This book opens with a unique historical review of natural amputations due to congenital absence, disease, frostbite, animal trauma, and to punishment and ritual. The advent of surgical amputation and its difficulties form a major part of the book, summarising the evolution of the control of haemorrhage and infection, pain relief, techniques,...

The .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 2, completes the definitive reference to the .NET Framework base class library. This book-and-CD set offers programmers unparalleled insight into the ECMA and ISO specifications for the classes...

Maybe it was the recent Atari 2600 milestone anniversary that fueled nostalgia for the golden days of computer and console gaming. Every Game Boy must ponder his roots from time to time. But whatever is driving the current retro gaming craze, one thing is certain: classic games are back for a big second act, and they're being...

Can Java be used effectively on small computing devices? Absolutely, says expert Eric Giguère, as he introduces Java™ 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)–the new release from Sun Microsystems designed specifically to run on small computing devices like cellular...

The conflict between good and evil can be found in every culture, mythical tradition, and religion throughout history. In many cases, the source of evil has been personified as demons or devils, and in many belief systems, both are considered to be real entities operating outside the boundaries of the physical world to torment people or lead...

Aimed at students of change management, strategy and organisational change as part of undergraduate, MBA and MA programmes. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect modern research, this edition explores the concept and practice of change within the broader context of the history, literature and theories of management. The main approaches on...

Innovate!: How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times is first...

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Managing Business with SAP: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation covers the basic concepts and principles of ERP/SAP...