A description of dissipative phenomena, taking place in biology, and non-dissipative (conservative) phenomena which is more relevant to physics. It extends our understanding of nonlinear phenomena in biology and physics from the extreme/optimal perspective.[...]
Provides a visual representation of 177 common well control hazards and how to prevent or counteract them. This title covers common well control equipment such as: BOP control system, BOP manifold, kill manifold, drilling fluid recovery pipes, IBOP tools, and fire, explosion & H2S prevention. It des[...]
*Go "under the hood" with .NET's Common Language Runtime! *The definitive book for serious software engineers, compiler developers, and language implementers *Mapping any language's key features onto .NET's common object model *Comprehensive coverage of Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) *Includ[...]
Maximize the Value of Your Information Throughout Even the Most Complex IT Project Foreword by Tim Vincent, IBM Fellow and Vice President, CTO for IBM Analytics Group To drive maximum value from complex IT projects, IT professionals need a deep understanding of the information their projects will u[...]
For use as a core text supplement in any course covering common LISP such as Artificial Intelligence or Concepts of Programming Languages. Teaching students new and more powerful ways of thinking about programs, this text contains a tutorial-full of examples-that explains all the essential concepts[...]
"Don's book is a very good addition both to the testing literature and to the literature on quality assurance and software engineering...[It] is likely to become a standard for test training as well as a good reference for professional testers and developers. I would also recommend this book as back[...]
OpenStack is an open and scalable operating system for building public and private clouds. This work presents a user with a series of OpenStack recipes that can be put together on a pair of virtualized or physical servers. It can be used by administrators in small to medium sized companies looking t[...]
LISP, which stands for LISt Processing, was developed in the late 1950s by John McCarthy as a language for manipulating symbols. This book presents the Common LISP programming language, which is a version of LISP, and details it range of applications, including data structures, computer systems, and[...]
Published anonymously in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, Paine's "Common Sense" became an immediate best-seller, with fifty-six editions printed in that year alone. It was this pamphlet, more than any other factor, which helped to spark off the movement that established t[...]
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you t[...]
This is a book about how we should address the great, and interconnected, global challenges of the twenty-first century. Our task, Sachs argues, is to achieve truly sustainable development, by which he means finding a global course which enables the world to benefit from the spread of prosperity whi[...]
This book is short listed for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize 'Part detective story, part Dickensian saga, part labour history. "A thrilling and unnerving read." (Observer). "Mesmeric and deeply moving." (Daily Telegraph). "Remarkable, haunting, full of wisdom." (The Times). Family history is a massiv[...]
In this collection of eight witty and sharply written essays, Orwell looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the strange benefit of the doubt that the public permit Salvador Dali. Also included here are a mouth-wat[...]
Woolf's first and most popular volume of essays. This collection has more than twenty-five selections, including such important statements as "Modern Fiction" and "The Modern Essay." Edited and with an Introduction by Andrew McNeillie; Index.
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'The devil gave the woman a nudge: "Look at that belt full of money peeping out from under the butcher's shirt!"' Written for a local German journal and published in 1811, these fabulous, funny, jewel-like miniature tales describe con men, tricksters, disasters, murders, rascals and lovers, and incl[...]
Laughter and wedding bells ring as Jan Karon takes her millions of fans back in time to the most cherished event in Mitford! Mitford's Lord's Chapel seats barely two hundred souls, yet millions of Jan Karon's fans will be there for the most joyful event in years: the wedding of Father Tim Kavana[...]
As essential to the canon as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, "The Book of Common Prayer" has been in daily use for centuries. Originally produced for the Church of England in the sixteenth century by Thomas Cranmer, who was burned at the stake upon the accession to the throne of the ardently[...]
Common Sense is the book that created the modern United States. Thomas Paine's incendiary call for Americans to revolt against British rule converted millions to the cause of independence and set out a vision of a just society liberated from the yoke of the crown. Published anonymously in 1776, six [...]
The author of American Nations examines the history of and solutions to the key American question: how best to reconcile individual liberty with the maintenance of a free society The struggle between individual rights and the good of the community as a whole has been the basis of nearly every major[...]
In Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs-one of the world's most respected economists and the author of "The New York Times" bestseller "The End of Poverty"- offers an urgent assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity[...]
From financial crises to the woes of householders, from political instability to rampant corruption, Laxman's Common Man cartoons capture the entire gamut of contemporary Indian experience. This special collection featuring the hundred most memorable Common Man cartoons of all time is a tribute to I[...]
Woolf's first and most popular volume of essays. This collection has more than twenty-five selections, including such important statements as "Modern Fiction" and "The Modern Essay." Edited and with an Introduction by Andrew McNeillie; Index.
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This historic edition of the Book of Common Prayer is perfect for those interested in Anglican Church history and liturgical development.[...]