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About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Designby Alan CooperISBN 1568843224 (1-56884-322-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design'Book summary:An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand why so much software is so poorly designed -- and an even better book for anyone who wants to DO something about the problem. Must reading (and doing!) for programmers of any level. [via]
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Acceptanceby Gillian StokesISBN 1590030346 (1-59003-034-6)
Hardcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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As A Man Thinkethby James AllenISBN 157008968X (1-57008-968-X)
Softcover, Shadow Mountain
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The Atlas of Experienceby Jean Klare, Louise van Swaaji, David WinnerISBN 1582341001 (1-58234-100-1)
Hardcover, Meteor Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Atlas of Experience'Book summary:An illustrated guide to the most adventurous journey there is: Life.[via]
Human beings have long been addicted to maps: they tell us where we are, how we got where we are, and where we are going next. But The Atlas of Experience is no ordinary book of maps.
While adhering to the conventions of cartography, this atlas invites the traveler to follow routes through familiar-looking topography into hitherto uncharted realms of imagination, ideas, feelings and experience.
Cradled by the Ocean of Possibilities, the Sea of Plenty and Still Waters, this strangely familiar place has its capital Boom, its airports Escape and Freedom. It encompasses beautiful regions like the Peninsular of Pleasure as well as desolate wastes such as the Swamps of Boredom and the Bay of Melancholy. Then again there are the well-known Mountains of Work and the Safe Harbour of Home. And what about the Volcanoes of Passion and the border towns of Challenge and Doubt? That's The Atlas of Experience the very special travel book that takes you on the long journey to where you are.More editions of The Atlas of Experience:
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Ballsy: How to Grow a Bigger Pair And Score Extreme Business Successby Karen SalmansohnISBN 158180816X (1-58180-816-X)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ballsy: How to Grow a Bigger Pair And Score Extreme Business Success'Book summary:Your success is only as large as your determination
Bestselling author Karen Salmansohn offers unflinching, real-world business advice and quick inspiration to help you get the career you've always wanted. Visually stunning, often humorous, and extremely insightful, this book is the only one you'll need to set yourself on course for extreme success. Here are some of her nuggets of wisdom.
- Mom was wrong. It's okay to talk to strangers. (tip #4)
- It doesn't matter how good your beef tenderloin is. Don't try to sell it to a vegan store. (tip #20)
- Whenever possible, play with people who are better than you. (tip #39)
- Don't just create deadlines. Create ill-lines and funeral-lines. (tip #47)
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The Blind Men and the Elephant: Mastering Project Workby David SchmaltzISBN 1576752534 (1-57675-253-4)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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A Book of Five Ringsby Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Miyamoto, Munenori Yagyu, Thomas ClearyISBN 1570627487 (1-57062-748-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Book of Five Rings'Book summary:The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction.
The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Thomas Cleary's translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. Along with Musashi's text, Cleary translates here another important Japanese classic on leadership and strategy, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori, which highlights the ethical and spiritual insights of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior. [via] -
The Book Of Five Ringsby Thomas Cleary, Miyamoto Musashi, Munenori YagyuISBN 1590300408 (1-59030-040-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Thomas Cleary's translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. Along with Musashi's text, Cleary translates here another important Japanese classic on leadership and strategy, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori, which highlights the ethical and spiritual insights of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior. [via]More editions of The Book Of Five Rings:
C# and the .Net Platformby Andrew TroelsenISBN 1590590554 (1-59059-055-4)
Hardcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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The Call of the Wild and White Fangby Jack LondonISBN 1582870209 (1-58287-020-9)
Hardcover, North Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Call of the Wild and White Fang'Book summary:[via]The Call of the Wild and White Fang, by Jack London, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:Jack Londons two greatest novels, The Call of the Wild and White Fangoriginally intended as companionsare here compiled in one volume. The Call of the Wild centers on a domesticated dog, Buck, who is kidnapped and sold to Klondike gold hunters. To survive Buck must listen to the Call and learn the ways of his wolf-ancestors, who guide him from within.
White Fang tells the story of a half-wolf, half-dog nearly destroyed by the vicious cruelty of men. Brought to the very brink of his existence, White Fang is lucky enough to experience the one thing that can save himhuman love.
Adventurer and activist, philosopher and alcoholic, Jack London was a man of great contradictions and greater talent. Both of these novels are written in a simple, direct, and powerful style that decades of readers have admired and that writers have imitated.Tina Gianquitto holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from Columbia University and currently teaches at The College of the Mines in Colorado.
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The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect Worldby Christopher DuncanISBN 1590590082 (1-59059-008-2)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionaryby Eric S. RaymondISBN 1565927249 (1-56592-724-9)
Hardcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar takes its title from an essay Raymond read at the 1997 Linux Kongress. The essay documents Raymond's acquisition, re-creation, and numerous revisions of an e-mail utility known as fetchmail. Raymond engagingly narrates the fetchmail development process while elaborating on the ongoing bazaar development method he uses with the help of volunteer programmers. The essay smartly spares the reader from the technical morass that could easily detract from the text's goal of demonstrating the efficacy of the open-source, or bazaar, method in creating robust, usable software.
Once Raymond has established the components and players necessary for an optimally running open-source model, he sets out to counter the conventional wisdom of private, closed-source software development. Like superbly written code, the author's arguments systematically anticipate their rebuttals. For programmers who "worry that the transition to open source will abolish or devalue their jobs," Raymond adeptly and factually counters that "most developer's salaries don't depend on software sale value." Raymond's uncanny ability to convince is as unrestrained as his capacity for extrapolating upon the promise of open-source development.
In addition to outlining the open-source methodology and its benefits, Raymond also sets out to salvage the hacker moniker from the nefarious connotations typically associated with it in his essay, "A Brief History of Hackerdom" (not surprisingly, he is also the compiler of The New Hacker's Dictionary). Recasting hackerdom in a more positive light may be a heroic undertaking in itself, but considering the Herculean efforts and perfectionist motivations of Raymond and his fellow open-source developers, that light will shine brightly. --Ryan Kuykendall [via]
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The Chastening: Inside the Crisis That Rocked the Global Financial System and Humbled the Imfby Paul BlusteinISBN 1586481819 (1-58648-181-9)
Softcover, Public Affairs
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospectsby Lewis MumfordISBN 156731211X (1-56731-211-X)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects'Book summary:Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence--from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce (as well as dozens of black-and-white illustrations)--to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. His tone is ultimately somewhat pessimistic: Mumford was deeply concerned with what he viewed as the dehumanizing aspects of the metropolitan trend, which he deemed "a world of professional illusionists and their credulous victims." (In another typically unrestrained criticism, he dubbed the Pentagon a Bronze Age monument to humanity's basest impulses, as well as an "effete and worthless baroque conceit.") Mumford hoped for a rediscovery of urban principles that emphasized humanity's organic relationship to its environment. The City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social critics since its publication in the 1960s. [via]
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Collapse of a Dream: Social Effects of Economics in India and the Worldby Rayasam PrasadISBN 1585010693 (1-58501-069-3)
Softcover, Sterling House Pub
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Constructing Accessible Websitesby Jim Thatcher, Sarah Swierenga, Shawn Lawton Henry, Mark D. Urban, Cynthia D. WaddellISBN 1590591488 (1-59059-148-8)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Constructing Accessible Websites'Book summary:Accessibility is about making websites that don't exclude people with visual, aural, or physical disabilities. Through real-world examples, this practical book will teach you how to create or retrofit accessible websites quickly and easily.
This book is aimed toward web professionals creating accessible websites or updating existing sites to make them accessible. It's also useful for corporate, university, and government policy-makers involved in the development and maintenance of websites for their institutions.
The thorough and practical accessibility techniques outlined in this book come from some of the best accessibility professionals in the business. The techniques are illustrated and accompanied by real-world examples from live sites, demonstrating that accessibility is not the enemy of great visual design.
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Contentment: Wisdom from Around the Worldby Gillian StokesISBN 1590030354 (1-59003-035-4)
Hardcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warmingby Tom Athanasiou, Paul BaerISBN 1583224777 (1-58322-477-7)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming'Book summary:Today's "extreme weather events" (record-breaking heat waves, droughts, and melting ice caps) foreshadow an increasingly unstable and dire future. Yet, despite all, the US government continues to reject the Kyoto Protocol, to deny the catastrophic consequences of oil dependency, and to define the politics of oil as the politics of U.S. unilateralism, domination, and war.
Dead Heat argues that justicenot rhetoric and "aid" but real developmental justice for the people of developing worldis going to be necessary, and surprisingly soon. It argues, more particularly, that such a justice must involve a phased transition from the Kyoto Protocol to a new climate treaty based on equal human rights to emit greenhouse pollutants. Dead Heat makes the case for climate justice, but insists that justice and equity, for all their manifold ethical and humanitarian attractions, must also be seen as the most "realistic" of virtues. It insists, in other words, that our limited environmental space will itself show that it is the dream of a "business as usual" future that is naïve and utopian. [via]More editions of Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming:
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The Death of Distance: How the Communications Revolution Is Changing Our Livesby Francis CairncrossISBN 157851438X (1-57851-438-X)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Death of Distance: How the Communications Revolution Is Changing Our Lives'Book summary:From the advent of electronic communications, there's been talk about how the world has been shrinking. Frances Cairncross, senior editor for the Economist, makes her case from an economical standpoint: The growing ease and speed of communication is creating a world where the miles have little to do with our ability to work or interact together. Cairncross predicts that it won't be long before people organize globally on the basis of language and three basic time shifts--one for the Americas, one for Europe, and one for East Asia and Australia. Much work that can be done on a computer can be done from anywhere. Workers can code software in one part of the world and pass it to a company hundreds of miles away that will assemble the code for marketing. And with workers able to earn a living from anywhere, countries may find themselves competing for citizens as people relocate for reasons ranging from lower taxes to nicer weather. Cairncross discusses about 30 major changes likely to result from these trends, including greater self-policing of businesses, an unavoidable loss of personal privacy, and a diminishing need for countries to want emigration. [via]
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The Descent of Manby Charles Darwin, H. James BirxISBN 1573921769 (1-57392-176-9)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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Developing Asp Componentsby Shelley PowersISBN 1565927508 (1-56592-750-8)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Dive into Pythonby Mark PilgrimISBN 1590593561 (1-59059-356-1)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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Effective Awk Programming: A User's Guideby Arnold D. RobbinsISBN 1578310008 (1-57831-000-8)
Softcover, Specialized Systems Consultants
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Effective Coaching: Lessons from the Coach's Coachby Myles DowneyISBN 1587991721 (1-58799-172-1)
Softcover, Texere
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Elephant and the Flea: Reflections of a Reluctant Capitalistby Charles B. HandyISBN 1578518229 (1-57851-822-9)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Enterprise Java Beansby Richard Monson-HaefelISBN 1565928695 (1-56592-869-5)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Enterprise Java Beans'Book summary:Thoroughly enhanced for the EJB 1.1 specification, Enterprise JavaBeans, 2nd Edition provides a great introduction to the world of server-side Java components. With plenty of material on EJB architecture and design, this new edition can serve as an authoritative resource for mastering today's bean standards.
Besides a general introduction to EJBs, the new edition of this book excels at highlighting the differences between the EJB 1.0 and 1.1 standards. Sample code is provided for both versions. For deployment, EJB 1.1 now relies on XML to define all bean resources and dependencies. For every sample bean, the author provides the XML, as well as the old-style Java code for EJB 1.0. There's also plenty of coverage of the new reliance on JNDI (the Java directory service) in EJB 1.1 and other late-breaking Sun standards, such as combining EJBs with servlets and JSPs for delivering dynamic Web content.
This text is organized as a tutorial to the major types of EJBs with full coverage of entity beans (for accessing databases) and session beans (for managing "conversations" with particular clients). The author covers all the bases here with numerous diagrams describing the life cycle of beans and how they cooperate with today's application servers. As in the first edition, sample beans for a cruise ship booking application let you see actual EJB code in action. Helpful appendices list all EJB APIs and other useful information (such as a list of current EJB vendors).
In all, the revised edition of Enterprise JavaBeans shows off the considerable strengths of the new EJB 1.1 standard. Suitable for any working Java programmer or IT manager, the clear presentation of the strategies and techniques for successful component design help make this book a smart choice for successful development with EJBs. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: Overview of Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) v. 1.1 and 1.0, distributed objects, Component Transaction Monitors (CTMs), application servers and EJBs, resource management, EJB server setup, entity beans, session beans and workflow, the JNDI naming service, the life cycle of beans, container-managed and bean-managed persistence for entity beans, stateful and stateless session beans, deploying beans in JAR files (EJB 1.1 and 1.0 conventions), XML deployment descriptors, transaction basics (ACID properties and JTS), EJB security, design strategies and performance tips for EJBs, Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and EJBs, servlets and JSPs used with EJBs, sample beans, state and sequence diagrams for EJBs, and EJB API reference. [via]
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The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dreamby Jeremy RifkinISBN 1585424358 (1-58542-435-8)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The European Dream: How Europe's Vision Of The Future Is Quietly Eclipsing The American Dream'Book summary:The American Dream is in decline. Americans are increasingly overworked, underpaid, and squeezed for time. But there is an alternative: the European Dream-a more leisurely, healthy, prosperous, and sustainable way of life. Europe's lifestyle is not only desirable, argues Jeremy Rifkin, but may be crucial to sustaining prosperity in the new era.[via]
With the dawn of the European Union, Europe has become an economic superpower in its own right-its GDP now surpasses that of the United States. Europe has achieved newfound dominance not by single-mindedly driving up stock prices, expanding working hours, and pressing every household into a double- wage-earner conundrum. Instead, the New Europe relies on market networks that place cooperation above competition; promotes a new sense of citizenship that extols the well-being of the whole person and the community rather than the dominant individual; and recognizes the necessity of deep play and leisure to create a better, more productive, and healthier workforce.
From the medieval era to modernity, Rifkin delves deeply into the history of Europe, and eventually America, to show how the continent has succeeded in slowly and steadily developing a more adaptive, sensible way of working and living. In The European Dream, Rifkin posits a dawning truth that only the most jingoistic can ignore: Europe's flexible, communitarian model of society, business, and citizenship is better suited to the challenges of the twenty-first century. Indeed, the European Dream may come to define the new century as the American Dream defined the century now past.More editions of The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream:
Everyday Cognition: Its Development in Social Contextby Jean Lave, Rogoff, Barbara and Lave, JeanISBN 158348423X (1-58348-423-X)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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Expert C# Business Objectsby Rockford LhotkaISBN 1590593448 (1-59059-344-8)
Softcover, Apress L. P.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Expert C# Business Objects'Book summary:This book is a translation of Rockford Lhotka's industry-standard title Expert One-on-One Visual Basic .NET Business Objects into C# language. Lhotka's ideas remain extremely influential in .NET development, and this book translates those ideas directly to you, the C# programmer.
Expert C# Business Objects reveals the opportunities available through .NET. You will learn to make informed decisions about developing your enterprise C# projects. Further, you will learn how to successfully trade off between performance and flexibility.
This book contains the authors component-based, scalable, logical architecture (CSLA .NET), an object-oriented framework that acts as the foundation for a range of enterprise applications which you are free to examine, use and modify.
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The Fate of Africa: From The Hopes Of Freedom To The Heart Of Despair A History Of Fifty Years Of Independenceby Martin MeredithISBN 1586483986 (1-58648-398-6)
Softcover, Public Affairs
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The Fine Art Of Fundraising: Secrets For Successful Volunteersby Carolyn Farb, Robin LeachISBN 1578601800 (1-57860-180-0)
Softcover, Emmis Pr
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Forgiveness: Wisdom from Around the Worldby Gillian StokesISBN 1590030362 (1-59003-036-2)
Hardcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."
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Foundations of Python Network Programmingby John GoerzenISBN 1590593715 (1-59059-371-5)
Softcover, Apress
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Getting to Commitmentby Carter, Julia SokolISBN 1567314201 (1-56731-420-1)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Getting to Commitment'Book summary:Do your relationships always crash? Do your married friends wonder what's wrong? "They write sitcoms about people like us," says "commitmentphobia" expert Steven Carter, "but it looks a lot more fun on the small screen than it feels in real life." The problem may be your fear of the risks of intimacy and commitment. Carter himself was a closet "commitmentphobic" when he wrote Men Who Can't Love. Now, in Getting to Commitment, he explains how to break those patterns and forge intimate connections--as he has done in his own life.
Carter sees eight hurdles between you and the relationship you deserve. He deftly analyzes each problem, points out self-destructive nonsolutions, and explains the steps necessary to break the barrier. For example, one hurdle is blaming your partners' shortcomings for the failure of previous relationships. Breaking the pattern involves seeing how you choose particular partners and self-destruct in relationships--going from blame to responsibility. Other hurdles include relationship-history ghosts, living in fantasy, and ineffective behavior patterns. "If we are to experience intimacy, our hearts have to be brave as well as loving," says Carter. Getting to Commitment will help you find that courage. Highly recommended. --Joan Price [via]
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Globalization and Inequality: Neoliberalism's Downward Spiralby John RapleyISBN 1588262200 (1-58826-220-0)
Softcover, Lynne Rienner Pub
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Group Exercises for Enhancing Social Skills and Self-Esteemby Sirinam S. KhalsaISBN 1568870205 (1-56887-020-5)
Softcover, Professional Resource Exchange Inc
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Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiotby Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Carlos A. Montaner, Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Mario Vargas Llosa, Michaela AmesISBN 1568331347 (1-56833-134-7)
Hardcover, Madison Books, Incorporated
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Hero With A Thousand Facesby Joseph CampbellISBN 1567311202 (1-56731-120-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hero With A Thousand Faces'Book summary:Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is *not* a bad thing, since the *retelling* is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the travel is undertaken in the company not only of immediate loved ones and primal passion, but of the heroes and heroines -- and myth-cycles -- that have preceded us. [via]
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How Children Developby Nancy Eisenberg, Judy S. Deloache, SeiglerISBN 1572592494 (1-57259-249-4)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How Children Develop'Book summary:An highly anticipated new text for the topically-organized child development course, written by three of the field's most accomplished researchers.[via]More editions of How Children Develop:
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How to Read a Bookby Mortimer Jerome Adler, Charles Lincoln Van DorenISBN 1567310109 (1-56731-010-9)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Read a Book'Book summary:How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.
You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them -- from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.
Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed. [via]
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Html Web Magicby Raymond Pirouz, Ardith Html Web Magic IbanezISBN 1568304757 (1-56830-475-7)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Html Web Magic'Book summary:So you have a grounding in basic HTML and now you're ready to learn how to make Web pages sing. Here's a guide that will get your creative juices flowing as you sharpen your skills. Pirouz is loaded with lively ideas and he shows you exactly how to bring them to life. Pirouz is no fan of flash for the sake of flash: his ideas are focused on how to make your Web pages more attractive and useful to your readers. He even shows you how to turn a potential annoyance for your visitors into the sort of entertainment that evokes a smile.
The book begins with a rapid review of basic HTML design tips and codes and then gets right to the magic of first impression. Here, Pirouz shows how to use the META tag to not only get yourself noticed by Web spiders but also to eliminate browser offsets--direct users with older browsers to alternate pages--and otherwise tweak the experience for your visitors. He then moves on to highlight some of the lesser-known abilities lurking in every corner of HTML. He shows how to achieve unexpected effects with images, tables, frames, windows, type, and forms. It would be hard to page through this book and not fall upon at least one new technique you're itching to try. --Elizabeth Lewis [via]
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In Search of the Lost Mother of Infancyby Lawrence E. HedgesISBN 1568212747 (1-56821-274-7)
Hardcover, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Integral Psychology: Conciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapyby Ken WilberISBN 1570625549 (1-57062-554-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Integral Psychology: Conciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy'Book summary:The goal of an "integral psychology" is to honor and embrace every legitimate aspect of human consciousness under one roof. This book presents one of the first truly integrative models of consciousness, psychology, and therapy. Drawing on hundreds of sourcesEastern and Western, ancient and modernWilber creates a psychological model that includes waves of development, streams of development, states of consciousness, and the self, and follows the course of each from subconscious to self-conscious to superconscious. Included in the book are charts correlating over a hundred psychological and spiritual schools from around the world, including Kabbalah, Vedanta, Plotinus, Teresa of Ávila, Aurobindo, Theosophy, and modern theorists such as Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, Jane Loevinger, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carol Gilligan, Erich Neumann, and Jean Gebser. Integral Psychology is Wilber's most ambitious psychological system to date and is already being called a landmark study in human development. [via]
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Java Network Programmingby Elliotte Rusty HaroldISBN 1565928709 (1-56592-870-9)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Java Network Programming'Book summary:Java, intended for use on the Internet, was designed to support networking over TCP/IP. In fact most of Java's network support is unchanged since version 1.0. This book's examples use Java 1.1 and Java 2 (v1.2 and 1.3)--though Java 2 isn't supported on Apple's OS and Microsoft's JVM doesn't support it either. Not exactly write once, run anywhere.
The author assumes you are a Java programmer familiar with AWT as well as Swing. He starts by claiming Java makes network applications easier to write than other languages. A bold claim.
In order to understand how to get the most from Java Network Programming the author goes into extensive detail on URLs, MIME, HTML and HTTP. But by chapter four you are writing simple apps to demonstrate I/O issues, then threads. In chapter six you are introduced to the InetAddress class so you can get out and about. Using just this you can write your own nslookup. Neat. Each Java networking concept is introduced, explained, demonstrated in a simple app and then incorporated into something useful. There is a lot of sample code, all downloadable.
Most of the book effectively deals with simple file transfer in order to focus on networking issues but in chapter 18 Remote Method Invocation appears which enables you to run distributed programs. RMI underlies network-aware applications. Toward the end of the book the author differentiates between protocol handlers--which deals with interactions between systems--and content handlers. Network-delivered content is often handled as a MIME type. This is carried to a logical conclusion in the last section on the JavaMail API.
Overall, Java Network Programming is a readable book which makes a complex subject accessible in a logical and structured manner. And he is right, network programming does look easier in Java. --Steve Patient [via]
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Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed and Overworkedby Ernie J. ZelinskiISBN 1580085520 (1-58008-552-0)
Softcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed and Overworked'Book summary:Ernie Zelinski could change your view of the world forever.
He has taught more than 200,000 people what "The Joy of Not Working" is about: learning to live every part of their lives - work and play, employment, and retirement alike - to the fullest.
In this completely revised and expanded edition, you too can join the thousands of converts and learn how to thrive at both work and play.
Illustrated with eye-opening exercises, thought-provoking diagrams, and lively cartoons and quotations, "The Joy of Not Working" will guide you to:- Be more productive at work by working less.
- Discover and pursue your life's passions.
- Gain the courage to leave your corporate job if it is draining life out of you.
- Pursue interesting leisure activities that make a difference in your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
- Vanquish any guilt you may have about not working long and hard hours.
- Be financially independent with less money.
"The Joy of Not Working" is a provacative, entertaining, down-to-earth, and tremendously inspiring book that will you get more joy and satisfaction out of everything you do. [via]More editions of Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed and Overworked:
Leading the Revolutionby Gary HamelISBN 1578511895 (1-57851-189-5)
Hardcover, Harvard Business School Pr
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Lions Commentary on UNIXby John Lions, Dennis M. RitchieISBN 1573980137 (1-57398-013-7)
Softcover, Annabooks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lions Commentary on UNIX'Book summary:The most famous suppressed book in computer history! * Used as an Operating System textbook at MIT"After 20 years, this is still the best expostion of the workings of a 'real' operating system." --- Ken Thompson (Developer of the UNIX operating system)After years of suppression (as trade secrets) by various owners of the UNIX code, this tome has been re-released, and we owe a debt to all involved in making this happen. I consider this to be the single most important book of 1996. Unix Review, June 1997"The Lions book", cherished by UNIX hackers and widely circulated as a photocopied bootleg document since the late 1970's, is again available in an unrestricted edition. This legendary underground classic, reproduced without modification, is really two works in one: the complete source code to an early version (Edition 6) of the UNIX operating system, a treasure in itself! a brilliant commentary on that code by John Lionswith additional historical perspective essays added in 1996.Lions' marriage of source code with commentary was originally used as an operating systems textbook, a purpose for which it remains superbly well-suited (as evidenced by it's ongoing use at MIT). [via]
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The Masterby Colm ToibinISBN 1587248255 (1-58724-825-5)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Master'Book summary:A New York Times Bestseller
Brilliant and profoundly moving, The Master tells the story of Henry James, a man born into one of America's first intellectual families two decades before the Civil War. In stunningly resonant prose, Toibin captures the loneliness and longing, the hope and despair of a man who never married, never resolved his sexual identity, and whose forays into intimacy inevitably failed him and those he tried to love. [via]
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Maximizing .Net Performanceby Nicholas WienholtISBN 1590591410 (1-59059-141-0)
Softcover, Apress
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maximizing .Net Performance'Book summary:Foreword by .NET Remoting guru Ingo Rammer
BACK IN 1999, the ACM published a study that presented a comparison of 40 independent implementations of a computationally intensive problem, created by different programmers in either Java the then-current managed runtime environmentor C/C++. It concluded with the finding that interpersonal differences between the developers "are much larger than the average difference between Java and C/C++" and that "performance ratios of a factor of 30 or more are not uncommon between the median programs from the upper half versus the lower half."
This should teach you something: If you are not a guru-level C++ programmer, then the chance is quite high that a managed code implementation performs as well as the average C++ solution, especially given the fact that most .NET languages simply allow you fewer possibilities to introduce subtle memory related or performance-related issues. And keep in mind that this study was conducted several years ago, and that Just-In-Time Compilation (JIT) as well as memory management and garbage collection (GC) technologies have been improved in the meantime!
This, however, doesn't mean that you can't create horribly slow, memory-eating applications with .NET. That's why you should be really concerned about the other part of the study's conclusion, namely that "interpersonal differences . . . are much larger." In essence, this means that you have to know about how to optimize your applications so that they run with the expected performance in a managed environment. Even though .NET frees you from a lot of tasks that in C++ would have been your responsibility as a developer, these tasks still exist; these "little puppets" have only cleared the main stage and now live in some little corner behind the scenes.
If you want your application to run in the top performance range, you will still need to find the right strings to pull to move these hidden figures and to basically keep them out of the way of negatively affecting your application's performance. (Lutz Prechtelt, "Comparing Java vs. C/C++ Efficiency Differences to Interpersonal Differences," Communications of the ACM 42, no. 10 [October 1999]: 109112.)
But knowing about the common language runtime's internals is still not enough, as lots of performance issues actually turn up during application design and not just during the coding stage. Collections, remoting, interoperability with unmanaged code, and COM components are not the only things that come to my mind in this regard.
It is the aim of Nick's book to enable you to understand the design issues as well as the underlying CLR mechanisms in order to create the programs that run on the better side of the 30-times performance difference quoted in the ACM study. Nick really managed to create a book that addresses these issues, which will otherwise turn up when carelessly coding to a managed environment.
This book will allow you to get into the details without being overwhelmed by the underlying complexity of the common language runtime. The only thing you have to resist after reading the book is the urge to over-optimize your code. I was delighted to see that Nick begins with a discussion of identifying an application's performance-critical sections and only later turns towards isolating and resolving these real performance bottlenecks. This is, in my opinion, one of the most important tasksand also one of the most complex oneswhen working with large-scale applications.
And now, read on, and enjoy the ride to the better side of a 30-fold performance difference.
Ingo Rammer, author of Advanced .NET Remoting
Vienna, Austriahttp://www.ingorammer.com
About the Book
Maximizing .NET Performance is the first book dedicated entirely to providing developers and architects with information on .NET Framework performance. .NET is a technology with a vast surface area, and coverage of every aspect of performance relevant to all .NET technologies is not possible within a single volume. This book concentrates on the performance of .NET Framework technologies like garbage collection, .NET Remoting, and Code Access Security. Because these technologies form the building blocks upon which all .NET applications run, the information in this book is relevant to all .NET developers.
In addition to providing high-level material on achieving software with good performance characteristics, the books aims to enhance your knowledge of the design and implementation of the framework, and to provide the tools and techniques to allow you to conduct your own investigation into performance problems. Rather than taking a "tips and tricks" approach, the book aims to provide a detailed exploration of each topic and explore the "why" and "by how much" aspects of performance that are often overlooked.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Investigating Performance
- Type Design and Implementation
- Strings, Text, and Regular Expressions
- Collections
- Language Specifics
- Garbage Collection and Object Lifetime Management
- Exceptions
- Security
- Threading
- IO and Serialization
- Remoting
- Unmanaged Code Interoperability
- The Common Language Runtime
- Solving Performance Problems
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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venusby John GrayISBN 1569564671 (1-56956-467-1)
Softcover, William a Thomas Braille
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The New Marketing Manifesto: The 12 Rules for Building Successful Brands in the 21st Centuryby John GrantISBN 1587990245 (1-58799-024-5)
Softcover, Cengage Learning College
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No Boundaryby Ken WilberISBN 1570627436 (1-57062-743-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Nonprofit Resources: A Companion to Nonprofit Governanceby Victor Futter, Evelyn Brody, Daniel L. Kurtz, Victoria B. Bjorklund, Lisa A. RunquistISBN 1590314263 (1-59031-426-3)
Softcover, Amer Bar Assn
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Notes of a Potato Watcherby James Lang, Hubert G. ZandstraISBN 1585441546 (1-58544-154-6)
Softcover, Texas A & M Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Notes of a Potato Watcher'Book summary:The potato has a larger story to tell than its humble status suggests. In this fascinating account of the potato and its role in human historyand the human futureJames Lang tells that story. Combining biology and social science, he describes the origins of cultivated potatoes and how they spread as a staple throughout the world; the many ways to propagate, store, and harvest potatoes; and the crops potential for feeding a hungry planet. Along the way, Lang also muses on art and agriculture, the stars and ancient peoples, and the cycles of time; he reflects on famine and demography, describes village-based, farmer field schools, and looks at the role the potato plays in feeding China.[via]
Native to the New World, the potato was domesticated by Andean farmers, probably in the Lake Titicaca basin, almost as early as grain crops were cultivated in the Near East. Full of essential vitamins and energy-giving starch, the potato has proved a valuable world resource. Curious Spaniards took the potato back to Europe, from whence it spread worldwide. Today, the largest potato producer is China, with India not far behind. To tell the potatos story, Lang has done fieldwork in South America, Asia, and Africa.
From the many potato projects studied, Lang learned a simple, direct lesson: how to address basic problems with practical solutions. Whether the problem is seed production, pest management, genetic improvement, or storage, projects take the diversity imposed by place and by farming traditions as a starting point. In agriculture, one size does not fit all.
Langs grasp of the social and technological issues involved is formidable; his revisionist thoughts on the origins of agriculture are convincing. Notes of a Potato Watcher explains how think globally, act locally can actually be applied. Here is a book that anyone interested in potatoes, development, and small farms will not want to miss, a book that explains why the potato was not the culprit in the Irish famine, a book that shows why solutions must begin at home.More editions of Notes of a Potato Watcher:
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Paradoxes of Prosperity: Why the New Capitalism Benefits Allby Diane CoyleISBN 1587991454 (1-58799-145-4)
Softcover, Texere
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paradoxes of Prosperity: Why the New Capitalism Benefits All'Book summary:Diane Coyle brings us a book about why the New Economy with its prospect of improved productivity, faster growth, greater riches and full employment is causing an anti-globalization and anti-capitalism revolution. Political consequences of a new technological framework will undermine certain power elites just as the Industrial Revolution undermined the landed aristocracy. Furthermore, and paradoxically, it was the 1990s boom and affluence that led to peopleÂ's anxiety and insecurity and propelled them to protest. For the first time in nearly 40 years, young people were taking to the streets in mass anti-globalization riots. Local people were stopping projects led by multinationals. [via]
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Pathways To Bliss: Mythology And Personal Transformationby Joseph Campbell, David KudlerISBN 1577314719 (1-57731-471-9)
Hardcover, New World Library
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Personal Power: Wisdom from Around the Worldby Gillian StokesISBN 1590030370 (1-59003-037-0)
Hardcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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The Places That Scare You: A Guide To Fearlessness In Difficult Timesby Pema ChodronISBN 1570629218 (1-57062-921-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Places That Scare You: A Guide To Fearlessness In Difficult Times'Book summary:Pema Chödrön may have more good one-liners than a Groucho Marx retrospective, but this nun's stingers go straight to the heart: "The essence of bravery is being without self-deception"; "When we practice generosity, we become intimate with our grasping"; "Difficult people are the greatest teachers." These are the punctuations to specific teachings of fearlessness. In The Places That Scare You, Chödrön introduces a host of the compassionate warriors' tools and concepts for transforming anxieties and negative emotions into positive living. Rather than steeling ourselves against hardship, she suggests we open ourselves to vulnerability; from this comes the loving kindness and compassion that are the wellsprings of joy. How do we achieve it? Through meditation, mindfulness, slogans, aspiration, and several other practices, such as tonglen, which is taking in the pain and suffering of others while sending out happiness to all--emphasis on the all. Chödrön introduces each of these practices in turn, backing them up with succinct practical reasoning and a framework of ideas that offers fresh interpretations of familiar words like strength, laziness, and groundlessness. Chödrön is the type of person you'd like to have with you in an emergency, and to deal with the extremes of daily life. In her absence, The Places That Scare You will do nicely. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Population Bombby Paul R. EhrlichISBN 1568495870 (1-56849-587-0)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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The Princeby Niccolo MachiavelliISBN 1573924237 (1-57392-423-7)
Softcover, Humanity Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prince'Book summary:"The Prince" has long been both praised and reviled for its message of moral relativism, and political expediency. Although a large part is devoted to the mechanics of gaining and staying in power, Machiavelli's end purpose is to maintain a just and stable government. He is not ambiguous in stating his belief that committing a small cruelty to avert a larger is not only justifiable, but required of a just ruler. Machiavelli gives a vivid portrayal of his world in the chaos and tumult of early 16th century Florence, Italy and Europe. He uses both his contemporary political situation, and that of the classical period to illustrate his precepts of statecraft. [via]
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Pro .NET 2.0 Extreme Programmingby James Goodwill, Greg PearmanISBN 1590594800 (1-59059-480-0)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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Pro C#2005 and the .Net 2.0 Platform: Public Beta Editionby Andrew TroelsenISBN 1590594193 (1-59059-419-3)
Hardcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pro C#2005 and the .Net 2.0 Platform: Public Beta Edition'Book summary:C# 2005 changed the .NET 2.0 landscape. To name just a few improvements, C# now supports generics, partial types and nullable types when youre coding. And the framework boasts improved speed, data access, security, and scalability.
This book has been written to help you assimilate all this new information and realize its potential to make your coding life easier. It will keep you ahead of the curve. To make it easy for you to access this information, the book has been loosely grouped into five sections:
- 1. Introducing C# 2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform explains the mechanics of .NET programming and the philosophy that lies behind it
- 2. The C# Programming Language outlines everything you need to know to start using C# 2005 quickly and efficiently. Object lifetimes, exception handling, genericsits all here
- 3. Programming with .NET Assemblies deals with one of the most important aspects of .NET programming: reusing code. This book shows you how to capture your code in reuseable external assemblies that you can call upon throughout your applications
- 4. Programming with the .NET Libraries guides you through them. Of course youre not expected to write every function yourself. The .NET Framework provides a vast array of .NET Libraries containing functionality that allows you to do everything from opening a file-stream to rendering graphical data to the screen
- 5. Web Applications and XML Web Services concludes the book by taking you away from console-based C# applications and investigating the myriad possibilities that become available when you blend C# 2005 with ASP.NET 2.0 to launch your applications onto the Internet
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Pro Springby Rob Harrop, Jan MachacekISBN 1590594614 (1-59059-461-4)
Softcover, Apress
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pro Spring'Book summary:Springthe open source Javabased frameworkallows you to build lighter, better performing applications. Written by Spring insiders Rob Harrop and Jan Machacek, Pro Spring is the only book endorsed by Rod Johnson, founder of the Spring Framework. At over 800 pages, this is by far the most comprehensive book available and thoroughly explores the power of Spring. Youll learn Spring basics and core topics, as well as share the authors insights and realworld experience with remoting, mail integration, hibernate, and EJB.
From the foreword: Rob's enthusiasm for Springand technology in generalis infectious. He has a wide range of industry experience and a refreshingly practical, common sense approach to applying it. All those qualities come out in this book. Its evident on nearly every page that it reflects indepth experience with Spring and J2EE as a whole. Rob is not only an author and open source developerhe is an application developer, like his readers. I firmly believe that the best writing on software development comes out of experience in the trenches, so this is my kind of book.
If youre new to Spring, this book will help you understand its core concepts and the background in areas such as transaction management and O/R mapping that underpins them. If youre already using Spring, you will learn about features you havent yet seen and hopefully, gain a deeper understanding of those features youre already using.
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Rewiring the Corporate Brain: Using the New Science to Rethink How We Structure and Lead Organizationsby Danah ZoharISBN 1576750221 (1-57675-022-1)
Hardcover, Ingram Pub Services
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Sed & Awk Pocket Referenceby Arnold RobbinsISBN 156592729X (1-56592-729-X)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religionby Ken WilberISBN 1590302249 (1-59030-224-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion'Book summary:In one of the first attempts to bring an integral dimension to sociology, Ken Wilber introduces a system of reliable methods by which to make testable judgments of the authenticity of any religious movement. A Sociable God is a concise work based on Wilber's "spectrum of consciousness" theory, which views individual and cultural development as an evolutionary continuum. Here he focuses primarily on worldviews (archaic, magic, mythic, mental, psychic, subtle, causal, nondual) and evaluates various cultural and religious movements on a scale ranging from egocentric to ethnocentric to worldcentric to Kosmic. By using this integral view, Wilber hopes, society would be able to discriminate between dangerous cults and authentic spiritual paths. In addition, he points out why these distinctions are crucial in understanding spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness.
In a lengthy new introduction, the author brings the reader up to date on his latest integral thinking and concludes that, for the succinct and elegant way it argues for a sociology of depth, A Sociable God remains a clarion call for a greater sociology. [via]More editions of A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion:
Society and Technological Changeby Rudi VoltiISBN 1572599529 (1-57259-952-9)
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Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live byby Danah Zohar, Ian MarshallISBN 1576751384 (1-57675-138-4)
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Study Guide for How Children Developby Robert S. Siegler, Nancy Eisenberg, Judy S. Deloache, Jill SaxonISBN 1572592516 (1-57259-251-6)
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Take It Personally : How to Make Conscious Choices to Change the Worldby Anita RoddickISBN 1573247073 (1-57324-707-3)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticismby Fritjof CapraISBN 1570625190 (1-57062-519-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism'Book summary:First published in 1975, The Tao of Physics rode the wave of fascination in exotic East Asian philosophies. Decades later, it still stands up to scrutiny, explicating not only Eastern philosophies but also how modern physics forces us into conceptions that have remarkable parallels. Covering over 3,000 years of widely divergent traditions across Asia, Capra can't help but blur lines in his generalizations. But the big picture is enough to see the value in them of experiential knowledge, the limits of objectivity, the absence of foundational matter, the interrelation of all things and events, and the fact that process is primary, not things. Capra finds the same notions in modern physics. Those approaching Eastern thought from a background of Western science will find reliable introductions here to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism and learn how commonalities among these systems of thought can offer a sort of philosophical underpinning for modern science. And those approaching modern physics from a background in Eastern mysticism will find precise yet comprehensible descriptions of a Western science that may reinvigorate a hope in the positive potential of scientific knowledge. Whatever your background, The Tao of Physics is a brilliant essay on the meeting of East and West, and on the invaluable possibilities that such a union promises. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Theories of Developmentby Richard Peet, Elaine R. HartwickISBN 1572304898 (1-57230-489-8)
Softcover, Guilford Pubn
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of the world's most vulnerable people, it can also form the basis of intense manipulative power on behalf of elites. This important new text surveys the
leading theories and models of economic and social development. Chapters examine sociological, economic, neo-Marxist, poststructuralist, feminist, and
radical democratic approaches, as well as an array of development models including modernization, dependency, and neoliberalism. Reaching conclusions
at odds with much of the recent literature, this volume is critical of neoliberal, market-driven economic growth, arguing instead that an alternative, democratic form of development remains a viable possibility.More editions of Theories of Development:
A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spiritualityby Ken WilberISBN 1570628556 (1-57062-855-6)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns
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The Theory of Moral Sentimentsby Adam SmithISBN 1573928003 (1-57392-800-3)
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The Tidal Model: A Guide For Mental Health Professionalsby Phil Barker, Poppy Buchanan-BarkerISBN 1583918019 (1-58391-801-9)
Softcover, Brunner-Routledge
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Transactional Analysis: A Relational Perspectiveby Charlotte Sills, Helena HargadenISBN 1583911200 (1-58391-120-0)
Softcover, Brunner-Routledge
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Unix Cd Bookshelf 2.0by Arnold RobbinsISBN 1565928156 (1-56592-815-6)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbookby Dan CederholmISBN 1590593812 (1-59059-381-2)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook'Book summary:Web standards are the standard technology specifications enforced by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to make sure that web designers and browser manufacturers are using the same technology syntax. It is important that these implementations are the same throughout the Web, otherwise it becomes a messy proprietary place, and lacks consistency. These standards also allow content to be more compatible with multiple different viewing devices, such as screen readers for people with vision impairments, cell phones, PDFs, etc. HTML, XML, and CSS are all such technologies.
This book is your essential guide to understanding the advantages you can bring to your web pages by implementing web standards and precisely how to apply them.
Web standards such as XHTML and CSS are now fairly well-known technologies, and they will likely be familiar to you, the web designerindeed, they are all around you on the Web. However, within web standards still lies a challengewhile the browser's support for web standards is steadily increasing, many web developers and designers have yet to discover the real benefits of web standards and respect the need to adhere to them. The real art is in truly understanding the benefits and implementing the standards efficiently.
As a simple example of its power, you can use CSS to lay out your pages instead of nesting tables. This can make file sizes smaller, allowing pages to load faster, ultimately increasing accessibility for all browsers, devices, and web users.
- Use XHTML elements correctly so that your markup is compact and more easily understood.
- Use CSS to style different elements of a web page.
- Lay out pages easily and effectively.
- Compare multiple methods of achieving the same results to make better design choices.
- Learn about advanced web design techniques and their important caveats.
Web Standards Solutions is broken down into 16 short chapters, each covering the theory and practice of different web standards concept and showing multiple solutions to given problems for easy learning. Youll learn about multi-column layouts, using image replacement techniques to your best advantage, making the best use of tables and lists, and many more. This highly modular approach allows you to rapidly digest, understand, and utilize the essentials of web standards.
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Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Futureby Richard R. Horner, Amanda L. AzousISBN 1566703867 (1-56670-386-7)
Hardcover, Lewis Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future'Book summary:Urbanization affects wetlands in direct and indirect ways. Over the past several decades it has become increasingly apparent that unmanaged runoff is the primary threat to the country's watershed resources.
Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future is the result of a ten year research project focused on the understanding and managing the impacts of urban stormwater on wetlands. The book documents the background, methods, and results of the research and uses the information to draw conclusions about managing wetland ecosystems in urban areas. The project culminates in a set of comprehensive guidelines for the management of wetland hydrology.
While the focus of this research is regional in nature, its applications are broad. First, the research shows how to measure and assess the impact of urbanization on wetlands. Secondly, it presents scientific approaches available for use in an integrated assessment of wetland condition. And thirdly, it provides guidelines for biomonitoring wetlands using multiple indicators.
Wetlands and Urbanization presents an integrated watershed approach to the scientific evaluation of the impact of landscape urbanization on wetland functions. It associates the source of impact (the landscape) with the sink (the wetland), relates findings to implications for future planning and management of watersheds and provides a model for future comprehensive investigations of wetland impacts from urbanization. [via]More editions of Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future:
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What the World Needs Nowby Steven JohnsonISBN 1580083099 (1-58008-309-9)
Softcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What the World Needs Now'Book summary:Ever wanted a chair that converts into a rowing machine? Sunglasses that serve as a wallet? A car with a sundeck so you can work on your tan on those long road trips? Well, inventor and illustrator Steven Johnson has designed these marvels and many, many more, spurred on by a truly insatiable imagination. His wacky, wonderful concepts could very well change the world-that is, if someone was ever bold enough to build them. From clothing to dining technology, home furnishings to appliances, and gardening gadgets to survival gear, WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a sourcebook of revolutionary designs that prove how far our techno-culture has yet to go. Ä¢ Includes a three-step plan for inventing useful and useless things. [via]
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Timesby Pema ChodronISBN 1570623449 (1-57062-344-9)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times'Book summary:Much like Zen, Pema Chodron's interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism takes the form of a nontheistic spiritualism. In When Things Fall Apart this head of a Tibetan monastery in Canada outlines some relevant and deceptively profound terms of Tibetan Buddhism that are germane to modern issues. The key to all of these terms is accepting that in the final analysis, life is groundless. By letting go, we free ourselves to face fear and obstacles and offer ourselves unflinchingly to others. The graceful, conversational tone of Chodron's writing gives the impression of sitting on a pillow across from her, listening to her everyday examples of Buddhist wisdom. [via]
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White Fangby Jack LondonISBN 1566195500 (1-56619-550-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'White Fang'Book summary:The biting cold and the aching silence of the far North become an unforgettable backdrop for Jack London's vivid, rousing, superbly realistic wilderness adventure stories featuring the author's unique knowledge of the Yukon and the behavior of humans and animals facing nature at its cruelest. [via]
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A Whole New Mind: Moving From The Information Age To The Conceptual Ageby Daniel PinkISBN 1573223085 (1-57322-308-5)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Whole New Mind: Moving From The Information Age To The Conceptual Age'Book summary:[via]Lawyers. Accountants. Radiologists. Software engineers. That's what our parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. The era of "left brain" dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which "right brain" qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. That's the argument at the center of this provocative and original book, which uses the two sides of our brains as a metaphor for understanding the contours of our times.
In the tradition of Emotional Intelligence and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Daniel H. Pink offers a fresh look at what it takes to excel. A Whole New Mind reveals the six essential aptitudes on which professional success and personal fulfillment now depend, and includes a series of hands-on exercises culled from experts around the world to help readers sharpen the necessary abilities. This book will change not only how we see the world but how we experience it as well.
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Whose Trade Organization: Corporate Globalization and the Erosion of Democracy An Assessment of the World Trade Organizationby Lori Wallach, Michelle SforzaISBN 1582310017 (1-58231-001-7)
Softcover, Public Citizen Group
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The World Food Problem: Tackling the Causes of Undernutrition in the Third Worldby Phillips Foster, Howard D. LeathersISBN 1588262758 (1-58826-275-8)
Softcover, Lynne Rienner Pub
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A World of Difference: Society, Nature, Developmentby Philip W. Porter, Eric S. SheppardISBN 1572303247 (1-57230-324-7)
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Yesterday, I Criedby Iyanla VanzantISBN 1568957785 (1-56895-778-5)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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LA Otra Historia De Los Estados Unidosby Howard ZinnISBN 1583220542 (1-58322-054-2)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Otra Historia De Los Estados Unidos'Book summary:La obra de Howard Zinn ha inspirado a estudiantes y activistas de todas las edades, afirmando que la gente tiene el poder de cambiar la historia. En La otra historia de los Estados Unidos, la version definitiva en español del clásico de Zinn La historia del pueblo de los Estados Unidos, Zinn asume la narrativa típica de la historia americana y nos muestra la mentira que se esconde detrás de la historia "oficial" -- revelando a Cristóbal Colón no como descubridor sino como asesino; los fundadores de la nación norteamericana no como liberadores sino como la fundación de una nueva elite adinerada -- y a la vez aboga por héroes americanos alternativos, desde Bartolomeo de las Casas hasta Tecumseh y César Chávez, quienes desafiaron el poder norteamericano imperialista y vencieron.
Actualizado y ampliado incluyendo la presidencia de Bush, La otra historia de los Estados Unidos nos vuelve a recordar que la grandeza verdadera de America se encuentra no en los generales militares, sino en sus voces disidentes. [via]More editions of LA Otra Historia De Los Estados Unidos:
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L'enfant Noirby M. RochesterISBN 1585101532 (1-58510-153-2)
Softcover, Focus Pub R Pullins & Co
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