As the computer industry retools to leverage massively parallel graphics processing units (GPUs), this book is designed to meet the needs of working software developers who need to understand GPU programming with CUDA and increase efficiency in their projects. "CUDA Application Design and Developmen[...]

Throughout both IT and business, project management is undergoing a profound paradigm shift -- from rigid and mechanistic approaches derived from the engineering and construction industries, to dynamic and flexible approaches that anticipate rapid change in technology, organizations and development [...]

The Nikon D3300 is a powerful new camera intended for amateurs who want to jump into photography with the control and capabilities of a DSLR. This camera is considered an entry-level DSLR and replaces the Nikon D3200. While the camera manual explains what the camera can do, it doesn't show exactly [...]

Close-up and macro photography is one of the most popular types of photography among digital photographers today. After the big-range zoom, a macro lens is typically one of the next purchases considered by serious outdoor photographers and amateur photographers looking for close-up capability in al[...]

The Nikon D5500 is a powerful new camera intended for amateurs to semi-professionals who want to jump into photography with the control and capabilities of a quality DSLR. While the camera manual explains what the camera can do, it doesn't show exactly how to use the camera to create great images! T[...]

This is the third adventure of the unlikely space heroes of the cult TV hit "Red Dwarf" - Lister, Rimmer, Kryten, Holly and the Cat - as they continue their epic journey through frontal-lobe-knotting realities. We join them just as Dave Lister has finally found his way back to planet Earth - which i[...]

"It is all as frightening and exciting when read for the umpteenth time in middle age as when first discovered
in childhood."-A.N. Wilson
When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the cr[...]

A guide to the world of the Freak. It features blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal the outlandish truth about everything from lying to bank robbing, fast food to sex taxes.[...]

From the publication of his first poems at the age of twenty, to his Nobel Prize in 1923, W B Yeats grew from an aspiring poet spellbound by the mystical life, to an Irish senator crafting modernist poetry around a complex system of symbolism. When You are Old: Early Poems and Fairy Tales returns to[...]

Grammar provides the practising language teacher with a clear and straightforward overview of this complex subject. It describes the nature of grammar, its role in language learning and language use, and how it can be taught most effectively. Using examples from published materials, the book invites[...]

Films achieve their effects with sound as well as images. An ideal text for introductory film music courses, Hearing the Movies: Music and Sound in Film History brings music into the context of sound, and sound into the context of the whole film.
The text explores film sound in three parts. Thr[...]

Crime and Criminology 5e analyses the causes of crime, while exploring the major theories and perspectives that attempt to explain criminal behaviour in our society. The fifth edition of this very popular book provides an accessible and engaging introduction to all the major theories and approaches [...]

Written by the authors of the 2011 syllabus, this book will help address all the requirements of the new course at both standard and higher level. It will actively engage students in language and literature, allowing them to become informed and critical learners through understanding and producing l[...]