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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Programming

McGraw-Hill, 2009

Welcome to Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Programming. This is a book about doing software development with Microsoft’s latest development studio—Visual Studio 2008. All code samples in the book were built with either Visual Studio 2008 Professional or Visual Studio Team System 2008....

What the Odds Are: A-To-Z Odds on Everything You Hoped or Feared Could Happen

Harper Perennial, 1992

Have you ever had to make a major decision or reach an important goal and wished you had an expert to assess your chances of success? What the Odds Are is about major decisions, goals and fears, too - founded and unfounded.

It is also about expert opinion. that is, how the most authoritative sources assess the chances. When sources are...

The Amber Room: A Novel

Ballantine Books, 2007

The Amber Room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man: an entire room forged of exquisite amber, from its four massive walls to its finely crafted furniture. But it is also the subject of one of history’s most intriguing mysteries. Originally commissioned in 1701 by Frederick I of Prussia, the Room was later perfected Tsarskoe...

The Romanov Prophecy: A Novel

Ballantine Books, 2007

Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Ten months have passed since Nicholas II's reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas dares to hope for salvation. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and...

The Ethics of Computer Games

MIT Press, 2009

Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant cultural industry (and the accompanying emergence of computer games as the subject of scholarly research), we know little or nothing about the ethics of computer games. Considerations of the morality of computer games seldom go beyond intermittent portrayals of them in the mass media as training...

The Tao of Chemistry and Life: A Scientific Journey

Oxford University Press, 2009

As most writers will testify, writing a book entails a fair amount of hard work. It follows that one needs a reason for undertaking the task in the first place. The easiest motivation to understand for writing a book, and perhaps the most common one, is the desire for monetary reward. I do not know what inspired J. K. Rowling to write her...

Secrets of Recording: Professional Tips, Tools & Techniques (The Mastering Music Series)

Focal Press, 2009

Packed with studio tips and professional tricks and more than 200 illustrations, Secrets of Recording by Lorne Bregitzer makes it easier than ever to create pro-quality music at home. This book is the only reference you will ever need to start producing and engineering your music, or other artists' music, in your own home studio. Covering less than...

Unix and Linux: Visual QuickStart Guide (4th Edition)

Peachpit Press, 2009

With Unix, 4th Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the Unix operating system, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots, and includes three years worth of new material...

MacBook Pro Portable Genius

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

You have the world’s top-of-line laptop, and now you want to know how to get the most from it. MacBook Pro Portable Genius is here to give you the best tips and tricks for taking your MacBook Pro to its full potential. Learn to add more data storage, set up a network, communicate effectively with iChat, run Windows applications on...

Styling Web Pages with CSS: Visual QuickProject Guide

Peachpit Press, 2009

Sometimes it's hard to get started with a new technology. That's where this book excels. It's not going to show Web designers everything there is to know about CSS but rather will provide a solid introduction from which to build their CSS knowledge. The beginning of the book starts with the basics -- rules, selectors, classes, IDs, the cascade,...

Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

"...one of the quickest ways you can get to know its [CS4's] intricacies." (Mac User, January 16th 2009)

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 13 self-paced lessons that let readers discover...

iPhoto 09 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide

Peachpit Press, 2009

Visual QuickStart Guide—the quick and easy way to learn!

With iPhoto '09 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the applications, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based,...

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