The Ku Klux Klan has peaked three times in American history: after the Civil War, around the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and in the 1920s, when the Klan spread farthest and fastest. Recruiting millions of members even in non-Southern states, the Klan’s nationalist insurgency burst into mainstream politics. Almost one hundred years...
A global tour of energy--the builder of human civilization and also its greatest threat.
Energy is humanity's single most important resource. In fact, as energy expert Michael E. Webber argues in Power Trip, the story of how societies rise can be told largely as the story of how they manage energy...
Do you need to develop flexible software that can be customized quickly? Do you need to add the power and efficiency of frameworks to your software? The ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE) is an open-source toolkit for building high-performance networked applications and next-generation middleware. ACE's power and...
See how you can use C# to write Windows applications and much more!
Interested in the exciting possibilities of programming with C#? Well, look sharp! Even if you've never programmed before, you'll see how C# allows you to write code using the Visual Studio® 2005 interface. From...
"The technical information is dead on...I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone."
This book is a fast-paced but thorough guide to the effective use of Eclipse's features and plugins for real-world Java development. Interesting examples demonstrate how to use Eclipse to build, test, and debug applications using...
The purpose of the Embedded Systems Handbook is to provide a reference useful to a broad range of professionals and researchers from industry and academia involved in the evolution of concepts and technologies, as well as development and use of embedded systems and related technologies.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of the...
Consumption of media has grown rapidly in the previous decade due to advances in digital technology. In recent years, the wireless industry has seen explosive growth in device capability. Everincreasing computing power, memory, and high-end graphic functionalities have accelerated the development of new and exciting wireless services. Personal...
Transform your presentations--and boost your impact--with practical, easy-to-apply techniques for using PowerPoint 2007. Author Cliff Atkinson is a presentation-skills expert who is helping revolutionize the way Fortune 500 companies design and deliver their critical presentations. Even major news media reported the contribution of Cliff's...
Exploit the full power of the revolutionary Google Nexus One superphone
Nexus One is Google's answer to Apple’s iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry. Covering a range of how-to topics, from the most useful Nexus One features and tricks of the core applications, to techniques to get the...
The Bible series from Wiley Publishing, Inc. is designed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced
users. This book covers all the essential components of Excel and provides clear and practical
examples that you can adapt to your own needs.
In this book, I’ve tried to maintain a good balance between the basics that every...
Environmental managers, engineers, and scientists who have had experience with
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management problems of specific industries, and widely acceptable by practicing
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