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The Portable Machiavelli

Penguin Press, 1979

Edited and translated by Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa, "The Portable Machiavelli" not only gives the casual reader a chance to read different personal and professional works of Machiavelli, but also strives to do away with many of the myths that have plagued the man's posthumous fame. For example, the famous 'the ends justifies the...

Beautiful Teams: Inspiring and Cautionary Tales from Veteran Team Leaders

O'Reilly, 2009

What's it like to work on a great software development team facing an impossible problem? How do you build an effective team? Can a group of people who don't get along still build good software? How does a team leader keep everyone on track when the stakes are high and the schedule is tight? Beautiful Teams takes you behind the scenes with...

Famous First Bubbles: The Fundamentals of Early Manias

MIT Press, 2000

The jargon of economics and finance contains numerous colorful terms for market-asset prices at odds with any reasonable economic explanation. Examples include "bubble," "tulipmania," "chain letter," "Ponzi scheme," "panic," "crash," "herding," and "irrational...

Marketing Accountability: How to Measure Marketing Effectiveness

Kogan Page, 2009

One of the biggest issues facing marketers today is accountability for marketing expenditure.Ð No CEO or CFO wants to hear that their marketing investment was a failed gamble.

Marketing Accountability by Malcolm McDonald and Peter Mouncey is a breakthrough for marketing andÐ important...

Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

"Paul Halpern is a gifted writer who brings science and scientists alive. This is a wonderful introduction to the world of high-energy physics, where gigantic machines and tiny particles meet."
”Kenneth Ford, retired director of the American Institute of Physics and author of The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone...

Antennas And Propagation for Body-Centric Wireless Communications

Artech House Publishers, 2006

Get ready for the tidal wave of "body centric" electronic systems that will take mobile communications and computing to new heights! This first-of-its-kind book will help engineers pave the way with its definitive treatment of on-body antenna theory, design and applications. It coverers both the state-of-the-art in existing systems...

Professional Interior Photography, Third Edition (Professional Photography Series)

Focal Press, 2003

This highly visual, full colour text is a must have purchase for all student and professional interior photographers, from residential to industrial. Michael Harris provides a complete guide through the vast choice of equipment and materials available, sharing his professional knowledge to help you improve your images.

New coverage of...

Pharmacology Demystified

McGraw-Hill, 2005

Just the prescription for mastering pharmacology! .

Looking forward to locking in a great, secure job in the booming healthcare field? Well, before you can graduate and get your license, you have to pass that challenging compulsory course in pharmacology. Luckily, there's no need to be intimidated or confused. In...

Surgical Oncology (Vademecum)

Landes Bioscience, 2000

An admirable addition...texts that provide students with a manageable and very understandable reference to the topics of surgical oncology. -- Peter R. Jochimsen, MD(University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)Doody Book Review Service

This book presents the most important information in surgical oncology in an easily...

Information Warfare: How to Survive Cyber Attacks

McGraw-Hill, 2001

"Computers don't attack computers, people do. With Erbschloe's capability taxonomy, we see that there are plenty of new adversaries out there with increasingly powerful cyberweapons and intentions. But most importantly, the greatest threat still comes from "trusted" insiders we so desperately need to, but perhaps shouldn't, trust...

How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

Springer, 2006

Buick, an experienced amateur astronomer, uses his own images... to illustrate a variety of equipment... [N]ovice imagers can rest assured that the images here are what the beginner can realistically expect to achieve... I enjoyed this book, and learned from it too....

Building Your Own Home For Dummies

For Dummies, 2005

Keep construction on track with helpful checklists

Turn your dream of a custom home into reality!

Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy...

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