Building Valve Amplifiers is a unique hands-on guide for anyone working with tube audio equipment--as an electronics hobbyist, audiophile or audio engineer. This 2nd Edition builds on the success of the first with technology and technique revisions throughout and, significantly, a major new self-build project, worked through...
"A fundamentally good time to consider the strategies in this book. Macro-market timing, stock-specific approaches, money management revelations and intermarket analysis. Even better that it is written by someone who has actually done it himself." –Lindsay Glass, Global...
Windows Vista is Microsoft's most important software release in more than a decade. It offers users an abundance of new and upgraded features that were more than five years in the making: a gorgeous, glass-like visual overhaul; superior searching and organization tools; a multimedia and collaboration suite; and above all, a massive, top-to-bottom...
You probably pick up a pencil every day: but have you ever wondered how it's actually made? From chocolate bars to violins, "See How It's Made" lifts the lid on all kinds of everyday objects, foods and toys, revealing the amazing ways they are designed and manufactured. Venture behind the scenes right into the heart of busy...
What a difference a decade makes. When Apple introduced the very first iPod back in October 2001, it was a bulky chunk of white plastic, chrome, and glass that held a mere 5 gigabytes of music. But its concept was simple and enticing: you could carry 1,000 songs around in your pocket. And people did.
No organization can survive without iconoclasts -- innovators who single-handedly upturn conventional wisdom and manage to achieve what so many others deem impossible.
Though indispensable, true iconoclasts are few and far between. In Iconoclast, neuroscientist Gregory Berns explains why. He explores the constraints...
What a decade of advancements in interactive game technology—to think that only 10 to 15 years ago we
were pushing the envelope with car models for PC games that could today run glitch-free in many mobile
phone games. We’re certainly experiencing an exciting era in game development! However, this neverrelenting...
Milton Moskowitz, co-author, 100 Best Companies to Work for in America There are good ideas here on every page... the nitty-gritty steps you need to—and can—take to generate sales...
Today’s corporate decision makers are more sophisticated buyers than ever before. Whilst most love to buy, all hate being ‘sold to’. They are no longer willing to be pushed, pressurized or otherwise badgered into making a decision to buy what you are offering. Indeed, the harder you push, the more likely it is that they will...
If you're interested in taking advantage of the powerful new layer capabilities in Photoshop CS--including support for nested layers (up to five levels deep!), a Layer Comp feature that lets you store multiple designs within a single document, and the ability to work with layers in 16-bit images--you've come to the right place! This powerful...
Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, now in its second edition, continues to serve as a practical guide for the designer, installer, and troubleshooter of fiber optic cable plants and networks used in today's communications systems. Comprehensive in scope, this book addresses applications of fiber optics including telephone, CATV, and computer...
Today’s financial system is considerably more complex than in years past, as new financial instruments have been introduced that are not well understood even by the people and institutions that invest in them. Numerous high-risk opportunities are available, and the number of people who unwittingly wander into such ventures seems to grow...