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London and Paris as International Financial Centres in the Twentieth Century

Oxford University Press, 2005

`This book has a truly exciting set of fifteen chapters... This is a well-integrated volume that should be in the library of every economic historian who deals with international banking and finance in the late nineteenth and twentieth century. I read it with great absorption and delight.' Mira Wilkins, EH.NET

London and...

Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby 2: Control Your Computer, Simplify Your Life

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2013

Speak directly to your system. With its simple commands, flags, and parameters, a well-formed command-line application is the quickest way to automate a backup, a build, or a deployment and simplify your life. With this book, you'll learn specific ways to write command-line applications that are easy to use, deploy, and maintain, using a...

Creative Careers in Hollywood

Allworth Press, 2002

In this candid guide, entertainment industry veteran Laurie Scheer offers a witty and informative inside look at the primary professions in the movie biz. Readers will discover real-life, yet upbeat portraits of the "shredder" jobs of the industry, such as assistant or d-girl, and how they can lead to the "keeper" jobs of actor,...

Drugs for Relapse Prevention of Alcoholism (Milestones in Drug Therapy)

Birkhauser, 2005

"The book was a delight to read and the editors must be congratulated on bringing together a diverse group of experts to describe both the pre-clinical and clinical aspects of this topical issue. (...) This book will more than fulfil the requirements of a clinician looking for information about the underlying neurobiology of...

Make It So

Rosenfeld Media, 2012

This book has accomplished a feat that’s valuable and rare: it comprehends design and science fiction. Better yet, it’s found specific areas where they are of practical use to one another.

This is a design book, and meant for designers. It concerns itself with science fiction cinema. To my delight, it...

J Is for Jazz

Bright Connections Media, 2014

Winner 2015 Annual American Graphic Design Award! The perfect way to introduce children to a truly American art form, and a work of art in its own right, J Is for Jazz is the cat's pajamas for all readers-little finger zingers through grown-up cats!

Be-bopping, lyrical introductions to key jazz figures, locations,...

Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide to Language for Fun and Spite

Penguin Press, 2006

The antidote to Eats, Shoots and Leaves—an uproarious and very American language book for those who are tired of getting pulled over by the grammar police

What do suicidal pandas, doped-up rock stars, and a naked Pamela Anderson have in common? They’re all a heck of a lot more interesting than...

Improving Energy Efficiency in Industrial Energy Systems: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Barriers, Energy Audits, Energy Management, Policies, and Programs (Green Energy and Technology)

Springer, 2012

Industrial energy efficiency is one of the most important means of reducing the threat of increased global warming. Research however states that despite the existence of numerous technical energy efficiency measures, its deployment is hindered by the existence of various barriers to energy efficiency. The complexity of increasing energy...

Clarity PPM Fundamentals

Apress, 2011

No matter where I go in the world today, I find companies that are launching a variety of development efforts to capture and apply knowledge that is unique to their business. Their goal—regardless of their industry or region—is to increase innovation and make better use of limited resources.

These efforts can face...

A Chinese Bestiary : Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas

University of California Press, 2002

A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas,...

Quicken 2004 for Dummies

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Computerize your checkbook, track your stocks, bank online, and much more. When money talks, you can tell it what to say. Quicken 2004 and this handy guidebook will help you manage your bills, maximize investments, minimize taxes, multiply savings, and maintain detailed financial records that will delight your tax preparer—especially if...

Designing Personalized User Experiences in eCommerce

Springer, 2004

How do you design personalized user experiences that delight and provide value to the customers of an eCommerce site? Personalization does not guarantee high quality user experience: a personalized user experience has the best chance of success if it is developed using a set of best practices in HCI. In this book 35 experts from academia,...

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