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Principles of Transaction Processing, Second Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2009

This book offers a clear, concise guide for anyone involved in developing applications, evaluating products, designing systems, managing databases, or engineering products. It provides an understanding of the internals of transaction processing systems, describing how they work and how best to use them. It includes the architecture of...

Gruber's Complete SAT Guide 2009 (Gruber's Complete SAT Guide -12th Edition)

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008

With the explanation to a question, you can answer that one question. With the Gruber strategies, you can answer thousands of questions! These strategies show you how to think about problems best, and can be used consistently on every SAT test.

The Fastest, Easiest Way to Improve Your Score

Features the Exclusive...

Wireless Broadband: Conflict and Convergence (IEEE Series on Digital & Mobile Communication)

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

"This is as comprehensive a book on wireless broadband as I have seen. The authors address the most important issues facing the players in the wireless ecosystem in great detail and provide a very thoughtful analysis."

—Steve Elfman, President, Sprint Nextel

"An insightful book that takes a...

Fedora 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

As a market-leading, free, open-source Linux operating system (OS), Fedora 10 is implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and serves as an excellent OS for those who want more frequent updates. Bestselling author Christopher Negus offers an ideal companion resource for both new and advanced Linux users. He presents clear, thorough instructions so...

Why Evolution Is True

Oxford University Press, 2009

For all the discussion in the media about creationism and 'Intelligent Design', virtually nothing has been said about the evidence in question - the evidence for evolution by natural selection. Yet, as this succinct and important book shows, that evidence is vast, varied, and magnificent, and drawn from many disparate fields of science. The very...

Philanthropy in a Flat World: Inspiration Through Globalization (The AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series)

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

According to Thomas Friedman, our world is now flat—with lowered trade and political barriers and unimagined technical advances that have made it possible to do business, or almost anything else, instantaneously with billions of other people across the planet—but what does that mean for your nonprofit organization, whether it's new or...

Basic Ship Theory Volume 2, Fifth Edition

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001

Rawson and Tupper's Basic Ship Theory, first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture students, as well as being a useful reference for the more experienced designer.

The fifth edition continues to provide a balance between theory and practice. Volume 2 expands on the material in Volume...

Clinical Vignettes for the USMLE Step 2: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review

McGraw-Hill, 2000

Now updated to reflect the USMLE Step 2 exam, with greater emphasis on case presentations and diagnostic skills. Approximately 400 new clinical vignettes with accompanying questions (500 questions in all)--now featuring expanded answers referenced to leading textbooks or journal articles. Reviewed by McGraw-Hill's Medical Student Advisory Committee...

The World Heroin Market: Can Supply Be Cut? (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)

Oxford University Press, 2009

Heroin is universally considered the world's most harmful illegal drug. This is due not only to the damaging effects of the drug itself, but also to the spread of AIDS tied to its use. Burgeoning illegal mass consumption in the 1960s and 1970s has given rise to a global market for heroin and other opiates of nearly 16 million users. The production...

Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Wrox Press, 2009

Master the increasingly complex feature set of the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server with the information in Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming. Review the new features of SQL Server that will be of interest to you as an experienced developer and move on to more detailed, practical code examples. Learn how to write...

Corrosion Mechanisms in Theory and Practice (Corrosion Technology)

CRC Press, 2002

Corrosion is a major issue for the increase of service life and reliability of metallic materials. A detailed understanding of the mechanisms of corrosion helps us to solve existing corrosion problems and to prevent future problems.

The aim of this book is to review recent advances in the understanding of corrosion and protection...

Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life

William Morrow, 2005

Losing has never felt better than with Jillian Michaels, the female fitness guru on Network Nine's hit show The Biggest Loser, who presents a unique and comprehensive health and fitness program that will keep the pounds off for good.

Jillian Michaels knows a thing or two about getting people to lose weight and live a healthier...

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