-- Teaches readers to get agreement on what users want before attempting to create solutions.-- Instruction on how to organize requirements into a single message that developers can understand.-- Supported with practical exercises that facilitate the learning process.Writing Better Requirements spec[...]
One of the first textbooks to be fully up-to-date with the new and expanded UML 2.0 standard, this is an ideal introduction to the Unified Modelling Language for students learning about object and component-based software design and development. The book encourages a pragmatic and open-minded approa[...]
"For an engineer determined to refine and secure Internet operation or to explore alternative solutions to persistent problems, the insights provided by this book will be invaluable." --Vint Cerf, Internet pioneer TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, Second Edition, is a detailed and visual guide to today[...]
"This is the definitive reference book for any serious or professional UNIX systems programmer. Rago has updated and extended the original Stevens classic while keeping true to the original." -Andrew Josey, Director, Certification, The Open Group, and Chair of the POSIX 1003.1 Working Group The same[...]
For more than twenty years, serious C programmers have relied on one book for practical, in-depth knowledge of the programming interfaces that drive the UNIX and Linux kernels: W. Richard Stevens' Advanced Programming in the UNIX(r) Environment. Now, once again, Rich's colleague Steve Rago has thoro[...]
Emphasizing applications of chemistry while reinforcing theory - especially in the areas of organic and physical chemistry - this new text prepares readers for career success in the pharmaceutical, medical, and biotech industries. Medicinal Chemistry: The Modern Drug Discovery Process delivers a com[...]
"Human Histology" is a well-established textbook, combining a superb layout and illustration program with concise, student friendly text. Clinical scenarios in each chapter link the basic science to clinical practice, making histology stimulating and relevant to current medical students. Other pedag[...]
Easy to read, well organized, and focused on high-yield content, Human Histology, 5th Edition, features concise, up-to-date coverage of the core knowledge in this complex field. Ideal for students in all areas of health care, this revised edition is aligned with recent developments in integrated and[...]
Finally, a comprehensive guide, to trade show and event marketing, for the business marketer who seeks to integrate events into the entire go-to-market strategy and deliver a demonstrable return on investment. Every year, U.S. businesses spend over $20 billion on marketing at trade shows, and anothe[...]
Wallace Stevens, one of this century's foremost American poets, has been both praised and blamed for the 'difficulty' of his poems, and has bemused those seeking to reconcile the sobriety of his career as an insurance lawyer with the extravagance of his poetry. Tony Sharpe explores the symbiotic and[...]
This work uses an innovative rhetorical and philosophical approach to examine Wallace Stevens' linguistic exploration. The author studies in detail both well known and neglected, more cryptic poems, in which Stevens plays with the disruptive development of metaphor, the ostentatious positioning of p[...]
Stevens' poetry undermines the safeguarded classifications people use to contain knowledge. Political labels were prominent in 1930s America, when Marxism led many writers to prioritize politics over aesthetics. Stevens' poetry employs rhetoric to show that art and state function through similar app[...]
Suitable for first-time researchers to transform knowledge gained during their research into written form and to deliver an end product that does justice to their efforts.[...]
"It's ...an excellent piece of work which will help anyone who is prepared to learnabout the most effective manner of organising and presenting information". Roy Johnson 2009Mantex Information Design "...this is one of the best handbooks on how to manage continuously the handling of informationthrou[...]
The tale of the author's travels from the Central African Republic to Algiers as a favour for a friend, where he discovers that half of Africa thinks his friend is a spy and the other half is convinced he is a diamond smuggler.[...]
"Two classic Matchmakers Underground stories in one "
"UNAUTHORIZED PASSION "
Jack Fury has been watching Celeste Fortune, waiting for the right moment to coincidentally meet her...and save her. But he doesn't know the sexy Celeste is an impostor Cassie Boudreaux has been impersonating her[...]
"Intelligent writing, masterful pacing, and tense and fluid action scenes that feel ready-made for the cinema." --"Associated Press"
Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and information hunter, has a reputation for getting things done--often dangerous and not quite legal things.
The adrenalin[...]
Munroe is a sensational character and Stevens is a sensational writer. Lee Child, "New York Times" bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
For fans of Lee Child, Terry Hayes, and Laura Lippman comes a blistering thriller in which Vanessa Michael Munroe faces the fight of her life
Vane[...]
Dora has moved to a big city, made lots of new friends, and is going on all-new adventures Girls ages 3 to 7 will love joining Dora on a magical pirate adventure in this full-color storybook with over 50 stickers.[...]
Provides simple explanations of the important concepts in population and community ecology. Provides R code throughout, to illustrate model development and analysis, as well as appendix introducing the R language. Interweaves ecological content and code so that either stands alone. Supplemental web [...]
In this biography of the chief architect of Reconstruction after the Civil War, Fawn Brodie seeks to explain the basis for his actions, the nature of his economic radicalism, and the emotional forces that resulted in his becoming one of the most controversial figures in American history. She describ[...]