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Lobbyists at Work

Apress, 2013

"Lobbyists at Work is a must-read for anyone interested in the serious business of government. Leech's probing questions reflect her years of research tracking the real impact of money and influence on policy." —Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (Chairman, Patton Boggs LLP)

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Quality-Based Content Delivery over the Internet

Springer, 2011

It is an obvious fact now that the Internet is becoming part of our life. More and more contents are delivered over the Internet. As the heterogeneity in the Internet increases, content providers are considering adaptive content delivery to achieve better user satisfaction. However, so far there are still no thorough study of how...

Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought (Pragmatic Programmers)

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2012

Conventional wisdom dictates that Vim has a steep learning curve. I think most Vim users would disagree. Sure, there’s an initial hump, but once you run through vimtutor and learn the basics of what to put in your vimrc, you reach a point where you can actually get work done—a sort of hobbled...

Open Source for the Enterprise: Managing Risks Reaping Rewards

O'Reilly, 2005

Open source software is changing the world of Information Technology. But making it work for your company is far more complicated than simply installing a copy of Linux. If you are serious about using open source to cut costs, accelerate development, and reduce vendor lock-in, you must institutionalize skills and create new ways...

Market Neutral Strategies

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

An inside view of what makes market neutral strategies tick and how they can be implemented

Market neutral strategies have gained attention for their potential to deliver positive returns regardless of the direction of underlying markets. As these strategies have built a record of good performance in recent years, their benefits have become...

Shooting Digital: Pro Tips for Taking Great Pictures with Your Digital Camera

Sybex, 2006

"Be part of the revolution."
—Leo Laporte, This Week in Tech

Go beyond the basics to mastery of the art and craft of digital photography in this new edition of the landmark book from award-winning photographer and author Mikkel Aaland. Aaland draws upon his thirty years of experience in the...

Fairy Tales: A New History (Excelsior Editions)

University of New York, 2009

Overturns traditional views of the origins of fairy tales and documents their actual origins and transmission.

Where did Cinderella come from? Puss in Boots? Rapunzel? The origins of fairy tales are looked at in a new way in these highly engaging pages. Conventional wisdom holds that fairy tales originated in the oral...

The Guru Guide to Marketing: A Concise Guide to the Best Ideas from Today's Top Marketers

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

How can I differentiate my products from the competition?
Do customer retention and loyalty programs really work?
How do I increase a customerÂs lifetime value to my company?
How can I build a strong brand and manage it wisely?

To find the answers to these and scores of other questions, turn to the experts at...

Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2D Game Development

Apress, 2010

Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2D Game Development provides a rock-solid introduction to the cocos2d iPhone game engine and related tools. It focuses on the process of creating several games made entirely with cocos2d and little to no iPhone SDK and OpenGL code. By creating 2-3 sample games over the course of the book,...

The Software Development Edge: Essays on Managing Successful Projects

Addison Wesley, 2005

The new software management classic: in-the-trenches wisdom from legendary project leader Joe Marasco

Over the course of a distinguished career, Joe Marasco earned a reputation as the go-to software project manager: the one to call when you were facing a brutally...

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition (Practical Projects)

Apress, 2010

James Kelly’s LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition is a fountain of wisdom and ideas for those looking to master the art of programming LEGO’s MINDSTORMS NXT robotics kits. This second edition is fully-updated to cover all the latest features and parts in the NXT 2.0 series. It also...

MySQL Certification Study Guide

MySQL Press, 2004

The MySQL Reference Manual is the primary source of information on MySQL. It is available online in several formats and languages from the MySQL AB Web site (http://www.mysql.com/). It is also available as a printed bound volume from MySQL Press in English and from MITP in German.

The portals section at the MySQL AB Web site provides...

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