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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane

Oxford University Press, 2000

"Dr. Evans-Wentz, who literally sat at the feet of a Tibetan lama for years in order to acquire his wisdom...not only displays a deeply sympathetic interest in those esoteric doctrines so characteristic of the genius of the East, but likewise possesses the rare faculty of making them more or less intelligible to the layman."--Anthropology...

Head First Data Analysis: A learner's guide to big numbers, statistics, and good decisions

O'Reilly, 2009

Today, interpreting data is a critical decision-making factor for businesses and organizations. If your job requires you to manage and analyze all kinds of data, turn to Head First Data Analysis, where you'll quickly learn how to collect and organize data, sort the distractions from the truth, find meaningful patterns, draw conclusions,...

An Introduction to Catholicism (Introduction to Religion)

Cambridge University Press, 2009

The Vatican. The Inquisition. Contraception. Celibacy. Apparitions and miracles. Plots and scandals. The Catholic Church is seldom out of the news. But what do its one billion adherents really believe, and how do they put their beliefs into practice in worship, the family, and society? This down-to-earth account goes back to the early...

From Certainty to Uncertainty: The Story of Science and Ideas in the Twentieth Century

Joseph Henry Press, 2002

The first year of a new century always appears auspicious. The year 1900 was no exception. Americans welcomed it in with the three Ps: Peace, Prosperity, and Progress. It was the culmination of many outstanding achievements and looked forward, with great confidence, to a century of continued progress. The twentieth century would be an age of...

Prince of Mathematics: Carl Friedrich Gauss

AK Peter, 2006

The author narrates the life of Carl Friedrich Gauss, the 18th century mathematician, from his prodigious childhood to his extraordinary achievements that earned him the title "Prince of Mathematics". Along the way, the author introduces her readers to a different culture, the era of small states in Germany where advancement on merits,...

Linear Systems Control: Deterministic and Stochastic Methods

Springer, 2008

Control engineering is a multidisciplinary subject which is critical to the operation of modern technology and which is nearly invisible in daily life. From atomic force microscopes, through PC disk drives and drive-by-wire engine controls to Boeing 747’s and to space shuttles, multivariable controls underlie many of a the devices which are...

The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture

Oxford University Press, 2003

A million people hear John H. Lienhard's radio program "The Engines of Our Ingenuity." In this fascinating book, Lienhard has gathered together his reflections on the nature of technology, culture, human inventiveness, and the history of engineering. The book brims with insightful observations, offering an intriguing glimpse into...

Everyone's Guide to Online Dating: How to Find Love and Friendship on the Internet

How to Books, 2007

Whether you're looking for love or a special friendship, online dating is a simple yet effective way to improve your social life. It can also be a lot of fun. By making a decision to try it, you may have already opened a door to a whole new world of exciting possibilities. This practical step-by-step guide will teach you everything you need to...

Database Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Information Science Publishing, 2009

The expanding possibilities and promising current and future potential that lies within the advancing field of database technologies encompasses many aspects of life as its beneficial features and innovative functions are seen impacting society at countless diverse angles.

Database Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and...

The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations

Scribner, 1977

This book has been a classic in the former Soviet Union since it was first published in 1956, and it remains just as entertaining today. A master at making math fun for his high school students, Boris Kordemsky loaded this clever collection with a wide variety of math and logic related games and puzzles dealing with magic squares, tricky...

Multiwavelength Optical Networks: Architectures, Design, and Control

Cambridge University Press, 2008

"The rationale for the second edition is solid, and the proposed changes are extensive and comprehensive, covering the most important advances in the field since the first edition was published. The authors' credentials are impeccable. I used the first edition extensively, both as a reference for my research and for my graduate course on...

Touch of Class: Learning to Program Well with Objects and Contracts

Springer, 2009

From object technology pioneer and ETH Zurich professor Bertrand Meyer, winner of the Jolt award and the ACM Software System Award, a revolutionary textbook that makes learning programming fun and rewarding. Meyer builds his presentation on a rich object-oriented software system supporting graphics and multimedia, which students can use to produce...

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