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Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (Theory in Practice)

O'Reilly, 2008

In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Each essay distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice, and the new...

Foundational and Applied Statistics for Biologists Using R

CRC Press, 2013

Full of biological applications, exercises, and interactive graphical examples, Foundational and Applied Statistics for Biologists Using R presents comprehensive coverage of both modern analytical methods and statistical foundations. The author harnesses the inherent properties of the R environment to enable students...

Digital Matters: The Theory and Culture of the Matrix

Routledge, 2005

Digital Matters analyzes the complex interaction between the material and immaterial aspects of new digital technologies. It draws upon a mix of theoretical approaches including sociology, media theory and history, cultural studies, and the philosophy of technology to suggest that the matrix of science fiction and Hollywood is but an...

The Philosophy of Money

Routledge, 2004

'I have lost interest ... in all that I have written prior to The Philosophy of Money. This one is really my book, the others appear to me colourless and seem as if they could have been written by anyone else.' - Georg Simmel to Heinrich Rickert (1904)

In...

The Catalyzing Mind: Beyond Models of Causality (Annals of Theoretical Psychology)

Springer, 2013

How do we understand and explain phenomena in psychology? What does the concept of “causality” mean when we discuss higher psychological functions and behavior? Is it possible to generate “laws” in a psychological and behavioral science—laws that go beyond statistical regularities, frequencies, and probabilities?...

The Routledge Handbook of Love in Philosophy (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy)

Routledge, 2018

The Routledge Handbook of Love in Philosophy collects 39 original chapters from prominent philosophers on the nature, meaning, value, and predicaments of love, presented in a unique framework that highlights the rich variety of methods and traditions used to engage with these subjects. This volume is structured around...

Student Research Projects in Calculus (Spectrum Series)

Mathematical Association of America, 1991

You are reading this preface because you are curious about student research projects in calculus. Thus you are a member of our intended audience: that growing group of people sincerely interested in improving their students' knowledge of calculus. As you read on, you will discover new ways to challenge your students and stimulate their interest in...

Getting Started with Drupal Commerce

Packt Publishing, 2013

Learn everything you need to know in order to get your first Drupal Commerce website set up and trading

Overview

Understand the key concepts of Drupal Commerce, its philosophy, and how it fits in the Drupal Ecosystem

Learn the essentials of planning your store to save time and...

Applied Econometrics with R (Use R!)

Springer, 2008

Here is the first book on applied econometrics using the R system for statistical computing and graphics. It presents hands-on examples for a wide range of models, from classical linear regression models for cross-section to recent semiparametric extensions.

R is a language and environment for data analysis and...

Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software (Programmer to Programmer)

Wrox Press, 2008

Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software

"Patrick is a pragmatist with a purist's knowledge. He has a deep understanding of what 'smells' right, and he knows when and how to find the right balance to get the job done. This philosophy of balanced 'pure pragmatism' pervades this book...

Intellectual Property Rights in a Networked World: Theory and Practice

Information Science Publishing, 2005

Intellectual Property Rights in a Networked World is a collection of recent essays offering fresh perspectives on the scope and future of intellectual property rights. The tripartite division of the book is designed to make this inter-disciplinary topic more accessible and intelligible to readers of diverse backgrounds. Part I consists of a single...

Which Rights Should Be Universal?

Oxford University Press, 2005

"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." So begins the U.S. Declaration of Independence. What follows those words is a ringing endorsement of universal rights, but it is far from self-evident. Why did the authors claim that it was? William Talbott suggests that they were trapped by a presupposition of Enlightenment philosophy: That...

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