War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information Age argues that two intimately connected grassroots trends-the rise of insurgencies and the rise of the web-are putting modern armies under huge pressure to adapt new forms of counterinsurgency to new forms of social war.[...]

Hope or despair waits on the road that lies ahead...The betrayal of Kurasame's pride, beliefs, and friendships mercilessly robs him of something important...In a world beginning to move, the wounded young reaper must press forward! The story continues in the penultimate volume of Final Fantasy Type[...]

Kurasame is a man touched by destiny and tragedy. Serving as commander of the elite military academy Vermillion Peristylium's Class Zero, he will rise to become one of the Four Champions of Rubrum and the Reaper of the Icy Blade. But what will be the fate of the soul feared by all as the Ice Reaper.[...]

When enemy forces invade the dominion of Rubrum, the cadets of Akademeia's elite Class Zero are called into action. But with the true motivations behind the war veiled in secrecy, the fourteen cadets of Class Zero suddenly find themselves front and center of a bloody political battlefield![...]

"Brian Noyes' writing style easily captures your attention as he elaborates on all aspects of data binding in his book. He has a refreshingly clear and crisp delivery as he starts each chapter with a simple tour of each topic, and then leads you into practical concerns for sound practices and extens[...]

OpenGL ES 2.0 is the industry's leading software interface and graphics library for rendering sophisticated 3D graphics on handheld and embedded devices. With OpenGL ES 2.0, the full programmability of shaders is now available on small and portable devices-including cell phones, PDAs, consoles, appl[...]

ActionScript is the programming language integral to the Adobe Technology Platform. It began as a simple scripting language for creating interactivity and animation in Flash, but is now used to create full-featured Web applications, not only in Flash but in Flex. ActionScript 3, introduced with Flex[...]

"For several years, Troy has been one of the key figures in the LINQ community. This comprehensive and well-written book serves as a compendium of the important wisdom and experience that he has accumulated through his years of studying LINQ and its uses." --Charlie Calvert, Microsoft C# Community P[...]

Essential C# 4.0 is a well-organized,"no-fluff" guide to all versions of C# for programmers at all levels of C# experience. This fully updated edition shows how to make the most of C# 4.0's new features and programming patterns to write code that is simple, yet powerful. This edition contains two ne[...]

In many organizations, management is the biggest obstacle to successful Agile development. Unfortunately, reliable guidance on Agile management has been scarce indeed. Now, leading Agile manager Jurgen Appelo fills that gap, introducing a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agi[...]

In many organizations, management is the biggest obstacle to successful Agile development. Unfortunately, reliable guidance on Agile management has been scarce indeed. Now, leading Agile manager Jurgen Appelo fills that gap, introducing a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agi[...]

Adobe Flash Professional is the most popular software available for creating animations for the Web. Most people start using Flash to create vector-based animations that output small file sizes perfect for the Web. Later they want to branch out into creating rich interactive experiences for websites[...]