The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan
With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret...
There is arguably no field in greater need of a comprehensive handbook than computer engineering. Under the leadership of Vojin Oklobdzija and a stellar editorial board, some of the industry's foremost experts have joined forces to create what promises to be the definitive resource for computer design and engineering. Instead of focusing on...
Using a multidisciplinary approach, The Art of Software Modeling covers model theory, practice, and presentation in detail. This book describes the driving need for model creation and demonstrates how to create system models. Presenting model examples of business workflows, requirements capture, and software architecture documentation, the text...
“I’ve been trading stocks and commodities for more than 30 years, and I’ve read any number of how-to books, but George Kleinman’s The New Commodity Trading Guide is as clear, precise, and useful as any book I’ve come across during my career. I cannot recommend it strongly enough, if...
* Artificial vision system that uses a CCD camera to track and follow brightly colored objects * Bi-pedal robots that walk upright * Functional robotic arm * Easily programmed behavior-based robots * Complete parts...
Matthew's Enigma unfolds the complex relationship between a father, who is a Romanian emigré and distinguished university professor, and his son, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 7 years old. Matei Calinescu's desire to understand Matthew -- his namesake -- is the theme of this moving memoir. Calinescu's determined...
This tenth edition of Fundamentals of Risk and
Insurance marks the 36th anniversary of the first edition,
published in 1972. Over the years, the book
has undergone major change as the field of risk
management and insurance has changed. Emmett
J. Vaughan, an author in the first and all subsequent
editions, guided the...
"Reading these chapters is like reading the advanced manual we never wrote when we designed the product. Stafford and Anton's ability to enlighten readers on how to use the product better and the reasons for the design decisions in Zendesk never ceases to impress us." -Mikkel Svane, Founder and CEO at...
"This book is of immense value. It should save you months of trials and errors, lots of undeserved hassle, and many costly mistakes that could potentially jeopardize the whole endeavor. It will become an important reference on the shelf of the software architect."—From the Foreword by Philippe Kruchten,...
Get up to speed with the latest version of Visual C++. What makes Fast Track the C++ guide of choice is leading expert Steve Holzner's practical approach to learning by example. Cutting right to the core of issues crucial to programmers, this book begins with a brief refresher course and then moves quickly onto the skills that really count:...
It's easy to capture packets with Wireshark, the world's most popular network sniffer, whether off the wire or from the air. But how do you use those packets to understand what's happening on your network?
With an expanded discussion of network protocols and 45 completely new scenarios, this extensively...
