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Digital People: From Bionic Humans to Androids

Joseph Henry Press, 2004

Robots, androids, and bionic people pervade popular culture, from classics like Frankenstein and R.U.R. to modern tales such as The Six Million Dollar Man, The Terminator, and A.I. Our fascination is obvious – and the technology is quickly moving from books and films to real life.

In a lab at MIT, scientists and technicians have created...

Oracle Core: Essential Internals for DBAs and Developers

Apress, 2011

When I wrote Practical Oracle 8i, there was a three-week lag between publication and the first e-mail asking me when I was going to produce a 9i version of the book—thanks to Larry Ellison’s timing of the

launch of 9i. That question has been repeated many times (with changes in version number) over the last 12...

Borges, Buddhism and World Literature: A Morphology of Renunciation Tales (Literatures of the Americas)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This book follows the renunciation story in Borges and beyond, arguing for its centrality as a Borgesian compositional trope and as a Borgesian prism for reading a global constellation of texts. The renunciation story at the heart of Buddhism, that of a king who leaves his palace to become an ascetic, fascinated Borges because of its...

Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

Viking Adult, 2021

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Masterly. An epic story of four Japanese-American families and their sons who volunteered for military service and displayed uncommon heroism… Propulsive and gripping, in part because of Mr. Brown’s ability to make us care deeply...

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

Apress, 2007

Managing Humans is a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp's web site, Rands In Repose. Drawing on Lopp's management experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland, this book is full of stories based on companies in the Silicon Valley where people have been known to yell at each other. It is a place full...

Classic Problems of Probability

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

"Classic Problems of Probability" is the winner of the 2012 PROSE Award for Mathematics from The American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence.

"A great book, one that I will certainly add to my personal library."
--Paul J. Nahin, Professor Emeritus of Electrical...

Abeta Peptide and Alzheimer's Disease: Celebrating a Century of Research

Springer, 2006

The year 2006 is the centenary of Alois Alzheimer’s presentation to a meeting of German psychiatrists held in Tübingen, Germany. In 1906, Alzheimer described the results of his studies on a female patient known as Auguste D., who had suffered from a progressive presenile dementia. In 1907, Alzheimer published this study in...

Success Metrics: A Multidimensional Framework for Measuring Organizational Success

Apress, 2017

Learn how to measure success at the individual and organizational levels. By measuring success in multiple dimensions using multivariate methods you will be able to determine what works and what doesn’t. The key is to measure and promote progress in terms of organizational vision, mission, and overarching goals.

Business...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services For Dummies (Computer/Tech)

For Dummies, 2005

Find the right information and present it the right way

Take full advantage of all SQL Server Reporting Services can do for you

Without a way to interpret it, the data in your database just sits there doing nothing. Now you have help! This handy guide shows you how to retrieve data and create reports with the newest...

Hacking a Terror Network: The Silent Threat of Covert Channels

Syngress Publishing, 2004

From a counterterrorism perspective, discovering terrorist communication networks
and methods is extremely important.Terrorists have demonstrated the
capability to exchange messages that vary from archaic (using human couriers)
to technologically advanced using “virtual dead-drops.”The popular press is full
of...

Managing RAID on Linux

O'Reilly, 2002

"Finally, the book contains a good index and a brief appendix giving links to other sources. A very useful volume that should find favour with anyone who wishes to implement RAID on a Linux system." - Steve Boniwell, HP/Works

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology is becoming a standard feature of...

Sucessful Presentation Skills (3rd edition)

Kogan Page, 2006

A good presentation involves effective communication and essential for business success. From training new employees to building rapport with potential clients, the ability to deliver information is a required skill. This guide addresses the common problems people face - overcoming nerves, handling visual aids, and shaping the presentation...

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