This short SitePoint book provides readers with a fun and yet practical introduction to Sinatra, a framework that makes web development with Ruby extremely simple. It's not intended to be a completely comprehensive guide to the framework or an in-depth Ruby tutorial, but will quickly get you up to speed with Sinatra and give you the...

After reviewing the history of cancer and its impact on the population, Dr. Faguet exposes the antiquated notions that have driven cancer drug development, documents the stagnation in treatment outcomes despite major advances in cancer genomics and growing NCI budgets, and identifies the multiple factors that sustain the status quo. He shows...

This comprehensive volume details the variety of constitutions and types of governing bodies in the ancient Greek world. • A collection of original scholarship on ancient Greek governing structures and institutions • Explores the multiple manifestations of state action throughout the Greek world • Discusses the evolution of...