Stylistic MethodTake your playing to the stratosphere with the most advanced lead book by this proven heavy metal author. Speed Mechanics is the ultimate technique book for developing the kind of speed and precision in today's explosive playing styles. Learn the fastest ways to achieve speed and con[...]

" Objective Troy" tells the gripping and unsettling story of Anwar al-Awlaki, the once-celebrated American imam who called for moderation after 9/11, a man who ultimately directed his outsized talents to the mass murder of his fellow citizens. It follows Barack Obama s campaign against the excesses [...]

Part of our revived "Poetry Pamphlet Series," All the Helens of Troy is Bernadette Mayers's profile of all of the Helens living in Troy, New York, done with poems and images, mixing the classical with the ordinary and delightful intelligence with irreverence. An excerpt: everybody diedthere 's nothi[...]

A booming underground subculture is rapidly rising in popularity and public attention: known as Urban Exploration, it involves sneaking into abandoned or off-limits places, simply to explore and absorb their atmosphere. UrbEx (as it's known to its devotees) practitioner Troy Paiva has created an ast[...]

The saints are coming! Launching out of the wildly successful film franchise, "The Boondock Saints" and "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints' Day", this inaugural comic book collection chronicles the first story to take place outside of the cult-hit films. Written by "The Boondock Saints" creator/wri[...]

Playful, popular visions of Troy and Carthage, backdrops to the Iliad and Aeneid's epic narratives, shine the spotlight on antiquity's starring role in nineteenth-century culture. This is the story of how these ruined cities inspired bold reconstructions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, how arch[...]

An engaging approach for anyone beginning a career in networkingAs the world leader of networking products and services, Cisco products are constantly growing in demand. Yet, few books are aimed at those who are beginning a career in IT--until now. "Cisco Networking Essentials" provides a solid foun[...]

Everything You Need to Prepare for the CCNA Routing and Switching Exams This value-priced bundle contains the bestselling CCNA Study Guide from Cisco Networking Authority Todd Lammle, along with the fully updated CCNA Virtual Lab, and our Review Guide.[...]

The chief goal in this textbook is to show students how calculus relates to biology, with a style that maintains rigor without being overly formal. The text motivates and illustrates the topics of calculus with examples drawn from many areas of biology, including genetics, biomechanics, medicine, ph[...]