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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 7:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Network Security JumpStartPaperback: 352 pages
Data: August 15, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: Build Your Network Security Career on a Solid Foundation

Whether you're setting out to earn a security certification or just want to know more about the security issues faced by all network administrators, Network Security JumpStart is the place to begin. Inside, a networking expert demystifies every aspect of the growing security imperative, giving you a firm footing from which you can realize your goals and develop a better understanding of computer and network security. Coverage Includes:

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 5:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Super Resolution of Images (Synthesis Lectures on Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing)Paperback: 150 pages
Data: May 11, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Authors Katsaggelos, Molina, and Mateos present in a systematic way the building blocks of the Bayesian framework, which is also used as a reference in reviewing and comparing Super Resolution (SR) approaches which have appeared in the literature. This work should serve as a reference to the graduate student who would like to work in this area, to the practicing engineer, and scientists applying some of the tools and results to other related problems. The authors present a case that there is a strong relationship between the tools and techniques developed for SR and a number of other inverse problems encountered in signal processing (e.g., image restoration, and motion estimation). SR techniques can also be an integral part of an image and video codec and they can drive the development of new coder-decoders (codecs) and standards.

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 3:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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ASP.NET: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Web Applications on the .NET FrameworkPaperback: 320 pages
Data: November 15, 2001
Format: PDF
Description: ASP.NET: Your visual blueprint for creating Web applications on the .NET Framework shows you everything you need to create dynamic Web applications. Each step is displayed with callouts so you can see exactly where the action takes place on the screen. Arm yourself with detailed coverage of over 100 tasks and other ASP.NET functions, including easy and advanced web forms, accessing data, application management, and migrating from other languages. Also included is a special appendix on .NET language reference that explains Visual Basic.NET, C#, and Jscript.NET and an e-version of the book with tons of usable code, the latest SOAP toolkit and reference library for .NET platform.

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Image and Signal Processing for Networked eHealth ApplicationsPaperback: 120 pages
Data: May 15, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: E-health is closely related with networks and telecommunications when dealing with applications of collecting or transferring medical data from distant locations for performing remote medical collaborations and diagnosis. In this book we provide an overview of the fields of image and signal processing for networked and distributed e-health applications and their supporting technologies. The book is structured in 10 chapters, starting the discussion from the lower end, that of acquisition and processing of biosignals and medical images and ending in complex virtual reality systems and techniques providing more intuitive interaction in a networked medical environment. The book also discusses networked clinical decision support systems and corresponding medical standards, WWW-based applications, medical collaborative platforms, wireless networking, and the concepts of ambient intelligence and pervasive computing in electronic healthcare systems.

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 11:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Software Fault Tolerance Techniques and ImplementationPaperback: 360 pages
Data: October 2001
Format: PDF
Description: Look to this innovative resource for the most comprehensive coverage of software fault tolerance techniques available in a single volume. It offers you a thorough understanding of the operation of critical software fault tolerance techniques and guides you through their design, operation and performance. You get an in-depth discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of specific techniques, so you can decide which ones are best suited for your work. The book examines key programming techniques such as assertions, checkpointing, and atomic actions, and provides design tips and models to assist in the development of critical fault tolerant software that helps ensure dependable performance. From software reliability, recovery, and redundancy... to design and data diverse software fault tolerance techniques, this practical reference provides detailed insight into techniques that can improve the overall dependability of your software.

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 9:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Techno Security's Guide to Managing Risks for IT Managers, Auditors and InvestigatorsPaperback: 430 pages
Data: February 1, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: It seems that all that is important to us resides in some database, somewhere--staying secure can be a full time job. Many of the war stories and lessons learned in this book will be threats you never knew existed. Seasoned security experts from many fields have joined forces to create a guide that managers can be used to shorten your learning curve on how to get -- and stay -- secure in a techno world. How much do you know about getting and staying secure in a rapidly changing techno world? Before you answer that, let's ask a much more important question. How much don't you know about staying secure? This book will help re-enforce many of the threats that you already know about, as well as introducing you to at least a few that you probably never even thought of. The experts who share their experiences through its chapters come from many different areas with different security concerns. All of them are senior level managers who have been thru the trenches in reacting to a multitude of security risks, threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures. Many are considered by their piers to be among the best security minds in the world today. If you take the time to read their chapters, you will learn something that will help you remain secure in a rapidly changing technical world.

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 7:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Learning the vi Editor (6th Edition)Paperback: 348 pages
Data: November 1998
Format: PDF
Description: For many users, working in the Unix environment means using vi, a full-screen text editor available on most Unix systems. Even those who know vi often make use of only a small number of its features. Learning the vi Editor is a complete guide to text editing with vi. Topics new to the sixth edition include multiscreen editing and coverage of four viclones: vim, elvis, nvi, and vile and their enhancements to vi, such as multi-window editing, GUI interfaces, extended regular expressions, and enhancements for programmers. A new appendix describes vi's place in the Unix and Internet cultures. Quickly learn the basics of editing, cursor movement, and global search and replacement. Then take advantage of the more subtle power of vi. Extend your editing skills by learning to use ex, a powerful line editor, from within vi. For easy reference, the sixth edition also includes a command summary at the end of each appropriate chapter. Topics covered include:

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 5:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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How to Cheat at Managing Information SecurityPaperback: 400 pages
Data: July 17, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: This is the only book that covers all the topics that any budding security manager needs to know! This book is written for managers responsible for IT/Security departments from mall office environments up to enterprise networks. These individuals do not need to know about every last bit and byte, but they need to have a solid understanding of all major, IT security issues to effectively manage their departments. This book is designed to cover both the basic concepts of security, non-technical principle and practices of security and provides basic information about the technical details of many of the products - real products, not just theory. Written by a well known Chief Information Security Officer, this book gives the information security manager all the working knowledge needed to:

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 3:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005: Applied Techniques Step by StepPaperback: 496 pages
Data: June 21, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: SQl Server 2005 is Microsofts next-generation data management and analysis solution that delivers increased security, scalability, and availability to enterprise data and analytical applications while making them easier to create, deploy, and manage. This is a skill-building, learn-by-doing tutorial to help developers and database administrators with basic product knowledge begin to master SQL Server 2005.

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Posted: July 13th, 2008, 1:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Electronic and Electrical Servicing, Second Edition: Consumer and Commercial ElectronicsPaperback: 328 pages
Data: November 25, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Electronic and Electrical Servicing provides a thorough grounding in the electronics and electrical principles required by service engineers servicing home entertainment equipment such as TVs, CD and DVD machines, as well as commercial equipment including PCs.

In the printed book, this new edition covers all the core units of the Level 2 Progression Award in Electrical and Electronics Servicing (Consumer/Commercial Electronics) from City & Guilds (C&G 6958), plus two of the option units. For those students who wish to progress to Level 3, a further set of chapters covering all the core units at this level is available as a free download from the books companion website or as a print-on-demand book. The book and website material also offer a fully up-to-date course text for the City & Guilds 1687 NVQs at Levels 2 and 3.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 11:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Business Economics and Managerial Decision MakingPaperback: 592 pages
Data: June 25, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: Written primarily for students taking courses in managerial economics in Britain and Europe, The Business Economics and Managerial Decision Making analyses the growth and development of privately owned firms and also the decisions made by firms operating in both private and public sector enterprises. Coverage is clear and concise, and avoids specialist techniques such as linear programming, which in a European context tend to belong in courses dealing with operations research. The book also avoids straying into areas of industrial economics, instead retaining a sharp focus on relevant issues such as the theory of the firm and the varying objectives that may be adopted in practice. Key sections are supported by case studies of real firms and actual decisions made.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 9:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Identifying Patterns in the ChaosPaperback: 350 pages
Data: January 13, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: As a system administrator or security professionals, you probably find yourself inundated each day with a deluge of log files from seemingly countless devices, servers, and applications on your network ranging from Windows Server to Snort to your PIX firewall and everything in between. At times, the task of "seeing the forest through the trees" to extract useful, repeatable information from these logs may seem almost impossible. This unique book will show you how to use a combination of open source software such as Tcpdstats, and Snort perfmonitor to create succinct, meaningful reports that give you the big picture of your network's overall health and well being. So, if you need to analyze and prioritize everything from how much of your bandwidth is devoted to browsing ESPN.com, to the most targeted machines in your IDS logs, this is the book for you. This book teaches IT professionals how to analyze, manage, and automate their security log files to generate useful, repeatable information that can be use to make their networks more efficient and secure using primarily open source tools.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 7:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Securing Im and P2P Applications for the EnterprisePaperback: 650 pages
Data: May 1, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Are You Ready for the Network Equivalent of Guerrilla Warfare?

Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications are taking over the workplace as P2P transfers now account for 70% of all Internet traffic and more than 50% of corporate workstations are running an IM application. IT professionals face the challenge of managing and securing these applications, which last year were the point of entry into corporate networks for 40% of all computer viruses and worms. This book is for system administrators and security professionals who need to bring now ubiquitous IM, P2P, and IRC applications under their control. It provides specific protection strategies for the network and application layers by identifying and blocking malicious traffic.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 5:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs in Many Fields at All Training LevelsPaperback: 378 pages
Data: November 2006
Format: PDF
Description: Explore descriptions of 100 top computer and technical careers, match them to your skills, and get a good job quickly.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 3:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Keynote Fast & EasyPaperback: 336 pages
Data: July 21, 2003
Format: PDF
Description: Relax. Now you can easily create and deliver impressive presentations using Keynote. Targeting just the skills you need, "Keynote Fast & Easy" offers step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots for creating new presentations, importing data, adding special touches like animation and transition effects, and delivering your final slideshow. With "Keynote Fast & Easy" you simply look and learn!

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Advances in Web-Based Education: Personalized Learning EnvironmentsPaperback: 371 pages
Data: November 2, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Advances in technology are increasingly impacting the way in which curriculum is delivered and assessed. The emergence of the Internet has offered learners a new instructional delivery system that connects them with educational resources. Advances in Web-Based Education: Personalized Learning Environments covers a wide range of factors that influence the design, use and adoption of personalized learning environments, and it shows how user and pedagogical considerations can be integrated into the design, development and implementation of adaptive hypermedia systems to create effective personalized learning environments.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 11:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass CommunicationPaperback: 456 pages
Data: April 20, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: Show Me the Money is a business reporting textbook offering hands-on advice and examples on doing the job of a business journalist. Author Chris Roush draws on his own business journalism background to explain how to cover businesses and industries, and where to find sources of information for stories. He includes examples of business stories demonstrating how reporters take financial information and turn it into relevant facts that explain a topic to readers. With numerous examples of documents and stories in the text, it is an essential guide for doing business journalism.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 9:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Windows XP Media CenterPaperback: 408 pages
Data: February 20, 2004
Format: CHM
Description: bsolute Beginner¿s Guide to Windows XP Media Center teaches the reader all about the technology that Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates calls the centerpiece of his vision for the home of the future. After all, why settle for just a television set, a DVD player/recorder, an MP3 audio jukebox, a game machine, a digital photo viewer or a personal video recorder when you can have all of the devices wrapped up inside a nimble Windows XP computer with online access? Windows XP Media Center brings it all together for the first time, and adds push-button access to rich online services that transform the idea of interactive TV from a pipedream to reality. It¿s time to put away the keyboard and mouse, grab hold of Media Center¿s remote control, and hang on for the home entertainment experience of a lifetime!

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 7:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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How Microloans and Cell Phones are Connecting the World's Poor to the Global EconomyPaperback: 272 pages
Data: February 2, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Until recently, the outlook for many of the poorest people in Bangladesh was dismal. Despite previous long-term aid from the international community to improve the country's infrastructure and economy, sustainable development was hampered by corruption and governmental inefficiency. This book tells the story of Western-trained entrepreneur Iqbal Quadir, the driving force behind the creation of GrameenPhone, the largest Bangladeshi GSM (Global System for Mobile) cell-phone operation. Quadir had the innovative idea of using local Western-trained entrepreneurs to help villagers attain micro-loans funded by foreign investors (and generated by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yanus) and then showing villagers how to operate cell-phone leasing businesses. Sullivan refers to this successful business model as the "external combustion engine" because of its impressive multiplier effects on economic growth. Applications of this model in other poverty-stricken areas worldwide have repeatedly yielded similar results. This book offers valuable insights about the use of cell phones and technology-based investments to generate wealth and demonstrates that entrepreneurship may be more fruitful than aid. This valuable work can be effectively integrated into public administration, global business, and human resource academic courses.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 5:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Systems and PracticesPaperback: 340 pages
Data: November 19, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: The area of Virtual Organizations as a main component of the new discipline of Collaborative Networks has been particularly active in Europe where a large number of R&D projects have been funded. Many projects and practical developments of collaborative networks have also been taking place in other regions, namely the USA, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. The fast evolution of the information and communication technologies and in particular the so-called Internet technologies, also represents an important motivator for the emergence of new forms of collaboration. However, the research in many of these cases is highly fragmented, considering that each project is focused on solving specific problems. As such, there is no effective consolidation/harmonization among them in order to have an effective impact and facilitate the interaction among the involved experts.

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 3:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Qualitative Methods in PsychologyPaperback: 192 pages
Data: October 1, 1997
Format: PDF
Description: "... well-written and seems to be at a level which would be graspable by most undergraduate and maybe A level students - without neglecting too much the complexities of the use of qualitative techniques ... These characteristics coupled with the fact that each of the authors is an expert in using the particular qualitative techniques they discuss, means that the book can be heartily welcomed."
Psychology Teaching Review

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Posted: July 12th, 2008, 1:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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How to Cheat at Managing Microsoft Operations Manager 2005Paperback: 488 pages
Data: February 15, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) is a network monitoring tool that provides enterprise-class event and performance management for Windows Server System technologies. MOM's event and performance management tools discover problems before system administrators would ever find them, thereby enabling administrators to lower their costs of operations and simplify management of their Windows Server System infrastructure. MOM can notify system administrators of overloaded processors, depleted memory, or failed network connections affecting their Windows servers long before these problems bother users.

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Posted: July 11th, 2008, 11:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Bridging the Gaps Between Security Professionals, Law Enforcement, and ProsecutorsPaperback: 448 pages
Data: February 26, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: As a cyber crime investigator you've undoubtedly encountered situations where there's little or no guidance to aid you in your decision making process. Often, you find yourself posting 'hypothetical' questions to an anonymous list server, in the hope that some stranger's answer would ring true. Although you've done your due diligence, sleepless nights accompany you as you contemplate how your decision will come back to haunt you. Cyber Crime Investigations: Bridging the Gaps Between Security Professionals, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutors and companion web site provide you with all the information necessary to make educated and authoritative decisions when is comes to cyber crime investigative issues. The book begins with a chapter describing the most common challenges faced by person's investigating cyber related incidents. The next chapters introduce the readers to the problems they will encounter at each step of the investigative process. Issues dealing with response, collection, documentation and prosecution of cyber related crimes are addressed and laid out for the reader to make educated decisions. Each step of the cyber investigate methodology is covered and both sides of the issue are addressed equally. Even though the authors present both sides of the issue evenly, ultimately they will choose what course of action they would take and explain why. Where investigative tools are discussed, the author will detail the functionality of the tool, and provide examples of how the tool is use in the illustrated scenario.

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Posted: July 11th, 2008, 9:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Numerical Methods for FinancePaperback: 312 pages
Data: September 21, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Featuring international contributors from both industry and academia, Numerical Methods for Finance explores new and relevant numerical methods for the solution of practical problems in finance. It is one of the few books entirely devoted to numerical methods as applied to the financial field. Presenting state-of-the-art methods in this area, the book first discusses the coherent risk measures theory and how it applies to practical risk management. It then proposes a new method for pricing high-dimensional American options, followed by a description of the negative inter-risk diversification effects between credit and market risk. After evaluating counterparty risk for interest rate payoffs, the text considers strategies and issues concerning defined contribution pension plans and participating life insurance contracts. It also develops a computationally efficient swaption pricing technology, extracts the underlying asset price distribution implied by option prices, and proposes a hybrid GARCH model as well as a new affine point process framework. In addition, the book examines performance-dependent options, variance reduction, Value at Risk (VaR), the differential evolution optimizer, and put-call-futures parity arbitrage opportunities. Sponsored by DEPFA Bank, IDA Ireland, and Pioneer Investments, this concise and well-illustrated book equips practitioners with the necessary information to make important financial decisions.

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 9:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (Exam 640-802)Paperback: 983 pages
Data: April 28, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide covers what you need to know-and shows you how to prepare-for this challenging exam.
100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam 640-802
Exam Readiness Checklist at the front and back of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 7:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics 3-Volume SetPaperback: 1415 pages
Data: October 13, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: The study of measurement and statistics can be less than inviting. However, in fields as varying as education, politics, and health care, assessment and the use of measurement and statistics have become integral parts of almost every activity undertaken. These activities require the organization of ideas, the generation of hypotheses, the collection of data, and the interpretation, illustration, and analysis of data. No matter where educated people look, this critical analysis is more important than ever in an age where information and lots of it is readily available.

The ideas and tools contained in the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics are approachable and can be invaluable for understanding a very technical world and the increasing flow of information. Although there are references that cover statistics and assessment in depth, none provides as comprehensive a resource in as focused and accessible a manner as the three volumes of this Encyclopedia. Through approximately 500 contributions, experts provide an overview and an explanation of the major topics in these two areas.

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 5:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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The Art of Multiprocessor ProgrammingPaperback: 528 pages
Data: March 3, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the principles and tools available for programming multiprocessor machines. It is of immediate use to programmers working with the new architectures. For example, the next generation of computer game consoles will all be multiprocessor-based, and the game industry is currently struggling to understand how to address the programming challenges presented by these machines.
This change in the industry is so fundamental that it is certain to require a significant response by universities, and courses on multicore programming will become a staple of computer science curriculums.
The authors are well known and respected in this community and both teach and conduct research in this area. Prof. Maurice Herlihy is on the faculty of Brown University. He is the recipient of the 2003 Dijkstra Prize in distributed computing. Prof. Nir Shavit is on the faculty of Tel-Aviv University and a member of the technical staff at Sun Microsystems Laboratories. In 2004 they shared the Gödel Prize, the highest award in theoretical computer science.

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 3:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Essentials of Programming Languages, 3rd EditionPaperback: 416 pages
Data: April 30, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: This book provides students with a deep, working understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages. Most of these essentials relate to the semantics, or meaning, of program elements, and the text uses interpreters (short programs that directly analyze an abstract representation of the program text) to express the semantics of many essential language elements in a way that is both clear and executable. The approach is both analytical and hands-on. The book provides views of programming languages using widely varying levels of abstraction, maintaining a clear connection between the high-level and low-level views. Exercises are a vital part of the text and are scattered throughout; the text explains the key concepts, and the exercises explore alternative designs and other issues. The complete Scheme code for all the interpreters and analyzers in the book can be found online through The MIT Press Web site.

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Psychology Of AttentionPaperback: 272 pages
Data: November 1, 1997
Format: PDF
Description: 'This book sets out to review all the work on attention of the modern era, that is, from 1950s onwards. The author states that she has tried to provide a guide through the very complex literature which will be suitable for advanced undergraduates and above, and will enable them to enjoy and be stimulated by the literature, rather than being overwhelmed by it. She completely succeeds in her aim, and it is hard to imagine a better introduction to the field.' 'This is the book I wish I had written myself. Buy it.' - Neville Moray, University of Surrey in Ergonomics Abstracts vol. 30 1998

'I am tremendously enthusiastic about this manuscript. It covers a vast area of research that is notoriously difficult for students to tackle, and it does so in a delightfully clear, friendly, and accessible style. A brilliant achievement! At the same time Dr Styles does not fudge the difficulty or controversial nature of the topics covered. When this book is published I shall give it to all my intermediate and advanced students including graduate students. It will be an invaluable addition to the Psychology Press list...It is a truly excellent text' - Professor Alan Allport (University of Oxford)

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 11:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Building Information ModelingPaperback: 270 pages
Data: April 24, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: Improve Planning and Management on Any Construction Project with Powerful BIM Tools

Building information modeling (BIM) integrates 3D drawings and 4D animations to dramatically improve the communication, coordination, and planning of construction projects, while reducing risks, errors, and costs. Building Information Modeling is an in-depth resource that shows architects and building professionals how to capitalize on BIM concepts, tools, and techniques for their own building projects.

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 9:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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TCP/IP Sockets in Java, Second Edition: Practical Guide for ProgrammersPaperback: 192 pages
Data: February 15, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: Keith Edwards, Professor, Georgia Tech--
"In particular, it's definitely time for an update to this book, since so many changes to the Java platform have happened since the first edition. While I don't see the need to update most books every time there's a minor update, this book is definitely overdue for a revision.

"I think the book is especially appropriate for mature practitioners and students, who need an easily-accessible and to-the-point overview of the Java networking APIs. To me, one of the strongest points of the book is that it?s concise enough to serve as a quick guide and reference to key ?gotchas.? Thus, I think the structure of the book serves audiences who are already good network programmers, or who need a good Java reference, quite well."

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 7:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Optimized image workflow for the Mac userPaperback: 328 pages
Data: January 21, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: If you're a photographer using a Mac and why wouldn't you be? then you need this guide to optimizing OS X for your photography workflow.

Macs are still the hardware of choice for the cream of digital imaging experts over two million registered Mac users of Adobe Photoshop can't be wrong. Let the expert advice of Rod Wynne-Powell help you to:
* Configure your Mac for a trouble-free life from capture to output
* Speed up your photography workflow using Photoshop, Bridge and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite
* Optimize your color management system and ensure the highest quality image results
* Save time through effective storage and retrieval of images

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 5:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Create stunning photomontages on a budgetPaperback: 256 pages
Data: December 17, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: How to Cheat in Elements 6 is an invaluable resource for all users of Photoshop Elements and shows you how to 'cheat' by sharing insider secrets from clever and cunning Elements gurus, David Asch and series forerunner, Steve Caplin.

Compatible with previous releases of Elements, this is jam packed with dazzling tips and tricks, unearthed secrets, and creative techniques that challenge and inspire.

Work through each section to build up your Photoshop Elements skills, creating everything from basic layer and masking effects right up to advanced manipulation. Or just dip right into a project to learn a new technique:
* turn day into night
* add snow, shadows and water to your scenes
* make fire and smoke
* give your car a respray
...if you can imagine it, we can show you how to do it in Photoshop Elements!

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 3:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Advanced Photoshop Elements 6 for Digital PhotographersPaperback: 424 pages
Data: February 4, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: "... a compellingly written exploration of the advanced techniques that can be accomplished with Photoshop Elements."
-Mike Leavy, Engineering Manager for Photoshop Elements, Adobe

"This book is detailed, comprehensive and inspirational, making it the perfect accessory for those who've recently invested in the fifth instalment of the Elements program"
-What Digital Camera April 07

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Posted: July 10th, 2008, 1:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Unleash the hidden performance of ElementsPaperback: 328 pages
Data: December 17, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: "Using crafty work-arounds to achieve remarkable results, Mark Galer pushes Elements' capabilities to new levels." Christy Brandt, Director of Engineering, Photoshop Elements, Adobe Systems, Inc.

"Elements 5.0 Maximum Performance has great techniques to get the most out of Elements. If you are a digital photographer using Elements for your image editing, this book is a great addition to your library." Richard Coencas, Photoshop Elements Quality Engineer, Adobe Systems, Inc.

"Well written, well illustrated, with a good knack for explaining complex issues in a non-threatening and comprehensible manner." Steve Caplin, digital artist and author of "How to Cheat in Photoshop".

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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 11:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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A Visual Introduction to Digital PhotographyPaperback: 424 pages
Data: December 10, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Praise for previous editions of this title:

"With Philip providing you with such a good street index to our Photoshop Elements 3.0 software you will be creating fantastic digital images in next to no time at all."
Judith Salonga, Adobe Systems

"If you need to manipulate digital images this is the book that will not only show you what can be achieved but inspire you to develop your skills even further."
Computer Arts Special

"Whether you are into manipulating photographs, wishing to build better websites or produce better looking prints, this book will help you to master all the necessary tools contained in the program. The learning curve just got shallower!"
Martin Evening

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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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E-Business Innovation and Process ManagementPaperback: 398 pages
Data: December 6, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: E-business research is currently one of the most active research areas. With the rapid advancement in information technologies, e-business is growing in significance and is having a direct impact upon ways of doing business. As e-business becomes one of the most important areas in organizations, researchers and practitioners need to understand the implications of many technological and organizational changes taking place. Advances in E-Business Research: E-Business Innovation and Process Management provides researchers and practitioners with valuable information on recent advances and developments in emerging e-business models and technologies. This book covers a variety of topics, such as e-business models, e-business strategies, online consumer behavior, e-business process modeling and practices, electronic communication adoption and service provider strategies, privacy policies, and implementation issues.

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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 7:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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The Less Gassy Guide to EntrepreneurshipPaperback: 192 pages
Data: March 26, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: So what does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? There are many different answers, but according to Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer, do the following and you won't go far wrong: be creative, go the extra mile, have confidence in yourself and your team, get lucky, be disciplined, take the long-term view, learn constantly and don't be afraid of serious amounts of hard work.

Bottled for Business gets to the heart of how and why Cobra Beer has developed into one of the world's best-loved brands. It is a story infused with the passion, belief, energy and vision of its founder and shares the ups and downs of how Cobra got to where it is today. But more than that, it is a story of inspiration for anyone who has dreams of running their own business.

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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Semantic Web and Peer-to-Peer: Decentralized Management and Exchange of Knowledge and InformationPaperback: 325 pages
Data: March 3, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: In the field of genetic and evolutionary algorithms (GEAs), a large amount of theory and empirical study has been focused on operators and test problems, while problem representation has often been taken as given. This book breaks with this tradition and provides a comprehensive overview on the influence of problem representations on GEA performance. The book summarizes existing knowledge regarding problem representations and describes how basic properties of representations, such as redundancy, scaling, or locality, influence the performance of GEAs and other heuristic optimization methods. Using the developed theory, representations can be analyzed and designed in a theory-guided matter. The theoretical concepts are used for solving integer optimization problems and network design problems more efficiently. The book is written in an easy-readable style and is intended for researchers, practitioners, and students who want to learn about representations. This second edition extends the analysis of the basic properties of representations and introduces a new chapter on the analysis of direct representations.

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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Foundations of Cognitive Systems EngineeringPaperback: 240 pages
Data: February 28, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Nothing has been more prolific over the past century than human/machine interaction. Automobiles, telephones, computers, manufacturing machines, robots, office equipment, machines large and small; all affect the very essence of our daily lives. However, this interaction has not always been efficient or easy and has at times turned fairly hazardous. Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE) seeks to improve this situation by the careful study of human/machine interaction as the meaningful behavior of a unified system. Written by pioneers in the development of CSE, Joint Cognitive Systems: Foundations of Cognitive Systems Engineering offers a principled approach to studying human work with complex technology. The authors use a top-down, functional approach and emphasize a proactive (coping) perspective on work that overcomes the limitations of the structural human information processing view. They describe a conceptual framework for analysis with concrete theories and methods for joint system modeling that can be applied across the spectrum of single human/machine systems, social/technical systems, and whole organizations. The book explores both current and potential applications of CSE illustrated by examples. Understanding the complexities and functions of the human/machine interaction is critical to designing safe, highly functional, and efficient technological systems. This is a critical reference for students, designers, and engineers in a wide variety of disciplines.

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Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:49pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Playboy December 2007Language: English
Paperback: 180 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 38 Mb

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 11:16pm CEST by Ice Zero

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3DCreative Magazine Issue 033 May 2008Language: English
Paperback: 257 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 208 Mb

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 11:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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An Approach to Videogame CriticismPaperback: 234 pages
Data: March 6, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: "Bogost challenges humanists and technologists to pay attention to one another, something they desperately need to do as computation accelerates us into the red zones of widespread virtual reality. This book gives us what we need to meet that challenge: a general theory for understanding creativity under computation, one that will apply increasingly to all creativity in the future. Not only that, but we get an outstanding theory of videogame criticism in the mix as well. Highly recommended."
--Edward Castronova, Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University, author of Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 9:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Firefox and Thunderbird GaragePaperback: 384 pages
Data: April 18, 2005
Format: CHM
Description: Enter your Firefox and Thunderbird Garage...where you master the incredible free software that's helping millions of people use the Web and email faster, more efficiently, and more safely. Your guides know Firefox and Thunderbird better than anyone. They're the Mozilla insiders who helped create them—sparking a new Internet revolution, in which real people take back the Internet from monopolists, spammers, and spyware artists!

The basics are just the beginning: this book shows how to customize and extend Firefox and Thunderbird so they'll work exactly the way you want, and do more than you ever thought possible. We're talking better productivity, faster searches, easier downloads, and more fun.

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 7:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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SAP R/3 for Everyone: Step-by-Step Instructions, Practical Advice, and Other Tips and Tricks for Working with SAPPaperback: 320 pages
Data: July 25, 2005
Format: CHM
Description: SAP R/3 for Everyone is the nontechnical user's guide to working with SAP R/3, the leading business enterprise software product in the world. Written and road-tested by experienced SAP R/3 users and trainers, this book saves typical SAP R/3 users time and trouble by providing them with the universal skills needed to work with any module of this complex software.

SAP R/3 can be used effectively by anyone who can perform a handful of simple procedures that are employed in nearly every SAP R/3 transaction. The authors explain these procedures in plain English, using illustrations and real-world examples.

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 5:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Solaris(TM) Performance and Tools: DTrace and MDB Techniques for Solaris 10 and OpenSolarisPaperback: 496 pages
Data: July 30, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: Solaris™ Performance and Tools provides comprehensive coverage of the powerful utilities bundled with Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris, including the Solaris Dynamic Tracing facility, DTrace, and the Modular Debugger, MDB. It provides a systematic approach to understanding performance and behavior, including:

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 3:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Building N1(TM) Grid Solutions: Preparing, Architecting, and Implementing Service-Centric Data CentersPaperback: 336 pages
Data: September 26, 2004
Format: CHM
Description: The N1 Grid is Sun's vision, strategy, and architecture—and a set of products—that redefine the nature of data center computing. The N1 Grid architecture uses the network, physically and logically, as its fundamental organizing principle.

This book enables the reader to implement service-centric data center solutions through the use of N1 Grid-based principles and architectures, which are more efficient and flexible. It opens with an overview of how this approach evolved and then takes the reader through the process of preparing, architecting, and implementing N1 Grid-based solutions.

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Real-Life MDA: Solving Business Problems with Model Driven ArchitecturePaperback: 224 pages
Data: December 5, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: "The need for this book—No one has published a similar compendium of MDA case studies, making a transition to new technology is not simply a technical affair, although many of us tend to overlook this point, and the authors are superb writers. These are people who have seen a lot in the industry and have a gift for articulating important trends."—David Frankel, consultant and author

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Technologies, Standards, and ApplicationsPaperback: 632 pages
Data: March 28, 2003
Format: CHM
Description: Wireless applications are definitely the next big thing in communications. Millions of people around the world use the Internet every day - to stay in touch with remote locations, follow the stock market, keep up with the news, check the weather, make travel plans, conduct business, shop, entertain themselves, and learn. The logical next step is the development of the wireless Internet, where cell phones, PDAs, and laptops let us receive and send e-mails, and perform all the activities that we are currently performing over the wireline Internet. Filled with contributions from international experts, Wireless Internet Handbook: Technologies, Standards, and Applications describes basic concepts, current developments, and future trends in designing modern architectures. The book covers: · Wireless local access techniques to the mobile Internet · User mobility in IP networks · Multimedia streaming over wireless Internet · Quality of service issues · Location management techniques and clustering architectures · Wireless Internet security issues · Bluetooth, CDMA, TDMA, Wireless Application Protocol, 802.11x, and more · Different mobile and wireless Internet services · Wireless Internet enterprise applications · Mobile multimedia and graphics applications · Mobile video telephony · Wireless video surveillance · Wireless applications in medicine The scope of the information covered and the expertise of leading researchers and industry professionals combine to make Wireless Internet Handbook: Technologies, Standards, and Applications the definitive resource on current and future trends in designing modern architectures for the wireless Internet.

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 11:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Effective Prototyping for Software MakersPaperback: 624 pages
Data: December 12, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: Much as we hate to admit it, most prototyping practice lacks a sophisticated understanding of the broad concepts of prototypingand its strategic position within the development process. Often we overwhelm with a high fidelity prototype that designs us into a corner. Or, we can underwhelm with a prototype with too much ambiguity and flexibility to be of much use in the software development process.

This book will help software makersdevelopers, designers, and architectsbuild effective prototypes every time: prototypes that convey enough information about the product at the appropriate time and thus set expectations appropriately.

This practical, informative book will help anyonewhether or not one has artistic talent, access to special tools, or programming abilityto use good prototyping style, methods, and tools to build prototypes and manage for effective prototyping.

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 9:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Robot Builder's Bonanza, Third EditionPaperback: 733 pages
Data: February 21, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: #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.

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 8:01am CEST by Ice Zero

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Introduction to Management SciencePaperback: 801 pages
Data: January 2007
Format: CHM
Description: This text focuses on using simple, straightforward explanations and examples with step-by-step details of the modeling and solution techniques to make these mathematical topics less complex.

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Posted: July 8th, 2008, 7:33am CEST by Ice Zero

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Science, Innovation, and OpportunityPaperback: 336 pages
Data: December 31, 2005
Format: CHM
Description: nside the Emerging Multibillion-Dollar Nanotechnology Industry

Suddenly, nanotechnology isn't science fiction or mere theory: It's becoming one of the world's fastest-growing, highest-impact industries. In Nanotechnology: Science, Innovation, and Opportunity, the field's leading experts offer an up-to-the-minute briefing on where the industry stands now, how it will unfold over the coming decade, and how it will impact you.

Edited by a key industry advisor, this book covers the latest in nanotech science, technology, and applications. You'll meet the key players, and discover nanotech at work in fields ranging from drug delivery to energy efficiency. Here are the opportunities, the challenges, and the implications: all you need to know about today's nanotech business--and tomorrow's.

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Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short StoriesPaperback: 144 pages
Data: October 1, 1998
Format: PDF
Description: This guide to writing compelling, memorable short stories gives you all the essentials without wasted words. It tells you how and where to get ideas, how to establish and sustain excitement, how to create live, colorful characters, and how to plot, develop and bring home your story. It even includes exercises to help you perfect your story-telling skills. Full of tips and techniques that work, it makes an indispensable, reliable collaborator. You'll find it ideal whether you're studying alone or supplementing a creative or fiction writing course, conference or workshop.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 7:24pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Introduction to Game Programming with C++Paperback: 500 pages
Data: June 25, 2007
Format: CHM
Description: Introduction to Game Programming with C++ is an exciting book for readers with no previous experience in game development. Starting from the basics of C++ and ending with the intracies of real-time 3D graphics, this book explores the interesting world of game making. It explains how to program, explores the meaning of object-oriented programming, and examines game algorithms, 2D and 3D games, sound and music, and how to create game installers. Overall, this book will introduce you to the world of game development and get you started on the right path to making games that sell.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 7:17pm CEST by Ice Zero

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A Reference HandbookPaperback: 1344 pages
Data: November 17, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: Because the field of sociological inquiry is multi-faceted in perspective, and does subsume a variety of specialty interests, the literature in this discipline has developed and proliferated in a near exponential fashion. Sociology, today, has become so specialty driven in its research and theory agenda that the result is an enormous and complex body of sociological knowledge that is often considered to be unwieldy.

21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook provides a concise forum through which the vast array of knowledge accumulated, particularly during the past three decades, can be organized into a single definitive resource. The two volumes of this Reference Handbook focus on the corpus of knowledge garnered in traditional areas of sociological inquiry, as well as document the general orientation of the newer and currently emerging areas of sociological inquiry.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 7:11pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Computer Graphics Using Java 2D and 3DPaperback: 632 pages
Data: December 16, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: This Java handbook makes a practical tutorial on Java 2D and Java 3D for computer professionals. It contains in-depth coverage of basic computer graphics concepts and techniques, and introduces advanced graphic features to an audience mostly trained in the Java language. Chapter topics include mathematical background for computer graphics, .geometric transformation, views, lighting and texturing, behavior and interaction, and animation. For computer programmers and engineers, data analysts, graphic designers/animators, and game developers.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 7:06pm CEST by Ice Zero

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How to Make Your Communication StickPaperback: 256 pages
Data: June 4, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: How effective is the communication you experience every day? How often have you been bored during a presentation? Failed to win a piece of business that, deep down, you know you should have won? Had a tedious, pointless networking conversation?

Countless times, no doubt. Too much information and not enough relevance is a problem that pervades almost all business communication. You see, the way many people communicate is like filling a bucket with jelly, flinging it at their audience, and hoping some of it sticks. It's ineffective, it's irritating and, above all, it's very messy.

So what's the answer? More relevance and a lot less jelly. The Jelly Effect teaches you simple, memorable and costless ways to win more attention and more business. Imagine how effective you'd be if you communicated only what was relevant 100 percent of the time. You would be better at talking to others, presenting, networking and selling. You would excel in interviews, meetings and pay-rise discussions. The benefits would be endless.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 7:02pm CEST by Ice Zero

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How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful e-BusinessPaperback: 336 pages
Data: June 1, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: Written for those who want to break away from rigid schedules, unappreciative bosses, and soul-sapping commutes, this book will put prospective Internet entrepreneurs on the road to success. The basics of Internet mechanics and commerce are analyzed and followed by examinations of successful Internet businesses. Providing more than just technical information, this manual is also a guide to prioritizing what the entrepreneur wants to get out of the business and determining what level of risk is comfortable. This method ensures that the business chosen will match the goals and aspirations of the entrepreneur. Each of the 101 business profiles includes promotion techniques to help these start-ups get on the road to success.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 6:45pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Web ArchivingPaperback: 234 pages
Data: November 13, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: The public information available on the Web today is larger than information distributed on any other media. The raw nature of Web content, the unpredictable remote changes that can affect it, the wide variety of formats concerned, and the growth in data-driven websites make the preservation of this material a challenging task, requiring specific monitoring, collecting and preserving strategies, procedures and tools.

Julien Masanès, Director of the European Archive, has assembled contributions from computer scientists and librarians that altogether encompass the complete range of tools, tasks and processes needed to successfully preserve the cultural heritage of the Web. His book serves as a standard introduction for everyone involved in keeping alive the immense amount of online information, and it covers issues related to building, using and preserving Web archives both from the computer scientist and librarian viewpoints.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 6:21pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Using Controls to Protect Information AssetsPaperback: 387 pages
Data: December 22, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: Protect Your Systems with Proven IT Auditing Strategies

"A must-have for auditors and IT professionals." -Doug Dexter, CISSP-ISSMP, CISA, Audit Team Lead, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Plan for and manage an effective IT audit program using the in-depth information contained in this comprehensive resource. Written by experienced IT audit and security professionals, IT Auditing: Using Controls to Protect Information Assets covers the latest auditing tools alongside real-world examples, ready-to-use checklists, and valuable templates. Inside, you'll learn how to analyze Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems; secure databases; examine wireless networks and devices; and audit applications. Plus, you'll get up-to-date information on legal standards and practices, privacy and ethical issues, and the CobiT standard.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 6:08pm CEST by Ice Zero

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UML DemystifiedPaperback: 235 pages
Data: October 21, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

UML Demystified explains how to read, model, and use UML to create well-structured, stable software products. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 6:03pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Electrical Power Systems QualityPaperback: 528 pages
Data: November 26, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: More than 200 pages of new material!

Here is the clearest, most complete reference on understanding the causes of power quality problems and learning how to prevent them. Nearly twice the size of the previous edition, Electric Power Systems Quality, 2e has been expanded and updated to reflect the increasing sensitivity of microelectronic devices and the ever-growing stress placed upon the power grid.

Written in a highly readable, easily accessible style – minus the heavy-duty math, this much-needed resource discusses every essential aspect of basic power quality and methods used to protect electronic systems. Coverage includes:

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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 5:57pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Schaum's Outline of Statistics and EconometricsPaperback: 256 pages
Data: October 23, 2001
Format: PDF
Description: Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

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Posted: July 6th, 2008, 8:59pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Search and Retrieval of Digital ImageryPaperback: 560 pages
Data: December 14, 2001
Format: PDF
Description: The explosive growth of multimedia data transmission has generated a critical need for efficient, high-capacity image databases, as well as powerful search engines to retrieve image data from them. This book brings together contributions by an international all-star team of innovators in the field who share their insights into all key aspects of image database and search engine construction. Readers get in-depth discussions of the entire range of crucial image database architecture, indexing and retrieval, transmission, display, and user interface issues. And, using examples from an array of disciplines, the authors present cutting-edge applications in medical imagery, multimedia communications, earth science, remote sensing, and other major application areas.

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Posted: July 6th, 2008, 8:42pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Robust Signal Processing for Wireless CommunicationsPaperback: 280 pages
Data: December 14, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Optimization of adaptive signal processing algorithms for wireless communications is based on a model of the underlying propagation channel. In practice, this model is never known perfectly. For example, its parameters have to be estimated and are only known with significant errors.

In this book, a systematic treatment of this practical design problem is provided for signal processing in the physical layer with multiple antennas. The design of robust signal processing algorithms is based on a description of the errors and the uncertainties in the system's model. It applies principles of modern estimation, optimization, and information theory. Tutorial introductions to relevant literature and mathematical foundations give the necessary background and context to the reader.

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Posted: July 6th, 2008, 8:28pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Encyclopedia of Multicultural PsychologyPaperback: 536 pages
Data: August 18, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: "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)

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Posted: July 6th, 2008, 8:20pm CEST by Ice Zero

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ISTQB CertificationPaperback: 258 pages
Data: December 19, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: “….the dream team for this topic. If I could have my choice for any 4 authors worldwide on this topic, I’d go with these.” Ross Collard, Attglobal.net

“…there is no-one better placed to ensure that the book is perfectly aligned with the ISTQB” Stuart Reid, founding chair of the ISTQB

"This is a very well-written and readable book on software testing. The authors have done an exceptional job of providing a valuable resource for people seeking the Foundation Level ISTQB certification. The book follows the most recent ISTQB Foundation Level syllabus and provides sample exam questions, along with exercises to reinforce the information provided in the book. Although anyone wanting to learn more about software testing will profit from this book, this is a ’must read’ book for anyone preparing for the Foundation Level ISTQB Certification exam!" - Randy Rice, co-author of Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing

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Testing Commercial-off-the-Shelf Components and SystemsPaperback: 409 pages
Data: June 8, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Industrial development of software systems needs to be guided by recognized engineering principles. Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components enable the systematic and cost-effective reuse of prefabricated tested parts, a characteristic approach of mature engineering disciplines. This reuse necessitates a thorough test of these components to make sure that each works as specified in a real context.

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Posted: July 6th, 2008, 8:06pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Rapid SurgeryPaperback: 232 pages
Data: February 11, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: This pocket revision guide is a must for all medical students preparing for a major exam in clinical surgery or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment.

Rapid Surgery is the sixth title in the new Rapid series and is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors, covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using a mnemonic to aid recall. The text contains over 100 common surgical conditions and over 30 practical surgical procedures. The book contains over 35 illustrations and radiographs of numerous conditions to help aid in consolidating memory. Arranged in A-Z format, each topic is covered using the same headings - Definition, Aetiology, Associations / Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History, Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications and Prognosis.

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Posted: July 6th, 2008, 7:50pm CEST by Ice Zero

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A Guide for the Serious SearcherPaperback: 360 pages
Data: April 1, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: "A phenomenal resource for both extreme and not-so-extreme researchers. Great tips, clear explanations, and years of expertise distilled into 250 pages of clear, engaging text. This book should be on every searcher's desk." —Mary Ellen Bates, coauthor, Researching Online for Dummies

"Hock has established an enviable reputation for his series of books about search engines and online searching. They are always detailed, insightful, and up to date. This book continues that tradition of excellence." —Online Information Review

"[Hock's] clear and useful guide will help anyone interested in going beyond Google, explaining when, why, and how best to use various search tools and other Web resources." —Library Journal

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Posted: July 6th, 2008, 6:58pm CEST by Ice Zero

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An Extreme Searcher Guide to Travel Resources on the InternetPaperback: 432 pages
Data: April 1, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: According to a survey by the Travel Industry Association, 74 percent of all frequent travelers use the Internet to research, plan, and/or purchase travel services. But how do travelers remain up-to-date with new sites as well as hone the efficiency of their searches? This source presents a vast range of online travel-sites as well as savvy search tips and techniques that are designed to help readers improve the travel-planning process and journeys to follow. Readers will learn how to make the most of the Web for leisure and business travel, from planning and reservations to countless ways the Internet can enhance the experience of destinations and cultures around the world. This comprehensive guide is supported by a webpage featuring links to recommended websites along with periodic updates by the author.

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 9:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Cool Effects and Practical ActionScriptPaperback: 455 pages
Data: June 2004
Format: PDF
Description: A practical and fun Flash book that shows readers over 60 practical techniques, solutions and cool effects to instantly use on their Website or project. The Flash Anthology makes an excellent task reference or it can be used for inspiration for future projects. The book tackles the majority of the most common building blocks for real world Flash applications-as one reviewer described "it covers everything that Flash does best". Topics covered include working with external data, debugging, animation, sound and video effects, flash forms and getting indexed by search engines. All the solutions are based on ActionScript, are completely customizable and come with suggested modifications. Examples are compatible with ActionScript 2 and Flash MX 2004.

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 7:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Low Earth Orbital Satellites for Personal Communication NetworksPaperback: 273 pages
Data: December 1997
Format: PDF
Description: This is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the hottest topics in communication systems today -- the application of low earth orbital (LEO) satellites in personal communication networks (PCNs). LEO satellites are the most promising tools for establishing global PCNs and yet their use can be problematic.

The book describes the characteristic design features of LEO satellites, discusses the design of LEO satellite communications networks, and presents analytical frameworks for evaluating their performance. It explains the major problems relating to employing LEO satellites in a global PCN -- both for today's and tomorrow's applications.

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 5:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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How to Cheat at IT Project ManagementPaperback: 576 pages
Data: September 1, 2005
Format: CHM
Description: Most IT projects fail to deliver, on average, all IT projects run over schedule by 82%, run over cost by 43% and deliver only 52% of the desired functionality. Pretty dismal statistics. Using the proven methods in this book, every IT project you work on from here on out will have a much higher likelihood of being on time, on budget and higher quality.

This book provides clear, concise, information and hands-on training to give you immediate results. And, the companion Web site provides dozens of templates for managing IT projects. You don't need an advanced degree in project management or a black belt in Six Sigma methodologies to improve your IT project results. What you need is a clear, concise and easy-to-implement system for managing all IT projects.

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 3:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Skills for Managing Rapidly Changing IT ProjectsPaperback: 247 pages
Data: November 2, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Skills for Managing Rapidly Changing IT Projects addresses management methodologies for projects that change rapidly in requirements and technology. These projects are most common among small to medium enterprises. This book addresses both the value and the skills that an IT project manager must have, and uses these values in a new methodology based on agile manifesto. This new methodology, called agile and defined project development (ADPD) merges the must-be of agile manifesto with the needs of a controlled development environment such as that of the capability maturity model, which deals with aspects related to UML formalism.

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 1:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Animation Magazine - June-July 2008Language: English
Paperback: 76 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 7 Mb

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 11:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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Playboys College Girls Magazine July-August 2008Language: English
Paperback: 90 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 26 Mb

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 9:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security StatePaperback: 536 pages
Data: May 2, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: In this very important study, C. W. Michaels gives us a unique guide and commentary, based on meticulous research, to the ominous growth of the national security state. His analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act is immensely useful and a wake up call for all Americans concerned with defending our civil liberties. --Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States

No Greater Threat ... sounds a shrill alarm, warning us of where we may be headed, toward a new society in which George Orwell's "Big Brother" and "The Thought Police" become all too real .... The book includes a meticulous description of each of the PATRIOT Act parts, identifies and examines 12 common characteristics of a national security state, and discusses how those characteristics are taking shape, in some places very quickly .... [we need to] get out of the minefield the USA PATRIOT Act has, despite good intentions, seeded for us. Reading Chuck Michaels' book is a start. --Christopher Gaul, The Catholic Review

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Posted: July 5th, 2008, 7:00am CEST by Ice Zero

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The Effects of the Internet And Erp on AccountingPaperback: 417 pages
Data: December 13, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: In the past, project success has been defined too narrowly as simply meeting time and cost constraints for a given scope of work. However, in order for an IT project to be completely successful that basic definition of success needs to be extended to include meeting return on investment expectations, product quality, stakeholder satisfaction, security, maintainability and adaptability. Also, the formal methods and tools of the project management discipline need to evolve to address the changes in modern software engineering and our high-tech global workplaces. With this broader and more appropriate definition of success, IT project management techniques and tools can be modernized, extended, and otherwise focused to be more effective. Project Management for Modern Information Systems describes and illustrates practices, procedures, methods, and tools for IT project management that address this extended definition of project success for modern times.

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Why Software Projects FailPaperback: 192 pages
Data: September 1, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Software Project Secrets: Why Software Projects Fail offers a new path to success in the software industry. This book reaches out to managers, developers, and customers who use industry-standard methodologies, but whose projects still struggle to succeed.

Author George Stepanek analyzes the project management methodology itself, a critical factor that has thus far been overlooked. He explains why it creates problems for software development projects and begins by describing 12 ways in which software projects are different from other kinds of projects. He also analyzes the "Project Management Body of Knowledge" to discover 10 hidden assumptions that are invalid in the context of software projects.

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Painless Project Management with FogBugzPaperback: 208 pages
Data: February 15, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Many programs purport to help a development team manage a projectbut most of them aren't very good. Enter FogBugz. This dynamic tool is based on keeping track of a database of cases. At any given time, cases are assigned to one person, who must resolve or forward them to someone else. With FogBugz, cases can be prioritized, documented, sorted, discussed, edited, assigned, estimated, searched, and tracked.

And because FogBugz is web-based, everyone on a development team has access to the whole picture, at any given moment. That picture may include everything from customer feature requests, to high-level design discussions, to tiny bug fix details. This book (written under the guidance of the entire FogBugz team) completely describes the ins and outs of the latest version of FogBugz.

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Guide to Electric Power Generation, Second EditionPaperback: 244 pages
Data: September 11, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: This fully illustrated reference provides detailed coverage of the full spectrum of equipment and processes used in the production of electricity, from the basics of energy conversion, to prime movers, generators, and boilers. The second edition expands coverage of gasification of coal, gas turbines and effective use of generation in place of efficiency measures. Readers will find information on the characteristics of fuels and proper methods for handling them and their residues. It also extensively covers internal combustion engines, steam turbines, and reciprocating steam engines. Feedwater treatment, ash removal reliability, operation, and maintenance considerations are all examined in detail.

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Computer Aided Power System AnalysisPaperback: 392 pages
Data: April 15, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: This title evaluates the performance, safety, efficiency, reliability and economics of a power delivery system. It emphasizes the use and interpretation of computational data to assess system operating limits, load level increases, equipment failure and mitigating procedures through computer-aided analysis to maximize cost-effectiveness.

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A Proven System for Getting More Done in Less Time Than You Ever Thought PossiblePaperback: 304 pages
Data: March 28, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Bookstore shelves may be stuffed with time management tomes, but Tracy’s stands out for its insistence that the desire to become more efficient doesn’t always result in the necessary will to do so. Thus before bogging readers down with the necessary evils of time management—lists, lists and more lists—Tracy (Victory!; Focal Point; The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success), who has spent more than 20 years as a motivational consultant, builds enthusiasm for the task by showing how it extends beyond the office cubicle to create a successful and satisfying life. "You cannot even imagine a happy, fulfilled person whose life is in a state of disorganization and disarray," he writes.

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How to do your Essays, Exams and Coursework in Geography and Related DisciplinesPaperback: 210 pages
Data: November 23, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: How to do your Essays, Exams and Coursework in Geography and Related Disciplines is written for students who need help doing their coursework and exams. The book focuses on the skills and techniques that apply to essay writing and also covers other types of assignment such as posters, talks, PowerPoint presentations and web pages. The basis of the book is that all of these different types of work are based on clear communication of well-supported responses to the questions or tasks that have been set.

The book is written in an informal style intended to make it user-friendly to students who want to improve their work throughout their university career and beyond. The book can be used to look up answers to specific questions as well as being worked through section by section as coursework projects are tackled.

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A Developer's NotebookPaperback: 320 pages
Data: October 11, 2004
Format: CHM
Description: The Eclipse platform continues to gain tremendous popularity as both a Java IDE and a Java platform for application programming. One of the core underpinnings of Eclipse is SWT, the Standard Widget Toolkit. This set of components can be used to develop graphical user interfaces in Java,and offer a native-code alternative to Java's Swing and AWT components. Incorporating the look and feel of whatever platform the code is run on, SWT offers a lightning-fast approach to building GUIs, all of which actually look like they belong on the platform on which they are run. But you already know what you want to do--so wading through the basics of user interface design, graphical components, and what a button does is simply a waste of time. Enter SWT: A Developer's Notebook. In typical Developer's Notebook style, you'll learn how to take SWT out for a spin, make it work for you, and turn it upside down, all without wasted words or space. Each lab in this notebook details a specific task; you can read from the first page to the last, look up just what you need to know, and even squeeze this book into your laptop bag as a quick reference when you forget how to create a multi-tabbed view. This book covers:

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Financial Management and Real OptionsPaperback: 456 pages
Data: January 27, 2003
Format: PDF
Description: "Financial Management and Real Options provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of financial management. Jack Broyles¿ writing style makes concepts more easily understood and chapters significantly shorter than in comparable financial management textbooks. Accordingly, this book is particularly suitable for students on MBA programmes and for executives. Covers all main financial management topics in a concise and accessible manner. Demonstrates clearly why correct capital investment decisions require the valuation of relevant real options and provides a pragmatic approach to real options valuation. Written in a non-mathematical style appealing to MBA students and executives. Includes 185 exercises helping students understand key concepts. Financial Management and Real Options is written for MBA students taking courses in financial management and corporate finance. It is also of great interest to executives needing to improve their knowledge of financial management. Supplementary materials for lecturers adopting the text is provided on the following web site www.wiley.co.uk/broyles"

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Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 11:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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A Portfolio Approach to Selecting and Managing Alternative InvestmentsPaperback: 384 pages
Data: August 3, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: "Active alpha is the quest for every sophisticated investor. This book covers all of the key alpha sources currently mined by active managers, reduces the complexity of the subject, and helps the investor get started in the right direction."
-Mark Anson, Chief Executive Officer, Hermes Pensions Management Ltd.

"Long-held traditional methods for investing large portfolios are giving way to new processes that are designed to improve productivity and diversification. These changes find their locus in the sometimes overly mysterious world of absolute return strategies. In this book, Alan Dorsey demystifies that new world and provides a guiding pathway into the future of professional portfolio management. This is an important read for any investor who plans to succeed going forward."
-Britt Harris, Chief Investment Officer, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

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The Index Trading CoursePaperback: 448 pages
Data: August 25, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: Today's index market offers exciting opportunities to trade and profit from a variety of different instruments, including gold, bonds, the stock market, specific sectors, and industry groups. But if you don't have a firm understanding of this market, lack a strategic plan, or fail to manage risk effectively, there's a good chance that success will elude you.

Over the course of their careers, financial experts George Fontanills and Tom Gentile have helped thousands of traders achieve success in a variety of markets. Now, with The Index Trading Course, Fontanills and Gentile show you how to make the most of your time in this market by going beyond the theoretical aspects of index trading and into the real world—where the serious index trader lives, breathes, and makes money.

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Delivering ValuePaperback: 256 pages
Data: February 7, 2004
Format: CHM
Description: Many large scale projects are delivered over schedule and over budget. Program management is a new approach to maximize the likelihood of successful change management. Based around a set of techniques, this book describes an approach to program management that outlines the skills and capabilities that organizations need to develop in order to manage change programs effectively. It is the first book to take this holistic view of program management linked to the capabilities and strategy of the organization.

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How to Build, Deploy, and Monitor Java AppsPaperback: 176 pages
Data: August 2004
Format: PDF
Description: Forget wizards, you need a slave--someone to do your repetitive, tedious and boring tasks, without complaint and without pay, so you'll have more time to design and write exciting code. Indeed, that's what computers are for. You can enlist your own computer to automate all of your project's repetitive tasks, ranging from individual builds and running unit tests through to full product release, customer deployment, and monitoring the system. Many teams try to do these tasks by hand. That's usually a really bad idea: people just aren't as good at repetitive tasks as machines. You run the risk of doing it differently the one time it matters, on one machine but not another, or doing it just plain wrong. But the computer can do these tasks for you the same way, time after time, without bothering you. You can transform these labor-intensive, boring and potentially risky chores into automatic, background processes that just work. In this eagerly anticipated book, you'll find a variety of popular, open-source tools to help automate your project. With this book, you will learn:

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Task Scheduling for Parallel SystemsPaperback: 296 pages
Data: May 4, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: A new model for task scheduling that dramatically improves the efficiency of parallel systems

Task scheduling for parallel systems can become a quagmire of heuristics, models, and methods that have been developed over the past decades. The author of this innovative text cuts through the confusion and complexity by presenting a consistent and comprehensive theoretical framework along with realistic parallel system models. These new models, based on an investigation of the concepts and principles underlying task scheduling, take into account heterogeneity, contention for communication resources, and the involvement of the processor in communications.

For readers who may be new to task scheduling, the first chapters are essential. They serve as an excellent introduction to programming parallel systems, and they place task scheduling within the context of the program parallelization process. The author then reviews the basics of graph theory, discussing the major graph models used to represent parallel programs. Next, the author introduces his task scheduling framework. He carefully explains the theoretical background of this framework and provides several examples to enable readers to fully understand how it greatly simplifies and, at the same time, enhances the ability to schedule.

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A Reuse-Based ApproachPaperback: 424 pages
Data: May 7, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: 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.

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40 Strange-Acting, Bizarre-Looking, and Barely Believable Activities for KidsPaperback: 128 pages
Data: April 23, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: Discover the weird science behind the ickiest, wackiest, most unusual things ever to exist!

Would you like to make your own slime, discover how lava lamps work, or learn how materials decompose?
Have you ever heard about ball lightning or the Aurora Borealis on the news and wondered what the reporter was talking about?
Are you looking for great ideas for your next science fair project?

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Uncovering a Company's True ValuePaperback: 256 pages
Data: July 25, 2003
Format: PDF
Description: "A must read for any investor serious about knowing what they own." (Herb Greenberg, Columnist, TheStreet.com, Fortune Magazine)

"It's beautifully written, combining both warmth and clarity, and as easy to read as it is to understand." (Better Investing Magazine, October 2003)

"The Financial Fine Print here is readable, useful and potentially profitable!" (Barron's Magazine, December 1, 2003)

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A Guide for Software Project ManagersPaperback: 264 pages
Data: December 15, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: Few software projects are completed on time, on budget, and to their original specifications. Focusing on what practitioners need to know about risk in the pursuit of delivering software projects, Applied Software Risk Management: A Guide for Software Project Managers covers key components of the risk management process and the software development process, as well as best practices for software risk identification, risk planning, and risk analysis. Written in a clear and concise manner, this resource presents concepts and practical insight into managing risk. It first covers risk-driven project management, risk management processes, risk attributes, risk identification, and risk analysis. The book continues by examining responses to risk, the tracking and modeling of risks, intelligence gathering, and integrated risk management. It concludes with details on drafting and implementing procedures. A diary of a risk manager provides insight in implementing risk management processes. Bringing together concepts across software engineering with a project management perspective, Applied Software Risk Management: A Guide for Software Project Managers presents a rigorous, scientific method for identifying, analyzing, and resolving risk.

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A Currency Options PrimerPaperback: 210 pages
Data: March 19, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: A quick and concise guide to currency options
An understanding of currency options is essential for those working in investment and foreign exchange. A Currency Options Primer sets out to give readers a clear guide to how the currency option market functions, offering practical advice on mastering the necessary components and concepts for fully understanding the workings of this market.

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With applications in finance and MCMCPaperback: 348 pages
Data: March 23, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Simulation and Monte Carlo is aimed at students studying for degrees in Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Mathematics, Operational Research, Computer Science, and allied subjects, who wish an up-to-date account of the theory and practice of Simulation. Its distinguishing features are in-depth accounts of the theory of Simulation, including the important topic of variance reduction techniques, together with illustrative applications in Financial Mathematics, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and Discrete Event Simulation.

Each chapter contains a good selection of exercises and solutions with an accompanying appendix comprising a Maple worksheet containing simulation procedures. The worksheets can also be downloaded from the web site supporting the book. This encourages readers to adopt a hands-on approach in the effective design of simulation experiments.

Arising from a course taught at Edinburgh University over several years, the book will also appeal to practitioners working in the finance industry, statistics and operations research.

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Strategy and ManagementPaperback: 496 pages
Data: October 22, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: In this new edition of a successful textbook the authors assess the turbulent environment in which international businesses operate and the approaches to strategy formulation and implementation which can be adopted. They also examine the functional and operational management of companies and fuse together the theoretical and empirical aspects of international management. New material includes coverage of leadership in transnational companies, cultural issues in international management, entrepreneurship and SMEs in global business, the impact of e-commerce, and the anti-globalization movement.

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Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 11:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Practical Risk ManagementPaperback: 192 pages
Data: August 19, 2003
Format: PDF
Description: A proven way to manage risk in today's business world
Understanding how the risk process works is a critical concept that business professionals must come to learn. For those who must understand the fundamentals of risk management quickly, without getting caught up in jargon, theory, mathematics, and formulas, Practical Risk Management is the perfect read. Written in a clear, fast-paced and easily digestible style, this book explains the practical challenges associated with risk management and how-by focusing on accountability, governance, risk appetite, liquidity, client risks, automated and manual processes, tools and diagnostics-they can be overcome. After finishing this book, readers will have a solid understanding of the risk process, know which issues/questions are of critical importance, and be able to determine how their specific risk problems can be minimized or avoided.
Erik Banks (Redding, CT) is currently Chief Risk Officer for Element Re. Prior to that he spent several years at Merrill Lynch in market/credit risk management roles in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and the United States. He is also adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Connecticut, where he teaches MBA students. Richard Dunn (London, UK) works for Merrill Lynch. He single-handedly restructured Merrill Lynch's risk function post in 1998 into its current form.

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Satellite Communication EngineeringPaperback: 280 pages
Data: June 15, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: This up-to-date reference provides a simple and concise overview of the fundamental principles common to information communications-highlighting satellite and earth station design, links and communication systems, error detection and correction, and regulations and procedures for system modeling, integrations, testing, and evaluation. Supplies a capacity comparison of multiple access methods Satellite Communication Engineering discusses block and feedback ciphering; covers orbital errors; evaluates geometric area coverage and multi-beam satellite networks; illustrates bus, electrical, and mechanical systems design; analyzes system reliability and availability; elucidates reflector/lens, phased array, and helical antenna systems; explores channel filters and multiplexers; explains low-noise and high-power amplifiers; assesses system capacity, cost, and availability antenna tracking; considers fiber optic and microwave terrestrial links; reviews convolutional codes; addresses cellular mobile systems; and includes end-of-chapter problems for further study.

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How to Deal with Over 150 Issues and RisksPaperback: 352 pages
Data: May 2, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: The rate of failure of IT projects has remained little changed in survey after survey over the past 15-20 yearsover 40-50%. This has happened in spite of new technology, innovative methods and tools, and different management methods. Why does this happen? Why cant the situation be better? One reason is that many think of each IT effort as unique. In reality many IT projects are very similar at a high, strategic level. Where they differ is in the people and exact eventsthe detail. If you read the literature or have been in information systems or IT for some time, you have seen the same reasons for failure and the same problems and issues recur again and again.

In this book IT Management experts Ben Lientz and Lee Larssen show you how to identify and track the recurring issues leading to failure in IT projects and provide a proven, modern method for addressing them. By following the recommendations in this books readers can significantly reduce the risk of IT failures and increase the rate of success. Benefits of using this approach:

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MicrosoftPaperback: 466 pages
Data: January 2000
Format: CHM
Description: Reveals lethally effective real-world techniques for resolving just about any debugging problemfrom memory bugs and disappearing threads to the hairiest multithreaded deadlock.

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Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 3:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Applied Software Project ManagementPaperback: 322 pages
Data: November 18, 2005
Format: CHM
Description: What makes software projects succeed? It takes more than a good idea and a team of talented programmers. A project manager needs to know how to guide the team through the entire software project. There are common pitfalls that plague all software projects and rookie mistakes that are made repeatedly--sometimes by the same people! Avoiding these pitfalls is not hard, but it is not necessarily intuitive. Luckily, there are tried and true techniques that can help any project manager.

In "Applied Software Project Management," Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene provide you with tools, techniques, and practices that you can use on your own projects right away. This book supplies you with the information you need to diagnose your team's situation and presents practical advice to help you achieve your goal of building better software.

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Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 1:00pm CEST by Ice Zero

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Windows IT Pro - 2008 AprilLanguage: English
Paperback: 84 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 17 Mb

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Model-Based Software Testing and Analysis with C#Paperback: 366 pages
Data: November 12, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: This book teaches new methods for specifying, analyzing, and testing software; essentials for creating high-quality software. These methods increase the automation in each of these steps, making them more timely, more thorough, and more effective. The authors work through several realistic case studies in-depth and detail, using a toolkit built on the C# language and the .NET framework. Readers can also apply the methods in analyzing and testing systems in many other languages and frameworks. Intended for professional software developers including testers, and for university students, this book is suitable for courses on software engineering, testing, specification, or applications of formal methods.

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Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 9:41am CEST by Ice Zero

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Smart Computing Magazine - June 2008Language: English
Paperback: 96 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 23 Mb

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Getting Software Projects Back on TrackPaperback: 288 pages
Data: April 21, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: A 10-STEP PROCESS TO IDENTIFY SEVERELY TROUBLED PROJECTS AND AVOID COSTLY FAILURE

It’s a software development nightmare: a project that’s rapidly spiraling out of control...or already a disaster. Conventional project management techniques won’t save these projects: there are no standard rescue processes to follow. You need something radically different: Catastrophe Disentanglement.

Drawing on in-depth data from hundreds of development organizations, E.M. Bennatan presents a proven, 10-step program for rescuing any project that’s worth saving. You’ll find specific guidance for addressing massive budget overruns, schedule slippage, poor quality—or all three at once. Using practical examples drawn from decades of hands-on experience as a software development leader and consultant, Bennatan shows how to

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Facilitation Skills for Software Project LeadersPaperback: 456 pages
Data: January 16, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: The Hands-On Guide to Effective Collaboration in Agile Projects

To succeed, an agile project demands outstanding collaboration among all its stakeholders. But great collaboration doesn’t happen by itself; it must be carefully planned and facilitated throughout the entire project lifecycle. Collaboration Explained is the first book to bring together proven, start-to-finish techniques for ensuring effective collaboration in any agile software project.

Since the early days of the agile movement, Jean Tabaka has been studying and promoting collaboration in agile environments. Drawing on her unsurpassed experience, she offers clear guidelines and easy-to-use collaboration templates for every significant project event: from iteration and release planning, through project chartering, all the way through post-project retrospectives.

Tabaka’s hands-on techniques are applicable to every leading agile methodology, from Extreme Programming and Scrum to Crystal Clear. Above all, they are practical: grounded in a powerful understanding of the technical, business, and human challenges you face as a project manager or development team member.

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Case Studies and Best Practices from the TrenchesPaperback: 336 pages
Data: November 4, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: The process of designing and building today's dynamic Web applications comes with a host of challenges not typically solved by traditional project management methodologies. A wealth of practical resources, Real Web Project Management: Case Studies and Best Practices from the Trenches is a book of solutions for designing, managing, and delivering virtually any type of Web-based project under even the most challenging of conditions.

Based on solutions implemented from actual, real-world scenarios, this practical book offers a complete road map for navigating every facet of a contemporary Web project. Filled with tips and techniques, it provides practices to implement and pitfalls to avoid to ensure success. Beginning by outlining the responsibilities of the project manager, this complete and comprehensive guide then covers team assembly and communication, project definition, change management, planning strategies, and workflow before moving on to the design, build, and delivery stages. The book's accessible format also provides immediate hands-on solutions for project managers seeking a quick answer to a particular problem.

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The Proven, Practical Guide to Running a Successful Project, Every TimePaperback: 147 pages
Data: August 30, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: The proven, practical guide to running a successful project, every time

“This straightforward and insightful approach gives results. It provides enough structure to ensure visibility and reliable delivery without smothering you with paperwork. It's no nonsense real change for the real world.” Matthew Deardon, CEO, BT Directories

You’ve got an important project to run. You need to know what to do, in what order, to make sure it all runs smoothly. You want to come out of it with the desired result, and looking good. This book is for you.

Project Management Step by Step is the proven, practical guide to running a highly successful project, one step at a time. It breaks down the management of the project into easy stages that will ensure you cover everything, at the right time, to bring about a successful delivery.

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Building Open Source Enterprise ApplicationsPaperback: 360 pages
Data: June 18, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: Integrate Powerful Scheduling Capabilities into Any Java Application or Environment

If your Java applications depend on tasks that must be performed at specific times or if your systems have recurring maintenance jobs that could be automated, then you need Quartz: the first full-featured, open source job scheduling framework.

Quartz Job Scheduling Framework reveals how to make the most of Quartz with virtually any Java EE or Java SE application, from the smallest standalone program to the largest e-commerce application. Best-selling author Chuck Cavaness shows developers and architects how to integrate Quartz with leading open source Java frameworks, including Hibernate and Struts.

Using practical examples, Cavaness illuminates everything from basic job scheduling to the use of Quartz in clustered environments and enterprise workflow applications. To jumpstart your own Quartz projects, he also presents a full chapter of “cookbook” sample code. Coverage includes

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Investment Blunders of the Rich and Famous...and What You Can Learn From ThemPaperback: 336 pages
Data: June 15, 2002
Format: CHM
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We're all human - especially when we're investing. In Investment Blunders (of the Rich and Famous) ... And What You Can Learn From Them, one of the world's leading experts on investor psychology deconstructs spectacular failures from the world's most prom

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Identifies the widespread investment mistakes that are costing you money right now. Author shows you how to recognize overconfidence and greed in your decision making, avoid throwing good money after bad, and ensure that you have clear goals matched by a clear strategy.

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Posted: July 1st, 2008, 9:33am CEST by Ice Zero

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Computer Shopper Magazine - June 2008Language: English
Paperback: 101 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 18 Mb

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Posted: July 1st, 2008, 9:18am CEST by Ice Zero

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Playboy July 2008Language: English
Paperback: 148 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 52 Mb

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Posted: July 1st, 2008, 8:47am CEST by Ice Zero

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NetBeans(TM) IDE Field Guide: Developing Desktop, Web, Enterprise, and Mobile Applications (2nd Edition)Paperback: 424 pages
Data: May 19, 2006
Format: CHM
Description: The Only Complete Guide and Reference for NetBeans™ IDE 5.0

The award-winning NetBeans™ IDE eases all aspects of Java application development, incorporating a wide range of powerful features into one well-designed package. NetBeans IDE is consistently first in supporting the latest Java technologies for developing desktop, web, enterprise, and mobile applications.
NetBeans™ IDE Field Guide provides an introduction to the IDE and an extensive range of topics to help you with both everyday and advanced programming tasks, including

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Posted: July 1st, 2008, 8:38am CEST by Ice Zero

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Software Project Management in PracticePaperback: 288 pages
Data: February 10, 2002
Format: CHM
Description: Aimed at developers and IT managers alike, Software Project Management in Practice offers an invaluable guide to using lightweight software processes in real projects. Filled with sample documents, this book can benefit any organization seeking to improve the ways it manages software.

In an era of ever tighter schedules, implementing a serious software process becomes even more difficult. This book ventures a simple argument: that the techniques for software process management used by InfoSys (a company with a "mature" software process) can be applied to other organizations. Packed with sample documents drawn from real projects, this book is also notable for its clear presentation and the absence of the theoretical and jargon-laden prose that can be found in many software engineering texts.

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How Companies Profit by Giving Workers What They WantPaperback: 400 pages
Data: January 30, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: One of the best business books of 2005
“The authors, all consultants, have written a book based on extensive
research looking into what motivates employees in the workplace. ... this is a valuable book containing practical advice for both managers and workers. Highly recommended.”

-Richard Drezen, Washington Post/New York City Bureau

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Managing Agile ProjectsPaperback: 264 pages
Data: May 22, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: Agile methods promise to infuse development with unprecedented flexibility, speed, and value—and these promises are attracting IT organizations worldwide. However, agile methods often fail to clearly define the manager's role, and many managers have been reluctant to buy in. Now, expert project manager Sanjiv Augustine introduces a proven management framework that addresses everything from team building to project control. Sanjiv bridges the disconnect between the assumptions and techniques of traditional and agile management, demonstrating why agility is better aligned with today's project realities, and how to simplify your transition:

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A Behavioral Approach to Asset PricingPaperback: 496 pages
Data: January 21, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: "Students and researchers interested in this important and burgeoning field of finance should read [this book]."
- Financial Analysts Journal

"I highly recommend Shefrin's book to anyone who wants to probe into the implications of behavioral finance for asset pricing. Shefrin builds rigorous theoretical models that integrate investor heterogeneity and psychological biases into the traditional stochastic discount factor framework. The text contains a wealth of original ideas, and provides new modeling tools. The results are convincing and thought provoking. I believe Shefrin's book will help revolutionize our thinking about asset pricing and stimulate more work along its line."
-Bing Han, Assistant Professor of Finance, the Ohio State University

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Practical Model-Based Testing: A Tools ApproachPaperback: 456 pages
Data: November 27, 2006
Format: PDF
Description: "This topic is hot...and both authors are well known experts in the community of model-based testing." —Wolfgang Grieskamp, Microsoft Research

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Software Project ManagementPaperback: 320 pages
Data: May 1, 1999
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Satellite CommunicationsPaperback: 569 pages
Data: March 15, 2001
Format: PDF
Description: THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE ON SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Satellite Communications, Third Edition is the latest update of the reference widely regarded as the most complete and accessible intro to this dynamic area of engineering. This edition has been revised to include the hottest applications in a rapidly growing field with expanded coverage of CDMA…new Internet via satellite and digital TV broadcasting chapters…an expanded section on geostationary orbits…error correction coding…and a preview of coming applications and growth. Author Dennis Roddy’s authoritative and readable treatment provides you with:

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