"A fine new novel... The great pleasure of reading Louis Begley [is] his exceptional literary intelligence."
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"Begley again demonstrates that he can reveal the complexities of society and personality with a clear eye and graceful style... Morethan meets the [...]
With young Tommy at his side, Dr. Doolittle embarks on extraordinary adventures, using his ability to speak with animals. Lofting's blend of fantasy and environmentalism has delighted readers for generations.[...]
Software patterns have revolutionized the way practitioners and developers think about the way software is designed, built and documented. International authors explain what pattern languages are, what they are not, and how to use them effectively. POSA 4 addresses the question of what a pattern lan[...]
When Fortune Magazine estimated that 70# of all strategies fail, it also noted that most of these strategies were basically sound, but could not be executed. The central premise of Strategic Project Management Made Simple is that most projects and strategies never get off the ground because of adhoc[...]
Provides grant seekers, program administrators, human service practitioners and students with a framework for developing grants with an emphasis on measuring program outcomes.[...]
Primary Market:Advanced undergraduate/postgrad students taking courses that have a focus on European regional development and climate change; anyone whoworks on the development of climate change adaptation strategies;Secondary Market: Students in the field of climate change and planning.[...]
"Let the meek inherit the earthâthe rest of us are going to the stars! Here's how it's going to be done." â Robert Zubrin"These articles are not 'just science fiction.' They are things we can doâand with any luck at all, and vision and determination, we will." â Stanley SchmidtTa[...]
Classical Cooking the Modern Way Recipes Third Edition Philip Pauli Classical Cooking the Modern Way: Recipes, Third Edition embodies over 780 extraordinary recipes from the famed Pauli family. A wider breath of readers now have the opportunity to benefit from this newly revised translation. The ori[...]
Building on the success of five previous editions, this new sixth edition continues to present a unified approach to the study of the behavior of structural members and the development of design and failure criteria. The text treats each type of structural member in sufficient detail so that the res[...]
* Software patterns have revolutionized the way developers think about how software is designed, built, and documented, and this unique book offers an in-depth look of what patterns are, what they are not, and how to use them successfully * The only book to attempt to develop a comprehensive languag[...]
Designing application and middleware software to run in concurrent and networked environments is a significant challenge to software developers. The patterns catalogued in this second volume of Pattern--Oriented Software Architectures (POSA) form the basis of a pattern language that addresses issues[...]