"A fast-paced look at the military career of Grant’s most trusted, effective subordinate, the latest from the publisher’s handy Great Generals Series." -- Kirkus Reviews
"An excellent brief life of a major and controversial...
"Endowed with strong parents and a bit of luck, Leo Melamed has made a remarkable escape from Nazi occupied Poland to building one of the pinnacles of global finance. Over four decades and more, he was the leading force in bringing his beloved 'Merc' from obscure trading pits for butter...
Maps have played a prominent role in human activity for thousands of years. One of the earliest known maps was uncovered during the course of an archaeological excavation in Turkey in 1961. The Çatalhöyük site is a neolithic settlement dating from approximately 6500 BC. The map consists of a partially preserved, painted plaster...
Now that IBM's Deep Blue computer beat the world's greatest human chess player, Gary Kasparov, this book will see if a story can be written better by a human or a machine.
This book marks the marriage of logic and creativity.
While it may be true that incompatible humans often wed, there are doubtless unions of a less palpable...
If you’re feeling left out of the mad scramble to establish a presence on the Internet, relax — you’re not alone. And it’s not too late.
Despite the hype, many small businesses, clubs, and families still don’t have Web sites. And, even if you already have a site, you’re not alone if you’re...
Marcus Porcius Cato ("the Younger") is most famous for being Julius Caesar's nemesis. His sustained antagonism was in large part responsible for pushing the Romans towards civil war. Yet Cato never wanted war even though he used the threat of violence against Caesar. This strategic gamble misfired as Caesar, instead of...
Often computers are viewed as machines that run algorithms. This view of computers covers a vast range of devices, from simple computers that perform limited and specific computations (for example, a computer found in a wristwatch) to supercomputers, which are groups of computers linked together in homogeneous and heterogeneous clusters and...
It has been over twenty years since we published the first edition of this book. Over that period,
our original contention that numerical methods and computers would figure more
prominently in the engineering curriculum—particularly in the early parts—has been dramatically
borne out. Many universities now offer freshman,...
Before we begin to explore all the theory and techniques that are involved in the process of texturing, it is vital to observe the world around you in such a way as to enable you to understand exactly what you need to create within the computer-generated environment in which you work. Merely observing the world on a superficial...
The MintDuino is deceiving—this little tin of electronics is capable of providing
the brains for an unlimited number of devices limited only by your imagination…
and, of course, your bank account.
While the MintDuino is certainly capable of being used during a moment of
inspiration,...
A data warehouse consists of a set of materialized views that contain derived data from several data sources. Materialized views are beneficial because they allow efficient retrieval of summary data. However, materialized views need to be refreshed periodically in order to avoid staleness. During a materialized view refresh only changes to the base...
