);
# Intrahepatic Glissonian Approach (B Launois & K H Tay);
# Laparoscopic Liver Resection (R Liu);
# Techniques of Liver Transection (E T Castaldo & C W Pinson);
# Cryosurgery (G Petrou & D L Morris);
# Local Ablative Therapy (T Livraghi);
# Systemic Chemotherapy (T W T Leung);
# Palliative Care (W Yeo & A T C Chan);
# and other papers. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1225886 in Books
* Published on: 2008-01-03
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 864 pages
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This renowned classic provides unparalleled coverage of manual muscle testing, plus evaluation and treatment of faulty and painful postural conditions. The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition is completely reorganized and has new, expanded treatment and exercise sections in each chapter. Other features include a new section on post-polio syndrome, additional case studies comparing Guillain-Barré to polio muscle tests, a new full-color design, and a first-of-its-kind chart of upper extremity articulations. A bonus Primal Anatomy CD-ROM contains a three-dimensional interactive model of the human body. Students can rotate the model and add or subtract layers of anatomy to strengthen their knowledge.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #15018 in Books
* Published on: 2005-02-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 560 pages
Customer Reviews
Your requested review3
The book was a good basic text, however, it was not user friendly, difficult to follow. The CD Rom that accompanied the book was basically a waste.
BIBLE FOR MUSCLE TESTING AND ASSESMENT5
Im a undergraduate physiotherapist, and ace certified personal trainer currently working as a personal trainer in india this book was introduced to me by my guru and ever since my prespective towards muscles changed for ever. this is a classic book which alone is enough for a person be it a physio,atheletic trainer,doctor,massage therapist, or personal trainer. the book is in such simple language and with good understandbale picutres sure will be helpful for a rookie and also the a excellent text for refernce i highly recommened this book
A book that has stood the test of time.5
Now in its 5th edition, this book has become "thee" muscle testing book to have. Who's it for? Anyone who has a need to be able to MANUAL muscle test any of the body's muscles. This would include such professionals as doctors, nurses, physical therapists, athletic trainers, personal trainers, etc.
How does the book work? Well, you look up the particular muscle you want to test, look at the picture of the test position, and then simply apply manual pressure to the limb in the instructed direction. If it sounds easy, it is the way this book shows you- included are dozens and dozens of GREAT pictures that show you precisely what to do. So, if you have a need to regularly test muscles, I highly recommend you get this book- it's a little bit more expensive than some of the other muscle testing books, but its the best I've come across so far- in fact it sits right on my desk for reference. Health professionals might also be interested in The Sixty-Second Motivator to help get clients motivated to do their home exercise programs consistently.
Product Description
This renowned classic provides unparalleled coverage of manual muscle testing, plus evaluation and treatment of faulty and painful postural conditions. The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition is completely reorganized and has new, expanded treatment and exercise sections in each chapter. Other features include a new section on post-polio syndrome, additional case studies comparing Guillain-Barré to polio muscle tests, a new full-color design, and a first-of-its-kind chart of upper extremity articulations. A bonus Primal Anatomy CD-ROM contains a three-dimensional interactive model of the human body. Students can rotate the model and add or subtract layers of anatomy to strengthen their knowledge.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #15018 in Books
* Published on: 2005-02-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 560 pages
Customer Reviews
Your requested review3
The book was a good basic text, however, it was not user friendly, difficult to follow. The CD Rom that accompanied the book was basically a waste.
BIBLE FOR MUSCLE TESTING AND ASSESMENT5
Im a undergraduate physiotherapist, and ace certified personal trainer currently working as a personal trainer in india this book was introduced to me by my guru and ever since my prespective towards muscles changed for ever. this is a classic book which alone is enough for a person be it a physio,atheletic trainer,doctor,massage therapist, or personal trainer. the book is in such simple language and with good understandbale picutres sure will be helpful for a rookie and also the a excellent text for refernce i highly recommened this book
A book that has stood the test of time.5
Now in its 5th edition, this book has become "thee" muscle testing book to have. Who's it for? Anyone who has a need to be able to MANUAL muscle test any of the body's muscles. This would include such professionals as doctors, nurses, physical therapists, athletic trainers, personal trainers, etc.
How does the book work? Well, you look up the particular muscle you want to test, look at the picture of the test position, and then simply apply manual pressure to the limb in the instructed direction. If it sounds easy, it is the way this book shows you- included are dozens and dozens of GREAT pictures that show you precisely what to do. So, if you have a need to regularly test muscles, I highly recommend you get this book- it's a little bit more expensive than some of the other muscle testing books, but its the best I've come across so far- in fact it sits right on my desk for reference. Health professionals might also be interested in The Sixty-Second Motivator to help get clients motivated to do their home exercise programs consistently.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #718649 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-30
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
* 190 pages
the product detail Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #718649 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-30
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
* 190 pages
Product Description
A manager who understands the ins and outs of his company's compensation system is more likely to be able to retain his best people, keep them motivated, and ensure that they continue to produce outstanding results. Written by compensation experts at the Hay Group--one of the most respected consulting firms in the world--The Manager's Guide to Rewards reveals how to:
* motivate and keep the best people despite company pay limits * get employees to understand the connection between what they achieve and the bonus or salary increases they are paid * use base salary, short and long-term incentives, benefits, perks, and non-monetary rewards more effectively
Decisions about rewards are not just in the hands of HR professionals. This important book shows that managers have more power than they may think to use rewards creatively and keep their most valuable employees happy and productive.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #275077 in Books
* Published on: 2006-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
"""This is THE most comprehensive and straightforward book I've seen on how to get the best from your people. The authors have created a definitive resource for line managers -- from beginners to seasoned executives.""
-- Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO, Mattel
""It has been the willingness and ability of our employees to adapt quickly and lead the way that has resulted in P&G's unparalleled growth and success over the past number of years. People are, without question, our most valuable resource. As this book keenly demonstrates, it is every manager's core responsibility -- to their teams and to the company -- to empower, energize, and reward employees in multiple ways that maximize their individual potential.""
-- Filippo Passerini, CIO and Global Business Officer, Procter and Gamble
""The ability to attract, motivate, and retain employees is not an optional skill for line managers, and this book proves it. The authors will orient you and show you how to pull all the reward levers to your advantage.""
-- Anne C. Ruddy, CCP, President, WorldatWork"
Customer Reviews
Must read for both HR and Line Managers doing Total Rewards5
This book is written more for Line Managers, than for HR professionals, but will benefit both when implementing a Total Rewards strategy. The book is tight and as succint as it can be to cover a multifaceted management system in as few pages as it does. It also serves as a reference for any organization that seeks to attract, retain, and motivate the most qualified and capable human capital during the "War for Talent" that is upon us.
Hay Group's use of evidence based research to underscore concepts is a key strength of this book as well.
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Product Description
A manager who understands the ins and outs of his company's compensation system is more likely to be able to retain his best people, keep them motivated, and ensure that they continue to produce outstanding results. Written by compensation experts at the Hay Group--one of the most respected consulting firms in the world--The Manager's Guide to Rewards reveals how to:
* motivate and keep the best people despite company pay limits * get employees to understand the connection between what they achieve and the bonus or salary increases they are paid * use base salary, short and long-term incentives, benefits, perks, and non-monetary rewards more effectively
Decisions about rewards are not just in the hands of HR professionals. This important book shows that managers have more power than they may think to use rewards creatively and keep their most valuable employees happy and productive.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #275077 in Books
* Published on: 2006-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
"""This is THE most comprehensive and straightforward book I've seen on how to get the best from your people. The authors have created a definitive resource for line managers -- from beginners to seasoned executives.""
-- Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO, Mattel
""It has been the willingness and ability of our employees to adapt quickly and lead the way that has resulted in P&G's unparalleled growth and success over the past number of years. People are, without question, our most valuable resource. As this book keenly demonstrates, it is every manager's core responsibility -- to their teams and to the company -- to empower, energize, and reward employees in multiple ways that maximize their individual potential.""
-- Filippo Passerini, CIO and Global Business Officer, Procter and Gamble
""The ability to attract, motivate, and retain employees is not an optional skill for line managers, and this book proves it. The authors will orient you and show you how to pull all the reward levers to your advantage.""
-- Anne C. Ruddy, CCP, President, WorldatWork"
Customer Reviews
Must read for both HR and Line Managers doing Total Rewards5
This book is written more for Line Managers, than for HR professionals, but will benefit both when implementing a Total Rewards strategy. The book is tight and as succint as it can be to cover a multifaceted management system in as few pages as it does. It also serves as a reference for any organization that seeks to attract, retain, and motivate the most qualified and capable human capital during the "War for Talent" that is upon us.
Hay Group's use of evidence based research to underscore concepts is a key strength of this book as well.
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A manager who understands the ins and outs of his company's compensation system is more likely to be able to retain his best people, keep them motivated, and ensure that they continue to produce outstanding results. Written by compensation experts at the Hay Group--one of the most respected consulting firms in the world--The Manager's Guide to Rewards reveals how to:
* motivate and keep the best people despite company pay limits * get employees to understand the connection between what they achieve and the bonus or salary increases they are paid * use base salary, short and long-term incentives, benefits, perks, and non-monetary rewards more effectively
Decisions about rewards are not just in the hands of HR professionals. This important book shows that managers have more power than they may think to use rewards creatively and keep their most valuable employees happy and productive.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #275077 in Books
* Published on: 2006-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
"""This is THE most comprehensive and straightforward book I've seen on how to get the best from your people. The authors have created a definitive resource for line managers -- from beginners to seasoned executives.""
-- Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO, Mattel
""It has been the willingness and ability of our employees to adapt quickly and lead the way that has resulted in P&G's unparalleled growth and success over the past number of years. People are, without question, our most valuable resource. As this book keenly demonstrates, it is every manager's core responsibility -- to their teams and to the company -- to empower, energize, and reward employees in multiple ways that maximize their individual potential.""
-- Filippo Passerini, CIO and Global Business Officer, Procter and Gamble
""The ability to attract, motivate, and retain employees is not an optional skill for line managers, and this book proves it. The authors will orient you and show you how to pull all the reward levers to your advantage.""
-- Anne C. Ruddy, CCP, President, WorldatWork"
Customer Reviews
Must read for both HR and Line Managers doing Total Rewards5
This book is written more for Line Managers, than for HR professionals, but will benefit both when implementing a Total Rewards strategy. The book is tight and as succint as it can be to cover a multifaceted management system in as few pages as it does. It also serves as a reference for any organization that seeks to attract, retain, and motivate the most qualified and capable human capital during the "War for Talent" that is upon us.
Hay Group's use of evidence based research to underscore concepts is a key strength of this book as well.
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Before Read More Product Description
A manager who understands the ins and outs of his company's compensation system is more likely to be able to retain his best people, keep them motivated, and ensure that they continue to produce outstanding results. Written by compensation experts at the Hay Group--one of the most respected consulting firms in the world--The Manager's Guide to Rewards reveals how to:
* motivate and keep the best people despite company pay limits * get employees to understand the connection between what they achieve and the bonus or salary increases they are paid * use base salary, short and long-term incentives, benefits, perks, and non-monetary rewards more effectively
Decisions about rewards are not just in the hands of HR professionals. This important book shows that managers have more power than they may think to use rewards creatively and keep their most valuable employees happy and productive.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #275077 in Books
* Published on: 2006-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
“…a practical look at compensation issues from the manager’s perspective.”
-- Consulting Magazine
Review
"""This is THE most comprehensive and straightforward book I've seen on how to get the best from your people. The authors have created a definitive resource for line managers -- from beginners to seasoned executives.""
-- Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO, Mattel
""It has been the willingness and ability of our employees to adapt quickly and lead the way that has resulted in P&G's unparalleled growth and success over the past number of years. People are, without question, our most valuable resource. As this book keenly demonstrates, it is every manager's core responsibility -- to their teams and to the company -- to empower, energize, and reward employees in multiple ways that maximize their individual potential.""
-- Filippo Passerini, CIO and Global Business Officer, Procter and Gamble
""The ability to attract, motivate, and retain employees is not an optional skill for line managers, and this book proves it. The authors will orient you and show you how to pull all the reward levers to your advantage.""
-- Anne C. Ruddy, CCP, President, WorldatWork"
Customer Reviews
Must read for both HR and Line Managers doing Total Rewards5
This book is written more for Line Managers, than for HR professionals, but will benefit both when implementing a Total Rewards strategy. The book is tight and as succint as it can be to cover a multifaceted management system in as few pages as it does. It also serves as a reference for any organization that seeks to attract, retain, and motivate the most qualified and capable human capital during the "War for Talent" that is upon us.
Hay Group's use of evidence based research to underscore concepts is a key strength of this book as well.
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Product Description
Great management is difficult to see as it occurs. It's possible to see the results of great management, but it's not easy to see how managers achieve those results. Great management happens in one-on-one meetings and with other managers---all in private. It's hard to learn management by example when you can't see it.
You can learn to be a better manager---even a great manager---with this guide. You'll follow along as Sam, a manager just brought on board, learns the ropes and deals with his new team over the course of his first eight weeks on the job. From scheduling and managing resources to helping team members grow and prosper, you'll be there as Sam makes it happen. You'll find powerful tips covering:
* Delegating effectively
* Using feedback and goal-setting
* Developing influence
* Handling one-on-one meetings
* Coaching and mentoring
* Deciding what work to do---and what not to do
* ...and more.
Full of tips and practical advice on the most important aspects of management, this is one of those books that can make a lasting and immediate impact on your career.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #17420 in Books
* Published on: 2005-09-19
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 176 pages
Customer Reviews
Greate Management 101 book5
Practical approach to management. This book shows the application of good management practices using real-world scenarios. It is easy to read and written in such a way that you can instantly start applying its concepts in your environment.
Practical Indeed!5
I am very skeptical of most business improvement books and one size fits all methodologies, but I can tell you that this book absolutely shines as a glint of hope in the sea of business improvement noise. As opposed to trying to force a given technique that will apply to everyone in every business, this book provides some very "real" examples that exist in the software development world and some very simple concepts and techniques that can be used. This book is not written like an academic book of problems and solutions, but more of a story based book on a "real world" scenario, which truly solidifies the pragmatic name of the publisher. This pragmatic approach makes the book very easy to read, understand, and ultimately use. I think if you use at least one or two of the techniques presented in this book such as One-on-Ones and Big Visual Charts (BVCs) that the book will have more than paid for itself in terms of the time you will have spent reading it and of course the money!
Excellent Guide for New and Seasoned Managers of Knowledge Workers5
This is an excellent work that guided me though my first formal management experience. The book weaves its lessons into a story which helped you to understand how to apply what you learned. Like many important books, it explains some simple rules that can be difficult to execute in practice. The downside of reading this book is that you may realized that you're not being managed well (or have not been in the past) and you can no longer live in blissful ignorance. All technical managers at all levels should have read a copy of this book. The section on having one on ones by itself is worth the price.
Product Description
Great management is difficult to see as it occurs. It's possible to see the results of great management, but it's not easy to see how managers achieve those results. Great management happens in one-on-one meetings and with other managers---all in private. It's hard to learn management by example when you can't see it.
You can learn to be a better manager---even a great manager---with this guide. You'll follow along as Sam, a manager just brought on board, learns the ropes and deals with his new team over the course of his first eight weeks on the job. From scheduling and managing resources to helping team members grow and prosper, you'll be there as Sam makes it happen. You'll find powerful tips covering:
* Delegating effectively
* Using feedback and goal-setting
* Developing influence
* Handling one-on-one meetings
* Coaching and mentoring
* Deciding what work to do---and what not to do
* ...and more.
Full of tips and practical advice on the most important aspects of management, this is one of those books that can make a lasting and immediate impact on your career.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #17420 in Books
* Published on: 2005-09-19
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 176 pages
Customer Reviews
Greate Management 101 book5
Practical approach to management. This book shows the application of good management practices using real-world scenarios. It is easy to read and written in such a way that you can instantly start applying its concepts in your environment.
Practical Indeed!5
I am very skeptical of most business improvement books and one size fits all methodologies, but I can tell you that this book absolutely shines as a glint of hope in the sea of business improvement noise. As opposed to trying to force a given technique that will apply to everyone in every business, this book provides some very "real" examples that exist in the software development world and some very simple concepts and techniques that can be used. This book is not written like an academic book of problems and solutions, but more of a story based book on a "real world" scenario, which truly solidifies the pragmatic name of the publisher. This pragmatic approach makes the book very easy to read, understand, and ultimately use. I think if you use at least one or two of the techniques presented in this book such as One-on-Ones and Big Visual Charts (BVCs) that the book will have more than paid for itself in terms of the time you will have spent reading it and of course the money!
Excellent Guide for New and Seasoned Managers of Knowledge Workers5
This is an excellent work that guided me though my first formal management experience. The book weaves its lessons into a story which helped you to understand how to apply what you learned. Like many important books, it explains some simple rules that can be difficult to execute in practice. The downside of reading this book is that you may realized that you're not being managed well (or have not been in the past) and you can no longer live in blissful ignorance. All technical managers at all levels should have read a copy of this book. The section on having one on ones by itself is worth the price.
Product Description
The blockbuster #1 national bestselling phenomenon is back... not that it ever really went away. An easily-read story which quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques, it also includes information on several studies in medicine and in the behavioral sciences, which help readers understand why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. The book is brief, the language is simple, and best of all...it works.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #36566 in Books
* Published on: 1983-01-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 111 pages
Editorial Reviews
From AudioFile
After a heartfelt introduction by the authors, Eric Conger reads the now famous parable with perfect tempo and emotional pitch. The basic lesson is on how to concisely communicate goals, praise, and correction. Though focused on method, the underlying message is that people want to be managed and tend to flounder when their efforts are not directed and nurtured. The program is a reminder that quality work doesn't happen without organized and disciplined leadership. People need challenging and worthwhile goals, respect, emotional security, and a sense of being part of a community that makes them feel connected and invested. That this shouldn't take huge amounts of time is the key contribution of this audio, which ought to be on everyone's "top 10" list of management guides. T.W. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D., is one of the most recognizable names in American business today. His One Minute Manager® Library has sold over nine million copies worldwide. He is also an award-winning speaker and business consultant.
Spencer Johnson, M.D., is the author of the runaway hit, Who Moved My Cheese?. Eleven million of his books are in print in 26 different languages.
Customer Reviews
Good book for the first time manager5
The OMM presents a set of tools that a manager needs to use to do his or her job well. The book is short and sweet. It gets to the point without wasting time.
Management musts!5
The One Minute Manager is an oldie and a goodie. It's been a fun book to watch over the years as new generations of managers entering the workforce are exposed to it. I recently bought a copy for a new manager that reports to me, and bought the Amazon recommended title Squawk!: How to Stop Making Noise and Start Getting Results along with it.
It turns out Squawk! is a new book that's also for managers, and let's just say I read it while my subordinate was reading The One Minute Manager. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Both are great books and they're short enough that I suggest following Amazon's recommendation and getting them together at a discount.
Great for new leaders4
This book is perfect for the new leader that needs the basics, as well as the seasoned manager just looking to freshen up their skills. It is a must have in any learning library!
Product Description
The blockbuster #1 national bestselling phenomenon is back... not that it ever really went away. An easily-read story which quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques, it also includes information on several studies in medicine and in the behavioral sciences, which help readers understand why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. The book is brief, the language is simple, and best of all...it works.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #36566 in Books
* Published on: 1983-01-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 111 pages
Editorial Reviews
From AudioFile
After a heartfelt introduction by the authors, Eric Conger reads the now famous parable with perfect tempo and emotional pitch. The basic lesson is on how to concisely communicate goals, praise, and correction. Though focused on method, the underlying message is that people want to be managed and tend to flounder when their efforts are not directed and nurtured. The program is a reminder that quality work doesn't happen without organized and disciplined leadership. People need challenging and worthwhile goals, respect, emotional security, and a sense of being part of a community that makes them feel connected and invested. That this shouldn't take huge amounts of time is the key contribution of this audio, which ought to be on everyone's "top 10" list of management guides. T.W. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D., is one of the most recognizable names in American business today. His One Minute Manager® Library has sold over nine million copies worldwide. He is also an award-winning speaker and business consultant.
Spencer Johnson, M.D., is the author of the runaway hit, Who Moved My Cheese?. Eleven million of his books are in print in 26 different languages.
Customer Reviews
Good book for the first time manager5
The OMM presents a set of tools that a manager needs to use to do his or her job well. The book is short and sweet. It gets to the point without wasting time.
Management musts!5
The One Minute Manager is an oldie and a goodie. It's been a fun book to watch over the years as new generations of managers entering the workforce are exposed to it. I recently bought a copy for a new manager that reports to me, and bought the Amazon recommended title Squawk!: How to Stop Making Noise and Start Getting Results along with it.
It turns out Squawk! is a new book that's also for managers, and let's just say I read it while my subordinate was reading The One Minute Manager. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Both are great books and they're short enough that I suggest following Amazon's recommendation and getting them together at a discount.
Great for new leaders4
This book is perfect for the new leader that needs the basics, as well as the seasoned manager just looking to freshen up their skills. It is a must have in any learning library!
Product Description
The purpose of Marketing Research for Managers is to enable managers to become more informed research users and buyers. The more managers know about how marketing research works, the more effective they can be in using it as a management tool.
This new edition of the text includes:
* The development of the "knowledge economy"
* Analysis of customer relationship management
* Comprehensive discussion of electronic techniques
* New and updated case studies and examples
* Highly practical and informative
* New material which highlights the impact of new technology
* New case studies and examples
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1731786 in Books
* Published on: 2003-07-16
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 392 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'..a very useful handbook for those with both little and great experience in market research.'
Professor Robert Worcester, Chairman, MORI.
'easy to read, student friendly'
Lecturer, Norwich City College
'very readable, 'streetwise', concise and to the point'
Lecturer, University of Westminster -- Review
Review
'..a very useful handbook for those with both little and great experience in market research.'
Professor Robert Worcester, Chairman, MORI.
'easy to read, student friendly'
Lecturer, Norwich City College
'very readable, 'streetwise', concise and to the point'
Lecturer, University of Westminster
From the Back Cover
Marketing Research for Managers, now in its third edition, is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to marketing research. It covers a range of marketing research techniques and describes how each stage in the research process is carried out with an appreciation of their strengths and weaknesses.
The purpose of the book is to enable managers to become more informed research users and buyers. The more managers know about how marketing research works, the more effective they can be in using it as a management tool.
This new edition of the text includes:
* The development of the 'knowledge economy'
* Analysis of customer relationship management
* Comprehensive discussion of electronic techniques
* New and updated case studies and examples
Sunny Crouch is Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at London Docklands Development Corporation.
Matthew Housden is Principal Lecturer and former head of marketing at the University Of Greenwich Business School. He is an examiner and senior consultant with the Institute of Direct Marketing and a tutor and former examiner in International Marketing at the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Product Description
The purpose of Marketing Research for Managers is to enable managers to become more informed research users and buyers. The more managers know about how marketing research works, the more effective they can be in using it as a management tool.
This new edition of the text includes:
* The development of the "knowledge economy"
* Analysis of customer relationship management
* Comprehensive discussion of electronic techniques
* New and updated case studies and examples
* Highly practical and informative
* New material which highlights the impact of new technology
* New case studies and examples
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1731786 in Books
* Published on: 2003-07-16
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 392 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'..a very useful handbook for those with both little and great experience in market research.'
Professor Robert Worcester, Chairman, MORI.
'easy to read, student friendly'
Lecturer, Norwich City College
'very readable, 'streetwise', concise and to the point'
Lecturer, University of Westminster -- Review
Review
'..a very useful handbook for those with both little and great experience in market research.'
Professor Robert Worcester, Chairman, MORI.
'easy to read, student friendly'
Lecturer, Norwich City College
'very readable, 'streetwise', concise and to the point'
Lecturer, University of Westminster
From the Back Cover
Marketing Research for Managers, now in its third edition, is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to marketing research. It covers a range of marketing research techniques and describes how each stage in the research process is carried out with an appreciation of their strengths and weaknesses.
The purpose of the book is to enable managers to become more informed research users and buyers. The more managers know about how marketing research works, the more effective they can be in using it as a management tool.
This new edition of the text includes:
* The development of the 'knowledge economy'
* Analysis of customer relationship management
* Comprehensive discussion of electronic techniques
* New and updated case studies and examples
Sunny Crouch is Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at London Docklands Development Corporation.
Matthew Housden is Principal Lecturer and former head of marketing at the University Of Greenwich Business School. He is an examiner and senior consultant with the Institute of Direct Marketing and a tutor and former examiner in International Marketing at the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Product Description
Set the bar for outstanding performance
A follow-up to the top-selling Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews, this book provides managers with phrases and goals that describe expected future performance from their direct reports. A timesaving job aid for any performance review or plan, the book:
* Makes it easy for managers to set high performance goals for executives, management, or non-managers employees
* Includes many categories of goals, from revenue and productivity goals to quality and personal development goals • Facilitates the goal-setting process across the organization
* Includes a guide to writing a performance plan for any employee
Featuring hundreds of ready-to-use performance goals, this practical job aid makes it simple for managers to set the bar for outstanding future results.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #16058 in Books
* Published on: 2004-03-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 175 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Set Effective Performance Goals for Your People--Just Look Up the Right Phrase!
In their previously published, top-selling book Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews, Robert Bacal and Douglas Max described past employee performance. In Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals, Bacal and Max go a step further with hundreds of precisely-worded future performance goals. Use these "perfect phrases" in the context of an annual performance review to let your people know what is expected of them in the coming year, or use them in regular "performance planning" meetings to:
* Focus your people on the most important parts of their jobs.
* Clearly communicate your expectations
* Align employee goals with organizational priorities
* Improve productivity and morale in the workplace
* Reduce disagreements during performance reviews
* Raise the bar for performance
You will find ready-to-use performance goals for both managers and employees, in many categories including sales and profit goals, quality and productivity goals, on-time performance personal development goals, and much more. This practical job aid makes it easy for managers to raise the performance bar, and focus their people on the organization's top priorities.
About the Author
Douglas Max is managing director of LR Communications, a firm that conducts on-site seminars in writing and presentation skills. He lives in Berkley Heights, New Jersey.
Robert Bacal is author of Managing Performance and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Consulting. His performance management website, work911.com, is visited by thousands of people every month. He lives in Winnipeg.
Customer Reviews
There are better books available3
I was hoping this would take the "Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals" a little bit further in content. Unfortunately, it didn't deliver like I had expected. I consult other aids before this one.
helped my wife a lot4
we bought this and 2 other related books to help my wife with her employee performance reviews. before i use to just help her out but since her team grew and our schedules were just to hectic, i didn't have time to help her out. so this and the two other related books helped a lot.
BJH4
This is a very helpful book when you need to write your own perfomance objectives. It is also useful if you are a manger writing objectives for your staff.
Product Description
Set the bar for outstanding performance
A follow-up to the top-selling Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews, this book provides managers with phrases and goals that describe expected future performance from their direct reports. A timesaving job aid for any performance review or plan, the book:
* Makes it easy for managers to set high performance goals for executives, management, or non-managers employees
* Includes many categories of goals, from revenue and productivity goals to quality and personal development goals • Facilitates the goal-setting process across the organization
* Includes a guide to writing a performance plan for any employee
Featuring hundreds of ready-to-use performance goals, this practical job aid makes it simple for managers to set the bar for outstanding future results.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #16058 in Books
* Published on: 2004-03-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 175 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Set Effective Performance Goals for Your People--Just Look Up the Right Phrase!
In their previously published, top-selling book Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews, Robert Bacal and Douglas Max described past employee performance. In Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals, Bacal and Max go a step further with hundreds of precisely-worded future performance goals. Use these "perfect phrases" in the context of an annual performance review to let your people know what is expected of them in the coming year, or use them in regular "performance planning" meetings to:
* Focus your people on the most important parts of their jobs.
* Clearly communicate your expectations
* Align employee goals with organizational priorities
* Improve productivity and morale in the workplace
* Reduce disagreements during performance reviews
* Raise the bar for performance
You will find ready-to-use performance goals for both managers and employees, in many categories including sales and profit goals, quality and productivity goals, on-time performance personal development goals, and much more. This practical job aid makes it easy for managers to raise the performance bar, and focus their people on the organization's top priorities.
About the Author
Douglas Max is managing director of LR Communications, a firm that conducts on-site seminars in writing and presentation skills. He lives in Berkley Heights, New Jersey.
Robert Bacal is author of Managing Performance and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Consulting. His performance management website, work911.com, is visited by thousands of people every month. He lives in Winnipeg.
Customer Reviews
There are better books available3
I was hoping this would take the "Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals" a little bit further in content. Unfortunately, it didn't deliver like I had expected. I consult other aids before this one.
helped my wife a lot4
we bought this and 2 other related books to help my wife with her employee performance reviews. before i use to just help her out but since her team grew and our schedules were just to hectic, i didn't have time to help her out. so this and the two other related books helped a lot.
BJH4
This is a very helpful book when you need to write your own perfomance objectives. It is also useful if you are a manger writing objectives for your staff.
Product Description
501 Synonyms and Antonym Questions is designed to help students prepare for the verbal sections of most assessment and entrance exams. The book increases a student's vocabulary and refines their knowledge of words, bringing about higher standardized test scores and more effective verbal and written communication. Questions in this book prepare students for the synonym and antonym problems found on most standardized tests-including high school entrance exams, the SAT, civil service exams, and the GRE. The book increases in difficulty as students move through each exercise. All answers are explained, featuring short definitions and terms that clarify word meanings and their opposites for effective studying and positive reinforcement.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #217320 in Books
* Published on: 2002-08-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 128 pages
Product Description
501 Synonyms and Antonym Questions is designed to help students prepare for the verbal sections of most assessment and entrance exams. The book increases a student's vocabulary and refines their knowledge of words, bringing about higher standardized test scores and more effective verbal and written communication. Questions in this book prepare students for the synonym and antonym problems found on most standardized tests-including high school entrance exams, the SAT, civil service exams, and the GRE. The book increases in difficulty as students move through each exercise. All answers are explained, featuring short definitions and terms that clarify word meanings and their opposites for effective studying and positive reinforcement.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #217320 in Books
* Published on: 2002-08-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 128 pages
Product Description
After reviewing the failed attempts of carriers to retool for the future, this book describes the technologies and capabilities supporting next generation services, focusing particularly on multimedia interactive services, TV, and video-on-demand. The author looks at the IMS layer and how it interworks both downwards into the QoS-enabled IP transport layer and upwards to enable new kinds of applications. Equal attention is paid to the business models of stakeholders in the value chain, including carriers, service providers, broadcasters, and production companies. The author discusses how carriers have attempted to remodel themselves as IP companies, before detailing more innovativebusiness models,
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1510072 in Books
* Published on: 2006-12-07
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 312 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
… reviews the failure of previous attempts to start fresh with such concepts as broadband ISDN, covering the net., TV and IT systems. He also describes efforts by carriers to build newness in and transform themselves into enterprises without legacy systems, which leads to the business and technology issues of maintaining the idea of NGN, if not the reality. He then focuses on business strategies for both old and new players as they attempt to win over the consumer market. The result is both absorbing and alarming …
— In Book News Inc., June 2007
Product Description
Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing presents a comprehensive introduction of the use of fuzzy models in pattern recognition and selected topics in image processing and computer vision. Unique to this volume in the Kluwer Handbooks of Fuzzy Sets Series is the fact that this book was written in its entirety by its four authors. A single notation, presentation style, and purpose are used throughout. The result is an extensive unified treatment of many fuzzy models for pattern recognition. The main topics are clustering and classifier design, with extensive material on feature analysis relational clustering, image processing and computer vision. Also included are numerous figures, images and numerical examples that illustrate the use of various models involving applications in medicine, character and word recognition, remote sensing, military image analysis, and industrial engineering.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #523097 in Books
* Published on: 2005-03-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 776 pages
Customer Reviews
The Bible for Clustering5
This book is one of the best I have seen that completely covers clustering, and so many important applications of it to a wide variety of fields. The book is authored by some of the best researchers in the fields of fuzzy systems, pattern recognition and computational intelligence, so the text is complete, concise, and heavily informative.
clustering algorithms overview and application to patterns5
This is the first comprehensive review of clustering algorithms with enough detail to implement and apply them that I have found. It is readable for an upper level undergrad, and is a superb reference on the mixing of fuzzy methods, clustering, and visual pattern recognition. The notation and pseudocode are very clear, and the authors tell you the practicalities of the advantages and problems with the various methods. I have written code for artificial intelligence, clustering, image processing and fuzzy. This puts it all together and would have saved me months. Bezdek is a guru on this stuff and has an incredibly clear view of his subjects.
Fuzzy Image Processing1
Fuzzy Image processing in MTV'
Product Description
* The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was passed in 2002 in response to a series of high-profile corporate scandals and requires that public companies implement internal controls over financial reporting, operations, and assets; these controls depend heavily on installing or improving information technology and business methods
* Written by one of the most visible personalities on the tech-biz side of the SOX discussion, this highly readable, engaging book provides a clear road map for integrating SOX compliance into the fabric of everyday IT infrastructure and business practice
* Shows the reader how to leverage and use service-oriented architecture (SOA), a set of technologies that enables interoperation of heterogeneous computer systems, to achieve the level of internal controls over IT that SOX mandates
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #439805 in Books
* Published on: 2006-04-03
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 312 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"an engaging and thought provoking book" (Information Age, December 2006)
From the Back Cover
"We choose to do [these] things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills."
—President John F. Kennedy, 1962
President Kennedy was speaking of going to the moon—a goal only slightly more ambitious, in the view of many corporate executives, than complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Hugh Taylor, corporate iconoclast par excellence, turns the prevailing view upside down as he illustrates how achieving full compliance with the spirit as well as the letter of SOX actually has the power to strengthen American business. As a catalyst for positive change, SOX challenges us to tighten operational control while maintaining strategic flexibility—not an easy task, but one that, once achieved, can bring out the best in corporate America.
In this refreshingly readable book, Taylor presents a powerful case for compliance, not because it's the law but because it creates an environment that ensures a well-run business with financial information that CEOs as well as investors can rely on. It demands a new level of management effectiveness that, by its very nature, benefits the bottom line.
SOX has the potential to help us do what we do better.
About the Author
Hugh Taylor is Vice President of Marketing at SOA Software, the leading provider of management and security solutions for enterprise service-oriented architecture. He is the co-author, with Eric Pulier, of Understanding Enterprise SOA (Manning, 2005). The author of more than a dozen articles and papers on the subject of web services and service-oriented architecture, Taylor is an authority on business process management, SOA, and compliance issues. Taylor received his B.A. degree, Magna Cum Laude from Harvard College in 1988 and his M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School in 1992. He lives in Los Angeles.
Customer Reviews
Joy of Sox3
Well written book, but too detailed about Sarbanes Oxley. I was looking for something with more emphasis on Service Oriented Architecture which is barely touched on in the book.
Little Joy in SOX, but Helpful Understanding4
I make a living leading seminars discussing topics on software project estimation, requirements, and project management. It is not uncommon during one of these seminars to have a participant ask how the practice under discussion would impact or aid Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. What I wanted out of Hugh Taylor's book was a deeper understanding of SOX and some pointers I could give my students.
The Joy of SOX delivered on the first half of my quest. While not an accountant, Taylor did a good job explaining the key points of the act, focusing on section 404. I grew in my understanding of the role software systems play in acting as a "control" and the impact of changes to those systems. A simple definition of a "control" is that it is a device (practice, checkpoint, division of roles) inserted by a company to assist in the determent and detection of fraud.
Taylor, after painting a very bleak picture of what it means to comply to SOX (i.e. insert and maintain all the necessary controls), goes on to propose a solution that allows a company to react as necessary in business while keeping compliant. His solution, using a web based Service-Oriented Architecture. For those who are not buzzword compliant, that means using non-proprietary methods over the internet to communicate between different computer systems. Most of the time today, companies have to pay software development professionals to write a proprietary method. That takes a lot of time.
It is on the second point of my quest that I felt a little let down. Being a software development person, the word "agile" has a lot of baggage with it. He uses the word to mean the fundamental fluidity of the business to engage in new business practices. We software people want to enable that but we use the word an approach to software development. The two don't quite mean the same thing. So when I got to his prescription, I was into an alphabetic soup of software development acronyms that I have never quite liked, even being in the field. Perhaps his way would work, but I think the hype machine is still on over XML, SOAP, SOBA and the like. Hey, given the alternatives he paints in the first half of the book, it is probably worth considering.
So, who should read this book? Well, if you want a decent way of understanding what SOX means to a public business, then the first half is worth reading. The use of the case study makes it a little HBR like and I enjoyed that. If you are a software development professional like me, well, the first half is worth knowing and you can skim the second half. If you are a business professional, you better know the first half. The second half? You can read it but this is what my friends and I would call "beer discussion" topics. There is no "right" answer, only answers that are better given the situation. Maybe bring your favorite IT person along for the beer.
A useful overview5
How can you resist a book with a title like "The Joy of SOX"? I liked the book - it was the first intelligible or helpful summary of Sarbanes-Oxley I have come across. Using an imaginary scenario it laid out both a plausible current state and accurately described the way in which business change might put the company's IT systems, and SOX compliance, at risk because they could not be changed quickly or accurately enough to respond. The book goes on to lay out how SOA is a key ingredient to building a profitable business that is also highly controlled and where processes are visible both to management and to regulators.
Most of the chapters are very readable, even some dealing with an alphabet soup of standards and standards bodies. A couple were heavier going and a few seemed like they needed to be longer - there was a certain amount of "and then magic occurs" that I am sure Hugh could have addressed in a longer book.
These complaints are, however, minor. For those of you interested in Sarbanes-Oxley or COBIT but not willing to wade through a lot of material, this book is a nice introduction.
Product Description
In recent years, the subject of genes and their influence on human behavior has become increasingly controversial as concerns about the racist use of genetics, discriminatory eugenics, and neurogenetic determinism have grown. In this major new book, eminent scientist Professor Sir Michael Rutter gets behind the hype to provide a balanced and authoritative overview of the genetic revolution and its implications for understanding human behavior.
Rutter sets out in layman's terms what genetic science has discovered to date, explaining exactly what genes do, how much is nature and how much is nurture. He argues that nature and nurture are not truly separate, giving powerful illustrations of how the two interact to determine our behavior. He also considers the implications of genetic findings for policy and practice. This thought-provoking account will inform public debate about the implications of the Human Genome Project and, more broadly, the field of genetic science.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1840981 in Books
* Published on: 2006-04-08
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 280 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"In this highly readable and intellectually honest book, the latest advances in molecular and behavior genetics are brought to bear on our knowledge of psychology and psychiatry. The end product is an eloquent exposition of "genetic realism" in the context of behavior, and will surely be of interest to all who are curious about the forces that give rise to human behavior, both normal and abnormal." Charles A. Nelson III, Harvard Medical School
"Genes and Behavior: Nature-Nurture Interplay Explained manages to be comprehensive, lucid, and clear, without oversimplifying what is an inherently complex subject. It enables a clinician to understand the fundamentals of genetics as they apply to medicine and a geneticist to understand the environmental determinants of the phenotype. What makes it entirely remarkable is that it is comprehensible to generalists and yet has much to teach specialists." Leon Eisenberg, Harvard Medical School
"No one but Michael Rutter could have written this remarkable, compelling book. At last we have a clear and balanced treatment of the role genes play in the variations among individuals in behavioral traits and psychosocial pathologies. Rutter rescues the reader from the excesses of both the "evangelical" geneticists and the environmental extremists. He draws on his vast knowledge of the pertinent theories and empirical work, and takes the reader beyond the limited scope of statistical twin and adoption studies into the recent work of molecular geneticists, illuminating some of the complex biological processes that govern the ways in which genetic factors can work or fail to work in influencing behavioral outcomes, and how their effects can be modified by experience. Rutter presents a carefully reasoned case for co-action of genetic and environmental factors at all stages of development. A must-read for anyone seriously interested in nature/nurture issues." Eleanor E. Maccoby, Stanford Center on Adolescence
"Rutter offers a highly critical and extremely clear and well-written review of the current state of the nature/nurture argument as it relates to human behaviour and psychiatric illness......it is written in a way that should be easily accessible to the general reader as well as to the specialist. And, since its subject matter affects all of us, it should be read widely." Times Higher Education Supplement
"The question of how genes and the environment interact should be an area of interest to all social and physical science; it should not remain solely the domain of geneticists. For anyone interested in developing a greater understanding of the mechanics of this interaction, this book would make an excellent choice." Jonathan Wells, Young Minds Magazine, July/August 2006
"Michael Rutter, the United Kingdom's gift to world psychiatric excellence deals with this issue head-on in an amazingly readable and highly accurate book about genes and behaviour....This book is a gem." Myrna M. Weissman, Psychological Medicine, 36
"If you want an inspiring contribution to the debate in this highly topical area or research and also want to learn about the most up-to-date approaches to genetic research, then this is the book to choose." Svenn Torgersen, Nature, Volume 442
"The author deftly deals with the extreme arguments of genetic and environmental evangelists. It is a lucid, balanced tour de force. Highly recommended."
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Review
"In this highly readable and intellectually honest book, the latest advances in molecular and behavior genetics are brought to bear on our knowledge of psychology and psychiatry. The end product is an eloquent exposition of “genetic realism” in the context of behavior, and will surely be of interest to all who are curious about the forces that give rise to human behavior, both normal and abnormal." Charles A. Nelson III, Harvard Medical School
“Genes and Behavior: Nature–Nurture Interplay Explained manages to be comprehensive, lucid, and clear, without oversimplifying what is an inherently complex subject. It enables a clinician to understand the fundamentals of genetics as they apply to medicine and a geneticist to understand the environmental determinants of the phenotype. What makes it entirely remarkable is that it is comprehensible to generalists and yet has much to teach specialists.” Leon Eisenberg, Harvard Medical School
"No one but Michael Rutter could have written this remarkable, compelling book. At last we have a clear and balanced treatment of the role genes play in the variations among individuals in behavioral traits and psychosocial pathologies. Rutter rescues the reader from the excesses of both the "evangelical" geneticists and the environmental extremists. He draws on his vast knowledge of the pertinent theories and empirical work, and takes the reader beyond the limited scope of statistical twin and adoption studies into the recent work of molecular geneticists, illuminating some of the complex biological processes that govern the ways in which genetic factors can work or fail to work in influencing behavioral outcomes, and how their effects can be modified by experience. Rutter presents a carefully reasoned case for co-action of genetic and environmental factors at all stages of development. A must-read for anyone seriously interested in nature/nurture issues." Eleanor E. Maccoby, Stanford Center on Adolescence
"Rutter offers a highly critical and extremely clear and well-written review of the current state of the nature/nurture argument as it relates to human behaviour and psychiatric illness......it is written in a way that should be easily accessible to the general reader as well as to the specialist. And, since its subject matter affects all of us, it should be read widely." Times Higher Education Supplement
"The question of how genes and the environment interact should be an area of interest to all social and physical science; it should not remain solely the domain of geneticists. For anyone interested in developing a greater understanding of the mechanics of this interaction, this book would make an excellent choice." Jonathan Wells, Young Minds Magazine, July/August 2006
"Michael Rutter, the United Kingdom's gift to world psychiatric excellence deals with this issue head-on in an amazingly readable and highly accurate book about genes and behaviour....This book is a gem." Myrna M. Weissman, Psychological Medicine, 36
"If you want an inspiring contribution to the debate in this highly topical area or research and also want to learn about the most up-to-date approaches to genetic research, then this is the book to choose." Svenn Torgersen, Nature, Volume 442
"The author deftly deals with the extreme arguments of genetic and environmental evangelists. It is a lucid, balanced tour de force. Highly recommended."
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In recent years, the subject of genes and their influence on human behavior has become increasingly controversial as concerns about the racist use of genetics, discriminatory eugenics, and neurogenetic determinism have grown. In this major new book, eminent scientist Professor Sir Michael Rutter gets behind the hype to provide a balanced and authoritative overview of the genetic revolution and its implications for understanding human behavior.
Rutter sets out in layman's terms what genetic science has discovered to date, explaining exactly what genes do, how much is nature and how much is nurture. He argues that nature and nurture are not truly separate, giving powerful illustrations of how the two interact to determine our behavior. He also considers the implications of genetic findings for policy and practice. This thought-provoking account will inform public debate about the implications of the Human Genome Project and, more broadly, the field of genetic science.
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Best Introduction5
This is arguably the best introduction to the complex world of how genes affect human personality and behavior. It is far from an easy "read" and doesn't shy from the use of technical terms (an advantage for those who wish to go further but an impediment to more casual readers). The prose is somewhat leaden. Still -- it is a remarkable achievement. Rutter is a distinguished psychiatrist who has made major contributions to our understanding of psychiatric disorders and is well respected across the psychology-psychiatry divide.
The book accomplishes several goals. First, it provides a limited but useful survey of what is presently known about the genetic basis of mental disorders and personality/intelligence. Second (and more usefully) it discusses the logic of genetic causality and surveys the various methods used to uncover same. Third (and most importantly), it provides a balanced and nuanced discussion of all the ways that genes and environmental factors interact to produce human psychology. As such it provides a useful corrective to those who believe that genes are destiny and that there is a "gene (or genes)" for most human characteristics. The human genome project and associated research has now made it clear that the various ways genes affect humans are far more complex than anyone realized even 20 years ago. Unfortunately this has not become part of the popular wisdom, and so this book becomes essential reading for those interested in this fascinating and important topic. The study of psychology will increasingly be dominated by genetic science (and its sister discipline of neurobiology) and lay people as well as professionals will need a book such as this to help them on their way to a more complete understanding of how this is likely to play out. There are many books on the genetic underpinnings of psychological processes, but most are either simplistic or too technical for general consumption. An exception would be the books by Matt Ridley. The Rutter book is less accessible that the Ridley books, but more technically accomplished.
A Brilliant Book by a Brilliant Individual5
I was once in the cafeteria having lunch with some friends, when Sir Michael Rutter came in for a moment to get a sandwich. One of our group leaned over and said, "That man's written more books than I've read. See, he doesn't even have time to sit down for lunch!"
It was said in jest, but my friend had a point: Mike has been re-creating several fields of psychology and psychiatry since the 1960s. Although best known as a child psychiatrist, he has made enormous contributions to the study of child development and the interactions between genes and the environment.
This book is a superb summary of some of the enormous changes that have transformed our understanding of genetics over the last two decades by someone who has been in the thick of it, as an investigator, mentor and teacher.
One of the biggest problems in psychology has been the polarization between the proponents of Nature and Nurture. Most folk psychology is driven by the notion that human behavior can be explained by a combination of learning and the environment, and largely neglects the role of genetics. So in that view, an alcoholic develops the illness because he observed alcohol abuse in the family, and genetics have nothing to do with it. The other extreme view is that the whole of human behavior can be reduced to sets of interacting genes. Both positions are unhelpful. The tension between psychosocial researchers and behavior geneticists has been sustained by the different theoretical perspectives that the two use to describe similar concepts. Most experts now understand that the key to understanding problems like the susceptibility and resilience to mental illness is to understand the interaction of genes and the environment over the lifespan of an individual. This book shows exactly how we can do that.
What this book does, and what makes it unique, is that it presents in
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Cambridge IELTS 5 contains 4 authentic IELTS papers from Cambridge ESOL, providing the most authentic exam practice available. The audio cassettes accompanying this fifth volume of practice IELTS papers contain all the recorded material required for students to practise the tasks in the Listening papers.
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Provides students with an excellent opportunity to familiarise themselves with IELTS and to practise examination techniques using authentic test material prepared by Cambridge ESOL. Each collection contains four complete tests for Academic candidates, plus extra Reading and Writing modules for General Training candidates. An introduction to these different modules is included in each book, together with an explanation of the scoring system used by Cambridge ESOL. A comprehensive section of answers and tapescripts makes the material ideal for self-study.
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This book is perfect for students who desire to know how the IELTS test is works, though dont expect to find grammar rules or tips, nothing like that, if more, its aimed to people who already have a level. The one i got came with two cds, which have the listening (obviously) tests. It must come with them if you purchase it, cos its part of the SELFSTUDY pack (make sure its the version you are getting) cds do not come with stdents book with answers.
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This is far better than IELTS 4 and 5. Especially,the reading section is tough and very time consuming. This is a must, if you try IELTS academic. Better to purchase with all listening CD's. I'm sure the careful completion of this book will increase your band up to 7 or more.
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A properly executed strength or weight lifting regimen can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, stabilize your blood sugar, reduce the risk of heart disease, increase your strength, and more. Weight Training For Dummies, Third Edition, is packed with all the information you need to start your own personalized weight training program and get yourself into peak condition fast. You’ll find out about:
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Any large bookstore has a few shelves of books about exercise and fitness. Usually they fall into one of two categories: basic books meant for people who've never exercised before, and bodybuilding manuals meant for people who do nothing but. Weight Training for Dummies is just about the only book that spans the knowledge gap between the two groups. It has plenty of easy-to-understand instruction for complete beginners, but there's also a lot of information for those who've been training a while. In fact, some veteran gym rats may be startled by the authors' extreme skepticism about nutritional supplements and some popular classes offered in many gyms.
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One of the easiest-to-understand, best-illustrated guides to important strength exercises we've ever seen. -- Men's Fitness
Solid, comprehensive, and fun...Photos illustrate more than 150 pages of exercises. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Great resource for beginners and those who have "strayed"5
Liz Neporent does a splendid job providing guidance for those new to weight training; the book describes strength training with weights from top to bottom. I especially think the emphasis on safety the book promotes is a worthwhile feature; weight training done wrong can be hazardous. I've been throwing barbells and dumbbells around for over 30 years, and I still picked up some good info from this title, mainly in the form of reminders. Even experienced fitness enthusiasts can get set in their ways; this book provides a good back-to-basics guide for seasoned jocks as well as an effective intro for those just getting started.
An excellent resource for complete beginners5
This is the perfect book for someone who has never lifted weights before and is looking to start from the very beginning. It is never assumed that you know anything, which is perfect for the complete beginner. The book covers the most basic exercises for each muscle group, and provides basic information on these muscle groups, so that the beginner can become accustomed to putting together a basic program for the entire body. Once the beginner masters this, they will have all the building blocks needed to move on to more advanced programs, such as working on different groups on different days or doing supersets. If you are already familiar with the basics and are looking for more intermediate and advanced exercises and programs, try The Body Sculpting Bible for Women, Revised Edition: The Way to Physical Perfection (Body Sculpting Bible) or The Body Sculpting Bible for Men, Revised Edition: The Way to Physical Perfection (Body Sculpting Bible). However, if you are looking to start with the very basics - nothing wrong with that - then start with this one to get your basics down and your confidence up before moving on to the Body Sculpting series or other more advanced books.
Really, really basic3
I did learn some useful technique tidbits from this book, and it has some amusing anecdotes, but this book is really for someone who is a true beginner. So I can only really recommend for those who have NO idea what is in a typical gym weightroom.
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This book demystifies the foreign exchange market by focusing on the people who comprise it. Drawing on the expertise of the very professionals whose decisions help shape the market, Thomas Oberlechner describes the highly interdependent relationship between financial decision makers and news providers, showing that the assumption that the foreign exchange market is purely economic and rational has to be replaced by a more complex market psychology.
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“…there are enough gems in there to keep you reading on.” (The Technical Analyst, March/April, 30th March 2005)
"...a fascinating and entertaining read..." (Economic Issues, June 2006)
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The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market.
This book offers a fascinating understanding of the decisions that determine exchange rates. It sheds light on the psychology behind spectacular market phenomena as well as on subliminal processes in daily trading decisions.
In an understandable and engaging analysis of his research with many of the world's leading market participants, Thomas Oberlechner draws on the first-hand expertise of the professionals whose decisions shape the market. Expanding the field of behavioral finance, The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market incorporates new insights from a variety of psychological perspectives - ranging from social market dynamics; the role of affects and intuition in trading decisions; cognitive biases of traders; psychological risk-taking phenomena; subjective attitudes in market expectations; the interdependent relationship between trading institutions and the financial news media; the dynamics of market rumors, and personality characteristics of successful traders; to the role of metaphors in the decisions of participants and the nature of the market.
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This book offers a fascinating understanding of the decisions that determine exchange rates. It sheds light on the psychology behind spectacular market phenomena as well as on subliminal processes in daily trading decisions.
In an understandable and engaging analysis of his research with many of the world’s leading market participants, Thomas Oberlechner draws on the first-hand expertise of the professionals whose decisions shape the market. Expanding the field of behavioral finance, The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market incorporates new insights from a variety of psychological perspectives - ranging from social market dynamics; the role of affects and intuition in trading decisions; cognitive biases of traders; psychological risk-taking phenomena; subjective attitudes in market expectations; the interdependent relationship between trading institutions and the financial news media; the dynamics of market rumors, and personality characteristics of successful traders; to the role of metaphors in the decisions of participants and the nature of the market.
"Economists propose elegant theories and sophisticated models to explain exchange rates, but to no avail. Traders, however, enjoy uncommon success in these markets. The difference is psychology. Economists deny it. Traders exploit it. And Thomas Oberlechner explains it – very skilfully. Whether you want to be a better economist or a better trader, read this outstanding book!"
—Mark Kritzman, Windham Capital Management Boston, LLC
"Finally, a book that helps us to understand the dynamics of the largest market in the world. As petrodollars and financial trade foreign exchange transactions gave way to pure trading for profit and speculation, it was often difficult to ascertain the dynamics of trading. Thomas Oberlechner has provided an excellent understanding in this book."
—Marshall N. Carter, Chairman/CEO (retired), State Street Bank and Trust Co., Boston
"Financial markets, with their interaction of economic and psychological mechanisms, increasingly attract researchers’ and practitioners’ interests. Thomas Oberlechner brilliantly examines financial markets by taking a psychological perspective. This splendid book impresses by its detailed research and provides a thorough understanding of the complex yet attractive mechanisms of financial markets."
—Professor Erich Kirchler, Institute for Psychology, University of Vienna
"Thomas Oberlechner has pulled together an astonishing array of first-rate research on how financial markets are shaped and shifted through all-too-human interaction and decision. Moreover, he has contributed a good deal of highly original research into the workings of the foreign exchange market and on the people who build and sustain this market. The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market summarizes in a most readable way what we know about the people - traders, analysts and journalists - who make markets and whose everyday decision making has, to say the least, far ranging social consequences. A ‘must read’ for anyone who wonders about the seemingly unfathomable mysteries of exchange rates and the making of markets."
—John Van Maanen, Erwin Schell Professor of Organization Studies, MIT
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Essentail reading for Forex Dealers5
I am a veteran forex dealer and in-house trainer of our dealers; this book is required reading. From the opening quote in the introduction of the book you are introduced to the concept that "psychology" is everything in dealing. Believe it! Though the book provides no canned solutions to dealing, it does give you the essential foundations to begin to build your own dealing models.
A good dissertation may be, but not a good trading book for sure2
If you are interested in the result of a survey done through over 300 FX traders in 5 countries or over 200 bibliographies for your own thesis, you will be absolutely delighted. If you want to sharpen your trading edge or simply to have fun (like what Fiasco, Pit Bull, Liar's Poker and Wall Street Meat do), you will be very disappointed.
I would like to give you an example. In page 154 the author listed a table of importance ratings of successful trader characteristics (n=291, 1=unimportant, 4=very important) of 23 items ranging from Quick Reaction Time (mean=3.71, sd=0.50) & Discipline (mean=3.65, sd=0.55) to Computer Literacy (mean=2.54, sd=0.78) & Social Skills (mean=2.52, sd=0.74). Some might find it helpful. As a veteran pro FX trader and trading book lover who read to sharpen my edge in one of the most competitive market, I dont.
Perhaps the author had just tried too hard to post the findings of his survey into a book that the chapters and thus content are quite disoriented (I strongly suggest you to take a look of the content page available on Amazon). Sorry to say that there are plenty of much better trading psychology books in the market (though not dedicated to FX, but still relevant and applicable). IMHO, "Beyond Greed and Fear: Understanding Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing" by Hersh Shefrin and "The psychology of Finance by Lars Tvede" should be better choices.
p.s. I had overlooked the fact that the two five star reviews (this should be the third review of this book) were written by two one-review-only readers. Shame on me!
A Must Read for Any Trader or Investor5
This book is valuable to any person trading any market. It enforces the thought that you bring yourself to the market, be it currencies, futures, stocks, or bonds. A person is the product of their environment, culture, parents, education and experiences which influences their perception of the markets. It is very difficult to observe what the market is doing without observing what it is doing to you. All markets are a mind game.
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Describes 24 proven tactics to spark productivity in the workplace. Softcover.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #156478 in Books
* Published on: 2002-11-26
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24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee
Think about the managers who most influenced your career. They were successful because they infused employees--and organizations--with passion for work and motivation to achieve. 24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee provides two dozen creative and ready-to-use tools and techniques for ensuring that same enthusiasm, energy, and employee morale. Look to this concise but powerful book for workplace-tested techniques to:
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About the Author
Anne Bruce is a nationally recognized speaker and workshop leader. She has written a number of books, including Building a High Morale Workplace, Motivating Employees, and others.
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Powerful Little Book on How to Motivate Employees!5
Anne Bruce does it again, this time in the Mighty Manager Series with a book on how to implement the most powerful tools that really motivate employees. In addition, there are bite-size pieces of helpful "how-to" directives and fun illustrations, each underscoring her points and sense of humor.
A book for every manager and supervisor in the organization!
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Whether your business has a few employees or several thousand, providing them with a handbook that spells out your company's benefits, policies and procedures makes great sense, practically and legally.
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About the Author
During her years as a law student at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, Lisa worked for Nolo as a research and editorial assistant. After a stint as a staff attorney at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Lisa worked primarily in the field of employment law, in both government and private practice. Lisa recently rejoined the staff at Nolo, where she is the co-author of Nolo's Pocket Guide to California Law.
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A proven method for measuring the value of every relationship in the era of collaborative business.
Progressive companies claim to focus on customers, yet too few understand how to profitably deliver what their customers truly value. Award winning business architects, Jeffrey Shuman and Janice Twombly have developed a proven method for measuring the value of every relationship. It is a method specifically designed for today's era of collaborative business. Their book, Everyone is a Customer, offers entrepreneurs and business executives easy to follow advice about how to achieve success through "win-win" collaborative relationships. Readers will learn how to redefine every business relationship as a "customer" relationship; value, measure and manage those relationships; and create new value and improve company performance.
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Every Single Name in Your Rolodex Represents Potential Income
In today’s business relationships, the balance of power has shifted to the customer. This is not news. But in Everyone Is a Customer, the "customer" has been redefined.
Everyone with whom a business interacts—internally and externally—is a customer. However, companies need to effectively allocate resources to those relationships that create the greatest strategic value in order to improve performance and increase profits.
Traditional customer relationship management (CRM) and partner relationship management (PRM) strategies and technologies recognize that organizations need to interact with customers and alliance partners in a more meaningful way. But they do not take into account relationship currencies. According to award-winning entrepreneurs Jeffrey Shuman and Janice Twombly, collaboration is the key to success in today’s networked economy. Successful collaboration, say Shuman and Twombly, comes through effectively trading in relationship currencies.
Built on the revolutionary concepts from their last book, Collaborative Communities, Shuman and Twombly outline methods every company and businessperson can use to develop and measure win-win collaborative relationships.
Managers, leaders, and business owners will learn how to:
*Redefine every business relationship as a "customer" relationship.
*Value, measure, and manage relationship currencies.
*Realize value through both cash and non-cash currencies.
*Work toward Purposeful Collaboration, that is, the allocation of resources toward the most valuable relationships.
*Determine a company’s value from a new perspective by putting a tangible value on an intangible, such as customer relationships.
In the age of collaborative business, you must think from the perspective that everyone is a customer, that there is quantifiable and significant value in non-cash relationship currencies, and that the intricacies of all forms of business relationships can be objectively measured and managed. By thinking about business from these new perspectives, you can accomplish your goals and achieve success.
About the Authors
Jeffrey Shuman, Ph.D., and Janice Twombly, CPA, are founders of The Rhythm of Business, Inc., a firm that helps businesspeople and organizations measure and manage the value in their business relationships for strategic benefit. Shuman is also professor and director of entrepreneurial studies at Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, and in 1999 received an Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. David Rottenberg is an editor at Shuman and Twombly’s company and has written for several regional and national publications. Together, they are the authors of Collaborative Communities: Partnering for Profit in the Networked Economy.
Advance Praise for Everyone Is a Customer:
"Many companies are realizing that the relentless forces driving collaborative business—customer-driven markets, smarter applications of business technology, and a relentless drive for innovation—are too powerful to ignore, and they’re trying to jump in, any way they can. Shuman and Twombly’s book can give those companies—as well as those that have yet to take the plunge—not only the broad perspectives they’ll need to make it work but also a set of tactical and tangible tools that’ll help them measure their progress against their objectives."
—Bob Evans, Editor-in-Chief, InformationWeek, and Senior Vice President, CMP Media
"Just when I was beginning to think ‘business book’ was an oxymoron, Everyone Is a Customer lands on my desk. This is the real thing: a substantive, useful guide to rethinking the true value of business relationships. Chapter 3—exploring how to monetize all of your company's relationships—is worth the price of admission by itself."
—George Gendron, Editor-in-Chief, Inc.Magazine
"As the web of the extended enterprise increases in complexity, managers and entrepreneurs need more than good instinct to conduct business relationships profitably. Everyone Is a Customer provides a smart, practical framework and tools that we can use today for measuring and extracting fair value from the relationships we rely on to meet our business goals."
—Gregory K. Ericksen, Global Director, Entrepreneur Of The Year, Ernst & Young
"In an era of uncertainty, economic turmoil, and global unrest, the greatest asset of any business or businessperson is the relationship. Rich in ideas, tactics, and actions, Everyone Is a Customer delivers a clear and crisp framework for understanding and leveraging every business relationship to its fullest. Jan and Jeff have become masters of effectively communicating the essentials of business success and choreographing the road map to business opportunity."
—Thomas M. Koulopoulos, President, Delphi Group, and Author of X-economy
About the Author
Jeffrey Shuman, Ph.D., and Janice Twombly are founders of The Rhythm of Business, a knowledge firm that helps create awareness, understanding, and adoption of collaborative business. Shuman is also professor and director of entrepreneurial studies at Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, and in 1999 received an Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Janice Twombly and Jeffrey Shuman, Ph.D., are founders of The Rhythm of Business, a knowledge firm that helps create awareness, understanding, and adoption of collaborative business.
David Rottenberg is an editor at Shuman and Twombly's company, and has written for several regional and national publications.
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Collaboration may be the most important concept in business ttoday. A recent search for the term on the Internet turned up thousands and thousands of business-related references. Yet in March 2000, while researching our last book, Collaborative Communities: Partnering for Profit in the Networked Economy, a similar online search came up with just a few references, and they mainly related to cooperative housing and academic or intellectual collaboration.
So why the sudden attention to collaboration? The answer is simple.
Collaboration is important because we live our lives and conduct our business in an increasingly connected and interdependent world. Collaboration is how work gets done when we can’t get it done alone. In our personal lives as consumers, whenever we have the financial wherewithal, we rely on an increasing number of specialists to help us with our needs. In war, we form alliances for very specific advantages. In business, more and more companies understand that to truly succeed in our global and networked economy, growth and profits come through true partnerships with all our varied constituencies.
Indeed, many businesspeople are realizing that significant financial benefits accrue through collaborative relationships with other businesses. And increasingly companies are finding that the best strategy is to collaborate with their customers in the design, development, and delivery of their market basket of goods and services.
So not surprisingly, many businesses have essentially made collaboration their new corporate mandate. It’s as if all you need to do is implement software that allows you to conduct "collaborative commerce" and you’re on the road to success. However, it is our view that to be effective, collaboration requires both a mindset nurtured and developed by an entrepreneurial focus on the customer and the support of technology that provides realtime information and measurements. Collaboration must have a clearly defined purpose. Collaboration driven just by the ability of tools or by the management concept du jour results only in costly failures. Unfortunately, based on what we see and hear, in too many instances it is the superficial approach that is being taken.
Since writing Collaborative Communities, we have worked with dozens of companies to develop collaborative business models, all the while building our own Collaborative Community. And whether using the entrepreneurial clean sheet of paper to start a new business or iterating an xisting business model, we have observed and experienced firsthand the myriad challenges to building a collaborative business.
Lately, we’ve stepped back from all the details to think about what we’ve learned. More than anything else, we realize that what separates the successful from the unsuccessful is the ability to build trusting, purposeful, mutually beneficial relationships. Of course, like you, We’ve always known that relationships are important in business. What we hadn’t appreciated is that in addition to requiring a lot of hard work, successful collaborative relationships require an analytical and disciplined approach.
Like many things in life, some people have an in-born, intuitive ability to build trusting, win-win relationships both in business and in their personal life. However, for the majority of us, this ability isn’t programmed into our DNA. For us, the ability to build trusting relationships requires understanding and practice. With understanding and practice, we, too, can develop this ability.
And that’s fortunate because now, more than ever, we need to work collaboratively to better understand our customers’ changing needs and take aggressive action to profitably meet those needs. Indeed, the necessity to work across traditional boundaries with like-minded people to achieve shared goals and the benefit from doing so have never been greater. But how do you truly evaluate which relationships are the right relationships to develop and nurture?
This book identifies and describes how you build, measure, and manage successful collaborative relationships. We call this skill Purposeful Collaboration and have methodically spelled out the step-by-step process it follows. Further, we have used the detailed description of that process to develop several analog and digital tools that, when coupled with your growing understanding, empower you to successfully build and maintain collaborative relationships.
Once you have developed the ability to trade in relationship currencies, you can focus your limited resources on those relationships that provide you the greatest benefit and offer the fastest return. Very simply, it’s how you do business in the era of collaborative business.
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Reshaping A Business To Meet Customer Needs5
"Everyone Is A Customer"(2002) is a companion book to last year's "Collaborative Communities"(2001), which taken together, present a realistic roadmap for companies interested in changing with the times. They build on Peter Drucker's insight that when a business thinks through the relationships that make the most sense, it is the customer they should focus on to increase sales and profits. According to authors Jeffrey Shuman and Janice Twombly with David Rottenberg, This well written and insightful book, takes the reader step-by-step through an understanding of what it takes for a business owner to survive, innovate and prosper in the new era of collaborative business that relies so heavily on the networking of relationships to succeed.
The authors urge business owners to recognize the natural process of change that takes place once a business is started, resulting in the unforseen development of new products,new service, and new customers. They call this
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Filled with case studies and anecdotes, How to Talk to Customers demystifies the most critical aspect of customer service: conversations employees have every day with customers. In this must-have resource, Diane Berenbaum and Tom Larkin outline a proven system based on their MAGIC customer service training program. MAGIC, which stands for Make A Great Impression on the Customer, can help anyone become the type of communicator that makes their customers feel special.
For more on this book, visit www.howtotalktocustomers.com
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #325834 in Books
* Published on: 2007-03-30
* Original language: English
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* Binding: Hardcover
* 224 pages
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“How to Talk to Customers presents a system for interacting with customers based on empathy, dignity, and doing the right thing. Use these ideas to turn your customers into raving fans.”--Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Customer Mania
“Warning: This book will radically change corporate cultures and provide businesses with a competitive advantage in customer service. MAGIC smashes superficial, ineffective approaches to solve complex customer service issues through a simple and fun approach. This framework can resolve even the thorniest predicament.--Barry L. Ogle, vice president, Leadership Enrichment Institute, Wyndham Vacation Ownership
“You have to take care of your co-workers and customers. This book takes common sense approaches and guides you on how to build successful business relationships.”--Paul Orfalea, Kinko’s founder and coauthor of Copy This!
“How to Talk to Customers illustrates the keys to making MAGIC every day with every contact. If service is a differentiator for your organization, this book should be on everyone’s desk, from the day they start!”--William M. Lyons, president and CEO, American Century Companies, Inc.
“The book that leaders at all levels have been waiting for. It provides a clear and practical tool for assessing customer interaction skills and will help any organization wow their customers with extraordinary service.”--Asheesh Advani, CEO, CircleLending
"Talking to customers seems so easy; however, to make a great impression on them, you need the MAGIC System."--Norma Diaz, CEO, Community Health Group
“Whether you are moving up the ladder or already running your organization, the advice in this book is truly MAGIC and will help you leave a lasting legacy with everyone you meet. Be remembered for the right reasons and make a positive impact with every encounter starting now; it will change your life!”--Paige Arnof-Fenn, founder and CEO, Mavens & Moguls
“I hope you believe in MAGIC, because this system can really help you build the generous, intimate, personal relationships with customers that will power the growth of your business!”--Keith Ferrazzi, author, Never Eat Alone and CEO of professional development and consulting firm Ferrazzi Greenlight
“If you deal with people, this book is a must-have! The relationships with your 'customers' (clients, co-workers, family and friends) will flourish as you put MAGIC to work.”--Jason Checketts, manager of learning and development, Wells Fargo
“There's no greater way to help your team build a culture of customer service than by using the MAGIC system. You'll see results immediately...and those results will truly amaze you (and your customers!).”--Brian Cole Miller, author, Quick Team-building Activities for Busy Managers
“MAGIC is one of those simple-but-far-from-easy ideas that can revolutionize a company because it transforms how people think and act. At FreshDirect, we believe in MAGIC and strive to practice it daily.”--Dean Furbush, CEO, FreshDirect
“Any call center senior executive, manager, supervisor - or anyone who talks to your customers - should read this book then commit to applying its simple principles. Tom and Diane bring to light the fact that all consumers are seeking a unique experience from companies today, and this is it.”--C. Paul Turner, managing director, Training and Performance Improvement, Citifinancial Mortgage, Inc. and Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb
“Any organization interested in creating passionate and loyal customers should read this book. The MAGIC system shows you how to impress even the most discerning customers.”--Rudy Escalante, CEO, ICSA Software North America, Inc.
“I Love How to Talk to Customers! I want this to be required reading for our employees going forward.”--Monica Kelly, quality analyst, account services, Colonial Supplemental Insurance
“One of the most useful manuals for companies and individuals who are serious about exceeding customers' expectations. Follow the 5 MAGIC
Steps, understand why words are perceived as tragic and how they can
become MAGIC, and MAGIC will become part of your company -- and personal culture.”--Jansje Stramwasser, Sr. Training Manager, Convergys Employee Care
“The journey required to develop a long-term relationship begins with that first, critical face-to-face conversation. Berenbaum and Larkin have created a masterful roadmap for how to build immediate rapport and lay the foundations for enduring trust.”--Andrew Sobel, author, Clients for Life and Making Rain
“What distinguishes you from your competition is often the customer's perception of his or her service experience. Read this book to discover practical ideas that you can use to delight your customer, every time.” --Deb Ketcham, Manager of Process Improvement, ACCO Brands Corporation
“Trust-based supplier/customer relationships are the wave of the business future. How to Talk to Customers is the handbook of how to create and navigate those critical relationships.”--Charles H. Green, founder and president, Trusted Advisor Associates
From the Inside Flap
"Every once in a while, we as consumers have a truly wonderful experience as a customer of a company. These interactions leave us feeling so positive about our purchase, our relationships with the company, and ourselves that we say, 'The experience was magic!'" —from the Introduction
Filled with case studies and anecdotes, How to Talk to Customers demystifies the most critical aspect of customer service: conversations employees have every day with customers. In this must-have resource, Diane Berenbaum and Tom Larkin outline a proven system based on their MAGIC customer service training program. MAGIC, which stands for Make A Great Impression on the Customer, can help anyone become the type of communicator that makes their customers feel special.
More than a simple set of skills that can be learned and practiced, MAGIC begins with a mind-set that reflects implicit respect for everyone and a commitment to demonstrate that respect. The book is filled with humorous and touching MAGIC (and Tragic) Moments that are real-life illustrations from customers, colleagues, and friends.
Using the detailed "33 Points of MAGIC," the authors show how any customer dialogue can be evaluated, measured, and improved. The book also contains a wealth of relationship-building ideas and dozens of tips, checklists, and exercises that will help you apply the principles to your own daily interactions.
How to Talk to Customers is a practical guide to customer contact for any business that wants to serve its customers at world-class levels day in and day out. And it will help any individual who wants to strengthen personal and professional relationships.
From the Back Cover
Praise for How to Talk to Customers
"How to Talk to Customers presents a system for interacting with customers based on empathy, dignity, and doing the right thing. Use these ideas to turn your customers into raving fans."--Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Customer Mania
"Warning: This book will radically change corporate cultures and provide businesses with a competitive advantage in customer service. MAGIC smashes superficial, ineffective approaches to solve complex customer service issues through a simple and fun approach. This framework can resolve even the thorniest predicament."--Barry L. Ogle, vice president, Leadership Enrichment Institute, Wyndham Vacation Ownership
"You have to take care of your co-workers and customers. This book takes commonsense approaches and guides you on how to build successful business relationships."--Paul Orfalea, Kinko's founder and coauthor of Copy This!
"How to Talk to Customers illustrates the keys to making MAGIC every day with every contact. If service is a differentiator for your organization, this book should be on everyone's desk, from the day they start!"--William M. Lyons, president and CEO, American Century Companies, Inc.
"The book that leaders at all levels have been waiting for. It provides a clear and practical tool for assessing customer interaction skills and will help any organization wow their customers with extraordinary service."--Asheesh Advani, CEO, CircleLending
"Talking to customers seems so easy; however, to make a great impression on them, you need the MAGIC System."--Norma Diaz, CEO, Community Health Group
"Whether you are moving up the ladder or already running your organization, the advice in this book is truly MAGIC and will help you leave a lasting legacy with everyone you meet. Be remembered for the right reasons and make a positive impact with every encounter starting now; it will change your life!"--Paige Arnof-Fenn, founder and CEO, Mavens & Moguls
Customer Reviews
A good alternative to the even better training!5
I'm familiar with the customer skills training program that this book is based on (MAGIC). Extraordinary! I've seen unbelieveable results when people apply the principles taught here in real life customer situations.
But if you dont have access to their MAGIC training, this book is a good back-up plan. All the info they hit in the training is here--you just have to be more self-motivated to study it and apply it without the benefit of any coaching or feedback. Nevertheless, the book is laid out in an easy to read. The topics flow naturally one into the next. You can imagine a customer interaction playing out as you make your way through the chapters. The book is chock full of examples as well as charts, graphs and checklists that make the points effectively.
One caution: dont expect to read this through some evening and then start applying it. I recommend you approach it more like a workboook...read a bit, put it down, try what you just learned (see the results!) and then pick it back up again.
Interestingly enough, I also use these principles when I'M the customer and others around me are amazed at the much-better-than-expected results i get when i complain or make requests! Thanks!
Great book for training customer service staff4
We've used this book to train our staff in how to be better customer service representatives on the phone. The book is more applicable to phone conversations, but works for in-person situations as well. Has given my staff good methods for dealing with really irate customers, long talkers, and in creating good report with customers.
Only negative is that the book is a bit cheesy, especially in the beginning. You have to read through the first 5 or 6 chapters before you start getting to things that you can readily apply in daily situations.
A practical method on a topic that is more important than most people realize5
The notion that we only get once chance to make a first impression is true. But it is also true that you make an impression with every customer interaction. This very practical book teaches you how to think through every kind of customer interaction and how to make it a positive experience for the customer. The authors make the word MAGIC into an acronym. Well, two
Product Description
Good customer service might seem like a matter of attitude, but with a little knowledge of basic behavioral psychology, any service rep or team can dramatically improve service quality. Great Customer Connections presents a step-by-step program for turning each customer interaction into a peak experience. Adapting scientific research into easy-to-apply practices, the book lets service professionals:
* connect with customers and "speak the language" of each one's unique personality * use the "secret phrases" that make them feel great * tell them anything without upsetting them * stop saying "no" --permanently * defuse any crisis and take command of each interaction even with difficult or unclear customers
Combining known principles of behavioral psychology with field-proven techniques, Great Customer Connections is the key to revolutionizing the service quality that you, your team, and your entire company provide.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #261060 in Books
* Published on: 2006-05-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"If you're ready to wipe out customer complaints, and keep your employees for years, it's time to read this book." -- Niche
"Gallagher has nailed the essence of serving others with practical ideas that work. Make great connections with your customers today!" -- John G. Miller, author of QBQ!: The Question Behind the Question and Flipping the Switch
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“If you’re ready to wipe out customer complaints, and keep your employees for years, it’s time to read this book.”
-Niche Magazine
About the Author
Richard S. Gallagher (Ithaca, NY) is an authority on communications skills and workplace culture. A former customer service executive who is now a popular corporate trainer and public speaker, he specializes in the mechanics of customer interaction.
Customer Reviews
Excellent Resource5
In my research for our Customer Advocacy initiative, I've looked at a number of resources, including several books. Of the materials I've read, Gallagher's book is the best. The book is filled with practical advice and many examples for building good customer relationships. Highly recommended for anyone interested in improving customer service.
A Communication Handbook for all Seasons5
In his new book Great Customer Connections, Rich Gallagher has done us all a favor by calling our attention to the need for a more positive approach to dealing with customers, service people, and indeed everyone in our lives. Positive behavior generates positive results. Speaking from a strong understanding of behavioral psychology, Rich's tenets and the vignettes in his book generate a wonderful teaching manual for customer service situations and indeed for communicating in our day to day lives.
A book directed toward business ethics and customer service, I see this book as also a way to teach something we sometimes forget: basic manners when dealing with others. I'm all for encouraging communication skills and re-instigating the use of "Please," and "Thank you," and "May I help you?" in our day to day lives. Gallagher notes that those businesses that are most successful are the ones that provide excellent customer service, that treat all people at all levels in the company with respect, and that know how to react with class to both positive as well as challenging situations. Great Customer Connections is a fabulous learning tool for teaching these communication success strategies.
Lucy Lewis
Co-author, Create Your Own Family Originals
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Bonica's Management of Pain is the "gold standard" text in pain management. This is the first and only textbook to take a comprehensive and practical approach to all areas of pain management, including its psychological issues. From cancer and surgical pain to visceral pain, this book covers diseases, treatments, causes, and effects. The first of three parts covers the fundamental aspects of pain, its anatomy, physiological and psychological bases. The second part addresses the techniques that alleviate pain and, though the primary focus is on analgesic block, other methods are covered. Clinical impressions and observations of diseases and disorders with painful syndromes constitute the third part of the book.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #667180 in Books
* Published on: 2001-01-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 2
* Binding: Hardcover
* 2178 pages
Customer Reviews
Great book4
Great book, but Amazon seems to have problems shipping things this big. Mine was damaged and had to be returned. I have had similar problems with other large books ordered from Amazon. Lately, I have experienced a marked decrease in Amazon service and received multiple damaged books.
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The new Essentials of Anatomy and Physioloy, 5th edition , tectbook and workbook provide classroom-ready learning that's fun to teach and easy to study. Presented in a skillfully illustrated format, the new edition is "A P 101" for students about the body's structures and functions.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #27583 in Books
* Published on: 2006-09-29
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 603 pages
Customer Reviews
excellent price, book is in outstanding order, delivery on time, recomened for purchase on this site 100%5
excellent price, book is in outstanding order, delivery on time, recomened for purchase on this site 100%
Great Book4
This book was purchased for my wife who is in school. She was really pleased with the book. The book came in, in excellent condition.
Excellent Beginner's A&P Text5
This is the perfect text for those with a need for a beginner's course in Anatomy and Physiology. It's brief, very readable, and filled with great graphics and highlighted tables of important information. Every time I thought of something I remembered or had a question about (such as common ailments, diseases, etc.) as I read the text, it was usually covered in a call-out box. Well done!
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The latest edition of this highly acclaimed textbook, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the science and medical applications of biopharmaceutical products. Biopharmaceuticals refers to pharmaceutical substances derived from biological sources, and increasingly, it is synonymous with 'newer' pharmaceutical substances derived from genetic engineering or hybridoma technology.
This superbly written review of the important areas of investigation in the field, covers drug production, plus the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action together with the biotechnology of major biopharmaceutical types on the market or currently under development. There is also additional material reflecting both the technical advances in the area and detailed information on key topics such as the influence of genomics on drug discovery.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #506330 in Books
* Published on: 2003-09-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 570 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"…contains just about everything that anyone would want to know about the subject…It's all here in this easy-to-read textbook.” (Biochemistry and Molecular Education, March/April 2004)
"...well written… (and) copiously illustrated..." (Chemistry & Industry, 17th January 2005)
“This book should be recommended reading for all under-graduate course in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences …”. (Cell Biochemistry & Function, March-April 2005)
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"…contains just about everything that anyone would want to know about the subject…It's all here in this easy-to-read textbook.” (Biochemistry and Molecular Education, March/April 2004)
"...well written… (and) copiously illustrated..." (Chemistry & Industry, 17th January 2005)
“This book should be recommended reading for all under-graduate course in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences …”. (Cell Biochemistry & Function, March-April 2005)
From the Back Cover
Biopharmaceuticals: Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the science and medical applications of biopharmaceutical products.
Extensively revised and updated, the Second Edition of this highly successful textbook discusses the latest developments in the field, providing a greater focus on actual commercial products and how they are manufactured. Substantial new sections on detailing biopharmaceutical drug delivery and how advances in genomics and proteomics will impact upon (bio)pharmaceutical drug development are also included.
* Provides a balanced overview of the biopharmaceutical industry, including material on key developments in the field.
* Each chapter supplemented with an extensive further reading section
* Aimed at students taking courses in biotechnology, pharmaceutical science, biochemistry, microbiology or medicine
* An ideal reference for those already employed in the (bio)pharmaceutical sector wishing to gain a better overview of the industry.
Reviews of Biopharmace u ticals:
"Biopharmaceuticals: Biochemistry and Biotechnology contain(s) some very useful information and ultimately serves as a comprehensive introduction to both the biopharmaceutical industry and its role within the larger arena of pharmaceuticals. For those new to, or keen to be involved with biopharmaceuticals, the book will undoubtedly provide a solid grounding of not just the technology, but of the industry as a whole."
—Pharmaceutical Technology Europe
"This great compliment of scientific literature, is easy-to-read and understand, up-to-date as well as comprehensive."
—Bioseparation
"Biopharmaceuticals…is well written and provides an excellent overview of the biotechnology industry…. This book is an excellent and balanced source of information about the biotechnology industry."
—FEBS Letters
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An integrated overview of cancer drug discovery and development from the bench to the clinic, showing with broad strokes and representative examples the drug development process as a network of linked components leading from the discovered target to the ultimate therapeutic product. Following a systems biology approach, the authors explain genomic databases and how to discover oncological targets from them, how then to advance from the gene and transcript to the level of protein biochemistry, how next to move from the chemical realm to that of the living cell and, ultimately, pursue animal modeling and clinical development. Emerging cancer therapeutics including Ritux an, Erbitux, Gleevec Herceptin, Avastin, ABX-EGF, Velcade, Kepivance, Iressa, Tarceva, and Zevalin are addressed. Highlights include cancer genomics, pharmacogenomics, transcriptomics, gene expression analysis, proteomic and enzymatic cancer profiling technologies, and cellular and animal approaches to cancer target validation.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #2420980 in Books
* Published on: 2005-04-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 768 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"...an excellent resource to anyone interested in the field of cancer or cancer research. Its comprehensive overview of different perspectives in oncologic genomics will certainly be beneficial to a wide range of professionals in their ultimate endeavors towards further development of advanced cancer therapies." - Doody's Health Sciences and Book Review Journal
"...provides an integrated overview of cancer drug discovery and development...." - BioTech International
Customer Reviews
Thorough Review of Genomics-Based Cancer Research5
This work draws on the experience of dozens of leading scientists in the public and private sector in their efforts to use information from genomics to understand and develop cancer therapies. A wide variety of experimental cancer drugs are discussed, and clinical trial data are presented. At 750 pages it is a substantial work, with enough technical detail to suit the bench scientist and physician, yet an easy enough read to be appreciated by the avid learner.
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Originating as a one-day workshop sponsored by the Shriner’s Hospitals and the National Institutes of Health, Foot and Ankle Motion Analysis: Clinical Treatment and Technology provides a single source reference for the latest assessment technologies and their clinical applications. Presenting basic and advanced clinical applications in pediatric and adult cases, the book also introduces the technological advances themselves from a quantitative perspective. It describes novel approaches and emerging horizons related to mechanical paradigms, imaging, kinetics, robotics and simulation, tri-planar force sensing, and more. The book also includes a chapter of references and sources of support for future research and development prospects.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #941479 in Books
* Published on: 2007-08-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 704 pages
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This book demystifies the foreign exchange market by focusing on the people who comprise it. Drawing on the expertise of the very professionals whose decisions help shape the market, Thomas Oberlechner describes the highly interdependent relationship between financial decision makers and news providers, showing that the assumption that the foreign exchange market is purely economic and rational has to be replaced by a more complex market psychology.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #329062 in Books
* Published on: 2004-12-07
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 278 pages
Editorial Reviews
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“…there are enough gems in there to keep you reading on.” (The Technical Analyst, March/April, 30th March 2005)
"...a fascinating and entertaining read..." (Economic Issues, June 2006)
From the Inside Flap
The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market.
This book offers a fascinating understanding of the decisions that determine exchange rates. It sheds light on the psychology behind spectacular market phenomena as well as on subliminal processes in daily trading decisions.
In an understandable and engaging analysis of his research with many of the world's leading market participants, Thomas Oberlechner draws on the first-hand expertise of the professionals whose decisions shape the market. Expanding the field of behavioral finance, The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market incorporates new insights from a variety of psychological perspectives - ranging from social market dynamics; the role of affects and intuition in trading decisions; cognitive biases of traders; psychological risk-taking phenomena; subjective attitudes in market expectations; the interdependent relationship between trading institutions and the financial news media; the dynamics of market rumors, and personality characteristics of successful traders; to the role of metaphors in the decisions of participants and the nature of the market.
From the Back Cover
This book offers a fascinating understanding of the decisions that determine exchange rates. It sheds light on the psychology behind spectacular market phenomena as well as on subliminal processes in daily trading decisions.
In an understandable and engaging analysis of his research with many of the world’s leading market participants, Thomas Oberlechner draws on the first-hand expertise of the professionals whose decisions shape the market. Expanding the field of behavioral finance, The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market incorporates new insights from a variety of psychological perspectives - ranging from social market dynamics; the role of affects and intuition in trading decisions; cognitive biases of traders; psychological risk-taking phenomena; subjective attitudes in market expectations; the interdependent relationship between trading institutions and the financial news media; the dynamics of market rumors, and personality characteristics of successful traders; to the role of metaphors in the decisions of participants and the nature of the market.
"Economists propose elegant theories and sophisticated models to explain exchange rates, but to no avail. Traders, however, enjoy uncommon success in these markets. The difference is psychology. Economists deny it. Traders exploit it. And Thomas Oberlechner explains it – very skilfully. Whether you want to be a better economist or a better trader, read this outstanding book!"
—Mark Kritzman, Windham Capital Management Boston, LLC
"Finally, a book that helps us to understand the dynamics of the largest market in the world. As petrodollars and financial trade foreign exchange transactions gave way to pure trading for profit and speculation, it was often difficult to ascertain the dynamics of trading. Thomas Oberlechner has provided an excellent understanding in this book."
—Marshall N. Carter, Chairman/CEO (retired), State Street Bank and Trust Co., Boston
"Financial markets, with their interaction of economic and psychological mechanisms, increasingly attract researchers’ and practitioners’ interests. Thomas Oberlechner brilliantly examines financial markets by taking a psychological perspective. This splendid book impresses by its detailed research and provides a thorough understanding of the complex yet attractive mechanisms of financial markets."
—Professor Erich Kirchler, Institute for Psychology, University of Vienna
"Thomas Oberlechner has pulled together an astonishing array of first-rate research on how financial markets are shaped and shifted through all-too-human interaction and decision. Moreover, he has contributed a good deal of highly original research into the workings of the foreign exchange market and on the people who build and sustain this market. The Psychology of the Foreign Exchange Market summarizes in a most readable way what we know about the people - traders, analysts and journalists - who make markets and whose everyday decision making has, to say the least, far ranging social consequences. A ‘must read’ for anyone who wonders about the seemingly unfathomable mysteries of exchange rates and the making of markets."
—John Van Maanen, Erwin Schell Professor of Organization Studies, MIT
Customer Reviews
Essentail reading for Forex Dealers5
I am a veteran forex dealer and in-house trainer of our dealers; this book is required reading. From the opening quote in the introduction of the book you are introduced to the concept that "psychology" is everything in dealing. Believe it! Though the book provides no canned solutions to dealing, it does give you the essential foundations to begin to build your own dealing models.
A good dissertation may be, but not a good trading book for sure2
If you are interested in the result of a survey done through over 300 FX traders in 5 countries or over 200 bibliographies for your own thesis, you will be absolutely delighted. If you want to sharpen your trading edge or simply to have fun (like what Fiasco, Pit Bull, Liar's Poker and Wall Street Meat do), you will be very disappointed.
I would like to give you an example. In page 154 the author listed a table of importance ratings of successful trader characteristics (n=291, 1=unimportant, 4=very important) of 23 items ranging from Quick Reaction Time (mean=3.71, sd=0.50) & Discipline (mean=3.65, sd=0.55) to Computer Literacy (mean=2.54, sd=0.78) & Social Skills (mean=2.52, sd=0.74). Some might find it helpful. As a veteran pro FX trader and trading book lover who read to sharpen my edge in one of the most competitive market, I dont.
Perhaps the author had just tried too hard to post the findings of his survey into a book that the chapters and thus content are quite disoriented (I strongly suggest you to take a look of the content page available on Amazon). Sorry to say that there are plenty of much better trading psychology books in the market (though not dedicated to FX, but still relevant and applicable). IMHO, "Beyond Greed and Fear: Understanding Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing" by Hersh Shefrin and "The psychology of Finance by Lars Tvede" should be better choices.
p.s. I had overlooked the fact that the two five star reviews (this should be the third review of this book) were written by two one-review-only readers. Shame on me!
A Must Read for Any Trader or Investor5
This book is valuable to any person trading any market. It enforces the thought that you bring yourself to the market, be it currencies, futures, stocks, or bonds. A person is the product of their environment, culture, parents, education and experiences which influences their perception of the markets. It is very difficult to observe what the market is doing without observing what it is doing to you. All markets are a mind game.
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The same critical information top business schools teach
Based on Professor Stralser's popular seminar series, MBA in a Day? is specifically designed for the busy professional (physician, attorney, architect, nonprofit executive, etc.) or entrepreneur/small business owner, who needs to know about the "business-side" of their practice, organization or business. With comprehensive coverage of vital business topics, important concepts and proven strategies taught at top graduate schools, this handy book offers a complete business education without the hassle of enrolling in an MBA program. Divided into four sections covering management and policy; economics, finance, and accounting; marketing; and systems and processes; this straightforward guide is easy to navigate and simple to use. Packed with illustrative examples, helpful anecdotes, and real-world case studies, this commonsense guide covers everything busy professionals would learn at the very best business schools-if they only had the time.
Steven Stralser, PhD (Phoenix, AZ), is Clinical Professor and Managing Director, The Global Entrepreneurship Center at Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management and founder and CEO of The Center for Professional Development, Inc., an organization dedicated to post-graduate training and education of today's professionals.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #396687 in Books
* Published on: 2004-09-24
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 320 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
Based on Steven Stralser’s popular seminar series, MBA in a Day® offers concise, comprehensive coverage of the vital business topics, important concepts, and proven strategies taught at top business schools. For busy professionals, this straightforward guide offers a comprehensive business education without the time and money of graduate school.
Though suitable for anyone, this book is especially helpful for professional service providers–such as doctors and lawyers–who have extensive training in their profession, but want to learn the business skills necessary to manage a practice or small business. MBA in a Day fills the gap for those who need to understand fundamental business principles they were never taught during their professional education in specialized fields such as law, medicine, engineering, and architecture.
Small business owners and entrepreneurs will find here the same tactics and strategies that full-time MBA students use to get ahead. These classic business essentials are written in plain English, adaptable to any industry or profession, and applicable to today’s complex economic world. Packed with illustrative examples, helpful anecdotes, and real-world case studies, it’s useful as both a guide to learning the fundamentals of business and as a handy reference on your bookshelf.
Divided into four sections–covering management and policy; economics, finance, and accounting; marketing; and systems and processes–this handy resource is easy to navigate and simple to use.
Inside, you’ll find MBA-level advice on these topics and many more:
* Human resources and personal interaction
* Ethics and leadership skills
* Fair negotiation tactics
* Basic business accounting practices
* Fundamentals of economics
* Marketing strategies
* Advertising and promotion
* Effective communication and presentations
* Project management
* Information technology
* Using the Internet for business purposes
* Quality control measures
For professionals focused on the day-to-day challenges of running a successful practice, operating a small business, or launching a new venture, MBA in a Day presents the essential principles and concepts taught at today’s best business schools.
From the Back Cover
Praise for MBA IN A DAY®
"Dr. Stralser’s book, MBA in a Day is must reading for every physician who is in a management role, anticipates management responsibilities, or functions in a private, solo, or group practice setting. Insights into the fundamentals of management, marketing, personnel management, finance, and economics will add to one’s satisfaction and understanding of his or her contribution in the delivery of modern medicine."
–Anthony F. Vuturo, MD, MPH, FACPE
Senior Vice President, Canyon Ranch Health Resort
Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona College of Medicine
"After thirteen years in the National Hockey League, making the transition from professional athlete to entrepreneur has been eased by the practical knowledge that I have implemented from Professor Stralser’s MBA in a Day."
–Jim Johnson
Cofounder, FlexxCoach, e-learning for coaches and athletes
Former National Hockey League player
"Increased demands, limited time, and higher expectations challenge executives as never before. MBA in a Day is an excellent resource to cut through all the noise and focus on fundamental guiding business principles."
–David E. Ratcliffe
Director, The Merrill Lynch Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management
"Steve Stralser is a master teacher. An MBA from Wharton or Harvard will cost you an arm and a leg. Read this terrific book and invest the money you would have spent on tuition into your own business."
–Robert Kramer, PhD
Director, Executive Education Programs
School of Public Affairs, American University
"The ‘fundamental’ business principles that Professor Stralser teaches in MBA in a Day are integral to sustaining a fast-growing business by any entrepreneur not formally trained in these concepts."
–Kenny Kramm
Founder, FlavorX
An Inc. 500 Company
About the Author
STEVEN STRALSER, PhD, is a clinical professor at Thunderbird: The Garvin School of International Management, where he teaches entrepreneurship. He is the founder and CEO of the Center for Professional Development, an organization dedicated to the further training and development of professionals. Dr. Stralser’s MBA in a Day® seminar series brings leading-edge concepts and principles taught in today’s best business schools to professionals everywhere.
Customer Reviews
Too little2
Goes a mile wide and an inch deep. I would rather the same book but each chapter by an expert in that area with a lesson/example.
Easy and Substantial5
I find this book very easy to read. It is fraught with valuable, profound, substantial insights. It will rapidly acquaintance people who are not yet familar with MBA topics and it will solidify the knowledge of veterans in these issues. So, either way you win. Also, even though this book is intended mainly for service providers (doctors, lawyers), it can be easily extrapolated to any managerial work at whatever stage. Dr Jusuf Hariman, Manuscript Assessor, Fellowship of Australian Writers.
Also serves as great inspiration if you ever thought about doing your MBA5
The hidden gem in this book, for those of you who don't have formal business education and always wondered whether the MBA was attainable for you, is that this book actually serves a wonderful second purpose. MBA in a Day allows you to "kick the tires", giving you a high-level overview of what you 'should' expect to cover during MBA study. Having read this book, I found the inspiration to learn more; as such I have enrolled in the MBA program where I already completed a masters in IT.
My only issue with MBA in a Day is that I would have loved to have seen a chapter on Entrepreneurship-- which would be relevant to certain MBA-wannabes (like me), as well as the existing professionals (the main audience of the book) hoping to launch their own private practices.
Neverthelesss, Dr. Stralser presents a wide variety of topics (including HR, Organizational Behaviour, Leadership, Ethics, Accounting/Finance, Economics, Marketing, Project Management, IS and Quality Management) in such an approachable way, making seemingly daunting subject matter easy to digest and appreciate.
A definite buy, I am glad I picked up this book.... if you are thinking about doing your MBA, you should too.
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Now you can apply the techniques that business analysts at leading companies use to analyze and transform data into bottom line results. For more than 10 years, well-known consultant and business professor Wayne Winston has been teaching corporate clients and MBA candidates the most effective ways to use Microsoft Excel for data analysis, modeling, and decision making. This practical, business-focused guide delivers the best of Winston’s classroom experience to you in 70+ concise chapters, organized by real-world scenarios. Quickly find and apply exactly the information you need to solve a specific business problem—from asset allocation modeling to estimating exponential growth, forecasting sales, optimizing portfolios, and other critical functions. You also get all the book’s sample files on CD-ROM—ready for use in your own work.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #44444 in Books
* Published on: 2004-02-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 624 pages
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About the Author
Wayne L. Winston teaches decision sciences at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. For more than 10 years he has taught business analysts how to use Excel to make better decisions. His clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Corporation; Intel Corporation; Microsoft Corporation; NCR Corporation; Owens Corning; Pfizer, Inc.; Proctor & Gamble; the U.S. Army; and the U.S. Department of Defense. Wayne and business partner Jeff Sagarin developed a player rating system that the Dallas Mavericks use to identify statistical trends and evaluate players. Wayne is also a two-time Jeopardy! Champion.
Customer Reviews
Very Good Book5
I am an intermediate Excel user. I was looking for a book that could be used as a quick reference. This book is the best book I have ever read. I learned a great deal about hidden capabilities of Microsoft Excel. If you work with excel a lot, especially for analyzing data, this is the book for you. Every chapter introduces a new excel technique. Explanations are straight forward and easy to understand. Included CD has all the examples, both solved and unsolved.
I analyze a lot of data in my job everyday. Techniques I learned from this book help me everyday in getting my work done faster.
Great Book5
Excellent...It really help me to better understand the data analysis with many differents case scenarios...exercises...its for everyone.
Real Good for a textbook.4
I had to use for a college class, but great speed in shipping.
the detail of book Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1962676 in Books
* Published on: 2005-06-03
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
* 352 pages
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The critically acclaimed laboratory standard, Methods in Enzymology, is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. The series contains much material still relevant today - truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of life sciences.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #3161186 in Books
* Published on: 1985-05-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 589 pages
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Praise for the Series
"The Methods in Enzymology series represents the gold-standard."
--NEUROSCIENCE
"Incomparably useful."
--ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
"It is a true 'methods' series, including almost every detail from basic theory to sources of equipment and reagents, with timely documentation provided on each page."
--BIO/TECHNOLOGY
"The series has been following the growing, changing and creation of new areas of science. It should be on the shelves of all libraries in the world as a whole collection."
--CHEMISTRY IN INDUSTRY
"The appearance of another volume in that excellent series, Methods in Enzymology, is always a cause for appreciation for those who wish to successfully carry out a particular technique or prepare an enzyme or metabolic intermediate without the tiresome prospect of searching through unfamiliar literature and perhaps selecting an unproven method which is not easily reproduced."
--AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGY NEWS
"If we had some way to find the work most often consulted in the laboratory, it could well be Colowick and Kaplan's multi-volume series Methods in Enzymology...a great work."
--ENZYMOLOGIA
"A series that has established itself as a definitive reference for biochemists."
--JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY -- Review
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Praise for the Series
"The Methods in Enzymology series represents the gold-standard."
--NEUROSCIENCE
"Incomparably useful."
--ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
"It is a true 'methods' series, including almost every detail from basic theory to sources of equipment and reagents, with timely documentation provided on each page."
--BIO/TECHNOLOGY
"The series has been following the growing, changing and creation of new areas of science. It should be on the shelves of all libraries in the world as a whole collection."
--CHEMISTRY IN INDUSTRY
"The appearance of another volume in that excellent series, Methods in Enzymology, is always a cause for appreciation for those who wish to successfully carry out a particular technique or prepare an enzyme or metabolic intermediate without the tiresome prospect of searching through unfamiliar literature and perhaps selecting an unproven method which is not easily reproduced."
--AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGY NEWS
"If we had some way to find the work most often consulted in the laboratory, it could well be Colowick and Kaplan's multi-volume series Methods in Enzymology...a great work."
--ENZYMOLOGIA
"A series that has established itself as a definitive reference for biochemists."
--JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY
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This second edition is not only a thorough update of the first edition, it is also a marriage of the best-known RISC architecture--MIPS--with the best-known open-source OS--Linux. The first part of the book begins with MIPS design principles and then describes the MIPS instruction set and programmers' resources. It uses the MIPS32 standard as a baseline (the 1st edition used the R3000) from which to compare all other versions of the architecture and assumes that MIPS64 is the main option. The second part is a significant change from the first edition. It provides concrete examples of operating system low level code, by using Linux as the example operating system. It describes how Linux is built on the foundations the MIPS hardware provides and summarizes the Linux application environment, describing the libraries, kernel device-drivers and CPU-specific code. It then digs deep into application code and library support, protection and memory management, interrupts in the Linux kernel and multiprocessor Linux.
Sweetman has revised his best-selling MIPS bible for MIPS programmers, embedded systems designers, developers and programmers, who need an in-depth understanding of the MIPS architecture and specific guidance for writing software for MIPS-based systems, which are increasingly Linux-based.
* Completely new material offers the best explanation available on how Linux runs on real hardware.
* Provides a complete, updated and easy-to-use guide to the MIPS instruction set using the MIPS32 standard as the baseline architecture with the MIPS64 as the main option.
* Retains the same engaging writing style that made the first edition so readable, reflecting the authors 20+ years experience in designing systems based on the MIPS architecture.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #209962 in Books
* Published on: 2006-10-17
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 512 pages
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This book is a worhtwhile read for anyone interested in Linux on MIPS processors or even MIPS and RISC architecture in general.- James Mohr, Linux Magazine, April 2007
About the Author
Dominic Sweetman is a member of the last generation of programmers who could reasonably hope to understand computer systems from bottom to top. His rich career began with low-level coding, progressing from OS development to LANs to distributed systems. Dominic is an experienced designer and developer of hardware systems, CPUs, networks, and operating systems. He was a founder member of Whitechapel Workstations, and in 1988 founded Algorithmics, a MIPS consulting firm of which he is the director. Dominic lives with his partner, two grown-up children and three cats in north London.
Customer Reviews
Lived up to the reviews (Excellent)5
As a developer of a MIPS softcore (YARI, an FPGA implementation), I find this book to be an excellent reference and highly readable. While it doesn't cover 100% of the intricate details, it comes remarkable close.
Since the long and intricate history of the many many revisions of the MIPS architecture can be hard to follow, I was very excited to find a comprehensible account of this and many of the reasons why.
The writing style is engaging and light - remarkable for a topic that easily comes out dry.
Great Introduction to using MIPS5
I'm just getting started on a project involving embedded MIPS systems, and this book has been very helpful in easing my way into this new world. Very well written, and it assumes the right level of knowledge. Not so basic that it explains every concept of architecture design, but not so advanced that it requires any previous experience.
I highly recommend this for getting your feet wet with MIPS programming.
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The first comprehensive book on software test and analysis
You can't "test quality into" a software product, but neither can you build a quality software product without test and analysis. Software test and analysis is increasingly recognized, in research and in industrial practice, as a core challenge in software engineering and computer science. Software Testing and Analysis: Process, Principles, and Techniques is the first book to present a range of complementary software test and analysis techniques in an integrated, coherent fashion. It covers a full spectrum of topics from basic principles and underlying theory to organizational and process issues in real-world application. The emphasis throughout is on selecting a complementary set of practical techniques to achieve an acceptable level of quality at an acceptable cost.
Highlights of the book include
* Interplay among technical and non-technical issues in crafting an approach to software quality, with chapters devoted to planning and monitoring the software quality process.
* A selection of practical techniques ranging from inspection to automated program and design analyses to unit, integration, system, and regression testing, with technical material set in the context of real-world problems and constraints in software development.
* A coherent view of the state of the art and practice, with technical and organizational approaches to push the state of practice toward the state of the art.
Throughout, the text covers techniques that are suitable for near-term application, with sufficient technical background to help you know how and when to apply them. Exercises reinforce the instruction and ensure that you master each topic before proceeding.
By incorporating software testing and analysis techniques into modern practice, Software Testing and Analysis: Process, Principles, and Techniques provides both students and professionals with realistic strategies for reliable and cost-effective software development.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #312333 in Books
* Published on: 2007-04-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 488 pages
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From the Back Cover
The first comprehensive book on software test and analysis
You can't “test quality into” a software product, but neither can you build a quality software product without test and analysis. Software test and analysis is increasingly recognized, in research and in industrial practice, as a core challenge in software engineering and computer science. Software Testing and Analysis: Process, Principles, and Techniques is the first book to present a range of complementary software test and analysis techniques in an integrated, coherent fashion. It covers a full spectrum of topics from basic principles and underlying theory to organizational and process issues in real-world application. The emphasis throughout is on selecting a complementary set of practical techniques to achieve an acceptable level of quality at an acceptable cost.
Highlights of the book include
* Interplay among technical and non-technical issues in crafting an approach to software quality, with chapters devoted to planning and monitoring the software quality process.
* A selection of practical techniques ranging from inspection to automated program and design analyses to unit, integration, system, and regression testing, with technical material set in the context of real-world problems and constraints in software development.
* A coherent view of the state of the art and practice, with technical and organizational approaches to push the state of practice toward the state of the art.
Throughout, the text covers techniques that are suitable for near-term application, with sufficient technical background to help you know how and when to apply them. Exercises reinforce the instruction and ensure that you master each topic before proceeding.
By incorporating software testing and analysis techniques into modern practice, Software Testing and Analysis: Process, Principles, and Techniques provides both students and professionals with realistic strategies for reliable and cost-effective software development.
About the Author
Michal Young, PhD, is Associate Professor of Computer Science at University of Oregon. He earned a doctorate in information and computer science from University of California, Irvine. He has formerly served on the faculty of Purdue University, the Tecnopadova Master of Software Engineering Program in Padua, Italy, and the Oregon Master of Software Engineering. He has served as technical program chair of the 1998 ACM International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis, program co-chair of the 2002 International Conference on Software Engineering, general chair of the ACM Sigsoft 2006 Symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering, and as associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.
Mauro Pezzè, PhD, is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Milano–Bicocca. He received his PhD degree in computer science from Politecnico di Milano (Italy). Dr. Pezzè has served as technical program chair of the 2006 ACM International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis. He has been technical lead for several multi-year international research and development projects in close collaboration with leading European information and communication companies including IBM, Phillips, Elsag, and Siemens, among others. He also has an active consulting practice.
Customer Reviews
Excellent Book for a course on Software Testing 5
There are number of excellent features in this book which makes it an ideal book for a course on Software Testing/Analysis.
Unlike many other books it covers a good mix of theory and practical issues. The list of topics covered are broad. The topics are also presented in coherent systematic manner throughout the book.
Unlike many other existing texts this book is appropriate for a postgraduate level course, covering many topics at a greater depth. The open research issues presented at the end of each chapter presents many interesting ideas for students wanting to undertake research.
It can also be used as a text for computer science/IT undergraduate students, in their final year of their programs. The right level of formalism is used/introduced making it applicable for a wide range of audience.
It also includes a good set of tutorial questions and slides reducing the effort required for staff teaching Software Testing for the first time.
Product Description
Grid computing is widely regarded as a technology of immense potential in both industry and academia. Yet many enterprises are still hesitant about the implementation of an enterprise-level grid system, due to the lack of consistent and widely used standards. Security is probably the most important concern and needs both close understanding and careful implementation as grid computing offers unique security challenges.
Based on his research and industry experience, Chakrabarti has structured the issues pertaining to grid computing security into three main categories: architecture-related, infrastructure-related, and management-related issues. He discusses all three categories in detail, presents existing solutions, standards, and products, and pinpoints their shortcomings and open questions.
Together with a brief introduction into grid computing in general and underlying security technologies, this book offers the first concise and detailed introduction to this important area, targeting professionals in the grid industry as well as students specializing in grid computing, networking, peer-to-peer systems, or operating systems. It can also be used as the basis for a self-contained course on grid computing security, complementing the author’s tutorials at grid conferences.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #982879 in Books
* Published on: 2007-04-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 332 pages
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From the reviews:
"This survey of distributed system security, with applications for the grid security infrastructure, begins with an overview of grid computing, security and the Global Grid Forum’s (GGS) grid security infrastructure (GSI). … The book is well organized; the material is accompanied by both motivational material … as well as potential solutions. I also appreciate the inclusion of copious description of existing implementations … . This gives the reader an idea of what is available, and how to elucidate how these systems relate to each other." (W. Hu, Computing Reviews, December, 2007)
About the Author
Anirban Chakrabarti works as a Senior Research Associate in the Grid Computing Focus Group in the Software Engineering Technology Labs (SETLabs) of Infosys Technologies, India. He has published several papers in his areas of research (grid computing and Internet infrastructure encompassing security, manageability, and application aspects) and has co-presented well-received tutorials: "Network Security: Internet Infrastructure and Wireless Networks" at IEEE INFOCOM 2004 (the tutorial is currently available under the IEEE Tutorials Now program); and "Grid Computing Security" at CCGrid 2005.
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The Jetsons would be proud!
A gizmo as cool as Roomba just begs to be hacked. Now, with this book and the official ROI specification furnished by iRobot®, you can become the robotic engineer you've always dreamed of being. Build a Bluetooth interface for your Roomba. Turn it into an artist. Install Linux on it and give it a new brain. Some hacks are functional, others are purely fun. All of them let you play with robotics, and not one will void your warranty.
* Build a serial interface tether.
* Set up a Bluetooth® interface.
* Drive Roomba.
* Play with sensors.
* Make it sing.
* Create a Roomba artist.
* Use your Roomba as a mouse.
* Connect Roomba to the Net.
* Wi-Fi your Roomba.
* Replace Roomba's brain.
* Install Roomba-cam.
* Put Linux® on Roomba.
* Features a companion Web site.
All this and it will still clean your floor!
Get the official iRobot Roomba Open Interface (ROI) specification and all code presented in the book in ready-to-run form at wiley.com/go/extremetech.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #33188 in Books
* Published on: 2006-11-20
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 456 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
The jetsons would be proud
A gizmo as cool as Roomba just begs to be hacked. Now, with this book and the official ROI specification furnished by iRobot®, you can become the robotic engineer you dreamed of being when you were 10. Build a Bluetooth interface for your Roomba. Turn it into an artist. Install Linux on it and give it a new brain. Some hacks are functional, others are purely fun. All of them let you play with robotics, and not one will void your warranty. You could say it's a clean sweep.
Fun ways to work the Roomba
All this — and it will still clean your floor!
1. Build a serial interface tether
2. Set up a Bluetooth® interface
3. Drive Roomba
4. Play with sensors
5. Make it sing
6. Create a Roomba artist
7. Use your Roomba as a mouse
8. Connect Roomba to the Net
9. Wi-Fi your Roomba
10. Replace Roomba's brain
11. Install Roomba-cam
12. Put Linux® on Roomba
Companion Web site
Get the official iRobot Roomba Open Interface (ROI) specification and all code presented in the book in ready-to-run form at www.wiley.com/go/extremetech
About the Author
Tod E. Kurt has engineered hardware and software for robotic camera systems that went to Mars. Although he has degrees in electrical engineering and physics, Tod's career as a robotics hacker really began when he took apart his BigTrak, radio-controlled car, and chemistry set box to build an upright programmable robot when he was 12.
Customer Reviews
Roomba mods unleashed4
Great book, I would suggest getting more than one roomba so you can mod one and still vac the floors. Top fun, all good info in one book, Yes you can get most of the info online but I think its better to have the directions at hand when halfway through a mod instead of rushing to look it up again link after link
So far, so good...5
I've only gotten into chapter 3, with a few peeks in the back, but so far this book has lived up to my expectations and more. It has all sorts of basic information for people who haven't had much experience with tinkering with electronics. There's also plenty of reassuring and cautionary information for those concerned that their attempts to play with or improve their Roomba will break it instead. I'm looking forward to trying the experiments -- the book will be worth reading even if I never get around to them, though.
A must have5
I received a "Rootooth" adapter as a Christmas present so I bought this book to expand on hacking Roomba. It is very detailed and easy to follow. The book assumes that you have some basic programming knowledge (i.e. MS VB, MS C#, MS C++, Java)to get the most out of it. You need to know how to compile and execute Java code to do the experiments in this book. It has some cool experiments and a lot of references to downloads for any utlities you will need to hack Roomba. I would highly recommend "Hacking Roomba" as a must have.
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This book introduces drug researchers to the novel computational approaches of pathway analysis and explains the existing applications that can save time and money in the drug discovery process. It covers traditional computational methods and software for pathway analysis microarray, proteomics, and metabolomics. It explains pathway reconstruction of diseases and toxic states, pathway analysis in various phases, dynamic modeling of drug responses, and more. This is a core resource for drug discovery and pharmaceutical industry researchers, chemists, and biologists and for professionals in related fields.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #392985 in Books
* Published on: 2008-09-29
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 304 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Novel computational approaches to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of drug discovery
With chapters contributed by pioneers in the field, Pathway Analysis for Drug Discovery offers readers both important new research findings and state-of-the-science reviews. The book not only presents the latest developments in pathway analysis, it also explains how these developments can improve and accelerate drug discovery, highlighting new opportunities for drug development.
Rather than search for and pore through scores of articles published in disparate sources, readers can turn to Pathway Analysis for Drug Discovery. This single, carefully edited work:
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Introduces drug discovery researchers to novel computational approaches that enable them to better understand molecular function
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Focuses on cell and molecular signaling pathways, demonstrating how the underlying method theory and algorithm details are used in drug discovery
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Offers a comprehensive overview and unbiased assessment of applied methods for the pharmaceutical industry
In addition to traditional computational methods and software for pathway analysis, the book also covers:
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Pathway reconstruction of diseases and toxic states
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Pathway analysis for selection of drug targets, lead compound validation, and prediction of compound ADMET properties
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Dynamic modeling of drug responses
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Pathway analysis for design of selective drug mixtures and promiscuous drugs
Researchers who turn to this book will discover a variety of leading-edge methods to improve both the effectiveness and efficiency of their drug discovery and design efforts and gain an understanding of the role of pathway analysis infrastructure in modern and future drug discovery.
About the Author
ANTON YURYEV, PhD, is the Senior Director of Application Science at Ariadne Genomics Inc. His department studies the topological and evolutionary properties of biological networks and develops algorithms for pathway reconstruction and analysis of high-throughput data. Dr. Yuryev has published more than thirty scientific publications and is the author of several algorithms for primer design and pathway analysis.
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Crack in America is the definitive book on crack cocaine. In reinterpreting the crack story, it offers new understandings of both drug addiction and drug prohibition. It shows how crack use arose in the face of growing unemployment, poverty, racism, and shrinking social services. It places crack in its historical context--as the latest in a long line of demonized drugs--and it examines the crack scare as a phenomenon in its own right. Most important, it uses crack and the crack scare as windows onto America's larger drug and drug policy problems.
Written by a team of veteran drug researchers in medicine, law, and the social sciences, this book provides the most comprehensive, penetrating, and original analysis of the crack problem to date. It reviews the social pharmacology of crack and offers rich ethnographic case studies of crack binging, addiction, and sales. It explores crack's different impacts on whites, blacks, the middle class, and the poor, and explains why crack was always much less of a problem in other countries such as Canada, Australia, and The Netherlands.
Crack in America helps readers understand why the United States has the most repressive, expensive, and yet least effective drug policy in the Western world. It discusses the ways politicians and the media generated the crack scare as the centerpiece of the War on Drugs. It catalogues the costs of the War on Drugs for civil liberties, situates crack use and sales in the political economy of the inner cities in the 1980s, and shows how the drug war led to the most massive wave of imprisonment in U.S. history. Finally, it explains why the failures of drug prohibition have led to the emergence of the harm reduction movement and other opposition forces that are changing the face of U.S. drug policy.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #633459 in Books
* Published on: 1997-09-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 359 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
Those with an aversion to academic tomes should not be put off by this book's citations and tables or by the weighty prose of a few of the contributors. Many of the articles are very readable, even absorbing.... -- The Nation, Jo Ann Kawell
From the Inside Flap
"The editors and authors have produced an important work in the ongoing debate about the effect and efficacy of U.S. drug policy. Authoritative in its analysis and comprehensive in its embrace, this work will contribute importantly to the policy debate. A must-read for anybody concerned about developing a strategy to improve the health and well-being of our communities."--Ronald Dellums, Member of Congress
"Crack in America is a devastating, sad, angry, though always scholarly book about the many failures of our national drug policy. The contributors make a convincing case that America is unable to solve the problems associated with crack because it is unwilling to deal with extreme economic and racial inequality except by stigmatizing and punishing the unequal. The book is of urgent importance--a powerfully persuasive and illuminating inquiry about America. I wish it could be required reading for the White House and all the agencies responsible for the country's drug problems."--Herbert J. Gans, Columbia University
"Indispensable for understanding the real roots of hard drug abuse in America's inner cities. It shows brilliantly how our drug policies have made our drug problem worse and points the way out of the drug war morass. A passionate and ultimately hopeful book."--Kurt Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore
"Crack in America accurately and forcefully examines in detail the myth and the reality of crack. It is a must-read for any American concerned about drugs in our society and for any reader valuing honesty and scholarship compellingly presented."--Robert W. Sweet, U.S. District Judge
"A penetrating analysis by a variety of scholars which explodes many of the government propagated myths regarding crack cocaine."--Joseph D. McNamara, Stanford University
"Reinarman, Levine and their colleagues bring a keen sociological sensibility to their analysis of our contemporary moral panic. These essays make clear that crack policy is more the problem than the so-called crack epidemic. And they go on to disentangle the intricate ways in which American culture and economy, and particularly our racism, classicism and sexism, are implicated both in the use of crack and its repression."--Frances Fox Piven, Dept. of Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center
"Scholarly, lucid, and readable. . .the most original and thoughtful analysis of the American crack panic. The contributors demonstrate compellingly the relationship between social justice and public health."--Lester Grinspoon, M.D., Harvard Medical School
"An immensely rich book and an extraordinary source of information. . . . Since crack is not only America's but the world's latest demon drug, and since rational alternatives to repression are at the order of the day the world over, the book is indispensable reading for concerned students, scholars, politicians, and citizens everywhere."--Henner Hess, Goethe-Universitat (Frankfurt, Germany)
From the Back Cover
"The editors and authors have produced an important work in the ongoing debate about the effect and efficacy of U.S. drug policy. Authoritative in its analysis and comprehensive in its embrace, this work will contribute importantly to the policy debate. A must-read for anybody concerned about developing a strategy to improve the health and well-being of our communities." (Ronald Dellums, Member of Congress)
Customer Reviews
This book is great5
I'm telling you this book is really enlightening and shocking. You won't find a better laid argument against our nation's drug policies. Must Read!
The book is well-written, clear-sighted and informative5
In Crack in America, Reinerman and Levine have brought together a wealth of facts and expertise. The authors' chapters are well-written, and hardhitting. Their arguments are carefully composed, and the authors present sensible alternative models. The editors and their contributors have obviously spent time and effort researching the medical, legal and social components of drugs in America and elsewhere. Reinerman, Levine, and their contributors - Loren Siegel and Ira Glasser from the ACLU, Troy Duster, Ethan Nadelman from the Lindesmith Center, Marsha Rosenbaum and Sheigla Murphy, et al, are informed by a sense of social context - the issues of class, race, the economy and popular culture. They are sharp-minded thinkers and writers, who obviously should be involved in the creation of our nation's drug policies. The answers aren't easy, but if we are going to start anywhere we first need to ask the right questions. Levine's and Reinman's book poses substantial questions and issues that must be addressed if we plan to be a more inclusive society, and not a culture that marginalizes and demonizes people in trouble.
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Discover what's so special about resumes for individuals earning high-end salaries.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #735002 in Books
* Published on: 1997-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 214 pages
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An Accomplished CEO, successful in virtually every endeavor you have ever attempted. You're respected by your colleagues and known throughout your industry. Now you're faced with a simple task - just write your resume. How difficult can that be? Weeks later, you're nowhere. The strategies, words and concepts just won't come. A Talented Marketing Professional, with years of experience writing brochures, press releases, direct mail communications and more. You sit down to write your resume and nothing happens. Nothing. Hours, days and sometimes even weeks later, you finally have your resume complete. You hate it. It's the same as everyone else's. Nothing is sharp. Nothing is competitive. If any of this sounds familiar, then this book is for you. If you don't fall into these categories, but have struggled to prepare a resume, then this book is also for you. In it, you will find the SOLUTIONS for successful resume writing and job search management.
Customer Reviews
Very good book with many practical examples4
I am a BIG fan of Wendy Enelow. She has a deep knowledge of resume writing and this particular book gives many good examples of styles and formats that are appropriate for the $100,000+ per year job seekers.
While this book is short on specific instructions, it illustrates important points through well chosen examples. I think the assumption here is that anyone looking for a $100,000+ year job already has pretty good resume writing skills.
I agree with the other review that there are more in-depth studies of how to put together an executive resume. However, given the size of the sale one is trying to land in this market, it probably pays to have a number of texts on the subject and take away the best from each.
Wendy Enelow has also written many other books on resume writing that emphasize different markets, skills and situations. I haven't seen one of her books that haven't been valuable in this important area. In fact, I recommend her books the most to my own clients who are in the process of doing career transitions.
This is a great book5
This is the best resume book I have ever seen. Perhaps the best feedback I have about this book is when I was job hunting last time, during interviews, people commented on how well my resume was formatted. What more do you want?
In fact, I have passed it on to friends and colleagues. The reason that I found it so helpful is the way the author formats resumes. I would agree with the previous review that there is no indepth discussion of every section of a resume, but there is clearly enough to get the basic idea -- which is all you need.
I bought this book a few years ago when I was job hunting and thought it was the best one in the bookstore. Because I am rewritting my resume again, I went to a bookstore and looked at all the resume books again and thought that this was the best book one the shelf.
I highly recommend it.
Great title, no substance.2
The book's title is one that gets your attention but the commentary regarding resume writting is novice at best. I suggest you buy Asher's Bible of Executive Resumes if you want an in depth discussion and candid breakdown of the resume writting process. The only redeeming quality of this book is it has alot of examples.
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Presents how to do a better job of self-promotion. Offers 1001 techniques and true life stories covering all the critical promotional functions, including how to identify your promotional strategies and fit them into a master plan. Softcover. DLC: Career development.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1755458 in Books
* Published on: 2000-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 255 pages
Customer Reviews
A Good Read!4
If you're just beginning your career or if you're stalled and wondering why you're not progressing up the ladder, you will find David E. Rye's basic book quite useful. His credo: Use self-promotion to attain professional promotion. Don't be misled by the gimmicky title. This is not a list of 1,00l ways to land that promotion. Instead, Rye builds his book around seven strategies that let everyone know you are management material. We [...] like one thing in particular - at pivotal points in each chapter, Rye recommends books that will take you further into the particular subject that chapter covers. This is a great idea, and more business books should refer onward this way. So, if you're just starting out or if you need a boost up the corporate ranks, this book will tell you how to climb, or at least tell you where to go to find out what you need to know.
Nice idea, but where is the delivery ?3
I read about a third of the book before giving up. I found it to be useful from the point of view of identifying and rating ones own skills, but it then went on about powerplays in the workplace. While this is an essential part of promotions, it is not a good long term strategy if the principle one wants to adopt is to be promoted on merit.
The book (or at least what I read) lacked any discussion on exercising the brain so that one can improve their methodology. Doing this would help one improve the quality of their work, and then achieve their promotional goals. Its just a different way of getting there but in a way that promotes ones confidence in their own work.
The overall theme of the book was to offer self improvement in many key areas, but it seemed to focus on how to respond to situations, not how to create them. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I should finish reading it.
A Great Book - One of a Kind5
In the work place, we all know that we are good and believe that is all that it takes to get ourselves promoted, automatically. Mr. Rye does an excellent job of pointing out that this may not happen unless you take action to promote yourself every day. He gives you well over 1,001 ways to do that. I use it as a daily reference book and it has already helped me get the promotion that I have always wanted. I'm already working on my next promotion, thanks to Mr. Rye's advice.
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Power Sales Writing is a brisk, no-nonsense guide to writing sales messages guaranteed to grab and hold a prospect's attention.
With this book in hand, everyone from salespeople to marketing managers to business executives will quickly and painlessly master the essence of effective sales writing to win the sale or client. This book includes:
* Lists of power words and phrases
* Editing and revision techniques
* Tips on how to break bad news and achieve desired outcomes
* Advice on translating sales skills into copy
* Techniques for getting prospects to act by articulating their needs
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #382017 in Books
* Published on: 2003-07-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 144 pages
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Write for results with speed, power, and confidence!
Want to write powerful business communications that command attention, drive home your message, and deliver the desired outcome? Want to save countless hours doing it? Power Sales Writing shows you how. This brisk, no-nonsense guide presents simple rules and easy-to-learn writing techniques you can use every day to wow clients, win sales, and sell your boss on your ideas.
Following a painless, three-step process, you'll learn how to reduce your writing time by up to 80 percent and produce clearer, stronger, more persuasive business letters, e-mails, proposals, and presentations. Whether you're a sales rep, a marketing manager, or an executive, Power Sales Writing will help you to energize and focus your writing with:
* Straightforward must-ask prewriting questions that sharpen your message
* Quick techniques for foolproof editing and revising
* Expert tips on translating your sales skills into selling copy
* Proven methods for motivating readers to action
* Winning advice on delivering bad news in a good way
* Crucial need-to-know lists of power words and phrases
Start reading Power Sales Writing today. By tomorrow you'll be writing letters, e-mails, and proposals that gets you the results you want you and the recognition you deserve.
About the Author
Sue A. Hershkowitz-Coore consults in presentations, customer service and sales writing. Her clients include American Express, Coca-Cola, Motorola, and Walt Disney Pictures.
Customer Reviews
A "must have" for professionals.5
With all of the advances the age of technology has brought us, there have also been a few setbacks. One of those setbacks comes in the form of a lack of professionalism in writing. The email era has all but eliminated professionalism in business communications. POWER SALES WRITING by Sue Hershkowitz-Coore seeks to restore some of that lost professionalism. What we have here, however, is not just about improving the level of professionalism in email, but is applicable to all realms of business writing.
The author begins by introducing four questions that are basic components of all business writing. The professional writer should always begin their prewriting with these four basic questions. Doing so will insure the writer always achieves the desired result. There is an incredible amount of information on such a wide variety of writing tips, such as proofing, when and how to use buffers, and legal culpability in business communications.
The book seems to be aimed at a general audience (anyone who conducts business communication) as well as a specific audience, (copywriters). The content here is beneficial for both audiences and, I believe, meets reader expectations of either group. The last half of the book does slant more towards the professional copywriter, but can still be applied to general business communications.
In the last half of the book we find direction on sales letters. Here, the focus is on such things as sales letter characteristics, the power of testimony and using stimuli words (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) to appeal to various learning styles.
The final section really helps the reader to challenge him or herself from writing habits found less than admirable. This is somewhat of a melding together and condensed version of Richard Bayan's "Words That Sell" and Strunk's "Elements of Style". Of particular note, I found on the final page of text, a technique I have used for years. That is making a list of the ten most important things learned from the book, picking a couple to focus on for a month, then moving to the next two. The problem here is, for me, it was difficult holding my list down to ten items.
This is a critical edition for professional copywriters. It is beneficial for all professionals who must use written communication. I found the book exceptionally well written. Hershkowitz-Coore's obvious skill as a writer makes the book very easy to comprehend.
Power is an UNDERSTATEMENT!5
Competition is fierce and having the best marketing department or newest product is not good enough. All successful Sales professionals possess skills that set them apart from their competitors and effective writing should be at the top of their skill set. In her new book, Power Sales Writing, Sue provides the tools that will inspire the reader to develop or enhance their writing effectiveness and ultimately set them apart from the competition. Power Sales Writing has a prominent position on my bookshelf - a must read!
OK Book; Not Great3
I must say I am little disappointed. I would not tell someone not to buy this book but I would not tell someone to buy it. The book does deliver what it says on the cover. I am not so sure how powerful it is. It is about writing style and how to make it better, easier and faster. I am still trying to decide if I learned anything from this book that is of great value. I am sure I will reference this book in the future and for $10.00; hay what the hell. I have bought computer books for ten times that amount that I hated. If you have difficulty writing and getting your ideas on to paper maybe this book is for you. It is short and it is very readable. I would classify this as an average book. And sorry Sue since my name is not on this I just pounded it out on the keyboard and let the letters fall where they may.
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The Encyclopedia of Leadership is a comprehensive reference guide to over 200 of the most important business leadership principles, theories, tools, and techniques. Each entry features a brief, one-page summary of an influential theory or tool—often illustrated graphically—followed by a worksheet or exercise. Thoroughly cross-referenced, it allows busy leaders to find what they need, review it, and even implement it—often in as little as 15 minutes.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #212850 in Books
* Published on: 2000-12-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 479 pages
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Quick summaries and skill development worksheets for 130 of the most important leadership theories and techniques
A comprehensive guide to the most important and influential leadership principles, theories, tools and techniques in the organizational world, The Encyclopedia of Leadership will help bring you up to speed on many familiar leadership models by modern ‘gurus.’ Featuring ideas by ,John Kotter Charles Handy, Peter Senge, David Ulrich, Ken Blanchard, Peter Drucker, and many others, The Encyclopedia of Leadership summarizes each key idea in one page, then provides a worksheet to help put the idea into practice. The worksheet can be photocopied for yourself or downloaded from the Web and customized to meet the needs of your organization's leadership training program.
Designed for busy leaders, trainers, consultants, educators, and coaches, The Encyclopedia of Leadership makes it possible to quickly find brief summaries of any important leadership idea including:
* the basic competencies and practices of successful leaders
* finding the best leadership technique for the situation
* leading groups and teams
* designing productive organizations
* coaching and supporting the success of others, and much more.
Summarizing the thinking of hundreds of great leadership thinkers, The Encyclopedia of Leadership is an important reference book for everyone involved in leadership and leadership training.
The first desk reference of its kind, the Encyclopedia of Leadership summarizes more than 130 of the most useful leadership ideas, and techniques from the world’s greatest leadership authorities and presents them in one accessible handbook. Covering the most important issues facing today’s leaders, each entry has been carefully selected for its enduring quality and time-tested usefulness.
The Encyclopedia features the most useful, regularly used ‘tools of the leadership trade,’ condensed into quick and easy ‘bites.’ In addition, each entry in the encyclopedia includes a reproducible worksheet to make it easy to apply the technique to your leadership situation—or to use in a leadership training program.
Worksheets include:
* personal effectiveness tools for your own personal leadership role
* coaching mentoring tools to work with others to increase their effectiveness
* training tools for leadership development
* group/team leadership tools.
Each worksheet can be photocopied or downloaded from the Web and customized to meet the needs of your organization. Also included is bibliographic information for readers who want to learn more about each leadership idea.
Packed with evaluation questionnaires, graphics, and checklists, The Encyclopedia of Leadership makes it easy to quickly understand and implement the leadership idea that's right for your organization.
About the Author
Murray Hiebert (Calgary, Canada; www.consultskills.com) has over twenty years experience as an international consultant. He also manages an internationally successful workshop, for professional experts Consulting Skills for Professionals.
Bruce Klatt (Calgary, Canada; www.murphyklatt.com) is a senior partner in Murphy Klatt Consulting, Inc. specializing in accountability and alignment, strategic alliancing and organizational effectiveness.
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Presenting the latest developments and research results on fault diagnosis approaches using computational intelligence methodologies, this book opens with a review of the state-of-the-art before focusing on various theoretical aspects of computational intelligence methodologies applied to real-world fault diagnosis problems.
Chapters deal with topics such as fuzzy sets applications to fault diagnosis, neural network based fault diagnosis applications and neuro-fuzzy techniques for fault diagnosis. The last chapter considers the problem of diagnosing large scale complex systems using local agents which, can be implemented using computational intelligence based fault diagnosis techniques. Several case studies are used.
This book presents the most recent concerns and research results in industrial fault diagnosis using intelligent techniques, and will be of interest to application engineers/technologists, graduates and researchers wishing to apply these techniques, as well as build up a foundation for further study.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #2490336 in Books
* Published on: 2006-08-09
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 362 pages
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From the reviews:
"This book is a collection of 11 chapters written mostly by authors from European countries and Malaysia. The focus is on fault diagnosis using computational intelligence techniques. … This book will be useful to doctoral students interested in the application of neural and neural-fuzzy techniques to diagnose problems arising in mechanical and aeronautical engineering disciplines." (Rao Vemuri, Computing Reviews, January, 2007)
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #5835789 in Books
* Published on: 2005-03-24
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 208 pages
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Simulating Fuzzy Systems demonstrates how many systems naturally become fuzzy systems and shows how regular (crisp) simulation can be used to estimate the alpha-cuts of the fuzzy numbers used to analyze the behavior of the fuzzy system. This monograph presents a concise introduction to fuzzy sets, fuzzy logic, fuzzy estimation, fuzzy probabilities, fuzzy systems theory, and fuzzy computation. It also presents a wide selection of simulation applications ranging from emergency rooms to machine shops to project scheduling, showing the varieties of fuzzy systems.
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More than just Board review for USMLE Steps 2 and 3, Blueprints can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. They are especially helpful when studying areas outside your specialty. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and osteopaths find Blueprints a helpful companion to their study materials as well. / Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covers all you need to know for the USMLE and rotations / Includes USMLE-style questions with full explanations provided in the answers / Updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach / Key Points in every section highlight the most important, high-yield information for each topic / Color-enhanced design increases the usefulness of figures and tables
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #82015 in Books
* Published on: 2003-06-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 356 pages
Customer Reviews
Great book for Rotation!!!4
This book had everything I needed to feel like I was learning what was expected of me during the rotation as well as helping me get a great foundation as to base my studies for Step 2. I plan on looking back at this book while I get ready for Step 2 to brush up on the finer points. Overall a great book and worth the money spent!
excellent primary resource for 3rd year ob/gyn clerkship5
I haven't been impressed with Blueprints for medicine or psychiatry, but for ob/gyn it's the single best review book. Pair up with Casefiles and a question book or question bank online and you will do very well on the shelf.
Nice overview1
For 2nd year preview on OB, or a quick reference for third year, this is ok. However, it will not even come close to the depth of info on the NMBE shelf exam
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More than just Board review for USMLE, Steps 2 & 3, Blueprints can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. They are especially helpful when studying areas outside your specialty. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners and osteopaths find Blueprints a helpful companion to their study materials as well. Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covers all you need to know for the USMLE and rotations Includes USMLE style questions with full explanations provided in the answers Updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach Key Points in every section highlight the most important, high-yield information for each topic Color-enhanced design increases the usefulness of figures and tables. Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Blueprints valuable.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #320553 in Books
* Published on: 2003-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 128 pages
Customer Reviews
An ok book, but not comprehensive.4
I am glad this book was not too long, could you really stand to read much more about this topic. Anyways, I found this book to be ok. It covered most topics and hit the highlights. There were definitely details that showed up on the shelf exam however that were not included in this book. For some reason, the psychiatry shelf exam is one of the tougher ones. I used this book in combination with a little pocket book called "Psychiatry: Current Clinical Strategies." That little book filled in details that this blueprints book skipped. Using the combination of the two books was adequate for the rotation and to do well on the shelf exam.
This book is sufficient for USMLE step 2, but I used other sources for to study for the boards, such as First Aid, Boards and Wards, and Prescription for the Boards.
too basic3
not enough info for the shelf- very basic- some good charts- i mainly used pretest and platinum psychiatry vignettes to study- good for quick review
Quick and in great shape 5
I would strongly recommend this seller. Item was delivered quickly and in great shape as described
Product Description
Emergency Care of the Abused is intended to assist the health care practitioner in managing the acute care of abused patients. This accessible introduction is not intended to be an exhaustive study of each topic, but a quick reference and practical guide for those in the clinical arena who see such patients. The full range of potential abuses that a health care practitioner may see is covered here. Several topics not commonly included in textbooks, such as trafficking, torture, and cultural influence are included. Each chapter has goals and objectives to maximize educational reading on the topic, photographs and tables to assist the clinician, legal aspects of the emergency situation, and quick reference pages to assist the practitioner emergently dealing with an abused patient.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #2385635 in Books
* Published on: 2008-07-14
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 368 pages
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About the Author
Fiona E. Gallahue is Associate Residency Director and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an emergency medicine physician at New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.
Laura D. Melville is Director of Acute Care for Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, and Domestic Violence and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as an emergency medicine physician at New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.
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This practical and evidence-based resource for emergency medicine and acute care providers will guide physicians in the selection of an effective therapy, define appropriate dosages to use and, equally important, when a treatment doesn't work, explain why, and what to do next. It opens with chapters on the assessment of pain, the safe and effective provision of analgesia in special populations, and featuring a reference table of drug names and interactions. The coverage moves on to describe the provision of analgesia in the wide range of conditions likely to be encountered in the emergency department. The fundamental strengths of this approach are the comprehensive coverage, focus on practicality, basis in sound evidence, and authorship by specialists with extensive experience based on years of clinical practice.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #3501123 in Books
* Published on: 2008-09-29
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 432 pages
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About the Author
Stephen H. Thomas is the Director of Academic Affairs at Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Emergency Services and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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* A complete course, from brain biology to abnormal psychology
* Hundreds of questions and many review tests
* Key concepts and terms defined and explained
Master key concepts. Answer challenging questions. Prepare for exams. Learn at your own pace.
What are the two basic psychological dimensions of emotions? How do you define abnormal behavior? Is extrasensory perception real? What is Viktor Frankl known for? With Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more.
Frank Bruno explains all the major psychological theories and terms in this book, covering perception, motivation, thinking, personality, sensation, intelligence, research methods, and much more. He presents the foundations of psychology and the biology of behavior; explores how children develop into adults and the psychological factors that make us individuals; and examines various mental disorders and the types of therapy used to treat them. The step-by-step, Q&A format of Psychology makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview of the topic.
Like the other popular Self-Teaching Guides, Psychology allows you to build gradually on what you have learned-at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of human behavior.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #885364 in Books
* Published on: 2002-08-02
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 304 pages
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From the Back Cover
* A complete course, from brain biology to abnormal psychology
* Hundreds of questions and many review tests
* Key concepts and terms defined and explained
Master key concepts. Answer challenging questions. Prepare for exams. Learn at your own pace.
What are the two basic psychological dimensions of emotions? How do you define abnormal behavior? Is extrasensory perception real? What is Viktor Frankl known for? With Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide, you’ll discover the answers to these questions and many more.
Frank Bruno explains all the major psychological theories and terms in this book, covering perception, motivation, thinking, personality, sensation, intelligence, research methods, and much more. He presents the foundations of psychology and the biology of behavior; explores how children develop into adults and the psychological factors that make us individuals; and examines various mental disorders and the types of therapy used to treat them. The step-by-step, Q&A format of Psychology makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview of the topic.
Like the other popular Self-Teaching Guides, Psychology allows you to build gradually on what you have learned–at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who seeks a greater understanding of human behavior.
About the Author
FRANK J. BRUNO, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino, California. He has taught at the college for more than thirty years and has also worked on a part-time basis as a psychotherapist and author. Dr. Bruno has written more than fifteen books, including several Wiley psychology textbooks, and a series of self-
ries of self-help titles called Life's Little Keys.
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A lot of what is marketed to the public as psychology is actually quite unscientific. Attempting to counteract the tide of misinformation about what psychology really is, this book is a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the true scientific nature of psychology. Self-help books; television specials; and articles in the popular press all serve to obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which the field of psychology is based. The serious work of the great psychological thinkers and schools of psychological thought is lost to the average person. High school and college students as well as the interested lay reader will want to consult this work to understand what is good in the popular presentation of psychology and what is unworthy of serious attention. A unique and especially helful feature ofPopular Psychology: An Encyclopedia is the Guide to Related Topics. Major topic sections list the individual entries pertinent to that idea. For example, major sections include Biological Bases of Behavior; Drugs and Chemicals; Popular "Gurus" and Movements; Pseudoscience; Psychological Theories and Ideas; Treatments. There are 121 entries covering such subjects as: acupuncture; alien abduction; aromatherapy; birth order; brainwashing; chemical imbalance; drpressants; Down's Syndrome; emotional intelligence; facilitated communication; Howard Gardner; gingko biloba; insanity defense; intelligence; kava; learning disability; Dr. Phil; mood disorders; Mozart Effect; nervous breakdown; parenting styles; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychiatry; seasonal affective disorder; sleep and dreaming; Tourette Syndrome. Ideas and persons familiar to the general reader or to the high school and college student are discussed in an engaging yet knowledgeable style. A general bibliography as well as further reading following each entry and a complete index make this accessible and informative work a useful addition to any library.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #336316 in Books
* Published on: 2005-01-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 296 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
The 120 or so entries in this volume cover a wide range of topics, including, for example, Alien abduction, Birth order, Insanity defense, Mad cow disease, Multiple personality disorder, Parenting styles, and Satanic ritual abuse. Also represented are individuals such as Carl Jung and Dr. Phil. The goal is "to try to counteract the tide of misleading information about the field of psychology with a concise guide to some things that the well-informed student of psychology and the interested general public ought to know."
The length of each entry varies from just a few lines to nine or more pages (for Memory) and there are a few black-and-white illustrations scattered throughout. Nearly all entries include a limited "Further Reading" list, generally offering both supporting and critical sources. Following the A-Z entries is an annotated bibliography that includes Web sites.
The book cover states readers will "want to consult this work to understand what is good in the popular presentation of psychology and what is unworthy of serious attention." That may well be too expansive a goal as some topics that could have been valuable for both students and lay readers appear to be missing. Two specific contemporary topics that have apparently not been included are transpersonal psychology and tissue memory. Another curiously missing topic is counseling. In the entry Psychiatry, there is a relatively straightforward discussion of the difference in practice between psychiatrists and clinical psychologists. There is, however, no mention of counseling psychologists, though this discipline is licensed by most of the individual states and is also certified nationally in the U.S.
Popular Psychology is easy to read, easy to browse, and would be of value in public and undergraduate libraries that have limited information on this topic. It would also be appropriate in high-school libraries, where it could be used as a basic reference for class-based study. Scottie Wallace
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“Cordon's surprising encyclopedia explains the accuracies and fallacies of contemporary popular psychology when compared to the discipline practiced by professional psychologists. Cordon attempts to "counteract the tide of misinformation about the field" and "provide a concise guide to what the well-informed student" should know about psychology....[a]ddresses controversial topics forthrightly, clearly describing proponents' viewpoints and the scientific challenges each issue faces....Recommended. General readers; undergraduates.”–Choice
“[T]his is a very good little book, well worthy of our recommendation... this is the sort of book that all public libraries should consider stocking.”–Reference Reviews
“After explaining psychology and pseudoscience, the author deftly covers a wide variety of topics including acupuncture, alien abductions, emotional intelligences, Sigmund Freud, and satanic ritual abuses in an encyclopedic format....Because psychology and self-hlep books are popular in today's society, this book will serve as a good introduction to many topics. Psychology classes would be able to use this volume for quick answers and a guide to further study. Recommended.”–Library Media Connection
“This encyclopedia is for high school and college students and general readers. Major themes include the biological basis of behavior, drugs and chemicals, popular movements, pseudoscience, psychological theories and ideas, and treatments.”–SciTech Book News
“Popular Psychology is easy to read, easy to browse, and would be of value in public and undergraduate libraries that have limited information on this topic. It would also be appropriate in high-school libraries, where it could be used as a basic reference for class-based study.”–Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
“Luis Cordon's reference is actually an encyclopedia, providing a basic guide for high school to college students who want to understand the foundations of serious psychology.”–MBR Bookwatch/Donovan's Bookshelf
“[P]rovides a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the true scientific nature of psychology....Self help books, "experts" on daytime television, and articles in the popular press all serve to obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which true psychology is based. This book attempts to counteract the tide of misinformation.”–Library Media Connection
About the Author
LUIS A. CORDON is Associate Professor and Chairperson, Psychology, Eastern Connecticut University, Willimantic. He has published in the Journal of Research and Development in Education and the Journal of Educational Psychology.
Customer Reviews
Providing a basic guide for high school to college students5
Luis Cordon's reference is actually an encyclopedia, providing a basic guide for high school to college students who want to understand the foundations of serious psychology. There are over a hundred entries from acupuncture and alien abduction to brainwashing, chemical imbalance and more. Topics range from mood disorders to stress disorders, seasonal disorders and pop trends which aren't really true psychology.
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The simple, practical and easy-to-apply ideas in this guide will help business owners identify the main reasons behind their lack of work-life balance and, most importantly, how to fix it. The experiences, tips, and coping mechanisms of thousands of business owners around the world who were consulted in the writing of the book are compiled into one easy reference that can get even the most out of control business owner back on track. The tips can be implemented quickly and with little or no cost, allowing readers to become the boss in both their businesses and their lives.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1273738 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 240 pages
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About the Author
Andrew Griffiths is a professional marketing consultant. His company, The Marketing Professionals, provides practical and creative marketing solutions to both large corporations and small business operators. He is the author of several business books, including the 101 . . . series and Secrets to Building a Winning Business.
Customer Reviews
A life changing book!5
To have the ability to write a book like this and make it credible you are required to be have
a) lived a life like Andrew Griffiths
b) have the balls to tell people the truth and
c) chunk it down so everyone (and I mean everyone) can get something out of it!
This is a book that changes lives. If you want the same old, same old, life, then dont go near this book.
If you want to know how to dramatically increase the amount you suck out of life, then run (dont walk) to get 101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life
Should've Been Called "Every Entrepreneur's Bible!"5
This weekend I picked up three books on time management at Borders...Two of them I've heard of before, written by quite well known authors and business experts.
The third one I grabbed at the last moment before I headed to the check-out, and I am so glad I did!
Andrew Griffith's "101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life" is an amazing read! It's not just a time management book. It should've been called "Every Entrepeneur's Bible!"
It covers everything from managing your time and money to managing your relationships, health, employees, vendors, customers, family, kids, and much much more...I swallowed it in about 3 hours (ok, I skipped some section, but that's how I always read anyway).
The other two books were great, but this one stood out for one big reason: it was based on the author's true story of how his business life took a toll on his relationships and his health, and how he made a decision to "wake up" and realize that his business is "slowly killing" him.
Personal story - that's what's unique about this book, and makes his message so much more compelling. Andrew is also being very candid - he shares the things that most people are embarrased to admit even to themselves, and offers simple solutions.
The book is very easy to read, split into 1-2 page segments, just right for busy entrepreneurs.
I think the book cover doesn't do it justice...I'd love to see Andrew's photo on the front cover!
Go to your local book store and get it today!
P.S. If you're a life coach working with business owners, this is a great book to create your own coaching program around....You can even partner with the author to coach people based on his ideas!
P.P.S. Ok, I am off for a 2nd walk today...Andrew's words are magically inspiring!
Description
During the past 30 years, the study of racial and ethnic minority issues in psychology has evolved to what can be considered a significant and rapidly growing subfield within American psychology. The field encompasses a wide range of subdisciplines within psychology and includes a multitude of populations both within and outside of the United States.
The Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology is the first authoritative guide to synthesize the dynamic field of multicultural psychology. This volume includes entries on a broad array of issues and covers the breadth of psychology viewed through the lens of the racial and ethnic minority experience. The Encyclopedia addresses culture across a broad spectrum of psychological perspectives and includes topics that are relevant to social psychology, cognitive psychology, environmental psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and clinical psychology.
Key Features
* Supports the notion that culture, and not race, is the best way to understand differences among individuals;therefore this volume focuses on culture to provide an index to the terms, concepts, and issues in the mainstream for the field
* Presents a thorough overview of the psychology of racial, ethnic, and minority issues and covers all of the major ethnic groups and subgroups the United States
* Includes topics on sociological issues as well as conceptual issues relevant to the field of multicultural psychology
* Addresses topics as diverse as academic achievement, acculturation, affirmative action, community interventions, education, health, immigrants, prejudice, racial identity development, social ecology, stereotyping, teaching multiculturalism, tokenism, values, violence, worldviews, and more!Key Themes
* Conceptual Issues
* Cultural Concerns
* Ethnic Groups
* Indigenous Concerns
* Measurement
* Professional Organizations
* Psychopathology
* Sociological Issues
* Treatment
The Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology is an excellent resource for those interested in improving their awareness and comprehension of cultural practices prevalent among and between all people. It is a must-have reference for any academic library or psychology collection.
(20061219)
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #600084 in Books
* Published on: 2006-08-18
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 536 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
We live in a multicultural world, and professionals from a variety of fields are faced with challenges brought by differences that are in some cases only recently recognized or accommodated. The Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology is a welcome addition to the literature that attempts to define these differences. According to its introduction, this volume, the work of almost 200 academic contributors, is intended for "laypersons, students, and professionals new to the field with an interest in the role of culture in psychology."
Among the A-Z entries are articles for ethnic groups, for example, Alaska natives, Cuban Americans, and Vietnamese Americans . Each of these articles gives background for the group, a history of its immigration, information about acculturation, and more. Major areas of concern, such as Depression, Posttraumatic stress disorder, and Stress are defined and discussed in general, and then with respect to various groups. Topics such as Bilingual education, Intelligence tests, Racism and discrimination, Religion , and Transracial adoption are discussed with an emphasis on the differences that culture brings to these issues. Series of entries cover culture-specific syndromes, indigenous healing, and religious and spiritual beliefs.
The articles are for the most part at least one page in length. Many are much longer, and most include bibliographies. There is good use of see also references. An alphabetical list of articles and a thematic guide can be found at the beginning of the volume. The index is sufficiently detailed.
This is a timely and useful volume that has value for students and professionals alike. It would fit well in the collections of academic and large public libraries where multiculturalism is a topic of concern. Danise Hoover
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Review
"This is a timely and useful volume that has value for students and professionals alike. It would fit well in the collections of academic and large public libraries where multiculturalism is a topic of concern." (Danise Hoover 20070315)
"Useful statistics are included for many entries. The presentation and writing format are clear. This will be a valuable book for a wide variety of readers interested in multicultural psychology. Comprehensive index. Highly recommended." (V. Viator 20070910)
"Those working in a counseling relationship with members of various underrepresented cultural groups in the United States will find the encyclopedia particularly useful. There are numerous entries that either directly or indirectly address issues of clinical relevance. For example, some of the topics covered in the Psychopathology and Treatment categories include depression, anxiety, alcohol/substance use and abuse, help-seeking behavior, family therapy, indigenous treatments and healers, psychopharmacology, and multicultural competencies. The text also attends to psychopathology or psychological distress as it is understood, experienced, and measured from different cultural perspectives. This encyclopedia is a meaningful contribution to the field of multicultural psychology. Jackson and her colleagues offer an authoritative synthesis of the important work that has been done to advance sensitivity and understanding of the rich cultural diversity that characterizes the United States." (Mary C. Burke )
About the Author
Yolanda Jackson is Associate Professor at the University of Kansas with a joint appointment in the Departments of Psychology and Human Development & Family Life. She is one of four core faculty members in the APA-accredited Clinical Child Psychology Program and is responsible for teaching the graduate-level diversity course requirement in both the Clinical Child Program and the General Clinical Program. For the past decade, she has taught Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology. She does research on ethnic minority psychology and multicultural issues and is involved in several projects addressing the mental health needs of children of color and has recently published a paper on doing research with ethnic minority populations. In addition, she supervises several undergraduate research projects focused on diversity issues, including projects on self-perceptions of African American girls that have won research awards. In addition to this research, she publishes regularly in the top journals of her field and frequently presents at conferences throughout the country. She is often invited to speak to professional groups on diversity and multicultural topics.
Product Description
.NET 3.5 will help you create better Windows applications, build Web Services that are more powerful, implement new Workflow projects and dramatically enhance the user's experience. But it does so with what appears to be a collection of disparate technologies. In Programming .NET 3.5, bestselling author Jesse Liberty and industry expert Alex Horovitz uncover the common threads that unite the .NET 3.5 technologies, so you can benefit from the best practices and architectural patterns baked into this newest generation of Microsoft frameworks. While single-topic .NET 3.5 books delve into Windows Presentation Foundation and the other frameworks in greater detail, Programming .NET 3.5 offers a "Grand Tour" of the release that describes how the four principal technologies can be used together, with Ajax, to build modern n-tier and service-oriented applications. Developers have struggled to implement these patterns with previous versions of the .NET Framework, but this hands-on guide uses real-world examples and fully annotated source code to demonstrate how .NET 3.5 can make it easy. The concepts and technologies that this book covers include: XAML -- Microsoft's new XML-based markup language for UI, used with WPF Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) -- a new presentation framework and graphics subsystem for Windows that puts Vista-like effect in your grasp Ajax Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) - a new standards-based framework that enables applications to communicate across a network using a variety of protocols Workflow Foundation (WF) -- framework for defining, executing, and managing workflows CardSpace -- framework for managing the identities of your users You'll learn how to useeach of the four frameworks alone and in concert to build a series of meaningful example applications. Examples are written in C#, and all of the source code will be available for download at both the O'Reilly and the authors' site, which offers access to a free support forum. Between them, authors Jesse Liberty and Alex Horovitz have nearly forty years of experience in delivering commercial applications for companies such as Citibank, Apple, AT&T, NeXt, PBS, Ziff Davis, and dozens of smaller organizations. Their combined experience is valuable for telling the story of .NET 3.5 and how it will shorten the development life cycle for applications developers, and enhance your productivity.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #15627 in Books
* Published on: 2008-08-05
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 476 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Jesse Liberty is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft in the Silverlight Development Division. His business card reads "Silverlight Geek," and he is responsible for fostering a Silverlight Developer community, primarily through Silverlight.net.
Jesse is the author of numerous books, including O'Reilly Media's Programming Silverlight 2 and the perennial best-seller Programming C# 3.0. Jesse has two decades experience as a developer, author and consultant and has been a Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T; Software Architect for PBS/Learning Link; and Vice President at Citibank. He provides full support for his writing, and access to his blogs, at JesseLiberty.com
Alex Horovitz is Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture & Standards at K12, Inc. where he develops enterprise applications leveraging the Model-View-Controller design pattern and re-usable Frameworks. During the 1990s he worked at both NeXT Computer and later at Apple.
Customer Reviews
The fastest way to come up to speed?5
Some programming books suffer from the Three Little Bears syndrome: they're too detailed or not detailed enough, too conceptual or not conceptual enough, too much of a tutorial or not enough of a tutorial, and so on. The authors of Programming .NET 3.5 solved this problem by establishing clear goals for their book and by combining the insights of a senior program manager at Microsoft (Jesse Liberty) with those of a chief technology officer at an application development firm (Alex Horovitz).
Programming .NET 3.5 takes an integrated approach to Windows Presentation Foundation for Windows applications, Silverlight for delivery of rich internet applications across platforms and browsers, Windows Communication Foundation for web services and service-oriented architectures, Windows Workflow Foundation, CardSpace for user-negotiated identities, and ASP.NET/AJAX for rich client applications. The book's goal is to show how these elements can leverage Model-View-Controller, n-tier, and other long-celebrated architectural patterns while augmenting object-oriented programming with new declarative programming capabilities.
The book is divided into three parts: Presentation Options, Design Patterns (characterized as "an interlude") and The Business Layer.
Presentation Options provides an excellent introduction to eXtensive Application Markup Language, the declarative syntax for desktop-based presentations. This part of the book shows how to build a rich desktop application and later a real-world web-based AJAX-enhanced application using tools that move fluidly between XAML and managed code. Additional topics include an introduction to the Microsoft AJAX library and to the rich interactivity of browser-deployed Silverlight applications.
The Interlude on Design Patterns examines how .NET 3.5 promotes the use of architectural patterns that have only been celebrated with lip service until now.
The Business Layer part of the book shows how to replace ADO.NET classes with Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and defines SOA and shows how to implement SOA with Windows Communication Foundation. Most important, this part of the book presents a complete example of a WCF application and a complete workflow application, and also shows how to apply CardSpace for establishing identity.
Liberty and Horovitz should be commended for setting and then meeting the clearly spelled out goals for their book. The book is well organized and well written, and it follows the time-honored principle of moving from the simple to the complex. Assuming you've installed .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008, then this book just might be the very fastest way to bring yourself up to speed on Microsoft's latest.
Excellent resource for .NET 3.5!5
I just finished reading Programming .NET 3.5 from O'Reilly. The book, published in August, is an overview of the latest .NET Framework revision. You'll get an introduction to the topics that have been introduced along the way that include technology from .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, and the latest version; .NET 3.5. Also included are libraries such as ASP.NET MVC and Silverlight.
You can easily pick up this book and enjoy the introductions to technologies such as Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, ASP.NET MVC, and Silverlight. Each of these topics are presented in a way that will be familiar to .NET developers. New developers, without experience in .NET, will be able to take a lot away from this book. It certainly will do more for the developer who already has a .NET background, no matter how brief it is.
That said, if you only pick up the book for the introduction to each technology, you'll be missing the best that this book has to offer. Unlike most technology books these days, this book explains the topics within the context of best practices and real world scenarios. For example, prior versions of ASP.NET did not promote decoupled architectures. In fact, it made it difficult to achieve them. With the technology available in .NET 3.5, modeling and implementing proper architectures is encouraged and facilitated by the framework. This book will show you how that works in .NET 3.5 and introduce you to the technologies at the same time.
I highly recommend this book. It will be on my desk for easy reference for my .NET projects in the future.
Recommended for .Net developers and intermediate programmers4
The book is very useful if you are interested in working with XML. It starts step by step and get harder through the book. The book itself is designed for intermediate level or experts. I don't recommend this book for beginners in XML. Part two of the book talks about design patterns, and the third part tells the programmer how to work with databases and about the state machine. It is harder than the first and second parts and readers should be more proficient than beginner or intermediate level. The examples are really very helpful, and you can play with the code easily and understand from it lots of features.
I didn't finish the whole book but I enjoyed reading most of it. I recommend it .Net developers and intermediate programmers who have played with C# or visual basic.
Product Description
.NET 3.5 will help you create better Windows applications, build Web Services that are more powerful, implement new Workflow projects and dramatically enhance the user's experience. But it does so with what appears to be a collection of disparate technologies. In Programming .NET 3.5, bestselling author Jesse Liberty and industry expert Alex Horovitz uncover the common threads that unite the .NET 3.5 technologies, so you can benefit from the best practices and architectural patterns baked into this newest generation of Microsoft frameworks. While single-topic .NET 3.5 books delve into Windows Presentation Foundation and the other frameworks in greater detail, Programming .NET 3.5 offers a "Grand Tour" of the release that describes how the four principal technologies can be used together, with Ajax, to build modern n-tier and service-oriented applications. Developers have struggled to implement these patterns with previous versions of the .NET Framework, but this hands-on guide uses real-world examples and fully annotated source code to demonstrate how .NET 3.5 can make it easy. The concepts and technologies that this book covers include: XAML -- Microsoft's new XML-based markup language for UI, used with WPF Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) -- a new presentation framework and graphics subsystem for Windows that puts Vista-like effect in your grasp Ajax Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) - a new standards-based framework that enables applications to communicate across a network using a variety of protocols Workflow Foundation (WF) -- framework for defining, executing, and managing workflows CardSpace -- framework for managing the identities of your users You'll learn how to useeach of the four frameworks alone and in concert to build a series of meaningful example applications. Examples are written in C#, and all of the source code will be available for download at both the O'Reilly and the authors' site, which offers access to a free support forum. Between them, authors Jesse Liberty and Alex Horovitz have nearly forty years of experience in delivering commercial applications for companies such as Citibank, Apple, AT&T, NeXt, PBS, Ziff Davis, and dozens of smaller organizations. Their combined experience is valuable for telling the story of .NET 3.5 and how it will shorten the development life cycle for applications developers, and enhance your productivity.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #15627 in Books
* Published on: 2008-08-05
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 476 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Jesse Liberty is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft in the Silverlight Development Division. His business card reads "Silverlight Geek," and he is responsible for fostering a Silverlight Developer community, primarily through Silverlight.net.
Jesse is the author of numerous books, including O'Reilly Media's Programming Silverlight 2 and the perennial best-seller Programming C# 3.0. Jesse has two decades experience as a developer, author and consultant and has been a Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T; Software Architect for PBS/Learning Link; and Vice President at Citibank. He provides full support for his writing, and access to his blogs, at JesseLiberty.com
Alex Horovitz is Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture & Standards at K12, Inc. where he develops enterprise applications leveraging the Model-View-Controller design pattern and re-usable Frameworks. During the 1990s he worked at both NeXT Computer and later at Apple.
Customer Reviews
The fastest way to come up to speed?5
Some programming books suffer from the Three Little Bears syndrome: they're too detailed or not detailed enough, too conceptual or not conceptual enough, too much of a tutorial or not enough of a tutorial, and so on. The authors of Programming .NET 3.5 solved this problem by establishing clear goals for their book and by combining the insights of a senior program manager at Microsoft (Jesse Liberty) with those of a chief technology officer at an application development firm (Alex Horovitz).
Programming .NET 3.5 takes an integrated approach to Windows Presentation Foundation for Windows applications, Silverlight for delivery of rich internet applications across platforms and browsers, Windows Communication Foundation for web services and service-oriented architectures, Windows Workflow Foundation, CardSpace for user-negotiated identities, and ASP.NET/AJAX for rich client applications. The book's goal is to show how these elements can leverage Model-View-Controller, n-tier, and other long-celebrated architectural patterns while augmenting object-oriented programming with new declarative programming capabilities.
The book is divided into three parts: Presentation Options, Design Patterns (characterized as "an interlude") and The Business Layer.
Presentation Options provides an excellent introduction to eXtensive Application Markup Language, the declarative syntax for desktop-based presentations. This part of the book shows how to build a rich desktop application and later a real-world web-based AJAX-enhanced application using tools that move fluidly between XAML and managed code. Additional topics include an introduction to the Microsoft AJAX library and to the rich interactivity of browser-deployed Silverlight applications.
The Interlude on Design Patterns examines how .NET 3.5 promotes the use of architectural patterns that have only been celebrated with lip service until now.
The Business Layer part of the book shows how to replace ADO.NET classes with Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and defines SOA and shows how to implement SOA with Windows Communication Foundation. Most important, this part of the book presents a complete example of a WCF application and a complete workflow application, and also shows how to apply CardSpace for establishing identity.
Liberty and Horovitz should be commended for setting and then meeting the clearly spelled out goals for their book. The book is well organized and well written, and it follows the time-honored principle of moving from the simple to the complex. Assuming you've installed .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008, then this book just might be the very fastest way to bring yourself up to speed on Microsoft's latest.
Excellent resource for .NET 3.5!5
I just finished reading Programming .NET 3.5 from O'Reilly. The book, published in August, is an overview of the latest .NET Framework revision. You'll get an introduction to the topics that have been introduced along the way that include technology from .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, and the latest version; .NET 3.5. Also included are libraries such as ASP.NET MVC and Silverlight.
You can easily pick up this book and enjoy the introductions to technologies such as Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, ASP.NET MVC, and Silverlight. Each of these topics are presented in a way that will be familiar to .NET developers. New developers, without experience in .NET, will be able to take a lot away from this book. It certainly will do more for the developer who already has a .NET background, no matter how brief it is.
That said, if you only pick up the book for the introduction to each technology, you'll be missing the best that this book has to offer. Unlike most technology books these days, this book explains the topics within the context of best practices and real world scenarios. For example, prior versions of ASP.NET did not promote decoupled architectures. In fact, it made it difficult to achieve them. With the technology available in .NET 3.5, modeling and implementing proper architectures is encouraged and facilitated by the framework. This book will show you how that works in .NET 3.5 and introduce you to the technologies at the same time.
I highly recommend this book. It will be on my desk for easy reference for my .NET projects in the future.
Recommended for .Net developers and intermediate programmers4
The book is very useful if you are interested in working with XML. It starts step by step and get harder through the book. The book itself is designed for intermediate level or experts. I don't recommend this book for beginners in XML. Part two of the book talks about design patterns, and the third part tells the programmer how to work with databases and about the state machine. It is harder than the first and second parts and readers should be more proficient than beginner or intermediate level. The examples are really very helpful, and you can play with the code easily and understand from it lots of features.
I didn't finish the whole book but I enjoyed reading most of it. I recommend it .Net developers and intermediate programmers who have played with C# or visual basic.
Product Description
.NET 3.5 will help you create better Windows applications, build Web Services that are more powerful, implement new Workflow projects and dramatically enhance the user's experience. But it does so with what appears to be a collection of disparate technologies. In Programming .NET 3.5, bestselling author Jesse Liberty and industry expert Alex Horovitz uncover the common threads that unite the .NET 3.5 technologies, so you can benefit from the best practices and architectural patterns baked into this newest generation of Microsoft frameworks. While single-topic .NET 3.5 books delve into Windows Presentation Foundation and the other frameworks in greater detail, Programming .NET 3.5 offers a "Grand Tour" of the release that describes how the four principal technologies can be used together, with Ajax, to build modern n-tier and service-oriented applications. Developers have struggled to implement these patterns with previous versions of the .NET Framework, but this hands-on guide uses real-world examples and fully annotated source code to demonstrate how .NET 3.5 can make it easy. The concepts and technologies that this book covers include: XAML -- Microsoft's new XML-based markup language for UI, used with WPF Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) -- a new presentation framework and graphics subsystem for Windows that puts Vista-like effect in your grasp Ajax Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) - a new standards-based framework that enables applications to communicate across a network using a variety of protocols Workflow Foundation (WF) -- framework for defining, executing, and managing workflows CardSpace -- framework for managing the identities of your users You'll learn how to useeach of the four frameworks alone and in concert to build a series of meaningful example applications. Examples are written in C#, and all of the source code will be available for download at both the O'Reilly and the authors' site, which offers access to a free support forum. Between them, authors Jesse Liberty and Alex Horovitz have nearly forty years of experience in delivering commercial applications for companies such as Citibank, Apple, AT&T, NeXt, PBS, Ziff Davis, and dozens of smaller organizations. Their combined experience is valuable for telling the story of .NET 3.5 and how it will shorten the development life cycle for applications developers, and enhance your productivity.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #15627 in Books
* Published on: 2008-08-05
* Format: Illustrated
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 476 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Jesse Liberty is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft in the Silverlight Development Division. His business card reads "Silverlight Geek," and he is responsible for fostering a Silverlight Developer community, primarily through Silverlight.net.
Jesse is the author of numerous books, including O'Reilly Media's Programming Silverlight 2 and the perennial best-seller Programming C# 3.0. Jesse has two decades experience as a developer, author and consultant and has been a Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T; Software Architect for PBS/Learning Link; and Vice President at Citibank. He provides full support for his writing, and access to his blogs, at JesseLiberty.com
Alex Horovitz is Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture & Standards at K12, Inc. where he develops enterprise applications leveraging the Model-View-Controller design pattern and re-usable Frameworks. During the 1990s he worked at both NeXT Computer and later at Apple.
Customer Reviews
The fastest way to come up to speed?5
Some programming books suffer from the Three Little Bears syndrome: they're too detailed or not detailed enough, too conceptual or not conceptual enough, too much of a tutorial or not enough of a tutorial, and so on. The authors of Programming .NET 3.5 solved this problem by establishing clear goals for their book and by combining the insights of a senior program manager at Microsoft (Jesse Liberty) with those of a chief technology officer at an application development firm (Alex Horovitz).
Programming .NET 3.5 takes an integrated approach to Windows Presentation Foundation for Windows applications, Silverlight for delivery of rich internet applications across platforms and browsers, Windows Communication Foundation for web services and service-oriented architectures, Windows Workflow Foundation, CardSpace for user-negotiated identities, and ASP.NET/AJAX for rich client applications. The book's goal is to show how these elements can leverage Model-View-Controller, n-tier, and other long-celebrated architectural patterns while augmenting object-oriented programming with new declarative programming capabilities.
The book is divided into three parts: Presentation Options, Design Patterns (characterized as "an interlude") and The Business Layer.
Presentation Options provides an excellent introduction to eXtensive Application Markup Language, the declarative syntax for desktop-based presentations. This part of the book shows how to build a rich desktop application and later a real-world web-based AJAX-enhanced application using tools that move fluidly between XAML and managed code. Additional topics include an introduction to the Microsoft AJAX library and to the rich interactivity of browser-deployed Silverlight applications.
The Interlude on Design Patterns examines how .NET 3.5 promotes the use of architectural patterns that have only been celebrated with lip service until now.
The Business Layer part of the book shows how to replace ADO.NET classes with Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and defines SOA and shows how to implement SOA with Windows Communication Foundation. Most important, this part of the book presents a complete example of a WCF application and a complete workflow application, and also shows how to apply CardSpace for establishing identity.
Liberty and Horovitz should be commended for setting and then meeting the clearly spelled out goals for their book. The book is well organized and well written, and it follows the time-honored principle of moving from the simple to the complex. Assuming you've installed .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008, then this book just might be the very fastest way to bring yourself up to speed on Microsoft's latest.
Excellent resource for .NET 3.5!5
I just finished reading Programming .NET 3.5 from O'Reilly. The book, published in August, is an overview of the latest .NET Framework revision. You'll get an introduction to the topics that have been introduced along the way that include technology from .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, and the latest version; .NET 3.5. Also included are libraries such as ASP.NET MVC and Silverlight.
You can easily pick up this book and enjoy the introductions to technologies such as Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, ASP.NET MVC, and Silverlight. Each of these topics are presented in a way that will be familiar to .NET developers. New developers, without experience in .NET, will be able to take a lot away from this book. It certainly will do more for the developer who already has a .NET background, no matter how brief it is.
That said, if you only pick up the book for the introduction to each technology, you'll be missing the best that this book has to offer. Unlike most technology books these days, this book explains the topics within the context of best practices and real world scenarios. For example, prior versions of ASP.NET did not promote decoupled architectures. In fact, it made it difficult to achieve them. With the technology available in .NET 3.5, modeling and implementing proper architectures is encouraged and facilitated by the framework. This book will show you how that works in .NET 3.5 and introduce you to the technologies at the same time.
I highly recommend this book. It will be on my desk for easy reference for my .NET projects in the future.
Recommended for .Net developers and intermediate programmers4
The book is very useful if you are interested in working with XML. It starts step by step and get harder through the book. The book itself is designed for intermediate level or experts. I don't recommend this book for beginners in XML. Part two of the book talks about design patterns, and the third part tells the programmer how to work with databases and about the state machine. It is harder than the first and second parts and readers should be more proficient than beginner or intermediate level. The examples are really very helpful, and you can play with the code easily and understand from it lots of features.
I didn't finish the whole book but I enjoyed reading most of it. I recommend it .Net developers and intermediate programmers who have played with C# or visual basic.
Product Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology, AMAST 2008, held in Urbana, IL, USA, in July 2008.
The 28 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. Among the topics covered are all current issues in formal methods related to algebraic and logical foundations, software technology, and to programming methodology including concurrent and reactive systems, evolutionary software/adaptive systems, logic and functional programming, object paradigms, constraint programming and concurrency, program verification and transformation, programming calculi, specification languages and tools, formal specification and development case studies, logic, category theory, relation algebra, computational algebra, algebraic foundations for languages and systems, coinduction, theorem proving and logical frameworks for reasoning, logics of programs, as well as algebra and coalgebra.
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* Published on: 2008-08-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 432 pages
Product Description
Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence presents an overview of computer forensics perfect for beginners. This volume will serve as a foundation and guide for: (a) students considering a career in this field; (b) the law enforcement investigator assigned to work cybercrimes; (c) establishing training programs for forensic examiners; (d) the IT professional; (e) the veteran forensic examiner; (f) the prosecutor faced with litigating cybercrime cases brought before a trier of fact. A distinguished group of specialist authors have crafted chapters rich with detail yet accessible for readers who are not experts in the field. Tying together topics as diverse as applicable laws on search and seizure, investigating cybercrime, and preparation for courtroom tesitmony, Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence is the ideal overall reference for this multi-faceted discipline. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #174638 in Books
* Published on: 2007-12-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 139 pages
Product Description
Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence presents an overview of computer forensics perfect for beginners. This volume will serve as a foundation and guide for: (a) students considering a career in this field; (b) the law enforcement investigator assigned to work cybercrimes; (c) establishing training programs for forensic examiners; (d) the IT professional; (e) the veteran forensic examiner; (f) the prosecutor faced with litigating cybercrime cases brought before a trier of fact. A distinguished group of specialist authors have crafted chapters rich with detail yet accessible for readers who are not experts in the field. Tying together topics as diverse as applicable laws on search and seizure, investigating cybercrime, and preparation for courtroom tesitmony, Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence is the ideal overall reference for this multi-faceted discipline. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #174638 in Books
* Published on: 2007-12-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 139 pages
Product Description
Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence presents an overview of computer forensics perfect for beginners. This volume will serve as a foundation and guide for: (a) students considering a career in this field; (b) the law enforcement investigator assigned to work cybercrimes; (c) establishing training programs for forensic examiners; (d) the IT professional; (e) the veteran forensic examiner; (f) the prosecutor faced with litigating cybercrime cases brought before a trier of fact. A distinguished group of specialist authors have crafted chapters rich with detail yet accessible for readers who are not experts in the field. Tying together topics as diverse as applicable laws on search and seizure, investigating cybercrime, and preparation for courtroom tesitmony, Handbook of Digital and Multimedia Forensic Evidence is the ideal overall reference for this multi-faceted discipline. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #174638 in Books
* Published on: 2007-12-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 139 pages
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1372697 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 424 pages
Product Description
Wireless networks technologies have been dramatically improved by the popularity of third generation (3G) wireless networks, wireless LANs, Bluetooth, and sensor networks. However, security is a major concern for wide deployments of such wireless networks. The contributions to this volume identify various vulnerabilities in the physical layer, the MAC layer, the IP layer, the transport layer, and the application layer, and discuss ways to strengthen security mechanisms and services in all these layers. The topics covered in this book include intrusion detection, secure PHY/MAC/routing protocols, attacks and prevention, immunization, key management, secure group communications/multicast, secure location services, monitoring and surveillance, anonymity, privacy, trust establishment/management, redundancy and security, and dependable wireless networking.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1372697 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 424 pages
Product Description
Wireless networks technologies have been dramatically improved by the popularity of third generation (3G) wireless networks, wireless LANs, Bluetooth, and sensor networks. However, security is a major concern for wide deployments of such wireless networks. The contributions to this volume identify various vulnerabilities in the physical layer, the MAC layer, the IP layer, the transport layer, and the application layer, and discuss ways to strengthen security mechanisms and services in all these layers. The topics covered in this book include intrusion detection, secure PHY/MAC/routing protocols, attacks and prevention, immunization, key management, secure group communications/multicast, secure location services, monitoring and surveillance, anonymity, privacy, trust establishment/management, redundancy and security, and dependable wireless networking.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1372697 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 424 pages
Product Description
Wireless networks technologies have been dramatically improved by the popularity of third generation (3G) wireless networks, wireless LANs, Bluetooth, and sensor networks. However, security is a major concern for wide deployments of such wireless networks. The contributions to this volume identify various vulnerabilities in the physical layer, the MAC layer, the IP layer, the transport layer, and the application layer, and discuss ways to strengthen security mechanisms and services in all these layers. The topics covered in this book include intrusion detection, secure PHY/MAC/routing protocols, attacks and prevention, immunization, key management, secure group communications/multicast, secure location services, monitoring and surveillance, anonymity, privacy, trust establishment/management, redundancy and security, and dependable wireless networking.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #172832 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-15
* Format: Illustrated
# Original language: English
# Number of items: 1
# Binding: Paperback
# 336 pages Customer Reviews
EXCELLENT on what it's on, but it may not be on what you think.5
Make no mistake, this book is on what it says it's about "Attack Detection and Response with iptables, psad, and fwsnort" it contains very little information about setting up iptables to block unwanted external traffic.
HOWEVER setting up iptables (in the basic sense) doesn't require an entire book. Sure there are whole books on that topic but there is no need for a 300 page book on it, that just seems to be the size computer books have to be in order to get published. Which means other books on iptables are probably going to about 250 pages of fluff.
Incidentally this book actually only spends about the first 35 pages describing that, the remainder is fantastic, useful, well written information about doing the things that make iptables truly useful. "detection and response" ACTIVELY securing your system.
In addition to being comprehensive and useful this book happens to be well written, far better than most technical books.
If you're thinking about buying a book on Linux firewalls, make it this one, but if you're not already familiar with iptables expect to read the first 35 pages, then a couple online tutorials and then come back to this book.
The result is a fine pick for any programmer's library.5
Libraries catering to system administrators will find LINUX FIREWALLS an essential acquisition, discussing the technical aspects of the iptables firewall and Netfilter built into the Linux application. Examples of firewall log analysis, policies, network authorization processes and more compliment chapters that include Perl and C code pieces to help keep a network secure. The result is a fine pick for any programmer's library.
One of the best technical books published in 20075
Disclaimer: I wrote the foreword for this book, so obviously I am biased. However, I am not financially compensated for this book's success.
In the foreword I note that Linux Firewalls is a "great book." As a FreeBSD user, Linux Firewalls is good enough to make me consider using Linux in certain circumstances! Mike's book is exceptionally clear, organized, concise, and actionable. You should be able to read it and implement everything you find by following his examples. You will not only learn tools and techniques, but you will be able to appreciate Mike's keen defensive insights.
The majority of the world's digital security professionals focus on defense, because offense is left to the bad guys, police, and military. I welcome books like Linux Firewalls that bring real defensive tools and techniques to the masses in a form that can be digested and deployed for minimum cost and effort.
One of the main reasons Linux Firewalls is a great book is that Mike Rash is an excellent writer. I've read (or tried to read) plenty of books that seemed to offer helpful content, but the author had no clue how to deliver that content in a readable manner. Linux Firewalls makes learning network security an enjoyable experience. Mike is exceptionally detail-oriented (see the RST vs RST ACK issue on p 63 and elsewhere) and he often cites sources and additional references. Linux Firewalls very nicely integrates sample network traffic to make numerous points; Ch 11 has several great examples. The sections on Fwsnort even improved my understanding of Snort itself.
The bottom line is that if you are a user of non-Microsoft operating systems (Linux, BSD, etc.) and you want to know how Linux can help defend your network, you will enjoy reading Linux Firewalls.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #172832 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-15
* Format: Illustrated
# Original language: English
# Number of items: 1
# Binding: Paperback
# 336 pages Customer Reviews
EXCELLENT on what it's on, but it may not be on what you think.5
Make no mistake, this book is on what it says it's about "Attack Detection and Response with iptables, psad, and fwsnort" it contains very little information about setting up iptables to block unwanted external traffic.
HOWEVER setting up iptables (in the basic sense) doesn't require an entire book. Sure there are whole books on that topic but there is no need for a 300 page book on it, that just seems to be the size computer books have to be in order to get published. Which means other books on iptables are probably going to about 250 pages of fluff.
Incidentally this book actually only spends about the first 35 pages describing that, the remainder is fantastic, useful, well written information about doing the things that make iptables truly useful. "detection and response" ACTIVELY securing your system.
In addition to being comprehensive and useful this book happens to be well written, far better than most technical books.
If you're thinking about buying a book on Linux firewalls, make it this one, but if you're not already familiar with iptables expect to read the first 35 pages, then a couple online tutorials and then come back to this book.
The result is a fine pick for any programmer's library.5
Libraries catering to system administrators will find LINUX FIREWALLS an essential acquisition, discussing the technical aspects of the iptables firewall and Netfilter built into the Linux application. Examples of firewall log analysis, policies, network authorization processes and more compliment chapters that include Perl and C code pieces to help keep a network secure. The result is a fine pick for any programmer's library.
One of the best technical books published in 20075
Disclaimer: I wrote the foreword for this book, so obviously I am biased. However, I am not financially compensated for this book's success.
In the foreword I note that Linux Firewalls is a "great book." As a FreeBSD user, Linux Firewalls is good enough to make me consider using Linux in certain circumstances! Mike's book is exceptionally clear, organized, concise, and actionable. You should be able to read it and implement everything you find by following his examples. You will not only learn tools and techniques, but you will be able to appreciate Mike's keen defensive insights.
The majority of the world's digital security professionals focus on defense, because offense is left to the bad guys, police, and military. I welcome books like Linux Firewalls that bring real defensive tools and techniques to the masses in a form that can be digested and deployed for minimum cost and effort.
One of the main reasons Linux Firewalls is a great book is that Mike Rash is an excellent writer. I've read (or tried to read) plenty of books that seemed to offer helpful content, but the author had no clue how to deliver that content in a readable manner. Linux Firewalls makes learning network security an enjoyable experience. Mike is exceptionally detail-oriented (see the RST vs RST ACK issue on p 63 and elsewhere) and he often cites sources and additional references. Linux Firewalls very nicely integrates sample network traffic to make numerous points; Ch 11 has several great examples. The sections on Fwsnort even improved my understanding of Snort itself.
The bottom line is that if you are a user of non-Microsoft operating systems (Linux, BSD, etc.) and you want to know how Linux can help defend your network, you will enjoy reading Linux Firewalls.
Product Description
This small volume is devoted to one of the most common patient complaints encountered by practitioners of adult medicine, and one that frequently presents the initial examining physician with a diagnostic conundrum. Few internists, primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, or medical or surgical subspecialists are thoroughly familiar with the neurologic, orthopedic, immunologic, and vascular causes of leg pain, and help from the literature requires access to multiple texts from diverse medical and surgical specialties.
Leg Pain brings together, in a compact and easily transportable volume, expertise from the fields of vascular surgery, neurology, orthopedics and rheumatology, to offer insights into the clinical signs and symptoms associated with leg pain of diverse origins.
? Emphasizes distinguishing features of the various types of leg pain, most of which can be determined by a simple history and physical examination.
? Much important data are presented in tabular form to aid in arriving at a correct diagnosis.
? Contains practical illustrations including a large section showcasing normal anatomy of the lower extremity.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1522105 in Books
* Published on: 2004-03-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 160 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
This small volume is devoted to one of the most common patient complaints encountered by practitioners of adult medicine, and one that frequently presents the initial examining physician with a diagnostic conundrum. Few internists, primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, or medical or surgical subspecialists are thoroughly familiar with the neurologic, orthopedic, immunologic, and vascular causes of leg pain, and help from the literature requires access to multiple texts from diverse medical and surgical specialties.
Leg Pain brings together, in a compact and easily transportable volume, expertise from the fields of vascular surgery, neurology, orthopedics and rheumatology, to offer insights into the clinical signs and symptoms associated with leg pain of diverse origins.
· Emphasizes distinguishing features of the various types of leg pain, most of which can be determined by a simple history and physical examination.
· Much important data are presented in tabular form to aid in arriving at a correct diagnosis.
· Contains practical illustrations including a large section showcasing normal anatomy of the lower extremity.
Although much has been written on leg pain, there is no multi-disciplinary text devoted exclusively to this very important topic.
About the Author
M. Craig Donaldson, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Product Description
This small volume is devoted to one of the most common patient complaints encountered by practitioners of adult medicine, and one that frequently presents the initial examining physician with a diagnostic conundrum. Few internists, primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, or medical or surgical subspecialists are thoroughly familiar with the neurologic, orthopedic, immunologic, and vascular causes of leg pain, and help from the literature requires access to multiple texts from diverse medical and surgical specialties.
Leg Pain brings together, in a compact and easily transportable volume, expertise from the fields of vascular surgery, neurology, orthopedics and rheumatology, to offer insights into the clinical signs and symptoms associated with leg pain of diverse origins.
? Emphasizes distinguishing features of the various types of leg pain, most of which can be determined by a simple history and physical examination.
? Much important data are presented in tabular form to aid in arriving at a correct diagnosis.
? Contains practical illustrations including a large section showcasing normal anatomy of the lower extremity.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1522105 in Books
* Published on: 2004-03-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 160 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
This small volume is devoted to one of the most common patient complaints encountered by practitioners of adult medicine, and one that frequently presents the initial examining physician with a diagnostic conundrum. Few internists, primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, or medical or surgical subspecialists are thoroughly familiar with the neurologic, orthopedic, immunologic, and vascular causes of leg pain, and help from the literature requires access to multiple texts from diverse medical and surgical specialties.
Leg Pain brings together, in a compact and easily transportable volume, expertise from the fields of vascular surgery, neurology, orthopedics and rheumatology, to offer insights into the clinical signs and symptoms associated with leg pain of diverse origins.
· Emphasizes distinguishing features of the various types of leg pain, most of which can be determined by a simple history and physical examination.
· Much important data are presented in tabular form to aid in arriving at a correct diagnosis.
· Contains practical illustrations including a large section showcasing normal anatomy of the lower extremity.
Although much has been written on leg pain, there is no multi-disciplinary text devoted exclusively to this very important topic.
About the Author
M. Craig Donaldson, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Product Description
This small volume is devoted to one of the most common patient complaints encountered by practitioners of adult medicine, and one that frequently presents the initial examining physician with a diagnostic conundrum. Few internists, primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, or medical or surgical subspecialists are thoroughly familiar with the neurologic, orthopedic, immunologic, and vascular causes of leg pain, and help from the literature requires access to multiple texts from diverse medical and surgical specialties.
Leg Pain brings together, in a compact and easily transportable volume, expertise from the fields of vascular surgery, neurology, orthopedics and rheumatology, to offer insights into the clinical signs and symptoms associated with leg pain of diverse origins.
? Emphasizes distinguishing features of the various types of leg pain, most of which can be determined by a simple history and physical examination.
? Much important data are presented in tabular form to aid in arriving at a correct diagnosis.
? Contains practical illustrations including a large section showcasing normal anatomy of the lower extremity.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1522105 in Books
* Published on: 2004-03-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 160 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
This small volume is devoted to one of the most common patient complaints encountered by practitioners of adult medicine, and one that frequently presents the initial examining physician with a diagnostic conundrum. Few internists, primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, or medical or surgical subspecialists are thoroughly familiar with the neurologic, orthopedic, immunologic, and vascular causes of leg pain, and help from the literature requires access to multiple texts from diverse medical and surgical specialties.
Leg Pain brings together, in a compact and easily transportable volume, expertise from the fields of vascular surgery, neurology, orthopedics and rheumatology, to offer insights into the clinical signs and symptoms associated with leg pain of diverse origins.
· Emphasizes distinguishing features of the various types of leg pain, most of which can be determined by a simple history and physical examination.
· Much important data are presented in tabular form to aid in arriving at a correct diagnosis.
· Contains practical illustrations including a large section showcasing normal anatomy of the lower extremity.
Although much has been written on leg pain, there is no multi-disciplinary text devoted exclusively to this very important topic.
About the Author
M. Craig Donaldson, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Product Details
* Published on: 2008-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 178 pages
Product Description
This extensively illustrated atlas focuses on high-resolution industrial radiographs of the hand and wrist used in the diagnosis of pathologic conditions, which requires the detection of minute changes. It is structured such that the reader can identify the radiographic musculoskeletal changes and relate them to specific disease entities. The aim is to provide an essential, practical guideline for the recognition of the key radiographic signs in diagnosing various systemic as well as localized diseases that manifest themselves in the hand and wrist. The book is intended for radiologists, rheumatologists, hand surgeons, orthopedists, traumatologists, internists and their residents in training.
Product Details
* Published on: 2008-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 178 pages
Product Description
This extensively illustrated atlas focuses on high-resolution industrial radiographs of the hand and wrist used in the diagnosis of pathologic conditions, which requires the detection of minute changes. It is structured such that the reader can identify the radiographic musculoskeletal changes and relate them to specific disease entities. The aim is to provide an essential, practical guideline for the recognition of the key radiographic signs in diagnosing various systemic as well as localized diseases that manifest themselves in the hand and wrist. The book is intended for radiologists, rheumatologists, hand surgeons, orthopedists, traumatologists, internists and their residents in training.
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Augmented with a new bibliography and streamlined appendices, the Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fifth Edition views the valuable addition of references to university research libraries and advanced information on websites, online searches, electronic literature, and other modern computer methods as crucial for the successful completion of any T/D. This popular text guide features new references and computer-oriented resources for every stage in the creation of honors and master's theses and dissertations and refers to current T/D statistics, federal regulations, ethical codes, and copyright issues and legalities involved in information gathering and study conduct.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #30743 in Books
* Published on: 2003-05-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 360 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty.
The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty. … The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
Customer Reviews
Review for Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation 5
Excellent reference-good guide for the dissertation process- covers all applicable topics in sufficient depth. A worthwhile reference for any student working on their thesis or dissertation
Great strenths, some weaknesses4
This book is designed for both students and faculty, so it spends a lot of time giving advice to both sides. That is the primary reason for the length.
Coverage is very thorough for the political and social aspects of dissertation writing, probably more so than in any other book. Choosing a topic is also well covered. The main weakness is in specifics of producing the document, e.g. how to write the literature review or present the methodology.
This book should definitely be on the shelf of any faculty, but a student may do better to look it over in the library. A good, concise treatment of the disseration process is Davis & Parker.
A practical guideline for success!5
As someone who works privately with students, helping them with theses and dissertations, I highly recommend this book. When students call me in regard to assistance with their thesis or dissertation, I recommend that they buy this book and use it as a reference. As the title states, this book offers practical guidelines for success, enabling students to get through the thesis or dissertation process as smoothly as possible. It is one of the most practical guideline for writing a thesis or dissertation that I have come across.
Product Description
Augmented with a new bibliography and streamlined appendices, the Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fifth Edition views the valuable addition of references to university research libraries and advanced information on websites, online searches, electronic literature, and other modern computer methods as crucial for the successful completion of any T/D. This popular text guide features new references and computer-oriented resources for every stage in the creation of honors and master's theses and dissertations and refers to current T/D statistics, federal regulations, ethical codes, and copyright issues and legalities involved in information gathering and study conduct.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #30743 in Books
* Published on: 2003-05-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 360 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty.
The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty. … The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
Customer Reviews
Review for Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation 5
Excellent reference-good guide for the dissertation process- covers all applicable topics in sufficient depth. A worthwhile reference for any student working on their thesis or dissertation
Great strenths, some weaknesses4
This book is designed for both students and faculty, so it spends a lot of time giving advice to both sides. That is the primary reason for the length.
Coverage is very thorough for the political and social aspects of dissertation writing, probably more so than in any other book. Choosing a topic is also well covered. The main weakness is in specifics of producing the document, e.g. how to write the literature review or present the methodology.
This book should definitely be on the shelf of any faculty, but a student may do better to look it over in the library. A good, concise treatment of the disseration process is Davis & Parker.
A practical guideline for success!5
As someone who works privately with students, helping them with theses and dissertations, I highly recommend this book. When students call me in regard to assistance with their thesis or dissertation, I recommend that they buy this book and use it as a reference. As the title states, this book offers practical guidelines for success, enabling students to get through the thesis or dissertation process as smoothly as possible. It is one of the most practical guideline for writing a thesis or dissertation that I have come across.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Ben Hart's letters have generated more than $500,000,000 in sales and donations for scores of businesses and non-profit organizations during the past 20 years. Hart is the author of five books.
Customer Reviews
All Bow Down And Hail Ben Hart...5
This brilliant book is destined to become a literary classic of the higest regards. This is deep psychological marketing at its best. How would you like to know what emotion to tap in your sales copy that will double your sales? Or what about the most effective way to start your sales letter? How about a money phrase that I have personally used to increase my sales by 20%? It's all packed into this power house of a book.
This book goes far beyond just direct mail marketing, which frankly I have little interest in, and taps into something much deeper: the human. Ben shows you how the basic marketing principles on how to exploit human nature go all the way back to Jesus Christ and the Bible. He goes on to make the point that the basic laws of marketing have existed for over 2,000 years and that they will never change because they are based on needs and desires of humans.
This flies in the face of college courses that teach culture diversity and that we are all different. Nonsense! Ben shows the doorway to what we all have in common, and then drives a Mac truck right through it with the sample sales copy he provides you. You simply adapt his sales copy to your needs and be prepared to start handling all the orders that come rolling in. Every master marketer needs to have this book.
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Beb Hart's letters have generated more than $500 million during the last 20 years.
"Amazing returns on my mailings"
"Ben Hart has given me the secret to getting into the mind of my customer and generating amazing returns on my mailings. With just a few simple changes to my own writing, I am already seeing dramatic results. Thank you for this powerful, step-by-step formula for creating ‘Blockbuster Sales Letters’."
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"Absolutely the best in the business"
"Ben Hart is absolutely the best in the business. His direct mail campaigns have single handedly turned many floundering and start-up enterprises into multi-million-dollar powerhouses. Ben’s books are packed full of strategies, methods, rules and tips that will profit direct mail experts and beginners alike. And Hart’s books are enormously fun to read. His writing is clear and direct . . . Every direct mail veteran, as well as anyone planning to launch their very first direct mail marketing campaign, must read Ben’s books immediately. I will read this book many times."
-Steve Loflin, Executive Director, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (400,000 members)
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"The dirty little secret of direct mail is that you can count the true masters on two hands and still have several fingers left over. These are the giants who produce the huge results over and over again. Ben Hart is one of the true masters. He’s the guy the others are always studying and trying to ‘steal smart’ from. When you read this book you are learning a lifetime of success secrets from the very best in the business."
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"One of the creative giants in direct mail today"
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Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #316145 in Books
* Published on: 2006-01-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 236 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Ben Hart's letters have generated more than $500,000,000 in sales and donations for scores of businesses and non-profit organizations during the past 20 years. Hart is the author of five books.
Customer Reviews
All Bow Down And Hail Ben Hart...5
This brilliant book is destined to become a literary classic of the higest regards. This is deep psychological marketing at its best. How would you like to know what emotion to tap in your sales copy that will double your sales? Or what about the most effective way to start your sales letter? How about a money phrase that I have personally used to increase my sales by 20%? It's all packed into this power house of a book.
This book goes far beyond just direct mail marketing, which frankly I have little interest in, and taps into something much deeper: the human. Ben shows you how the basic marketing principles on how to exploit human nature go all the way back to Jesus Christ and the Bible. He goes on to make the point that the basic laws of marketing have existed for over 2,000 years and that they will never change because they are based on needs and desires of humans.
This flies in the face of college courses that teach culture diversity and that we are all different. Nonsense! Ben shows the doorway to what we all have in common, and then drives a Mac truck right through it with the sample sales copy he provides you. You simply adapt his sales copy to your needs and be prepared to start handling all the orders that come rolling in. Every master marketer needs to have this book.
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A wide variety of flexible trading systems that combine sophisticated technical analysis with trading psychology theory
Mechanical Trading Systems examines the development process for choosing and using mechanical trading systems in conjunction with trader psychology. This book discusses the advantages and disadvantages of mechanical trading systems; the dangers in system development and how to avoid them; the optimal methods for back-testing trading systems; position sizing and other risk quantification tools; and methods of improving rates of return on investments without significantly increasing risk. Most importantly, through a detailed examination of various types of unsuccessful trader personality traits (e.g., fearfulness, greed, and impatience), the book recommends different types of trading systems for a diverse array of trader types.
Richard L. Weissman (Port Richey, FL) has seventeen years' experience as a trader and developer of trading systems. He currently provides independent consultation an d training services to traders and risk management professionals in the areas of technical analysis, risk management, and trader psychology.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #128874 in Books
* Published on: 2004-12-03
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 217 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"The book is highly recommended for almost anyone involved in trading, forecasting, or studying the markets." (Technical Analyst, July/August 2005)
From the Inside Flap
When mechanical trading systems were first introduced into the arsenal of trading tools, the trader interested in utilizing these tools would have needed programming expertise, a strong background in mathematical technical analysis, and iron-willed discipline. Today, trading system software developed by market-data vendors has become so user-friendly, that nonprogrammers with only a rudimentary understanding of mathematical technical analysis can successfully create and backtest simple trading systems like those offered throughout this book.
In Mechanical Trading Systems, Richard Weissman uses his experiences as a trader and trading systems expert to take this concept to a new level. Filled with in-depth insight and practical advice, this book examines the development process for choosing and using mechanical trading techniques in conjunction with trader psychology. Mechanical Trading Systems skillfully explores the dangers in system development and how to avoid them; how backtesting and forward testing of trading systems aids in quantification of price risk; and the methods of improving rates of return on investments without significantly increasing risk. It also provides a detailed examination of the personality traits common to the three basic types of trader—trend-following (long to intermediate term), mean reversion (intermediate-term), and short-term (swing and day traders)—and illustrates how a strict adherence to specific types of trading systems can foster a psychological flexibility that will allow you to succeed in all kinds of trading environments: countertrending, choppy, or trending.
Some of the other issues discussed within these pages include:
* Why mathematical technical analysis is anideal building block in the development of mechanical trading systems
* How various flaws in trader psychology—fearfulness, impatience, greed, and lack of discipline—can be overcome
* The pros and cons of various traditional price risk management methods, such as stop loss and volumetric price risk management
* The psychological aspects of price risk management and how utilization of mechanical trading systems can aid in fostering confidence during drawdowns
* How your knowledge and experience can be utilized within the framework of a mechanical trading system
Mechanical Trading Systems offers a wide variety of flexible trading systems that combine sophisticated technical analysis with trading psychology theory. If you plan on improving your trading skills, this comprehensive resource can help you succeed.
From the Back Cover
Praise for MECHANICAL TRADING SYSTEMS
"Mr. Weissman's work is a metaphysical journey through the art of war. One need only read his preface to gain the true wisdom of market trading. What follows is a clearly marked guide to trading discipline and market mathematics . . . a stand out in a forest of technical works."
—Timothy Kelly, Founder and CEO, FOREX Television
"Mechanical Trading 101. The most complete, concise, and thorough analysis of every aspect of mechanical trading, from detailed case studies to enlightening reviews of psychological trading profiles. A real systematic approach to mechanical trading that will certainly improve your trading at any stage of your career."
—Frédéric Bettan, Business Development Manager, Institutional Clientele, Montréal Exchange
"A serious and sophisticated book for the advanced technical trader. Mr. Weissman emphasizes exactly the right aspect of designing and using a trading system——it has to match your character and personality to be of practical day-to-day use."
—Barbara Rockefeller, author of The Global Trader and Technical Analysis for Dummies
"A great contribution from a brilliant thought leader. . . . Mr. Weissman offers intriguing insight into trading by traveling across many disciplines in the process. His analysis of transformational psychology within the context of a mechanical trading system is a must-read for everyone involved in investment management. I am sure that institutional investors will benefit a great deal from his intuitive and innovative style."
—Kurtay Ogunc, PhD, MBA, CMFC, Managing Partner and CIO, Alpha Dynamics Group, LLC
"Mr. Weissman synthesizes a wealth of research and observations about human behavior and the use of mechanical trading systems in order to reprogram the trader. No other book so splendidly lays out the task of mental system creation, system construction, and system testing. The tools in this book go beyond system development in aiding to defuse erroneous human behavior in trading.I recommend this book to anyone who intends to trade utilizing systematic or discretionary programs in today's financial markets."
—Jesse M. Van Luvan, Managing Partner, Ambidex Fund and CEO, South Paw Strategic Investment, LLC
Customer Reviews
Good for the head and the heart5
I didn't grasp many of the technicalities pertaining to system trading (I don't trade or aspire to trade mechanical systems) but it is a wealth of generalized trading knowledge nonetheless. It is an inspiring book and a great confidence builder for me, confirming that I am on the right track regarding discipline and psychology and that, with persistence, success will come.
Psychology + Methods = a winning combination!5
The book is written in a clear, direct language - the author speaks to you, not at you. While leafing through a pile of trading books, I was stopped it in my tracks when I opened this volume. I got out my yellow highlighter and read attentively from cover to cover, taking notes. The author's unique approach was to combine traders' psychology with different types of trading; this book showed me something new about myself and other traders.
Weissman begins by explaining why "...natural and comfortable trading, using entry levels as reference points, ensures small profits and large losses. We need to reprogram ourselves to be comfortable with the unknowable and uncertain future. It helps to remind ourselves that the entry level is significant to us alone and that the sense of discomfort we feel as the market moves into previously unknown territory is entirely subjective and illusory."
Weissman outlines the three basic trader personality types: trend-following, mean-reversion [counter-trend], and day-trading. You need to be comfortable with yourself to trade well. You need the right system for your trading personality - and the author offers a rich menu for every type of trader. The author's practical, shrewd observations hold up a psychological mirror for traders. He points out that with trend-trading, just a few trades account for the bulk of profits, which means you cannot take time off from mechanical trend trading. Mean-reversion traders capitalize on temporarily unsustainable levels of euphoria or panic; they need an especially strong discipline not to overstay positions. Day-trading is labor-intensive, demands quick-mindedness and frequent vacations to avoid burnout.
The author shows how to test trend-following and mean-reversion (counter-trend) systems, as well as day-trading systems. He deals in depth with the benefits and pitfalls of system development and price risk management.
"Successful trading entails fighting natural inclinations toward comfort, security, impatience, perfection, fear, and greed. We can never control the markets, only how much risk we will assume in them." Weissman stresses the importance of keeping a trading journal. He confirms something that very few people appreciate - that at a very high end systematic and discretionary trading have a great deal in common.
Weissman's gentle but persistent insistence on both knowing yourself and stepping out of your comfort zone can have unusual results. In my case, it led me to develop a semi-mechanical system for day-trading e-minis!
Concise4
This is a well written concise book. Of course if you are looking for the 'holy grail' of trading you won't find it here...
That is for you to find and that idea pretty much sums up the true intention of this book.
Product Description
Features forex market guidelines and sample trading plans
The fun and easy way to get started in currency trading
Want to capitalize on the growing forex market? This nuts-and-bolts guide gives you a step-by-step action plan for understanding and trading the forex market. It offers practical guidance and savvy tips in everything from comprehending currency quotes to using leverage, trading with fundamentals, and navigating technical analysis.
* Identify trading opportunities
* Understand what drives the market
* Choose a trading broker
* Execute a successful trade
* Minimize risk and maximize profit
* Analyze currency charts
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #2761 in Books
* Published on: 2007-08-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 360 pages
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Review
"It offers practical guidance and savvy tips.." (Hedge Fund Manager, Thursday 23rd August)
"…gives readers a step by step guide (to) getting acquainted with the forex market and to making those killer transactions." (Professional Pensions, Thursday 30th August 2007)
From the Back Cover
Features forex market guidelines and sample trading plans
The fun and easy way® to get started in currency trading
Want to capitalize on the growing forex market? This nuts-and-bolts guide gives you a step-by-step action plan for understanding and trading the forex market. It offers practical guidance and savvy tips in everything from comprehending currency quotes to using leverage, trading with fundamentals, and navigating technical analysis.
* Identify trading opportunities
*
Understand what drives the market
*
Choose a trading broker
*
Execute a successful trade
*
Minimize risk and maximize profit
*
Analyze currency charts
About the Author
Mark Galant founded GAIN Capital in 1999; today, the firm's proprietary trading platform is used by clients from 140 countries around the globe.
Brian Dolan has over 18 years of experience in the foreign exchange markets and oversees fundamental and technical research at FOREX.com.
Customer Reviews
Currency Trading for Dummies5
The book is awesome. Even dumb like me eager to move forward from pages to pages. Really good start for dummies :)
Currency Trading For Dummies5
This is the book that every Forex trader new and experienced should have in their library. I have been trading on an off for a couple of years and learned more by reading this book in a couple of weeks than I learned reviewing info from dozens of sources. The authors are outstanding and experts in their field and I now am better armed to do battle in the forex market.
The best begginer book out there5
Cheap, easily read, more thorough than any other introduction I've seen. Not the last book you'll ever need, but definitely the best choice for your first. Everybody says to pair it with technical analysis for dummies, but nobody mentions economics for dummies. By all means get all 3, but if you only want 2 go with economics for dummies. It will leave you much more enlightened about fundementals than Technical Analysis for dummies will do for you with technicals. And unless you're going to go all the way with TA, don't go there at all. You're better off just trading news.
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The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548559 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-20
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
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The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548559 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-20
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
Product Description
The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548559 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-20
* Original language: English
* Binding: Paperback
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
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The new multi-level exam preparation series for Cambridge ESOL exams which inspires students to better exam results.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1050499 in Books
* Published on: 2008-09-15
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 184 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Paul Davies graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He taught English at the British Council in Madrid from 1963- 1965. From 1967- 1972 he taught English in Mexico. In 1973, he received an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading. He returned to Mexico to teach English and now works for the British Council in Mexico. He is co-author of Success in English Teaching, published by Oxford University Press. Tim Falla graduated from Oxford University with a BA Honours degree in Modern Languages. He took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages at London University and taught in Japan, the UK, Spain, and Saudi Arabia. From 1988 until 1992 he was an editor in the ELT Division of Oxford University Press. Since then he has worked as a freelance author.
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Nearly all managers dream of being inspiring leaders who elicit the most from their people. But while they may understand the skills needed to manage their teams, very few know how to put their knowledge into practice. Now, any manager can get exceptional results and make an important contribution to the organization. Becoming an Extraordinary Manager focuses not just on "understanding" principles of good management, but on taking action. Readers will learn the basic attitude and skills outstanding managers must know, including:
* why it’s critical to be interested in, rather than interesting to, their people * the best ways to motivate their team * effective interviewing techniques * conducting a performance review * time management * introducing change * delegation * thinking and acting about their people positively (the self-fulfilling prophecy) * building a high-performance team * retaining top talent * handling performance problems * listening
Lively in style and thorough in content, this is the book that gives every manager a complete guide to avoiding the ordinary and becoming the best.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #82999 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…A smart addition to an aspiring leader’s bookshelf.”
-Washington Business Journal
About the Author
Len Sandler (Westford, MA) is the President of Sandler Assoc. and has successfully developed and delivered more than 2,500 seminars for such clients as EMC, General Motors, Disney, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola, General Electric, Hertz, Sun Microsystems, Honeywell, Citigroup, Lucent Technologies, Siemens, and Corning.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Extraordinary managers make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. They add value to their organization. They get extraordinary results from ordinary people. Average managers wind up with ordinary results no matter how good their people are. There are even managers who, unfortunately, drag their groups down so that they get ordinary results from extraordinary people. The whole, then, becomes less than the sum of its parts. These managers have little, if any, value. They don't really manage much of anything. They're "straw bosses." After the worthwhile stalks of wheat and other grains are harvested, straw is what's left over on the ground. It's used primarily for animal bedding. The term straw boss has come to mean a low-level manager who isn't good for much. Such managers have very little authority. They're leftovers. The term also connotes someone who is petty and makes things more difficult, not better, for employees. I know some companies that have more than their share of "straw bosses." I'm willing to wager that you do, too.
Overall, I've found there to be four basic kinds of people:
1. Those who make things happen. You can count on these people 100 percent of the time. No matter what the assignment, no matter what the obstacles to overcome, no matter what the deadline. They're always improving themselves. Their development curve looks like a skyrocket. I'm assuming you're this kind of person. Why else would you have bought this book?
2. Those who watch things happen. These people are the spectators. They sit up in the stands. They second-guess and play Monday-morning quarterback. You probably say the same things to them that I do: "If you can do better, you come down on the field of play where the action is." Of course, they never do. They don't want to get their hands dirty. They don't want to stick their necks out.
3. Those who wonder what's happening. These are the people who are always confused. Things are never clear enough for them. They're always waiting for something. They say things like, "I have the responsibility but not the authority." They want things to be given to them. On retirement day, they'll still be waiting for instructions and direction.
4. Those that everything happens to. These are the victims. The "Woe is me!" people. They claim they have such terrible luck. In truth, they make their own bad luck. You hate to even say "Hi!" to them. That's the only opening they need. They'll give you an hour's worth of their latest problems and their latest troubles. You wish you could hold a mirror up to these people. Maybe then they'd see themselves for the way they really are. Some of them have had fifteen or sixteen different jobs. They always say, "No one understood me. No one listened to me. They made promises they didn't keep. It wasn't fair." After that many jobs, you'd think they'd learn that their own behavior has a lot to do with their lack of success. But they just don't want to face the truth. So they play the "blame game."
Because you're a "Make things happen" kind of person, I'm willing to share my experience with you. I spent sixteen years working in corporations, large and small, and the last eighteen years as a consultant for many of what are considered the very best Fortune 500 companies. I've seen my share of good managers. I've seen a whole lot of bad ones. Too many bad ones. I've been an observer. A note-taker. In this book, I'll report to you on those observations. I'll try to talk in simple, commonsense terms about what's done wrong and how it can be done right. Work should be more than just work. It doesn't have to be boredom, drudgery, and something to be avoided. People don't have to go around talking about "Blue Monday" and "Hump Day Wednesday" and "Thank God it's Friday." There are too many employees who just put in their time. Kind of like prisoners in a maximum-security prison. They're just waiting to get released for the weekend, a holiday, or vacation. It doesn't have to be that way. The truth is, there's no such thing as unmotivated people, just bad management.
When the cake comes out wrong, it's seldom the fault of the ingredients. The odds are the flour, sugar, and eggs were just fine. It's probably the fault of the baker. Some bakers are good and others aren't so good. Some managers are good and others aren't so good. The best have special recipes that they've learned. They take ordinary ingredients and incredible things happen. You can be like that, too. I'm not saying that the ingredients don't matter. Get good ingredients. But it takes much more than that to be a great baker.
I'm going to give you practical steps to follow that can help you become a better manager or prepare for a management position. I know you've got good intentions. Everyone has good intentions. The problem is that we judge ourselves based on our intentions. Others judge us on our actions. So, rather than focus on building an understanding of good management principles, we'll focus on actions you can and should take.
I've heard all the excuses that managers give as to why they don't manage. Excuses like, "I'm too busy," and "My boss won't let me," and "I'm not going to hold people's hands." To understand how ridiculous these excuses are, let's put them in a different context. Let's say you were having your house painted. The painting crew was doing a terrible job. The radio was blaring, they were making a mess out of your yard, and not much work was getting done at all. You call the crew chief over and say, "I'm very disappointed in the work your crew has been doing." He claims it's not his fault because he's "too busy" and the "boss won't let me" and he's "not going to hold people's hands." My guess is you'd be outraged. You'd probably call the owner of the painting company and demand that this crew chief be replaced. You wouldn't let him get away with saying those things. Why should we let our managers get away with it?
Recently I asked several hundred people in various training sessions a simple, straightforward question: "Do managers know how to motivate people?" A whopping 75 percent said, "No!" If we asked a different question—for example, "Do salespeople know how to sell?"—and 75 percent said "No," wouldn't someone be upset? What if 75 percent of the accounting people weren't good with numbers? Wouldn't someone want action to be taken? I asked those same people if would they fire their manager on the spot if they were able to. A full 25 percent of employees said, "Yes!" What does that tell you about their respect for the people they work for?
So, why aren't there more good managers? We've got many good programmers. Most programmers are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. We've got many good accountants. Most accountants are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. You get the idea. With management, it's just the opposite. There are some good ones. But many aren't very good at all. They cause more harm than good. They discourage, demotivate, and drive good people out of organizations. They negatively affect business results and cost companies untold amounts of money to repair the damage they cause.
I can't tell you how many hours I've spent captive in an office while the boss brags on and on about how wonderful he is. He'd tell stories about his vacation, his family, his hobbies, while I sit there thinking about how much work I have to do. The boss is going "Talk, talk, talk," while the clock goes, "Tock, tock, tock." You say the same thing has happened to you? And it drives you crazy, too? Okay, so you know what I mean when I talk about managers who "discourage, demotivate, and drive people out of the organization." Why a company would pay people in management positions to tell personal stories and build up their egos like mini-tyrants, at the expense of people's valuable time, is beyond me.
I talked to an employee recently who told me that her manager wanted to hold an individual development planning discussion with her. She was delighted. She said she had never had such a discussion and was thrilled that a manager would show that much interest in her. She did her research and prepared a lot of information for the meeting. Unfortunately, the meeting was postponed because the manager was too "busy." That meeting was postponed nine more times. She said she is now so disgusted that she deleted all the information she had prepared and said that, if and when the manager reschedules the meeting again, she purposely won't show up to try to get back at the manager. Employees should be treated with the same respect that customers are given. Imagine postponing a customer meeting because you're too "busy"?
Why Aren't There More Good Managers?
There are five main reasons why there aren't more good managers:
1. Most occupations require some demonstrated competence, but management doesn't. Many occupations require certification or a license, where you have to pass a test to demonstrate a certain level of knowledge and proficiency. To become a plumber or an electrician, for example, you've got to be licensed. Frankly, even a dog has to be licensed. What do you need to become a manager? Nothing. Nothing at all. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. Maybe you're the last one standing. Everyone else has quit and you've hung around the longest. It's the "Poof! You're a manager" process. Imagine if there were a "Poof! You're a heart surgeon" process...
Product Description
Nearly all managers dream of being inspiring leaders who elicit the most from their people. But while they may understand the skills needed to manage their teams, very few know how to put their knowledge into practice. Now, any manager can get exceptional results and make an important contribution to the organization. Becoming an Extraordinary Manager focuses not just on "understanding" principles of good management, but on taking action. Readers will learn the basic attitude and skills outstanding managers must know, including:
* why it’s critical to be interested in, rather than interesting to, their people * the best ways to motivate their team * effective interviewing techniques * conducting a performance review * time management * introducing change * delegation * thinking and acting about their people positively (the self-fulfilling prophecy) * building a high-performance team * retaining top talent * handling performance problems * listening
Lively in style and thorough in content, this is the book that gives every manager a complete guide to avoiding the ordinary and becoming the best.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #82999 in Books
* Published on: 2007-10-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…A smart addition to an aspiring leader’s bookshelf.”
-Washington Business Journal
About the Author
Len Sandler (Westford, MA) is the President of Sandler Assoc. and has successfully developed and delivered more than 2,500 seminars for such clients as EMC, General Motors, Disney, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola, General Electric, Hertz, Sun Microsystems, Honeywell, Citigroup, Lucent Technologies, Siemens, and Corning.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Extraordinary managers make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. They add value to their organization. They get extraordinary results from ordinary people. Average managers wind up with ordinary results no matter how good their people are. There are even managers who, unfortunately, drag their groups down so that they get ordinary results from extraordinary people. The whole, then, becomes less than the sum of its parts. These managers have little, if any, value. They don't really manage much of anything. They're "straw bosses." After the worthwhile stalks of wheat and other grains are harvested, straw is what's left over on the ground. It's used primarily for animal bedding. The term straw boss has come to mean a low-level manager who isn't good for much. Such managers have very little authority. They're leftovers. The term also connotes someone who is petty and makes things more difficult, not better, for employees. I know some companies that have more than their share of "straw bosses." I'm willing to wager that you do, too.
Overall, I've found there to be four basic kinds of people:
1. Those who make things happen. You can count on these people 100 percent of the time. No matter what the assignment, no matter what the obstacles to overcome, no matter what the deadline. They're always improving themselves. Their development curve looks like a skyrocket. I'm assuming you're this kind of person. Why else would you have bought this book?
2. Those who watch things happen. These people are the spectators. They sit up in the stands. They second-guess and play Monday-morning quarterback. You probably say the same things to them that I do: "If you can do better, you come down on the field of play where the action is." Of course, they never do. They don't want to get their hands dirty. They don't want to stick their necks out.
3. Those who wonder what's happening. These are the people who are always confused. Things are never clear enough for them. They're always waiting for something. They say things like, "I have the responsibility but not the authority." They want things to be given to them. On retirement day, they'll still be waiting for instructions and direction.
4. Those that everything happens to. These are the victims. The "Woe is me!" people. They claim they have such terrible luck. In truth, they make their own bad luck. You hate to even say "Hi!" to them. That's the only opening they need. They'll give you an hour's worth of their latest problems and their latest troubles. You wish you could hold a mirror up to these people. Maybe then they'd see themselves for the way they really are. Some of them have had fifteen or sixteen different jobs. They always say, "No one understood me. No one listened to me. They made promises they didn't keep. It wasn't fair." After that many jobs, you'd think they'd learn that their own behavior has a lot to do with their lack of success. But they just don't want to face the truth. So they play the "blame game."
Because you're a "Make things happen" kind of person, I'm willing to share my experience with you. I spent sixteen years working in corporations, large and small, and the last eighteen years as a consultant for many of what are considered the very best Fortune 500 companies. I've seen my share of good managers. I've seen a whole lot of bad ones. Too many bad ones. I've been an observer. A note-taker. In this book, I'll report to you on those observations. I'll try to talk in simple, commonsense terms about what's done wrong and how it can be done right. Work should be more than just work. It doesn't have to be boredom, drudgery, and something to be avoided. People don't have to go around talking about "Blue Monday" and "Hump Day Wednesday" and "Thank God it's Friday." There are too many employees who just put in their time. Kind of like prisoners in a maximum-security prison. They're just waiting to get released for the weekend, a holiday, or vacation. It doesn't have to be that way. The truth is, there's no such thing as unmotivated people, just bad management.
When the cake comes out wrong, it's seldom the fault of the ingredients. The odds are the flour, sugar, and eggs were just fine. It's probably the fault of the baker. Some bakers are good and others aren't so good. Some managers are good and others aren't so good. The best have special recipes that they've learned. They take ordinary ingredients and incredible things happen. You can be like that, too. I'm not saying that the ingredients don't matter. Get good ingredients. But it takes much more than that to be a great baker.
I'm going to give you practical steps to follow that can help you become a better manager or prepare for a management position. I know you've got good intentions. Everyone has good intentions. The problem is that we judge ourselves based on our intentions. Others judge us on our actions. So, rather than focus on building an understanding of good management principles, we'll focus on actions you can and should take.
I've heard all the excuses that managers give as to why they don't manage. Excuses like, "I'm too busy," and "My boss won't let me," and "I'm not going to hold people's hands." To understand how ridiculous these excuses are, let's put them in a different context. Let's say you were having your house painted. The painting crew was doing a terrible job. The radio was blaring, they were making a mess out of your yard, and not much work was getting done at all. You call the crew chief over and say, "I'm very disappointed in the work your crew has been doing." He claims it's not his fault because he's "too busy" and the "boss won't let me" and he's "not going to hold people's hands." My guess is you'd be outraged. You'd probably call the owner of the painting company and demand that this crew chief be replaced. You wouldn't let him get away with saying those things. Why should we let our managers get away with it?
Recently I asked several hundred people in various training sessions a simple, straightforward question: "Do managers know how to motivate people?" A whopping 75 percent said, "No!" If we asked a different question—for example, "Do salespeople know how to sell?"—and 75 percent said "No," wouldn't someone be upset? What if 75 percent of the accounting people weren't good with numbers? Wouldn't someone want action to be taken? I asked those same people if would they fire their manager on the spot if they were able to. A full 25 percent of employees said, "Yes!" What does that tell you about their respect for the people they work for?
So, why aren't there more good managers? We've got many good programmers. Most programmers are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. We've got many good accountants. Most accountants are very capable. There are a few bad ones, of course, but the vast majority are just fine. You get the idea. With management, it's just the opposite. There are some good ones. But many aren't very good at all. They cause more harm than good. They discourage, demotivate, and drive good people out of organizations. They negatively affect business results and cost companies untold amounts of money to repair the damage they cause.
I can't tell you how many hours I've spent captive in an office while the boss brags on and on about how wonderful he is. He'd tell stories about his vacation, his family, his hobbies, while I sit there thinking about how much work I have to do. The boss is going "Talk, talk, talk," while the clock goes, "Tock, tock, tock." You say the same thing has happened to you? And it drives you crazy, too? Okay, so you know what I mean when I talk about managers who "discourage, demotivate, and drive people out of the organization." Why a company would pay people in management positions to tell personal stories and build up their egos like mini-tyrants, at the expense of people's valuable time, is beyond me.
I talked to an employee recently who told me that her manager wanted to hold an individual development planning discussion with her. She was delighted. She said she had never had such a discussion and was thrilled that a manager would show that much interest in her. She did her research and prepared a lot of information for the meeting. Unfortunately, the meeting was postponed because the manager was too "busy." That meeting was postponed nine more times. She said she is now so disgusted that she deleted all the information she had prepared and said that, if and when the manager reschedules the meeting again, she purposely won't show up to try to get back at the manager. Employees should be treated with the same respect that customers are given. Imagine postponing a customer meeting because you're too "busy"?
Why Aren't There More Good Managers?
There are five main reasons why there aren't more good managers:
1. Most occupations require some demonstrated competence, but management doesn't. Many occupations require certification or a license, where you have to pass a test to demonstrate a certain level of knowledge and proficiency. To become a plumber or an electrician, for example, you've got to be licensed. Frankly, even a dog has to be licensed. What do you need to become a manager? Nothing. Nothing at all. You just have to be in the right place at the right time. Maybe you're the last one standing. Everyone else has quit and you've hung around the longest. It's the "Poof! You're a manager" process. Imagine if there were a "Poof! You're a heart surgeon" process...
Product Description
Create a first-rate resume that will get you hired in IT
Stand out in a crowd of IT job applicants by creating and submitting a winning resume and cover letter with help from this practical guide. Fully revised and updated for the latest trends, technologies, and in-demand jobs, Ace the IT Resume, Second Edition reveals how to best showcase your IT skills and experience. You'll get tips for adapting your resume for different formats, using the right keywords, and getting your resume in the hands of the hiring manager. With an encyclopedia of sample resumes, job descriptions, and resume strategies, this is your must-have guide to landing a great IT job.
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Present your skills, experience, and education in the most effective format
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Customize your resume based on the job you're seeking
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Write compelling and relevant cover letters
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Avoid common pitfalls and analyze your resume for errors
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Network with IT professionals to make connections
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #71651 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Create a winning IT resume and get the job you want
Want to land the IT job of your dreams? Learn how to stand out as an IT applicant with this highly useful and practical guide for creating and submitting resumes--including a full chapter devoted to writing an effective cover letter. Discover inside tips for gaining access to the actual hiring manager and learn how to pick the right keywords to make the most of your experience and training. See examples of different resume layouts and writing styles, and find out how to best organize your work experience, skills, and educational history to make sure that your resume displays all your key accomplishments most effectively. Filled with tips and secrets that let you get inside the mind of today's IT hiring manager, this is the ultimate high-tech resume resource.
* Customize your resume based on the technology job you are seeking
* Get tips for formatting and submitting resumes and cover letters electronically
* Know the hot topics and key words IT managers look for
* Learn what to include and what to leave out of your resume
* Organize and present your experience to best position yourself
* Avoid common IT resume mistakes and analyze your resume for errors
* Find IT jobs on the Internet and discover ways to get your resume viewed more often when posting online
* Network with IT professionals--even if you don't know anyone in the industry
* Follow the sample IT resumes and cover letters as proven examples
About the Author
Paula Moreira is the global IT training manager at a large financial services organization. She and her team support an IT team of 2,000. Paula began her career as a techie and has spent the last 15 years working in IT education and career development.
Customer Reviews
Nice..5
Great for those needing guidance on how to write a good IT resume. I recommend it.
Went from no response to getting the job5
Ace the IT Resume does exactly what it sets out to do, provide knowledge and examples towards building a great IT resume. I got this book when I was getting no response to the numerous resumes I had submitted. After reading this book, and applying its lessons, I got hired into a great job with a great company. I also know what book I am picking up from my shelf if and when it comes time to dust off my resume again.
Good4
This is a helpful book. I also recommend Information Technolgy Jobs in America 2008: Corporate & Government Career Guide (Information Technology Jobs in America: Corporate & Government. ITJA explains the industry as marketplace. It shows you salary charts for the IT jobs in U.S. Federal, States and Cities, and pension estimates, and how precisely to go government. Computer Jobs with the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008 IT Staffing Firms; and Computer Jobs With the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008: Midwest States, provide company and recruitment contacts in each U.S. region hiring for contract labor and permanent. Put the resources together and you have a powerful package.
Product Description
Create a first-rate resume that will get you hired in IT
Stand out in a crowd of IT job applicants by creating and submitting a winning resume and cover letter with help from this practical guide. Fully revised and updated for the latest trends, technologies, and in-demand jobs, Ace the IT Resume, Second Edition reveals how to best showcase your IT skills and experience. You'll get tips for adapting your resume for different formats, using the right keywords, and getting your resume in the hands of the hiring manager. With an encyclopedia of sample resumes, job descriptions, and resume strategies, this is your must-have guide to landing a great IT job.
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Present your skills, experience, and education in the most effective format
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Optimize your online resume
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Customize your resume based on the job you're seeking
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Write compelling and relevant cover letters
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Avoid common pitfalls and analyze your resume for errors
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Discover ways to quickly get hands-on experience
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Network with IT professionals to make connections
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #71651 in Books
* Published on: 2007-06-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Create a winning IT resume and get the job you want
Want to land the IT job of your dreams? Learn how to stand out as an IT applicant with this highly useful and practical guide for creating and submitting resumes--including a full chapter devoted to writing an effective cover letter. Discover inside tips for gaining access to the actual hiring manager and learn how to pick the right keywords to make the most of your experience and training. See examples of different resume layouts and writing styles, and find out how to best organize your work experience, skills, and educational history to make sure that your resume displays all your key accomplishments most effectively. Filled with tips and secrets that let you get inside the mind of today's IT hiring manager, this is the ultimate high-tech resume resource.
* Customize your resume based on the technology job you are seeking
* Get tips for formatting and submitting resumes and cover letters electronically
* Know the hot topics and key words IT managers look for
* Learn what to include and what to leave out of your resume
* Organize and present your experience to best position yourself
* Avoid common IT resume mistakes and analyze your resume for errors
* Find IT jobs on the Internet and discover ways to get your resume viewed more often when posting online
* Network with IT professionals--even if you don't know anyone in the industry
* Follow the sample IT resumes and cover letters as proven examples
About the Author
Paula Moreira is the global IT training manager at a large financial services organization. She and her team support an IT team of 2,000. Paula began her career as a techie and has spent the last 15 years working in IT education and career development.
Customer Reviews
Nice..5
Great for those needing guidance on how to write a good IT resume. I recommend it.
Went from no response to getting the job5
Ace the IT Resume does exactly what it sets out to do, provide knowledge and examples towards building a great IT resume. I got this book when I was getting no response to the numerous resumes I had submitted. After reading this book, and applying its lessons, I got hired into a great job with a great company. I also know what book I am picking up from my shelf if and when it comes time to dust off my resume again.
Good4
This is a helpful book. I also recommend Information Technolgy Jobs in America 2008: Corporate & Government Career Guide (Information Technology Jobs in America: Corporate & Government. ITJA explains the industry as marketplace. It shows you salary charts for the IT jobs in U.S. Federal, States and Cities, and pension estimates, and how precisely to go government. Computer Jobs with the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008 IT Staffing Firms; and Computer Jobs With the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector 2008: Midwest States, provide company and recruitment contacts in each U.S. region hiring for contract labor and permanent. Put the resources together and you have a powerful package.
Product Description
This book is for the career developer who wants to take his or her skill set and/or project to the next level. If you are a professional software developer with 3–4 years of experience looking to bring a higher level of discipline to your project, or to learn the skills that will help you transition from software engineer to technical lead, then this book is for you. The topics covered in this book will help you focus on delivering software at a higher quality and lower cost. The book is about practical techniques and practices that will help you and your team realize those goals.
This book is for the developer understands that the business of software is, first and foremost, business. Writing code is fun, but writing high-quality code on time and at the lowest possible cost is what makes a software project successful. A team lead or architect who wants to succeed must keep that in mind.
Given that target audience, this book assumes a certain level of skill at reading code in one or more languages, and basic familiarity with building and testing software projects. It also assumes that you have at least a basic understanding of the software development lifecycle, and how requirements from customers become testable software projects.
Who This Book Is Not For: This is not a book for the entry-level developer fresh out of college, or for those just getting started as professional coders. It isn’t a book about writing code; it’s a book about how we write code together while keeping quality up and costs down. It is not for those who want to learn to write more efficient or literate code. There are plenty of other books available on those subjects, as mentioned previously.
This is also not a book about project management or development methodology. All of the strategies and techniques presented here are just as applicable to waterfall projects as they are to those employing Agile methodologies. While certain strategies such as Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration have risen to popularity hand in hand with Agile development methodologies, there is no coupling between them. There are plenty of projects run using SCRUM that do not use TDD, and there are just as many waterfall projects that do.
Philosophy versus Practicality: There are a lot of religious arguments in software development. Exceptions versus result codes, strongly typed versus dynamic languages, and where to put your curly braces are just a few examples. This book tried to steer clear of those arguments here. Most of the chapters in this book deal with practical steps that you as a developer can take to improve your skills and improve the state of your project. The author makes no claims that these practices represent the way to write software. They represent strategies that have worked well for the author and other developers that he have worked closely with.
Philosophy certainly has its place in software development. Much of the current thinking in project management has been influenced by the Agile philosophy, for example. The next wave may be influenced by the Lean methodologies developed by Toyota for building automobiles. Because it represents a philosophy, the Lean process model can be applied to building software just as easily as to building cars. On the other hand, because they exist at the philosophical level, such methodologies can be difficult to conceptualize. The book tries to favor the practical over the philosophical, the concrete over the theoretical. This should be the kind of book that you can pick up, read one chapter of, and go away with some practical changes you can make to your software project that will make it better.
That said, the first part of this book is entitled “Philosophy” because the strategies described in it represent ways of approaching a problem rather than a specific solution. There are just as many practical ways to do Test-Driven Development as there are ways to manage a software project. You will have to pick the way that fits your chosen programming language, environment, and team structure. The book has tried to describe some tangible ways of realizing TDD, but it remains an abstract ideal rather than a one-size-fits-all technical solution. The same applies to Continuous Integration. There are numerous ways of thinking about and achieving a Continuous Integration solution, and this book presents only a few. Continuous Integration represents a way of thinking about your development process rather than a concrete or specific technique.
The second and third parts represent more concrete process and construction techniques that can improve your code and your project. They focus on the pragmatic rather than the philosophical.
Every Little Bit Helps: You do not have to sit down and read this book from cover to cover. While there are interrelationships between the chapters, each chapter can also stand on its own. If you know that you have a particular problem such as error handling with your current project, read that chapter and try to implement some of the suggestions in it. Don’t feel that you have to overhaul your entire software project at once. The various techniques described in this book can all incrementally improve a project one at a time.
If you are starting a brand new project and have an opportunity to define its structure, then by all means read the whole book and see how it influences the way you design your project. If you have to work within an existing project structure, you might have more success applying a few improvements at a time.
In terms of personal career growth, the same applies. Every new technique you learn makes you a better developer, so take them one at a time as your schedule and projects allow.
Examples: Most of the examples in this book are written in C#. However, the techniques described in this book apply just as well to any other modern programming language with a little translation. Even if you are unfamiliar with the inner workings or details of C# as a language, the examples are very small and simple to understand. Again, this is not a book about how to write code, and the examples in it are all intended to illustrate a specific point, not to become a part of your software project in any literal sense.
This book is organized into three sections, Philosophy, Process and Code Construction. The following is a short summary of what you will find in each section and chapter.
Part I (Philosophy) contains chapters that focus on abstract ideas about how to approach a software project. Each chapter contains practical examples of how to realize those ideas.
Chapter 1 (Buy, not Build) describes how to go about deciding which parts of your software project you need to write yourself and which parts you may be able to purchase or otherwise leverage from someplace else. In order to keep costs down and focus on your real competitive advantage, it is necessary to write only those parts of your application that you really need to.
Chapter 2 (Test-Driven Development) examines the Test-Driven Development (or Test-Driven Design) philosophy and some practical ways of applying it to your development lifecycle to produce higher-quality code in less time.
Chapter 3 (Continuous Integration) explores the Continuous Integration philosophy and how you can apply it to your project. CI involves automating your build and unit testing processes to give developers a shorter feedback cycle about changes that they make to the project. A shorter feedback cycle makes it easier for developers to work together as a team and at a higher level of productivity.
The chapters in Part II (Process) explore processes and tools that you can use as a team to improve the quality of your source code and make it easier to understand and to maintain.
Chapter 4 (Done Is Done) contains suggestions for defining what it means for a developer to “finish” a development task. Creating a “done is done” policy for your team can make it easier for developers to work together, and easier for developers and testers to work together. If everyone on your team follows the same set of steps to complete each task, then development will be more predictable and of a higher quality.
Chapter 5 (Testing) presents some concrete suggestions for how to create tests, how to run them, and how to organize them to make them easier to run, easier to measure, and more useful to developers and to testers. Included are sections on what code coverage means and how to measure it effectively, how to organize your tests by type, and how to automate your testing processes to get the most benefit from them.
Chapter 6 (Source Control) explains techniques for using your source control system more effectively so that it is easier for developers to work together on the same project, and easier to correlate changes in source control with physical software binaries and with defect or issue reports in your tracking system.
Chapter 7 (Static Analysis) examines what static analysis is, what information it can provide, and how it can improve the quality and maintainability of your projects.
Part III (Code Construction) includes chapters on specific coding techniques that can improve the quality and maintainability of your software projects.
Chapter 8 (Contract, Contract, Contract!) tackles programming by contract and how that can make your code easier for developers to understand and to use. Programming by contract can also make your application easier (and therefore less expensive) to maintain and support.
Chapter 9 (Limiting Dependencies) focuses on techniques for limiting how dependent each part of your application is upon the others. Limiting dependencies can lead to software that is easier to make changes to and cheaper to maintain as well as easier to deploy and test.
Chapter 10 (The Model-View-Presenter Model) offers a brief descr.. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #176527 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 233 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software
"Patrick is a pragmatist with a purist's knowledge. He has a deep understanding of what 'smells' right, and he knows when and how to find the right balance to get the job done. This philosophy of balanced 'pure pragmatism' pervades this book and makes it useful."
—from the foreword by Scott Hanselman, Author of ComputerZen Blog, www.computerzen.com; Senior Program Manager, Developer Division, Microsoft Corporation
Writing code is rewarding, but writing high-quality code, on time and at the lowest possible cost, is what makes a software project successful. As the role of a professional developer has evolved and taken on additional responsibilities, it is now necessary to work in concert with a team in order to improve both the process and final results of a software project. This unique book introduces a set of concrete best practices and construction techniques that can be applied to the development process and to actual code construction, so that you can confidently solve business problems rather than deal solely with pure coding tasks.
Patrick Cauldwell understands that it is no longer sufficient to just write software that solves a problem; it must also be fast, scalable, reliable, and easy to use. In this reference, he explains how to build software that is of high quality at a lower cost and shares with you the practical steps you must take in order to transition from software engineer to technical lead.
What you will learn from this book
*
Practical steps you can take to combine different developmental philosophies, processes, and construction techniques into a unified approach to software
*
Methods for deciding which parts of a project you need to write yourself versus what you can buy or reuse
*
Tools and processes you can employ to improve source code quality and maintainability
*
How to create, run, organize, and measure tests, and then make them more useful to developers and testers
*
Ways that programming by contract can make your code easier for developers to understand and use
*
Recommended techniques for handling errors in your code that will make your application easier to debug and support
Product Description
This book is for the career developer who wants to take his or her skill set and/or project to the next level. If you are a professional software developer with 3–4 years of experience looking to bring a higher level of discipline to your project, or to learn the skills that will help you transition from software engineer to technical lead, then this book is for you. The topics covered in this book will help you focus on delivering software at a higher quality and lower cost. The book is about practical techniques and practices that will help you and your team realize those goals.
This book is for the developer understands that the business of software is, first and foremost, business. Writing code is fun, but writing high-quality code on time and at the lowest possible cost is what makes a software project successful. A team lead or architect who wants to succeed must keep that in mind.
Given that target audience, this book assumes a certain level of skill at reading code in one or more languages, and basic familiarity with building and testing software projects. It also assumes that you have at least a basic understanding of the software development lifecycle, and how requirements from customers become testable software projects.
Who This Book Is Not For: This is not a book for the entry-level developer fresh out of college, or for those just getting started as professional coders. It isn’t a book about writing code; it’s a book about how we write code together while keeping quality up and costs down. It is not for those who want to learn to write more efficient or literate code. There are plenty of other books available on those subjects, as mentioned previously.
This is also not a book about project management or development methodology. All of the strategies and techniques presented here are just as applicable to waterfall projects as they are to those employing Agile methodologies. While certain strategies such as Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration have risen to popularity hand in hand with Agile development methodologies, there is no coupling between them. There are plenty of projects run using SCRUM that do not use TDD, and there are just as many waterfall projects that do.
Philosophy versus Practicality: There are a lot of religious arguments in software development. Exceptions versus result codes, strongly typed versus dynamic languages, and where to put your curly braces are just a few examples. This book tried to steer clear of those arguments here. Most of the chapters in this book deal with practical steps that you as a developer can take to improve your skills and improve the state of your project. The author makes no claims that these practices represent the way to write software. They represent strategies that have worked well for the author and other developers that he have worked closely with.
Philosophy certainly has its place in software development. Much of the current thinking in project management has been influenced by the Agile philosophy, for example. The next wave may be influenced by the Lean methodologies developed by Toyota for building automobiles. Because it represents a philosophy, the Lean process model can be applied to building software just as easily as to building cars. On the other hand, because they exist at the philosophical level, such methodologies can be difficult to conceptualize. The book tries to favor the practical over the philosophical, the concrete over the theoretical. This should be the kind of book that you can pick up, read one chapter of, and go away with some practical changes you can make to your software project that will make it better.
That said, the first part of this book is entitled “Philosophy” because the strategies described in it represent ways of approaching a problem rather than a specific solution. There are just as many practical ways to do Test-Driven Development as there are ways to manage a software project. You will have to pick the way that fits your chosen programming language, environment, and team structure. The book has tried to describe some tangible ways of realizing TDD, but it remains an abstract ideal rather than a one-size-fits-all technical solution. The same applies to Continuous Integration. There are numerous ways of thinking about and achieving a Continuous Integration solution, and this book presents only a few. Continuous Integration represents a way of thinking about your development process rather than a concrete or specific technique.
The second and third parts represent more concrete process and construction techniques that can improve your code and your project. They focus on the pragmatic rather than the philosophical.
Every Little Bit Helps: You do not have to sit down and read this book from cover to cover. While there are interrelationships between the chapters, each chapter can also stand on its own. If you know that you have a particular problem such as error handling with your current project, read that chapter and try to implement some of the suggestions in it. Don’t feel that you have to overhaul your entire software project at once. The various techniques described in this book can all incrementally improve a project one at a time.
If you are starting a brand new project and have an opportunity to define its structure, then by all means read the whole book and see how it influences the way you design your project. If you have to work within an existing project structure, you might have more success applying a few improvements at a time.
In terms of personal career growth, the same applies. Every new technique you learn makes you a better developer, so take them one at a time as your schedule and projects allow.
Examples: Most of the examples in this book are written in C#. However, the techniques described in this book apply just as well to any other modern programming language with a little translation. Even if you are unfamiliar with the inner workings or details of C# as a language, the examples are very small and simple to understand. Again, this is not a book about how to write code, and the examples in it are all intended to illustrate a specific point, not to become a part of your software project in any literal sense.
This book is organized into three sections, Philosophy, Process and Code Construction. The following is a short summary of what you will find in each section and chapter.
Part I (Philosophy) contains chapters that focus on abstract ideas about how to approach a software project. Each chapter contains practical examples of how to realize those ideas.
Chapter 1 (Buy, not Build) describes how to go about deciding which parts of your software project you need to write yourself and which parts you may be able to purchase or otherwise leverage from someplace else. In order to keep costs down and focus on your real competitive advantage, it is necessary to write only those parts of your application that you really need to.
Chapter 2 (Test-Driven Development) examines the Test-Driven Development (or Test-Driven Design) philosophy and some practical ways of applying it to your development lifecycle to produce higher-quality code in less time.
Chapter 3 (Continuous Integration) explores the Continuous Integration philosophy and how you can apply it to your project. CI involves automating your build and unit testing processes to give developers a shorter feedback cycle about changes that they make to the project. A shorter feedback cycle makes it easier for developers to work together as a team and at a higher level of productivity.
The chapters in Part II (Process) explore processes and tools that you can use as a team to improve the quality of your source code and make it easier to understand and to maintain.
Chapter 4 (Done Is Done) contains suggestions for defining what it means for a developer to “finish” a development task. Creating a “done is done” policy for your team can make it easier for developers to work together, and easier for developers and testers to work together. If everyone on your team follows the same set of steps to complete each task, then development will be more predictable and of a higher quality.
Chapter 5 (Testing) presents some concrete suggestions for how to create tests, how to run them, and how to organize them to make them easier to run, easier to measure, and more useful to developers and to testers. Included are sections on what code coverage means and how to measure it effectively, how to organize your tests by type, and how to automate your testing processes to get the most benefit from them.
Chapter 6 (Source Control) explains techniques for using your source control system more effectively so that it is easier for developers to work together on the same project, and easier to correlate changes in source control with physical software binaries and with defect or issue reports in your tracking system.
Chapter 7 (Static Analysis) examines what static analysis is, what information it can provide, and how it can improve the quality and maintainability of your projects.
Part III (Code Construction) includes chapters on specific coding techniques that can improve the quality and maintainability of your software projects.
Chapter 8 (Contract, Contract, Contract!) tackles programming by contract and how that can make your code easier for developers to understand and to use. Programming by contract can also make your application easier (and therefore less expensive) to maintain and support.
Chapter 9 (Limiting Dependencies) focuses on techniques for limiting how dependent each part of your application is upon the others. Limiting dependencies can lead to software that is easier to make changes to and cheaper to maintain as well as easier to deploy and test.
Chapter 10 (The Model-View-Presenter Model) offers a brief descr.. Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #176527 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-05
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 233 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software
"Patrick is a pragmatist with a purist's knowledge. He has a deep understanding of what 'smells' right, and he knows when and how to find the right balance to get the job done. This philosophy of balanced 'pure pragmatism' pervades this book and makes it useful."
—from the foreword by Scott Hanselman, Author of ComputerZen Blog, www.computerzen.com; Senior Program Manager, Developer Division, Microsoft Corporation
Writing code is rewarding, but writing high-quality code, on time and at the lowest possible cost, is what makes a software project successful. As the role of a professional developer has evolved and taken on additional responsibilities, it is now necessary to work in concert with a team in order to improve both the process and final results of a software project. This unique book introduces a set of concrete best practices and construction techniques that can be applied to the development process and to actual code construction, so that you can confidently solve business problems rather than deal solely with pure coding tasks.
Patrick Cauldwell understands that it is no longer sufficient to just write software that solves a problem; it must also be fast, scalable, reliable, and easy to use. In this reference, he explains how to build software that is of high quality at a lower cost and shares with you the practical steps you must take in order to transition from software engineer to technical lead.
What you will learn from this book
*
Practical steps you can take to combine different developmental philosophies, processes, and construction techniques into a unified approach to software
*
Methods for deciding which parts of a project you need to write yourself versus what you can buy or reuse
*
Tools and processes you can employ to improve source code quality and maintainability
*
How to create, run, organize, and measure tests, and then make them more useful to developers and testers
*
Ways that programming by contract can make your code easier for developers to understand and use
*
Recommended techniques for handling errors in your code that will make your application easier to debug and support
Product Description
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proved framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual team who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #200764 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 800 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."--Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more.”--William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
“Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."--Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is a key to producing profound business results."--Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
From the Back Cover
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proven framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual teams who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Praise for The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."
—Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
"This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more."
—William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
"Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."
—Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is key to producing profound business results."
—Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
About the Author
Jill Nemiro is an associate professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an adjunct professor in the Human Resources Design Master's Program at Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of Creativity in Virtual Teams from Pfeiffer.
Michael Beyerlein is head of the Department of Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University. He has authored or edited nineteen books including Guiding the Journey to Collaborative Work Systems.
Lori Bradley is executive director of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management and Leadership Development for Wyeth, a Fortune 200 global pharmaceutical company.
Susan Beyerlein isresearch associate with the Center for Collaborative Organizations at the University of North Texas. She is the co-editor of eleven previous books.
Product Description
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proved framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual team who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #200764 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 800 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."--Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more.”--William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
“Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."--Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is a key to producing profound business results."--Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
From the Back Cover
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proven framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual teams who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Praise for The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."
—Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
"This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more."
—William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
"Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."
—Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is key to producing profound business results."
—Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
About the Author
Jill Nemiro is an associate professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an adjunct professor in the Human Resources Design Master's Program at Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of Creativity in Virtual Teams from Pfeiffer.
Michael Beyerlein is head of the Department of Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University. He has authored or edited nineteen books including Guiding the Journey to Collaborative Work Systems.
Lori Bradley is executive director of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management and Leadership Development for Wyeth, a Fortune 200 global pharmaceutical company.
Susan Beyerlein isresearch associate with the Center for Collaborative Organizations at the University of North Texas. She is the co-editor of eleven previous books.
Product Description
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proved framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual team who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #200764 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 800 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."--Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more.”--William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
“Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."--Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is a key to producing profound business results."--Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
From the Back Cover
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams is an essential resource for leaders, virtual team members, and work group leaders. The editors provide a proven framework based on five principles for working collaboratively across boundaries of time, space, and culture. Written by experts in the field, the contributors offer practical suggestions and tools for virtual teams who need to assess their current level of effectiveness and develop strategies for improvement. This important resource also contains an array of illustrative cases as well as practical tools for designing, implementing, and maintaining effective virtual work.
Praise for The Handbook of High-Performance Virtual Teams
"Finally, the definitive user's guide for everyone who has ever managed a virtual team: clear, practical, concise, easy to read, and complete. It takes leading virtual teams to the next level by driving results through productivity and collaboration. A must-read for every professional who hopes to be a global manager in the twenty-first century."
—Peter Giulioni, executive director, Keenan MBA Career Resource Center, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
"This handbook is essential reading for anyone responsible for starting or making virtual teams more effective. It provides the information you need about structure, leadership, the importance of trust, crossing cultural barriers, and much more."
—William C. Byham, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
"Leaders, managers, and team members everywhere need to learn from the best how to cultivate high performance from virtual teams, and all the frameworks to do so are in this book, served up with the wisdom of the sages of virtual teams."
—Michael Sampson, effective collaboration advisor and author, The Michael Sampson Company Limited
"This book is critical reading for leaders and practitioners facing the global virtual work environment. It provides exceptional insight into virtual teaming, which is key to producing profound business results."
—Ed Schaniel, IDS Director of Employee Involvement and Lean Integration, The Boeing Company
About the Author
Jill Nemiro is an associate professor in the Psychology and Sociology Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an adjunct professor in the Human Resources Design Master's Program at Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of Creativity in Virtual Teams from Pfeiffer.
Michael Beyerlein is head of the Department of Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University. He has authored or edited nineteen books including Guiding the Journey to Collaborative Work Systems.
Lori Bradley is executive director of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management and Leadership Development for Wyeth, a Fortune 200 global pharmaceutical company.
Susan Beyerlein isresearch associate with the Center for Collaborative Organizations at the University of North Texas. She is the co-editor of eleven previous books.
Product Description
Advanced JavaScript 3rd Edition is an in-depth examination of the most important features of JavaScript. The book assumes readers have a basic understanding of web development, but includes a review of JavaScript fundamentals in Chapters 1 through 3. This book gives the reader a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of JavaScript by examining objects, arrays, date and time functions, math, and all the essentials that are needed for complex yet robust JavaScript scripts. Topics are thoroughly examined with several complete examples.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #655213 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 616 pages
Customer Reviews
Advanced?1
This book is not advanced, it doesn't mention even current techniques used in the language, AJAX, JSON, libraries, etc. I has microsoft-tunnelled vision, it does not show the use the language has right now.
It seems the author just updates a couple of sections to create a new edition, please look further for a good javascript book.
Advanced ???1
Not sure why this book is called Advanced ... it is no more advanced than my basic Javascript bible book. The object oriented section of the book is a whole 6 pages !! Are you kidding me?
Not impressed.
Product Description
Advanced JavaScript 3rd Edition is an in-depth examination of the most important features of JavaScript. The book assumes readers have a basic understanding of web development, but includes a review of JavaScript fundamentals in Chapters 1 through 3. This book gives the reader a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of JavaScript by examining objects, arrays, date and time functions, math, and all the essentials that are needed for complex yet robust JavaScript scripts. Topics are thoroughly examined with several complete examples.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #655213 in Books
* Published on: 2007-11-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 616 pages
Customer Reviews
Advanced?1
This book is not advanced, it doesn't mention even current techniques used in the language, AJAX, JSON, libraries, etc. I has microsoft-tunnelled vision, it does not show the use the language has right now.
It seems the author just updates a couple of sections to create a new edition, please look further for a good javascript book.
Advanced ???1
Not sure why this book is called Advanced ... it is no more advanced than my basic Javascript bible book. The object oriented section of the book is a whole 6 pages !! Are you kidding me?
Not impressed.
Product Description
Pro ASP.NET for SQL Server: High Performance Data Access for Web Developers explains how to use ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 most efficiently together. It covers all crucial performance issues and illustrates optimal techniques with enterprise-quality development.
Performance is always an issue, and optimizing database access is one of the most daunting performance challenges facing web developers. With Brennan Stehling as your guide, youll explore the many overlaps of web and database technologies, including configuration, programming, performance tuning, and deployment. You’ll learn how to make high-performance database access not just a goal, but a reality.
What you’ll learn
* Discover what impedes ASP.NET 2.0 access to SQL Server 2005 and how to make web applications and databases work blindingly fast together.
* Learn to make the subtle choices between DataSets, DataReaders, and DataObjects, to simplify code and maximize performance.
* Optimize data-bound controls and create your own.
* See when a custom database provider is advisable and how to build one.
* Understand how to monitor and measure web/database performance.
* Learn to build, deploy, and configure enterprise-level web applications against SQL Server 2005. Who is this book for?
Anyone involved in .NET web development will find this book invaluable. Whether you’re struggling just to handle traffic or scaling up to meet demand, you’ll find all the tools, tips, and techniques you need for high-performance web access to databases. If you want to build enterprise-level web database applications 100% of the time, this book will telland showyou how to do it.
About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #292116 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 408 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Brennan Stehling is a consultant in Milwaukee who specializes in web, console, and desktop development projects. He's worked with .NET for several years, particularly since the .NET 2.0 Beta 1 release. He blogs regularly on .NET topics at http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/. He also develops reusable tools in C# and makes them available to developers at SmallSharpTools.com. In his spare time, Brennan plays Gaelic hurling, an Irish sport that has become popular in Milwaukee over the past 10 years.
Product Description
Pro ASP.NET for SQL Server: High Performance Data Access for Web Developers explains how to use ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 most efficiently together. It covers all crucial performance issues and illustrates optimal techniques with enterprise-quality development.
Performance is always an issue, and optimizing database access is one of the most daunting performance challenges facing web developers. With Brennan Stehling as your guide, youll explore the many overlaps of web and database technologies, including configuration, programming, performance tuning, and deployment. You’ll learn how to make high-performance database access not just a goal, but a reality.
What you’ll learn
* Discover what impedes ASP.NET 2.0 access to SQL Server 2005 and how to make web applications and databases work blindingly fast together.
* Learn to make the subtle choices between DataSets, DataReaders, and DataObjects, to simplify code and maximize performance.
* Optimize data-bound controls and create your own.
* See when a custom database provider is advisable and how to build one.
* Understand how to monitor and measure web/database performance.
* Learn to build, deploy, and configure enterprise-level web applications against SQL Server 2005. Who is this book for?
Anyone involved in .NET web development will find this book invaluable. Whether you’re struggling just to handle traffic or scaling up to meet demand, you’ll find all the tools, tips, and techniques you need for high-performance web access to databases. If you want to build enterprise-level web database applications 100% of the time, this book will telland showyou how to do it.
About the Apress Pro Series
The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #292116 in Books
* Published on: 2007-09-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 408 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Brennan Stehling is a consultant in Milwaukee who specializes in web, console, and desktop development projects. He's worked with .NET for several years, particularly since the .NET 2.0 Beta 1 release. He blogs regularly on .NET topics at http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/. He also develops reusable tools in C# and makes them available to developers at SmallSharpTools.com. In his spare time, Brennan plays Gaelic hurling, an Irish sport that has become popular in Milwaukee over the past 10 years.
Product Description
The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML, and AJAX. The YUI Library also includes several core CSS resources. All components in the YUI Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses. This book covers all released components whether utility, control, core file, or CSS tool. Methods of the YAHOO Global Object are used and discussed throughout the book. The basics of each control will be presented, along with a detailed example showing its use to create complex, fully featured, cross-browser, Web 2.0 user interfaces. Besides giving you a deep understand of the YUI library, this book will expand your knowledge of object-oriented JavaScript programming, as well as strengthen your understanding of the DOM and CSS. You will learn to create a number of powerful JavaScript controls that can be used straight away in your own applications.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #182325 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 380 pages
Customer Reviews
Great Book on YUI Library5
The Yahoo! User Interface Library is a free resource provided by Yahoo! for web developers. It's a collection of utilities that enable developers to build cross-browser web applications quickly and easily. This library has been around for a few years now and is very extensive. It contains utilities, components, controls (widgets), and CSS tools. This can be very confusing for the developer who has no previous experience with using these types of tools. Even though Yahoo! has some very good online documentation, it still can be difficult to get started using some of these many online tools.
Dan Wellman really explains the main core components of YUI Library very well and would be very helpful to anybody wanting to quickly get started using the YUI.
Dan starts off with a great overview of YUI, with some simple examples. Then in the next chapter (2), the author goes into the CSS tools that it provides to help the develop create consistent web pages of layout and design. The next chapter (3), explains many of the DOM and Event manipulation classes that are provided. This is a very useful chapter because many web pages that use JavaScript require manipulation of web elements on the page. Using many the DOM methods in YUI make it very easy to access any element on a web page.
Continuing with the book, Dan then focuses on the Ajax and Connection Manager classes. Ajax has almost become the defacto-standard of displaying and access data on a web page and using classes explained in this chapter make it very easy to understand many of the useful examples the author use such as a log-in page, newsreaders, etc. I was able to following along very easily and create similar examples based upon the author's explanations.
The rest of the book goes into many of the other useful classes such as: Animation, Buttons, Navigation Trees, Content Containers, and Drag-andDrop, and Auto-complete. You can create almost any type of web interface from the components that are explained from this great book.
If there is one library you use, it should be the YUI Library because it is backed by Yahoo! so you know it is not going anywhere and fully tested and this should be your book that you buy to truly understand it.
A great buy!
A good investment for serious web developers4
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Dan Wellman clearly knows the YUI. I had a problem with one of his examples, and sent an email to the publisher. Dan replied with an answer and later responded to direct questions. It is refreshing to find an author who will communicate with the reader on that level,
I found this book to be a good introduction to the Yahoo User Interface with examples on its use. However, it is lacking detailed information on the classes and their methods. Having said that, Yahoo has done a good job of giving the world a decent open source library that makes many of the tedious tasks less painful. Dan Wellman has done a good job on giving us a look into how to utilize a portion of this library.
Front-end developers will reap the greatest benefit provided they have a basic understanding of OOP and JavaScript. To quote the author, "Trying to learn how to make use of the YUI without first knowing about the JavaScript language itself... is an endeavor likely to end in frustration and disappointment."
This book is a good investment for any serious web developer.
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library1
It wastes money to buy this book because material on the book very likely come from compiling source from Web. Also A lot of examples on the book don't work. No much work from the author. Reading YUI document is beter than this book. So, I give 1 start. Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Product Description
The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML, and AJAX. The YUI Library also includes several core CSS resources. All components in the YUI Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses. This book covers all released components whether utility, control, core file, or CSS tool. Methods of the YAHOO Global Object are used and discussed throughout the book. The basics of each control will be presented, along with a detailed example showing its use to create complex, fully featured, cross-browser, Web 2.0 user interfaces. Besides giving you a deep understand of the YUI library, this book will expand your knowledge of object-oriented JavaScript programming, as well as strengthen your understanding of the DOM and CSS. You will learn to create a number of powerful JavaScript controls that can be used straight away in your own applications.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #182325 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 380 pages
Customer Reviews
Great Book on YUI Library5
The Yahoo! User Interface Library is a free resource provided by Yahoo! for web developers. It's a collection of utilities that enable developers to build cross-browser web applications quickly and easily. This library has been around for a few years now and is very extensive. It contains utilities, components, controls (widgets), and CSS tools. This can be very confusing for the developer who has no previous experience with using these types of tools. Even though Yahoo! has some very good online documentation, it still can be difficult to get started using some of these many online tools.
Dan Wellman really explains the main core components of YUI Library very well and would be very helpful to anybody wanting to quickly get started using the YUI.
Dan starts off with a great overview of YUI, with some simple examples. Then in the next chapter (2), the author goes into the CSS tools that it provides to help the develop create consistent web pages of layout and design. The next chapter (3), explains many of the DOM and Event manipulation classes that are provided. This is a very useful chapter because many web pages that use JavaScript require manipulation of web elements on the page. Using many the DOM methods in YUI make it very easy to access any element on a web page.
Continuing with the book, Dan then focuses on the Ajax and Connection Manager classes. Ajax has almost become the defacto-standard of displaying and access data on a web page and using classes explained in this chapter make it very easy to understand many of the useful examples the author use such as a log-in page, newsreaders, etc. I was able to following along very easily and create similar examples based upon the author's explanations.
The rest of the book goes into many of the other useful classes such as: Animation, Buttons, Navigation Trees, Content Containers, and Drag-andDrop, and Auto-complete. You can create almost any type of web interface from the components that are explained from this great book.
If there is one library you use, it should be the YUI Library because it is backed by Yahoo! so you know it is not going anywhere and fully tested and this should be your book that you buy to truly understand it.
A great buy!
A good investment for serious web developers4
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Dan Wellman clearly knows the YUI. I had a problem with one of his examples, and sent an email to the publisher. Dan replied with an answer and later responded to direct questions. It is refreshing to find an author who will communicate with the reader on that level,
I found this book to be a good introduction to the Yahoo User Interface with examples on its use. However, it is lacking detailed information on the classes and their methods. Having said that, Yahoo has done a good job of giving the world a decent open source library that makes many of the tedious tasks less painful. Dan Wellman has done a good job on giving us a look into how to utilize a portion of this library.
Front-end developers will reap the greatest benefit provided they have a basic understanding of OOP and JavaScript. To quote the author, "Trying to learn how to make use of the YUI without first knowing about the JavaScript language itself... is an endeavor likely to end in frustration and disappointment."
This book is a good investment for any serious web developer.
Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library1
It wastes money to buy this book because material on the book very likely come from compiling source from Web. Also A lot of examples on the book don't work. No much work from the author. Reading YUI document is beter than this book. So, I give 1 start. Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library
Product Description
This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive book includes:
* A month-by-month look at mom and baby
* In-depth "Decision Guides" to help you make informed decisions on topics such as how to select a health care provider, prenatal testing options, pain relief for childbirth, and many others
* An easy-to-use reference guide that covers topics such as morning sickness, heartburn, back pain, headaches and yeast infections, among others
* Information on pregnancy health concerns, including preterm labor, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, along with an overview on being pregnant when you have pre-existing health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or hyperthyroidism
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #425 in Books
* Published on: 2004-04-01
* Released on: 2004-04-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 624 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Would-be mothers looking for precise, accurate information from a reputable source will appreciate this mammoth pregnancy guide from the celebrated Mayo Clinic. The volume actually provides much more information than most parents will need: week by week accounts of the baby’s development, entries on how pregnancy can be affected by dozens of previous health conditions (such as HIV and diabetes), self-care tips for side effects like nausea and back pain, sidebars that explain the difference between identical and fraternal twins, etc. But the book contains at least one feature that most pregnant women will find indispensable: charts that indicate how to handle "troublesome signs and symptoms" during each three week period. For example, if a woman has slight spotting during the first four weeks of pregnancy, the chart tells her to notify a doctor during her next hospital visit. But if she has any bleeding at all during weeks 29 to 32, the chart indicates that she should tell her doctor immediately. Another stellar feature is the book’s even-handed series of "decision guides," which help parents make those hard (and even guilt-inducing) choices about breastfeeding, circumcision and whether or not to go back to work. Some parents may find the book’s cool, no-nonsense tone intimidating, or even scary, but when deciding what to do about mid-term cramps or pain, most readers will find great reassurance this volume’s carefully vetted facts.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
...clear and compassionate answers to many of the questions and decisions that parents often encounter. -- Total Health
About the Author
Mayo Clinic took root in farm fields near Rochester, Minn., in the late 1800s. It grew from the medical practice of a country doctor, William Worrall Mayo, and the partnership of his two sons, William J. and Charles H. Mayo – affectionately known as Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie.
The brothers' innovative ideas and tireless work in learning and creating new surgical techniques attracted international attention. Physicians from around the world came to watch the Mayo brothers perform surgery.
The Mayo brothers invited other doctors to join them, forming teams of medical experts. Today, Mayo Clinic – one of the world’s oldest and largest multispecialty group practices – comprises more than 45,000 physicians, scientists, nurses and other staff at its three locations in Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale, Ariz., and its regional community-based health care practices.
Customer Reviews
Great book! 5
This book by far was the best of the 10 books I was given as gifts...including "what to expect...blah blah blah". would recommend this book to the families who like things straight to the point and don't want any nonsense. it tells you exactly what to expect and does not try to scare you into thinking things are going wrong. GREAT BOOK!! Also makes a great gift to any friends you might have that just found out they are pregnant.
Chuck "What to Expect," this is the only one you need!5
I bought this book on a whim because I thought the Mayo Clinic must know some things about pregnancy. As soon as I opened it, I realized how much time I wasted reading little bits of "What to Expect" every month. I love the way this book is set up: the week by week development bits are all together. The pregnancy illnesses and complications are all together. The labor and delivery bits are all together. The birthing complications are all together...thus you don't end up reading all kinds of information you don't need. There is a very usable index at the back if you're searching for an answer to a question. I look at this book constantly when I have a question about something, and it takes me 2 minutes tops to figure out what I want to know. I thought the language was very easy to understand without being patronising. I would recommend this book to anyone embarking on a pregnancy - it's a very valuable resource!
Great5
Great information and it gets to the point. I appreciate the unbiased, straight forward info.
Product Description
This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey. This comprehensive book includes:
* A month-by-month look at mom and baby
* In-depth "Decision Guides" to help you make informed decisions on topics such as how to select a health care provider, prenatal testing options, pain relief for childbirth, and many others
* An easy-to-use reference guide that covers topics such as morning sickness, heartburn, back pain, headaches and yeast infections, among others
* Information on pregnancy health concerns, including preterm labor, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, along with an overview on being pregnant when you have pre-existing health conditions such as asthma, diabetes or hyperthyroidism
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #425 in Books
* Published on: 2004-04-01
* Released on: 2004-04-13
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 624 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Would-be mothers looking for precise, accurate information from a reputable source will appreciate this mammoth pregnancy guide from the celebrated Mayo Clinic. The volume actually provides much more information than most parents will need: week by week accounts of the baby’s development, entries on how pregnancy can be affected by dozens of previous health conditions (such as HIV and diabetes), self-care tips for side effects like nausea and back pain, sidebars that explain the difference between identical and fraternal twins, etc. But the book contains at least one feature that most pregnant women will find indispensable: charts that indicate how to handle "troublesome signs and symptoms" during each three week period. For example, if a woman has slight spotting during the first four weeks of pregnancy, the chart tells her to notify a doctor during her next hospital visit. But if she has any bleeding at all during weeks 29 to 32, the chart indicates that she should tell her doctor immediately. Another stellar feature is the book’s even-handed series of "decision guides," which help parents make those hard (and even guilt-inducing) choices about breastfeeding, circumcision and whether or not to go back to work. Some parents may find the book’s cool, no-nonsense tone intimidating, or even scary, but when deciding what to do about mid-term cramps or pain, most readers will find great reassurance this volume’s carefully vetted facts.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
...clear and compassionate answers to many of the questions and decisions that parents often encounter. -- Total Health
About the Author
Mayo Clinic took root in farm fields near Rochester, Minn., in the late 1800s. It grew from the medical practice of a country doctor, William Worrall Mayo, and the partnership of his two sons, William J. and Charles H. Mayo – affectionately known as Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie.
The brothers' innovative ideas and tireless work in learning and creating new surgical techniques attracted international attention. Physicians from around the world came to watch the Mayo brothers perform surgery.
The Mayo brothers invited other doctors to join them, forming teams of medical experts. Today, Mayo Clinic – one of the world’s oldest and largest multispecialty group practices – comprises more than 45,000 physicians, scientists, nurses and other staff at its three locations in Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale, Ariz., and its regional community-based health care practices.
Customer Reviews
Great book! 5
This book by far was the best of the 10 books I was given as gifts...including "what to expect...blah blah blah". would recommend this book to the families who like things straight to the point and don't want any nonsense. it tells you exactly what to expect and does not try to scare you into thinking things are going wrong. GREAT BOOK!! Also makes a great gift to any friends you might have that just found out they are pregnant.
Chuck "What to Expect," this is the only one you need!5
I bought this book on a whim because I thought the Mayo Clinic must know some things about pregnancy. As soon as I opened it, I realized how much time I wasted reading little bits of "What to Expect" every month. I love the way this book is set up: the week by week development bits are all together. The pregnancy illnesses and complications are all together. The labor and delivery bits are all together. The birthing complications are all together...thus you don't end up reading all kinds of information you don't need. There is a very usable index at the back if you're searching for an answer to a question. I look at this book constantly when I have a question about something, and it takes me 2 minutes tops to figure out what I want to know. I thought the language was very easy to understand without being patronising. I would recommend this book to anyone embarking on a pregnancy - it's a very valuable resource!
Great5
Great information and it gets to the point. I appreciate the unbiased, straight forward info.
Product Description
This well established ABC has been updated with new charts, illustrations and guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure, chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer. The book also contains the most current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and infant feeding as well as advice for children and adults young and old. With chapters covering nutritional deficiencies in both developing and affluent countries as well as eating disorders and obesity, this latest edition has worldwide relevance.
This title is now available for the PDA, powered by Skyscape - to buy your copy click here
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #2311258 in Books
* Published on: 2003-09-19
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 152 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book." (on previous edition) -- Trends in Food Science and Technology
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book" - Trends in Food Science and Technology
"One of the most usable, concise, clearly written, and unambiguous sources of information about the science and practice of nutrition."
"Ranks as one of the most concise, well written, and useful books for those healthcare professionals who want to know how nutrition should best be practiced."
Nutrition and Dietetics (2004) 61:2
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book" - Trends in Food Science and Technology
"One of the most usable, concise, clearly written, and unambiguous sources of information about the science and practice of nutrition."
"Ranks as one of the most concise, well written, and useful books for those healthcare professionals who want to know how nutrition should best be practiced."
Nutrition and Dietetics (2004) 61:2
Review
"Almost everyone will find something new. It is a pleasure to recommend this book" - Trends in Food Science and Technology
"One of the most usable, concise, clearly written, and unambiguous sources of information about the science and practice of nutrition."
"Ranks as one of the most concise, well written, and useful books for those healthcare professionals who want to know how nutrition should best be practiced."
Nutrition and Dietetics (2004) 61:2
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Part of the best-selling ABC series
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New charts and illustrations
Updated guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure and chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer
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A quick reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common primary care problems. The information is presented in such a way as to help students and physicians quickly form a list of possible diagnoses, perform a cost-effective diagnostic work-up, and prescribe therapy for the most common causes of acute and chronic complaints. Principles of clinical decision making and efficient management strategies are integrated throughout the book.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #94500 in Books
* Published on: 2004-11-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 720 pages
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About the Author
Mark B. Mengel, MD, MPH Professor and Chairman Department of Community and Family Medicine St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO 63104 TEL: (314) 577-8527 e-mail: mengelmb@slu.edu L. Peter Schwiebert, MD Associate Professor and Director Predoctoral Division Department of Family Medicine University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Oklahoma City, OK TEL: (405) 271-8000 (ext 32203) e-mail: peter-schwiebert@ouhsc.edu
Customer Reviews
Family Medicine: Ambulatory Care and Prevention review4
Lots of helpful information. However, I don't really cae for the format -have to search for treatments, especialy medications. Not that reader-friendly.
Great book4
I must say that it is one of the great books about family medicine, the only drawback is the text size.
An Amazing "Fast Facts" Collection for Family Medicine5
I've been looking for this kind of text for a while. Terse enough for board review, complete enough for reference and teaching (I am an adjunct faculty member of a family medicine residency program). I've recommended it without equivocation to all our residents.
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This book empowers the physician to effectively care for a chronic recurrent disease that until now has often gone untreated in the primary care setting. Most obesity treatment texts are written by obesity experts without family practice experience. This disconnect has resulted in books that have little feasible application for family physicians. Dr. McKnight’s text takes the current evidence-based science and transforms treating obesity into a practical, time-sensitive process that is supported by logical recommendations that every family physician can use to help obese patients.
With guidelines backed by the best scientific data, the book is about application, not just theory. The reader is given the commonsense tools that patients need in order to have ownership of their disease. Ultimately, patients are empowered to control their weight, resulting in positive interaction between providers and patients.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1252360 in Books
* Published on: 2005-11-17
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 140 pages
Customer Reviews
bad internet links3
I found Dr Mcknights book refreshing, easy to read and full of useful ideas. Unfortunatly when I went to his website to download his work book the site no longer existed.
Weight Management For MD's to Pts.5
Excellent.
Perfect for the clinician and educated patient.
Few, if any, physicians are double-boarded in preventive medicine and family practice. Thus, even fewer, are qualified to write on such a vital, and relevant national health topic.
GH
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Augmented with a new bibliography and streamlined appendices, the Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fifth Edition views the valuable addition of references to university research libraries and advanced information on websites, online searches, electronic literature, and other modern computer methods as crucial for the successful completion of any T/D. This popular text guide features new references and computer-oriented resources for every stage in the creation of honors and master's theses and dissertations and refers to current T/D statistics, federal regulations, ethical codes, and copyright issues and legalities involved in information gathering and study conduct.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #47232 in Books
* Published on: 2003-05-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 360 pages
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One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty.
The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
One of the greatest qualities of this book is that it addresses both students and faculty. … The book is a great reference and certainly it will be a book that I will go back to read when I embark on my thesis.
- Australian Journal of Medical Science
Customer Reviews
Review for Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation 5
Excellent reference-good guide for the dissertation process- covers all applicable topics in sufficient depth. A worthwhile reference for any student working on their thesis or dissertation
Great strenths, some weaknesses4
This book is designed for both students and faculty, so it spends a lot of time giving advice to both sides. That is the primary reason for the length.
Coverage is very thorough for the political and social aspects of dissertation writing, probably more so than in any other book. Choosing a topic is also well covered. The main weakness is in specifics of producing the document, e.g. how to write the literature review or present the methodology.
This book should definitely be on the shelf of any faculty, but a student may do better to look it over in the library. A good, concise treatment of the disseration process is Davis & Parker.
A practical guideline for success!5
As someone who works privately with students, helping them with theses and dissertations, I highly recommend this book. When students call me in regard to assistance with their thesis or dissertation, I recommend that they buy this book and use it as a reference. As the title states, this book offers practical guidelines for success, enabling students to get through the thesis or dissertation process as smoothly as possible. It is one of the most practical guideline for writing a thesis or dissertation that I have come across.
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This fourth collection of the world's best letterhead and logo design showcases the most elemental--and popular--areas of graphic design today. Each featured letterhead and logo design was selected for its creativity and effectiveness: the volume as a whole presents a wealth of ideas for designers and clients. Designs for letterheads, business cards, envelopes, logos, and related stationary supplies are all included, making this a valuable resource for businesses large and small.
Leaf through the pages and you'll see designs represented from all corners of business, education, and industry: colors both stark and vivid, designs both basic and adventurous, and every texture from plain to exotic. See how the others are using these tactile effects for their own gain, and profit from it yourself. Letterhead and logo design has never looked better!
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #588129 in Books
* Published on: 2000-03-01
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 192 pages
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About the Author
The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of cafting, sewing, home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.
Customer Reviews
A Very Original Compendium Of Design5
"Letterhead and Logo Design 4" is a great collection of contemporary graphic design. There is a brief introduction that touches on the importance of the intertwining of logo, letterhead, and body copy as integrated design elements, but beyond that the book is largely a visual feast for people interested in graphic design. The book focuses on letterhead and business cards, but also explains in brief captions the thoughts of the designers on the logos, fonts, and overall designs. There is a useful index and directory of participating designers at the end of the book, should you wish to contact any of the entities or designers represented.
There are many outstanding and original designs depicted, and anyone looking for concepts for printed corporate materials would be well served by studying this book. I especially enjoyed the choices of multiple hues used in the work of Kelly O. Stanley, Rick Tharp, and Melissa Passehl. Some of the more graphically intense efforts, such as the letterhead designed by Rick Eiber for The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1995 National Design Conference, might be a bit avant garde for many, but I appreciated them, as well. I was likewise blown away by many of the relatively stark designs that showcased colors and fonts in unusual ways; I was especially taken by the letterhead designed by Ciro Giordano.
This is a great reference for graphic artists, designers, and individuals or companies with an eye towards a new corporate image, and I highly recommend it to all those audiences.
very useful for a professional4
There are no explanations in this book. So you can use it only if you are completely understand the purpose of the design. Very good as a source of ideas. A little old, but still good for those who are on the edge.
beautiful!5
This book is absolutely incredible -- hundreds of stunning designs for all types of businesses. Large, beautiful color photos of entire corporate identity sets (logos, letterhead, envelopes, etc) and close-ups of black and white logos. Flipping through the pages gave me lots of inspriation for my clients, and a couple of great ideas for redesign of my own company pieces. You won't be sorry if you buy this one.
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Look to this book for advice, techniques, and strategies to help people stay vigorous and healthy as they grow older.
People are becoming increasingly knowledgeable about managing their health as they age. Healthy Aging For Dummies explains how people can embark on a healthy lifestyle that will enable them to feel young, both mentally and physically, even as they’re getting older. It covers tips and advice on choosing the ideal physician; starting an exercise program; learning to meditate; taking the right vitamins and herbs; dealing with or preventing heart disease, cancer, and dementia; replacing negative thinking with positive thinking; and building memory and learning skills.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #101640 in Books
* Published on: 2008-01-10
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 384 pages
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From the Back Cover
Set pro-aging goals, take action, and get on the road to lifelong wellness!
Find the secrets for keeping your body fit and your mind sharp
Just because you're getting older doesn't mean you have to feel older. This essential guide is packed with proven strategies to slow down the aging process, from good nutrition and exercise to skin care, stress reduction, and mental exercises. It's your complete prescription for looking and feeling younger and enjoying a higher quality of life.
Discover how to:
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Identify your health risks
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Get a good night's sleep and understand the importance of it
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Keep your whole body healthy and strong
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Be proactive in disease prevention
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Maintain vitality as you age
About the Author
Brent J. Agin, MD, has been in private practice for the last five years and is recognized by the community as the go-to medical advisor in the field of healthy aging. He sees patients of all ages and maintains a diverse array of clientele, including professional athletes and celebrities. He’s board certified in family medicine, receiving both his undergraduate degree and his MD at Michigan State University. He completed his internship and residency at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Agin offers family medicine, but his practice also provides aesthetics and weight loss assistance. He’s the medical director of Novus Medical Detox, which provides private detoxification for multiple addictions. With a strong interest in nutrition, he’s developed a supplement line and all-natural, rapid weight loss program, The TRIM Diet (www.trimlifestyle.com), while doing dietary and weight-loss consulting nationally.
Sharon Perkins is an RN with over 20 years of experience and an author of six For Dummies series books. She enjoys both jobs equally but enjoys her three grandchildren, five children, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, family, and friends more! She lives in New Jersey but spends a lot of time gallivanting around the country.
Customer Reviews
Informative but nothing new 3
Just an average book no new information from what is out there on the Internet etc.
Just the basics, nothing else.3
You can learn just about every commonsense issue regarding the topic of this book by doing a search of some good health websites. If you don't like keyboarding and prefer hard copies (called books) would be about the only reason to buy this one.
Product Description
Now with a dramatic new emphasis on therapy, Harrison's continues to define the practice of medicine into the next millennium. With forty-nine completely new chapters and a complete updating to the entire text, this edition examines the biologic and pathophysiologic origin of disease and charts a clear course for diagnosis and management. And now, the treatment information is expanded and graphically highlighted within the chapter for quick access. Other highlights include an expanded state-of-the-art coverage HIV/AIDS from Drs. Fauci and Lane, a new section devoted to oncology, a revitalized art program, medical ethics, and much more.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #964487 in Books
* Published on: 1998-05-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 2784 pages
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"Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine is eminently readable and surprisingly current and complete. One may indeed, consider it the bible of internal medicine." "...HPIM is written clearly." "Virtually every chapter in the textbook has been revised and brought up to date..." -- Review
From the Back Cover
The ultimate on-the-spot resource, the Harrison's Companion puts authoritative, but concise guidelines on pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and management of all internal medicine disorders at your fingertips. Important new features highlight the new Companion...expanded therapy; a two-color design that highlights treatment information and key points; more coverage of oncology; treatment algorithms. Plus, each chapter is reinforced to the corresponding chapter in the latest edition of Harrison's to facilitate additional reading.
About the Author
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Braunwald is the editor of HEART DISEASE; a major competitor to HURST'S THE HEART and he is one of the primary editors of Harrison's PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.
C.F. Kettering Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL.
Customer Reviews
Excellent!5
Harrison's is the most complete book of clinical medicine in one nice package. Well worth the investment!
If your a Third year Medical student this book is a must.5
I just finished my third year of medical school, and I found this book to be a must own. the topics quite interesting and comprehensible, and will help with most areas you need to reference.
the best there is5
I can scarcely believe that people dare to criticize this tome. I don't actually have Harrison--I have Tinsley & Harrison, as it was called in decades past. (People do grow old and die.) The notion that a layperson "can understand Hippocrates' Aphorisms in the original Greek" better is nonsense: frankly, it depends upon the lay reader's familiarity with terminology, yea, his or her command of Greek and Latin roots. That's what dictionaries are for, and that's also presumably what your English classes (remember them?) instilled in you--at least partially--at least hopefully. By way of superfluous comparisons to other opera campi, Merck just doesn't provide the depth of coverage: I regard it as a glorified Taber's.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #2501189 in Books
* Published on: 2008-03-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 195 pages
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Scholarly and practical5
I enjoyed this book immensely because it is both scholarly and practical. First Lisa breaks new ground in NLP by explicitly linking practice to underlying principles. Following that she discusses in considerable detail the relationship between neurolinguistic psychotherapy and other psychological theories and therapeutic approaches. She provides current neuroscientific support for neurolinguistic psychotherapy, along with explanations of the language components and the meaning of `programming' in neurolinguistic programming. There is a fascinating chapter on the variety of ways in which NLP can address deeply unconscious beliefs and unwanted emotions and thus can resolve developmental deficits. Throughout the book Lisa illustrates with case study vignettes and, in addition, she devotes a chapter to the actual practice of this mode of therapy. This is such a rich book that it invites careful and repeated reading. It will appeal to students, teachers, practitioners and researchers of NLP and change work.
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Human, Social, and Organizational Aspects of Health Information Systems offers an evidence-based management approach to issues associated with the human and social aspects of designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining health information systems across a healthcare organizationspecific to an individual, team, organizational, system, and international perspective. Integrating knowledge from multiple levels, this book will benefit scholars and practitioners from the medical information, health service management, information technology arenas.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #2570187 in Books
* Published on: 2008-04-07
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 422 pages
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About the Author
Andre W. Kushniruk is an associate professor and director of the School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria. Kushniruk conducts research in a number of areas including: evaluation of the effects of technology, human-computer interaction in health care, and other domains as well as cognitive science. His work is known internationally and he has published widely in the area of health informatics. He holds undergraduate degrees in psychology and biology, as well as an MSc in computer science and a PhD in cognitive psychology. He focuses on developing new methods for the evaluation of information technology and studying human-computer interaction in health care and he has been a key researcher on a number of national and international collaborative projects.
Elizabeth M. Borycki teaches health information science at the School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria. She has a unique blend of industry, consulting, and academic experience. She has worked on the implementation of electronic health record systems in major hospital settings. She has an MS in nursing and has worked in healthcare and health informatics positions related to improving use of information in healthcare for more than 10 years. She completed her doctorate degree in management and organization in healthcare at the University of Toronto and is involved in numerous national and international projects in health informatics, with a focus on understanding the impact of information technology on healthcare work and information processing.
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The first part of this book discusses the mobile games industry, and includes analysis of why the mobile industry differs from other sectors of the games market, a discussion of the sales of mobile games, their types, the gamers who play them, and how the games are sold.
The second part describes key aspects of writing games for Symbian smartphones using Symbian C++ and native APIs. The chapters cover the use of graphics and audio, multiplayer game design, the basics of writing a game loop using Symbian OS active objects, and general good practice. There is also a chapter covering the use of hardware APIs, such as the camera and vibra.
Part Three covers porting games to Symbian OS using C or C++, and discusses the standards support that Symbian OS provides,and some of the middleware solutions available. A chapter about the N-Gage platform discusses how Nokia is pioneering the next generation of mobile games, by providing a platform SDK for professional games developers to port games rapidly and effectively.
The final part of the book discusses how to create mobile games for Symbian smartphones using java ME, Doja (for Japan) or Flash Lite 2. This book will help you if you are:
* a C++ developer familiar with mobile development but new to the games market
* a professional games developer wishing to port your games to run on Symbian OS platforms such as S60 and UIQ
* someone who is interested in creating C++, Java ME or Flash Lite games for Symbian smartphones.
This book shows how to create mobile games for Symbian smartphones such as S60 3rd Edition, UIQ3 or FOMA devices. It includes contributions from a number of experts in the mobile games industry, including Nokia's N-gage team, Ideaworks3D, and ZingMagic, as well as academics leading the field of innovative mobile experiences.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #1201010 in Books
* Published on: 2008-04-25
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 400 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
The first part of this book discusses the mobile games industry, and includes analysis of why the mobile industry differs from other sectors of the games market, a discussion of the sales of mobile games, their types, the gamers who play them, and how the games are sold.
The second part describes key aspects of writing games for Symbian smartphones using Symbian C++ and native APIs. The chapters cover the use of graphics and audio, multiplayer game design, the basics of writing a game loop using Symbian OS active objects, and general good practice. There is also a chapter covering the use of hardware APIs, such as the camera and vibra.
Part Three covers porting games to Symbian OS using C or C++, and discusses the standards support that Symbian OS provides,and some of the middleware solutions available. A chapter about the N-Gage platform discusses how Nokia is pioneering the next generation of mobile games, by providing a platform SDK for professional games developers to port games rapidly and effectively.
The final part of the book discusses how to create mobile games for Symbian smartphones using java ME, Doja (for Japan) or Flash Lite 2. This book will help you if you are:
* a C++ developer familiar with mobile development but new to the games market
* a professional games developer wishing to port your games to run on Symbian OS platforms such as S60 and UIQ
* someone who is interested in creating C++, Java ME or Flash Lite games for Symbian smartphones.
This book shows how to create mobile games for Symbian smartphones such as S60 3rd Edition, UIQ3 or FOMA devices. It includes contributions from a number of experts in the mobile games industry, including Nokia's N-gage team, Ideaworks3D, and ZingMagic, as well as academics leading the field of innovative mobile experiences.
About the Author
Jo Stichbury has worked within the Symbian ecosystem since 1997, in the Base, Connectivity, and Security teams of Symbian, as well as for Advansys, Sony Ericsson and Nokia. At Nokia, she worked in the N-Gage team, providing technical support to game developers worldwide, and while there, she discovered that it is possible to play games at work legitimately. there's been no going back, and she's now trying to think up an excuse for playing Spore professionally for Symbian Press, whilst eagerly awaiting the game's release.
Jo is author of Symbian OS Explained: Effective C++ Programming for Smartphones, which was published by Symbian Press in 2004. She co-authored the Accredited Symbian Developer Primer: Fundamentals of Symbian OS, with her partner, Mark Jacobs, published by Symbian Press in 2006.
Jo became an Accredited Symbian Developer in 2005 and a Forum Nokia Champion in 2006 and 2007.
Product Description
New technology has brought with it new tools for learning, and research has shown that the educational potential of video games resonates with scholars, teachers, and students alike. In Augmented Learning, Eric Klopfer describes the largely untapped potential of mobile learning games—games played on such handheld devices as cell phones, Game Boys, and Sony PSPs—to make a substantial impact on learning. Examining mobile games from both educational and gaming perspectives, Klopfer argues that the strengths of the mobile platform—its portability, context sensitivity, connectivity, and ubiquity—make it ideal for learning games in elementary, secondary, university, and lifelong education.
Klopfer begins by exploring the past and present of education, educational technology, "edutainment," and mobile games, and then offers a series of case studies of mobile educational games that have been developed and implemented in recent years. These games—either participatory (which require interaction with other players) or augmented reality (which augment the real world with virtual information)—can be produced at lower cost than PC or full-size console games. They use social dynamics and real-world contexts to enhance game play, can be integrated into the natural flow of instruction more easily than their big-screen counterparts, and can create compelling educational and engaging environments for learners. They are especially well-suited for helping learners at every level develop twenty-first century skills—including the ability to tackle complex problems and acquire information in "just-in-time" fashion. All of this, Klopfer argues, puts mobile learning games in a unique and powerful position within educational technology.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #446254 in Books
* Published on: 2008-06-30
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 251 pages
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"Augmented Learning tells a story that is both disarmingly modest and richly ambitious. Few books to date have offered such a comprehensive and clear view of what games and learning actually looks like, and the work is a marvel. I consider it essential reading for anyone struggling to answer the question why games matter to the future of learning."
—Katie Salen, Director of Graduate Studies in Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design, and coauthor of Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (MIT Press, 2008)
"Mobile devices are rapidly becoming the new medium of educational and social life for young people, and hence mobile learning games are a key topic for learning. This is a breakthrough book which details deeply the background, design, research, and implementation of mobile learning games. It is of great benefit and essential insightful reading for teachers, students, game designers, and researchers."
—Adrian David Cheok, Director, Mixed Reality Lab, National University of Singapore
About the Author
Eric Klopfer is Associate Professor of Education at MIT, Director of MIT's Scheller Teacher Education Program (TEP), with a joint appointment at the MIT Media Lab.
Customer Reviews
Tons of interesting examples5
This book is great if you're interested in how games can enhance learning, both for ideas and for practical tips. The book has tons of examples from all over, as well as a lot of details on a range of projects from the authors lab. Many of the ideas for games he talks about are pretty novel, but after you read them they seem like natural ways of using computers to help people learn. The various examples cover a wide range from elementary through college through museums and other informal learning settings. For practitioners, the discussions of how to foster collaboration among a group of students using a game is particularly interesting. Definitely recommended, especially for people trying to make educational software themselves.
Insights about a Powerful New Technology for Learning5
Eric Klopfer presents an engaging, thorough overview of augmented reality, an emerging, powerful technology for learning. His book sketches a vision for the evolution of this interactive medium and documents research findings about its current strengths and limits. The growing power and ubiquity of cellphones underscores the importance of understanding the potential of augmented reality for both schooling and informal learning.
Product Description
Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, 2nd edition presents the core mathematics necessary for sophisticated 3D graphics and interactive physical simulations. The book begins with linear algebra and matrix multiplication and expands on this foundation to cover such topics as color and lighting, interpolation, animation and basic game physics. Essential Mathematics focuses on the issues of 3D game development important to programmers and includes optimization guidance throughout.
The new edition Windows code will now use Visual Studio.NET. There will also be DirectX support provided, along with OpenGL - due to its cross-platform nature. Programmers will find more concrete examples included in this edition, as well as additional information on tuning, optimization and robustness.
The book has a companion CD-ROM with exercises and a test bank for the academic secondary market, and for main market: code examples built around a shared code base, including a math library covering all the topics presented in the book, a core vector/matrix math engine, and libraries to support basic 3D rendering and interaction. There is also an associated website with updates and code patches, and PowerPoint slides from presentations.
--Simple game engine with math, rendering, and input libraries on the CD-ROM, so that game developers can immediately start applying the techniques they learn in a basic codebase.
--Exercises on the CD-ROM for educators to use for course material
--Code samples shown throughout the book for real-world application
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #63471 in Books
* Published on: 2008-05-16
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 704 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"It's the book with all the math you need for games. --Neil Kirby, Researcher, Alcatel-Lucent
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"Even though I've worked with these systems for years,this book showed me new ways of looking at several topics that make them easier to remember and use. For someone new to 3D programming, it is extremely useful - it gives them a solid background in pretty much every area they need to understand. --Peter Lipson, Toys for Bob, Inc.
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"It's the book with all the math you need for games." - Neil Kirby, Researcher, Alcatel-Lucent
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"Even though I've worked with these systems for years,this book showed me new ways of looking at several topics that make them easier to remember and use. For someone new to 3D programming, it is extremely useful - it gives them a solid background in pretty much every area they need to understand." - Peter Lipson, Toys for Bob, Inc.
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About the Author
James M. Van Verth is a founding member of Red Storm Entertainment, a division of Ubisoft, where he has been a lead engineer for nine years. For the past eight years he has also been a regular speaker at the Game Developers Conferences, teaching the all-day tutorial Math for Game Programmers, on which this book is based. He has a B.A. in mathematics and computer science from Dartmouth College and M.S. degrees in computer science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lars M. Bishop is an engineer in the Handheld Developer Technologies group at NVIDIA. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Lars was the Chief Technology Officer at Numerical Design Limited, leading the development of the Gamebryo3D cross-platform game engine. He received a BS in Math/Computer Science from Brown University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His outside interests include photography, drumming, and playing bass guitar.
Product Description
Describes 24 proven tactics to spark productivity in the workplace. Softcover.
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* Amazon Sales Rank: #366431 in Books
* Published on: 2002-11-26
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 64 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee
Think about the managers who most influenced your career. They were successful because they infused employees--and organizations--with passion for work and motivation to achieve. 24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee provides two dozen creative and ready-to-use tools and techniques for ensuring that same enthusiasm, energy, and employee morale. Look to this concise but powerful book for workplace-tested techniques to:
* Turn employees into partners
* Encourage intelligent risk taking
* Offer incentives and morale boosters
* Build trust
* Spread power around
* Encourage accountability
* Attack de-motivators
* Make employees want to stay
24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee is filled with the employee-friendly, results-oriented strategies of Disney, Starbucks, Levi Strauss, and numerous other world-class companies. Let it show you how to build and maintain high employee spirits in your workplace and add measurable value to both your organization and your management career.
About the Author
Anne Bruce is a nationally recognized speaker and workshop leader. She has written a number of books, including Building a High Morale Workplace, Motivating Employees, and others.
Customer Reviews
Powerful Little Book on How to Motivate Employees!5
Anne Bruce does it again, this time in the Mighty Manager Series with a book on how to implement the most powerful tools that really motivate employees. In addition, there are bite-size pieces of helpful "how-to" directives and fun illustrations, each underscoring her points and sense of humor.
A book for every manager and supervisor in the organization!
Product Description
Whether your business has a few employees or several thousand, providing them with a handbook that spells out your company's benefits, policies and procedures makes great sense, practically and legally.
Create Your Own Employee Handbook provides all the information and policies managers, HR professionals and business owners need to create their own reader-friendly guide. Each chapter covers a different topic, including:
*at-will employment
*hiring
*pay and payroll
*workdays and hours
*performance evaluations
*benefits
*discrimination and harassment
*complaints and investigations
*leave health and safety
*substance abuse
*privacy in the workplace
*discipline
Each chapter first explains the legal and practical considerations that apply to its topic, then supplies sample policies that readers can use as-is or tailor to meet their needs. A CD-ROM lets readers cut-and-paste the policies to create their own handbook instantly.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #934672 in Books
* Published on: 2003-06
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 290 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
During her years as a law student at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, Lisa worked for Nolo as a research and editorial assistant. After a stint as a staff attorney at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Lisa worked primarily in the field of employment law, in both government and private practice. Lisa recently rejoined the staff at Nolo, where she is the co-author of Nolo's Pocket Guide to California Law.
Attorney Amy DelPo brings more than six years of criminal and civil litigation experience to her work at Nolo, having litigated cases in all levels of state and federal courts, including the California Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. Before coming to Nolo in January 2000, Ms. DelPo specialized in employment law, handling a wide variety of disputes between employers and employees, incluging sexual harassment, discrimination and wage-and-hour issues. Her real-world experience enriches her work at Nolo, where she writes and edits numerous employment law titles, including Dealing with Problem Employees (co-author), The Employer's Legal Handbook (editor) and Your Rights in the Workplace (editor). Ms. DelPo received her law degree with Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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