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Liquid Crystalline Polymers"Their book is a most useful resource for approaching a large literature that even a specialist needs help to assimilate. -- Professor Mark Warner, Cavendish Laboratory Cambridge, UK
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Learning Perl, 5th EditionLearning Perl is designed for those who seek a rapid working knowledge of Perl. A public domain language, Perl has established itself as the premier UNIX scripting language--replacing facilities such as the shell, sed and awk. It is currently taking root in non-UNIX markets as well. Perl is a high-level, multi-purpose language. It is used in... | | Producing Great Sound for Digital VideoProducing Great Sound for Digital Video educates beginning and experienced filmmakers on the intricacies of creating an outstanding soundtrack, from preproduction planning through the final mix.
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